The twelfth princess was also very favored, and Emperor Mingxi allowed her to freely enter and leave the imperial study.
The ailing Emperor Mingxi never expected that his obedient daughter would be capable of such great things!
The Ninth Prince took this opportunity to instruct his sister to sneak into the Imperial Study and steal the painting!
First, the Ninth Prince was responsible for drawing away the guards, and the Twelfth Princess, at the age of six, stole the defense map of the border fortress, which led to the great defeat eight years later. The most capable main force of the Dayan Army suffered heavy losses, with more than 100,000 dead and wounded.
Several generals were implicated in the incident, some executed and others exiled. Yet, no one knew she was one of the culprits, and she continued to enjoy the treatment of the most favored princess of the Dayan Dynasty.
How many? Hundreds of thousands? With nearly 70% of the troops deployed near the border of Beili suddenly gone, it's not impossible that Dayan would be invaded and destroyed by Beili within two years.
The generals' eyes were bloodshot, and they gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, which were as big as sandbags, to keep from cursing out loud.
They looked at Yue Fuguang, who was still eating pastries, with eager eyes.
The young master truly lives up to his reputation as a celestial being descended from heaven; he saved the lives of several people and their entire families in just a short time.
These men are all in charge of military affairs on the northern border of Lijiang. If such a huge mess happens, none of them will escape punishment.
I just don't know who among them lost their life in the end, or who was exiled!
Thinking of one of the culprits, the unborn twelfth princess, with them around, she could never have the chance to come into this world again!
Emperor Mingxi was thinking, "What? Is this my fault again?"
Although it's true that having too much debt is not a problem, and having one more scapegoat doesn't matter, he felt that this huge burden was too much for him to bear!
That was the most elite army of the Dayan Dynasty. If it lost 70% of its strength, the remaining 30% would be essentially useless!
"She was only six years old then, so someone must have been behind it. Could it have been Consort Zhou?"
It's Consort Zhou and the Ninth Prince. Because this year, under Consort Zhou's deliberate arrangement, the Ninth Prince will meet his biological father and learn that he is not Emperor Mingxi's biological son, which will make him even more eager for the throne.
Master, can you guess what the Ninth Prince's name is, and what the future Twelfth Princess's name will be?
Moonlight stubbornly refused, saying, "I won't guess, just tell me the answer!"
Yue Fuguang simply gave up. After arriving in the capital, she initially couldn't find out anything about the royal family because her status wasn't high enough.
Now that she has this status, she naturally doesn't need to care about a little kid's name.
Emperor Mingxi favored Consort Zhou Xian, who wanted to name her child herself, and Emperor Mingxi agreed. The ninth prince's name was Xie Zhihua, courtesy name Zizhong.
The twelfth princess's name was Xie Nianhua, and her title was Chongyang. Now you understand, right? Consort Xian still misses her old lover.
Because the child couldn't take his biological father's surname, they named him in remembrance; this deep affection is truly touching!
Deeply moving? Absolutely deeply moving!
Zhihua, Nianhua, right?
Emperor Mingxi was so angry he was about to explode!
That bitch Zhou Yunxin dared to bully him like this! He's going to kill her, kill her!
No, no, no, Emperor Mingxi immediately dismissed the idea; death would be too easy for her.
She wanted to keep her alive, as well as her child and her lover, so he could slowly torture them, torment them bit by bit!
Unbeknownst to Yue Fuguang, Emperor Mingxi, though seemingly calm, was actually beginning to darken with rage, twisting and crawling in the shadows...
"That's why I said, this Great Yan Dynasty, with its incompetent emperor and infighting among its officials, is doomed sooner or later!"
The incompetent Emperor Mingxi: !!!
The courtiers caught in the infighting: !!!
Is it doomed sooner or later? No, no, no, we can still save it, really!
They wished they could run up to Yue Fuguang right now and say, "Give me another chance, just one more time!"
Emperor Mingxi was also pitiful. He and the Crown Prince had a falling out because of the machinations of villains, and he even believed that the Crown Prince had rebellious intentions.
Not long after the Crown Prince was murdered, a major defeat occurred on the border. Because of his favoritism towards Consort Xian and her two children, he was poisoned without even realizing it and died that winter! How pitiful! How lamentable!
Pitiful? Lamentable?
Emperor Mingxi felt both pathetic and ridiculous!
He thought that Consort Xian and her son must have laughed at him many times behind his back because of his stupidity.
The officials lowered their heads even further, not daring to look at His Highness the Crown Prince and Emperor Mingxi.
They don't know if they themselves will be among those who sow discord between fathers and sons in the future.
At this moment, the Crown Prince's face displayed just the right amount of grievance and helplessness. He looked at Emperor Mingxi with affection and sorrow, remaining silent.
As expected, Emperor Mingxi looked embarrassed and guilty when he saw the Crown Prince like this. He had indeed been somewhat biased towards his eldest son because of his younger son.
His beloved youngest son was not only not his biological son, but also one of the culprits who killed the crown prince and himself!
"Indeed, the Xie family's empire was almost stolen by outsiders before it had even been passed down for a few generations."
The Ninth Prince knew he wasn't the biological son, and naturally he feared his identity being exposed one day. Moreover, he also wanted to seize the Xie family's empire.
The youngest son's ascension to the throne wasn't solely due to the emperor's favor; he first needed to eliminate his greatest rival, the crown prince, and then his biggest obstacle, Emperor Mingxi.
"Who else helped him in this?"
Emperor Mingxi and the other officials thought to themselves, "The Divine Artifact is about to begin its roll call!"
He has quite a few helpers, both inside and outside the palace. There's Consort Zhou, Zhuo Fei, some palace servants in the Crown Prince's palace, and they've also bribed palace servants on Emperor Mingxi's side.
There's also Xu Changyue, Zhou Fushan who has a somewhat roundabout kinship with the Zhou family, collateral relatives of the Zhou family, and some high-ranking officials in the imperial court.
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