The reborn abandoned woman reigns

Chapter 167
For Sima Xukong's domineering and unreasonable attitude, Changsun Jingrong only found it funny.Seeing his weak expression and the bandages oozing blood, Changsun Jingrong couldn't bear it anymore, so he helped him to lie back on the bed again.

However, this did not delay Changsun Jingrong's rebuke to Sima Xukong, saying: "Now that I know it's uncomfortable, why didn't I know how to take care of my body at that time? If Xu Zizheng also used poison, then you will be in trouble Is it? You are such an old person, and you are still hot-headed when you do things, and you don’t know how to think about yourself!"

"Yes, yes, what the lady said is correct. It's because my husband didn't think carefully at the time. So, I still need you to teach me a lot in the future, so that I can mature!"

Seeing Sima Xukong's flattering appearance, Changsun Jingrong couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.But such a smile poured into Sima Xukong's heart like a stream of sweet spring.

Holding Changsun Jingrong's hand emotionally, Sima Xukong said softly: "Now the matter is finally over, and I can take good care of you and live our normal life."

Although Changsun Jingrong really didn't want to break the current good atmosphere, she still couldn't hold back and asked, "Don't forget, there is still the Empress Dowager waiting for you in the palace, and there are other princes who are about to enter the capital. None of them are easy characters to deal with. I think dealing with them should be no easier than dealing with Xu Zizheng."

Sighing softly, Sima Xukong smiled helplessly: "You woman, shouldn't you just lie in my arms and say something tender? You can analyze the pros and cons so plainly. I don't know if you are so calm. Still cold!"

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Changsun Jingrong said: "The thing you just mentioned can help you solve problems, or can you turn danger into good fortune? People who are already old, they always think about those unrealistic things. Things. I see you, you just haven’t suffered enough, otherwise you wouldn’t have said such childish things!”

"Yes, the lady taught you the right thing, so now, we can discuss carefully, when will we enter the palace to meet the empress dowager?"

With a raised eyebrow, Changsun Jingrong asked: "Us? Isn't it just you who go? Why are you dragging me?"

"The Empress Dowager has always been wary of me. Now that I have been in charge of the government for so long, it must be very helpless to me. If you can stay with me, at least let the Empress Dowager see someone who can rest assured People, when dealing with the transfer of power, they will be more tactful."

"Are you really willing to give up the rights you have now?"

Smiling casually, Sima Xukong said, "I wish I could get rid of this burden as soon as possible. You don't know how much pressure I was under a while ago, and I almost forgot what it was like to be free before. I have the opportunity to get rid of those burdens." Shackles, nothing could be better!"

Looking deeply into Sima Xukong's eyes, Changsun Jingrong couldn't see any nostalgia or lies in them, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll just trust you for now. As for when to enter the palace, That also depends on your arrangement. But I think, you are all injured, so you should love that wound and let it heal before you enter the palace."

"I don't think so. Think about it. If the Empress Dowager sees that I am injured and enters the palace, she will definitely not blame me. The matter may be beneficial to us."

Sima Xukong was elated here, but Changsun Jingrong's face changed again, and this dangerous signal made Sima Xukong realize that something was wrong, so he quickly changed his tone and said, "I won't do it by force. , will look at my physical condition, don't worry."

Glancing at Sima Xukong, Changsun Jingrong turned his head away, ignoring that guy who always doesn't take his body seriously.

Seeing that the eldest grandson Jingrong was still looking sullen, Sima Xukong hurriedly persuaded him: "Don't worry Jingrong, I will definitely not do such a stupid thing again in the future, even for you, I will take good care of my body. After all My health is your future happiness."

Turning Changsun Jingrong's body around, Sima Xukong stared straight into her eyes, making funny faces from time to time to make her happy, but Changsun Jingrong couldn't help laughing at the end, and said after a smile: "It's up to you, anyway. It's useless for me to say anything, you all have your own ideas."

"Actually, what I need is your trust. No matter what I do, I hope that someone will support me behind me." Gently stroking the long black hair of his eldest grandson, Sima Xukong rested his chin on her hair. On the top, he murmured softly, "By the way, Jingrong, I have something else I want to ask you. This matter has troubled me for a long time, so tell me the reason today."

"what's up?"

"You... how are you so familiar with Xu Zizheng? You seem to have only met that guy a few times. Logically speaking, you shouldn't be that familiar." Sima Xukong said cautiously while observing his eldest grandson. Jing Rong's reaction was that he was afraid that he might say something wrong again and make this person unhappy.

However, Changsun Jingrong was busy thinking of reasons, and didn't have time to care about Sima Xukong's tone. He rolled his eyes and said, "He doesn't know me, don't I know him? Don't forget, I But as a businessman, such a small problem as inquiring about information is naturally not a problem. Don’t you know that there is a famous saying in military strategists? Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. How can you win if you don’t investigate the opponent well?”

"I know this. I have also investigated Xu Zizheng, but the conclusion I got is that Xu Zizheng is simple and stable, and he is scheming, but I never knew that he is still a guy who is eager for quick success. After this fight, I just saw his weakness. If you hadn't told me in advance, I'm afraid I would have made many detours."

Cursing her red lips, Changsun Jingrong said: "Actually, these things are not difficult to draw conclusions, just a little analysis. It just depends on whether you have ulterior motives. But your top priority now is to heal your shoulder injury. Because we still don't know what the princes will be like when they return to Beijing, we have to make full preparations."

"You're right. No one knows what the situation will be. But I do know one thing. With the Empress Dowager here, I don't need to take the lead! Besides, among several princes, my seniority is the highest." I'm the youngest, even if I have to make decisions, it's not my turn, so I can be happy!"

"I really don't know whether it's better to say that you have no ambitions, or that you can see things openly," Changsun Jingrong shook his head helplessly, and said, "Aren't you afraid that the princes will fear you? After all, you hold the capital city in your hands." The power of life and death!"

"Are you kidding me? After I enter the palace, I will return all these things to the Empress Dowager. Of course, this kind of hot potato should be thrown out early!"

Slowly narrowing his eyes, Changsun Jingrong asked: "Then have you ever thought that the Empress Dowager would refuse to take it back?"

Sima Xukong was stunned for a moment, and asked back: "You mean, the Empress Dowager will use me as a shield?"

"According to the temperament of the Empress Dowager, it is very possible."

Leaning on his chin in distress, Sima Xukong snapped his fingers and said, "Then I will enter the palace later, and use the excuse of recovering from my injuries to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager together with the princes. When the time comes, I will hand over to the empress dowager in public. The Empress Dowager will not say anything."

Looking sideways at Sima Xukong, Changsun Jingrong said: "I was worried that the Empress Dowager would show her trust in you in public, which would cause dissatisfaction among the other princes."

His eyes gradually turned dark, and Sima Xukong slowly analyzed: "The only ones who will fight for power are the Second Prince and his henchmen. The others will not say anything. But what you said is indeed a hidden danger." , It seems that I have to take precautions in advance. When the crown prince was established, the second prince was dissatisfied with the result. The emperor feared him, so he sent him to the farthest boundary. Now that there is a chance to make a comeback, he will definitely not let it go easily I think the Empress Dowager must also think of this, and she has no one to rely on now, and those old ministers have no ability to resist in the face of iron hoofs, and no amount of debate is just a matter of paper."

Looking down at Changsun Jingrong, Sima Xukong patted the top of her hair lightly, and comforted him: "Leave these things to me, and you can be your princess with peace of mind. What you have done for me has been paid off." Enough is enough, next, I, the husband, will protect the lady!"

The corners of his lips were slightly bent, and Changsun Jingrong didn't say anything more, but just lowered his head, his mind tossing and turning.

Five days later, the second prince Sima Xurun and the fifth prince Sima Xukang rushed into the capital with their respective armies of [-]. At the gate of the city, after seeing the figures of the two princes, they got off their horses and greeted them personally.

Seeing the two elder brothers whom he hadn't seen for many years, Sima Xukong immediately put on a warm smile, stepped forward to greet him, and called enthusiastically, "Second Brother, Fifth Brother!"

Sima Xukong and Sima Xurun dismounted one after another, looking at the ninth younger brother in front of him, Sima Xukong couldn't help laughing and said: "Oh, I haven't seen you for many years, the ninth younger brother who only cried and had a runny nose back then has grown up! "

Sima Xurun glanced at Sima Xukong's heavily wrapped shoulders, and sighed: "It's really hard for the ninth brother to let you face such a difficult and dangerous situation alone."

Sima Xukong smiled meaninglessly, and said: "Fortunately, my younger brother didn't insult my brothers' reputation and drove away the thieves. Otherwise, I would really be ashamed to see my brothers again now!"

Sima Xukang said some more words of praise, then sighed and said, "We have also heard about the late emperor. Hey, I can only blame that Xu Zizheng who is so hateful that he came up with such vicious tricks to frame the late emperor. It's a pity that the first emperor was in his prime, so he could have done something!"

"If you want me to say that Xu Zizheng is a young man at all, it is ridiculous to say that he has an imperial edict and dare to resist the imperial court. Who knows whether the edict in his hand is true or not. If Really, why didn't he dare to show up, let us debate the truth?"

Sima Xu quickly opened his mouth to help and said: "That's because he has a guilty conscience. I guess he forged most of the edicts to confuse the public. It's just a pity for the emperor. He was designed so miserably by that bastard. I really don't want to die!"

Although the three of them knew it well, under the watchful eyes of everyone, they still pretended to be sad and refused, so that outsiders would see it, and they would only feel their brotherhood.

Patting Sima Xukong's uninjured shoulder, Sima Xukang forced a smile and said: "That bastard, we will catch him sooner or later to avenge the late emperor. It's just that you have worked hard during this time, look at your wounds, I'm afraid it was also left during the battle with Xu Zizheng."

"What's this little injury? Fortunately, my brothers are back. As for me, I can continue to live my happy life!"

Sima Xukang also showed a hearty smile after hearing this, and said, "Ha, you boy, you are still the same as when you were a child. Just because you were playful back then, my father beat and scolded you a lot!"

Sima Xukong remembered everything that happened when he was a child, and he was punished, which was inseparable from these two people.It's just that Sima Xukong didn't point it out now, he just smiled in agreement, with a brotherly and loving appearance.

Sima Xurun, on the other hand, felt that the scene was almost finished, so he urged: "It's getting late, let's go into the palace to see the Empress Dowager."

"Naturally, we must greet the elderly first." Sima Xukang nodded and said, "I just hope that this matter will not scare the little prince."

"No, he is the future emperor of our Long Rui, so there must be no mistakes."

When the two men spoke, there was deep concern in their tone, but Changsun Jingrong could only hear danger and intimidation. Presumably, these two ambitious guys were even worse than Xu Zizheng of.I don't know how the empress dowager will deal with these two ambitious guys.

Following behind the two princes, Sima Xukong also got on his horse and walked slowly towards the palace.

Since he became an adult, Sima Xurun left the capital and his mother, and went to a distant fief to support himself.Now that he can return to this place full of prosperity and wealth, one can imagine the excitement in his heart.Although Sima Xurun felt a little unfamiliar with this place, it didn't matter, because he believed that he would become the new owner of this place in a short time!

Thinking of this in his heart, Sima Xurun straightened his back even more, arrogantly, as if he was the general who had just won a battle.

But the people in the capital couldn't see the undercurrent surging inside, they just felt that with so many officers and soldiers guarding the capital, it would definitely be safer here, and they wouldn't have to worry about it in the future.

The Empress Dowager received the news early on that the two princes would arrive in the capital this morning, so she tidied herself up early in the morning, sat on the phoenix chair energetically, with a dignified demeanor, without any signs of illness.

After the three Sima brothers entered the palace, Qi Qi greeted the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager stretched out her hand gracefully, and said with a smile: "Get up quickly. Speaking of which, the Ai family hasn't seen you two for almost ten years. , I didn't expect to meet again today. Come closer, let Aijia see you."

The Second Prince and the Fifth Prince took two steps forward, with a smile on their faces, and greeted the Empress Dowager again humbly and politely.

Nodding in satisfaction, the Empress Dowager said: "The Second Prince is the most similar to the Emperor Taizu. Now it looks a little more angular. It seems that you have undergone a lot of training in the past few years. With you , this capital city will definitely be more prosperous. Also, the Ai family has received news that the General Protector and the Third Prince are also on their way back. I believe that with them, the capital city will definitely be even more powerful!"

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Sima Xukong really wanted to chuckle a few times, thinking that the Empress Dowager really knew how to beat a snake by seven inches, knowing that he would attract two allies.The third prince can be said to be the most righteous prince, and the general Zhen Guo is a veteran of the court, so he will naturally turn to the royal family.With these two people, it will naturally cause headaches for the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince.And this time is also the best time to withdraw yourself!
Just as Sima Xukong was thinking about his own calculations, the Empress Dowager still stared at him sharply, and said with a smile: "During these days, thanks to the Ninth Prince's help in handling the state affairs, I really didn't expect that people who are usually foolish would meet When it came time to make a quick decision, the Ai family had underestimated you before. It seems that everyone has buried the Ninth Prince's ability to govern the world, and it seems that the Ai family will have to rely on the Ninth Prince a lot in the future!"

After hearing this, Sima Xukong thought to himself, the eldest grandson Jingrong really hit the mark, the empress dowager clearly wanted to use herself as a shield to stir up the sensitive nerves of the second prince and the fifth prince.Now, Sima Xukong had clearly felt the change in the gazes of the two princes. It seemed that the empress dowager's move had already worked.

After adjusting his emotions, Sima Xukong slowly raised his head, pretending to be slightly distressed, and said, "Hey, the Empress Dowager only saw the final result, but did not see the hardships of the process. Fortunately, I am beside you. There are people to assist, and there is a rising star like Gu Shiyong, otherwise, how can I be competent? I just brought the seal today, and I plan to return it to the Empress Dowager. With my qualifications, it is really difficult to help the Empress Dowager. , it’s better to ask the two princes to help.”

Looking at the seal that was presented, the Empress Dowager did not take it, but said with a smile: "Although the Ai family also knows that the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince have excellent abilities, they have been away from Beijing for many years and don't know much about the situation here. Asking them to help suddenly will also make them clueless. And you are deeply trusted by the late emperor. You have lived in the capital for so many years, and you know nothing about this place. Only you are the most suitable candidate. Don't refuse, Aijia believes in your ability."

What the Empress Dowager said was very ingenious, not only did the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince have no chance to refute, but also Sima Xukong could not refute.However, Sima Xukong was prepared for a long time, and said with a look of embarrassment: "Although I really want to share the worries of the empress dowager, the wounds on my body need to find a ice spring to heal the wounds, so as to get rid of the root cause of the disease. The empress dowager has As everyone knows, Xu Zizheng's arrow that day was no small matter, and it almost crippled my arm! In order to avoid hidden dangers in the future, today I just want to confess my crime to the Empress Dowager. The family members are going to He Jing. Isn’t there a summer resort there? At this time, the temperature of the ice spring is low, and the healing effect is the best.”

(End of this chapter)