The scheming empress starts by conquering men

That night, Shao Chaogan came to the villa quietly.

Shaodian Sishui had been waiting for her and had people prepare tea.

"Your Highness, I, Shao Chaogan, pay my respects to you."

Shaodian Sishui sat on the chaise longue, poured her a cup of tea and raised his hand.

"No need to be polite, are you here today because of the fine salt?"

Shao Chaogan hurriedly stood up and sat on the armchair below the chaise longue.

"That's right, Your Highness. Where did the fine salt that Your Highness sent come from?"

She had been thinking about this matter in her heart, and she had to get to the bottom of it no matter what, otherwise she would not be able to sleep well or eat well in the future.

Shaodian Sishui did not answer but asked, "Do any of the Yang, Nong, and Lou tribes have salt mining industries?"

Shao Chaogan paused and said with an embarrassed look, "The three of them are the vanguard guards around me. It is normal for them to have salt mining businesses privately."

Although it is against the law that nobles cannot own salt mines, this is Beifa, and the vanguard guards of Beifa have their own private property, so it is not a big deal.

The empress must have known about it, but she just turned a blind eye to it.

She didn't understand why Her Highness asked what the coarse salt mine was for.

"Take possession of the three private salt mines as soon as possible, and assign more people to mine them. At least 100 stones of coarse salt will be produced every day. Once the salt is mined, I will tell you where the fine salt comes from."

She paused for a moment, stared at Shao Chaogan, and joked.

"I heard that Yang, Nong, and Lou are the great families of Beifa, and they live at the border between Qusou and Beifa?"

Shao Chaogan bowed and said, "Yes, the three are located at the junction of Beifa and Qusou, halfway up the mountain."

Shaodian Sishui hummed and said thoughtfully.

"If you kill all those people, and even the whole clan, and take over the foundation..." She smiled faintly and looked at Shao Chaogan; "How are you going to explain to those people from Bianjing at the post station?"

"And how will the people of Qusou view our Great Zhou? If the mother empress knew about this, she would be furious with me."

What Shaodian Sishui meant was that the three clans must be killed and their foundation must be occupied, but you have to think carefully about how to hide it from the women from the three families who came from Bian Jing and from the empress.

She also had to find a way to pin the blame on Qu Suo and prevent the empress from becoming suspicious of her.

What Shao Dian Si Shui wanted was either to be loyal to her and be honored, or to die.

Shao Chaogan's face stiffened slightly, and he frowned as he glanced at Shaodian Sishui.

I was extremely shocked and didn't even understand why things had developed to this point. How was His Highness planning and calculating everything in secret?

There was an avalanche in the sky, and the coarse salt on the gift list was used. His Highness ordered people to bring fine salt in advance. The vanguard around her betrayed her, and she became a knife in His Highness's hand for the fine salt.

These links are connected by coincidence, yet very strange.

His Highness the Sixth Prince had never been to Beifa and did not know its topography. How did he know that an avalanche was about to occur at Yixiantian? And how did he coincidentally use up the coarse salt from the gift list and even more coincidentally arrange to get fine salt in advance?

It would have been fine if she had just found out about the betrayal of the people around her, and they used her to eliminate her right-hand men.

All of this seems to be a coincidence, but in fact... Shao Chaogan feels that it is not a coincidence, and it must be a secret plot by the Sixth Prince.

But she just couldn't figure out how the Sixth Prince knew that there would be an avalanche in the narrow passage, how he got the fine salt, and how he knew about the people bribed by the empress. Even she didn't know about them, so how did the Sixth Prince know about them?

All of this, one thing after another, if anything went wrong, she would never have been able to reach a cooperative relationship with Shaodian Sishui, let alone the current situation.

Many things at the moment tempted her to destroy the three families just to get the source of the fine salt in His Highness's hands.

Salt is very important to Beifa. The people of Beifa have been fighting all year round, and many people have died of poisoning due to long-term consumption of coarse salt.

That kind of salt, which was non-toxic and delicious, became the key to her rise in Beifa.

Shao Chaogan closed his eyes slightly tiredly. When he opened his eyes, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes, and he raised his hand to bow.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. I only killed the vanguard guards who betrayed their master for fame. As for their entire family and property?"

She looked deeply distressed.

"I am ashamed to say that I couldn't bear it and spared the lives of their clansmen. However, there are unexpected events in life and people are subject to misfortunes at any time. The place where the three noble families of Yang, Nong and Lou are stationed is the border between Qusou and Beifa."

"The people of Qu Shou were so bold that they killed the nobles of Beifa for money and property. When I arrived with my troops, the three clans had been annihilated, and not a single woman, child or infant was spared. They all died under the butcher's knife of the people of Qu Shou."

"I have learned my lesson. Anyone who offends our Great Zhou will never be spared. I beg the Empress to order troops to attack Qusou and strengthen our Great Zhou."

Shaodian Sishui nodded with great satisfaction.

"Well, let's do it this way. Before the imperial order arrives, we must act quickly and report this matter to the empress in advance. Don't let other people of the Great Zhou suffer from the war."

"Well, I'll do it right away."

Shao Chaogan stood up, bowed, then turned and left.

He secretly sent people to the three tribes to kill them and silence them.

For two consecutive days, Shao Yujie came to the villa every day. Every time he came, he was very happy and left with inconvenience in his legs and feet.

At first, Shao Jincong thought he had misunderstood. Perhaps Shao Yujie had angered the Sixth Prince and was being punished by him.

But with Shao Yujie's personality, if the Sixth Prince really wanted to punish him, he would not come to the villa so happily, nor would he want to leave with a resentful look on his face.

Shao Jincong didn't want to believe what he saw and didn't want to think about it in those ways.

But for some reason, some embarrassing scenes popped up in my mind for no reason.

Until the third day, Shao Yujie did not go to the villa, but came to find Shao Jincong.

Shao Yujie looked at Shao Jincong secretly, his eyes rolling around like a fox.

"Brother, I just want to ask if His Highness gave you a lot of fine salt as a wedding gift!"

"none of your business!"

Shao Jincong already hated him, but he came to him, why? Was he here to show off?

He was also asked about the gift list. In what capacity did he ask?

"No, how do you know that the fine salt was given to me by the Sixth Prince?"

Did the Sixth Prince say something to him, or did the Sixth Prince make some verbal promise to him?

He secretly cursed Shao Yujie in his heart as a cheap husband!

I thought a lot in my heart.

Could it be that the Sixth Prince really fell in love with Shao Yujie and even told him about the fine salt?

If she really likes Shao Yujie, does it mean that she no longer likes him?

No, Shaodian Sishui is his and can only be his!

No one can take it away.

A calculating and sinister look flashed across Shao Jincong's face. He would definitely find a way to get her, even if he had to use despicable means, he had to get her!

"Shao Yujie, what on earth do you mean!"