Lan Qiye smiled and nodded, “I came this time for the peace of both countries. How could I cause a war for no reason?”
“What about the marriage alliance?” The Emperor couldn’t help but ask.
Lan Qiye looked at me and said, “I suddenly have a very good suggestion. I wonder if the Emperor and the Prince will agree?”
The Emperor looked at him suspiciously, “National Master, please speak directly.”
Lan Qiye hooked his lips with a subtle smile, “I want to adopt the Crown Prince’s Side Consort as my sworn sister, and use the Jing Yue Kingdom’s Princess as the Crown Prince’s wife. Wouldn’t this be equivalent to a marriage alliance?”
What? I was suddenly stunned by this dramatically changing scene, beginning to not understand the situation…
Before I could fully react, I heard the Emperor immediately agree, “Good, we’ll do as the National Master says. Chenxuan, Moli, quickly come and thank the National Master for his generosity!”
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Although Qi Chenxuan was unwilling to bow to him, he could only temporarily set aside his pride and said, “The National Master’s kindness today, Qi Chenxuan will remember in his heart!”
With a belly full of doubts, I could only follow and say, “Thank you, National Master!”
Lan Qiye raised an eyebrow and smiled to correct me, “Wrong. You should call me Elder Brother!”
I bit my lip, struggled for a moment, then reluctantly called out, “Yes, Elder Brother!”
By this point, the marriage alliance matter was finally resolved. Later, when I asked Lan Qiye why he did this, he just mysteriously smiled and said, “If you want to know the answer, wait until you fulfill your promise!”
What promise?
Of course, the journey to Jing Yue…
Three days later, Lan Qiye set off to return to Jing Yue Kingdom. On the same day, the Emperor summoned civil and military officials to announce his abdication to Qi Chenxuan and then left behind all his officials and secretly slipped out of the palace with the Empress to travel in the mountains.
Qi Chenxuan faced a series of succession ceremonies, busy day and night. After successfully ascending the throne, his first act was to issue an imperial decree, establishing Yan Ximo as empress and abolishing the triennial selection system.
However, no one expected that at the coronation ceremony, the main protagonist would actually be missing…
