Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 494 42

Miss Du was anxious and afraid, but she said with gritted teeth, "You remembered it wrongly, right? It was me who saw you back then."

She looked extremely frightened, like a poor little thing who had suffered a great injustice.

If it were in the past, she would have aroused everyone's sympathy, but who is in the mood to pay attention to her now?

Ning Zhiwei's face darkened, and he looked majestic. "Are you openly questioning my words? Are you dissatisfied with me? Or are you still obsessed with the previous dynasty?"

When facing other people's questioning, you must not follow the other person's pace and you must not fall into self-justification.

These three questions scared Miss Du to death, "No, no, I didn't."

Ning Zhiwei looked at her steadily. "As a weak woman, you would never dare to plot against the Ning family if there is no one behind you. Tell me, who is the mastermind behind this?"

The whole thing can be characterized by just one word: calculation, no evidence is needed.

Miss Du was shaking all over, with cold sweat on her forehead, "No."

She never knew that it took great courage to lie in front of an emperor.

Ning Xinzhe said loudly, "Your Majesty, this is very simple. The only person who can make an unmarried woman lose face is either a close relative or an elder in the family, or a lover."

Since you dare to plot against the Ning family, don't blame him for not giving you face.

Miss Du was terrified, "No, no, Your Majesty."

Ning Zhiwei looked indifferent, "Yu Qing."

"I'm here." Yu Qing stood up.

Ning Zhiwei gave the order, "Order the Royal Guards to thoroughly investigate this case and find out who is behind her and uproot them completely."

"Yes."

Miss Du's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground. She was done.

Yu Qing immediately dragged the man out and sent out the Jinyiwei to arrest all the members of the Du family and take them to the Zhenfu Division for interrogation.

No one dared to stand up and plead for Miss Du, as they did not want to be implicated.

Ning Ba secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as Ning Zhiwei still had to take care of him at the critical moment.

At this moment, a voice sounded, "Your Majesty, is this the Black Hawk, the general of the Jin Kingdom? Is he really the Eighth Young Master Ning?"

A man pointed at Ning Ba, his eyes full of hatred, as if he had a blood feud.

Ning Zhiwei narrowed her eyes and asked coldly, "Are you questioning me?"

The man cupped his hands and forced himself to remain calm, "I dare not, but my family members all died at the northwest border, at the hands of the Jin army led by General Black Hawk."

Ning Baru was struck by lightning and his body swayed. Ning Xinzhe supported him in time and sighed silently.

The man's angry voice continued to ring out, "I am asking on behalf of the dead souls. I just want to know the truth."

These words aroused sadness and anger among countless people, and some sentimental people even had tears in their eyes.

The Ning family was worried. If the matter was not handled properly, it would be a heavy blow to the Ning family and Ning Zhiwei's prestige.

Ning Zhiwei's expression remained unchanged, and he sighed softly, "I deeply sympathize with your family's experience. My Ning family has guarded the border for two hundred years, and countless of our sons and daughters have died on the battlefield, wrapped in horsehide. We have never regretted it, and we have never retreated."

"I have been guarding the border for many years and have fought countless battles with the Jin Kingdom. I know what war brings to the people: endless suffering and the destruction of families."

"So, I was determined to destroy the Jin Kingdom and avenge all the dead. It took me six years, but I finally did it."

She said loudly, "I declare that the Jin Kingdom has been destroyed and the royal family has been slaughtered. From now on, there will be no more wars on the northwest border, and the people on the border will no longer have to live under the shadow of war."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shaking with excitement. The sudden good news was unbelievable.

"Your Majesty, is what you said true? The Jin Dynasty was destroyed?"

The Jin Kingdom had always been their biggest concern and their mortal enemy. They had been fighting for a hundred years without a clear winner, and now, it was gone?! It ended in the hands of the empress?

"It's true." Ning Zhiwei never announced it to the world, so everyone in the court knew about it, but the people didn't.

This was her backup plan, announced at the best time.

When the people heard her words, tears welled up in their eyes. "That's great, it's really great. We don't have to worry about the Kingdom of Jin coming south one day."

"It's good to kill them. They killed so many of our border civilians and so many good men of the Ning family. Now it's their turn. This is retribution."

Everyone was in high spirits. In the face of such great news, who would care who was under the Black Hawk mask?

"Your Majesty is wise. May I ask which general destroyed the Jin Dynasty?"

Ning Zhi smiled and announced, "It is the result of the sincere cooperation between the Minister of Justice Xiao Linfeng and General Black Hawk."

Everyone was confused. Wasn't General Black Hawk a general of the Jin Dynasty? How could he cooperate with our country?

"We don't understand state affairs, so we'll just listen to the emperor."

"Yes, yes, we will do whatever the emperor says."

No matter what Black Hawk is, as long as the emperor says he is an ally, then he is an ally.

As long as there is no more fighting on the border, everything will be fine.

The emperor was the one who had always protected them. He gave them hope, the hope of a peaceful and prosperous world.

In fact, the people don’t care who is the emperor. As long as he can make them live a good life, he is a good emperor.

Ning Zhiwei raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "General Black Hawk came to Beijing to negotiate. How the two sides divide the territory depends on the result of the negotiations. If anyone dares to prevent the negotiations, then they are the enemy of the people of Dayong."

Does it mean to divide up the land of the Jin Kingdom? Everyone was immediately excited.

Negotiate, negotiate quickly, they want more land.

Why am I so happy when I think about the opportunity to annex my arch-enemy's city?

Everyone was discussing, "So, Miss Du deliberately stirred up trouble in order to prevent the peace talks? But why?"

"It's possible that the remnants of the Jin Dynasty are behind her and are unwilling to see their country destroyed, so they bribed her to take revenge."

"We must protect General Black Hawk. We can't let him get hurt and ruin the peace talks."

"Yes, everything is for peace talks."

Ning Yuanxi's eyes sparkled. "Aunt is so amazing. She turned the situation around with just a few words. She controlled the whole place and everyone."

Ning Xinzhe was full of pride, "This is my aunt's unique personality charm."

He followed Ning Zhiwei through battles and witnessed her strength with his own eyes.

He is proud! He is proud!

Ning Ba's mouth curled up wildly, "Isn't it amazing? This is my sister."

A Yu stared at Ning Zhiwei blankly. She had known that she was powerful, but she didn't expect her to be so powerful.

No wonder she was able to surpass all the other candidates and become the founding empress.

She is a natural born emperor.

She turned to look at Ning Ba and sighed silently. She had to admit that her husband was no match for her.

Ning Zhiwei had included him in this plan, but he was still proud of her.

Such means, such scheming, and such strategies cannot be compared with flattery.

"Then, do you still have the nerve to refuse her request?"

Ning Ba: ...

Ah Yu stared into his eyes and said faintly, "Is there a possibility that this was a trap set by her?"

Ning Ba: ...