After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 148 Something Didn't Happen?
Qu Chu answered "OK", then took off his clothes and got into the tub.

Qu Bingyu was gossiping while pressing Qu Chu's shoulder.

"In the past few months, something happened. His Majesty issued a marriage decree to King Chu's cousin and Deng Mingyu."

Qu Chu turned around in his mind before matching Ning Youbei's cousin.

"You said that His Majesty gave Deng Mingyu and Chen Yinyu a marriage?"

"Well, it's her."

Qu Chu remembered the message he received:
His Majesty dismissed Prime Minister Fang from the position of Prime Minister, appointed Duke Hu Guo as Prime Minister, and transferred Chen Qinhua, the son of Duke Hu Guo, to temporarily act as Jianghuai Salt Transport Envoy.

Now let the Huguogong's mansion and Anping Dachang Princess' mansion marry together, which means making the most of the Chen family.

Not only do you want to use the Chen family, but you also need to pull the veteran lords of Yudu to your side.

But it's true, the Chen family is the emperor's natal family, and the emperor has had a deep relationship with Concubine Chen since childhood, so it is only natural that the Chen family be reused.

It's just... Bingyu actually called Deng Mingyu by his name, are they familiar?
"Bingyu, are you familiar with Deng Mingyu?"

Qu Bingyu pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm very familiar with each other. After you left, Fengjiao and Fengmei often came to play with me and took me to various parties. Deng Mingyu and Fengjiao are very familiar with each other, and we are also familiar with each other. .”

Qu Chu remembered what Su Yingxue had said to her before, saying that Su Ziyi had fallen in love with Bingyu, so his heart moved.

"You like Su Fengjiao?"

"Well, not only Fengjiao, Fengmei, but also Fengxia, I look good too."

"Then how do you look at Su Ziyi?"

Qu Bingyu was taken aback, "Ah Chu, why do you ask such a question?"

Qu Chu covered it up and said, "You mentioned all the three sisters of the Su family, but you didn't mention Su Ziyi, so I asked out of curiosity."

Seeing what Qu Chu said, Qu Bingyu relaxed.

"Mr. Su is a nice person, but I don't have much contact with him."

Speaking of this, Qu Bingyu felt a little guilty.

Although there are not as many contacts with Su Ziyi as the three sisters of the Su family, they are definitely not rare.

Qu Chu didn't go deep on this topic, but chatted with Qu Bingyu about other things.

The Su family has not formally mentioned the marriage between Su Ziyi and Qu Bingyu to themselves, so it is not good for them to ask Bingyu's opinion first.

……

Royal Palace
Ning Youbei entered the palace in a hurry.

"Brother Huang, I handed over all the criminals to the Ministry of Punishment, and handed over the confiscated money to the Ministry of Households."

Looking at the increasingly mature Ning Youbei, the emperor felt relieved.

"At any rate, you should wash up first, and there's no rush at this moment."

Even though he said so, the emperor was very happy that Ning Youbei rushed to see him.

"Anyway, Brother Huang has seen how dirty and messy I was when I was a child, and I'm not afraid that you will dislike me. It's just that I haven't eaten yet. Brother Huang, you want someone to bring me something to eat."

The emperor quickly called Rong Gonggong.

"Rong Dehai, hurry up and get someone to bring you some of Youbei's favorite food, and bring over a basin of hot water."

After Eunuch Rong ordered people to arrange meals, he brought in a basin of hot water himself.

The emperor twisted the towel with his own hands and handed it to Ning Youbei, "Wipe first."

Ning Youbei took the towel and wiped his face and hands, then threw the towel into the basin, "Okay."

The emperor shook his head and didn't force him anymore.

"Where is General Qu? Why didn't you enter the palace with you?"

"She, she left me alone to go to the General's Mansion, and told me not to pick her up."

Speaking of Qu Chu, Ning Youbei pursed his lips, feeling a little wronged.

The emperor thought it was funny, so he thought of teasing Ning Youbei.

"Did anything happen to you along the way?"

The emperor knew that Ning Youbei and Qu Chu had no bridal chamber on their wedding night, but General Qu was not an ordinary woman, so he couldn't say anything.

Ning Youbei didn't know what to think of, and blushed.

The emperor knew that something might have happened, but looking at Youbei's expression, it seemed that he was really interested in General Qu.

Seeing that Ning Youbei was shy, the emperor no longer pursued the matter.

After some gossip, Ning Youbei got down to business.

"Brother Huang, I will distribute [-]% of the money confiscated in the house raid to the soldiers of Yuezhou. It is inconvenient to say in the letter."

The emperor didn't care too much.

He knew the practice of ransacking homes, and the officials in charge of ransacking houses usually had to conceal part of the silver and objects, so ransacking houses was a very good job.

It doesn't matter if Youbei got the benefits, not to mention he didn't get it himself, but distributed it to the soldiers.

"Who do you think Fang Haichang's money was given to?"

Ning Youbei shook his head.

"Before I thought it was the most likely King Jing, but after reading the Supreme Emperor's letter, I was not so sure.

The Supreme Emperor gave the Dragon Guard to the old Jiangcheng King, would the old Jiangcheng King be willing to hand over the Dragon Guard to King Jing?

If the Dragon Guard is in the hands of King Jiangcheng, then the person behind Fang Haichang is also probably King Jiangcheng. "

The emperor understood that the person behind Fang Haichang was either King Jing or King Jiangcheng.only……

"Didn't the Supreme Emperor's letter say that the Dragon Guards can only be handed over to the Ning family's children with brand marks on their bodies? Jiangcheng King does not have a brand mark on his body. Will the Dragon Guards recognize him as the master?"

Ning Youbei frowned, "I don't know either. Even if you ask King Jing or King Jiangcheng face to face, they won't admit it."

Speaking of the brand mark, the emperor said: "Youbei, if I tell you that you also have the brand mark, do you think the Dragon Guards will recognize you as the master?"

Ning Youbei had a bitter face:
"Brother Huang, it's better not to. Originally, this was a secret of the Ning family. The ministers and the common people didn't know it. Telling it would only cause turmoil.

Besides, the Supreme Emperor also said: Even if there was a blood brand before, it may not be so accurate after so many years.There is no need to be obsessed with this rule in the future, the emperor can choose between those who are virtuous and capable.

The Supreme Emperor said so, so don't be obsessed with blood branding!
Moreover, it is impossible for a dragon guard alone to achieve any throne. "

Ning Youbei didn't say the next words, but the emperor understood what he meant.

If the Dragon Guards were really that capable, the Supreme Emperor would not be forced to feign death by his father to escape.

……

Although the emperor wanted to pass on the throne to Ning Youbei, he decided to settle some matters for Ning Youbei first before speaking to him formally.

Not only is Youbei more suitable for the throne than his own sons, the most important thing is that he has a pure nature and can give way to Duke Huai and others.If he becomes emperor, he will definitely treat his sons kindly.

Even if the sons rebel, Youbei will spare their lives for his own sake.

But if the First Prince or the Third Prince became the emperor, they might not be able to tolerate their brothers.

This is the conclusion that the emperor came to after knowing the secrets of the ancestors of the Ning family and thinking about it.

The advantages of Youbei being the emperor far outweigh the disadvantages.

Moreover, Ning Youbei held much more weight in the emperor's heart than his sons.In this way, the more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that the throne should be passed on to Youbei.

In the past, he was afraid that Youbei's enthronement would attract opposition from all parties, but now he has a ready-made reason: that is the ancestor's rules!

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(End of this chapter)