Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse
Huo Wei asked her friends whether they wanted to buy a shop to make some money.
It was unacceptable for a woman from a rich family to show up in public, but it was different to follow a princess.
Now, Huo Wie was the most favored person in the Qin State, the only princess in the court, and the apple of the eyes of the emperor and empress. No one dared to say anything about her, and everyone was eager to find an opportunity to get close to her!
As a result, the girls didn’t get in the way. As soon as they got home, they received strong support, from stores to hands. The families had told them to get along well with Huo Wei and not to spoil their friendship.
The girls were both excited and curious. They all asked Huo Wei what kind of shop she wanted to open. Some liked restaurants, some liked teahouses, and some liked jewelry shops. They were all the types of girls who had a lot of contact in daily life.
Of course, Huo Wei wouldn’t frustrate them. She would ask them to write whatever they liked, but she had to do a thorough investigation before it was opened. She needed to know more about the profit and risk of this industry, and the proportion of pay and return. She couldn’t be impulsive.
The girls answered excitedly and then separated to investigate the industries they were interested in.
The house she had bought before had been rebuilt into a meeting place. When she was tired, she could have a rest. There were many private study rooms and guards guarding it. The girls were not afraid of danger, and the girls liked it very much.
The other ladies who knew about it were a little anxious. They inexplicably felt that the princess didn’t take them to play, as if she had missed the opportunity to get on the boat. They were very disappointed. They also quietly asked what kind of person the princess liked and how to get close to her.
The empress found it interesting, so she teased, “It doesn’t matter if you make a scene yourself. Why do you ask several girls to make a scene with you? If anything happens to them, their family will come to settle accounts with you! “
Huo Wei smiled and said, “let’s make some money and do some charity on our own. We may not make much money, but we won’t lose much even if we lose a lot. It’s just a small matter. Don’t worry. Besides, I’m helping them to improve their abilities. They will get married sooner or later and be the master of the family. Why don’t we take care of them together? “
The empress shook her head helplessly. “You are busy. I wanted you to stay in the palace and accompany me more, but you always went out like a monkey. Well, if you want to hire someone, just tell mother. Don’t do anything stupid. Don’t hurt the people, okay? “
“I know! As you command! “Huo Wei held the empress’s arm affectionately and said with a smile, “Mother, don’t worry. I won’t cause you and father any trouble. We have made money and still have to continue to do charity. I want to accumulate my fortune and thank God for giving me such a good father and mother.”
The empress was amused by her words. Seeing that she liked to run outside, she said that she wanted to build the most beautiful Princess Palace for her. Then she told her to be careful.
Huo Wei didn’t feel impatient at all. She knew that the empress repeatedly warned her not to be a princess and be flattered by so many people. Even if the emperor and the empress doted on her, she would be hated by everyone sooner or later.
Huo Wei felt that the empress was very kind to her, so she was very kind to her. Every time she went back to the palace, she would bring some interesting and rare things to the empress, which made the emperor jealous. He only hated that his daughter had been so old when she was found back, and it was not easy for the father and daughter to be too close to each other. He didn’t know how to like a soft lovely little girl.
With such a great regret, the emperor was not happy to see Lou Ye who was going to take his daughter away, so he didn’t allow Lou Ye to hide. He ordered him to go to the court day by day and catch him to do something, in case he had nothing to do all day long to kidnap his daughter!
Lou Ye had no choice. The emperor had become an elder, and he couldn’t offend him more than before. Coincidentally, he was in charge of the betrayal of the prime minister. He guarded the border and knew more about the enemy state, so he followed the clues to investigate.
He found out that the prime minister was born in the enemy state. He had been a childhood sweetheart with his original wife. Later in a war, both of their parents died, and the two of them became orphans, tossing and turning to Qin.
Fortunately, the two of them had been together for a long time. Unfortunately, although the prime minister’s parents were from Qin state, the prime minister regarded himself as an enemy from the bottom of his heart. He hated Qin state and swore to avenge his family since childhood!
Later, they grew up slowly and changed to two different living places. No one knew about their background. The prime minister also studied hard, acted cautiously, and took notes, and became an official step by step.
But he had no power. It was too difficult for him to gain a firm foothold in the capital, and it was too difficult for him to climb up on the court quickly. So he asked his wife to leave the capital, pretending to be dead, leaving only his son, Xie Qing, with him. He was so young and capable. If an official chose him as his son-in-law, he would definitely benefit. Moreover, his son was so young that as a stepmother, the stepmother could also raise the child well, so many people thought highly of him.
Later, the prime minister took a fancy to the empress’s grandfather’s family. From then on, he used the power of their to promote smoothly. After surpassing their power, he slowly destroyed their family and killed Xie Qing’s stepmother in secret.
It took him more than ten years to finish it. Just when he was about to find an excuse to take his original wife back to have a family reunion, the emperor actually took a fancy to the empress. This was a great opportunity. He must not let the empress notice anything wrong and break up with him.
So he treated the empress very well, and let Xie Qing treat her very well too. After the empress entered the palace, he further showed his talent and strength, step by step to the position of the prime minister, and gained the emperor’s trust.
But unfortunately, his original wife died of illness in the past few years, and they didn’t even see each other for the last time. The relationship between husband and wife might have faded away in the past twenty years, but his original wife was more like a family member for him. She was the person who knew his hatred the most, and also the person who accompanied him through all the difficulties.
He had no one to blame, so he blamed all this on the empress. If it weren’t for the fact that the empress was going to the palace, he wouldn’t have let his original wife wait any longer?
If he hated the empress so much, he would naturally come up with many bad ideas. The empress hadn’t been pregnant for a long time, and many officials were urging the emperor to recruit more concubines. He suddenly thought of letting the empress pretended to be pregnant and he came to get a child into the palace. Since then, he had grasped the handle of the crown prince, and there would be a lot of space for him to control.
However, the empress didn’t agree, and he thought the empress was unreasonable. Then the empress was really pregnant, and he had another idea. He asked Xie Qing to find a lot of women outside and keep their children. At that time, no matter the empress had a boy or a girl, she would only have a son.
The third prince had the bloodline of the enemy state and was also his descendant. When the third prince grew up and was strong enough to take the throne, he will kill the emperor and the empress, made the third prince a new emperor, and then deprived him of power. At that time, the whole Qin State would be under his control, and he would take revenge!
The prime minister was an ambitious man. Although he had many reasons, it was his ambition that led to all this in the end. He wanted to take over the world by himself. He had been obsessed with power and wanted to get the highest position of power by all means.
The childhood playmate? The first son? A kind of family feud? In the end, they had become his excuse. Only he kept climbing up, and no one around him was really happy.
Just like now, when the prime minister was sure that he couldn’t turn over, he used the reason of betraying the enemy’s army to ask for an exemption from death, and then returned to the countryside and never appeared again.
Lou Ye reported this to the emperor. The emperor asked him, “What do you think, Yunxiao? This person might be alive? ”
After a moment of silence, Lou Ye said seriously, “I think he should be dead.
He recalled the prime minister’s life of swallowing humiliation and bearing a heavy load, and said, “This person is scheming and ruthless. He can be ruthless to anyone except himself. Such a horrible person, if he was set free, he would definitely make a comeback. Even if he couldn’t do it himself, he would train his next generation, his disciples, and even sell Qin State out.
He had been the prime minister for so many years, so he knew Qin State very well. He also knew many officials and even your preferences. If he divulges these, the consequences will be unimaginable. “
The emperor nodded, “Yes, this person can’t be free.”
Lou Ye continued, “I thought I wouldn’t let him go, but I imprisoned him in the prison and asked him about the news of the enemies.”
The emperor looked at Lou Ye and asked, “Are you sure?”
Lou Ye nodded solemnly. “I’m sure. Your majesty, please let me take charge of this matter. I’ll dig out the truth from his mouth.”
The emperor thought for a moment and nodded. “Okay. The Xies betrayed the state and stealthily exchanged royal blood. It’s unforgivable. I’ll exterminate every one of the Xie’s. Buy only you and I know that he was left behind. “
“Yes, your majesty!” Lou Ye answered loudly. The prime minister killed his father. He could finally avenge his father and so many innocent soldiers in the border area!
If the prime minister could really get useful information from him, it would be another great joy for the borderland. Almost as soon as Lou Ye left the palace, he did it without hesitation.
The third prince had his last hope, but he had no choice but to look forward to it because he felt too much difference. He couldn’t accept such a reality, so he could only deceive himself and recall the love and care from the emperor and empress in the past.
But he didn’t expect that the prime minister and his family were exterminated!
He had nightmares for several days. As soon as he fell asleep, he dreamed that all the ghosts of the Xie’s came to him, saying that they died like this just to help him become the emperor.
He even woke up from a coma and was so weak that he even had a double shadow. He needed Lu Jingyun to get the medicine for him. But without the Xie’s, his dream finally woke up. He knew that he would never have a chance to see the emperor and the empress, even if they were his foster parents, he would have no chance.
He began to feel infinite fear. He didn’t know how the eldest prince and the others would take revenge on him. All he wanted now was to recover as soon as possible and escape as far as he could.
He asked Lu Jingyun to find someone to sell the mansion. It didn’t matter to lower the price. He just needed to do it as soon as possible.
Lu Jingyun did it obediently. No matter what, the mansion was the most valuable thing for them. She had planned to kill him when he was sick, but now she thought she should leave the capital after selling the mansion and getting the money.
However, when she went to take the medicine for him, she found Xie Xuan said to a woman at the door, “My concubine is beautiful. She also knows the rules well. You can find a way to sell her.”
The woman was surprised, “Why… Why don’t you take her away?”
“No, she will be a trouble on the way.”Xie Xuan rode a horse and left quickly. It was inconvenient for him to take Lu Jingyun with him. Moreover, he didn’t forget that all the people related to Lu Jingyun were destroyed, including Lis, Lus, marquis, and him!
He said he wouldn’t take this jinx with him.
Hearing his words, Lu Jingyun was full of hatred. Since she couldn’t get anything, she’d rather kill him, just like she killed her husband in her previous life. But she had to take a long-term view and never get herself involved.
Lu Jingyun first tampered with the medicine to make Xie Xuan more seriously ill. After some time, she tried to bribe and change herself into Xie Xuan’s wife. If she was a wife, not a concubine, she could inherit his property after he died. After all, there was no one in the Xie’s, wasn’t there?
Unfortunately, no one dared to do such a thing for her. She and Xie Xuan were both well-known figures. No one dared to help them?
The eldest prince knows about it. He sent someone to pick her up secretly and became her patron. Lu Jingyun knew that the eldest prince wanted her to take the blame and kill Xie Xuan for him. If so, the eldest prince wouldn’t leave a bad impression on the emperor. But she could also take advantage of the eldest prince. She was not afraid of wearing shoes with bare feet. (A Chinese old saying, means a person who has nothing will be afraid of anyone.)There was nothing to be afraid of.
When Huo Wei returned to the palace, she happened to see Lu Jingyun being sent out of an alley with a small bag in her hand. Her expression was calm. Huo Wei was a little surprised. It seemed that Xie Xuan didn’t torture Lu Jingyun much, but Lu Jingyun seized the opportunity.
She didn’t think too much. Anyway, they had nothing to do with her. She was very busy every day, and the shops of her friends had been opened. She was busy teaching them experience, helping them solve some problems, and also busy summarized all the problems that she did not understand. She went to ask the empress for advice. If the empress did not understand, she would directly ask the emperor for advice.
In the past, no princess had ever asked the emperor for advice. Even the prince would ask teachers for help. All princes and princesses would be respectful to the emperor and would not bother him.
But the emperor liked her very much. When Huo Wei raised a difficult question, the emperor would help her solve it and give her advice. This had become the best way for them to get along with each other and the most intimate moment.
In the past, his majesty thought that his daughter was too old, so he felt very regretful. Now, there was no regret at all. He also knew that Huo Wei was really very organized and intelligent, and she could learn everything quickly.
He couldn’t help but sigh at the empress in private, “if Wei is a man, why should I worry about having no successor?”
The empress kept silent for a long time before she sighed, “it’s all my fault. Otherwise, you…”
The emperor held the empress’s hand and patted it. “Don’t worry. In the worst case, there will be a royal family who could be the next emperor. They are also the descendants of the ancestors.”
The empress wanted to say something more, but the emperor had changed the topic. He didn’t want to talk about it anymore. Many people must have their own children when they passed down the throne, but he was different because he didn’t have a son for three consecutive years after he married the empress. He had already thought about this question. Everyone on the throne could do anything for the sake of the plebeian people. If the children of an emperor were all mediocre, why did they have to give the world to mediocre people to make a fatuous king?
He didn’t care about it anymore, so he didn’t care about what the empress felt guilty about. The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that the prime minister had hurt the empress in the past so that the empress’s hands and feet were still cold, and her body would become worse every day when it was cold. This was a regret that could never be made up. Perhaps the empress could not accompany him to grow old. Then how could he make the empress unhappy now?
Noticing that the empress was a little unhappy, Huo Wei wanted to do something to make her happy. She brought a few girls to make money and got many people’s support. Even many businessmen gave them faces. They were all picky and had existing talents at home, so they soon began to make a profit.
It didn’t take long for opening, and the profit wasn’t much. During the meeting, Huo Wei suggested that everyone should spend some money to have fun in the hot spring villa, buy something and serve their family. The rest of the money should be donated to the Fushan Hall for charity!
Her friends didn’t lack money, but of course, they didn’t want to give up the money they earned. They thought her proposal was fresh. This was the first time that they had earned money by themselves. They felt very confident to take it to the elders. If they went out on vacation, they would definitely have a good time.
After the friends had reached an agreement, Huo Wei contacted the Fushan Hall and they had donated a large sum of money to it! Of course, she had donated the most. Her shop had been open for a long time and was famous, with a huge profit every month.
It was not long since she donated money last time. Many people still remembered what happened last time. This time, she donated again with a few friends, which immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
Many people had thought that girls were playing and no one took them seriously. Who would have thought that they were so serious and even made money? Was it so easy to make money? If it was easy, there would be no poor people in the world. Therefore, the princess was very capable, and even the people who followed her would benefit from it.
In fact, it was not what people thought, but because their identities were their advantages, and they had opened the door of convenience for them in all aspects. Their family background was one of their strength.
Of course, the most important thing was that she was lucky enough to get what she wanted?!
Therefore, in many people’s eyes, the princess’s ability was getting more and more impressive. There were still many people willing to let the girls follow her. Making money was not important. The most important thing was to make friends with the princess and the noble girls around her.
Huo Wei clearly felt that her plan of developing her potential customers had been carried out smoothly. Many women were willing to stay around here and do these things with her. Those men just thought they were having fun and had never thought about the real meaning of this matter.
This was the best way to give her enough space to develop her career in the capital city. This time, she didn’t choose anyone. She just gave them advice and asked them to do what they should do, and then let them manage their own stores.
It was widely known that the princess was kind. The fact that Huo Wei asked several girls to buy something to show respect to the elders made the elders happy. They all went to the palace to praise Huo Wei to the empress, which made the empress smile sincerely. Such gratification made her feel much more relaxed.
Huo Wei finally amused the empress. She happily took her friends to “travel” and went to the hot spring villa that the empress gave her for a party.
Behind the hot spring, the villa was a forest, which also belonged to her. The periphery of the forest was surrounded. They could go hunting, have a picnic, catch fish and do anything because there were only a few of them there, and no one would gossip about them.
The girls had never been so crazy like this since they were born. They were playing and laughing in a hot spring pool and forgot the rules. They put on their horsepower and galloped in the forest. They laughed as much as they could and shouted as they wanted. So happy!
They even rolled up their trouser legs and went down the river to fish. They were so bold that they even climbed the tree to get bird eggs. They had done a lot of things that their families never allowed them to do. They had a good time.
When they were about to go back to the capital, Huo Wei asked them with a smile, “How do you feel about making decisions on your own?”
The girls’ eyes lit up. “Great! It’s the best I’ve ever seen! “
“You can do anything you want. Of course, the premise is that I can protect you. If one day I’m not here, remember, don’t go too far and protect yourself. “
All of them were stunned and felt a little uneasy. “Your Highness, what are you talking about? We will follow you and live a happy life with you! “
It was strange for girls to say the two words “follow”, but they said it subconsciously. After saying that, they let out a sigh of relief. They followed Huo Wei’s lead. Who said that women couldn’t follow their lead?
Huo Wei smiled and didn’t explain. She just wanted them to remember what she said. She could teach them to be independent, but if she failed, it would be easier for them to follow the rules.
They went back to the capital in a great number. Although they didn’t want to do this, they had to take a carriage when the girl went out. It was natural for them to be eye-catching when they returned to the capital together.
So many people talked about it with admiration, “Your Highness, you are so free to live. Even the girls who follow her can have fun. You can earn money by yourself and go out to play. It’s wonderful to think about it. “
Someone disagreed, “The Highness is too high-profile. How can she make money with a few women? Why did women still run out like this? It’s not a big deal even if they meet some bad guys. “
A kid from Fushan Hall heard her and said angrily, “Tui! The princess is a fairy in heaven. She asked us to eat well, wear warm clothes, and take medicine when we are sick. Don’t speak ill of your highness! “
The man hurriedly waved his hand and looked around nervously. “No, no, No. I was just joking. You misheard me. Your highness, your highness is really good. I… I have to go now.”
The man ran away, and the child said to the people around him seriously, “Your Highness is really good. I’m grateful to you all my life!”
The people around nodded repeatedly. No matter how the princess and the ladies played or showed up in public, they had done a good deed, which was their merit!
How many people did they help? What’s wrong with having fun? What’s wrong with opening a shop in public? Besides, they didn’t show up in public. Few people had seen them! Every store had its own boss. They were just the owner of the store and made decisions for it. Unlike the farm girls, she had to deal with everything in person.
Most people cared more about the charity they did, so few people said that it was inappropriate for them to do so. Some people even retorted. A good reputation was important at any time. The princess was a great good person in everyone’s heart. Anyone who mentioned her would be full of praise.
After coming back from the hot spring villa, Huo Wei happily ran back to the palace with her prey. When she saw the emperor and the empress, she happened to meet the eldest prince.
Huo Wei greeted him and sent the prey out. She said excitedly, “Father, mother, this is the first time I’ve caught such beautiful prey. I can make this fur collar and cage for you. Do you think it’s beautiful?”
The emperor and the empress burst into laughter. The empress asked in surprise, “Did you really hunt them yourself? A black fox and a red fox. It seems that we haven’t seen them for years. “
“Of course it was me who hunted them. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get them in front of father and mother.”
The emperor laughed loudly, “Okay! You deserve to be my daughter! Guards, reward! “
The emperor said a long list of treasures expertly, all of which were the treasures in his private storage. This was not the first time he had praised her. He really liked her from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to give her everything.
The eldest prince’s eyes flashed. He didn’t say anything but took a look at Huo Wei. The empress happened to turn around and saw his expression. It seemed that he didn’t like her.
They talked for a while. The empress asked Huo Wei to change her clothes and have a rest. The eldest prince was about to leave, so the brother and sister went out together.
The eldest prince said to Vivian with a smile, “Sister has a high reputation in the city recently.”
“I’m just doing something within my ability. It’s not as important as you working for father in the court.”
The eldest prince took her as a casual compliment. He had never thought why she would compare him with him and even mention the work in the court. The eldest prince thought of the advice that the counselor had given him, and said, “Sister has been living outside for so many years, and it’s not easy to be back. How can I see you work so hard? Brother has some interesting things. I’ll ask someone to bring them to you later. You are still young, so you should enjoy yourself. If I don’t hand over the affairs of the Fushan Hall to you, I will definitely satisfy you. “
Huo Wei raised her eyebrows and looked at him. “Is there anything wrong with the Fushan Hall? I’m just doing my own business. I’m doing it for the people.”
The eldest prince clapped his hands and smiled, “That’s it. Sister, it’s hard to manage those stores, and it’s also hard to raise money every time. How about this? If you have any problems in the future, just tell me and I’ll send someone to help you. You are always a princess of the royal family, and it’s not appropriate for you to show up in public. I will do such a hard job for you. “
Huo Wei laughed and shook her head. “Thank you for your kindness, brother. I don’t feel tired at all for what I like to do. It’s better to do it myself. If you want to donate money to the Fushan Hall, you can do it yourself. Father will be happy.
I’m a little tired after coming back. Goodbye, brother. “
Huo Wei smiled again and left with her maids, leaving the eldest prince with a long face.
The empress had been sensitive these days. Noticing that the eldest prince didn’t like Huo Wei, she sent her confidant to follow him and told her to observe the relationship between Huo Wei and her brother.
The two maids witnessed their interaction and reported it to the empress.
When Huo Wei came to the empress’s mansion after bathing and dressing, the emperor had already gone back to review the memorial. She was surprised to find that the empress was fine at that time, but now her eyes were full of sadness as if there was a difficult problem that could not be solved, which really baffled her.
This time, unlike last time, it seemed that the empress’s worry had been aggravated. After all, she had traveled here from modern time. She knew that the empress would always suffer from depression and her lifespan would decrease.
So this time, she no longer made fun of the empress, but waved away the servants and asked softly, “Mother, what’s wrong with you? What makes you so worried? “
The empress shook her head and smiled, “nothing…”
“Mother, you can’t hide it from me. Is there anything that you can’t tell me? Maybe I can deal with your worries? I’ve grown up. You can trust me. “
The third prince had never paid so much attention to the feelings of the empress before. The empress was touched and sad at the same time.
She frowned slightly and said, “Now your father only has the eldest prince, but he is very unfriendly to you. In the future… If I am not here if your father is also gone, who will protect you? Princess, only the pampered princess could have a good life. Those who were not favored were just empty names, and the depression could only be swallowed by themselves.
It’s so hateful that I was not healthy and left no son. Now you and your father have fallen into a dilemma. “
“Mother, are you worried about me?”She had a lot to say. For example, she was not afraid of the eldest prince. She had her own way to deal with him in the future. But after thinking for a while, she said, “Mother, don’t worry. Yunxiao treats me very well, just like a father treats you. He won’t let anyone bully me at any time. “
The empress was stunned and smiled helplessly. The emperor did treat her well, but she had only seen him like this for decades in her life. As for others, they all had several wives?
It was common for a woman to break up before she got old. How could she put her daughter’s future on her daughter’s husband?
She looked at Huo Wei and said hesitantly, “In the past two years, the imperial doctor said that I’m much better. I… I’ve asked someone to collect some secret recipes for giving birth to children. I think…”
The empress paused and made up her mind. “I want to have a son and carefully train him since childhood. I want your father to spend more time teaching him. When he is alone in the future, he will definitely be your reliance. You are siblings of the same father and mother. He will definitely treat you well. Then you don’t have to worry about yourself when your mother leaves. “
Stunned, she asked subconsciously, “Mother, are… Are you just doing this for me?”
The empress nodded. She had no feelings for her unborn “little son” now. Although she would love her son in the future, she wanted to have a son desperately at present just for the sake of Huo Wei.
Huo Wei didn’t know whether she should be moved or angry. She kept silent for a while, looked at the empress in confusion, and said softly and slowly, “Mother, why must the next emperor be a man?”
“What?”The empress felt that she had misheard. But when she saw the serious expression on Vivian’s face, she didn’t think so, so her face was full of shock.
Huo Wei continued, “It will take at least ten years for you and father to train a younger brother to be an independent man. What if he was stupid? What if he was mediocre in every aspect? What if he hates me and doesn’t protect me?
Xie Xuan was raised by you. You should know that no child can grow up according to his parents’ wishes. This is out of control. Even if you risk your life to give birth to a child, he may not be suitable to be an emperor. At that time, how could you be embarrassed? How long will your life be affected? “
So mother, why don’t you train me?”
“Train you?”The empress was so surprised that she stammered!
Such words were too inconceivable and too bold. She stood up and looked out of the window nervously. Then she came back and held Wei’s hand. “Huo Wei, you shouldn’t say that again. Why do you think so?”
“Why not?” Huo Wei stood too, “The emperor of the great Zhou Dynasty is the female emperor. Why can’t I? I know I’m not capable enough, but is the eldest prince enough? Are those royal family members enough? Why don’t you train me instead of passing the throne to others casually?
Mother, the father is still in good health. He doesn’t need to think about the inheritance so early. He has enough time to let me grow up. Do you agree? “
The empress was too shocked to say anything. Moreover, she couldn’t refute Huo Wei, because there was indeed a female emperor in history. Why couldn’t she be the emperor?
But in her mind, this was too rebellious and something that she couldn’t even think of. She really couldn’t respond for a moment.
The empress felt a headache. She pressed her forehead and waved her hand, “You can go back now. I have to think it over.”After saying that, she turned to Huo Wei and said nervously, “Don’t say that to anyone else, nor to Yunxiao.”
Huo Wei didn’t explain that Lou Ye could be trusted. She just smiled and said, “I know. Mother, have a good rest. I’ll leave.”
After leaving, Huo Wei didn’t go back to her bedroom. Instead, she went out to look for Lou Ye. Since she had told this idea to the empress, she would naturally tell Lou Ye, so that Lou Ye would be mentally prepared. Even if something bad happened, he wouldn’t be caught off guard.
In fact, Lou Ye was shocked to hear her idea, but after thinking it over, he found that there was nothing wrong. In the book, he was dissatisfied with the third prince’s attempt to win the throne. How could he say no to Huo Wei?
Huo Wei guessed that he disliked the third prince so much in the book, and then he wanted to rebel. He probably knew the identity of the prime minister and the third prince and didn’t want them to succeed. He didn’t want the Qin State to fall into the hands of outsiders, and he didn’t want his father to die for anything.
Unfortunately, he was unlucky. After being framed by Lu Jingyun, he suffered hunger and cold in the border area, lacked military supplies, and was trapped to death by the heavy snow.
Without thinking too much, Lou Ye immediately calculated his power with Huo Wei and told her how much he could help her if she wanted to seize the throne. Lou Ye’s military power was absolutely helpful. Otherwise, the third prince wouldn’t have recruited Lou Ye again and again.
Huo Wei smiled at him and said, “it’s better to get father’s approval on this kind of thing. It won’t hurt the people and money and affect the court. So he didn’t have to rush. As long as you have a plan in your mind, remember not to hand over the military leadership. Don’t give others any chance. “
Lou Ye nodded, “Don’t worry. I’ll check everyone around me and won’t leave anyone suspicious. I won’t make any mistakes. “
In this way, Huo Wei was relieved. In the book, Lou Ye had stayed in the capital for a long time. Since there was nothing wrong, he didn’t pay much attention to the military camp. As a result, he had a traitor vice general and then sold Lou Ye out.
Now, because of her, Lou Ye had checked his subordinates several times. Presumably, the same thing as what happened in the book would never happen again. Although she had a lot of things to do, she still remembered the purpose of her travel. The safety of her and Lou Ye was the most important. None of them could be in danger.
On her way back to the palace, Huo Wei saw Lu Jingyun again. This time, Lu Jingyun also saw her. Then Lu Jingyun stopped and stared at her without any expression on her face, but Huo Wei saw hatred in her eyes.
This made Huo Wei vigilant. After all, Lu Jingyun was the original main character. She was lucky to be able to live a peaceful life in the city after being taken into the mansion by Xie Xuan. Moreover, it would be more difficult for her to travel through the small world behind. If she didn’t have Luck in this life, she would probably step into the trap set by Lu Jingyun, and it would be many times more difficult for her to turn over.
She would never look down upon her opponent, even if she had already no power. She was a typical example of turning the tables. It was always the stupidest to look down upon others.
Huo Wei sent someone to keep an eye on Lu Jingyun and investigate why Lu Jingyun came here. She didn’t hide this from the empress, so the empress soon knew and asked her if there was anything wrong.
Huo Wei said she didn’t. She just wanted to be careful. The empress said nothing. Now empress felt weird when she was with Huo Wei. She wanted to persuade her daughter not to be paranoid, but she was worried that it would hurt her daughter’s heart.
At the invitation of many ladies, Huo Wei went out to attend the banquet every day, so that the empress would have time to think it over. She was an elderly pregnant woman, and her health was not good enough. It was difficult to get pregnant. She needed to eat so many secret formulas that she didn’t know what it was. Wouldn’t it kill her to have a baby? Why?
Huo Wei didn’t say anything more. She had known something about the empress since she got along with the empress. The empress was not a stubborn person, or she wouldn’t have doted on the imperial household for so many years. She must be able to figure it out.
The reason why Huo Wei came to the party was to deceive all the women to have their own things to do, lay a foundation for their own power, paving the way for the future, and also change the minds of the people. This process must be very long, but now it had begun, and the beginning was very good.
Taking advantage of the opportunity that she had turned from a civilian businessman to a princess, she took people to do charity and business, slowly but imperceptibly winning over people’s hearts, building prestige, expanding connections, and creating an information network.
Men’s contempt for women was her best shield. It was terrible to be affected by others. When a man found that a woman was no longer the same as before, it was too late to stop them.
Moreover, these women who followed her would have their own families, children in the next dozen years. They would all be her people!
She did this to prove herself to the emperor, and to prove that she was worth it.
So she attended more banquets. Not every one of them was of high quality. This time, most of the attendees were the daughters of some officials and wealthy businessmen.
She was as patient as they were also noble ladies.
Lu Jingyun took advantage of the eldest prince’s power to sneak into the banquet, saying that she was looking for a way to kill Xie Xuan. The eldest prince didn’t take her seriously and ignored her. After she came in, she hid and tried every means to poison the fruit wine!
She hid behind a tree and saw the fruit wine placed in front of Huo Wei. She would drink it up and make a fool of herself in front of everyone as long as they proposed a toast to her!
It was a kind of stimulating medicine. Lu Jingyun found an excuse to ask the eldest prince’s men for it. She stared at Huo Wei excitedly, her heart beating fast. Huo Wei was about to tear her clothes in public and make a fool of herself like a slut!
She was a princess, so what? So what? So what if she had prestige among the people?
As long as Huo Wei drank that glass of fruit wine, she would be a shame to the royal family. The royal family would never let her go, and everything she had would be ruined!
Lu Jingyun’s eyes were filled with excitement. She was no worse than Huo Wei. If she was in hell, she would let Huo Wei go to hell with her! She couldn’t get rid of Huo Wei. She was the apple of the god’s eye. She was the one who should have unlimited glory!
Someone proposed a toast to her. When she raised the glass of wine in front of her, a woman suddenly stood up and knocked over the glass. He pointed at a tree and screamed, “ghost — a ghost –“
Everyone immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the tree in panic.
Lu Jingyun hurried to hide, turned around, and ran away. Someone asked in surprise, “Then who is it? Why did she run away? Where is the ghost? “
The girl who had seen the ghost before was so scared that her face turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat. She said in a trembling voice, “ghost… Ghost… It’s Lu Jingyun from the Lus!”
“What?”Everyone gasped and felt a chill on their backs.
Huo Wei knew that Lu Jingyun wasn’t dead at all, so it wasn’t a ghost, but Lu Jingyun herself. Why did she sneak in? How did she sneak in?
Huo Wei immediately asked someone to chase after her and put down the glass in her hand.
Lu Jingyun was just a weak woman. How could she outrun Huo Wei’s guards? Soon, she was caught back.
The women widened their eyes and focused on her shadow. They asked in disbelief, “You are not dead?”
Lu Jingyun took a quick glance at Huo Wei’s glass and was shocked to find that she didn’t drink at all. What she should do? She calmed down in a hurry, lowered her head, and said, “Your Highness, I have come to see if I can do something with any lady and make some money. I didn’t expect to see you. I didn’t dare to show up because I was afraid that your highness would think I was an eyesore. I didn’t expect to frighten you. It’s my fault. Please forgive me. “
Huo Wei didn’t believe a word of Lu Jingyun’s words.
The girls beside couldn’t wait to ask, “Why are you still alive? Didn’t you say that you killed yourself when the Marquis called off the engagement? The Fangs were mocked because of this. Why do you pretend to be dead? “
Lu Jingyun pretended to be disappointed and said, “I have some unspeakable secret, so it’s inconvenient for me to say it. Please forgive me.” She was very anxious. She had hidden it well, and only half of her eyes were exposed. However, a gust of wind blew open the leaves a little, and they were seen by a lady!
How unlucky she was?!
Huo Wei didn’t think Lu Jingyun was unlucky but thought she was lucky. After thinking for a while, she suddenly remembered what happened to Lu Qiaoshan in the book.
Lu Qiaoshan was beaten up by her husband due to alcoholism, but Lu Jingyun still felt that it was not enough. She even drugged Lu Qiaosahn to have an affair with a man, which was found by the ladies. Did Lu Jingyun drug her today? In her fruit wine?
Compared with the characters and events in the book, it was easy to guess what this person might do.
She picked up the fruit wine in front of her, smiled, and said, “It’s a rare chance to meet again. This glass of wine is a reward for you. Drink it.”
The others were still waiting for her to ask how she pretended to be dead, but they didn’t expect that she would suddenly give her a glass of wine. They looked at each other in confusion.
Lu Jingyun’s hands, which were hidden in her sleeves, were trembling slightly and sweating nervously. “I, I’m not good at drinking. I don’t dare to lose my manner in front of your highness.”
“It doesn’t matter. Even if you make a gaffe, I forgive you.”Huo Wei handed the glass to a maid, who immediately handed it to Lu Jingyun, but Lu Jingyun just lowered her head and didn’t dare to take it.
“What’s wrong? Did I disgrace you? You don’t deserve it? “
“No, no…” Lu Jingyun panicked. She was sure to win, and she could leave after seeing Huo Wei make a fool of herself. But she didn’t expect that she would be forced to do that in the blink of an eye?
The others also noticed that something was wrong and began to whisper.
“What’s wrong? Lu Jingyun can’t drink? What will happen to her if she drinks? “
“No, she didn’t. I attended the same banquet with her before, and she had drunk a few glasses of this kind of wine.”
“Then why didn’t she drink? What is she doing? “
“Does she still hate your highness? Didn’t… she hurt your highness? “
“Is the wine poisonous?”
“Oh my God! Is she here to poison the princess?”
There were so many people, and some of them had guessed the truth directly.
Huo Wei winked at the guards, and the two guards immediately stepped forward, one on the left and the other on the right. They held [Lu Jingyun’s chin and wanted to pour her wine.
Lu Jingyun said anxiously, “No! No, your highness! I’m sick and can’t drink… “She widened her eyes and shook her head desperately, trying to knock over the glass.
As long as the glass was overturned, there was no evidence!
However, the guards of Huo Wei were specially chosen by Lou Ye. How could he make such a mistake? The guard’s hands were as hard as steel, firmly holding Lu Jingyun and pouring the glass of wine into her mouth.
The guard even closed her mouth, forcing her to swallow without spilling a single drop!
As soon as Lu Jingyun was released, she retched and wanted to spit out the wine. Obviously, there was something wrong with the wine, and she was clear about it. The girl who had just guessed what she had done was shocked. She asked in a trembling voice, “Am… Am I right?”
It was a young girl who was going to hold the banquet. After such a thing happened to them, the female elders of the girl’s family immediately rushed over. After knowing the cause and effect, they apologized to her immediately. Then they took the wine glass and called for an imperial physician to examine it as soon as possible.
As soon as the order was finished, the drug took effect in Lu Jingyun’s body. After all, she wanted Huo Wei to make a fool of herself in public, so she didn’t give Huo Wei time to leave. The medicine she chose was the strongest, fastest, and most irrational.
Lu Jingyun had already forgotten who she was. She fumbled around on a person, who screamed and pushed her away hard. She tore her clothes as everyone around her kept a distance from her.
“Ridiculous! Ridiculous! Guards, lock her up. Don’t stain Her Highness’s eyes! “
The Lady and the host’s daughter apologized hurriedly with a pale face. The princess was almost drugged in their house. They couldn’t get rid of it. If the princess really drank that glass of fruit wine, the consequences would be unimaginable. Their whole family would be doomed!
Huo Wei waved her hand and stood up. “She came for me. It’s not your fault. You just need to be more careful at the banquet in the future. “
They apologized again. It was their negligence to let Lu Jingyun in and didn’t know when Lu Jingyun had drugged Huo Wei. They had to find out the truth and give her an explanation.
Huo Wei didn’t stay any longer. She just asked them to put Lu Jingyun into prison and wait for her punishment.
When she returned to the palace, the emperor and the empress had already known about it. The two were both angry. They asked her if she was frightened when they saw her.
Huo Wei shook her head with a smile. “I’m fine. Father, mother, don’t worry.”
Huo Wei looked at the empress. Although the smile was not gloomy, the empress felt sad. She felt that her smile was like a query — see, can others really protect me? She could only be indestructible by her own protection.
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Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse
Huo Wei asked her friends whether they wanted to buy a shop to make some money.
It was unacceptable for a woman from a rich family to show up in public, but it was different to follow a princess.
Now, Huo Wie was the most favored person in the Qin State, the only princess in the court, and the apple of the eyes of the emperor and empress. No one dared to say anything about her, and everyone was eager to find an opportunity to get close to her!
As a result, the girls didn’t get in the way. As soon as they got home, they received strong support, from stores to hands. The families had told them to get along well with Huo Wei and not to spoil their friendship.
The girls were both excited and curious. They all asked Huo Wei what kind of shop she wanted to open. Some liked restaurants, some liked teahouses, and some liked jewelry shops. They were all the types of girls who had a lot of contact in daily life.
Of course, Huo Wei wouldn’t frustrate them. She would ask them to write whatever they liked, but she had to do a thorough investigation before it was opened. She needed to know more about the profit and risk of this industry, and the proportion of pay and return. She couldn’t be impulsive.
The girls answered excitedly and then separated to investigate the industries they were interested in.
The house she had bought before had been rebuilt into a meeting place. When she was tired, she could have a rest. There were many private study rooms and guards guarding it. The girls were not afraid of danger, and the girls liked it very much.
The other ladies who knew about it were a little anxious. They inexplicably felt that the princess didn’t take them to play, as if she had missed the opportunity to get on the boat. They were very disappointed. They also quietly asked what kind of person the princess liked and how to get close to her.
The empress found it interesting, so she teased, “It doesn’t matter if you make a scene yourself. Why do you ask several girls to make a scene with you? If anything happens to them, their family will come to settle accounts with you! “
Huo Wei smiled and said, “let’s make some money and do some charity on our own. We may not make much money, but we won’t lose much even if we lose a lot. It’s just a small matter. Don’t worry. Besides, I’m helping them to improve their abilities. They will get married sooner or later and be the master of the family. Why don’t we take care of them together? “
The empress shook her head helplessly. “You are busy. I wanted you to stay in the palace and accompany me more, but you always went out like a monkey. Well, if you want to hire someone, just tell mother. Don’t do anything stupid. Don’t hurt the people, okay? “
“I know! As you command! “Huo Wei held the empress’s arm affectionately and said with a smile, “Mother, don’t worry. I won’t cause you and father any trouble. We have made money and still have to continue to do charity. I want to accumulate my fortune and thank God for giving me such a good father and mother.”
The empress was amused by her words. Seeing that she liked to run outside, she said that she wanted to build the most beautiful Princess Palace for her. Then she told her to be careful.
Huo Wei didn’t feel impatient at all. She knew that the empress repeatedly warned her not to be a princess and be flattered by so many people. Even if the emperor and the empress doted on her, she would be hated by everyone sooner or later.
Huo Wei felt that the empress was very kind to her, so she was very kind to her. Every time she went back to the palace, she would bring some interesting and rare things to the empress, which made the emperor jealous. He only hated that his daughter had been so old when she was found back, and it was not easy for the father and daughter to be too close to each other. He didn’t know how to like a soft lovely little girl.
With such a great regret, the emperor was not happy to see Lou Ye who was going to take his daughter away, so he didn’t allow Lou Ye to hide. He ordered him to go to the court day by day and catch him to do something, in case he had nothing to do all day long to kidnap his daughter!
Lou Ye had no choice. The emperor had become an elder, and he couldn’t offend him more than before. Coincidentally, he was in charge of the betrayal of the prime minister. He guarded the border and knew more about the enemy state, so he followed the clues to investigate.
He found out that the prime minister was born in the enemy state. He had been a childhood sweetheart with his original wife. Later in a war, both of their parents died, and the two of them became orphans, tossing and turning to Qin.
Fortunately, the two of them had been together for a long time. Unfortunately, although the prime minister’s parents were from Qin state, the prime minister regarded himself as an enemy from the bottom of his heart. He hated Qin state and swore to avenge his family since childhood!
Later, they grew up slowly and changed to two different living places. No one knew about their background. The prime minister also studied hard, acted cautiously, and took notes, and became an official step by step.
But he had no power. It was too difficult for him to gain a firm foothold in the capital, and it was too difficult for him to climb up on the court quickly. So he asked his wife to leave the capital, pretending to be dead, leaving only his son, Xie Qing, with him. He was so young and capable. If an official chose him as his son-in-law, he would definitely benefit. Moreover, his son was so young that as a stepmother, the stepmother could also raise the child well, so many people thought highly of him.
Later, the prime minister took a fancy to the empress’s grandfather’s family. From then on, he used the power of their to promote smoothly. After surpassing their power, he slowly destroyed their family and killed Xie Qing’s stepmother in secret.
It took him more than ten years to finish it. Just when he was about to find an excuse to take his original wife back to have a family reunion, the emperor actually took a fancy to the empress. This was a great opportunity. He must not let the empress notice anything wrong and break up with him.
So he treated the empress very well, and let Xie Qing treat her very well too. After the empress entered the palace, he further showed his talent and strength, step by step to the position of the prime minister, and gained the emperor’s trust.
But unfortunately, his original wife died of illness in the past few years, and they didn’t even see each other for the last time. The relationship between husband and wife might have faded away in the past twenty years, but his original wife was more like a family member for him. She was the person who knew his hatred the most, and also the person who accompanied him through all the difficulties.
He had no one to blame, so he blamed all this on the empress. If it weren’t for the fact that the empress was going to the palace, he wouldn’t have let his original wife wait any longer?
If he hated the empress so much, he would naturally come up with many bad ideas. The empress hadn’t been pregnant for a long time, and many officials were urging the emperor to recruit more concubines. He suddenly thought of letting the empress pretended to be pregnant and he came to get a child into the palace. Since then, he had grasped the handle of the crown prince, and there would be a lot of space for him to control.
However, the empress didn’t agree, and he thought the empress was unreasonable. Then the empress was really pregnant, and he had another idea. He asked Xie Qing to find a lot of women outside and keep their children. At that time, no matter the empress had a boy or a girl, she would only have a son.
The third prince had the bloodline of the enemy state and was also his descendant. When the third prince grew up and was strong enough to take the throne, he will kill the emperor and the empress, made the third prince a new emperor, and then deprived him of power. At that time, the whole Qin State would be under his control, and he would take revenge!
The prime minister was an ambitious man. Although he had many reasons, it was his ambition that led to all this in the end. He wanted to take over the world by himself. He had been obsessed with power and wanted to get the highest position of power by all means.
The childhood playmate? The first son? A kind of family feud? In the end, they had become his excuse. Only he kept climbing up, and no one around him was really happy.
Just like now, when the prime minister was sure that he couldn’t turn over, he used the reason of betraying the enemy’s army to ask for an exemption from death, and then returned to the countryside and never appeared again.
Lou Ye reported this to the emperor. The emperor asked him, “What do you think, Yunxiao? This person might be alive? ”
After a moment of silence, Lou Ye said seriously, “I think he should be dead.
He recalled the prime minister’s life of swallowing humiliation and bearing a heavy load, and said, “This person is scheming and ruthless. He can be ruthless to anyone except himself. Such a horrible person, if he was set free, he would definitely make a comeback. Even if he couldn’t do it himself, he would train his next generation, his disciples, and even sell Qin State out.
He had been the prime minister for so many years, so he knew Qin State very well. He also knew many officials and even your preferences. If he divulges these, the consequences will be unimaginable. “
The emperor nodded, “Yes, this person can’t be free.”
Lou Ye continued, “I thought I wouldn’t let him go, but I imprisoned him in the prison and asked him about the news of the enemies.”
The emperor looked at Lou Ye and asked, “Are you sure?”
Lou Ye nodded solemnly. “I’m sure. Your majesty, please let me take charge of this matter. I’ll dig out the truth from his mouth.”
The emperor thought for a moment and nodded. “Okay. The Xies betrayed the state and stealthily exchanged royal blood. It’s unforgivable. I’ll exterminate every one of the Xie’s. Buy only you and I know that he was left behind. “
“Yes, your majesty!” Lou Ye answered loudly. The prime minister killed his father. He could finally avenge his father and so many innocent soldiers in the border area!
If the prime minister could really get useful information from him, it would be another great joy for the borderland. Almost as soon as Lou Ye left the palace, he did it without hesitation.
The third prince had his last hope, but he had no choice but to look forward to it because he felt too much difference. He couldn’t accept such a reality, so he could only deceive himself and recall the love and care from the emperor and empress in the past.
But he didn’t expect that the prime minister and his family were exterminated!
He had nightmares for several days. As soon as he fell asleep, he dreamed that all the ghosts of the Xie’s came to him, saying that they died like this just to help him become the emperor.
He even woke up from a coma and was so weak that he even had a double shadow. He needed Lu Jingyun to get the medicine for him. But without the Xie’s, his dream finally woke up. He knew that he would never have a chance to see the emperor and the empress, even if they were his foster parents, he would have no chance.
He began to feel infinite fear. He didn’t know how the eldest prince and the others would take revenge on him. All he wanted now was to recover as soon as possible and escape as far as he could.
He asked Lu Jingyun to find someone to sell the mansion. It didn’t matter to lower the price. He just needed to do it as soon as possible.
Lu Jingyun did it obediently. No matter what, the mansion was the most valuable thing for them. She had planned to kill him when he was sick, but now she thought she should leave the capital after selling the mansion and getting the money.
However, when she went to take the medicine for him, she found Xie Xuan said to a woman at the door, “My concubine is beautiful. She also knows the rules well. You can find a way to sell her.”
The woman was surprised, “Why… Why don’t you take her away?”
“No, she will be a trouble on the way.”Xie Xuan rode a horse and left quickly. It was inconvenient for him to take Lu Jingyun with him. Moreover, he didn’t forget that all the people related to Lu Jingyun were destroyed, including Lis, Lus, marquis, and him!
He said he wouldn’t take this jinx with him.
Hearing his words, Lu Jingyun was full of hatred. Since she couldn’t get anything, she’d rather kill him, just like she killed her husband in her previous life. But she had to take a long-term view and never get herself involved.
Lu Jingyun first tampered with the medicine to make Xie Xuan more seriously ill. After some time, she tried to bribe and change herself into Xie Xuan’s wife. If she was a wife, not a concubine, she could inherit his property after he died. After all, there was no one in the Xie’s, wasn’t there?
Unfortunately, no one dared to do such a thing for her. She and Xie Xuan were both well-known figures. No one dared to help them?
The eldest prince knows about it. He sent someone to pick her up secretly and became her patron. Lu Jingyun knew that the eldest prince wanted her to take the blame and kill Xie Xuan for him. If so, the eldest prince wouldn’t leave a bad impression on the emperor. But she could also take advantage of the eldest prince. She was not afraid of wearing shoes with bare feet. (A Chinese old saying, means a person who has nothing will be afraid of anyone.)There was nothing to be afraid of.
When Huo Wei returned to the palace, she happened to see Lu Jingyun being sent out of an alley with a small bag in her hand. Her expression was calm. Huo Wei was a little surprised. It seemed that Xie Xuan didn’t torture Lu Jingyun much, but Lu Jingyun seized the opportunity.
She didn’t think too much. Anyway, they had nothing to do with her. She was very busy every day, and the shops of her friends had been opened. She was busy teaching them experience, helping them solve some problems, and also busy summarized all the problems that she did not understand. She went to ask the empress for advice. If the empress did not understand, she would directly ask the emperor for advice.
In the past, no princess had ever asked the emperor for advice. Even the prince would ask teachers for help. All princes and princesses would be respectful to the emperor and would not bother him.
But the emperor liked her very much. When Huo Wei raised a difficult question, the emperor would help her solve it and give her advice. This had become the best way for them to get along with each other and the most intimate moment.
In the past, his majesty thought that his daughter was too old, so he felt very regretful. Now, there was no regret at all. He also knew that Huo Wei was really very organized and intelligent, and she could learn everything quickly.
He couldn’t help but sigh at the empress in private, “if Wei is a man, why should I worry about having no successor?”
The empress kept silent for a long time before she sighed, “it’s all my fault. Otherwise, you…”
The emperor held the empress’s hand and patted it. “Don’t worry. In the worst case, there will be a royal family who could be the next emperor. They are also the descendants of the ancestors.”
The empress wanted to say something more, but the emperor had changed the topic. He didn’t want to talk about it anymore. Many people must have their own children when they passed down the throne, but he was different because he didn’t have a son for three consecutive years after he married the empress. He had already thought about this question. Everyone on the throne could do anything for the sake of the plebeian people. If the children of an emperor were all mediocre, why did they have to give the world to mediocre people to make a fatuous king?
He didn’t care about it anymore, so he didn’t care about what the empress felt guilty about. The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that the prime minister had hurt the empress in the past so that the empress’s hands and feet were still cold, and her body would become worse every day when it was cold. This was a regret that could never be made up. Perhaps the empress could not accompany him to grow old. Then how could he make the empress unhappy now?
Noticing that the empress was a little unhappy, Huo Wei wanted to do something to make her happy. She brought a few girls to make money and got many people’s support. Even many businessmen gave them faces. They were all picky and had existing talents at home, so they soon began to make a profit.
It didn’t take long for opening, and the profit wasn’t much. During the meeting, Huo Wei suggested that everyone should spend some money to have fun in the hot spring villa, buy something and serve their family. The rest of the money should be donated to the Fushan Hall for charity!
Her friends didn’t lack money, but of course, they didn’t want to give up the money they earned. They thought her proposal was fresh. This was the first time that they had earned money by themselves. They felt very confident to take it to the elders. If they went out on vacation, they would definitely have a good time.
After the friends had reached an agreement, Huo Wei contacted the Fushan Hall and they had donated a large sum of money to it! Of course, she had donated the most. Her shop had been open for a long time and was famous, with a huge profit every month.
It was not long since she donated money last time. Many people still remembered what happened last time. This time, she donated again with a few friends, which immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
Many people had thought that girls were playing and no one took them seriously. Who would have thought that they were so serious and even made money? Was it so easy to make money? If it was easy, there would be no poor people in the world. Therefore, the princess was very capable, and even the people who followed her would benefit from it.
In fact, it was not what people thought, but because their identities were their advantages, and they had opened the door of convenience for them in all aspects. Their family background was one of their strength.
Of course, the most important thing was that she was lucky enough to get what she wanted?!
Therefore, in many people’s eyes, the princess’s ability was getting more and more impressive. There were still many people willing to let the girls follow her. Making money was not important. The most important thing was to make friends with the princess and the noble girls around her.
Huo Wei clearly felt that her plan of developing her potential customers had been carried out smoothly. Many women were willing to stay around here and do these things with her. Those men just thought they were having fun and had never thought about the real meaning of this matter.
This was the best way to give her enough space to develop her career in the capital city. This time, she didn’t choose anyone. She just gave them advice and asked them to do what they should do, and then let them manage their own stores.
It was widely known that the princess was kind. The fact that Huo Wei asked several girls to buy something to show respect to the elders made the elders happy. They all went to the palace to praise Huo Wei to the empress, which made the empress smile sincerely. Such gratification made her feel much more relaxed.
Huo Wei finally amused the empress. She happily took her friends to “travel” and went to the hot spring villa that the empress gave her for a party.
Behind the hot spring, the villa was a forest, which also belonged to her. The periphery of the forest was surrounded. They could go hunting, have a picnic, catch fish and do anything because there were only a few of them there, and no one would gossip about them.
The girls had never been so crazy like this since they were born. They were playing and laughing in a hot spring pool and forgot the rules. They put on their horsepower and galloped in the forest. They laughed as much as they could and shouted as they wanted. So happy!
They even rolled up their trouser legs and went down the river to fish. They were so bold that they even climbed the tree to get bird eggs. They had done a lot of things that their families never allowed them to do. They had a good time.
When they were about to go back to the capital, Huo Wei asked them with a smile, “How do you feel about making decisions on your own?”
The girls’ eyes lit up. “Great! It’s the best I’ve ever seen! “
“You can do anything you want. Of course, the premise is that I can protect you. If one day I’m not here, remember, don’t go too far and protect yourself. “
All of them were stunned and felt a little uneasy. “Your Highness, what are you talking about? We will follow you and live a happy life with you! “
It was strange for girls to say the two words “follow”, but they said it subconsciously. After saying that, they let out a sigh of relief. They followed Huo Wei’s lead. Who said that women couldn’t follow their lead?
Huo Wei smiled and didn’t explain. She just wanted them to remember what she said. She could teach them to be independent, but if she failed, it would be easier for them to follow the rules.
They went back to the capital in a great number. Although they didn’t want to do this, they had to take a carriage when the girl went out. It was natural for them to be eye-catching when they returned to the capital together.
So many people talked about it with admiration, “Your Highness, you are so free to live. Even the girls who follow her can have fun. You can earn money by yourself and go out to play. It’s wonderful to think about it. “
Someone disagreed, “The Highness is too high-profile. How can she make money with a few women? Why did women still run out like this? It’s not a big deal even if they meet some bad guys. “
A kid from Fushan Hall heard her and said angrily, “Tui! The princess is a fairy in heaven. She asked us to eat well, wear warm clothes, and take medicine when we are sick. Don’t speak ill of your highness! “
The man hurriedly waved his hand and looked around nervously. “No, no, No. I was just joking. You misheard me. Your highness, your highness is really good. I… I have to go now.”
The man ran away, and the child said to the people around him seriously, “Your Highness is really good. I’m grateful to you all my life!”
The people around nodded repeatedly. No matter how the princess and the ladies played or showed up in public, they had done a good deed, which was their merit!
How many people did they help? What’s wrong with having fun? What’s wrong with opening a shop in public? Besides, they didn’t show up in public. Few people had seen them! Every store had its own boss. They were just the owner of the store and made decisions for it. Unlike the farm girls, she had to deal with everything in person.
Most people cared more about the charity they did, so few people said that it was inappropriate for them to do so. Some people even retorted. A good reputation was important at any time. The princess was a great good person in everyone’s heart. Anyone who mentioned her would be full of praise.
After coming back from the hot spring villa, Huo Wei happily ran back to the palace with her prey. When she saw the emperor and the empress, she happened to meet the eldest prince.
Huo Wei greeted him and sent the prey out. She said excitedly, “Father, mother, this is the first time I’ve caught such beautiful prey. I can make this fur collar and cage for you. Do you think it’s beautiful?”
The emperor and the empress burst into laughter. The empress asked in surprise, “Did you really hunt them yourself? A black fox and a red fox. It seems that we haven’t seen them for years. “
“Of course it was me who hunted them. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get them in front of father and mother.”
The emperor laughed loudly, “Okay! You deserve to be my daughter! Guards, reward! “
The emperor said a long list of treasures expertly, all of which were the treasures in his private storage. This was not the first time he had praised her. He really liked her from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to give her everything.
The eldest prince’s eyes flashed. He didn’t say anything but took a look at Huo Wei. The empress happened to turn around and saw his expression. It seemed that he didn’t like her.
They talked for a while. The empress asked Huo Wei to change her clothes and have a rest. The eldest prince was about to leave, so the brother and sister went out together.
The eldest prince said to Vivian with a smile, “Sister has a high reputation in the city recently.”
“I’m just doing something within my ability. It’s not as important as you working for father in the court.”
The eldest prince took her as a casual compliment. He had never thought why she would compare him with him and even mention the work in the court. The eldest prince thought of the advice that the counselor had given him, and said, “Sister has been living outside for so many years, and it’s not easy to be back. How can I see you work so hard? Brother has some interesting things. I’ll ask someone to bring them to you later. You are still young, so you should enjoy yourself. If I don’t hand over the affairs of the Fushan Hall to you, I will definitely satisfy you. “
Huo Wei raised her eyebrows and looked at him. “Is there anything wrong with the Fushan Hall? I’m just doing my own business. I’m doing it for the people.”
The eldest prince clapped his hands and smiled, “That’s it. Sister, it’s hard to manage those stores, and it’s also hard to raise money every time. How about this? If you have any problems in the future, just tell me and I’ll send someone to help you. You are always a princess of the royal family, and it’s not appropriate for you to show up in public. I will do such a hard job for you. “
Huo Wei laughed and shook her head. “Thank you for your kindness, brother. I don’t feel tired at all for what I like to do. It’s better to do it myself. If you want to donate money to the Fushan Hall, you can do it yourself. Father will be happy.
I’m a little tired after coming back. Goodbye, brother. “
Huo Wei smiled again and left with her maids, leaving the eldest prince with a long face.
The empress had been sensitive these days. Noticing that the eldest prince didn’t like Huo Wei, she sent her confidant to follow him and told her to observe the relationship between Huo Wei and her brother.
The two maids witnessed their interaction and reported it to the empress.
When Huo Wei came to the empress’s mansion after bathing and dressing, the emperor had already gone back to review the memorial. She was surprised to find that the empress was fine at that time, but now her eyes were full of sadness as if there was a difficult problem that could not be solved, which really baffled her.
This time, unlike last time, it seemed that the empress’s worry had been aggravated. After all, she had traveled here from modern time. She knew that the empress would always suffer from depression and her lifespan would decrease.
So this time, she no longer made fun of the empress, but waved away the servants and asked softly, “Mother, what’s wrong with you? What makes you so worried? “
The empress shook her head and smiled, “nothing…”
“Mother, you can’t hide it from me. Is there anything that you can’t tell me? Maybe I can deal with your worries? I’ve grown up. You can trust me. “
The third prince had never paid so much attention to the feelings of the empress before. The empress was touched and sad at the same time.
She frowned slightly and said, “Now your father only has the eldest prince, but he is very unfriendly to you. In the future… If I am not here if your father is also gone, who will protect you? Princess, only the pampered princess could have a good life. Those who were not favored were just empty names, and the depression could only be swallowed by themselves.
It’s so hateful that I was not healthy and left no son. Now you and your father have fallen into a dilemma. “
“Mother, are you worried about me?”She had a lot to say. For example, she was not afraid of the eldest prince. She had her own way to deal with him in the future. But after thinking for a while, she said, “Mother, don’t worry. Yunxiao treats me very well, just like a father treats you. He won’t let anyone bully me at any time. “
The empress was stunned and smiled helplessly. The emperor did treat her well, but she had only seen him like this for decades in her life. As for others, they all had several wives?
It was common for a woman to break up before she got old. How could she put her daughter’s future on her daughter’s husband?
She looked at Huo Wei and said hesitantly, “In the past two years, the imperial doctor said that I’m much better. I… I’ve asked someone to collect some secret recipes for giving birth to children. I think…”
The empress paused and made up her mind. “I want to have a son and carefully train him since childhood. I want your father to spend more time teaching him. When he is alone in the future, he will definitely be your reliance. You are siblings of the same father and mother. He will definitely treat you well. Then you don’t have to worry about yourself when your mother leaves. “
Stunned, she asked subconsciously, “Mother, are… Are you just doing this for me?”
The empress nodded. She had no feelings for her unborn “little son” now. Although she would love her son in the future, she wanted to have a son desperately at present just for the sake of Huo Wei.
Huo Wei didn’t know whether she should be moved or angry. She kept silent for a while, looked at the empress in confusion, and said softly and slowly, “Mother, why must the next emperor be a man?”
“What?”The empress felt that she had misheard. But when she saw the serious expression on Vivian’s face, she didn’t think so, so her face was full of shock.
Huo Wei continued, “It will take at least ten years for you and father to train a younger brother to be an independent man. What if he was stupid? What if he was mediocre in every aspect? What if he hates me and doesn’t protect me?
Xie Xuan was raised by you. You should know that no child can grow up according to his parents’ wishes. This is out of control. Even if you risk your life to give birth to a child, he may not be suitable to be an emperor. At that time, how could you be embarrassed? How long will your life be affected? “
So mother, why don’t you train me?”
“Train you?”The empress was so surprised that she stammered!
Such words were too inconceivable and too bold. She stood up and looked out of the window nervously. Then she came back and held Wei’s hand. “Huo Wei, you shouldn’t say that again. Why do you think so?”
“Why not?” Huo Wei stood too, “The emperor of the great Zhou Dynasty is the female emperor. Why can’t I? I know I’m not capable enough, but is the eldest prince enough? Are those royal family members enough? Why don’t you train me instead of passing the throne to others casually?
Mother, the father is still in good health. He doesn’t need to think about the inheritance so early. He has enough time to let me grow up. Do you agree? “
The empress was too shocked to say anything. Moreover, she couldn’t refute Huo Wei, because there was indeed a female emperor in history. Why couldn’t she be the emperor?
But in her mind, this was too rebellious and something that she couldn’t even think of. She really couldn’t respond for a moment.
The empress felt a headache. She pressed her forehead and waved her hand, “You can go back now. I have to think it over.”After saying that, she turned to Huo Wei and said nervously, “Don’t say that to anyone else, nor to Yunxiao.”
Huo Wei didn’t explain that Lou Ye could be trusted. She just smiled and said, “I know. Mother, have a good rest. I’ll leave.”
After leaving, Huo Wei didn’t go back to her bedroom. Instead, she went out to look for Lou Ye. Since she had told this idea to the empress, she would naturally tell Lou Ye, so that Lou Ye would be mentally prepared. Even if something bad happened, he wouldn’t be caught off guard.
In fact, Lou Ye was shocked to hear her idea, but after thinking it over, he found that there was nothing wrong. In the book, he was dissatisfied with the third prince’s attempt to win the throne. How could he say no to Huo Wei?
Huo Wei guessed that he disliked the third prince so much in the book, and then he wanted to rebel. He probably knew the identity of the prime minister and the third prince and didn’t want them to succeed. He didn’t want the Qin State to fall into the hands of outsiders, and he didn’t want his father to die for anything.
Unfortunately, he was unlucky. After being framed by Lu Jingyun, he suffered hunger and cold in the border area, lacked military supplies, and was trapped to death by the heavy snow.
Without thinking too much, Lou Ye immediately calculated his power with Huo Wei and told her how much he could help her if she wanted to seize the throne. Lou Ye’s military power was absolutely helpful. Otherwise, the third prince wouldn’t have recruited Lou Ye again and again.
Huo Wei smiled at him and said, “it’s better to get father’s approval on this kind of thing. It won’t hurt the people and money and affect the court. So he didn’t have to rush. As long as you have a plan in your mind, remember not to hand over the military leadership. Don’t give others any chance. “
Lou Ye nodded, “Don’t worry. I’ll check everyone around me and won’t leave anyone suspicious. I won’t make any mistakes. “
In this way, Huo Wei was relieved. In the book, Lou Ye had stayed in the capital for a long time. Since there was nothing wrong, he didn’t pay much attention to the military camp. As a result, he had a traitor vice general and then sold Lou Ye out.
Now, because of her, Lou Ye had checked his subordinates several times. Presumably, the same thing as what happened in the book would never happen again. Although she had a lot of things to do, she still remembered the purpose of her travel. The safety of her and Lou Ye was the most important. None of them could be in danger.
On her way back to the palace, Huo Wei saw Lu Jingyun again. This time, Lu Jingyun also saw her. Then Lu Jingyun stopped and stared at her without any expression on her face, but Huo Wei saw hatred in her eyes.
This made Huo Wei vigilant. After all, Lu Jingyun was the original main character. She was lucky to be able to live a peaceful life in the city after being taken into the mansion by Xie Xuan. Moreover, it would be more difficult for her to travel through the small world behind. If she didn’t have Luck in this life, she would probably step into the trap set by Lu Jingyun, and it would be many times more difficult for her to turn over.
She would never look down upon her opponent, even if she had already no power. She was a typical example of turning the tables. It was always the stupidest to look down upon others.
Huo Wei sent someone to keep an eye on Lu Jingyun and investigate why Lu Jingyun came here. She didn’t hide this from the empress, so the empress soon knew and asked her if there was anything wrong.
Huo Wei said she didn’t. She just wanted to be careful. The empress said nothing. Now empress felt weird when she was with Huo Wei. She wanted to persuade her daughter not to be paranoid, but she was worried that it would hurt her daughter’s heart.
At the invitation of many ladies, Huo Wei went out to attend the banquet every day, so that the empress would have time to think it over. She was an elderly pregnant woman, and her health was not good enough. It was difficult to get pregnant. She needed to eat so many secret formulas that she didn’t know what it was. Wouldn’t it kill her to have a baby? Why?
Huo Wei didn’t say anything more. She had known something about the empress since she got along with the empress. The empress was not a stubborn person, or she wouldn’t have doted on the imperial household for so many years. She must be able to figure it out.
The reason why Huo Wei came to the party was to deceive all the women to have their own things to do, lay a foundation for their own power, paving the way for the future, and also change the minds of the people. This process must be very long, but now it had begun, and the beginning was very good.
Taking advantage of the opportunity that she had turned from a civilian businessman to a princess, she took people to do charity and business, slowly but imperceptibly winning over people’s hearts, building prestige, expanding connections, and creating an information network.
Men’s contempt for women was her best shield. It was terrible to be affected by others. When a man found that a woman was no longer the same as before, it was too late to stop them.
Moreover, these women who followed her would have their own families, children in the next dozen years. They would all be her people!
She did this to prove herself to the emperor, and to prove that she was worth it.
So she attended more banquets. Not every one of them was of high quality. This time, most of the attendees were the daughters of some officials and wealthy businessmen.
She was as patient as they were also noble ladies.
Lu Jingyun took advantage of the eldest prince’s power to sneak into the banquet, saying that she was looking for a way to kill Xie Xuan. The eldest prince didn’t take her seriously and ignored her. After she came in, she hid and tried every means to poison the fruit wine!
She hid behind a tree and saw the fruit wine placed in front of Huo Wei. She would drink it up and make a fool of herself in front of everyone as long as they proposed a toast to her!
It was a kind of stimulating medicine. Lu Jingyun found an excuse to ask the eldest prince’s men for it. She stared at Huo Wei excitedly, her heart beating fast. Huo Wei was about to tear her clothes in public and make a fool of herself like a slut!
She was a princess, so what? So what? So what if she had prestige among the people?
As long as Huo Wei drank that glass of fruit wine, she would be a shame to the royal family. The royal family would never let her go, and everything she had would be ruined!
Lu Jingyun’s eyes were filled with excitement. She was no worse than Huo Wei. If she was in hell, she would let Huo Wei go to hell with her! She couldn’t get rid of Huo Wei. She was the apple of the god’s eye. She was the one who should have unlimited glory!
Someone proposed a toast to her. When she raised the glass of wine in front of her, a woman suddenly stood up and knocked over the glass. He pointed at a tree and screamed, “ghost — a ghost –“
Everyone immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the tree in panic.
Lu Jingyun hurried to hide, turned around, and ran away. Someone asked in surprise, “Then who is it? Why did she run away? Where is the ghost? “
The girl who had seen the ghost before was so scared that her face turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat. She said in a trembling voice, “ghost… Ghost… It’s Lu Jingyun from the Lus!”
“What?”Everyone gasped and felt a chill on their backs.
Huo Wei knew that Lu Jingyun wasn’t dead at all, so it wasn’t a ghost, but Lu Jingyun herself. Why did she sneak in? How did she sneak in?
Huo Wei immediately asked someone to chase after her and put down the glass in her hand.
Lu Jingyun was just a weak woman. How could she outrun Huo Wei’s guards? Soon, she was caught back.
The women widened their eyes and focused on her shadow. They asked in disbelief, “You are not dead?”
Lu Jingyun took a quick glance at Huo Wei’s glass and was shocked to find that she didn’t drink at all. What she should do? She calmed down in a hurry, lowered her head, and said, “Your Highness, I have come to see if I can do something with any lady and make some money. I didn’t expect to see you. I didn’t dare to show up because I was afraid that your highness would think I was an eyesore. I didn’t expect to frighten you. It’s my fault. Please forgive me. “
Huo Wei didn’t believe a word of Lu Jingyun’s words.
The girls beside couldn’t wait to ask, “Why are you still alive? Didn’t you say that you killed yourself when the Marquis called off the engagement? The Fangs were mocked because of this. Why do you pretend to be dead? “
Lu Jingyun pretended to be disappointed and said, “I have some unspeakable secret, so it’s inconvenient for me to say it. Please forgive me.” She was very anxious. She had hidden it well, and only half of her eyes were exposed. However, a gust of wind blew open the leaves a little, and they were seen by a lady!
How unlucky she was?!
Huo Wei didn’t think Lu Jingyun was unlucky but thought she was lucky. After thinking for a while, she suddenly remembered what happened to Lu Qiaoshan in the book.
Lu Qiaoshan was beaten up by her husband due to alcoholism, but Lu Jingyun still felt that it was not enough. She even drugged Lu Qiaosahn to have an affair with a man, which was found by the ladies. Did Lu Jingyun drug her today? In her fruit wine?
Compared with the characters and events in the book, it was easy to guess what this person might do.
She picked up the fruit wine in front of her, smiled, and said, “It’s a rare chance to meet again. This glass of wine is a reward for you. Drink it.”
The others were still waiting for her to ask how she pretended to be dead, but they didn’t expect that she would suddenly give her a glass of wine. They looked at each other in confusion.
Lu Jingyun’s hands, which were hidden in her sleeves, were trembling slightly and sweating nervously. “I, I’m not good at drinking. I don’t dare to lose my manner in front of your highness.”
“It doesn’t matter. Even if you make a gaffe, I forgive you.”Huo Wei handed the glass to a maid, who immediately handed it to Lu Jingyun, but Lu Jingyun just lowered her head and didn’t dare to take it.
“What’s wrong? Did I disgrace you? You don’t deserve it? “
“No, no…” Lu Jingyun panicked. She was sure to win, and she could leave after seeing Huo Wei make a fool of herself. But she didn’t expect that she would be forced to do that in the blink of an eye?
The others also noticed that something was wrong and began to whisper.
“What’s wrong? Lu Jingyun can’t drink? What will happen to her if she drinks? “
“No, she didn’t. I attended the same banquet with her before, and she had drunk a few glasses of this kind of wine.”
“Then why didn’t she drink? What is she doing? “
“Does she still hate your highness? Didn’t… she hurt your highness? “
“Is the wine poisonous?”
“Oh my God! Is she here to poison the princess?”
There were so many people, and some of them had guessed the truth directly.
Huo Wei winked at the guards, and the two guards immediately stepped forward, one on the left and the other on the right. They held [Lu Jingyun’s chin and wanted to pour her wine.
Lu Jingyun said anxiously, “No! No, your highness! I’m sick and can’t drink… “She widened her eyes and shook her head desperately, trying to knock over the glass.
As long as the glass was overturned, there was no evidence!
However, the guards of Huo Wei were specially chosen by Lou Ye. How could he make such a mistake? The guard’s hands were as hard as steel, firmly holding Lu Jingyun and pouring the glass of wine into her mouth.
The guard even closed her mouth, forcing her to swallow without spilling a single drop!
As soon as Lu Jingyun was released, she retched and wanted to spit out the wine. Obviously, there was something wrong with the wine, and she was clear about it. The girl who had just guessed what she had done was shocked. She asked in a trembling voice, “Am… Am I right?”
It was a young girl who was going to hold the banquet. After such a thing happened to them, the female elders of the girl’s family immediately rushed over. After knowing the cause and effect, they apologized to her immediately. Then they took the wine glass and called for an imperial physician to examine it as soon as possible.
As soon as the order was finished, the drug took effect in Lu Jingyun’s body. After all, she wanted Huo Wei to make a fool of herself in public, so she didn’t give Huo Wei time to leave. The medicine she chose was the strongest, fastest, and most irrational.
Lu Jingyun had already forgotten who she was. She fumbled around on a person, who screamed and pushed her away hard. She tore her clothes as everyone around her kept a distance from her.
“Ridiculous! Ridiculous! Guards, lock her up. Don’t stain Her Highness’s eyes! “
The Lady and the host’s daughter apologized hurriedly with a pale face. The princess was almost drugged in their house. They couldn’t get rid of it. If the princess really drank that glass of fruit wine, the consequences would be unimaginable. Their whole family would be doomed!
Huo Wei waved her hand and stood up. “She came for me. It’s not your fault. You just need to be more careful at the banquet in the future. “
They apologized again. It was their negligence to let Lu Jingyun in and didn’t know when Lu Jingyun had drugged Huo Wei. They had to find out the truth and give her an explanation.
Huo Wei didn’t stay any longer. She just asked them to put Lu Jingyun into prison and wait for her punishment.
When she returned to the palace, the emperor and the empress had already known about it. The two were both angry. They asked her if she was frightened when they saw her.
Huo Wei shook her head with a smile. “I’m fine. Father, mother, don’t worry.”
Huo Wei looked at the empress. Although the smile was not gloomy, the empress felt sad. She felt that her smile was like a query — see, can others really protect me? She could only be indestructible by her own protection.
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