My best friend is wearing a double body! Marry the emperor! Help me win the throne

Seeing that Lan Luo was still unwilling to compromise, Meng Shi quietly said something to Lan Zheng before Nanzhao lost all face.

Lan Luo rolled his eyes and suddenly pointed at Yu Minyan behind him, saying loudly, "If General Xue doesn't want to marry Luo'er, then Luo'er would like to ask General Yu if he is willing? After all, besides General Xue, General Yu and his son are also people Luo'er admires!"

Yu Minyan hadn't expected Lan Luo to settle for the next best thing and set his sights on him, so he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my ambition since childhood has been to protect the territory of Jiuzhou and prevent its people from suffering from war! Now the small countries on the border are ready to make moves, and they have evil ambitions to encroach on the territory of Jiuzhou. Until these small countries are conquered, I have no interest in the affairs of men and women!"

Her resounding refusal made Lan Luo look a little embarrassed. Seeing that she was in Beijing, Lan Zheng quickly knelt beside Lan Luo and pleaded with Murong Che, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Zheng'er's seventh sister drank a lot of wine yesterday. She hasn't recovered from the alcohol yet and is still talking drunkenly. Please don't take it to heart!"

As she spoke, she reached out and pulled Lan Luo up from the ground. "Your Majesty, Zheng'er apologizes to you. I hope you can forgive my seventh sister's disrespect."

"That's alright. The Seventh Princess is quick-witted and outspoken. I admire her personality." Murong Che was quite magnanimous. He looked at Xue Wuji, who was still kneeling on the ground. "Lord Xue and Lord Yu, please stand up. Your lifelong affairs should be decided by yourselves."

Some time ago, every time Yu Hongyi wrote a memorial to Murong Che, he would mention Xue Wuji, saying that he was a rare military talent.

Yu Hongyi also intended to hone him during several battles with Nanzhao.

Murong Che is determined to train young generals for Jiuzhou who can stabilize the border, and has made plans to make use of Xue Wuzhi.

Yu Hongyi's only son inherited his combat style in terms of marching and fighting.

The battle records of these two men can be checked, and they will definitely be the backbone of the military in the future.

This time, Nanzhao specially sent two princesses here. They must have made up their minds long ago: send one to the palace and marry the other to a military general, so as to overthrow the emperor of Jiuzhou and the most capable general from two aspects.

Nanzhao used this time to recuperate. As long as the two princesses succeeded, the king of Nanzhao could join forces with them to swallow up the entire Jiuzhou.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xue Wuzhi stood up and deliberately glanced at Yu Minyan next to him.

Unexpectedly, Yu Minyan was also looking at him.

The moment their eyes met in mid-air, Yu Minyan's eyes seemed to be burned, and she quickly turned her face away, avoiding his gaze.

Xue Wuji frowned and called her softly, "Junior Brother..."

Yu Minyan turned his gaze back and tried to raise the corners of his mouth, "Brother, you were really brave just now. If the girl you like saw this, she would definitely like it, right?"

Xue Wuji coughed lightly, looked at the expression on her face, and asked tentatively, "Will she...?"

Yu Minyan bit her lip and nodded, "Of course I will. Any girl would be deeply moved by such a scene."

Xue Wuji seemed relieved, and curled the corners of his lips slightly, "I'm glad I will."

Yu Minyan glanced at his smiling profile secretly, and her heart felt like it was stabbed hard.

However, she quickly lowered her head to prevent her emotions from showing.

Lan Luo asked Murong Che for marriage in front of everyone, just to force Murong Che to agree to his request.

Unfortunately, not only did she fail to achieve her goal, she also lost face in front of the ministers of Jiuzhou.

Her plan to marry an important official from Jiuzhou was likely to fail.

This little thing had no effect on Murong Che. He ordered everyone to get ready and set off back to the palace immediately.

After going down the mountain, on the way back to the palace, Murong Che graciously allowed Xue Youli to ride in the Xue family's carriage.

Jiang Ruyun still felt scared when she thought about Ye Shixue being shot by a hidden arrow.

"Li'er, if you encounter any difficulties in the palace in the future, remember to write home and tell us. Your father, your brothers, and I will definitely find a way to help you."

Xue Youli held Jiang Ruyun's hand and replied coquettishly, "Mother, I'm doing so well in the palace. The emperor often rewards me with good things. Everyone else is so envious of me!"

"Li'er, you don't have to act so strong in front of your mother. If you're really living so well, why are there assassins trying to kill you after you left the palace?"

"Because a woman was jealous of my daughter, she wanted to hire someone to kill me. However, she hired hunters from Longshou Mountain. Those hunters were deceived and hid in the mountains to shoot arrows. However, the emperor sent people to arrest the hunters and interrogate them. They confessed the identity of the person behind the incident. The emperor deliberately left his trusted confidants to clean up the mess. This kind of thing will definitely not happen again in the future."

Xue Youli said this, thought for a moment, and changed the subject, "By the way, mother, is there anything happening at home?"

Jiang Ruyun replied, "Since you became favored, some people have indeed come to visit your father, but your father has not met any of them to avoid giving people a reason to talk. Recently, your eldest brother returned to the capital, and there are a few matchmakers who want to arrange a marriage for him."

Xue Youli's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she immediately reminded her, "Mom, my eldest brother is stationed at the border all year round. If you want to choose a wife for him, either choose someone who can endure loneliness, or choose someone who can accompany him into battle."

Jiang Ruyun didn't understand the deeper meaning of her daughter's words. "You say that easily, little girl. I'm afraid that besides Princess Qinghe, there's no other girl in the entire capital who can fight in battle, right?"

"There are so many talented people in Jiuzhou. What if there's a female hero as powerful as Ah Yue?"

Xue Youli thought it was inconvenient for an outsider to interfere in the affairs between Xue Wuji and Yu Minyan, so she didn't point it out. She just kept emphasizing to Jiang Ruyun, "In order to prevent a fire in my eldest brother's backyard, you must listen to my eldest brother's opinion before you look at your daughter-in-law!"

Jiang Ruyun reached out and gently poked her daughter's head. "Your mother isn't senile. She still has some sense of propriety."

During this period, she was actually considering finding a wife for her eldest son.

She understands the principle of marrying a virtuous wife.

When choosing a daughter-in-law, in addition to considering her character and appearance, the most important thing is that your son likes her.

Otherwise, the couple will not be able to live together, and wouldn't that be a waste of the girl's life?

……

The news that Murong Che and his party had returned to the palace reached Prince Jinxian's mansion a few hours later.

Murong Ye finished reading the letter that was delivered at top speed, and narrowed his dark eyes sinisterly. "Very good, she really didn't disappoint me."

The letter said that Lan Zheng had successfully implanted the puppet Gu in Chu Xinyue.

Now he just had to wait quietly for the poisonous insect to crawl into Chu Xinyue's brain little by little and devour her brain bit by bit, and she would completely become his puppet.

Thinking of this, Murong Ye reached out and opened the dark brown clay jar at hand. He saw a black insect about the size of his thumb nail in the jar.

This insect is the mother of the puppet insect.

He looked at the motionless mother Gu in the clay pot, pulled out a sharp dagger from his waist, and slashed his index finger with the blade.

His finger was immediately cut and bloody.

Blood gushed from the wound and dripped into the clay jar.

The mother insect in the jar began to crawl frantically the moment it smelled the blood.

The mother insect crawled to the blood drop and sucked the blood almost greedily.

Soon, the mother insect sucked all the blood in the clay.

Murong Ye stared at the female Gu at the bottom of the jar, which had become much rounder, and his mood became increasingly cheerful.

Things had been going wrong for him before, but now things are finally turning for the better.

"Someone is coming."

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

The man who came was Night Crow, who was Murong Ye's confidant. He had been secretly helping Murong Ye manage the Xianle Painting Boat.

On the day when the pleasure boat had an accident, it was Night Crow who avoided the search of the prefect Hu Dazhi and brought the account book back to Prince Xian's palace in time.

"After the houseboat was shut down, our expenses have been increasing, but our income has been decreasing."

Night Crow immediately knelt before the man, "It was my negligence that caused the painting boat to be sealed. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Murong Ye glared at him and said calmly, "I didn't call you here to punish you, but to ask when Xunhuan Tower can open its doors to receive guests."

"Your Highness, many people have fallen ill in Xunhuan Tower recently, and two children died of illness yesterday. I'm afraid that in the short term..."

Bang!

Murong Ye raised his hand and smashed the scabbard of the dagger on Ye Ya's face. "No matter what method you use, Xun Huan Lou must open its doors to welcome guests within five days!"