The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

The Empress sent a young eunuch to guard the Qianqing Palace early in the morning. After the morning court session was over, she hurriedly invited the Crown Prince to the Changchun Palace.

Yuan Ruiyuan knew what his mother was looking for him for, so he nodded to the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Personnel, and then walked towards Changchun Palace. Before that, Yuan Ruiyuan used his own assassination to grasp the direction of the matter, and pulled down the Jingzhao Yin of Jingzhao Yin Mansion and replaced him with his own people. The Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Personnel, as his confidants, also used this matter to make a fuss.

Before, Yuan Ruiyuan was afraid of the emperor's rapid expansion in the court and did not dare to make too many big moves. After the assassination, these hesitations had long been strangled. Yuan Ruiyuan used his own strength to launch a counterattack. In just a few months, he killed most of Yuan Ruiyin's minions. During this period, Yuan Ruiyin was seriously injured and suffered a series of defeats.

Perhaps it was because Yuan Ruiyuan's move was too big, which caused the emperor's dissatisfaction. This time, the Ministry of Revenue only issued 100,000 taels of silver as a warning to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Yuan Ruiyuan knew what his father was thinking, but since he had taken action, he could not retreat.

As soon as I arrived at Changchun Palace, Aunt Rong Pei was waiting at the entrance of the palace. When she saw Yuan Ruiyuan, she felt like she saw a savior: "Your Highness, you are finally here. The Queen heard the news of Xi Hu coming this morning and was extremely anxious."

Yuan Ruiyuan always had a serious face outside: "Aunt, you stay outside." Today, his mother was a little anxious, so some things had to be said behind closed doors.

Rong Pei had always followed the Empress, so as soon as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke, she knew what he meant: "Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Then, Rong Pei drove out all the people in the yard and left herself guarding outside the house.

The Empress heard the noise outside from inside the room, and finally calmed down a little. She looked at the prince and bowed to her: "Hurry up and sit down and rest for a while. Ah Yuan, I heard that the Ministry of Revenue only allocated 100,000 taels of silver to the northwest this time? How can this be enough!"

Yuan Ruiyuan nodded: "The national treasury is not full, and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War are all under my fifth brother's control. They are trying to trip us up this time."

The Queen was a little anxious: "What should we do? My brother has 500,000 people under his command. Isn't this 100,000 taels of silver just a drop in the bucket? These people are not shy about making trouble for us."

Yuan Ruiyuan shook his mother's hand and said, "Mother, matters in the court have always been a matter of life and death. The fight between Yuan Ruiyin and I has long been open. Don't worry, I will find a way to pay for the military pay."

The Queen smiled at Yuan Ruiyuan with satisfaction. The Queen's position was the throne that all the women in the harem were eyeing. She was the mother of the Tianyuan Dynasty, but only the Queen herself knew that she was too tired and exhausted in this position. If it weren't for the Huo family and her own children, why would she bother to support this position?

The current Empress is Huo Chen, who has been doted on by her father, mother and brother since she was a child. General Huo is the Grand Marshal, and the Empress has always liked to learn horse riding and sword fighting from General Huo.

When Huo Chen was a child, his biggest dream was to destroy the Western Barbarians. Growing up in Xihu, Huo Chen had seen too many times the Western Barbarians attacked and harassed the soldiers and civilians on the border, just like a fierce ghost.

Huo Chen originally thought that he could see the scene where his father wiped out all the Western Barbarians, but there are always accidents. Now his brother has inherited his father's position of marshal, and the Huo family has been protecting the Western Hu and the Tianyuan Dynasty from generation to generation.

Huo Chen was originally a horse of the Western Hu, free and easy, but due to an imperial decree from the previous emperor, she married Yuan Shaolin, who was then only the fourth prince. At first, Yuan Shaolin was quite considerate to her, and with his good looks, the two of them had a harmonious life at first. It was also during this period that Huo Chen gave birth to Yuan Shaolin's eldest son, Yuan Ruiyuan.

After the death of the previous emperor, Yuan Shaolin ascended the throne with the help of the Huo family. However, once he gained power, Yuan Shaolin changed his face. Not only did he suppress the Huo family everywhere, he also favored Concubine Nian in the palace and supported the Nian family in the court. Now, Huo Chen felt disgusted when he saw Yuan Shaolin, and naturally he didn't look happy.

Fortunately, Yuan Ruiyuan was ambitious and extremely intelligent, and he was the eldest son. Even if Yuan Shaolin wanted to depose him, he would still encounter many difficulties.

The Queen held A Yuan's hand and said, "Don't work too hard. By the way, has there been any news from your uncle?"

Yuan Ruiyuan nodded: "My uncle said in the letter that everything is fine. He also said that last winter not only did we suffer some losses, but the Western Barbarians suffered even greater losses. They will not launch a large-scale invasion in the short term."

The Queen finally smiled. This was really good news. "So, brother didn't mention anything about food and military pay?"

Yuan Ruiyuan was helpless. His mother grew up on the battlefield with his grandfather, and she knew all about the military pay, fodder, and weapons. "A skilled cook cannot cook without rice. This is the reality of the Western Hu. Regardless of whether my uncle mentioned it in the letter, fodder and military pay are big problems."

The Empress had already thought about the countermeasures: "Look, how about Mother come forward and call together the wives of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital to do a fundraising. It will definitely be more than 100,000 taels of silver."

Yuan Ruiyuan shook his head firmly: "Mother, this is absolutely not possible. Xihu has not suffered any natural disasters. Although you are here, this fundraising is unfounded. I am afraid that it will become a pretext for Yuan Ruiyin and his party to cause trouble."

The Queen also knew that this was not right, but the soldiers on the border had such a hard life that she could not rest assured and enjoy herself in this wealthy palace: "Son, if you want to fundamentally solve the problem of food, you must take Jiangnan for your own use."

Jiangnan is the home of Bai Xiang. The Queen's implication is that Yuan Ruiyuan should consider marrying Bai Yuxin. Although she knew that her son thought the daughter of Duke Song was interesting, she found out that the child was only five years old and was basically a child. She thought her son just thought the girl was cute.

Moreover, the power of the Bai family is second only to one person, and marrying them is Yuan Ruiyuan's best option at the moment. Most importantly, Bai Yuxin is the most talented woman in the Tianyuan Dynasty, she looks good, and the family education of the Bai family is also good, so Yuan Ruiyuan will not make a mistake in marrying her.

Yuan Ruiyuan became more and more helpless. His mother had been idle recently, so she began to think a lot: "Mother, there is something I haven't told you. This Bai Xiang is Yuan Ruiyin's man."