Upon arriving in the capital, the first thing Prince Yan did was naturally to pay his respects to the Empress.

Wearing a phoenix robe, Wan Ge sat high on the phoenix chair, looking down at the person kneeling in front of her.

The other person bore a resemblance to the original owner of this body, befitting her being her biological sister from the same parents. Behind her knelt another person who appeared to be a man dressed as a woman, but because of his good features, he wasn't ugly, just a little awkward.

He obediently knelt on the ground following Prince Yan, but his eyes seemed to be looking around curiously.

Pretending to be weak to fool others, huh? The male lead appeared so quickly.

Wan Ge also recalled some things from the original plot. It seemed that Empress Yan did indeed meet the male lead because of Prince Yan. She saw through the male lead's disguise as a woman at first glance, but found him quite interesting after getting to know him. In the end, she was unknowingly won over and fell in love with him, abandoning her family and country, and wholeheartedly followed him back to Nanxi.

The Empress and Prince Yan, the two sisters, ultimately became his pawns. Although they were called one of the female leads, they were just tools.

This time, she wasn't on the male lead's side, but rather on his opposite side. She just didn't know how the original owner's younger sister would choose.

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"Ayan, get up. It's been a long time. You seem to be even more spirited than before."

Prince Yan looked at the person sitting on the phoenix throne with a cold smile: "Your Majesty is joking. I'm just a little excited because I haven't been back for a long time."

"Is Ah Yan really so strange that I granted you such a distant fiefdom?" Wan Ge narrowed her eyes slightly.

Upon hearing this, Prince Yan knelt on the ground again: "Your Majesty, I dare not. I am extremely grateful to Your Majesty for your favor and for bestowing upon me the most prosperous fiefdom. I have no resentment whatsoever. It is just that I have been away from home for a long time and miss you a little."

"Is that really what Ayan thinks?" Wan Ge slowly stood up, walked towards the person step by step, and then extended her hand.

Prince Yan was slightly taken aback, but still instinctively took her hand.

Wan Ge helped her up and gave her a gentle hug: "Ayan has grown up. She's even taller than your elder sister now. She was just of marriageable age when she left, but now she's a fully grown young lady."

Prince Yan wore a smile on his face, but inwardly he thought sarcastically, "Ha, now they want to play the family card with her? Is she someone who can be so easily fooled?"

"Ayan must be tired after her long journey. Let her rest for a while. I have prepared a welcome feast for her."

Prince Yan nodded, but in his heart he was wondering whether it was a welcoming banquet or a trap. She was a cunning fox, not someone to be trifled with.

Although Prince Yan did not know why Wan Ge had called her back this time, it was a good thing for her. She was just one opportunity away from doing what she wanted to do.

Completely ignored, Feng Fujiu never expected that she would be completely ignored one day. Her hands, hanging by her sides, were clenched tightly. Beneath her seemingly innocent, bold, and harmless face, her deep eyes surged with a sense of determination.

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Before going to her fiefdom, Prince Yan also had a residence in the capital. Naturally, she would stay there upon her return to the capital, and her entourage also returned to Prince Yan's residence with her.

Upon returning to the Prince's residence, Prince Yan angrily smashed the cup. The thought of Wan Ge's haughty demeanor only fueled his anger.

What is there for her to be proud of? It's not like she was born at the wrong time; she should be the one to become the empress.