Zhu Houzhao was very "interested" in Princess Ning Lou Suzhen, so that he was always a little confused on this day and was always looking forward to the arrival of the night.

"I am an emperor... All the kings under the world are kings, and all the kings in the world are kings. Therefore, all the women in the world should belong to me. Even if this woman once married King Ning, now King Ning has committed a serious crime of treason. If I don't accept her, she will fall into a place like the sect and the sect, and it is better to live a good life with me."

While thinking about how to possess Lou Suzhen, Zhu Houzhao tried to excuse himself and made him feel at ease that he thought he was doing "good things".

However, at dusk, when Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but go to see Lou Suzhen, Zhang Yuan hurried over and brought a burst of news, which surprised Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty, news came from Nanchang City... King Ning is dead."

Zhang Yuan said with a strange look.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned: "What did you say? King Ning died? Why did he die? Who killed him?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't believe that King Ning would quit himself. In his opinion, either the civil and military officials under King Ning rebelled and killed King Ning to clear the charges; or the court's troops attacked Nanchang City and killed King Ning in the wrong way.

Zhang Yuan said: "I just don't know. Suddenly, there was news that King Ning was dead. Your Majesty... Now the rumors in Nanchang City are flying all over the sky. The thief army that resisted stubbornly in the city has fallen into a state of no leader. Some rebel generals sent people outside the city to find the imperial soldiers to discuss surrender... If Your Majesty does not seize the time to rush to Nanchang City, it may be too late."

Zhu Houzhao was furious when she heard this, and it seemed that the death of King Ning was very bad news for him.

"I'm so angry... I'm about to win a brilliant victory, but King Ning died. What's the point? When the history books evaluate me, did I win this war? Hurry up..."

Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered the troops to be sent, but he quickly hesitated, as if he was still worried... It turned out that Lou Suzhen's pretty figure appeared in his mind at this time, and he felt that he should hurry up and do the "main business" and it would not be too late to go to war tomorrow!

Zhang Yuan didn't care about Zhu Houzhao's feelings at this time and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, will you immediately order troops and send someone to send an order to several imperial troops around Nanchang Prefecture City, so that they can temporarily delay entering the city and accept the city after Your Majesty arrives?"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "No, no, the matter is obviously deceitful... King Ning will die if he says he dies, how is this possible... This should be a conspiracy that King Ning thought of, I cannot be fooled!"

Zhang Yuan was anxious: "Your Majesty, Nanchang City is now in a state of unprepared defense... I heard that King Ning's body is about to be sent out of the city. If the troops are not sent into the city quickly, there may be a big chaos in the city."

Zhu Houzhao said confidently: "Don't you know how insidious King Ning is? He sent a beautiful lady to me to plead with him. In a blink of an eye, he died. He believed it. He should have wanted to attract me to Nanchang City, defeat my commanded troops in some way, kill me, and then fight back on the whole line... His move is called putting death and then living."

Zhang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid...thing is true."

Zhu Houzhao said: "It's true, you are not afraid. I will immediately send an order to the frontline soldiers, telling them not to rush into the city and surround the city. I am not in a hurry to send troops today... Look, what time is now, even if I want to send troops, I have to wait for tomorrow..."

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao showed a anxious look and glanced at Zhang Yuan with a meaningful look.

Zhang Yuan was stunned at first, and then he also remembered Lou Suzhen's existence. The emperor in front of him clearly wanted to achieve "good things" before leaving.

Zhang Yuan had no choice but to follow Zhu Houzhao's words: "Your Majesty is not as wise as your majesty... I will go and send orders to the frontline soldiers to be more careful and order the entire army to send troops tomorrow morning."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction: "Go and do it now."

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When Zhu Houzhao learned that King Ning might have died, although he was suspicious, he unconsciously relaxed his vigilance.

Because he felt that King Ning might have really died, he was even proud of himself: "King Ning just died like this, and his wife is here with me now. Concubine Lou is so outstanding, I believe that other concubines are not bad either. After I enter Nanchang City, I will arrest all the concubines of King Ning and appreciate them one by one..."

"But if the queen knows about this, I will be sad... No, I can't let her know. I want to cut the mess quickly and hide the person, so that the little girl can't find the clues."

While Zhu Houzhao was thinking about how to possess King Ning's woman, she was still afraid of Chen Yi'er and became angry.

Lou Suzhen was living at this time not the prefectural office where Zhu Houzhao was staying, but a relatively small house, which was also convenient for Zhu Houzhao to "act".

When Zhu Houzhao arrived, Lou Suzhen was standing by the window, with a little sad look, but she seemed extremely determined.

Zhu Houzhao glanced downstairs, feeling itchy. She went upstairs and shut the guards away, leaving only two palace maids to serve. After entering the room, she rushed towards Lou Suzhen before the palace maids closed the door.

When Lou Suzhen heard a voice coming from behind, she suddenly turned around and pushed Zhu Houzhao away, then glared at him sternly, his expression full of hatred, and he stabbed people's hearts like a sharp sword, forcing Zhu Houzhao, who was staggering and almost fell to the ground, had to give up the plan of forcing him.

"Concubine Ning, I'm here."

Zhu Houzhao sorted out her clothes, didn't know what to say, and stood there in a mess and said hello.

Lou Suzhen's teeth were tightly clenched and did not answer, which made Zhu Houzhao very embarrassed.

"Concubine Ning, come and talk to me about forgiveness of King Ning. I promise you... But in exchange, I want you to leave King Ning and return to the capital with me. What do you think?"

Lou Suzhen sneered: "Your Majesty, it's time for you. Do you need to hide it? Your husband is already in trouble. Does Your Majesty want to use his deceased husband to make a deal with me?"

"ah?"

Zhu Houzhao was very surprised. He did not expect that Lou Suzhen actually knew that King Ning was dead.

"How is this possible? How did she know? The security measures here are so strict... Oh, no one may have leaked the news. It was when King Ning sent her here. Once she came to the city and saw me, she would lie that King Ning was dead... In this way, King Ning must not be dead."

Zhu Houzhao was a little panicked, but at this time he calmed down and shouted: "Concubine Ning, do you think I don't know? There are rumors outside that King Ning is dead, but how could King Ning return to heaven so easily? Is he suffering from an acute illness? Or was he killed? The outside world doesn't know any of these news, but I know that this is a conspiracy he used to deceive me and wait for an opportunity to counterattack."

Lou Suzhen was quite surprised by Zhu Houzhao's answer and shook her head flatly and said, "My husband will not do such an outrageous thing."

Zhu Houzhao said: "King Ning dared to rebel, why wouldn't he make up lies? Besides, he sent you, who is as beautiful as a flower, to be a lobbyist, and he did not worry about your safety at all. What else can't be done in such a way? Do you think I have a reason to let you go when I am in front of me?"

When Lou Suzhen heard this, she couldn't help but slight nod, obviously she was also hesitant.

If it weren't for the past, she might not have had such ideas, but as she was sent by King Ning to Nankang Prefecture as a lobbyist and at the same time she noticed Zhu Houzhao's covetousness of her, she felt that she was given to the infamous emperor by King Ning as a bargaining chip.

At this moment, news of the death of King Ning suddenly came out. Lou Suzhen was very sad at first, but at this moment she felt that it was really possible that as the emperor said, King Ning was still alive, and all this was just King Ning's conspiracy.

Seeing that Lou Suzhen was absent-minded, Zhu Houzhao felt that his opportunity had come, so she stepped forward slowly and said in a gentle tone: "King Ning has ulterior motives. He is planning to rebel first, and even cheats the people he is closest to, and even sends you to me as a bargaining chip. Is such a man worthy of your life?"

Just as Zhu Houzhao came to Lou Suzhen again and was about to reach out to grab Lou Suzhen's arm, Lou Suzhen reacted and took two steps back in a row, barely avoiding it.

Zhu Houzhao is not aggressive. He has never liked to force women, especially his beloved women. He regards himself as a love saint and feels that problems that can be solved by cultivating feelings must not be used by force.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Concubine Ning, what else do you have to hesitate? Regardless of whether King Ning is dead or not, you are my own person now. I will take good care of your daily life in the future and treat your family well..."

Lou Suzhen suddenly pulled a hairpin from her head, pressed it on her neck, and said firmly: "A woman's chastity is more than anything else. If Your Majesty is hard, I will only die for my husband."

"ah!?"

Zhu Houzhao was very surprised by Lou Suzhen's actions, but then he understood.

"Women are the same. They are going to die now, but as long as I rush over and take off the hairpin from her hand, the anger in her heart will naturally be released... And once a person calms down, he will naturally consider it for the future... How many people are really determined to die?"

Zhu Houzhao claimed to be a love saint and believed that she knew women very well. She couldn't help but smile and moved forward. Before he could make a few jokes, the hairpin on Lou Suzhen's hand had pierced into the skin of her neck, and blood beads suddenly appeared, bright and dazzling.

Zhu Houzhao was shocked. Not only did he stop, but he also took two steps back and waved his hands repeatedly: "Concubine Ning, what are you doing? I just discussed with you, but didn't say what to do to you."

Lou Suzhen gritted her teeth and said, "Since you can't have a full reputation, you can only die."

"etc."

Zhu Houzhao quickly raised his hands to dissuade him, "I didn't say I want to ruin your reputation... You put down the things first, let's talk about it carefully."

While talking, Zhu Houzhao felt ashamed and thought to herself: "There is such a woman in the world who is determined to die? Why is she different from other women?"

Obviously, Zhu Houzhao never thought about it carefully. Lou Suzhen was the granddaughter of Lou Liang, a Neo-Confucian scholar. She has a very strict family tradition since childhood and has received an education that is comparable to that of ordinary wealthy women. Lou Suzhen considers some issues related to fame and fortune more than life.

In the past, most of the women Zhu Houzhao knew were ordinary women, and they were not even rich ladies. Most of them were concubines and dancers. Many of them even came from the Jiaofangsi. Even if they paid attention to chastity, they would not be as good as Lou Suzhen. You should know that Lou Suzhen in history committed suicide by jumping into the river to persuade King Ning.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao did not continue to bully her body, Lou Suzhen did not continue to stab the hairpin, but the blood beads gathered and grew bigger and bigger, and then began to flow down the neck.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Hurry up and find an imperial physician to treat Concubine Ning. I will lead troops to Nanchang tomorrow. If King Ning is really dead, I will treat the master of the Ning Prince's Mansion well. Concubine Ning doesn't have to threaten me in this way... Also, I will personally give relief to the people in the city... People come!"

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was in a state of turmoil. To him, it seemed that a cooked duck had flew away. He could only think of other ways to possess Lou Suzhen, and he could only choose to give up.

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The next morning, Zhu Houzhao led his troops onto the journey.

Although he was eager to get Lou Suzhen, he knew that he could not be too hasty. Moreover, he had to ask for confirmation whether King Ning was really dead and took over the military achievements of suppressing the rebellion on himself. This made him not think about how to make Lou Suzhen "change his mind".

However, the main reason why he was able to calm down was that Lou Suzhen could not fly.

Zhu Houzhao took a boat to Nanchang Prefecture City and it took about two days to reach his destination.

At this time, Chen Xi learned about the murder of King Ning in Xincheng.

This news surprised Chen Xi, especially when he knew that the person who assassinated King Ning was probably the female assassin he sent out.

"...Sir, that woman did say that she killed King Ning, but it was almost impossible to successfully assassinate in the Prince Ning's Mansion and escape unscathed. The situation in the Prince Ning's Mansion that day cannot be found for the time being, but it has been confirmed that King Ning is dead. It is rebellious and there is no thief leader. I may find it difficult to compete with the court again..."

Yunliu's information was relatively accurate, but she could not confirm how King Ning died.

Ah also claimed that she did it, probably because of this "credit" for Chen Xi's forgiveness to her. At this time, Ah was still stuck in Jiangxi.

Chen Xidao: "No matter whether it is her or not, she cannot be allowed to stay in Nanchang City again... I sent someone to secretly send her out of the territory of Jiangxi, go from eastern Jiangxi, and take a detour."

Yunliu asked for instructions: "Do you want to see this Japanese girl?"

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "Don't think about this for now... If Prince Ning dies, he will die in his palace. It's just a matter of death. At least he didn't suffer much torture before his death. If he was captured by the court, even if he was not dismantled from a large amount of money, it would be better... Is Princess Ning in His Majesty's army now?"

Yun Liu lowered his head: "That's true. Bei Zhi sent someone to investigate, but he was unable to get close to Princess Ning."

Chen Xi sighed, "After Lou's family is a loyal and kind person, King Ning sent her to lobby His Majesty this time, and he had bad intentions... He knew who His Majesty was and sent his wife, isn't it like sending a sheep into the mouth of a tiger? But in the end, King Ning realized that his situation was hopeless and wanted to exchange for peace for his family with his wife's appearance."

Yun Liu said: "Sir, I want to rescue this woman?"

When Yun Liu looked at Chen Xi with deep eyes, she was puzzled in her eyes. She obviously didn't understand what even King Ning didn't care about. Chen Xi would care so much.

After all, Lou Suzhen is the wife of King Ning and is considered a criminal wife. Lou Suzhen has nothing to do with Chen Xi.

Chen Xi shook his head again: "It's best to be able to rescue him. If there is no way, there is no need to force him. It's not easy to bring people out of His Majesty's army? Now we must ensure that His Majesty has absolute control over the inside and outside of Nanchang, especially to control the various armies well. No accidents can happen at this time."

While speaking, Chen Xi looked worried. Yun Liu could only understand that Chen Xi was worried about the emperor's safety in Jiangxi. Besides, he didn't expect that there were other things to worry about.
Chapter completed!