Thinking of this, Xue Wenyu found that he couldn't get excited at all. Instead, he felt even more blocked in his heart, and a little bit of uneasiness surged up.

This uneasiness did not come from a man's pettiness. He couldn't help but ask himself, why did he suddenly become so timid?

"Mom, I haven't eaten dumplings in a few days. I miss them too." Brother Hui was talking happily to his mother. He looked up and saw that his father's expression was not right, so he hurried to help his father get some benefits.

In fact, after the words were out, Hui realized that his father's mood was definitely not because of the food.

But he couldn't ask in front of his mother. If something bad happened, his father didn't want his mother to worry.

Xue Wenyu suddenly heard the child say this, and felt the child's scrutinizing eyes, so he quickly agreed; "Yes, I haven't eaten for a long time."

Mu Yingbao looked at the father and son and thought, great, now you two are on a united front.

I was just about to ask them to tease me. You want to eat dumplings? Sorry, I don’t want to make them!

At this time, Lin Chuan was knocking on the door outside.

Just the sound of knocking on the door made the three people in the room realize that something was wrong. They looked at each other and Xue Wenyu let someone in.

"Your Majesty, my lord, an urgent report from the border has just been sent in from outside the palace. Several officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue are already waiting outside the palace." Lin Chuan reported with a relatively calm expression.

However, just the two words "urgent report" were enough to make the three people in the room feel heavy in their hearts.

During the time when the throne of Yan Guo was vacant, both the border and the country were relatively stable, and no major changes occurred.

However, this does not mean that once Brother Hui sits on the throne and Yan State has a king, everything will be peaceful.

At this time, the neighboring countries should have known that the new monarch of Yan State was a child under the age of ten.

Compared with its neighboring countries, Yan State has the largest land area. The restless neighboring countries have been eyeing it covetously for several dynasties, but in the absence of a monarch in Yan State, none of them dared to act rashly.

This fear does not come from the resistance of Yan State.

Rather, they are not completely sure that they can control the situation.

The relations between the countries surrounding Yan State are very delicate, and there is no alliance between them.

Among the countries, those without power will be cautious and not stir up trouble, while those with some power will not dare to act rashly and give other countries the opportunity to destroy them.

So these years, we have been living in peace with each other.

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If someone does something restless on the border of a certain country, other countries may seem to turn a blind eye to it, but in fact they have been watching them for a long time.

No one wants one country to annex another, because if that happens, that country will become stronger and their own country will be in danger.

Even if the country that succeeded did not come to annex you, it might still bully you, exploit you, make you surrender, and make you pay tribute every year. Then it would use you as a younger brother, and you would have to go if it wanted to attack any country.

Therefore, no one wants such a situation to happen.

Even if someone contacted and discussed joining forces to destroy the Kingdom of Yan, and then sit down to divide it up, who would take the risk because of mutual distrust?

So, if that's the case, let's just keep the status quo.

As for Xixiang, that is another matter. Xixiang was originally split from Yan State. Even if something happens, it is their own family affair.

Therefore, even though Yan State was without a king for so many days, it did not suffer the disaster of being destroyed.

And now, there is urgent news from the border, which means that those restless people have finally started to take action.

"Let's go and take a look." Xue Wenyu and his father stood up immediately.

In this situation, Brother Hui actually did not forget to say hello to his mother, telling her not to worry, and then he walked out.

Although Xue Wenyu didn't say anything, he gave Mu Yingbao a soothing look.

Standing at the kitchen door and watching the father and son leave in a hurry, Mu Yingbao still felt upset and confused even though she was mentally prepared.

Brother Hui has just ascended the throne and his foundation is still unstable. Zhou Zhian's situation is still not settled, and this has happened.

This, this is what is called internal and external troubles!

"Madam?" Dongzhu Yadan and the others saw their master leave quickly and knew that something important had happened, so they immediately rushed into the kitchen but did not dare to ask.

Mu Yingbao was in a bad mood and did not bother to explain anything to them. "Just take it." After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the kitchen.

Dongzhu followed her to the door and saw that her wife had returned to the house. After thinking for a while, she signaled Yadan and the others to clean up, while she went to make a pot of jasmine tea and brought it to the study in the west warm pavilion.

It was the first time that Dongzhu saw Mu Yingbao with such an expression, so even though she didn't know what had happened, she was sure that it must be something very serious.

I didn't know what to say for a moment. After thinking about it, I put down the tea and walked out.

Madam is different from other women. There is no need for me to persuade her!

Mu Yingbao was the only one in the study room at the moment. The chair had a fur-free backrest and seat cushion sewn by Dongzhu and the others. It was soft and comfortable.

Because neither she nor Xue Wenyu likes natural incense, the only scent in the study now is the faint jasmine scent from the pot.

She reached out and poured herself a cup of salt tea, looking at the clear tea soup in the salt.

There is an emergency at the border, but I wonder which one it is?

The only reliable ones available right now are merchants.

But what if there is more than one place? Who will go to the other side?

Even if the merchant and his grandson were separated and went their separate ways, what if that was still not enough?

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Although Grandfather Tao and Luo Yi are highly skilled in martial arts, the only one who can lead troops in battle is Xue Wenyu!

, I'm afraid it's not appropriate

But, will that work? Without him to keep the government in check, will it really work?

Mu Yingbao is really worried now, not just because he is worried that the man’s injuries have not healed yet.

The challenges the family is facing now are no easier than before.

Based on her current analysis, if Xue Wenyu does not leave the capital and stays by Brother Hui's side, it may be possible to ensure that the capital will not be in chaos, but what about the border? She is not sure.

Just let it go? Then when Brother Hui has established himself, take it back?

No, that's not a good idea.

The other side will not seize the border cities and treat the local people as their own citizens.

The most important thing is that when other countries see someone succeed, they will follow suit.

At that time, Yan State would be like a big meat pie, surrounded by food. Although it would not be swallowed up all at once, it would be difficult to turn the tide and recover the lost territory if time dragged on.

The most important thing is that when other countries see someone succeed, they will follow suit.

At that time, Yan State would be like a big meat pie, surrounded by food. Although it would not be swallowed up all at once, it would be difficult to turn the tide and recover the lost territory if time dragged on.

If we give in now, we will have to pay a hundred or a thousand times more blood price to take it back in the future, and we may not even be able to get it back.

Mu Yingbao sat in the study for the entire afternoon, analyzing various possibilities and trying to find a perfect solution, but she found that she was so incompetent.

Before the sun set, Xue Wenyu came back. When he entered the yard, he saw Dongzhu pointing at Xi Nuanwen with concern.

Walking into the West Warm Pavilion and opening the curtain of the study, I saw the woman behind the desk, slumped in a chair helplessly, staring blankly at the tea and salt in her hand...

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