Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 112

Chapter 112 Prince Duan Was Furious
One had to know that Mu Lingfeng was still hiding in the Great Wei Kingdom, They were waiting to take over Great Wei at any time, Once Great Wei falls into Mu Lingfeng’s hands, he will use Great Wei’s resources to deal with us in turn. Therefore, instead of letting Great Wei fall into Mu Lingfeng’s hands, it’s better to let Huyan Mingshuo end all of this. At least in front of him, I can still win the greatest benefits for Great Wei. If it’s Mu Lingfeng, then we have no other choice.

“Besides, Huyan Mingshuo has already promised me that after taking down the Great Wei, the Great Wei doesn’t need to submit to him. It only needs to pay a certain amount of resources to Ye Lan every year. However, the Emperor of the Great Wei must be replaced by the Crown Prince, and my father, Prince Duanduan, will be the regent. This is already the best outcome I can win for the Great Wei.” As Fu Yingran spoke, her eyes stared in the direction of the explosion. In that place, her husband was attacking her homeland, and she could only watch helplessly. Thinking about it, it was really ironic.

At this moment, in the Great Wei Imperial Palace, The Empress and the Crown Prince had already been forcibly taken back to the palace by the people sent by the Emperor. They were placed in the Empress’ bedroom and Kun Ning Palace. The Emperor also went to visit their mother and son every day to try his best to repair this lost relationship. However, the Empress did not pay any attention to him. She had not spoken a word since entering the palace.

At this moment, the Emperor once again came to Kunning Palace to visit the Empress and her mother and son. However, he had just stepped into the entrance of Kunning Palace. A guard ran over from behind and reported, ‘”Your Majesty, the war report ahead is that Prince Ling has already sacrificed his life for the country. The 100,000 troops he has brought have been completely annihilated. Ye Lan’s army is on its way to the capital. More than 30% of the towns in our Great Wei have fallen under Ye Lan’s control. All of you are already waiting in the Hall of Diligence. Please go to the Hall of Diligence to discuss countermeasures.”

After the Emperor heard the battle report, he was shocked. All of the hundred thousand troops had been annihilated. This was no joke. He had to come up with a solution as soon as possible. Therefore, he could only look at the Empress apologetically and say, “I’ll go take a look first. I’ll come and see you later.” Although he knew that the Empress might not pay him any attention, he still greeted the Empress.

Without waiting for the Empress to reply, he turned around and walked out. Without thinking, the Empress’s voice came from behind and said, “Your Majesty, please do as you please. If anything happens, you don’t need to come to Kunning Palace anymore. Zihao and I will naturally stay in the Imperial Palace. You can deal with your matters.”

After all, it was a childhood sentiment, Seeing that he was facing such a dilemma, The Empress couldn’t help but feel unbearable. Women tended to be soft-hearted, so she was often the only one injured. Although she couldn’t forgive him in her heart, she couldn’t resist the concern she felt for him. Thus, she decided to give him another chance. After all, there was still a son between them, so she had to take into account his feelings.

The Emperor heard the voice of the Empress from behind him. His eyes turned red. She was finally willing to talk to him. He could no longer control the excitement in his heart. He turned around and quickly walked to the Empress. He held her in his arms and said, “Min’er, believe me. I, Fu Tianqi, will not let you down in this life. Please give me another chance. Wait for me.” As he spoke, he tightened his hands, then let go of her forehead and left Kun Ning Palace without looking back.

The Empress stood there quietly, Looking in the direction where he left, her heart was at a loss. She was not sure whether her decision was right or wrong. Should she trust him again? After all, he was the Emperor. There were too many women around him, and his heart was too small and his emotions were too low. She did not know how much of his pitiful feelings could be given to her.

And her hair, As the emperor, Fu Tianqi did not know, What he was most worried about was when the army of Ye Lan would arrive in the capital, Therefore, he was busy rushing to the Hall of Administration. When he arrived at the Hall of Administration, the ministers of civil and military affairs were already waiting there. As soon as he walked in, everyone surrounded him and said, “Your Majesty, what should we do now that the army of Ye Lan has invaded? Take care of it.”

The Emperor looked at the crowd and did not say anything. He only walked around the crowd and sat down on the dragon chair. He then glanced at the crowd and said, “I have just heard about this matter. If you have any opinions, please tell me first.” At this moment, his mind was also in a daze. Looking at the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, none of them were able to lead troops to retreat from the enemy. How much he wished Prince Duan could stand up and help him resolve this urgent matter.

At this moment, Lord Right Prime Minister stepped forward and bowed to the Emperor, “Reporting to the Emperor, I feel that the Emperor should immediately issue a decree to Prince Duan to bring Prince Jing and the Guardian General to retreat.” “For the time being, no one in the entire Great Wei Kingdom is more suitable than Prince Duan. If Prince Duan and his son were to lead the troops, then Prince Shuo would definitely not be too embarrassed for Princess Jingxian.”

This Lord Right Prime Minister is King Ling’s father-in-law, King Ling had just died in battle, The white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift. His beard was white overnight. He was clearly only around fifty years old, but he looked like an ancient man. At this moment, he was enduring his grief and advising the emperor. After hearing his words, everyone also stood up and said, “Your Excellency, what you said is extremely true. Your Excellency agrees. I beg the emperor to order Duanqin Wang and his son to lead the troops to retreat.”

How could the Emperor not know that Prince Duan and his son were the most suitable people to lead the troops and retreat from the enemy? However, in the past few years, due to Concubine Shu’s actions, he had suppressed Prince Duan’s Mansion several times, and had even designed for Fu Yingran and Qin Yelan to offend Prince Duan.

Otherwise, Prince Duan wouldn’t have left the capital with his 200,000 Iron Cutting Army in anger. Now that the Great Wei was in trouble and needed them to retreat, he ordered them to serve the Great Wei Kingdom. Not to mention that he couldn’t open his mouth, even if he did, Prince Duan probably wouldn’t listen to him.

Just as the Emperor was in a dilemma, the commander of the Guards Legion hurriedly ran in and knelt in the middle of the hall, saying, “Report to the Emperor, Prince Duan has arrived. He has already entered the palace gate and will arrive at the Hall of Diligence very soon. May I ask if the Emperor needs to stop him?”

Everyone in the Great Wei Empire knew that Prince Duan had left the capital angrily. Now that his son-in-law was leading troops to attack the Great Wei Empire, he came to the capital at this time. His intentions were unknown, and he did not know what his intentions were. Moreover, Prince Duan had the permission of the previous Emperor to enter and exit the palace at will, so the guards did not dare to stop him without authorization.

When the Emperor heard that Prince Duan had come, he was overjoyed and said, “Bastard, Uncle Duan has the golden whip bestowed by the previous Emperor. He can enter and exit the palace at any time. Who dares to stop him? Hurry up and invite him.” Seeing that this uncle wang was still the same as Great Wei, no, Great Wei had just encountered difficulties, and he immediately entered the palace himself. From this, it seemed that it was not impossible for him to lead the troops to retreat from the enemy.

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard that Prince Duan had arrived. As long as Prince Duan was willing to step forward, the crisis of the Great Wei would be resolved. After all, the one leading the troops was his direct son-in-law

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As a result, everyone looked at the door. Just waiting for Prince Duan to appear, After about a cup of tea, Prince Duan walked in steadily with the golden whip bestowed by the previous emperor. Seeing the emperor on the dragon chair, he did not bow. He only said, “This old official greets the emperor. This old official is here today to ask the emperor on behalf of my Fu Clan ancestor. The emperor has brought the Great Wei Kingdom to such a state within three years of ascending the throne. May I ask if the emperor not be satisfied?”

Prince Duan said expressionlessly, He stared blankly at the Emperor. Waiting for his reply, he was really angry this time. He thought that the Great Wei Kingdom had gone through the constant struggles of the previous emperors and had finally managed to obtain this peaceful and prosperous era. However, it had only been three years since it had reached Fu Tianqi’s hands, yet it had actually reached such a state. Now, it had even caused people to directly hit the door of his home.

The Emperor also feels wronged. The ones leading the troops to attack Great Wei are your daughter and son-in-law. What stand do you have to teach me a lesson?

So he said impolitely, “Is Uncle Duanwang saying too much?” It must be known that the one leading the troops to attack Great Wei is your son-in-law, Crown Prince Yelan Huyan Mingshuo. When you question me, do you also want to ask your good son-in-law first? Ask him why he attacked our Great Wei Kingdom for no reason? “If Great Wei really fell into Huyan Mingshuo’s hands, how would Uncle Duanwang have the face to meet the Fu Clan’s ancestors in the future?”

Hearing this, Prince Duan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows and ask? “Has the Emperor forgotten that you imposed this son-in-law on me? When you ordered Ying Ran to go to Ye Lan to get married, did you ask this king? When you calculated Ying Ran again and again, did you ask this king’s opinion? Did you ever think that she was also a descendant of the Fu family like you?”

You’ve been trusting Shu Fei for the past few years, causing a woman to openly disturb our Great Wei Dynasty’s platform. Have you ever thought about how hard it was for the Fu Clan’s ancestor to establish this Great Wei Kingdom? Even though you knew that Shu Fei had other plans, you still doted on her again. Have you ever thought that if her plan succeeded, the country of our Great Wei would be completely subverted? “Not mentioning this matter, Prince Duan’s atmosphere became even more tense. Wasn’t Ying Ran willing to marry Yelan far away back then because he, Fu Tianqi, mother and son, forced him to?

The Emperor listened to Prince Duan’s question. He was speechless, Yes, Huyan Mingshuo will become Prince Duan’s son-in-law, It was also his own doing, He had given Ying Ran a marriage over and over again, However, Prince Duan’s face was not taken into account at all. Knowing that Imperial Concubine Shu had a plan, He pampered Imperial Concubine Shu and listened to her slander, framed loyal officials, and suppressed Prince Duan’s Mansion. Only then did he force all his relatives away. Therefore, all of this was his own doing. If he hadn’t listened to Imperial Concubine Shu’s provocation and suppressed Prince Duan and his son, he wouldn’t have provoked Fu Yingran to anger. He watched helplessly as Huyan Ming Shuo led troops to attack the Great Wei Kingdom.

Thinking of what he had done in the past few years, At this moment, the Emperor was powerless to refute, Thinking back to the current situation, Great Wei still needed Duanwang Manor’s help, Thus, the Emperor softened his tone. He said to Prince Duan, “I have indeed been confused these past few years, but Uncle Wang, as the prince of the Great Wei and the descendant of the Fu Clan, you cannot watch helplessly as the Great Wei falls, right? I am at fault. I will issue a letter of guilt to the subjects of the Great Wei in the future, but at present, I hope Uncle Duanwang can lead the troops to retreat for the sake of the innocence of the people, and let Yelan withdraw his troops first.”

Prince Duan saw that the Emperor had softened, so he could no longer be so aggressive. He immediately agreed, “This Prince will naturally go meet Crown Prince Shuo and try to preserve the Great Wei Empire. However, I hope that the Emperor can keep his promise and explain to the people of the Great Wei what he has done over the past few years.”

After saying that, he didn’t care about the Emperor’s reaction, nor did he ask him for a single soldier. He directly left the palace. Speaking of the army, in the entire Great Wei Kingdom, the only one who could compete with the Yelan army was probably the Iron Cutting Army in his hands.

The Emperor watched Prince Duan leave without saying anything. He thought to himself, as long as he could make Ye Lan withdraw his troops, he would abdicate. Why not? That way, he would be able to spend more time with the Empress. He had wronged her so much over the years. If he could remove the burden from his body, he would be able to give her a pair of people for a lifetime, and he would be able to accompany her to travel around the mountains and rivers.

Thinking of the Empress, he waved his hand weakly and said, “Let’s do this today. All of you, step down.”