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Chapter 305 You Owe Me
This young master Zhuo has a good skin, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to get his hands on it.

The inside story of Zhuo Yibai's refusal to marry certainly offended him, but now that the inside story was revealed, he fell into an abyss. I am afraid that within a few years, few rich and noble ladies in Tianlu would look up to him.

It was also punished.

Emperor Donglin felt a lot of relief in his heart, and then his eyes fell on Zhuo Yibai, and he said in a vague way: "You can make up your own mind about your marriage in the future. If you have someone you like, come and talk to me again, and I will make my own decision."

It is neither full of promises nor complete rejection, which makes people think deeply.

Thinking about this incident, Emperor Donglin didn't want to order the wrong pair of mandarin ducks again, causing him to be suspicious for nothing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhuo Yibai respectfully agreed, there was no gloomy look on his face, as if after a lot of tossing, no dissatisfaction arose.

No one noticed, but under the shadow of eye feathers, there was happiness in those clear eyes.

"As for Princess Nanyue," Emperor Donglin lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in his eyes, and his tone turned gentle, "I also know that you have always been high and proud, and you are never willing to marry a mediocre man. I will find another good son-in-law for you."

He spoke impeccably, but he also implied a warning. If Kunyu continued to act emotionally, choose a son-in-law regardless of his status, and miss the marriage between the two countries, he might arouse the emperor's resentment.

Kunyu is a smart person, so he could tell it naturally, a stern look flashed in his heart, but he had a docile look on his face, "It's up to Your Majesty to decide."

"Okay," Emperor Donglin glanced around, and seeing the expressions of the people who were still not satisfied, he said dissatisfiedly: "All the ministers are seated."

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally suppressed the urge to watch the excitement, sat down together, and feasted absent-mindedly.

It's really weird, more people were invited to Qiuhun this year than last year, and Emperor Donglin made an exception to allow two more people to be rewarded, but none of the top three were rewarded.

It's really bad luck.

In this weird atmosphere, Emperor Donglin obviously noticed this, and frowned.

Today's biggest plan has not been made, which is really resentful.

King Qing, who was avoiding suspicion in the tent, also thought of the same place as him, and would not come again when the opportunity is too late. If the Ye family was alerted by today's incident, after returning, they would really set up a marriage for Ye Zhaoyan, and by then it would be a done deal , No matter how many calculations they have, they have nowhere to display them.

After a while, a shadow cast on the table in front of Emperor Donglin, "Your Majesty, the wine sent by His Highness King Qing."

The strong fragrance came out, and Emperor Donglin couldn't help frowning, "What kind of wine is this? How could it be so pungent?"

The eunuch hurriedly made amends and said: "Damn my maidservant, I forgot to remind you that this is a drunk flower carving brought by His Royal Highness Prince Qing from Quanjun, and said it was to honor Your Majesty."

Emperor Donglin was displeased when he heard the words, "Take it down."

He was a little puzzled in his heart, how could Prince Qing, who was always prudent, send such vulgar wine.

"Wait!" He called the eunuch to stop, "Bring over that jug."

"Here." The eunuch hurriedly walked over with the flagon in his hand, bowing his waist.

Emperor Donglin took a closer look, and saw that the wine pot was engraved with golden lacquer dragon patterns, and a deep purple jade was inlaid on the spout. Strange, it seems... somewhat like a token.

Too familiar.

Emperor Donglin stared at the flagon and pondered for a moment, then suddenly woke up.

Isn't that... Isn't that the token of the Ye family, the appearance of the Ye family's military orders? !

How could it be engraved on this jug?
His heart was shocked, but fortunately his seat was far away from his subjects, no one noticed the abnormality here.

When he was taught martial arts by Ye Wenxuan when he was young, Emperor Donglin had seen the Ye family's military orders more than once.

When Father Huangxian went, it was his turn to take power, but he hadn't seen him either.

Ye Wenxuan firmly grasped his country, which made him feel very grateful, and promoted him to the current high position step by step.

But this delicate balance is only available when the young emperor is fledgling.

With the stability of the country, Tianlu is no longer afraid of the invasion of neighboring countries, and his fear of Ye Wenxuan is getting deeper and deeper, always entrenched in his heart like a poisonous snake, which cannot be dissipated for a long time.

At this moment, he almost thought that the thing had come to him again.

He didn't care about it when he was young, but now that he is middle-aged, he regrets why he didn't take back the military power earlier.

However, how did King Qing know what the Ye family's military order looked like?Could it be that he has found the key to open Ye Jiajun?

Thinking of this, Emperor Donglin's eyes turned red slightly, his hands clenched tightly, and his veins burst.

"Your Majesty?" Seeing that Emperor Donglin was not moving, the eunuch couldn't help calling out worriedly, but seeing that the other party raised his hand to stop him, he asked earnestly, "Has King Qing ever mentioned anything else to you?"

"Your Highness said that you should enjoy the wine in time after opening, and don't let it cool down, so as not to change the taste..."

These words sounded nothing strange, but Emperor Donglin was stiff all over, echoing in his mind over and over again.

"Enjoy it in time before it changes the taste..."

His heart trembled, and he immediately looked at the tall and straight girl in the seat.

She sat there calmly, with a calm appearance, as if she didn't care about anything, but in those heroic eyes, there was determination, as sharp as a blade.

This is the child raised by Marven Ye.

Something flashed across Emperor Donglin's mind, so fast that he couldn't catch it.

Maybe Ye Zhaoyan's refusal to marry was intentional?

Could it be that the old man has made up his mind not to hand over his military power?

Emperor Donglin's fist clenched suddenly.

Everyone was still drinking.

The envoys of the Dongling Kingdom raised their glasses frequently and were full of smiles. Only Princess Nanyue's complexion was ugly. She drank a few glasses of strong wine, and her cheeks gradually turned red.

It was tacitly understood by the people around, several noble ladies accompanied Kunyu to the inner room to rest.

When no one was paying attention, Emperor Donglin pretended to be drunk and left the scene, and then Ye Zhaoyan was also invited into the same tent.

Before Ye Zhaoyan got up with his luggage, a tray suddenly appeared in front of him, and he heard the majestic voice of Emperor Donglin: "Do you know what this is?"

Ye Zhaoyan looked up.

There was a jug placed on the tray impressively, and the jade pattern on it was all too familiar to her.

Ye family military order?Her heart skipped a beat, but she didn't speak.

"Ye Zhaoyan."

Ye Zhaoyan stood up straight, with an indifferent expression: "My lady is here."

Emperor Donglin looked at her with an extremely unfriendly look, "You are really calculating!"

"The courtier is dull, and dare not lie to the Holy Majesty." Ye Zhao said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Don't dare?!" Emperor Donglin was furious, and said, "As the daughter of the Ye family's concubine, you refused to marry the king in public, what is your intention!"

"The courtiers don't understand."

Emperor Donglin said angrily, "You only need to remember one thing. This is what your Ye family owes me. Ye Wenxuan must keep his promise to the late emperor—never have the slightest disobedience."

Ye Zhaoyan pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty is worrying too much. The Ye family has been loyal to their homeland for generations."

The meaning in her words is very cryptic, the Ye family does not have the heart of disobedience, but, what is loyal is the family and country, not a certain dynasty, let alone a surname.

(End of this chapter)