The next morning at court, Prime Minister Gu asked for leave, saying that he had caught a cold and was too ill to get out of bed.
Murong Hong was still waiting for Prime Minister Gu to speak for him in the court, but for several days, Prime Minister Gu stayed at home and did not come out.
When Murong Hong understood the secret, he was so angry that he smashed several sets of tea sets in the Yangxin Palace.
Prime Minister Gu can delay, but the war cannot be delayed.
Without Prime Minister Gu, Murong Hong had to take action on his own. He rejected the requests of the pro-war faction and surrendered without a fight.
Not only did he draw eight cities for the Keyi people, he also appointed a royal family member as a princess and sent her to the border with the peace-seeking team.
This action not only made Murong Hong lose the hearts of his court officials, but also made him lose the hearts of the people.
[Murong Hong's reputation is damaged, his luck value is reduced by 40, and his current luck value is 50]
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Kunning Palace
"Empress, please save my sister. Please ask the Emperor to revoke his order!"
The virtuous concubine knelt on the ground, her forehead was bruised.
Su Man quickly asked someone to help her up, "Sister Xianfei, we can talk, sit down first."
Concubine An and Concubine Song helped her up from both sides.
Concubine An was fanning her beside her, while Concubine Song was offering her tea.
The virtuous concubine thanked him and said with red eyes, "The emperor wants to marry my sister to the Keyi tribe. The Keyi tribe previously attacked our dynasty and caused heavy casualties. They have long held a grudge against our dynasty. If my sister marries them, she will be tortured to death."
The virtuous concubine came from the royal family. To be honest, she was Murong Hong's distant cousin, and therefore she was named the virtuous concubine.
The former virtuous concubine was proud of her status, and due to Murong Hong's deliberate instigation, she seldom interacted with Su Man and the others.
But when she heard that her younger sister was going to be sent to marry a foreign prince, she was struck by lightning. She went to ask Murong Hong for help but he turned her away. In desperation, she could only ask Su Man for help.
After hearing her words, the concubines looked at each other, each feeling sympathetic.
Concubine Li was so angry that her face turned red. "Ridiculous! We still have talented generals in our dynasty, why would we surrender?"
She came from a military family and considered it shameful to surrender without a fight. Upon hearing Murong Hong's decision, she was so angry that she almost fainted.
Mimi, who was held in Su Man's arms, saw that Concubine Li was angry, so she reached out to her with difficulty and patted her chest to help her calm down.
This slap melted the heart of the furious Concubine Li. She pulled Mimi's little hand and left a red lip print on the back of her hand.
But when she saw Concubine Xian, she started to get angry again, "You dog emperor, how outrageous!"
The virtuous concubine was startled and looked around, fearing that such outrageous words would be heard by others.
But the concubines in the room not only looked normal, but also agreed, "He is not always like this."
Concubine Song rolled her eyes. "Every time I think he's reached his peak, he always manages to break through my limit."
Liu Changzai agreed, "Sister, that's right. The emperor suddenly remembered me a few days ago. Guess what he said to me? He said that although he didn't come to see me, he was always thinking about me in his heart. He also remembered that I liked to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cakes."
Concubine Song had a question mark face, "You like sweet osmanthus cake? How come I didn't know that?"
"I don't know either! I'm allergic to osmanthus!" Liu Changzai roared.
Concubine Rong chuckled. "What are you talking about, sister? A few days ago, the Emperor asked me to play chess with him, and then he told me a lot about how much he cherished me. The result? Well, he wanted me to persuade my father to collect more taxes."
Su Man raised an eyebrow, "Didn't Baizhou suffer from floods last year?"
"Yes, that's why I pretended to be stupid and didn't respond to his words at all." Rong Fei looked pleased.
They chatted back and forth so lively that Concubine Xian was stunned.
Uh, is it still possible, like this?
But as she listened, she realized something was wrong.
Why do these routines seem so familiar?
That’s not right. Didn’t Murong Hong say these words to her?
It was precisely because of these intimate words that she felt that although there were many beauties in the harem, she was the one who occupied his heart.
But now...Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with you?
Everyone was chatting animatedly. Su Man looked at Concubine Xian, who seemed to have her world collapsed, and smiled, "Don't worry, Concubine Xian, you'll get used to it."
Just like the girls who meet scumbags in modern times, each of them thinks that she is the special one and will be the one who will make him change his mind.
But the fact is that these scumbags only love themselves the most.
...
Next, everyone started talking and giving advice to Concubine Xian.
"Or, just say that you've already promised her?" Concubine Song said naively.
Su Man shook her head slightly. "If it was an ordinary marriage, it would be fine. But now it's a marriage between two tribes. Even if it's promised by the Jade Emperor, it won't work."
The virtuous concubine was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. "My mother died early, and I raised my younger sister by myself. If my younger sister is sent to marry a foreign prince, then I, I will also..."
Su Man pulled her hand and comforted her softly, "Don't worry yet. Have your family found out? What's their attitude?"
When talking about her family, Concubine Xian looked ashen and sorrowful. "Although my sister and I are the legitimate daughters of the family, our mother died young. Our father's second wife has always been cold to us, and as a result, our father has not paid much attention to us. He will not fall out with the emperor because of my sister."
After hearing what Concubine Xian said, Concubine Li slammed the coffee table and said, "If that's the case, then just let your sister escape the marriage."
"Running away from marriage?"
Xian Fei was stunned, tears still on her face. She asked anxiously, "Isn't that disobeying the imperial order?"
Concubine Li glared, "So what if I disobeyed your order?"
"Noble Concubine Li."
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