
“Your Majesty, critical!”
Cui Kong ran over to Baili Qingchen with a hunting breath. Baili Qingchen who was standing staring at her peach tree only glanced at it for a moment, then looked back at the fruitful tree.
The presence of Cui Kong is like a wind that is quite ignored, no need to be taken seriously. In fact, his personal bodyguard was clearly in a panic.
“What's up?” he asked when his interest in peach trees was lost.
Cui Kong had calmed down somewhat, before speaking he took a breath first.
“Your Highness Princess throws golden tiger plaque into the pool!” panic Cui Kong. Even though he tried to calm down, he couldn't.
Baili Qingchen frowned for a moment, digesting the notification that Cui Kong had just said. He remembered him giving the golden tiger plaque controlling Jingyi's Cavalry to Qingyi the other day as his apology. The plaque was already in his hands, Baili Qingchen was a bit unconcerned.
“Oh. Let it go,” he said calmly.
Cui Kong was like being struck by lightning in broad daylight. What say? Let it? Geez, Cui Kong felt that this king was not King Changle, that fierce and cold War God Bingyue!
The golden tiger plaque was not just any plaque, it was the command token and controller of the extremely powerful Jingyi Cavalry. More than five thousand troops were assembled in the Jingyi Cavalry, they were the very legendary protective soldiers of the country.
Emperor Baili alone did not have that plaque and that was why he was always wary of King Changle.
Everyone wants the plaque, because by holding it, it means ruling the world. Not only did he have a powerful army, but the emperor's seat could also be exchanged easily.
The Changle King who used to keep it a secret easily gave the plaque to his wife, and he said ‘let's’ when his wife throws it into the pool, isn't that very surprising?
“Your Majesty, is Your Majesty not worried? Someone will probably look it into the pool and steal it!”
“Not going. The thief will not be able to act at the Princess Consort's residence.”
It's true, Inner Cui Kong. In this mansion, other than a special servant, who else would dare to enter the western courtyard without permission?
The last time, the person who entered there had secretly been kicked out of the mansion. The other maidservants were so frightened when they saw Princess Empress, especially when she was angry. The Empress' daughter was a demon, no one could fight her except King Changle.
“But, Your Honor, we can't guarantee that, can we? I wonder why Princess Empress is so fond of giving people surprises,” said Cui Kong with a sigh.
“As long as he does not destroy the country, then let it be.”
Perhaps, the king had completely changed. His sight was no longer what it used to be. Qingyi's presence had changed Baili Qingchen's life.
The man who was not interested in women, who in his brain only had state affairs, who preferred a male companion over the wife of the daughter of officials and nobles, was now conquered by a Liu Qingyi, who was now defeated, an outcast daughter who is not dear to the former prime minister's residence.
Baili Qingchen could guess the reason behind that. Her empress was angry at her because she had exhausted her yesterday. Playing so many times must have made the woman become annoyed half to death, because of that endless process.
Well, Baili Qingchen feels guilty about it. Although Qingyi asked him to do that in order to release the effects of the medicine, but in fact Baili Qingchen had difficulty controlling herself. Qingyi made him opium, and he couldn't stop doing it.
Every time his skin touched, then the taste just came. Besides, his wife was very special. So, just let him. Provided that Qingyi does not destroy the country, whatever it does will still be tolerated by Baili Qingchen.
Cui Kong shook his head in surprise. He felt that soon his king would go mad like the Princess Empress.
The Princess Empress' strange way of thinking began to rub off on Baili Qingchen, even her attitude began to be imitated by her. His king now became even more grumpy and a little rushed. He often lost his cool.
“Your Majesty, the golden tiger plaque was specially made to control the troops. If the Princess Empress were to eliminate him and His Majesty was silent, wouldn't that just provoke a commotion? His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be looking for trouble again with you,” said Cui Kong who remained unsettled as the golden tiger plaque was thrown into the pond.
His guard did not know that Baili Qingchen had prepared everything from the very beginning. Since she had given the plaque to her empress, she had to be prepared with all the consequences. Baili Qingchen gave the plaque not without reason. He believed in Qingyi, and he was sure the woman believed in him as well.
Baili Qingchen had prepared another thing when something happened. He had expected a time like this would arrive, so he had prepared another option from the beginning. Only himself knew that he had a backup plan to deal with it. Just let the woman do as she pleases right now.
“Alright, I believe in Your Majesty,” Cui Kong said. Free to argue, he will not win against his king. “But, Your Highness-”
“What else?”
“Why does Princess Empress's walking look weird again today? She walks like a duck and looks troubled.”
Baili Qingchen closed her eyes for a moment, restraining her annoyance that her bodyguards were talking too much. Since when did Cui Kong like to pay attention to the way his empress walked? Baili Qingchen did not even want to see him and immediately ran away at that moment.
“Maybe his leg sprains.”
Cui Kong secretly screeched a little.
“Your Majesty also said the same thing the other day. People who sprain usually have their legs become limp. Where anything changes like duck.”
“Enyah!”
Cui Kong immediately jumped away as Baili Qingchen kicked him. After which, Baili Qingchen calmed herself down for a moment. Not long after, the head of the mansion's management came in a hurry while carrying a letter.
Upon arriving at where Baili Qingchen was, the head of the caretaker directly handed the letter to Baili Qingchen. “Your Majesty, Eunuch Li has just delivered this letter.”
It's not usual for his nephew to send a letter. Whenever he wanted to tell something, he would usually send an envoy and ask him to go to the palace directly. This indicates that something to be told is very secret. Moreover, the letter was sealed with a special seal.
The head of the board immediately left because he knew the confidentiality of the letter. When Baili Qingchen read it, her eyes widened and her expression changed drastically. The man seemed to get a huge unexpected surprise. The letter paper was squeezed until it shattered formless.
Baili Qingchen sighed. His head looked up at the twilight sky that was revealing orange color. “Is there something else I missed?”
The contents of the letter told that the assassin chief of Litao Pavilion escaped from the Imperial High Court prison. With such tight guard, it was impossible for him to escape without the help of insiders.
His case was under the direct supervision of Emperor Baili, there could be no loopholes that could provide an opportunity to escape or escape. It seemed, the Imperial High Court had dirt and needed to be cleaned up.
Prisoners like the murderous head of Litao Pavilion were crucial, he was the key to the spring peak festival night incidents and tragedies that killed more than five hundred people. The Imperial High Court had to give him an explanation regarding this incident.
Baili Qingchen then called back Cui Kong. The bodyguard was confused as he was summoned again after being expelled. “Your Majesty, what can I help you with?”
“Command troops to act!”
Baili Qingchen then whispered to tell that the assassin head of Litao Pavilion escaped from the prison. He also gave instructions for King Changle's special guards to search all over Bingyue and find him alive. In addition, he also ordered the troops to move carefully and not to surprise the real enemy.
“Do not let Princess Empress know this,” he said as a last instruction.
Baili Qingchen no longer wanted to see her empress jump into the flames and put her in danger again. His services in finding the headquarters of the Litao Pavilion and detonating it were more than enough. The rest, let him and Emperor Baili act.
Cui Kong then immediately set out to carry out the orders of his king. Not forgetting, he jumped back like before. Baili Qingchen was extremely agitated. The case has not shown progress, but the suspect managed to escape from nowhere. He fears this may be just the beginning of a very big conspiracy.
“It seems, another scenario has been created to destabilize this empire.”