Seeing Xu Jinyi standing at the cell door to greet him, Xu Qingshan's eyes turned slightly red and a sour feeling arose in his heart.

"Yier, Yier, are you okay? Why are you here? Let daddy see if you have lost weight."

"How have you been these days? It's all Dad's fault." Xu Qingshan's voice became choked.

Xu Jinyi supported her father and comforted him, "Dad, I'm fine. I've been doing well these days."

Only then did Xu Qingshan notice the gorgeous dress on his daughter. The fabric was clearly a tribute.

Thinking of something, Xu Qingshan trembled and grabbed Xu Jinyi's hand.

"Tell me, Dad! Why did the Emperor suddenly release me? Did he force you to do anything?"

"Have you ever... have you ever?"

Xu Qingshan's eyes were bloodshot and he was almost about to cry.

Xu Jinyi knew that he had misjudged her, and quickly explained: "Li Junci and I are indeed together, but it's not what you think, Dad. He didn't force me."

When Xu Qingshan heard this, his head buzzed and he imagined a drama in his mind. He thought that Xu Jinyi sacrificed herself to save him.

His eyes were bloodshot, his nose felt sore, his lips were tight, and he felt his ears were buzzing. Everything around him seemed to have lost its sound.

Then she suddenly burst into tears: "My dear Yi'er, it was your father who harmed you!"

"Father deserves to die!" Xu Qingshan shouted.

Xu Jinyi was really at a loss for words, and hurriedly explained that she and Li Junci were in love with each other and had met each other when they were children.

Moreover, she is Li Junci's savior, and Li Junci has been looking for her all these years. The two of them are definitely going to be together.

Xu Qingshan looked at Xu Jinyi suspiciously: "Really? You're not trying to fool your father?"

Xu Jinyi shook his head affirmatively and said seriously: "Dad, you must know Li Junci. Do you think that if he didn't value his daughter, he would let you go so easily and clear this matter for you?"

Xu Qingshan thought about it and realized that it was true.

If the tyrant didn't truly care about his daughter, how could he let him go?

The mistakes he made were not enough for the tyrant to kill him ten times.

Suddenly remembering something, Xu Qingshan frowned again. "No, no, the emperor has a cruel and unpredictable personality. If you're not careful around him, you'll get yourself killed."

"Although the emperor is young, it is rumored that he has health problems. Look at the number of concubines in the harem, none of them are pregnant."

Xu Qingshan shook his head: "No, no, Dad will never let you enter the palace no matter what. Dad would rather die than live."

"Dad! Tomorrow is the ceremony to crown the queen. All the officials in the court know about it. This matter is already set in stone."

Xu Qingshan was stunned: "Queen? He wants to give you the position of Queen?"

The court officials have raised the issue of establishing a queen many times, but the emperor has never agreed.

And he was particularly persistent on this matter. If anyone brought it up, his daughters in the harem would suffer.

After that, no one mentioned the issue of establishing a queen again.

After a long time, Xu Qingshan finally understood: "My son is a blessed one."

The two talked for a while before Xu Jinyi took people to see Li Junci.

This was the first time that Xu Qingshan was not afraid of a tyrant.

Xu Jinyi didn't know what the two of them talked about because she was sent away.

When the two came out of the Qinzheng Hall, her father's face was obviously very satisfied and he smiled.

Li Junci also had a pleasant expression on his face.

It seems like the conversation went well.

Outside the palace.

Gu Shaoyu and Qiao Yunbai met in a private room in the restaurant.

The two had the same expression when they met.

"What do you think we should do? Why would the Emperor fall in love with Xu Jinyi and even make her the Queen?"

"And how did it break out of what was supposed to be a dead end? Not only is Xu Qingshan fine, he was even named the Great General Protector of the Nation."

"Great Protector of the Nation, do you know what this means? If Xu Qingshan stands on the emperor's side, we will be making wedding clothes for others, right?"

Gu Shaoyu regretted his decision. He regretted it on the first day he sent Xu Jinyi into the palace.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he would always think of that bright and beautiful face.

He regretted it. He had thought that once Xu Qingshan fell, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers would be taken over by his faction.

Then he would wait for Xu Jinyi to steal the military token, and then he would marry her.

But how did things turn out like this?

She originally belonged to him!

Looking at Qiao Yunbai, Gu Shaoyu felt a little regretful in his heart. Why did he listen to her and send her into the palace?

The person in front of him was so dull and lifeless, not as bright as that beautiful face at all. Why had his eyes been full of her before?

If he had sincerely brought a matchmaker to the Xu family to propose marriage, Xu Qingshan might not have agreed to their marriage.

In this way, he and Xu Jinyi can not only live in harmony with each other, but also become a couple that everyone envies.

Even Xu Qingshan would bring a large army to support him and seize that position.

But now, he seemed to have made a wrong move, pushing Xu Jinyi and the throne that belonged to him to that person.

Qiao Yunbai seemed to see Gu Shaoyu's attitude towards her and heard his unwillingness.

Besides being sad, he also hated Xu Jinyi very much.

Reaching out, he pulled Gu Shaoyu's sleeve: "Brother Shaoyu, I don't know why things turned out like this. Why didn't my sister obey and steal the military token, but instead seduced the emperor to rescue her father."

"Yes, my sister is so beautiful, I should have thought of it at the beginning."

"Brother Shaoyu, how could my sister become like this? Isn't she deeply in love with you?"

"How could she fall in love with someone else?"

Qiao Yunbai's move was very effective, and instantly made Gu Shaoyu look suspicious.

After a moment of silence, Gu Shaoyu said, "Yier's feelings for me are unquestionable, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to elope in the first place."

"I'm going to find an opportunity to go to the palace in the next two days and ask her what's going on."

"If she married the emperor in order to rescue her father, that would be the best."

"As long as she's not on the emperor's side, everything will be fine. As the queen, it will be easy for her to get the military token."

"Winning over Xu Jinyi is equivalent to winning over the National Defense General. This way, our chances of winning will be even greater."

Qiao Yunbai forced a smile, his expression very complicated.

On the one hand, she hopes her lover will succeed, but on the other hand, she hopes he won't succeed.

Because she knew very well that her lover no longer treated Xu Jinyi differently.

She took the initiative to hug Gu Shaoyu's waist and rubbed her chest against him intentionally.

After all, he is still a young man full of vigor and vitality. In addition, Qiao Yunbai is actually quite good-looking, but he looks dull compared to Xu Jinyi.

So when she touched him like that, Gu Shaoyu was really a little distracted.

His hand couldn't help but stroke her slender waist.