"Are you a dowry maid?" Liu Qingyan looked at the maid named Gui Qi thoughtfully.

"Yes," the queen smiled, "I guess you have heard that Princess, you have heard that this palace is not a native of the Great Wei Dynasty, but a noble daughter of some Khitan blood. The emperor would marry this palace because of this identity of the palace."

Liu Qingyan nodded slightly, and the queen continued, "Although the emperor has no so-called love for me, he is respectful to me at least. Especially after I gave birth to the prince, the emperor will occasionally come to talk to me, and he is still very friendly to me."

Liu Qingyan suddenly remembered that this empress had been named queen since she married the emperor.

No other woman the emperor liked could shake her identity at all. This may be said to be because of the queen's special identity, and it is also closely related to her own abilities.

"It's probably because I'm a little pretty, and the emperor treats me very well," the queen seemed to be in deep thought and reminiscing. "But later, as the age goes, I'm inevitably getting old and deteriorating. In that case, it would be a sign that the emperor's love for me has diminished. If I hadn't had some skills in handling harem matters, I'm afraid that the position of the queen would have already given up. The emperor... has always been a very cold man."

She sighed and said, "Princess Qi, to be honest, I really envy the relationship between you and the King of Qi. The King of Qi only likes you and will not pay attention to any woman except you..."

This may also be the common prospect of women all over the world for their husbands. I hope that their husband will only love one person.

But the queen is already very old, and she has never tasted the taste of her husband loving herself alone in her life. First, there were Concubine Duan, and then there were Concubines. All kinds of concubines appeared in the palace every year, and a group of young women would come.

The emperor is the emperor, and his identity and status are there. No matter what kind of woman he is, he will willingly marry the emperor and use all his strength to please the emperor.

What the queen was reluctant to say was that the emperor had not said those endless love words to her for a long time. It seemed that she and the emperor were not husband and wife, but more like an agreed relationship. There was a strange tacit understanding between the two, but the queen knew very well that it was definitely not love.

"I have been holding back for many years. I have always kept those words in my heart," the queen looked at Liu Qingyan. "When I was as old as you, I thought to marry a man who would love me wholeheartedly. But my wishes were not fulfilled. The emperor is not bad for me, but it is not good."

Liu Qingyan frowned, wondering why the queen suddenly came to tell her such a rather pretentious content.

The queen sighed: "Personal Princess, you are thinking now, why did the queen say such things to me, right?"

Hearing this, Liu Qingyan frowned and said, "No, Queen, I thought you were here to find me, hoping that I and the prince could help you and His Highness."

"Yes, I originally wanted to come for those things," the queen smiled, "but I couldn't help it, so I said such things to you. Do you think I'm a little stupid?"

Liu Qingyan shook her head: "Not stupid."

After pausing, Liu Qingyan said in a deep voice: "It's because I'm so lucky to meet someone like the prince."

If it were her previous life, perhaps the queen would never envy her. Liu Qingyan's life in her previous life was so miserable. If God hadn't given her a chance to be reborn, it would have been estimated that Liu Qingyan would have died now and would not be able to rest in peace if she was alone in the nine springs.

The queen glanced at her and said, "Then Princess, what would you do if you were my palace?"

"What?" Liu Qingyan looked at the queen, confused about what it meant to ask such a question.

The queen smiled and said, "If you were in this palace, you were worried about internal and external troubles and your husband passed away, what would you do?"

Liu Qingyan pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and didn't say anything. Now the queen is finally willing to speak to the key point, which makes Liu Qingyan breathe a sigh of relief.

The queen sighed and said, "I think there is no need for me to say more. You all know that the emperor is no longer here, but because I am really worried that the emperor's death will cause chaos in the world, I did not mention this matter. At this time, the Khitans were in chaos in the north and raised an army to invade the border. I am really..."

She frowned, her eyes not fixed: "I'm really heartbroken and don't know what to do."

"Didn't the prince take on what the emperor should do these days and attend court every day?" Lu Siguan spoke, "As far as I know, even if His Highness the Crown Prince is still not familiar with, the emperor has arranged many ministers to assist His Highness. With their assistance, His Highness did this very well."

"Yes, my son cannot do those simple things well." The queen smiled with relief.

"Then why should the Empress continue to conceal the death of the Emperor?" Lu Siguan continued to ask.

The queen frowned and looked at him: "King of Qi, I have always known that you are a rare talent, and the emperor has always praised you... If you ask you to guess, why did I refuse to spread the news of the emperor's death and let the prince ascend the throne?"

Lu Siguan smiled and said, "The emperor praised me more, but he really praised me."

But Lu Siguan continued: "But if we talk about why the Empress's move is, I think it should be related to the fact that the Khitans have installed too many forces in the capital."

The queen sighed: "The emperor's praise for you has never been a praising me. I... do think so."

"The Khitans in the capital," Lu Siguan continued, "It was because of the power of the Empress who tried to fight against Concubine Du, right? It was precisely because of your identity as Empress, that the Khitans were willing to help. Of course, they also had their own considerations, and they were definitely simply trying to help the Empress."

"Yes, Concubine Du was too powerful at that time. I was worried that the entire Wei Dynasty would be destroyed by her, but there was no way, so I took the risk and went to find help from the Khitans." The queen said.

"Then Empress, have you ever thought that perhaps Concubine Du had such a power with the help of the Khitans?" Lu Siguan asked.

The queen was stunned and looked at Lu Siguan in disbelief: "No... it's not that she and Song Jingchen are connected, but..."

Lu Siguan smiled and said, "Empress, have you forgotten that Song Jingchen was ordered to beheaded by the emperor because of the crime of treason. Although he escaped, his crime was conclusive."

The queen frowned and said nothing.

And Lu Siguan said: "The one who helped Song Jingchen was the Khitans. If I was not mistaken, this was the conspiracy of the Khitans."

His palm stroked the teacup in front of him, his voice calmly, and it was enough to stabilize everyone's mind: "The best way for them to fall into chaos in the entire Great Wei is to lead the most influential people in the entire Great Wei into the dispute. And in the Great Wei, what kind of people are the most influential? They are the concubines in the palace and the heroes in front of the emperor."

"It's this palace, it's Concubine Du, and Song Jingchen." The queen finally realized it suddenly.

Lu Siguan nodded: "Yes. It is not difficult to contact Song Jingchen and convince Song Jingchen. If he directly contacted the Empress and Concubine Du, he might not be successful. Therefore, the Khitans changed a way and simply asked Song Jingchen as an intermediary to contact Concubine Du. Those methods eventually caused a fight between the Empress and Concubine Du."

He sighed and said, "On the surface, this seems to be just a palace fight, but in fact, after this, it was still a dispute between the two countries. It was a struggle between the Great Wei and the Khitan."

Liu Qingyan frowned and looked at Lu Siguan who was slowly explaining, with light shining in her eyes.

Although I had known before that Lu Siguan was an absolutely excellent minister, a man who completely called her addicted, in such a situation, when she saw Lu Siguan's appearance, she couldn't help but fall into addiction and didn't react for a long time.

Lu Siguan noticed her expression, curled her mouth, curled her fingers, and flicked her forehead lightly: "Huaixiang, are you staring at me so dazed? Am I so beautiful?"

"It hurts so much!" Liu Qingyan quickly shrank back and covered her forehead.

"If you don't remind you, your eyes will almost fall on the table." Lu Siguan said with a smile.

Liu Qingyan smiled and stuck out her tongue at him, almost completely ignoring the queen who was still in front of the two of them: "It's true that you are so beautiful, I can't help it!"

The queen also watched the interaction between the two of them, with a slight smile on her face.

Getting along like Lu Siguan and Liu Qingyan is what a real couple should have, but she has never had it before with the emperor. Thinking of this, the queen lowered her eyes again.

She sighed, "Prince, Princess, I came here to this palace because I hope you two can take action... The arrangements you and the prince should be put into practice as soon as possible."

The queen looked at Lu Siguan tightly and said, "Prince, the day after tomorrow, it is time to go to war."

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