"Your Majesty, you are wrong. Yue Nanchen has recovered his martial arts skills. Although he no longer has the throne, the army is full of his old subordinates. As soon as he went to the front line, he defeated the army of Louxi. Now it has been three days, and Tianwen dares not to send troops again. Your Majesty, do you think it is terrible?"

"Is this true? If so, I'm afraid Yue Nanchen will become a powerful enemy of our Giant Clam Nation!"

“Your Majesty is right, so I have deployed a rigorous and careful plan in Nanyue. While Nanchen Yue is at the frontline fighting Louxi Kingdom and has no time to return to Yuecheng, I will launch a coup.

Assisted Prince Changning Yue Chengning to ascend the throne. Prince Changning had a grudge against Yue Nanchen. I believe that after he ascended the throne, he would definitely not let Yue Nanchen go! The reason why those soldiers followed Yue Nanchen now was because of the tolerance of Emperor Nanyue.

As long as Yue Nanchen's roots are cut off from the root, then Yue Nanchen, a mere warrior, will really have nothing to be afraid of!"

When Ji Xi heard this, he immediately became alert. "In this case, King Zhongyi, please act quickly. We can take this opportunity to grow stronger. As long as the situation is stable, Nanyue will not be able to do anything to us!"

Jiang Yan was speaking passionately and righteously the moment before, but he suddenly became hesitant the next moment. He whispered, "Has the emperor received the letter that I asked my retainer Liu Yong to bring to you?"

Ji Xi secretly cried out in his heart, "Not good." Jiang Yan had said so much before, and now he finally got to the point, but he couldn't escape, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, I received it, but I don't know why the King of Loyalty didn't accept my reward?"

Jiang Yan smiled faintly, "Has the emperor seen my daughter Jiang Cheng?"

Tridacna

Nodding, "I have met my sister, and I plan to confer her the title of Princess Qingcheng and report her to the royal family!"

Jiang Yan was stunned, his smile froze a little, "I'm afraid my daughter Cheng'er doesn't have such great fortune, right? Princess Qingcheng, what a great title!"

Ji Xi immediately stepped down from the dragon throne and said in a friendly manner, "Lord Zhongyi is too modest. Let's not talk about the strategy that Lord Zhongyi just told me. Let me first talk about Lord Zhongyi recommending Shen Yuheng to me and the reinforcement of troops.

I have kept all of this in my heart. I once said that one day, I will be able to restore the country and sit on the throne. My adoptive father will be the King of Loyalty, and my adopted sister Jiang Cheng will naturally be the Princess!"

Jiang Yan smiled coldly, "It seems that the emperor is determined to make Cheng'er a princess. Although my daughter Cheng'er has been married, I guarantee with my life that my daughter is innocent and will never tarnish the royal family of Giant Clam!"

Seeing Jiang Yan was unhappy, Ji Xi immediately smiled and said, "What are you talking about, foster father? My foster sister is dignified and virtuous. Who in the world doesn't know about her affair with Prince Yongnan?

It was the Prince of Yongnan who was ungrateful. I can’t blame my sister! Besides, my sister is virtuous and dignified. How could she have disgraced the royal family? It’s just that I only respect my sister, not the love between men and women, so…”

Seeing Ji Xi smiling, Jiang Yan's unhappy expression eased a little, "If that's the case, then it's easy to deal with. Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, why not place Cheng'er in the harem first? As for the future, it all depends on Cheng'er's luck!"

After hearing this, Ji Xi was secretly anxious. As long as Jiang Cheng entered the palace, wouldn't the position of queen be hers? Now Jiang Yan threatened him to take a concubine into the palace with national affairs, and forced him to make Jiang Cheng the queen in the future.

Isn't that a very ready-made problem?

Does he really want to surrender to him? But if he doesn't surrender, the situation in Giant Clam is unstable now. With Jiang Yan's power, not to mention not helping him to hold back Nan Yue, I'm afraid it will also cause a great impact in Giant Clam. Alas, it's really a dilemma!

Seeing that Ji Xi remained silent, Jiang Yan knew that Ji Xi was plotting something in his mind at the moment. His original displeasure now surged out like a torrent of river water. He thought, what did Jiang Yan get from lurking in Nanyue for the giant clam for thirty years?

He fought hard to get the position of Prime Minister of Nanyue, which had nothing to do with Giant Clam. However, he was nostalgic for his old master, was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han, and was loyal to Giant Clam. He betrayed the trust of the Emperor of Nanyue, but what did he get in return?

Even a trivial matter like letting his daughter enter the palace made Ji Xi so embarrassed, how could he dare to talk about future glory and wealth? He had done so much, but was it worth it?

Jiang Yan's expression became increasingly unfriendly, and the atmosphere in the imperial study became increasingly tense. Suddenly, Jiang Yan couldn't help it any longer, and just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard Shen Yuheng's voice coming over, "Your Majesty, this old minister has something important to discuss with you!"

At this time, Ji Xi was looking forward to his appearance and immediately asked the eunuch to summon him.

Shen Yuheng hurried in and whispered, "Your Majesty, I have received news that Miss Jiang has caught a cold in the villa. Someone from the villa has come to ask Your Majesty whether to send the imperial physician to take a look?"

"Sister Yi is ill? Of course we should ask the imperial physician to go and see her!" Ji Xi immediately pretended to be concerned and hurriedly walked down from the throne. "Not only the imperial physician should go, I will go too. King Zhongyi, you haven't seen your daughter for a long time, right? Why don't we go together?"

"Okay!" Jiang Yan said coldly. Hearing him calling her "sister" all the time, she felt even more unhappy.

Yue stroked her sleeves coldly and followed Ji Xi out of the imperial study.

Outside the palace gate, Ji Xi got on the dragon chariot, but Shen Yuheng took the initiative to ask for a carriage with Jiang Yan.

In the carriage, Shen Yuheng saw Jiang Yan's displeasure and consoled him, "Lord Zhongyi, I know what you are thinking. To be fair, Lord Zhongyi has done so much for giant clams, so it is not excessive to propose such a condition!"

After Shen Yuheng said this, Jiang Yan felt even more wronged. He sighed softly, "I have no sons, only this one daughter. I have been married once, but I was not happy. Now I am already sixty years old, which is the age of forty. Why do I work so hard? Isn't it just for my daughter to have a good home? The emperor..."

Shen Yuheng patted his shoulder and said, "Lord Zhongyi, you misunderstood the emperor's intention. He is afraid that he cannot make your daughter happy. The situation in the country is unstable now. The emperor has just ascended the throne, but he has already appointed a queen and married concubines. What will the people think?

Don't forget that it was because Jie Yu was deceived by the witch that he lost his kingdom. Do you want to see the emperor follow his old path?"

Although Jiang Yan knew that Shen Yuheng's words were just an excuse, they sounded reasonable. His eyes darkened, "What should we do then?"

"How about this, you ask the emperor to issue a secret decree to make your daughter the queen, but don't announce it yet. Wait until the giant clam is truly stable, then..."

Jiang Yan was a little hesitant. What if Ji Xi changed his mind?

But what Shen Yuheng said also made sense. Now that the country is not yet stable, if he is in a hurry to establish a queen, it will give the world the impression that he is lascivious. Moreover, the arrow is on the string and has to be shot. It seems that he can only...

"Okay!" Jiang Yan said coldly, "No

But I want Anle Hou to be your guarantor, are you willing?"

"This..." Shen Yuheng was embarrassed. "It's not that I don't want to, but can't the King of Loyalty believe even the emperor's decree?"

Jiang Yan whispered, "Then the matchmaker will be fine, right? The emperor has nothing to say!"

Shen Yuheng nodded and thought to himself, Jiang Yan is really a shrewd man. The emperor really can't say anything about the matchmaker's words. Never mind, let's solve the crisis first!

The carriage finally stopped, and a servant came forward and opened the curtain for them. They saw that the emperor had already gone in, and they hurriedly followed.

In the luxuriously decorated room of the villa, the skinny Jiang Cheng was half lying on the bed, feeling weak all over and pale. Ningxiang was taking care of him attentively.

"The Emperor has arrived!" The eunuch's shrill voice sounded, and Ningxiang was delighted, "Miss, the Emperor is here!"

Jiang Cheng leaned forward weakly, and sat up reluctantly. He quickly asked Ningxiang to take a mirror and tidy up her hair and clothes. When she was done, the door of the room was opened. First, the eunuch led the way, and then the handsome and beautiful Jie Xi in a bright yellow dress strode in, saying as he walked, "Sister Yi is sick?"

After hearing the word "Yijie", Jiang Cheng's fingers stiffened slightly. She gave a bitter smile and was about to bow when she heard Ji Xi say, "Yijie, you should just lie down on the bed. No need to be so polite!"

Jiang Cheng whispered, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" When she looked up again, she saw Jiang Yan and Shen Yuheng coming together. Suddenly, her eyes became wet and the grievances hidden in her heart suddenly surged up. She gently called out "Daddy!" and burst into tears!

"Cheng'er!" Jiang Yan saw her and didn't care about etiquette. "How are you? What's wrong with you?"