The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

Hua Wu Ke almost dropped his chopsticks when he heard this.

What's wrong with this fourth prince? I haven't offended him, have I?

Hua Wujing next to her gave Hua Wuke a look, signaling her not to act rashly and let Ye Buhuo and his father handle the matter.

Hua Rongyu straightened her robe, stood up and saluted Bei Su:

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. However, my daughter has already made an engagement with Prince An and will be married soon. I really cannot take on this important responsibility."

Bei Su certainly knew that the two were engaged.

"But I heard that Prince An and Miss Hua are not very compatible, so there is no need to force them together. In exchange, the Northern Kingdom is willing to choose a suitable woman to marry Prince An."

There is only Hua Wuke in Ye Buhuo's heart, and he doesn't care about any woman in the North who is a good match for him.

Ye Buhuo was full of energy and did not suppress his anger at all.

"So, the Northern Kingdom has been defeated in the war and yet still dares to come and snatch my princess?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.

The ministers whispered to each other, thinking that Ye Buhuo was too inappropriate in the situation. What if he really angered the Northern Kingdom and turned against the Ye Kingdom and started fighting again?

Everyone in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion heard these words that secretly accused Ye Buhuo.

However, neither Hua Wuke's siblings nor Hua Rongyu thought that there was anything wrong with Ye Buhuo's action.

Hua Wujing looked at his future brother-in-law with satisfaction. He thought that he should be so courageous and responsible to be qualified to marry the daughter of the Hua family. Otherwise, if he didn't dare to say a word when others came to his doorstep to snatch the girl away, how could he be a real man?

Although Hua Rongyu is a relatively tolerant and considerate person, it does not mean that he is weak. Seeing that the northerner had set his sights on Hua Wuke, he was very satisfied that his future son-in-law dared to stand up and challenge him.

Not to mention Hua Wu Ke, who inexplicably showed up and wanted to marry the fourth prince of the Northern Kingdom as his consort. As the daughter of an official, it was difficult for her to refuse in front of the civil and military officials and the emperor, so of course Ye Buhuo had to be the one to speak up.

Ye Lanfeng saw that the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat tense, so he came out to smooth things over and said:

"Okay, eighth brother, no one is going to snatch your Princess An away from you."

Although Ye Lanfeng didn't want to see the Hua family army and the Xuantie army become relatives, he was not stupid enough to marry Hua Wu Ke to the ambitious Northern Kingdom as the Fourth Emperor's concubine.

If Hua Wu Ke really married him, and if the Northern Kingdom invaded again in the future, the Hua family army guarding the Beimo Pass would all roll up their quilts and defect to the Northern Kingdom. Would he still be able to sit securely on the throne of the Ye Kingdom?

"There are many noble ladies in my Great Ye Kingdom who are both talented and beautiful. The Fourth Prince can take his time to consider the candidate for the marriage and there is no need to rush to a conclusion."

Bei Su and Meng Shi heard that Ye Lanfeng refused to arrange a marriage for him with Hua Wu Ke. They looked at each other, did not insist, and sat down tactfully.

After sitting down, Bei Su still didn't give up and glanced at Hua Wuke from time to time.

This was not the first time he had seen Hua Wu Ke.

Previously, the Northern Kingdom and the Western Kingdom formed an alliance, and Bei Su went to the Western Kingdom's battlefield on behalf of the Northern Kingdom to fight together with them.

Then in Yuecheng, he saw Hua Wu Ke calmly fighting the enemy on the city wall.

Unexpectedly, a woman appeared on the city wall, Bei Su asked the soldiers around him.

"Who is that woman?"

The Western Kingdom came prepared and had already found out everything about the Black Iron Army and the Hua Family Army.

"That is Hua Rongyu's daughter Hua Wuke, who is engaged to Ye Buhuo."

When Bei Su heard that the woman was already engaged, he felt an uncontrollable sense of loss.

But then I heard the soldier continue to say:

"But according to the messages, Hua Wu Ke seems to be dissatisfied with this marriage and has called off the engagement several times."

The loss disappeared with these words, but Bei Su sighed again.

It's a pity that the two of them, one as a descendant of a military family of the Ye Kingdom and the other as a prince of the Northern Kingdom, were destined to have no intersection.

Later, the Northern Emperor mentioned that he would send people to negotiate peace and marriage with the Ye Kingdom. Bei Su immediately recalled the stunning glimpse he had seen in Yuecheng at that time.

The sky was dark, the war was raging, and everything around was gloomy. Only Hua Wu Ke's blue-white dress was fluttering.

He couldn't hold back the inexplicable affection in his heart, so he volunteered to come to Ye Country.

He thought that he would be able to bring back the woman he had been thinking about on this trip, but he didn't expect that she never even looked at him directly. Instead, she kept looking at Ye Buhuo from time to time, with an obvious smile in her eyes.

But he was not in a hurry. He would stay in Ye Country for a while this time, and he was confident that he could win her heart.

After the banquet was over, everyone dispersed.

Ye Chuji was called by the queen to her own bedroom.

"Prince, I heard rumors in the court that the Privy Council is going to select new people again. What arrangements do you have, Prince?"

The Privy Council is in charge of the Ye Kingdom’s military secrets and is also responsible for border defense.

Before this, Ye Chuji and the Sixth Prince Ye Jinan had always wanted their father to give them the position of Privy Councilor.

Unfortunately, Ye Lanfeng did not think that his two sons were capable of taking on this important task, so he did not use any of them. Instead, he chose a capable and independent minister who had no ties to any faction to take charge of the Privy Council.

Now that he has finally waited for an opportunity to place his own people in the Privy Council, Ye Chuji will of course seize it.

"I have a few retainers that I think are capable of taking on this important task, and I am ready to recommend them to the Emperor."

The Queen gave him a disapproving look.

"How can the prince personally speak to recommend his own people?"

In the past, there were ministers who recommended their own students and followers to enter the officialdom. Ye Chuji did not think there was anything wrong with his action.

"Prince, have you forgotten why the Emperor didn't hand over the Privy Council to you or Ye Jin'an? He said he was afraid that you wouldn't be able to do the job, but in fact, he was afraid that you would stretch your hands too far and hold too many bargaining chips, which would affect his position!"

Ye Chuji was awakened.

"So, who do you think should be entrusted with this matter?"

The queen raised her lips.

"Isn't there a Hua Jingqian beside the prince? Didn't Hua Fuying marry Wu Ze?"

The appointment and removal of officials in the Ministry of Personnel would be a sure thing if Wu Ze's father, who was the Minister of Rites, and the Wu father and son were to handle it.

Ye Buhuo understood the Queen's intention, and after leaving Kunning Palace, he sent someone to find Hua Jingqian, asking Hua Jingqian and Hua Fuying to make sure the matter was handled well.

After receiving the news from Hua Jingqian, Hua Fuying went back to the Hua Mansion specifically for this matter.

This time, she came back to find Lin Siyu.

Lin Siyu had just returned from Sun Ruhui's yard. The white bone poison had not been detoxified yet, and she had been in a very irritable mood recently, with even a hint of impatience in her eyes.

Lin Siyu glanced at Hua Fuying and signaled her to speak up if she had anything to say.

Hua Fuying took out the list Hua Jingqian gave her from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Siyu.

"Aunt, Ye Chuji wants to use Wu Ze and his son to place his people in the Privy Council."