Ch 681: Princess Yaoxiang
It seems to match. Her youngest daughter went missing when she was a teenager, and there’s been no news since. Could she have been sold to a village? But this woman’s condition is too good. I’m about the same age as her, but her face looks at least ten years younger than mine.
Madam Xu secretly felt annoyed. This woman’s luck was truly amazing. Sold and yet she managed to live so well, and the key is that her daughter has become Empress. Now look at me…
Even if she married well and her status is high, her daughter is still thinking about entering the palace as a concubine.
The Chi Family’s youngest daughter has actually become involved with the Emperor.
Madam Xu felt secretly resentful, but at this moment, she was helpless.
“Si Xiu Pavilion? Mother will go visit her later!”
Since the Emperor is not easy to approach, let’s start from somewhere else.
The Empress cannot monopolize the palace forever. If she can gain this woman’s favor, perhaps…
At this time, Li Qingluan and the others were also doing the same.
She never expected that the woman she met that day was the Empress’s mother.
If she had known, she should have…
“Your Majesty, this is the surrender document from our Xi Yao Kingdom!”
After all the song and dance performances ended, the Western Emperor stepped forward and bowed.
Eunuch Wei went to receive the surrender document and presented it to the Emperor.
The Emperor merely glanced at it with an indifferent expression: “Granted!”
“Your Majesty, you have been asking about our Xi Yao Kingdom’s treasure. To be frank, we do have a treasure, but its location is very secret, and ordinary people cannot find it!”
Hearing this, the ears of all the ministers perked up.
Treasure! That’s something many people dream of. Here, due to the famine a few years ago, the national treasury is not abundant.
Although various ministers later donated a lot of silver, it is still a little lacking.
If they could obtain the treasure of Xi Yao Kingdom, wouldn’t their national treasury be immediately filled? The Emperor and Empress would not always scheme against their little bit of silver!
Recently, these ministers have also been having headaches. The Empress has too many schemes. Her schemes are obvious, yet they have no choice but to fall for them.
Even if they wanted to complain to the Empress, they couldn’t.
How to put it? The silver that the Empress schemes to obtain is not kept by her; for example, this time, she directly turned in all the obtained silver to the national treasury.
What could these ministers say?
“Oh? Is the Western Emperor planning to turn it in?” Ouyang Zhen’s gaze was calm, his voice unhurried, as if he didn’t care about all this.
“Your Majesty, I can hand it over, but there is one condition!”
“I have a daughter, sixteen years old, a stunning beauty, exceptionally intelligent. If Your Majesty could accept my daughter, I am willing to immediately hand over the treasure!”
The ministers, who had been extremely tense, turned black in the face upon hearing this.
They didn’t expect the Western Emperor to propose such a condition!
If it were another Emperor, they would have immediately agreed. After all, such a princess, all you need to do is give her a concubine’s rank.
There are so many women in the palace, one more wouldn’t matter.
But their Emperor is different. Their Emperor has only the Empress. Since the Emperor’s ascension, these ministers have racked their brains trying to get their own daughters in, yet none have succeeded.
I wonder who gave the Western Emperor the courage to think that the Emperor would agree to this condition?
Ouyang Zhen’s face darkened. He knew the Western Emperor definitely had conditions, but he never expected this.
Isn’t this forcing someone’s hand? Is he sending a daughter? It’s a precedent…
Ouyang Zhen was certain that if he really brought that old princess into the palace, his ministers would immediately start acting.
Once this precedent is set, the Imperial Palace will definitely not be peaceful.
Ouyang Zhen’s body tensed, his fists clenched tightly.
His mind raced, thinking quickly. The Xi Yao Kingdom’s treasury, while good, wasn’t essential to him.
Given time, he and Luoxue could certainly acquire more money.
But now, the Emperor of Xi Yao Kingdom proposed this in front of so many ministers, and there’s only one requirement. For ordinary people, it’s just another woman in the family.
If he refused, those ministers wouldn’t know what to say.
Han Luoxue was also stunned, not reacting for a moment.
She never expected the Emperor of Xi Yao Kingdom to make such an absurd request.
Doesn’t she know that Ouyang Zhen only likes her?
Even if he sends his daughter to the palace, will Ouyang Zhen favor her? Even if he forces Ouyang Zhen to favor the princess with the treasure, what about the future?
Life in the palace is long and arduous. There are many ways to kill someone.
The palace has many ways to make a woman die quietly.
Han Luoxue saw that the Western Emperor’s actions were extremely unwise.
She looked in the direction of the Western Emperor and just happened to see Xi Wu Jue’s mocking smile. At this moment, Han Luoxue seemed to understand something.
Seeing the Western Emperor’s smirk, Han Luoxue couldn’t help but curse in her heart, “Truly worthy of being father and son.”
They are equally despicable and cunning.
By now, what else did she not understand? These two men were deliberate; they deliberately made this request to disgust her!
They certainly know the situation with Ouyang Zhen and that the ministers all want to put women into the palace, but the Emperor does not agree.
The reason Xi Yao Kingdom was defeated was probably because these two twisted father and son considered themselves the primary factors.
Therefore, the two of them don’t mind helping these court officials!
Even if it’s something harmful to themselves.
This simple reason is not only understood by Han Luoxue but also by Ouyang Zhen.
Even among the ministers present, many understood this.
However, they all kept their mouths shut, not saying a word.
They wanted to see the Emperor and Empress’s opinions.
If possible, they wouldn’t mind helping the Western Emperor.
After all, it’s just another woman in the palace! Compared to that vast wealth, it’s insignificant.
“What? Is Your Majesty unwilling? That’s Xi Yao Kingdom’s private collection of decades!”
The Western Emperor smiled, and Ouyang Zhen wished he could tear his mouth apart.
“Hehe…The Western Emperor’s plan is quite good, but…”
Ouyang Zhen’s expression turned cold, his eyes filled with murderous intent: “How dare you think that I would…”
“Your Majesty, this old minister thinks this is feasible!”
“Yes, Your Majesty, it’s just a woman, taking her into the palace.”
“Your Majesty, please reconsider…”
Before Ouyang Zhen could finish speaking, several ministers knelt down to persuade him.
With them leading the way, the rest also knelt down.
It must be said that sometimes their interests are aligned.
Han Luoxue understood their thoughts, but she still felt a little awkward.
Shouldn’t they be united against the enemy at this time?
Yun Niang held Han Luoxue’s hand, her eyes full of worry:
“Xuě’er, don’t be afraid, Mother is here!”
