The empress said: "Let me tell you some information first..." She looked at Jiang Fan with a strange look: "Back then, you teased the envoys of King Zuo Xian and claimed that you wanted them to send Princess Crescent Moon, the Pearl of the Grassland, for marriage. Do you still remember?"
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment: "I was just teasing those barbarians..."
"This matter may have something to do with her." The empress said, "King Hunxie probably wants Princess Crescent."
"Ah? Him? Isn't he over seventy years old? He's twenty years older than the Great Wolf Lord."
"Indeed, being the father of the Great Wolf Lord is enough. Therefore, it is his son, He Kuotai."
"Is he the second strongest young man in the prairie? It makes sense, but he wants to find an in-law. What does it have to do with the Maru war..."
"This is what you need to find out. Let me remind you that the second point may also be related to King Zuo Xian. There is a war on the border right now. It is not easy for intelligence from the grassland to be transmitted. Even if some information is transmitted, it is not enough to support the judgment. , you think of a way."
Jiang Fan nodded: "Do you want me to start with King Zuo Xian?"
The empress said: "Only you can do this, King Zuo Xian is your good business partner."
Jiang Fan laughed loudly: "He doesn't understand this kind of cannibalism game. How many cattle, sheep and horses have been given to me by Great Qin over the years."
The empress said: "Your so-called rare treasures and refined salt and wine are indeed useful, but King Zuo Xian did not suffer a big loss. The entire grassland was resold by his hands. The real losses were the other kings and tribes, who were killed by Zuo Xian. The king is sucking blood like crazy."
Jiang Fan smiled: "It's not that King Zuo Xian didn't suffer a big loss, it's just that it takes time to see this kind of loss..."
The empress looked at him: "You know better than me in this regard. But right now, the best place to start to find out the truth is King Zuo Xian."
Jiang Fan nodded: "Just right, I guess Prince Du Lun is also homesick..."
The empress said slowly: "After the New Year's Day, it will be King Zuo Xian's fiftieth birthday. Du Lun... it's time to miss home."
Jiang Fan nodded: "Speaking of which, there are only ten days left for the New Year."
The empress said: "It has been almost four years since you entered Qin."
"I'm twenty years old..." Jiang Fan was a little dazed.
The empress was silent for a while, "In the past four years, you have not stayed with me very long. You have been traveling a lot of the time, and it is difficult to come back before the New Year."
Jiang Fan smiled: "In our hometown, young men go out to work, and most of them can't go home until the end of the year."
Speaking of working part-time, the empress smiled softly: "You are not that good at working part-time..."
Jiang Fan couldn't help laughing when he thought about when he first came to Qin: "Indeed... But having said that, the job I got for Da Qin was not bad."
The empress said: "No matter how good you are, you still don't have a salary."
"You are exploiting!"
"I'm happy to do it. If you have the ability, don't do it..."
"I'll do it, I'll do it, but can you give me some of your natural treasures, such as the Nine-leaf Zhilan or something like that? The workers have to be coaxed..."
"You have even been to my inner study, and the Qin State Treasury has not closed the door to the regent."
"Ah - that's right, they are all owned by me, what kind of salary do I need..."
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The exploited Mr. Jiang finally found some ground.
Early the next morning, the empress issued an edict. For the first time, she explicitly designated Yun Fuyao as the Saint Protector of the Country. She was also given the title of Princess Yunqing and the regent was given the title of concubine. She would receive the title after the empress' wedding.
This imperial edict made countless people stupid.
At least two important messages are revealed. First, the empress ignored Taihua's move to expel Yun Fuyao from her master's sect, and informed the Qin Dynasty to canonize the girl as a saint. This strong response is enough to show that there is no possibility of reconciliation between Qin and Taihua.
Secondly, granting the regent the title of concubine confirmed Jiang Fan's words about accepting concubines in Taihua, and it was carried out vigorously and resolutely. Everyone could not help but seriously consider Jiang Fan's astonishing power and the empress's absolute trust in Jiang Fan.
Third, the saint Yun Fuyao became the protector saint as the princess of Qin, which means that she completely severed her relationship with Taihua. From then on, she was just a saint of the Qin people.
Jiang Fan was very excited about this. After waking up from a beautiful sleep, he ran to Huayang Palace.
Yun Fuyao was still dazed while holding the imperial edict, when she saw Jiang Fan trotting in.
After not seeing him for a long time, Yun Fuyao felt happy when she saw him. She put down the imperial edict and went to meet him. However, at the door, Mr. Jiang stopped him and hugged him and spun him around.
"Put me down quickly..."
Yun Fuyao looked nervously at the yard, her face flushed.
Jiang Fan didn't care and laughed loudly: "We are justified this time, who can say anything else?"
After saying that, he hugged her and got into the back room.
Luan Feifei reluctantly stepped forward and closed the door.
"In broad daylight...the door is not closed..."
Mr. Jiang, whose blood was boiling, was not satisfied until dusk.
Luan Feifei had already boiled the wine and prepared the dishes, giggling as she looked at the high-spirited Mr. Jiang and Yun Fuyao, who had a burning face.
"I know that one of you has good physical strength and the other has high cultivation level, but you must have been struggling for too long. You haven't even eaten lunch."
Yun Fuyao wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground.
Mr. Jiang said carelessly: "It's far worse than you who say you never get out of bed."
Luan Feifei giggled: "Master, when will you try it someday?"
Mr. Jiang quickly waved his hand: "No, you sisters are called two against one. You don't have martial ethics. You can't do it or not."
While talking and laughing, Yun Fuyao became much more natural.
Looking at the imperial edict, he was confused: "Your Majesty, does he agree to our marriage?"
She still can't believe that the empress who dominates the world actually allowed Jiang Fan to have a concubine?
Jiang Fan nodded: "Yes, she will achieve perfection, but it must be after her wedding. This..."
Jiang Fan was a little apologetic.
Yun Fuyao shook his head: "Being with you is enough, status and other things are not important."
She did think so. Although the world was big, she seemed to have no one worthy of attention except Jiang Fan, and all her thoughts were on this man. But she also knew that Jiang Fan was the husband of the Great Qin Emperor. She had always felt that there was no hope for the two of them in this life, so being able to see him by his side might be the best outcome.
Who would have thought that the empress not only ignored them from the beginning, but even intentionally condoned them. Today, she issued an imperial edict to confirm their status.
Accident, surprise, panic, all kinds of emotions mixed together, Yun Fuyao was confused for a moment.
How could Jiang Fan not understand the thoughts of this innocent little fairy who was inexperienced in world affairs. He patted her hand gently: "It's time to give you a home. After all, I made you lose a home."
Yun Fuyao also looked a little dazed. When Taihua expelled him from the school this time, he was surprised that he didn't have any mood swings, and even felt inexplicably relieved like relief.
After that...she thought, she was no longer a disciple of Taihua, nor was she anyone, she was just his woman...
This thought made her feel so strange, but also so reassuring.
Jiang Fan held her hand with deep affection in his eyes: "Fuyao... I'm lucky to have met you, really."
