In the year of disaster, the tough peasant girl is not easy to mess with

This is not bad.

After all, if it weren't for their help in the past, they wouldn't be able to get the reward from the fifth prince now.

Just like Ye Lingyao's position as county head, if it weren't for the fifth prince's efforts to promote it, how could it be possible to make a civilian girl the county head?

At most, they can just give some rewards.

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "In that case, don't treat the Jiang family badly. Go and find out what's going on with the Jiang family and see what rewards you can give them later."

When Cao Ran heard this, he immediately went down to do it.

The emperor was alone in his study room thinking about things.

After Huo Xinglan left the palace, he returned to his palace.

I originally wanted to go find Ye Lingyao, but I felt there was no reason.

The current predicament was all caused by him. If he told these things, I'm afraid she would be even more worried.

With this in mind, as soon as he returned, he directly called the counselors in the house.

Everyone didn't expect to be called out in the middle of the night.

But still passed without any complaints.

Huo Xinglan stood in the study room, looking at them solemnly.

Someone couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere and asked first, "His Highness called us late at night, but something happened?"

Huo Xinglan nodded, "There is indeed something very important. I want you gentlemen to help me think about it."

After that, he recounted the conversation between him and the emperor.

After finishing speaking, the others were still confused.

"What does your Highness mean?"

Huo Xinglan said very seriously, "We need to stop this."

Everyone was very puzzled, "Why stop it? Isn't this a good thing?"

"Yes, His Highness the Third Prince is obsessed with poetry and books and has no interest in the throne. The eldest princess and her adopted son have not taken sides. Whoever marries the head of Anguo County has nothing to do with us."

"That's it. Not only is it irrelevant, but if Anguo County Master marries into the royal family, it will be beneficial in the future. If such a talent is overtaken by others, I'm afraid it would be better to marry these two people."

"Yes, from the current situation, it would be best for her to marry these two. If she marries anyone else, it will be a threat to us."

Huo Xinglan looked disapproving, "There is no harm or threat, but what good does it do to us?"

At this moment, a man who had been silent stood up and said, "Your Highness, do you mean to take advantage of the Anguo County Lord to gain a benefit for us?"

Huo Xinglan glanced at him appreciatively, "That's right. Now that she has appeared in everyone's field of vision, we can't just let her stand opposite us again. We need to pull her into our camp as soon as possible. "

"But judging from this period of time, Anguo Countyism is not an easy temper. Can she really let us scheme?"

"It's not a calculation, naturally we want her to see our sincerity."

Someone asked tentatively, "But this is just a woman who can't be an official in the court. She may not be a high-ranking official with a generous salary. How can we get her to take sides?"

"It seems that the only option is marriage..."

Everyone turned their attention to Huo Xinglan again, "Who do you think, Your Highness, should marry the Lord of Anguo County?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Huo Xinglan's eyes, but it was only fleeting.

"What do you gentlemen think?"

Everyone looked at each other and thought for a while before saying.

"His Majesty attaches great importance to the head of Anguo County, and has given him the word "Anguo". If he picks out a random person, I'm afraid the emperor will not be happy, so he must be more noble in terms of status."

"Yes, it would be best for him to win the heart of the Anguo County Lord first. When the County Lord is happy, the Emperor will not object too much."

Huo Xinglan suddenly became happy.

As expected, he was an elite soldier with a good brain, and he quickly came up with ideas.

He wanted to split their heads open and tell them, "Look at me, look at me."

But still held back.

Everyone discussed for a long time and finally came up with one person.

"Your Highness and subordinates all think that General He Mingxuan He is very suitable."

Huo Xinglan's face turned dark immediately.

"He Mingxuan?!"

Everyone was very excited and agreed.

"Exactly! In terms of status, the He family is a family of generals. General He himself has made military exploits, so the two of them are a perfect match."

After saying that, someone else sighed, "Actually, in terms of status, Anguo County Princess has no title. After all, she is just a peasant girl and is not worthy of General He. I will have to persuade General He later. "

Huo Xinglan was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. He shouted, "Okay!"

Everyone stopped talking, but they felt a little confused.

Isn't this what you asked us to think of? Why are you still not happy after we figured it out?

But seeing that he was not happy at this time, they didn't dare to ask.

Huo Xinglan waved his hand impatiently, "Everyone, please go out."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

After everyone responded, they all retreated.

But after going out, he still looked confused.

What the hell is going on here?

What everyone didn't know was that just after they returned to their respective yards, another person returned.

Huo Xinglan was very irritated, "If you have anything to say, sir, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm tired."

The man said hesitantly, "Your Highness, I have something I really don't want to say."

"Then just say it." Huo Xinglan rubbed his brows with a hint of impatience.

The man hurriedly said, "I feel that no matter who the Anguo County Princess marries, there is no guarantee that she will be devoted to the prince. Only by keeping the person in one's hands is it safer."

"What do you want to say?"

"I want to say that instead of letting others marry me, it is better for Your Highness to marry yourself. Your Highness's woman will naturally be devoted to Your Highness." The man lowered his head and said bravely,

Huo Xinglan's eyes lit up and she looked at him expectantly, "You continue."

The man finally breathed a sigh of relief and quietly looked up at him.

When he saw the faint smile in Huo Xinglan's eyes, he knew that he had made the right bet.

He just said that it was impossible for the fifth prince to call them over alone to discuss it over such a trivial matter.

Especially when he said those words to the emperor, it was obvious that he meant something.

After he returned, he couldn't sleep no matter how hard he lay in bed. He thought about it several times before finally understanding what Huo Xinglan meant.

This time I came here with the intention of testing, but I didn’t expect that I got hit right.

But he felt a little speechless again.

Originally, the fifth prince seemed quite mature, but he didn't expect that he would still act like a brat when faced with such a thing.

Upon hearing the question, he replied, "This matter still requires the approval of the county chief."