The worst thing was that he heard every thought of Bei Yanming, including his coveting of the Wu Kingdom.

"Last time, the Dark Emperor sent us more than ten dancers. Our Wu Kingdom is also a country of etiquette. It is impolite not to reciprocate." Chu Younan said calmly, "Today, I will confer Ruan Ningxiang the title of Princess Anbang, grant her marriage to the Dark Emperor, and give her 20 maids as a dowry."

If Bei Yanming was asked to take responsibility, he could refuse, but this was a marriage between two countries. Just for the sake of face, Bei Yanming could not refuse and had to give Ruan Ningxiang a position that was not too low.

Madam Ruan was so happy that her face was beaming with joy. Her eldest daughter was now the imperial concubine, and her second daughter was the imperial concubine of the North. She was simply an imperial concubine-making machine!

Ruan Ningxiang was so happy that she covered her chest and laughed. She was finally on equal footing with her elder sister. If she became pregnant with a royal heir first, her position would definitely be higher than Ruan Ningyun.

After all, Ruan Ningyun has not yet consummated her marriage with the Regent!

Seeing the mother and daughter smiling happily, Bei Yanming was almost furious, but the Beidi’s current military forces were mainly used to deal with those small countries that were harassing them. If they wanted to compete with the Wu Kingdom, they would have to wait a little longer.

"Thank you, Emperor!" Bei Yanming said while biting his back teeth.

"We are a family, and we must support each other in the future." Chu Younan said while glancing at Su Bei.

They are indeed a family, and Bei Yanming is actually her uncle.

But Su Bei was still confused at the moment. They just asked her to come for lunch, so how did a lunch turn into a ceremony of abdication?

Did she become the queen without knowing it?

Before she could come to her senses, someone else came in.

Princess Mu Hui came with her husband, the prime minister came with his wife, and there were also ministers in the court.

Later, Empress Dowager Mei also came in. None of the two Empress Dowagers and Chu Youyang mentioned what had happened before, as if nothing had happened.

Bei Yanming had an illusion that he had entered the palace today just to participate in the abdication ceremony. And by the way, he took in an extra concubine.

It was just that this concubine was a princess who was given a title, and he looked down on her at all. He even felt he couldn't eat when he looked at her.

As if on purpose, he sat right opposite Ruan Ningxiang. He kept looking at Ruan Ningxiang during the whole meal and really couldn't eat his meal.

He noticed that Liang Zhu had disappeared, so he guessed that Chu Younan might have discovered something, and Liang Zhu was dealt with.

But he didn't notice that several people disappeared during the meal.

Those people were inconspicuous and would not attract other people's attention on weekdays, but today Chu Younan deliberately held the ceremony in a hurry in order to find out who else were the hidden spies planted by Bei Yanming.

After a grand ceremony, more than a dozen people were arrested. All of them were either caught by Bei Yanming or had been bribed with money.

Some of them have been in the palace for more than ten or twenty years. If it weren't for the Liangzhu incident, they would probably have been Bei Yanming's spies all along, reporting every move of the Wu Kingdom Palace to the North.

It is impolite not to reciprocate.

Bei Yanming had no choice but to accept Ruan Ningxiang. He was not to be outdone. "In order to celebrate the emperor's ascension to the throne, I have decided to give you my most beloved youngest daughter."

Although Su Bei had been confused the whole time, he suddenly became excited when he heard this, "We can't afford such a big gift. Since she is the youngest daughter that uncle loves the most, it's better for her to stay with uncle."

Chu Younan said, "I have no intention of expanding my harem. It would be better for the Dark Emperor to keep the little princess by his side."

Bei Yanming did not dare to give up, "It's a closer relationship. The Northland and the Wu Kingdom have always been on good terms. This friendship must continue."

"Having a queen is enough." Chu Younan held Su Bei's hand, "I have just ascended the throne, and I must focus on state affairs."

Bei Yanming wanted to say something, but heard Su Bei say: "My uncle has many concubines in the palace, one or two more is not a big deal, but the emperor is different. I am so jealous, and the emperor only favors me. I am afraid that my uncle's beloved little princess will be wronged in the future."

There was an uproar among the crowd.

Bei Yanming thought that the ministers of Wu Kingdom would scold Su Bei, but they didn't.

Princess Mu Hui of course unconditionally supported Su Bei. She was the first to say, "The emperor's sister-in-law is humorous. It's true that she favors me, but she's jealous, which is self-deprecating."

These ministers are very good at reading the wind's direction. When Mu Hui said this, Chu Younan smiled knowingly, and they all knew what to say.

"The Queen is kind and benevolent, how could she be a jealous person!"

"Yes, yes! The Queen is virtuous and kind, and the Emperor favors her exclusively. This is a blessing for the Wu Kingdom!"

"It's also a blessing for the North! The Queen is from the North!"

Bei Yanming was so blocked that he had no way to refute.

Chu Younan laughed secretly and even wanted to send his little daughter who could read minds into the palace. He really didn't know who would be able to read whose mind when two people who could read minds met, or whether neither of them could read the other's mind.

However, having Ruan Ningyun was enough for him, and he didn't want to have more.

However, since he ascended the throne in such a hurry, it would be a bit difficult to divorce Ruan Ningyun. Divorce from a concubine has never been allowed since ancient times.

The banquet is over.

As an emperor, he had to move. He could no longer live in the prince's palace, but in the imperial palace.

This saves me the hassle of going back and forth.

But they were living in the palace and Ruan Ningyun didn’t know it yet.

Although her coccyx was fractured, Ruan Ningyun still wanted to get married quickly to prove herself. It would be best if she could get pregnant with a boy or a girl as soon as possible to dispel the rumors.

But it has become normal for her not to see Chu Younan for a few days.

It was the next day that he found out that his prince had become emperor.

Everyone in the palace was in a joyous mood. She heard from the maids who were cleaning the house that because of the happy event, everyone in the palace received three months' salary.

"What happy event is there in the mansion?" Ruan Ningyun was a little surprised.

Generally speaking, it means having a new baby.

But it was obviously not the right time for Su Bei yet.

So, could it be that the prince has taken another concubine?! She had used some tricks to get in. If the prince took a concubine himself, she would be much more favored than her! By then, she would have no status at all!

Fortunately, the little maid said happily: "Don't you know? The emperor has abdicated, and our prince is the emperor!"

The surprise came so unexpectedly.

Ruan Ningyun suddenly realized that her prince had become the emperor, so she was...

"Miss, Miss!" Xiaohuan, Ruan Ningyun's personal maid, ran in. "Good news! Great news! You are the imperial concubine! You will be the imperial concubine from now on!"

I don't know what she was doing. She found out the news by herself. Xiaohuan is really a step behind...

However, Ruan Ningyun was still very happy.

After all, there is a huge difference between a prince's concubine and the emperor's imperial consort!

"Quick! Quickly change my clothes for me!" Ruan Ningyun's mouth twitched with excitement. "I want to see the emperor!"