"Huan'er is dead?" Runxue said with some gnashing of teeth. After all, in order to alienate Xie Lin and Chu Heyi, she sent out a lot of people and made arrangements for a long time.

If successful, the Crown Prince and the Zhenbei Marquisate would be split into two independent forces, and it would be much easier for her to defeat them one by one in the future.

It failed.

Both children fell into their hands, but they still failed. Runxue was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

Moreover, Huan'er was killed by the Queen, which meant that the chess piece she used to alienate the Queen, the Princess and Xie Lin was also completely eliminated.

The power of the Queen and Princess Pingyang is destined not to be used by her to deal with Xie Lin. How can she not be angry?

Runxue was so angry that she felt that the people working under her were all good-for-nothings. Even with the trump card in hand, they could still lose so miserably.

Dongfang Shuo put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her: "Xie Lin and Chu Heyi have always been treacherous, but we are not completely defeated. At least Tong Xiling used the notebook you gave her and finally succeeded in gaining Xie Lin's trust."

The couple sat on the bedside. Dongfang Shuo sneered, "Now in Xie Lin's mind, Tong Xiling is the real Chu Heyi, and the real Chu Heyi is a fake. Tong Xiling is our trump card. She participated in the murder of the Crown Princess, but not only was she not executed, but Xie Lin also fell ill because of the grief."

Dongfang Shuo learned the word "ace" from Runxue. Many times he felt that his princess was very smart, had many strange ideas in her head, and was very capable.

Dongfang Shuo continued, "Think about it, if Tong Xiling successfully gains Xie Lin's trust and continues to stay by Xie Lin's side, won't we be able to capture Shengjing City whenever we want in the future?"

Tong Xiling's success made Dongfang Shuo feel that Shengjing City was already in their hands, it just depended on when they would take it.

After he said this, Runxue's mood improved a lot. That's right, Tong Xiling was their trump card.

To control Xie Lin is equivalent to controlling the entire Shengjing City, or even the entire Daqi.

However, Runxue quickly thought of one thing - was Chu Heyi really reborn from the future?

Otherwise, why did she always fail every time she faced Chu Heyi?

Is Chu Heyi her natural nemesis? If Chu Heyi is reborn, it would be terrible. Chu Heyi knows everything she does in the future and all the actions she will adopt...

Runxue's eyes were cold.

She was glad that she had thought of the possibility of Chu Heyi's rebirth not long ago, so she wrote a rebirth script and asked Tong Xiling to take the script to Xie Lin.

Even if Chu Heyi was truly reborn, she no longer had Xie Lin's trust, so her rebirth would not have any effect.

...I can only feel at ease after getting rid of Chu Heyi.

Yes, Chu Heyi must be eliminated as soon as possible.

If she had thought of Chu Heyi's rebirth earlier, she and Dongfang Shuo would not have been forced to retreat to Yanzhou City.

Unfortunately, she didn't think of this at all at that time.

Fortunately, the time she thought of later was not too late.

The next morning, Runxue took Dongfang Shuo out of the palace. The couple went on a private visit in disguise to check out the current construction of Yanzhou City and Lan City.

She introduced the curved plow and adopted the modern four-square grid method of transplanting rice, which greatly reduced the time and effort farmers put into farming and increased grain production.

Therefore, the people of Yanzhou City and Lancheng greatly increased their trust in King Cheng and his wife, and became more loyal to them, believing that the couple had brought a better life to the people of Yanzhou City and Lancheng.

Before, Runxue had never thought of using cement to build these two cities. It was only when Tong Xiling wrote to her asking how cement was made that she remembered this thing.

So after hearing the news that Xie Lin was applying cement to various construction projects, Runxue issued an order for the people to stop their work and use cement to build Yanzhou City and Lan City into a solid fortress.

She thought that when Xie Lin, the crown prince, governs the cities in the future and the buildings keep collapsing under the sun, wind and rain, while the two cities she built remain standing, there will be no need for war at all, and the people of Daqi will take the initiative to stand on her and Dongfang Shuo's side.

Win without fighting.

Thinking of this, Runxue smiled, and was also full of smiles for the people who were busy building the city wall in front of her.

Runxue said to the people following behind him, "Have you found the team that will go to Yizhou City to open a wine shop?"

The servant replied, "Princess Cheng, we have found everyone and the place. We can set out directly tomorrow."

Runxue nodded and said "hmm", with a satisfied expression.

Yizhou City is close to Yanzhou City but far from Shengjing City, so it is difficult for Shengjing City to reach out. She first opened a winery there, and then seized Yizhou City bit by bit and made it a city in her hands.

However, opening a wine shop in a deep alley in Yizhou City was just an overt tactic. She had already made other preparations secretly before the New Year.

Even if Chu Heyi is not dead now, she will die soon.

"Chu Heyi is not dead..." Inside Fengwu Palace in Shengjing City, the Queen was also thinking about this sentence in her mind: "And she has not been implicated or punished for the disappearance of her two children."

Li Chaoyun still stayed by her side, eating with her, walking with her, and talking with her.

The queen did not show her worries on her face. She treated Li Chaoyun very gently and kindly. She took Li Chaoyun's hand and said:

"When the Crown Prince was still outside the palace, he met the Crown Princess. They have a deep affection for each other and have been through hardships together, which has led them to where they are today. The Crown Prince has deep feelings for the Crown Princess, and now he only has eyes for her. You have to understand the Crown Prince.

"After three to five years, their relationship will fade, and your chance will come. Has there ever been a king in history who only had one woman by his side? You should be more open-minded."

Li Chaoyun said gently, "It is Chaoyun's blessing to be able to accompany the Queen. Whether the prince likes me or not, Chaoyun doesn't mind. Chaoyun just wants to serve the Queen wholeheartedly."

The Queen patted her hands and said with a smile, "I know you are kind, gentle and considerate. Not to mention that the Crown Prince needs more caring girls to take care of him, even if you have been with me for so long, I have to consider your lifelong affairs."

Early spring flowers were blooming in the imperial garden. The empress and Li Chaoyun continued walking forward to enjoy the flowers, looking relaxed and at peace with the world.

The Queen thought of something, and said, "I wonder if the Crown Princess is free. Nanny An, please go and invite the Crown Princess to come and enjoy the flowers together."

Nanny An did not invite Chu Heyi because Chu Heyi went to see Xu Tiansheng, who was locked up in a cell and was captured by her personally.

As a palace guard, he knew the whereabouts of Prince Yuanqi and the young master of the Wen family, but he did not report it. Instead, he helped the tyrant and should have been executed, but he clamored to see the Crown Princess.

He also said that if he didn't hire someone for him, when the Crown Princess found out he was dead, everyone would be killed too.

The jailers had seen many examples of people being officials today and imprisoned tomorrow, or being imprisoned today and being officials tomorrow, so they did not dare to despise it and went to ask Chu Heyi for instructions.

Chu Heyi thought of her past relationship with the Xu family, so she went to see Xu Tiansheng.

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