Chapter 306 Talking to a Fool
Upon hearing Ye Yunshu's words, Xiao Huaijin knew that he was helpless against his elder sister.
"Elder sister, there's nothing major happening in the capital right now!"
With Prime Minister Lin overseeing the court affairs and everything in the palace proceeding as usual, there's nothing major happening. It would be better for you to return to the southwest.
"Right now, the various factions within the Biao Kingdom in the southwest are locked in fierce fighting, so I'll feel more at ease if I go back and keep an eye on things," Xiao Huaijin quickly said.
Ye Yunshu, who was still lying down, didn't think so.
After Song Zhimian returned to the palace after meeting Xiao Huaijin, she told Ye Yunshu everything she had said to Xiao Huaijin.
"He must have taken a fancy to that envoy Dana."
That explains why he didn't want to marry a princess when he was in the capital, and he hasn't mentioned it even after being in the southwest for so long.
As soon as the Kachin incident came to light, His Highness wanted to marry the Queen.
Your Majesty, think about it. Why did that envoy Dana come to the capital out of nowhere?
Furthermore, His Highness Prince Qi also sent General Lan, who was by his side, to escort them to the capital.
During my conversation with Envoy Dana, she mentioned His Highness Prince Qi several times! Song Zhimian told Ye Yunshu everything she was thinking.
Ye Yunshu was initially surprised when she heard this.
Wait a minute, this younger brother wrote to her asking for Song Zhimian. She always thought that the Prince of Qi had taken a fancy to her female official!
How could he possibly be an envoy from the Kachin people of that Biao Kingdom?
But what Song Zhimian said was so detailed and convincing that after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make a lot of sense.
"Could it be... that he really has taken a liking to that foreign envoy?" Ye Yunshu found it unbelievable.
"Of course! If His Highness Prince Qi hadn't believed it, would Dayu have been able to deliver the letter of state to the Kachin so smoothly?"
If it weren't for His Highness Prince Qi, would Dana have been able to sneak into the capital?
Furthermore, Prince Qi's eagerness to return to the southwest is undoubtedly due to this matter.
If he likes a girl from an ordinary family, he would just tell you directly. Why does he have to hide it like that?
"He must have felt that this was a difficult matter to handle himself!" Song Zhimian continued to express her opinion.
Ye Yunshu thought about it, and the more she thought about it, the more serious her expression became.
She promised Lao Qi that she could marry whomever she wanted, but that person had to be from Da Yu!
A princess from a foreign land... absolutely not!
Moreover, she was a princess from the Kachin tribe in the Biao Kingdom. The fact that she could come to Dayu as an envoy of the Kachin tribe shows that she was not a simple person.
Ye Yunshu didn't want her younger brother to marry a princess with ulterior motives...
Therefore, Ye Yunshu immediately wanted to break up the couple.
The first step in breaking up a couple is to separate them, preventing them from having any contact. Over time, their feelings might fade!
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"I am currently in postpartum confinement, as you can see. I have to use a screen to block you from view even when I want to see you."
The imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital said that I suffered a lot when Princess Shengqing was born, and that I must take good care of her.
But there are so many things to do in Da Yu, we can't just push all the blame onto Prime Minister Lin!
Prime Minister Lin is getting old and has already resigned several times. If we really overwhelm him, what will happen to all those things?
If you don't want to help me in the capital, then go out and find my father and the wise prince.
"They're back! I'll immediately release you back to the Southwest! Can you do that?" Ye Yunshu asked.
Xiao Huaijin...
He can't do it!
If he knew where his father and brother were, he would have gone to find them long ago.
"Eldest sister, you've only been on the throne for a year, you can't just give up now!"
You should at least work for ten or eight years first!
As for now... there are some difficulties for the time being, but things will be fine after the confinement period. Your Majesty... do you really want to go back to the Southwest? Xiao Huaijin still wanted to struggle.
Ye Yunshu snorted coldly.
He still wants to go back to the Southwest. It seems there's someone there he really misses!
"The Huangfu family is in the southwest, so you don't need to worry about them."
Your current task is to handle state affairs with Juege'er and bring him out into the world properly.
As for me... I'll be quite busy after my confinement period ends.
Now that I have Shiwei, I must properly teach him how to check and calculate accounts!
You don't have children, so you don't know how tiring it is to raise one!
Alright, it's settled then. You will be the Regent and help me handle some state affairs.
The Minister of War recently submitted a memorial requesting his resignation. He is old and has been wounded in battle, so it is normal for him to want to go back to enjoy his old age.
How about this? When you're regent, you can keep an eye on the Ministry of War as well.
"Remember, no matter what official business you're handling, bring Jue-ge along. That's settled then," Ye Yunshu said immediately.
Xiao Huaijin sighed deeply. He knew that going to the palace would never bring good news. No wonder Song Zhimian wouldn't say a word about what was going on with him when he went to the palace!
He looked around again, but didn't see Song Zhimian!
After thinking about it, it seems that I can't go back to the Southwest for the time being. But I can't just obediently listen to my elder sister and stay in the capital!
"Elder sister, you can let me stay in the capital. It's just about taking care of Jue-ge'er and handling government affairs, right? No problem!"
Your humble servant can agree.
But I would also like to ask my elder sister to grant me one request.” Xiao Huaijin prepared to state his conditions.
Ye Yunshu's eyes narrowed instantly. Even though they were separated by a screen, Xiao Huaijin could still vaguely sense that her elder sister, who had been sitting half-turned, suddenly sat up.
"Tell me what it is!" Ye Yunshu said slowly.
"Your Majesty, I wish to get married and marry Princess Qi!" Xiao Huaijin said slowly.
Ye Yunshu snorted.
That Dana... I really underestimated her. I never expected that such an ordinary face could bewitch my brother like this.
They even dared to use this as leverage to negotiate with me.
"You may marry! But I need to give you a good look at your future wife, as she is not someone that just anyone can sit in." Ye Yunshu said slowly.
Xiao Huaijin became even more anxious upon hearing this.
"Eldest sister, you said it yourself, I can marry whoever I want!"
"Yes, I did say that you can marry whomever you want, but that only applies to women from the Dayu region. You cannot marry a woman from a foreign land as your principal wife."
Don't think I don't know you want to marry that Kachin woman, Dana.
"I'm telling you, it's impossible!" Ye Yunshu's tone suddenly became serious.
Xiao Huaijin...
When is he going to marry that Dana...?
"Elder sister, I have no intention of marrying that Danna. I want to marry Song Zhimian, who is by your side!" Xiao Huaijin blurted out.
"That's even more unacceptable! If you marry her, what will happen to me? She's the most important person to me right now!" Ye Yunshu was even more unwilling.
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