Chapter 35

The capital city of Beiyuan is called Yucheng. This name is very interesting, it alludes to "the place where good will be the key." In fact, it is not difficult to overcome.

Yucheng is a long way from Xiyuan capital city. The news that I and Wu Min Jun received was basically a day old news, but fortunately, it was good news.

Because the Beiyuan is still in the mourning period, the soldiers are all very low-spirited. Xiyuan, which has always been strong attacked and easily got the soldiers to surrender, and the city gates were soon opened to the soldiers of Xiyuan.

At this time, a scroll of surrender requesting peace from the capital of Beiyuan's capital city arrived to the hands of me and Wu Min Jun.

After the old Bei Emperor died, the first prince and the second prince competed for the throne, resulting in chaos in the court. It was not long after, the third prince, Wu Hao who was released by us, then arrived and everything became even more chaotic. Finally, Wu Hao and the first prince, Wu Zheng, and a young Marquis united and killed, the second prince, who was very talented and was the appointed crown prince of late Bei Emperor, his result was dying in civil strife. It left one speechless.

Wu Min Jun listened to this matter and commented that Wu Hao and Wu Zheng were all useless people. The most important person in this matter should be the young Marquis who came out unexpectedly. After Wu Xu was killed, Wu Hao immediately said that he had no interest in the throne. The reason why he had to kill Wu Xu was just to protect himself. Then, in order to prove his resolve, he immediately ran to the Nanyuan where the attitude was very neutral.

After I learned it, I had only one reaction.

"..."

Really useless...

Wu Zheng became the emperor in this way, and young Marquis was promoted again and again, becoming the youngest TaiFu in the history of the four countries, having one person above him and tens of thousands below him.

**(TaiFu translates to Grand Advisor, akin to Prime Minister)**

Then tragedy struck...

First, I and Wu Min Jun sent troops to attack Yucheng. Second, the little Marquis suddenly became seriously ill. It is said that it so bad that it has made him confused (crazy).

Chaos in the middle of the chaos that has not yet been settled, and there is a Xiyuan attacking, the only trusted official is dying. Wu Zheng, who has never been useful, is about to collapse. He simply wrote the scroll of surrender and sent it to the night Xi emperor.

That is to Wu Min Jun.

In the scroll, it said that Beiyuan and Xiyuan have always had a good relationship. He don't know why the Xi emperor suddenly attacked the Beiyuan. Then he said that in this state of doubt, he consulted the officials (I don't know who it is), and they informed him that it was because the former Bei Emperor intended to attack the Xiyuan, and so Xiyuan was defending. So he said that in order to express his absolute determination to not be an enemy of Xiyuan, he deliberately sent a Princess of Beiyuan.

At this point, the princess stood in front of me and looked at me with shyness.

I:"..."

I have to say that she is very pretty, and her eyes are similar to Wu Hao's. She smiles and looks very beautiful, especially with Wu Min Jun's eyes... If I am a man, I will be very tempted.

But unfortunately, I am a real woman, especially in front of this person, who has come to drag my husband with me... well, fake husband.

I dropped the scroll and faked anger saying: "What is the Bei Emperor's meaning?! For the sake of the Xiyuan, the soldiers for the Xiyuan shed blood and lost their lives, the Bei Emperor actually sent a woman here, in order for the two countries to reconcile? That's too much for me!

I turned my head and said: "What's more, I still have a virtuous and gentle Empress, is it possible to ignore her at this time? Am I one who is absorbed with beauty?!

So the princess of Beiyuan was a tragedy, her face lost all color as she was taken and put under house arrest, and the location was very special, that is, the cold palace where her brother was treated.

Other ministers listened to me, and they applauded my pride and righteousness.

Of course, after Wu Min Jun heard what I said, his focus of attention will always be different from others. He just repeated particular words: "Virtuous and gentle empress? virtuous and gentle... Hahahahaha..."

I:"..."

I am too lazy to bother about him...

After receiving the return of the messenger, Wu Zheng soon sent another scroll of peace back. It said that the Xi Emperor's temperament was rewarding. In order to express this feeling, he offered eight cities to exchange.

I:"..."

TaiFu and ministers: "..."

Wu Min Jun was not very surprised and simply said: "Wu Zheng probably has someone on his side who is talking in his ears... Ah, it seems there is someone who wants to get rid of Beiyuan more than us."

In any case, we have no reason not to accept such a good condition. I made a bit of posturing and said that the Bei Emperor is really polite. The Bei Emperor named the location, then I took the troops and formally signed a contract with the Bei Emperor. Eight of Beiyuan's border cities all became part of Xiyuan. Of course, the princess also returned with him.

I remembered that before Wu Min Jun said that his goal is eight cities... It was actually a prophecy.

Wu Min Jun got eight cities, and he was in a good mood. He was very happy every day, he also infected and my mood also became good. He was more cheerful than the ministers and his sisters.

However, it was not probably too pleasing to some eyes, causing problems.

***

This question seems to be very common, but it is quite troublesome for me and Wu Min Jun.

That is about choosing concubines.

At the beginning, it was because of the mourning period, so the new emperor was just enthroned and so basically no one dared to say anything. Then, my relationship with Wu Min Jun became so good, and everyone probably had to endure it. Finally, there was another war between Beiyuan, who would dare to bring the topic of selecting concubines to trouble the emperor?

But now that the new Bei Emperor of Beiyuan is so vulnerable, and took the initiative to give eight cities, and the emperor is in a good mood... and so gives people the courage to bring up matters that have been accumulating in their minds.

I have been married to Wu Min Jun for a bit more than two months. It is normal for Princess Changyi not to be with child yet. However, the first appeal I received today is that the empress is not pregnant, he worried about the royal succession and the like and hopes I hope I can accept concubines, to open branches and scatter leaves.

I gave this to Wu Min Jun as I didn't know what to do with it. He wrote a few words, I looked at it. The general idea is: I don't have any children, I'm not worried, what are you worried about? The emperor is not in a hurry and is not anxious about dying.

I can imagine what expression the minister would have after receiving this reply.

It would really be something...

After this other ministers also followed suit and submitted appeals to the throne asking the emperor to take concubines. Whenever I see the words relating to this, I toss to Wu Min Jun, the face of Wu Min Jun has not been looking very good lately.

I gloated: "It seems that everyone is worried about your fertility, Xi Emperor."

Wu Min Jun gently put down the memorials in his hands and said to me: "Empress, this is your problem too... How about we think of ways to get pregnant now?"

I:"..."

Easier said than done...

I sighed and took the scroll in his hand. I looked at it and saw it was from Liu Shilang. He said that the emperor should have a concubine, and indirectly said that his daughter is a very good candidate.

"These ministers also brought their own candidates." I laughed, "first they only urged, now they are simply recommending themselves."

Wu Min Jun said: "Otherwise, why do you think why they are so active? what hundred years of foundation, what inheritance... they only want to put their relatives one by one into my harem."

I said: "That's because you are too dark, they want to find a way to contain you."

Wu Min Jun said solemnly: "That is because they don't know me... you see, the TaiFu never said anything."

Yes, it's true that those people don't know too much about Wu Min Jun. I still remember the unfortunate uncle and the princess Shengan. Shengan and Wu Min Jun seemed to be a childhood friend. The uncle was also hoping to use princess Sheng'an to restrain Wu Min Jun. Wu Min Jun's mind, in the end, it Wu Min Jun who used Princess Sheng'an, even used her to avoid a crisis and sent her and her clan away.

Therefore, how stupid it is for these people to push their daughters and nieces in this way... It's not certain whether or not they will be happy...

I thought of such a scene, I felt a little speechless, and I returned the scroll to him: "What are you going to do? Now they are becoming more forward, they won't always be so interested... Now it's just a matter of you folding. In the future, if any of the officials speak up, I really can't cope."

Wu Min Jun thought for a moment and said, " If you can't, just one or two?"

I started sweating: "No! You are of course okay, I... I am a woman, if a few women leaning on me, that is too..." I thought of this picture and it was chilling: "In short, this absolute no good."

Wu Min Jun continued to think, then said: "Or else... really, we could... the nuptial chamber ceremony? we can change back, and you can get pregnant, killing two birds with one stone."