"The affairs of Shuozhou are handled by General Han, General Wang, General Lin, General Tian, General Zhong, and us sisters. It is not your turn as the Princess of the Prince of Jin's Mansion to make decisions! Get out of here!"
Huan Naxue was originally a woman from another race. She could ride a horse and wield a sword. If she had not been pregnant, she would have stood up and used her eight-foot height advantage to suppress Yin Yao.
However, Yin Yao's expression remained unchanged. He took out the bright yellow silk from his sleeve and slowly unfolded it:
"Madam Huan is agitated, and I understand. But this is the imperial decree personally written by His Majesty granting marriage. I, Yin Yao, am Zhao Muyun's lawful wife."
"With my husband away, I am the nominal owner of this Colonel's Mansion and have the right to inquire about everything."
"If you two have any sense of the bigger picture, you should work together with me to overcome this difficult situation instead of just arguing and making others laugh."
Bai Ruolan took a step forward, standing in front of Huan Naxue, and looked directly at Yin Yao without any fear:
"Princess, we naturally recognize His Majesty's edict. But this is Shuozhou, the border! The border has its own rules, and the army has its own laws!"
"When my husband passed away, he entrusted the affairs of the palace to me, and the important military matters were decided by Sima Han."
"Until the imperial edict comes, removing my husband from his post as the Commandant of the Suppressing Enemy Army and ordering us to leave Shuozhou, we will never surrender!"
"My princess, it would be better for you to return to the Jinyang Palace and enjoy your life. Why would you wade into this dangerous place?"
She paused and looked at Huan Naxue, who understood and said coldly:
"What's more, Brother Zhao had already made arrangements before he died. If I'm pregnant with a boy, he'll be the legitimate son and can inherit the family business."
"And I, Huan Naxue, was personally appointed by His Majesty as the Commandant of Fengzhou, in charge of the military affairs of the entire state. I am not an ordinary woman in the inner chambers!"
"The princess wants to take over everything with just a marriage certificate, but I'm afraid she's miscalculated!"
The position of Fengzhou Commandant was thrown out, forming a subtle confrontation with Yin Yao's identity as a princess and the marriage decree.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly reached a stalemate. The air seemed to have stopped flowing, with only the crackling of candlelight.
Yin Yao's fingers holding the imperial edict tightened slightly.
She didn't expect these two women to be so stubborn and difficult to deal with, and they were not afraid of her status and authority at all.
Her eyes swept over Bai Ruolan's forced strength and Huan Naxue's obviously unstable fetus, and the string in her heart was suddenly plucked.
The fierce look on her face slowly faded away, turning into a complex and indescribable fatigue.
Perhaps out of sympathy, she gently rolled up the imperial edict and lowered her voice, "Why are you two sisters so confrontational?"
"I admit that my marriage to Zhao Muyun began with politics. But even though I was just a pawn, he once risked his life to save me."
A trace of real tears welled up in her eyes: "I came here today not only for my father, but also for him."
"The Crown Prince is eyeing it covetously, and the Prince of Jin...my father also has his own plans. Shuozhou is like a piece of fat meat right now, and everyone wants to take a bite."
"With just you, a seriously ill Han Zhong, and those roughnecks, can you really protect the foundation he built with all his heart and soul?"
Her tone became earnest: "Perhaps, you can trust me. My identity is, to some extent, a barrier."
"At least, I can legitimately block some of the open and hidden attacks. Only if we temporarily put aside our prejudices, perhaps... we can preserve everything he wants to protect."
Bai Ruolan and Huan Naxue looked at each other, with doubts still in their eyes.
Yin Yao’s words sound reasonable, but her identity is too sensitive. Who can guarantee that this is not another plot of King Jin?
"Believe you?"
Bai Ruolan slowly shook her head, "Princess, empty words are not enough. If you want to gain people's trust, you need to show sincerity and take action."
Yin Yao took a deep breath, knowing that it would be difficult to change the impression immediately, and said:
"Okay. Then please wait and see. I will stay in Shuozhou as a widow."
"I will not interfere in military affairs by force, but I will not allow outsiders to humiliate Shuozhou. Farewell."
She looked at the two women deeply, then turned and left with Qingluan.
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