The news that the emperor had sent people to suppress the bandits in recent days spread quickly. And somehow, word got around that the bandits on the mountain outside the capital had been wiped out by the emperor.
Suddenly, Yuan Yuchuan's prestige among the common people soared. Looking at the current situation, Yuan Yuchuan couldn't help feeling smug. Although the credit actually belonged to Jing Xinche.
But as long as he didn't say anything, who would know? The only problem was that Jing Xinche's power was growing stronger and stronger, and it was becoming more and more difficult to control him. If Jing Xinche made any more great contributions, he might even outshine the emperor. Then where would the emperor's dignity lie?
However, Yuan Yuchuan didn't expect that none of the people he sent to suppress the bandits on Wupian Mountain would return. This made him a bit flustered. How could this happen? He had sent people to suppress the bandits exactly according to the information Jing Xinche had given him. Why was this the case?
Yuan Yuchuan was so angry that he swept all the things on the table to the ground. Then he suddenly realized that Jing Xinche had been playing him!
"Someone! Summon Jing Xinche to the palace!" Yuan Yuchuan said viciously, looking at the mess on the ground.
The eunuch outside didn't dare to delay and trotted out of the palace. At this time, Jing Xinche was taking a walk with Mu Fengqie because Mu Fengqie said that pregnant women should exercise more and not always lie in bed.
"Master, someone from the palace has come and asked you to enter the palace." Mu Nan came up to Jing Xinche and said.
"All right, I see." After Jing Xinche said that, he told Mu Nan to leave. Then he calmly sent Mu Fengqie back and only then slowly followed the eunuch from the palace into the palace.
Yuan Yuchuan waited for Jing Xinche for a long time. The moment he saw Jing Xinche, he directly threw the teacup in his hand at him.
"Jing Xinche, you're so bold!" Yuan Yuchuan gritted his teeth and stared at Jing Xinche.
"I don't know what Your Majesty is talking about." Jing Xinche slowly knelt down, deliberately avoiding the fragments on the ground.
"Do you dare to say you don't know about the matter on Wupian Mountain? Do you dare to say you didn't set a trap for me?" Yuan Yuchuan even forgot his image as the emperor of a country. He directly grabbed Jing Xinche's collar and stared at him fixedly.
"Your Majesty, every word I said is true. There's not a single false word." Jing Xinche slowly pulled Yuan Yuchuan's hand away from his clothes and looked into Yuan Yuchuan's eyes.
Looking at Jing Xinche's appearance, Yuan Yuchuan laughed, a very sarcastic laugh. "Jing Xinche, Jing Xinche. I didn't expect that I would stumble because of you." He had wasted his early self - complacency and tried to trample Jing Xinche under his feet. Now it seemed that Jing Xinche had exceeded his control.
He had originally planned to spare Jing Xinche's life, but now it seemed that he couldn't let him live.
"Marquis Zhongning, I appoint you as the great general to suppress the bandits. Lead ten thousand soldiers to Wupian Mountain to suppress the bandits." After Yuan Yuhan calmed down, he directly assigned this matter to Jing Xinche.
It was not difficult to take someone's life. As long as he moved his finger a little, Jing Xinche's life would disappear silently. Maybe in the end, Mu Fengqie could also be used by him.
"Replying to Your Majesty, Qie'er is pregnant and I was injured a few days ago. I'm not suitable to lead the army. Please Your Majesty take back this order." Jing Xinche had long guessed that Yuan Yuchuan would do this, so he had already found an excuse and directly rejected this matter.
If Yuan Yuchuan issued the order again, it would be an obvious act of not caring about his safety and sending him to his death. At that time, he didn't know if Yuan Yuchuan could bear the public opinion pressure from the common people in the world.
Yuan Yuchuan never expected that Jing Xinche would openly resist the imperial order, and he had no way to deal with it.
"In that case, then, my dear minister, you should recuperate well. Try to recover soon so that you can go to suppress the bandits." Since he was injured and needed to recuperate, then the emperor would give him time to recover.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jing Xinche didn't care at all. Now he was a person "injured", so he could quietly recuperate at home. Who knew how badly he was injured?
Want him to go and suppress the bandits? Wait!
After Jing Xinche left, Yuan Yuchuan summoned all the military generals to discuss the matter of suppression. But the result was not good. No solution was discussed. No matter what, in the end, the losses would be heavy, and they still couldn't take Wupian Mountain.
"What did the emperor want from you?" Mu Fengqie asked.
"Nothing much. He just wanted me to go and suppress the bandits on Wupian Mountain, but I didn't agree." Jing Xinche hugged Mu Fengqie in his arms and stroked her belly.
"But he won't let you off so easily." Mu Fengqie frowned and said.
"He knows that I'm recuperating now. I'll go when I'm fully recovered." Jing Xinche said.
After hearing this, Mu Fengqie didn't say anything more. Fortunately, they were in control of the situation. "Do you have time now? Accompany me to visit god - mother."
"You can visit, but you can't get too close." Jing Xinche thought for a while and said.
"Okay, I know. Hurry up, or it will get dark soon." Mu Fengqie pulled Jing Xinche and quickly went out.
When Mu Fengqie and Jing Xinche arrived, Mrs. Shen was still awake, and her spirit had improved a lot. She just looked much thinner.
"Qie'er, you've finally come. Thanks to you. If it weren't for you discovering this matter, I really don't know what would have become of me." Mrs. Shen said with teary eyes, looking at Mu Fengqie.
"God - mother, it's all your own efforts. It has nothing to do with me. But after today, your condition will improve a lot, and the attacks won't be so frequent."
Mu Fengqie looked at Mrs. Shen and then at Lord Shen. Seeing Lord Shen looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated, she knew what he wanted to ask.
"Don't worry, god - father. Qi'er is fine. He has been studying hard these days. I've even invited a martial arts master for him."
After hearing this, Lord Shen was in tears and kept saying thank you. Although the child had come to the door every day to talk to them these days, they had never dared to open the door and talk to him, for fear of seeing Qi'er's disappointed eyes.
Now that they knew he was doing well, they were relieved. But after hearing about Qi'er, Mrs. Shen was full of anger.
"Are you trying to anger me to death? You even wanted to die with me! Qi'er is so young. What would you have left him to do alone?" The angrier she got, the more Mrs. Shen didn't care that Mu Fengqie and the others were there. She directly started hitting Lord Shen.
Looking at the two of them, Mu Fengqie smiled and then quietly took Jing Xinche out. It was better to leave some space for them at this time.
"Qie'er, are you tired?" Standing for so long just now, she must be tired.