activa-t Chapter 298 It’s All For Him
Chapter 298 It’s All For Him
How could Dongfang Qing not be afraid when Emperor Wu questioned her like this?
All she could do was smile wryly and say, "Your Majesty, if it were usual, I wouldn't be worried about the situation at Hushan Pass."
"Even if Hushan Pass cannot be resisted, I will follow Your Majesty south."
"But now." Dongfang Qing helplessly stroked her swollen belly and said aggrievedly, "But I'm pregnant again now. How can I travel thousands of miles south? If something goes wrong, how will I survive?"
After hearing what she said, Emperor Wu thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Queen."
"With me here, I can naturally keep you and your child safe. No matter what, I will not let anything happen to you and your child."
"However, this Hushan Pass still needs to be defended. The Sixth Brother sent a letter, all of which are about the lack of various supplies at Hushan Pass. However, the court is now in serious shortage. I have no choice but to ask other noble families to contribute to the court once again."
"And the first of the noble families is the Dongfang family. Queen, you must have a good talk with your brother. The country is in crisis and you can't be stingy anymore."
The queen finally understood why this old guy came here so actively today.
It was just to let her write a letter to the Dongfang family to ask for something.
Dongfang Qing didn't bother to care about this shit. Ever since the last incident with the Dongfang family, she was scolded and the old man even threatened to depose her.
But Dongfang Qing was scared to death.
The key point is that her biological brother, Dongfang Wang, did not listen to her advice at all and still went on doing business with the barbarians as he pleased.
As a result, he was caught red-handed by the Sixth Prince at Hushan Pass, all his supplies were confiscated, and only the person was released.
This made Dongfang Wang very angry, and he wrote to her several times personally, asking her to ask the Sixth Prince to return the things no matter what.
After all, the Dongfang family still hopes to make a fortune during the war with the barbarians, so as to accumulate money and food for the future expansion of territory and establishment of a country.
As a result, Dongfang Qing did as Ning Yi said and pushed everything onto the old emperor.
The old emperor gave the order and was extremely dissatisfied with the Dongfang family.
You, Dongfang Wang, go to the capital and ask the emperor for it yourself.
But how could Dongfang Wang dare to go to the capital to see the emperor on his own? He would definitely end up in trouble.
When he saw that he couldn't get it out, Dongfang Wang scolded Dongfang Qing, the queen's sister.
Dongfang Qing was so angry that she smashed a lot of valuable porcelain. How could her greedy brother be so unreasonable?
Now the old emperor wants her to write a letter to the Dongfang family.
She also knew that the old emperor wanted the Dongfang family to come forward to collect money and food, thereby forcing other families to bleed as well.
The old emperor doesn't have much ability now.
After all, a large number of troops were fighting against the barbarians in the north, and many vassal kings were dissatisfied with the court.
If he were to cause trouble for the Dongfang family again, he would probably be attacked for this matter, and it might even cause the vassal king to purge his court.
Dongfang Qing smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to say it."
"It's true, it's true. Last time, my brother scolded me so badly that I was very angry. It's useless for me to write a letter now."
Seeing Dongfang Qing's refusal, the old emperor's face darkened.
He felt that since he had come here in person, your queen should give him some face. What's wrong with asking your family for something?
"Hmph." The old emperor snorted coldly: "Dongfang Wang is really too spoiled and domineering."
"He took advantage of the national war to seek personal gain and collaborated with the barbarians. I warned him several times, but it was useless. In the end, Lao Liu simply intercepted his caravan and spared no lives. He let them all go. That was out of my respect. Otherwise, his Dongfang family would have been confiscated for treason long ago."
This is true. When Ning Yi dealt with a lot of caravans, he immediately told the emperor about it.
The reason why we let the Dongfang family go is because they are your brothers-in-law. You just need to warn them.
The old emperor thought that the sixth son did a good job and reported everything to him.
How could we allow a noble family that still trades with the barbarians to be let off when the country is in such a crisis?
Moreover, the Sixth Prince did not hide anything from him, which made the old emperor very satisfied.
In this case, it seems that we are giving face to the old emperor, but in the meantime, we are letting him take the blame.
But now these words were said in front of the Queen, and the Queen happened to be from the direct line of the Dongfang family.
Dongfang Qing's face looked grim. Seeing that the old emperor was angry, she was really worried that the old man would depose her.
Of course, this worry is a bit unnecessary. After all, she is pregnant again and is the legitimate daughter of the first family. How can she be abandoned so easily?
Dongfang Qing frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, if the noble families take more money and food, can Hushan Pass really be held?"
It looked like she was worried about Hushan Pass.
The Martial Emperor didn't think much about it and nodded slightly: "Of course, if there are enough supplies, Old Six can hold out for at least a year. Otherwise, it will probably take only one or two months at most."
Dongfang Qing bit her lip and stroked her bulging belly: "Your Majesty, I will write to my brother again and talk to him properly."
"Otherwise, once the barbarians break through Hushan Pass, no matter how much wealth he has, it will all be gone."
She seemed to be worried about herself, the Dongfang family, and even the capital. But what she was really worried about was the man she was thinking about who was resisting at Hushan Pass.
Emperor Wu didn’t know all this, he only knew that Dongfang Qing gave him face.
He said with a smile, "What the Queen said is correct. Only by stopping the barbarians from advancing southward can the Dongfang family become the foremost family. Otherwise, if the barbarians attack, the Dongfang family's status as a royal family will not be recognized by them."
Dongfang Qing smiled and sent Emperor Wu out the door.
But when he came back, his face was extremely ugly, and he muttered softly: "You stupid man, you went to war for so long and didn't even write a letter to me. When my child is born, he will definitely not recognize you."
In the palace, Ning Yi had no idea that Emperor Wu was asking the aristocratic families and Dongfang Qing for supplies.
Even if he knew, it wouldn't matter. He knew very well that the supplies that Emperor Wu wanted were not to be sent to Hushan Pass.
This is a preparation for his southern base. As for Hushan Pass, it is estimated that Emperor Wu will be lucky if he can survive the Spring Festival.
After reading the letter from Emperor Wu, Ning Yi threw it on the table and continued to busy himself with his own things without any concern.
Zeng Rou next to her is now dressed as a lady with her hair tied up.
Even the clothes were changed.
Ning Yi didn't care. This was Hushan Pass, and a great battle was going on on the front line. He didn't have time to admire how his woman could dress to be more beautiful.
Only Zeng Rou felt that since she was already His Highness's wife, she should take off her maid's attire and put on that of a lady, which would also be a good opportunity to announce to others that she was completely married.
Zeng Rou put away the letter and asked doubtfully, "Your Highness, what did His Majesty say? Will he provide supplies?"
"Haha." Ning Yi chuckled and said, "Of course I will give it to you."
"The old emperor doesn't want Hushan Pass to be breached right now, otherwise he won't even have anywhere to escape to. So he will force a group of court officials to bring money and gifts to him no matter what."
"That's a good thing. It saves me from having to personally order the base to collect winter supplies."