Chapter 454: Princess of the Nation

Dijiang looked very uneasy and a little flustered: "Jiujiu, where did you go just now?"

this--

"Brother Dijiang, why are you asking this?" Jiujiu's pretty face turned red. She turned away and stopped looking at Dijiang. She was too embarrassed to tell her lover that she went out to relieve herself.

When Di Jiang saw Jiujiu blushing, he began to have wild thoughts. Gongsun Yan and Qin Nian were also missing.

The two of them kept staring at Jiujiu secretly along the way, never taking their eyes off her.

From his man's perspective, both of them had bad intentions and ulterior motives.

Especially Qin Nian, the way he looked at Jiujiu, seemed like he was looking at Jiujiu, but also like he was looking through Jiujiu at the person he deeply loved. His eyes were so affectionate, lingering, and inseparable.

Dijiang felt very uncomfortable and had a sense of crisis.

So when Jiujiu was gone for a while, he began to have wild thoughts, thinking that Jiujiu's sudden disappearance must be related to these two people, and that Jiujiu must have just met them secretly.

It’s hard to say what other ambiguous words they said to each other that made Jiujiu blush now.

"What did you say?" Di Jiang asked with an aggrieved look on his face.

Just at this moment, Qin Nian and Gongsun Yan appeared again, and they looked at Jiujiu meaningfully again.

Jiujiu probably noticed their gazes and was about to look at them, but Dijiang suddenly took a few steps forward and stood in front of her, preventing her from looking at people and preventing others from seeing her.

Jiujiu is acting weird.

Dijiang asked, "Jiujiu, do you think Brother Dijiang is good-looking?"

"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Jiujiu coughed twice and whispered, "Of course it looks good."

"Then can Jiujiu look at Brother Dijiang and not look at others?" Dijiang asked Jiujiu with a hurt look on his face. There was a trace of hidden pain in his eyes and he no longer had the confidence and light that he had in the past. This did not match his current status as an emperor who could get whatever he wanted.

Seeing this, Jiujiu frowned and looked at Dijiang, asking seriously: "...Brother Dijiang, what's wrong with you? Why do you feel weird today?"

"I'm fine..." Di Jiang was trying to calm down.

Jiujiu was making random guesses in her mind.

[Is it because I disappeared just now? ]

[Jiujiu just went to the bathroom! ]

【It’s still a relief! 】

[This, this, this, how should I explain this to Brother Dijiang? ]

[So shy. ]

When Di Jiang heard Jiujiu's thoughts, he was stunned for a moment, then he no longer doubted anything and felt a little embarrassed.

He kept asking about such private matters, which was really bad, impolite and even a bit offensive.

"Okay, Jiujiu, stop thinking about it, it's okay." Di Jiang stopped thinking about it because he heard the inner voice, and there was no more hurt in his eyes. He even patted Jiujiu on the shoulder and said in a normal tone: "It's time to rest, let's continue on our journey?"

"We'll reach Xichu in five more days."

"I hope nothing bad happens along the way."

Jiujiu: “…”

Brother Dijiang's face changes just like the plum rain!

Suddenly it rains, then suddenly the sky clears up, it's very changeable.

So weird.

The group continued on their journey.

The injuries of Emperor Qing'an and his brothers have improved a lot.

When they returned to Xichu, they were able to move freely, their wounds no longer hurt, and they looked no different from normal people.

Emperor Qing'an finally went to court.

At the court meeting, Emperor Qing'an commended Jiujiu, Lao Da, Nan Yuanxiang, Feng Yunyi and others who had rescued him.

Jiujiu was conferred the title of Princess Zhenguo, a first-rank official, and was in charge of part of the military power.

The eldest brother was named King Xuan and was given partial military power.

Nan Yuanxiang was made an exception and was named a princess and given the title Yun'an.

Feng Yunyi was also given an official position and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.

As for the tenth and eleventh sons, Jiujiu made a suggestion and the emperor personally issued an edict to posthumously confer the title of concubine on their biological mother, move her tomb to the concubine's tomb, and grant special favor to confer the title of king on the two of them.

The two were overjoyed and brought generous gifts to thank Jiujiu.

After the Great Conferment was completed, Western Chu marched towards the Thirteen Tribes of Zhaoli.

Without Qin Nian's protection, the Thirteen Zhaoli Tribes were vulnerable and not worth mentioning. They would be defeated in one battle.

The Thirteen Zhaoli Tribes were completely destroyed.

The territory of Western Chu expanded a little bit.

Everyone in Xichu was very happy.

but--

There are also unhappy things.

For example, Qin Nian always relied on his own abilities to visit people in the palace at night. He had personally visited the emperor and the empress dowager.

He demanded a reason. Why did Xichu turn the bones of Princess Jiaoyan, who had made great contributions to the country, into ashes? Why didn't they even build a tomb for her? Why were they so ungrateful and treated Jiaoyan so badly?

Why?

Why?

Everyone explained to him that Princess Jiaoyan was not ground to dust and was buried properly after her death, but he didn't believe it. He only believed in himself.

He even visited the Emperor and the Empress Dowager day and night to ask them for an explanation.

The two were tortured so badly that they couldn't sleep well every day.

The two men were old and couldn't stand the torture. After being tormented for a month and not getting enough sleep, they both fainted.

When Jiujiu visited the Grand Empress Dowager, she held Jiujiu's hand and said, "Grandmother's precious granddaughter! Can you think of a way to keep Qin Nian away?"

"The Empress Dowager really doesn't want to see him again."

"I don't want to be questioned by him again."

But the royal guards in the palace could not defend against him.

No matter where she hid, he could find her.

The Emperor Retired happened to be visiting the Empress Dowager. After hearing what the Empress Dowager said, he stepped forward and held Jiujiu's hand bitterly, saying, "Jiujiu, Father is old and can't stand being woken up by someone grabbing his collar in the middle of the night."

"Father's heart has been beating faster and faster recently. If it continues like this, I think Father will die suddenly."

"Grandmother, Father, don't worry." Jiujiu said, "I'll talk to Qin Nian. If that doesn't work, I'll poison him and make him lie down quietly. I won't come into the palace to disturb you again."

But from that day on, Qin Nian avoided Jiujiu and never saw Jiujiu.

Unless Jiujiu is in danger, he will suddenly appear and rescue her.

The rest of the time, he was like a dragon that was nowhere to be seen.

As usual, he sneaked into the palace and continued to question the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. It was useless for the two to hide anywhere, and Jiujiu couldn't watch them all the time. Firstly, he was too busy to do so, and secondly, people always have private moments, and it would not be good for Jiujiu to follow them.

So much so that such things cannot be prevented.

On this day, the Empress Dowager suddenly fell ill because she could not stand Qin Nian's sudden appearance every day and his threats and intimidation.

She refused to retreat, was in a daze, kept talking nonsense, and couldn't wake up.

The imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Bureau stayed on duty day and night and did not dare to leave.

Jiujiu helped to see the patient and found that he was very ill.

The emperor was also a little dazed.

Seeing this, Jiujiu had no choice but to take the initiative to find Qin Nian and talk to him to solve the problem from the root.

But, can Jiujiu find Qin Nian?