The emperor not only threatened her with her family, but also threw this hot potato to her.

Help Tian'er choose a concubine, which girl should she choose? Whoever she chooses will make enemies with her, and maybe the ministers who are on good terms with that family will have opinions about her.

But if the right to choose a concubine is not in her hands, her cousin from her mother's side will suffer.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, the emperor was pushing her into a desperate situation.

The emperor released her hand and smiled triumphantly.

The queen staggered back a few steps and fell back on the stool. After a mental struggle, she was disheartened and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will make the prince's wedding grand, solemn and decent."

She was staring blankly somewhere.

The emperor got the result he wanted and left satisfied.

The queen was exhausted. She waved away the two palace maids, lay on the cold glass table and buried her face in her arms.

I could faintly hear sobbing...

……

Luo Yuanxiang quietly left the house while Nian Susu and Xiao Yunzheng were out shopping.

She found the house where Qin Zehai was staying temporarily and asked the guard at the gate to inform him. After a while, someone came out to lead her in.

She was not familiar with this place, but she had a deep sense of fear, perhaps because there was a dungeon in a dark corner of this house where she had been imprisoned for eight or nine days without seeing the sun.

Luo Yuanxiang couldn't help but quicken her pace.

The maid led her into the side hall, where Qin Zehai was drinking tea and waiting for her.

The maid bowed and left.

The air pressure in the side hall gradually became lower. Luo Yuanxiang rarely showed cowardice in front of men. In the past, no matter how powerful a man was, he would eventually be played around by her. But Qin Zehai was different. After he severely humiliated her that day, Luo Yuanxiang felt a trace of fear and resistance from the bottom of her heart.

She had felt this kind of fear before in front of Qin Junyu.

"Any new clues?" Qin Zehai saw that she looked unhappy and didn't have the patience to waste time with her, so he had to ask.

If Luo Yuanxiang could say something useful, he might consider giving her a taste of sweetness.

Luo Yuanxiang closed her eyes, folded her hands in front of her stomach, and replied in a low voice: "Yes. They plan to go to Jiuyun Mountain in eight days."

Qin Zehai's eyes darkened, and even his face turned a little colder. He thought it was something important. Luo Yuanxiang really disappointed him.

However, it is also good to know Qin Junyu's itinerary, which will make it easier for him to take action. As for what method to use, he needs to consider it carefully, otherwise he will die if he fails.

He put down the teacup and tapped the table with his fingertips, occasionally, which touched Luo Yuanxiang's heartstrings.

Luo Yuanxiang noticed that he was not very satisfied with this answer, and added: "Your Highness, you don't know that Jiuyun Mountain is towering into the clouds, and the mountain road is steep and difficult to walk on. In addition, it has rained in the past few days, and the road is slippery. If you go up the mountain, it is very likely to be dangerous." She looked up with a hint of meaning, and Qin Zehai was also looking at her.

The two looked at each other and read something subtle in each other's eyes.

Luo Yuanxiang's confidence immediately rose. She smiled confidently, "Mr. Chen said that it is very dangerous to go up the mountain at this time, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insisted on doing so, and Miss Nian also fully supported it."

"No one can guarantee that there won't be any accidents on the way up the mountain..."

Her eyes gradually became cold and finally treacherous.

Qin Zehai smiled with satisfaction, "Good, good, good. You are worthy of being the person I picked. You are courageous and have good strategies!"

He applauded Luo Yuanxiang and did not hide his admiration for her, but this did not mean that he truly regarded Luo Yuanxiang as his own, nor did it mean that he would think highly of her.

In his eyes, Luo Yuanxiang was no different from a dancer in a brothel.

Luo Yuanxiang was pleased and smiled even more.

Qin Zehai calmed down, calmed down and began to think about how to create an accident so that no one would notice.

After a while of silence, Luo Yuanxiang asked, "My Lord, you promised that you would only get rid of Miss Nian and would not harm His Royal Highness, right?"

If Qin Junyu also died, then wouldn't all her help and planning be in vain in the end?

She didn't know what the relationship was between the "prince" in front of her and the prince, and she was not clear about the intrigues in the palace, but she had heard about the princes fighting for the throne, killing each other, and using all means possible.

Luo Yuanxiang was worried that his target was not only Nian Susu, but also Qin Junyu.

Qin Zehai scratched his nose, his eyes wandering, "You can rest assured about this. Qin Junyu is the prince after all. If he loses his life here, the emperor will probably turn the whole Yuhang upside down to find out the cause of death. And Nian Susu is just a young lady in the boudoir. Who would care if she died?"

There was a glint in his eye.

Luo Yuanxiang's uneasy heart slowly settled down. What he said did make sense. The death of the prince in a foreign land was a very serious matter. He should not take such a big risk.

Luo Yuanxiang clenched his fists and said, "After the matter is done, the prince must do what he promised me, otherwise... otherwise..."

She didn't know where she got the courage from, she stared at Qin Zehai stubbornly and threatened him: "Otherwise I will tell the prince that it was you who killed Miss Nian."

Qin Zehai laughed at her stupidity in his heart. If he was exposed, would she still be able to survive? The two of them had been in the same boat for a long time. It was just that Luo Yuanxiang was too naive and simple, thinking that all the charges should be borne by the instigator.

Besides, he didn't intend to let Luo Yuanxiang leave Jiuyun Mountain alive.

He smiled, "Don't worry, Miss Luo. Once Nian Susu dies, Qin Junyu will be heartbroken. He will be the most vulnerable at this time. You can take this opportunity to get into his heart. Are you still afraid that you won't be able to sit on the position of Crown Princess in the future?"

At the beginning, the two reached a cooperation. She helped him get rid of Nian Susu, and he helped her become the Crown Princess.

As for why Qin Zehai wanted Nian Susu to die, Luo Yuanxiang asked him, and he said: "Nian Susu is the eldest daughter of the prime minister. She represents the power of the entire prime minister's mansion. If she marries Qin Junyu, the future throne will almost be handed to Qin Junyu, so I want her to die."

Luo Yuanxiang couldn't figure out the open and secret struggles in their official circles. She only knew that Qin Zehai wanted Nian Su to die. Coincidentally, she also needed an opportunity to get close to Qin Junyu, so the two of them cooperated.

Eight days later, it was the day that Qin Junyu and Nian Susu went up the mountain. The weather was pretty good, and a group of people escorted them to the foot of the mountain.

Xiao Jianting had brothers in the army in Yuhang. He called ten of them over and prepared to have them escort Qin Junyu and Nian Susu up the mountain.

Magistrate Chen also arrived, followed by ten guards with swords.

Nian Susu couldn't help but drop his jaw when he saw this scene.

Luo Yuanxiang was standing behind her, equally surprised.

Xiao Jianting looked at County Magistrate Chen, then at Qin Junyu, and was at a loss for what to do.

Qin Junyu came to Xiao Jianting first and patted his shoulder. "I appreciate your kindness, but I don't want you anymore."

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