Heaven Scheme Palace

In a year, a few big things happened in the capital, in the middle of the year, the Beidou invaded, Emperor sent Pei Sheng to lead four hundred thousand troops to the front lines, causing Prince Zan to become the overseer, causing an uproar.

For the past few years, there had been many battles, and the people that the Emperor had ordered to send were none other than Lv Wen Hao and Prince Chu. But now, they had actually sent Xuan Yuan Jing who had never been on the battlefield before. All the ministers in the imperial court guessed the Emperor's intentions, and in the end, they came to a conclusion that the Emperor valued the Prince Zan more and more, and was giving him more authority step by step. This was especially so for the soldiers, as they were paving the way for Xuan Yuan Jing.

In a short span of a year, some of the ministers in the imperial court had voted for the Prince Zan, but Xuan Yuan Jing seemed to follow the lead of the Crown Prince and did not have any intentions of fighting for the position of the Crown Prince.

However, these were only the speculations of the ministers. On the fifteenth day of the tenth month, the long illness that had plagued Queen finally stopped.

Crown Prince stayed in front of the Queen's coffin for seven days and seven nights without uttering a single word, not listening to anyone's words.

The ministers all thought that it would be difficult to keep the position of the Crown Prince's Crown Prince. Now that the Queen was dead, even the strongest pillar of the Crown Prince was gone, and the position of the Crown Prince was worrisome.

On the seventh day when the Crown Prince was guarding the coffin, the Emperor came in person and talked with the Crown Prince for the entire night. No one knew what they had discussed with each other that night, but they only knew that Emperor's cold attitude towards him had lessened, especially when he was in the imperial court, and had taken the initiative to ask for his opinion.

These details were seen by the people of Lu Family. They were anxious in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Lv Zhong Tian became aware of the severity of the situation and started to complain about the hundred thousand taels of silver that had been taken by the Prince Chu back then. If not for this situation, how could he have lost his position in the Emperor's heart, which caused the Emperor to become even more suspicious.

It was because of this matter that his Lu Family's meticulous plans for so many years had all come to naught.

In addition to that, half a year ago, his younger brother Lv Zhong Yan had killed his wife and caused the Lu Family to lose face. Lv Zhong Tian had pointed all the grievances and grievances towards the Prince Chu alone, and had not even gone to the palace to pay respects to the Ming Gui Fei for the better part of half a year.

Coincidentally, the Assistant Minister of Revenue, Dan Lin, had made a great contribution to the water calamity earlier on, the Emperor praised him, and with Xuan Yuan Jing's recommendation, the Emperor actually gave the position of Book Medallion to Dan Lin, causing Dan Lin to jump from a third stage official to the second stage in one night, the speed at which he rose up caused the people in the imperial court to be jealous to the point of their eyes turning red.

During this period, Dan Lin did not receive any news from Dan Qing Han, and faintly felt that something was amiss. He had personally gone to the Lu Fu to see Dan Qing Han, but was blocked outside the Palace by the excuse that Dan Qing Han was sick.

After Dan Qing Han had instructed her over and over again, she could not inform Dan Lin about the matter of her being punished in the Lu Fu. Zhao Xi was actually a smart person, he had only casually told Dan Lin to be safe, and not come to Lu Fu again.

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15 years after Ming Jin, 8th day of Chu.

Pei Sheng and Xuan Yuan Jing fought in the border trials for a year and three months, Jin Army repelled the Northern Hu Army army that was eight hundred li away, recovered the three cities that were lost, and signed a contract with the King of Beidou not to invade the Da Jin for ten years.

When the Jin Army returned, the people on both sides of the streets cheered, all of them calling out Pei Sheng's name.

In the eyes of the citizens of the Da Jin, Pei Sheng had long been the legitimate Heavenly Imperial Guardians. After Yao Cong Xing's death, he had become the only general in the Da Jin who could fight well.

Pei Sheng and Xuan Yuan Jing returned with battle achievements. The sixty year old Emperor's body was no longer as healthy as before, but he still drove the Imperial Palace to welcome them, and personally bestowed Pei Sheng the position of Great General in front of all the officials.

Great General was the highest military general of the Da Jin, and the title of commander in chief of the Emperor was equivalent to giving the entire army of the Da Jin to Pei Sheng, showing that the trust he had for Pei Sheng was greater than any of his subjects.

At that time, Pei Sheng was only thirty years old.

He had joined the army at the age of sixteen and had been in the army for fourteen years. He had experienced hundreds of battles and virtually no losses.

As for Xuan Yuan Jing, who accompanied him on the expedition for over a year, he received Emperor's praises again and again. All the ministers of the imperial court knew about it, and in the battle report for the past year, they had praised Xuan Yuan Jing very well. This caused the Emperor to be even more satisfied with Xuan Yuan Jing, and every now and then, the imperial court would bring up Xuan Yuan Jing who was far away at the border. Everyone in the imperial court could see how much the Emperor liked Xuan Yuan Jing.

And on the eighteenth day of the twelfth month, when Xuan Yuan Jing's matriarch was on his fortieth birthday, the Emperor immediately ordered a banquet to be held at the palace, inviting all hundred officials to enter the palace to celebrate. It was also to celebrate the chaos and achievements of and Xuan Yuan Jing.

Gu Shufei then ordered Lv Wen Hao to bring a room, Dan Qing Han, to the palace for a feast. Lv Wen Hao smiled faintly and agreed.

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Lv Wen Hao arrived wearing a snow white mink fur coat that was covering a thick layer of snow. After more than a year, he stepped into the Wen Pei Garden, where Dan Qing Han lived.

He walked slowly down the corridor and looked at the closed door, but he did not go in. He just stood outside the window and looked in through the half-open window.

Dan Qing Han who was dressed in plain clothes was leaning on the case, seriously reading the book in her hands. The seriousness and gentleness in her eyes made her look even more gentle and attractive.

He realized that Dan Qing Han had lost her edge and sharpness, so she looked like a jade from a small family, which made him look extremely attractive.

"Lord?" Zhao Xi, who was carrying a basket of charcoal back from the outside, let out a surprised cry.

Dan Qing Han who was busy flipping through a book was shocked, she raised her head and looked out the window, meeting Lv Wen Hao's pair of eyes that was sizing him up.

After a moment of hesitation, Dan Qing Han finally snapped out of her daze, put down the book in her hand, adjusted her clothes, and slowly stood up.

Lv Wen Hao retracted his gaze and walked to the door.

Dan Qing Han opened the door from the inside and looked at Lv Wen Hao calmly. "Master still remembers to come to Wen Pei Garden."

"Zhao Xi, clean up Lady Han. We will enter the palace immediately." Lv Wen Hao instructed lightly.

"Enter the palace?" Dan Qing Han never thought that Lv Wen Hao would actually take the initiative to look for her and bring her into the palace. There must be something fishy.

"Today is Gu Shufei's fortieth birthday, so we will celebrate it with a grand feast. We will also celebrate on behalf of Pei Sheng and the Prince Zan's great return. Gu Shufei has ordered me to bring you to the palace. Prepare yourself. " Lv Wen Hao explained in a rush, "The carriage is already prepared outside the residence, go and pack it up, then come out."

Dan Qing Han looked at Lv Wen Hao's back as he walked further and further away, and the corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile.

During this one year and five months, although she was always forbidden from leaving the manor, she had heard of some of the major events that had occurred in the imperial city.

In recent years, the Prince Chu had lost his favor to the Emperor and the Lu Family also ignored him because of Lv Zhong Yan. On the other hand, when Xuan Yuan Jing went out with Pei Sheng this time and made a meritorious contribution, the Lu Family must be extremely angry.

Now that the Gu Shufei had ordered her to be the guest for the palace banquet, it was probably Xuan Yuan Jing's decision.

It had been more than a year since he last saw him. He wondered if the trials of wind and frost at the frontier had tempered his young and innocent self.

Very quickly, Dan Qing Han was dressed in formal attire, and unintentionally saw the jade hairpin in the box, and suddenly remembered that year she got married, Ling Xuan Su rode on his horse and followed along, in a hurry leaving the room forcing the jade hairpin into her hands, saying that it was a congratulatory gift.

On the day of being punished, Ling Xuan Su rushed into the Lu Fu regardless of the cost and rescued the heavily injured her from Dan Feng's grasp. It was a lie to say that he was not moved at that moment.

She picked up the jade hairpin and inserted it into the bun. She smiled at herself in the mirror, but it was somewhat bitter.

Right now, she had already lost all her internal energy. What could she do for the Yao Family?