After his inner voice was read, the little cannon fodder became the darling of the world

Kunning Palace.

Queen Chen had been busy since the morning, preparing a table full of sumptuous dishes herself.

Upon hearing that Liu Hao had returned to the palace, she hurriedly sent Nanny Chen to call someone.

I was waiting in the main hall of Kunning Palace, eagerly waiting.

Not a moment longer.

The eunuch guarding the gate ran into the palace like the wind and reported: "Your Majesty, the Emperor and His Highness are here!"

Empress Chen hurried to the gate of Kunning Palace to greet him. She couldn't hide the smile on her face as she looked at the figure approaching from afar.

Liu Hao also saw his mother standing at the door and hurriedly trotted forward.

"Your son pays respects to the Queen Mother. Are you all right?"

"Okay! It's fine!"

Empress Chen looked Liu Hao up and down and nodded: "It seems that you are living well outside. I am relieved."

"Yes, Xue'er is the most virtuous. She takes good care of my daily life."

"That's good! You two are a perfect couple, one is in charge of the home and the other is in charge of the outside world."

The family of three returned to the hall and sat down together.

Empress Chen then asked Liu Hao seriously, "What are your plans for your relationship with Xue'er?"

"We have already agreed that we will get married when we return this time."

"Okay, okay! Tomorrow, mother will have someone go to the storehouse to count the betrothal gifts."

Liu Hao quickly refused: "Mother, I have some in my mansion. The Ministry of Rites prepared it according to the regulations. I will add some more."

"You two are the only ones my mother has. I have been saving the betrothal gifts for you since you were young. The Ministry of Rites will prepare 120 loads, and I will prepare another 60 loads.

One hundred and eighty loads of betrothal gifts allowed Xue'er to marry into the mansion in a grand ceremony.

Keep your things. When you have children, they will be needed in many places."

Liu Hao smiled and responded: "Thank you, mother."

"Why thank you? You are all well. Your mother is so happy."

Emperor Dong Ling narrowed his eyes in smile when he heard this.

"One hundred and eighty pieces, you and your son have done quite a lot. But Xue'er is worth it.

Tomorrow, I will discuss this with Nangong Honglie, and then ask the Ministry of Rites to choose a good date, so that we can hold the wedding before the New Year."

"Isn't it too hasty to do it before the New Year? If you want to get married, the main courtyard of my son's mansion needs to be cleaned up again."

Queen Chen smiled and patted Liu Hao on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, my mother has already asked Xile to clean up the main courtyard, so there will be no problem getting married tomorrow."

Emperor Dong Ling waved his hand: "Okay, let's eat first, where's Lao Wu?"

"He went with Minister Chen of the Ministry of Justice to Li County to handle something. He said he would be back in ten days or half a month."

"Oh, that's true. I forgot about it when I was so happy."

Liu Hao was a little confused: "What is it that requires them to handle it personally?"

"Oh, this is a long story! Let's eat first and we'll talk about it later."

A family of three had their meal happily.

After Liu Hao tasted the dish, he was intoxicated: "The dishes made by my mother still taste the same as I remember!"

Empress Chen smiled and picked up some food for Liu Hao: "If you like, eat more. Your Majesty rarely cooks for herself now."

"Well, mother, take a good rest and don't get tired."

After eating and drinking, the family of three moved to the main hall to drink tea.

After carefully asking Liu Hao about his life in Xiyue, Emperor Dongling and Empress Chen nodded with satisfaction.

Now we come to the matter of Li County.

Emperor Dongling frowned.

“In the past two months, a strange thing has happened in Li County. A mysterious force seems to be looking for a mysterious woman.

Any young woman who looked to be around 20 years old would be abducted, undergo a blood test and then be sent back.

The people of Li County were in a state of panic, and young women stayed at home and did not even dare to go out.

Liu Hao was puzzled: "In other words, these women were only tested for blood and were not harmed?"

"Yes, but without exception, they all have a moon-shaped mark on their foreheads, the kind that can't be washed off."

"Is that group only looking for people in Li County?"

"Well, there is no Li County at the moment."

"There is such a thing! Who is that force looking for?"

“I don’t know. Although they didn’t kill anyone, they caused panic among the people, which is very strange.

That's why my father sent Minister Chen and Lao Wu to investigate. Lao Wu will handle this matter, so you don't have to worry about it.

You have been exhausted from the journey, go back and rest."

"Yes! I have left the palace and am returning home."

"Go ahead. Attend the morning court tomorrow and tell the ministers about the situation in Xiyue. Xue'er and her daughter will come to the palace later."

Liu Hao bowed in response and walked out of the palace briskly.

Early morning the next day.

When the ministers saw Liu Hao appear, they all bowed and said, "Second Prince, please tell us what is going on in Xiyue?"

Liu Hao smiled and nodded.

“I’m sure you all know that the Xiyue royal family colluded with the demons and murdered children, so I don’t need to elaborate.

A rough estimate shows that more than 800 innocent children died as a result, which aroused the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people. The gods brought down punishment and the Western Yue royal family was exterminated.

At that time, Beiyue and Nanjin stationed troops on the border, and they were about to divide up Western Yue.

The people did not want their homes to be divided up, nor did they want to become slaves of a conquered nation. With the help of the gods, they asked the Emperor of Xiyue to write a letter of surrender..."

After Liu Hao explained the whole story in detail, some old ministers were so moved that they burst into tears.

"Although it is a bit unkind, it is fortunate that the royal family of Xiyue committed suicide, so Xiyue was able to submit to Dongling, and Dongling's territory was able to remain intact."

"Yes, it's cause for celebration!"

"Your Highness, the Princess, and Madam Xue have made great contributions to Dongling during this trip. I request that the Emperor give them appropriate rewards."

The ministers all agreed: "Yes, this way the gods will think that the emperor rewards and punishes clearly."

Emperor Dongling agreed happily: "The spirits around Madam Xue and Princess Dingguo did play a crucial role in Xiyue's surrender this time.

Minister Zeng of the Ministry of Revenue, please withdraw 10,000 taels of silver from the national treasury as a reward for the mother and daughter."

Zeng Mingshu responded.

The ministers were talking at once.

“Ten thousand taels of silver is a huge fortune for ordinary people like us, but it is probably worthless to the gods.

Do you think the gods would think it is not enough?"

"I don't think so. It's Dong Ling's intention to some extent."

"Hehe... Second Prince, let Madam Xue and the princess speak well of us in front of the gods, and ask them to take good care of us in Dongling."

These guys...

Liu Hao smiled faintly and nodded.

She understood the ministers' thoughts very well. No matter what their purpose was, Jiuer was happy to get the money.

"Everyone, rest assured, as long as Dong Ling is well, does not make any mistakes, and does not do anything that will anger the gods and people, the gods will protect Dong Ling."

"Of course, of course..."

After leaving the court.

Emperor Dongling called upon Nangong Honglie and his son to enter the imperial study together.

"I called you here today to discuss the marriage of Hao'er and Xue'er.

In this matter, I am just a father, you can ask for anything you want."

Nangong Honglie and his son looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, can you ask for anything?"