Although Mingzhu seems to be showing signs of being love-struck with Huo Xiaolong, love is love and national affairs are national affairs. She will seize any opportunity to take back the cities that Long'er had tricked, deceived, and threatened.

Even so, when Long'er's daughter was born, she still celebrated for three days.

"Why are you doing this? Instead of celebrating the birth of her daughter, why not have one yourself?"

Since Mingzhu became the Crown Princess, Yuqin has always stayed by her side. She wanted to see how far this cold-hearted princess could go.

But as they spent more time together...

Pearl

Is it cold-hearted and heartless?

Maybe.

She was very good to her mother, to everyone around her, and even to the emperor of an enemy country.

They might fight and pinch each other, but neither of them would ever cross the line into anything immoral.

"If I could, I would want her child to crawl out of my belly."

Yuqin thought Mingzhu was a little mentally ill, but she had gotten used to it.

"I heard that she has an older sister who is going back to her hometown to visit relatives. Yuqin, could I capture her sister, feed her well, and then use her to exchange for a city?"

Mingzhu was no pushover either; she thoroughly investigated Huo Xiaolong's surroundings.

She could distinguish every lady in the brothel; she was referring to Fen'e.

"Why don't you give it a try? You never know," Yuqin replied.

Mingzhu gradually learned from her beloved to make Da'an a better person, and she treated her subordinates the same way.

Now that the old members of the Huang family have recognized her as their master, there is no war in Da'an.

She couldn't bear to risk human lives for these small things.

“Go to Great Yan and bring back Fen’e, who is a female general under the command of the Dragon Girl of Great Yan. You should have met her before.”

"Be very careful, don't hurt her. Minor injuries are fine, but make sure she's completely unharmed."

Mingzhu sat high on the dragon throne. She was no longer the emperor, but she had been sitting on that throne for a long time.

That's all there is to it.

The view is indeed excellent.

Looking at the Huang family army leader kneeling before her, awaiting her orders, she touched the gold hairpin in her hair and continued:

"There's no need to vow to complete the mission at all costs. Don't say that except during wartime."

"Princess?"

This man is Huang Ranhu's deputy and is now the commander-in-chief of the Da'an garrison.

He had been in the army since he was a child and had never heard of such a request from his superiors.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? You're not listening to me, are you? You look down on me because I'm a woman, don't you?"

Mingzhu's words were simply unreasonable. This deputy was used to it; that's how the princess was. Whenever they had a question, she would use this kind of talk to throw a tantrum.

From top to bottom, no one in the Da'an court now disobeys her.

From the day she took control of the government, no one ever looked down on her or disobeyed her because she was a woman.

Indeed, some ministers might say: "Mingzhu, you are a woman, wouldn't it be better to stay home and be a good wife and mother? Why do you have to get involved in men's affairs?"

But then, just as they were about to speak, Huo Xiaolong ascended the throne.

The Prince of Zhenbei was a prince of a different surname.

They have no blood relation to the royal family of the Great Yan.

Not only that, he also married the former crown prince and made the King of the Southwest a son-in-law.

This is really...

Looking back at their own princess, well, she is our emperor's biological daughter.

They're still from Da'an, no problem.

She's the one.

“What are you saying, Princess? From the day we decided to acknowledge you as our master, we have never harbored any disloyal thoughts.”

The deputy patiently explained, while Mingzhu, sitting arrogantly on the dragon throne, asked:

"Then why don't you listen to me?"

“Princess, I have served in the army for decades and have never heard of a mission that does not require sacrificing one’s life to complete.”

"Didn't I say that aside from war? If fighting isn't an option, then at least do your best in ordinary matters. Does it have to involve a few deaths? If the work is accomplished with the deaths of the dead, that's fine, but what if it's not?"

"If we can't do it, I'll not only lose money, but also people. You all have families. Aren't your families upset?"

"Listen to me, if we can bring Fen'e back, that's fine. But if we can't, you all have to come back safely."

"Yes! Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"

When the marshal of the Da'an garrison left, his mind was buzzing. How was he any different from those people in Da Yan?

They discovered during their last encounter with the Great Yan that the Prince of Zhenbei rarely engaged in direct combat; he would instead flank the enemy from behind whenever possible.

Not only that,

Those soldiers who circled around were surprisingly cowardly.

For example: They came to burn grain and fodder today, but were discovered. Those people just casually sprinkled firewood and oil, lit it, and ran away. Their main goal was to disgust you, but to survive.

Aside from the final battle where the Prince of Zhenbei led his troops and showed the bravery of the Great Yan soldiers, he couldn't see anything else in the battle.

We haven't faced each other many times.

worry.

——The Imperial Palace of the Great Yan

Today, Fen'e wants to discuss returning home with Long'er.

"Long'er, we've been in the capital for so long, I want to go back and see Xiaocao and the others."

The woman rarely bothered Huo Xiaolong; she usually came to burn incense for him.

"Sis, do you miss Xiaocao?"

After so long, Long'er still remembers who Xiaocao is. Lancao is Fen'e's younger sister who was buried in the back mountain and forced into a ghost marriage.

"Yes, I've thought about it."

The woman became much more talkative. Looking at his increasingly cheerful older sister, Huo Xiaolong smiled and said:

"Then I'll go back with you, sis."

"Nonsense! You are the emperor now, how can you just leave like that?"

"I'm the emperor now, nobody can control me! Sister, the palace is so boring, I want to go hiking."

Fen'e frowned slightly, looked at Huo Xiaolong who was acting coquettishly towards her, and gritted her teeth to refuse him:

"no."

"Sister~~"

"How old are you? Why are you still acting so spoiled?"

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