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Chapter 439: Avoiding children and cutting off heirs
On the fifth day of March, Chen Chu took away most of the Guo family's city defense army and the few Heza troops.

The main defense force of Nanjing Prefecture was replaced by the Hejian Army where Tian Yuqing and others were located, and the Qin Shengwu Department of the 16th Regiment of the Huaibei Army.

Li Ke then sat here and built a fairly stable rear area for the Huaibei Army advancing eastward.

After Cai Hua entered the city, she stayed at an inn.

Afterwards, someone went to the military headquarters to deliver a letter to Li Ke.

Two quarters of an hour later, someone hurried to the inn to meet Cai Hua.

The person came very quickly, but it was not Li Ke himself.

Cai Hua was acquainted with and recommended by Li Ke. Because of this relationship, Cai Hua occasionally wanted to inquire about some non-top-secret information from the military commander, and she always got what she wanted.

But this time, Li Ke probably guessed what Cai Hua wanted to do, so he didn't dare to show up in person.

The visitor's name was Duan Weizhong. When they met, he said respectfully: "The prince went on an expedition this morning and took away most of the original garrison. Now the defense area has just been handed over. Chief Li and Captain Qin are secretly arresting the Huanglong Mansion secretaries lurking in the city. Spy, due to official duties, Mr. Li cannot come to see Empress Cai in person. Please forgive me."

"Oh?"

The chess game is dangerous, and as a chess piece who wants to work hard to become a chess player, this is her only confidence now.

At present, although Huaibei basically controls the seal and ribbon of the Jin Emperor and can issue decrees in the name of the Jin Emperor, there are always occasions where one of the father and son needs to show up in person.

At the last moment, the sedan was carried into a small courtyard, and the courtyard door closed with a creak.

"Guo An, the commander-in-chief of the capital, led the horse and infantry troops from the two towns to accompany him. The hundreds of Hezha's troops who came to Nanjing from Yuzhou with Emperor Jin last month also left Nanjing with the prince."

At the time of application, Chai Yuanyi was taken out of the palace in a small sedan chair.

Cai Hua narrowed her eyes and blurted out: "Do the Jin Emperor's pro-army troops listen to us so much?"

Cai Hua was silent for a long time, but she still said quietly: "Duan Weizhong, please find a way to bring this person over to me."

Duan Weizhong looked at the ground and said cautiously: "The reason why the prince is able to mobilize the Jin army at his will is because Chai Zhaorong went out to fight this morning. Chai Zhaorong took the prince out of the city to see him off in person, breaking the relationship between the Jin Emperor and the prince in one fell swoop. The news of the military confinement can reassure the old officials of the Jin Kingdom in other state capitals on Nanjing Road."

Under such circumstances, it would be the best reassurance that the prince could send the multi-ethnic coalition troops out in person this morning.
Children are the most difficult to deal with. Chai Zhaorong took advantage of the recent war and chaos to make a certain amount of emotional investment in the Crown Prince of Jin, making Wanyan'an psychologically dependent on her.

This was the path she had chosen, and she had to go on it regardless.

Duan Weizhong had no choice but to retreat. He did not dare to make the decision on this matter, so he had to ask Li Ke before making a decision.

The people in the military command only value realistic considerations that are beneficial to Huaibei when doing things, and they are naturally willing to maintain the current fragile balance.

These words basically expressed the true thoughts within the military command. Now that the Jin Emperor was unable to take charge, the prince became the most suitable Huaibei mouthpiece.

For example, today's expedition to see off Yanyun and other places has complex ethnic groups, and even the local Han people do not have much sense of ethnic identity.

Now that the war with Wan Yanliang was about to begin, there was no time to appoint and remove local officials on a large scale to avoid unrest.

He just asked lightly, "In addition to our Huaibei Army, who else did the prince bring with him from Nanjing for this expedition?"

Only then did Qi State take control of Wanyan'an through her, and stabilize Nanjing and Zhongjing at almost zero cost.

After having the experience of being deceived by the so-called father's handwriting in Yuzhou, Chai Yuanyi naturally did not dare to trust others easily anymore. She had to go regardless of whether he believed it or not.
Now that the entire imperial city is under the control of Huaibei, she has no right to refuse.

Now that the entire Imperial City of Nanjing is in Huaibei's hands, he did not use the excuse that "the Imperial City is heavily guarded and cannot be brought out", and only said: "My Lady, put important things first!"

Even if Tuoman Chigu, the pro-army commander, is dead, as long as the middle and lower-level officers have any brains, it is impossible for them all to leave the Jin Emperor and leave the latter to the Han army in the city!

The bearer who had just carried the sedan chair had disappeared to nowhere.
Chai Yuanyi thought for a moment and walked in.

"Zhaorong!"

Chai Yuanyi looked back and saw someone standing beside the closed courtyard door.

After the First World War in Hebei, Qi and Jin had become de facto enemies, but now they have made a 180-degree turn. The two countries have joined forces to resist King Hailing. Of course, many local officials cannot make this turn.

Inside the sedan, Chai Yuanyi couldn't see what was going on outside. He was already here anyway, so he simply felt relieved, opened the sedan curtain and walked out.

Cai Hua waved her hand, "Don't worry, I won't kill her today! At least, when I kill her, your military commander will not be implicated in the prince's death. Go ahead. If you don't believe me, go to Li Ke and tell him my true words." listen"

However, after having a romantic relationship with the King of Qi for several nights, Chai Yuanyi felt that no one would dare to harm her.

Cai Hua took a sip of tea with a calm expression. She naturally knew what Li Ke was worried about, but she never made anyone angry. It was human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

According to people who came here, someone came from my father’s side.

"Oh? You have good military control skills!" Cai Hua praised.

Dai Rui's obviously nervous voice immediately sounded outside the sedan, as if to remind her.

In the main room facing the sedan door, a woman dressed in red sat at the head. There was a medical pot on the small stove beside her, gurgling with steam.

"Empress!" Duan Weizhong raised his head with a troubled look on his face.

When the Jin Emperor came to Nanjing from Yuzhou with his 2,000 Hezha troops on his hunt in the south, most of them stayed in Yuzhou to prepare against Wan Yanliang.

Hearing this, Cai Hua put down the tea cup, looked at Duan Weizhong carefully, and suddenly smiled coquettishly, "Duan Duan Weizhong, right? So you are here to be a lobbyist?"

But this time the only hundreds of Hezha soldiers also left Nanjing. Are they stupid?

There was no sign of anger in his tone, but Duan Weizhong knelt down with a plop, touching the ground with his forehead, "I dare not. Li Dadangtou and I have no second thoughts about the prince and the queen. But the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom is an ignorant child. With Chai Zhaorong around, it will be beneficial for Huaibei to control Nanjing and Zhongjing of the Jin Kingdom."

I saw five or six healthy women standing in two rows in the small courtyard.

As soon as he walked away, Cai Hua rubbed his forehead and said, "Ru'er, I'm going to get the side medicine."

Duan Weizhong said: "Now that the Jin Emperor has been unconscious all day long, Hezha's army has no choice but to obey the orders of Prince Wanyan An. This time, the order of Hezha's army to go out with the King of Chu is exactly the order of the prince himself."

Dai Rui gently pulled her sleeves, but Chai Yuanyi took a deep breath and gave the former a careful look.

The change of light inside and outside the house made her unable to see clearly the appearance of the woman in red for a moment, but first she heard a lazy voice, "Are you Wan Yanzu's beloved concubine Chai Zhaorong?"

When Chai Yuanyi heard this, she lowered her eyes and bowed before saying, "Chinese girl Chai Yuanyi, who is the lady in the hall?"

After Chai Yuanyi entered Nanjing, she always called herself a daughter of the people when facing the people of Qi.

This is because she neither wants to admit her identity as the "Zhaorong" of the Jin Kingdom, nor does she want to mention her identity as the princess of the Zhou Kingdom in front of the other party, so as not to annoy Qi Sheng.

Cai Hua, who was at the head, waved her hand in front of her nose to dispel the strong smell of medicine in the room, and then said with a smile: "I came to Nanjing to find a husband. My husband's surname is Chen, from Huaibei. He is very handsome. He is very popular with his daughter’s family. Have you ever seen him?”

Dai Rui, who was standing by and holding Chai Yuanyi, couldn't help but feel her heart sink. It turned out that Mrs. Chu Wang was here! When men fight, they still pay attention to personal gains and losses, but when a woman harms others, just a word of "disgust" is enough!

Isn't this situation in front of me just like people fighting for their own good?

Over there, the medicine boiled on the small stove seemed to be ready. Ru'er stepped forward and opened the lid to take a look, and then filtered a bowl of thick black medicine into the bowl. Chai Yuanyi seemed not to have seen this scene. After a moment of hesitation, she knelt down and called out, "Daughter of the common people, have you seen the princess?"

Well, from her perspective, with such a strong aura, the other party must be the wife of the wife.

Cai Hua smiled and didn't deny it. She just sat quietly on the chair and said nothing.

After waiting for a cup of tea, he suddenly said: "Ru'er, isn't the concoction hot anymore? Is it ready to be taken into the mouth?"

Ru'er pressed the back of her hand against the medicine bowl to test the temperature and replied, "It's ready to be taken in."

"Yes. Wait for Chai Zhaorong to drink medicine."

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Upon hearing this, Dai Rui, who was also kneeling on the ground, was so frightened that she quickly threw herself on Chai Yuanyi and shouted: "Please let the princess let me go, please let the princess let me go!"

The strong women on the side didn't care so much. One person stepped forward and pulled Dai Rui away like a chicken, another person grabbed Chai Yuanyi's arms from behind, and another person pinched Chai Yuanyi's chin and tried to pull her off. Drink the decoction.

Chai Yuanyi struggled frantically, but of course her strength was not as strong as that of the healthy woman. Seeing the soup approaching, Chai Yuanyi became heartbroken and bit her head hard on the strong woman's tiger's mouth.

The strong woman felt pain and subconsciously let go of her hand.

Chai Yuanyi, who had her arms captured, had the opportunity to speak, and shouted hurriedly: "Princess! Do you want the prince to break his promise to the world!"

Cai Hua, who was looking at the scene in front of her, raised her hand to stop another strong woman who came forward, and said with a smile: "How do you say this?"

Chai Yuanyi took the time to say: "Ever since Yuzhou, the women of the people have tried their best to cooperate with you in the Qi uprising. This is why Wanyan Dan cut off his arms and carried Chigu on his back! After arriving in Nanjing, I also obeyed Qi's orders for all arrangements in the palace. Kingdom! Now, before the birds are gone and the cunning rabbits are not dead, the princess will hide the good bow and cook the lackey! It is indeed easy for the princess to kill me, but how can the prince conquer the thousands of Han ministers in the Jin Kingdom!"

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It was rare for Cai Hua to speak up against others, but now she couldn't refute them.

But who is the third lady?

The theory is not good, but we can be unreasonable!
Just listen to her say: "Hey, this little mouth is really good at talking. But what you said makes sense."

When Dai Rui heard this, she thought the situation was bright, but she saw the 'Princess' smiled evilly, and said: "But you slept with my man Ru'er, so give her some medicine."

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After Dai Rui was shocked, she was immediately frightened. Even though her arms were captured, she suddenly kowtowed to the blue bricks on the ground, "Princess, please spare Sister Seventeen. I beg the Princess to have mercy. I am willing to take the place of Sister Seventeen." My son drank this poison, and my servant came to drink it. I beg the princess for mercy."

The thumping sound of her forehead touching the ground was mixed with Dai Rui's cry, which was particularly sad.

For a moment, Dai Rui, who kept kowtowing, had a bloody mess on her forehead.

He is willing to die on behalf of the Lord. Such a loyal servant is indeed touching.

Chai Yuanyi, who was holding her arms like a little chicken, glanced sideways at Dai Rui. The tears that were usually used to showing off could not be held back this time and rolled down her face.

Even Ru'er, who was holding the concoction, hesitated as she stepped forward and looked back at Cai Hua.

Cai Hua was silent for a few moments, and then suddenly said: "You two are crying, this is not poison! This is Bizizitang!"

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There is a lag in the field.

Bizi Tang can be regarded as the current method of emergency contraception. At this moment, Cai Hua's purpose could not be more obvious. Chai Yuanyi is useful at the moment and cannot be killed.

But she must not be pregnant with an heir of the Chen family. That would be really troublesome.

Dai Rui's crying only stopped for a moment, and then she started crying again, but she was heard crying and saying: "Princess, don't worry, Seventeenth Sister was selected by the noble concubine when she was selected from Huanyiyuan into the palace at the age of thirteen. Mr. Tuo and Mr. Shidun drank the Broken Si Decoction. She, she. If you don’t believe that the princess will never have an heir in her life, you can ask a female doctor to diagnose her."

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The atmosphere in the room was stagnant again.

The Bizi Decoction is just for emergency contraception, but the Duansi Decoction is much more vicious. It is said that after drinking this soup, in order to achieve the best effect, you need to hammer your lower abdomen with a stone pestle for many days in a row. It completely destroys a woman’s fertility.

Just hearing it is chilling.

This is easy to understand. The harem of the Kingdom of Jin did not want any heirs with Han blood.

It’s so convenient to just use Duan Si Decoction once and for all.

Cai Hua sat quietly for a moment and suddenly waved her hand.

Seeing this, the strong woman holding Chai Yuanyi and Dai Rui let go. Dai Rui took two steps on her knees, hugged Chai Yuanyi and burst into tears. At the same time, she did not forget to explain to Cai Hua, "Princess Xie's world is in chaos. Sister Seventeen My son has been wandering for more than ten years, and I can only drift with the tide. My master and servant dare not think of anything wrong. We just hope that we can live in peace."

After Chai Yuanyi showed her emotions for a short moment, she had already stopped crying, leaving only a few tear marks on her face.

Even though she was kneeling on the ground, her waist was straight. Dai Rui grabbed her shoulders and tried hard several times to make Chai Yuanyi's waist not so straight, so as not to be regarded as a provocation by the princess.
But at this time, Chai Yuanyi, who had been scarred, was as stubborn as a stone and refused to bend her spine.

Fortunately, Cai Hua didn't care about this. After thinking for a while, she said: "Chai Zhaorong, what you just said is true. If I want to kill you, it will be easy. If you continue to coax the prince and use it for my prince, I will not do it." I will take your life! But if you want to threaten Wanyan An’s self-respect, I will definitely take your life. No one can save my life.”

What Cai Hua said was not groundless. At least, the prince was only close to Chai Yuanyi at the moment.

Once Chai Yuanyi has other thoughts in the future and no longer cooperates with King Chu, it will be somewhat troublesome.

But Chai Yuanyi, who was kneeling upright on the ground, tucked back behind her ear a strand of green hair that had scattered on her cheek due to her resistance just now, and looked at Cai Hua with a smile, "Don't worry, Princess, when the King of Chu destroys the Kingdom of Jin, The women will kill Wanyan An with their own hands."

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At this time, even Cai Hua was startled and couldn't help but asked curiously: "You have a seven or eight-year-old child by your side, but you don't have any feelings? Can you do it?"

"Haha." Chai Yuanyi smiled again, silently looked south, and said: "Despicable bastards, no matter what they do, they won't do it! The 600,000 men, women, and children in the Kingdom of Jin all deserve to die!"

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Cai Hua couldn't help but be dumbfounded. After a long while, she smiled with charming eyes, "Everyone says I'm vicious, but compared to you, I seem to be worse."

"Princess is not me, so of course I don't know what common girls have gone through." Chai Yuanyi answered calmly and naturally.

Cai Hua said: "When I was young and before I left the government, I was bullied by others, and the hatred in my heart has not gone away."

In the early years, every time she talked about Tan Ninggui, Cai Hua felt a surge of hatred in her heart. But this time, after she said it herself, she found that her mood was as calm as a flat lake.

Let alone hate, there is not even a hint of anger.
As a result, the last sentence, "The hatred in my heart is still there," turned into a question at the end.

Hey, why don’t I hate you anymore?

Below, Chai Yuanyi seemed to see some clues from Cai Hua's tone and expression. She lowered her eyes and responded in a low voice: "Perhaps the princess met her destined redeemer early. If in the early years, There are people who save women from suffering and are treated tenderly by the world. Maybe women don’t have such hostility in their hearts.”

When Cai Hua heard this, she couldn't help but lose consciousness.
(End of this chapter)