The Empire and the Kingdom

When Xue Yi understood the meaning of Wang's words, she looked at her own mother with disbelief. Now she seriously doubted whether she was born of Wang's. How could she be as stupid and bad as her second sister Xue Zhi?It seems that Xue Zhi and Wang are really mother and daughter, they are the same.

"Mother, how could you have such an idea? How dare you have such an idea?" Xue Yi wasn't even angry anymore, she wanted to know what was going on in Wang's mind.

Wang curled her lips, "I know it's wrong to do this, but think about your second sister, she is a rich lady, and now she is sent out, I don't know how much hardship she will suffer. Your father always said that he would find a good marriage for her, so There has been no movement for a long time, and now the situation in the capital is so chaotic, I dare not rush him, I am a woman, what can I do?" Wang is also wronged, she often goes back to her natal home recently, seeing her niece Wang Runing being implicated by the Cheng family, Now that the child is born, Wang Runing is desperately unwilling to go back to Cheng's house, and doesn't want to be a village woman.

The Wang family felt sorry for their daughter and wrote a letter to the Cheng family, hoping that Wang Runing and Cheng Haobo could reconcile.The Cheng family agreed that the two should separate, but they couldn't and they wanted to divorce their wives.The Wang family couldn't accept this, so the Cheng family didn't talk about it, saying that they could either send the child back and get the divorce letter, and the two families would have nothing to do with each other from now on, or send Wang Runing to the countryside to reunite with the Cheng family as soon as possible.

If she hadn't proposed reconciliation, Wang Runing would still have a way out. Now that it's all said and done, what good will she get when she returns to Cheng's house?So she refused to go back even if she died, preferring to be divorced.

The Wang family had no choice but to accept the Cheng family's conditions and send someone to send the newborn child in exchange for a divorce letter.Although this matter was not good-looking at first, the result was acceptable in the end.But Wang Runing just gave birth to a child, how could she be willing?After the child was sent away, she washed her face with tears every day, called the child day and night, lost weight round after round, and begged the parents to bring the child back.This time, Wang Runing's obedient parents disagreed.When the matter came to this point, the Wang family had already made a huge concession, and if they backtracked, wouldn't the Cheng family laugh to death?

If Wang Runing didn't return the child, she would be a bit abnormal, so the Wang family had to lock her in their yard and not allow her to come out and run around.

Every time Wang goes back to her natal home and sees Wang Runing like this, she thinks of her daughter Xue Zhi, who is also a mother. She understands Wang Runing's suffering, but it is a pity that if Wang Runing does not return her child, she will not be able to save her child.

"Mother, I don't care what you think. You must tell your father honestly about this matter now, and don't play tricks. Have you never seen the eldest sister and the second sister? What does it mean to marry Miss Xue's family? Mother, let me tell you something." Don't worry too much, the eldest sister is a concubine's daughter, and the second sister is a concubine's daughter. They look similar in our house. That's because my father is enlightened. Outside, you don't know how big the gap is between the concubine and the concubine. Don't say it. It is impossible to succeed at all, but it is successful. The second sister married into the county prince's mansion. Wouldn't the county prince's mansion find out? Will he swallow his anger if he finds out?" Xue Yi didn't want to say this at first, but she thought it was a waste of time, Wang's might not I can hear it.But now she felt that it was impossible not to say anything, otherwise Wang would really get into a catastrophe.

Wang didn't speak for a long while, just looked at the pile of presents, "Why is it possible for the eldest lady, but not for my Zhi'er?"

"Mother, don't worry about the second sister's matter, things will turn around slowly." Xue Yi felt tired. Xue Zhi committed suicide by herself, so it's good to learn a lesson, otherwise she will make even bigger troubles in the future. Bigger loss.

After all, Mrs. Wang listened to Xue Yi's persuasion and told Xue Xiang all about the matchmaker's visit.

Xue Xiang refused after hearing this, and asked Wang to return the gift the next day.

"Why? Master, the concubine is a good candidate to be the son of the county prince. The prince of Changning County is a good match for our family." Wang is actually secretly happy, even if she can't save Xue Zhi, seeing that Xue Ying can't make it into this family She is also happy about the marriage.

"You have two daughters who are about to get married, don't you ask about the reputation of these young people when you go out?" Xue Xiang frowned, "What kind of reputation is Meng Shiyang? Son-in-law? How do you ask Ruoer and Yier to discuss marriage?"

Mrs. Wang was secretly shocked when she heard this, but luckily she didn't do something stupid.Even if the son of the county prince is so stubborn, she doesn't want Xue Zhi to marry him.

"Yes, I will send the gift back tomorrow." Wang Shi left.

Xue Xiang felt that something was wrong.Xue Ying has been imprisoned for so long, why did the Prince of Changning County think of proposing marriage? Could it be because the Seventh Prince died just now?But shouldn't this be more to stay away from Xue Ying?At least you have to wait for a while to come to propose marriage, how can you be so anxious?Could it be because he helped Feng Jingsu recently?But even thinking about it is unlikely.The king of Changning County understands his sensitive identity, so he indulges in sensuality and has not heard about political affairs for a long time. There is no need to win him over at such a sensitive moment.

Thinking of this, he called Mother Chen and asked about the situation in the backyard.Mother Chen said that everything is normal in the backyard.

Xue Xiang felt that he had overreacted, maybe it was just that the county prince's mansion suddenly wanted to discuss marriage with the eldest son, and he just wanted to come here to try his luck.

The next day, Wang asked a matchmaker to return the gift, and the matchmaker rushed to find Princess Zhao.When Mrs. Zhao heard that she was rejected, she couldn't react. "It's obvious that her family is at a disadvantage. My family is willing to marry, but her family is not willing to marry? What's the reason for this? Is Miss Xue still thinking of marrying someone else?" She really wanted to marry her. I can't even figure it out.

The woman did not agree to this kind of thing, so Changning County King had no choice but to give up for the time being.Every time he saw Xue Xiang in the morning, he wanted to ask about this matter, but he couldn't open his mouth when the words came to his lips, so he dragged on day by day, and a month passed by.

During this time, An Guogong's family had already arrived at the border.The [-] troops had just assembled, and the order that An Guogong received was that soldiers are precious and swift.So after spending three days familiarizing himself with the equipment in the army, he divided the army into five parts.I took one copy with me, and gave the remaining four copies to my three sons and one daughter.

This is the first time that Guan Xuejing has so many people in her hands. She is the vanguard officer this time, and the 2 people assigned to her are all elites.Because this war is actually a bluff, 2 people are enough.So all the elites were given to her, and the rest were selected by An Guogong to guard the border. Those who were assigned to the three brothers of the Guan family could only be crooked.

Out of 10 people, [-] were barely selected, and Duke An lamented the source of soldiers at the border.Fortunately, this time it was a fake war. If it was a real war, would this group of soldiers really be able to resist Anguo's invasion?

A veteran like An Guogong came out and discovered many problems in the local army.He didn't rush to rectify, but let the adjutant take the army out to practice physical fitness every day.After running around the mountain, the soldiers' tongues almost fell to the ground when they came out.

After resting for a few days, the family deduced on the sand table how to threaten people more effectively.In the end, the second brother of the Guan family, Guan Kuang, came up with a bad idea, and put a letter by the bedside of the general guarding the other side. Wouldn't that be enough of a threat?

Guan Xuejing nodded, "That makes sense." Then she raised her head and asked, "So you want me to go, right?"

The three sons of the Guan family nodded in unison.

Guan Xuejing looked at An Guogong, "Father, are they my brothers?"

An Guogong took a while to twist his beard and said: "General Luocha back then..."

Guan Xuejing stopped doing it as soon as she heard it, "Father, you made a mistake. Master Jiang's apprentice is a princess, and my master plays chess." Guan Xuejing's eyes were tearful, he is also Fei Yejin's disciple, how do you hear it? Why is it that his master is so not mighty and domineering?Master Jiang is so unscrupulous, how could even his own father know the prestige of the year?How famous was Master Jiang back then?

"So you can't do it?" An Guogong asked.

"Yes." Guan Xuejing cried, "You are really my own father, I have never seen someone who loves to let his daughter take risks."

The third son of the Guan family didn't dare to be happy either.This is the education method of the Guan family. The three sons were all thrown into the battlefield early, and they survived by fighting and bleeding.This time it was finally Guan Xuejing's turn.

"It was my father who gave you the chance, otherwise how long would it take you to become a talent? Don't look at how many people you are in command of the garrison in the capital? What big things can happen in the capital? A real general has to go to the border to practice." OK." An Guogong's eyes were deep, "This is your real battlefield."

Guan Xuejing's blood was boiling with enthusiasm, and she went out with her chest up and her head up.Guan Chong, the eldest son of Guan, said with a smile, "Father, it's not kind of you to bully my little sister like this."

"She just needs this kind of encouragement. Otherwise, if she doesn't fight this time, she will say it's boring." The father can manage hundreds of thousands of troops well. Isn't it easy to deal with his not-so-bright daughter?

That night, Guan Xuejing sneaked into Tao Ziguan, the border between Anguo and Yunguo, with the letter written by An Guogong.Guard Tao Ziguan woke up early the next morning and saw a letter next to his pillow. He was shocked and asked the soldiers standing guard at the gate. Everyone said there was nothing unusual.He quickly read the letter, it was written by An Guogong, and he was even more frightened out of his wits.It doesn't matter what the other party wrote, the important thing is that the other party can put the letter by his pillow without anyone noticing. Doesn't this mean that if you want to kill him, you will also be unaware?The guard felt the cold on his neck, which was not very comfortable.

In the early morning, Guan's family had breakfast, and Guan Xuejing's appearance attracted the attention of his father and brother. "Little sister, did you really go last night?" Guan Lin, the third son of the Guan family, asked.

"Go." Guan Xuejing opened her mouth and bit off half of the bun.She had to jump over the wall at night, she was already hungry.

"Come back so soon?" Guan Rin knew that it was not early when Guan Xuejing went out yesterday.

"It's just sending a letter. I even fell asleep after I came back." Guan Xuejing snorted and sipped the porridge, not taking it seriously at all.

The three sons of the Guan family glanced at each other, and then all raised their heads to look at An Guogong.An Guogong was also eating calmly, but his eyes were full of smiles.

You know, Guan Xuejing has never been to Tao Ziguan, so she doesn't know all the layout inside.It is not an easy task to find the garrison of the defenders in the city of Nuoda, and to find out exactly where the generals of the defenders live in the dark night.

From this point of view, Guan Xuejing is just lazy, not really unintelligent.

"Father, what are we going to do next?" After eating the buns, Guan Xuejing took another bowl of small chaos and began to eat.

The third son of the Guan family hurriedly checked to see if there were any outsiders in the house. The younger sister was so good at eating that she would not be able to get married.

"Let's wait for the other side's guard to report our intentions to the emperor and see if they are willing to reconcile." This is also the first time Duke An has fought this kind of battle. Kung fu is beyond fighting.

In the capital, the sudden appearance of the emperor in the early dynasty surprised all the ministers.It's just that the court is solemn, and it's not the time for them to ask for warmth.The emperor promulgated a decree and named Feng Jingsu as the empress dowager.

The officials were not too surprised by this decree. After all, what Feng Jingsu did during this period was what the emperor did, and it is not surprising that he became the successor.But before, all the ministers thought that Feng Jingsu was seizing power. Now that there is an imperial edict, all of Feng Jingsu's previous actions can be legalized.Those elders in the clan who had been refusing to recognize Feng Jingsu were slapped in the face so painfully.

After the early court, all the members of the royal family crowded into the Qinzheng Hall, wanting to talk to the emperor about Feng Jingsu's recent actions.As a result, they entered the Hall of Qinzheng and found Feng Jingsu sitting inside, they were all stunned.

"Yun Yi, where is Your Majesty?" an old man asked.

"Father hasn't recovered yet, he is recuperating." Feng Jingsu said slowly.

"Where is Your Majesty?" Several people asked in unison.

Feng Jingsu shook her head, "During my father's convalescence, I don't see outsiders."

"We are all relatives of the emperor, why are we outsiders?" The old man who spoke earlier pointed to Feng Jingsu and said, "Yun Yi, you are a wolf with ambition, His Majesty must have been coerced by you to issue that imperial decree, we need to see His Majesty and confirm Is the imperial decree voluntary by His Majesty?"

There are also a few old people around who agree, this group of people is relying on their age and seniority, and no one will dare to do anything to them if they get into trouble, so they deliberately stand out.

Feng Jingsu finally put down the pen in her hand and leaned back on the chair. "You uncles are still not satisfied with me being the heir apparent? Then who are you satisfied with?"

"You are a woman, you cannot be an emperor!" An old man shouted loudly.

"What's wrong with women? Why can't women be emperors? It's not that there are no women as emperors in all countries, and no female emperor will bring disaster to the country and the people, but every dynasty dies at the hands of men."

"Yun Kingdom doesn't have such rules!" Someone shouted.

"Rules are made by people. If the ancestors of the Feng family didn't work hard, there would be no Yunguo." Some people wanted to talk, but Feng Jingsu didn't want to listen. "You just don't want me to be the crown prince, but why should I listen to you? Calling you uncles and brothers, you really think of yourself as someone."

All the royal relatives gasped in unison, Feng Jingsu really turned his back when he said it, and didn't show any affection at all.

"You unworthy descendant..." An old man trembled with anger.

"Uncle, what kind of person am I? You are not qualified to comment. Only historians of later generations are qualified." Feng Jingsu sneered, "Listen up, everyone. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, I am the crown prince. No one agrees or disagrees." Don't care, if you have the ability, you will turn against it, and if you have no ability, go home and be your relatives of the emperor, and then come to the palace to make trouble, don't blame me for not thinking of family ties." After the last word, the teacup in front of Feng Jingsu suddenly froze. , the tea that was steaming just now has turned into an ice cube.

Everyone took a step back, and seeing Feng Jingsu slowly raised her eyes to look at them, everyone found that this Feng Jingsu was really too thorny.They had no choice but to sneak out of the palace in desperation.

Qinzheng Palace returned to peace and quiet, and soon, a small head appeared at the door, staring inside with big eyes.

"Who asked you to come?" Feng Jingsu questioned, with a smile already spreading from the bottom of her eyes.

Xue Ai came in and quickly threw herself into Feng Jingsu's arms, "The imperial decree is issued today, I don't worry about you." She had come a long time ago, but she couldn't come in because of the presence of the royal family, but she was not an honest person. Hear it from under the window.

"A group of people who can't do anything but rely on their bloodlines to pamper me, now they come to make trouble for me, I really think I'm easy to bully." Feng Jingsu was also angry.

"Don't be angry." Xue Ai hurriedly followed suit. "You are so tough, of course they don't want you to be the emperor. If you become the emperor, their life will be even more difficult." Xue Ai can see this clearly. This group of people don't care who becomes the emperor, as long as they can be guaranteed The royal power and wealth will do.But Feng Jingsu is just a princess, so she doesn't buy it. When they become emperors, they will definitely have no good fruit to eat.Everything is determined by interests.

"Actually, they worry too much. As long as they are honest and don't cause trouble, it's okay to continue to support them with money." Feng Jingsu kissed Xue Ai's little ear, which made Xue Ai hide away.

"Since you think so, let them know." Xue Ai smiled, "Sister Su, leave this matter to me, okay?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was hit on the buttocks.

"You want to come out to do something again. No, I'm not in good health yet. I will deal with this matter." Feng Jingsu is not fooled.

Xue Ai pouted, "Why do you always spank people?" She also wants to save face, right?

Feng Jingsu said something in her ear, Xue Ai's face was red, even his neck was red. "Sister Su is good or bad!"

"It's also because of you." Feng Jingsu nodded her lips, "You horny little fox."

Xue Ai opened her mouth to hold Feng Jingsu's index finger, and licked it with the tip of her tongue, and Feng Jingsu's eyes became extremely dark.

"Don't mess around, you're not well yet." Feng Jingsu controlled her hand that was about to move, and said the warning without any momentum.