"If you are willing, my Shijin Kingdom is willing to support Bei Mingxuan to ascend the throne of Shuzhou Kingdom." Emperor Shijin looked straight into Chang'an's eyes, trying to see Chang'an's inner thoughts through her eyes.
Undoubtedly, Chang'an would not let him know any of his inner emotions.
At least not with any real emotion.
"What do I or Prince Xuan need to pay?" Chang'an's eyes were sharp.
"Pay tribute to our Shijin Kingdom every year."
"Are you planning to turn Shuzhou into a vassal state of your Shijin Kingdom?"
"It's not me." Shi Jinhuang corrected, "It's us."
Changan curled his lips in displeasure, muttering to himself, "Who are you talking to? You two are the ones who are talking to me." "If you are like this, you should talk to Bei Mingxuan, not me. I'm sorry, I can't keep you company!"
“…”Just left like that?
Emperor Nan felt that he had not said anything yet, let alone said anything that would offend Gu Changan.
This girl is too impatient, "Wait!"
"As long as you agree." The Southern Emperor quickly walked to Chang'an. "You are the crown prince of the Southern Kingdom, the daughter of my Shijin Kingdom, and the principal wife of Prince Xuan of Shuzhou. Now I only want you to become the empress of Shuzhou. As for Zuoshi Kingdom, it is just a small country and not worth worrying about."
"Look, I am the crown prince of the Southern Kingdom, the Princess Xuan of the Shu State, and I am just a daughter of the Shijin State..."
"What do you want?" A hint of satisfaction flashed in Shi Jinhuang's eyes.
In his mind, as long as people have needs, they can be shaken, and then their own goals can be more easily achieved.
"Didn't you say you would give me the position of ruler of Shijin Nation?" Chang'an smiled sweetly. "Why, you haven't forgotten what you just said, have you? Or are you just painting a pie in the sky for me, but not intending to let me eat it?"
“!!!” Shi Jinhuang’s eye twitched. This girl was so difficult to deal with.
Headache!
"Of course," said the Emperor Shijin, "but you must be capable enough to shoulder this burden. Do you know what a monarch has to face?
Can you make the entire court, the civil and military officials, and the people of the world bow down to you? If you can do that, I don't mind if the future ruler of my Shuzhou country is a woman. "
Chang'an saw the seriousness in Shi Jinhuang's eyes. At this moment, she seemed to believe his words and his ambition.
"But!" Shijin Emperor's eyes were sharp. "You must clearly understand that we must make Nanguo and Shuzhou part of the territory of Shijin Kingdom, not divide Shijin into the territories of Nanguo and Shuzhou."
Changan took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and looked at him again with a smile in his eyes, "I am not interested in your ambition.
And you need to understand one thing, I became the crown prince of the Southern Kingdom out of helplessness. After all, the Southern Emperor only had one daughter, my mother, but my mother died early, so I became the only heir to the Southern Kingdom.
As for Prince Xuan, he does not need your support because he has no intention of aspiring to the throne.
Don't pin your hopes on me. Even if it's the position of crown prince of the Southern Kingdom, I don't intend to take it."
This time, the Southern Emperor remained silent for a long time. He just squinted his eyes and looked at Chang'an carefully.
I wondered in my heart, could it be that the information I received was wrong?
"If I were you, I would leave Shuzhou immediately," Chang'an said. "For an emperor traveling incognito to another country, timing is a very dangerous matter. Otherwise, you wouldn't have chosen the day of the Crown Prince's wedding to come to Shuzhou."
"Are you sure that Bei Mingxuan has no intention of aspiring to the throne?" Emperor Shi Jin refused to give up.
"Didn't Bei Ming Ye tell you?"
Emperor Shijin didn't like this feeling. It seemed that Chang'an's words were always within his expectations, especially those things that he had spent a lot of effort to plan secretly.
Being exposed by this girl so nonchalantly, I felt like all my efforts were in vain.
"Never mind. When Ye'er ascends the throne, I will announce to the world that the Gu Xiong family will be restored to the Dongfang surname. By then, your identities will naturally be legitimate."
Bei Ming Ye ascended the throne? Chang An denied it in his heart. No, there would never be such a day. "My father doesn't need this kind of legitimacy. The legitimacy you speak of will only bring him eternal infamy."
The Emperor of Shijin certainly understood what Chang'an meant. "He is from my Dongfang family, a citizen of my Shijin Kingdom. Restoring the Dongfeng surname is inevitable."
Chang'an didn't like this result. She frowned subconsciously, turned around and left the yard.
Bai Lu had been waiting outside, "Miss, something happened... Bai Tangzhen assassinated the prince and is now imprisoned."
"People have been arranged." Chang'an said, and his steps became quicker involuntarily.
"You'll inevitably have to endure some hardship, but your life won't be in danger. The prince's men are inside." Bai Lu said, "After today's uproar, everyone knows that the prince has snatched Mr. Bai's eldest daughter.
Many people in the court are Mr. Bai's students. Although they are watching, the anger is deep in their hearts. It is an indisputable fact."
"Where's Gu Shijia?" Chang'an asked. "She's been taken away by the bride's family. According to the timeline, when she arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, the Crown Prince should have been stabbed."
"Stab wound?" Chang'an was surprised. "Bai Tangzhen doesn't know martial arts. How could she have stabbed someone with so many people around?"
"Miss Bai was drugged and possessed immense strength. She stabbed the prince directly in the heart." Bai Lu frowned as she spoke. "The prince was actually wearing armor, and it was a special kind that made him invulnerable to swords and guns."
"A wedding, and wearing armor?" Chang'an pondered, "Has he heard the news long ago, or is he just naturally wary?"
"Fu Cheng is investigating." Bai Lu glanced at Chang'an, a little hesitant, "Miss... Also, we found out that Dongxue's brother Songzi has been in frequent contact with people in the Fourth Prince's residence recently, especially the Fourth Prince's housekeeper, and that housekeeper even adopted Songzi as his godson.
After Bai Tangzhen was imprisoned, Songzi went to the Fourth Prince's residence."
Changan paused, his eyes etched with a fierceness, "Why are you saying this now?"
Bai Lu raised her eyes, and the next second she fell to her knees. She knew that the question was about Songzi's frequent contact with people in the Fourth Prince's mansion.
"Bai Lu just got the news from Fu Cheng. And I just learned that Dong Xue is pregnant."
The worry in Chang'an's eyes became more and more intense. She wondered in her heart, no wonder she hadn't been to Prince Xuan's mansion for a while. She must have been feeling unwell. "Get up, let's go see Dongxue first."
"Miss, the prince has been worried about you. How about you go back to the palace first and visit Miss Dongxue later?" Bai Lu thought to herself that Chang'an's feelings for Dongxue had long gone beyond the relationship between master and servant.
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