The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Listening to the old man's praise of the emperor, Xinhe couldn't help but frown. It is undeniable that the emperor is a good emperor. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has been diligent in government affairs, punished corrupt officials, and reduced taxes, which ushered in this prosperous era.

However, the praise from the old man from southern Xinjiang was a bit exaggerated. Moreover, Xinhe keenly discovered that while the old man was talking, he always made eye contact with Prince Cheng who was sitting at the table.

Prince Cheng was in charge of the reception for Southern Xinjiang affairs this time. There was nothing strange about their acquaintance, but Xinhe discovered from the eye contact between the two that the two were very familiar with each other.

Xinhe's eyes were fixed on Prince Cheng. She used the dream as an excuse to remind her father and Yu Shen to pay attention to Prince Cheng's movements. She wondered if her father and brother Shen had noticed any unusual movements from Prince Cheng.

Xin He looked at Yu Shen who was sitting across from him. Uncle Yu had been guarding the northern border, and Yu Shen was allowed to attend the palace banquet by the emperor's grace.

Yu Shen had been keeping a close eye on the movements of the saint lady and Master Wu at the table. He remembered the news from the secret guards and felt vaguely uneasy. The news came too hastily and he had not yet discussed it with his master.

At this moment, he felt Xinhe's gaze looking at him. He met Xinhe's gaze and saw the doubt in Xinhe's eyes.

He recalled that Xinhe had used a dream as an excuse to remind him to pay attention to Prince Cheng's movements. Combined with the news from the secret guards, this proved that Xinhe's reminder was very timely.

From the few pieces of information currently available, it can be seen that Prince Cheng is not as he appears to be. At the very least, this Prince Cheng has a close connection with Southern Xinjiang.

The last time the emperor was poisoned, the imperial doctors in the palace were helpless. In the end, it was the secret medicine from southern Xinjiang provided by Prince Cheng that cured the emperor of the poison, and he thus gained the emperor's trust.

However, this time Nanjiang sent the Saint Maiden and Master Wu into the palace with such a grand momentum, and the Saint Maiden looked similar to the Queen, and Master Wu sang such praises to the Emperor.

Yu Shen felt that there must be something wrong. Seeing Xinhe's eyes at this time, it seemed that Xinhe also noticed something abnormal.

Yu Shen nodded at Xin He from a distance, signaling Xin He not to worry. Xin He understood what Yu Shen meant and felt relieved. She would find an opportunity to talk to Brother Shen about the situation in Southern Xinjiang.

At this time, Master Wu saw that the emperor was already delighted by his words of praise, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the people of Southern Xinjiang all admire your majesty's divine power, and specially present the Saint Girl to you, hoping that she can gain your majesty's favor and always be by your side, so as to seek your majesty's protection for Southern Xinjiang."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the palace turned their eyes to the queen. This saint girl looked so similar to the queen, but she was younger and more charming than the queen.

Although it is said that the Emperor has a deep affection for the Empress, and there has not been a new person in the palace for a long time, but once such a young and beautiful saint enters the palace as a concubine, it is hard to say how long the Emperor's friendship with the Empress can last.

For a moment, the hall was silent, and everyone was waiting for the emperor's reply. After all, Nanjiang sincerely offered the Saint Girl to the emperor in order to seek the emperor's protection for Nanjiang.

If the emperor rejected Southern Xinjiang's request outright, the people of Southern Xinjiang would inevitably suspect that the emperor had other intentions towards Southern Xinjiang. Once Southern Xinjiang became chaotic, it would be no small matter.

Many old men in the court still remember the turmoil in southern Xinjiang during the previous emperor's time, which almost shook the foundation of the Great Yin Dynasty. It would be a good thing for the stability of the world if southern Xinjiang remained subservient to the Great Yin Dynasty.

The thing that Xinhe had been worried about ever since she learned that Southern Xinjiang was offering a saint had finally happened. She looked at the Queen anxiously, only to see that the Concubine Shu beside the Queen was also looking at the Queen anxiously.

The Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince also looked anxious, and they all looked at the Queen.

The queen, however, looked calm. She just smiled and glanced at the people who cared about her, signaling them not to worry about her, and then she lowered her head and picked up the teacup in her hand.

There was no need for her to say anything at this time. The world belonged to the emperor, and the emperor had the final say in the affairs of the harem.

But the queen felt a slight pain in her heart at this moment. She was thinking that if the emperor allowed the saint girl to enter the palace today, then her heart could truly calm down and she would no longer have to worry about that person.

She placed her hand on her heart, exhaled gently, and waited quietly for the emperor's reply.

The moment the emperor saw the saint, he really seemed to see the queen laughing and jumping for joy in the peach forest when she was young. The queen at that time was so bright and charming, but now the queen was like a deep pool of water. No matter what he did, the queen's calm look made the emperor helpless.

If this saint girl entered the palace today, would the queen be a little stimulated and focus her attention on herself?

The emperor suddenly felt a surge of youthful impulse in his heart. He wanted to test the queen one last time. If the queen still had no interest in him, then the two of them would have to stay like this for the rest of their lives. They were just not destined to be together.

Thinking of this, the emperor sighed and said: "Since Nanjiang is so sincere, then..." Everyone heard that the emperor was going to agree to this request, and they couldn't help but sigh secretly, it was true that the kings in the palace had no long-term feelings, and the old ones were always not as good as the new ones.

Yao Qi and Master Wu also showed joy on their faces. Just when everyone thought that the saint was going to enter the palace as a concubine, Xinhe suddenly stood up.

She recalled the separation of the emperor and the queen in the palace coup in her previous life. It was not until the end of their lives that they revealed their true feelings. Would their marriage be broken off again in this life because of the arrival of the saint?

Based on Xinhe's understanding of the Queen, if the Emperor allowed the Saint Girl to enter the palace today, the Queen would definitely not object. However, the Queen's heart would be closed forever, and she would no longer have any feelings for the Emperor.

Even though the Queen has not responded to the Emperor's advances, Xin He knows that she is often with the Queen. How could the Queen not have feelings for the Emperor?

Many times, Xinhe saw the Queen instructing the Prince to remind the Emperor to take care of his health and not to ruin his body due to the busy court affairs.

Every time the emperor visited the queen's palace, the soups and drinks the queen served him were all cooked by the queen herself, but the queen never told the emperor about her hard work.

The Queen just couldn't resolve the conflict in her heart. She and the late Queen had a deep sisterly love, and she could not convince herself that she could accept her brother-in-law. She kept reminding herself that she came to the palace only for the family and for her sister's children.

Xinhe has always believed that the emperor and the empress both love each other, and that one day they will be able to untie their knots and make up for the regrets of their past lives.

The Queen has such a resolute and strong character. If the Emperor makes the wrong choice today, there will never be any possibility between them.

Therefore, Xinhe decided to stop the emperor from making the wrong choice.