Genius Demon Empress

After agreeing to build a gravity training room for Xiao Jinnuo, Yue Jinghua and others returned to the imperial capital from the airport.

Since Yue Jinghua was also leading the army on an expedition this time, Xiao Jinnuo also took her with him when he went to report on his duties.

"To be honest, if the old guy at home hadn't forced me to go to the palace to report on my duties, I really wouldn't have wanted to go." Regarding this Northern Expedition, little Jinnuo still had an old grudge that could not be eliminated.

His dead and injured brothers, as well as the broken Asian dragon, were all for what. In the end, what they got in exchange was a peace negotiation.

The more Xiao Jinnuo thought about it, the more he couldn't hold his breath. He looked livid all the way, and Yue Jinghua had no choice but to comfort him with kind words.

The two of them entered the imperial city without even taking off their battle helmets.

Princess Longxue had already received the news and led a group of courtiers to greet her outside the imperial city gate.

Although the Northern Expedition ended with peace talks, the Shang Kingdom returned to submission, paid taxes every year, and terminated its alliance with the Risong Federation. This result was not satisfactory.

Among the courtiers who greeted them, the military bosses including the Bloomberg family were proud of themselves, while the other forces, including the General Protector's Mansion, looked gloomy.

Long Jiuzun fell, Long Ao was trapped in Sixiangqi Central City and never returned. Zhan Beiao, who was promoted by the General Protector's Mansion, also died inexplicably.

The Protector General's Mansion lost two generals at once, as if their left and right arms had been removed, and their vitality was severely damaged.

In addition, Princess Long Xue had made such a request earlier, so the faces of the people in the Protector General's Mansion could not improve.

Seeing the two distinct factions, Yue Jinghua's expression remained as usual.

The Blood Cherry Duke's Palace has been in decline for a long time, and has long been separated from the core strength of these courts. Whether the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west prevails over the east wind, no matter which side has the upper hand, it means nothing to her and the Duke's Palace. big.

But Princess Longxue and the belated little Jinnuo obviously didn't think so.

I don’t know if it was to repay Yue Jinghua’s friendship for helping to build the gravity training room. When reporting on his work, Xiao Jinnuo showed his extraordinary eloquence. He told how when Yue Jinghua came to the rescue, it was like a god descending and he single-handedly entered the misty canyon. In the middle, break the confusing formation, kill the monsters in the formation, and force Fa Xiaoyi to sign a settlement agreement.

In a word, this Northern Expedition, 99.999%... most of the credit goes to Yue Jinghua and her July mercenary squad. Their Dragon Knights only account for a little more than Sesame Zhazha. of credit.

As soon as this report was finished, the mood at the Protector General's Mansion immediately turned gloomy, while Old Jinnuo almost fainted from anger. How could he have given birth to such a brainless grandson? He deserves all the credit. It belongs to someone else. You must know that during the Southern Expedition, the young Duke Yue Minzhi of Blood Sakura has outstanding performance and has been promoted to the commander of the Royal Guards of the Imperial City, a first-class Medal of Honor.

If all the credit for this Northern Expedition goes to Yue Jinghua, then the Blood Sakura Duke's Mansion is really a duo, and it is bound to have a certain impact on the future court structure of the Dragon War Empire.

The other ministers also talked a lot, and after considering whether to welcome him, they immediately went to curry favor with the Duke of Blood Cherry Palace.

Although Lao Jinnuo didn't like this report, Princess Long Xue was very satisfied.

"In this way, Lord Yue and her mercenary team have really made a great contribution this time," Princess Long Xue also looked happy. Lao Dun, who was left behind during the Southern Expedition, rushed to the Shang Kingdom in the shortest possible time and rescued the Dragon Knight. Such an act and efficiency deserved the reputation of the Empire's No. 1 mercenary squad. Someone, get the Dragon Warrior for me. Wait for the Team Medal of Honor and award it to the empire’s first mercenary squad.”

This was one of the conditions Princess Long Xue agreed to before Yue Jinghua left.

"In addition, I received a report from the northern border of the Empire the day before yesterday. The two counties of Fontainebleau have been suffering from snowstorms for many years, and the local residents are living in hardship. The empire has always been considerate of the people's sentiments. Considering that the two counties are adjacent, and the former county of Bailu County After the death of the owner, the Ministry of Household Affairs decided to merge the two counties of Fontainebleau into one, named Fontainebleau County, and placed it under the jurisdiction of the Duke of Blood Cherry Palace. In addition, considering the excessive tax burden in previous years, he was granted a ten-year amnesty. Taxes and corvees," this was Princess Long Xue's second condition for agreeing to Yue Jinghua.

Princess Longxue is a person of her word.

Yue Jinghua is very satisfied with the implementation of the first two conditions.

But after she waited for a while, she discovered that Princess Long Xue had not stated the third condition she requested, which was to grant marriage to Yue Minzhi and Long Rui.

Yue Jinghua couldn't help but feel suspicious, she secretly raised her head and glanced at Princess Long Xue.

Princess Long Xue showed a helpless look, perhaps to compensate Yue Jinghua, Princess Long Xue coughed, and then said: "During the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, Yue Jinghua, the Duke of Blood Yinghua, was witty, intelligent, and accomplished many meritorious deeds. Gao, after discussing with my father, I decided to make him the First Duke of the Empire, grant him a lifetime title, and give him the title of Duke of Rose in July."

Lifelong title, No. 1 in Dragon War.

This doesn't seem to be within her requirements, right?

Yue Jinghua is not interested in being rewarded by nobles, not to mention that she is from the Duke's Palace. Even if she is not rewarded, she will be given the title of Earl of the Empire when she reaches adulthood.

It's just that it's only slightly inferior to a duke with a lifelong title.

"Jing Hua, you still haven't thanked me," a reminder came from his brother Yue Minzhi among the courtiers.

There are two dukes in one house, one is a lifelong duke and the other is a hereditary duke. This has never happened in the history of the Dragon War Empire.

At this time, everyone already understood that Princess Longxue intended to win over the Duke of Blood Cherry Palace. The Duke's Palace was about to rise, and no one could stop it.

"Hey, Jinghua, come up and thank me, this is the title of Duke," little Jin Nuo was also looking silly and happy. He was really happy for Little Brother Yue, but why did he give Little Brother Yue such a girly title? Qi Moon Rose.

Yue Jinghua had no choice but to become the first and youngest duchess in the history of the empire.

Just after conferring honors on Yue Jinghua and the Qiyue Squadron, Princess Long Xue gave certain rewards to Dragon Knight and Xiao Jinnuo respectively. Of course, the rewards for all of them were only symbolic. Compared with Yue Jinghua and the Duke, As far as the government is concerned, it’s just drizzle.

When everything was over, Yue Jinghua still refused to leave, holding her ducal seal with a rose flower carved in it. She saw that Princess Long Xue had left under the escort of the female officers, and then took a look at the general protecting the country. The three relatives in the mansion grabbed their brother and asked in a low voice: "Brother, how is your marriage to Long Rui?"

After hearing this, Yue Minzhi's face froze, and the few people from the Protector General's Mansion stopped. One of them looked at the yin and yang who was about 20 years old and said angrily: "Toad wants to eat swan meat, how can you live in ruins like this?" It is simply a fool’s dream to want to marry our Rui’er!”