Chapter 225 What if the consequences are not as expected?

This was Lu Xinran's second visit to Prince Wei's Mansion.

Different from the last time, this time in the Prince of Wei's mansion, except for the old woman who swept the floor, there was no other palace maid who looked fresh and pretty.

She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. When Song Junyan threw those palace maids back, he made a big fuss about it. She thought it would leave behind rumors that she couldn't tolerate.

However, he did not expect that before the matter had time to be exploited by those with ulterior motives, he received military intelligence from Yucheng Pass.

"Second Miss, the prince is waiting for you in the study."

"Um."

When Lu Xinran entered the study, Song Junyan had already made the tea himself. Looking up at each other, he raised his hand and pointed to the position in front of him.

"sit."

After Lu Xinran calmly bent down and sat down, she suddenly realized that the other party seemed to have always placed their relationship on an equal footing, making her almost forget that he had already been crowned king and that she had to perform formalities whenever they met.

Listening to her thoughts, Song Junyan raised his hand, poured a cup of tea and pushed it over to her, then calmly changed the subject.

"I asked you to come here today because I want to tell you that in a few days I will be ordered to go to the northwest to investigate the reasons for the defeat of the garrison. If you want to go, I can ask my father for instructions."

"Can I go?"

Lu Xinran's eyes lit up instantly. Is there such a good thing?

She had felt that there must be a traitor there, and was curious about who it was. Now this perfect opportunity to watch the show was in front of her, she couldn't refuse it!

The big melon of the Sun family can make her gain so much life points. If she can find out the reason of this extremely important matter through the melon-eating system, then will the life points calculated be more?

In my mind, the system also became excited, "Host, go! You must go! If you can give me ten years of life in one breath, I can upgrade again."

Listening to her conversation with the system, Song Junyan lowered his head and hid the smile on his lips.

He had been paying attention to the ways Lu Xinran relied on to gain health points. This time, he thought that if she went to the border, she could kill two birds with one stone, so he took the initiative to ask for this opportunity.

Facing her bright eyes, the smile on his lips became increasingly difficult to suppress.

"Okay, you and I are already engaged, and it won't cause any controversy if I take you to the Northwest. It's just that the conditions there are a bit harsh, and I'm afraid you..."

"I can! Please ask His Majesty for instructions."

Lu Xinran interrupted him anxiously, and Song Junyan looked at her with a smile and nodded slightly.

After finishing the business, the atmosphere between the two of them became inexplicably lighter, and Lu Xinran's heart was filled with joy at going to the border to eat melons.

Song Junyan listened to her extremely cheerful voice, with the corners of his lips raised high.

"By the way, can I bring my sister with me?"

Thinking that Lu Xinlan would also want to go to the border, she asked subconsciously.

As soon as I asked the question, I felt awkward and guilty. She was already a bonus, so it shouldn't be okay to add another bonus, right?

Song Junyan was slightly startled by her question, "I will ask for instructions as well, but..."

He thought that it might be inappropriate for Lu Xinlan to go to the border with them. Since they were engaged, it wouldn't matter if they were affected by criticism.

But Lu Xinlan is different. In the past year, too many eyes have been on her, and too many people want to laugh at her.

If there is no suitable excuse to bring her along, and if someone misunderstands her, it will be even more difficult for her to return to Beijing.

His hesitation made Lu Xinran realize this. She raised her hand to tidy up her hair and said, "Well, I'll go back and ask her first."

"good."

The atmosphere inexplicably became awkward again. Lu Xinran combed her hair again and again before asking what she had been thinking.

"Your Majesty, do you really disagree with letting the Empress lead the troops to the border?"

"Is this bad?"

Song Junyan tilted his head slightly, his eyes full of confusion: "My mother hasn't led troops for twenty years, and even if her skills have not declined over the years, she is not the victorious female general she was back then.

"If she is successful this time and can command the troops as skillfully as she did in the past and successfully recapture Yucheng Pass, that would naturally be the best.

"But if her arrival does not change the situation at the border at all, or even if Hanyu Pass is lost again in the future, all her past achievements will be buried by this war.

"When people talk about her, they will only say that she was not content with her life as a woman, and that she did not fulfill her duty as a queen and was only thinking about dancing and playing with sticks.

"Her good reputation is ruined, and the Duke's Mansion might also be implicated. Is this a good thing?"

Lu Xinran stared at him blankly, and couldn't find his own voice for a long time.

She really hadn't considered what would happen to the Queen if she was defeated.

She only unilaterally believed that the queen must want to leave the palace and must want to return to the battlefield where she once galloped.

"So the selection of reinforcements will be a matter for my father and the court officials to worry about."

If there was really no one in the court at a critical moment and the last candidate could only be the empress, it was the emperor and the court officials who chose her, not her who took the initiative to step forward in response to the situation.

Only when the initiative is firmly in your own hands can you take the initiative as much as possible when the outcome is unclear.

Lu Xinran kept nodding his head. This guy... has something!

If Lu Xinlan were here, he would definitely tell her that this person has withstood the test!

Inside the imperial palace, a group of ministers were still standing outside the Fengtian Hall, thinking of countermeasures.

The emperor ordered them to recommend a general who could recapture Yucheng Pass by sunset.

But in recent years, among the four territories of Da Chu, only Yucheng Pass has been plagued by constant wars, while frictions rarely occur in other places.

How can we discover and train military generals without wars? Even if there are suitable generals, they are currently guarding the city. It will take a lot of time to call them back and lead the troops to Hanyu Pass.

No matter how you think about it, the best solution seems to lie with the Queen.

Someone asked Zhang Yongping tentatively, but Zhang Yongping just shook his head.

"When the queen was in the border town, she only led troops to fight against a small group of invading Qiang people. She has never dealt with a situation like this before, so she can't help if she goes."

Song Junyan could think of loving his own daughter, so how could Zhang Yongping not think of it?

He would never let his daughter take risks under any circumstances.

"But……"

Some people don't give up.

Is there really no one available in the Duke's Mansion?

Is it true that the once mighty Zhang family no longer has any military generals?

Zhang Yongping lowered his head and ignored the attempts of those who had ulterior motives.

Everyone was helpless and could only gather in groups of two or three to think of a solution.

As the sun was setting, they could not think of a suitable general even after counting their efforts.

They caught a glimpse of bright yellow in their peripheral vision, and everyone knelt on the ground instantly, waiting for their fate.

The emperor looked at these useless civil officials and his gaze fell on Zhang Yongping.

"Duke Zhang, please tell us how to provide reinforcements this time."

Zhang Yongping stood up calmly, lifted his shirt and knelt on one knee.

"I am willing to lead the reinforcements to Hanyu Pass and cooperate with General Qi to retake Yucheng Pass."

The back of the white-haired old man is as straight as it was back then. Since the founding of the Great Chu, the Zhang family has been stationed at Yucheng Pass.

That is the belief of the Zhang family. Even though he is too old to lift a long sword, he is still willing to return to the border.

For the people at the border, shed the last drop of blood.