Rebirth as Princess Jin again

She tentatively raised her eyes to look at Situ Lin, and said in panic: "Father, I am afraid in my heart. Zhou Wei holds great power and has tightly defended the entire border town. I am just a weak woman. I am afraid of death. I can’t see my father and mother, and I don’t dare to take risks. It’s all my fault!”

As she said that, she took out the account book she carried with her and presented it to Situ Lin: "Father, this is the account book that I stole from Zhou Wei at the risk of death. It records all the officials involved in the border town gold mine case. , I know that my crime is unforgivable, but my mother and concubine don’t know about it, so I ask my father to please me, for the sake of my atonement, not to implicate my mother and concubine!”

Situ Lin took the account book and flipped through a few pages. The officials and numbers involved in the case were all shocking.

He, Zhou Wei, was so courageous that he dared to deceive his superiors and deceive his subordinates like this. No wonder the officials he sent repeatedly had troubles after Prince Su's accident. It turned out that he was afraid that his crimes would be discovered.

He closed the account book and stared at Situ Xue silently: "Fourth..."

He originally wanted to ask Situ Jing if he was still alive, but he was afraid of hearing bad results.

Situ Xue instantly understood what he meant and said hurriedly: "Father, don't worry, the fourth child is not seriously ill, he is fine!"

Situ Lin's worried heart was relieved, and he said in a deep voice: "How is the situation in the border town now?"

Situ Xue breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Lao Qi went deep into the Western Regions, personally promoted the Sixth Prince of the Western Regions to the throne, and also designed to enter the Western Regions military camp to kill the regent. Zhou Wei lost his help, so naturally he was no match for Lao Qi. Now Zhou Wei has Damn it, the robbed gold will be sent to the capital soon, but as time goes by, some of the accounts in this ledger may no longer be correct."

After Situ Xue finished speaking, she specially observed Situ Lin's expression, and saw that he didn't have the slightest doubt, and she felt completely relieved.

When Concubine Chen saw that Situ Lin was silent, she hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Xue'er was also distracted for a moment and missed the Emperor's important events, but she is your flesh and blood after all. For the sake of her having worked so hard to get the account book, the Emperor please, Give her a lenient sentence!"

After a silent silence, Situ Lin stood up and helped Situ Xue up with his own hands, and said slowly: "Now that I'm back, I'll stay in the capital. You haven't seen your mother and concubine for many years. Stay in the palace for a few more days. I will choose a house for you in a few days, and you can live in the capital with peace of mind."

As he spoke, he patted the back of Situ Xue's hand and whispered: "My father sent you to the border town to get married. It was a helpless move. I didn't expect that you have suffered for so many years. My father has treated you badly!"

Tears on Situ Xue's face blurred her eyes. Sure enough, her father still loved her. She choked and shook her head: "No, I don't blame my father!"

Concubine Chen on the side breathed a sigh of relief quietly, but she still said calmly on the surface: "The emperor had no choice but to do so back then. Concubine Chen and Xue'er have never blamed the emperor. Xue'er is lucky to be able to stabilize the imperial power for the emperor! "

The reason why Situ Lin dotes on Concubine Chen is only because of her beauty. The most important thing is that this woman dares to sacrifice. When he discussed with Concubine Chen to marry Situ Xue to the border town, Concubine Chen agreed without any hesitation. So in order to make up for Chen Guifei all these years, Noble Concubine, Situ Lin once promoted her status to Noble Concubine.

But Concubine Chen also knew in her heart that her highest status would only be here. After all, she came from a humble background, but she was good at observing people's words and knew Situ Lin's temper. Even though she couldn't let go of Situ Xue, she still agreed to Situ Lin's proposal. After all, even if she opposed Situ Xue, she would still marry and go to a border town, but it was better to secure a future for herself.

But now that the queen is dead and she has become the most noble woman in the palace, those thoughts that have been suppressed for a long time have quietly become active.

Since the incident with the crown prince, Situ Lin has not mentioned the establishment of a crown prince, not even the establishment of a queen.

After Situ Lin left, Situ Xue looked at Situ Lin's back as he walked away. She changed her timidity and fear, walked to Concubine Chen's side, and said with deep eyes: "Concubine, the queen has been dead for a year. Too much, why has my father never mentioned the matter of establishing a queen?"

Concubine Chen looked stunned and said calmly: "The ministers in the court also urged the emperor to establish the throne as soon as possible, but I don't know why the emperor has not relented."

Situ Xue smiled faintly, took the tea cup that the palace maid mentioned, and put it into Concubine Chen's hand personally: "After so many years, has my mother never yearned for that position?"

Concubine Chen's expression changed: "What do you want to say?"

Situ Xue sat next to Concubine Chen and said casually: "Lao Qi destroyed Bei Liao, which is a great achievement. When he returns to the capital, someone will definitely propose to make him the crown prince, but there can only be one person with the most noble status in the harem. The woman is the queen. Lao Qi’s biological mother has passed away, but he grew up in Jincheng since he was a child. He is not close to the empresses in the harem, and no one has ever really raised him. The mother and concubine feel that his father is late. What’s the reason for delaying the appointment of a queen?”

"You mean that the emperor has no intention of establishing a queen, but is waiting for Lao Qi to come back to see what he wants?" Concubine Chen paused while holding the tea cup, and then shook her head: "No, it's impossible. He and your father have always been incompatible with each other in temperament, so why would you make him the prince?"

Situ Xue's eyes darkened slightly: "My mother-in-law has been following my father for many years, but she doesn't know what my father is thinking at all!"

Concubine Chen glanced at her and said coldly, "Why, what did you come up with just after you returned to Beijing?"

Situ Xue smiled softly: "Look at what the concubine said, I still think about the concubine. The concubine gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the father. Who in the palace has such grace? In fact, the father may not have the same heart. I have never thought about pushing my mother to the back position. I just blame my two younger brothers for being too disobedient and unable to help my mother at all. Now that my daughter has returned to Beijing, she will naturally help her."

Concubine Chen stared at Situ Xue. She had to admit that her daughter was courageous. She had kept the affairs of the border town secret from Zhou Wei for so many years, and now she could return to the capital safely. If she were a son, now The crown prince's position may already be hers.

It's a pity that although she has two sons, they are not as good as the daughter in front of her in terms of temperament and intelligence.

Situ Xue was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Although my father has a grudge against Lao Qi, my father has already looked at Lao Qi differently regarding the prince, otherwise he would not have handed over the military power to Lao Qi. After the incident in the border town, Lao Qi and He directly mobilized Yancheng's garrison without sending a message back to the capital, which shows that my father already trusts him enough."

"As soon as he returns to the capital, my father will definitely declare him to be the crown prince. Once the crown prince's position is determined, the queen's position will follow. So, mother and concubine, we must take action before the seventh child returns to the capital!"

Concubine Chen did not expect that Situ Xue was already thinking of killing people, and immediately objected: "No, the fourth child is in the border town now, and there are only your two younger brothers left in the capital. If you take action at this time, the emperor will definitely suspect me." On the palace!"