They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

After whispering the instructions, Qixia stood up and went to the study.

On the desk, there were some half-practiced characters of the child.

Qixia frowned, with worry in her eyes.

This time I'm really worried.

When news came back from the capital that the emperor was seriously injured, she was not so worried because she knew that the queen was fine.

As long as the Queen is here, there will be no major incidents in the capital, and my mother and sister will be safe.

But now...

Not long after, the maid came back with news.

The army could not keep it a secret that someone from the capital had been here, especially since he was a messenger delivering an imperial decree.

The imperial edict was read out in front of many people.

It didn't sound difficult for the maid to ask.

After hearing this, Qixia's expression changed again.

"Not good... Quick! Go and invite Granny Su over."

A moment later, an old woman with gray hair and a cane walked in tremblingly.

She looked very old, with wrinkles all over her face, and her eyes had more white than black, droopy eyelids, and a cold look.

When she saw Qixia, she didn't even greet him, but asked directly.

"Is something wrong?"

Qixia didn't care about her attitude.

This old woman has always been like this. She has never given me a good look since the first day she entered the mansion.

Qixia was worried at first, but seeing that she was just an ordinary maid, not a manager, and did not hold an important position in the mansion, she just let her be.

It was not until several months later that Qixia learned that this old woman was the wet nurse of Fu Nian's original wife.

Her attitude certainly makes sense.

She had not been the princess for nothing in these years.

Fu Nian thought he had hidden well, but there were still traces left in many places, which she found out bit by bit.

Qixia took a deep breath, supported her hands on the table, and looked at Su Pozi steadily.

"Madam Su, now there is a chance to avenge your mistress and young masters. Are you willing?"

Su Pozi's cloudy eyes suddenly burst into a gleam of light.

"Revenge? Is this your chance?"

Qixia nodded.

"There is an imperial decree from the capital, ordering the prince to take his personal soldiers to Liaodong and cooperate with other border troops to capture people. He cannot take many people with him to leave this garrison. This is our only chance."

There was a gleam in Su Pozi's eyes for a moment, and then she gritted her teeth and said.

"it is good!"

After Fu Nian surrendered, Li Ce designated an area in the north as the residence of the Tujie people, and also set up a school to teach the Tujie people the etiquette and culture of the Central Plains.

Despite this, there are still some Tujie people who are unwilling to live in the city. They still prefer their previous life of living near water.

The Tu Jie tribe is the second largest tribe on the grassland. At its peak, it had a population of more than two million. After a series of internal strife and foreign wars, there are now only about one and a half million people left. Among them, ordinary people make up the majority.

Li Ce did not stop these people and allowed them to return to the grassland, but required them to pay a certain number of sheep and horses every year. At the same time, the household registration of this group of people was divided into different towns, and they needed to return to their respective registered places every year to update their household registration status.

As a result, the Tujie people were dispersed.

Those who stayed with Fu Nian were all his confidants and also the strongest fighting force of Tu Jie. There were a lot of them and they should not be underestimated.

After Fu Nian was appointed as the Great General of the Northern Frontier, the situation changed again. As a foreign race, especially one that was once the enemy of the Northern Frontier Army, it was not easy for him to control all of these frontier troops.

During this process, Qixia gave him a lot of ideas, helping him to take control of this border town in the shortest time possible.

There are endless means of differentiation, winning over, alienation, etc.

But in doing so, all his close confidants were also sent out.

Up to now, there are only more than 20,000 of his former confidants left by his side.

The strategy of differentiation and integration was what Jiang Wanyue asked her to do, in order to integrate the Capricorns more quickly.

Originally, according to Jiang Wanyue's plan, it would basically be completed in another ten years, but unexpectedly something went wrong now.

Qixia's heart tightened when she thought of the secret letter that the Queen had recently sent.

There can be no more war in the Northern Frontier!

To control the Tu Jie people, you cannot publicly convict Fu Nian of crimes, you can only do it in private.

This was the task Jiang Wanyue was assigned in her most recent secret letter.

Fortunately, she has performed well in the past few years and has placed some people among the Capricorns, but she is not valued by Fu Nian.

Fu Nian only trusts people born in the year of Tu Jie.

Therefore, Qixia could only find Su Pozi.

Fu Nian's original wife was the only daughter of a tribal leader on the grassland. She married Fu Nian with her entire tribe and gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. But unexpectedly, the wife died of a serious illness a few years ago, and the two children also died of illness one after another.

Qixia had sent people to inquire about the original wife's situation early in the morning. When she heard this, she thought that the lady had a blood-related disease in her family.

It was not until she met Su Pozi that she learned the truth.

They were all killed by Fu Nian!

When Helu was defeated, most of the Tujie tribes under his command, except for a small number who escaped, actually became prisoners of the Great Zhou.

In order to legitimately gather all the Tujie people and become their leader, Fu Nian surrendered on his own initiative.

But he also knew that the contradictions between Tujie and Da Zhou were too deep and the conflict had lasted too long. In order to gain the trust of the Emperor of Da Zhou, Fu Nian came up with the idea of ​​marriage.

But the prince had already gotten married at that time, and even if Yun Lan married him, it would be difficult for Fu Nian to achieve his goal.

Therefore, Fu Nian killed his wife to make room for her and then courted the princess of the Great Zhou.

Qixia recalled how she felt when she heard the truth: shock, disgust, and a hint of relief.

Fortunately, she never indulged in the web of favor woven by Fu Nian.

Fortunately, she had seen what a couple who were truly in love looked like.

Fortunately, she has enough people around her and enough people she trusts.

This time, even if we have to use all means, we must save Fu Nian's life!

There was a gleam of cruelty in Qixia's eyes.