He appeared before her so openly.
Kneel down and salute.
"Chen'er?"
"I...I'm not seeing things, am I?"
"Chen'er?"
Empress Yao stood up suddenly and stroked Xiao Chen's face with trembling hands.
Tears in her eyes.
Xiao Chen could feel the heavy maternal love from her reaction.
The blood relationship instantly brought him closer to the beautiful woman in front of him.
"Mother, it's Chen'er!"
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and explained, "Chen'er, I'm here to save you!"
"Not only has Chen'er been crowned the King of Wu, but you, my mother, have also been crowned the Consort of Chen. From now on, your Jingyao Palace will no longer be deserted!"
Concubine Yao was stunned. She opened her mouth slightly, looked at Xiao Chen with a burning gaze and said:
"You've been crowned king?"
"Or King Wu?"
"Chen'er, did you know that King Wu was once the title bestowed upon Taizu?"
"You...you are in big trouble!!"
Xiao Chen broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
The title of Taizu?
Everyone in the Great Zhou knew what Taizu's status was.
It has been recognized as the best in the world for thousands of years.
Now he is titled King Wu and is extremely close to Nangong Wan.
As soon as the spring hunt begins,
Don't think about it,
His troubles are definitely the biggest.
"Chen'er, come in with me."
Concubine Yao stood up and pulled Xiao Chen towards the imperial desk in the main hall.
Xiao Chen raised his eyes and heard Concubine Yao ask seriously:
"You have to tell mother what you did."
"Your father actually values you so much that he's willing to gamble your safety on you."
Xiao Chen was stunned.
He suddenly forgot!
In addition to being the Empress Yao of the Great Zhou, his mother is also the second daughter of the Ye family, a family of military gods.
She must also know the secrets of this world.
So Xiao Chen told the truth about the demon blood case.
In an instant, Xiao Chen saw his mother was stunned.
Her face was as white as jade, and the trace of blood color disappeared.
"Mother, Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Chen was frightened and quickly shouted softly.
Concubine Yao's expression was a little unnatural, but she calmed down when Xiao Chen called out softly:
"Chen'er, follow the path your father has chosen for you!"
"For you, he cut off the money-making path that the Southern Territory had cultivated for many years!"
When Xiao Chen heard what Concubine Yao said, he was stunned.
Some of them are not clear.
"Since Nangong Yi has submitted to you, you should also know how much military expenditure is consumed annually for the Wan Yao Pass in the southern border and the Manlin Pass in the northern border."
"So... where does this military funding come from?"
Concubine Yao looked at Xiao Chen in shock, then she smiled and explained.
When Xiao Chen heard what she said, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck his brain.
He said in horror:
"Mother, are you saying...the real master behind the demon blood smuggling...is Father?"
The Ministry of Revenue suffers a deficit of seven to eight million taels of silver every year.
Military expenditures in the southern and northern borders have been increasing year by year.
Moreover, this demon blood was smuggled from the southern border to the capital for so many years, and no one knew about it.
Xiao Chen originally thought it was unreasonable.
Although Ningnan Hou is a marquis, he can't continue smuggling for so long in this imperial capital where there are so many powerful people, right?
And for all these years, no one reported him?
Combining what his mother said, Xiao Chen understood in an instant.
This demon blood smuggling line was jointly developed by the Ye family and his cheap father, Emperor Ming Jing, with the aim of drawing resources from the world's aristocratic families to supply the army.
This is also why,
The secret of how the Ye Family Army became the strongest army in the world!
"But why did he?"
Xiao Chen wanted to ask, why did Emperor Ming Jing break this line now?
Or through his hands?
"Because the great changes are about to begin!!"
"Chen'er, from today on, you must constantly hone your martial arts skills."
"Strive to win first place in the Spring Hunt!"
"This Great Zhou is about to fall into chaos!!"
Concubine Yao had a complicated expression on her face and spoke slowly.
.......
on the other hand.
In the prison cell of the Censorate.
Ning Que's face was golden, he was wearing coarse linen clothes, and was kneeling outside the prison.
Inside was Ning Yu, the Marquis of Ningnan!
"Dad, I am an unfilial son."
“I’m only here to see you now!!”
Ning Que said with tears in his eyes and a look of sorrow on his face.
Ning Yu was wearing a white prison uniform. When he heard the voice, his expression froze and he hurried towards the prison door.
"son?!"
“Why are you here?!”
"I didn't betray you! How did you get caught?!"
Ning Yu looked concerned and asked as he looked up and down at Ning Que, who was wearing a gray linen shirt.
"I...I'm here to see you off."
When Ning Que saw Ning Yu appear, the corners of his mouth curled up.
His expression instantly became extremely ferocious.
He saw the five fingers of his right hand formed into claws, and he stretched out like lightning to grab Ning Yu's neck.
"You...you...are an unfilial son!"
Ning Yu's facial features were ferocious, and his pupils revealed great horror.
He didn't expect that
Until death,
The one who killed him was,
His own son!
The son he raised since childhood!!
"Dad, you're dying!"
"If you die, your son will be safe!!"
"Don't worry, your son will avenge you during the Spring Hunt!!"
Ning Que had a ferocious look on his face, his pupils were dilated, and his expression was filled with morbid madness.
Suddenly, there was a sound of bone breaking.
Ning Yu's body fell down limply.
The great Lord Ning,
die!!
.....
On Xiao Chen's side,
I don't know yet.
What will he encounter?
The biggest crisis in life,
Let’s get started!
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