Chapter 648

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Tears are one of the most useful weapons for a woman.

As expected, with just a light cry, Shen Yao could handle Lin Xingzhi.

The two's topic unconsciously shifted to other aspects, and Shen Yao took the opportunity to mention what she saw and heard today at Yong Wang Fu.

Mentioning that Old Wang Fei intended to send beauties into the palace, Lin Xingzhi sneered, "Wang Shu himself is willing, but Old Wang Fei is not giving up."

The situation at Yong Wang Fu is more complex than ordinary Wang Fu; Old Wang Fei has no sons under her knees, only a daughter, and the current heir of Yong Wang Fu is born of a concubine, and the heir's principal wife has no marital relation with Old Wang Fei.

Old Wang Fei is getting older; although she is still the existence that says one thing and it is two in Wang Fu, Wang Shu's body is not good, ah; whether Yong Wang is present or not is not the same for Old Wang Fei.

So Old Wang Fei urgently needs a backing or a cooperation partner to ensure her future quality of life can still be maintained like this.

"Old Wang Fei highly recommends her niece; I see she is also a clever child, it's just" Shen Yao frowned, then smiled gracefully, "she is too clever."

Everyone else is a stupid person when sizing others up; only she herself is one clever person.

Lin Xingzhi:...

Lin Xingzhi raised his hand and pressed his eyebrow, "Narrow-minded, you can say this; it seems Old Wang Fei's plan will most likely fall through."

He understood his wife; Yao Niang was never someone who liked to pour cold water.

Being able to make Yao Niang say such words means this Old Wang Fei's niece has big problems.

"Perhaps the Emperor will like her? Previously, Old Wang Fei's natal family also sent someone into the palace, but unfortunately the effect was not good," only then cultivated a new card.

"Imperial Brother's harem has so many beauties; what kind hasn't he seen? If Old Wang Fei still views things with old eyes," suffering a loss is right before the eyes.

Shen Yao raised her head and glared at Lin Xingzhi, thinking this person speaks so bluntly; it's just that there are only our own people here; otherwise, if it got out, she would unnecessarily attract trouble.

"Next year's imperial selection; families with intentions will all send beauties into the palace," Lin Xingzhi drooped his eyes and shook his head; this kind of thing has always been unable to be forbidden.

Ambition will swell; one second and the next second cannot be exactly the same, let alone old foxes soaked in the officialdom; as long as the position of the next ruler of Li Guo is vacant, there will be people rushing forward one after another.

"The Empress just had her ban lifted; do you say the palace will become very lively?"

Shen Yao maliciously remembered the ugly expression when the Empress summoned her; not only did she try her best to hide her disdain, but she also had to put on a kind and approachable appearance.

Only a few days have passed, and next year so many half-sisters will be added; even as the Empress, she couldn't help but go crazy.

"Mischievous"

Lin Xingzhi raised his hand and lightly pinched Shen Yao's nose tip, indicating that once the Empress sits on this position, she must have some resolve.

The imperial harem having many consorts is not a matter of one or two days; she didn't do well as Empress before, and now if she makes trouble again, besides making her own situation tougher and causing trouble for the Crown Prince, there is no benefit at all.

"The Crown Prince is about to come of age and marry a principal wife; even if the Empress wants to make trouble, the Jin Family and the Crown Prince will desperately stop her."

"At this time, what the Empress should do is stabilize the harem situation for the Crown Prince, to prevent those half-brothers from stealing the home."

As for what competing for favor, what love and affection, are not things they mother and child need to care about.

After all, no matter how favored the newly entered beauties are, after giving birth to offspring and growing up safely, it also takes more than ten years.

With such a long vacancy period, if the Empress and the Crown Prince cannot firmly secure the ruler's position, they cannot even save their own lives.

"Hmph! You've grown up, your wings are hard; now you even dare to speak to Mother Empress like this!"

Inside Fengyi Palace, the Empress and the Crown Prince mother and son confronted each other; the Empress went crazy first, smashing and hitting things.

The crackling sounds continued to come from the Dian Dian, making the attending palace people dare not raise their heads, and even wishing to bury their bodies in the soil.

"Mother Empress, the son absolutely has no such thought; I just want you to calm down and consider the situation more."

The Crown Prince was heart-tired; his body had been poor since childhood, merely maintained well by the Imperial Physician's treatment.

When the praying mantis demon caused chaos, the Crown Prince was schemed against for no reason and his body became somewhat unwell; it was the Emperor who ordered him to slowly recover and recuperate, but also because of this matter, the Empress felt the Emperor did it on purpose, with the aim of not wanting the Crown Prince to touch morning court and compete for power with him.

For this, the Empress not only reduced the frequency of the Imperial Physician treating the Crown Prince's body, but also urged the Crown Prince to contact the Jin Family outside the palace as soon as possible, preparing in advance for entering court to participate in politics.

The Empress's approach can be called murder without exaggeration; I haven't seen a mother so disregard her own biological son's life and death.

Not to mention the Emperor finds it absurd; even the Crown Prince feels his birth mother has a problem.

Look, the Crown Prince took advantage of having free time to hurry over to Fengyi Palace to plead and advise; as a result, he hadn't spoken two sentences before being retorted by his birth mother.

The Crown Prince:...

Seeing his birth mother seemed quite capable of talking endlessly, the Crown Prince tentatively continued to speak, "Mother Empress, the son..."

Boom!

The exquisite porcelain bottle fell beside the Crown Prince's foot and shattered into several pieces.

Fine, cannot speak.

The Crown Prince sighed in his heart, with a face of helplessness and respect, saluting and saying, "Anger harms the body; the son is unfilial; I hope Mother Empress takes care of her body; the son will take his leave first."

After finishing speaking, the Crown Prince turned around and left.

The stuffiness in his chest became more obvious; when going out, his body staggered several steps and was supported by palace people.

"Master"

"Nothing"

The Crown Prince lightly exhaled; bean-sized sweat drops fell at his temples.

"Do not make a scene; talk after returning to the palace," the Crown Prince forced his body, unwilling to expose his physical condition in Fengyi Palace.

Not to mention his tense relationship with Mother Empress; just speaking of inside and outside Fengyi Palace, there are many other people's spies; once his situation leaks even a little bit, the entire harem cannot expect peace.

The Crown Prince was unwilling to add more trouble; he forcibly returned to his own palace before asking for the Imperial Physician.

Unfortunately, the Imperial Physician did not bring him any good news; he only said that if this continues, it will obviously be detrimental to his lifespan.

"... Thank you for your trouble, Imperial Physician; Father Emperor is busy with morning court and it is inconvenient to disturb him; I already know this matter; let's stop here."

The Crown Prince warned the Imperial Physician not to meddle; prescribe the medicine he should take normally, and say nothing else.

Imperial Physician:...

"Yes, this humble subject understands."

Turning around, this Imperial Physician lowered his head and knelt in the palace where the Emperor was.

Truthfully describing his words and actions in the Crown Prince's palace and the Crown Prince's demands, the Imperial Physician's heart rose to his throat, fearing for his life.

"Since the Crown Prince has said so, then do as he instructs. Use the best medicine; if anything happens later, there is no need to report to me."

The Emperor was past middle age, and his aura of majesty was even greater.

He lightly summed up the matter, then waved his hand to dismiss the Imperial Physician.

The empty great hall held only the Emperor and the eunuch attending him.

"Little Li, do you think Cheng'er understands that his actions today were not worth it?"

The Emperor's tone was somewhat dejected; although his union with the Empress was based on considerations of interest, the Crown Prince's importance in the Emperor's heart still ranked first among his sons.

Watching this son grow from a tiny lump into today's dashing youth, the Emperor still felt some paternal affection in his heart; otherwise he would not have had the Imperial Physician treat him with all his might, allowing the Crown Prince to rest and recuperate his body.

This child is simply too filial and kind; does he not know that what is being delayed at this time is his own life, and his chances of succeeding to the throne?

Empress, Empress!

The Emperor gritted his teeth, wishing he could rush into Fengyi Palace and settle accounts with the Empress!

Is she really Cheng'er's birth mother, to pressure the child like this? And the Jin Family outside the palace, hum! Truly excellent!

"Tsk, so it's everyone else's fault, and you yourself are blameless, is that it?"

Shen Yao was amused by the Emperor's train of thought, thinking to herself, Big Brother Laughing at Second Brother; no wonder he and the Empress could become husband and wife, they had far too much in common.

"Host, the Crown Prince's health is poor; it seems the position of heir will most likely not be settled."

Gossip is the system's main business; bearing children is merely its incidental function.

Well, it just ran to the palace to listen to a bellyful of news, then turned around and chattered it all to its own Host.

"You're a Unified one and you still care about this sort of thing? The Emperor's sons can't be counted on both hands."

Without the Crown Prince, there's still the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and even those unborn princes.

The position of heir has always been impossible to count before ascending the throne.'

Turning over to lie on her side, Shen Yao pointed at the emperor now sitting on the throne, "That's a ready-made example; during the Former Emperor's reign, the various princes fought to the ends of the earth, and in the end the Emperor picked up the bargain successfully."

Combining the harem situations of the two emperors, how many people do you say harbor such thoughts?"

Even if the Crown Prince's health were good, he could not withstand the various plots and schemes coming at him.

System:...

Hiss

Thinking about it, it is indeed somewhat terrifying; if one puts oneself in the Crown Prince's perspective, one would discover that his predicament is such that being beset on all sides and attacked from front and back is no exaggeration.

"Alright, royal matters have nothing to do with us; Lin Xingzhi's body has recuperated enough, and some things should be settled clearly with certain demons."

As the words fell, Shen Yao's originally rather relaxed and pleasant expression immediately turned serious and cold.

The system was startled by its Host's superlative change of face, and hurriedly reflected on whether it had been too unrestrained some day and displeased its Host.

Mm

Probably not; recently, besides being talkative, it had no other bad habits; could it be that it talked too much and annoyed its Host's eyes?

"The locusts of Luogui City," the system not speaking, Shen Yao knew this little thing had surely gone off track again; she speechlessly brought up the culprit who had caused Lin Xingzhi's injury a few days prior, "Logically speaking, the chance of insects becoming spirits is far lower than animals becoming spirits and plants becoming spirits."

After all, this is a world where humans and demons fall in love; the premise of opposite-sex attraction is appearance; one must have the capital to be a love brain even to fall in love.

Insects are already strangely shaped, and turning into human form is even more bizarre.

With such a low rate of becoming spirits, how did they cause the incidents in Luogui City? It is impossible that there is no plot or scheme behind it.

"Host, do you think demons are at work?" Because the Host mentioned settling accounts with certain demons, there must be no humans involved here.

"Not necessarily; perhaps the mastermind behind the scenes is human, but the matters in Luogui City are definitely the work of demons."

Only demons could make things so crude; if it were humans, at worst they would push out a scapegoat, temporarily gloss over this matter, and once everything was ready later, directly cause trouble in Jingcheng; who knows, that position might even change hands.

Right now, Lin Xingzhi had accidentally tried it out; not only did it not achieve the desired effect, it also exposed their plan early; who knows, the court and the Emperor might have already taken precautions in their hearts.

However you calculate it, it's a loss; not something done by a person with eight hundred scheming hearts.

After hearing this, the system flatteringly said the Host was reasonable, and asked what it needed to do.

Shen Yao raised her eyebrows, "Of course, investigate the current situation in Luogui City and the tracks of those escaped locusts."

"Also keep an eye on the temples and Daoist monasteries in Jingcheng, to prevent any insiders."

The system was cute and obedient, and immediately turned to do proper business as the Host instructed.

Of course, on this basis, it still had not forgotten its gossip business.

Fortunately, there were people in these places; where there are people, there is the jianghu; although there was no palace gossip to attract the system, it could still pass the boring life of the system, allowing it to temporarily ignore that it was merely a piece of data that could be deleted at any time.

In a corner Shen Yao did not know (or perhaps knew) of, everyone (the system) had their own worries.

The system's efficiency this time was very fast; within a few days it delivered the current situation of Luogui City and news of the tracks of those escaped locusts.

"The locust outbreak was too sudden, causing Luogui City to lose too many people."

Afterwards, the authorities relocated the common people there, and now it is slowly recovering its former bustle.

However, Luogui City looks somewhat strange; I can't put it on it; the system could only play the video regarding Luogui City for the Host to see; after all, it was not human, and content analyzed based on certain specific commands was very easily influenced.

"The tracks of those escaped locusts are spread all around Luogui City."

"There are also some in Jingcheng, namely the temples and Daoist monasteries the Host wanted the system to monitor; they had all once sent personnel to Luogui City."

The system's mechanical voice was somewhat bewildered, "Host, why do I feel these pieces of news are useless?"

It had spent a great deal of effort to find out the situation, but after going around and around, it seemed to have returned to the starting point.

Shen Yao this time did not complain that the System was useless, nor did she sneer sarcastically. "Useful. Your information makes it even clearer to me that the demons inside are truly not intelligent."

Having read too many storybooks, she thought the most dangerous place was the safest place.

The System felt something was wrong with Luogui City because the locust demons had not left and were still there, and the whereabouts of the fleeing locusts also explained the problem with Luogui City quite well.

As for the locust traces found in the temples and Daoist monasteries of Jingcheng, they were probably loot brought back. Of course, there was an extremely small probability of a parasitic issue, requiring the System's stricter monitoring to discover.

"Host, rest assured and leave this matter to me," the System said, its emotion rising high.

Shen Yao:...

"Report to me anytime if there is a matter. Wait another half month, then we will go to Luogui City once to seek justice for others."

Were her people something that could be bullied at will? Shen Yao lowered her head and blew on her round fingertips; the flickering candlelight beside her cast the elongated light shadows onto the window.

Footsteps came from far to near, wave after wave, at her ear.

Shen Yao raised her head, and her gaze past the candlelight collided with Lin Xingzhi, who pushed the door and entered.

"Yao Niang."

"Xingzhi."

Shen Yao stood up and buried herself in Lin Xingzhi's chest.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Xingzhi examined Shen Yao with a serious expression, afraid his wife would be harmed when he was not paying attention, and he treated the great Great Demon as a fragile little doll.