And the royal family—
"Ugh! Ugh!"
How is that possible?
Sister, are you lying to me?
The sage still didn't believe it.
Yongchang, being the older sister, is somewhat able to understand her younger brother's expressions.
She nodded vigorously, "Really! Agui, I'm not lying to you!"
"By the way, Ah Xi also brought three thousand cavalrymen, all of them elite!"
Helian Jue was indeed quite capable to raise such good soldiers.
Consort Xiao: ...Three thousand soldiers?
Are they all elite troops?
In the capital, three thousand elite troops are enough to launch another palace coup!
Could it be that the position of Crown Prince belongs to Helian Jue?
...
After paying homage to the sage, a touching scene of "fatherly love and son's smile" unfolded. To avoid angering his father to death on the spot, Helian Jue wisely took his leave.
"Military intelligence! Turkic cavalry appears to have been spotted dozens of miles outside the capital!"
Empress Ashina originally wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Helian Jue, but then an urgent military situation arose in the capital.
Empress Ashina had no choice but to first discuss political affairs with the three prime ministers.
Helian Jue watched the Empress and the others leave for the council hall.
"Helian Jue!"
Just as Helian Jue was about to turn around, he suddenly heard someone call his name.
Turning around, she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar person—Consort Xiao!
"What's up?"
Despite being biological mother and son, Helian Jue and Consort Xiao were unusually indifferent to each other.
Consort Xiao didn't care. She moved gracefully to Helian Jue's side and whispered, "I have the Imperial Seal and Shadow Guards."
Helian Jue gazed intently at Consort Xiao, "What do you want?"
"I want to become the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and be on equal footing with the Ashina clan!"
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