After Jiang Liwei saw Concubine Hua, his eyes were eager. Obviously, he regarded Concubine Hua as the best springboard for him to get close to the emperor.

Concubine Hua looked at Jiang Liwei and said with a slight : "That man is now the Minister of War, with a high position and a powerful position. Haven't you cut off the will to kill him? Do you have that ability?"

Jiang Liwei smiled and said, "As long as the Empress is determined, this matter will definitely be done... Don't forget that even if the man surnamed Chen is in a high position and has great enemies, he is the chief eunuch Liu Jin and Eunuch Liu... As for Eunuch Liu's power in the court, others don't know. Don't you know, Empress?"

Concubine Hua glanced at Jiang Liwei and suddenly found that Jiang Liwei was staring at her. She quickly avoided the other party's gaze and turned her body to the side and said:

"Eunuch Liu and Shangshu Chen are all the ministers in front of His Majesty. Even if there is a certain rift between them, they will not fight with their lives. There is a fundamental difference between them and you, Lord Jiang."

Hearing this, Jiang Liwei knew that Concubine Hua wanted to kill Chen Xi was no longer as strong as before, which made him look angry.

"Empress Hua seems to have forgotten who tried his best to send you to Marquis Jianchang, and who entrusted his relationship to get the holy favor!"

Jiang Liwei turned cold and He Xi's smile disappeared before, and he changed into a hideous face that made people afraid.

Hua Fei glanced at Jiang Li's only eyes and asked, "What, it's time, do you want to threaten me?"

Jiang Liwei sneered at the corner of her mouth and said, "I dare not threaten the Empress, but I also ask the Empress to not be ungrateful. Did the Empress forget the hatred she carries? At that time, who gave the Empress a way out? Who gave you hope, why did you put everything behind your head?"

"Empress remember what I said when I found Bei Zhi... You said that in order to get rid of this thief Chen Xi, even if you cut it into pieces, you will be willing to do so."

"That's already a thing of the past!"

Hua Fei's head was sideways, her brows frowned, obviously not wanting to recall the past.

Jiang Liwei continued to sneer: "The Empress can not take the promise seriously, but the Empress's position is not good. Now, because of offending this Lord Shen, he dare not show up when he returns to the capital. He hides and hides like a walking corpse. Does the Empress have no mercy at all?"

Concubine Hua's face looked ugly. Looking at the warm sunshine that shone in from the window, she said, "Mr. Jiang became like this. It was not because he offended Shangshu Chen, but because he was betrayed the truth... Do you think I don't know? In order to kill Shangshu Chen, Lord. Jiang even betrayed the two uncles and defected to Eunuch Liu's command?"

"Now Lord Jiang has Eunuch Liu as his backer, so he still needs to hide?"

"It seems that you are in a deep courtyard, but you are not ignorant of what is happening outside!" Jiang Liwei said coldly.

Concubine Hua shook her head: "I am different from you... Lord Jiang can do whatever he wants for hatred, but I can't... Here I want to ask, did Shangshu Chen kill your father or your wife? It can actually make you so resentful that you can even refuse your own life, and you have to ask Shangshu Chen to pay his life?"

"Mr. Jiang, don't you think you're too extreme in doing things?"

"Stop blaming me!"

Jiang Liwei said angrily, "Do you take yourself seriously? Don't forget your true identity... A little girl, following her, has some knowledge, but when the master's family was in a downturn, you went to Chen Mansion for help and was turned away, and even stayed on the street and didn't even have to eat. If you hadn't said you wanted to avenge your family, I would have helped you? Humph, I'm really wrong about you... Now that you have received the holy favor, the sparrow flew up the branch and turned into a phoenix, can you forget all the hatred of the past? You have been so prosperous that you even forgot your master!"

Hua Fei's body shook, and it was obvious that what Jiang Liwei said touched some of her sad past events.

Jiang Liwei said again: "In order to give you the status and status you are today, I have spent tens of thousands of taels of silver. If you can repay me with all your capital and interests, I will not care about you. Otherwise, I will make your true identity public to see if the emperor will still favor you and whether you can still get your wish and become the imperial concubine!"

"Mr. Jiang, you are trying to force someone to go to a dead end, right?" Hua Fei asked sternly.

Jiang Liwei laughed: "I force you to go to a dead end? I think you forced me to take this bad plan... If you remember the favor I gave me, say a few good words in front of the emperor, or slander the man named Chen, would I do this?"

"I am not only familiar with Qian Qianhu now, but also the main counselors around Eunuch Liu have a close relationship with me. As long as I want to destroy you, even if you are a natural beauty and have the charm of a woman, Your Majesty will never let you, a woman full of hatred and humble background stay by your side!"

Concubine Hua was very angry.

A pretty face turned red.

She didn't expect Jiang Liwei to be so despicable.

Concubine Hua was full of hesitation, but in the end she found that she could not beat Jiang Liwei at all, thinking to herself: "My past is so dark and insignificant. Your Majesty does not dislike me, so that I can have the status today. If my holiday with Shangshu Chen was exposed by Jiang Liwei and known to others, Your Majesty will definitely not favor me again."

Concubine Hua sternly said: "I have never forgotten the kindness I have given to me, but I think you, Jiang Liwei, have no ability to help me kill Shangshu Chen!"

Jiang Liwei knew that Concubine Hua finally surrendered and sneered: "How can the Empress know that it is not feasible if you haven't tried it? Now that the Empress helps me, there will be absolutely no loss for the Empress, let alone... Eunuch Liu, Qian Qianhu and others help to say bad things about Chen in front of His Majesty. The Empress is just telling His Majesty what she knows!"

Concubine Hua said: "Do you want me to make up lies in front of His Majesty to attack Shangshu Chen?"

Jiang Liwei had a hideous face: "Who said it was fabrication? This is all fact! The Chen surnamed is now operating industries in the south, and he has long been rich enough to rival a country. Moreover, he has contacted local officials, seeking personal gain, and even deceives his superiors and conceals his subordinates, and ignores the ills of military affairs in the three sides... The most important thing is that he has the intention of rebellion. The Empress knows how to say it in front of His Majesty, right?"

Concubine Hua's face was pale and her delicate body kept shaking like a sieve.

These charges that Jiang Li weaves for Chenxi are enough to put people to death, especially the final crime of treason.

She knew very well that although no one believed this kind of thing to say at once, the three of them became tigers, not to mention that Liu Jin, Qian Ning and others were adding fuel to the fire, and they might have fabricated some evidence to confirm the accusation.

Jiang Liwei said: "Do you have the right to choose whether to cooperate with us?"

Concubine Hua smiled sadly, and it was obvious that the hatred of the Li family would not have made her lose her nature.

She thought to herself: "I defected to Jiang Liwei because I had nowhere to go. I wanted to use this person to help me find a place to live. Even if I hated Chen Xi to the core, after so many years, things have long become the past. The grave of xiǎo jiě was probably covered with grass. I didn't expect that Jiang Liwei was still so obsessed... If I didn't listen to him, the status I gained would not exist, and I really had no choice."

She was very embarrassed, but in the end she nodded: "Mr. Jiang's words make sense, so I will try my best to help Master Jiang... Oh, and Eunuch Liu. But Master Jiang himself should keep his promise."

Jiang Liwei had a proud smile on her face: "This is natural, would I betray my own people?"

As he said that, Jiang Liwei took two steps forward and reached out to touch Hua Fei's beautiful face. When Hua Fei saw her hand attacking, she instinctively wanted to avoid it, but she couldn't dodge and was grabbed by Jiang Liwei.

Jiang Liwei pinched Hua Fei's chin with her hand and threatened: "At that time, she was just a down-and-out girl. Who would have thought that she would be the master of the country's beauty? Unfortunately, in order to honor Jianchang, she sent you out without touching you. Now you are Your Majesty's man. It seems that you are destined to be between me!"

"Please respect yourself!" Concubine Hua said in a humble manner, "If Lord Jiang is so rude, do you believe me or not, then I will report to Your Majesty?"

When Jiang Liwei heard this, she subconsciously retracted her hand. When she realized that she was scared by a woman she had always despised.

Jiang Liwei said, "Your Majesty will listen to you? Do you really treat yourself as a concubine in the palace? Humph, you are just temporarily getting the favor. When you turn back and lose your Majesty's favor, you will be sent out. At that time, you may fall into my hands again..."

"However, you can communicate more with Qian Qianhu. Qian Qianhu may become your new master in the future... In front of His Majesty, women are always like flowing water. Only Eunuch Liu and Qian Qianhu are the rocks that remain unmoved!"

Concubine Hua's face was pale and her body was trembling. Jiang Liwei's words hit the softest part of her heart, and she was a little lost for a moment.

Just at this moment, the door opened and Qianning walked in from outside.

Qian Ning smiled with a lewd smile: "Although you two are old friends, this is a leopard room, not a place for chatting and chatting. It's not too late, so if you have something to say, it's better to go back and say it."

As he said that, Qian Ning looked at Concubine Hua with a treacherous smile on his face, as if he had some thoughts.

Jiang Liwei bowed: "Qian Qianhu reminded that Bei Zhi had finished talking to the Empress, which was all small things that were worth mentioning. Now the Empress has become a success and hopes to help the villain get a good job."

Qian Ning curled his lips: "In this matter, you should ask Eunuch Liu instead of asking for the Empress... You are the one of Eunuch Liu, can Eunuch Liu treat you badly?"

“Yes, yes.”

Jiang Liwei looked down at Qian Ning, "Qian Qianhu is right. Bei Zhi has been giving gifts to his father-in-law, hoping to get promoted by his father-in-law. I will give Qian Qianhu some more gifts to you."

Qian Ning nodded with satisfaction: "It's still Lord Jiang who knows how to do things. It doesn't matter how many gifts I give me. Don't forget... I'll give some more to the Empress's room. Now that the Empress has received the holy favor, I just need some money to handle the leopard room. This will make the Empress more comfortable in the leopard room. Is that right?"

When Hua Fei heard the two men talking about her so unscrupulously, she was ashamed and angry as she was, but at this time she could only bear the grievance in her heart and frowned: "What are the plans for you? Let's go back and talk. Your Majesty wants me to serve and rest, and say goodbye!"

Qian Ning pretended to be surprised: "Oh, the empress has such a tight matter? She should really leave earlier... Please, please!"

After saying that, Qian Ning ignored Jiang Liwei and personally escorted Hua Fei out of the house and headed to the inner courtyard.

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Two more days passed in a blink of an eye.

After Liu Jin arranged the triumphal celebration, Zhu Houzhao learned about the process.

Zhu Houzhao was extremely happy. Only then did he remember that he should ask his teacher what he meant, so he summoned Chen Xi to the Leopard Room and mentioned this celebration ceremony.

"...I have lived outside the palace these days and have never had time to ask about Mr. Shen's court affairs. I wonder what Mr. Chen has to say about this time building Jingguan?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were full of expectations. He did not expect Chen Xi to say many constructive words, but hoped that Chen Xi would praise him.

As an emperor, Zhu Houzhao has always seemed very independent, but in essence he still has a childish mentality. If Chen Xi, a capable person in his eyes, could praise him for a few words, he would have an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

At this time, in the main hall of Leopard Room, in addition to Zhu Houzhao and Shen Xi, Liu Jin and several eunuchs were also there.

Originally, Liu Jin shouldn't have appeared here, but when he heard that Zhu Houzhao summoned Chen Xi, he was afraid that his mortal enemy would say something inappropriate, so he quickly came over and stared at it, so that even if Chen Xi did not cooperate, he could deal with it in time.

Chen Xi bowed and bowed to salute: "Return to Your Majesty, I believe that it is not appropriate to do anything about building a capital temple."

The look of expectation on Zhu Houzhao's face instantly turned into a bubble, and she was obviously very disappointed with Chen Xi's statement. Liu Jin seized the opportunity to attack:

"Mr. Shen, what do you mean? Your Majesty wants to build Jingguan, what's wrong with your Ministry of War? Don't you think that your Majesty has won the first great victory since he ascended the throne, and should you celebrate it well to show your regency?"

This time, Zhu Houzhao did not scold Liu Jin for his inappropriate words, because what Liu Jin said was exactly what he was thinking at the moment.

Chen Xi replied: "Does Your Majesty insist on doing this?"

Zhu Houzhao felt a little embarrassed when he heard this question: "If Mr. Chen said a reason that cannot be done, I am still willing to obey his teachings."

Liu Jin faced Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of Lao Nu, Shangshu Chen can't tell me why... Now everything is arranged properly. If the ceremony is cancelled, it will inevitably affect Your Majesty's majesty."

Chen Xidao: "But if this Beijing-building ceremony cannot be performed, will Your Majesty be even more damaged?"

One sentence made Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin stunned at the same time. Zhu Houzhao blinked her eyes and asked in surprise: "What is Mr. Chen's intention? Why... can't perform it?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he understood what Chen Xi was going to say. He first blocked Chen Xi's way of making suggestions: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen is exaggerating. The victory in Xuanfu has made our Ming army excited, and the people are all happy. This is the time to demonstrate the power of heaven. Lord Shen has repeatedly spoken rudely, please give up the crime!"

This time, Zhu Houzhao didn't listen to Liu Jin and shouted directly: "Shut up! Let Mr. Chen finish speaking! Sir, do you think there is something wrong with it?"

Liu Jin glared at Chen Xi, afraid that the other party would say something inappropriate, and his eyes were full of threats.

But obviously Chen Xi is not the kind of person who bullies the weak and is afraid of evil, so he said leisurely: "If the local government reported the merits reported in this great victory are sure that there will be no false claims of military merits, the triumphal ceremony will be carried out smoothly... But I am afraid that local generals and officials will report false claims in order to seek military merits. They will only kill 100 enemies, but report 1,000. At that time, His Majesty wants to build a Jingguan, which will inevitably make a laughing stock."

"Ahem!"

Zhu Houzhao coughed violently twice, then widened her eyes and asked, "This... the officials in Xuanda Land should not be so bold and arrogant, right?"

Liu Jin was furious and quickly said, "Your Majesty, the local officials of Xuanda are loyal to the emperor and the country. Now they have finally won a great victory and have been attacked by Lord Shen like this. It is really a heroic person! Your Majesty, if you ignore this matter and spread it out and be known to others, I am afraid that the border troops will be reluctant to forgive me."

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "I don't say it, Mr. Chen doesn't say it, and you don't say it, who will know? Now Shangshu Shen just said that there may be false reporting of military merits, but he did not say it is certain. What are you doing so nervously? Do you know that there is really the situation Mr. Chen said in Xuanda? "

Liu Jin knelt on the ground with a "thump", kowtowed continuously, and defended himself: "Your Majesty, I don't know anything."
To be continued...