The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

Shen Qingyan slept particularly soundly tonight, for no other reason than that Gu Beihuai's body was too warm, as warm as a big hot water bottle.

Of course, she woke up as soon as the hot water bottle left.

"emperor……"

She called out in a daze, and Gu Beihuai appeared in front of her, touching her face with his warm big hand.

"Be good, Yan'er. I'm going to court now. I'll be back with you soon."

"Oh……"

Shen Qingyan gave up the idea of ​​leaving the warm bed, and turned over with difficulty while holding her stomach and continued to sleep.

Gu Beihuai tucked the corner of the quilt for her, with a doting smile on his lips.

Su Peichang saw this and became more determined to never offend Concubine Zhao.

According to past practice, when the emperor got up, the concubines had to get up immediately to help him dress and wash. However, Shen Qingyan not only did not have to do this, she could continue to sleep in, and the emperor was very fond of her for this. Just for this reason, Shen Qingyan's position in Gu Beihuai's heart was absolutely irreplaceable.

Shen Qingyan slept for another half hour before getting up.

But after I got up, I felt bad and a little frustrated.

"Last night's plan failed. Where did Lu Jiuxiao hide?"

She had been reflecting on her plan since she woke up. The appeal was indeed a little weak, but she also did not expect Lu Jiuxiao to be so cunning.

Qingmei comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. Lengfeng and Liefeng have already brought people to thoroughly investigate the cold palace. I believe they will find clues soon."

Shen Qingyan held her chin with both hands and nodded, looking a little unhappy.

"How is Zhiyu?"

"The female doctor has come to change the medicine today. In about half a month, Zhiyu's tendons in his hands and feet will be restored."

Shen Qingyan nodded, feeling relieved, "How are you dealing with the rumors outside?"

"Her Highness followed the method you gave her and invited a large number of Taoist priests to perform rituals wherever there were rumors. For those who were stubborn, they performed rituals directly at their homes, and soon the rumors disappeared."

"Also, the stone tablet in the northern suburbs has been discovered, and the poems and essays carved on it have been circulated. Everyone praises the current emperor as the true dragon emperor."

These were the two solutions Shen Qingyan came up with to dispel the rumors about ghosts and gods. The Taoists were actually guards disguised as half-baked ones, and after a few tricks and intimidation, no one dared to say anything.

The poem on the stone tablet was specially engraved. The general meaning is that the throne can only belong to Gu Beihuai. The reason why it was placed in the northern suburbs is to echo the word "Bei" in his name.

Facts have proved that these rumors were deliberately spread by someone, and that person was most likely Lu Jiuxiao.

What Shen Qingyan couldn't understand was that Lu Jiuxiao was clearly Gu Beihuai's man before, so why did he become Gu Chenan's man now?

Everything he did was for Gu Chenan.

Why didn't he express his opinion when Gu Chen'an was alive? Why did he come to make trouble after he died?

After much thought, there are only two possibilities.

Either he was originally Gu Chenan's man, and his previous silence was a decision made after careful consideration of the situation, or...

He wanted to sit on the throne himself, but he deliberately used Gu Chenan's ghost as a cover...

No matter which one it is, Lu Jiuxiao is now a dangerous person.

Seeing Shen Qingyan frowning and in a bad mood, Qingmei and the others also became worried and tried every way to cheer her up.

But Shen Qingyan's favorite eight-treasure duck and yogurt cake no longer appealed to her. She was only thinking about how to catch the bastard Lu Jiuxiao.

Fortunately, at this time, two people Shen Qingyan had not seen for a long time came, which made her mood reach the peak of happiness.

"elder brother!"

The moment she saw Shen Yuanmu, Shen Qingyan's gloomy mood disappeared, and she walked towards him excitedly as usual.

Shen Yuanmu smiled and said, "Slow down."

However, after Shen Qingyan came over, she did not have any contact with him. Instead, she affectionately held Ye Yuege's hand behind him.

"Sister Yuege, you are here too?"

The word "sister-in-law" made Ye Yuege blush and feel extremely embarrassed.

"Qingyan, don't say that..."

"Oh, it's only a matter of time."

Shen Yuanmu raised his eyebrows, feeling helpless.

"Yan'er, you've become distant from me since we last met. You really have a husband and have forgotten your brother. What kind of magic potion did Gu Beihuai give you?"

Shen Qingyan was startled and wanted to cover his mouth.

"Brother, be careful if someone hears what you say. They will report you. Calling the emperor by his name is a serious crime."

Shen Yuanmu didn't care at all. He snorted and said, "If he dares to convict me, I can take you away at any time. No, I can take away all his things."

The number of his demon soldiers is more than all the soldiers of the Tianfeng Kingdom royal family combined. Gu Beihuai is well aware of this. The reason why he keeps a low profile is because of Shen Qingyan's face.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Shen Qingyan quickly changed the subject, "How come you have time to come visit me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanmu became even angrier, "I'm your brother, not an outsider, so why can't I come?"

Shen Qingyan held her forehead with one hand and asked Ye Yuege quietly.

"Sister Yuege, my brother has a bad temper. Are you spoiling him?"

The blush on Ye Yuege's cheeks that had finally faded reappeared, and she said hastily, "How is this possible? Qingyan, you are talking nonsense again."

In short, Shen Yuanmu is extremely dissatisfied with Shen Qingyan's current situation.

"Yan'er, you were wronged, why didn't you let someone tell me in time? If I had known earlier, I would definitely not let you suffer these grievances."

Oh, so this is what makes you angry.

Shen Qingyan shook Shen Yuanmu's sleeve with a smile, and had already prepared her words.

"Brother, it's not a big deal. It's just some people with ulterior motives who are deliberately playing tricks. They will be caught soon."

Shen Yuanmu became even angrier and stood up directly this time.

"How long is soon? If I had known this would happen, I should have led the demon soldiers..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a bang at the door.

Shen Qingyan and the others immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw the empress dowager standing blankly at the door, and a palace maid was kneeling on the ground in fear and trepidation, picking up porcelain fragments.

The Queen Mother ignored the palace maid she bumped into, walked straight in, rushed to Shen Yuanmu in two steps, and shouted excitedly.

"It's you!"