God of War dad's glorious life

Chapter 291 Royal Family Secret
In the early winter of the Great Xia Dynasty, in the courtyard.

At noon, the sun above the head was scorching hot, and the entire ground illuminated was golden yellow, as if covered with a layer of gold powder, shining brightly in the sun.

The trees in the courtyard are lush and green, the flowers and plants are fragrant, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.

"Huhuhu..."

Yang Mulan practiced her spear in the distance, a silver spear danced, the shadow of the spear was heavy, and it whistled, the tip of the spear pierced the air, aroused waves of air, and made an ear-piercing friction sound.

A blue dress clings to Yang Mulan's body, outlining her tall and slender figure, which exudes a charming luster in the sun.

Although the sun was shining brightly, the cold wind was blowing, which was still unbearable.

Li Zhan crossed his legs and half-lyed on the rattan chair in the courtyard, covered with the quilt that Li Qingning sent just now.

He crossed his arms and watched Yang Mulan practice his spear with great interest, enjoying the rare tranquility.

After watching for a while, Li Zhan slightly retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes, and muttered to himself with a little thought in his eyes.

"Infringe on Princess Daxia... a mistake, expelled the Li family from the capital, exile in a barren state... demoted Li Qiye as a refugee, begging forever... This is not surprising, after all, the Li family has long been ruined, and they have done such a big treason It’s what you deserve.”

"But, what I can't figure out..."

When Li Zhan said this, his eyes suddenly became cold, and the corners of his mouth curved into an incomprehensible arc.

"Mulan is the commander-in-chief of the Great Xia Dynasty and the eldest princess of the Yang family, the head of the four major clans. She has a prominent status. Even a Great Xia princess is far less important than her..."

"Even if the whole family of the Li family is beheaded, she won't fall into... being deposed from command, reduced to a commoner, and a slave forever, right?"

"This conspiracy, on the surface, is that Xia Yici wants to get rid of the Li family and take Mulan away... In fact, it should be that someone uses Xia Yici's hand to take away Mulan's position as the Marshal of the army!"

Daoist wisdom flashed in Li Zhan's eyes, and he analyzed methodically in his heart.

"Oh! Xia Yici is just an idle prince, I'm afraid he doesn't have such abilities!"

"As for Emperor Xia, will he also participate in it..."

Li Zhan squinted his eyes, showing a hint of danger in his eyes. After pondering for a while, he shook his head again, sighed softly, and murmured.

"It shouldn't be possible to be Emperor Xia. Even though Mulan has a high position and authority and commands the world's soldiers and horses, she has a pure heart, doesn't fight or grab, and is still a girl..."

"It's far from threatening his throne, and the Yang family is his strongest supporter, he can't do stupid things like killing a chicken..."

"So it can't be him, but, who could it be?"
Li Zhan muttered to himself, puzzled, then his eyes froze, as if thinking of something, he narrowed his eyes quietly.

"It's absolutely unreasonable for a prince not to return to his fief, but to stay in Jinling, the imperial capital, under the eyes of the emperor, and Emperor Xia will not allow it..."

"Unless someone is helping in secret! And someone who can control the emperor, heh..."

Thinking of this, Li Zhan suddenly smiled.

He looked at Yang Mulan who was practicing spear in the distance, thought for a while, then frowned and said: "The situation is unclear now, so we can't involve Mulan in it, but..."

As if thinking of something, Li Zhan suddenly called out to Mulan in the distance: "Mulan!"

"Ah? Qiye, are you calling me?"
Yang Mulan stopped suddenly, turned her head, looked in Li Zhan's direction, and blinked her big eyes in confusion.

"Hoo hoo hoo."
A gust of cold wind blew past, Yang Mulan's hair flew up, and her extremely beautiful face was blown into a graceful arc by the cold wind, showing a bit of pure beauty.

That delicate profile made her look aloof and heroic.

"Come on, come here, I have something to ask you!" Li Zhan waved to Yang Mulan with a smile.

Yang Mulan was taken aback when she heard the words, then threw away the silver gun in her hand, walked over, sat down next to Li Zhan, tilted her head and looked at him: "Qiye, what's the matter?"
"Mulan, who do you think Emperor Xia is?"

"Qiye, why did you suddenly ask this question?" Yang Mulan asked with some doubts.

"I'm just a little curious. Mulan is a general, so she should know more than me..."

"I took a look at Emperor Xia from a distance that day, and felt that he was very majestic, so I wondered what kind of person he was..."

Li Zhan said, scratching his head in embarrassment, but there was a mysterious light in his eyes.

"Is that so, Emperor Xia..."

Yang Mulan put her pretty face on her hand, with a look of memory flashing in her eyes, she murmured: "Even though Emperor Xia is the emperor of Great Xia, and his status is supreme, but in Mulan's eyes, he is a pitiful person!"
"Emperor Xia is a poor man? How do you say that?"
Hearing Yang Mulan's words, Li Zhan's eyes narrowed slightly, he was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked.

"I heard from my father... Emperor Xia suffered too much when he was young. He lost his father since he was a child. He has been brought up by the empress dowager..."

"The Empress Dowager is a generation of virtuous empresses. She has listened to the government behind the curtain for more than ten years, and has been managing the Great Xia Dynasty in an orderly manner until the Emperor Xia has fully grown up..."

"Have you lost your father since you were a child? That's quite pitiful..."

Li Zhan murmured softly.

As if realizing something, Li Zhan's body shook suddenly, his eyes fixed, he took a deep breath, and secretly wrote down a name... Empress Dowager!
Yang Mulan sighed slightly when she heard Li Zhan's words, a trace of regret flashed in her eyes, and continued.

"That's not all. Since Emperor Xia came to the throne, the Empress Empress gave birth several times, all of which were not smooth. The little princes died one after another, and the Empress Empress' health is getting worse and worse. And Empress Xia is so dedicated that she doesn't want to give birth. separate..."

"So until now, among the direct descendants of the Daxia royal family, there is only Rui'er, the eldest princess, and not even a little prince..."

"I heard that the queen is going to give birth again recently. I don't know if it will be successful this time. If it doesn't work, civil strife may break out in the royal family."
When Yang Mulan said this, she clasped her jade hands tightly and said with some worry.

"The prince died young?"

Li Zhan was startled when he heard Yang Mulan's words, he thought of something, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and fell silent.

The prince did not return to the fief, and the princes died one after another.

Ah!Xia Yici, what does he want to do...

Li Zhan was silent for a while. He raised his head, looked at Yang Mulan and said, "Mulan, the Xia Yi Temple should be loved by the Queen Mother, right?"

"Hmm! How did Qiye know?" Yang Mulan nodded affirmatively.
Li Zhan smiled and didn't answer.

Yang Mulan looked around, and suddenly leaned close to Li Zhan's ear, lowered her voice, and whispered, "Qiye, I'll tell you something, don't tell anyone else."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Hearing Yang Mulan's words, Li Zhan couldn't help asking curiously.

(End of this chapter)