Why do I have the lowest fighting ability among the whole family?

Although she said she was fine, Pei Shao could tell at a glance that something was not right about Cheng.

But asking directly will definitely yield no results.

Pei Shao found an excuse to go out, and it happened that Mrs. Cheng also wanted to stay by herself for a while.

She agreed without asking her what she was going to do, and only hurriedly told her to take Bai Zhi with her.

Pei Shao carried the king around the palace several times, and after asking around in many places, he pieced together what was going on.

Mr. Cheng is probably still worried about his maternal grandparents and several uncles.

It would be fine if she was just an ordinary wealthy businessman before, but now that her identity suddenly changed so much, she still couldn't digest it well.

And their daily lives are not as glamorous as they seem.

Since Nan Ruan left, Nan Ruan has sent troops to harass the border from time to time.

Previously, the throne of Beique had always been in the hands of Mr. Cheng's concubine brothers, and this was also the reason why the family had lived incognito in Nanruan Yaozhou.

When the late emperor passed away, he left a secret edict instructing him to pass the throne to the then second prince, who is now Mr. Cheng.

The late emperor had three sons. The eldest prince died young, leaving only the second prince and the third prince. The third prince was a commoner, usually quiet and mediocre.

Therefore, the throne was definitely the second prince's, but on the night when the emperor died of illness, the third prince colluded with his then uncle, General Xiao, and led his troops to force the palace.

The second prince was forced to flee, and even the secret decree never saw the light of day.

The third prince pretended to be sincere and portrayed himself as innocent. He said in front of many veterans that if the second prince came back in the future, he would definitely hand over the throne to the second prince again.

Although many ministers were dissatisfied at the time, the former emperor had very few heirs. Apart from the third prince, there was no one else. He could only watch helplessly as the third prince took over the imperial seal and succeeded to the throne.

He said he was waiting for the second prince to come back, but who didn't know? The second prince will never come back.

After the third prince became emperor, he said a few years ago that he would supervise the country on his behalf. Later, he became more and more arrogant. He did not know how to train soldiers or govern the country. He only cared about pleasure and lived a life of wine and meat every day.

For so many years, it has been relying on the family fortune left by the late emperor to support itself.

Although Beique is still the most powerful country, it has become golden on the inside and ruined on the outside.

Fortunately, the surrounding countries have been afraid of the name of the most powerful country for so many years and dare not offend. Otherwise, Beique would have been carved up by the surrounding countries.

But just three years ago, the second prince who claimed to be dead reappeared with the jade seal and the secret decree from that year.

Only then did the third prince realize that the jade seal he had held so proudly for so many years was actually a fake.

The second prince returned with his wife during the morning court. In front of many ministers, he remembered what he had promised many years ago. Although he was extremely unwilling, he could only welcome the second prince to the throne with a smile on his face.

The second prince disappeared for many years and suddenly returned. Although the ministers were dissatisfied with the third prince's drinking and meat-loving, after so many years, they were also very suspicious of the second prince.

In addition, the third prince already had his own confidants in the court at that time, and they caused trouble to the second prince. The second prince was busy all day training the army, governing the country, and reforming the country. He also took the opportunity to eradicate the third prince's gang members. He was very busy. Make a deal.

This is why it took them so long to go to Nanruan to look for the Cheng family.

Beique is not stable, and can even be said to be a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. When Pei Haoting proposed to marry Mrs. Cheng, he said sincerely that Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng both thought that he would treat Mrs. Cheng well.

Therefore, they did not send anyone to look for her, fearing that the third prince would find out about Cheng's existence and do something unreasonable. The reform method of the second prince was quite effective, and Beique became stronger day by day, and everything was moving in a good direction. But at this juncture, the second prince was assassinated, and his life or death was uncertain.

The third prince reappeared triumphantly and regained his high position with lightning speed, but on the surface he still pretended to be brotherly and brotherly, saying that he was the acting supervisor of the country.

Mrs. Cheng had no choice but to take the old man and several sons to Nanruan.

Not only did he want to avoid the limelight, but he also wanted to see how his daughter was doing.

This is what happened next.

Pei Shao's uncles, namely Mr. Cheng and the heirs of the second prince, had already played a big game of chess in secret. After Mr. Cheng woke up, he began to prepare to close the net.

It wasn't until he came back this time that the third prince and his cronies were eradicated and put into prison.

But even so, Beique is still an empty shell and is in danger.

Due to the civil strife, Nan Ruan, together with Xi Shu in the west and Dong Yue in the east, were all eyeing the fat piece of Bei Que, waiting for one day when this behemoth fell and they could take a share of the pie.

They have repeatedly sent troops to harass the border, especially recently, they have become more and more wanton.

Mr. Cheng, the second prince, and the current emperor was very busy all day long, and the old lady, the queen, was also busy cleaning up the mess left by the three thousand beauties in the third prince's harem.

And probably the many things that the late emperor did because he had few heirs left a psychological shadow on several veterans.

Although the emperor's grandsons and granddaughters were able to make soy sauce, they were still forced to draft because of the empty harem.

The emperor resolutely refused, so several old ministers were looking for trouble in different ways every day, and the emperor was getting busier and busier these days.

I heard from the eunuch next to him that he only slept for one or two hours a day, and spent the rest of the time reviewing memorials and handling political affairs.

Only then did Pei Shao understand why Mrs. Cheng had been so strange recently. She pursed her lips and was thinking about it until she went to school in the afternoon.

For some unclear details, I quietly inquired with Cheng Jinheng and Cheng Qian.

The two of them were usually not as attentive and carefree as Cheng Jinrong. If he asked Cheng Jinrong, he would definitely be able to detect something, but it was different if he asked these two people.

Pei Shao just found a reason to fool the two of them, and he didn't know everything he knew. Only then did Pei Shao piece together what happened back then.

And until now, the third prince and his accomplices have been imprisoned and have yet to be punished. This is why the current emperor is worried about being accused of fratricide.

There are also a few stubborn old men who are trying their best to block it.

Mrs. Cheng showed no interest for several days. Pei Shao saw this and felt anxious in his heart.

She wanted to make Mrs. Cheng happy, but she was so soft-spoken that there was really nothing she could do.

It wasn't until she received another letter from Pei Jingshuo that Cheng became happier.

As soon as Cheng finished reading the letter, he handed the letter into Pei Shao's hand, with a smile that couldn't be concealed in his eyes.

Only then did he react a little slowly. Pei Shao didn't know many words yet, so he was afraid he wouldn't be able to understand them.