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"He guessed that I was playing the fool and attacked the Qi family in the name of chess." Zhao Jing narrowed his eyes and angrily threw the chess piece in his hand onto the ground. "The East is not clear!" I never thought that he would actually be a hidden chess expert! "

With a loud crash, the chess box shattered and the black and white chess pieces fell to the ground.

As expected, the older the better. Qi Yunshan had only interacted with her a little, so she had managed to fool him. However, it was different for Dongfang Wenming. She had personally ascended the throne for him, and she had watched him reach his current state step by step. Thus … He could have tricked Qi Yunshan, but he actually exposed himself in front of Dongfang Wenming. Damn it!

"I grew up in the capital and have never heard of Eastern Paradise being so adept in chess. Isn't he a martial general? " Zhao Yuannan was also surprised, but more than that, he panicked, "What will happen next? Is he going to deal with you? "

He may be a general, but he may be well-prepared and well-mannered!" Wei Shuge looked at Zhao Jing with a slightly sunken expression. "It's not the time to panic yet. So what if Dongfang Wenming knows you're planning to make a move against the Qi Clan?" He must be plotting something by helping you ascend to the throne. After so many years of peace, he wouldn't lift a rock to smash his own foot. Even if he had to deal with you, he would slowly draw a diagram. After all, if he were to make a move, the Qi Family will also make a move as well.

Zhao Jing stood up and turned his head to look at the bronze bell on the imperial table. He seemed to be lost in thought.

"Your majesty?" Zhao Yuannan said, "Do you want to continue with the Jiangbei affair?"

"There is a saying that has not been made very clear in the East that, if you look ahead and look behind you, it will be very difficult to accomplish anything!" Right now, he only suspects that I have plans against the Qi Family, but he is not certain that I have allied with the Qi Family. " After all, he also knew that she was a girl and no matter what, it was impossible for her to have children with Qi Ruyu.

A harem without children can't keep a stable front, so... Dongfang Wenming wasn't worried that she would actually become a female chicken, Si Chen! Even though she was interested in power, she was still a girl! This was probably the place where Zhao Jing felt the most at ease.

"The arrow is on the bow, how can I not release it?" Zhao Jing narrowed his eyes and looked at Wei Shuge. "Do as we planned!"

"Alright!" Wei Shuge nodded.

In the following days, Zhao Jing obediently stayed in the palace.

She was waiting for news from Jiangbei.

Emperor Qi Ruyu had gotten rid of the hairpin and knelt outside the palace, crying and shouting. Zhao Jing didn't pay any attention to her at all.

Ling Yin held onto Zhao Jing's calf as she spoke in a childish voice, "Imperial Father, Empress …"

Zhao Jing crouched down and hugged her to his chest. The soft and tender voice of the small meatball made people's heart go soft. His fingertip lightly caressed the child's face. "Ling Yin be good, don't be afraid!"

Qi Ruyu's stratagem had caused Zhao Jing to become agitated for no reason. When it reached the Imperial Tutor's ears, it was unknown what sort of tricks he would play. Now that her heart was in turmoil, how could she have the time to care about the love of a young girl in the harem!

Wei Shuge came in from outside. "Your majesty!" "The empress won't leave. She has to see the emperor and … she has to apologize to him." She glanced at Ling Yin, who was in Zhao Jing's arms. "The empress is crying bitterly over the matter of the princess. She said it was because she didn't notice at the moment, so she definitely didn't mean it!"

"Do you believe that?" Zhao Jing asked.

Wei Shuge fell silent.

"Even you don't believe that she's lying to me." Zhao Jing put the little girl down. "Ling Yin will play for a while. Imperial Father still has something to do."

The wet nurse who was beside them took the princess' hand and left with her child.

It was raining outside, and Wei Shuge was holding an umbrella. Zhao Jing stood under the umbrella, staring coldly at the kneeling Empress Qi Ruyu.

Qi Ruyu's long hair reached the ground, and she looked extremely miserable under the heavy rain. It wasn't easy for him to be pampered, and it wasn't easy for the emperor to be willing to stay at the Wu Palace, but instead teach him how to be dissatisfied and end up like this. Qi Ruyu was naturally unwilling. Initially, she didn't feel that she was in the wrong. Ling Yin wasn't a prince, so even if she was angry at an emperor, she wouldn't be able to stay angry for too long.

However, when she returned home with a letter, her father, Qi Yunshan, declared that he would not interfere in this matter, causing Qi Ruyu to panic.

She did not know that people were complaining about the Qi family! As the empress, you are harming the emperor's heir, so what if you are a princess? The empress did not have the slightest tolerance to harm the princess, not knowing how to repent and directly saying that she could not teach her daughter!

After waiting for so long, the emperor had stopped coming to the Palace, and her father had already decided that she was the one who had done the wrong thing. What else could she do? Qi Ruyu could not think of any other way besides the strategy!

The one kneeling beside Qi Ruyu was Jane Xi. She had also taken off her hairpin and disappeared into the rain.

Zhao Jing narrowed his eyes and Qi Ruyu crawled over while crying. She knelt in front of Zhao Jing and kowtowed, her voice filled with grief. "Your majesty, your concubine knows her wrongs. Your Imperial Majesty, your concubine doesn't dare to do it anymore!" "Your Majesty …"

However, Zhao Jing's gaze never left Jane Xi. "You are Ling Yin's birth mother. Could it be that you want to plead on behalf of the empress?"

"The concubine knows that Ling Yin's life is miserable, so she doesn't dare to ask for anything. She only wishes for her to grow up safely and happily. But things had already happened, and the empress was still the empress. If the emperor punished the empress, how would the people of the world treat the emperor? The imperial concubines deeply loved the emperor and would rather be humiliated than be criticized by others! Your consort kowtows to ask the emperor to forgive the empress … "

Zhao Jing snorted. "I've never seen such a magnanimous mother, such a selfless mother!"

After speaking, Zhao Jing turned and left.

"Your Majesty! "Your majesty!" Qi Ruyu cried and shouted.

Zhao Jing halted his steps. "The princess' matter ends here. In the future, no one is allowed to mention it." The Empress returns to the palace to continue as your Empress. As for the concubine … "Do your best!"

Jane Xi was startled. She thought that since she accompanied the empress here to beg for forgiveness, the emperor would definitely feel pity for her. Not only did he lose his daughter, he even made the Emperor unhappy.

"Your majesty?" Jane Xi wept, "Concubine knows! Your Majesty … This concubine only wanted to see her daughter! Ling Yin had always been by the side of a concubine and had never left her side. How could a concubine bear to have such a concubine? Your Majesty … Can you let your concubine meet the princess and Ling Yin... Your Majesty, concubines are the mother of princesses … "

Wei Shuge was a bit moved. She frowned as she looked at the unchanging expression on Zhao Jing's face.

The palace door of the Qian Yuan Palace slammed shut, keeping the two people outside.

"Your Majesty, the princess should stay by her birth mother's side. You must take care of the important matters of the court, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of her!" It's fine then, but the princess doesn't have good eyes, so I guess she needs my mother's company even more! " Wei Shuge naturally knew that Zhao Jing was sincere about Ling Yin.

Zhao Jing had lost his mother, so he was keenly aware of how it felt to be separated from her.

"A mother who uses her daughter for her own sake, it's fine if she doesn't want it!" Zhao Jing stood in the corridor outside, watching the rain. His eyes were cold. "I don't need to have feelings before I have feelings." It's true that Jane is intelligent, but... People who were too smart sometimes seemed very annoying. "You don't have to be thinking on the right path. You just have to scheme against others and plunder things that don't belong to you. That makes it even more annoying!"

Wei Shuge nodded. "Then the princess will stay at the palace. If the Empress causes any trouble …"

"Others might not know, but you and I are clear on this, aren't we? How did the princess come into this world, and who brought her into this world? " Zhao Jing stood with his hands behind his back. The youth was the emperor, and his heart was connected to the world. "Right now, the most important thing is not these trivial matters, but rather the most serious matters!"

Wei Shuge bowed. "Yes!" There will be news in two days. "

Zhao Jing didn't say anything. She was just waiting. Waiting for news from Jiangbei!

However, when Jiang Bei started to move, the first to receive the news was naturally the Regent's Manor.

Even Dongfang Wenming was shocked by this sudden change. The other party's speed was too fast, catching everyone off guard. Even Dongfang Wenming could not believe it, "Say it again!"

"When the logistics fleet passed through the forest, it brought along the envoy and a group of officers to escort them. All of them had disappeared without a trace!" Zhou Zhiqian did not dare to speak loudly.

Dongfang Cunming clenched his fists in his sleeves and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Also …" Zhou Zhizhi's breathing quickened. With a thump, he kneeled down in front of Dongfang Wenming. "Your Highness, please forgive me!"

As Zhou Zhisui kneeled on the ground, Dongfang Buming knew that something big had happened! He had experienced a lot in the past few years, so what would happen if the sky collapsed? He, Dongfang Wenming, had lived on the edge of a blade ever since he was a child. In the bloody battles on the battlefield, when had it not been a direct confrontation with life and death?

"Speak!" Dongfang's expression did not change.

Zhou Zhizhi's voice trembled, "The navy has been attacked. All ships disappeared within a night …" As Zhou Zhizi spoke, his eyebrows jumped up and down, giving Dongfang Wenming a furtive glance.

On the other hand, Dongfang Wenming was still in that indifferent and estranged position. His bony hand was still tightly holding the cup, quietly drinking the tea.

"However, the next day, most of the battleships and battleships returned to the navy camp …" Zhou Zhizhi lowered his eyes, "Master, I'm afraid we've been set up by someone!"

"To the Grand Xia, the Dongfang family is an unparalleled meritorious general, and they have established an illustrious military achievement for the Grand Xia. It's the Dongfang family's work to rule the world and rule the troubled times. " A trace of ruthlessness flashed across Dongfang Wenming's eyes. "Who would have thought that such a day would actually occur?"

"Your Highness!" Zhou Zhiqian took a deep breath, "There's still time to recover!"

"The matter of the water master was suggested by the Dongfang family long before the previous emperor. Everyone, including the previous emperor, was afraid of the power of the Dongfang family, so how would they dare to let the Dongfang family build a new water master in Grand Xia? The establishment of the Water Master was my father's lifelong wish. Unfortunately, he was too stubborn, and the late emperor didn't allow him to do so.

"Prince?" Zhou Zhizhi said, "There's still time! Let's retreat first! There's going to be a lot of time in the future! "

"Just now in the future …" Dongfang Wenming faintly smiled as he stood at the foot of the veranda, watching the continuous autumn rain.

The establishment of the navy was a secret, and he had already started doing it long before the late emperor passed away. After Emperor Xian died, Dongfang Wenming managed the navy with his own hands. He had personally picked all the talents in the world to prepare them. However, there was no such thing as a secret in this world. Wherever there was someone, there would be someone who could not stop it!

"Master!" Zhou Zhizhi pursed his lips, "Let's go! Otherwise, if the Imperial Tutor found out about this news, it would truly be too late! "

Dongfang Wenming calmed down and left without a word.

Zhou ZhiSuo knew that his master had always loved to be silent, and had calculated everything without reserve until now. Only the water master was the Dongfang family's regret! That was his father's last wish!

At the same time that Jiangbei's grain fleet disappeared, the matter of the navy was completely unveiled.

However, when the officials and troops arrived, the navy had completely vanished. Even the warship had disappeared as well. The East would either not do it, or it would be done cleanly, without leaving a single trace!

Wei Shuge hurried into the imperial study. "The people from Qiyun Mountain were a step too late."