Mo Rongzhan left Chengde Villa and returned to the capital. The cabinet ministers were already waiting for him in the imperial study. Upon seeing him, they all knelt down to greet him.
"Rise," Mo Rongzhan said calmly. Mo Rongzhan said calmly. It seemed like everyone knew that Li Heng from Dongqing was going to belong to the Dark North Kingdom. Li Heng's actions were unintentionally a betrayal to the Jin Nation, especially at a time like this when the Jin Nation and the Dark North Kingdom were still at war. Dongqing was originally the Jin Nation's ally, but now it was going to become the Jin Nation's enemy country …
"Your Majesty, there's news from Dongqing …" Ruan Jinghua saw Mo Rongzhan and immediately stood up to report.
"I got it." Mo Rongzhan interrupted him. "We didn't expect Li Hang to do anything by forming an alliance with Dongqing. He's going to the Dark North Kingdom only because he's afraid of being annexed."
Ruan Jinghua was interrupted. Upon hearing Mo Rongzhan's words, he said, "Your Majesty, it's fine under normal circumstances. But now that Dongqing belongs to the Dark North Kingdom, it's definitely not a good thing for us."
Mo Rongzhan's face darkened. Of course, he knew it wasn't a good thing. As long as Dongqing sent troops to support the Dark North Kingdom, Ye Chunnan in Xiliang would definitely be defeated.
Once Ye Chunnan failed, Wan Ziliang would definitely not let him go. He would definitely kill Ye Chunnan.
Even if he was unwilling to compromise, he had to compromise for Ye Chunnan's sake. He couldn't transfer troops from other places either. Besides defending against the Dark North Kingdom, he also had to defend against Dongqing.
"Your Majesty, we must form an alliance with the Kingdom of Qi. This is the safest way," Huang Chan said.
Mo Rongzhan wanted to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Qi from the beginning, but not through marriage. He didn't want to marry the Princess of Qi. When Zhao Yong left, he had already decided to give up the alliance with the Kingdom of Qi. Yet, the Dongqing incident happened.
This put him in a dilemma.
Elder Xu, who hadn't expressed his opinion on this matter, slowly stood up. "Your Majesty, about the marriage … we have to consider it."
No matter how he looked at it, the marriage with the Kingdom of Qi was good. No matter how unwilling he was, for the sake of the soldiers in Western Liang, for the sake of Ye Chunnan … He was too clear about Ye Chunnan's position in Ye Zhen's heart. If something happened to her, how sad would she be?
All the officials in the imperial study were looking at Mo Rongzhan. Of course, they knew that the Emperor was unwilling to form a marriage alliance with the Kingdom of Qi, but they did not know that the Emperor was doing this for Lu Yaoyao. They only thought that the Emperor was guarding against the Kingdom of Qi using the son of the Imperial Consort to bring chaos to the Kingdom of Jin.
"I will think about it again. You may leave first." Mo Rongzhan rubbed the spot between his brows. Yaoyao had said that if Zhao Yong's illness was not treated, it would not last more than a few years. What if he proposed and delayed the marriage for a few more years?
"Your Majesty, the Jin Kingdom has no more time to hesitate," Ruan Jinghua cried out in distress.
Tang Zhen just looked at Mo Rongzhan worriedly. Such a difficult decision was really difficult to make.
Once the Emperor agreed, how would he explain it to Yaoyao?
Lu Shiming looked up at Mo Rongzhan. He knew that the Emperor would definitely agree to the marriage alliance with the Kingdom of Qi. If there was no Dongqing incident, he still felt that the Emperor would not necessarily agree. Now … he was thinking about how to explain it to Yaoyao.
Mo Rongzhan said, "Zhao Zhongshen has not left the Kingdom of Jin. I will go and talk to him. The Kingdom of Qi and the Northern Dark Kingdom have old grievances. They will not watch the Northern Dark Kingdom grow stronger."
Although the Emperor did not say that he would agree to the marriage alliance with the Kingdom of Qi, at least he was willing to look for Zhao Zhongshen. This was a good start.
Elder Xu led everyone out of the kitchen.
Mo Rongzhan asked Tang Zhen to stay.
"Your Majesty …" Tang Zhen looked at him hesitantly.
"If I don't do this, Dongqing will send troops to support the Northern Dark Kingdom and attack Ye Chunnan with Wan Ziliang. Ye Chunnan will not survive." At this time, Mo Rongzhan regretted giving the two cities of Xiliang to Dongqing. Now it was convenient for Dongqing to attack Ye Chunnan directly.
When Tang Zhen heard this, he understood that the Emperor had too many things to worry about.
"I will go to Zhao Zhongshen in person. He can't waste time with me now." Mo Rongzhan said, "This matter … for the time being, don't let it spread to Chengde Villa."
He caught up with Zhao Zhongshen. If the talk went well, he should be back in a few days, just in time for Ye Zhen to give birth.
"Your Majesty, I will accompany you to find Zhao Zhongshen." Tang Zhen said.
Mo Rongzhan gently waved his hand. "No, you stay. You have to keep an eye on the people of the royal family."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Zhen said.
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Since the news of Hu Yue 'er's miscarriage came out, she could only lie in the bedroom as if she really had a miscarriage. But what made her feel better was that Miao Ling no longer kept an eye on her.
"Sumei, where is An Pin?" Hu Yue 'er took advantage of Miao Ling's absence and called Sumei in to ask.
"Your Majesty, there is no An Pin now. Since she said such malicious words to provoke Your Majesty, the Emperor banished her to the Cold Palace." Sumei said angrily. She still counted on Honored Consort Shu to give birth to the little prince, but she didn't expect that she would be killed by An Xiuzhen.
Hu Yue 'er's face was pale. She didn't want to treat An Xiuzhen like this. She could only blame her bad luck. "What about the others?"
Sumei said, "They were grounded and have to copy scriptures every day."
"Is there any news from Chengde Villa?" Hu Yue 'er asked in a low voice. Did Lu Yaoyao know what happened in the palace?
"The Empress?" Sumei was stunned. "It seems … I haven't heard from the Empress for a long time."
Hu Yue 'er sighed softly. Yes, she hadn't heard from Lu Yaoyao for a long time. She almost forgot that Lu Yaoyao was about to give birth.
The Emperor had not taken Lu Yaoyao back so far. Was he planning to let her give birth in Chengde Villa?
After two days, Hu Yue 'er heard that Dongqing had become a part of the Northern Dark Kingdom. Her eyes flashed. "Did the Emperor agree to the marriage alliance with the Kingdom of Qi?"
Sumei was only a palace maid. It was good enough that she could find out some news about the palace. How could she easily find out about the marriage alliance with the Kingdom of Qi. "Your Majesty, this … this servant doesn't know either."
The corners of Hu Yue 'er's mouth curled up. "The Emperor will definitely agree."
Sumei couldn't understand Hu Yue 'er. This was clearly bad news. Why did Honored Consort Shu seem to be looking forward to it?
"The Empress is about to give birth. I should go visit her." Hu Yue 'er muttered to herself. She just didn't know if Lu Yaoyao would meet her.
"Sumei, spread the news that this consort wants to visit the Empress." The Emperor definitely wouldn't let her go to Chengde Villa. However, she felt that there would definitely be people who wanted her to go.
However, she didn't know if Lu Yaoyao would meet her.
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