Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 1033 - 1022: The Ever-Victorious General

"Force? How to force? Your father used to play deaf and dumb, can he be forced to comply now?"

"That’s because you don’t understand him. He not only loves power, but also cares about face. That person said if he doesn’t reveal it himself, it will spread all over the city. Then my father will turn into a coward who swallows his pride. Rather than that, it would be better for him to cause a commotion and gain sympathy and guilt from Your Majesty." Tong Chao explained.

"That person? Who is that person?" Ye Qiu asked.

"I don’t know. What I know, I heard from my father when he was furious and drunk. He didn’t say much, and I suspect even he doesn’t know who that person is."

"It seems someone has stirred up trouble." Ye Qiu shook her head with a smile.

Xia Guang and Tong Chao both looked at her: "Do you know who it is?"

"Then think about it, how many people in the court have the ability to know the household affairs of the courtiers?" Ye Qiu retorted.

"Your Majesty?"

"But would Your Majesty go to such great lengths for this? And is it worth tarnishing his sister’s reputation and the face of the Imperial Family?"

"Prime Minister?"

"You are not completely foolish. Besides Your Majesty, only Minister Shang, who has held office for many years, has the ability to do this. Otherwise, why would Your Majesty be wary of him but unable to act against him?"

"But why would he do this? Is he not afraid of being discovered?"

"Why? Naturally, it’s for the protagonist of the recent scandal stirring up the capital. As for being discovered? If Tong Chao hadn’t spoken today, who would know Duke Tong was being threatened? Since it’s about Duke Tong’s own face, that person understands him well and that’s why he did this. Moreover, the concubine affair of the Princess was personally invited by her. Now that it’s revealed her child isn’t Duke Tong’s, no one would find it odd." Ye Qiu explained to the two of them.

"Are you saying the Prime..." Xia Guang wanted to say, but stopped short for fear of being found out.

Tong Chao continued: "Then his courage is too great! What if Your Majesty finds out?"

"Your Majesty would at most only suspect him. And these things were all caused by the Princess herself; maybe he wouldn’t even suspect anything. Your Majesty has been wary of the Prime Minister for quite some time, and there have been many confrontations over the years. Has anything ever happened to the Prime Minister?" Ye Qiu said calmly. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Should I expose this matter? Just say someone threatened my father." Tong Chao asked.

"No need, at least not now. It wouldn’t benefit you or your father. Just wait and see. Also, don’t come to me randomly with problems from now on. I’m worried I might get into trouble and drag you down with me."

Hearing her words, Xia Guang and Tong Chao both frowned: "Why would you get into trouble?"

"Soon."

"What do you mean soon?"

"I’ll soon return to the border."

"How do you know that?"

Ye Qiu didn’t answer, and they didn’t ask further.

But when she returned home, her elder sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law asked her this question.

"Why are they asking me to return to my hometown at this time? And having your Second Sister-in-law accompany me?" Mei Wanwan asked.

"Because I’ll soon return to the border. This time I might not come back, so I’m not comfortable leaving you here. You should first find an excuse to leave, and I’ll arrange for someone to take you to the border later." Ye Qiu said calmly, delivering this shocking news.

Her two sister-in-laws jumped up in surprise: "What did you say? Say it again?"

"I have confirmed news that Your Majesty will grant me marriage to the Crown Prince. I don’t want to be that Crown Princess Consort, so I will find an opportunity to return to the border. I fear Your Majesty will detain you, it’s better for us all to live over there." Ye Qiu explained.

Lin Jiao frowned and asked her: "Do you know what you are saying?"

"Two sisters-in-law, you don’t need to doubt, I indeed intend to hold military power to ensure Your Majesty cannot act against me." Ye Qiu replied with an icy gaze.

Mei Wanwan and Lin Jiao inhaled sharply, looking at each other in shock.

"If we go, how will you get to the border?"

"Your Majesty will issue a decree," Ye Qiu explained, looking into their eyes. "Soon barbarians will invade, and Cheng Hu will be defeated. After Huang Jiang recovers from his injuries, he will be handicapped. I’ll be the only one able to lead troops."

"How do you know Cheng Hu will definitely lose?"

"First, he’s too power-hungry. Power-hungry people often cherish their lives, so he won’t dare to confront Zaha directly. Second, he’s one of the culprits behind the betrayal of the Ye Family that led to my parents and siblings’ deaths. I won’t let him gain military success. I’ve made arrangements prior to coming here, so he will undoubtedly lose."

"He betrayed our Ye Family?" Mei Wanwan and Lin Jiao stood up again.

"Besides him, there’s also Hu Bin the military advisor."

"Him too?"

"Yes, that’s why I won’t let their schemes succeed. To avenge, I must return to the border. Once the border is under my control and you are by my side, Your Majesty will be powerless against me."

"If my family follows to the border, what about your Second Sister-in-law’s parents and siblings?"

Ye Qiu gave them a reassuring smile: "We are merely not returning, not openly defying Your Majesty. Sending you to the border is to prevent Your Majesty from using you to force me into actions I don’t want. Uncle Lin is renowned among scholars, and I’m in command at the border. Our monarch won’t dare openly trouble Uncle Lin, and I will make arrangements discreetly."

Listening to her, Mei Wanwan and Lin Jiao felt somewhat relieved but still hesitated: "Won’t going to the border mean never returning? Won’t Ye Family’s century-old reputation be ruined?"

"Of course not. When Mumu grows up, I’ll send him to the capital. As for who the Emperor will be then, it’s uncertain whether it will still be our current Your Majesty."

"Are you planning to intervene in the succession?" Mei Wanwan and Lin Jiao were at a loss for words. How could their young sister-in-law be so bold?

"We have no other choice. As long as the Ye Family Army exists, Your Majesty won’t spare us. Considering the Crown Prince, probably nobody knows that from start to finish, Your Majesty’s true heir is only the Crown Prince. The Second Prince and Third Prince are but shields, their mutual destruction paving the way for the Crown Prince and Your Majesty to reap the benefits. Once I spread this information, the Crown Prince’s ascension won’t be straightforward."

"Then whom do you plan to support?"

"Anyone but the Crown Prince."

"Aren’t you afraid of other princes’ resentment?"

"It won’t be the same. Not only are the individuals different, but the situation will also change. By then, I will retire and have Mumu present military power as a gift for the new Emperor, whose joyful face will ensure the political stability, leading to Mumu earning a duchy."

"What you say makes some sense. Shall we start preparing?"

"Yes, without too much effort. I’ll personally explain to Uncle Lin tomorrow," Ye Qiu said, looking at her Second Sister-in-law.

Lin Jiao nodded decisively: "Okay, I will accompany you tomorrow."