Ji Shi encouraged each other with kind words.

"Yes, daughter!"

"The Second Prince is of noble status and is in love with you. It would be a great thing for you to unite with him."

"When he ascends to the throne, you will be the most honorable empress of the Great Yan Dynasty. This is something that no one can ask for."

Xiang Wudi also advised.

The main reason why he agreed with Xiang Qingxue to marry the second prince was because his daughter was too close to Ye Yunwu.

It’s not that he was dissatisfied with Ye Yunwu.

After all, Ye Yunwu has already reached the half-step master level at a young age, and he is also the second son of the noble Ye family.

With such status and position, he is naturally worthy of his daughter.

But the key point is that Emperor Yanwu regards the entire Ye family as a thorn in his side.

According to his guess, what happened in the Wuju was most likely Emperor Yanwu's deliberate targeting of the Ye family.

If a family that is not tolerated by the current emperor marries their daughter to him, isn't that pushing her into the fire pit?

........

Inside the house, Xiang Qingxue's eyes were already red from crying.

She never thought that Emperor Yanwu would actually arrange a marriage for the second prince.

And the marriage partner turned out to be her.

You know, she has almost never had any contact with the second prince.

Moreover, she herself had no good feelings towards the Second Prince, even though she had only seen him from a distance a few times.

But she always felt that the Second Prince's mind was somewhat gloomy, which made her feel very uncomfortable, which made her very unhappy.

Moreover, she herself was lively and active. Once she entered the palace, she would spend her whole life facing the towering palace walls and being narcissistic. That would be more painful than killing her.

"Daddy, Mommy!"

"Others don't understand my daughter, don't you understand her either?"

"So what if I become the queen? I will still be jealous and fighting with others for the rest of my life."

"You know, my daughter is simple-minded and can't play these tricks."

"If my daughter really entered the palace, I'm afraid she would be plotted against and killed by someone else before she could even sit on the throne of queen."

Xiang Qingxue's words were indeed true, and Xiang Wudi and his wife were at a loss for words for a moment.

Seeing that her words seemed to have an effect, Xiang Qingxue continued:

"Dad, Mom, Xue'er grew up in the general's mansion. Although we are not rich, you have always spoiled her and never treated her badly. Xue'er lives a happy and contented life."

"Cher is not interested in power or status. Those things are of no benefit to me except for being envied."

"Daddy, Mommy, please, can you help Xue'er?"

"Xue'er really doesn't want to marry the Second Prince!"

At the end of the conversation, Xiang Qingxue's tone was sad and resentful, and Xiang Wudi and his two sons felt very uncomfortable.

They have two sons and a daughter, and they treat their daughter very lovingly, just as much as Xiang Wudi dotes on Ye Chuyao.

Naturally, he doesn't want her to marry someone he doesn't like.

........

Ji turned and looked at Xiang Wudi:

"Master? What should I do?"

"You know Xue'er's temper. If this continues, she might do something impulsive."

Xiang Wudi also knows his daughter very well.

But the emperor's decree has been issued, if the Xiang family refuses, it would be disobeying the order.

The consequence of disobeying the order is death!

Xiang Wudi's face was filled with helplessness:

"Husband, since we have already received the imperial edict, if we disobey and anger Emperor Yanwu, I am afraid that our entire Xiang family will be doomed."

Hearing this, Ji frowned and said, "Master, is there really no other way?"

"The Second Prince and Xue'er are both of marriageable age, although the imperial decree does not specify when they will get married."

"But according to the royal family's rules, Xue'er must marry the second prince within two months at the latest."

"If Xue'er remains like this, how can she marry into the royal family?"

Ji's worries were not without reason.

Although Xiang Qingxue doesn't know martial arts, he has a very fierce temper.

Once you force her to do something she doesn't like, I'm afraid she might really do something stupid.

Moreover, Xiang Wudi also guessed the intention of Emperor Yanwu to do so.

Perhaps he knew that his daughter was close to Ye Yunwu, and in order to avoid the Xiang family and the Ye family forming an in-law relationship that would be detrimental to the royal family, he resorted to this method.

As for why the wedding date was not clearly stated in the imperial edict, it was probably because Emperor Yanwu felt that the Xiang family should not be pushed too hard on this matter.

Give them some time to recover, or the result could be counterproductive.

But knowing is one thing, and how to break the impasse is another.

At this moment, he seemed to suddenly think of something:

"Husband, I think we can discuss this matter with the Ye family."

"That old guy Ye Hongtu has more ideas than me. Besides, this matter was caused by his second son. Naturally, he should give me some advice."

Although I don't want to have too deep entanglement with the Ye family.

But now that things have developed to this point, Xiang Wudi really doesn't know how to deal with it.

"Master, is this okay?"

"If His Majesty knew that you went to the Ye family, he would probably become suspicious."

Ji Shi had been with Xiang Wudi for a long time, so naturally he had some understanding of the current political situation.

Therefore, she knew very well that if the news that the General Protector of the Country had privately met with the General Zhennan reached the ears of Emperor Yanwu, she could not imagine how fierce his reaction would be.

"Don't worry, my husband. I will visit the Ye Mansion late at night."

"This will definitely not attract any attention."

He was a top-grade Grandmaster, and he tried to hide his figure, so it was almost impossible for him to be discovered.

"In this case, Master, you must be careful!"

.........

That night, it was past three o'clock.

A black figure suddenly flew up and down on the roof, and without causing any commotion, flew towards Ye Mansion.

When he approached the Ye Mansion, he flashed to the corner of the mansion wall, listened carefully to the movement, then jumped up and directly jumped over the wall.

After entering the Ye Mansion, the figure immediately hid its body in the shadows.

"If I remember correctly, that old guy Ye Hongtu should live in that direction!"

Xiang Wudi muttered to himself.

He had been to Ye Mansion once on official business, so he was not completely unfamiliar with the situation of Ye Mansion.

As soon as he finished speaking, he gathered his breath, and his figure turned into a shadow, approaching the place where Ye Hongtu lived like a ghost.

The soldiers and secret guards of the Ye Mansion were totally unaware of his presence.

From this, we can see how terrifying the power of a top-grade grandmaster is.

Ye Hongtu suddenly woke up from his dream.

"Hmm? Yes!"

Since entering the 1st level, his strength has become many times stronger than that of the 1st level.

Especially in terms of perception, they are incomparable.

Although Xiang Wudi tried his best to restrain his aura, he was still caught by the sharp-minded Ye Hongtu.

"You are so brave that you dare to visit my Ye Mansion at night without attracting the attention of the secret guards. This strength is really amazing."

"I want to see who you are."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Hongtu quickly put on his clothes.

The figure appeared at the door like a ghost, then gently opened the door, and disappeared into the darkness in a flash.