Chapter 343 The Eighth Day
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The National Palace is the medieval royal palace of Brandenburg, located at the center of the central axis of Montreal.
The architectural style is solemn and gorgeous, with a golden glazed tile roof, a gate inlaid with magnificent jade, and each red pillar is covered with exquisite carvings.
This is a symbol of the succession of power. When the golden dragon on the top of the sky lights up, it means that a grand celebration ceremony has begun.
There are roadblocks and guards on duty nearby. Soldiers in white uniforms are on high alert and stationed on both sides of the gate.
Such a grand event was far away for the people of Brandenburg. Just looking from afar, they could not imagine the grand occasion inside, let alone the scene of those chosen ones gathering together.
The country's politics, military, and economy are all controlled by them. The solemn gates block out the countless eyes from the outside world who want to covet the grand occasion.
Xiao Jingrun stood in the palace hall.
The three layers of vermilion doors stacked one on top of the other also blocked the countless pairs of eyes outside the doors who wanted to explore him.
The servant walked up to him and whispered a few words to him respectfully. Xiao Jingrun looked at the gate with his dark eyelashes slightly drooped, revealing a soft jade-like color.
"I understand. You can go down."
He walked forward a few steps, and the door slowly opened. All of them were old acquaintances from the powerful circle of Brandenburg, and the one standing in the middle, receiving compliments and congratulations from everyone was the protagonist of the celebration ceremony.
Mrs. Sheng’s youngest son, Sheng Hui.
He is of medium build, with a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes and a small mustache.
Sheng Hui is far less capable than his brother, but he happens to be favored by Old Master Sheng. The huge inheritance rights can allow Old Master Sheng to skip the eldest son and pass the power directly to him. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is seizing power.
On the one hand, Sheng Hui is the heir who is about to take office, and on the other hand, he is the heir who is highly valued. Sheng Hui and Xiao Jingrun have many different ideas.
Xiao Jingrun opposed Sheng Hui's cancellation of many of Sheng's father's proposals and legislation. Sheng Hui directly used the excuse that Xiao Jingrun was overreaching and sent people to sue Mr. Xiao's retirement villa.
Brandenburg belongs to nine states, each of which governs three families. According to Article 5 of the "Law of All Citizens", all major proposals involving the abolition of major proposals must be jointly participated and decided by representatives of the major families, the Presidential Palace and the Parliament.
As everyone knows, the Presidential Palace belongs to the Xiao family, and the Xiao family is qualified enough to oppose Sheng Hui's proposal.
But Xiao's father just stood on the opposite side of Xiao Jingrun. He opposed everything that Xiao Jingrun supported, and supported everything that Xiao Jingrun opposed.
This father and son were born to be enemies.
Even in front of outsiders, Father Xiao refuted him mercilessly in public: "I don't think highly of Jingrun. His ideas will only cause trouble for everyone."
After saying this, Xiao Jingrun always had to face pairs of more inquiring and questioning eyes.
His black crow eyelashes fluttered slightly, making it impossible to see the expression in his eyes. His gentle features were as handsome as jade, and he raised a faint smile, giving people a very strong sense of intimacy.
Xiao Jingrun took the initiative to step forward and chatted with Sheng Hui for a few words, congratulating him on inheriting the three states.
"I hope everything goes well." Xiao Jingrun just said this, and his words sounded extremely harsh amidst the compliments. But he was smiling so sweetly that no clues could be seen.
For some reason, everyone heard a hint of deep meaning. Even Xiao's father, who was talking to Sheng Hui, glanced at him suddenly and said, "What kind of trouble can go wrong in the celebration ceremony? If there is a trouble, you will be the first one to suffer the consequences."
"Your grandfather has entrusted you with this important task. Jingrun, I'm telling you, you'd better raise the security cordon to the highest value. If you let someone in who shouldn't be allowed in, don't blame me as your father for turning against you."
For the last sentence, Father Xiao even walked up to Xiao Jingrun and warned him in a low voice.
He had heard some rumors that the little maid who was very close to Xiao Jingrun was actually related to the Sheng family.
There are also rumors that she is Mr. Sheng's granddaughter.
Mr. Sheng originally planned to recognize his relatives at the ceremony, but because his missing daughter had a child out of wedlock, he felt embarrassed and gave up the idea.
Father Xiao doesn't care which woman Xiao Jingrun is close to. He is only worried that Xiao Jingrun will offend the future head of the Sheng family. After all, the Sheng family, which seems to be united, actually has many factions within it.
Father Xiao also needs to help his weak eldest son and build up his network of contacts.
"That Jiang Zhiyue... is the special student your mother mentioned, who is close to you." Father Xiao added, with sarcasm, "She is also the girl who made Mrs. Lin's atrocities public. She is known as the most courageous and fearless person among the poor."
"How ridiculous! You asked people to write so many hymns to her. Don't you think it's ironic? Don't think I don't know your little tricks behind her back."
"Last time you took the two daughters of the Lin family to the Inspection Office, you almost killed your eldest brother. Don't you know that your eldest brother is planting people in the House of Representatives? You have to offend the Lin family at this critical moment. You are deliberately making things difficult for us."
Xiao Jingrun looked calm. There was a huge ancient clock hanging on the wall in the hall. Time was ticking away, and the time in New Myanmar Lanzhou was written on the display screen.
He just smiled.
Father Xiao glared at him fiercely and said, "Your eldest brother intercepted a secret document sent back from Lanzhou, New Myanmar. Chu Junyue said that rebels appeared in the three states and several teams defected to the local area. I suggest that your eldest brother capture these people and execute them all."
Xiao Jingrun narrowed his eyes slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his gentle eyes. "The Chu family has governed the three states very badly over the years. The rebels did not appear overnight, but the contradictions have not erupted and are hidden under the calm surface."
"Our Xiao family's territory is different. The country is peaceful and the people are safe. Father doesn't have to worry about those messy things, nor does he have to worry about..." He lowered his voice, looked directly into Father Xiao's eyes and said, "Someone will overthrow our rule."
It would have been better if Xiao Jingrun hadn't said this, but he took the initiative to bring up the topic, which made Xiao's father nervous. The situation became more and more tense and intensified.
He always felt that if there wasn't a big hand pushing him from behind, things wouldn't have developed so smoothly.
Rebels without money and weapons support are nothing but a group of scattered sand, while rebels that suddenly appear are like a sickle hanging over their heads.
Not only Father Xiao had this feeling, several major families also had the illusion that they had fallen into a trap.
The shadow of this girl can be seen in everything, which pushes several major families to the forefront time and time again, intensifying and expanding the conflicts.
"That Jiang Zhiyue..." Father Xiao said with hidden intent, "If she is really a child of the Sheng family, why don't you marry her? It just so happens that your grandfather has always wanted to arrange a marriage for you."
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