If not abolished

Chapter 225 The Meritorious Daughter

Concubine Zhang drank some tea prepared in advance and said, "Father, you should know that your daughter does not have any big ambitions. She just wants to live peacefully in the palace. I don't know if I can live to see Xiaoliu grow up. Fortunately, the Crown Princess and His Highness are both good people. They will watch over Xiaoliu no matter what. Moreover, according to the ancestral etiquette, when Xiaoliu comes of age, he can also go to his fiefdom. It may not be a bad thing to stay away from the capital, ahem." After saying these words, Concubine Zhang paused and continued, "So, father, don't be provoked by some people with ulterior motives and do something extraordinary. The glory of our family was won by our grandfather and His Majesty in the battlefield. I hope father will think about it carefully. Now that the world is at peace, we can just keep the business. Why bother..."

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I don't quite understand." The Duke of England was puzzled.

Concubine Zhang originally wanted to remind him indirectly, but she didn't expect her father to be like this. "What am I talking about? Does father really not understand? Why don't you think about this? If you really did this perfectly, how could even I know about it?"

The Duke of England suddenly woke up, "How did the Queen know?"

Seeing that her father finally agreed, Concubine Zhang said slowly with some regret that their family, a family of military commanders who only knew how to fight on the battlefield, would never have the brains to fight for the throne. The person who cooperated with her father was also stupid. "Father, I still say the same thing. You are not suitable to be involved in this mess. You should get out of it as soon as possible."

"What are you saying? When will it be your turn to teach me a lesson? Besides, it's not like the Zhu family has never had the same thing as an uncle seizing power from a nephew. How do you know that we will definitely fail? Wasn't that person the rightful heir of Taizu, yet he was..." The Duke of Ying didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone knew it.

"Father, you are really getting more and more unreasonable. Let's not talk about the fact that His Majesty is still here. Even if His Majesty is not here, almost all the people in the court are His Royal Highness's people. That person has already gone to his fiefdom. How can he still have a chance? Besides, even if that person wants to do something, he can do it. Success or failure is their business. If you, father, get involved, and it doesn't work out, what will happen to our whole family? What about me and my aunt? What about Xiaoliu?"

"But whether it was when father was alive or now, we military generals still have some friendship with him. Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince values ​​literature. When Your Majesty was alive, he repeatedly opposed Your Majesty's personal expedition to the north. If he were to be in power, the Confucian scholars would definitely be in power, and there would be no place for us to use our skills."

"Isn't it good to have peace in the world? Why do we have to fight? Even if my father doesn't fight, our family is a hereditary family of meritorious service. No matter who is in that position, we will not change. Why do you have to take risks? If you ruin your family, how will you explain to your grandfather a hundred years later?" Concubine Zhang still persuaded earnestly. "Besides, how do you want your daughter to live in the East Palace? My father is against my husband. You are going to force me to death!"

"How could my father force you to death? I understand what you mean by father, but things are not as simple as you think. Now I can't just withdraw from it if I want to..." How could the Duke of England not understand how difficult this matter is, and it is difficult for him to do it...

"It's not about letting the Duke fall out with that person." Suddenly, another person's voice was heard in the hall, which frightened the Duke of England. Zhu Zhanji then walked out from behind the screen.

"Madam, Your Highness Sun, this... this, you just..." The Duke of England stuttered so much that he could not speak.