A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 666 Born in an Enemy Country
Gao Changgong pushed his brother out of the central military tent, smiled and asked the guards to send him home. The moment he closed the tent door curtain with his own hands, the smile in his eyes gradually froze.

He knew that he was in a hurry tonight and sending a wild goose to propose marriage would be too abrupt. His fiancée would most likely refuse on the spot or be scared away, but he had no other choice.

Grandmother Yuan came from Beiyuan, and a few days ago she even came to ask for marriage on behalf of the Emperor of Zhou. She would never favor herself in the marriage between herself and her granddaughter.

If Gao Changgong hadn't taken the initiative tonight and let them see his sense of responsibility, she would have left. For official business, he needed Zheng Xuannv to stay in Daqi to serve his family and restrain Zhou. For personal reasons, he really wanted to marry her.

——On the other side, the grandparents and grandchildren took a walk at night, and Grandma Yuan said,
"Silly Roe Deer asked me to ask you if the peach wood knuckles are still there. They said it was from a thousand-year-old tree and I'd like to lend it to you, but I'm reluctant to give it to you."

Hearing this, Yuan Wuyou immediately took out the peach wood brass knuckles with blood seeping into the wood and unable to be washed off from the hook of his belt and handed it to his grandmother.

"Please convey this message. I blessed this brass knuckle with my blood, so it's not a wasted trip."

Grandma Yuan nodded and chuckled. Her old and deep voice tried to be gentle as she spoke, "Actually, I knew that you had lost your memory and were disfigured, and someone else had impersonated you. But I didn't know what your master and his friends were up to, so I could only look for you everywhere, protect you in secret, and ask people to come up with prescriptions to help you regain your memory."

"After surviving this catastrophe, I don't think I have fully recovered my memory. I don't remember most of the things in the past. Just like now, I only feel that the nominal master is hypocritical and summons demons for his own selfishness. I don't know where he is now, but I am afraid that he will harm Hua Xu sooner or later."

After hearing this, Grandma Yuan did not comment but just chuckled.

"Now that I see that you hate him so much, I feel a lot. After all, you relied too much on your master in the beginning. Maybe it was because you lost your father when you were young. Since you went to Huaxu when you were five or six years old, you relied on He Yin far more than your mother. The second is your little tutor... I think his name is Nagulu, the grandson of Wanyu family."

Yuan Wuyou was a little bit incredulous, "Ah? Who do I rely on? Bai Heyin?"

"I'm afraid you have forgotten everything. When you were in Chang'an, he was still a teacher at the Imperial Academy, but he seemed to have a natural attraction to you, and you loved listening to his lessons. When you performed the ceremony of paying respect to your teacher, you were reluctant to offer him tea, but insisted on sleeping and eating with him. Later, when your father passed away, you couldn't sleep for whole nights, and you would only sleep if he held you in his arms. You almost understood the development of the male and female bodies... everything."

If these words hadn't come from someone else's mouth, Yuan Wuyou would never have believed it. At this moment, her eyes were filled with shock, and she still didn't quite believe what the old lady said.

"Who and I? Bai...Bai He Yin?"

Grandmother Yuan sneered, "Look at how confused you are. I even suspect that Bai Heyin deliberately gave you the amnesia drug to make you forget your past incestuous relationship with him as a master and disciple."

After the ridicule, the old lady's tone sank, and she said earnestly, "After all, he is more than ten years older than you, and he is very cunning. According to the situation at that time, he would either be a bridegroom or a parent. Even if he becomes a monk, you will still rely on him. In this situation, not to mention that your mother will not tolerate him, even I, an outsider, would not dare to tolerate him."

Yuan Wuyou shook his head. "Tsk tsk... Grandma, you are really worrying too much. Although I don't have much memory of the past, I don't have a good impression of that white-haired old Taoist priest. I am already generous enough not to punish him for the crime of regicide."

Hearing this, the old lady glanced at the girl who was lowering her head beside her.

"You and your daughter are in this predicament because your position in the country is not stable yet you are indecisive and flirtatious. Since ancient times, the tyrants who were seduced by beauty have never had a good ending. Grandma is not telling you not to get close to men, but you should only play with men's bodies and not be tempted by a bunch of playthings."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wuyou immediately became unhappy.
"Not all men are playthings. Just like Gao Changgong... he is the model of a good husband. Isn't his fault that he is not in the same camp as me? It is not his fault that he was born in an enemy country. It is my incompetence that I did not annex his country into mine." Yuan Tailao was secretly shocked by her sincere words and could not help but sigh:

"You can talk about love with Gao Changgong, but you can never marry him. The Gao family wants to marry Zheng Xuannu, who inherited the Zheng family's estate in Xingyang and has no relatives to rely on. They will not treat a daughter-in-law who marries far away well."

"I know all this, but I have nothing now. I want to use their power and position to build my own reputation. By the way... talk about love with them."

"But you have to know that if you don't conquer Northern Qi, there is no possibility for you and them to be husband and wife! Even if you are a mistress, you will be questioned by your subordinates, wondering if you will betray your comrades for men's beauty, and you must be careful that they use you to steal information. If you conquer Northern Qi, you and their family will be hated for the destruction of their country. It is even more impossible."

"I understand the truth, but it is not the fault of a gentleman to be born in an enemy country."

"They are gentlemen, but they are definitely not your lovers. Not to mention that grandma doesn't approve of your acceptance of the marriage proposal and your self-degradation, even the people around you, except Qi, will not look favorably upon you. You'd better take advantage of the opportunity of returning to Shiwei to worship your ancestors to escape."

Yuan Wuyou finally understood that Grandmother Yuan was still forcing her to return to Shiwei as soon as possible. She could only spread her hands and said helplessly,

"But I'm in Xiangyang and can't get away."

"By the way, when I came here, I heard from Xiao Yuzi from Xiangyang that although Bailan was defeated by Zhou, they took advantage of the chaos to rescue the little leader and have withdrawn their troops. However, the surrounding areas of Nanyang sent troops from Rang County and fought with the Zhou army. Bailan has already retreated, but the Bailan-Dangxiang coalition has become stronger and is approaching Nanyang. Don't you think there is a reason for this?"

The little girl immediately frowned and narrowed her eyes, "So, the people from the Tanguts are not here to help Bai Lan? Are they colluding with the Chishui rebels stationed in Rang County?"

Grandmother Yuan nodded and said without any surprise,
"The Bailan Tanguts were originally subordinates of Huaxu. Now they are causing trouble, but you are totally unaware of it. Isn't this a dereliction of duty for the crown prince?"

"What do you think, grandma?"

"I heard that you had a face-to-face encounter with the leader of the Chishui rebels?"

"I've seen him several times. The first time I saw him was when he assassinated Nanyang County Duke Chi Luo Xie."

"It is said that the leader of the Chishui rebels is the son of Wei Xiaokuan who faked his death and escaped. If he is really the second son of the Wei family, I have saved his life and will definitely use him for your benefit. Therefore, I advise you to go to Rang County to find out the truth. Don't lose the country in your hands and don't even know that Huaxu Kingdom has been conquered."

"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow morning. I'll figure out how to find him and verify his identity."

"Didn't you sleep for a few hours after fooling around with that vixen? It's almost dawn, so it's a good time to set off."

Yuan Wuyou was shocked and embarrassed, "Grandma, you... know everything?"