Standing by the window lattice, Sophia looked at the tired girl with a complicated mood as she walked into the room. The lights were slightly turned on, and the beautiful figure looked a little lonely and helpless under the light. Sighing slightly, Sophia found that her position in this situation was getting more and more embarrassing. Yushuang did not hide anything from her. Maybe she believed in herself too much. Since the Jinzhong Incident two months ago, she As soon as she couldn't afford to fall ill, and started to be busy again more than a month ago, Sophia knew that her sister must have entered a new round of work, and most of the affairs she was engaged in were aimed at Wu Feng, which made Sophia Feeling bitter.
In fact, Sophia's inference was proved to be completely correct. From the few words she said to Yushuang and her expression and tone, Sophia could know that the matter promoted by Yushuang had a better result. Sophia did not vaguely know until the matter was completely successful. Driven by Yushuang, her two brothers finally reached a joint agreement, and even Sophia, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but be surprised.
Everyone in the empire knows what the alliance between Situ Tai and Situ Biao means. Although Sophia is not from the empire, she has lived in Situ Yushuang's mansion for so many years, and the things she has been exposed to all day long make her understand this better than the average person. Hidden meaning. Sophia was even more frightened when Situ Yushuang boasted about how financiers from the Imperial Capital and the Five Lakes region, as well as big nobles and big businessmen, had united to provide huge amounts of financial and material assistance to Situ Tai.
Yushuang trusted her so much that it was naturally impossible for Sophia to reveal this news to Wufeng. However, Sophia also felt that the other party was not afraid of her leaking the news to Wu Feng. Judging from the determined look on the other party's face, it seemed that there was such a meaning. After thinking about it, there is no need to be secretive about this kind of thing when it comes to this point, not to mention that it is impossible for Wu Feng to know nothing about this kind of thing. It's just that Sophia didn't expect that the two people who had the closest relationship with her in the empire would go further and further away on this road. The contradiction between the two seems irreconcilable.
Gently pushing open the door of the other party's room, the room is filled with milky yellow tones, while the ground is made of small pieces of mahogany lined with peony patterns in unison, hanging from the jade-yellow ceiling carved with dark flowers. Several layers of dreamlike gauze curtains separated the large house into one large half and the other small half. There were also several tall tables arranged in an extremely well-proportioned manner in the outside. Several straight landscape strips hung on the walls, slanting A jade pipa with an ancient form hangs; a small brass cauldron is smelling of sandalwood; a large transparent bamboo shadow is sprinkled on the jade screen, and a delicate painting of a lady is half-covered The black paint is shiny. There is a beast-legged desk with four treasures of the study on top, and the two rows of bookshelves are densely packed with thread-bound books. There are also a few folded scrolls, and another freshly hand-embroidered peony is among the two bookshelves. From here, facing the heavy veil, the small half room is obviously the place where the beautiful woman is looking for her dream!
Somewhat tired, she rested her chin on her hands and leaned against the desk, but the girl could not hide the joy in her eyes. Although her body felt a little overwhelmed by these busy hours, the results achieved were obvious, especially the formation of the Situ family's united front, which was an incredible opportunity. While many nobles were cheering for joy, who knew? She has worked hard to make peace with her during this period, but she doesn't care about these false claims, as long as she can achieve her wish.
When things have come to this point, I have tried my best to achieve it, although there are still some disharmonious factors mixed in. But everything cannot be perfect. All parties have their own plans, as long as they can clearly understand who the current enemy is. What is the top priority and prompts them to take the correct countermeasures is enough. As for where the relationship between them will develop in the future, whether they will meet each other in war, those are not important. As long as they can defeat the behemoth of Western Xinjiang and completely disintegrate it, who will control the empire in the future? It doesn't matter if you come to inherit it, since it is all in the control of the descendants of the Situ family, so how much does it matter
The sound of soft footsteps interrupted the girl's thoughts. She knew without guessing that it was her girl who had been a little unstable these days. Situ Yushuang certainly knew why her girl, who was not involved with Li Wufeng, was uneasy. Situ Yushuang The threat posed by the alliance of the family to Li Wufeng was unprecedented. It was equivalent to gathering the original upper-level forces of the entire empire. The forces Li Wufeng had contacted through the Empress Dowager and Zhu Zimei in the early stage could not be concealed from his own eyes and ears. This time he successfully dispelled the threat. Li Wufeng's idea of trying to win over the upper-class nobles of the empire. As for the power that the Zhu family can muster, it is actually very small compared to the upper-class nobles of the entire empire. Perhaps what comforted Li Wufeng was the embrace of the frozen rose. Thinking of this , Situ Yushuang did not notice that there was more or less a hint of jealousy and sourness in her emotions.
"Sister is back?" "Sister is here?"
The greeting without much meaning started the opening remarks. Sophia's mood was a little complicated. It was difficult for her to use any language to evaluate what Situ Yushuang did. It might be too much to say that she did it for personal selfishness. In this game, she I didn't get anything. Apart from some praises, I'm afraid as a woman, she couldn't get more from it. It seemed that she was too great for the inheritance of the Tanghe Empire. The interests of the empire kept betraying her in the hands of Situ Tai. It is impossible not to know at all that the Dodon people, Japanese people, and now the Machikhan people are all salivating like jackals next to a piece of fat. Supporting the outbreak and expansion of the civil war in the empire is probably their most important It is impossible for Sister Yushuang not to see this, but why is she so persistent in supporting her brothers to unite to fight this uncertain battle? Could it be that she doesn't know that if the Situ family's united front really defeats Xijiang, the consequences may be more serious. The empire is no longer able to deal with the bites of the wolves from the outside world.
"Looking at my sister, it seems like she's finished her work?"
"Well, it's almost over. Sister can also relax and rest for a while. The remaining things are between their men." Situ Yushuang glanced at the other party. She had been vaguely busy during this period of time. The reasons were revealed to the other party, and she didn't care that Li Wufeng knew about it. Unexpectedly, although her sister was a little hesitant, she did not reveal the information to Li Wufeng as she feared. This made Situ Yushuang feel relieved and also Somewhat ashamed. However, seeing Sophia's hesitant expression, Situ Yushuang realized that his sister might have something important to communicate with him tonight.
After hesitating for a while, Sophia decided to tell her all her thoughts. She felt uneasy and unhappy. For so long, she had been watching her sister, who could be said to have been kind to her, become more and more different on the road. The farther she traveled, the more she felt that she needed to remind the other person, whether in public or private matters, that their attitude towards things should not be too paranoid. "Sister, I have some words that have been in my heart for a long time. A sister should not say these things originally, but thanks to my sister who has not given up over the years, I have been able to have a warm family when I was in the most difficult times. I will keep it in my heart all the time. Following my sister over the years, I have gained a lot of knowledge and become aware of the dangers of the world. However, my sister increasingly feels that all her recent efforts have actually deviated from the direction of the current development of the situation in the Eastern Continent. If this continues, it will not only make If the empire falls into ruin and fragmentation, the Situ family will gradually fall into a dangerous situation."
"Oh? If you have any opinions, please let me know. My sister is too busy during this period and has no time to think about many things. If she can point out the fallacies for her, I would be happy for her." She seemed to be interested. Situ Yushuang was not unhappy because of the other party's slightly harsh topic. In fact, she had conflicts before pushing the two brothers to join forces, and she also hesitated whether she should cooperate with Situ Tai.
Situ Tai has gone very far on land in selling the sovereignty of the empire in exchange for his own interests. The cruel reality forced him to seek financial assistance if he wanted to maintain such a large army. Donghai and Jiangnan made him He has completely lost credibility among the business class in these two places. Almost no businessmen are willing to cooperate with him. The business class would rather flee to other places to seek development than become a hostage in his hands. Under such circumstances, it will be difficult for him to maintain his life. There are only two ways, internal and external, but the support provided by the financial aristocrats of the imperial capital is limited. Before he completely wins the support of the great nobles and gentry of the imperial capital, the financial aristocrats cannot provide him with unlimited funds. His only way out seems to be It was placed in the hands of the Dotons and the Japanese who had always been in good weather, and the engagement to Princess Catherine seemed to give the Dotons another reason to provide financial assistance. As for the Japanese, the islands off the coast of the empire that had been occupied by them seemed to have become A natural excuse for Situ Tai to bargain.
"Sister, maybe what I said is a little unpleasant, but I still don't want to complain." Sophia's face was extremely serious at this time, and her tone became much slower, "In my sister's mind, the Situ family and the Tanghe Empire are two Which one is more important? Who is more important, the Tang River Empire or the Tang Clan?"