At least an hour until dawn, but Su Jun can't sleep.
The palace hangs a string of round pearls made of nansha pearls, and the Errongboshan incense burning is a top-grade cinnamomum that costs a thousand coins per inch. The ground is covered with bear skins from the northern frontier, and the hot spring water flows under the palace.
In the coldest winter months, the room remains warm as spring.
As the princess consort of Dagui, even though Su Jun was temporarily residing in a place, everything was extremely luxurious.
However, all this is ordinary to Su Jun's eyes.
Su Jun's father, Su Shao Xian, was entrusted by King Li to raise and support the young emperor as he took over the throne.
Once the emperor came of age, Su Shao Xian did not crave power and directly took leave from his position, allowing the emperor to govern on his own. The ruler and minister matched well. He broke the Dagui tradition that only military achievements could lead to a countship, being granted the title of Linjiang Marquis, with hereditary succession in perpetuity.
Su Jun was born at this time. Su Shao Xian, who had his daughter late in life, now had more free time. He personally raised his youngest daughter, who was also the only daughter under his wings.
Su Jun grew up in a pile of gold and jade, enjoying unparalleled love and affection.
Two years ago, the Crown Prince knelt in front of the Qianqing Palace for a long time, declaring his deep admiration for her and seeking permission from the emperor to marry her, which made her the Crown Princess of the Dagui Dynasty.
Everyone thought her future was a smooth path, and no one could have imagined such a tragic ending.
Dagui has ruled for nearly a century, with six emperors to date, and there has never been a case of an empress being deposed.
The royal family of Dagui has a history of romantic figures, and influenced by the founding Emperor, this dynasty can be said to have thoroughly implemented the concept of legitimate and illegitimate, which emphasizes the primacy of legitimate birth.
They can be considered the ultimate followers of the doctrine of legitimacy and illegitimacy.
As the Crown Princess, Su Jun would inevitably become the Empress, the Dowager Empress, and enjoy unparalleled honor and grace throughout her life!
The Crown Prince's position is firmly established, and since Su Jun's father is also the Crown Prince's teacher, he naturally supports the Crown Prince.
Therefore, there is no need for the Crown Prince to marry Su Jun for the sake of Su Family's power.
Therefore, with many examples from the royal family of Dagui before them, everyone believes that the Crown Prince must have fallen in love with Su Jun beyond measure, making him another romantic figure in the imperial family.
Su Jun closed her eyes, regretfully not.
The Crown Prince prefers Zhang's family, and in order to gain her favor, he is willing to destroy the entire Su Family.
They are all wrong!
The morning light shone brightly, and the snow that had fallen all night stopped.
Su Jun stood silently at the corridor, wrapped in a large red ostrich feather cloak, while inside the hall, there was a bustling sound, and only "Hush people" could be faintly heard.
System: "Host, look, didn't I tell you? This is all real!"
Su Jun looked at the plums branches hanging with frost flowers under the corridor, and answered lightly.
System encouraged: "Quickly kill Zhuang's family, host. As long as you kill her, you will not encounter the things in your dream."
Su Jun's full, thick lashes cast a faint shadow on her face. She was angry, angry at Zhuang's family for extermination without mercy, but the real culprit behind the downfall of the Su family was the Crown Prince!
Su Jun: "And the other person?"
"Who is it?" the system reacting over, using a matter-of-fact tone: "The Crown Prince was just misled, host. As long as you kill Zhuang's family, everything will return to normal. You will live a life of love and affection with the Crown Prince."
This is the officially designated male and female leads.
Su Jun pulled her mouth into a corner, revealing a thin and indifferent smile, "Is that true?"
She doesn't believe!
A person's character cannot be changed. Even if Zhang's family is killed now, if the Crown Prince falls in love with someone else in the future, he will still seek revenge on the Su family.
Because she is the Crown Princess, the legitimate wife of the Crown Prince, and the target of all concubines!
The root of the problem is that the Crown Prince is listening to only one side of the story, he is cruel and violent. In order to please Zhang's family, he killed the entire Su family!
The best solution is to kill the Crown Prince, once and for all!!!
Su Jun turned around and left, not entering the main hall. She is still unable to maintain composure in front of the Crown Prince at this time.
The Hu people were surrounding the hot spring palace. The Crown Prince wanted to take his people and run away as quickly as possible.
The eunuchs accompanying the Crown Prince hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "The terrain around the hot spring palace is flat, and the Hu people are skilled in horseback archery. If Your Highness leads the people away now, when we encounter the Hu people on the plains, our army will certainly be unable to withstand their attacks."
"On the contrary, the hot spring palace is high and easy to defend, difficult to attack. The Hu people are not good at siege warfare. Please stay in the palace and send people to various places to send messages, let them come to rescue."
"I heard that the King of Qi led his troops to Luocheng, which is only a few days' journey from here."
Someone furrowed their brow and said, "The King of Qi is arrogant, perhaps he will deliberately delay time."
The King of Qi has a peculiar and wayward personality, often behaving in an irrational manner. Last year, he even made headlines by threatening a court official with a knife in the Golden Hall.
Yet, he is an exceptional talent that comes along once in a generation, winning battles in a row and pushing the Hu people back step by step. The emperor and court officials can only bear with a pinch of nose and tolerate his unconventional behavior.
Moreover, there is also a concern. The King of Qi is third in line.
The first prince has a physical disability and cannot succeed. If the Crown Prince is in trouble, according to the rules of "no legitimate but long", the King of Qi will be the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince sat at the head of the table, his eyes flickering, and said resolutely, "The King of Qi will definitely come."
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Su Xia pushed the door in, "Madam, the commander of money has arrived."
Su Jun handed over the sealed letter to the money commander, saying, "At all costs, this letter must be delivered into the hands of the King of Qi within two days."
In the warm room, Su Jun's expression was serious, and her eyes, as clear as water, burned with a fierce fire.
When King Qi arrived in the dream, the Hu people had already broken into the palace, and it took a great deal of effort for King Qi to rescue the Crown Prince and leave behind a chronic illness.
If King Qi does not come, the Crown Prince will die at the hands of the Hu people.
This is the fastest way, and also the safest method.
All six emperors of Dagui have been succeeded by their legitimate sons. The Crown Prince's foundation is solid, and only through this method can the Crown Prince be deposed.
As for herself... trading her life for the Crown Prince's is a great deal.
As long as the King of Qi receives the letter and hesitates for even one day, arriving at the hot spring palace one day late, things will still succeed!
I hope he never, ever comes!
This can cause the Crown Prince's death while avoiding the King of Qi from falling ill with a chronic disease, which is a win-win situation for everyone!
Two days later, Luocheng.
The personal guard hurried in and reported that there was a letter from the hot spring palace.
The King of Qi mocked, "My good second brother is so afraid of death."
In just two days, messengers delivering the letters came and went without stopping, and mountains of letters piled up next to the King of Qi.
The Crown Prince was afraid that King Qi would not save him. Especially the letters written in a haughty and arrogant tone, as if King Qi was coming to save him, it was a heavenly blessing.
The King of Qi's eyes were filled with fury, and he really wanted to let the soft-footed Crown Prince die in the palace.
Bi Mugen, stroking his goatee, asked, "Will you still go to save him?"
The King of Qi sat on the bed with one leg crossed, coldly saying, "Let him stew for a few days."
Bi Mugen: "Then I will immediately order the army to rest and recuperate."
The King of Qi stopped talking.
The sunlight poured into the room through the carved window with holes.
The King of Qi was dressed in dark clothing, his face stern, his expression shadowy, and his eyes and brows held a cruel ferocity. He looked every bit the ruthless ambition-seeker.
However!
Bi Mugen was so angry that he cursed him in his heart, what good is it to speak harshly, the key is to act fiercely!
He was blind in the beginning, thinking that the King of Qi had thoughts of seizing the throne, when in reality, he had only done things that were unfavorable to maintaining harmony between brothers!
I spent so much time picking, and in the end, I ended up on this broken ship!!
The King of Qi paid no heed to the thoughts of his retinue. He saw the messenger who delivered the letter and, following custom, asked, "Is the sovereign in the hot spring palace in good health?"
He thought it would be a stock response, but he didn't expect——
"The situation is stable. The Crown Prince is healthy, but the Crown Princess has been plagued by nightmares lately and has become somewhat thin..."
The messenger paused as he spoke; he was not one of the close attendants to the sovereign, and his lips were loose. He had only been selected to deliver the letter because of his excellent riding skills.
Suddenly being asked by the King of Qi like that, he remembered the words of the money commander and couldn't help but say it out.
He only now realized that he shouldn't have mentioned the Crown Princess in front of the male messenger, and he shouldn't have said it so clearly. It was just a polite phrase after all.
The King of Qi's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected that he could really know about Su Jun's situation.
The King of Qi suppressed the urge to continue asking and carefully examined the messenger, suddenly forming a guess in his heart, would this be someone from the Su family?
Only the Su family could know the current situation of the Crown Princess.
Su Jun... Did the Crown Princess send a letter to herself?
After two days, the faint fragrance of the letter still lingered.
The King of Qi flipped over the letter, memorizing the patterns on the envelope carefully, but still didn't open the letter.
It's no more than just words asking him to send troops as soon as possible.
Boring.
