She was the one who spread the rumors and started the spark. Now she is just getting burned and reaping the consequences. How dare she refute it?
After the farce ended, General Su returned home filled with anger. When he thought about it carefully, it was all too coincidental. He happened to meet the emperor, but happened to encounter the concubine selection farce during the discussion. It was all too much of a coincidence!
Being an old and shrewd man, he naturally wouldn't believe it. He narrowed his eyes and secretly calculated in his heart: It seems that this emperor is not as easy to deal with as I imagined!
The next morning, General Su went to court and, along with some other officials, proposed: "The world is in turmoil now. I think the emperor should delegate some power to the ministers. This way, it will be easier to comfort refugees, provide disaster relief, and defend against the enemy."
He claimed to be doing it for the country and the people, but in reality, every word and action he took was intended to undermine the imperial power.
After hearing this, Yuwen Ran couldn't help but sneer. He raised his eyebrows and asked in a cold voice: "General Su, do you think that I have great power but cannot bear these responsibilities?"
"I dare not."
After a fierce battle, Yuwen Ran finally left the court that looked like a battlefield. Although he did not wield a sword or a gun, he was exhausted.
However, he did not slack off when he returned to the study. He called up his confidant and ordered him to secretly deploy his 30,000 troops in the northwest within General Su's Jiangnan forces.
At that time, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and the Queen Mother summoned the Queen and Concubine Su, and asked them to take care of the relevant matters for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Su raised her voice and sneered, "Let the Queen handle this entirely! I'm pregnant and really have no power over this!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanyue couldn't help but sneer and retorted, "From my perspective, the imperial concubine is probably worried that the incident on the day of the selection will happen again!"
"you!"
Before Concubine Su could refute, Gu Yanyue said openly: "I am willing to host this banquet!"
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