Chapter 826 He didn't want to see her sad

Qiao Ran frowned:

"Your Majesty is taking back the military power now. Do you want to attack Dingbei Palace?"

Mo Beihan's expression was not good either. He nodded:

"After returning home, I also talked to my grandfather. Logically speaking, with the emperor in the capital, the emperor should not move against the Dingbei Palace so quickly. But he wanted to take back the military power at this time. I don't know what his intention is. He knew that the Dingbei Army was led by my grandfather himself and was also the life-saving trump card of the Dingbei Palace. He would never hand it over easily, but he still said it out. Could it be that he wanted to force us, grandfather and grandson, to rebel ourselves so that he would have a reason to get rid of us?"

"So how did you deal with it?"

"Grandfather said he was still in good health. Fearing that the emperor would not believe him, he immediately moved a large bronze tripod from the imperial study. The emperor's face turned black, and he could only agree to let grandfather take over the military power for another two years."

Qiao Ran's nervous expression relaxed a little, but she still felt worried:

"Only two years? And it is very likely that the emperor will find a way to seize military power again within these two years. Since he has already made up his mind, there is no way he will give up."

Mo Beihan looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Qiao Ran looked at him inexplicably:

"What's wrong? Is there anything else that happened? You're not comfortable telling me? Forget it, it's okay."

"No."

Mo Beihan shook his head, thought about it, and decided not to hide it from her:

"The Emperor also suggested a solution. If I can get married and give birth to a child within two years, he will allow me to go to the northern border to guard the city in my grandfather's place, but the child must stay in the capital."

When Qiao Ran heard this, she felt angry:

"How despicable! He is holding you hostage now and your son hostage in the future. The emperor is determined to hold every generation of heirs to your palace in his hands as bargaining chips!"

Mo Beihan nodded, still looking at her, his eyes full of complicated meanings.

Qiao Ran blinked and tilted her head to look at him:

"What do you mean by looking at me like that? Just say what you want to say. I don't like to guess what others are thinking."

Mo Beihan was silent.

What else could he say?

When he realized his own feelings, he wanted to marry Ranran as soon as possible. It would be even better if they could have a child as soon as possible, which would make him and his grandfather very happy.

However, if his and Ranran's child would be held as a hostage in the capital like him in the future, and become a pawn for the emperor to control the Dingbei Palace and the Dingbei Army, he would naturally be unwilling to do so.

He also knew that with Ranran's personality, she would definitely not agree, and he didn't want to see her sad. He just wanted her to be happy every day without any worries.

So, he tried hard to put away his complicated emotions, forced a smile, and shook his head:

"Nothing. By the way, I sent Mu San to keep a close eye on Prince Ping's actions. He still doesn't know that we have emptied out the secret room in his villa in Huangshan County. But because you rejected my marriage proposal in the court, he has been holding a grudge against you. In addition, you robbed the Wuweizhai store that he wanted to buy at a low price, so he decided to take revenge on you. He sent his steward to buy a lot of vegetables, fruits, meat, and eggs from your supermarket today. He should come to your store to cause trouble tomorrow, so you should make countermeasures early."

Qiao Ran always felt that the look in his eyes just now meant that he had something to say but was hesitant, and she intuitively felt that what he wanted to say was something related to her.

Seeing that he changed the subject, she didn't think about it and said casually:

"I also saw the steward of Prince Ping's Mansion today. He did buy a lot of things and was very arrogant and made a lot of noise. I felt that he wanted to let people know his identity on purpose. It turned out that he was planning to attack my shop. Thank you for your reminder. I know what to do now."

Mo Beihan smiled gently at her:

"Ran Ran, you and I are already an engaged couple, you don't have to be so polite to me, it's my duty to help you. If you need my help, don't hesitate to tell me as soon as possible, okay?"

Qiao Ran opened her mouth, wanting to remind him that this engagement was just a temporary measure and not real.

But looking at his clear eyes with a warm smile, she couldn't say anything and could only nod:

"Okay, if anything happens, I will definitely think of you first."

Mo Beihan smiled with satisfaction.