Dongfang Yinuo.
She was once the most beloved little princess in Dongzhou. It was also because of her Dongfang surname that she could act recklessly in Dongzhou.
However, over the years, she had done many foolish things.
Even her uncle and mother in the Dongfang family were at their wits' end with her.
Now, Dongfang Yinuo was infatuated with Xia Jingning, the heir of Hailing Kingdom. She had even shamelessly run out of the Dongzhou Palace and gone to Hailing Kingdom.
The Dongfang family had shouldered countless accusations because of this.
Especially Dongfang Yan, the great general of Dongzhou and Dongfang Yinuo's uncle. He was getting old and had no successor. Dongfang Yinuo's mother, Dongfang Ruoxi, was in poor health. After being examined by the imperial physician, it was said that she could no longer bear children. So, in this generation of the Dongfang family, besides Dongfang Yinuo, there was no other hope.
That was why.
Dongfang Yan traced back the origin of the family and placed his hope on a branch that had moved out of Dongzhou long ago. Dongfang Yuxi, also known as Xiaoyuer whom Ye Ling had rescued. Under Ye Ling's careful cultivation, his abilities were unmatched even among the younger generation of the Dongfang family.
However.
Dongfang Yuxi had a strange temper and didn't get close to others.
He had no intention of returning to Dongzhou.
Even after his branch of the family was completely wiped out in Qingyun Kingdom and he was the only one left, he never thought of going back to Dongzhou.
Zhao Shuning had heard something about this.
The reason why Xiaoyuer didn't like Dongzhou and even didn't mention that he was a descendant of the Dongfang family in Dongzhou was that when he was a child, he had seen his father bowing and scraping in front of the direct - line descendants.
At that time, Xiaoyuer's father had accompanied them with a smiling face in every possible way. But because they were a side branch and not of the direct - line blood, the clan members from Dongzhou never gave them a good look.
When he was younger.
Xiaoyuer's father wanted him to recognize his ancestors and have his name written in the genealogy of the Dongfang family. After the clan members from Dongzhou pretended to conduct an investigation, they refused Xiaoyuer's entry into the genealogy on the pretext that his blood was not pure and that his branch had long been out of the family.
So, this was the situation now.
Even when Dongfang Yan visited him in person, Dongfang Yuxi didn't give in.
This was Xiaoyuer's knot. If he didn't untie it himself, it seemed that no one could do anything about him.
The Dongfang family was now facing both internal and external troubles.
Internally.
There was no suitable heir. Dongfang Yinuo was too willful to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
Dongfang Yuxi had given them the cold shoulder many times. He preferred to be a nominal military advisor for the Jun family in Qingyun Kingdom rather than return to Dongzhou to enjoy the service of thousands of people.
Externally.
As the Dongfang family was gradually declining, the King of Dongzhou had long been eyeing them covetously, waiting for an opportunity to swallow up the Dongfang family.
So.
The Queen of Dongzhou was in such a hurry to urge Dongfang Yinuo to return to the country.
Zhao Shuning closed the booklet and sighed secretly.
"The great Dongfang family has come to this point. It's quite something."
"With Xiaoyuer's temperament, if he really agreed to go back with them, he wouldn't be Dongfang anymore."
"It seems that the Dongfang family has really run out of tricks."
Over the years, because of the prestige of the Dongfang family, although the King of Dongzhou was the king, he didn't have the dignity and momentum that a king should have. He must have held this grudge for a long time.
If he really found an opportunity, it was likely that the Dongfang family would never be able to turn things around.
Zhao Shuning should not have interfered in the affairs of Dongzhou.
But a trip to Dongzhou was imperative because of the Millennium Stone Soul.
It was understandable that the King of Dongzhou wanted to regain the initiative. But in the early years, he had relied on the power of the Dongfang family to become the husband of Dongfang Ruoxi and had received the support of the Dongfang family before he became the king of Dongzhou.
In the early years, he had risen to prominence because of his wife and become a superior person. Now that the Dongfang family was in decline, he wanted to overthrow the noble family that had once helped him. This kind of despicable behavior was really contemptible.
If the King of Dongzhou really took control of all the power, it was likely that the people of Dongzhou would not have a good life.
There would be more tension among the eight countries.
"I wonder if I'll meet any old acquaintances during the trip to Dongzhou."
It was said that.
Mo Bai, the young master of the Ghost Domain, and Mo Yan, the divine seat of the Ghost Domain, had already headed for Dongzhou.
Calculating the time.
It should have been quite a while.
They were probably after the same thing.
Now, Zhao Shuning only hoped.
They hadn't gathered enough spiritual souls to activate the power of the Millennium Stone Soul.
If the power of the Millennium Stone Soul was activated, there would have been abnormal phenomena on the Nine - Continent Continent long ago.
In Dongzhou.
On the main street of the capital.
There were many people standing in front of the notice board, looking at the official notice posted there.
The notice roughly said that the little princess of Dongfang had returned, and the Queen of Dongzhou had handed over some matters in the palace to this youngest princess.
After the notice was posted.
It didn't have the effect of calming the people's hearts.
Most of the discussions were about the lifestyle of the little princess of Dongzhou.
"There are so many good men in our Dongzhou. How could it be a woman's turn to handle the important affairs in the palace?"
"If it were someone else, it would be okay. But this little princess left the palace for so many years for a man. Not to mention that, just look at her behavior in Dongzhou before. She had countless handsome men sent to her room and drank and had fun all day long. How could such a woman take on such an important responsibility?"
"Who dares to question? After all, she has the Dongfang surname."
Everyone sighed.
But there were also some who showed contemptuous expressions.
Although they didn't dare to say anything bad about the Dongfang family.
But as long as one was clear - sighted, they would know.
The prestige of the Dongfang family was far from what it used to be. Whether they could survive this generation was still a question.
"It's a pity, it's a pity."
In the early years, the Dongfang family had pursued pure blood and looked down on many young ladies in the capital. So, it was expected that they would have few descendants and no one to inherit the family.
Everyone joked for a while.
Finally, they all dispersed.
Only a person in a black robe remained standing there.
She looked up.
It was unexpectedly the little princess of Dongzhou they had just been talking about.
She clenched her fists tightly.
Those words were still ringing in her ears.
If it had been before, she would have arrested all these people, whipped them, and then tattooed words all over their faces and exiled them.
However.
Now, after experiencing so many things, she was no longer the willful little princess of Dongzhou.
The senior was right.
Since she had decided to come back and face it, these taunts were within her expectation.
If she couldn't even bear these rumors, then there was no point for her to come back.
She had already understood her father's intention of using excessive praise to harm her.
Now, it was likely that half of these rumors were also instigated by her father. If she got angry at this time, it would only hurt the foundation of the Dongfang family.
They say even tigers don't eat their cubs.
Father.
All the love you showed me over the years was not real at all.