Chapter 289: Alliance with Baishang Kingdom
After something like this happened, Su Shengsheng naturally had to think more about it.
Everything that is trustworthy and credible is within the scope of investigation this time.
At present, she can't move the leaf butterfly.
As long as she is kept, the people behind her will be terrified and unable to help but reveal their true colors.
Of course, this time the matter of guarding Ye Die was also fully handed over to her people.
The butler had no objection to this.
Su Shengsheng did not approve of his resignation as housekeeper and wanted to wait until Xie Xuan came back.
The human heart is the most unpredictable, and many things are inevitable.
But she couldn't just ignore something like this.
The purchases for the mansion and all matters concerning her and Xie Xuan were taken over by her people.
This was also to cover up the fact that Xie Xuan had left the mansion, temporarily closing the mansion for a thorough investigation, and also to provide a pretext for him not to appear in front of everyone.
As for the people in the mansion, they were all under strict surveillance by Xie Xuan's guards and temporarily removed from their posts.
It would also send a signal to the outside world so that someone could silence them.
Anyway, she just needs to release a smoke bomb.
Regardless of whether the enemy takes the bait or not, she will remain in control.
After Xie Xuan left, word spread in the palace that the princess was unwell, so they closed the doors and courtyard and guarded the palace like an iron wall.
In order to prevent her family from worrying, she just said that she wanted to rest well for a while and didn't want to be disturbed by the outside world.
It was also to give my brothers a heads-up on their long journey.
My mother also felt that the Su family was too aggressive, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
However, she was able to give orders remotely in the mansion, and everything was running as usual.
During the days when Xie Xuan was away, only a little new news came from the barren mountains outside.
The gas field has been mined.
Upon hearing this, Su Shengsheng sighed while eating and washing dishes with Qingning and the others who insisted on moving into the mansion.
It was as if a mountain of gold flew away from my eyes in vain.
Although she hid it from Qing Ning and the others, the change in her taste and her uncharacteristic laziness still made the observant Ning Yu notice something.
"Miss, autumn is hot and dry, so you shouldn't eat too much spicy food."
How could Su Shengsheng not know?
Her mouth was numb after eating hotpot for several days in a row.
But other foods just look unappetizing.
I don't know who it was from...
The negligence was caused by the medical officer. Even though he might not be the one who harmed her, he could not be trusted.
But the fact that she is pregnant is really hard to deal with.
If it passes through the medical officer, it will definitely be leaked to the emperor.
But without the medical officer, her body...
After thinking about it, the only ones who are capable and can keep their mouths shut are the Bai family.
But I heard that the young master of the Bai family is back.
If she leaves like this, I'm afraid that there will be a stir.
But to treat a disease, you have to treat it with the right symptoms...
Su Shengsheng was in a dilemma...
Just when I was feeling worried, I felt a pain in my mouth.
"Hiss..." She hissed, covering her cheek in pain.
Qing Ning was both angry and distressed, so she cleared out all the spicy hot pot on her side and replaced it with some watery fruit and vegetable soup to relieve heat.
Su Shengsheng: “…”
Is it easy for her?
A few of them were chatting casually about men when suddenly Qing came in and told them about the letter that Bao Da had received in the imperial capital.
Prior to this, the "fake Xie Xuan" had already set out for Beirong.
But unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, the emperor, who rushed back to the imperial capital from the temporary palace, actually announced the alliance with the Baishang Kingdom.
These two things seem to be unrelated, but Nanling is already a vassal state of Beirong and has no military power.
The last time, when the Baishang Kingdom married off its princess to a distant land, the candidate was a border general, not the emperor, so it was not considered official.
But this time, an imperial decree was issued.
It's a done deal.
Although it can’t be said to be a good thing or a bad thing, it just happened at this time.
According to the itinerary, the "fake Xie Xuan" should have arrived at the border of Beirong.
But the real Xie Xuan was already in the heart of Beirong.
At this critical juncture, the emperor took this action.
This will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of welcoming back the two saints. If not handled properly, Xie Xuan will enter the enemy country and will be cut off from information. If it is regarded as a provocation by the Northern Rong, they may very likely turn against him.
All four of them fell silent.
An autumn rain brings a chill.
The wind and rain outside just refused to stop.
The injustice of the Qilin Army was caused by the retired emperor himself.
But in the case of the Bai Shangguo massacre, Bai Shangguo was the executioner.
Zong Zhengrui's move undoubtedly stabbed the Qilin Army in the back.
This caused great shock among the generals.
The first to be affected was General Zhang in the northern border. It was said that he had a falling out with the emperor.
If he hadn't been afraid that no one would pick him up on his return journey, he would have given up long ago.
At the same time, Duke Ningguo and General Han also submitted memorials.
It is believed that Bai Shangguo's proposal to sign an alliance between the two countries at this time is indeed malicious and must be carefully considered.
But the imperial decree had already been issued, and they blocked the way back with a ceasefire.
It's not that the general was fond of war, but everyone was full of energy. They finally earned enough gold ingots to bring the two saints back for trial and give an explanation to the 100,000 soldiers and civilians who were killed.
In the past, they did not oppose it so strongly because they thought they might not earn enough to pay the ransom.
But now, although they have made a profit and have set out for Beirong, at this critical juncture they have formed an alliance with the Baishang Kingdom, which has massacred 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the southern border.
Everyone would doubt the emperor's intentions.
Just as protests were raging across the country, news of a more serious list was also released by the emperor.
Everyone only knew about the massacre in Baishang Kingdom, but they didn't know that it was all caused by the retired emperor.
It was because of his king's suspicion that he delayed the supply of military supplies, which left the Qilin Army without support and, after Yunzhou surrendered, they were attacked from all sides.
He also said with certainty that the ruler of Baishang Kingdom had passed away and the peace alliance was to resist the Northern Rong.
There are two reasons why he stood up at this time and took the initiative to disclose his father's crime.
1. Form an alliance with Baishang Kingdom and secure the throne.
Second, increase the difficulty of welcoming back the two saints, so that Xie Xuan will voluntarily give up going to Beirong, and even the Su family will have no chance of turning things around.
Thus, he withheld the sky-high ransom and stayed in Nanling.
It’s up to them to choose whether to kill Xie Xuan or to release her Su family.
Such a quick alliance made Su Shengsheng suspect that Emperor Gou had already made secret plans.
Just waiting for the Su family and Xie Xuan to fall into a dilemma.
But... at this moment Xie Xuan is already in Beirong.
As a vassal state, the subordinate relationship is very delicate.
Just like the younger brother following the big brother, if the younger brother wants to find a strong ally, the big brother will definitely not agree.
In addition, because of the offense against Beirong caused by the two states and the radio, Su Shengsheng couldn't help but worry about the safety of Xie Xuan who had lost contact.
How could they have expected that Emperor Gou would turn against him so quickly and be so ruthless?
When Xie Xuan asked him to uphold justice, he was afraid of accusing his father and destabilizing his throne, so he ignored it.
They went to Beirong to pick up the person for interrogation, but he jumped out and made the announcement, fearing that his father would come back and seize his throne.
So shameless.
There are two paths before us now.
First, if they don’t go to Beirong, the Su family will serve for life, and the Baishang Kingdom will not receive any punishment.
Second, if you go to Beirong, your life or death will be uncertain.
It would cost millions of gold ingots to save a tyrant and a fool.
As expected, the discussion was polarized.
Some people believe that if this is true, the emperor should be punished by heaven in Beirong.
But Su Shengsheng couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Why was there no news of an alliance between the two countries before?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
