The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

Qingmei said that what Helan Huayin tied around his waist was not gunpowder, but just ordinary black ash.

Only the few gunpowder bags she held in her hands at the beginning were real gunpowder.

After listening to this, Shen Qingyan felt even more complicated.

At that time, the gunpowder bag was shot by Qiu Ying and scattered all over the ground. There was indeed gunpowder inside, so no one doubted whether the gunpowder around her waist was real or fake.

In other words, Helan Huayin just wanted to threaten them at that time?

No, looking at Helan Huayin's fearless look, it doesn't seem like he's pretending.

That is how the matter?

There must be something fishy about this matter.

Shen Qingyan immediately asked Qingmei to check again.

Unexpectedly, before Qingmei even left the door, someone came uninvited.

Feng Yue'er was beaming with joy. She recognized Qingmei as Shen Qingyan's personal maid, so she asked her to pass on the message that she wanted to see Shen Qingyan and said she had something great to tell her.

Qingmei thought about it and realized something was wrong, so she immediately turned back to report to Shen Qingyan.

Shen Qingyan let Feng Yue'er in.

As soon as Feng Yueer entered the room, she couldn't wait to show off her supreme "wisdom."

"My Lady Princess, guess what I did today? I'm sure you'll be happy if you knew!"

Shen Qingyan guessed it after a little thought, but still asked calmly: "What did you do?"

Feng Yue'er took a step forward and deliberately lowered her voice.

"I deliberately had someone sell some gunpowder to Helan Huayin, but the gunpowder she wore around her waist today was all fake. This way, even if she ignited it, it wouldn't harm the people. Princess, I think I'm doing a good deed by doing this, right?"

As for Helan Huayin being shot to death by a sharp arrow, that had nothing to do with her. It was her own fault.

Shen Qingyan opened her red lips slightly and said lightly: "In this regard, you have indeed done a good thing."

Feng Yue'er immediately looked delighted and became humble.

"Your Highness Princess, you are too kind."

But Shen Qingyan suddenly changed the subject, "But you made a fatal mistake."

Feng Yue'er was a little confused, "What, what mistake?"

"You forgot her identity." Shen Qingyan sighed and said earnestly, "She is the most beloved princess of Zhanri Country. You have indirectly killed her. If you really investigate it, wouldn't you be a sinner of both countries?"

After she reminded her, Feng Yue'er broke out in a cold sweat.

"Your Highness Princess, what you said makes sense, but, but I am also thinking about the people of our Tianfeng Country. Helan Huayin clearly deserves to die..."

Even so, she still asked in a panic: "Princess, what should I do now? As long as you don't say anything, no one else should know about this."

Shen Qingyan shook her head. "Do you think those people in the Dali Temple are just freeloaders? They will soon find out the source of the gunpowder, and then I won't be able to protect you."

Feng Yue'er was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles.

She knew very well that it was useless to ask for help from Pei Zheng, the Minister of Dali Temple. After all, even if Helan Huayin wanted to take off all her clothes, it would be useless.

She couldn't bring herself to do such a thing...

In the current situation, I can only ask Shen Qingyan for help.

Shen Qingyan only gave her four words: "Divert the trouble to others."

Feng Yue'er thought about it carefully, understood instantly, and left in a hurry.

Qingmei looked at Feng Yue'er's back and felt that she seemed unreliable no matter how she looked at her.

"Princess, can Miss Feng be trusted? Will she betray you when the time comes?"

Shen Qingyan drank a sip of tea calmly, "Don't worry, she won't."

Without Helan Huayin, her secret assistant, Feng Yue'er could barely be used, but if her father's secret production of gunpowder and collusion with the Zhanri Kingdom were confirmed, she would not be able to use him for long.

Gu Beihuai has already teamed up with the Dali Temple to investigate, and I believe the truth will come out soon.

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The gunpowder incident made people in the capital city panic for a while, but soon everyone forgot about it.

Everyone focused their attention on Tianfeng Emperor Gu Tianyan.

Everyone says that things are going to change in Tianfeng Kingdom.

But strangely, Gu Beihuai, the only person suitable to sit on the throne, did not take advantage of the opportunity to seize power. Instead, he handed over the power to handle state affairs to the newly appointed left and right prime ministers. If he really could not handle the matter, he would send it to the prince's palace for him to handle.

But he returned to the palace and took care of Gu Tianyan.

While everyone praised Gu Beihuai for his steady and kind character, they also hoped that he would be promoted.

After all, a country cannot live without a king for a day.

At the same time, envoys were sent to the Zhanri Kingdom to discuss the matter of Helan Huayin and Helan Huahu. Gu Beihuai had already discussed with the Ministry of War and decided that if the Zhanri Kingdom did not give an explanation, they would declare war on them.

For a moment, the sky above the capital seemed to be covered by dark clouds, making people feel depressed, and no one knew what would happen next.

Shen Qingyan didn't worry too much about this, but just focused on taking care of her pregnancy.

She had done what she should have done, and she didn't understand what was happening in the court, but she believed that Gu Beihuai would be able to handle it.

Royal Palace, Kunning Palace.

Gu Ruxiao and the Queen were sitting in the flower hall, with no palace servants around them.

But Gu Ruxiao was still a little wary. He looked around cautiously before speaking.

"Mother, there is something I don't understand."

The queen turned the Buddhist beads in her hand with an elegant and dignified posture, and looked at the flowers she had just trimmed in a very good mood.

"What's wrong?"

Gu Ruxiao whispered, "Under the current circumstances, my brother could have taken the opportunity to ascend to the throne, but why didn't he ascend to the throne? Instead, he retired to the palace. What if someone else took it away? The concubines in the harem are eager to push their infant princes to the throne."

The queen looked at her expressionlessly, the disappointment and speechlessness in her eyes clearly visible.

"Xiao'er, do you know what will be criticized if Bei Huai takes the throne at this time?"

Gu Ruxiao took the opportunity to ask.

"Plotting for power and usurping the throne." The Queen said in a deep voice, "People will even think that he was the one who murdered your father and Gu Chen'an just to take the throne."

Gu Ruxiao was shocked, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this was indeed the truth. He couldn't help but feel annoyed at himself for not thinking far enough.

She suffered from her carelessness in her previous life, which is why she was caught off guard and was framed by Gu Chenan and Shen Yunjiao to marry off to a foreign country.

She had scoffed at that kind of mental scheming before, but now she wanted to learn it frame by frame.

So, with an open mind, he asked the queen.

"Mother, when is the right time for my brother to take the throne?"

"It all depends on when those fence-sitters will take action." The queen slid the Buddhist beads on her wrist and trimmed the flowers in the vase again.

"There is a saying in ancient times that the emperor would visit the thatched cottage three times. I guessed that the ministers would definitely ask Bei Huai to ascend the throne. When Bei Huai refused three times, I went to the palace in person and took over the task of tending to the emperor. Do you understand what I mean?"

Gu Ruxiao suddenly realized, that's it!