vrcanaries Chapter 189 The Princess Who Struggled to Protect Herself (43)
Chapter 189 The Princess Who Struggled to Protect Herself (43)
"It would be nice to stay in Lai State and be a queen mother who no one can control." Shui Zhizi smiled sadly.
If no one welcomed her back to Dongmeng, then it would be the same for her to stay in Lai Country. After all, no place was home anymore. It was just a place to stay.
Yingfu was discouraged, and the princess was unwilling to think about anything else.
Forget it, let's wait until King You comes back to see King You's attitude. I just hope that there won't be any other problems in the court of King Lai before King You comes back.
Although Shui Zhizi no longer lives in the royal court of Lai State, the officials of Lai State have seen everything she and Dong Meng have done for Lai State in recent years.
Everyone even thought that Shui Zhizi lived outside the royal court in order to better research food for the State of Lai, so everyone had a very high degree of recognition of Shui Zhizi as the queen.
As long as Master Xin Zhu didn't cause any trouble, there were no major problems in the royal court of Lai.
But it’s not that easy for Xin Zhuyou.
At the most critical moment, the king was ambushed by his own guards in public on the battlefield and died before anyone could return to the tent.
In order not to affect morale, Xin Zhuyou had to block the news, continue fighting, and worry about the situation in the royal court. He was completely overwhelmed.
Fortunately, he was the one who made the plans for all the wars in the past few years. He studied the tactics for a long time before deciding on the final battle and made all preparations.
Even though there were problems with the head coach, they still won the battle in the end and made the Beiying royal family disappear from the continent.
The soldiers were extremely happy after winning such a great victory, but a few people who knew the inside story couldn't laugh at all.
Their king is dead, and they concealed such important news for the sake of the overall situation. After returning, they don't know how they will be troubled by the covetous Sixth Prince.
"King You, are we going back like this? What if the court officials blame us?" Not only did we fail to protect the king, but after fighting for such a long time, the king's body had rotted.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we still don't know what the situation is at the royal court right now. If we go back, we might just walk into a trap."
"Your Majesty, if the Sixth Prince seizes the throne, those of us who have been following the King will not have a good ending."
"The queen is in charge of the court now. Generals can rest assured that the Sixth Prince can't do anything to us for the time being." Xin Zhuyou's voice was tired.
"What about after we go back? Will the queen return the power to us? After all, she is Dong Meng..."
“General Shi, if the queen was interested in our Lai country, she wouldn’t have lived outside the royal court from the beginning.
Generals, when you speak, please don't forget who delivered our food and fodder for the last year? How did we earn the military pay for fighting all these years?
Why are the people of Lai living better than a few years ago?
We still have two months left. If the queen doesn't stabilize the court, do you think we can finish this war smoothly?"
Xin Zhuyou was angry.
“Your Majesty, compared to what General Shi said, I am more worried that Dong Meng will let the queen return to the country.
Your Majesty, everyone has seen what the Queen has done for our Lai Kingdom over the years, and our people recognize the Queen very much.
Moreover, the Queen and those people from Dongmeng will surely be able to research more things that will benefit the development of our Lai country.
But the king is dead now, what should we do if the queen wants to go back?" said General Wang, who had been following Xin Zhuyou.
General Wang Feng is the elder brother of Wang Ju, who is in charge of the fruit and vegetable business. He is a close friend of Xin Zhuyou and is also very loyal to Xin Zhuyou.
Xin Zhuyou was silent. She would choose to go back. There was really nothing in this place worth her staying for.
After being reminded by Wang Feng, some people immediately thought of something more serious.
“Also, now that we have taken Beiying, Xilin will definitely be even more wary of us.
If the queen returns to Dongmeng, will Xilin feel that the relationship between our Lai Kingdom and Dongmeng has broken down?
You don’t want us to become stronger, so what should you do if you want to strike first?”
The generals surrounding Xin Zhuyou changed their expressions immediately upon hearing this.
They couldn't take Beiying, but they were still no match for the other three great powers. They simply didn't have the strength to fight.
"Your Majesty, what shall we do? We must keep the queen."
"General Shi, you and General Li will stay here to deal with the aftermath and comfort the people here. The rest of you will follow me back to the royal court. We will discuss everything after we get back."
Xin Zhuyou did not answer these people's questions directly.
Does he really want to keep Shui Zhizi in Laiguo again? Will Shui Zhizi be happy? And in what capacity will she stay?
"Prince, who should we support after we return? The Second Prince and the Fourth Prince are useless, and the Sixth Prince can't tolerate us. What should we do next after we return?"
"Who else are you supporting? I think His Majesty will ascend the throne directly. Anyway, these people in our army will definitely support His Majesty.
As for the royal court, as long as the prince can win the support of the queen, there will be no problem for the prince to ascend the throne."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we can just let the Queen marry you and all the problems will be solved."
Xin Zhuyou's pupils shrank slightly, his head buzzing, and a path he had never dared to think of appeared before him.
But he still subconsciously said: "I, I don't deserve it." Xin Zhuyou's voice was weak and hoarse.
How could his background be worthy of the high and mighty Princess Dongmeng? It was already a blessing from heaven that he could be closer to her.
"Why not? Everyone has seen your abilities over the years. Besides the king, who else has mentioned your origins?
The other princes must have had the same idea. Your Majesty, don’t forget that the Sixth Prince had been looking for the Queen before we left.
If the queen is really bewitched by the Sixth Prince, then all of us and everything we have done over the years will be over."
General Shi said anxiously.
Can his background be changed if no one mentions it?
Shui Zhizi was a high and mighty daughter of heaven, while he was just a lowly son of a slave.
Every time he couldn't help but look at Shui Zhizi a little more, he felt it was a blasphemy to Shui Zhizi. How could he dare to propose to her?
"Your Majesty..."
"I will think of a way to have the best of both worlds. The most urgent thing is to return to the capital. I promise that no matter who the new king is, everything you have done will not be in vain."
"Your Highness, you clearly have feelings for the princess, and now that the opportunity is right before your eyes, why do you refuse?"
When everyone was packing up their things to take back, Wang Feng stopped Xin Zhuyou who was holding something in his arms.
Wang Feng has been with Xin Zhuyou since Xin Zhuyou was sent on a diplomatic mission to Dongmeng. He can be said to be the person who understands Xin Zhuyou's thoughts best.
"When did you know?" Xin Zhuyou spoke cautiously after making sure that there was no one else around.
Xin Zhuyou confirmed that he had never said anything inappropriate or behaved inappropriately in front of anyone.