Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 447 cruel and unkind
Zhao Duo looked at Jing Ning who was obviously reduced to a prisoner but still put on a haughty posture, his eyes were cold.

"Zheng Jingning, you, a little general's wife, not only don't kneel down when you see me, but you don't know the etiquette. You are really a good daughter of Prime Minister Zheng!"

When Jing Ning heard the threatening tone in Zhao Duo's words, she twitched her eyebrows and saluted him.

Zhao Duo didn't say much, and asked Jingning to leave Dali Temple.

Now that he has ascended the throne, they are ministers to him, and he has no need to be afraid of anything.

By the time Jing Ning returned to the General's Mansion, it was already night.

Old General Xiao kept pacing in the hall, on the one hand, he was worried about Jing Ning, and on the other hand, he was worried about Xiao Lin who was going out to fight.

After the surrounding countries knew that Zhao Duo had succeeded to the throne, they wanted to take advantage of the turmoil in the court and launch a war against the border. The enemy countries thought that Zhao Duo's ascension to the throne was an excellent opportunity.

"Father, I'm back." Jing Ning saw Old General Xiao with a sad face from a distance, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

After Old General Xiao saw her, his tense face relaxed, "It's good to be back, you're hungry, let the kitchen cook you something to eat."

Jing Ning nodded, she hadn't eaten anything other than drinking water this day, but now she was really hungry.

"Father, is there any news about Xiao Lin?" She knew that the enemy troops at the border were about to move.

Old General Xiao shook his head lightly. On that day, he wrote a letter to the barracks to inform the family that everything was fine, but Xiao Lin did not reply.

No news is the best news. She must maintain a good attitude now, and she must not make any mistakes.

"Father, what do you think about Zhao Duo's matter?" Jing Ning asked his servants to leave, and sat down side by side with Old General Xiao.

"Now the matter is a foregone conclusion. As subjects, the only thing we have to do is to assist the king." When Old General Xiao said this, he was weak.

Indeed, now that Zhao Duo has ascended the throne, if they do anything, they will definitely be branded as rebellious officials and thieves. At that time, not to mention the general's mansion, even the prime minister's mansion will be implicated.

Jing Ning knows the current situation, they can't do anything.

On that day, she reminded Song Yuan, but she still couldn't avoid Zhao Duo's plan. Song Yuan had no means, and if he met Zhao Duo, he would definitely lose. What she didn't expect was that Song Yuan would die because of it.

Apart from her, only the Queen Mother knew about the exchange of identities between Zhao Yu and Song Yuan. Zhao Duo thought it was "Zhao Yu" who died. He would definitely not investigate this matter. Now he can only use his tactics to find Zhao Yu.

She told the queen mother that if Zhao Duo ascended the throne, the country would be in chaos. After a few days, she verified this sentence.

After Zhao Duo ascended the throne, he began to stretch out his hand to the people in the court. Anyone who disobeyed his will was dealt with by him.

Many people have excuses to be sick and not go to court. Today's Zhao Duo is a selfish tyrant who wants to do everything according to his will, only listens to slander, and starts to deal with palace officials when his heart is not going well.

Jing Ning received news from the palace that Zhao Duo had put the Queen Mother under house arrest.

It took her a lot of effort to enter the palace gate, but who knew that she would meet Zhao Duo on the way to the queen mother's palace.

"Meet Your Majesty." Jing Ning slightly bent his knees and saluted Zhao Duo.

If the former Zhao Duo was a treacherous villain, the current Zhao Duo's eyes are full of violence.

"Zheng Jingning, what are you doing in the palace?" Zhao Duo asked coldly.

"Back to the emperor, I heard that the empress dowager is not in good health, this time the minister's wife came to the palace to visit the empress dowager." Jing Ning lowered his head and said word by word.

"I have already visited the queen mother, she is fine, you can go back." Zhao Duo said.

Hearing this, Jing Ning didn't say much, and got up and left after agreeing. Now that she can't enter the palace, she can find another time to enter the palace again. There is no need to argue with Zhao Duo.

Looking at Jing Ning's leaving back, Zhao Duo pursed his lips meaningfully.

On the other side, under Xiao Lin's personal conquest, the enemy was forced to retreat.

Xiao Lin's reputation has gradually expanded. He has never lost a war in his hands. No matter how unwilling the enemy country is, they can only consider it outside and dare not attack at will.

When the common people learned of Xiao Lin's existence, they all said that he was the country's "ever victorious general" who drove the enemy back every time, and that he was their "God of War".

And Jing Ning, who was far away in the capital, relaxed after hearing the news.

If the enemy army is deterred, now the enemy army will not dare to attack easily, then Xiao Lin can return to Beijing.

Xiao Lin, who was planning to go back to Beijing, was entangled in another matter. He received news that the enemy army planned to attack them, so he had no choice but to stay in the barracks.

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In the main hall, this was the second time for General Xiao and Prime Minister Zheng to go to court after Zhao Duo ascended the throne, and the officials in the palace followed suit.

"Old General Xiao, General Xiao went abroad and made many military exploits. In order to respond to the aspirations of the people, I decided to confer Xiao Lin as General Ever Victory and let him stay at the border to protect the safety of the country. What do you think?" Zhao said. Duo looked at the silent old general Xiao below, and twitched the corner of his mouth.

Old General Xiao's expression darkened when he heard that, what Zhao Duo meant was to let Xiao Lin guard the border, and he could not return to Beijing at will without a call.

Before Old General Xiao could reply, someone stood up, "Going back to the emperor, I think the emperor's idea is good, but our country lacks major generals like General Xiao to guard the border."

The person who spoke was Old General Xiao's sworn enemy, Master Shangshu Li Li.

In the court, Li Li had always been against the Xiao family, wishing to kick old General Xiao out of the court.

"I am very pleased to hear Li Aiqing's words. I wonder what Old General Xiao thinks?" Zhao Duo nodded.

If Old General Xiao refuses now, Zhao Duo will definitely deal with him.

With a sullen face, Old General Xiao agreed with Zhao Duo's words.

For Zhao Duo, Xiao Lin is the biggest threat, and Xiao Lin must be isolated from the capital.

When this news reached Jing Ning's ears, her expression changed. Zhao Duo was now targeting them. She didn't know what Zhao Duo would do next.

"Father, I want to go to the border." Jing Ning told Old General Xiao what she was thinking, since Xiao Lin couldn't come back, she could go to him.

"No, the border is too dangerous." Old General Xiao said.

Zhao Duo is now trying to separate Jing Ning and Xiao Lin, and it is impossible to let her go easily.

Jing Ning pursed her lips. She couldn't figure out Zhao Duo's thoughts now. The most important thing was that Zhao Yu didn't know where he was, and she couldn't find it even if she wanted to.

Today, Zhao Duo is not only cruel, but also stupid. He does not listen to the loyal words of the ministers, but likes the good words of the treacherous ministers, and executes several loyal ministers one after another.

Zhao Duo is now constantly removing the courtiers who were facing Zhao Yu before, leaving some treacherous ministers in the palace. His brutality caused many ministers to turn against him one after another.

(End of this chapter)