"Is this turning a bad situation into a good one?"
The eldest princess squinted her eyes, thinking about a series of things that had happened to Xu Shuo recently.
It is the most basic for people with great luck to turn misfortune into good fortune and adversity into auspiciousness. Unless you encounter a spell from the Path of Luck, otherwise, everything will basically go well.
"Sister, how did you meet Xu Shuo?"
With her mind spinning, the eldest princess looked at Du Yuner who was sitting next to her, "It is said that you were being chased and that's when you met him. Is it true?"
"Just like my sister said!"
Du Yuan'er sighed, "Those people in my family saw that there was no hope for the restoration of the country, so they thought of dividing the treasures of the restoration of the country, and each of them would occupy his own area and become the rich man."
"My little sister happened to have the treasure map, so she became the one being hunted."
"So, Xu Shuo is really my sister's savior!"
The eldest princess chuckled, "Shouldn't my sister repay this life-saving grace? Why are you now with me, treating Xu Shuo like this?"
"Sister is joking!"
Du Yuner's expression was indifferent, "My sister owed me the favor of saving my life, hasn't it been repaid?"
"Is the treasure of the Du family's restoration of the country and the innocence of my little sister not worth this life-saving grace?"
"Now, my little sister and Ding Guogong are inseparable from each other."
"And in this Duke's mansion, my little sister naturally sees clearly who is the head of the family. It is said that those who know the current affairs are heroes. My little sister just wants to live in peace, so naturally she will be under your protection, sister! "
Du Yuner said it sincerely, because that's what she thought.
As a descendant of the previous royal family, Du Yuner has a profound understanding of human nature. Her ancestors worked hard all their lives to restore the country, but the result was still in vain. By her generation, the Du family no longer even had a male.
Not to mention it was a coincidence, with Taoist priests guarding the path of luck, it was impossible for the Du family to cut off its inheritance.
But in fact, in Du Yun'er's generation, all male members of the royal family are dead, and Du Yun'er is very clear about the contention among them.
"What a thoughtful and lovely person!"
The eldest princess smiled slightly, "Since my sister trusts her so much, why does it matter if she protects you?"
…
Imperial Palace, Qiantian Hall.
Emperor Yongping looked at the report in front of him with a very solemn expression.
Xu Huairen, Duke of Antai, was ordered to go to the land of the Northern Barbarians to negotiate with the Northern Barbarians. As a result, the negotiations suddenly broke down.
A few days ago, An Taigong was surrounded and killed by the Northern Barbarians. Fortunately, the Xu family's cavalry protected him to the death, and he was able to protect An Taigong and fight back from the Northern Barbarians.
Now, the Northern Barbarian army is approaching.
Emperor Yongping wanted to summon King Yan back to the capital immediately, but thinking of the hardships King Yan had suffered in the north over the years, Emperor Yongping felt a little ashamed of his younger brother.
The helpless Emperor Yongping could only summon all the military nobles in the court to Qiantian Hall.
Xu Shuo, Duke of Dingguo, started his career with military exploits.
The place where he once rose to prominence was the Longxi Mansion where he was fighting against the Northern Barbarians.
"Let's talk about it. How should we deal with the northern barbarian army invading the south?"
"Your Majesty, the Northern Barbarians have been beaten by His Highness King Yan for so many years, and they are no longer honest. I suspect that what the other party did this time may have some hidden agenda!"
After Emperor Yongping asked the question, the first person to reply was the Duke of Lai, Yin Hong.
Lai Guogong is also in the limelight now.
After all, he was related by marriage to Xu Shuo, Duke of Dingguo.
"I ask your Majesty to thoroughly investigate Mr. An Tai!"
Yin Hong's opening immediately attracted the attention of the court.
"Your Majesty, I think Duke Lai's words are baseless, and I want to accuse the Duke of Lai just based on personal speculation. It is really slander!"
Xu Yan, Duke of Changle, immediately stood up to oppose and supported Xu Huairen, his nephew.
As these two spoke, the nobles in the army began to take sides. Some stood with Lai Guogong, and some stood with Commander Le Gong.
As a result, the meeting on how to face the enemy suddenly went sideways.
On the dragon throne, Emperor Yongping felt a pain in his head.
Although he had known that this might be the case, Emperor Yongping still felt that his head was going to explode when he actually faced this situation.
Looking at the noisy nobles below, Emperor Yongping simply closed his eyes and stopped looking.
As for the ears, the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out.
He wanted to see if he was still a saint in the eyes of these nobles.
Emperor Yongping's silence not only did not make the nobles below feel that this was the emperor's silent protest, but they thought it was the emperor's acquiescence. The argument became more intense, and there was a vague intention of fighting each other on the spot.
But even at this moment when the smell of gunpowder was strong, Emperor Yongping did not say a word.
By this time, a group of people finally realized something was wrong.
In the Qiantian Hall, there was an instant silence.
After everyone calmed down, Emperor Yongping slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the faces of the nobles, smiled slightly, and said, "Dear ladies, are you done arguing?"
"I am guilty!"
The old-fashioned Lai Guogong immediately knelt on the ground.
As Duke Lai knelt down, Duke Changle and Duke Yongan also knelt down.
Not long after, there was no longer a distinguished person standing in the court hall.
"Dear ladies, what do you mean by this?"
"I don't blame you either!"
"Keep arguing, keep arguing. When the Northern Barbarian army comes to the city, you can continue arguing. Anyway, if the city is destroyed and the country is destroyed, I, the Holy One, will definitely not survive."
"My dear friends, if you open the city gate and you can still continue to be your princes and generals, why not do it?"
"Chen Wan is dead!"
Hearing Emperor Yongping say such words, Duke Lai Guo, Duke Changle and others turned completely pale. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the ground, not daring to make the slightest move.
"Death?"
"Come on, can someone show me how to kill me?"
Emperor Yongping's voice was neither soft nor serious.
However, all the nobles and nobles in the army in the Qiantian Palace had their vests soaked with sweat and were trembling with sweat. Beads of sweat seeped out from their foreheads and dripped onto the ground of the Qiantian Palace.
"Mr. Lai Guo, you are talking nonsense and seizing the title! Your home will be ransacked and you will be handed over to the clan for questioning!"
"Mr. Changle, I have no superior, but I have a hundred sticks!"
"Mr. Yong'an, a hundred sticks!"
"Marquis Xiping, the staff is eighty!"
…
"Dong Guo, lead the northwest army and prepare for the war against the Northern Barbarians!"
"The Crown Prince of Changle led the eight guards of the southern camp, left Longxi Mansion, and sent troops to the Northern Barbarians!"
"Instruct the Eighth Prince to go north to supervise the army!"
…
"Everyone, stand down!"
…
Emperor Yongping finished speaking about the treatment of all the nobles in one breath, and then drove everyone out of the Qiantian Palace regardless of whether these people had any objections.
Before entering the palace, no one expected such a scene.
And this scene fully explains a word: accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!
Duke Lai Guo, who was in high spirits not long ago, now feels like he is mourning for his heir.
One moment he was a high-ranking Duke, and the next moment he was a guilty person.
"Father-in-law, you have to save me!"
Duke Lai looked at Xu Shuo, Duke of Ding, and regarded him as his only life-saving straw. (End of chapter)