The boss is back and she doesn’t pretend to be a fake daughter anymore

With this decision, it no longer mattered to either of them what happened at the subsequent banquet.

On the roof, Cang Lu and Jian Jia sat on the roof covered with golden tiles, listening to the conversation between the two people in the house with confidence.

Jianjia casually teased the little phoenix that had grown to the length of her arm and asked Canglu,

"Why do humans always like to use some rituals to prove that they are husband and wife?"

Without a ceremony, can they still be husband and wife?

Hearing this, Cang Lu looked at her for a long while, then looked away and said,

"Because the relationship between husband and wife is also a contract. They use heaven and earth as witnesses, not only to tell the world that they are married, but also to tell their significant other that they will stay together for the rest of their lives and never change."

Cang Lu's voice was neither slow nor fast, just as solemn and dignified as always.

Upon hearing this, Jianjia tilted her head and looked at him. Then, she suddenly moved closer and asked him,

"Then should we also hold a ceremony to inform the heaven and earth that you are mine too, and this cannot be changed?"

Cang Lu: ...

Facing Jianjia's scorching gaze, Cang Lu's expression did not change, only his slightly pursed lips showed that he was not indifferent.

Jianjia just stared at him like that for a long while, without getting any reply from him. She was about to get angry and swing her tail at him, but then she heard the breeze from the roof carrying the man's whisper straight into her ears.

He says,

"what ever."

……

I don’t know whether the ministers attending the banquet were happy or not, but Chu Beihe and Jianjia were both very happy.

But this happiness did not last long.

Although the disaster in the north has been resolved, both Cang Lu and Jiang Xuxu know in their hearts that this snow disaster in the north is not over.

Not to mention the distant past, the person who imprisoned Chu Bei's soul and tried to control Tianyuan as an emperor has not been found yet.

Although Chu Beihe ordered his men to capture the Imperial Master, the night the Imperial Master was imprisoned in the Xuantingsi prison, his entire body seemed to rot rapidly, emitting black gas, and eventually turned into a pile of rotten meat.

From this we can see that the national teacher is just a pawn in the hands of the person behind the scenes.

According to the disaster of Tianyuan that Cang Lu had foreseen, this person was the most critical "man-made disaster".

Furthermore, the real disaster of Tianyuan will not be easily overcome because of their so-called offering sacrifices to heaven and controlling public sentiment.

What's more, the end of the snowstorm confirmed one thing for them -

The snowstorm in the north is not the end, but a warning before the beginning.

*

In the 143rd year of Tianyuan, just after the snow season and when spring was about to revive, the Xuanting Division suddenly sent several reports in succession, stating that strange beasts had appeared simultaneously in various places in Tianyuan in recent days.

Akainu in the North, Fuqi in the South, Zhuyan in the West, and Qinhua in the East.

These four are all monsters recorded in ancient times, and no matter where they were born or what they look like, they all have one thing in common.

"If you see it, there will be a large army."

Cang Lu said,

"The strange beasts from all four directions have appeared at the same time. There will definitely be war and disaster in Tianyuan next."

Shortly after Cang Lu finished saying this, the four neighboring countries adjacent to Tianyuan suddenly launched an attack on Tianyuan at the same time.

The four countries came with great force, as if they had agreed not to give Tianyuan any chance to react.

The imperial court had just recovered from a natural disaster and had not yet fully recovered when war broke out in all directions. Many people could only sigh,

"Heaven wants to destroy our Tianyuan Dynasty!"

Chu Beihe was acting as the emperor, so it was impossible for him to allow such a thing to happen.

An order was immediately issued to mobilize the entire country to destroy the foreign enemies.

The defenders on all sides received the order and began to act quickly.

Although Chu Beihe reacted very quickly, the northern border had just experienced a snowstorm, and both the people and the frontier troops had not yet recovered. They were simply unable to compete with the aggressive foreign enemy.

The border troops were losing ground, and the northern defense line was retreating again and again.

In order to stabilize the morale of the troops, Chu Beihe made a decision that no one expected.

He wants to lead the army in person.

Now that they have already knocked on the door, he will go there himself and beat those people back.

At this point, regardless of whether this is a disaster for Tianyuan or not, since he is here and in this position, he has the responsibility to be responsible for the people of Tianyuan.

Chu Bei had no sons or brothers, and there was not even someone in the court to act as regent. As soon as Chu Beihe made this decision, it was met with opposition from all the court officials.

Facing the court officials' desperate pleas, Chu Beihe remained unmoved and said,

"My decision has been made."

As he spoke, he looked at the leading Yuan Xiang and said,

"During my personal campaign, Prime Minister Yuan will supervise the country on my behalf."

Even Yuan Xiang himself could not have expected that His Majesty would choose him to be the regent.

After all, he had conspired with the imperial teacher to have the emperor and empress offer sacrifices to heaven.

However, although Your Majesty dealt with the Imperial Master, he did not take him down as well due to insufficient evidence.

But in the minds of Prime Minister Yuan and many court officials, His Majesty had already sentenced him, the Prime Minister, to death.

So when you suddenly heard these words, you can't hide the surprise in your eyes.

After a moment, he quickly suppressed his surprise. Facing the determination in the emperor's eyes, Yuan Xiang's slightly wrinkled face turned serious. After a long while, he took a step forward.

"If Your Majesty is determined to go, at least... please leave a successor behind. The country cannot be without a ruler for a day!"

Yuan Xiang has always had his own selfish desires, but he knows in his heart that his selfish desires will only exist as long as the Tianyuan Dynasty exists.

If the Tianyuan Kingdom perishes, he will perish with it.

Now that Your Majesty is willing to hand over the affairs of state to him, if there is a successor, he will do his utmost to protect him.

Even though the child was not from his daughter's womb.

Everyone knew that this was a decision made out of necessity. If anything unexpected happened during His Majesty's trip, at least the Tianyuan bloodline must be preserved.

Chu Beihe did not doubt Yuan Xiang's purpose, but he could not agree to this request.

Amid the endless arguing of the court officials, Jiang Xuxu's clear and powerful voice came.

"Your Majesty has no heirs. This trip is Tianyuan's last stand."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jiang Xuxu's figure slowly walking into the hall.

Everyone recognized that it was the Queen's voice, but the expected graceful and dignified Queen's figure was not seen.

To everyone's eyes, the woman who walked into the main hall step by step was wearing silver armor and looked heroic. Although she was still the young empress, she seemed completely different.

Chu Beihe just watched her wearing silver armor and stepping inside, her black eyes filled with surging storms.

Deep down he wanted to object, but he knew that she, like him, had made up her mind and no one could change it.

When Yuan Xiang saw Jiang Xuxu's outfit, he was also surprised.

"My Lady, are you... going to accompany His Majesty on the expedition?"

As soon as he said this, his face darkened and he subconsciously scolded, "Nonsense!"

As the empress, how could you act so recklessly?

Fighting is no joke, so how can we let her join the army?

Just listen to Jiang Xuxu,

"I do intend to lead the expedition myself, but not with Your Majesty."

Jiang Xuxu raised his eyes and looked directly at Chu Beihe who was sitting on the table, his eyebrows were clear and resolute.

"Your Majesty, please guard the northern border. I will go to the west. I will guard Tianyuan with your Majesty."