readytorunbook Chapter 430 The Princess's Maid (34)
Chapter 430 The Princess's Maid (34)
"I want to take Jing'er back!" Chu Hanfeng suddenly stood up and said.
"Brother, have you gone mad?"
Chu Xiyue could hardly believe what she had just heard.
She reminded him, "Regardless of whether Yun Jing did it willingly or not, she is now Yue Zeyuan's woman!"
"Moreover, on what pretext do you intend to reclaim Yun Jing, Your Majesty? Will the civil and military officials agree?"
After hearing Chu Xiyue's words, Chu Hanfeng fell silent.
Meanwhile, the system informed Qi Ning about the situation in the Chu Kingdom.
"Chu Hanfeng has received the reply. He was greatly stimulated and had the idea of winning Yun Jing back."
At that moment, Qi Ning was strolling in the Imperial Garden. She thought to herself with a smile, "Chu Hanfeng is indeed a lunatic, just like in the original story."
But this was exactly what Qi Ning wanted.
The states of Chu and Yue were irreconcilable enemies, and a decisive battle was inevitable.
Unlike the original storyline, Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao are now in Yue Zeyuan's hands, giving Yue Kingdom an absolute advantage.
Since Qi Ning intends to eliminate Chu Hanfeng, he might as well take advantage of the situation and conquer the State of Chu.
Chu Hanfeng's madness over his love for his children is certainly good news for Qi Ning.
Before Qi Ning could be happy for long, the system added: "Chu Hanfeng did have this idea, but Chu Xiyue kept dissuading him, saying that Yun Jing was already Yue Zeyuan's woman, so Chu Hanfeng hesitated again."
"What do you mean? Does Chu Hanfeng care about Yun Jing's chastity?" Qi Ning asked.
"He didn't explicitly say he minded, but he kind of meant it," the system replied.
"Ha." Qi Ning felt a bit ironic. "Men, huh."
However, in the original storyline, Yun Jing faked her death and left the Yue Kingdom's palace on her first night there, and had no direct interaction with Yue Zeyuan.
Even after escaping, despite Shen Yixiao's complete devotion to Yun Jing, she remained chaste for Chu Hanfeng.
The system continued, "Chu Hanfeng hasn't completely given up on the idea of taking back Yun Jing, but he hasn't made up his mind either. After all, he personally sent Yun Jing away for a marriage alliance. To take her back would mean making an enemy of Yue, which isn't an easy thing. The civil and military officials of Chu wouldn't agree to it."
In other words, Chu Hanfeng needs another push.
Since he cares about Yun Jing's chastity, then find a way to let him know that Yun Jing is still chaste for him, and he should be motivated.
In addition, give him a legitimate reason so that he can send troops to seize Yun Jing with a justifiable cause.
Thinking of this, Qi Ning asked the system, "By the way, how is Shen Yixiao doing lately?"
Since their last meeting, Shen Yixiao has been placed under house arrest by Yue Zeyuan in the Shenxing Division.
The system replied: "Host, that's exactly what I was going to tell you. Shen Yixiao is still locked up in the Shenxing Division. Originally, there was nothing wrong with that, but a few days ago, he made contact with a spy."
"spy?"
“Yes,” the system said. “After Shen Yixiao left Chu by mixing in with Yun Jing’s marriage procession, his father, General Shen, quickly guessed the reason for Shen Yixiao’s disappearance.”
"Because he was afraid that this matter would be exposed and displease Chu Hanfeng, General Shen announced to the public that Shen Yixiao was seriously ill and could not see anyone, and had been sent to the manor to recuperate. At the same time, General Shen secretly sent people to search for Shen Yixiao's whereabouts."
This part is the same as in the original storyline.
The difference is that in the original story, Yun Jing "died" not long after arriving in Yue, but now, Yun Jing is still in the Yue royal palace and has even been "favored".
Based on General Shen's understanding of his sycophantic son, he must have known that his son would stay by Yun Jing's side.
Since Yun Jing is in Yue, Shen Yixiao is most likely in Yue as well.
"Did General Shen guess that his son is in Yue Zeyuan's hands?" Qi Ning asked.
“Yes,” the system said. “General Shen guessed it, which is why he sent people to secretly infiltrate the Yue Kingdom’s palace to investigate.”
"Just recently, the spy found out that Shen Yixiao was being held captive in the Shenxing Division, and secretly managed to contact him in an attempt to rescue him."
"What was Shen Yixiao's reaction? Did he not want to leave and wanted to stay to save Yun Jing?" Qi Ning asked.
"Host, how come you guessed it again?" the system complained. "You're making me look stupid."
“That’s not hard to guess.” Qi Ning smiled. “Okay, go on.”
The system then continued, "That's all. Shen Yixiao and that spy are still at an impasse. Seeing that he can't persuade Shen Yixiao, the spy plans to pass on the information from Yue to General Shen so that General Shen can decide how to handle it."
So, General Shen will soon find out the truth about Shen Yixiao and Yun Jing in Yue.
However, even if General Shen knew, he probably wouldn't dare to tell Chu Hanfeng this information.
Really interesting.
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"
Yulan followed Qi Ning and saw that she had been silent for a while, not knowing what she was thinking, so she asked her a question.
Qi Ning turned around and glanced at Yun Jing, who was following behind.
She said calmly, "It's nothing. Let's go to the Imperial Study to see His Majesty."
"Yes, ma'am."
Yulan quickly instructed the eunuchs to bring the palanquin over and helped Qi Ning onto it.
Before long, Qi Ning arrived at the Imperial Study.
The eunuch waiting outside saw Qi Ning arrive and quickly stepped forward to bow: "This servant greets Consort Ning."
Qi Ning nodded slightly: "No need for formalities, sir. Please get up."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Although Consort Ning is a princess of the Chu Kingdom, she is the only consort in the palace at present, and His Majesty dotes on her. Naturally, the palace servants below also fawn over Qi Ning.
"Your Highness has come to see His Majesty, hasn't she?"
"That's right, Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is too busy, I won't go in."
Previously, whenever Qi Ning came over, as long as there were no ministers inside, Yue Zeyuan would instruct people to let her go in directly; she would only ask questions.
The young eunuch smiled and said, "His Majesty has just finished meeting with his ministers, and there is no one inside at the moment. Your Highness, please come in."
Upon hearing this, Qi Ning went directly into the Imperial Study.
When she went in, Yue Zeyuan was giving instructions to Eunuch Xu.
When Yue Zeyuan saw Qi Ning coming over, he wasn't surprised. He extended his hand to Qi Ning and asked, "Where did you come from?"
Qi Ning walked towards him: "I just came from the Imperial Garden."
She glanced at Eunuch Xu: "Did I come at an inopportune time?"
Yue Zeyuan pulled Qi Ning's hand and made her sit down next to him. He then gestured for Eunuch Xu and the others to leave before replying, "It's nothing, just instructing Xu Deyou to prepare a congratulatory gift."
"A congratulatory gift? What congratulatory gift?" Qi Ning asked.
“You should know Princess Rongchang, right? On the Emperor’s birthday, she sat in the seat next to you.”
"Of course I know, isn't Princess Rongchang His Majesty's aunt?"
"That's right, her birthday is in a few days, and a birthday banquet will be held."
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