There was a slight commotion at the banquet, and everyone looked outside.
Today there is a banquet in the Governor's Mansion, and the outside is heavily guarded. How come there are still people who want to break in? Are Nanyuan's guards so useless?
The first thing that came from outside was the sound of combat boots hitting the ground, and armors flashing together. The sound was unsettling.
Finally, a group of armored and helmeted generals appeared in sight.
"The Forbidden Army, it's the Forbidden Army!" After seeing the armor on their bodies, they gasped and whispered.
These people are clearly wearing forbidden armor. What's going on? How come the forbidden army that should be guarding the capital appears in Nanyuan, thousands of miles away? And from what I just said, this person is coming menacingly. He is the false emperor who wants to attack the Xu family.
Take action?
"Sir!" Wei Jun stepped out from behind, "This is General Hu from the capital. He said he had received the holy order."
Anxiety was visible on his face. Because of the incident in Yingtian County, Wan Song went to garrison in the northeast, and he now took over the defense of Nanyuan. General Hu reported to him as soon as he approached Nanyuan.
Wei Jun thought that today was a good day for the third lady and it was better not to disturb him, so he went to investigate the situation in person. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got close, he was coerced by General Hu. Wei Jun was an honest man, and the other party held the so-called
Holy order, under the fierce momentum, I had no choice but to accompany him all the way to the governor's house on guard.
In the inner courtyard separated by a wall, Princess Changning suddenly grabbed the handkerchief and looked at the door with a pale face.
Xu Si noticed something strange about her and gently pulled down her sleeve: "Miss Gao?"
Princess Changning came back to her senses and whispered with trembling lips: "He is the one who is chasing me..."
Xu Si was horrified. Since this person has a holy mandate, he was sent by the false emperor. He found out the whereabouts of Princess Changning, so he came to Nanyuan to raise an army to investigate the crime? No, the false emperor didn't want Princess Changning's existence even more than they did.
Mentioned, this is a pretext!
Before this birthday party, Xu Yin told her that there might be a big crisis. So, is this the crisis? What means did the false emperor prepare to deal with them?
In the hall, General Hu had already revealed his imperial edict.
"The edict is here. Xu Huan, the governor of Nanyuan, will receive it!"
The whole place was quiet, no one answered.
Of course they can't respond. You have to know that this so-called edict comes from the hand of the false emperor. If they respond, will they recognize him or not?
If you admit it, you will become an accomplice of the false emperor. If you don't admit it, the false emperor is now sitting in the capital. Are you ready to become his enemy? Everyone is just glad that it is the Xu family who is facing this problem head-on.
General Hu took a step forward and shouted again: "The edict is here, Xu Huan, the governor of Nanyuan, will receive it!"
Xu Huan still sat calmly.
General Hu shouted again and again: "Xu Huan! Are you trying to resist the order?"
Xu Huan smiled slightly and finally said: "May I ask the general's name and rank? Which guard do you belong to?"
General Hu was stunned for a moment. He was originally a close guard of King Duan. After the palace coup, he was ordered to hunt down Princess Changning. He did not even participate in the coronation ceremony. When Princess Changning was rescued by Xu Yin, he returned to Beijing to resume his life, and came to the south without stopping.
Yuan is looking for trouble because he is still a guard of Prince Duan's Mansion, and he only has the token of Prince Duan's Mansion.
"Why, the general can't answer it?" Xu Huan said calmly, "Since the general has a sacred order, he is an angel. I am guarding one side. It is not easy to obey the imperial edict without seeing the emperor's order."
General Hu was angry. Xu Huan meant that his identity was not trustworthy, so the holy order may not be true.
He shouted loudly and showed the imperial edict in his hand: "Your Majesty, the second daughter of Xu Huan, the governor of Nanyuan, is of good nature and upright character. She is specially given to accompany you to the palace! Look, there is an authentic jade seal on it, Xu Huan
Huan, you still haven’t accepted the order!”
There was a roar, and thunder seemed to ring in everyone's ears.
Accompany you when entering the palace! Today, more than four families are competing for marriage, and even the puppet emperor is interested in Miss Xu San!
Everyone couldn't help but cast shocked eyes on the Xu family and his daughter.
As soon as this imperial edict was revealed, the situation was different from before. You must know that the false emperor's concubine Yuan died early and there was no legitimate son. If the Xu family was willing to surrender, it would be possible to achieve great wealth.
Although the pseudo-emperor's name is unfair, he is a descendant of the Gao family after all. The former emperor's nephews were captured and slaughtered, so in terms of blood relationship, it is indeed him.
In this worldly matter, status is important, but strength is even more important. If he suppresses it with an iron fist, truly secures the throne, and the world gradually returns to its throne, then he will no longer be a false emperor, but an orthodox one.
Now, if the false emperor wants to buy this supreme wealth, will the Xu family agree? If not, will they fall out?
The envoys from various states did not dare to express their anger and stared at the father and daughter.
If you accept the order, then the Xu family will be part of the pseudo-emperor's party from now on. If you don't accept it, will it be obvious that they have fallen out with the pseudo-emperor? There will be a storm in the world, right? Although the Xu family's power is not small now, they have to go north to crusade, and
There is something missing...Does the family want to respond? Is it better to be later? But if the Xu family accepts the order, they should all be put under house arrest here, right? How to send the message out?
A group of people were thinking messily, but they heard Jiang Yue say slowly: "Miss Xu San, there were four of us asking for marriage. You picked three and four, but you didn't like any of them. Now you got your wish, right?"
Being glared at by Xu An and others, he didn't care at all and said with a teasing smile: "Your Majesty is unparalleled in honor, and is both civil and military. If you think about it carefully, who else can be worthy of your wishful husband besides your Majesty? Furthermore,
, Inspector Xu just kept saying that he wanted to have a sacred mandate, and now that he can ask his beloved daughter to serve the king, it just comforts him to be loyal, don't you think?"
The sacred mandate that Xu Huan mentioned before was before King Duan's rebellion, but was misinterpreted by Jiang Yue, as if the Xu family deliberately made things difficult for those who wanted to marry him, just to let their daughter climb a high tree.
Xu An was furious: "What are you talking nonsense about?"
If he is really allowed to settle this crime, the Xu family's reputation will be over.
Jiang Yue was not worried at all: "Isn't it? Otherwise, Miss Xu San, a daughter of a boudoir, would have no reason to show up in person to compete with us. In terms of status, His Royal Highness Prince Liang is the highest, and he can become the princess if he accepts it; in terms of family background,
The Sixth Prince of Zhao is the most noble, and the fourth and third sons have been prosperous for hundreds of years. In terms of status, the Nineth Prince of Chu is the beloved son of King Hexing, so he will marry high no matter what. The worst thing is that I, the one who makes up the numbers, is also the Long Xiangwei Zhonglang General.
No matter what we choose, we can always pick it out among the four of us, but Miss Xu San doesn’t want any of them. Other than that she loves someone else, what other explanation can there be for her?"
While smiling, he said venomously: "Miss Xu San was in Beijing for half a year, and I heard that she often visited Prince Duan's palace. Maybe she fell in love with Prince Duan at that time?"
"Shut up!" Xu An was furious and shouted angrily, "Is this how Jiang Yi teaches his disciples? He speaks rudely and spits blood, how can he have any education at all?!"
Having lost his skin, Jiang Yue stopped pretending and said with a laugh: "Otherwise, Miss Xu San can choose one! You can't be just playing tricks on us by making such a big battle to recruit a bride, right?"
"You..." Xu An was not good at speaking. He was so angry that he couldn't refute.
As he said that, a second uninvited guest came outside: "What are you asking for? Governor Xu, do you have a third daughter in your family who wants to get married?"