Reborn, seduced the prince and killed his wife to become his favorite concubine

Chapter 280 Force her to show up

Soon, another three days passed.

There has been no further news on the Queen Mother’s disappearance.

No one even dared to spread the news of the empress dowager's disappearance. The people in Kyoto seemed to understand something and felt that there might be some hidden story behind the disappearance of the old empress dowager, which concerned the national system, so no one dared to spread the news anymore.

Everyone tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again, as if the matter of the Queen Mother’s disappearance was over.

Early in the morning, the court was held.

The son-in-law Hanshan came to the audience at the order of the emperor.

Yan Chu sat in the supreme position, and his majestic aura made everyone tremble with fear.

"Chief Han, yesterday we received an urgent report from the border, saying that a group of 1,000 warriors from outside the Great Wall broke into the ancient city on the border and held the city lord hostage. I'm afraid someone is trying to destroy the relationship between our dynasty and outside the Great Wall while you're away. So Chief Han, I'm afraid it's best for you to leave today and go back to outside the Great Wall first."

When he spoke, there was an authority that could not be refused.

All the powerful officials in the court lowered their heads, stole glances at their colleagues, but dared not even breathe.

"But the lady has not been found..."

"I promise you that the Third Princess will be fine. Once we find her, we will immediately have the army escort her back to the border."

"But……"

"Chief Han, the war is more important, unless you were the one who instigated the chaos on the border?"

Obviously, how could Hanshan leave so easily?

He wanted to resist.

But before he could finish his words, Yan Chu immediately put an unbearable hat on him.

In an instant, those officials who had lowered their heads and dared not speak looked up one after another, staring at him in surprise, their eyes full of suspicion.

"I am wronged. I would never do such a thing."

"Then let's leave Kyoto today, immediately, without further delay."

Now, even if Hanshan was unwilling in his heart, he couldn't find a strong reason to stay here.

Reluctant and annoyed.

But just as they returned to the posthouse, the soldiers of Yan and Chu arrived.

He said that he was ordered to escort the prince consort out of Kyoto and would never let him be kidnapped again and unable to return to the frontier.

He was so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do.

In the end, he was "semi-kidnapped" and sent out of Kyoto overnight.

Even the troops outside the Great Wall left overnight.

The disappeared Jing'an and the Queen Mother are still missing.

"Just leaving like that? Don't you want the Third Princess to go outside the Great Wall again?"

Su Rong was stunned after hearing the news.

This matter did not develop as she imagined.

The clan leaders have all gone back, and the third princess is left in Kyoto without anyone to rely on. How can she resist the Queen Mother?

So, wouldn't anyone have revealed the evil deeds that the Queen Mother committed back then?

This was not the result she wanted.

But Qianyue was not in the palace because she was on business.

There was no one around her whom she trusted and was capable, so she left the palace early the next morning.

Yan Chu's plan to do this was very simple.

It is to force Jing'an to show up himself.

In his opinion, it was most likely Jing'an's doing, who wanted to force the Queen Mother to take over the ancient city.

Now all her people outside the Great Wall have been evacuated and have set off back.

If she continued to hide, she would really be separated from her tribe.

What chances does she have of winning if she stays alone in Kyoto?

"What if she doesn't come out yet?"

Shen Zhishu felt a little worried after knowing Yan Chu's plan.

This is pushing Jing'an into a desperate situation, and it is very likely that she will choose to die together with the enemy.

"Even if she doesn't come out, as long as the news about her is released, we can immediately follow the clues and find her."

"If the news is released, I'm afraid it won't be good news."

Shen Zhishu smiled bitterly.

But at that moment, she was worried that Yan Chu could not protect himself.

"Shu'er, I feel like you haven't been very happy these days, and you seem to be worried all the time. But are you scared by the Queen Mother's disappearance?"

Yan Chu looked at her quietly for a while and asked softly.

"I just think Princess Jing'an is too bold. And...if she kidnapped my mother, then I'm afraid her relationship with her is not that deep. If that's the case, then wasn't it strange that they... had a secret between them? I think there seems to be something secret between them."

She is in a hurry.

She is very anxious these days.

Because she and Yan Chu are one, if he is hurt, she will also be implicated.

Then wouldn't the power, wealth and glory that she pursued be gone?

The last reason is that Yan Chu treats her sincerely well, and she doesn't want him to make any mistakes.

"Secret? Where do I start?"

Yan Chu looked a little surprised.

"Princess Jing'an has been married far away for ten years. If it is a secret, it must have been ten years ago. They were once a close mother and daughter."

Shen Zhishu sighed.

She wanted to pretend to remind Yan Chu casually, but she didn't know if he could understand.

Yan Chu frowned, thinking about something.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has never had any children. She adopted the third princess and you. I heard that the Queen Mother is in poor health and cannot have children. However, I have asked the old maid in the palace and found out that... the Queen Mother and the Emperor are rarely together."

She was a little embarrassed.

It was as if she was prying into the very private secrets of her elders.

But this concerns the Queen Mother's unknown secret.

"I was fostered by my mother after I could remember. After my biological mother passed away due to illness, it was my mother who took me in. I still remember that my third sister also came to my mother's side after she could remember."

Yan Chu looked at her deeply and said some inexplicable words.

"My mother raised me, but she is not close to me. However, my third sister is very close to me."

Now it was Shen Zhishu's turn to be confused, with a face full of question marks, not knowing what he meant.

But as he was speaking, he suddenly stood up.

"You should go to bed early tonight. I have something to ask my father."

He walked in a hurry.

Soon I didn't see him anymore.

So he got the hint and realized something was wrong?

"How about we find an opportunity to tell the Emperor the Queen Mother's secret so that he can be mentally prepared?"

Xiaodie sneaked up to Shen Zhishu only after she saw the emperor leave.

"I do want to, but it's a royal secret that concerns the Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor's dignity. I'm not sure if the Emperor will still treat me the same after he knows that I know these things."

The emperor's mind is hard to predict. If he is always on guard against me, how can we be so close to each other?

"Your Majesty is just overthinking. If you tell the Emperor, you will still be considered a meritorious official."

Xiaodie shook her head, looking unimpressed.

"Being too smart and knowing too much is never a good thing. Staying by the emperor's side, being too smart is like committing suicide. Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, you can't tell. You will know in the future."

This is the truth that Shen Zhishu learned from the Empress Dowager and Concubine Yue.

Both of them are pretending to be true.

A sickly but very compassionate one.

The other one relied on the favor and acted arrogantly.

But what is the reality? They have been competing for the throne silently, and no one has slacked off.