The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

She remembered that his name was Gong Yu...

In his previous life, before Xie Yuan ascended the throne, he had always relied on the General's Mansion to help him conquer the country. A idiot prince who ascended the throne was just an idiot emperor. He raided the General's Mansion, and those who sent troops to fight for him died in vain, so the Northern Kingdom soon fell into decline.

When she was imprisoned in the dungeon, she heard the jailer say that the Southern Kingdom was about to attack and the general leading the troops was named Gong Yu.

If it really is Gong Yu, then he is not a hostage sent from the Southern Country, but a young general.

But this has nothing to do with her. Whether the Northern Kingdom prospers or declines, don't even think about asking the General's Mansion to fight on the battlefield for the Northern Kingdom again.

Su Rou knelt in the middle of the side hall. Actually, she had lived in the palace for a while when she was a child.

It’s better to say it’s house arrest than to say it’s life.

The emperor sent her father to fight in the war, and he didn't come back for a year or two. So the emperor brought her into the palace under the pretext of asking her father to fight the enemy on the battlefield without worry. She was fed and housed the same as the princes and princesses. But to put it bluntly, the emperor was worried that her father would rebel and lead his troops to attack the northern palace.

It is true that like father like son. Xie Yuan's bad character is just like the emperor, both of them are two-faced people, but this emperor is more cunning than Xie Yuan.

The emperor, wearing a dragon robe, leaned against the dragon throne. "I heard that Yuan'er went to your general's mansion yesterday with a betrothal gift to propose marriage."

Su Rou raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I did meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yesterday, but he was a little surprised. He said that I was in love with him and wanted my father to marry me to him. I believe that the Crown Princess should be a virtuous woman who can take care of everything in the palace for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not a woman like me who doesn't know etiquette."

She knew the emperor's eyes were on her, so she lowered her head, humble and polite.

The emperor said, "You have some self-awareness. The word virtuous and good does not suit you."

When the emperor said this, there was a hint of teasing and contempt in his tone.

The emperor was just like Xie Yuan. On the surface, he lived in harmony with the General's Mansion, but in fact, he was secretly colluding with other civil officials to make things difficult for the General's Mansion.

But looking at the emperor's appearance, it seemed that he had not considered asking her to be the Crown Princess.

She didn't feel angry when the emperor said she was not virtuous, because that was the truth.

The emperor added, "I'd like to hear your attitude towards Yuan'er."

Just as Su Rou was about to speak, Su Wan spoke first, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince came in a hurry yesterday, apparently intending to complete a mission. So I discussed with the little girl's parents and decided to ask the Crown Prince to leave first. After all, marrying off a daughter is not a trivial matter. I thought that Your Majesty was aware that the Crown Prince came to my general's mansion to propose."

The emperor suddenly fell silent.

How could the emperor know that Xie Yuan went to the general's mansion to propose marriage?

If rumors had not spread among the people so quickly, the emperor would still be kept in the dark.

Xie Yuan was the crown prince of a country. He made a decision at will and proposed marriage without authorization. It was a good thing that the civil servants in the court did not punish Xie Yuan for disregarding the law.

The emperor seemed a little angry. "Let's put Yuan'er's matter behind us. Don't mention it again in the future."

Su Rou and Su Wan bowed respectfully. They would naturally not mention it, but it depends on how long the common people will talk about it.

When Su Rou followed Su Wan out, she ran into Gong Yu who was about to enter the palace to see the emperor.

The two people looked at each other.

Su Rou bumped directly into Gong Yu's arms.

Gong Yu said, "Miss Su, don't you look at the road when you walk?"

If she was not sure that she had been following her father, she would really doubt whether she had really not been watching the road.

But she just lowered her head and saw with her own eyes that Gong Yu, who was originally walking next to her, suddenly changed his way and blocked her way!

Su Rou said, "Your Highness Prince Yu has to find a better reason to wrongly accuse someone. I clearly saw that Your Highness Prince Yu inserted himself between me and my father."

Su Wan, who had already walked forward, turned back and asked, "Arou, did Prince Yu bully you?"

The eunuch beside Gong Yu said with a smile, "General Su, who dares to bully Miss Su here? Besides, our Prince Yu has always been gentle and polite."

After the eunuch finished speaking, Gong Yu coughed twice, and the hardness between his eyebrows softened a little.

Su Wan looked at Gong Yu with disdain.

However, Su Rou could see that Gong Yu was trying to pretend to be weak.

Su Rou held Su Wan's hand and said, "Father, let's go back."

My father was the main force that attacked the fall of the Southern Kingdom. Gong Yu should not bear grudge against the General's Mansion for this...

She still pulled her father away quickly to avoid a conflict in front of Gong Yu.

If Gong Yu succeeds in conquering the Northern Kingdom in the future, she might be able to save the General's Mansion from his clutches.

Su Rou looked at Gong Yu and said, "Your Highness Prince Yu, the Emperor wants to see you, right? Come in quickly."

The culprit for the attack on the Southern Kingdom is the emperor, so focus on the emperor!

Su Rou and Su Wan returned to the general's mansion.

She leaned back in the chair exhausted. It would be better for her to go to the palace less often in the future. If her father had not taken the initiative to give the emperor a way out today, the emperor would have really blamed Xie Yuan's misbehavior on the general's mansion.

In her previous life, she thought she was a girl and was loved by her father and brothers, so she never noticed the many crises in the general's mansion in the court.

From the fact that Xie Yuan came to propose marriage, it was clear that many eyes in the capital were watching the General's Mansion...

Not only did she have to be cautious in the imperial city, she also had to be careful in the palace...

"Dad, where are you going?" Su Rou saw Su Wan coming back and about to go out again.

Su Wan stopped walking when she called him, "I'm going to the training ground. Arou stays at home. If you have time, go to your mother's yard and keep her company."

Su Rou stood up from her chair and quickly followed Su Wan's steps, "Father, I'll go with you."

Su Wan hesitated for a moment, worried that if he took her with him, her mother would be unhappy.

Su Rou didn't give him any chance to refute and had already stepped over the threshold of the general's mansion.

"Dad, why are you standing there like an idiot?! Hurry up and go!"

Su Wan caught up with her and said, "Arou, you should stay in the mansion. The prince has gone to the training ground."

Su Rou paused. It turned out that this was the reason why her father was worried that she and Xie Yuan would meet again.

But why should she be afraid? It was Xie Yuan who came to the General's Mansion to propose marriage, and it was also Xie Yuan who was sent back.

It is he who is ashamed, not me.

Su Rou urged, "Then Daddy has to take me with him. Let's go, let's go."

As night fell, Gong Yu leaned against the small pond, looking at his reflection in the water.

Last night's letter asked him to seduce Su Rou, so why was Su Rou unmoved when she saw him in the palace today?

Could it be because the method is wrong...

Gong Yu's hands suddenly clenched into fists.

When Su Wan attacked the Southern Kingdom, he killed his brother. He will definitely take revenge on Su Rou.