Congratulations on opening the coffin

Mei Nongxue thought she had heard it wrong, so she licked her ears several times: "What did you say? I heard it right, right! Am I crazy, or are you crazy?"

In a moment of excitement, he accidentally rolled off the couch with a "gulu gulu".

Shen Ruo took a step back expressionlessly, then raised her foot and stepped on his buttocks, helping him stop the rolling motion.

He rubbed his sore elbow and waist, and subconsciously said, "Thank you."

But soon, he came to his senses again, stood up suddenly, grabbed Shen Ruo's collar, and was very emotional: "Quickly say, you were joking just now, I just pretended I didn't hear anything."

Shen Ruo brushed his hand away, and said indifferently, "Are you so excited?"

"This is seeking power and usurping the throne, and it is to punish the nine clans!"

She gave her a blank look: "You are not an outsider, but you are asking the world? Even if it is a change of dynasty, it has nothing to do with you?"

"Yes." He belatedly recalled his own setting, and quickly shook his head again and again, negating Shen Ruo's words, "Look at me now, I still look like some kind of mystic who doesn't care about world affairs, with my whole body full of blood. It’s karma, okay? I can warn you, don’t mess around, especially if you want to use mystical techniques to change dynasties, you will have to pay a very high price.”

Shen Ruo pulled a bench, sat down, and raised his legs: "Who said I'm going to use mystical techniques to abolish the emperor and replace people?"

"Then what do you want to do? It's impossible for the emperor to sit in that position willingly and give up the dragon chair to others, right?"

She raised her eyebrows: "What do I want to say?"

Mei Nongxue was speechless for a moment: "This... is impossible?"

"This is what the emperor himself said. After the emperor abdicates, the soul transfer technique should be able to be carried out smoothly, right?"

"Yes, it is possible..."

"Then it's decided, you should prepare quickly now, the emperor's body can't wait that long."

Just when she was making up her mind, someone suddenly pushed the door open and said in a low voice, "I don't agree."

Shen Ruo turned around in surprise: "Xiao Chen, why are you here?"

"I guessed that you came back this time for this matter. As long as Brother Huang is alive, I will never sit in that position."

Shen Ruo naturally knew that the relationship between their brothers had always been very good, otherwise the emperor would not have been so relieved to completely hand over the power to Xiao Chen for so many years.

It was precisely because of this that she came to see Mei Nongxue alone.

She pressed the center of her brows, looking a little tired: "Then you should also know that apart from this method, there is no other way to completely cure the emperor's illness. Do you want to watch the emperor die?"

"..." Xiao Chen's jaw tightened, and struggle flashed in his eyes, "Is there really no other way?"

"No."

She answered quickly, almost blurting out Xiao Chen's words, but seeing his painful expression, her eyes softened a lot, and she stepped forward slowly, spreading his clenched fists, not letting him hurt yourself.

"As long as there is a glimmer of other hope, I will not take this step. Don't worry, I will accompany you this time."

Xiao Chen looked at her steadfastly, then looked down at the hands they held together, and interlocked his fingers: "Okay, then let's do this."

Since it was decided to seize power, it was not as casual as treating guests to dinner.

Even if the emperor intends to abdicate now, the Su family and the ministers in the court don't necessarily think so. In order to make the matter transition smoothly and not create additional right and wrong, some things must be done properly.

Which naturally includes the support of the army and most of the courtiers.

In these years, Xiao Chen, in order to reassure the emperor and the Su family, has never intervened in military matters, and rarely formed cliques with officials, which can be described as unbelievably clean.

Now, it will take a lot of effort to win over these two factions. Xiao Chen even moved back to King Jing's Mansion so that he can concentrate on speeding up the speed of seizing power and get things done before the Su family reacts. good.

But even so, some politically astute people smelled the impending tension.

In the capital, the atmosphere gradually became tense.

Xiao Chen even ordered that the people in the princess mansion must not go out at will unless there is nothing to do.

As time passed, Shen Ruo's flat lower abdomen gradually swelled, and the nausea became more and more serious.

In the beginning, she reluctantly entered the palace to examine the emperor's body and adjust the prescription. After that, she stopped entering the palace. Eunuch Fu sent someone to inform her of the details, and she then made a judgment based on her experience.

On this day, there was a rare wind, and thick dark clouds blocked the scorching sun. It seemed that it was going to rain.

Since midsummer, Beijing has been sunny for half a month, the ground has been cracked by the sun, the temperature has remained high, and even the ice cubes stored in the mansion have been used up.

After finally cooling down, everyone simply gathered in the gazebo and enjoyed afternoon tea while enjoying the scenery.

"Sister Ruo Ruo, this is fresh lotus root picked by the cook, and I made lotus root powder soup. There are also a lot of nuts and dried fruits in it. It is smooth and refreshing. Come and taste it. You have lost a lot of weight these days."

"Xiao Ruo Ruo, this lotus root powder is not sticky. What's delicious? Come and try my ice cream! This is specially developed by the chef of the imperial dining room for pregnant women in the palace. It uses more than a dozen precious ingredients, which are both nutritious and beautiful, and I guarantee you will like it."

Shen Ruo finally understood why an emperor would only love the country and not the beauties, this is really too noisy!
She declined the kindness of the two with a blank face, and raised her cup and said: "I don't have an appetite, just drink some water, you can eat by yourself."

Looking at Hua Qianqian, who was busy taking care of her two younger brothers among the flowers, she suddenly asked, "By the way, how is Hua Xi? Are you still unwilling to forgive you?"

The sixth princess gnawed at the ice cream in her hand, said disapprovingly: "If the child is disobedient, just give him a good beating. Is it so troublesome?"

Zhu Yan ignored her directly, and sighed: "Xi'er has stopped arguing to go back these days, but she also refuses to talk to me and Huaci, and shuts herself in the room without eating or drinking. If it weren't for Sister Ruo Ruo's nutritional injections, I really don't know what to do with her? Would it be a better choice for her to return her to the future?"

Shen Ruo patted her on the shoulder reassuringly: "You are a good mother, after a while, she will naturally understand."

The sixth princess didn't like this depressing atmosphere very much, so she changed the topic: "I heard from Yan'er that the Su family seems to have made a lot of small moves recently, and maybe they are going to struggle a little more before they die. Let the seventh brother pay more attention. , don’t capsize the boat in the gutter.”

Because of Shen Ruo's pregnancy, Xiao Chen and Lin'er tacitly refrained from mentioning the matter in the court to her. Moreover, she has a serious embarrassment now, almost to the point where she vomits, and she can't eat at all after vomiting. Spend extra energy on other things.

Seeing the sixth princess mentioning it, she asked casually: "I know a little about the situation of the Su family. Now the Su family can be said to be weak, and the direct descendants are masters who only enjoy themselves. What else can they do?"