Duan Yunyi panicked for a moment and said in surprise: "Do you know what you are talking about..."
Duan Yunxiu nodded and said: "I only have a relative like my sister, and I can't watch you die alone! Even the prime minister thinks highly of Brother Xiao so much. Brother Xiao must be someone worthy of my sister's trust for life..."
Hearing this, Duan Yunyi held her in his arms distressedly, with red eyes.
"Silly girl! My sister only has a relative like you. How could I let you be wronged? If Qinxue and you weren't in love with each other as sisters, my sister wouldn't even consider marriage. My sister just wants to see you marry her choice. Only when your husband is happy can you rest assured..."
"Now that the Tuoba clan is weak, he has made another great contribution. This is a rare and good opportunity. As long as he supports your brother Xiao to become the consort and promises to 'relax' them appropriately, the Tuoba clan will definitely make concessions. "
Duan Yunxiu said coquettishly: "But I just don't want my sister to die alone. Could it be that my sister doesn't like Brother Xiao and prefers other people?"
"You, don't talk nonsense!" Duan Yunyi became more and more guilty.
Duan Yunxiu said softly: "I won't feel wronged if I can see my sister happy~"
Duan Yunyi's heart moved, she hugged her sister tightly and sighed: "Silly boy... My sister can have nothing, no country, no marriage, but she can't live without you. The influence of those aristocratic families in the country does not rely solely on the newspapers in the capital. It can be easily changed, but it will take time. If he becomes an emperor, my sister cannot guarantee what those aristocratic families will do. Maybe in the end it will be the people of Great Zhou who will suffer..."
Duan Yunxi was speechless for a long time.
Letting Liang Xiao, who hates these big families, become the emperor is tantamount to expressing his position. Sooner or later, the court will liquidate them... Even Zhuge Hui is not sure what kind of response those big families will have!
Maybe they will directly launch uprisings and coups in various places.
Duan Yunyi held her pretty face in his hands, and the more he looked at her, the more distressed he became: "Sister, I only hope that you can live for yourself once, and don't always miss your sister, okay?"
Duan Yunxiu couldn't help but burst into tears.
If he becomes the Prince Consort of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it means that he will never be able to become the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty again...
The only way may be for her sister to cede herself to her, but she must not get involved in the throne.
No one knows how desperate the sisters were after losing their mother and father.
There are already signs of a large number of gaps in the talents supporting the imperial power in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Zhuge Hui and others are getting old, and they are still working hard for this country at an age when they should be retiring.
They all know that without these loyal ministers helping them to support the country, the world would have fallen apart.
If they are alone, they can finally kill themselves with three feet of white silk.
But they still have sisters, and they either agree to die for their country, or in the end they are willing to become other people's playthings in order to save their sisters.
This is their sorrow.
It was Liang Xiao who made them see a different future.
Duan Yunxiu looked at Duan Yunyi, who was also filled with tears. He suddenly remembered something and said word by word: "I will go to Brother Xiao, but don't get married yet..."
If Duan Yunyi realized something, he asked anxiously: "How can this be done?"
Duan Yunxiu murmured: "Sister, you know, if Brother Xiao becomes the Prince Consort of the Great Zhou Dynasty, wouldn't it also be a statement, and those big families will definitely not be convinced. Only when Brother Xiao has made great contributions and is respected by all the people, will they There is nothing to say. Moreover, we finally attacked the Tuoba clan, how can we loosen their bonds~"
"And..." Duan Yunxiu squeezed her sister's hand again and said softly, "I just hope that in the future, my wedding with Brother Xiao will receive the heartfelt blessings of all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, I will be the happiest of!"
"But……"
Before Duan Yunyi could speak, Duan Yunxiu interrupted her again.
"Sister, it's settled! You can either marry Brother Xiao with me, or you can plan the best wedding for me in the future! I don't care about reputation, and Sister Qinxue will understand me~"
Duan Yunyi was a little at a loss.
Duan Yunxiu took the opportunity to throw herself into her arms and act coquettishly.
After a long time, Duan Yunyi sighed quietly, nodded and said, "Go find him."
Feiyun and other Xuanwei watched the whole process, and they couldn't help but feel sad and sighed secretly.
In the prime minister's house, Zhuge Hui learned about Duan Yunxiu's plan through Fei Yun, and he couldn't help being surprised.
"Your Highness, she said that it was just for her to be willful..." Feiyun said bravely.
Zhuge Hui was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "I can certainly understand your Highness's thoughts. This is a royal matter, and as ministers, we naturally hope for perfection..."
After saying this, Zhuge Hui couldn't help but sigh again.
After Feiyun left, Zhugehui looked at the snowflakes outside the window and said, "I'm afraid, I may not be able to see that day."
"Grandpa, are you looking for me?"
Zhuge Cheng's cautious knock on the door came from outside.
After Zhuge Cheng entered the house, Zhuge Hui took out an ordinary wooden box from the secret compartment on the floor under the cabinet and opened it in front of Zhuge Cheng.
Zhuge Cheng took a closer look and found that there was a piece of jade in the box, with the three words "Ten Days Divination" engraved from top to bottom.
"Grandpa, what is this?" Zhuge Cheng looked confused.
After Zhuge Hui handed the jade to Zhuge Cheng, he said: "I am old and have to think about things after my death. These two identical jade stones are each other's tokens. The owner of the other jade stone is at the house of Bashu Gongsun. If one day he takes it with him If he comes to you with the same jade, you can listen to his arrangements. In the same way, you can also go to him, but you have to keep it secret..."
Zhuge Cheng took the jade stone and looked at the words on it.
"Ten days of divination, ten days of divination. In the Gongsun family, could it be, Zhuo, Zhuo..." Zhuge Cheng's pupils shrank.
Zhuge Hui nodded and said: "He is trying to appease the Gongsun family and the Jian family, and build a stable relationship between the two families and the court. However, if one day he is forced to make a choice, you don't have to embarrass him. He is worthy of the Great Zhou... "
Zhuge Cheng placed the jade stone with his trembling hands and sighed: "That's right, he is the only one who can make the Gongsun family take notice. I really didn't expect him."
Zhuge Hui smiled bitterly and said: "He reminded me before that the Gongsun family also planted several secret chess pieces in the capital, but the identities and true purposes of these secret chess pieces are only known to the Generalissimo of Bashu, Gongsun Xunfeng, and he himself has no clue. Be more careful in the future. Except for Liang Xiao, the direct descendants of the Zhuge family and Dingguo Houfu, you cannot trust anyone else without reservation. Gongsun Xunfeng is ambitious, but he may be dim and stubborn in his old age. I can't guarantee whether he will put all one's eggs in one basket."
Zhuge Cheng nodded solemnly and said: "Believe in Liang Xiao, he will take over your responsibility, grandpa, and change the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Liang Xiao returned home, read the recent information about the capital, and smiled with satisfaction.
"Now, we must ensure that Tuoba Lie's cronies are bribed in order to complete the final blow against the Tuoba clan! This Bai He is really surprising."
When Bai Qin heard this, his eyes lit up.
The Tuoba family shocked the whole country by handing over four million taels.
But Xuanwei speculated that the Tuoba family still had assets of at least six million taels, or even tens of millions of taels!
If we can bring them down and justifiably confiscate their homes, we can also shake up the mountain and make other families dare not act rashly!
Four million taels of silver could not meet the needs of their lord!
