The group quickly entered the Qinzheng Hall.
Emperor Mu reclined on the Ming Huanglong couch, holding the tea cup presented by the palace maid, and took a sip of tea: "I believe about Qi Jin and the child, but you are from Mobei." Princess, I cannot completely trust you."
"Qixia understands." Princess Qixia pondered for a moment, "I have a deep blood relationship with the Mobei royal family, so my desire to let them die is true, but the emperor does not understand me, and I will not force the emperor to completely believe me."
Emperor Mu said: "I wonder if you can tell me in detail about your hatred with the Mobei royal family?"
Princess Qixia was silent for a moment and said calmly: "My mother was originally the Queen of Mobei. For my father to successfully ascend the throne, my mother's family is the biggest contributor."
"But after my father ascended the throne, he granted six palaces and chose another queen to be equal to my mother. He also made four concubines to restrain the mother. He also allowed another queen to give birth to a prince before the mother, and was established as the crown prince, namely Dugu Yin. cloud."
"The second year after I became queen, my mother gave birth to me. In the third year, my mother fell out of favor. I was not yet one year old at that time."
Speaking of this, Princess Qixia's voice gradually became colder: "In the fifth year, the queen mother was deposed, and in the sixth year, the whole family was executed. The queen died with hatred, taking away the child who had not yet been born in her belly - a person who fell out of favor and was deposed. The queen is pregnant, and everyone accuses her of having an affair. But a queen who has been thrown into the cold palace can't even leave the palace, and even has trouble eating. Where does she get the chance to meet her foreign husband? How pitiful is she? My mother was gentle and virtuous all her life, but she could not wash away the stigma of unfaithfulness until her death."
Princess Qixia sneered: "Does such a dirty and despicable royal family still need to exist?"
Emperor Mu was silent, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Probably the harems of emperors of all dynasties could not avoid all kinds of conspiracies and calculations, but Emperor Mobei was a little too cruel and ruthless, and he was truly ungrateful and burned bridges across rivers.
In contrast, he couldn't help but think of himself.
If the Queen's legitimate son was not plotted against by the Gu family, but had a legitimate son smoothly, would he be wary of the powerful relatives of the Xie family?
The rise of prominent families has been unavoidable in all dynasties. It is just that emperors want to employ people and capable people. If a family has many capable people, it cannot avoid becoming prominent.
Once the prominence is excessive, it will easily arouse suspicion.
And if the royal family withers or the emperor is not strong enough, he will inevitably be suppressed by the family clan. This seems to be an unbreakable deadlock.
It's just that being so ruthless and unjust as the Emperor of Mobei, and killing them all, is still unworthy of an emperor.
Emperor Mu recovered his thoughts: "What are your plans next?"
Qi Jin sat aside in silence, his eyes falling on Princess Qixia's face intentionally or unintentionally, his eyebrows twisted, and he suddenly felt a little distressed in his heart, feeling that everything she did was understandable.
Her mother died young with the stigma of being unfaithful. Princess Qixia's life in the palace would not be easy these years. No wonder she did not care about her own honor in order to seek revenge.
Her mother wanted to take her reputation into consideration, but wasn't she still being splashed with dirty water?
A woman's fate can never be in her own hands. Only by risking her life and making some calculations can she have a chance to survive for herself and avenge her mother.
Who can blame her?
"It's obviously inappropriate for me to stay in the Chu Kingdom like this. Firstly, I won't gain your complete trust, and secondly, I won't be able to take revenge." Princess Qixia's voice was light, "There are two ways in front of you, and it may require the emperor and the prince to Your Highness, come up with an idea."
"you say."
"Mobei and Chu have been mortal enemies for a long time. If we continue to maintain this relationship, there will still be wars for years in the future, consuming countless human and financial resources. Therefore, my proposal is to completely terminate the war and restore long-term stability to the people of the two countries." Qixia The princess said, "I have in my hand a border troop deployment plan and a complete map of Mobei."
Emperor Mu's eyebrows moved slightly: "What the princess means is..."
"If I hand over these two maps to you, you must promise me that I will only kill the royal family of Mobei, not harm the people of Mobei, and make me Queen of Mobei." Princess Qixia's expression was cold, completely calm and rational during negotiations. , "Mobei has since become a vassal state of the Chu State, and under the orders of the Chu State, a fifty-year armistice agreement has been signed. Whoever breaks this agreement first will be punished by God, and his descendants will not be able to die well."
Emperor Mu turned to look at Rong Cang and Qi Jin: "What do you two think?"
Qi Jin didn't say anything, but murmured in his heart that the child was very ambitious and really wanted to be the Queen of Mobei.
So if he gets married to her, what is his status?
Prince Mobei?
Emperor Mu quickly asked: "What is the second proposal?"
"If the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince cannot agree to my request, then I cannot hand over these two maps. You can go to war with Mobei, conquer Mobei with your strength, and make Mobei the territory of Chu State, and the people of Mobei become People of the Chu Kingdom, and I, the princess, disappeared from Mobei and lived incognito for the rest of my life."
Emperor Mu frowned and thought for a moment, then closed his eyes and said nothing.
"We still need to discuss this issue." Rong Cang did not reply immediately, but turned around and ordered, "Qi Jin, Princess Qixia has brought the child over. You can place her in the Princess's Mansion or the Zhongyihou Mansion first. Leave her alone with Prince Mobei, there is no need for them to meet each other."
Qi Jin nodded in agreement and looked at Princess Qixia hesitantly: "What kind of poison did the child get?"
Princess Qixia looked solemn and shook her head slowly: "It was only after we left Mobei that Dugu Yinyun poisoned the child. He was worried that I would not listen to him after arriving in Chu State and wanted to control me with the life and death of the child. Unfortunately, my plan has been It has been established for three years and no one can be allowed to destroy it.”
Qi Jin frowned: "If you can't cure the poison, will you just watch something happen to your own son?"
"Otherwise?" Princess Qixia looked at him expressionlessly, "Even if I am controlled by him, will he obediently give Jun'er the antidote? No, he will only push further and make things worse. Jun'er is so young, and the poison is in him The longer it is delayed in the body, the more disastrous the consequences will be, so I can only make a desperate move and let the emperor and the prince find a way to detoxify Jun'er."
When she arrived in the Chu Kingdom, instead of letting her continue to be controlled by Dugu Yinyun, it was better to let Emperor Mu and Rong Cang find a way.
The Chu country is so big that there should be many talented people and strangers. If you post the imperial list, you can always find a miracle doctor to detoxify Jun'er.
"Princess Qixia is thoughtful, decisive, and not controlled by others. She is a woman who is tolerant and able to act vigorously and resolutely." Rong Cang stood aside with his hands folded. "If we only talk about her character and means, there is nothing wrong with being the Queen of Mobei. OK."
Princess Qixia raised her eyebrows slightly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agreed?"
"Not yet." Rong Cang shook his head slowly, "I need to think about it carefully and give the princess an answer in three days."
Princess Qixia nodded: "No matter what His Highness the Crown Prince decides, I respect it. There are only two conditions, one is to detoxify my son, and the other is that on the day when the Mobei royal family becomes a prisoner, I will personally send them on their way."
Rong Cang agreed: "We will do our best on the first condition, and we will agree to the second condition first."
Princess Qixia stood up, saluted Emperor Mu, and then solemnly saluted Rong Cang: "In that case, Qixia would like to thank the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince in advance."
"Let's go here today." Rong Cang said, "Qi Jin, take Princess Qixia back to settle down."
Qi Jin stood up to retire and left with Princess Qixia.
Emperor Mu glanced at Rong Cang calmly: "What do you think?"
Rong Cang walked aside and sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, sipped the tea silently, and then spoke: "It would be good if we could make Mobei surrender without losing any blood. However, due to the terrain of Mobei, it is difficult to raise a child." The horses that came out are very strong, and the Mobei soldiers are good at riding and shooting. If they are given enough time to recharge their batteries, I am afraid no one can stop their iron cavalry from sweeping in again."
