The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 267 Many thanks to Your Majesty for your great favor
"I don't know about the other candidates. I believe Your Majesty has the best judgment and would never choose those who are all show and no substance to fill the positions. After all, it would be a disgrace to our Great Yue if we didn't get a ranking."

Emperor Da Yue twitched his lips. Good heavens, why don't you just bring the whole Qiao family along?

Qiao Wenyuan was also a little embarrassed. His little daughter was even more outspoken than him. Why didn't he think his grandsons were good men who were both literate and martial? In his eyes, they were all as stupid as pigs.

"Alright! Since you think these people are suitable, Yonghe, I naturally have no objection. I trust your judgment, so take them all with you!"

Emperor Da Yue readily agreed, because he knew that as long as Sheng Wanqiu was there, he believed that these people would not cause any trouble.

He knew that on the way back to the capital, Sheng Wanqiu and that girl from the Han family had wiped out a whole group of bandits. If a man had that kind of skill, he would at least be appointed as a vanguard general.

Of course, her little wish had to be granted, after all, these were the grandchildren of Grand Tutor Qiao, and this face had to be given.

"Then I, on behalf of my nephews and nieces, thank Your Majesty for your great kindness. We will certainly not let Your Majesty down."

"With an enlightened ruler like Your Majesty, I believe that under your rule, Da Yue will surely become the strongest in terms of power and economy among the five kingdoms, and you will be the strongest and most powerful overlord among these five kingdoms!"

Sheng Wanqiu quickly thanked her, her speed was astounding, and her flattery was as loud as it could be.

"Hahaha! Good, good, good!"

The Emperor of Great Yue was so pleased by Sheng Wanqiu's flattery that he was so happy he felt like he could take off.

While they were enjoying themselves, Zhang Dehai led a group of men to Lu Zhi's residence. When he saw that the entire Lu residence looked like it had been hit by a tornado, there was almost nowhere to put his feet.

"Where is General Lu? Why aren't you here to receive the imperial decree!" Zhang Dehai tiptoed in and saw the Lu family servants, all looking bitter and resentful, filling the courtyard. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought someone in the Lu family had died.

Upon seeing that someone from the palace had arrived, a quick-witted servant ran to call for help.

When Lu Zhi was carried out to receive the imperial decree, Zhang Dehai was also startled. He had now made up his mind that Princess Yonghe had entered the top three of the list of people he could not afford to offend. Good heavens, looking at how badly Lu Zhi had been beaten, he probably wouldn't even be able to get out of bed to pee now.

"Alright, no need to kneel anymore, General Lu, it's fine for you to just lie there like this!"

Seeing that Lu Zhi still wanted the servants to help him kneel down to receive the imperial decree, and seeing how much pain he was in, even lying down was considered a form of prostration. So be it, he can go back and talk to the emperor about it.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your consideration!" Lu Zhi quickly thanked you, as his disheveled appearance today had truly made him lose face.

He thought the emperor knew of his plight and had come to offer him some comfort. After all, the emperor was his cousin, and even if his own father disliked him, the emperor would have to consider his father's feelings. Knowing he had been wronged, the emperor would surely give him some reward or something to soothe his wounded heart. Then he heard Zhang Dehai's words, and he felt as if he had been struck by a high-voltage current, dead yet not quite dead. He felt as if he had gone deaf, as if he couldn't hear anything, and could only see Zhang Dehai's mouth moving.

Lu Rui and Zheng Mei fainted immediately; this punishment was like a bolt from the blue!

Only Lu Chuxue obediently knelt on the ground, head bowed, listening to the emperor's orders. She was secretly overjoyed. Now let's see how this useless brother can act up. Isn't Mother biased? Let her continue to be biased!
But who is this Princess Yonghe? Could it be Sheng Wanqiu from yesterday? She's actually become a princess! This is simply unbelievable.

It seems best not to offend this person in the future. Avoid him if you can, and try not to confront him. Lu Chuxue silently reminded herself.

"General Lu, receive the imperial decree!"

"Oh! Alright, alright, I almost forgot you can't move." Zhang Dehai looked at Lu Zhi, who was in a daze, and kindly stuffed the imperial edict into his hand.

"Then stop dawdling and carry out the execution. Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get the same result. The sooner it's over, the better. I need to get back to the Emperor to serve him!"

Zhang Dehai plopped down on a chair brought by his men, waiting to watch them carry out the execution, so he could explain himself when he got back.

"May I ask, Eunuch Zhang, who is this Princess Yonghe?" Lu Zhi gritted his teeth and forced out these words. Although he knew in his heart that it was probably Sheng Wanqiu, he still wanted to get the exact answer from Zhang Dehai.

"I almost forgot to mention, Princess Yonghe is the youngest daughter of Grand Tutor Qiao. She was just conferred the title this morning at the court. Oh, right, there's also Princess Yongping, who is General Lu's daughter. His Majesty said that these are all outstanding sons and daughters of Great Yue, and they must be richly rewarded for their great contributions."

"No wonder you didn't know. The main problem is that you're not fit to attend court right now, are you? Let me add something: only someone like you, General Lu, would do something like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon. Isn't this dragging you down with you?"

Hearing Zhang Dehai's pointed words, Lu Zhiyi realized that today's whole mess was caused by that little beast Lu Rui, and also by that bitch Zheng Mei for not raising him properly.

Then, thinking about Lu Shuxue, the daughter he had always ignored, who he had never even looked at properly or cared about, and how she had actually been made a princess, what an honor that was!
Then, Lu Zhi was so angry at Zhang Dehai's words that he vomited blood and fainted, and the Lu family was thrown into chaos once again.

"Eunuch Zhang, my father and brother have both fainted. Could you please postpone the execution?" Lu Chuxue said softly and pitifully. In fact, she had already seen her brother and mother's eyelashes trembling slightly. It seemed that they had woken up and wanted to avoid punishment.

The only one who actually fainted was his own unfortunate father.

"Trying to escape this execution? No way!" Lu Chuxue snorted coldly. It was all caused by this good-for-nothing. The thought that Lu Shuxue had actually become a princess and that she would have to bow to her whenever they met made her furious.

Thinking back to how she used to mock her older sister for only knowing how to wield swords and spears and lacking any feminine grace, she never imagined that her sister would become a princess. What would she do in the future? It's all Mom's fault, it's all Big Brother's fault! Lu Chuxue glared fiercely at the mother and son who were still lying on the ground pretending to be asleep.

"Fainting won't stop you from getting beaten, right? Let's begin!" Zhang Dehai was a shrewd and tactful person. He felt that the daughter of the Lu family didn't want her brother to escape punishment, so she deliberately reminded him, as if afraid that he would forget about the execution.