Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1319 Thinking

The news spread quickly, and all of Miluo knew that there was a new marriage in the alliance between the two countries. The wedding ceremony of Prince Zhongzheng and Miss Fang San would be held the day after the wedding of King Miluo and Princess Dejia.

Li Shengxuan, who was far away in the capital of Dajing, crushed the teacup beside him when he received the news. Xiahou Zhang was so shocked that he fell to his knees, "Your Majesty..."

Li Shengxuan's face was as gloomy as water, and he said in a cold voice: "Pass on my order, the Southeast Camp and the Jiangnan Camp will mobilize 100,000 troops and set off immediately to Lincheng. There must be no mistakes."

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!" Xiahou Zhang's voice was filled with rare urgency. "The two countries are about to form an alliance, how can we, the Great Capital, send troops to the border? This is..."

Are we going to start a war? He didn't dare to say the latter words, but it was obvious. Their usually calm and steady Majesty was now going to become a tyrant for Fang Zilan.

"Xiahou Zhang, go and pass on the order." Li Shengxuan stood up and looked down at Xiahou Zhang, only to see him kowtow and say, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry I can't obey your order."

Before he could finish his words, Li Shengxuan had already drawn his sword and was running towards him, but he stopped when the sword was close to his face.

Just because a gentle voice suddenly sounded, "Your Majesty, please show mercy." The green figure that followed knelt in front of Xiahou Zhang with a plop. It was Zhuge Yu.

"The Empress Dowager has issued an imperial decree, and it has been announced to the public at the Miluo State Banquet." Zhuge Yu raised his head and met Li Shengxuan's gaze without fear. "Miss Fang has accepted the decree and expressed her gratitude. The Zhongzheng Prince's Mansion has agreed to the marriage. It is impossible to reverse the situation..."

"Zhuge Yu." Li Shengxuan was extremely angry and gnashed his teeth and said, "Are you here to stop me?"

"Your Majesty, please think twice." Zhuge Yu knelt straight, straightened his spine, and said, "Your Majesty, as the ruler of Dajing, you must not ignore the people for the sake of Miss Fang San."

"Get lost." Li Shengxuan did not put away his sword, and he was acting out of control like never before.

Zhuge Yu had no doubt that if he said a few more words, he would be killed by Li Shengxuan's sword today. But he was an official in Dajing, and he had to die to make his remonstrances to the end.

Even if he loses his life here, he will never retreat.

"Your Majesty, please reconsider." Zhuge Yu folded his hands in front of him and kowtowed solemnly. Li Shengxuan's sword was in front of his forehead, but he did not even frown. He just repeated "Your Majesty, please reconsider" over and over again.

Li Shengxuan finally couldn't bear it anymore, but he was reluctant to kill Zhuge Yu with his sword, so he could only kick him to vent his anger.

However, Zhuge Yu quickly knelt down again, straightened his spine again, and advised in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

In fact, he was also holding his breath in his heart. He was angry at Fang Zilan for being submissive, angry at Li Shengxuan for being reckless, and even more angry at himself for being powerless.

At this moment, he thought angrily that if he couldn't stop Li Shengxuan no matter what, and his influence was not even as good as a woman's, he might as well give up his identity as the next head of the Zhuge family.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he was not sure that he could stop the furious emperor. It was not until a palace servant stood outside the door and carefully passed on the message: "Master Zhuge, please see me." He was slightly relieved. With his grandfather around, Li Shengxuan would give him some face, at least the situation would not get out of control.

"Your Majesty, I am your humble servant." Old Lord Zhuge bowed, then stood up straight and stood opposite Li Shengxuan, as tall and straight as a pine tree.

Li Shengxuan's expression was stern, and did not change at all because of the arrival of Master Zhuge. "Why did Master Zhuge come?"

  "This old minister has come here to serve our ancestors' foundation and the prosperous and peaceful times." Old Lord Zhuge's eyes were solemn as he proudly recounted the hardships and difficulties that the Li family had faced in founding the country. The first two generations of kings had worked day and night, but now Li Shengxuan had lost his composure for a woman. How could he be worthy of his ancestors?

Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "I heard that there is a large ever-burning lamp in the Lotus Palace that was lit by Emperor Tai'an himself. At the end of every year, the emperor adds oil to the lamp, and all officials must kowtow and burn incense to pray for peace and prosperity in the world in the coming year. Am I right?"

Xue Haoyu's expression suddenly changed, "Master Fang, you..."

"When Lord Xue left, I was still wondering why you, with your meticulousness, forgot to remind me to enter the Lotus Palace?" Fang Zilan smiled even more. "But Lord Xue also said that the Ministry of Rites was busy at the end of the year, so it's understandable that you forgot. It can't be intentional, right?"

"Master Fang..." Xue Haoyu stammered, not daring to speak. When Fang Zilan said she didn't know the procedures for New Year's Eve, he thought she was just taking the opportunity to make things difficult for him, and he would just deal with it. But he never thought that she knew all the procedures not only for New Year's Eve, but also for the whole process. Didn't she see through everything from the beginning?

Xue Haoyu was so ashamed and angry as if he was being made fun of that he couldn't even raise his head. However, he knew in his heart that if he didn't have ulterior motives, how could he have ended up in such a situation?

"Master Xue, you heard our conversation just now." Fang Zilan stopped laughing and looked a little more serious. "Although Master Xue was exiled, he never bowed his head. Otherwise, if he had just taken refuge with a family, he wouldn't have ended up leaving the capital with his whole family and never being employed again."

Xue Haoyu's face turned pale, "Master Fang, do you know?"

"I know." Fang Zilan said frankly: "When you said that Mr. Xue was your uncle, I was wondering which family you had joined to get the opportunity to return to Beijing and join the Ministry of Rites."

Seeing Xue Haoyu's face getting uglier, Fang Zilan hurriedly said: "Of course everyone has different choices. You have the right to choose, and I respect you. After all, not everyone can remain unchanged under the circumstances."

"Master Fang, you don't have to be like this." Xue Haoyu turned his head away and said, "With your dignity as Master Fang, how can you understand the hardships of a small person like me? No matter how nice your words are, I am just an ant in your eyes."

"You guys?" Fang Zilan repeated the word, without commenting: "Don't you, Lord Xue, want to be in a high position and treat others as ants?"

"No." Xue Haoyu blurted out without thinking. Fang Zilan's lips curled slightly, "You don't want to be an ant, nor do you want to be someone who treats others as ants. So what does Lord Xue want to do?"

"Your subordinate..." Xue Haoyu was speechless for a moment. Fang Zilan sighed softly, "It seems that Lord Xue's heart is still hot, but it is difficult to be as hot as before."

  For some reason, Xue Haoyu felt an inexplicable sense of grievance after hearing her words. Who doesn't want to stick to his original intention and do things in a down-to-earth manner? But how can this world accommodate his original intention?

Xue Haoyu clenched his fists and suppressed his emotions, saying, "I would like to ask Lord Fang, is Lord Fang in a high position just to treat others as ants?"

"Of course not." Fang Zilan smiled and said, "This idea is too shallow and unworthy of me."