The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Aunt Yin knew Yang He very well, and immediately understood what Yang He meant: "Fifth Miss, remember this. When facing the Second Miss and the Third Miss, you must not take action unless you are 100% sure that you can leave no trace. Otherwise, the old lady and Xu will be angry, and we will be in trouble. If that happens, it will be very bad if we get ourselves into trouble."

Seeing Yang He's expression, Aunt Yin knew that her precious daughter had not listened at all: "Fifth Miss, you have to know that if the Second Miss and the Third Miss can marry higher, you will have more confidence in your husband's family in the future."

Yang He felt uneasy. She would have to rely on Yang Qi's power in the future. How ironic: "Mom, I won't say anything about my second sister. If Yang Qi can marry into a wealthy family, wouldn't that mean she's taking my place?" How could all the daughters of the Duke of Song's Mansion marry into a wealthy family? There were only so many resources. If Yang Qi took more, she would have less.

Xihu, the Duke of England’s Mansion, the study of Marshal Huo, the Duke of England.

Huo Xuan took the memorial from Marshal Huo, read it quickly, and said angrily: "Dad, Nian Chuan is too much. It's almost the end of the year, and he only gave out 100,000 taels of silver. This is like sending away beggars!"

Marshal Huo's eldest son Huo Yun spoke up to stop him: "Brother, be careful with your words."

Huo Xuan looked aggrieved: "Brother, this court is really too much. With this little money, we can't even pay the salaries of the soldiers, let alone replenish the military equipment."

Marshal Huo turned around and glared at Huo Xuan: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. No matter how much you give us, we will happily take it. You go out first. I will test you when the time comes."

Being glared at by his own father, Huo Xuan felt a chill on his neck and shrank back: "Dad, I just got home."

Marshal Huo saw Huo Xuan was still resisting: "Why don't you go now!" Huo Xuan was the second son of himself and his wife. On weekdays, his requirements for Huo Xuan were different from Huo Yun's. Over time, Huo Xuan's temperament became a little erratic. Now that the situation in the capital is becoming increasingly serious, Marshal Huo has also begun to restrain Huo Xuan's temperament. But it is easy to change a country, but it is difficult to change one's nature. How can this temperament be changed so easily?

Seeing his brother running out of the house in two or three steps, Huo Yun was a little amused: "Dad, my brother was assassinated this time, but at least he managed to save his life."

Marshal Huo was extremely worried when he heard that Huo Xuan had been assassinated. Although he had known for a long time that the Nian family had been eyeing him covetously, he had never expected that the Fifth Prince would dare to do it near the capital. "Any news about the Crown Prince recently?"

The last time the prince was assassinated in the moat, the news had already spread like wildfire, and even the people of Yongcheng were talking about it. Although the prince had sent a message that it was fine, Marshal Huo's family was still extremely worried.

Huo Yun looked at his father with a worried look on his face: "Dad, don't worry. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a man of both civil and military talents, and he is very wise. Since he knows about this matter, he will definitely protect himself."

Marshal Huo shook his head: "Right now, the war in Lun City is tense, and Xihu is having a hard time, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen are also surrounded by dangers. If the situation had not reached an extremely critical level, A Yuan would not have taken such a risky move."

Huo Yun was a little worried about his father: "Don't worry, Dad, we are the confidence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Marshal Huo patted Huo Yun on the shoulder. His eldest son had been calm and intelligent since childhood and he had high hopes for him. Huo Yun did not disappoint him and was excellent in both studying and martial arts.

Huo Yun knew his father's expectations of him: "Dad, now the court is unwilling to allocate funds, this 100,000 taels of silver must be the result of the Crown Prince's hard work. But, without money, what should we do?"

Marshal Huo whispered, "Last winter was longer and colder than usual. Many of our horses froze to death. I think the situation of the Western Barbarians must be worse than ours. Without war horses, the Western Barbarians dare not rashly send troops. Don't worry, there will be no major movements in the near future except for minor fights."

Huo Yun nodded. The barbarians from the West were attacking Lun City more fiercely than in previous years. This time they were rushing in like crazy. However, although the barbarians from the West were attacking strongly, they were only limited to Lun City. It seemed that they were more eager for food than in previous years. This time they must have suffered a great disaster.

Marshal Huo clenched his hands and said, "Now, in addition to the soldiers' salaries, more important are food and weapons. I will write a letter now, and you should hand it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible."

After a salute, Huo Xuan said, "Okay."

After the discussion, Marshal Huo and Huo Yun returned to the main house. Mrs. Huo was busy preparing lunch. The family had not had a good meal together for almost a year, so Mrs. Huo was extremely excited.

Seeing his mother's happy expression, Huo Yun quietly stepped back. This was a better time for his father and mother to be alone together.

Mrs. Huo looked at Marshal Huo and was very happy: "How come we have discussed it so quickly today?" But when she saw the worry in Marshal Huo's eyes, Mrs. Huo asked, "My husband, has something happened? I heard from people in the mansion today that the military pay from the court has been delivered and is on the way, right?" Although Mrs. Huo was in the inner house, as the wife of the marshal and the mother of two young generals, she was always very concerned about these things.

Marshal Huo sighed. He was just trying to hold himself together when facing his two sons just now: "We only allocated a total of 100,000 taels of silver this time." This amount of money is really a drop in the bucket.

Madam Huo was stunned for a moment, then she reacted: "They are crazy. I heard that the witch spent more than 200,000 taels of silver on her birthday, and we have so many soldiers here, but only 100,000 taels of silver."

Speaking of this, Marshal Huo's voice also darkened: "The Ministry of Revenue has been saying that the treasury is empty and can't come up with extra silver. Xuan'er said that A Yuan is thinking of a solution."

Madam Huo said bitterly, "These damned bastards, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't conjure up money, so he has to save some money from the Empress and the Crown Prince's Mansion. Those people in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, I'm afraid they want to starve our soldiers to death."

After a pause, Mrs. Huo added, "My husband, if we don't have money, will the barbarians from the west take this opportunity to attack us?"

Marshal Huo shook his head: "We will have a hard time this winter, and they may not have any advantages."

After saying that, Marshal Huo looked at his wife's anxious and worried expression, smiled, and held Mrs. Huo's hand: "Don't worry, if the Western Barbarians want to come in, they can just step over my body. Besides, A Yuan is very smart, and with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince standing behind us, it will be fine."

Mrs. Huo smiled at Marshal Huo and said, "My husband, you must be well. We will be together as a family."

In fact, Mrs. Huo knew that the situation of the Queen and the Crown Prince in the court was also very difficult. If her husband had not been a great marshal with troops in his hands, the Queen and the Crown Prince would have been deposed by the tyrant long ago.