Mistress

Chapter 65

The capital has been completely controlled by Xu Cheng, which is the result of his accumulated strength for many years and three months of hard work.

Xu Cheng asked people to spread the news quickly, and the prince collapsed on the spot when he heard the bad news about his father.He fought with the Wang family for so long, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. After this heavy blow, his combat effectiveness instantly reduced to zero.

The crown prince knew that the situation was over, Li Xiangrui might be staring at him now, trying to catch him and kill him.He led a small group of troops to find a path to escape, but Li Xiangrui had already ambushed soldiers and horses waiting for him there.

He was caught alive, and Li Xiangrui had led an army to wipe out the remnants of the Wang clan.

When the good news came, Xu Cheng sat in the Zhihui Hall in a daze.At this time, he was a big man who was both happy and sad, and never shed tears, but at this moment his eyes were moist.

Back then, he was so loyal to the emperor, willing to go through fire and water for him, plotting wholeheartedly for the people of the Great Ye Dynasty, hoping that the Great Ye Dynasty would never change from generation to generation, killing treacherous officials, and suppressing rebellion. He is willing to do anything.

But in the past few years, he has unknowingly embarked on such a road. He has become a traitor who is scolded by thousands of people. Any courtier who engages in a coup to overthrow the emperor will be scolded as a traitor.

If his father and the ancestors of the Xu family saw that he had won the world today, would they praise him, or would they scold him, scold him for breaking the rules of the monarch and his ministers?Or scold him for dishonoring his ancestors?

The Xu family has never produced a traitor for many generations, but he directly killed the king.Although his father was worried about future generations, he didn't let him take over the world.

His eyes were moist for a moment, and he returned to his original shape.He, Xu Cheng, is not a cowardly person, if he dares to do it, he dares to do it!
But he was not in a hurry to move into the palace, let alone ascend the throne. Instead, he sent troops to guard the palace, sent all the concubines in the palace to become nuns in the temple, and even sent people to guard it secretly.As for the heirs of the royal family, the princesses and princesses were all dispatched to the cold and frozen places in the northern border, and they would not be able to return to Beijing forever.

As for those princes, princes, etc., he locked them up for the time being. He had an idea in his mind on how to deal with them, but he couldn't do it. He wanted to ask Li Yan's opinion.

When he came to the Jinxiu Courtyard, Li Yan said with a sad face: "Master, the shop has just opened, and the business was pretty good. In your coup, the people are all hiding and dare not come out, so the business cannot be done."

Xu Cheng couldn't help laughing, "You're so petty, and you're still thinking about business."

"I don't think I lost money for opening the shop. I was originally here to accompany you in the show. It's just that the people are afraid to go out. I feel bad. The people were frightened when they attacked the city the day before yesterday. It would be great if the master could give the common people a peaceful and prosperous life, they just want to live in peace, and they want to eat the next meal after one meal."

Xu Cheng looked at Li Yan quietly, and after a long time he nodded silently. At this time, ordinary women would definitely be anxious about when to enter the palace and when to be named queen, but Li Yan was worried about the shop and the people.With such a woman to accompany him all his life, he believed that he would not be a foolish king.

Because Li Yan would always ring the alarm bell for him.

Li Yan saw that he was in a daze, so she asked: "How does the master want to deal with those shops? If only I could keep taking care of them, at least I have something to do every day."

Xu Cheng smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I won't let you idle. After your father returns to the court, the major armies have been dispatched to the place where they should guard, and when everything is peaceful, it's time for a new deal. The Northwest has been fighting for so long. During the war, other places have been supplying money and food, and the people are already full of complaints. Although you are not a courtier, maybe you shouldn’t listen to women’s words when governing a country, but I still want to hear your thoughts. Whether you accept it or not is up to me. It's your own business, anyway, you will be busy in the future."

Li Yan felt turbulent when she heard this, saying that women cannot be involved in politics, but Xu Cheng said that he wanted to hear her thoughts, at least because he valued her.

Xu Cheng continued: "As for these shops, they will be rewarded to those who have made great contributions this time, your father and brothers, as well as Su Bai, Chen Hao, Zhu Yan and others. In addition, there is another person who has made great contributions. I will let them He came to see you, but he refused to come."

"Who is it?" Li Yan was curious, "Why did you ask him to come to see me?"

"He was your childhood friend, don't you forget him too?" Xu Cheng stared at her, "Is it true? Didn't you ask you to write a letter to him last time?"

Li Yan thought about it for a while, and then said hesitantly: "That...Jiang...Jiang Ziheng? There is nothing to see, and there is nothing to say when we see it."

She doesn't know Jiang Ziheng at all, okay, she really doesn't want to see Jiang Ziheng, when he talks about a bunch of things about her childhood, she can only be dumb, and Li Nianyun's childhood is a blank in her mind, but for Li Nianyun Xiangrui's father has sporadic memories, but they are also very vague.

Seeing that she really didn't want Jiang Ziheng, Xu Cheng said with emotion: "He is the commander of the siege this time. If it weren't for his great help, this time it would not have been so smooth. At that time, it was like cutting the mess with a sharp knife, and the attack was over in half a day. For the past few days, he has been training soldiers in Yaoshan, and he has been pondering the map of the capital and its surrounding areas day and night. If it weren't for you, he might not be so wholehearted."

Li Yan said in embarrassment: "How could it be for me? A big man should do his best to find a future. Wouldn't it be good if you made him a great general?"

Xu Cheng nodded, "Alright, I'll listen to you."

His sentence "I listen to you" made Li Yan feel embarrassed, and said: "Master, don't listen to me, it's up to you to decide whether to seal the general."

"Not only do I want to make him a great general, but I also want to marry him personally. Since you wrote him a letter last time, he promised me that I will follow my arrangement afterwards and let me marry him. Do you think there is something wrong?" Who is more suitable for him?"

"This..." Li Yan was troubled, "How do I know what kind of woman he likes?"

Xu Cheng joked, "He likes a woman like you."

Li Yan scoffed, "Master, don't make fun of me!"

She pondered for a while, "I don't know if Qi'er can catch his eyes. Qi'er is well-behaved and sensible, and she will be a virtuous and capable wife. I am afraid that Jiang Ziheng thinks she is a girl. Let's get rid of Qi'er." How about letting her be a commoner, and then bring Qier to Jiang Ziheng to meet her?"

Xu Cheng said very firmly: "He will definitely be willing."

"How do you know?"

With a smile on the corner of Xu Cheng's mouth, he said in a joking tone: "He can't marry you, and it is a blessing for him to be able to marry the big maid in your hands."

Li Yan glared at him, then teased with a smile: "Master is here again, did he overturn the jar of jealousy?"

Xu Cheng lowered his head and smiled for a while, then raised his head again, his expression suddenly became serious, "Ma'am, I have a very important matter here, and I hope Madam can help me decide."

Li Yan immediately rebuffed, "No, since it's a very important matter, it's better for you to decide for yourself. I really don't know much about government affairs, so it's useless for you to ask me."

"I really want to hear Madam's opinion on this matter, that is, how to deal with the former princes, especially Prince Bao, and some former princes and former princes who are on the way to escort. These are very difficult people."

Xu Cheng's gaze was very serious, and Li Yan couldn't avoid it, so she began to think hard.It stands to reason that these people can only be eradicated to avoid future troubles.The reason why Xu Cheng came to ask her must be because he couldn't bear it, especially Prince Bao. Xu Cheng was worried that Xu Jing would hate him for the rest of his life.

Li Yan struggled for a while, and said: "You can either kill her or imprison her, or she can be exiled. I'm afraid there will be future troubles."

Xu Cheng raised his brows, "How to confine her, just like Aunt Ji?"

"Almost. Build a high wall to separate them all. They are locked in a small courtyard all year round. They cannot hear the sound or see the outside scene. They have been isolated from the world since then."

"Then it's better to kill them, why let them suffer this crime?"

Li Yan stared at Xu Cheng, and sighed: "For them, it's suffering, but for you, it seems that you can scruple a little bit about the people's opinions. If you kill them all, no matter the people or those who have dissenting opinions, they will spread the word." You are very cruel, and you are definitely not a good emperor. It may be easier for the common people to accept them, although to you, confinement is more cruel than killing. And... maybe they are willing to be imprisoned, okay It’s better to live than to die.”

Xu Cheng remained silent.

Li Yan said again: "Look, if you come to ask me, it will only cause you more troubles. If you don't want them to suffer, and you don't want yourself to be annoyed by them every day, then you might as well kill them comfortable."

While the two were talking, Xu Jing and Aunt Song ignored the obstruction of the people outside, and rushed in together, crying and shouting, pushing and beating.Seeing that they were people close to Xu Cheng, the guards at the courtyard gate did not dare to be cruel to them, but they would never soften their hearts and let them in, so they could only firmly stop them.

Xu Cheng and Li Yan heard the commotion outside, so they asked Xu Jing and Aunt Song to be let in.

The two of them fell to their knees as soon as they entered.

Xu Cheng sternly said to Aunt Song: "I told you to take good care of Jing'er, why are you messing around with me? Last time I went to Mingxiang Pavilion to tell you, did you forget everything?"

Aunt Song's eyes were full of tears, "Master, although I live in a deep house, I also know that the world already belongs to the master, and the old and young of the Song family are also locked up by the master. I don't want to plead for the father and son of the Song family. Pity my mother, she has been a concubine all her life, and was bullied by my father and aunt, she is not as good as a shameless slave in the mansion. Can the master see it for the sake of concubine status, no no, I beg the master to take care of Chi'er and Jiao For the sake of my son, release the concubine's own mother and let her live with the concubine, okay?"

Aunt Song kowtowed desperately, and Xu Cheng couldn't help feeling sad, "Okay, okay, this is a trivial matter, and I will help you."

Aunt Song burst into tears with gratitude, "Thank you, Master, thank you..."

Xu Jing didn't cry like Aunt Song just now, she just bit her lip with red eyes and looked up at Xu Cheng, "Brother, you want to kill my husband, right?"

Xu Cheng was speechless.

"Big brother wants his little sister to be a widow?"

Xu Cheng looked directly at her, "He is not sincere to you, otherwise you have been recuperating in the mansion for so long, why didn't he come to see you? There are many good men in the world, and there are definitely not a few people who admire you. You will have a good life in the future." Husband's."

Xu Jing shook her head and said resolutely: "No, I only want Prince Bao, even if he is hypocritical to me, I will admit it. In my life, I will only take Prince Bao as my husband, and there will never be another Husband. If you want to kill him, then kill me first!"

Xu Cheng pounded the table with his fist, "Little sister, you must not threaten elder brother!"

Xu Jing stiffened her neck, with an expression of resignation to death.

Li Yan saw that the brothers and sisters were at war, and hurriedly said: "Master, don't get angry."

Li Yan went to help Xu Jing up and let her sit down, "Little sister, if Prince Bao is really released, he will not be able to live a peaceful life with you, what if he takes you as a hostage? "

Xu Jing burst into tears after hearing this, "Sister-in-law, I am willing to be his hostage, and I am willing to let him escape to live his own life elsewhere and marry another woman. As long as he is well, I will... that's enough .”

Li Yan said anxiously: "His surname is Ye, and the Ye Dynasty has perished, how could he live a peaceful life, and how could he be well? He will only plot to make a comeback, and he will definitely bring disaster to the world in the future."

Xu Jing looked at Li Yan bitterly, "Sister-in-law, after all, do you still want to kill him?"

Li Yan concluded that it was not up to her to decide whether to kill or not.

Xu Cheng made a sullen face, and said coldly: "Sister, don't say any more, I won't kill him, I will imprison him, if you miss him in the future, you can go in and see him. But it is torture for him, It's even more torture for you, if you can't think about it so much, big brother will help you!"

After Xu Cheng finished speaking, he walked away.

Xu Jing was still dissatisfied, and chased him out, "Brother, don't block him, otherwise he will seek death. He has a high spirit, how did he suffer this crime? Big brother! Big brother!"

She was stopped by the guards at the courtyard gate, Xu Cheng was already far away, so she pretended not to hear this.

Li Yan and Aunt Song ran out, only to see Xu Jing collapsed on the ground in despair, and she murmured: "Confinement, how can he survive such a life that is worse than death? Brother, you Why are you so cruel?"

Li Yan really felt a little sad for her, "Little sister, it's not that your elder brother is cruel, he is protecting you, he is afraid that Prince Bao will hurt you! Don't you think Prince Bao is the only one in your eyes, not even yourself?" Are you over? Since he doesn't have you in his heart, you should live for yourself."

Xu Jing looked at Li Yan with a sneer, "It turns out that sister-in-law has been living for herself?"

Li Yan's eyebrows moved slightly, "My situation is different from yours."

"Because elder brother has you in his heart, but Prince Bao doesn't have me in his heart?" Xu Jing asked with a wry smile.

Li Yan took a deep breath helplessly, she felt that Xu Jing was doomed to never get better in this life, and Prince Bao was her poison.She ordered her left and right, "Take Miss to Yifang Pavilion, the place has already been cleaned. Aunt Song, you can go back too."

Aunt Song had already fulfilled her wish just now, so she left obediently.

Xu Jing was carried away by several people.

In the next few days, Xu Cheng thought hard and wanted to establish an auspicious and long-lasting national title. When Li Xiangrui's army arrived, he had to live in the palace.If the throne is left in vain, the world will not be stable.

It's just that Li Xiangrui sent a secret letter to Xu Cheng before Li Xiangrui's army arrived. The former crown prince vomited and had diarrhea along the way. His guards couldn't bear the smell, so they opened the prison car and followed him to a distant place for convenience. .Because the defenders were waiting in full battle, he couldn't escape, so he jumped off the cliff not far away!
Because there are deep mountains and dense forests under the cliff, it is really difficult to find, and there are often wild beasts. Two 10,000+ troops searched for three days without success. I don’t know whether the former prince died and his body was not found, or was taken away by wild beasts. or eaten.

Xu Cheng wrote back, asking General Li to bring the army back quickly and not to stay any longer.

The people in the mansion knew that the master was going to be the emperor, and they could also go to the palace to serve him, and they were all very excited.And of course Aunt Ji in Qiushui Pavilion also knew about this, Qi'er and the others smiled, but her heart was ashamed.

She was so regretful that her guts were green. If she had known that Xu Cheng would be the emperor earlier, why would she have sex with the emperor named Ye?When she shared the bed with Xu Cheng before, why did she drink anti-child medicine, otherwise she would have given birth early.

It was Ye who killed her!

Only now did she understand that Xu Cheng already knew about her and Ye, he could even snatch the world of Ye, all of this was done so carefully, how could he not know about it?If he was so confused, let alone seizing the world, he would have been beheaded long ago.Therefore, what Chen Hao told her was deliberately let her know by Xu Cheng.

What a treacherous person who can hold his breath!The sad thing is that she doesn't hate Xu Cheng, anyway, she always has him in her heart.

She laughed bitterly, what should she do?It was impossible for Xu Cheng to take her to the palace after leaving her here for so long. She had been looking forward to living in the palace for so many years, but in the end she was ruined by himself.

Maybe Xu Cheng will kill her, because he has never been a soft-hearted person.

Seeing Qi'er, Xue'er, and Zi'er talking outside, she asked Qiao'er beside her, "Qiao'er, tell me... can I go to the palace too, and will I be named concubine?"

Qiao'er didn't know about her relationship with the former emperor, so she said: "Sure, the master is too busy these days to take care of you. When I enter the palace, how can I leave you here alone? It is a certainty that Madam will be conferred the title of Empress, but it is impossible for Master to let Aunt Song be his concubine alone."

Aunt Ji smiled wryly, "I don't know how many people will present all kinds of beauties to the master, how can the master miss me?"

"How many people can match my aunt's beauty? As long as my aunt is more docile and obedient in front of the master, no matter whether she can spoil you or not, she will always make you a concubine and let you be the master of the palace."

Aunt Ji nodded, and said disheartenedly: "I hope I can have a chance to meet the master."

She thought over and over in her heart that if she had given birth to a son for Xu Cheng a few years earlier, she would not have fallen to this point if she had a body.But everything can't start all over again, can she really have room to stand up?
In the next few days Li Yan was very busy, because Xu Cheng gave her the detailed map of the imperial palace, now there are no old people left in every palace and hall, and many old decorations from the old dynasty have also been removed.Now the entire imperial palace needs to be filled with many servants, how to arrange the palaces and halls, Xu Cheng will let Li Yan take care of them all.

The first question that Li Yan thinks of is, the former eunuchs escaped, locked up, exiled, where can I find so many people who are willing to be eunuchs now?
The second question is that although there are several million taels of silver in the national inventory, it will cost at least more than 100 million taels to renovate all the palaces.

The third question is also her most worrying question. There are dozens of main courtyards in the harem, and they used to be the place where the concubines lived. Could it be that she and Aunt Song will only live there in the future?Xu Cheng said before that he would send Aunt Ji away, but she and Aunt Song were really the only ones left.

Can this harem really only live in her and Aunt Song forever?Moreover, she didn't want Xu Cheng to touch Aunt Song.

So, what should we do with these dozens of main courtyards?forever empty?She would rather be empty forever, but...will Xu Cheng agree?He said last time that he wasn't sure he could do it.

She only wanted Xu Cheng to be hers alone, it sounded so ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)