Yan Xuanye's forehead twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What did you say?"

Yan Nanzhu was suspicious: "Did I say something wrong?"

"Then why... Brother, you've been here for a long time, and Auntie hasn't said a word to you!"

"It must be that my brother is not liked by my sister-in-law, and he is afraid of making her angry, so he doesn't come to see her, and he doesn't let Nan Zhuer come to see her."

Yan Xuanye felt that his patience was being challenged. He was already angry because of Yan Nanzhu's behavior, and after hearing these words, the anger in his chest that he had finally suppressed began to rise again.

"Nanzhuer!"

Watching the two of them arguing back and forth, Su Qian felt a bit awkward. She had never encountered such a thing as a sibling bickering, let alone one involving her...

However, Yan Xuanye's actions were indeed suspicious.

From his hasty behavior, it can be seen that he still cares about her.

But Su Qian couldn't understand why he didn't come to find her during these days, and why he didn't let Yan Nanzhu come to see her.

She thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so she just gave up thinking about it.

She walked over to the desk under the window and sat down, her back to the two of them. "Alright, if you want to argue, go outside and do it. Don't argue in my tent."

Yan Xuanye stared at her back with burning eyes, with a barely perceptible sense of grievance in his expression.

She hadn't seen him for half a month, and she hadn't come to look for him, nor had she asked him why he didn't come to see her.

As soon as he came in, my eyes were involuntarily fixed on the familiar figure from the past.

But she acted as if she couldn't see him and didn't give him any extra glances.

He just stood there like a superfluous person.

She watched herself arguing with Nan Zhuer, got tired of it, and kicked him out.

He didn't seem to care at all.

Yan Xuanye took a breath, endured the soreness in his throat, and stared at Su Qian's back with a somewhat lonely expression.

Yan Nanzhu felt relieved. She walked over to him, looked at him, and said, "Brother, didn't you tell me to leave? Now that sister-in-law has spoken, let's go out together."

Yan Xuanye withdrew his gaze, glared at her fiercely, grabbed her arm and dragged her out.

…

Working hard at the paperwork under the lamp, Lu Huan finished reading a memorial in his hand at the first watch and threw it aside in annoyance.

Zhong Guang just came in and replaced the cup of cold tea on the table. "Master, is there anything bothering you?"

Lu Huan pressed his temples with practiced ease, his eyelashes drooping. "Most of the memorials on this case are urging me to choose a queen and hold a ceremony to crown her."

"In fact, the master is old enough to have married a long time ago. Now that he is the founding emperor of Zhao State, the court officials are naturally anxious."

Lu Huan: "I know this, but... they may not be worried about me, but they are probably worried about their own future power and status."

Zhong Guang: "Of course, those are old foxes who have gone through several dynasties and generations."

"Master, what are you going to do?"

Lu Huan pushed the memorial aside and stood up. "Don't worry about it. I already have someone in mind for the position of Empress."

"How's the thing I asked you to do going?"

Zhong Guang smiled knowingly: "Everything went well."

"Rumors are spreading in the Fengyuan Kingdom camp that the Yan bandits haven't been to the goddess's tent for half a month."

Lu Huan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Haven't you been to her tent for half a month?"

"Yes," Zhong Guang continued, "and I heard news yesterday that the youngest daughter of the Fengyuan monarch has traveled thousands of miles to the Fengyuan camp."

"I remember that Yan Muzhen once wanted to marry his little daughter to Yan Xuanye as his legal wife."

Zhong Guang: "Indeed, Yan Muzhen has no sons, and he has always had a very good relationship with his nephew Yan Xuanye. If he dies, the throne will naturally belong to Yan Xuanye."

"So... he naturally wanted to marry his youngest daughter to Yan Xuanye, so as to leave a way out for his daughter."

Lu Huan seemed to be in a good mood and gestured for him to continue.

"Yesterday, Yan Nanzhu brought a group of strong men and angrily went to the goddess' tent."

Lu Huan suddenly frowned. Zhong Guang understood what he was thinking and continued, "Master, don't worry. The goddess was not harmed. Yan Nanzhu went in for about a cup of tea, and Yan Xuanye arrived."

"It wasn't long before Yan Xuanye kicked out all the generals and servants. I don't know what they said, but later... Yan Xuanye came out with Yan Nanzhu."

"I guess Yan Xuanye believed those rumors and betrayed the goddess. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Yan Nanzhu to come south to Danxia City at this time."

Lu Huan: "Is this information reliable?"

"Master, don't worry. This is all information sent back by trustworthy people."

Lu Huan seemed to be thinking about it, but he finally believed it a little.

Considering that Yan Xuanye loved Su Qian so much, he would not have stayed away from her tent for half a month, let alone let Yan Nanzhu come to the front line, nor would he allow Yan Nanzhu to bring people to bully Su Qian.

With all these things going on, I guess he really believed it.

He laughed coldly, haha, really stupid.