daughter in power

Chapter 241 Rivals in Love
Qiqi is the news I learned the night before.

Bing'er actually learned of Dongfang Xiu's departure on the second day.

He went to the imperial study to ask Xia Xi, but was reprimanded by Xia Xi.

He grew up so big, he didn't live in front of his parents for the first three years, but in the following years, he was always taken care of by Xia Xi and Qi Qi.

Xia Xi and Qiqi have never been angry with him.

Not to mention scolding him in front of courtiers.

Bing'er couldn't figure it out, so she didn't go to Taixue.

He ran to Yangxi Palace alone to sulk.

Qiqi stood side by side with him, and said flatly: "You also know the abilities of your adoptive father. If the emperor of the Western Shang Kingdom and the emperor of the Beiyue Kingdom really want to besiege the Daxia Kingdom. If your adoptive father leaves, you will Let them be honest."

Bing'er didn't care about this, and said unhappily: "What can two thousand soldiers and horses do? If something happens to the adoptive father, I don't think the Yunjiang family will become honest, but we will become honest."

Qiqi's eyelids twitched, and she turned to look at him.

Although he is only 11 years old, he is not much different from her height.

You don't have to think about it, you know that in a year or two, his height will surpass hers.

Bing'er muttered: "Did I say something wrong?"

As soon as he turned around, he went away angrily.

Bing'er's complaints could be heard faintly from outside, it seemed that the rain was too heavy and his peony flowers might be damaged.

However, the worry about the adoptive father has not diminished.

The relationship between Bing'er and Dongfang Xiu has always been very good.

Of course, his relationship with Xia Xi is not bad either.

Now, his own father sent his adoptive father to go to the north, and he was really depressed.

Qiqi sighed, looked at the gate of the palace, and couldn't speak well.

However, a few days after Dongfang Xiu went out, news came.

He was attacked.

Not long after the Beizheng army went out, two thousand soldiers and horses were attacked by a large group of bandits and bandits.

In fact, the law and order of the Great Xia Kingdom is good, and all parts of the country are peaceful.

When did so many bandits appear?

Nobody can explain it.

At least Dongfang Xiu couldn't explain it.

He naturally resolved it easily.

However, at least 1000 people were lost.

The news was reported to Xia Xi, but Xia Xi didn't add manpower for him.

It is only said that the national strength is empty, and now it is in a state of preparation for war, so the manpower should not be too scattered.

So, he didn't get a boost.

Only led the 1000 people to continue the northern expedition.

At this speed, by the time he reaches the border, there may not even be 1000 people left.

How can we still fight against the people of the Western Shang Kingdom and the North Vietnamese Kingdom?

However, Xia Xi didn't seem to care about these things.

Bing'er finally couldn't help but quarreled with Xia Xi in the imperial study.

He is the crown prince and Xia Xi's confidant. Although there was a quarrel, Xia Xi did not punish him too severely.

He was only confined in the East Palace and not allowed to go out.

It is said that it is a foot restraint, but in fact, the reason in a larger sense is that I don't want to see him go out of the palace to look for Dongfang Xiu.

There is no need to guess, everyone knows that as long as Dongfang Xiu is in any danger, the 11-year-old Crown Prince will definitely use all his resources to rescue her.

Qiqi's complexion became more and more unwell.

Because of her illness, Xia Xi kept many things from her.

But she naturally has channels to get these gossips.

Even though he knew it, he could only pretend not to know it.

Bing'er was grounded, so she went to visit her on a regular basis.

I saw a peony flower at the door, still blooming blazingly.

She asked: "The crown prince has been banned from the East Palace. Miss Rui Zhu went to study at the Imperial Palace?"

Wei Yong respectfully said: "I would like to report to the empress, Miss Yan's family goes to school every day and has never been late."

The crown prince was grounded, but it didn't affect the young lady at all.

This made Qi Qi feel a little uncomfortable.

I vaguely remembered Dongfang Xiu's words when he was leaving.

She clenched her hands secretly and entered the main hall.

The prince just sat sideways in front of the window, not knowing what he was thinking.

She stopped the eunuch's report and quietly walked up to him.

When he got closer, he saw that there was still a painting on the table.

The person in the painting is outstanding, his beautiful eyes are clean and clear, and his beauty is refined and dazzling.

It was Miss Yan Ruizhu.

She shook her head and smiled: "Bing'er, you are not very old, why do you have these thoughts. If it is time to study, you neglect your studies and focus on these men and women's love affairs, I am afraid it will be difficult to rule the world."

Bing'er woke up from her stupor, and hurriedly covered the scroll on the table, her face flushed red.

All of a sudden, the pride and ease of the past were gone.

"Queen, why...why are you here?" He hesitated, his eyes dodging.

She said: "Aren't you worried about your adoptive father? Why did you draw Miss Yan's family again?"

He was startled, and his face flushed even more: "My son... My son, this is..."

In the end, he failed to give a good explanation, but just tightly clutched the scroll.

Seeing this, she sighed and forgot to say anything.

For half a month, Xia Xi refused to pay attention to Bing'er.

Binger also failed to leave the palace.

He was confined in the East Palace, and Qiqi often visited him.

Miss Ruizhu also often visits Peony.

Come and go, but it is not depressing.

On the other side, there was another news from Dongfang Xiu.

He was attacked again.

This time, not to mention Dongfang Xiu himself, even many courtiers signed a letter requesting Xia Xi to thoroughly investigate the bandits.

Dongfang Xiu is a first-class Marquis of Wu, the prince and Taifu, such a great official.

Just a few hundred miles away from the palace, he was attacked by two large groups.

It's just too unacceptable.

Dongfang Xiu also handed over the memorial.

The rogues and bandits cost him another 500 people, and he is basically a poor commander now.

With only 500 elite soldiers, do we still need to go to the border to fight?
It is heard that Yun Huaiqing stationed 80 troops, intending to fight Daxia to the death.

The battle was fought for no reason.

It's just like when King Guangdu of the Western Shang Kingdom provoked the Great Xia Kingdom.

Appears without warning and cannot be judged.

Xia Xi didn't reply to the memorial, and didn't even reprimand the person who signed the letter.

The only thing he did was to send another 100 million troops to go straight to the border.

From this point of view, the meaning is obvious.

Dongfang Xiu is the vanguard.

The vanguard can be 1 or 100, there is really no specific rule.

He said that he would not send additional personnel, which means that there is really no additional personnel.

Dongfang Xiu went to the border again, with 500 people with him, every step of the way was startling.

Qiqi couldn't sit still anymore.

He found Xia Xi and asked him to send troops to recruit Dongfang Xiu, and secretly pointed out that he hoped that he would not send someone to assassinate Dongfang Xiu.

Her words were very cryptic, but Xia Xi turned her face.

This is the first time the couple have had a falling out.

It was also the first time Xia Xi got angry.

Qiqi's face changed suddenly, she couldn't find the right words for a while, and finally left the imperial study room feeling depressed.

That night, Xia Xi did not go to Yangxi Palace.

Rumors spread like the wind.

Rumors about Qiqi being unfavored and fearing to be rejected, snowflakes flew up and down the court hall of Liuhuo City.

Just at this time, the Jiang family was invited to Xia Xi's banquet.

They took a person with them.

It was Jiang Qiqi.

Jiang Qiqi's appearance remains the same, and she seems to have the same feeling as Qi Qi from before.

The Jiang family sat opposite the huge dining table, their whole faces looked extraordinarily serious because of their respect.

Xia Xi ate meals casually, and didn't care much about the attitude of Jiang's family.

But the Jiang family is very affectionate.

On this day, Bing'er was grounded, Qiqi was in poor health and rested on the bed, she didn't know when Xia Xi had dinner with Jiang's family, and she didn't even know that Jiang Qiqi was secretly brought into the palace.

That night, the news spread even faster.

The imperial palace on the second day had already exploded.

Jiang Qiqi stayed in the imperial study room last night and was favored by the emperor.

No matter what the reason was, he favored Jiang Qiqi.

He is always favored.

The eunuch who wrote the notes on daily life would not scribble.The supervisor of ceremonies quickly sent various gifts and carefully crafted signs.

Jiang Qiqi has no status yet, or in other words, has not obtained a real status, and the Supervisor of Rituals is waiting for Xia Xi's order.

Qiqi knew the news after seven days.

On this day, Dongfang Xiu was attacked again, and there were not many soldiers left.

The man who attacked him was wearing a pitch-black coat, but accidentally exposed the armor inside.

It was the uniform of the regular army of the Great Xia Kingdom.

He was restless.

Of course, he couldn't stay calm.

He ordered someone to send a memorial overnight, and asked Xia Xi for an explanation.

Two thousand soldiers and horses became him alone, and he was attacked and killed by Daxia's regular army.

Doesn't this show that someone is doing something wrong?

Xia Xi didn't give him an explanation, but made Jiang Qiqi a fourth-rank beauty, titled Liyan.

Everyone in the world knows that Empress Feng Qiqi is Empress Xiyan.

Now that Jiang Qiqi has been awarded the title of Beauty of Beauty, why doesn't the world be suspicious?
Xia Xi didn't explain too much.

Let these rumors go wild.

Qiqi finally got the news.

Xia Xi hasn't come to Yangxi Palace for half a month, no matter how stupid she is, she probably understands.

She went to the royal study to question.

Xia Xi was reviewing the memorial in the main hall.

She refused to pass it on, so she walked straight into the hall.

Entering the door, Xia Xi sat on the dragon chair and carefully reviewed the memorial.

There is a person standing beside him.

That person is slender and delicate, and he is a newly promoted beauty.

Seeing her enter the door, Liyan beauty pursed her lips and looked over, her eyes were clearly full of provocation.

Jiang Qiqi's beauty is very special, although not peerless, at least it is gentle and charming, with a unique style.

Compared with her alluring sick child, she was better than her beautiful complexion.

That's right, Jiang Qiqi looked healthier than her.

She looked at the past like this, as if she was looking at a mirror.

Under the graceful skin in the mirror was once her soul.

Now, he has become another person.

She turned pale, stared at Jiang Qiqi fiercely, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Her imposing manner is majestic, which is the attitude accumulated after becoming a queen.

It is not comparable to ordinary people.

But Jiang Qiqi was more lively than her, "The concubine is a beautiful woman newly appointed by the emperor, why can't she stand here? The empress is sick all over, skinny and skinny, don't you allow the concubine to replace you?" Do you serve the emperor?"

Being so upright and confident, speaking so loudly and without slander, she really didn't take her as a queen seriously.

But she was helpless.

She looked at Xia Xi, frowned her pretty eyebrows, and asked, "What's going on?"

She asked very calmly, but in fact she was extremely disturbed.

Xia Xi raised her eyes coldly, and slightly hooked her lips: "That's what you saw."

She was furious: "You..."

But I don't know how to ask.

She is the queen, Xia Xi's first wife, and his childhood sweetheart.

It's a pity that she has experienced too much and burdened him too much. It is really not as good as Jiang Qiqi's clean background.

She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "If you think she is more suitable to be a queen, I don't mind abdicating the throne."

The tone was so sad that even she herself could hear the sadness.

Xia Xi's eyes flashed, she put down the vermilion pen in her hand heavily, and said displeasedly: "Does the queen really think that I am good at joking? Since you are in such a hurry to abdicate to the virtuous, why don't you take off the golden crown and think about it for a few days behind closed doors."

He waved his hand casually and said loudly: "Send Xiyan back to the palace."

(End of this chapter)