"Forgive you? Okay."
"Thank you, Your Majesty...Ah!"
Just as Minister Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, he was suddenly kicked and fainted.
"I want to kill you, but you still want to spare you? I will make him suffer a fate worse than death if I put him in the prison!"
The secret guards grabbed Minister Yuan and took him away.
Chu Li ordered, "Bring Princess Minghua here."
Chu Aotian turned around and walked to the couch, gently stroking Master Jiang's cold and old hand, and murmured, "Teacher, I will never let you die in vain."
-
There was sadness in the palace.
Collect the bodies, record the names of the fallen soldiers, count the casualties, and summon doctors from the Imperial Hospital and the entire imperial capital to treat the wounded.
Bai Jinyi rushed over from the Divine Doctor Valley and brought four large carts of medicine as a free donation.
For a moment, it was very busy.
Chu Dichi stood on the high steps, feeling the fishy wind blowing towards him, looking at the dilapidated palace and the hot country.
"I finally held on to it." Xiao Ye walked over with a roll of gauze in his hand. He bit a corner of it with his mouth and bandaged the wound on his arm.
Chu Dichi glanced sideways:
"How is your injury?"
"Minor injury."
"You've regressed."
Xiao Yexing smiled and said, "When you are in the martial arts world, it is inevitable that you will get hurt. Do you think everyone is like you?"
If everyone was like him, the Great Chu would probably be able to sweep away the six kingdoms and unify the continent.
Over there, a startled figure came:
"Master, the wounded soldiers have taken up half of the palace. We can no longer accommodate them."
"The area in the west city will be designated as a healing area, and the original residents will be given a certain amount of compensation. All the soldiers who died in this war will be buried, and their families will be given pensions. If there are any underage children, they will all be raised by the state."
Chu Dichi proposed several regulations to do a good job in the aftermath.
Xiao Yexing mentioned:
"It's a good idea, but if I remember correctly, the treasury seems to be in deficit right now. Where is the money going to come from?"
Since ancient times, war has been the most expensive thing.
Chu Dichi: "..."
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The rear hall.
In just half a quarter of an hour, Chu Minghua was brought over by two eunuchs. When he came, his face was still full of rebelliousness and impatience.
"When can I leave the palace?"
"A princess is being detained without any reason." In her opinion, the integrity of the Great Chu has come to an end.
laugh!
Chu Li looked at her: "Why do you think you can leave the palace safely?"
Chu Minghua narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"As the daughter of King Xiaoyao, you must be well aware of his daily whereabouts, the people he interacts with, and his plots, right?"
Chu Minghua said alertly:
"What do you want to say?"
"He committed treason."
"What nonsense!" Chu Minghua shouted, "For many years, my father has always been law-abiding and has never fought or competed with anyone. How could you slander him?"
This is also the brilliance of King Xiaoyao.
He lived half his life, and no one could catch him by the braid.
"Minister Yuan has already identified him."
"Do you have any evidence? Any witnesses? Are Minister Yuan's words trustworthy? If I spend a lot of money to hire someone to slander you, Xie Wanyue, will you plead guilty and accept the punishment?"
Chu Minghua held his head high, and his words were compelling.
Chu Li knew that there would be no chance for King Xiaoyao and Minister Yuan to leave any evidence behind for her to catch.
Even if she pried open Minister Yuan's mouth, she had no solid evidence.
"Princess Minghua, I'm not here to reason with you."
"Oh? Are you here to escort me out of the palace?"
Chu Li looked at her proud face without saying anything. He looked at the two secret guards beside him and said, "Lock her up. Without the emperor's order, she is not allowed to leave the palace."
"yes!"
"What?!"
Chu Minghua was arrested the next second, "How dare you arrest me! Let me go! I am the princess! What qualifications do you have to arrest me?"
"Take him away!"
"Xie Wanyue, you are so outrageous! My father will not let you go! Just wait for me!"
"Thank you Wanyue!"
Chu Minghua was forcibly taken away, but the angry rebukes lingered in the air for a long time.
Chu Li gathered the loose hair around her ears.
The purpose is to anger King Xiaoyao.
So tired.
She rubbed her tired brows. She hadn't slept for two days and one night. Her eyes were full of bloodshot. Chu Aotian looked at her with heartache:
"Ninth sister, go get some sleep."
Chu Li couldn't sleep well and was worried.
"I……"
"Your Majesty, Master Jiang's family has entered the palace!"
Before he could say anything more, someone came to report. Chu Li had to suppress his spirit, stepped back several steps, and stood aside. Soon, eight or nine people rushed in:
"Father!"
"Father-in-law!"
The son and daughter-in-law's eyes turned red, and they knelt down in front of the bed with a thud.
Two uncles and aunts of the same generation were also wiping away tears.
"grandfather!"
The young girl knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying bitterly.
Chu Li felt unhappy. He looked out the window, facing the wind. He didn't know if he was too tired or what, but he felt his eyes were dry and blurry.
Think of the past.
When I was young and innocent, I was carefree and this made Master Jiang so angry that he would blow his nose and glare at me every day.
When you grow up and become sensible, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.
At the age when you are the most ignorant, you have the most.
By the time you grow up, it's already lost.
It turns out that the price of growth is to lose slowly.
How could Chu Aotian feel good? He turned his head to the side, suppressed his sobs, and then spoke:
"Teacher, you are a man of great integrity. You have devoted your whole life to serving the country. I have decided to confer upon you the title of Marquis of Ding'an. You will be buried with honor as a marquis. Your descendants can inherit the title for five generations."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The whole family kowtowed to express their gratitude.
The girl kneeling at the back was dressed simply and had a gaunt face. Her eyes were fixed on Master Jiang on the couch. She did not cry or scream like the others, but shed tears silently.
Chu Aotian noticed her.
Soon, Master Jiang's family left, and the body was collected by special palace servants and sent back to the Ding'an Marquis Mansion.
Out of the palace gate.
Mrs. Jiang excitedly held her daughter's hand:
"The Emperor has conferred a title on you! From now on, you will be the most outstanding noble lady in the capital! Qinxue, break off your engagement with the son of the Minister of the Central Secretariat tomorrow. How can he, the son of a mere third-rank official, be worthy of you?"
Jiang Qinxue raised her head proudly:
"Of course! With my current status, I am more than qualified to marry into the royal family. How can any Tom, Dick or Harry marry into my family?"
Behind him, the thin girl who had been following quietly spoke hesitantly:
"Mother, when grandpa was alive, he valued reputation and loyalty the most. Moreover, my sister has been betrothed to the son of the Minister of the Central Secretariat since she was young. If the marriage is suddenly cancelled, it will probably bring shame to grandpa..."
Madam Jiang's expression suddenly turned cold, and she poked her head with her fingertips:
"You bastard! To put it nicely, you can call me mother. To put it bluntly, you are a little whore born to a prostitute in a brothel. How dare you point fingers at the family affairs of the Ding'an Marquis Mansion?"
"Jiang Wan doesn't dare!"
snort!
Little whore!
Get away from me.
Don't be an eyesore here.
Madam Jiang gave her a cold look, took Jiang Qinxue's hand, and smiled warmly:
"I didn't expect that your grandfather would leave us such a big surprise after his death. Qinxue, we must seize this opportunity and make good use of your grandfather's death to gain sympathy from the emperor. If we can enter the harem, our Ding'an Marquis Mansion will be rich and prosperous for several lifetimes!"
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