Le Yao and Zhao Bingqi returned to the Embroidery Tower after bidding farewell. Looking at the bright red wedding dress in the embroidered basket, she recalled Zhao Bingqi's answer in her heart:
"Of course."
Zhao Bingqi said it sincerely, but women were always sensitive enough to know whether the words of their beloved man were true or not. It just depended on whether they were willing to believe it.
However, Le Yao was a calm and intelligent woman, and she would never lose this point.
It was late at night, and the candlelight flickered, reflecting Le Yao's deep eyes.
"Who is it?" Le Yao suddenly shouted, and then she stood up and pulled out the sword hidden in the vase. She unsheathed it and saw a black shadow jump down from the hanging beam, but she couldn't see its appearance clearly.
"Emissary of the Chen clan greets Miss Le.”The man in black said in a low voice.
The maid who was dozing off in the corridor by the door was not awakened by the commotion in the room.
Shen Lingluo? Le Yao was shocked. Could it be that she already knew that the Yao Le whom she had met once was her?
"My lord heard that Miss Le will be getting married soon, so he specially ordered me to come and offer my greetings.”The man in black took out a gilded letter and handed it over with both hands.
Le Yao hesitated for a moment, but she still tore off the scarf around her waist and wrapped it around herself to receive the letter from the messenger.
It wasn't that she was being paranoid, but what if this envoy wasn't Shen Lingluo's man and was sent by another faction to deal with the Le Clan and Zhao Bingqi?
Being cautious was the basic quality of a strategist.
When Le Yao saw the Shen family emblem on the letter, she believed most of it. However, this was actually a letter of recruitment. Le Yao felt incredulous in her heart, but she could not help but open the envelope. However, there was only a piece of white paper inside.
"What is the meaning of this?" Le Yao raised her eyebrows and asked the messenger.
The emissary said in a deep voice," My lord has another sentence.'Miss Le, choose between being the Empress or the Prime Minister.'”
What was there to choose? Le Yao decisively changed into casual clothes and left with the messenger. She did not even look at the unfinished red wedding dress that was thrown into the embroidery basket.
The emissary was good at hiding, and Le Yao was extremely familiar with the Le family and even the arrangements in the north city. The two of them left the city overnight and headed south.
From then on, the sky was high and the sea was wide, allowing her to roam freely.
In the morning, the maid knocked on the young miss 'door and found that there was no one inside.
"Unfilial daughter!" Le Wei slammed the letter Le Yao left on the table, his face full of anger.
"My Yao 'er." Mrs. Le couldn't stop crying. How could this be an ordinary letter? It was just a few words, but it was clearly a letter of refusal. It was just a marriage, so why would he force her to this extent?
Mother Le couldn't understand. If Yao 'er really didn't want to get married, then so be it. Why did she have to sever ties with her parents and brother? Mother Le did not understand Le Yao. It could be said that no one in the Le family could understand her ambition and ambition to become a marquis.
As the queen, no matter how good it was to be a mother to the world, it was not what she wanted the most. She believed that the Heaven Duke gave birth to her extraordinary, talented and resourceful. She should be worshiped as a prime minister and ranked among the three. Wouldn't a gold mink jade belt be better than a jade bun and a red dress?
If she had the chance to become a famous minister, her trip to this world would not have been in vain.
Zhao Bingqi, who also knew about this matter, did not get angry. Instead, he advised General Le gently. "Why don't we call off the marriage and talk about it after we find Ah Yao?”
General Le scowled and said angrily," How can we forget about the marriage? Who asked others to mock me for not teaching my daughter well? Since she has left, she is no longer the daughter of the Le family."”
Under the insistence of General Le, the wedding was held on the second day. However, the bride was changed to a distant niece of the Le family, replacing Le Yao's identity. She hurriedly put on the wedding dress and boarded the bridal sedan.
Le Wei's wedding was a grand event that everyone knew about. Even Le Yao and the messenger, who had already traveled three provinces and were drinking tea in the tea shed, had heard about it from a passing merchant.
Le Yao knew that with her father's pride and stubbornness, she was no longer Le Yao from the moment she ran away from the marriage. However, this was good too. Leyao was the past, and Yao Le was the future. She could display her talents in her new life.
"How far are we from Jiang Prefecture?" Yao Le asked the messenger who had been silent all this while.
The messenger said," Speed up the horse and hurry through the night. There are still two days.”
The two of them drank tea and rested for a while. Then, they paid for the tea and rode on their horses.
The tea stalls in the corridor were still discussing the Le family's marriage, but they did not know that the real bride had just left.
After arriving at Jiang Prefecture, which was an important place in Shen Lingluo's territory, Yao Le refused to rest and requested to meet Shen Lingluo.
It had been a year since they last met, but things had changed. Shen Lingluo had become the ruler of the south, and Yao Le was all alone, without any worries. Ling Luo wasn't surprised that Yao Le had rushed over to see her. This was the Yao Le she knew.
When Yao Le saw Shen Lingluo, who was dressed in purple, he bowed and said," I'm no longer the daughter of the Le family.”
Lingluo smiled." I don't want your Le family's military power. I want you, Yao Le.”
"I know. That's why I'm here." Yao Le's eyes flashed with a bright light, and she was determined.
After Yao Le joined, the burden on Ling Luo was reduced. Most of the administrative matters were handed over to Yao Le, and he announced to the public that he was a newly recruited advisor.
Although some people found the name familiar, as if it had the same name as the military counselor who had once risen to fame in the Northern Lands and then disappeared, one was a woman and the other was a man. In addition, they were people close to Lord Shen, so they did not dare to think too much about it.
Yao Le wasn't good at military strategies, but internal affairs. He was good at writing, and not only did he manage the scattered government affairs in an orderly manner, he even had a witty speech towards the various factions. Every word was full of gems, and he didn't hold back in terms of benefits and reputation.
The longer Lingluo kept her by her side to train, the more she understood her strengths. The more she felt pity that such a woman had actually died in the harem in her previous life.
However, Zhao Bingqi, who was able to force Yao Le to die, was equally terrifying. Even though Le Yao had run away from the marriage, he had still taken over the military power of the Le Family. He had even started to work together in the Northern Lands, pulling all the forces together, including the aristocratic families of the Northern Lands.
The aristocratic families were divided into the north and south. Although there were many estrangement, they were still connected. Shen Lingluo had almost slaughtered all the aristocratic families in the south. They could not sit still and wait for death, so they hooked up with Zhao Bingqi.
In less than a month, Zhao Bingqi married the daughter of an aristocratic family, the daughter of the Xie family, and was on equal footing with the Le family.
The Le family tacitly agreed to this. Le Wei felt that he had let Zhao Bingqi down in the past, so he did not interfere with Zhao Bingqi marrying a second wife to consolidate his power. With no one to support her, Le Shi could only cry silently, worried that she would be taken away by Xie Shi.
Zhao Bingqi was indeed a good tactic. While Shen Lingluo was not able to care about the Northern Lands, he deliberately aroused the fear of many forces towards her. He lured and roped in a large group of forces.
As expected of the male protagonist who had walked step by step from a poor family to the throne of the emperor. Lingluo praised in her heart.
Zhao Bingqi was also shocked by Shen Lingluo's ability to reorganize the forces in the south in such a short period of time. She was only waiting for a little rest before she could send her troops north at any time.
Shen Lingluo was definitely an extremely strong opponent.
However, when he saw the words 'Yao Le' that Shen Lingluo had recruited to handle internal affairs, Zhao Bingqi's face could not help but twist.
It turned out that Leyao had gone to the south.
Zhao Bingqi's eyes flashed with killing intent.
Lingluo, Ji Ze, and Yao Le had discussed their main enemy, Zhao Bingqi, and his recent series of actions to rope in the northern forces.
" I've known him for a long time, and I know that he's someone who won't give up easily. He's also very cautious and meticulous, paying attention to the details…" Yao Le spoke very rationally and objectively.
Even if he was talking about her ex-fiancé, the man she once liked, he had no qualms. This was a qualified strategist.
"Not willing to be subordinate to others, this is quite similar to you, my lord.”Ji Ze raised his eyebrows.
Lingluo glanced at him." If you don't even have this bit of awareness, then you don't even have the qualifications to compete."”
"Perhaps, he will be your final opponent.”Ji Ze smiled at Lingluo. Lingluo was deep in thought.
In the end, Ling Luo concluded," Zhao Bingqi is an ambitious person. We can't underestimate him.”
Lingluo did not pay much attention to the marriage between Zhao Bingqi and the northern aristocratic families. It was normal. She had killed almost all the southern aristocratic families and had a deep hatred for the northern aristocratic families. Now, the only one who could compete with her was Zhao Bingqi, who had gained control of the Le family's military power. Moreover, Zhao Bingqi was clearly against her. The enemy of an enemy was a friend.
When Ji Ze was talking about this topic, he glanced at Lingluo.
In fact, the Bei Fang aristocratic families had no other choice. If they had targeted and even persecuted Shen Lingluo previously for the benefit of their aristocratic families, then now they were doing it to protect themselves. Although the main force behind the previous actions was the southern aristocratic families, they were not unaware of it and had even pushed for it behind their backs. Shen Lingluo would not let them off so easily. At the very least, they would suffer great losses. At the worst, their families would be destroyed and they would have to withdraw from the stage of history. The aristocratic families could not retreat from this battle.
Therefore, they had to let Zhao Bingqi win even if they had to give it their all.
However, Ji Ze knew even more. Everyone thought that the aristocratic families had been pressuring Shen Lingluo step by step. Only Ji Ze could sense some of Lingluo's hidden thoughts through deduction.
That was to appoint female officials and even raise the status of women.
Lingluo lazily listened to the political memorials below, while Yao Le carefully recorded and commented on them. There was no lack of women among the officials.
There were not enough opportunities and resources in the court, and the aristocratic families still occupied more than half of them. The aristocratic families fell, and it was just the right time for her to appoint female officials.
The corners of Lingluo's mouth curled up slightly.
Before they raised the butcher's knife against the Nandi aristocratic families, there was no lack of people who had some complaints about Shen Lingluo's appointment of female officials. Even the officials under Lingluo had their own thoughts. However, ever since they had defeated the high and mighty aristocratic families, no one had said anything similar. This also provided Yao Le with a lot of convenience when she came to Shen Lingluo's place. Of course, her ability was also an important reason why everyone was convinced of her.
She had probably learned most of the King's Path by now. Ji Ze sighed in his heart, but he kept smiling.
To be able to witness a woman ascend the path of a Supreme, he had no regrets.
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