Happy time is always short.

Before they have had a few days of rest, they have to plunge back into all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues, open and secret struggles.

I don’t know what Chen Fusi and S70 are planning. They have suddenly become quiet recently and nothing strange has happened.

Everything seems calm, but beneath the calm there are turbulent waves.

With the secret help of the General's Mansion and Lian Luosang and others, the eldest prince Chen Xin gradually established prestige in the court and gained supporters.

It was not known whether the Second Prince Chen Xi had thought it through or what, but he was finally released from the mansion by Xia Ziyuan and no longer looked out of place.

The third prince Chen Ze was the same as before, and did not take any obvious action on the surface, but with 037 around, Su Ruanluo knew everything he did in secret.

As for the other princes and princesses, they were either not really interested in it or did not have the strength to fight for it, so they were relatively quiet and there was no danger.

Border pass

"Captain Lian, are you looking into the distance again?" On the city wall, there were still the same two people, but their mood was completely different from before.

"No, I'm looking towards home." Lian Jingye squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.

"Home?" The man sat down next to Lian Jingye and followed Lian Jingye's gaze. There was nothing but yellow sand and desolate land. "Captain, are you missing home?"

People who join the army don't care about your family background or other insignificant things, because you don't know when you will die. Some people you don't even know who they are or where they come from. You may be talking to them one day and they're gone the next.

Therefore, they rarely talk about the word "home".

"Of course I do. How could I not?" Lian Jingye looked up at the sky. The sunlight was glaring, but he didn't look away. "But even if I do think about it, the most important thing right now is to protect this line of defense and not let the enemy break through!"

"If the country is in trouble, how can we talk about family?"

Although I cannot get involved in your affairs, you can rest assured to leave your back to me. I will be your permanent retreat!

Fengyi Palace

"Mother, what's going on lately? Why do you and my brother seem so off? What happened?"

Chen Huan didn't understand. She was already an adult, not a child anymore, so why did he keep all these things from her? She knew that as a member of the royal family, there were many things she couldn't decide for herself.

It's not that she knows nothing. People born in the royal family are all very smart, but some choose to hide it, while some choose to expose it.

And she was the one who chose to hide.

She knew that her father disliked her mother, and by extension, her eldest brother. Therefore, as the only princess, the only one who could act without restraint in front of her father, she could not reveal her edge.

Otherwise, my father will hate my mother and elder brother even more.

She could only pretend, pretending that she understood nothing, knew nothing, and was not interested in anything.

She didn't know whether her father had received the letter, but as long as she was there, she would definitely try her best to gain her father's favor and make her mother and elder brother live a better life in the palace.

But recently...

She found that some things seemed to be slowly changing.

First, the maids and eunuchs stopped being respectful to her, then her mother and elder brother changed their ways, and then her father became obsessed with the 'imperial teacher's' predictive abilities...

Everything changed quietly without her noticing, and she knew nothing.

"Madam Lin." Jiang Jingshao gave the person next to him a look.

"Yes, your majesty." Nanny Lin took everyone else downstairs, leaving only Jiang Jingshao and Chen Huan.

"Huan'er, there are some things that Mother really doesn't want you to get involved in. But, Huan'er is right. You are not a child anymore. Mother shouldn't hide everything from you."

"So, mother, what happened?"

"Your Majesty is watching our every move." Jiang Jingshao leaned close to Chen Huan and whispered in her ear, "So, no matter what you hear next, you must hold it in."

"Concubine?"

"Xin'er plans to compete for that position."

"Why? Didn't Big Brother...always dislike these things?" Chen Huan didn't understand. Big Brother was clearly the one who least wanted to compete for that position, but why did he suddenly...

Chen Huan thought of the recent controversial events in the court.

"Is it because..."

"No." Jiang Jingshao interrupted Chen Huan's thoughts, "It was your eldest brother who wanted to fight for it. If he didn't fight for it, neither the General's Mansion nor us would have a good ending."

"Can……"

"Huan'er, spend more time with the Third Miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Jiang Jingshao patted Chen Huan's shoulder. "Whether Xin'er can take that position depends on her."

"Mother?" Chen Huan really didn't understand this sentence.

"Chen Huan, I am your mother! How can you speak to your mother like that?" Before Chen Huan could figure it out, Jiang Jingshao's attitude suddenly changed.

"Yes, just because you are my mother, you can make decisions for me?" Chen Huan instantly understood what Jiang Jingshao meant. "I'm not a child anymore!"

"Bang!" The teacup fell to the ground.

"Oh, what's going on?" Nanny Lin appeared at the perfect moment. "Your Majesty, Seventh Princess, what are you doing? Can't you sit down and have a good chat?"

"I don't care! I'm going to find my father! Let him make the decision for me!" Chen Huan said as he ran out of Fengyi Palace, leaving behind the 'heartbroken' Jiang Jingshao and Nanny Lin who was 'persuading' him.

Why?

Why should my eldest brother bear everything?

If... if she were a little more capable and smarter, then she could help her brother share some of the burden.

Although he was acting for others, the emotions Chen Huan expressed were real.

she……

I really feel that the palace is a cage that traps everyone.

Prime Minister's Mansion

"Miss, the Seventh Princess is here."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

lobby

After entering the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chen Huan felt a little regretful.

The main reason was that she suddenly had a brain attack and didn't know where to go, so she came to the Prime Minister's Mansion. But after arriving, she didn't know what to do. She couldn't tell Lian Qing about her problems. What if she got involved in trouble with the Prime Minister's Mansion?

"Well, this princess remembered that she had something else to do, so she'll leave first..."

"Sister Huan."

"Xiao...Xiaoqing." It's over, one step too late.

"Sister Huan, is there something wrong that brought you here?" Su Ruanluo noticed that something was wrong with Chen Huan. Her eyes were a little red, probably because she had been crying.

[Chen Huan had just come out from the Queen's place.] 037 appeared and answered Su Ruanluo's doubts. [She already knew that Chen Xin was going to fight for the throne.]

"I...well, it's nothing actually." Chen Huan smiled, "I was just bored and wanted to go play with Xiaoqing. But then I suddenly remembered that I had something else to do, so I left first."

"Chen Huan."

Just as Chen Huan was about to take a step forward, Su Ruanluo's voice came from behind him.

"Want to go shopping together?"

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