Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

"Forget it, let her be arrogant for a few more days. My father asked me to behave myself in the harem recently. I think he has important matters to deal with and has no time to take care of the palace. In a few days, I will definitely teach this bitch a lesson." Gao Jinyi suppressed the anger in his heart, his face gloomy.

Jinling City

Prince Wu's Mansion.

"Your Highness, this is the greatest sincerity my master can offer. You can consider whether to agree to my master's suggestion." A man in a black robe handed over the wooden box in his hand, with only a pair of eyes exposed, and his tone was gloomy.

The man in brocade robe took the wooden box, opened it, looked at the letter in the box, and opened his eyes slightly in disbelief.

"Your master is so bold that he dares to collude with Xiliang. Isn't he afraid of having his property confiscated and his family exterminated?" King Wu Xiao Jingrui slammed the wooden table with his palm, somewhat angry.

"Your Highness, please calm down. My master sent me to see you this time to arrange everything. By then, Your Highness will be ready, and Xiliang will take some actions on the border. When Xiao Jingzhan sends troops to the western border, Your Highness can take the opportunity to return to the capital and take back the dragon throne. After all, if it weren't for Xiao Jingzhan, it would be you sitting on the dragon throne today." The black-robed man's eyes were full of calculations, and a vicious light flashed in them.

Hearing the man's words, Xiao Jingrui's eyes were full of hatred. If Xiao Jingzhan had not opposed him and asked him to seek a life-saving imperial decree to leave the capital when the late emperor was still alive, his mother Fei would not have been killed by Xiao Jingzhan for planning for him.

He and Xiao Jingzhan have a feud of murdering their mother, and they are sworn enemies. As long as he can kill Xiao Jingzhan, he will pay anything.

"Okay, tell your master that I agree," so that he will not forget his promise.

"Of course. When the prince ascends the throne, he only needs to reallocate Yan and You states to Xiliang. Xiliang will be willing to lend a helping hand to the prince and help him take the throne."

"When does he want to start?" Xiao Jingrui asked again! He had to prepare well.

"After the selection, the master will send a message when the time is right. Your Highness just needs to be prepared."

In the dark night, the lights in the palace's study were on for most of the night.

Shen Mansion, Orchid Garden.

"Big sister, your needlework is too amazing. Look at the embroidery on this wedding dress. It's too delicate. It's no worse than the chief embroiderer of the First Embroidery Workshop," Shen Yanyan said in surprise. The chief embroiderer of the First Embroidery Workshop, looking at the entire Li Kingdom, only the embroiderers in the palace can rival her.

"I asked you to practice needlework more often, right? You can only envy this exquisite embroidery." Shen Lingling smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth. She had seen Yanyan's embroidery skills, which could only be described as earth-shattering and awe-inspiring.

"Second sister, you are making fun of me again. You can let me use a knife or a sword, but it is really difficult for me to pick up an embroidery needle." Shen Yanyan thought of the mandarin ducks she embroidered last time. She couldn't even embroider the approximate shape and was teased by her two sisters for a long time.

"You, your mother has asked you to learn embroidery at home for such a long time, but you can't even embroider a head. Think about it, your second sister and I didn't spend as much time as you, and the ones we can embroider can be decent. Mother is a great embroidery skill, but you didn't inherit any of it." Shen Qingqing also smiled secretly.

"How would I know? I can't learn anything anyway." Shen Yanyan was also puzzled. Her mother was an excellent embroidery worker, so she was able to create the best embroidery workshop in Jiangnan. Her two sisters also inherited their mother's genes very well. Everything they embroidered was vivid. But she, at least, inherited some embroidery skills. Oh, ',,,,.

"Okay, okay. Our Yanyan is going to be a female general. She will have to kill enemies on the battlefield in the future. You should find a good husband and let the embroiderer at home embroider for you whatever you want to wear." Shen Qingqing comforted with a smile.

"My elder sister still loves me." Shen Yanyan hugged Shen Qingqing and acted coquettishly.

"But seriously, sister, your wedding dress is so beautiful. My brother-in-law will definitely like it when he sees it." Shen Lingling said.

Shen Qingqing's face flushed, "Stop teasing me."

"Hehe, big sister is shy." Shen Yanyan smiled mischievously.

The three sisters chatted for a while and then went back to their rooms to rest.

In the Wu family villa, An Qi looked at the letter flying in his hand, frowned, and walked quickly to the backyard.

In the study, Wu Qingfeng was making tea, and Xiao Jingzhan was sitting beside him sipping the tea.

An Qi entered the study, knelt on one knee, and said, "Master, here is the news from Jinling."

An Yi handed the letter with an urgent message to Xiao Jingzhan.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at the letter in his hand with a gloomy face and a violent storm in his eyes. After a moment, he slammed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table.

"He actually dared to do this, he must be tired of living!" Xiao Jingzhan's chest was filled with anger.

Wu Qingfeng took the letter and read it, his face changed instantly: "I originally thought that he was a veteran minister of two dynasties, and it was already the limit for him to unite with the vassal kings to rebel. I didn't expect that he had such evil intentions and dared to collude with Xiliang. If you hadn't gone to quell the rebellion on the border and captured two cities in Xiliang to buy Liguo some breathing time, they would be dogs without a home now. How dare they collude with the ambitious Xiliang now."

The letter stated that Gao Xiang's men mentioned Xiliang after contacting the King of Wu, but the spies were too cautious and stayed very far away. In addition, the palace guards were patrolling frequently, so the spies only heard about Xiliang and then retreated in a hurry.

"A cornered dog has no way out. He has no choice but to give it a try." Xiao Jingzhan exuded a cold aura that made people shudder.

"Keep exploring and see what he plans to do next."

Xiao Jingzhan thought for a moment, went to the desk and wrote two letters, handed them to An Yi, and said, "Send them to Youzhou and Cangzhou yourself, and give the letters to General Feng Cheng and Wei Ji respectively. This trip is top secret."

After more than half a month of recuperation, An Yi's body has recovered. He knelt on one knee on the ground and took the letter with both hands. There was no expression on his face, solemn and serious, "Yes, I will hand it to the two generals personally."

"You drove the King of Wu out of the capital and killed his mother. I don't think he will let it go. We must take precautions against his alliance with the Prime Minister in Xiliang. We can't underestimate him either, and the 50,000 elite soldiers in his hands should not be underestimated either." Wu Qingfeng's face was serious.

"This damn Concubine Wu is restless even after her death. Who could have thought that she could trick the Emperor into giving away the 50,000 elite soldiers and even hand over the military power to the King of Wu? If it weren't for the 150,000 Xiliang troops you brought back to intimidate the King of Wu, he would have rebelled long ago." Wu Qingfeng continued!

"With his foolish brain, if it weren't for the fact that our father doted on Concubine Wu and gave them 50,000 elite soldiers to save their lives, how could he have survived until today?"

"Prime Minister Gao is colluding with Xiliang. Xiliang is so ambitious. How could they not take revenge during these three years of recuperation? If I had not had to return to the capital to deal with the civil strife, the 300,000 troops I led could have reached the capital of Xiliang." A chill spread over Xiao Jingzhan.

"Keep a close eye on Jinling," Xiao Jingzhan said to Wu Qingfeng.

The late emperor was bedridden, the King of Wu was driven out of the capital, and Xiliang invaded. Xiao Jingzhan was trapped in the border and unable to return to the capital. The princes fought for power and the capital was in chaos.

Later, Xiao Jing succeeded in attacking the enemy, killed most of the main forces of the Xiliang Army, captured Yan and You states, and forced the Xiliang Army to surrender temporarily. However, because His Majesty was seriously ill, he left 150,000 soldiers to guard the border, and returned to the court with half of the troops to deter those who had dissident intentions, and ascended the throne in Kyoto after surviving many dangers.

The border was unstable, disasters were frequent, powerful officials were in power, and the treasury was empty. Only Wu Qingfeng knew how hard he had worked in the past three years. He had to guard against Xiliang, sort out various affairs after the new emperor ascended the throne, and contain Gao Xiang and the King of Wu who was eyeing him covetously in Jinling. If other princes ascended the throne, the country would have changed its name and dynasty long ago.

Late night

Prime Minister's Mansion in Beijing.

"Sir, the letter has been delivered to Prince Wu's mansion, and the prince has agreed to your conditions." The secret guard handed the reply to Gao Zhangyao.

"I have assisted two emperors, and I also contributed to Xiao Jingzhan's throne. Now he has murderous intentions towards me. Since he wants to get rid of me, I will let someone else sit on the throne." Gao Zhangyao said with a gloomy face.

"Have you arranged for the concubines to enter the palace?"

"It has been arranged, sir, everything has been arranged." The secret guard bowed.

"Ah."

Gao Zhangyao stroked his beard, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes. He knew that this plan was extremely risky, but in order to maintain his power and position, he had to go all out. "Keep a close eye on the palace." He turned and ordered the secret guards.

At the same time, King Wu Xiao Jingrui was also actively preparing.

Gao Zhangyao and Xiliang agreed that when the time was right, they would join forces to seize the throne. However, he didn't know that Xiao Jingzhan had already seen through their conspiracy...

Shen's Plum Garden

noon

"Miss, the eldest master has returned home. Madam asked me to ask you to go to the front hall for dinner and meet the eldest master." Xia Zhu jumped into the room.

Shen Yanyan, who was lying on the recliner, straightened up and said in surprise, "Brother is home."

"Yes, we just arrived not long ago. The eldest master was exhausted from the journey and went to the Bamboo Garden to wash up first. Madam asked me to inform the young ladies to come over. The eldest and second young ladies have already gone there."

"Okay, hurry up and wash up and go over." Shen Yanyan walked into the inner room. She was always unkempt in her own courtyard, so she had to wash up before going to the main hall.

When Shen Yanyan came to the main hall, she saw that her sisters had already arrived.

The servants were serving the dishes, and the variety of dishes was dazzling.

"Yan Yan is here, come here quickly. You haven't met your eldest brother yet. He has finally come back. Let's have a good meal and chat as a family," said Shen's mother with a smile on her face.

Now Yanyan is back, and her son has also returned after three years. The family has never been together like this, and Mother Shen's face is full of smiles.

"Yes, when Yanyan was away, we either went to Beijing to spend the New Year with our grandmother and uncles, or mom and dad went to see my sister, and the three of us went to live with grandpa and uncles. We had never been together as a family. Now Yanyan is back, my eldest brother is back, and my eldest sister is still in the mansion. It's great." Shen Lingling was a little tearful as she spoke. She wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief.

Everyone in the Shen family had tears in their eyes when they heard what Shen Lingling said. Especially Shen Qingqing, who was going to get married in two days and would not be able to accompany her parents and sisters anymore, so she cried one after another.