Chapter 342: The Emperor Sells the Country

As he was speaking, Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat.

"Is Qiao Song a member of the Xie family?"

Empress Dowager Xie's voice was flat. "If your majesty thinks it is, then it is. If your majesty thinks it is not, then it is not."

"At this point, does it still matter whether I thank my family or not?"

"Xiao Yao, when have you ever asked such a stupid and useless question?"

Xiao Yao was startled at first, then he smiled and said, "It's really not important."

"He is destined to be dead."

Queen Mother Xie ignored him, gently pulled out the cork, and slowly poured the wine onto the ground.

It was the altar where she and the late emperor were buried.

For Cheng Er.

When Cheng'er died suddenly, he was just over 20 years old, at the prime of his life.

"Sister-in-law, I envy Xiao Cheng very much." Xiao Yao did not stop Empress Dowager Xie's actions, but knelt on the cushion and said softly.

"I envy him because he was born a prince."

"The three-altar wine under the osmanthus tree easily engraved Xiao Cheng's name in the East Palace."

"I envy him for his willful behavior, but I am willing to give up everything to enter the palace and take all the insults he has."

"I envy him for having the protection of the Emperor's sister-in-law and the Xie family, which makes him more capable in governing the country."

"I have nothing."

"Nothing."

Empress Dowager Xie said quietly, "You are full of sins."

"Xiao Yao, if Emperor Wencheng had not adopted you, you would be nothing more than an insignificant prince with no real power in the Xiao royal family. It is even unknown whether you can grow up to adulthood."

"This kind of face that is greedy and repays kindness with enmity is really disgusting."

Green smoke curls up from the incense table.

The mellow and refreshing aroma of wine permeated the air, and the scent of sandalwood in the green smoke seemed to be even stronger.

"I just want to be the emperor, what's wrong with that?"

"I just want to be buried with my brother, what's wrong with that?"

"What's wrong with me trying to get what you don't give me?"

"Sister-in-law, in three days at most, the northern border will be in chaos."

The firmness in Xiao Yao's tone gave Empress Dowager Xie a sense of foreboding.

"What did you do?" Empress Dowager Xie asked sharply.

Xiao Yao smiled slightly and said lightly, "This is just a trivial transaction with Beihu."

"Three cities in exchange for no one sleeping soundly beside my bed, ensuring that from now on, I can rest easy."

Empress Dowager Xie widened her eyes in disbelief, "You are the Emperor of Daqian!"

"I don't expect you to follow the teachings of Emperor Gaozu that the emperor guards the country's borders and the king dies for the country, but you should never collude with the northern barbarians and destroy the northern border's defense line."

"If we lose Shengyan Pass, the northern border will be undefendable."

"In the future, the northern barbarian cavalry will march south with their swords swung. Daqian will be in danger, and the people of Daqian will be in danger."

"To let a wolf into the house is extremely foolish!"

"Sister-in-law, the Northern Border Army's manifesto calls me a fake emperor." Xiao Yao's smile became more and more bizarre. "Fake."

"Then it doesn't matter if I act a little bit perverse."

"Without the Northern Hu, the Northern Territory is not my Northern Territory, but the Xie family's Northern Territory."

"After much thought, I would rather hand over the northern border to the Northern Hu."

"In front, more than 100,000 soldiers led by Marquis Yongning are waiting in formation; in the back, hundreds of thousands of Beihu troops are pouring out. The northern army is in a desperate situation, and it seems that there is no other way but to surrender and be killed."

"I will rebuild the northern border defenses at Luoyue Mountain and build a wall that stretches a thousand miles to keep the northern barbarians outside Luoyue Mountain."

"I am the emperor of Daqian. How can I abandon the people of Daqian?"

"It's just a small sacrifice."

Empress Dowager Xie felt that Xiao Yao was devastated and mad.

Xiao Yao picked up the wine jar and took a gulp of the wine. "This is the wedding wine that my brother and sister-in-law prepared for Xiao Cheng. I'll drink it!"

A dark and secretive light flashed across Empress Dowager Xie's eyes.

With a "bang", the wine jar fell to the ground.

Lu Mingchao, who keeps hiding and rushing through the space supermarket: ...

Sure enough, her initial guess was correct.

The current emperor has an indescribable feeling for Emperor Wencheng.

Don't ask her why she guessed so accurately.

Intuition.

Just read a few dozen casual books and your eyes will become a ruler.

He coveted Emperor Wencheng, who was like a father and a brother to him.

He killed his nephew, seized the throne, and harmed loyal and good people.

He also colluded with the Northern Hu, with whom the people of Daqian had a blood feud.

How can such a person be qualified to be an emperor?

Lu Mingchao wondered what the probability was of someone appearing unexpectedly and taking down the emperor.

Life is all about trying.

The next moment, a series of cold and fierce gazes were cast towards where she was hiding.

Lu Mingchao thought again, the value of life lies in giving up.

In just a moment, the emperor's secret guards could pierce her into a sieve.

Nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing to give up.

It is better to leave professional matters to professionals to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble and hindrance.

She quietly entered the palace just to see Empress Dowager Xie.

If the emperor wanted to kill Queen Mother Xie, she would find a way to knock her out, drag her into the space supermarket, and then move her out of the palace.

I never thought that the emperor was crazy.

No, it’s not crazy. He just wanted to keep Queen Mother Hsieh until the end to witness his best performance of the game.

If one does not return to his hometown when he is rich and powerful, it is like walking in the night with embroidered clothes. Who would know it?

In all likelihood, the emperor also suffers from this disease.

If the palace doesn't need her, then she will go to the north.

The fruits, vegetables, rice and grains in the Space Supermarket can only realize their greatest value in the north.

A secret guard jumped down from somewhere and whispered something to the emperor.

The emperor looked around vigilantly and walked out of Changning Palace under the protection of secret guards.

"The Empress's Changning Palace is truly a den of dragons and tigers."

Lu Mingchao knew that the secret guards would discover her the moment she revealed her breath.

She swore, it was just a moment.

The person has not been revealed yet, at most some human touch has been revealed.

Empress Dowager Xie had no idea what Xiao Yao was doing, so she simply decided not to watch or guess. She was thinking about whether it was possible to pass on the news that Xiao Yao had reached an agreement with the Northern Hu.

If they attack from both sides, the Northern Army will surely be defeated.

Father, Yan'er and Heng'er are all in the north.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Xie remained silent, Xiao Yao frowned, "Are the secret guards in the hands of the emperor's sister-in-law his or hers?"

Empress Dowager Xie: ???

"It's your father's." Empress Dowager Xie ran out of patience and blurted out.

The Xiao royal family has been upright for generations, how could they have produced a scoundrel like Xiao Yao!

Xiao Yao's face was as gloomy as water. "Guard Changning Palace well. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Catch the rat hiding inside for me!"

Lu Mingchao: Rat?

she?

Empress Dowager Xie ignored Xiao Yao's madness and directly closed the door of the small Buddhist hall.

"Did you see clearly who he was?" Xiao Yao glanced at the leader of the dark guards, who was as expressionless and loyal as a wooden stake.

"Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty."

"But it must be a young woman who is pregnant."

"I smell her scent."

Lu Mingchao was stunned that such a question could be asked.

The street corner rhubarb has turned into a spirit?

Or is it the Sky Dog that has come down to earth?

Lu Mingchao felt more and more jealous and admired this secret guard team.

Xiao Yao narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, "A pregnant young woman?"

"Lu Mingchao?"

This was Xiao Yao’s first thought.

Then he quickly denied it, "Impossible."

No one can survive the thousand-foot cliff of Mount Dalù.

Unless it’s not human!

Reunion in the North