mtl008 Chapter 382 The Understanding Flower
Chapter 382 The Understanding Flower
Upon hearing Consort Ji's suggestion, the emperor was immediately tempted.
Indeed, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
"My beloved consort, you are truly my confidante..."
The emperor embraced his concubine, once again immersing himself in the pleasures of love.
Lu Hanting, who was halfway there, never expected that what he thought would be a reward would be a forced marriage.
ferry.
Wu Weiwei watched Mulan Xue's boat leave, then turned to the little stone beside her and asked, "Was the letter sent out?"
"Boss, it's been arranged to be delivered."
That's good.
Wu Weiwei has already explained in her letter how Ye Qingyun framed her.
I believe Qingzhu will make arrangements after seeing her letter.
"Let's go, we need to prepare as soon as possible!"
Although Wu Weiwei refused Ye Qingyun's order, she arranged for her younger brother and his family, who were far away in the northern frontier, to receive medicine containing the Seven-Colored Spiritual Fruit.
The pharmacy is currently working non-stop to produce wound medicine, hoping it can help Mr. Xiao and the others!
After the eldest princess returned from the capital, she had Granny Shi summon An Deshan.
"General An, has anything happened in the prefecture while I was away?"
"Your Highness, the good news is that Zhang Huainan has lifted the restrictions and allowed our supplies to pass through..."
"The bad news?"
Seeing General An's furrowed brows, the Princess had a bad feeling.
"Fighting has already broken out in the northern frontier. Yesterday, Song Quan sent a letter, probably wanting to join forces with us to help him kill the young emperor and the others..."
General An looked at the eldest princess.
"I cannot make a decision on this matter, so I will wait for Your Highness to return before making a decision..."
The eldest princess took the letter and, after glancing at it, asked, "General An, what do you think we should do?"
The eldest princess could actually stay out of the power struggle within the Northern Frontier royal family, but if Song Quan were to kill off the emperor's bloodline, he might then extend his reach to their Great Wei.
Of course, he said in his letter that if she could help him ascend the throne, he would repay her kindness in the future and help her seize the Great Wei empire.
Ha, what a boastful tone!
Unfortunately, she had no interest in seizing power.
Originally, she wanted to make amends to Yan'er and do everything in her power to help Lu Hanting ascend to that position.
But now she has begun to doubt Liu Shuning's identity, and the reason she was able to successfully return to Le'an County was because of the Crown Prince's sacrifice.
However, she couldn't bear to do it.
"Your Highness, I believe that we must choose one side to stand on between these two factions."
After all, no matter which side wins, it will benefit our Le'an County..."
Now it depends on which side they bet on.
"Yes, I know!"
Song Quan was ambitious, and his army was strong and well-supplied.
In contrast, the Imperial Advisor Xiao Qingyu, carrying the emperor's unborn child, was on the side of righteous indignation.
Moreover, they seem to have more people than Song Quan, but they are all remnants of the army and are not to be feared.
Just as the princess hesitated, someone outside announced, "Your Highness, there is an urgent message!"
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In the righteous army camp in the northern frontier, which was divided by the river, Xiao Qingyu felt somewhat anxious.
The battle has already begun, and the men they just sent out have already failed, resulting in significant casualties in this campaign.
Fortunately, thanks to the medicine provided by Wu Weiwei, although some wounded soldiers were killed, thankfully not too many.
However, without strong external support, this battle with Song Quan will likely be a protracted one.
In the civil war in northern Xinjiang, it is ultimately the ordinary people who suffer.
Thinking of this, Xiao Qingyu picked up his pen.
Soon, he finished writing the letter.
"Xiao Gong, you must deliver this letter to my junior brother."
"Understood, Imperial Advisor."
"Mr. Xiao, are you worried about this battle?"
Just then, Wu Heran walked in.
Xiao Qingyu looked at him.
"Young Master, why are you up? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"I can't sleep!"
He heard that the men sent by Mr. Xiao had failed, and he was worried, so he got up.
"Young master, you are still young. You just need to watch the battle from the sidelines."
"Don't worry, although we suffered a defeat this time, our people will definitely win next time!"
Xiao Qingyu assured him.
"Sir, what if Song Quan and the Princess join forces? Can our people still win?"
Hearing Wu Heran's words, Xiao Qingyu said gently, "Don't worry, Song Quan has the Princess, but we can still seek outside help..."
Ling Chu handed the letter she had just received to the eldest princess.
After reading the letter, the princess's expression turned cold.
A moment later, she asked Reimu, "Is there still no news from the Jewel?"
"Your Highness, I heard that when Zhuyu went to investigate Wu Weiwei, someone deliberately obstructed her..."
Ling Chu thought about what Zhu Yu had mentioned in the letter and reported back to the Princess.
"Is there really such a thing?"
"Ah."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess knew that someone probably didn't want her to investigate Wu Weiwei.
If that's the case, then her background seems questionable.
The eldest princess clutched the letter in her hand. It was sent by Liu Shuning, and its gist was that she should help Song Quan take over the northern border.
snort!
If it were before, the eldest princess would probably have listened to her in order to make amends.
But now that she had her own doubts, how could she still blindly listen to Liu Shuning?
She now even suspects that Shen Bazhi knew all along, which is why he deliberately sent He Yuyan to her.
But what is he after?
To be honest, she had always been suspicious of Shen Bazhi's deliberate approach.
I wonder what he's after?
But everything that Yan'er said in her letter that day has now come true; just as she said, fighting has broken out in the Northern Frontier.
Moreover, Song Quan did indeed send him a letter requesting help.
The eldest princess looked at Ling Chu, "Have Chen Boyan assist Zhu Yu in finding out Wu Weiwei's background!"
"Yes, Your Highness."
On Lu Hanting's side, just as they were about to reach Yangguan, a soldier hurriedly arrived at the front of the column.
"Commander Lu, we've intercepted a carrier pigeon!"
"bring here!"
Lu Hanting said authoritatively.
Lu Hanting frowned slightly as he looked at the gray pigeon in the soldier's hand.
Suddenly, Chen Furong said, "Third Senior Brother, this is Senior Brother's carrier pigeon!"
Lu Hanting glanced at her.
The meaning conveyed in his eyes was: Do you think I wouldn't know?
"Hehe, I was just afraid you wouldn't know, senior brother."
Lu Hanting removed the note tied to the pigeon's leg and saw that Xiao Qingyu's vigorous handwriting had succinctly described the situation he faced in the Northern Frontier Kingdom.
Chen Furong noticed that Lu Hanting's brows were furrowing more and more, and she knew that her senior brother was probably in a dangerous situation.
From the letter her father wrote to her, Chen Furong finally learned that her senior brother's true identity was actually the Grand Preceptor of the Northern Frontier Kingdom.
The Northern Frontier Kingdom is currently facing a war.
"Third Senior Brother, did Eldest Senior Brother ask you to do something difficult?"