Quick Wear: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack

When Zhou Lu heard Eunuch Deng suggest that he adopt Xianxian as his adopted daughter, he was speechless.

The entire Yangxin Palace began to quiet down. Eunuch Deng thought that his proposal made Zhou Lu unhappy.

Just as Eunuch Deng was thinking about admitting his mistake, Zhou Lu spoke in a deep voice.

"Then wait until Xianxian reaches the age of marriage, and then convey my decree that your adopted daughter be named Princess Shuhua and a princess's mansion be built for her."

"Yes, I understand."

There is a world of difference between Princess Shuhua and Commandery Lady Shuhua.

Princess Jianning had been keeping an eye on Zhou Qiling over the years and soon discovered that he had taken some action.

The whereabouts of Yang Chan'er were also found. After fifteen years, she still went to Zhou Qiling and successfully became Zhou Qiling's concubine.

"Princess, the State of Chen is in turmoil. I have found out that Zhou Qiling is behind this."

Princess Jianning narrowed her eyes and asked, "Hasn't Zhou Qiling been at the border all the time?"

"It is precisely because Prince Ling is at the border that he has the opportunity to interfere with the State of Chen. Prince Ling probably wants to take over the State of Chen and unify the world."

This is really possible. Zhou Qiling in the storybook is also very ambitious.

However, with Chen Heng standing in front of him, Zhou Qiling's plan could not be implemented.

Although Chen Heng is still young, his political skills are extraordinary.

An old fox like Zhou Qiling has absolutely no way to deal with Chen Heng.

Princess Jianning tapped lightly on the table with her fingertips.

"Tsk, I can't let him succeed. Looks like I should let Chen Heng go back."

"Release the tiger back to the mountains? Will His Majesty agree to send the proton back?"

If Zhou Qiling had not interfered in Chen Guo's affairs, Zhou Lu would naturally be unwilling to let Chen Heng go back.

Now Zhou Qiling is delusionally dreaming of being on equal footing with him, and Zhou Lu will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death.

"Find a way to get the news into the palace and make sure His Majesty knows Zhou Qiling's intentions."

Zhou Qiling coveted the State of Chen, and he certainly didn't want Zhou Lu to know about it.

Over the years, Zhou Lu not only weakened his military power, but also made it impossible for him to contact the major forces in the capital.

As a result, Zhou Qiling has not married a princess yet, and meeting Yang Chaner again was also an accident.

Once Zhou Qiling was injured and unexpectedly met Yang Chaner.

Yang Chaner rescued him and fed him herbs. Zhou Qiling felt that the woman in front of him looked very familiar.

When the two had their one-night stand, Zhou Qiling was also heavily affected by drugs and didn't even notice what the other person looked like.

He didn't even notice that his jade pendant had been taken away.

The next day, after he left in a hurry, he came to his senses after returning to Prince Ling's Mansion.

Her virginity was taken away by a strange woman, who also took away her jade pendant.

He thought about looking for the other party's trace, but was worried about alarming Zhou Lu in the palace.

In this way, Zhou Qiling had no choice but to keep quiet.

Unexpectedly, he was soon transferred to the border by Zhou Lu.

The border is harsh and desolate, with yellow sand filling the sky and being exposed to wind and sun.

Zhou Lu was just trying to protect himself.

Zhou Qiling could hardly protect himself, let alone have time to look for the woman from before.

It's just that the imaginative scene of that night would appear in his mind from time to time.

He had a complete awakening during the more than ten years he spent at the border.

Zhou Lu asked me to come to the border and said that he would let me go back within three years.

In fact, he wanted to keep himself far away at the border and unable to take any action, and also to prevent him from building up power in the capital.

I am already in my early twenties, while others have already married and had children.

However, Zhou Lu was reluctant to choose a princess for himself in order to prevent himself from marrying a powerful woman.

He chose to contact Chen Guo because he wanted to take a different path.

In the Zhou Palace, Zhou Lu already knew Zhou Qiling's plan.

Chen Heng was invited to the Yangxin Palace that day.

The lights in the hall were on, and Zhou Lu stared at Chen Heng from above.

The boy has grown up in the past ten years, but he looks a little thin.

But his eyes were so bright that Zhou Lu couldn't help but think of someone.

That was his good brother Zhou Qiling.

Zhou Lu asked Chen Heng, "Have you been living well in the Zhou Palace these years?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am doing well."

He did not lose his backbone because of living under someone else's roof, which made Zhou Lu look at him with a higher opinion.

He is indeed a rare good boy.

"Chen Heng, do you know that your biological mother has passed away?"

I didn't expect Zhou Lu to mention his biological mother.

This made Chen Heng tremble all over and his eyes were moved.

He carried the grief of a child who had lost his mother.

"Your Majesty, I have heard the news of my mother's death a long time ago, but I don't know the real cause of her death. Others only say that my mother died with my father."

Chen Heng is about the same age as Zhou Lu's three princes.

"Poor child, you don't even know how your parents died."

Zhou Lu shook his head with pity and said, "Your father was poisoned to death by the Queen Mother of Chen. Do you still remember that your father had an inexplicable disease before he died, and he often felt inexplicable pain in his knees."

"The Queen Mother, who was still the Queen of Chen at the time, happened to present a plaster to your father."

After he said that, he threw a prescription in front of Chen Heng and asked Eunuch Deng to hand him the prescription.

Zhou Lu said to Chen Heng, "There is something wrong with this medicine. Long-term use will endanger your life."

"But ordinary people can't find the problem, because the Queen Mother Chen has put the poison on the cloth of the patch."

Chen Heng admired his father and mother very much.

Because they loved Chen Heng very much, he enjoyed the constant love from his parents.

"Didn't my father die of illness?"

Chen Heng's face was filled with shock and tears.

"Correct."

Zhou Lu continued, "And your poor mother. The Queen Mother of Chen hated her to the core, thinking that she had snatched your father away. On the surface, it was your mother who followed the late emperor."

"In fact, she had your mother sent to the military camp as a prostitute. Your mother could not bear the humiliation and bit her tongue to commit suicide."

"As long as you are willing to investigate, you will know the truth. I have never lied to you. Moreover, lying to you will not bring me any benefit."

Chen Heng had already believed most of the truth that Zhou Lu told him.

I saw him fall to the ground holding his head, crying and screaming.

"Ahhhhh, Father, Mother!"

Since Chen Heng came to Zhou Kingdom for so many years, he has never shed tears like this.

Zhou Lu looked at Chen Heng groaning in pain and just watched quietly by the side.

Finally, Chen Heng calmed down. He stood up and knelt on the ground with hatred in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you are the King of Zhou. I would like to ask for your help."

"Help? Do you want me to help you get revenge? This is your revenge, I don't want to interfere."

Zhou Lu was arrogant and didn't respond.

But Chen Heng gritted his teeth and said, "As long as Your Majesty can lend me a helping hand, when I take back the State of Chen in the future, I will definitely not interfere with the State of Zhou, and there will be no war within a hundred years. I am even willing to offer you five cities."

The five cities are indeed very tempting.

But now Chen Heng has nothing, and Zhou Lu can't see any bargaining chips in him.

But Chen Heng showed determination on his face.

"Your Majesty, please believe me. If you give me a chance, I will never let it go. I am willing to swear on my dead father and mother."

Regardless of whether Chen Heng can do it or not, Zhou Lu needs him to go back and stabilize the Chen Kingdom.

Chen Heng's elder brother is the crown prince. Chen Mingliang is already in his thirties. Perhaps it is because the royal blood is always inseparable from the word love. At first, Chen Heng's father was obsessed with Concubine Ji, but now Chen Mingliang only favors Concubine Zhang.

Concubine Zhang's charm and beauty made Chen Mingliang dizzy and he was willing to kill the important officials who impeached him for her.

Zhou Lu stared at Chen Heng and said calmly, "I don't need you to swear, as long as you remember my kindness today."

"Now I let you go back to Chen State, more because my brother covets Chen State and wants to seize Chen State to compete with me. Rather than let him succeed, it is better to let you go back to seize it. Do you understand what I mean?"

It means that he should go back and compete with Zhou Qiling.

Zhou Lu is willing to help Chen Heng, but the prerequisite is that Chen Heng must be obedient.

Chen Heng nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand."

"Okay, prepare to leave in a month."

"So fast?"

Chen Heng didn't expect Zhou Lu to let him go so easily.

I let him go out of kindness, why does he still look reluctant to let him go?

Zhou Lu asked with surprise, "What's wrong? Are you still reluctant to leave Zhou State?"

"Your Majesty, I am really making fun of you. I have no one to rely on in Zhou, but there is someone I can't bear to leave. I don't know how long it will take for us to meet again after this departure. Please let me go out of the palace to meet him."

Zhou Lu knew everything that had been going on in the palace over the years.

Of course I know that Xianxian often goes to the palace to play with Chen Heng.

But looking at the tenderness in Chen Heng's eyes.

Zhou Lu immediately knew what the other party was thinking.

It turned out that when she was unaware, Chen Heng actually had such little thoughts about Xianxian.

However, when you think of her beautiful appearance and her unattainable family background, any man would be moved.

This is actually not bad. As long as a person has a weak point, he will naturally have something to be used against him.

Chen Heng likes Xianxian, so he can control her better.

Zhou Lu did not refuse Chen Heng's request.

"When it's Xianxian's coming-of-age ceremony, I'll allow you to show up and say goodbye."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing Xianxian coming of age was enough to make Chen Heng happy.

Not long after, Zhou Xuhua heard the news that Chen Heng was going back to Chen State.

This is his only chance to leave the Zhou Palace. He must find a way to leave here and find his father and mother.

I can't be a eunuch here for the rest of my life.

Therefore, when Chen Heng returned to his residence.

Zhou Xuhua came in front of him.

"Prince Heng will soon be free from the sea of ​​suffering. Please remember the kindness of your servant in following you."

Regarding Zhou Xuhua who appeared out of nowhere.

At this time, Chen Heng asked with some confusion, "How do you want me to remember your kindness in following me?"

Zhou Xuhua lowered his head and spoke in a pleading voice.

"Prince Heng, please take this servant with you and leave."

In fact, Chen Heng has always been on guard against Zhou Xuhua in front of him.

He always felt that Zhou Xuhua was not an ordinary person.

The other person has an inexplicable sense of pride, and he thinks he hides it very well.

But Chen Heng saw clearly his unusualness.

Do you want to take this trouble with you?

Impossible.

Chen Heng walked forward, stared at Zhou Xuhua and shook his head.

"No, I can't take you away, because you are a Zhou citizen, and you are just a eunuch in the Zhou palace. Your so-called following is the duty of a slave."

"But there is no word of gratitude."

I didn't expect Chen Heng to reject me.

This made Zhou Xuhua clench his fists and grit his teeth.

Chen Heng stared at Zhou Xuhua closely, and naturally did not miss his reluctance.

A small eunuch, yet he is so arrogant.

As long as he returns to Chen State and takes back everything that belongs to him.

Then I would be qualified to stand beside the princess.

He glanced at Zhou Xuhua with slight contempt.

How can a eunuch be worthy of competing with me?

Even though Zhou Xuhua was unwilling, he still accepted the reality.

Not long after, he was transferred out of the cold palace and accidentally sent to the imperial concubine's palace to serve.

Eunuch Zheng died suddenly and Zhou Xuhua successfully climbed to a high position.

Princess Jianning had been keeping an eye on the palace, so she naturally discovered that Zhou Xuhua had an affair with the imperial concubine.

There were not many concubines in Zhou Lu's harem, only some high-ranking concubines who had given birth to children.

The queen had never given birth since she married Zhou Lu, and she was fond of Buddhism and was tolerant to her subordinates without competing or fighting.

The current imperial concubine's surname is Li, and she gave birth to the eldest prince.

Concubine An gave birth to the second prince.

Concubine Nian gave birth to the third prince.

However, the three princes were not very favored. Even though there was a huge quarrel in the previous dynasty, Zhou Lu was still not prepared to appoint a crown prince.

Concubine Li believed that her eldest prince was the eldest son. Since ancient times, the eldest son has been the heir apparent, so her eldest prince should be the first.

This made her look down on the Queen and others on a daily basis.

It’s just that Zhou Lu turned a blind eye.

Concubine An is gentle and close to the Queen. Her second prince likes reading and is gentle and refined.

The third prince is about the same age as Chen Heng, and the empress dowager likes the lively and active third prince very much.

Perhaps because he had a mother like Concubine Li, the eldest prince had a very unruly temperament.

He also believes that it is only a matter of time before he becomes the crown prince, and his behavior has become more and more arrogant in recent years.

Princess Jianning had just put away the letter and was about to burn it.

Xianxian, who was supposed to be resting, stood there with a smile on her face.

She was wearing plain clothes and her face was dark and light under the candlelight, giving people a very strange feeling.

"Mother, I think instead of letting someone else become the emperor, why don't you fight for it yourself?"

Princess Jianning was startled and her voice rose slightly.

"Xianxian? Why haven't you slept yet?"

Xianxian slowly walked forward and picked up the letter on the ground.

"Mother, the world is in turmoil right now, and your daughter really can't sleep. Uncle is getting old and his health is getting worse."

"The eldest prince is unruly and violent, the second prince is too mild and easily manipulated, and the third prince is still young but undisciplined. No matter who it is, they are not suitable to be the new emperor of Zhou."

She stuffed the letter into Princess Jianning's hands.

"Why don't you break through the siege and stand up? The strong are respected in this world. As long as mother stands firm, no one will sing against you."