Chapter 87 Carefully Planning Ten Miles of Red Makeup
"Looking at your appearance, I guessed it. The Ai family won't hide it from you anymore." The Queen Mother sat down casually and motioned for Wan Qing to sit next to her, "I don't want to talk about my unfulfilled son.
Life or death is a matter of fate. But the Ai family cannot just watch the empire that the late emperor conquered be handed over to him and become his surname."
Wan Qing was silent and listened silently, while the Queen Mother continued, "Zuo Jian is the chess piece of the Ai family. But you are the unexpected person of the Ai family. It is Wanru who fell in love with her because of a trace of friendship in the past.
You were involved. However, the Ai family is very satisfied with this unexpected outcome."
The queen mother raised her eyes and looked at Wan Qing. She was very satisfied with the interaction between her and Chu Luchen, her resourcefulness, and even her every move. Therefore, she must control this chess piece. Don't let her
become a variable.
"Empress Dowager, do you want Wan Qing to assist the second prince in ascending the throne?" It turns out that Zuo Jian and Chu Wanru are good because they have the Queen Mother's instructions behind them, so what they are attached to is all an illusion.
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"Now is not the time. However, the Ai family needs someone who can restrain Sun Yexue and the eldest princess recently. And you happen to be that person. As for you and Chen'er... If three years later, Chen'er can remain intact.
When you walk out of the imperial mausoleum, prepare to get married." The Queen Mother played with the gold inlaid jade in her hand and looked at Wan Qing intently. Chu Luchen really liked Wan Qing. As someone who has experienced this, she could see through it at a glance. Now she
Having taken advantage of this, by then, if Chen'er herself cannot guarantee her thoroughness, she will not have to work hard to promote him to that position. Wan Qing will naturally not have to waste her ability by marrying such a waste.
"Please give me your instructions, the Queen Mother." Now that the Queen Mother spoke, she must have no room for maneuver. She had been prepared for these bloody facts, but she didn't expect them to come so quickly.
"The eldest princess likes Chen'er, so as long as you get closer to Chen'er, she will become more anxious, and the Ai family will take advantage of this opportunity to make arrangements. All you have to do is enter the palace." The Queen Mother took Wan Qing's hand and put the gold inlay on it.
The jade was brought to Wan Qing and rotated gently, "As for Sun Yexue... you don't need to do anything. All you need to do is to make a splash at the Autumn Harvest Ceremony."
It was a great plan to kill two birds with one stone, and the Queen Mother had really thought it through.
The Autumn Harvest Ceremony is not only a place for beauty pageants, but also a bargaining chip that determines the future direction of the harem.
When Emperor Chu was in power, the traditional talent show was held after the Autumn Harvest Ceremony, and many beauties became harem beauties in this way.
The Queen Mother had already revealed that she was going to be with Chu Luchen, so she wanted to let Emperor Chu see it, but she couldn't. Instead, it made him itch, and left Sun Yexue in the cold.
This is the most commonly used trick in brothels, but it is also used on the Nine-Five Supreme Lord.
After he won the first prize, he also laid the foundation for the engagement between Chu Luchen and himself three years later.
A princess with a high status in the imperial capital, married to the second prince, a well-matched family. No one would question her.
But the Queen Mother's current step-by-step plan did not take into account the invasion of Fan Bang in the future, but she knew it. She also did not take into account that Emperor Chu would die soon. And the vacancy of the crown prince's position would cause
There will be greater civil strife. She didn't calculate it, but she knew it. But since she was using herself, there was no need to talk about it. Just think of it as saving her own life.
"Yes." Thousands of thoughts came to her mouth and finally turned into a simple word. She used to plan for the left side step by step, but now she knows that there is no need to plan, she has the backing of the Queen Mother. So, from this moment on, she only
Will live for myself.
When the Queen Mother and Wan Qing walked out together, Chu Luchen saw the gold and jade that appeared and disappeared with his movements, and he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
This gold inlaid jade was a token of love between the Queen Mother and the late Emperor, so why was it given to Wan Qing?
But since the Queen Mother did this, Chu Luchen naturally couldn't refute it.
"It's getting late. Let Chen'er send Wan'er out of the palace." Seeing that it was past time, the Queen Mother yawned and found an excuse for the two of them to leave the palace together.
The two of them were walking in the huge palace, but they looked at each other in silence, just walking with their heads in silence.
"Wan Qing... you don't want to?" Mistaking Wan Qing for being a little depressed because of the Queen Mother's wishes, Chu Luchen couldn't help but ask.
Wan Qing, who was thinking about the relationship between this series of events, raised her head blankly, "Second Prince, what did you say?"
"You don't want to marry me?" Chu Luchen gritted his teeth and made it clear.
Wan Qing stopped and turned around. Since she was under the palace gate, Wan Qing stood in the dark, while Chu Luchen was still in a place with sufficient light.
Chu Luchen, who couldn't see Wan Qing's expression clearly, felt like he was in a state of turmoil. But he didn't want to be too forced.
Wan Qing looked at Chu Luchen silently. Behind him were majestic palaces, soaring into the sky. Even though he was a prince, he was still not as old as a weak crown. He didn't know what the age for marriage was.
And I, a person who is so many years older than him and has already been broken by the so-called engagement, how can I dare to speak! How should I speak!
"Second Prince, do you still remember what my daughter said that day when she risked her life to save her?" Wan Qing did not want to answer directly, so she lowered her eyes to hide her emotions.
"For the common people in the world?" Chu Luchen did remember these endless words, but seeing Wan Qing seeming to disappear at any time, he couldn't help but want to reach out and grab her.
Wan Qing smiled lightly, but couldn't tell whether it was mixed with emotion, "Three years. If you have thought through this sentence and still feel that marrying Wan Qing is what you want, Wan Qing will wait in the house.
You Shili Hongzhuang came to marry me."
Chu Luchen just stared blankly as the peachy pink color quickly disappeared from his sight. He felt as if his heart had been stabbed, and all the joy and happiness disappeared. It seemed that there was no trace on his shoulders.
There was something extra, and it seemed like nothing happened.
After feeling a slight chill, Chu Luchen stiffly raised his feet and walked back to the palace. The long shadow was stretched thin on the bluestone, seemingly endlessly lonely, but extremely determined.
In the next few days, Emperor Chu seemed to have worked hard to collect evidence because of the Queen Mother's relationship, but did not come to cause trouble for them.
Wan Qing would be announced to the palace from time to time, but the words between the two gradually became less and less. They always drank tea separately and looked at each other in silence.
Every time he watched Wan Qing leave, Chu Luchen would smile bitterly, but he couldn't open his mouth to persuade her to stay.
No one ever told him that drinking tea can be addictive, but now he can't get rid of this addiction...