I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 226 Betting
Before Ye Wanshu could answer, Emperor Zhaolie sighed deeply: "Jinghe, your father entrusted you and your sisters to me. I cannot allow any more mishaps to happen to you. Since it is destined to be through bloodshed to ignite the anger in the hearts of the people, it must be done in a grand and dramatic way to make it meaningful. Let me do it."

"Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a nation, and you must not speak of life and death lightly," Ye Wanshu advised.

"I am already old and frail, and my death is not a pity. But you still have an important mission. Once the war starts, Mingchi and the border soldiers will only have a hard time on the front line. My imperial family is weak, and in the future we will have to rely on you and the Crown Prince's mother to stabilize the court. So you must live well."

Emperor Zhaolie patted the back of her hand gently: "I am fortunate to have been able to uphold the rule of the court in my lifetime. My only regret is that I cannot see the royal army of my Daye return to the capital. If one day our army is able to return to the capital, Wan'er must come to my spirit tablet and tell me. I will bless the royal army of Daye from the heavens on its victorious return."

"His Majesty."

Ye Wanshu knelt down solemnly: "We are not at our wits' end yet. As long as we can stabilize the situation in Lin'an, we can completely turn the tide once the Crown Prince succeeds in the northern border."

She had considered using her death to awaken people's hearts when she came, but after thinking it over again, she felt that it was nothing more than a fearless sacrifice.

She had to take a gamble and fight for one last chance for Fu Mingchi.

"Your Majesty, I am not afraid of death, and you have long since disregarded life and death. In that case, why don't we try to find a way to survive?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaolie quickly helped her up and calmly examined her: "Wan'er, have you thought of a good idea?"

Ye Wanshu smiled faintly: "Helian Jiu is pressing so hard because she wants to completely stabilize the situation before the Crown Prince of Daqiu enters Lin'an. But her eagerness for quick success is likely to backfire."

Hearing her speak so eloquently, Emperor Zhaolie immediately became interested: "Wan'er, continue."

"According to Helian Jiu's habits, if she wants to stabilize Lin'an as soon as possible, she naturally cannot rely solely on the Daqiu people. Therefore, she will cultivate a capable person in our dynasty to serve her."

Ye Wanshu pondered for a moment and said, "And this person can only be more ruthless than her, preferably someone who dares to stand up to His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Who do you think His Majesty will choose?"

Emperor Zhaolie immediately understood: "Second Brother Gu?"

"good."

Ye Wanshu smiled knowingly: "I'm afraid in the eyes of the Daqiu people, no one is more suitable than him."

Thinking of that demon, Emperor Zhaolie gradually fell into deep thought.

Ye Wanshu knew that the emperor had concerns, and she was also somewhat worried. However, at this critical juncture, if she hesitated any longer, she would only miss the best opportunity.

“Your Majesty, I know Gu Tingchen better than anyone else.”

Ye Wanshu said, "He is ruthless and never submits to anyone. If Your Majesty is willing to tempt him with the imperial seal, he will definitely take the risk and fight Helian Jiu to the death. After all, Lin'an City is currently vulnerable, which is the perfect opportunity for him to seize the throne."

Having been suppressed by the Gu family for so many years, Emperor Zhaolie was still somewhat undecided.

Seeing Ye Wanshu's confident demeanor, he couldn't help but ask, "How confident are you, Wan'er?"

Ye Wanshu shook her head: "I am not very confident, but compared to fearless sacrifice, I think this is the best way at present. As long as we can provoke Gu Tingchen and Helian Jiu into a battle, Young Master Ji can lead the Qizhou army to reap the benefits."

After a moment of silence, she looked at Emperor Zhaolie and said in a deep voice, "However, in this way, Your Majesty's safety cannot be guaranteed."

"If you're willing to risk everything for me, what do I have to fear?" Emperor Zhaolie finally stopped hesitating: "Let's risk everything and gamble everything on this today."

The two exchanged a smile and immediately reached a tacit understanding.

Just then, Chang Rong led the Da Qiu guards straight in.

Glancing at the emperor and his minister, Changrong said arrogantly, "My princess invites the Emperor of Daye and Princess Jinghe to the Eastern Palace." Ye Wanshu nodded to Emperor Zhaolie, who first pretended to be displeased and scolded, "How dare you! I, the emperor of a country, should condescend to meet an envoy at the Eastern Palace."

"Your Majesty, you have always loved your people like your own children. How can you bear to watch your people suffer such oppression?"

Changrong scoffed, "My princess said that as long as His Majesty is willing to go, she will spare the innocent people."

“Alright, I may go.” Emperor Zhaolie glanced at Ye Wanshu silently. “But Princess Helian must assure me that she will not make things difficult for Jinghe.”

"Your Majesty is joking," Changrong said with a cold smile. "Princess Jinghe is the descendant of a loyal and virtuous family. My princess has always admired her and would never bear to make things difficult for her."

Ye Wanshu dismissed these words as nonsense, stepped forward to support Emperor Zhaolie, and said softly, "Your Majesty, let's set off."

"Then please."

Changrong immediately ordered his guards to step forward and prevent the two from heading towards the East Palace together.

Inside the main hall of the East Palace, Helian Jiu was lounging on a soft couch, casually eating grapes. When he saw his ministers bring Gu Tingchen in, he straightened his posture.

"So you are Prince Dao'an?" Helian Jiu looked at Gu Tingchen with great interest, and said with a half-smile, "I've heard that you are quite capable. This princess likes capable people."

Gu Tingchen shook his hair at his temples, his eyes suddenly darkening as he looked at her: "What do you want to do?"

"Of course, it's to avenge you." Helian Jiu stood up and slowly walked towards him: "The empire that was within your grasp was taken away, and even your beloved was seized. Doesn't Prince Dao'an feel angry?"

"What's it to you?" Gu Tingchen sneered. "You want me to risk my life for you?"

“That’s not how it should be said. It should be a win-win situation,” Helian Jiu said. “My brother will arrive in Lin’an soon. As long as Prince Dao’an can help me stabilize Lin’an, I will not mistreat him once my brother arrives.”

"Where is Fu Mingchi?" Gu Tingchen asked directly.

"Him? I don't know either," Helian Jiu replied truthfully, "but he is no longer a threat."

"If that's the case, what do you have to ask of me?" Gu Tingchen asked, puzzled.

Helian Jiu didn't beat around the bush and directly took out a tiger tally and stuffed it into his hand: "Because this princess values ​​Prince Dao'an, I hope that Prince Dao'an can help this princess restrain the Crown Prince's faction in the future."

Seeing the tiger tally she handed over, Gu Tingchen's eyes lit up, but he still asked first, "Princess Helian is really contradictory. You just said that Fu Mingchi was nothing to fear, but now you want me to stand up to him on your behalf. It seems that you are still afraid of him."

"Indeed, I do not quite understand the Crown Prince's thoughts, which is why I want to give us both a chance."

Helian Jiu said with a half-smile, "This princess has recruited 100,000 new soldiers. As long as Prince Dao'an is willing to cooperate with this princess, you can get what you want again."

"You won't regret it?" Gu Tingchen revealed a wicked smile.

Helian Jiu was currently unsure whether Fu Mingchi was in Lin'an or not, so she had to take this gamble. After all, the Gu family had some influence in the Daye Dynasty, and she believed that this person would not disappoint her.

As long as Gu Tingchen is willing to serve her, even if Fu Mingchi secretly goes to the Northern Border, she can use Gu Tingchen and the remaining power of the Gu family to restrain the Yuezhou army.

"This princess trusts Prince Dao'an," Helian Jiu said with unwavering conviction. "This princess believes that our alliance this time will be very pleasant."

"must."

Gu Tingchen smiled, but when he looked up, he saw Ye Wanshu and Emperor Zhaolie being brought in.