Chapter 19 I Should Not Spend a Dime on What I Like
Bu Ruo saw Xiao Yulan standing there in a daze, and thought he was worried about her: "Prince, I have a way to cure you. If I really can't cure you by then... Don't worry, I have long legs and I can run away by myself."
"But Your Highness, in exchange, you must promise that I will be your only lover in this life. Although Master always tells me to learn to share, I think that I can share what I don't like, but I should not give up an inch of what I like."
"Oh, to be honest, I was just attracted by your face, but I don't want to share it with others, otherwise I will be unhappy."
Bi'er was so anxious that her face turned red. She tugged at Bu Ruo's sleeve from behind and whispered, "Miss, are you going to stop looking? This is not a joke. What if you meet someone more handsome than the War King in the future?"
Bu Ruo stared at Xiao Yulan for a while, then frowned slightly. "No, I don't know why, but the first time I saw him, I had a feeling that he was mine. If someone comes to snatch him away, we'll both be dead."
Bi'er: "Miss, when will you change your lustful habit from childhood? Even if you don't change, we can't tell anyone about it."
Bu Ruo looked at Xiao Yulan's bright eyes and felt a little embarrassed. She turned around and glanced at Bi'er: "Isn't there enough snacks? Even these can't fill your mouth."
After saying that, he gave the entire plate of cakes on the table to Bier and told her to shut up.
"I promise you."
Bu Ruo was startled: "What?"
Xiao Yulan looked at Bu Ruo's confused eyes and couldn't help but rub her hair with his hand: "I say, I promise, no matter whether you can cure me or not, you are the only one in my life."
A woman in yellow clothes on the opposite side saw this scene and her eyes turned red with anger: "Why! Why can she, an orphan, marry the War King, but I can't?"
"Dad, it's all your fault. If you had agreed, I would have been the one given to King Zhan as his princess today!"
"Zhan Wang... that's the man I've loved since I was a child and the one I dreamed of marrying."
The Prime Minister Lin Hui glared at his daughter beside him and said, "If you want to marry the King of War, you have to see if he wants to marry you."
"If he was in good health and still a God of War, your father would have made plans for you if you liked him. But now... are you planning to marry him and be buried with him?"
"I'm willing to be buried alive with him. As long as I can be by his side, even for just one day, I'm willing."
Prime Minister Lin couldn't bear the tears in his daughter's eyes, but he could only harden his heart: "Rou'er, Prince Zhan, forget it. In the future... you will marry the crown prince as a concubine."
Bu Ruo felt like someone was looking at him, so he followed the line of sight...
"Bi'er, who is that woman? Why is she staring at me?"
Before Bi'er could answer, Cen Nan, who had been standing behind Xiao Yulan, spoke up: "My Lady, that is Prime Minister Lin's legitimate daughter, Lin Rou. She has been in love with our prince since she was a child and even visited him several times after he left for his villa outside the city."
Seeing the glare from his master, Cen Nan was startled and immediately continued, "But the prince never saw her once. He didn't even let her into the villa's gate and just drove her away."
"There are many women in Kyoto who admire the prince, but my prince is a man of integrity and has never even looked at any of them."
"Of course, except for you, the county lady..."
Ever since Cen Nan heard that Bu Ruo could save his master, he wanted to worship her and was now trying his best to gain the favor of his own prince.
After all, they said they were attracted by their master's looks. If one day the master became disfigured...
I guess even my master has never thought that I can survive just because I am good-looking.
Xiao Yulan: Humph, the reason your master was able to survive back then was because of his good looks.
Bu Ruo clicked her tongue twice. It was no wonder. Even someone like her who was so picky about beauty could be attracted by Xiao Yulan's appearance. It was no wonder that she caught other people's eyes.
Just when Bu Ruo was thinking about how to stimulate Lin Rou, a rough and confident voice suddenly rang out in the midst of the singing and dancing.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
When the emperor saw the person standing up, he felt a pain in his forehead, but he could only stop the singing and dancing temporarily.
"General Cui, today is the Queen Mother's birthday. Let's discuss anything at the morning court tomorrow."
But Cui Ji seemed not to understand and knelt on the ground: "I have an old illness. I am already holding on today. I am afraid I will have to take sick leave tomorrow."
"This old minister wants to take advantage of the fact that County Lady Yun'an is here today to return the Bu family army's military talisman to her."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. The emperor and the prince looked at each other and saw murderous intent in each other's eyes.
"Haha, General Cui is right, but Princess Yun'an has just come of age, so this military token should still be..."
Before the emperor could finish, Cui Ji said in a loud and unquestionable voice, "Your Majesty, this Bu family army was bestowed upon the Bu family by the late emperor. Now that General Bu's entire family is left with only Princess Yun'an, the military token should naturally be given to Princess Yun'an."
"But Your Majesty, don't worry. With us old ministers here, we will definitely help the county lady train the troops and continue to defend the Great Zhou."
The emperor's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He had originally planned to wait until Buruo was buried alive with the War King before sending someone to assassinate Cui Ji and take back the military power. But now he had given the military power directly to Buruo...
In this way, even if the War King died of illness, as long as Bu Ruo had the Bu family army in her hands, she would not dare to let her be buried with her easily. Otherwise, if the Bu family army rebelled, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After receiving the emperor's gaze, the prince thought for a moment and said, "Since the Bu Family Army was bestowed upon the Bu Family by the Emperor's grandfather, this military token should indeed be given to the Princess of Yun'an."
"But... the food and equipment for the Yangbu family army should also be provided by the Yun'an County Master. After all, brothers should still settle accounts."
"Princess Yun'an, am I right?"
The prince was effectively defeating Bu Ruo's army, meaning that if the court wanted to continue supporting Bu's army, it would have to hand over the military power, otherwise it would have to support the army itself.
No matter how loyal the 50,000 infantry soldiers are, they will rebel if they are starving and undernourished for a long time.
At that time, as long as there is one person who feels resentful, they will find an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Cui Ji was about to speak when he saw Bu Ruo stand up from his seat and walk over, reaching out to take the military token in his hand.
"Your Highness is right. Since the Bu family army was bestowed upon the Bu family by the late emperor, it should be financed by the Bu family."
When the ministers heard Bu Ruo's words, their eyes almost popped out of their heads.
"Is this Yun'an County Lady crazy? Does she even know how much money it costs to maintain an army? Not to mention the Bu family army has a full 50,000 men..."
"That's right. A few days ago, I heard that the Princess of Yun'an severed her relationship with the Bu family for 100,000 taels of silver. 100,000 taels is not a small amount, but it is definitely not enough to support the 50,000 Bu family soldiers all year round."
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