bookrandom Chapter 197 Wife or Chess
Chapter 197 Wife or Chess
After Ning Qingwu was tired of crying and suppressed her emotions, she stood up and walked towards her palace.
Hearing Ji Xun's heartless words today, she clearly felt that he was determined to win and there was no room for change.
She looked down at the crescent mark on the palm of her hand. It was made by pinching it with her fingernails because she was afraid of making a sound.
Not long after, Ning Qingwu returned to the palace.
"Empress, what's wrong with you?" Chun Liu, the personal maid, saw that her eyes were red and hurried over to her.
"Why are your eyes red?" Chunliu's voice was full of anxiety.
Looking at Chunliu, whose face was filled with worry, Ning Qingwu shook his head. "Nothing, I was just blinded by the strong wind. Go and pour me a cup of tea."
Chunliu responded and hurried to pour tea.
Ning Qingwu sat on the couch, his eyes a little dull, still thinking about Ji Xun's words.
She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, and desperately thinking of a solution.
Ji Xun wanted to strip his father of his military power simply because he felt that his father's achievements were too great and threatened him. Now that he had found someone who could succeed his father's power, he couldn't wait to get rid of him.
So will he succeed?
Ning Qingwu had a voice in his heart telling him that Ji Xun would definitely succeed.
As long as Ji Xun acts cautiously and doesn't let his father's soldiers realize that he is planning to abandon him, things will go smoothly.
When Ji Xun took action, his father might be able to sense his intention, but he would most likely pretend not to know. No, he would definitely do so.
Is my father loyal to Ji Xun? Of course he is. After all, the Ning family has been loyal to the royal family for generations. Everyone knows that the Ning family is the most loyal.
The descendants of the Ning family have been taught to be loyal to the emperor from generation to generation.
But my father was not the kind of blindly loyal person who would "die if the king wanted him to."
If pushed into a corner, they will resist.
However, now, even if her father was forced into a desperate situation, he would not resist, because she was in the palace.
In order to make her life smooth in the palace, her father would certainly not disobey Ji Xun. Even if his power was stripped away and he became a minor official, her father would be willing to do so.
She has always known that she is her father's only weakness, and that he would even sacrifice his life for her.
She has been in the palace for three years now, and since then she has never left.
Ji Xun also told her under the pretext that it was to protect her.
Because her father was a male relative, he could not be summoned into the harem frequently. If she counted carefully, she met her father no more than ten times in three years.
Now it seems that Ji Xun is not trying to protect her from leaving the palace, but is clearly using her as a bargaining chip, a bargaining chip that can make his father willing to do anything.
After all, what if she left the palace and never returned? Wouldn't she have no leverage over her father then?
Ning Qingwu, who had figured it all out, smiled sadly and murmured softly, "Oh, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it turns out that you treat me with no sincerity and only calculations. After all, I am your wife..."
It's still your chess piece.
At this time, Chun Liu came in with a cup of hot tea. Seeing Ning Qingwu crying and laughing, she suddenly panicked, put the teacup aside, and squatted beside her.
"My queen, please don't scare me. What on earth is going on?" Chun Liu was so anxious that tears were about to fall.
Ning Qingwu slowly raised her eyes, stretched out a hand to wipe away her tears, suppressed the emotions that suddenly surged, took a deep breath, and tried her best to calm herself down.
"Chun Liu, I'm fine. I just suddenly realized something and I feel a little uncomfortable. By the way, don't tell anyone else about what happened today."
Chunliu squatted aside, her eyes full of concern and worry. Seeing Ning Qingwu regaining her usual dignified and calm self, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't know why the Queen spoke so seriously, she still nodded obediently.
"Don't worry, Madam, I won't say anything."
Ning Qingwu sat up straight and raised his head slightly, "Chunliu, bring me that cup of tea."
"Yes, ma'am."
After saying that, Chunliu stood up and carefully took the teacup that had just been placed on the table.
Ning Qingwu took the cup of tea at the right temperature and took a few sips. The warm tea slid down his throat, instantly relieving the dryness in his mouth.
After finishing the drink, he handed the teacup to Chunliu and said, "You can leave first. I will take a short rest. Call me again when it's almost time for dinner."
Chunliu took the empty teacup and nodded, "Yes, my lady."
Then she retreated quietly, fearing to disturb Ning Qingwu's rest.
The door slowly closed, and silence returned to the room.
Ning Qingwu lay on the couch, thinking about how to solve the current dilemma.
Now Ji Xun just wants to seize his father's military power, but who knows whether he will want to get rid of his father in the future.
The most urgent thing is to escape from the palace first, so that my father will have no worries.
However, the palace is heavily guarded, and it is not easy to escape, especially since Ji Xun is determined to take action against his father, he will definitely keep a close eye on her.
Ning Qingwu turned over and became more and more irritated.
Or tell your father about this.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Ning Qingwu shook his head.
This matter cannot be told to her father. Telling him will only distract him. And given her father's character, he will protect her at all costs, which will make it easier for her to fall into Ji Xun's trap.
It was she who insisted on marrying Ji Xun back then, and now that this has happened, it should be her turn to handle it.
You can't rely on your father for everything.
Suddenly, she thought of someone who might be able to help her.
After thinking of a solution, he felt a little relieved. However, because he had been crying for a long time, his mind began to become a little confused, and Ning Qingwu fell asleep unknowingly.
Before falling asleep, she recalled her father's slightly jealous question on the eve of her wedding.
"Qingwu, how does your father feel? You only have His Majesty in your heart, and there is almost no place for your father?" The father said in pretended anger.
At that time, she smiled brightly and answered without hesitation: "Dad, what are you talking about? In your daughter's heart, you will always be the first."
She will always put her father first. If one day one of Ji Xun and her father must die for the other to live, she will definitely choose Ji Xun to die.
No matter how much she loves Ji Xun, the dead person cannot be her father, the one who raised her with great difficulty and fulfilled all her wishes.
When Ning Qingwu opened his eyes again, it was already the hour of You.
Hearing her get up, Chunliu hurried in.
"Empress, you're awake." Chunliu said as he helped Ning Qingwu get up.
Ning Qingwu rubbed his temples and asked, "What time is it now?"
"Your Majesty, it's now evening hour. Do you want to serve the meal?"
Ning Qingwu nodded and said, "Go ahead."
After a while, the meals were placed on the table one by one.
Just as Ning Qingwu was about to eat, footsteps were heard outside.
Then, a eunuch shouted in a slightly sharp voice, "The Emperor has arrived."
Ning Qingwu stood up, his heart tightened, and he slowly clenched his hands hanging by his side.