I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 46 Stand up
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After hearing what Li Lin and Yuan Qingcheng said, Ma Xiaojiao realized that Zhang Chun had been beaten back to his original form by Empress Dowager Xiang and became an ordinary royal attendant again, continuing to clean the Tihe Palace with the three of them.

In other words, up to now, except for Ma Xiaojiao, there has been almost no progress for others.

Knowing this, Ma Xiaojiao stood up immediately:
"Although I wasn't very good and was slept with by a native and became his mistress, it's still much better than the four of you who have been traveling here for over two months and haven't even left the Novice Village, right?"

As soon as this psychological advantage was established, Ma Xiaojiao immediately turned around to comfort the four girls: "Don't be discouraged, at least Zhao Ya has already competed with Zhao Ji for the throne, which means we haven't achieved nothing."

Zhang Chun immediately hugged Ma Xiaojiao and thanked her:
"Jiaojiao, you're the most reasonable. You know that if I hadn't used my tricks to inspire Zhao Ya's ambition and make him compete with Zhao Ji for the throne, there would be no such prosperous situation today. Unlike some people, who clearly did nothing, they only blame others and hold on to their tiny mistakes, completely ignoring the great contributions they have made."

In the eyes of Li Lin and Yuan Qingcheng, although Zhang Chun had too many little thoughts and tricks, and had recently made another mess, she did deal with Zhao Ya, allowing Zhao Ya, who was not originally planning to compete with Zhao Ji for the throne, to take the initiative to launch an attack on the throne.

From this point of view, if Zhao Ya could really replace Zhao Ji and become emperor, Zhang Chun would indeed have made a great contribution.

Therefore, Li Lin and Yuan Qingcheng, who had really done nothing, were unable to refute Zhang Chun's counterattack and could only listen obediently.

Zhang Chun, who had finally turned the tables, was no longer silent as before. Instead, he took the initiative to ask Ma Xiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, you have been with Zhao Ya for such a long time. What do you think of him? Is he suitable to be the emperor?"

Ma Xiaojiao spoke without hesitation: "Yingmo is wise and strategic, open-minded and generous, knows how to appoint people to the right positions, and is happy to use people. He is gentle and considerate, understanding, knowledgeable and sensible, and open-minded without being feudal. In short, he is good in every way. I think he is very suitable to be the emperor."

"He's just too fickle." Ma Xiaojiao added in her heart.

"So, we chose the right person by choosing Zhao Ya to replace Zhao Ji?" Li Lin asked.

"He is definitely much stronger than Zhao Ji." Ma Xiaojiao guaranteed.

Seeing Ma Xiaojiao's confidence in Zhao Ya, Yuan Qingcheng said, "That's good. This at least proves that we are on the right path."

Ye Shiyun said, "My only concern now is, when can we leave this hellhole and live a life of ease and comfort?"

At this point, Ye Shiyun asked Ma Xiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, can you help us think of a way to let us go to Zhao Ya? By the way, aren't you going to choose a maid? Otherwise, how about the four of us being your maids?"

Ma Xiaojiao said, "There's definitely no problem here. The problem is, you're not maids from Prince Shen's Palace, but from Cide Palace. Isn't this a bit difficult to handle?"

Li Lin still has a broad perspective. She said:
"Don't make it hard on Jiaojiao. We've made it through more than two months, so it doesn't matter if we wait a little longer. Let's go with Empress Xiansu and Imperial Concubine Yisu."

"Also, if we stay here, maybe we can help Empress Xiansu and Imperial Concubine Yisu influence Empress Dowager Xiang, or help Empress Dowager Xiang control the situation when the emperor is replaced."

"If Zhao Xu decides to establish Zhao Ji or Zhao Si instead of Zhao Ya, I will risk my life and die together with him. I will never give Zhao Xu this opportunity."

"Or, if Queen Mother Xiang changes her mind and still wants to make Zhao Ji the emperor, then I will find an opportunity to kill Zhao Ji."

"In short, if we stay here, we can help Zhao Ya defeat Zhao Ji and become the emperor."

After the incident of being too reckless, Zheng Xiansu and Wang Yisu no longer looked for Zhang Chun when they had something to ask the four girls, but instead looked for Li Lin, who had more of an older sister demeanor and was more capable.

This made Li Lin become their new leader.

In fact, from childhood to adulthood, Li Lin has been loyal and generous. She would rather suffer losses herself than let her friends suffer losses. Therefore, whether she was in school or in the army, she was the core figure of her group, like a natural big sister.

In the previous life, when the five girls took photos together, Li Lin always stood in the C position, even though the other four girls were richer than Li Lin.

And Zhang Chun, the homely girl, can only stand on the far right.

This forced Li Lin to submit to Zhang Chun, something she was truly unwilling to accept. However, Li Lin, born into a military family, had aspired to be a female general since childhood, dedicating all her skills to military matters. History and politics were not her forte, and in this era where she was completely clueless, she could only be controlled by Zhang Chun.

Now, Li Lin has more or less adapted to the new environment. Zheng Xiansu intends to promote Li Lin and suppress the ambitious Zhang Chun. Naturally, Li Lin takes advantage of the situation to regain her original position.

Li Lin actually wanted to assassinate two emperors, Zhao Xu and Zhao Ji, and was even willing to die together with them. He was too cruel. Who would dare not listen to this madman?
So, as soon as Li Lin opened her mouth, the matter was settled.

After that, the two sides exchanged some information.

Basically, it was Ma Xiaojiao who was talking about Zhao Ya, and the four girls were listening and analyzing.

When Zhang Chun heard Ma Xiaojiao say that Huang Jingchen, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan, Tong Guan, Wang Bing and others had gathered around Zhao Ya, and that Empress Dowager Xiang's nephews Xiang Zonghui and Xiang Zongliang had recently come to Zhao Ya, wanting to introduce him to Hanlin scholar Cai Jing, she smiled slightly, because many of these people were among the five loyal ministers and five capable ministers she had given to Zhao Ya.

Zhang Chun thought to himself, "Zhao Ya is much better than that old witch, Empress Dowager Xiang. Although he is a little bit lecherous, at least he listens to me. I still have to find a breakthrough from Zhao Ya."

After exchanging information and promising Ye Shiyun that she would send Xiduo to bring her delicious food again, Ma Xiaojiao left.

Unexpectedly, just as Ma Xiaojiao was about to return to the front yard, Zhang Chun caught up with her: "Jiaojiao, wait for me."

Recognizing Zhang Chun's voice, Ma Xiaojiao turned around and asked, "Sister Chun, do you have anything else to say?"

"You slept with Zhao Ya, right?" Zhang Chun asked in a shocking manner.

"No...it's not true, Sister Chun, don't talk nonsense!" Ma Xiaojiao flatly denied it.

"You can fool them, how can you fool me? The bun you have on now is called the Panfu Longji, which is a bun only married women wear. And your hair is covered with pearls and jade, and your body is covered with silk and satin. How can you dress like a maid? Besides, you said that Zhao Ya handed over the factory and the craftsmen to you to do whatever you want. If you hadn't slept with Zhao Ya, how could such a scheming man like Zhao Ya trust you so much? And..."

Ma Xiaojiao quickly covered Zhang Chun's mouth and begged, "My dear sister Chun, please, stop talking!"

Zhang Chun grumbled, "I understand. Let me go."

After Ma Xiaojiao let go of Zhang Chun, she blushed and avoided Zhang Chun's gaze for a while, then whispered to Zhang Chun, "Sister Chun, you won't laugh at me, will you?"

"Why am I laughing at you? This is a smart move. Didn't I tell you a long time ago that in this era, if we women want to accomplish something, we must have strong men to support and protect us, otherwise we are doomed to accomplish nothing." Zhang Chun said.

Ma Xiaojiao stared at Zhang Chun's eyes for a while. Seeing that Zhang Chun didn't seem to be insincere, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as if speaking to Zhang Chun, but also to herself:
"Sister Chun, you're right. There's a world of difference between me before and after being with Zhao Ya."

"Before I was with Zhao Ya, I had a hard time surviving. Even the servants dared to bully me."

"After being with Zhao Ya, everyone who saw me was polite, even respectful. I could do whatever I wanted."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Anyway, I don't regret this choice."

"Honestly, Zhao Ya is really good to me, and I like my current life. If we can't go back to the original world, I will live with Zhao Ya for the rest of my life, which is not bad."

"I support you," Zhang Chun said with a smile, then changed his tone, "However, it's not easy for you to maintain your current life. In the harem, especially when Zhao Ya is the emperor, it's difficult to live a good life alone, let alone maintain favor. Haven't you seen that those concubines, once they gain power, will find ways to bring their relatives or even their sisters into the palace to help them consolidate their favor and power?"

At this point, Zhang Chun revealed his true intentions: "Let's use this trick too..."

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(End of this chapter)