Princess Promotion

Lin Wan strolled into the imperial study carrying the food box.

Yao Chuguang raised his eyes to glance at Lin Wan and asked jokingly, "What interesting things have you encountered?"

Lin Wan opened the lunch box, took out some pastries, handed them to Yao Chuguang, and said, "It's indeed an interesting thing!"

Yao Chuguang picked up a piece of cake and took a bite. Noticing a familiar taste, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you offering me cakes from the palace as a gift?"

Lin Wan nodded, picked up a piece herself and said, "I found a man for Xueqing."

Yao Chuguang's eyes froze, and she looked at Lin Wan and asked, "So sudden?"

Lin Wan then told Yan Yunfan everything about her encounter with him.

After saying this, Lin Wan's smile remained unchanged, but the light in his eyes was as cold as frost as he said, "It seems that Prince Yan is not a man who keeps to himself. Why not just take this opportunity to get rid of him?"

Yan Yunfan was right about one thing: Lin Wan really couldn't kill him at will.

But this did not prevent Lin Wan from having the intention to kill him.

Yao Chuguang smiled faintly and shook his head, saying, "That won't work. If I kill him, where can I find another scapegoat willing to help me raise an army?"

Lin Wan knew that he couldn't touch Yan Yunfan for the time being.

Lin Wan, bored, picked up a brush and played with it, asking, "Are you really planning to get Duke Li to divorce?"

Yao Chuguang didn't even raise his head. Instead of answering, he asked, "What's wrong? Did you hear any rumors?"

Lin Wan's fingers tapped the pen gently as he spoke, "I don't know where the rumors started recently, but they say His Majesty is beginning to fear Duke Li and that this is a test to seize power."

Yao Chuguang just smiled lightly, and the air around them seemed to freeze in an instant.

Yao Chuguang put down the letter in his hand, narrowed his eyes and said, "Interesting."

It seems that someone is making a move in secret.

At the same time, an imperial edict traveled a thousand miles and was delivered to Duke Li at an expedited speed of 800 miles.

After reading it, Duke Li fell into a long silence.

Lu Yun had been with Duke Li for many years, but had never seen this expression on his face.

Lu Yun asked worriedly, "Duke, what does the imperial edict say?"

Duke Li shook his head and said, "It's not official business, there's something wrong at home that I need to go back and deal with."

Lu Yunteng stood up and knocked over the teacup, not caring about the tea that was spilled on him. He said, "Now?!"

You must know that this is a critical moment and the overall situation has been decided.

The barbarians can't hold out for much longer. If we leave now, wouldn't we be giving away our military achievements in vain?

It's like you work so hard to kill the enemy and finally reach their lair, but you just need one final strike to wipe out all the enemies.

Now he suddenly left and gave the head to others.

Duke Li's expression showed no sign of a clue as he said, "Now we are just finishing up some things, and I will be the only one going back. You all stay here."

Lu Yun's brows were furrowed into a "川" shape, not because he was petty.

Everyone has followed Duke Li for so many years, going through life and death together.

Naturally, Duke Li had never treated his brothers unfairly, although Fu Hongxuan seemed to be fair.

But he is not one of us after all. Now that the credit is about to be won, we didn't expect that Duke Li would suddenly leave.

Duke Li patted Lu Yun on the shoulder and said, "You still don't believe my judgment of people. I've found that the boy surnamed Fu is an upright person. I will reward him according to his merits."

Lu Yun's face was as long as a bitter melon. He said, "I am not worried about myself, but I feel sorry for the Duke."

Duke Li smiled brightly and said, "My niece is the current empress. If she mistreats anyone else, how could she mistreat her uncle like me?"

Lu Yun muttered, "Who knows, maybe the Empress is also starting to be wary..."

Duke Li shouted angrily, "What did you say? How could you have such a rebellious idea?"

Lu Yun clenched his hands tightly at his sides and said, "There have been rumors in the army for a long time that after the empress ascended to the throne, she was afraid of repeating the mistakes of the retired emperor. That's why she kept putting pressure on you, dispersing your forces, and even making you surrender to a defeated enemy general."

Lu Yun knew that these words would anger Duke Li, but he had to say it.

Who was it that fought so hard to support Yao Chuguang to the position of empress?

As a result, they turned around and sent a surrendered general to step on his head. Isn't this just killing the donkey after it has served its purpose?

"Get out! Get out of here!" Duke Li let out a low growl from his throat.

After Lu Yun left, Duke Li was so angry that he paced back and forth in the military tent several times before calming down.

Duke Li Guo felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer.

It must be resolved quickly, otherwise this rumor will spread like wildfire.

Today the Empress is wary of him, and tomorrow she will want to get rid of him.

Duke Li had to rush back, so he had some things on hand that he needed to discuss with Fu Hongxuan.

When I arrived in front of Fu Hongxuan's tent, I saw Yingge walking out of the tent with a small jar in her arms.

The muscles on Duke Li's face seemed to twitch, and he pulled Yingge to an empty corner.

Duke Li put his hands on his hips and said with a look of disappointment: "Aying, this is an important military camp after all, you should at least be careful."

Yingge was confused and asked, "What should I pay attention to?"

Duke Li raised his chin, pointed at Fu Hongxuan's tent and said, "It's about you and that kid."

Yingge wanted to rely on his own abilities to kill the enemy and gain merit, and Duke Li allowed Yingge to do so, so he pretended not to know him in the military camp.

Although Duke Li did not give Yingge a backdoor, it does not mean that he does not care about Yingge.

Therefore, the abnormality between Yingge and Fu Hongxuan naturally did not escape the eyes of Duke Li.

Although Duke Li was not dissatisfied with Yao Chuguang letting Fu Hongxuan be the commander, he was really worried about what would happen if Yao Chuguang did not know how to judge people.

Therefore, Duke Li has always been paying close attention to Fu Hongxuan's every move. It has to be said that Yao Chuguang has good vision.

Fu Hongxuan is a calm person, strict in military management, and thoughtful in his dealings with others. What is even more rare is that he is fair in his dealings.

In the military camp, one of them is the person that Duke Li focuses on observing, and the other is his own sister. How could Duke Li not notice anything unusual between them?

Duke Li discovered that although Fu Hongxuan treated Yingge equally on the surface, he actually took good care of her in secret.

There was even one time when Yingge was so greedy for merit that she went alone to chase after a deserter.

Fu Hongxuan actually discovered that Yingge was missing at the first moment and immediately sent people to bring her back.

Although he was eventually sentenced to military court, Yingge's life was saved.

Duke Li also noticed that Fu Hongxuan was very self-disciplined and did not even have a maid, let alone a concubine.

There have always been rumors in the army that Fu Hongxuan has not found a woman for so many years, either because he injured his body in his early years or because he has a homosexual relationship.

Now Fu Hongxuan, who always kept his distance from women, looked at Yingge differently.

Duke Li is also a man, so how could he not understand what this means?

It is obvious that he has taken a fancy to Yingge and is trying his best to please her.

Looking at the small jar in Yingge's hand, Duke Li could tell what was inside at a glance.

Yao Chuguang sympathized with the soldiers at the border and specially prepared a large amount of pork sauce, which could be stored for as long as a month.

The meat is rich in flavor but not greasy, with a soft and tender texture and a rich aroma. Just this mouthful of sauce makes the usually dry and throat-scraping pancakes become delicious.

Duke Li himself likes the meat sauce very much. He can eat several large bowls of brown rice with it.

Unfortunately, the meat sauce is rationed, and each person has a fixed amount. Even if Duke Li likes it very much, he cannot take the food rations from his subordinates.

Now Yingge took Fu Hongxuan's share so blatantly.

As if it wasn't obvious enough, these two people actually fell in love with each other!

Although Fu Hongxuan is a few years younger than his sister, his sister deserves the best man in the world.

Duke Li felt that this matter was a bit tricky because his sister was still the Queen Mother of Qi and she had not yet divorced the retired emperor.

Now the two of them are involved in this unclear relationship, which is a bit bad.

Duke Li couldn't help but feel a little regretful that they met too late.

One is the queen mother of a country, and the other is a general guarding the border.

The relationship between the two was destined to remain secret, so Fu Hongxuan had to be his sister's mistress.

After a thousand words, Duke Li finally sighed and said, "Regarding the matter between you two, I will go and convince Ah Chu to accept Fu Hongxuan."

If Ah Chu knew that the general he had promoted was actually having an affair with his mother, no one would be able to accept it for a while.

But my sister had already sacrificed her marriage for the Li family. Perhaps others would think that being able to become a country is a great thing and there is no need to sacrifice.

But Duke Li knew that Yingge was such a free-spirited person, but for him and the Li family, she locked herself up in the harem for decades.

Now that Yingge has met the person she likes, how can Duke Li bear to break them up, even if this relationship is not recognized by the world.

But Duke Li still chose to support his sister's choice without hesitation.

The more Yingge listened, the more outrageous it seemed to her. What was Duke Li thinking?

He quickly interrupted Duke Li's wild thoughts and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? There is absolutely no possibility between me and Fu Hongxuan."

Duke Li's face changed, and he asked with wide eyes, "How can it be impossible? When that kid saw you were missing, he was so anxious. Do you have any concerns? Tell me, brother, and I will help you resolve it."

Yingge knew that if she didn't confess, Duke Li would probably take a knife to chop Fu Hongxuan.

I can only helplessly tell the truth: "Fu Hongxuan is my son-in-law, it is only natural for him to take care of me, his mother-in-law."

Duke Li's thoughts were interrupted and his mind suddenly went blank.

Then it exploded with a bang.