Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 1256: Make me Empress, and I’ll secure the Daqian empire for you

Chapter 1256: Chapter 1256: Make me Empress, and I’ll secure the Daqian empire for you

Xiao Jun’an faced such flagrant defiance without a trace of anger on his face.

He smiled amiably, and his next words completely changed Huo Yuning’s expression.

"Beauty An, to desire the Royal Family’s Dragon Clan’s fortune, one must either be of the royal bloodline, or else only the position of the Empress can grasp it readily at hand."

Huo Yuning was dumbfounded.

She merely wanted to use the Royal Family’s fortune and the dog Emperor’s blood to open the barrier between Daqian and the modern world.

It seemed, though, that somehow she was expected to dedicate herself to the cause.

"Really? You’re not deceiving me?" Huo Yuning looked at Xiao Jun’an with a doubtful gaze.

Eunuch An and Mo Wanqing watched Beauty An’s demeanor, with very subtle expressions.

The Empress is the mother of the nation; countless women in the harem exhaust all means to be crowned Empress, yet Beauty An seemed so averse to the idea.

Xiao Jun’an pulled at the corner of his lips, his face bearing a gentle look: "If you do not believe me, you may invite the State Preceptor to tell you in person that the Empress must be recognized by the ancestral spirits of the Royal Family to gain the protection of the royal fortune."

Huo Yuning looked down, her fingertips caressing the Golden Whip at her waist, a contemplative glint in her eyes.

She was now the dog Emperor’s fifth-ranked beauty, nominally already his woman, so becoming the Empress seemed... not such a big deal after all.

The most important thing at the moment was to make contact with her brother and address Daqian’s predicament first.

Only when Daqian returned to its former glory would she have the chance to leave.

Huo Yuning believed that her mother wouldn’t have sent her to Daqian without reason, and her father’s relationship with the dog Emperor as both teacher and friend was also surely significant.

After a moment of silence, Huo Yuning lifted her head, her sharp eyes piercing through Xiao Jun’an.

"If that is the case, crown me Empress tomorrow, and immediately open the barrier after the coronation ceremony. I will help you preserve Daqian’s realm."

Having spoken, she wore a reluctant expression, as if she had suffered a great loss.

Xiao Jun’an pursed his lips and called out in a deep voice: "Mo Wanqing!"

"At your service!"

Mo Wanqing knelt before Xiao Jun’an.

"Immediately summon the Grand Tutor, the Prime Ministers, the Chief of Staff of various ministries, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Grand Academicians of the palace... to enter the Palace for an audience!"

Xiao Jun’an summoned nearly twenty high officials, first and second rank, at court in one breath.

Crowning an Empress was no small matter, but in the face of a life-and-death crisis of a 150,000-strong army on the Northern Frontier, it seemed trivial.

The Huns’ forces, 500,000 strong, were bearing down on the border cities, having already seized several, and the townsfolk who hadn’t had time to flee were captured or slaughtered, living in a Mortal World akin to Purgatory.

Without devising support measures soon, both the soldiers on the frontier and the surrounding civilians would suffer.

"At your command!"

Mo Wanqing stood and departed, and before leaving, whistled towards the door.

Over a dozen shadows appeared immediately, emanating Evil Qi, standing guard outside the room with authoritative posture.

Mo Wanqing commanded in a solemn voice, "Ensure the safety of His Majesty and Beauty An back to the Palace!"

The guards in black nodded, their eyes filled with rampant ferocity as they scanned the surroundings, eliminating any potential dangers.

Inside, Xiao Jun’an stood up and reached out his hand toward Huo Yuning, who was seated.

"Empress, come back to the Palace with Us." His voice was deep and pleasant, with a hint of indulgent tenderness.

The hand extended before her was slender and fair, with well-defined joints, so beautiful it seemed comparable to fine jade.

Huo Yuning’s eyes flickered slightly, disguising the admiration within.

She pouted and, without heeding Xiao Jun’an, rose and walked straight towards the door.

Her haughty and petulant demeanor made Xiao Jun’an, standing behind her, slightly raise his eyebrows in amusement.

He closely followed in step, and the heaviness in his heart seemed inexplicably alleviated after Huo Yuning’s turmoil tonight.