The fifth princess came to Concubine Liu Gui's bedroom early in the morning to give Concubine Liu Gui snacks.

Concubine Liu Gui does not like sweets, but prefers salty snacks.

Therefore, the fifth princess specifically asked Shang Shi from Shang Gong Bureau for advice and learned how to make a bite-sized cake.

She got up before dawn and spent almost two hours making a satisfying plate of pastries, which resulted in several blisters on her hands.

Ever since she didn't go to Beidi to get married, the mother-in-law has been lukewarm towards her. Last winter, she deliberately harshed her winter rules. Until now, she has been indifferent to her affairs.

When she went to study at dawn and dusk, her mother-in-law rarely saw her, and mostly left her outside.

At first, she waited outside with all her heart. Once, she waited all day and did not see her mother-in-law until she went to bed.

Finally, she was persuaded to leave by the nuns in her mother's palace.

As time passed, she learned to behave well. When her mother-in-law didn't see her, she would bow outside the room and wait for a while before leaving.

But this time it was different. She specially made food for her mother-in-law. No matter what, she hoped that her mother-in-law would take a bite and tell her how it tasted before she could leave.

But the mother-in-law still hasn’t seen her...

The fifth princess, Qin Shuchun, wanted to meet her mother and concubine too much.

This time she did not give up and leave, but found a place to hide in Concubine Liu Gui's palace.

She had grown up playing here with the Fourth Prince since she was a child. No one knew the layout of Concubine Liu Gui's palace better than she did.

When she was about to wait for Concubine Liu Gui to come out, she rushed to Concubine Liu Gui with a food box and asked her mother to have snacks to forgive her.

Xu Shi's mother-in-law will soften her heart when she sees her appearance.

The place where the fifth princess was hiding was in the study wing of Concubine Liu Gui's palace.

This penthouse was originally for the maids who kept watch at night, but Concubine Liu Gui did not use the study frequently and did not need people to live in the penthouse to serve her at all times, so this penthouse became vacant.

After waiting for more than an hour, Concubine Liu Gui did not come out. The fifth princess was about to give up and leave. As soon as she moved her steps, she heard someone talking, and it was Concubine Liu Gui!

She was overjoyed and was about to go out when she suddenly heard the voice of her brother, the fourth prince Prince Ping.

Thinking that her mother and concubine were both there, it was not good for her to go out like this. It would be better to wait until her fourth brother left before she could apologize to her mother and concubine.

But the fourth prince's next words made Qin Shuchun freeze.

"Mother and concubine, Qin Shuhuang has returned to the capital safely! The regent will definitely be unable to sit still and take action. We don't have much time! How are the private soldiers under your command?" Prince Ping walked around the study anxiously. go.

It turns out that King Ping's private army is not just one part, but two parts!
Just in case, King Ping had a backup plan.

Both groups of private soldiers were 5000 men, and he took part of it, while Concubine Liu Gui still held the remaining 5000 men.

If his group fails, there will be people under Concubine Liu Gui to take over.

This is a complete plan!

No one other than mother and son knew about this!
Otherwise, with the financial resources that Princess Liu Gui and Prince Ping had accumulated over the years, how could they not be able to support a private army.

Because there is not one private army at all, but two!

Concubine Liu Gui grabbed her son and asked him to sit down.

"The most taboo thing at this time is to play cards randomly. We, mother and son, have tolerated it for so many years. Now at the critical moment, we should be more calm. Son, don't worry, my mother and concubine have no problem with the private soldiers here, and Qian Xiang doesn't need you. Worry about it. The mother-in-law deliberately withheld part of the money sent by the Liu family before, and now she has used it for emergencies. It can last for at least three months. You just need to take care of the expenses of your private soldiers." After hearing these words from Concubine Liu Gui, Prince Ping breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more relaxed.

"The mother-in-law still takes a long-term view."

"This time Qin Shuhuang comes back. What if she joins forces with the Rongguo Palace and the old Zhenbei Palace to support Qin Shumin?" King Ping asked with a frown.

When Princess Liu Gui heard what her son said, she suddenly sneered, "My son, don't worry, the capabilities of the Rongguo Duke's government are limited. The Xu family cannot protect themselves in Xiagong City and cannot help the Rongguo Duke's government. The current King of Zhenbei is not a threat, even if So what if the relationship between Qin Shuhuang and Qin Shumin can be repaired? Has my son forgotten the regent? How can the regent and his wife allow Qin Shuhuang and Qin Shumin's siblings to grow up? Qin Shumin has grown up Deep in the palace, I’m afraid he’s already surrounded by the Regent’s spies!”

"Do you think we don't need to take Qin Shuhuang and Qin Shumin seriously? The regent and his wife will deal with them? We just need to wait for the right time to reap the benefits?"

Concubine Liu Gui's eyes shone coldly, "Whoever has the perseverance to lurk until the end will be the winner!"

The mother and son chatted about other things before King Ping prepared to leave.

At this time, his face had become calmer, unlike when he first arrived, his face was full of anger and ferociousness.

Just as she was about to leave, Concubine Liu Gui stopped Prince Ping, "That Bai Lingge, what are you going to do next?"

We can't really let Bai Lingge become Princess Ping, she won't agree!

Prince Ping smiled and coaxed Concubine Liu Gui, "Why are you still angry about this matter? She is just a woman. Since she has the ability to make money for us, what if we give her the position of concubine? If we, mother and son, can become rich in the future, Just lock her in the deep palace."

After hearing her son's answer, Concubine Liu Gui felt a little satisfied.

"Okay, you go out of the palace and go about your business. I will watch the rest."

"Thank you for your help, my concubine."

After saying that, King Ping left in a hurry.

Concubine Liu Gui stayed in the study and drank half a cup of tea before asking the palace maid to help her leave.

After Concubine Liu Gui left for a while, the fifth princess Qin Shuchun dared to take a deep breath.

She was pale.

I never thought that my mother-in-law and my fourth brother would rebel and usurp the throne here! And they also support private soldiers!
She couldn't accept it for a moment, and her hands holding the food box were trembling.

After a while, she finally had the strength to stand up and quietly left the study room with great nervousness.

Xu was so nervous that he accidentally tripped while walking on the corridor and fell to the ground. The food box in his hand fell open and the snacks inside spilled all over the floor.

The fifth princess ignored the pain in her knees and immediately picked up the snacks on the ground in a panic and threw them into the food box, then quickly left with the food box.

I was afraid that I would be discovered if I took a step too late.

In the middle of the afternoon, the confidant of Concubine Liu Gui, the nun, was passing by outside the study to bring snacks to Concubine Liu Gui. While walking on the corridor, she stepped on something.

When I looked down, I saw that it was half a snack!
The trusted nanny lowered her head and looked carefully, only to see that there were many snack crumbs around the half piece of snack. Looking at the appearance of the snack, it looked like a piece of cake.

Grandma picked up some snack crumbs, put them on the tip of her nose and sniffed.

It is a fresh bite of cake with a milky aroma.

This kind of snack is expensive and not something that ordinary ladies in the palace can eat.

The trusted nun glanced at the location of the study, frowned, and then hurried to Concubine Liu Gui's bedroom. (End of chapter)

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