Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

She couldn't continue speaking. Thinking of her son's tragic death, grief and anger filled her chest.

The Emperor took one look, then looked up with disdain and sneered, "Anyone with a brain would guess this was a frame-up. How could the Empress, with her deep scheming, fail to see through such a trick? If the eldest prince of Xiqiang truly was responsible, why would he so brazenly allow the Crown Prince to hold the token? And why would he dump the body at the palace gate on his own son's wedding day?"

The Queen didn't care what the Emperor said at all.

For her, her son's death in Xiqiang was caused by Concubine Rong of Xiqiang and the eldest prince.

For the sake of the eldest prince's wife in Beidi, they have been secretly helping the eldest prince to fight for the position of crown prince. Even though the emperor was forced by the queen's mother's family to make Mergan the crown prince, they have not given up the desire to regain the throne.

For them, killing Miergan is the fastest way to achieve their goal and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

As for why her son's body was thrown at the gate of the Xiqiang Palace, she believed that it was done by the enemies of the Xiqiang eldest prince.

The enemy deliberately chose a time when there was a large crowd so that everyone could see Mergan's body. The Western Qiang royal family could not hide it even if they wanted to.

As for the eldest prince of Xiqiang, it made no difference to her whether he admitted it or not.

She had already sent people to negotiate with the Western Qiang at full speed. At the same time, the army previously sent to the border of the Great Zhou also received a transfer order and turned the troops around and rushed to the Western Qiang border.

If Xi Qiang doesn't give her an explanation, she will definitely bring her men to fight Xi Qiang to the death.

"Your Majesty, you can stop me from killing the eldest prince. If he dies one day later, my mother's tribe will kill one of my people. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, just look carefully and see how many people in that bitch's tribe I can kill."

"You..." The emperor almost vomited blood and wished he could kill the queen on the spot.

But he was just thinking about it, he didn't really dare to do it.

"Besides killing the eldest prince, if you have any other conditions, I promise to satisfy them..."

"No conditions are acceptable. I only want the eldest prince to die."

"Impossible, don't push it any further."

"Oh?" The Queen smiled. "I don't understand what you're saying. What has Your Majesty done to appease me so far? Why don't you talk to me and let me see for myself where I'm pushing the boundaries? Where's the inch? Where's the rule?"

"You killed my beloved concubine, what did I say? I haven't asked you to pay for your life, yet you dare to come to me and force me to kill the eldest prince. Don't think that I can do nothing to you just because you have your mother's family's support."

"Your Majesty, what evidence do you have to prove that I killed that bitch? Could it be that she was clutching a token before she died?" the Queen scoffed. "Besides, the story of the eldest prince secretly hoarding the dragon robe and cursing the emperor for his disobedience has spread like wildfire. Your Majesty, do you think you can protect him by just saying you won't kill him? You're just dreaming."

"You..." The emperor felt a pain in his heart and quickly covered it with his hand. He stepped back and fell into the chair.

The Prime Minister saw that things were not going well and hurried over to support the Emperor. After finally getting him back on his feet, he turned back to the Empress and said, "Forgive me for speaking so much, but the only adult prince currently is the eldest prince. The others are small and weak, and they are of no consequence. If the eldest prince were killed, the Great Zhou and the Western Qiang would surely take action. Your Majesty, do you really want to see the Northern Di being eroded by neighboring countries? Think twice."

"I have already thought about this matter. I will bring the Third Prince to my side and raise him carefully. I will also train him to be a good crown prince, and I will also assist him to become a good emperor who appoints talented people, is benevolent and wise."

The emperor's heart ached even more.

He knew that the Queen was scolding him for being stupid and warning him that if he did not agree to this condition, she would not mind overthrowing the entire court and letting someone from her mother's family rule the country.

......

Big week.

Fang Yao has been living in the palace these days. He didn't dare leave the emperor until Xiao Chenze and Li'er came back.

At that time, the Duke of Zhenguo urgently reported that the Northern Di people were gathering troops and stationing them on the border, and there might be a war.

He also ordered the Ministry of Revenue to quickly raise food and military pay, and try to deliver them all before the heavy snow blocked the roads.

I have been busy with this these days, but unexpectedly good news came from the front line: the Northern Di troops have retreated.

Not only did they withdraw their troops, but the Northern Di turned around to attack the Western Qiang.

Upon hearing the news, the emperor was so excited that he almost had an asthma attack. After spraying the medicine given by Li'er, the emperor took him to the empress dowager's palace, dismissed everyone else, and discussed with him for a long time.

......

As soon as Mier's business was done, Shen Li took Xiao Chenze to the northern border.

After this trip, Xu Yang and Xu Fei just arrived at the northern border and were preparing to rush back with Madam Chu and others.

"You can go out by yourself. I won't show up," Shen Li said. "Originally, I came here to visit my cousin in Mizhou and take you to Xiqiang. Now that I'm done, I should go back early. You guys just walk slowly behind me."

After saying that, she pushed Xiao Chenze out. He was in a daze, and Langqing was also thrown out by her.

Then, a few wolf cubs were thrown out. Then, Shen Li came out and said to him, "These cubs have been successfully trained, so leave them to General Chu. Also, I promised Lang Qing that if I had the chance, I would bring him to the Northern Frontier and let him kill a few Northern Di people to avenge his mother. Now that we are here, it is up to you to help him complete the task.

Make a wish. I'm leaving now. See you later."

Before Xiao Chenze could even raise his hand, Shen Liren disappeared.

He could only stand there in a daze, his hands half raised in the air, feeling empty inside for a moment.

......

Shen Li is back, and the news that she is not dead shocked the entire capital.

Especially Little Zhao and Big Zhao, they were all panicked and restless.

On the day Shen Li returned, she learned about Ding Lan's murder. Especially when she knew that she was killed in order to conceal her whereabouts, she burst into tears on the spot and was heartbroken.

Fang Yao took her to the palace to meet the emperor and the empress dowager to reassure them.

She knelt in front of the empress dowager and mentioned Ding Lan, crying until her eyes turned red.

The Queen Mother sighed and said to her, "I have already drafted an imperial decree to posthumously confer the title of Princess of Bohe County on Ding Lan and the title of Old Lord of Bohe, so that she can enjoy the imperial tribute and live out her days in peace. The Emperor and your uncle have also taken good care of her brother. Don't be sad, my dear."

She stroked Shen Li's head, with mixed feelings. "The killer wanted to kill you. Every time I think of it, I am afraid. You know how many major events have happened in the capital these days. For the sake of the emperor and me, your uncle dared not leave the palace day and night, and he didn't bother to track down the murderer. It's good that you are back. I know your ability. I will leave the task of tracking down the murderer to you. If you don't avenge that child, you will not be able to get over this hurdle in your heart. I understand it all."

After saying that, he sighed and stroked Shen Li's hair again and again.

For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.