Three days later, Teng Liu brought a child from his grandfather's house into the Golden Hall.
"This is the new emperor I've chosen for you," Teng Liu said as he led the child step by step up to the high platform.
The little boy looked up at Teng Liu timidly. His eyes were full of dependence on Teng Liu. He wasn't the smartest child in the clan, but he had the purest eyes.
As long as he was carefully taught by his side, he would surely become a good emperor. Teng Liu had full confidence in his own teaching ability.
Before long, the old emperor passed away. The reason was that he had been injured during the rebellion of the eldest princess and, due to excessive grief, he didn't make it. Not long after the old emperor's death, Teng Liu helped the new emperor ascend the throne, and he himself was enfeoffed as the regent. He would return the power to the young emperor when he was capable of handling state affairs on his own.
Now let's talk about Prince Wen and the Empress of Xueling Kingdom. After they returned to Xueling Kingdom, they held another wedding. However, Prince Wen remained expressionless throughout.
On their wedding night in Qin Dynasty, this woman had drugged him. He had lost control, and they had had a relationship. Moreover, after she came back, she had asked the imperial physician to check her pulse, and she was pregnant!
When Prince Wen heard this news, his face turned as black as thunderclouds. But he quickly composed himself. He still needed the power of Xueling Kingdom to deal with Qin Dynasty, so he had to keep this empress.
"How about it? Isn't my Xueling Kingdom wonderful?" The Empress of Xueling Kingdom, wearing a yellow court robe, came to Prince Wen's residence, which was the palace of the former queens.
"What's the use of being wonderful? It's still subject to others," Prince Wen said sarcastically.
"Humph! Now that I'm pregnant with your child, are you still thinking about that woman? Don't you even think about whether that woman will still be waiting for you? You'd better live a good life with me. I won't treat you badly," the Empress of Xueling Kingdom said seriously, looking into Prince Wen's eyes.
Now that there was his child in her belly, she really wanted to live a peaceful life with Prince Wen.
Unfortunately, Prince Wen refused. "We've already made it clear that it's just a nominal marriage. It's you who didn't abide by the agreement. I won't recognize this child."
The Empress of Xueling Kingdom's face twitched for a moment and then quickly returned to normal. "Since that's the case, I won't force you. Don't regret it later for not wanting this child."
The Empress of Xueling Kingdom stroked her belly and turned away. There were plenty of men in the world who wanted to be the father of her child. He was not the only one.
After the Empress of Xueling Kingdom left, Prince Wen immediately sent his men to quickly investigate the situation here. Maybe he could quickly capture Xueling Kingdom and then expand his territory rapidly.
In Qin Dynasty, Yuan Yuchuan finally couldn't bear the public opinion. He secretly summoned Jing Xunche and humbly begged him to help.
Fortunately, Jing Xunche didn't decline this time and directly agreed. This made Yuan Yuchuan heave a sigh of relief. But at the same time, he couldn't help resenting Jing Xunche.
If he had agreed earlier, there wouldn't have been so many problems. He finally understood that this Jing Xunche just wanted to deprive him of his power! Yuan Yuchuan stared at Jing Xunche's departing back with a sinister look in his eyes. One day, he would wipe them all out.
"Qier, I'm going to Wupian Mountain in a couple of days. You must take good care of yourself while I'm away," Jing Xunche said. Wupian Mountain was only a day's journey from the capital. If they rode at full speed, they could get there in half a day.
"Okay, I know. You must be careful. Try not to get injured," Mu Fengqie replied. Otherwise, I'll be heart - broken.
She didn't say the last sentence, but her eyes clearly showed Jing Xunche that she was very worried about him.
"Qier, don't worry. I'll come back in one piece. Don't worry. I've been in so many battles. I'll be fine," Jing Xunche said, stroking Mu Fengqie's forehead.
These days, someone had spread the news that Jing Xunche was going to attack Wupian Mountain. They also spread the news about the bandits who had been raided a few days ago, saying that it was the Marquis of Zhongning and the Assistant King who had raided them, but the emperor had suppressed their merits.
For a while, the common people were in an uproar. They all praised the Marquis of Zhongning and the Assistant King and despised the current emperor. They thought that the emperor was a man who had no ability but stole others' achievements. How could such a man be their emperor!
The situation was getting out of control. Yuan Yuchuan had no choice but to write an imperial edict to explain the matter. But it was unknown how many people would believe the emperor's words.
"Humph, this Yuan Yuchuan really dares to write such a thing," Yuan Yuhan said sarcastically, looking at the content of the imperial edict.
The edict said that due to the busy state affairs, the emperor had forgotten to reward the two great heroes, but he had already made up for it by awarding them a thousand taels of gold. It didn't say anything else, just that there would be further rewards after they returned from the raid on Wupian Mountain.
"He's been on guard against us for a long time. Now that the military power in our hands is getting greater and greater, it's normal for him to be on guard against us," Jing Xunche said without taking the matter in the imperial edict to heart at all.
"But how confident are you about this operation?" Yuan Yuhan asked.
"Not very confident," Jing Xunche replied. Yuan Yuchuan would surely cause trouble during this expedition. They were already in a passive position, and with Yuan Yuchuan's interference, they would be even more passive.
"Then why did you still agree to go to Wupian Mountain?" Yuan Yuhan frowned and looked at Jing Xunche, not understanding his reason.
"This is just a matter of time. Even if we don't trouble Wupian Mountain, they will come to trouble us. Those bandits are directly related to Wupian Mountain. Now that we've raided them, do you think they'll be willing to let it go?" Jing Xunche said, taking a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat.
"I'm still worried about you going alone. I'd better go with you," Yuan Yuhan said, looking at Jing Xunche. Wouldn't he be attacked from both sides if he went alone?
"No, I know what I'm doing. And there must be someone to sit in the capital. Qier and your princess are still here. What if Yuan Yuchuan goes crazy and attacks them?" Jing Xunche disagreed.
These words immediately dispelled Yuan Yuhan's idea. Yes, there were still people they cared about in the capital.
"All right. I'll protect them secretly. You must be careful. If anything happens, contact me immediately so that I can send someone to rescue you," Yuan Yuhan said worriedly. He always felt that this time Jing Xunche's trip would be very dangerous.
Jing Xunche nodded. Looking at the late sky outside, he got up and left. It was more important to go back and accompany Qier. Besides, he would be leaving in a few days.