When Xiao Junhe and Shen Ning left the palace, they happened to run into General Liu Sheng, the queen's brother and Liu Wanying's father.

The visitor was very arrogant and rode directly into the palace on the brick road, carrying a sword.

And no one in the palace dared to stop it.

"The Liu family are too arrogant." Shen Ning said in a deep voice.

"The Liu family has an army of 300,000 men and has absolute say in the court. It is natural for them to be arrogant." Xiao Junhe's eyes darkened.

"We have to find a way to dilute the power of the Liu family in the court and the army." Shen Ning looked at Xiao Junhe and spoke again. "You lead the troops in battle. Although you have no military power, the soldiers in the northwest believe in you. This This is our advantage.”

Xiao Junhe looked at Shen Ning deeply, and she understood clearly.

Did you suddenly decide to marry him to... let him compete for the throne?

"Xiao Chengyin's mother's family is weak, and his mother and concubine died early. His only ability now is to win over powerful officials. The Shen family is a springboard for him, and the Liu family is the ultimate goal." Shen Ning calculated the time in her heart.

In his previous life, Xiao Chengyin met Liu Wanying for the first time at the City God's Temple. Liu Wanying fell in love with him at first sight, and then she decided to marry Xiao Chengyin.

However, Xiao Chengyin had already married her, so he felt resentment and jealousy towards her, and viciously attacked her.

It was because she was too stupid and suffered so much from being deceived by Xiao Chengyin.

Now that there is less than a month left before the Chenghuang Temple Fair, she must plan carefully how to reverse the situation.

In this life, Xiao Chengyin must not be allowed to cling to the Liu family or the queen again.

Seeing Shen Ning deep in thought, Xiao Junhe frowned and said nothing.

As long as Shen Ning wants, he will help her.

Whatever she wants.

Even if you are using him... that's all.

…

Royal Palace.

Fengluan Hall.

"Empress, Yinger cried when she came home and said you grounded her?" The general was still a little angry. We are all a family, how could the queen punish Wanying?

"Humph, you raised a good daughter yourself, and you are so arrogant and domineering in the palace. Do you really think that the palace is the Liu family?" the queen said angrily. "And you must have done something to let the emperor know, otherwise How could he suddenly operate on Wanying?"

General Liu looked dissatisfied. "The emperor is just a puppet now. I'm afraid of what he will do."

The queen's face darkened. "How brave! You can say such things!"

General Liu frowned. "This will happen sooner or later."

The queen threw the cup in her hand on the ground. "Brother, you have to understand the truth. Arrogance will always lead to failure."

Although the Liu family holds great power, their reputation is not justified.

The huge Qin State cannot be overthrown by them.

It is still necessary to continue to cultivate puppets in order to maintain the Liu family's status in Qin.

It's a pity that her brother is ambitious and unwilling to submit to the puppet emperor. He plans to rebel and become the emperor himself.

"Let me ask you, did my father interfere with my marriage to Shen Bozhong back then?" The queen kept thinking about what Shen Ning said today.

After all, she is a woman, and now she has everything. She wants power and status.

Her intimidating power in the court even exceeded that of the emperor.

But people are always greedy. The more they have, the more they want to have more.

She...she has been trying her best to climb up these years, just because she is unwilling to do so.

I just want to make Shen Bozhong regret that he regretted his marriage one day.

I regret humiliating her in public.

She wanted Shen Bozhong to know that she, Liu Muxue, was worthy of anyone.

"You..." General Liu was stunned for a moment. "It happened so many years ago, why do you suddenly think about it again?"

The queen looked at her brother coldly. "Tell the truth."

"Back then... my father did use some tricks, but if he hadn't been like this, how could you be where you are today, and how could our Liu family be where we are today." General Liu disagreed.

"What tricks did father use?" The queen's heart tightened and she stood up suddenly.

"It's not a big deal...it's nothing more than humiliating Shen Bozhong in public, saying that he is not good enough for you, and you don't know that he is a noble person, and then...arresting Shen Bozhong's mother..."

The queen looked at her brother in shock. "What did you say?"

Her voice trembled slightly, the Queen didn't know that these things existed.

"Father won't let me tell you, after all these years, you insist on asking." General Liu didn't want to say anymore.

"You actually threatened Shen Bozhong's mother? Do you know that he is a well-known filial son in Kyoto!" The queen's fingers trembled and she sat back on the couch weakly.

Could it be that...as Shen Ning said, the relationship between her and Shen Bozhong...was ultimately due to misunderstanding.

Did Shen Bozhong really not let her down...

Feeling a little astringent in her heart, the Queen raised her hand to cover her forehead.

She had a severe headache.

"Good sister, don't think about these things. Shen Bozhong is a thorn in our side and must be removed. The emperor knows that I am stationing troops in the northwest, and it must be Shen Bozhong who has informed us. If this person is not removed, ,Brother, I can’t sleep well.”

General Liu knew that Shen Bozhong was a loyal minister and could not win over him without the help of oil and salt.

It can only be removed.

The Queen had always wanted to get rid of Shen Bozhong and the Shen family.

But today... what Shen Ning said when she entered the palace, coupled with the truth now, made her suddenly... shaken.

Shen Bozhong did not fail her.

"Let me think about it..." the queen said with a headache.

"Chenghuang Temple has been celebrating three days in Kyoto. I will send people to get rid of him." General Liu said in a deep voice.

"Shen Bozhong has been an official in the court for so many years, and he has reached the rank of prime minister. Do you think it is so easy to get rid of him? This matter cannot be rushed. Let me think about it carefully..." The queen was shaken.

General Liu did not see what the queen meant and nodded. "Then Ying'er's grounding..."

"Let her reflect on me at home! She is not allowed to leave the general's residence during this period!" The queen was full of anger.

Shen Bozhong said that Liu Wanying looked like her, so she couldn't let Liu Wanying be arrogant and domineering everywhere and ruin her image!

General Liu hesitated to speak. Seeing that the queen really had a headache, he stopped saying more. "By the way, the emperor's health is getting worse day by day, but his ambition is getting higher and higher day by day. He is still struggling to his death. What do you think? Are you ready for the crown prince?"

Since the Liu family wants to temporarily support the puppet emperor, they must want an heir.

The queen narrowed her eyes. "Brother, you don't need to worry about this matter. I will naturally look for a candidate among the many princes."

…

Youdu Mansion, study room.

"Master, the princess has not had any major conflicts with Liu Wanying before. I don't know why the princess hates Liu Wanying. But... Xiao Chengyin has purposefully approached the princess from the beginning. He must have done something, and the princess saw through it."

Xiao Junhe frowned, and Shen Ning looked at Liu Wanying and Xiao Chengyin, wishing to eat them alive.

If this wasn't a blood feud, how could there be such strong murderous intent and hostility.

Shen Ning...what other secrets are there in her body?

"There is no need to investigate anymore, you are secretly protecting the princess."


Chapter completed!