Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2012

Shi Anxia thought for a moment and turned to Wei Cailing, "Sister-in-law, I'd like to trouble you to re-count the servants in the mansion. If there are any suspicious ones, they will be sold out. From today on, I will make sure that the Heguo Mansion is impenetrable."

Wei Cailing understood, stood up and nodded slightly, "Don't worry, sister, I'll do it right away."

Shi Anxia's heart trembled slightly when she saw her mother who was unharmed.

Today was also the first time she saw her mother since returning to Beijing, and her feelings of regaining what she had lost were no less than those of Emperor Mingde.

Shi Anxia was reborn and saved many people who died young, but if her mother was killed because of her momentary thought, she would never have peace in her life.

Perhaps it was because everything went too smoothly in this life that she had complete faith in Emperor Zhaowu.

She believed in herself, and Cen Yuan and Xiao Yunde believed in her.

They all assisted Emperor Zhaowu in ascending the throne with great sincerity, vowing to create a prosperous era for the Northern Wing.

But it was this sincerity that became a fatal omission.

Xiao Yunde handed over the palace guards, the garrison outside the city, and even all the personal connections in the dark to Emperor Zhaowu without reservation.

They offered all their chips as a sacrifice.

It was only at the last moment that the two men, who had both sat in the highest positions of imperial power, finally reached a tacit understanding.

One night before Xiao Yunde abdicated, he summoned the commander of the imperial guards, Lou Ping, and gave him a black iron token.

He warned Lou Ping, "There are only two copies of this order in the world. Seeing it is like seeing me. If another one appears in the world, you must obey the orders of the bearer of the order. Before that, your loyalty should be to the new king and to the North Wing."

Finally, he sighed again, "I only wish the other one would be buried forever."

Being sealed forever means that everything is moving forward according to the set goal. Emperor Zhaowu is the Emperor Zhaowu they have been expecting, and the Northern Wing is about to usher in a better future.

The other black iron token, which represented the last imperial decree during Emperor Mingde's reign, was given to Shi Anxia.

Shi Anxia also hoped that the token would be sealed forever. However, things did not go as she wished, and she used it not long after Emperor Zhaowu ascended the throne.

After she returned to Beijing, she could not see the retired emperor, so she knew that the retired emperor was under house arrest.

At that time, Lou Ping, the commander of the imperial guards, was required to strictly follow the emperor's orders and not let the emperor step out of the Qingshou Palace.

The retired emperor did not dare to act rashly because Tang Chujun's whereabouts were unknown.

Until Shi Anrou appeared and broke the deadlock.

Shi Anxia used this black iron token to contact the commander of the imperial guards, Lou Ping.

From then on, Lou Ping acted according to Shi Anxia's instructions, and the entire imperial guards returned to the hands of the retired emperor.

Tang Chujun came today specifically to thank Shi Anrou, "Rou'er, everything in the past is in the past. You saved my life, and I don't know how to thank you..."

When Shi Anrou heard this, she hurriedly shook her head and said, "I didn't do anything." Finally, she choked up, tears welled up in her eyes, and finally asked with tears in her eyes, "Can I still call you 'mother'?"

Tang Chujun also had mixed feelings.

She really didn't know that one day, in addition to taking in Shi Chengxuan's concubines, she would also take in his daughter.

She took out two jade pendants from her sleeve. The white jade shone with a warm luster under the sunlight. She gave one to Shi Anxia and one to Shi Anrou. "One for each of you two sisters. Keep them all."

Shi Anxia took it with a smile, knelt down and bowed, "Thank you, mother."

Shi Anrou stretched out her fingers tremblingly, tears already streaming down her face.

For the first time in her past and present lives, she truly felt her mother's tenderness. Finally, she called out, "Mother! Thank you, mother!"