The legitimate daughter returns, and everyone in the Marquis's mansion regrets and begs for for

"Alright, I'll give you some rewards now."

Xia Yu took out a gold medal from his pocket and handed it to Su Muya: "This was a gift from my father, the Emperor. I'm giving it to you now. I hope you'll keep it safe!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Su Muya accepted the gold medal and said gratefully.

"Alright, go find Prime Minister Su and tell him to take good care of himself."

Xia Yu waved his hand, signaling Su Muya to leave.

"Um!"

Su Muya agreed, then turned and left.

Watching Su Muya's departing figure, Xia Yu's lips curled into a smile.

"Su Muya, Su Muya, please don't blame me. This is for the sake of the bigger picture!"

Xia Yu chuckled self-deprecatingly, then lay back down on the recliner.

"Master, please tell the old lady quickly! She almost burst into tears this time!"

An old woman knelt on the ground, crying and pleading with Prime Minister Su for mercy.

"Why are you crying like that? Don't I want to save His Majesty?"

Prime Minister Su roared and glared at the old woman kneeling on the ground.

"Master, the old lady almost lost her life this time!"

The old woman kneeling on the ground cried even more bitterly.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Su's eyes widened in surprise as he stared at the old woman kneeling on the ground.

"My lord, His Majesty did this foolish thing because he missed you so much!"

"His Majesty?!"

Prime Minister Su frowned.

"It's His Majesty!"

The old woman quickly explained, "His Majesty has already issued an edict appointing the master as the Protector-General of the Nation, and he is currently on duty in the palace!"

"Ah! This...this is impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Su's expression changed, and he began to cough violently.

He is the prime minister, the prime minister of the country. How can he be someone else's subordinate?

If this gets out, wouldn't he lose all face?

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing Prime Minister Su coughing incessantly, the old woman quickly supported him, patted his back, and said with concern, "Sir, you must take care of your health; don't get sick again."

"Cough cough... I'm not sick!"

Prime Minister Su struggled to push the old woman away, then, panting, looked at her and said, "How could I possibly become someone else's subordinate? I do not agree!"

"But sir..."

"There are no 'buts', I simply do not wish to be this Protector-General!"

Prime Minister Su resolutely refused.

"master!"

The old woman knelt on the ground, pleading with Prime Minister Su, "The old lady has helped you many times in court; you can't just stand by and watch her die!"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Su sighed and looked at the old woman kneeling on the ground: "Fine! Go back and tell my mother that I will not be taking up an official post for the time being. Please understand!"

After finishing his speech, Prime Minister Su got up and left.

After Prime Minister Su left, Su Muya went to the Imperial Noble Consort's place.

The Imperial Noble Consort was resting in her room when she heard footsteps at the door. She knew it was Su Muya, so she opened her eyes.

“My Queen!”

Su Muya looked at the Imperial Noble Consort with a serious expression and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to help me find out why the person who attempted to assassinate His Majesty would send assassins to infiltrate the capital?"

"You suspect that someone is plotting to seize power?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Noble Consort frowned and then asked.

"Yes!"

"But if someone wants to seize the throne, wouldn't it be easier to just kill His Majesty?"

"No! I have a feeling something's fishy about this!"

Su Muya shook her head.

"You suspect it was done by Prime Minister Su?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Noble Consort frowned and then asked.

"Prime Minister Su doesn't have the guts!"

Su Muya said with certainty.

"But you have no evidence, so what makes you say it wasn't Prime Minister Su who did it?"

The Imperial Noble Consort frowned, looked at Su Muya, and then asked.

Su Muya glanced at the Imperial Noble Consort, then said, "Although Prime Minister Su is a cautious man, he dotes on Miss Su and is reluctant to let her marry into the frontier."

Prime Minister Su was her father, and she knew his character quite well.

Although she didn't know why Prime Minister Su doted on Su Muxue so much, she did know that Prime Minister Su's affection for Su Muya was beyond what ordinary people expected.

The reason why Prime Minister Su rushed to the palace so hastily this time was not only to show his loyalty, but also to bring Su Muxue into the palace.

After all, Prime Minister Su was still counting on Su Muxue to fight for greater power for him in the palace.

"You mean, Prime Minister Su might try to save His Majesty?"

After a moment of contemplation, the Imperial Noble Consort spoke, "But why would Prime Minister Su harbor such ambitions? This doesn't seem like something Prime Minister Su would do."

"This...I'm afraid we'll need the Imperial Noble Consort's help!"

Su Muya looked at the Imperial Noble Consort and said.

"oh?"

The Imperial Noble Consort raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Muya: "What do you want me to do?"

"Your Majesty could find an excuse to lock my father in Prime Minister Su's residence, preventing him from leaving."

Su Muya said, "Then, we need to find a way to get Prime Minister Su to bring Miss Su into the palace. As long as my father can send Miss Su into the palace, then the Imperial Noble Consort can rightfully make Miss Su the Crown Prince's concubine. At that time, you can have her plead with the Emperor to make Prime Minister Su the Protector General of the Nation. That way, Miss Su can enter the palace."

The Imperial Noble Consort nodded in agreement with Su Muya's words.

"Okay, that works, but how do I do it? And what do you want me to do?"

"Your Majesty, you need not worry about this matter."

Su Muya smiled at the Imperial Noble Consort and said, "Don't worry about anything else, just do as I say!"

After Su Muya finished speaking, she took out a portrait from her sleeve and handed it to the Imperial Noble Consort.

Who is this person?

The Imperial Noble Consort took the portrait, examined it with great curiosity, and asked a question.

The portrait is a landscape painting, depicting a handsome young man in white robes, with extraordinary good looks and a noble and refined temperament.

"This man is named Murong Xuan. He is the third prince of the Northern Qi Kingdom and currently the regent of the Western Rong Kingdom. I've heard my father mention him before. He harbors no ill will towards our Eastern Li Kingdom, so I want Your Majesty to find a way to contact this third prince and inform him that Prime Minister Su and his sister Su Muxue are plotting to assassinate His Majesty."

"I see!"

The Imperial Noble Consort glanced at Su Muya, then said, "Since that's the case, I'll give it a try. I just hope you won't forget the conditions you promised me!"

"Of course I won't forget!"

Then, Su Muya looked at her and said with a smile.