CH 73.1
Chapter 73.1 – Everyone Was A Chess Piece
The Emperor said that he would stay in this palace for three days, and he really did so. During this time, a lot of people came asking to see him, but the Emperor never saw anyone again. So everyone went to ask Princess Qi Yang, but she only revealed a little information vaguely.
Qi Yang was a little uneasy on the third day, so she said to Lu Qipei, “Would you really not be implicated?”
Lu Qipei was drinking tea leisurely and smiled reassuringly at her, “Of course I won’t.” As she said that, she suddenly took a note from her sleeve and handed it to Qi Yang. “I just received the news, they’ve hidden themselves really well.”
Qi Yang was a little surprised; she took the note and read it doubtfully. It really spoke about the undercurrents surging in the capital within the past three days. But instead of asking more about the content after reading it, she instead asked, “Where did you get the news from!?”
When Qi Yang thought about it, the only channels Lu Qipei could get information from was Qi Bo and the Lu family. She knew that Qi Bo had paid more attention to Lu Qipei in the past few months, and even revealed his secret life experiences to her.
But this was a palace – even if Qi Bo wanted to send news to Lu Qipei, it shouldn’t have been this quiet. Unless, there were people from the Lu family even in this palace…
Qi Yang felt a chill just thinking about it. If even the remote Circular Mound Altar palace had spies lurking inside, then what about the royal palace and the royal court? Could it be that what they had dug up was not even the tip of the iceberg!?
Lu Qipei could tell what Qi Yang was thinking when she saw her face, and couldn’t help but laugh. “Ah Ning, you’re thinking too much. There aren’t just the original servants in this palace right now, and a lot of other people have come. This news was sent by the servant of an official.”
Qi Yang didn’t know whether she should breathe a sigh of relief after hearing that, and rubbed her forehead feeling some headache. She always felt that the more she investigated, the more the forces lurking behind were intertwined.
At this point, she even thought that her death in the previous life hadn’t been unfair. But no matter what, people would still wish to survive.
Seeing this, Lu Qipei put down her tea cup and took the initiative to get up and rub Qi Yang’s temple. She sighed, “There’s still a lot of time, so why are you in such a hurry?” As she said that, she slightly lowered her head and rubbed her chin between Qi Yang’s hair. “I think the current development is still pretty good.”
At least, compared to her powerlessness in the previous life, she was now already nibbling at and grabbing some power for herself.
Qi Yang relaxed her body and leaned back slightly into Lu Qipei’s arms, having her anxiety soothed little by little. The two of them were together now, so she inevitably had more expectations for their future.
But whether it was Xie Yuan or the Emperor, either of them could easily destroy their fragile happiness and future. So they could not relax and dare not compromise – they had to fight their way to find a path to survival.
But as Lu Qipei had said, she seemed to have been a little to nervous. The Emperor’s slightly strange expression made her feel uneasy for several days. If this continued, her string would eventually snap… It seemed like such a ridiculous notion that she had once wanted to be Lu Qipei’s pillar of support, so the latter could remain innocent.
Seeing that she had finally relaxed a bit, Lu Qipei stopped talking about this topic, and started talking about the news on the note instead. “For the sacrificial ritual to Heaven, His Majesty has been away from the capital for four days. On the night of the winter solstice, a royal physician was summoned to go to the palace. Now, there are rumors in the capital that His Majesty fell seriously ill, while the Crown Prince is far away at the northern border. It was really a ‘good time’ for those with unsteady hearts.
With a glance, it was clear for whom this opportunity that the Emperor created himself was.
The only one who was still in the capital right now was the Third Prince who didn’t participate in the sacrificial ritual to Heaven because of his house arrest. He fought for power in the royal court and also lost the battle at the northern border, but those were not the reason why the Emperor targeted him.
Perhaps rather than targeting, it was more appropriate to call it a trial – the matter with the northern border had made the Emperor suspicious, but he also understood the Third Prince’s temperament. If there weren’t any conspiracies behind him, it would just be a house arrest, and the Third Prince wouldn’t dare to do anything.
But if someone was instigating him and fueling the flames, then at this time when the Emperor was away from the capital and fell “seriously ill”, then changes in the capital were inevitable.
The Emperor was cold hearted. If it was the former, then he would still want this son. But if it was the latter, then the Third Prince’s end could be imagined.
When they read the news on the note, Lu Qipei and Qi Yang realized that the Third Prince had fallen to the trap. As stupid as he was, he was still trapped by both sides. If the Emperor discovered his betrayal, he would definitely kill the traitor. Meanwhile, Xie Yuan was sitting on the sidelines, watching the internal turmoil in Liang.
As have been previously mentioned, the current Liang could be said to be in its golden age. How could its peace and prosperity be so easily turned over? Therefore, he had to create chaos inside. The war in the border was one way, and rebellion inside the capital was another.
If it didn’t work once, then he would try twice. If it didn’t work twice, then he would try thrice. He would keep on disturbing this great and beloved motherland, to eventually create a chance…
Thinking of the previous life and the current one, Lu Qipei and Qi Yang could almost guess Xie Yuan’s intention. But so what? They were powerless to stop it, and the decades of planning had pushed the situation forward just like a flood.
In the end, Qi Yang could only sigh and threw the note into the brazier, burning it down. “In the end, this could more or less be counted as having my revenge.”
The Emperor said that he would stay in this palace for three days, and he really did so. During this time, a lot of people came asking to see him, but the Emperor never saw anyone again. So everyone went to ask Princess Qi Yang, but she only revealed a little information vaguely.
Qi Yang was a little uneasy on the third day, so she said to Lu Qipei, “Would you really not be implicated?”
Lu Qipei was drinking tea leisurely and smiled reassuringly at her, “Of course I won’t.” As she said that, she suddenly took a note from her sleeve and handed it to Qi Yang. “I just received the news, they’ve hidden themselves really well.”
Qi Yang was a little surprised; she took the note and read it doubtfully. It really spoke about the undercurrents surging in the capital within the past three days. But instead of asking more about the content after reading it, she instead asked, “Where did you get the news from!?”
When Qi Yang thought about it, the only channels Lu Qipei could get information from was Qi Bo and the Lu family. She knew that Qi Bo had paid more attention to Lu Qipei in the past few months, and even revealed his secret life experiences to her.
But this was a palace – even if Qi Bo wanted to send news to Lu Qipei, it shouldn’t have been this quiet. Unless, there were people from the Lu family even in this palace…
Qi Yang felt a chill just thinking about it. If even the remote Circular Mound Altar palace had spies lurking inside, then what about the royal palace and the royal court? Could it be that what they had dug up was not even the tip of the iceberg!?
Lu Qipei could tell what Qi Yang was thinking when she saw her face, and couldn’t help but laugh. “Ah Ning, you’re thinking too much. There aren’t just the original servants in this palace right now, and a lot of other people have come. This news was sent by the servant of an official.”
Qi Yang didn’t know whether she should breathe a sigh of relief after hearing that, and rubbed her forehead feeling some headache. She always felt that the more she investigated, the more the forces lurking behind were intertwined.
At this point, she even thought that her death in the previous life hadn’t been unfair. But no matter what, people would still wish to survive.
Seeing this, Lu Qipei put down her tea cup and took the initiative to get up and rub Qi Yang’s temple. She sighed, “There’s still a lot of time, so why are you in such a hurry?” As she said that, she slightly lowered her head and rubbed her chin between Qi Yang’s hair. “I think the current development is still pretty good.”
At least, compared to her powerlessness in the previous life, she was now already nibbling at and grabbing some power for herself.
Qi Yang relaxed her body and leaned back slightly into Lu Qipei’s arms, having her anxiety soothed little by little. The two of them were together now, so she inevitably had more expectations for their future.
But whether it was Xie Yuan or the Emperor, either of them could easily destroy their fragile happiness and future. So they could not relax and dare not compromise – they had to fight their way to find a path to survival.
But as Lu Qipei had said, she seemed to have been a little to nervous. The Emperor’s slightly strange expression made her feel uneasy for several days. If this continued, her string would eventually snap… It seemed like such a ridiculous notion that she had once wanted to be Lu Qipei’s pillar of support, so the latter could remain innocent.
Seeing that she had finally relaxed a bit, Lu Qipei stopped talking about this topic, and started talking about the news on the note instead. “For the sacrificial ritual to Heaven, His Majesty has been away from the capital for four days. On the night of the winter solstice, a royal physician was summoned to go to the palace. Now, there are rumors in the capital that His Majesty fell seriously ill, while the Crown Prince is far away at the northern border. It was really a ‘good time’ for those with unsteady hearts.
With a glance, it was clear for whom this opportunity that the Emperor created himself was.
The only one who was still in the capital right now was the Third Prince who didn’t participate in the sacrificial ritual to Heaven because of his house arrest. He fought for power in the royal court and also lost the battle at the northern border, but those were not the reason why the Emperor targeted him.
Perhaps rather than targeting, it was more appropriate to call it a trial – the matter with the northern border had made the Emperor suspicious, but he also understood the Third Prince’s temperament. If there weren’t any conspiracies behind him, it would just be a house arrest, and the Third Prince wouldn’t dare to do anything.
But if someone was instigating him and fueling the flames, then at this time when the Emperor was away from the capital and fell “seriously ill”, then changes in the capital were inevitable.
The Emperor was cold hearted. If it was the former, then he would still want this son. But if it was the latter, then the Third Prince’s end could be imagined.
When they read the news on the note, Lu Qipei and Qi Yang realized that the Third Prince had fallen to the trap. As stupid as he was, he was still trapped by both sides. If the Emperor discovered his betrayal, he would definitely kill the traitor. Meanwhile, Xie Yuan was sitting on the sidelines, watching the internal turmoil in Liang.
As have been previously mentioned, the current Liang could be said to be in its golden age. How could its peace and prosperity be so easily turned over? Therefore, he had to create chaos inside. The war in the border was one way, and rebellion inside the capital was another.
If it didn’t work once, then he would try twice. If it didn’t work twice, then he would try thrice. He would keep on disturbing this great and beloved motherland, to eventually create a chance…
Thinking of the previous life and the current one, Lu Qipei and Qi Yang could almost guess Xie Yuan’s intention. But so what? They were powerless to stop it, and the decades of planning had pushed the situation forward just like a flood.
In the end, Qi Yang could only sigh and threw the note into the brazier, burning it down. “In the end, this could more or less be counted as having my revenge.”
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