Die without regrets?
Zhu Wuhuan sat there quietly, feeling mixed emotions as he watched the king kneel down to apologize to his subjects.
Although it is surprising that a tyrant would kneel before his subjects, do the Zhu family really think that they can die without regrets after this kneeling?
On that day, in order to let the Zhu family know about Song Anqiao's disgusting behavior, she used the excuse that she had dreamed about the development of events in the next month and told the Zhu family what would happen in the next month.
So Zhu's family knew that in her "dream", they really died at the hands of the tyrant.
But what about now?
The tyrant just knelt down, and they forgave the tyrant with tears of gratitude and threw away all their hatred?
Is this too easy to forgive?
Alas, she really didn't know how to express her gratitude for the Zhu family's loyalty.
Being loyal to the emperor and patriotic is a good thing, but being too loyal is not a good thing either.
Since they are so loyal to the tyrant, doesn't that mean she has no chance of turning them against the emperor?
She had originally thought that only the loyal and brave General Zhu would always stand on the tyrant's side. But she thought she could try to persuade her eldest and second brothers to rebel, but now it seemed that there was no hope!
In this family, except for the six-year-old Chengying, who can still be reformed, the others are all hopeless!
Thinking of this, Zhu Wuhuan looked at Xiao Chengying with relief.
But when she saw Xiao Chengying tightly clutching the badge, she felt even more upset!
Ahhh, maybe the tyrant won’t even let little Chengying go, and will eventually bribe the little guy!
Zhu Wuhuan was standing there with his head down, feeling depressed. Feng Changye had already stood up at the same time as the Zhu family.
He glanced at her meaningfully from the side.
Thank you, Queen, you have made me understand the Zhu family's loyalty a little better.
I didn't know that you had already told them, using the excuse of a dream, that they died in my hands...
They knew clearly how miserable their deaths were in the dream, but they were still willing to forgive me and give me a chance to correct my mistakes.
How can I not use such a loyal minister?
"I wish Xuanyuan to obey your orders—"
Feng Changye turned his head and looked at Zhu Xuanyuan.
Zhu Xuanyuan had just stood up, but upon hearing this, he immediately knelt down with a thud.
"Your servant Zhu Xuanyuan respectfully listens to the Holy Edict—"
Feng Changye looked at Zhu Xuanyuan.
"Former Vice Minister of War, Zhao Tongjie, was recently promoted to Minister of War, leaving the Vice Minister position vacant. General Zhu, despite his remarkable military achievements in defeating Xiyuan, was already a General of the Cavalry, and with no further rank to his name, he sought to protect his son, Zhu Xuanyuan, by promoting him to the position of Vice Minister of War."
Zhu Xuanyuan looked up at Feng Changye in shock!
A third-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of War?
Wasn't he promoted too quickly?
Even if it was due to his father's military achievements, the speed of his promotion was still too fast!
He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, will the ministers in the court..."
Feng Changye waved his hands domineeringly and said, "Don't worry about them. My brother-in-law, my queen's elder brother, my little prince's uncle, such a man of both civil and military talents, can't he be an assistant minister of the Ministry of War?"
He sneered, "Whoever dares to disobey, I'll have them come out and fight you!"
Zhu Xuanyuan was touched and amused, "Your Majesty, I..."
Feng Changye looked at him and said, "Thank you."
Zhu Xuanyuan knew that it would be inappropriate for him to say more, so he could only happily accept the order and express his gratitude.
Anyway, he had already declined repeatedly, and it was the emperor who insisted on conferring the title...
"Your Majesty, I wish to receive your command and express my gratitude to you, Your Majesty!"
He kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Feng Changye walked forward, held his arm, helped him up, and said with a smile.
"When you can attend court in the future, you must protect me more, brother. Don't be like those old men who bully me every day."
When Zhu Xuanyuan heard the long-lost "Big Brother", his eyes became slightly sore again.
He seemed to recall the little prince who ran after him and his second brother when he was little...
He called out "big brother" and "second brother" in a cute and adorable way. The little prince was so adorable at that time.
Unfortunately, they later became increasingly estranged from the little prince until they became ordinary monarchs and ministers.
It seems as if the happy times we had together as children were just a dream.
Even after the third sister became the empress, their relationship with the emperor was never very close...
Fortunately, now they are back to the way they were when they first got along happily.
Zhu Xuanyuan tried hard to suppress the bitterness in his throat, and said solemnly, as if he was swearing an oath, "Your Majesty, rest assured. This minister and his family will swear allegiance to you until death."
Feng Changye believed this.
If the Zhu family had been present outside the Taiji Hall today when Song Cairen was causing trouble, they would definitely not have allowed Song Cairen to speak so recklessly.
He now fully understood the Zhu family's loyalty.
After Feng Changye finished talking to Zhu Xuanyuan, his gaze fell on Zhu Longyuan again.
Zhu Longyuan immediately stepped forward, "Your Majesty."
Feng Changye asked, "Second brother has been back from suppressing the bandits for many days now. I believe he has already known about the matter of Song Anqiao. I want Song Anqiao to be your concubine for the rest of her life. I wonder if you will blame me?"
When Zhu Longyuan heard the name Song Anqiao, his expression became bitter for a moment.
Even though he had been back for several days, he still couldn't accept this fact.
How could someone he had slept with for several years be so confused?
He took a deep breath and replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I don't blame you, nor do I blame my third sister."
He said, "Although I still can't bear to leave Song, I also know how to put myself in her shoes. I have asked myself, if my son also married a wife like this in the future, would I still tolerate such a foolish woman continuing to harm my son?"
He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I can't."
He couldn't bear to watch a foolish woman harm his son. So what was wrong with his mother, his brothers, and his sisters not wanting to see Song Anqiao harm him?
He can't let go of the relationship between him and Song Anqiao, so can his family members stop caring about him?
He is not an ungrateful person.
Feng Changye felt relieved after hearing this.
He was really worried that Zhu Longyuan would develop a grudge against him and the Queen because of Song Anqiao's matter and blame them for meddling in other people's affairs.
He smiled and continued, "Well, I said that day that I would grant a princess to be your legal wife. You should have known that, right?"
Zhu Longyuan nodded, "I understand."
However, he quickly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, but I don't want it. I have been married to Song Anqiao for several years, and I still miss her. This affection cannot be erased in a few days. Under such circumstances, if I let the princess come in and become my wife, wouldn't that be a disservice to her?"
Feng Changye curled his lips, "Whether it's a mistake or not is not up to you to decide."
Zhu Longyuan stared at the emperor blankly. What did this mean?
Feng Changye smiled and said, "I have a sixth uncle, the Prince of Anyang. Second brother should remember him well, right?"
Zhu Longyuan nodded. "Yes, when the late emperor passed away, Prince Anyang brought his wife and daughter to the capital to offer condolences. I was eighteen years old and had just received a military commission. When the prince returned to his fiefdom, I accompanied the commander to escort Prince Anyang back to his fiefdom..."
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