The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 134 Mother and Son

Duan Yunfeng felt a mix of emotions and said softly, "Thank you."

"Thank you for what?"

Thank you for not breaking our promise, thank you for your perseverance, thank you for your hard work.

During the days when he could not walk hand in hand with Liao Hongsheng, he had to put in several times the effort to persevere, and he was extremely grateful to know that his friend had not changed.

Liao Hongsheng smiled. They were longtime friends and "arch-enemies," so he understood what Liao Hongsheng was thanking him for.

He wanted to say that it's okay, and the people he should be most grateful to are those who never gave up on him.

Now, they have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks to Princess Yuanjia, things are much simpler in the court now. The Great Yong Dynasty will get better and better, and the people of the Great Yong Dynasty will also get better and better.

Zheng Xun, who was being remembered with gratitude, had already turned his attention to the light screen.

Look, what did she see?

Because he was so bored and no one was paying attention to him, Lu Youzu was secretly picking his nose.

This is terrible! Does he even know that this is the Fengqin Hall?

The light screen is really big, and many details that are not usually easy to notice are clearly visible on it.

Because the image quality of the light screen was so good, it made it seem as if Lü Youzu was picking his nose in front of them.

The ministers didn't exactly panic and flee, but they all hunched their shoulders, craned their necks, and wrinkled their faces, wishing they could get as far away as possible.

Fortunately, Zheng Xun wasn't a pervert and had no interest in watching others pick their noses, so she turned off the light screen with disdain.

Instantly, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they breathed a sigh of relief too soon, and soon they were worried again.

Suddenly, Zheng Xun stepped forward and walked behind Lü Youzu.

Inside the Fengqin Hall, in front of the emperor, the ministers spoke as if they were ants buzzing and moved as if they were vines crawling. So, Zheng Xun's movement was as conspicuous as a black dot on white paper.

She walked over and gave him a clean kick in the butt.

How could Lü Youzu have imagined that a sudden attack would occur inside the Fengqin Hall?

He lurched forward a few steps and looked up in confusion.

At this moment, his fingers were still stuck in his nostrils.

Noticing the gazes around him, he quickly lowered his head.

He wasn't unembarrassed; he simply had no other choice but to pretend nothing was wrong.

Embarrassingly, Zheng Xun's kick had caused his finger to get stuck in his nostril and he couldn't pull it out.

How could he not pull it out? His face was already red from straining, and he kept cursing inwardly: This is simply unreasonable!

Zheng Xun ignored his vulnerability and breakdown, and said to herself, "When you were making up stories, did you ever think that I was still here?"

She moved a little closer, but only a tiny bit, mainly because she was afraid he would get angry and throw his boogers at her.

She pulled Liao Hongsheng close, raising her chin: "Tu Shan... oh no, Liao Hongsheng, you're under my protection!"

Lu Youzu had no interest in chatting with her, because he was struggling with his fingers and nostrils.

He didn't even hear what Zheng Xun was saying.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Xun frowned and looked at Liao Hongsheng: "He's ignoring me?"

Liao Hongsheng smiled helplessly yet indulgently: "He's probably busy."

"Hmph, he's framing you, yet you're defending him. What would you do if it weren't for me?"

Liao Hongsheng said calmly, "If there were no princess, the entire Dayong would be buried with her."

other people:?

Is this how you flatter someone? Isn't that a bit exaggerated?

Liao Hongsheng didn't even flinch at the questioning looks from the crowd.

He was telling the truth. If the princess hadn't appeared, wouldn't the Dayong Dynasty have perished?

How can this not be considered a form of burial?

Zheng Xun nodded in satisfaction: "Do you want to prove your innocence before he dies, or do you want him to die now?"

Lu Youzu keenly caught the two clear words "death," and with a start, he somehow managed to pull his finger out of his nostril.

However, because it was stretched open for too long, one of his noses did not return to its original shape, so one of his nostrils is large and the other is small.

Zheng Xun, who was about to put on a show and say something tough, almost couldn't help but laugh.

But you can't laugh at this moment; you can't lose your momentum.

Liao Hongsheng asked cooperatively, "Are there any other differences between the two options?"

"No matter what the differences are, you will not be affected."

Zheng Xun's tone was confident and certain, but everyone knew that she really had the ability.

Looking at Zheng Xun's serious expression, Liao Hongsheng suddenly understood why Duan Yunfeng had cried so much.

He felt a little like crying after being protected by the princess several times today.

Lu Youzu angrily interrupted the two: "This is the Fengqin Hall, a place for discussing state affairs. Although Princess Yuanjia is favored, this is not a place for you to act presumptuously!"

He bowed to the Emperor with righteous indignation: "Your Majesty, the princess is unruly. It is nothing for me to suffer a little grievance, but if this continues, I fear the princess's temperament will become more and more wicked!"

The emperor listened quietly, then casually reminded him, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Lu Youzu didn't react for a moment.

“What I mean is that you should call yourself a ‘criminal subject’.”

Lü Youzu: ...

This is why he was unwilling to confront Princess Yuanjia; the emperor's affection for her was almost obsessive.

Ironically, the imperial court, which usually makes a huge fuss over the smallest things, showed no reaction whatsoever to this matter.

But there's no way to avoid it now; Zheng Xun is determined to provoke her, and she simply can't escape.

Zheng Xun narrowed his eyes slightly: "You certainly know how to label people."

But judging from the results of her numerous attempts to test him, the emperor would not care about such a trivial matter at all.

And indeed, the emperor watched her rant with a smile, showing no sign of blaming her.

[Damn donkey, you think you're so great after all!]

[Very well, I'll see just how stubborn you are!]

She raised an eyebrow, her gaze sharp: "Donkey... Lü Youzu, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin! You don't take my ability to 'know the past and foresee the future' seriously at all, do you?"

Although Lü Youzu could not usually hear Zheng Xun's inner thoughts, he knew something about her divination skills.

However, he just scoffed, because he never thought Zheng Xun could figure anything out.

In his mind, Zheng Xun was just pretending, and those who said her fortune-telling was accurate were definitely shills hired by the emperor.

He really wanted to ask, "How much does it cost to perform?" He wanted to participate as well.

Seeing his confident demeanor, the other people in the know either felt sympathy or gloated, but not one of them dared to say a word to remind him.

“Minister Lü,” Zheng Xun looked at his chest, “you just received this letter, but you dare not open it, dare not read it?”

Lu Youzu's expression changed drastically.

Even when Liao Hongsheng exposed his numerous serious crimes, including abuse of power, selling official positions, and embezzlement and bribery, his expression had never been this grim.

What does this mean? It means that Zheng Xun hit his sore spot.

Zheng Xun didn't give him a chance to speak, pressing him further: "You don't believe I can predict the future? Why don't you let me guess what's written in that letter?"

"Your Highness is too kind. How could this humble subject not believe you..."

If Lu Youzu had a mirror in front of him, he would know how pale and distressed he looked.

"What are you feeling guilty about? Why is your voice trembling?"

"It doesn't shake, it doesn't shake at all..."

"What are you afraid of? I'll give you a chance, how about you tell me yourself?"

Lu Youzu was covered in sweat, his official robes were soaked with obvious stains, as if he had just been caught in a rain.

His mouth opened and closed, but he lost his voice.

"Because you know your crimes are unforgivable! Lü Youzu, since you dared to collude with the enemy and betray your country, why were you so afraid when you were discovered?"

Zheng Xun's face was grim, as if he was about to fly into a rage and draw his knife, causing blood to splatter on the spot.

Lu Youzu's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

"Treason...colluding with the enemy and betraying the country? What would he gain?"

Someone asked in a low voice.

Lü Youzu was the Minister of Personnel, a position of immense importance. He was just one step away from entering the cabinet and becoming a powerful minister.

How did he achieve his current status after defecting to the Brown Country?

"What's he after? Of course, he's after that elusive love. His biological mother is from the Brown Country, and she abandoned him after he was born, but he still wants to receive his mother's love."

Lu Youzu felt that Zheng Xun's sarcasm was so sharp it was as if it was about to pierce his eardrums.

"What do you know! That's my mother! I just long for my mother, what's wrong with that! What's wrong with that!"

His face was contorted with rage as he crawled on his knees to Zheng Xun, seemingly about to pounce on her at any moment.

Liao Hongsheng instinctively tried to block Zheng Xun's way.

Zheng Xun found him in the way, shoved him aside, and then kicked Lü Youzu again.

She showed no mercy with that kick; he was guaranteed to be too weak to stand up again.

"I truly don't understand. You risk your future and join the Brown Kingdom's camp after receiving a letter from someone you haven't contacted for decades. It's such an obvious attempt to manipulate you, and you've fallen for it. This is something that most people can't comprehend."

Lu Youzu curled up, feeling wronged: "I did nothing wrong, I'm just a child who longs for a mother's love!"

Mother said that as long as he behaves well in "Da Yong" and stirs up trouble in the court, she will take him to the He Kingdom.

Then they can be reunited as mother and son and live happily ever after.

Zheng Xun was so disgusted by his words that he almost vomited.

He's in his fifties or sixties, his beard has grown all the way to his chest, is he still a child?

What disgusted Zheng Xun the most was that Lü Youzu was well-educated and had read many great principles. He clearly knew what treason meant, but he still did it.

The moment his mother wrote the letter, he had already become a spiritual Brown Nation.

He no longer considered the people of Dayong as his compatriots.

"You long for your mother, but your mother is living a life without any burdens right now. She has three children, two sons and a daughter, and is very happy. How could she possibly think of you, this bastard?"

Zheng Xun has always preferred to take action rather than talk.

But when it came to Lü Youzu, she didn't hesitate to use the most vicious words to poke at his sore spots.

"Bastard...child?"

Lü Youzu repeated blankly.

“I’m not a bastard! I’m not! My mother loves me, and it’s not up to her to decide how many children she has. She said I’m her favorite child… I love her, she loves me, we are the most compatible mother and son in the world…”

"You're really gross."