Chapter 163 Confusion
When Xue Baochai saw Emperor Qianwu like this, a hint of disdain flashed across her eyes.
"Your Majesty." A delicate voice sounded.

Emperor Qianwu shuddered all over, came back to his senses, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"Are you a daughter of the Xue family?"

Xue Baochai nodded.

"Yes, I hope your Majesty will have mercy on me."

Emperor Qianwu felt a fire rising in his heart, and the rationality in his eyes completely disappeared. He walked forward, picked up Xue Baochai and walked inside.

Upon seeing this, Xia Shouzhong hurriedly took his men out and closed the door.

Soon there were sounds from inside, but what was strange was that Xue Baochai was standing beside the bed, while Emperor Qianwu was lying alone on the bed, touching the air.

Xue Baochai's face turned slightly pale, and she murmured:

"The suppression is too great. Just a little illusion has drained all my magic power." She walked to the side and sat down with sweat on her forehead.
Looking at Emperor Qianwu on the bed with cold eyes, she wanted to kill him when she thought about how he had just touched her, because she was a man.

Soon, the ministers discovered something was wrong because the emperor's court sessions became shorter and shorter, and he even rarely reviewed memorials. Instead, he spent most of his time in the harem.

So they began to inquire about the news, and only then did they know that Emperor Qianwu had a favorite concubine, a girl from the Xue family, and even promoted her to the position of noble concubine.

Loyal ministers tried to persuade the emperor, but it was completely useless. Instead, it aroused the emperor's wrath. Although no one was killed, many ministers were beaten with sticks.

Some ministers wanted to find the retired emperor, only to find that he was not in the palace at all.

I don't know where he went, but it was said that he took the concubine and others to travel.

Only the nobles not only did not advise, but also protected Emperor Qianwu.

Conflicts often broke out among the military ministers, which successfully diverted the attention of the civil officials.

Because the Xue family also belonged to the noble family, the civil officials thought that the noble family had deliberately sent someone to seduce the emperor.

Jia She was blocked outside again. He frowned tightly. This was not His Majesty's character at all.

"General Manager Xia, His Majesty really doesn't want to see me?"

Xia Shouzhong smiled bitterly

"Lord Jia, how dare I lie to you? His Majesty gave the order himself."

Jia She's expression changed slightly, and he hesitated for a moment before saying

"General Manager Xia, what is the situation with you following His Majesty?"

Xia Shouzhong glanced around and said in a low voice

"Your Majesty has changed since he met Concubine Xue. I don't know what happened."

Jia She's face darkened.
"Thank you." Then he turned and left.

Xia Shouzhong looked at Jia She's back, shook his head, and glanced back at the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Don't you want to give up your great country?"

Jia She walked out of the palace. He had just returned from Jiangnan when he heard about the emperor's drastic change in character.
At first he didn't believe it, but now he has to believe it.

He couldn't understand why the wise and powerful emperor could be so obsessed with a woman.
He already felt that those nobles were ready to make a move. If Your Majesty continued like this, then the country would be finished.

At Rongguo Mansion, as soon as Jia She walked into Rongxi Hall, his face changed and he stared at Mrs. Wang who was sitting at the top.

"Haha, the Marquis is back." Mrs. Wang said with a smile.

Jia She said coldly

"Get off, is that a seat you can sit on?"

Mrs. Wang smiled even more happily.

"Look, I'm sitting right now. Yeah, that's pretty good."

Jia She was already in a bad mood and yelled
"Here comes someone."

However, no one came in. His face changed and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Come here, are they all dead?"

"Someone come here." Mrs. Wang suddenly said with a smile.

Immediately, several servants came in and said respectfully to Madam Wang above.

"Mrs."

Jia She trembled and took a step back.

"What did you do to them?"

Madam Wang smiled even more strangely.

Soon you will be the same as them." After saying this, a stream of black air shot towards Jia She's forehead.

The speed was so fast that Jia She had no time to react.

Jia She's body stiffened, a dark aura flashed in his eyes, and he said respectfully to Madam Wang:
"Mrs."

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded.
"I want you to transfer all the soldiers from the Beijing camp. Can you do it?"

Jia She said without hesitation

"can."

"Then do it." Mrs. Wang waved her hand.

Jia She bowed again and turned away in a hurry.

Mrs. Wang still had a smile on her face

"Now Rongguo Mansion is completely under my control, Jia Hu, let's play slowly." There was a flash of resentment and greed in his eyes.
These things had no impact on the people in the capital, only the officials felt something was wrong.

In the imperial palace, Emperor Qianwu and Xue Baochai were sitting in the imperial garden. Emperor Qianwu was looking at Xue Baochai opposite him with a look of fascination.

Xue Baochai's eyes flickered, and she suddenly smiled and said

"Your Majesty, someone killed my brother. Can you avenge me?"

Emperor Qianwu was stunned, then he became furious.
"Who, who is so bold as to kill my beloved concubine's brother? Tell me and I will help you vent your anger."

Xue Baochai showed a look of delight, and then her eyes turned red.
"Your Majesty, it was... it was Lin Daiyu. My brother just fell in love with her, and in the end he was killed by her. Woo woo woo." Emperor Qianwu was shocked when he heard the name, and his eyes seemed to clear up a little.

"Who are you talking about?" The voice became louder.

Xue Baochai looked at Emperor Qianwu in surprise, frowning. How could he be sober?
He quickly reached out and grabbed Emperor Qianwu's hand, and Emperor Qianwu's eyes became infatuated again.

Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief

"Your Majesty, can you order Lin Daiyu to be killed?
Emperor Qianwu began to tremble all over, and seemed to be waking up again, muttering:

"Kill Lin Daiyu? No, I can't. Whoever dares to touch Lin Daiyu will be killed by me."

Xue Baochai was startled. Seeing Emperor Qianwen struggling more and more fiercely, she hurriedly said

"Okay, Your Majesty, I won't kill Lin Daiyu."

Emperor Qianwu finally relaxed and stopped struggling, staring at Xue Baochai.

"My dear, let's go to bed."

Xue Baochai looked at him with disgust, but said nothing. She stood up and helped Emperor Qianwu away.
But he was not at peace in his heart. Why did Emperor Qianwu react so strongly when the topic of killing Lin Daiyu was mentioned?

She originally thought that she had completely controlled Emperor Qianwu and had dealt with Lin Daiyu directly, but now it seems that it still doesn't work.

At Beijing Prince's Mansion, Shui Rong couldn't help laughing when he saw the news in his hand.
"This move was the right one. I didn't expect it to actually work. The Beijing camp is now empty."

Niu Jizong frowned, "But it's a demon. Do we really want to cooperate with it?"

Water-soluble cooling channel

"Pedantic, what kind of cooperation? It's just exploitation. When you're done with it, you'll just kill them.
It's strange that a local demon was born. The Jia family is really weird."

Niu Jizong saw that no one else had any objections, so he opened his mouth, shook his head, and sat down.

Shui Rong looked at everyone.

"The Tatars will be here soon. Tell Emperor Qianwen to be ready.
The stage has been set for him. If he still can’t do this, then he might as well not be the emperor.”

"What if the Tatars attack the capital?" Niu Jizong asked worriedly.

Shui Rong gave Niu Jizong a strange look.
"Isn't that just right? It's the same if the Tatars kill Lin Daiyu.
But Jia Hu will definitely take action. Those Tatars can't cause any trouble. We just need to wait for Jia Hu to kill all the Tatars and then set up a formation to trap him."

No one else had any objections, as this had already been discussed. However, Niu Jizong was still a little uneasy, as he always felt that Jia Hu was not that simple.

A few days later, the sound of horse hooves could be heard at the city gate.
"Get out of the way, everyone get out of the way!" A cavalryman covered in blood rushed into the city, and the people were so scared that they made way.

"Ah, what happened?"

"This is an 800-mile express. Something must have happened."

"Alas, these are troubled times."

Soon, a bloody letter arrived at the cabinet, and everyone's face changed when they saw it.

"What, the Tatars are about to attack the capital?"

"What should we do? Quick, go and report to His Majesty."

"No matter how we report, His Majesty won't see us."

"Yes, now His Majesty is completely obsessed with the harem."

The ministers looked a little unhappy.
"Let's go, this matter is of great importance, we must see His Majesty." The Prime Minister said with a gloomy face.

The ministers looked at each other, nodded in unison, and walked towards the harem.

Seeing so many ministers coming, Xia Shouzhong smiled bitterly and said

"Sir, why are you here again? His Majesty said he would not see you."

The Prime Minister looked at Xia Shouzhong in front of him and said coldly
"Manager Xia, if you try to stop us again today, you will be a sinner."

Xia Shouzhong was startled and forced a smile.
"Oh, it's so serious, Prime Minister, please don't scare me."

The Prime Minister glanced at Xia Shouzhong and said calmly

"The Tatars are about to attack the capital. Are you sure you want to stop them?"

"Ah!" Xia Shouzhong turned pale with fear.

"Really?" Then he saw the anxious and ugly faces of the ministers, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Please wait a moment, I will go and report to His Majesty." After saying this, he turned around hurriedly and ran to the back.

The Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief, Xia Shouzhong was still not confused.

In the bedroom, Xue Baochai was sitting and looking coldly at Emperor Qianwu on the bed.

At this time, Emperor Qianwu had become visibly thinner, and there were many more white hairs on his head.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty." Xia Shouzhong's anxious voice came from outside.

Xue Baochai's face changed. Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to disturb her. What was going on now?

"What's the matter?" Xue Baochai opened her mouth, but the voice that came out of her mouth was that of Emperor Qianwu.

Xia Shouzhong said quickly
"Your Majesty, something serious has happened. All the cabinet ministers want to see you."

Xue Baochai said calmly
"not see."

Xia Shouzhong hesitated for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I can't stop those adults. They are bound to break in."

Xue Baochai frowned and glanced at Emperor Qianwu on the bed.
"Tell them to wait for me in the Imperial Study."

Xia Shouzhong breathed a sigh of relief

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In the Imperial Study, after an unknown amount of time, Emperor Qianwu finally came in, supported by Xue Baochai.

When the ministers saw Emperor Qianwu's appearance, they were all shocked.
He looks pale and thin, with sunken eye sockets and white hair. Is this still the emperor who was full of vigor and vitality?

Then they looked at Xue Baochai. They had to admit that she was indeed a beauty. No wonder His Majesty was so fascinated by her.

(End of this chapter)