Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 208

Chapter 208 Personal Expedition
That day, after Prince Jing left overnight, Fu Yingran suddenly decided to return to Ye Lan. Because she was worried that Duanmu Yuan and his wife would not be taken care of, she sent someone to halfway stop Duanmu Jing, asking him to help guard Tianshui Country for a period of time and protect Duanmu Yuan and his wife’s safety.

Originally, Fu Yingran had planned to leave Yu in Tianshui Kingdom to protect Huyan Haze, but Duanmu Jing said that Huyan Haze was staying in Tianshui Kingdom’s Imperial Palace with so many experts guarding him, so his safety shouldn’t be a problem.

On the other hand, Fu Yingran’s journey to Ye Lan’s imperial capital alone was bound to be very dangerous. Without someone to take care of him, Duanmu Jing asked Yu to follow Fu Yingran to the imperial capital, while he guarded Tianshui Country himself.

Fortunately, he had foresight. If Fu Yingran was assassinated outside the palace that day, he wouldn’t be able to escape so easily. However, apart from the forces of the Tianshui Villa, there wasn’t a single soldier that could be deployed in Tianshui Country. Although Tianshui Country had an army, they were weak and weak. Moreover, they didn’t dare to use the surrendered soldiers of Tianshui Country.

As long as Fu Yingran remembered the current situation in Tianshui Kingdom, She was extremely anxious, so she ordered Chun Tao to quickly serve her to wash up. She wanted to go to the Golden Royal Palace to discuss with the officials. At that time, Huyan Mingshuo’s Imperial Decree clearly stated that she was required to assist the Emperor and rule the six palaces. However, nothing major happened after she returned to the palace, so Fu Yingran never showed his face in front of the officials.

Now that such a big event had occurred in the Tianshui Kingdom, and the Crown Prince of the Ye Lan Kingdom had also been trapped in it, this was already a big event involving the country, so she had to go to court today.

Chun Tao also knew the seriousness of the situation. She hurriedly dressed the Empress’ robes neatly for Fu Yingran. Fu Yingran looked at himself in his glasses and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. Then, she hurriedly brought the four maids to the Golden Royal Palace.

At this moment, Huyan Mingshuo was discussing with the officials about the unification of the currency and the control of the army. Just as he was about to speak, the guards in front of the hall shouted loudly, “The Empress is here.”

Afterwards, Fu Yingran hurriedly walked in and bowed to Huyan Mingshuo, “This concubine greets the Emperor. Long live our Emperor.” Although the two of them are called each other in private and don’t need these false gifts, they are currently in the Golden Royal Palace. Facing the officials of civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, their relationship is not just a simple husband-wife relationship. There is also the principle of monarchy and subjects. There should be no lack of respect. Otherwise, where is the dignity of his emperor?

Therefore, Fu Yingran respectfully bowed to Huyan Mingshuo before saying, “Your Majesty, this concubine hastily went to court today. There is an urgent matter to discuss. I ask Your Majesty to suspend the discussion. This concubine’s matter is extremely urgent.”

Although Fu Yingran had tried her best to restrain her emotions, Huyan Mingshuo could still see her anxiety. Immediately, someone placed a chair with Phoenix Tengfei carved on it. This was prepared for her early in the morning. It had always been placed in this hall. Now, as long as she moved out, it would be fine. Then, Xiao Yizi helped her sit down and asked, “What exactly happened, Empress, speak slowly.”

It wasn’t Huyan Mingshuo’s indifference, Even though he knew that Fu Yingran was anxious, he was still deliberately putting on airs. In his heart, Fu Yingran’s reputation was more important than everything else. No matter how urgent things happened, Fu Yingran could not be neglected. Especially when facing the officials of civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty, the more he could not show his joy and anger. This was something that every high-ranking official had to adapt to.

Fortunately, Fu Yingran was originally from the royal family of the Great Wei. She understood Huyan Mingshuo’s actions, so she could only restrain her emotions as much as possible. After letting Little Yizi lead her to sit beside Huyan Mingshuo, she slowly said,

“This palace suddenly came today, interrupted the proceedings, is not this palace, but this matter is indeed not delayed, although the emperor’s family matters, but also my Ye Lan’s national affairs, so this palace will get the golden throne palace, hope that you love the qing forgive me.

It’s like this. Just now, the maids beside me received a message from the Tianshui Kingdom, saying that there are a large number of people approaching the Tianshui Kingdom. I believe that all of you also know that although the Tianshui Kingdom is not a vassal state of Ye Lan, the Crown Prince of our Ye Lan Kingdom is currently among them.

“Furthermore, he is also the emperor of the Heavenly Water Kingdom. It’s just that he lacked a ceremony to ascend the throne. However, he is still the legitimate Crown Prince of our Ye Lan Kingdom and the next generation of the monarch of our Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains of Ye Lan. At this moment, he is in danger. We in Ye Lan cannot just sit idly by. May I ask if you have any other opinions on this?”

After Fu Yingran finished speaking, he quietly looked at the officials. Although this last sentence was a question, she had already said it before. No matter how Ye Lan said it, she could not stay out of it. When Huyan Mingshuo ascended to the throne, he had personally said that Huyan Haose would be the Crown Prince after he was named Yingran. Now that the Crown Prince of Ye Lan was trapped in Tianshui Country, if Ye Lan did not send troops to help, he would definitely be criticized in the future.

However, after all the officials heard this news, everyone silently pondered in their hearts. Although Huyan Haze was the only bloodline of the current Sage, half of the Great Wei bloodline still flowed from his body.

Back then, the Emperor had made him the Crown Prince despite the opposition of all the officials. Not only did the Crown Prince not study the Dao of Governing in the palace of Ye Lan, he even ran to the Water Nation to become the emperor. This made the officials even more dissatisfied. Now that he was trapped in the Water Nation, the Empress wanted to let Ye Lan out of the siege, so the officials were even more dissatisfied.

Some even hoped that Huyan Haze would remain in Tianshui Kingdom forever, Don’t come back to Ye Lan, As for the successor of Ye Lan, although the emperor did not have any other children, the emperor was still young and there were several concubines in the harem. I believe that one day the emperor would have other children. At that time, regardless of whether it was the concubine or madam, as long as he had pure Ye Lan bloodline, he could be made the Crown Prince.

So these people are against it, Among them, the Right Virtuous King was the most prominent. Because his daughter Xiao Ya was still in the palace, She was also the only concubine other than the Empress who had accepted the Royal Jade Ultimatum, I heard that the Emperor also let her take charge of the West Palace and gave her the token to enter and exit the East Palace at will. From the looks of it, the Emperor is special to Xiao Ya. With this special feeling, I believe that one day Xiao Ya will be able to replace Fu Yingran. At that time, the Xiao Family will still be in charge of the Ye Lan Kingdom, so he doesn’t want Huyan Haze to return to Ye Lan more than anyone else.

So he stood up and said, “The queen’s words are bad, You said that the emperor of Tianshui Kingdom is the crown prince of our Ye Lan Kingdom, That’s not right, Back then, that was just a casual remark from the Emperor. “There is no imperial edict issued. He, Huyan Haoze, has not been conferred a title in person. Therefore, he is not exactly the Crown Prince of Ye Lan. He is only a prince of Ye Lan, and I, Ye Lan, am not going to be enemies with other countries for a prince. Therefore, this old official does not recommend interfering in this matter. I hope the Emperor will consider it carefully.”

After King Youxian finished speaking, he retreated to his seat and stood, He didn’t look at Huyan Mingshuo’s expression. He knew that Huyan Mingshuo was definitely angry at this moment, but he also knew that his words would definitely get the approval of the officials. As long as everyone unanimously opposed Ye Lan sending troops, Huyan Mingshuo could only stand idly by for the sake of the overall situation. After all, it was hard for anyone to offend him.

Sure enough, he had only just returned to his seat when many people stepped forward and said, “I will reconsider” and “I will also reconsider”.

However, their plans were doomed to fail, Because not only are there people in this court, There were also many confidants of Huyan Mingshuo. In their hearts, Huyan Mingshuo’s will was above all else, because most of them had followed the Emperor and Empress out of the battlefield. Therefore, in their eyes, Huyan Haze was the Empress’ eldest son, the eldest son of the Crown Prince, and was not someone other people could replace.

Mu Hai saw Fu Yingran’s efforts in the past few years the most clearly, so he stood up and said righteously, “Isn’t Prince Youxian afraid that his words will make people’s hearts go cold?” Huyan Haze was the direct descendant of the Empress’ main palace. He was the eldest son of the current Emperor. The imperial court had always established the position of the Crown Prince. No matter what, his position as Crown Prince was justified. May I ask which country could watch as their Crown Prince was trapped and remain indifferent? Doesn’t Prince Youxian feel that it’s inappropriate to say these words?

Moreover, although Tianshui Country is not a vassal state of Ye Lan, However, this is the fief that the Emperor gave to the Empress. Everyone in the army has heard about this matter. If you don’t believe me, you can investigate it. It is the fief of the Empress, so it is naturally within the protection of the Ye Lan Kingdom. Now that something big has happened in the Tianshui Kingdom, I, Ye Lan, should lend a helping hand. ”

Mu Hai had replaced his father and became the general of Ye Lan. He was also the highest authority in the Ye Lan army. Therefore, his words represented the attitude of the entire army of Ye Lan. When the people in the court saw him, they were also afraid. As soon as he said those words, they naturally received the full support of Huyan Mingshuo’s faction.

Lei Yu immediately echoed, “What the Great General said is very true. Let alone whether his position as the Crown Prince of Huyan Haze is justified, there is no doubt that he is the Emperor’s heir. How can there be a reason for his son to be trapped and for me to look at him coldly?” “I’m a rough man, I don’t understand the twists and turns. I only know that if my own son is trapped, I will save him even if his body is shattered. Even if we die together in the end, I will definitely not leave him alone.”

After he finished speaking, he swept his gaze over all the officials present. His eyes were filled with anger. He didn’t expect that there was actually such a group of beasts standing in the Ye Lan Imperial Court. Normally, when he was free, he would sharpen his head and climb up. Once something happened, he would only sacrifice others to protect himself.

Especially the Right Virtuous King. According to seniority, Huyan Haze still called him uncle. He was shameless to say such words. However, it was no wonder that he could sacrifice the happiness of his own daughter, let alone a nephew. Thus, he stared at the Right Virtuous King for a long time before turning his gaze back angrily.

On the other hand, Huyan Mingshuo, who was in the high position, looked at the two with admiration. He was extremely pleased in his heart. He immediately gave no room for others to oppose. He directly said, “Great General and Commander Lei are exactly what I thought. As a father, even his own child cannot be protected. How can I live up to the title of father?” If an emperor was unable to preserve his own territory, then what kind of face would he have in the imperial court?

I repeat, Huyan Haze is my son, a direct descendant of the Empress’ main palace, and the only Crown Prince of Ye Lan. Not only do I need to save my son, I also need to personally save him. This Jiang Mountain was fought with the lives of tens of millions of children of our Ye Lan Country, and I will fight for every inch of land.

“Send my order. Take Great General Mu Hai as the vanguard. Immediately go to the military camp and send 100,000 troops to follow me to Tianshui Country. We will definitely save the Crown Prince and protect the territorial integrity of our Ye Lan Country. In addition, during our personal expedition, all affairs in Ye Lan will be handled by the Empress. Prime Minister Lan is assisting us from the side.”