Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 212 Almost Discovered

Now she is the heir to the throne and has the power to assist in managing the harem. Without the existence of the empress dowager, she is the one with the most power in the harem.

And he has become the prince who is second only to the emperor.

As long as they don't cause trouble and stay vigilant against being framed by others, no one can shake his throne as emperor and her position as empress dowager.

But what if she was framed or caught doing something that was against the law?

She would die like the empress dowagers who were posthumously honored in all dynasties, by being wrapped in white silk or drinking poisoned wine.

In fact, since the founding of the Nan Yao Dynasty, in order to prevent the tragedy of the empress dowager of the previous dynasty from taking power and causing the destruction of the country, the emperors would order the death of the prince's biological mother after appointing the prince.

It is precisely because of this eternal rule that many emperors would not appoint the son of someone they favor as the crown prince.

Therefore, in order to avoid personally issuing an order to execute a loved one, most emperors were forced to marry multiple people they disliked and have many children with them.

However, the matter of taking a concubine was only one of the reasons. Another reason was to balance the previous dynasty.

It was precisely because she knew this that Concubine Liang tried her best to find a way out for herself.

Although it seems that Qi Yue has been the crown prince for a long time, the emperor has no intention of executing her.

But the heart of the emperor is the most difficult to guess, and one day the imperial decree of death may be issued.

The concubines of the previous emperors did not have the ability to protect themselves, but she did.

In the past, the emperor didn't like her very much, but since Qi Minxiu's mother died of depression and Qi Minxiu broke his leg, he set his sights on Qi Yue and her who tried hard to please him.

If Qi Minxiu didn't break his leg, no matter how outstanding Qi Yue was, he would never be the crown prince.

Because Qi Minxiu was the only son of the emperor and his beloved.

Once his mother died, the issue of the queen dowager not being able to stay in the harem was naturally resolved.

In fact, in the emperor's heart, his favorite prince has always been Qi Minxiu.

In the past, they were concerned about his mother, so they did not dare to establish him as the heir. Later, his mother passed away, and he also became a disabled person.

Shu Fei's last wish before her death was that Qi Minxiu would stay away from disputes, so after his leg healed, he did not make him the heir, but instead made Qi Yue, who was more capable.

When the emperor appointed Qi Yue as the crown prince, he did not have a deep affection for Concubine Liang.

But later he found that she was becoming more and more like Concubine Shu. There were so many concubines in the harem, but it seemed that she was the only one who understood him the best.

So gradually he couldn't bear to see her die.

But after spending time with her day after day, he discovered that her ambition was not as simple as just wanting to survive.

Xiao Mo lay on the roof, listening to Qi Yue and Concubine Liang talking about the current situation, her mind racing with their conversation.

Suddenly, her nose felt itchy and she couldn't help but want to sneeze, so she quickly pinched her nose with her hand.

After playing around for a while, I listened to the conversation between the two people in the room and found that they had finished the previous topic.

Qi Yue stood up and beckoned to Concubine Liang: "It's late, mother, please go to bed early. I will take my leave now."

Concubine Liang nodded and waved her hand: "Go."

Just when Xiao Mo was regretting that she had not heard any useful information and wanted to retreat, Concubine Liang suddenly called out to Qi Yue.

"Yue'er, the emperor has sent people from the Dali Temple to investigate Nie Changyuan's case. You must be more vigilant."

Qi Yue had already walked to the door but stopped leisurely. He was silent for a moment before turning his head to look at her.

"Don't worry, mother. I will take care of it."

Although Xiao Mo had already guessed that they were the murderers, she couldn't help but tremble when she heard them talking about it in person.

Her nose felt sore and her eyes turned red instantly, and the sneeze she had been holding back just now suddenly came out.

Qi Yue, who had already stepped out of the door with one foot, heard this sound which seemed a little abrupt in the night, and his alertness was instantly raised.

He quickly walked to the corridor and looked around for the source of the sound.

Seeing this, Yuan Mu went in the opposite direction to look for him.

Xiao Mo lay on the roof, carefully lowered her head, and followed Qi Yue's figure with her eyes.

Only after he left did she retreat and return to her room as quickly as possible.

When she climbed in through the window, Shen Yun was startled reflexively.

"Miss, His Highness is knocking on the door. I told him you were asleep, but he still wanted to see you.

Then I said you were woken up and were changing, thank goodness you came back."

As Shen Yun spoke, she helped Xiao Mo take off her clothes and put on her clothes.

After putting it on, Xiao Mo didn't walk towards the door, but turned around and went to the bed.

Shen Yun was puzzled: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"It's very dewy outside and the ends of my hair are wet." Xiao Mo explained briefly and motioned for her to go open the door.

After Qi Yue came in, his expression changed instantly, but the suspicion in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

He strode into the inner room, passed through the screen and went straight to the bed.

Xiao Mo leaned against the bed and rubbed her eyes, pretending to have just woken up: "It's so late, what are you doing here?"

Qi Yue sat down on the edge of the bed with gentle eyes, looking at her face scrutinizingly.

"According to the palace servants, you didn't take your medicine tonight?"

Xiao Mo bit her teeth lightly and looked at Shen Yun: "Didn't I say wake me up when the medicine is ready?"

Shen Yun crossed her hands in front of her and lowered her head slightly.

"I saw you were sleeping soundly so I didn't wake you up. I thought I'd drink the medicine after you woke up, so I asked the maid to take the medicine back."

Qi Yue frowned and looked at her with a hint of reproach: "Don't you know what's going on with your young lady's health?"

Xiao Mo looked at his face, concealed the hatred in her eyes, gently curled her lips and pulled his sleeve.

"I can't blame her. She knows I don't like being woken up when I'm sleeping, and it's not too late for me to take the medicine now."

Qi Yue knew that Shen Yun's position in her heart was not like that of an ordinary maid, so she didn't say anything else.

Shen Yun looked up at Xiao Mo, who nodded at her. She then left the room on the pretext of getting medicine.

Thinking of the sneeze he heard in Yongyang Palace just now, Qi Yue looked at Xiao Mo with a somewhat inquiring look.

Xiao Mo blinked her big eyes and tilted her head: "Why are you looking at me like that? Oh, are you looking at the scar on my face?"

She asked, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and reached out to touch the side of her face.

Qi Yue tilted his head to look at the place where her fingertips touched, and gently pushed her hand away.

"Nothing." He looked into her eyes, his eyes flashing with deep affection: "Amo, even if you really have scars on your face, you are still the most beautiful."

Xiao Mo lowered her head slightly shyly, pretending to be embarrassed and turning her face away, thinking to herself, please just talk about this and don't mention anything about Yongyang Palace.