Heaven Scheme Palace

Chapters 91 - 92

On the day that the new emperor ascended the throne, the Prince Chu actually declared that he was sick. This was also the most silent confrontation he could give right now. There were many ministers in the court who were dissatisfied with Prince Chu's actions, one after another, wanting him to punish them for their great disrespect. However, they were all refuted by him.

"It has already been seven whole days, although Prince Chu's illness did not infuriate Emperor, there will be a day where Emperor will be infuriated. Wei Guogong lightly tapped his finger on the table, and clear rhythmic sounds came out from the quiet hall.

"That's right, Prince Chu is stubborn. If Lu Family is implicated …" The Military Chief Lv Zhong Lei frowned, his face filled with anger.

"Prince Chu and Lu Family are one." Lv Wen Hao corrected coldly.

"It was one body. On the day of the death of the Emperor, why didn't you step forward to speak up for the Prince Chu and give the throne to the Prince Zan for nothing?!" Lv Zhong Lei was annoyed by Lv Wen Hao's words, and anger surged in his heart, along with old debts, "For a woman, and even Pei Sheng's woman, you actually ignored the several times when Wei Guogong sent pigeons to call you back, and insisted on staying in Qingzhou for a few days, and missed the good opportunity!"

"Does uncle think that Lu Family is able to fight against the heavily armed Pei Sheng that night? If the Lu Family stands out and intervenes, it will only cause the New Emperor to be in a stalemate for a few days, but I dare guarantee that the final conclusion will still be the Prince Zan taking over as the successor, and just because he has the Emperor's testamentary edict, it would be perfectly justifiable for him. Furthermore, there are Pei Sheng's soldiers and horses, do you want the Lu Family to use an egg to fight a rock, and send the entire Lu Family to their deaths? " Lv Wen Hao's words were sharp, and his analysis was clear.

"If we haven't tried it before, how would we know that we would lose? After plotting for so many years, the whole plan was ruined. I'm not willing to lose just like this! " Lv Zhong Lei became even more furious, and slapped the table a few times heavily, and his voice immediately resounded in his surroundings.

"Even if the Prince Zan succeeded the throne, the Lu Family still did not lose." Lv Wen Hao sneered, "If I lose, the Prince Zan would suppress the Lu Family, so why would they confer me the title of prime minister?"

"Wen Hao is right, the entire imperial government is still controlled by the Lu Family. Even if he succeeded the throne, he would only be a puppet emperor." Lv Zhong Tian quickly agreed with his son, in order to prevent the two of them from clashing.

"Actually, whoever inherits the throne will not affect the Lu Family much, it's just that supporting the Prince Chu will benefit the Lu Family more. Just watch and see, the Lu Family will only become more prosperous in the future." Lv Wen Hao was no longer willing to continue to converse with them. Waving his sleeves to leave, he walked a few steps before stopping and coldly said: "I'll have to trouble Father to send someone to relay a message to Prince Chu. If he continues to be depressed, then Lu Family can only abandon him and leave."

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On the first day of October, the new emperor, Xuan Yuan Jing, had just obtained a great treasure for the harem. The talent competition that was held every three years was also a grand ceremony in the middle of the empire, with thousands of women from all the counties, from high officials to low officials, all of them from the ninth rank. Many rich and powerful people had their eyes set on this young successor as their son of the heavens. If they were to obtain a favor from him, they would definitely be able to rise to the top in a single step.

In this year's Elite Tournament, there were a few extremely eye-catching girls from the upper echelons. The Minister of War, Lv Zhong Lei, was the current Prime Minister of the imperial court, Lv Wen Hao was her cousin. Xia Ying Fei, daughter of the governor of the two rivers, was already famous in the capital for her beauty that could cause the downfall of nations.

On the day of the talent selection, with the company of Queen Pei Jin, the new emperor sat on the Nine Dragons Seat and looked at groups after groups of women.

"Emperor has seen hundreds of women, but only Lv Miao Ling, the daughter of the Military Chief, is left behind. Pei Jin was dressed in a bright gold phoenix robe, and sat by the side. However, there was not a single trace of exhaustion at the corner of her eyes, as if she was extremely willing to pick out a dignified and beautiful woman for Xuan Yuan Jing.

Xuan Yuan Jing rubbed his forehead and waved his hand, Li Yun immediately understood that there were no Emperor girls, so he waved his hand and signaled for the next wave to come up.

Xuan Yuan Jing indifferently swept his gaze down at the row of beautifully dressed young masters of the Shangguan family, only to be attracted to a girl dressed in a simple yet elegant floral dress. He exclaimed with a heart full of astonishment: "Dan Qing?"

Everyone in the hall looked towards the direction where Xuan Yuan Jing's gaze landed. A delicate and exquisite face and bright, large eyes that were like stars in the sky, shone with dazzling brilliance.

She stooped down, with a delicate expression, she said softly: "This subject's daughter is Dan Lin's daughter, Xiao Han."

"So it's you." It was only then that Xuan Yuan Jing managed to calm the astonishment on his face. He recalled the delicate girl who had confronted Yao Dan Qing in the throne room that day, and if he did not carefully distinguish her, this Xiao Han clearly had the exact same face as Yao Dan Qing.

Pei Jin saw the abnormality in Xuan Yuan Jing's eyes, and his eyes flashed. He was a little displeased, but he laughed: "At first glance, I really thought that you are my sister-in-law who just entered the palace." The underlying meaning of her words was clearly reminding Xuan Yuan Jing not to take this woman, who looked exactly like Yao Dan Qing, into the harem, or else everyone in the world would guess.

"It really does look like Dan Qing." Xuan Yuan Jing hesitated for a moment, then nodded towards Li Yun: "Stay here."

Li Yun's face was filled with shock, "Emperor, this …."

Pei Jin saw that Xuan Yuan Jing did not even hear his own words, and reminded him once again: "Emperor will bring back the woman who looks exactly like Great General's Madame's Madame, I'm afraid that it will lead to gossip."

"I am the Son of Heaven, who dares to talk about me?" Xuan Yuan Jing's voice was sharp, and faintly contained a hint of anger.

Seeing that he was insistent, Pei Jin did not say anymore, and Li Yun shouted: "Dan Lin's daughter, Xiao Han, stay —!"

"Thank you, Emperor." Xiao Han bowed, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

After accepting Xiao Han, Xuan Yuan Jing seemed to have more of the fun of being a talent, staying ten women in a row, all the way until Xia Ying Fei's appearance, the joy in her eyes was instantly extinguished, and was replaced with a complicated blurry look.

Xia Ying Fei was not like the other girls who shyly dared not raise their heads to look at the young Son of Heaven. Inside the hall, a pair of charming eyes met with Xuan Yuan Jing's, filled with an endless sharpness and gentleness.

At this moment, Xuan Yuan Jing could no longer tolerate others. There was only the young girl in the hall, the Xia Ying Fei who had once offered her most sincere love.

He still remembered the first time he had met the thirteen year old Xia Ying Fei by the side of the Qingzhou's Creek.

She smiled and told him, This is called Ying Jiu, my name is Xia Ying Fei.

At that moment, he had already engraved the three words Xia Ying Fei in his heart, and would never forget it.

Every year, he would find all kinds of excuses to go to Qingzhou, just to see Xia Ying Fei, even if it was to see her from afar.

Xia Ying Fei's heart had always been higher than the heavens. The man she wanted to marry would definitely be the most outstanding and powerful man in the world.

It was only until he met Yao Dan Qing that he gradually forgot about that unforgettable love for him.

"Emperor?" Pei Jin called out, reminding him that he had lost his composure.

Xuan Yuan Jing suddenly regained his senses, and without even thinking about it, he blurted out: "Xia Ying Fei, stay."

Once Li Yun received the order, he immediately shouted: "Xia Ying Fei, daughter of the Governor of Two Rivers, stay —!"