Chu Yunning choked on her words for a moment, feeling so emotional that she didn't know what to say.
Since I came to this era, I have lived alone for five years, taking care of Beibei wholeheartedly, putting almost all my energy on Beibei.
Later, after coming out of Lengxiangyuan, Prince Xiao's mind was filled with Ye Yan'er, which directly left a very bad impression on Chu Yunning.
In her opinion, the children of wealthy and powerful families are spoiled and cannot experience the life-long relationship of two people.
Therefore, Chu Yunning decided to seal her heart, not wanting to be tempted by anyone, save enough money, educate her son well, and wait until Beibei grows up to travel around the mountains and rivers, and live a more comfortable life.
After entering the palace, she got used to seeing the concubines in the harem blooming with flowers. The relationships between people were full of calculations and there was no sincerity at all.
It made her even more cold-blooded.
But I don’t know since when, Xiao Jingheng became her confidant. She understood his hardships, he sympathized with her tenacity, and the two of them cherished each other.
Subconsciously, she cherished this friend.
When the two people broke the relationship between friends, Chu Yunning also expressed that he was not disgusted.
Although she had given birth to a child, she had never been in love in her soul. Even holding her little hand was a gift from the man in front of her.
Xiao Jingheng looked at Chu Yunning with gentle eyes: "Since my mother can support your reconciliation, she is not a pedantic person. Maybe due to her status, she cannot give you glory, but I hope you can be recognized by your elders."
Chu Yunning smiled slightly: "Well, I already know about this."
Then he changed the topic and asked, "What's going on with Shangguan Zhaoyu?"
"He is an abandoned son of the Shangguan family. Her mother is a werewolf. She was favored by Lord Shangguan and gave birth to Shangguan Zhaoyu. It is said that his mother's wild nature has not changed and she hurt the eldest lady in the family, so she was killed by Shangguan Di.
Kicked out."
As for how he was kicked out, Xiao Jingheng didn't know.
"Shangguan Zhaoyu's mother must be extremely beautiful."
"Um?"
Chu Yunning sneered; "If not, how could Mrs. Shangguan have planned to frame her?"
Just by looking at Yu'er's appearance, one could tell that his mother must be a very beautiful woman. At the same time, Chu Yunning also despised Shangguan Di. After weighing the pros and cons, he couldn't save her, so he was so cruel that he even refused to recognize his own flesh and blood.
Xiao Jingheng sighed: "Shangguan Di is a veteran of three dynasties. He only has one wife and one concubine in his family. When Shangguan Zhaoyu was brought back, Shangguan Di begged me to give Shangguan Zhaoyu a title to enter the palace. He wanted to give him a good life.
future."
Chu Yunning sighed endlessly, and then said: "Yu'er, that is, Shangguan Zhaoyu, he is very good at controlling beasts now. If he is not properly guided, I am worried that it will be detrimental to us."
So Chu Yunning explained in detail what happened along the way, and Xiao Jingheng frowned.
"Fish is suspicious and insecure. We must give him a sense of security. His personality is different during the day and at night," Chu Yunning said.
Jamel Xiao was thoughtful when he heard the words; "I will keep this in mind for the time being. You must be more careful."
"Um."
The two chatted while walking, and then talked about Yunlan and Xihai, as well as Dongling. Xiao Jingheng said: "Yunlan and Dongling have too much to take care of themselves now, and the deposed prince alone is enough."
Emperor Yunlan is worried. As for Dongling, since the death of Emperor Dongling, the throne has not yet been determined. Concubine Dugu holds the power alone, but she has no prince, and the ministers are very unconvinced. At present, our only enemy is Xihai."
It is not easy for Nanduan to survive from internal and external troubles and cracks to the scale it is today. There are already many people who love Xiao Jingheng, a good emperor.
"Western Sea..."
"The group of soldiers that Dongling sent there earlier have been sent to the front line, and many people in Xihai have been infected with the disease." Xiao Jingheng added: "The eldest prince in Xihai was cruel and ruthless, and he buried people alive.
There are also specialized people developing antidotes,
The epidemic has gradually lost control of the West China Sea."
Chu Yunning fell into deep thought after hearing this: "This matter needs long-term consideration."
While they were chatting, she looked up and saw Mo Shizi walking towards this side with a haggard expression, with several lieutenants blocking him behind him.
"Miss Chu?"
Xiao Jingheng tied one hand at the waist, raised his eyes and glanced at the person coming, and with a look in his eyes, the deputy general had no choice but to let it go.
Mo Shizi hurried over and saluted Xiao Jingheng and Chu Yunning.
It had only been a month since they last met, and she almost didn't recognize him. How could the high-spirited young man be so decadent? His eye sockets were dark blue, his eyes were cloudy, and he looked as embarrassed as if he had been knocked out of powder.
"Shizi Mo?"
"It's me." Mo Shizi has had a really hard time this month. He has been tortured every day. Now he just wants to return to the capital as soon as possible.
Chu Yunning glanced at Xiao Jingheng, and then moved his gaze to Mo Shizi. He had no sympathy for this person at all.
She even found clues that Mo Shizi was secretly involved with Princess Anyang and the Twelve Princes.
"Your Majesty, Master Mo must have something to tell you. I have other things to do, so I will leave first."
Chu Yun Ning didn't want to see Prince Mo for a second. Princess Anyang was dead, and the Twelve Princes didn't dare to do anything rash for the time being. Therefore, Prince Mo was a useless person.
"Miss Chu!" Mo Shizi said hurriedly; "I have something I want to tell you in private."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning said displeasedly, "There is no intimacy between men and women. There is no personal relationship between Mo Shizi and I, and there is nothing to talk about."
"Miss Chu, are we not even friends?" Mo Shizi asked, with disbelief in his tone.
Her eyes seemed to be looking at a bad woman who abandoned her husband and son.
Chu Yunning was too lazy to pay attention to Prince Mo. After exchanging glances with Xiao Jingheng, Chu Yunning took two steps back and turned to leave.
"Miss Chu, two years ago Beibei was kidnapped and brought into the palace and almost made a little eunuch. Aren't you curious about who was behind the scenes?"
After saying a word, Chu Yunning immediately stopped and looked at Mo Shizi with a stern look in his eyes.
Xiao Jingheng raised his foot and kicked Mo Shizi. The kick was so strong that Mo Shizi was kicked several meters away. He clutched his heart and whined and spit out blood. He lay on the ground unable to move for a long time.
"I haven't tolerated you for a day or two anymore. I always have reservations about you for the sake of the past. If you want to die, I will help you!"
Seeing Xiao Jingheng's excitement, Chu Yunning grabbed his arm: "Does the Emperor know something?"
The cold wind blew past, and there was still a biting chill on the cheeks. Chu Yunning looked at Xiao Jamheng with a tense face.
"The Emperor has known about this for a long time, but he just never said anything about it. Miss Chu, Beibei was the only heir of the royal family at that time." Mo Shizi was lying on the ground, vomiting blood from his mouth, suddenly burst into laughter, and said to Xiao Jingheng:
"Your Majesty, do you dare to swear that you were not involved in this matter? Aren't you also one of the masterminds?"
Mo Shizi was very excited and said: "I'm tired of living a long time ago, Chu Yunning, the man next to you is just using you. He will never marry you at all. Wake up and stop dreaming."
After saying that, Mo Shizi suddenly bit the poison in his mouth, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.
It was too late for Chu Yunning to stop him. He had already lost his breath in just a moment.
This shows that when Mo Shizi saw her this time, he was determined to die.
The fist in Xiao Jingheng's hand clenched loudly. If he had known that Prince Mo would talk nonsense, he should have been killed long ago.
"The person is dead, find a place to bury him." Chu Yunning stood up slowly. She never thought that one day Mo Shizi would end his life in this way.
Eunuch Mo glanced at the delicate atmosphere between the two people and wished he could poke holes in Mo Shizi with a knife. The two of them finally made progress, but they must not ruin their friendship because of Mo Shizi's nonsense.
Xiao Jingheng looked at Chu Yunning with a complicated expression.
"Have you known about this for a long time?" Chu Yunning asked patiently, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.
In modern times, she was just an orphan and had never tasted the taste of family affection. In this era, Chu Yunning cherishes the hard-won family affection very much, especially Beibei, who she raised with her own hands.
That's her lifeblood!
Xiao Jingheng looked at Chu Yunning's increasingly cold eyes, his heart sank, and he looked at him uneasily.
"yes."
Chu Yunning took a deep breath and tried to suppress her emotions: "Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
"No!" Xiao Jingheng shook his head. Although he had no children, he always loved Beibei and was not so mad that he wanted Beibei to be a eunuch.
Hearing this, Chu Yunning quietly breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Jingheng had done something that seriously hurt Beibei, she couldn't convince herself to forgive him.
"Since you don't want to say it, you must have something to hide. I won't force you. I will investigate this matter myself, but I hope one day you won't stop me." Otherwise, she will treat him as an enemy.
Xiao Jingheng also didn't expect that Mo Shizi, who had been quiet for many days, would suddenly make such a fuss.
"There is nothing to hide between you and me. Even if Mo Shizi doesn't mention it, I will find an opportunity to remind you." Xiao Jingheng sighed longly: "Do you still remember Jing Niang?"
Chu Yunning nodded, it was Jingniang who kidnapped Beibei.
"Among Princess Anyang's 150,000 elite soldiers, there are hidden 30,000 royal guards left by my father to Jingniang. It was the twelfth prince who dressed up as me and abducted people in an attempt to provoke a fight between me and Prince Xiao.
I only found out about this matter more than a month ago. You were still in Yuanzhou at that time. I was worried that if I told you, you would impulsively seek revenge against the Twelve Princes, so I didn’t say anything." Xiao Jingheng explained.
"Is the imperial edict of the twelfth prince's succession to the throne true?"
"Well!" Xiao Jingheng said; "The Twelfth Prince is sure that I will not live to be thirty years old. Taking Beibei abducted will make me and the Xiao Wang brothers turn against each other and have a quarrel with the Queen Mother and her son. It would be best for me and Xiao Wang to fight to the death. This way
Only then can he succeed to the throne smoothly."
The twelfth prince was the child of the late emperor's favorite person, who loved the house and the bird. If the late emperor had not died early and the twelfth prince was older, Xiao Jingheng might not have been the one who sat on the throne today.
"Xiao Jingyan used Beibei as an experiment to spread the word and make you lose face?" Chu Yunning quickly guessed what Xiao Jingyan was thinking.
This matter spread, and the emperor was so narrow-minded that he refused to let go of even a five-year-old child.
It's simply disgusting.
At this moment, Chu Yunning had tried to dig out the late emperor more than once, leaving a lot of mess behind when he died.
"We are now facing real internal and external troubles. Once a war breaks out, Xiao Jingyan will definitely take the opportunity to do something." Chu Yunning clenched her fists tightly, feeling helpless.
Xiao Jingheng reached out and touched Chu Yunning's forehead: "Aning, if I were not around, maybe I would have fought hard, but now I admit that I am a coward and I dare not attack rashly."
He was worried that he would never see An Ning again.
Chu Yunning took a deep breath. When she thought about Beibei almost becoming an eunuch, she really couldn't swallow this breath.
At this moment, the sound of a flute suddenly came to his ears, intermittent, and Chu Yunning immediately turned around.
The sound came from the tent behind him, and it was Yu'er teaching Beibei how to play the flute.
Xiao Jingheng's eyes moved slightly, "Xiao Jingyan is treacherous and suspicious, and stationing troops is the emperor's order. It does not constitute a suspicion of treason by stationing troops privately. If he has been hiding in Qianzhou, there is nothing we can do."
"Are we going to let him go so easily?"
"Of course not." Xiao Jingheng touched the tip of his nose, and a flash of emptiness flashed in his eyes, "Rather than stagnate, it's better to think of a way to break the boat."
Xiao Jingheng lowered his voice and muttered a few words, which made Chu Yunning frown: "Can this be done?"
"If Xiao Jingyan is interested in the throne, he will definitely take action."
Chu Yunning hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth: "We can only give it a try for the time being."
Soon the sound of the flute stopped in his ears, and Beibei came out holding Yu'er's hand. The two of them were talking and laughing, as if they were old acquaintances.
"Mom, Uncle Yu'er taught me how to play the flute just now. Uncle Yu'er is so good. This is the first time Beibei has heard such a beautiful piece of music in his whole life." Beibei raised his head and looked at Yu'er with admiration. Son: "I really like playing the flute. Can Uncle Yu'er teach me?"
Yu'er hesitated for a moment, but was quickly defeated when faced with Beibei's innocent eyes.
"Okay!" Yu'er nodded and smiled brightly at Beibei.
Beibei jumped up happily when he heard this, grinned, and pulled the fish back toward the hillside, muttering: "My mother is an excellent cook. When we learn how to catch game with the flute, let her Mother prepared delicious food for us, roasted hare, steamed velvet antler, braised chicken...it's so delicious."
Yu'er was stunned for a while. He had never thought of eating these things. Beibei added: "If people don't eat meat, they will starve to death. I am still growing and need to replenish my body. Fish Uncle, my health was very poor when I was a child, and I almost died several times. Don’t look at how strong I am now, but my mother made up for it through food.”
Yu'er immediately dragged Beibei up the mountain and said, "Uncle will give you some food in the future, so you can eat whatever you want."
"Thank you, Uncle Yu'er!" Beibei shouted sweetly, coaxing Yu'er into agreeing to several things at once.