I took over after the heroine of the abusive novel ran away

Chapter 150: Women’s Love for the Country (3)

Oaths are empty words and are the most unreliable thing.

If you leave your fate to God, you will never get the results you expect.

After Murong Cheng ascended the throne with Liu Shu's full support, he issued an imperial decree to appoint her cousin Pei Xuan as queen, just because he needed the support of the civil officials.

Liu Shu was sad about Murong Cheng's broken promise and wanted to return to the border, but Murong Cheng would not let her go. He explained his difficulties to Liu Shu and wanted her to enter the palace and make her a noble concubine.

Liu Shu was unwilling to do so. She knew that Murong Cheng was unwilling to let her go, not only because he really had feelings for her, but also because of the military power in her hands.

But in fact, Liu Shu did not have such great ambitions. She was not obsessed with the position of queen. She just liked Murong Cheng.

If you are heartless, I will give up. Liu Shu has always been able to take it and let it go.

She didn't want to enter his harem, nor did she want to be entangled with Murong Cheng. Thinking that the border was now stable, Liu Shu talked to Murong Cheng frankly and told him that she was willing to hand over her military power and only hoped that Murong Cheng would let her go.

Murong Cheng agreed.

Unfortunately, she trusted the wrong person. The man who once could entrust all her trust had already changed.

This action directly led to her subsequent disaster.

People are always greedy. Murong Cheng wants the kingdom, but he doesn't want to give up the beauty either.

Murong Cheng agreed to Liu Shu's conditions on the surface, but in fact he never thought of giving up Liu Shu.

After Murong Cheng and Pei Xuan got married, Liu Shu handed over her military power, and when Liu Shu was about to leave the capital with her senior brother.

Murong Cheng sent an imperial edict to the general's mansion, appointing Liu Shu as the imperial concubine and summoning her to the palace.

Liu Shu was reluctant, but eventually she entered the palace and became Murong Cheng's concubine.

Because Murong Cheng threatened her with the life of her senior brother and the lives of the generals who had followed her for many years.

If she didn't enter the palace, they would die.

Liu Shu became a royal concubine, and Murong Cheng doted on her to compensate her, but she had already given up on Murong Cheng and didn't want to see him.

But you can't stay out of the harem struggles just by not fighting. Murong Cheng's favor for Liu Shu did not bring her any protection, but instead pushed her to the forefront.

In order to quickly stabilize the government, Murong Cheng took in many concubines, one of whom was the niece of the empress dowager.

Empress Pei Xuan was afraid of Liu Shu and jealous of Murong Cheng's feelings for her. She teamed up with the Empress Dowager's niece, Concubine Shu, to frame Pei Shu for murdering the crown prince.

Murong Cheng knew that Liu Shu was wronged, but because he had not yet completely controlled the court, under the pressure of the Queen Mother, in order to balance the harem, he sent Liu Shu to the cold palace under the pretext of protecting her.

Liu Shu took this opportunity and, with the help of her senior brother, pretended that there was a fire in the cold palace, faked her death and escaped from the palace.

Two years later, after Murong Cheng had completely secured control of power, he discovered that Liu Shu was not dead. He also found out that Liu Shu had been with her senior brother for the past two years and they were about to get married.

Murong Cheng was burning with jealousy and killed Liu Shu's senior brother in front of her, then brought her back to the palace and placed her under house arrest.

Liu Shu hated Murong Cheng so much that she stabbed him in anger.

Murong Cheng was jealous of Liu Shu's obsession with her senior brother and could not accept that she fell in love with someone else. In order to make her behave, he abolished her martial arts, cut her tendons, and imprisoned her with iron chains.

Liu Shu tried to commit suicide several times but was stopped every time. Later, Murong Cheng came up with an idea and asked a sorcerer from southern Xinjiang to put a poison on Liu Shu so that she would lose her memory.

Liu Shu, who lost her memory, completely became a dodder clinging to Murong Cheng, and later became pregnant and gave birth to a child.

In the end, Murong Cheng deposed Pei Xuan from the position of queen and made Liu Shu the queen, and her child became the crown prince.

The world story ends here.

But in Liu Shu's memory, her life has not yet ended.

Because of the sequelae of the poison, she often had headaches, and occasionally some memories from the past flashed through her mind, but she couldn't remember them. She was obviously living a happy life, but she always felt depressed in her heart, and occasionally had a heart-throbbing reaction.

She felt as if her soul and body were disconnected, but she didn't know why.

Ten years later, Liu Shu recovered her memory under the stimulation of the deposed Queen Pei Xuan. After recovering her memory, Liu Shu could not accept this cruel reality and finally died of depression.

On the surface, it seems that Murong Cheng is so obsessive and unwilling to let go because he loves Liu Shu so deeply.

But in reality, Murong Cheng did everything to hurt her in the name of love.

Liu Shu couldn't accept such twisted love.

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An imperial decree to crown her as queen made Liu Shu a laughing stock in the capital.

After that day, the General's Mansion received many invitations.

Ever since Liu Shu returned to Beijing, the palace has received many invitations to various gatherings. But at that time it was because of her relationship with Murong Cheng, and those people wanted to make friends with her, the future queen, in advance. But now, these people invited her just to laugh at her.

Even Pei Xuan sent her several invitations, inviting her to the Duke's Mansion, but Liu Shu ignored them.

Murong Cheng and Pei Xuan's wedding is scheduled for after March, so time is a bit tight and she also needs to arrange some things. She has neither the time nor the mood to slap these jumping clowns in the face.

In the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Pei Xuan was surrounded by a bunch of young ladies who flattered him like a star.

"Axuan, didn't you invite Miss Liu? Why don't I see her?" A lady who was good friends with Pei Xuan deliberately brought up this topic.

"Sister Shu said there was something going on at home and she doesn't have time to come." Pei Xuan explained gently with a faint smile on his face.

As soon as the words fell, a lady laughed out loud.

"Something's wrong? What could it be? I would say she is too embarrassed to come."

"That's right. When she returned to the capital, she pestered His Majesty every day and tried to seduce Him. Now that His Majesty is going to marry Sister Pei, she is probably hiding in the mansion crying."

"With her rude behavior, she is not worthy of being the queen of a country."

"I heard that she often went in and out of the military camp at the border. The military camp was full of men. How could she have any reputation at all?"

"Your Majesty is indeed a man of vision. This position of empress should belong to Sister Pei."

Everyone was talking at once, mocking and ridiculing Liu Shu.

Pei Xuan, who always prided himself on being dignified and polite, had a faint smile on his face as he quietly listened to these harsh words that belittled Liu Shu, without any intention of stopping them.

No one knew that Pei Xuan and Murong Cheng had actually known each other before. At that time, Murong Cheng was still an unpopular prince following behind the Eighth Prince.

Once, when Pei Xuan was on her way to the temple to burn incense, the horse driving the carriage was frightened and she was almost swept down the hillside. It was Murong Cheng who passed by who saved her.

Murong Cheng was handsome, and Pei Xuan couldn't help but be moved by him because of his life-saving grace. Later, they met many times and fell in love with each other.

But Pei Xuan and Murong Cheng both rationally knew that there was no possibility for them. Given Pei Xuan's family background, it was impossible for her to marry Murong Cheng even if she was willing.

As the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, Pei Xuan's marriage has never been decided by her.

Although Murong Cheng is a prince, he is not favored. The Duke of Zhenguo has great power in the court, and the other princes would definitely not be happy to see Murong Cheng marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would not marry Pei Xuan to Murong Cheng. Since ancient times, the relationship between marriages has been very close. If the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion marries Pei Xuan to Murong Cheng, it means supporting Murong Cheng.

But at that time, Murong Cheng was just a powerless prince, and it was not worth it for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to bet on him.

Pei Xuan and Murong Cheng both knew the situation clearly, so they could only suppress their feelings.

But although the two of them observed etiquette and never expressed their friendship, they actually knew everything.

This past event has always been a regret in Pei Xuan's heart.