The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 10 The struggle for imperial power is no small matter

As soon as he said this, he realized that he had said something wrong and stopped talking immediately. Who is his daughter? He was so smart that he asked this question unnecessarily.

"Is it because of the Northern Mongolian envoys forcing the emperor to abdicate today? The Eighth Prince has solved those three problems... The Eighth Prince would like to take this opportunity to ask Your Majesty to allow him to live in my Chu family?"

Chu Yan'er looked at her father and continued.

Chu Xinghe smiled bitterly when he heard this. He really had to be proud of his daughter. He couldn't hide anything from her.

Just based on his expression and other things, he was able to guess almost everything. He couldn't help but feel a little proud, but couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

His daughter was too smart, and he felt that he had no secrets in front of her. In other families, daughters were filial and fathers were kind, but in his case, he felt a little scared when he saw his daughter.

"Tell me, where are the people arranged? What is Your Majesty preparing for us to hold the wedding?" Chu Yan'er's voice became a little colder.

Chu Xinghe sighed when he heard this. It seemed that he didn't need to say anything more because his daughter had already guessed it all.

If Jiang Fan were here, he would probably feel a chill down his spine.

This woman is so smart that people can't help but stay away from her. Nothing can be hidden from her in a few words.

"Three months later, when the Eighth Prince's mansion is completed, that will be your wedding day. Speaking of which, the Eighth Prince Jiang Fan is quite... not bad! Yan'er, how about... you decide on this marriage..."

Chu Xinghe heard this and spoke cautiously to his daughter.

In fact, putting aside Jiang Fan's identity, this boy can be considered barely worthy of his daughter.

If he follows his daughter's standards for choosing a son-in-law, he will never have a grandchild in his lifetime. He only has this one daughter!

"Dad... My daughter has encountered a bottleneck in her swordsmanship practice recently. Daddy, you came at the right time today. Why don't you accompany me to practice? Maybe my daughter will break through the bottleneck!"

Chu Yan'er looked at her father with a smile and put her hand on the sword beside her.

Chu Xinghe was shocked when he heard this, and he quickly said with a smile: "Yan'er, your mother invited Dad to have tea, so she won't accompany you... Dad is leaving..."

Chu Xinghe quickly turned around and ran out of the yard.

You must be kidding. If he were to practice sword fighting with his daughter, even if his body wasn't pierced with several holes, he would at least be beaten and run away in fear.

He felt proud and distressed. Having a daughter who was extremely smart and a genius was also a big worry in life.

He was no match for me in literature, no match for me in martial arts, and his intelligence was even more crushed to the ground.

Looking at her father's embarrassed escape, Chu Yan'er shook her head helplessly. Putting down the sword, she sighed and said, "Now, my Chu family is probably in trouble! Alas..."

The Chu family did not want to join the struggle for imperial power, but her father was too smart for his own good and now he has shot himself in the foot. Now it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away!

This eighth prince must have caught the eye of Emperor Yan, and it is impossible for him not to participate in the fight for the throne.

The other party was able to think of using the Chu family to protect themselves, which was quite clever. But could it protect them for a while, but could it protect them forever?

If her marriage to Jiang Fan really goes through, then their Chu family will be completely tied to the Eighth Prince Jiang Fan.

If Jiang Fan fails in his bid for succession, the Chu family will face an irreparable end.

Xiaoya, the pretty maid behind him, heard this and said, "Miss, how did you guess that?"

Although she had followed Chu Yan'er for a long time, almost since she was a child, she was still amazed by her young lady's amazing wisdom.

The young lady knew everything even though her father didn't say anything.

Chu Yan'er raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, and said calmly: "If the Eighth Prince dies, Dad will blame himself and regret it after he comes back, and he will even tell me about it directly."

"But when he faced me, the only expression on his face was guilt and shame."

"Guilty is because you did something wrong, and remorse is because you feel sorry for me! The only thing that can make Dad feel sorry for me is that my marriage with the Eighth Prince will come true."

"There is only one possibility for this result. The Eighth Prince saved himself and succeeded. The only way for a man with a reputation as a waste to have a chance to save himself is through the Northern Mongolian envoys forcing him to abdicate."

"If he performs amazingly, he will be able to win the favor of His Majesty. The fact that the Eighth Prince can use this to save himself proves that he can see the situation clearly. In this situation, the only place where he can protect himself is my Chu family."

Chu Yan'er stopped talking after this.

The little girl behind him suddenly understood what was going on when she heard this. She was full of admiration for her young lady.

Just based on the reaction of her master, combined with other factors, she was able to make a rough judgement of the matter in an instant. Her young lady is indeed the most talented woman in the capital.

He is worthy of being the super military strategist who is wisest among the three armies.

Thinking of this, the little girl said again: "Miss, it seems that the Eighth Prince is not as useless as the rumors say. He knows how to endure, which is not bad. In fact, it should be okay to choose him as your husband!"

The little girl said this and looked at her mistress cautiously. She stuck out her tongue. She knew that her mistress had very high requirements for her future husband.

After hearing her young lady's talk about how the Eighth Prince was able to save himself, she felt that he was worthy of her young lady.

Chu Yan'er shook her head and said calmly:

"It's just that I solved the three questions of Beimeng. That's just a side issue. The struggle for imperial power is no side issue. How can our Chu family get involved so easily? This marriage is unacceptable. We have to withdraw!"

Although she was surprised to hear that Jiang Fan was able to save himself successfully, it was just a surprise.

The intelligence shown by Jiang Fan was not enough for her to gamble the fate of the entire Chu family. Hearing this, the little girl nodded as if she understood.

Chu Yan'er thought for a moment and said, "Xiaoya, go find someone to ask what happened in the palace today, and by the way, find out where the Eighth Prince has been assigned!"

Although she guessed the outcome of the matter, she was still curious about the process, and she also became more interested in this useless prince in the eyes of outsiders.

Upon hearing this, the little girl quickly took the order and left.

On the other side, in front of the Chu Mansion, Chu Chengxiong, the seventh son of the Chu family, had just returned from the military camp. He got off his horse and walked quickly towards home.

The Chu family had seven sons and one daughter. Five of the sons had already led troops to guard the border when the Northern Mongolians were stationed there.

The remaining two sons stayed in the Zhenyuan Army Camp in the capital. The Zhenyuan Army had 100,000 soldiers, and the Wujing Army had 100,000 soldiers divided into the north and south corners to defend the capital.

The commander-in-chief of the Wujing Army was Ning Xiu, the biological brother of Concubine Ning.

The commander-in-chief of the Zhenyuan Army is Chu Xinghe. However, only 50,000 soldiers of the Zhenyuan Army remain in Beijing, and the other 50,000 soldiers follow Chu Xinghe's five sons to guard the border.

Chu Chengxiong came back so early, not for any other reason, but because the Eighth Prince Jiang Fan asked to marry his sister in the palace today.

I heard that His Majesty had issued an order to let his sister marry that loser in three months. Chu Chengxiong was furious. Chu Yan'er was the treasure of his Chu family. How could a loser prince covet her?

Even if Jiang Fan performed well in the Golden Palace, no one in Chu Chengxiong's family was worthy of his sister.