However, actions speak louder than intentions; as long as someone can genuinely help you, that's a favor.
Compared to Empress Ashina's "fearless" and "taken-for-granted" approach, Helian Jue preferred Empress Xiao's way of doing things.
Stay calm and clear-headed, engage in give and take, and don't talk about feelings, only about interests!
That would be so much better.
Helian Jue didn't have deep feelings for either his adoptive mother or his biological mother.
It's rather hypocritical to put on a "benevolent mother" act and say "I'm doing this for your own good."
Helian Jue is just that stubborn; he either has to genuinely invest his feelings or not act at all.
Is it meaningful to have both a duty and a responsibility?
"It's good that you know!"
Empress Dowager Xiao was satisfied when she saw that Helian Jue had accepted her favor.
She left without even asking about Xie Yuan.
Looking at Empress Dowager Xiao's retreating figure, Helian Jue felt a little flustered.
Duofu, who was standing to the side, said with some concern, "Your Majesty, what should we do about the matter of the Inner Guard?"
It would be too wasteful and too dangerous to not be able to bring such a mysterious force under our control.
"Make it cold!"
Helian Jue casually uttered a catchphrase he had learned from Xie Yuan.
Duofu: ...
Never mind, I'll go ask the Empress for advice.
The master and servant left the palace quietly with only a dozen or so guards and a small entourage.
They arrived outside the city and found Xie Yuan's temporary military camp.
Taking advantage of a brief lull in the Emperor and Empress's pleasantries, Duofu cautiously brought up the matter of the Imperial Guards and asked, "Your Majesty, this is a matter of great importance. What should we do?"
Xie Yuan: "Let's just leave it cold!"
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