This month has been incredibly busy. I had an eleven-day break at the beginning of the month, but I was constantly on the go. In the middle of the month, I was busy with work, and at the end of the month, I was busy with the Double Eleven shopping festival to reach the minimum spending requirement for discounts. I also had to buy daily necessities, cat food, dog food, and bird food, and check each bag after receiving the packages. Then there was the seasonal clothing and bedding to sort out. There's just too much work, so I need to adjust my work schedule.

The Queen of the Empire is the adopted daughter of Earl Ye Qin, that is, a goddaughter. If the other party has parents, then this relationship is less important. If she does not have parents, then she will be treated as his own daughter when she marries into his family.

"This... my daughter is going to unilaterally elevate my status? It's been so long, and I've suddenly become the father of the empire's head?" Earl Ye Qin chuckled, treating the matter as a closed story. However, Qin's mother frowned beside him.

"Do you think you're a cheap father? You're now inextricably linked to Queen Barbara. Her Majesty only allows her to sit on equal footing with the former queen because of you, isn't that right?"

Qin's mother looked sharply at Sid, who nodded helplessly.

"She was of low status and pregnant with an heir. For the sake of the empire's stability, the only option was to abort the mother and keep the child. The offspring would go to the original queen, but Barbara would certainly refuse. Moreover, her situation was unclear at the time, and the original queen's attitude was uncertain. She might not even be able to protect the child. So she joined forces with the young lady. The young lady provided her with supplies and money, and she developed her own people. Later, she was able to stabilize in the palace."

"Soon after she became pregnant, she took the initiative to tell Peter the Great. The Great was very happy. However, Barbara knew the Great's character well. So, when the Prince of Flame rebelled, she directly told the Great that she was the adopted daughter of the Qin family. Everything... As the Qin army advanced unstoppable, the Great became increasingly hesitant to take action. Later, he turned his attention to the Queen. The Queen was quick-witted and wise. She advised the Great to balance the situation, and thus she escaped with her life. What followed was what you two see."

The queen was unhappy that her life was in the emperor's hands, and Barbara was unhappy that Peter the Great was heartless and ungrateful. Both queens were unhappy with the emperor, so they simply killed him. Of course, a third person was involved in this.

Qin Yiyi, the youngest daughter of the Qin family, is Barbara's supporter and promoter.

Therefore, the Qin family was completely trapped and unable to extricate themselves.

"Wealth and royal power are sought amidst peril. Father, Mother, we need not worry. Back then, so many people in the capital looked down on us for our commoner origins, unlike the noble old aristocracy. They openly and secretly mocked us for being peasants. Now that we have royal power, who dares to mock us?"

“Yes, it’s not like the four pillar countries don’t respect royal authority. Don’t the other nobles and city lords all have to rely on the royal city? Now that spring is here, it’s the perfect time to sort these people out at the beginning of the year!” Qin Feng, also known as Qin Feng, loves to fight and is good at fighting. He and Charlotte became friends after a fight.

"Alright, alright, in the past you three were the ones causing trouble, but this year, Feng'er will stop and take care of your serious business first. If you're not in a hurry to get married, get engaged first. Otherwise, what do you take Charlotte for? This time, she's the only one among the four pillar cities to interfere in the imperial power!"

According to the rules, the lords of these four cities are not allowed to take anything.

Charlotte stood by them without hesitation. The Qin family had to give them an explanation and a proper status, no matter what!

"So, Father is actually planning to rob me of several chests of gold? Isn't that going too far?"

Qin's father: "..."

"So, Father, shouldn't you give me a few more chests of gold? I still need to give betrothal gifts!"

Qin's father: "..."

Let's just kill him. So many soldiers have followed the Qin family over the years, and some of them couldn't get the support of the empire. The Qin family subsidized them with their own money.

"We do need to figure out where the money came from. I won't touch your boxes of gold, but the casualty figures for this battle haven't been tallied yet. I don't know if we can fully compensate them. Some of them haven't served long enough, so even if we do, their families won't have much money. I need to think about how..."

"You want to pay for it yourself again?" Sid glanced at Qin's father. Sid was an orphan because his parents died in battle.

"Defending our country and its people, and in the end we can't even get a basic living allowance... This is truly..."

Sid patted Qin's father on the shoulder: "Have you forgotten who's in charge of the empire now? Your little daughter said that after this battle, the laws will be improved immediately, and military supplies will never be withheld. You can participate in the decision-making process."

As a duke, he was already able to participate in the decision-making of imperial laws; as the queen's father, he was even more so.

"Such a good thing?"

"Has my status become so great now?"

"It's good that Peter died!" He originally thought that if others found out that he had killed Peter the Great, his little daughter would be in trouble to some extent. But now it seems, hehe, it's good that he died!

*Snap*

Qin's mother patted his head.

"What treasonous things are you saying? Don't forget you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies!" Although everyone here is one of our own, people's hearts are hard to fathom.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Sid, how is your little sister now?"

"Don't worry, she's in a high position now. Barbara still needs to rely on the Qin family and the young lady, so there's no need to worry about that. It's just that we must take down the Flame Prince as soon as possible!"

"Report!"

An urgent message came through the intercom.

"The Flame Prince...he..."

Charlotte snatched the communicator away.

"We intercepted the Flame Prince at the moat, but for some reason he had a water-repelling pearl, which allowed him to escape our surveillance. We are currently searching the bottom of the moat. The moat is extremely large, and the water-repelling pearl is a treasure of the Federation's sea tribes. We don't know how he got it. With this thing, he is not only like a fish in water, but also like he is invisible! Our search is very difficult."

this.....

The treasure of the Federation's sea tribes: the water-repelling pearl.

"What, the Flame Prince still has a lover among the Federation's sea tribes? Aren't they supposed to be irreconcilable enemies?"

"The Imperial Royal Family's promiscuous nature stems from the genes of the Blue Butterfly. These butterflies have multiple mates throughout their lives, which explains why Peter the Great had so many lovers, and the Flame Prince has so many lovers too. But dying under a peony flower is still a romantic death!" Qin Feifei mocked.

"But Peter the Great died at the hands of a woman, the Prince of Flames..."

"Block all entrances and exits to the river and conduct a thorough search. At the same time, order all surrounding cities to guard their checkpoints. Genetic checks are required for anyone entering or leaving the empire's borders. Also, notify the Flying Bird Train and ask them to cooperate with the patrols!"

Even without getting involved in the imperial struggle, they could still cooperate with the new rulers in hunting down the rebels.