The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Shaodian Haolan drank the tea that had been prepared long ago, even though he had not had a good rest the night before. After returning from Yuyi, he had either been kneeling or attending a palace banquet, and his body was a little exhausted.

But in order to get that position, for the power of the Shaw family, and to kill Shaodian Si Shui, no matter how much she did, it was worth it.

She lowered her head and drank her tea in silence, but her eyes were vaguely looking at the counselor sitting below.

The counselors looked at each other in silence, waiting for His Highness to speak.

It was not until Shaodian Haolan put down the teacup in his hand that one of the counselors bowed to Shaodian Haolan.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness. It was just as Your Highness had imagined. The Sixth Princess was frightened by Your Highness and secretly sent all those weapons to the military camp."

"That's right. The Sixth Princess is probably still feeling smug, thinking she has secretly tricked His Highness."

"Little did they know that all this was within His Highness's calculations."

"Hahahaha...I'm really looking forward to seeing her know the truth in the future. It makes me happy just thinking about it!"

Shaodian Haolan had a faint smile on his face, with a hint of sneer in his eyes.

"No need to compliment you. I never thought I could trade Lady Yin's official status for her weapons."

She sighed, put down the teacup and twirled her fingertips.

"I never thought that Sixth Sister's courage has become... more cautious than before."

Shaodian Haolan frowned in deep thought, but one of the counselors spoke.

"Your Highness, will Shaodian Sishui's mentality collapse and become less courageous because of the assassination by the Confucian assassin?"

"Do you still remember the spy's report that she was almost killed?"

"If it weren't for Gu Tan Yan, she would have died long ago."

Shaodian Haolan's eyes flickered, and he nodded after careful consideration.

"It's not impossible."

She paused as she spoke, and looked at the counselor who had just spoken with a cold look in her eyes.

"How can you call the princess by her name?"

Even though Shaodian Sishui was hostile to her, not everyone could call her by her name.

Her husband is no exception.

The counselor shuddered and bowed quickly: "I know I was wrong."

The counselor sitting on her right spoke up for her.

"How is your Majesty's condition? Is it serious? If your Majesty... Your Highness must make plans early."

Shaodian Haolan's voice was faint and his face was silent.

"Don't worry about this matter. Whether her health will improve or not, it will be beneficial to me and not harmful."

Another counselor said, "I heard that the Sixth Princess can enter the palace after leaving the key in the palace. This right is only for Your Highness, but now even she has it. Could it be that Your Majesty secretly instructed it?"

Shaodian Haolan frowned slightly; "I don't know about this matter, I have sent people to investigate."

The counselor said, "If Your Majesty really allows the Sixth Princess to enter and leave the palace at any time, then Your Highness must be wary of her. The Sixth Princess is not as harmless as she appears to be."

"The bad reputation she has received was spread by us through Your Majesty. The real her is not like that. Your Highness must not be careless."

A sneer appeared on Shaodian Haolan's lips.

"Don't worry, I will make her realise her reputation as a cruel and merciless person soon." She paused and glanced around. "I didn't call you here today to discuss this."

"Through this test, I already know that the Mother Queen favors the Sixth Brother."

"Although I don't know what role the Mother Queen plays in this, no one can take away what I want."

Coriander, who has never spoken, is also the first strategist beside Shaodian Haolan.

She had been listening quietly since she came in, without saying a word, but she didn't hear the prince talking about the main point, so she spoke slowly.

"Your Highness, Coriander has something to say."

Shaodian Haolan looked at her; "What are you talking about? Tell me."

Coriander said, "Your Highness, are you really sure that the Sixth Princess will kill Shao Jincong? She deliberately acted out the scene of a loving sister in front of Your Majesty. Could it be that Your Highness really believed her?"

"How could I believe it?"

Shaodian Haolan sneered and looked at Yanshi, his eyes gleaming with brilliance.

Yan Jian frowned slightly; "Since Your Highness doesn't believe it, it means that the Sixth Princess will not really kill Shao Jincong for Your Highness."

"Although Shao Jincong knelt in the Sixth Princess's mansion all night last night and even fainted in the backyard, as long as Shao Jincong is not dead, the fame and power that Your Highness wants will not be in your hands too early."

"Your Highness, we need to do it ourselves."

Killed Shao Jincong personally.

Shaodian Haolan picked up the teacup and took another sip of tea slowly.

"No hurry, there is still time. As long as Shao Jincong dies before the March 300 Flower Banquet, everything will be in time. I'm just afraid..." She paused; "Sixth sister will deliberately let Shao Jincong fake his death to get away."

She looked at Coriander with a gleam in her eyes.

"The evidence to frame Zhong is ready."

"This time, Shao Jincong cannot be allowed to fake his death and escape from Bianjing alive. He must be killed! I want both the Zhong and Shao families to be in my hands."

"You sent someone to keep a close eye on it."

Coriander nodded: "Your Highness, please rest assured. Coriander has sent people to secretly monitor Shao Jincong's every move. If he really fakes his death, Coriander will make him really die."

She paused as she spoke, a smile on her face.

"But speaking of which, Your Highness might as well get closer to Prince Yin Zhaoxu of Loulan and Prince Ji Xingchen of Dayu during this period. If Your Highness can marry them and make them willing to serve Your Highness, then dealing with the mere Sixth Princess will be a piece of cake."

"No matter who the empress favors, if Your Highness wants that position, it will be as easy as taking something out of a bag."

"Yan Cilan sent someone to find out that Ji Xingchen is unfathomable. He was able to hold the imperial power in Dayu and imprison the emperor's sister. It is conceivable that his methods are definitely not as simple as they seem."

"At the banquet, he always protected Your Highness. I think he is loyal to Your Highness."

"Your Highness, why don't you take this opportunity to continue to get closer to him."

"And there is Yin Zhaoxu. The Queen of Loulan loves her youngest son the most. She has given him the Wind Guard of 3,000 cavalrymen. Your Highness must seize the opportunity and make use of Yin Zhaoxu."

Shaodian Haolan raised the corner of his mouth and nodded.

"As you said, Ji Xingchen has always been in love with me. Since the day she came to the Great Zhou, she has been sending people to follow me secretly. It is obvious that she wants to marry me."

"Even if I don't go to him to get acquainted, he will only come to me, so Ji Xingchen doesn't need to pay attention to him."

"On the contrary, it was Yin Zhaoxu..."

She rubbed the teacup with her fingertips.

"Since he came to the Great Zhou, he has been too quiet. He has been staying at the main gate of the post station without going out. I don't think he is here to marry a princess. He seems to be just going through the motions."

"I have asked someone to investigate. Yin Zhaoxu is a man who pursues love. He has a crush on someone, who is a lowly noble without a surname."

"If I can find the person he likes and lure him over, I think he will definitely be able to use him for my own benefit."

"But I can't just rely on the woman I haven't found yet. I have to make preparations for both scenarios."

She twisted her thumb and index finger lightly, thinking carefully about her next move.

The only way to make a man who pursues love fall in love with someone else is to let him see the deep love of the girl he likes.

Have it.

"What time is it now?" Shaodian Haolan asked.

"Your Highness, it's almost noon."

Shaodian Haolan nodded.

"It's just right, it's time for Yin Wenqi to leave the city. Have someone prepare a car. I need to go to Cuiyue Pavilion and send Lord Yin off at the same time."

She looked at her counselors and warned them, "Now the snow is piling up, there may be disasters. You should pay more attention to my affairs and report any disasters immediately."

"Here."

The counselors obeyed the order, turned around and left, each busy with their own affairs.

The mansions of Shaodian Haolan and Shaodian Sishui were separated by two streets, one on the east side and the other on the west side.

Shaodian is to the east of Haolan, and Shaodian is to the west of Sishui.

The two of them left the house at the same time, and their destination was South City Street.

One goes to the Zhaixing Tower and the other goes to the Cuiyue Pavilion.

Shaodian Sishui went to Zhaixing Tower in order to establish his character as a lustful person.

When Shaodian Haolan went to Cuiyue Pavilion, he also established his own character, but he was a person who valued friendship and love.

Shaodian Sishui was still dressed in red as always.

Two carriages, one heading east and one heading west, appeared at the intersection at the same time. Both were heading south, but the street could only accommodate one carriage.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze, and the picture focused on the two carriages and servants.

There seemed to be a strong pressure between the two sides. Neither of them wanted to give way and both wanted to crush the other.

There was no shouting from the servants. Whoever shouted would be at a disadvantage. They just stared at each other in silence.

The scattered people on the street who wanted to pass through South Street subconsciously stood where they were, waiting for the princess' carriage to pass first.

But they waited and waited, and found that the carriage just wouldn't move.

"No, what are the Second Princess and the Sixth Princess doing? Why don't they leave?"