A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Dong Yurou likes Zhao Yichen, and Concubine Dong knows it. She also hopes that Dong Yurou can win over Zhao Yichen, so that she can hope to win over Zhao Yichen and support his son.

Zhao Yichen's biological mother died early, leaving behind two sons, Zhao Yichen and Zhao Yifeng, one eight years old and the other four years old.

Zhao Yichen was fostered under the name of the Queen, while Zhao Yifeng was fostered under the name of Concubine Hui.

The Crown Prince is the Emperor's first son, born to the Queen. With this mother-son relationship with the Queen, Zhao Yichen naturally stood on the side of the Crown Prince.

Although Zhao Yifeng and Zhao Yichen have different mothers, their relationship is as good as ever. Naturally, Zhao Yifeng will support whoever Zhao Yichen supports.

In this case, Concubine Dong certainly wanted to win over the two brothers. With one more person's support, her second prince would have a better chance of turning the tables and taking the crown prince's position.

Concubine Dong rubbed her brows, feeling a little disappointed with her niece Dong Yurou. In terms of status and appearance, Dong Yurou was first-rate, but she had not been able to win over Zhao Yichen for such a long time, and instead lost to a country woman!

Concubine Dong has lived in the palace for so many years, and she has been able to hold the position of a concubine firmly. I don’t know how many women she has fought with openly or secretly, and how many lives she has been involved in!

It's not impossible to help Dong Yurou kill someone, but Shen Qingqian is not from the palace, so she is out of reach.

In the past, she had her confidant, Eunuch Qiao, by her side. Whenever she went out of the palace to do something shady, Eunuch Qiao would always handle it very well and appropriately.

But there has been no news of Eunuch Qiao since he was sent by her to rob and kill Madam Zheng last time, and it is likely that he is in great danger.

Without Eunuch Qiao, Concubine Dong was like losing a knife, and she couldn't do things as easily.

"Rou'er, how do you want me to help you?"

Dong Yurou said: "Aunt, what I mean is, find a way to get that bitch Shen Qingqian into the palace, so that it will be easier for us to take action."

"How is this possible? What do you think the palace is? Anyone can come in if they want to?"

Dong Yurou rolled her eyes and said, "Aunt, this is what I was thinking. I heard that Shen Qingqian can make a dish called hot pot. We can do this..."

She whispered her plan into Concubine Dong's ear.

Concubine Dong frowned at first, then said: "Please let me think about it. We have to find a suitable time for this matter."

"Yes, aunt."

Dong Yurou knew that Concubine Dong had agreed to her request, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew very well that as long as her aunt took action, Shen Qingqian would be dead.

After Shen Qingqian and Zhao Yichen had dinner together, she said, "I plan to go back early tomorrow morning."

Zhao Yichen took her hand and said, "Qingqian, can't you stay a few more days?"

Shen Qingqian smiled, "I still have things to do when I go back. Besides, won't I have to go back after staying for a few more days?"

"But, I'm a little reluctant to let you go."

I don’t know since when, the always cold and reserved Zhao Yichen turned into a passionate man who could say sweet words at will in front of Shen Qingqian!

Shen Qingqian was actually not used to those sweet words. She was thinking about another thing in her mind, which was the Ministry of War's increase in coal purchases.

She wanted to ask Zhao Yichen if a war was going to break out as she had guessed.

She was not sure whether Zhao Yichen would tell her this sensitive question.

But she really wanted to know, so she asked tentatively: "Zhao Yichen, is the border unstable recently? Or is there something big happening in the court?"

Zhao Yichen was stunned. Wasn't he trying to persuade her to stay? Why did he suddenly jump to something else?

Besides, her question just now...

The court had only made the decision on this matter a few days ago. The emperor had only discussed it with a few princes and several important ministers. Officials below the third rank probably hadn't known about it yet, so how did she know about it?

"Qing Qian, why do you ask this? Did you hear any rumors from somewhere?"

When Shen Qingqian heard him ask this, she knew that she was probably right. She said, "No, I was just guessing. If it's convenient, you can tell me about these things. If it's not convenient, forget it and just pretend I didn't say anything."

After hearing Shen Qingqian say that she guessed it, Zhao Yichen roughly knew how she guessed it!

Zhao Yichen knew that she was smart, but he didn't expect her to be so smart!

Zhao Yichen felt a little proud in his heart. The woman he liked was indeed the best among people!

If Shen Qingqian didn't ask, he would naturally not mention these court affairs to her. But now that Shen Qingqian asked, he would not hide it and deliberately conceal it from her.

"Come on, let's go to the garden in the backyard to talk. We can also take a walk."

While Zhao Yichen was speaking, he never let go of Shen Qingqian's hand.

Shen Qingqian stood up and said cooperatively, "Okay, let's talk while we walk. It's a good way to help digest our food."

The two walked hand in hand to the back garden of the mansion. It was just as the sun was setting, and the sunset dyed half the sky red, while also coating the pavilions and towers with a layer of gold.

The weather has gotten rid of the heat of the day, and the breeze is blowing, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Zhao Yichen spoke slowly: "A few days ago, the court received a letter from Beirong Country, saying that Princess Minghua, who married to Beirong Country three years ago, has died, and requested that our country marry another princess there.

Beirong told us to prepare and select a princess of marriageable age in advance. Two months later, they will send an envoy to pick up the bride."

Shen Qingqian asked: "Do they want to marry?"

Zhao Yichen shook his head and said angrily, "No, they are provoking me! The Beirong people are fierce and barbaric. Not to mention princesses and princesses, even ordinary girls would rather starve to death than marry into the Beirong!"

Shen Qingqian interrupted, "So, Princess Minghua sacrificed herself for the country?"

Zhao Yichen sighed and said, “Three years ago, we were at war with the Nanling Kingdom. At the beginning, both sides had basically equal forces and strength, and it was difficult to determine the winner.

The Nanling Kingdom wanted to win over the Beirong, and wanted to attack our Dai Viet Kingdom from both the north and the south.

At that time, the ruler of Beirong was already old and just wanted to spend his old age in peace, and was unwilling to participate in the war. However, the crown prince of Beirong, Altai, strongly advocated war and wanted to join forces with Nanling to attack us.

Later, Beirong finally did not join forces with Nanling Kingdom, which was a good thing. But Beirong took the opportunity to propose to marry a princess to our Dayue Kingdom as their crown princess.

At that time, it was General Zheng Hong and I who fought against the Nanling Kingdom. When we returned victorious, Princess Minghua had already married to the Beirong. "

Shen Qingqian saw that Zhao Yichen seemed a little upset, so she asked, "If you were there at the time, would you be against the marriage with Beirong?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Yichen said with certainty: "If I were here, I would rather fight a tough battle with Bei Yirong than sacrifice a woman in exchange for temporary peace!"