I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty

Chapter 55 Preparing to Act

“This time, we lost badly.”

Bango looked at the arguing elders and said helplessly.

“In a month, we will have to withdraw from Karashige, which will become the territory of the Solqin tribe. The royal court’s funds are also severely lacking, and we still have to pay tribute to the Xia Kingdom…”

At this point, Bango looked at her with a hint of meaning: “Sister, this time our loss is truly unacceptable.”

Oh, right, you’re being sarcastic now, aren’t you? Do you not know who caused this mess?

“Sorry, I may not be able to entrust you with the subsequent foreign affairs work. You understand, Wuhua Ya, the whole country has a lot of opinions about you now.”

“I understand.”

Wuhua Ya’s expression remained calm. She had long anticipated this, so she had no objections to her brother’s request.

“That’s good…” Bango said, suddenly leaning close to her and whispering, “Father wants to see you.”

“Okay, I’ll go.”

The “family law” within the royal court was actually very strict.

This family law is particularly harsh on men, while relatively lenient on women. At least, there are rarely any physical punishments for women, but rather confinement or humiliation. Of course, the choice of such “family law” is not because the royal family cares much about women, but simply because they believe women do not need to be taught so harshly.

And now, after being scolded by her father, Wuheya is sitting in the room prepared for her.

This place has always been used to confine and restrain those who violated the family rules. For Wuheya, this kind of treatment is very common; she has been confined here more than once.

However, this time, although her father seemed angry, he did not intend to really punish her.

Or rather, he did not care about this daughter at all.

After all, she was the “sacrifice” of that guy Bange, and now keeping her is still useful.

She stretched lazily and tidied up the eerily quiet room a bit. Although it was confinement, the room’s environment was quite good, just without any human presence or entertainment facilities, which would soon become unbearable.

But Wuheya did not care about this.

The lack of entertainment facilities was not a problem for her. She lay on her bed, listening to the faint chirping of insects outside the window, thinking about things.

After this incident, most of her already limited power had been stripped away. Now, she no longer held any internal affairs positions and was completely a vase princess. It would not be surprising if her father pulled her out for a political marriage at any time.

Wait, a political marriage…

There was a condition from the Xia Kingdom before, which was for the Saer Dynasty to provide a hostage to the Xia Kingdom…

Hiss, could it be her? Thinking about it, it seemed plausible. Among her father’s many children, she was the least favored, and in a way, she was out of place with the entire Saer royal family.

A hostage could not be the most important child, so it was very likely that her father would send her as a hostage to the Xia Kingdom.

What is this? Did I sign a treaty to sell myself?

Thinking of this, she felt inexplicably excited.

Even she did not know why she was excited. Maybe it was the thought of leaving this royal family that did not care about her at all? Or perhaps it was the chance to continue interacting with that Duke of An over there?

Thinking of this, she looked out the window.

The deep palace courtyard, outside the towering walls, was the not-so-prosperous capital of the Saer Kingdom.

The night passed without a word.

…

Today, Qin Ji came to the Zongzheng Mansion.

Unlike the Taiwei Mansion, the Zongzheng Mansion was inside the imperial palace. The entire Zongzheng Mansion had a spacious courtyard, with a three-story building with carved beams and painted rafters facing south. This was the location of the Zongzheng Mansion.

On the first-floor wall of the Zongzheng Mansion, portraits of the monarchs of the Xia Dynasty were hung, and starting from the second floor was Qin Ji’s “office area.”

To take care of his sister, or rather, to prevent his sister from saying something alarming at home alone and arousing suspicion, Qin Ji chose to bring Qin Siyue to the Zongzheng Mansion.

Xia Yuxiao knelt in front of the ancestral portraits on the first floor, respectfully lit incense, and then stood up: “This will be your workplace for the next few days. As for the Taiwei Mansion, if you don’t mind the trouble, you can go back after work. If not, you can have them send the work to the Zongzheng Mansion for you to handle.”

“Here is fine, it’s quite good.”

Qin Ji said, then he added, “Your Majesty, actually, at first, I wanted to recommend General Bai…”

“Mm, okay, I understand.”

Xia Yuxiao looked around, making sure there was no one else around, then suddenly approached Qin Ji.

She brought her lips close to Qin Ji’s ear, her warm breath brushing against it.

“There is a reason why I want my second uncle to leave this position. I originally hoped the Prime Minister would help me with this, but since you volunteered… don’t refuse this task.”

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“!? ?”

Ah, no, why do I feel like I’ve fallen into a trap?

“Your Majesty, what are your instructions? Please make it clear.”

Qin Ji looked around, closed the door of the Zongzheng Mansion, and then asked.

“This matter is related to the Fifth Prince.”

Xia Yuxiao looked at the portrait of her ancestor in front of her and said heavily.

“The Fifth Prince… do you plan to act now?”

“Yes.” Xia Yuxiao continued, “Since you have already investigated the relevant facts about the Fifth Prince, it is time to close the net. You and Prime Minister Long can both suppress the court ministers and the royal relatives. So, I hope you can find a way to deal with the Fifth Prince—but leave a bit of dignity for the royal family.”

“Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to act now.”

Qin Ji was a little anxious.

Yes, the Fifth Prince was indeed the mastermind behind the assassination, but now there is enough evidence to show that following the Fifth Prince’s trail can catch all those with ulterior motives. So Qin Ji did not rush to act.

Now that Xia Yuxiao wants to act, wouldn’t all his previous preparations be in vain?

“Act, Qin Ji,” Xia Yuxiao looked at him. There was actually a hint of pleading in her eyes. “I know what you want to do, but don’t investigate further. It won’t do anyone any good.”

Really can’t investigate further. Xia Yuxiao knew very well how many people could be pulled out behind the Fifth Prince. Once the investigation started, the Xia Kingdom would probably fall into chaos.

She is the emperor, her word is law, that’s right.

But at least for now, she can’t continue to offend other members of the royal family.