Marrying a wife and a concubine together? Wouldn't it be better to divorce and become the queen

Feng Qingluan asked this question without expecting what she would get out of Xie Yan.

That day, she told Xie Jin about how Xie Yan had come to her specifically to remind her about safety on the day of the crown prince's enthronement.

Xie Jin was not surprised at all, instead he laughed jokingly:

"It seems that he has never let you go in his heart."

Feng Qingluan looked at him suspiciously.

She could tell that Xie Jin was joking, but she also heard the deeper meaning in his words.

Xie Jin said calmly:

"Xie Yan was canonized as the crown prince, meaning he will be the next emperor. Emperor Xia Ming specially selected the crown prince before he went on the expedition and asked him to accompany the general. What do you think Emperor Xia Ming was thinking?"

Feng Qingluan held her chin with her fingers, thinking carefully about Xie Jin's question, and said after thinking for a while:

“On the surface, Emperor Xia Ming wants Xie Yan to follow you for training, but in reality, he wants to get rid of you during this Western Expedition and then have Xie Yan conquer the Kingdom of Kelun.

Xie Yan had never made any military achievements. If he had conquered the Karen Kingdom upon ascending the throne, it would have undoubtedly been in accordance with the will of heaven. Even if he later became emperor, it would have been justified. "

It has long been obvious that Emperor Xia Ming wanted to get rid of Xie Jin. During this Western Expedition, Feng Qingluan had thought long ago that Emperor Xia Ming would definitely not let go of this opportunity to take action against him.

But she did not expect that Emperor Xia Ming would also let Xie Yan, who had just been named crown prince, travel with the army.

In addition to the two reasons she thought of above, there is also the possibility that Emperor Xia Ming might let Xie Yan participate in the plan to kill Xie Jin.

Thinking of this, Feng Qingluan suddenly realized something. She looked at Xie Jin:

"I understand. No wonder Xie Yanyan came to remind me to be careful about the surrounding safety. Did Emperor Xia Ming order him to kill you? He didn't want to hurt me because of our past relationship, so he came to remind me. That's why you said he never let me go. Is that what you mean?"

Xie Jin smiled and nodded:

"I think your speculation is correct. If nothing unexpected happens, before we capture the capital of Karen, the people that Emperor Xia Ming has planted in the army will find an opportunity to attack me. Then the crown prince will lead the remaining army, and General Di Liang, who supports the crown prince, will follow Xie Yan to capture Karen and usurp victory."

Feng Qingluan was filled with indignation:

"What a great plan! Emperor Xia Ming is going to use your military ability and army to get rid of you when he is about to capture the Kingdom of Kelun, then he will hold a banquet to thank you, steal your credit, and return to the capital with the glory of his victory.

Moreover, you are far away at the frontier, so no matter what dirty means are used to get rid of you, no one will know, and Emperor Xia Ming will not be branded as a brother-killer. It is so vicious!"

Feng Qingluan became angrier and angrier as she spoke. Seeing her like a kitten about to explode with anger, Xie Jin doted on her and held her in his arms, patting her back to comfort her:

"Emperor Xia Ming has his plans, and I have mine. I promise you that this is the last time Emperor Xia Ming threatens us, and he won't have another chance from now on."

Feng Qingluan leaned in his arms and hummed in a muffled voice.

Recalling the situation at that time, when Feng Qingluan asked Xie Yan, she and Xie Jin almost guessed what Xie Yan was thinking. Even if they asked suddenly, they didn't expect to get the truth from him.

Feng Qingluan's attitude was casual, but this question shocked Xie Yan's heart.

He forced a smile:

"You're overthinking. The Eighth Imperial Uncle is the commander-in-chief of this Western Expedition, and you are the apple of his eye. Father cares about the Eighth Imperial Uncle, and he cares about you just as much. He hopes that we will win and return triumphantly."

Xie Yan found a reason to explain, and when he saw that Feng Qingluan's expression didn't change, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject to talk about other things.

When everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a man avoided being seen and quietly came to the back of the tent. He handed over to the person who had been waiting there for a long time, and then returned to the barracks under the pretext of being drunk.

Feng Qingluan originally thought that she would spend the night in a happy mood, have a good sleep tomorrow, and prepare for the final attack.

Unexpectedly, a letter received from the capital in the middle of the night completely disrupted her future plans and forced her to return to the capital immediately.

The letter was sent by Meng Hanlin at full speed.

After reading the contents of the letter, Feng Qingluan frowned and immediately went to find Xie Jin and handed the letter to him.

"Something happened in the capital. Suining City, Fengcheng, and Zhoushan County, a large area connected to these three cities, suffered severe flooding. The disaster was not properly handled, resulting in a terrible plague in these places.

Emperor Xia Ming ordered the imperial physician to go to the epidemic area, but the plague could not be controlled because the source of the epidemic was not found. The people in the imperial hospital also failed to develop a prescription to solve the plague, which led to the spread of the epidemic.

In order to prevent the epidemic from spreading to the capital, Emperor Xia Ming has ordered the blockade of several severely affected areas, slaughtering villages and closing cities. Meng Hanlin said in the letter that there were many healthy villagers who were not infected in those places where they were slaughtered. In order to save trouble, Emperor Xia Ming directly killed them all and wanted me to return to the capital as soon as possible to deal with the epidemic. "

Along with Meng Hanlin's letter was a picture of the plague.

Not only that, Meng Hanlin also gave a detailed description of the plague levels, patient symptoms, and population conditions in the disaster areas in the letter.

After reading the contents of the letter, Xie Jin asked Feng Qingluan:

"How confident are you that you can cure this plague?"

Feng Qingluan said, "It's hard to say. I only saw the description of the illness in the letter, but not the specific condition of the patient, so I can't be very sure."

The plagues that occurred after the flood were nothing more than those types. In Xie Jin's era, these plagues were deadly problems, but in modern times, these plagues have been conquered. Feng Qingluan is still very confident about curing the plague.

Xie Jin understood: "It will be dawn in less than two hours. You should take a rest first. I will prepare to send you back to Beijing."

Feng Qingluan wanted to leave immediately, but Xie Jin said:

"First, get enough rest. It won't delay your journey for two hours. You will be busy later."

Feng Qingluan nodded and returned to her tent.

Xie Jin called Dark Wind and Dark Night:

"You lead twenty secret guards to escort Feng Qingluan back to the capital. If the snake girl appears, kill her without mercy!"

Dark Night, Dark Wind: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Regarding this trip, Xie Jin was worried that the snake girl would launch a surprise attack on Feng Qingluan. In order to avoid this situation, he placed dozens of secret guards from Prince Rong's mansion in the army to protect Feng Qingluan in secret at all times.

Now Feng Qingluan wants to leave alone and he cannot accompany her, so dozens of secret guards must escort her away.

After this matter was arranged, not long after, a secret guard entered Xie Jin's tent and reported something to him.

After listening to the report, Xie Jin showed disappointment between his brows.

Is it him?

One of the people he trusted most.

Since you have chosen to be his enemy, don't blame him for disregarding our old friendship.