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"Yes. Grandfather, the battles for succession have always been extremely fierce, and the battle for succession in Daliang is more intense than that in our Northern Jin."

"The previous emperor of Daliang had nine sons, and now only the current emperor of Daliang, Gu Xingcheng, the prince of Chen, Gu Xingyuan, and the ninth prince, Gu Xingyan, are alive."

Old Master Zhu nodded: "This Ninth Prince of Daliang is a gentleman. Although he was drugged, he did not force you."

Li Shuangwan smiled sweetly: "Yes, he is very good."

"So, you took advantage of the fire at Bishuiquan Villa to go to Daliang and became the adopted daughter of Duke Shu's Mansion. Now you are the Princess Ning'an of Daliang. Was that also arranged by His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince?"

"Yep."

Zhu Rongshu blinked her eyes and said, "Grandfather, if you say that my cousin became the adopted daughter of Duke Shu's mansion, it is because of the Ninth Prince's contribution, but my cousin was given the title of Princess Ning'an by herself through her meritorious service on the battlefield."

Mr. Zhu chuckled: "That's right, my Wanwan, no, Yanyan is a female general."

"Grandfather, this matter..."

"Don't worry, your grandmother, I, and the other two know the limits, and no one will tell anyone."

"Yes." Zhu Mengqing and Zhu Rongshu said in unison.

When Mrs. Zhu heard this, tears streamed down her cheeks: "Yanyan, it's not easy. You have done so much in the past six months, and your grandfather and I have not been able to help at all."

"Mom, you and Dad, as long as you two are in good health, that's all."

"I have to thank the Ninth Prince of Daliang very much."

Li Huaiying and Zhu Anhe looked at each other.

Zhu Anhe said: "Dad, Mom, the Ninth Prince wants to marry Yanyan as the Ninth Prince's Consort of Daliang."

Although Gu Xingyan has not found a chance to tell the couple yet, they know that this is a matter of time.

When Zhu Qingmeng heard this, he was shocked and looked towards Li Shuangwan. He saw a smile on his cousin's face. That smile was like the warm sun in winter, illuminating the entire study.

My heart felt as if someone was pulling it, and I quickly lowered my head again.

So even if his cousin is now free, he still doesn't have any chance at all?

He smiled bitterly. He had no strengths. Apart from being a scholar, he was good for nothing. How could he protect his cousin Yan at all?

He is simply not worthy of such a cousin.

He also went to see it on the day when the Daliang delegation arrived in Beijing.

The Ninth Prince of Daliang is such an outstanding man, and he is the only one in this world who is worthy of Cousin Yan.

Madam Zhu nodded: "Although I have never met His Highness the Ninth Prince, I know he is a good boy from his love for Yanyan and the things he has done for her. He and our Yanyan are a perfect match made in heaven."

"I agree to this marriage. Old man, please say something."

Mr. Zhu was not as optimistic as Mrs. Zhu.

"Yanyan is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and Huaiying commands a large number of troops. It is not easy to marry his daughter to a prince of another country. It is not something that we can decide by discussing it here."

Although no one said anything, they all knew it in their hearts. Unless Emperor Jingzhang personally issued an edict to allow Yanyan to marry in Daliang,

Otherwise, if the Ling family becomes suspicious, then your Zhenguo Mansion will be suspected of collaborating with the enemy, even though Yanyan grew up in Daliang.

Who can prove that Huaiying and his daughter were not entrusted to Duke Shu of Daliang on the day Yanyan was born?

Rumors can melt gold.

Mr. Zhu asked, "When will the Daliang delegation leave for home?"

Li Shuangwan shook his head: "It hasn't been decided yet, it will probably take another month or two."

"The foreign delegation has been in Northern Jin for a long time. The emperor and the crown prince will inevitably have some thoughts. The Ninth Prince of Daliang must think of a good excuse."

"Yes, he has made all the arrangements." They had already discussed it on the way here.

A country's diplomatic delegation can stay in another country for a maximum of one month. If it stays for too long, it is inevitable that the royal family will have some thoughts.

But it would take at least two or three months to deal with the affairs of Northern Jin.

Just as they were feeling relieved, Li Shuangwan said something shocking: "Grandfather, have you ever considered resigning?"

Mr. Zhu paused and sat up quickly: "Yan Yan, you mean..."

Before Li Shuangwan could speak, Old Madam Zhu said, "Grandmother supports Yanyan in this matter. Your grandfather is old, and he has not been as strong as before in the past two years. I asked him to resign, but he couldn't let go of the pile of things in the government office."

In his previous life, his grandfather died a miserable death, and his grandmother also passed away two days later. In this life, Li Shuangwan felt that his grandparents should enjoy their retirement and not work for such a court.

Li Yuanqiao suddenly said, "My grandmother's family was a royal merchant, and my second uncle has been doing business abroad and has a lot of money. My grandfather is also a second-rank Dali Temple official. My father and I have 300,000 Li family soldiers under our command. To the royal family, we are a knife hanging over their heads."

Li Shuangwan looked at his brother in surprise. He didn't expect his brother to say such words.

"Sister, you don't have to look at me like that. I thought about what you said yesterday for a long time after I went back. Although it's not possible to hand over the military power immediately, it can be done step by step."

Old Master Zhu looked at his granddaughter, grandson, daughter and son-in-law, and nodded: "Okay, I will write to the prince tomorrow."

After resolving this matter, Li Shuangwan finally put his mind at ease.

Looking at Zhu Qingmeng: "Cousin."

Zhu Qingmeng looked up quickly: "Cousin, cousin."

He had just been listening to their conversation and realized how huge the gap was between himself and his cousin.

Li Shuangwan showed him a bright smile: "Cousin, I promised you that I would see you pass the imperial examination. I didn't break my promise."

Zhu Qingmeng smiled: "I won't let my cousin down."

My eldest uncle was an official in another government department. After my grandfather resigned, even if my eldest cousin won the top spot in the imperial examination, he would only be admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a seventh-rank editor.

Their people can retreat, but they cannot retreat to the point where they are completely unable to protect themselves and can be slaughtered at will.

My eldest uncle and eldest cousin are the backers of the Zhu family.

"Big cousin, is Xiao Shunzi still serving you?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

This time Li Shuangwan didn't want to hide it from him anymore: "Replace him."

"What's wrong? Xiao Shunzi is a smart man and can serve your cousin well." Old Lady Zhu also said.

"Yes, he grew up with me. With him serving me, I have less worries. Cousin, why do you say that?"

"We can find out by sending someone to search his house."

Mr. Zhu immediately called the housekeeper and asked him to lead Xiaoshun away first, and then search his room.

In just a short while, the housekeeper found three hundred taels of silver and a packet of medicine powder in Xiaoshun's room.

Xiao Shun was forced to kneel in front of several people.

Zhu Qingmeng couldn't hide his disappointment and anger: "Xiao Shun, tell me, what is this!"

Xiao Shun was held by two guards, one on each side, but he was still unwilling to give in: "Master, what are you talking about? I have served you for more than ten years, and you still don't trust me?"

"Well, then tell me, where did these three hundred taels of silver come from?"