Chapter 1364 Qingwu’s confidence is shaken!
Murong Yuliang has been in the G field for decades, so he naturally understands this truth. So why is he still willing to plead for the Hu family?
And the answer to this question has been clearly stated by Murong Yuliang in the memorial!
Just as Ye Mingsheng lowered his head in deep thought, Ye Cheng hesitated and said:
"Your Majesty, I have heard a piece of news!"

Ye Mingsheng glanced at Ye Cheng when he heard this. Seeing this, Ye Cheng didn't say anything more and continued in a low voice:
"There is news from Hebei and Henan that Governor Zhao intends to repair the road between Yujing and Yecheng. The entire project is expected to take three years and cost 380,000 taels of silver. The Hebei and Henan Provincial Administration will invest 180,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 200,000 taels of silver will be raised in the form of bonds!"

After hearing this, Ye Mingsheng frowned and said:
"How come I don't know about this?"

Ye Cheng explained:

"I heard that this matter is still in preparation. Governor Zhao may report to you after he has a definite plan!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and then said:
"What does this matter have to do with the Hu family?"

Ye Cheng preached without hesitation:
"In order to raise the 200,000 taels of silver for road construction, I heard that Governor Zhao wrote a letter to Governor Murong, asking him to help attract some investment in Jiangnan!"

"Governor Murong agreed to Zhao's request. A few days ago, representatives of seven Jiangnan businesses arrived in Yujing, including the Hu family's Ruifengchang business. However, it is said that the other six businesses are not very willing to invest in road construction, but only the Hu family's Ruifengchang business expressed its willingness to purchase 50,000 taels of silver in road construction bonds!"

Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this. The Hu family really took great pains to save their lives. After pondering for a moment, Ye Mingsheng ordered:
“Whether the Hu family and Hu Ming have a relationship is not up to Hu Wenjie to decide. Let the Ministry of Justice investigate further…”

"Yes!"

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While Ye Mingsheng was handling official business, Murong Qingwu, on the other side of the palace, was listening to her nanny talking about what happened in the An Mansion last night.

"My queen! Although Madam Yang is the prince's grandmother, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects. The prince is the heir to a country, so how can he kneel down? An Miaoyi has made a big mistake! There must be an imperial censor in the Censorate to report her!" Ying Er said to her master excitedly:
Compared to Ying Er's excitement, Murong Qingwu, who heard the news, was much calmer and did not seem particularly happy. If you even observe carefully, you will realize that Murong Qingwu's expression is even a little complicated.

It was widely rumored that Ye Mingsheng had been secretly in love with her for many years when he was in the Imperial Guards. He even spent a lot of money to hire an artist to draw a picture of him and kept it secretly by his side. Although Murong Qingwu was a little surprised at the time about this news, she was not too shocked!
After all, Murong Qingwu's family background, appearance, and talent were all top-notch, so it was very normal for someone to have a crush on her. Ever since she became an adult, there had been an endless stream of people proposing marriage to her, almost breaking down the threshold of their family.

If Murong Qingwu hadn't thought highly of herself and was not unwilling to compromise, she would probably have been married long ago...

However, Murong Qingwu still felt proud and honored that a big hero like Ye Mingsheng also had a crush on her, and this eventually led to her marriage with Ye Mingsheng!

After marrying Ye Mingsheng, Murong Qingwu heard with her own ears Ye Mingsheng admit that he had a crush on her when he was in the Imperial Guard, and saw the rumored portrait.

But when she saw the portrait, Murong Qingwu was moved, but what she felt more was confidence!

Their Murong family is a top-notch aristocratic family that has been passed down in the Great Zhou for hundreds of years. It has a significant influence and appeal in the world. Because of this, the legitimate daughters of the Murong family have almost always been the legal wife for more than a hundred years and have almost never been a concubine, but she, Murong Qingwu, is an exception!
The day she decided to marry Ye Mingsheng, Murong Qingwu knew what her decision meant!
This decision would make her be laughed at among the gentry, even become a joke. Some people might even despise her for being so self-deprecating as to not be the eldest wife but someone else's mistress!

Murong Qingwu had anticipated all of this, but she still insisted on doing it!

The reason why Murong Qingwu did this was, first of all, that she saw the potential of Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army, and firmly believed that Ye Mingsheng could lead the Fengwu Army to unify the world and open up a new dynasty...

As for the second point, it is because Ye Mingsheng has a crush on her!
At that time, Murong Qingwu was full of confidence and believed that Ye Mingsheng and An Miaoyi were a ZZ marriage without much affection. Since she was Ye Mingsheng's dream lover and Ye Mingsheng had been secretly in love with her for many years, even if she was submissive and devoted to Ye Mingsheng now, she would have the opportunity to become bigger in the future and become the mistress of the Fengwu Army or even the queen of the future new dynasty!

In addition, Murong Qingwu had a high opinion of herself and was unwilling to marry easily, which resulted in her being a little older. In the circle of aristocratic families, the attractiveness of marriage was declining, and some young girls had begun to emerge, so Murong Qingwu was a little anxious at the time!
These factors together led Murong Qingwu to grit her teeth and decide to marry Ye Mingsheng as his mistress, and regard herself as an investment in the Fengwu Army JZ Group led by Ye Mingsheng!

However, after marrying Ye Mingsheng, Murong Qingwu gradually realized that things were not as she had imagined!

Although Ye Mingsheng treated her well and was gentle and respectful to her on weekdays, he was not obsessed with her. This undoubtedly disappointed Murong Qingwu, who had originally thought of relying on Ye Mingsheng's obsession and doting to "plot to usurp the throne" in the Ye Mansion!

Murong Qingwu could only feel a little self-pitying about this, thinking that men are fickle and don't know how to cherish what they have.

However, the only thing that made Murong Qingwu feel a little relieved was that although Ye Mingsheng was not very obsessed with her, he was also not very obsessed with An Miaoyi. He even reprimanded An Miaoyi many times because An Miaoyi sometimes stretched her hands too far...
But the years passed by, and many years had passed in the blink of an eye. Time has proved that Murong Qingwu's vision was correct. Ye Mingsheng really led the Fengwu Army to wipe out all enemies, unified the world and reached the pinnacle of power!
Murong Qingwu also gave birth to a son and a daughter, Ye Jingyan and Ye Kexin, for Ye Mingsheng, and was named the imperial concubine of the Daqian Dynasty by Ye Mingsheng!

Those who had mocked her, Murong Qingwu, for being a junior, could only shut their mouths in shame one by one, and admire her, Murong Qingwu's sharp vision!

But this is not enough for Murong Qingwu!

As the eldest daughter of the Murong family, Murong Qingwu has been the apple of the eye and a favored daughter of heaven since childhood!

She is proud in her bones, so being a slave has always been a thorn in her heart. She can accept temporary compromise in order to achieve her goals, but she can't let herself accept this reality as a matter of course!
Although Murong Qingwu was unwilling to be a subordinate in her heart, she also understood that An Miaoyi's position as the queen was very stable. Not only did she give birth to the eldest son Jingren, but she also had strong supporters both inside and outside the court. At the same time, An Miaoyi also won people's hearts through various means, making her well-known in the court, the army, and the Ye clan!

However, facing such a reality, Murong Qingwu still did not give up her desire and pursuit for the position of queen. She firmly believed that she could overthrow An Miaoyi! The reason why Murong Qingwu was so sure was that she believed that Ye Mingsheng did not love An Miaoyi, and even Ye Mingsheng might be annoyed by An Miaoyi's little actions in his heart...

Murong Qingwu had never told anyone about this, but she had always been expecting that one day in the future Ye Mingsheng's patience with An Miaoyi would reach a critical point and he would no longer tolerate An Miaoyi.

After being with Ye Mingsheng for so many years, Murong Qingwu has some understanding of Ye Mingsheng. Therefore, she believes that among the dozens of women in the palace, Ye Mingsheng only loves that one person. All other women, including her, Murong Qingwu, have never received Ye Mingsheng's love!
Murong Qingwu, who realized this, also felt a new sense of frustration, but at the same time, it made her look forward to the day when Ye Mingsheng could no longer tolerate An Miaoyi.

Murong Qingwu knew that even though Ye Mingsheng was in love with that woman, that woman had a fatal weakness, which could even be said to be fatal when exposed to the light!

Even if An Miaoyi works hard to gain people's hearts and minds in an attempt to consolidate her position as queen, as long as Ye Mingsheng loses patience with her, everything An Miaoyi has will vanish in an instant, and that will be Murong Qingwu's chance!

Before today, Murong Qingwu was just as convinced that Ye Mingsheng would lead the Fengwu Army to conquer the world, and she was also convinced that the day of An Miaoyi's downfall would definitely come.

However, after hearing what Ye Mingsheng did for An Miaoyi yesterday, Murong Qingwu's confidence was shaken.

She couldn’t imagine that Ye Mingsheng would condescend to go to the An Mansion in person to comfort An Miaoyi’s mother, and also take the initiative to send Jingren to see Old Madam Yang...

Murong Qingwu didn't want to think too deeply about what Ye Mingsheng had done. She really wanted to attribute it all to Ye Mingsheng's pity and kindness towards An Miaoyi!
She didn't want to admit that Ye Mingsheng had feelings for An Miaoyi, but Murong Qingwu couldn't deceive herself, and the pain of having her faith shaken made An Miaoyi feel extremely tormented at the moment.

Although Ying'er didn't know what her master was thinking at this time, she had followed Murong Qingwu for many years and could still feel from some changes in Murong Qingwu's expression that Murong Qingwu was not in a good mood. Ying'er instinctively wanted to comfort Murong Qingwu, but she didn't know how to start.

Just when the master and the servant were both in distress, Murong Qingwu took the lead in adjusting her mood and said calmly:

"How's the situation with Wang Shun?"

When Ying Er heard her master ask this, she spoke without hesitation:
"Your Highness, A'da sent me a message yesterday. He had already tracked down Wang Shun, but he met Zhang Xinjian, a subordinate of An Miaoyi, on the way. The two sides clashed, and many people were killed and injured. A'da shot Wang Shun with a poison arrow, but Zhang Xinjian snatched Wang Shun away. Currently, A'da is chasing Zhang Xinjian, trying to catch them all in one fell swoop!"

Murong Qingwu couldn't help but curse when she heard this:

"Useless! They are all a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Even though she called him a good-for-nothing, Murong Qingwu felt helpless in her heart. A'da was already the most capable subordinate of hers. Many of her tasks before were entrusted to A'da, and A'da did a very good job which made Murong Qingwu very satisfied.

This time it concerns her younger sister Murong Xinyun, and Murong Qingwu attaches great importance to it, so she asked Ah Da to carry out this task, striving to be foolproof and eradicate the roots without leaving any handle, but she never thought that she would encounter trouble now····················

Looking at the angry Murong Qingwu, Ying Er also spoke carefully:

"My queen! Zhang Xinjian is also a capable general under that bitch. Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also very thoughtful. He is highly appreciated by that bitch. Moreover, in order to carry out An Miaoyi's order this time, Zhang Xinjian brought a full 20 people with him!"

"And there are only five people around Ada. The strength of the enemy and us is too different. Even if Ada and his men are loyal to the queen, they are no match for four hands. And you don't need to worry too much, the poison arrow in Ada's hand is extremely poisonous and will kill instantly. Wang Shun has been shot by the poison arrow and there is no chance of survival!"

After Ying'er finished speaking, Murong Qingwu's eyebrows were still furrowed, and she was still thinking about how to deal with it. After a moment, she asked again:

"Where is Ah San now?"

Faced with this question, Ying Er hesitated and said:
"Asan hasn't contacted me yet, but logically he should have already lurked back to Yijing!"

After saying this, Murong Qingwu ordered in a cold voice:

"Contact Ah San immediately and ask him to support Ah Da. This time, we must kill Wang Shun and Zhang Xinjian. We cannot let any of them go back to report the incident!"

Feeling Murong Qingwu's strong murderous intent, Ying'er could also sense her master's determination, and immediately nodded and said:
"I understand! I will arrange it!"

After she finished speaking, Ying'er turned around and left. After she left, Murong Qingwu was the only one left in the room. Murong Qingwu sat on the rocking chair, her beautiful face revealing a deep fatigue. Now she didn't care whether Ye Mingsheng had feelings for An Miaoyi or not!

Now she must deal with the matter of Wang Shun and must not let the fact that Wang Shun and his sister Murong Xinyun had a relationship be exposed!

Although my sister Murong Xinyun passed the examination and was still a virgin, it was still a scandal that she had had a relationship with a servant. Once this matter was made public, not only would my sister Murong Xinyun's happiness in this life be over, but the entire Murong family would also be implicated...