At this time, Xiao Ling was still smiling, as if he was extremely proud of his own intelligence.

Chu Yi finally couldn't help it, and reached out and pinched it with all his strength.

The little empress stopped smiling in an instant due to the pain, and her face became sad in the end.

"Your Majesty, are you crazy? My meaning is very clear. I'm saying that General Shi Qingxue clearly has a crush on my third brother!"

Xiao Ling stared blankly at Chu Zei tapping his head again for a long time, then let out a cry of surprise.

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Although Shi Qingxing has no intention of getting married, she can have feelings for anyone, but you can't say she has feelings for your third brother, right? I'm not blind, I can clearly see that she has a very bad attitude towards your third brother."

She clearly didn't believe it. Thinking carefully about the past, she felt that Chu Yi was lying.

"Your Majesty is still too focused on appearances." Chu Yi saw that the little empress was still stubborn and explained helplessly:

"Just talking about the competition between the general and my third brother in the Beijing camp not long ago, Your Majesty, do you know the details of the process?"

Xiao Ling shook his head, "I didn't see it myself, but I heard some of it mentioned later."

"If the general was afraid Chu Yan would do something bad, why did he go there himself instead of bringing troops? Did he think the Jingying would obey his orders in Yan territory?"

Faced with another question from Chu Yi, Xiao Ling still shook his head.

But this time, she was silent for a long time.

Combined with what she heard about the competition that took place in the Beijing camp...

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem impossible?

After all, she herself is a woman and can clearly understand that if a woman has a special attitude towards a certain person, there are obviously only two results.

One simply hates him, and the other naturally likes him.

Obviously, at the moment, Shi Qingxue's attitude towards Chu Yan is more like the latter.

After all, Xiao Ling also knew that for a military general, a person whose ability was better than his own would definitely be respected to a certain extent.

It is obvious that the two are very well matched in terms of leadership ability and personal strength.

Although Shi Qingxue was clearly slightly better in the competition between the Beijing camps at that time, it was only a slight advantage.

He had suffered losses in front of Chu Yan. It seemed that Chu Yan was the only general who had caused General Shi to suffer losses, right?

"According to what you said, there is indeed a slight possibility, but... I still find it a little surprising."

After being reminded, Xiao Ling finally agreed with Chu Yi's point of view.

"That's true. It took me a long time to realize this possibility."

"But if your third brother follows your instructions, I am a little worried that General Shi will end up making things worse after he goes there." Xiao Ling was worried again.

Chu Yi shook his head. "That won't happen. My third brother knows how to act properly. Besides, the Zhenbei Army is here too. If anything unexpected happens, they can provide timely support to General Shi."

Xiao Ling couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, "I'm just worried that Chu Yan will let loose and do something serious!"

Chu Yi: “…”

…

While the romance in the Imperial Study was raging, a turmoil was also gradually brewing in Taining City.

Capital city.

Duke Rong's Mansion.

Less than half an hour after the morning court meeting ended, Chen Guanjia came back from the front yard of Shi Mansion with a strange look on his face. He met Rong Guogong,

"Master, a noble from the imperial court has come to see you..."

Rong Guogong, who was already in his sixties, was drinking tea in the backyard. He was stunned for a long time when he heard this.

"Which sir?"

The butler hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered, "It's Lord Gao..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Rong Guogong stopped drinking his tea.

“…”

"not see!"

"Master, Mr. Gao said that if you don't see me, he has something to show you..."

The butler said this with some hesitation, but in order to be on the safe side, he still presented a sealed secret letter in his hand.

A strange look flashed across Duke Rong's face. Although he was very reluctant, he still opened the secret letter and took a look.

After seeing the content, he took a long breath and looked at Butler Chen again for a long time.

"Let Mr. Gao come to the backyard."

"Yes..." the butler responded and quickly left in a hurry.

…

Soon, Gao Qian also arrived at the backyard of the Duke's Mansion.

"Master Gao, please make it short."

Seeing Gao Qian sitting down, Duke Rong did not offer any extra courtesy or warm hospitality, but started by going back to the source.

Gao Qian chuckled and said bluntly, "Duke Rong knows that the one sitting on the throne today is a princess of the previous emperor."

"The emperor has already announced the identity at the court meeting, so this duke naturally knows it." Duke Rong said in a calm tone and said nothing more.

"That's much easier."

Gao Qian heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this. "In that case, what does Duke Rong think of... the current emperor ascending the throne as emperor as a woman?"

Upon hearing this, Duke Rong snorted coldly, "This duke is sitting here, watching with his own eyes."

Gao Qian: “?”

"My Lord, I didn't come here to listen to this nonsense."

After receiving this obviously perfunctory answer, Gao Qian was angry even though he wanted to keep a good temper.

"Your Excellency, you should also be aware that from ancient times to the present, there has never been a woman who has become emperor, nor has there ever been any etiquette or law that allows a woman to be emperor. Your Majesty is so arbitrary and willful in claiming the throne, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among civil and military officials."

"This duke doesn't understand what Master Gao said."

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