The scheming empress starts by conquering men

"She has important matters to deal with." Shaodian Si Shui stared at her and said casually.

In fact, Xin Yinzhen had already heard from the guards that Shao Chaogan rode out of the city on horseback last night and headed towards Beifa.

Although she didn't know why the Marquis was in such a hurry to leave, she knew that the Sixth Princess would definitely leave as well.

No one knows when the Sixth Princess will leave. As soon as the Sixth Princess leaves, she will secretly find a few slaves to replace her fellow tribesmen to go to the mine to mine.

How could Shaodian Sishui not know the little thoughts hidden in Xin Yinzhen's heart?

However, now is the time when people are needed, so she can only turn a blind eye. As long as the mining schedule is brought forward, she doesn't mind Xin Yinzhen playing some tricks.

Shaodian Sishui called Xiaoman to join them, but did not let him sit down to eat.

First of all, she is the princess of the emperor. Although she has a bad reputation outside, her status and rules are there.

Xiaoman is just a commoner, and also a man, so normally he cannot sit at the table and eat and drink with the nobles.

The reason why she asked him to come was to let Xin Yinzhen know that Xiaoman was hers.

At the wine table, Shaodian Sishui picked up the wine poured by Xiaoman and toasted Xin Yinzhen.

"Prefect Xin, I am about to leave Dongjun. I hope Prefect Xin can mediate and make things easier for my property in Dongjun and supervise the people to go to work. You should know the time and wages, so I won't say more."

"After I leave, Governor Xin, please take care of Xiao Man's appointment as an inspector. Don't make it difficult for her!"

Xiaoman stood by, watching the nose with her eyes and the heart with her nose.

But he couldn't help but wonder in his heart why the Sixth Princess was so kind to Prefect Xin and even offered her wine. She was just a prefect who was looking for money and was lustful.

Xin Yinzhen smiled awkwardly, already understanding that His Highness was calling on her.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. With me here, I will make the workshop flourish and will not make it difficult for Xiao Man to work in the mine."

Shaodian Sishui smiled and nodded: "Okay, I feel relieved with your words. As long as I am alive in the future, I will definitely not forget you, Prefect Xin."

What she said was very obscure, she was just telling Xin Yinzhen.

When she takes power, you, Xin Yinzhen, will be hers. You will only rise to the top and get more.

Xin Yinzhen naturally heard it and was extremely excited.

The hands holding the wine glass were shaking.

"I will follow your Highness' orders and serve you wholeheartedly until my death!"

Xiao Man was watching from the side, confused and couldn't understand what the two were saying.

"Oh~~ This is serious. You are my person, so you must live well for me. Your good days are still ahead. Come on, come on, have a drink."

Shaodian Sishui smiled faintly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

If you want a horse to run fast, you must first feed it.

Doesn’t Xin Yinzhen like to make money?

She would temporarily give her a chance to make money, maybe she would need her in the future.

Xin Yinzhen nodded excitedly; "Yes, yes, I must stay alive. Only by staying alive can I serve Your Highness!"

The two people had their own purposes for this meal.

Before leaving, Shaodian Sishui gave Xiaoman some instructions, telling her to find Xin Yinzhen if she had any problems.

After waiting for Xuanyuan Qiongchan to arrive, follow him to Beifa City.

He also gave him a bag of shell coins and the gold cakes he had collected from the wanderer.

As Xiaoman bid her farewell with tears in her eyes, she rode away from Dongjun City.

According to the date, the Empress's order is also on the way.

She sent Shao Chaogan back last night to welcome the imperial order.

The next morning, outside the Marquis’ Mansion in Beifa City.

"The Empress of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: The Great Shaman shall observe the secrets of heaven, offer sacrifices to the clan, and choose an auspicious day."

"My new husband, Shao Jincong, will set off on the eighth day of the tenth month of the Gengxu year of the Lide Period of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"However, the journey is long and unexpected events may occur. I have specially ordered the vanguard guards from the north to escort you to the capital. I decree this!"

Shaodian Si Shui was not there, so Shao Chaogan, with a tired face, received the order.

She worked furiously day and night for two days and finally arrived before the emperor's order.

Among them were civil and military officials who came from Bian Jing.

Everyone thought that the Sixth Princess did not want to come out to receive the order, so no one specifically called her.

However, Shao Chaogan did not accept the order, but continued to kneel on the ground.

When the people in the inner court saw that she did not accept the order, they frowned and their faces turned cold.

"Lord Shao, please accept the order."

The people in the inner court are eunuchs, also called princesses.

Shao Chaogan did not stand up, but clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency the Inner Court has arrived too late. As early as seven days ago, my vanguard Wei, who betrayed his master for fame, secretly colluded with Qu Suo and Dayu to harm the people of Beifa..."

She said, pausing slightly.

"Therefore, I have beheaded several people as a warning to the public. They are already dead and cannot escort the wedding procession to the capital."

"What?" The eunuch was shocked. "How is it possible? We have been traveling day and night, and the wedding procession should have just arrived."

She didn't believe Shao Chaogan, and looked vaguely at the civil and military officials from Bian Jing who were kneeling beside her.

"What does the Lord of the Inner Court mean? Are you saying that I am talking nonsense?" Shao Chaogan was unwilling to do this.

Wenren sighed and stood up to continue the conversation.

"Your Excellency the Inner Court may not know that we have already arrived at Beifa. It is indeed you who are late."

This imperial decree was issued by His Majesty not long after she left the capital.

Just as they arrived in Beifa, the imperial order arrived.

"How could this be? Did you arrive early?" asked the eunuch.

"No!"

Wenren shook his head.

"If we follow the previous standards for long-distance wedding receptions, the imperial order will arrive on the same day as the wedding reception team arrives."

"Yes, according to the auspicious date, you, Lord Inner Court, are more than half a month late!"

"Besides, some time ago, the wedding procession encountered an avalanche at the narrow opening in the sky, which delayed the trip."

"I don't know why you are late!"

The eunuch looked thoughtful and looked at Wenren with a frown.

If these words were spoken by someone else, she would definitely be suspicious.

But the person in front of her was the upright Lord Wen, and even though she felt doubtful, she had to believe him.

No one knew that the trip was delayed because of the Empress.

Shaodian Ruixue secretly sent people to assassinate Shaodian Sishui.

It was believed that something would definitely happen at Shaodian Sishui and the trip would definitely be delayed.

Therefore, the empress estimated that the imperial order would arrive late, so she ordered the eunuchs to set out late.

However, when Shaodian Si Shui killed the secret guards, she did not let the team stop to wait for her, but let them continue on their way.

Not only that, in order to rush to Dari City to attend the wedding banquet, Shaodian Sishui took advantage of Song Huitian's time, and in order to make the empress feel that their pace was delayed, she deliberately slowed down the team's entry into the city by seven days.

After that, he sped up his pace and always stayed ahead of the eunuchs.

The eunuchs, instructed by the empress, deliberately delayed the process, thinking that they were in line with the wedding procession.

To put it bluntly, Shaodian Sishui took advantage of the loophole that the wedding procession and the eunuchs' orders were not the same, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many "coincidences" that gave her time to maneuver.

Among the civil and military officials who came from Bian Jing, there were three who were the only survivors from the three tribes.

They stood up hurriedly, shaking their heads in shock.

"Impossible! We met each other a few days ago. How could they betray their master for fame and fortune? Lord Shao must have made a mistake!"

The person who was speaking was Nong Sangji, the eldest sister of Nong Jiaji's mother.

Yang Qiurong on the side immediately agreed.

"Yes, we met after entering the city. How could they...collude with each other in just a few days...No, no, no, it's impossible! This is absolutely impossible..."

"I don't believe it either!" Lou Yuyan said, gritting her teeth. "Lord Shao, are you trying to rebel and deliberately deceive His Majesty? We want to see the Sixth Prince and let him decide for us!"

At this time, Shaodian Sishui had not returned yet and was on his way back.

The people in the inner court frowned and looked at Shao Chaogan.

"Where is the Sixth Prince?"