Spoiled Wife

In the imperial study, the first day of New Year's Day, the emperor was still secretly conversing with the Duke of Duan. "How many people does Consort De have in their possession?" King Xian felt that something wasn't right. According to the rumors, they had already cleared up a group after the assassination attempt, and another group in Jiangnan. Why did it seem like there were still so many people left?    

    

Ever since he found out that the Guanbei had the resources of both the King Rui and the Emperor, he started to feel unsettled. Having interacted with them for so many years, he understood their style the best.    

    

"At that time, royal father gave Consort De a hidden guard, and after King Rui was born, he also nurtured a group of people. There were at least a thousand of them." When the Emperor mentioned this, he was secretly complaining in his heart about the previous Emperor, leaving behind such a calamity.    

    

They all knew that whether it was the training or the selection, it would cost a lot of manpower and financial resources to nurture a qualified dark guard. That was the reason why the royal family was able to nurture so many dark guards at once.    

    

However, there was a limit to the number of people that the royal family could raise every year. They had to sacrifice a few during missions and they had to always add them up, so the dark guards were always in short supply. Just like that, the previous emperor gave one each to the Consort De and one each without batting an eye.    

    

King Xian also knew this, but he still felt that something wasn't right. "Then what kind of chips did he come up with this time to convince the barbarians to continue fighting despite the cold weather? And he even had a confident look on his face?"    

    

They had the ambition to harass the borders for these two reasons. King Rui had been in Jiangnan all this time, and he could be said to have fished for oil and water, but after repeated losses, the emperor felt that it was about time.    

    

So what happened this time? King Xian glanced at the emperor. "Could it be ??" The emperor cut him off before he could finish. "No way!" His words were firm and decisive.    

    

King Yuan looked at him in confusion. You didn't even hear what I just said and you're already so sure?    

    

The emperor smiled at him and explained, "Jing Ze didn't mean to say he would give the barbarians the land, did he?" Duke Xian nodded his head and continued, "You may not know, but Consort De still has another sister."    

    

Duke Xiang really didn't know about this, but what did it have to do with the Consort De agreeing to cede the land to the barbarians?    

    

"Consort De's sister died at the hands of the barbarians, and Consort De and her sister had an extremely good relationship. Furthermore, her sister died in an extremely miserable manner, and no one dared to mention it.    

    

This time, Prince Xian knew that the Consort De probably hated the barbarians no less than they did. She was not willing to see the barbarians grow stronger, and naturally would not sacrifice her own country's land to satisfy them.    

    

And then he thought back to the previous question. What exactly was it that had made the barbarians so determined to win?    

    

At this time, in a certain quiet courtyard in Jiangnan, Consort De, no, it should be Grand Concubine De. She was dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes, and her extremely well maintained face did not reveal that she was the mother of a twenty-something year old child at all.    

    

Currently, he was reclining on the soft couch, his fingers wearing a long fingernail as he looked at King Rui who was dressed in a white silk gown with an indescribably flirtatious gaze.    

    

The Consort De was undoubtedly beautiful. Her beauty could be exaggerated, be gentle, and even be delicate and touching. Otherwise, she wouldn't have bewitched the late emperor so much.    

    

King Rui's features were inherited from the Consort De, his appearance was feminine and gentle, if he were to lift up his gentle face, he would look a little heroic, but his current expression was sinister and filled with charm.    

    

"What is going on?" Consort De asked casually.    

    

King Rui naturally knew what she was asking, "What else can you do? I'll give them a defensive map, and they'll fight King Duan for me. " The reply he gave was even more casual, as if he was saying that the weather was very good today.    

    

Consort De took a deep breath and sat up suddenly, staring at him with wide eyes, "What did you say?" He had even given them the map. What was he thinking?    

    

She wanted to pull down the Emperor and King Duanren. One reason was because she was unwilling, and the other reason was because she didn't think that her son would do well, but she had never thought that she would endanger this country!    

    

He could cause trouble from the inside, but he couldn't let others take advantage of him. And what about now? What did she hear? Her son had even leaked the map in spite of the country's safety.    

    

King Rui still looked like he did not care, "What is matriarch worried about?" He didn't know what the matriarch had to worry about, but since the Emperor and King Duanren did not allow him to have an easy time, then everyone should forget about it. This was his principle.    

    

The Consort De's long and shapely eyebrows slanted inwards, and her body was cold and imposing. "This is the Da Xia Empire's land, how can it allow others to trample over it?"    

    

The King Rui heard these words and laughed mockingly, then said without a care: "Even the emperors of Da Xia Empire want to exterminate us, yet you still think about such things, the rivers and mountains of Da Xia Empire? If the rivers and mountains of the Grand Xia can't contain me, then let's destroy it. " He made it sound as though it was an understatement.    

    

Consort De inhaled a breath of cold air, he did not know when he suddenly had such an extreme thought, "Do you know that this is a collusion of enemies and traitors? Even if you are able to make it to the very end, you will only be criticized by others. You do not even have the qualifications to sit in that position. "    

    

King Rui smiled, "I am the king of Da Xia Empire, how can I collude with enemies and betray my country?" With that, he looked at the Consort De, "Furthermore, I believe that the Emperor would never have expected us to do such a thing. He must have thought that we hated the barbarians to death, and that's just what I wanted."    

    

King Rui knew about the big sister in Consort De, the moment he said those words, Consort De knew what was going on, "You, you ?" After pointing at him for a long time, other than one person, you couldn't say anything else. You actually even used a dead person!    

    

King Rui laughed in ridicule, "Aren't I supposed to use any means possible to achieve my goal? Isn't this what matriarch taught me?" He raised his eyebrows and laughed lightly, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, unspeakably evil. This King Rui actually didn't dare to look straight at such a King Rui.    

    

Seeing that Consort De did not say anything else, he turned around and coldly said. "matriarch is old, in the future you can enjoy yourself to your heart's content. I will do the rest." He said the last sentence word by word.    

    

Consort De was furious in her heart, but she did not dare say anything. No matter what, if it was related to her, she would always be in a passive position. King Rui was currently in an increasingly difficult position to control.    

    

Consort De squinted her eyes as she watched King Rui's back. She never would have thought that he would have such a huge reaction, if he had known, she definitely wouldn't do such a thing. It was already too late for her to say anything. With a sigh, he leaned against the soft couch as his heart filled with shock at the fact that the King Rui had revealed the border guard map.    

    

Moreover, what was more contradictory now was that she hated the current emperor and King Duanren, but hated the barbarians even more. She was also hesitant in her heart, so she closed her eyes with a face full of exhaustion.    

    

After he busied himself for a while during the new year, Shen Qi paid his respects to various places and then returned to the manor to wait for the Duke to return. Although Duke Xiang had not shown up in public during this period, he was still busy to the point of not being able to find anyone.    

    

Every single time, it was Shen Qi who would wait for him to arrive very late, and sometimes she would fall asleep before she could even wait for her. In fact, it had been a few days since Duke Xiang had returned, and they hadn't properly sat down to talk.    

    

Seeing that Shen Qi had returned, Prince Yuan looked at her gently and waved his hand for the maidservant to leave, Shen Qi was surprised to see that he had already asked: "Has the Duke finished his work?"    

    

King Xian immediately felt guilty. He came back for a few days but they didn't really communicate much. He came back earlier this time to tell her that he was leaving again. He looked at her and suddenly felt speechless.    

    

Seeing him act this way, Shen Qi knew that something must have happened, "What's wrong, Your Highness?" This hesitant appearance gave people a bad feeling.    

    

"I'll leave tomorrow." After saying that, he looked into her eyes nervously, afraid that she would think too much, and explained, "This time, I entered the capital secretly. Guanbei cannot leave anyone, and you also know that I cannot stay in the capital for long."    

    

The moment Shen Qi came back, he already knew that he wouldn't stay long, but she really felt uncomfortable when this moment really came.    

    

His heart ached, but at the same time, he also felt guilty. He would always leave her alone, and come forward to hug her, "This is the last time, after this matter is resolved, at the very least, I can guarantee that there won't be a war in the Guanbei for decades. At that time, I'll always be at home with you."    

    

"Prince, do you mean what you say?" Shen Qi buried her head in his embrace, her voice a little muffled, sounding like she was extremely wronged. Duke Xiang's heart ached even more, and he nodded as he guaranteed, "Of course, I'll bring you along no matter where I go in the future."    

    

As soon as he said that, Shen Qi's heart moved, he suddenly thought of the situation this time, and immediately suppressed his thoughts. Right now was not the time, the prince was secretly entering the capital, time will not permit it, let's do it the next time!    

    

Therefore, Shen Qi changed the topic and asked: "Is this matter very troublesome to deal with?" As soon as he came back, he started to get busy. Every day, he would quietly go out and return, trying her best to not alert the others. Shen Qi felt that something bad had definitely happened.    

    

"Don't worry, just take care of yourself in the capital." Then, she remembered that this time, there was no news about her coming back to make the wangfei unhappy, so she added, "Guanbei has a senior brother who can help me."    

    

"Senior?" Shen Qi was curious, who was it?    

    

"Situ Ye." Although he didn't want to bring up this person in front of Princess Hua-Yang, he still had to answer Shen Qi's question. However, he had an unwilling look on his face when he said it, making Shen Qi laugh uncontrollably.    

    

Seeing her smile so happily, Prince Xian was also a bit annoyed. She was just mentioning him, yet he was so happy? Was he really that good of a person? The somewhat gluttonous King Duanren immediately bit her face, causing Shen Qi to gasp.    

    

"Are you a dog?" Staring at him angrily, he actually dared to bite!    

    

Seeing that her attention was focused on him, his mood miraculously improved. However, he still ordered in a domineering tone, "You are not allowed to think about others in front of me." Especially when he thought about how Situ Ye would always argue that he had to go to the capital to see his wife after the battle, he felt that he couldn't allow the two of them to meet.    

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But when it came to Situ Ye, Shen Qi had no choice but to think of Fu Xuerou. If Situ Ye went to help the Duke, then did Fu Xuerou go with him? Thinking about it, she immediately asked, "Did Fu Xuerou go as well?" There was a hint of jealousy in her tone that she herself did not notice.    

    

Not only was he not angry at such a question, he even felt it was very enjoyable. He knew it was good to be jealous, but the corners of his lips curled up and his gaze turned deep. "Is the wangfei jealous?"    

    

When Shen Qi thought about her tone just now, it was as if she was questioning his husband whether or not he had a mistress. Her face immediately flushed red, and then she said stubbornly: "Are you jealous?"    

    

King Xian's mood improved, and he couldn't stop the laughter from brimming in his eyes. He stepped forward and pulled the person into his embrace. "Yes, it's this king who's jealous." As he laughed and kissed her, Shen Qi immediately felt embarrassed.    

    

The prince didn't give her any time to react and directly pushed her onto the bed, pressing her down. The night was still long!