After becoming a princess, she fell in love with the emperor of the enemy country

Chapter 126 It Should Not Be Burned

Qi Wuyou was speechless. For example, would the Emperor of Wu be willing to let his daughter marry an old man who was almost as old as himself?

Qi Wuyou looked at Xuan Yelan suddenly. You know what, it's really possible. Didn't her father want her to marry an old emperor who was almost a generation older than her?

That silly girl Wu Jin was at least sixteen years old, and she was only eleven when she got married.

Xuan Yelan met Qi Wuyou's somewhat resentful eyes and was confused, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qi Wuyou curled his lips, "Just now I was thinking that the Emperor of Wu would not let Wu Jin marry an old man who was old enough to be her father..."

Xuan Yelan seemed to be thinking about something. "You know what, that old man from Wu State really dotes on his only daughter."

Qi Wuyou twisted Xuan Yelan's arm, and Xuan Yelan felt pain and asked, "What are you doing?" His tone was not fierce, but rather a little aggrieved.

"How dare you say that," Qi Wuyou kicked him again, "You've beaten me almost once, but you still married me?"

Xuan Yelan restrained Qi Wuyou's fluttering hands, "How can they be the same? We are a match made in heaven. Isn't it because I am older than you that I can become the emperor and marry you sooner?"

"If it weren't for you, would I have been born more than ten years earlier?"

Qi Wuyou was completely confused by Xuan Yelan's words. What happened? Was she to blame?

Seeing that Qi Wuyou was about to lose his temper and ignore him, Xuan Yelan hurriedly coaxed him, "We are talking about other people now, let's talk about it later."

Seeing that Qi Wuyou had calmed down, Xuan Yelan quickly took the opportunity to change the subject, "Emperor Wu does love his daughter, but compared to the country, he will definitely send her over without hesitation."

Qi Wuyou was stunned. She had forgotten that this world is patriarchal, and the imperial family is the most ruthless, even though Wu is just a small country.

As Xuan Yelan expected, the Emperor of Qi took Wu Jin into the harem and made her Concubine Jin.

It is said that the brother and sister stayed in the imperial capital for such a long time and never left.

Qi Wuyou frowned, "Does it take so many days to discuss such a matter? Isn't it just a matter of one or two days to send a letter by carrier pigeon?"

Xuan Yelan laughed when he heard that, "They didn't have carrier pigeons, they all sent messages by people."

Qi Wuyou was surprised, "Why is this?"

Xuan Yelan sighed and patiently explained to her, "Wu is surrounded by the sea on three sides and borders Qi on the other side. Previously, Wu had been begging Qi for protection, and all the good things were sent to Qi."

Qi Wuyou frowned, "By the sea? Doesn't Wu have ships?"

Xuan Yelan shook his head. "Wu says it is a country, but it was originally the territory of Zhao. A hundred years ago, a rebel general from Zhao occupied that place and declared himself king."

Qi Wuyou nodded, "What happened next?"

"Later, Wu Ji, the first emperor of Wu, married a woman from Qi. It was said that they had known each other for a long time. There were also rumors that Wu Ji betrayed Zhao for that woman."

Qi Wuyou touched her head, feeling that she had gone off topic. What she was asking was why the State of Wu did not have carrier pigeons to send messages!

Xuan Yelan spread his hands and said, "Because Wu Ji hates pigeons."

Qi Wuyou blinked, "Why?"

Xuan Yelan took a sip of water. "It is said that Wu Ji and his queen were inseparable after marriage. Later, when the queen returned to her hometown to visit her relatives, the two used pigeons to send messages every day."

Qi Wuyou nodded, "Isn't this quite normal? Who would have thought that the ancestors of those two idiots were actually romantic!"

Xuan Yelan shook his head. "The problem lies with the pigeons. Since the queen has gone and never returned, the letters sent by the pigeons are all fake."

Qi Wuyou was puzzled, "Why is this?"

"I heard that the Queen of Wu Ji was a daughter of a big family in Qi State. When she went to visit her family, she was imprisoned and strangled as soon as she got home. Those letters were written by her maidservant who was forced by her family to write them on her behalf."

Qi Wuyou came back to his senses, "So what you mean is that Wu Ji missed his wife, but he didn't dare to come to Qi to look for her, so he could only attack the pigeons."

Xuan Yelan nodded, "That's what I mean."

Qi Wuyou frowned, her expression indescribable. Finally, she smacked her lips and said, "Can such a coward betray Zhao and establish himself as king?"

Xuan Yelan shook his head. "These are just rumors after all. Who knows how much of them are true or false?"

Qi Wuyou flipped through the secret letter in his hand and suddenly found that there was a smaller layer inside, which read: Your Majesty, don't worry. The Emperor of Qi should be infertile. The occurrence of Concubine Li is purely a coincidence. It is not an accident. Your subordinates are already prepared.

Qi Wuyou knew at a glance that this must have been written by Ye Jiu. Does he mean that the infertility drug has been administered? Is this what he meant?

Xuan Yelan also saw the small piece of paper. His understanding was the same as Qi Wuyou's: an old man who couldn't control his lower body deserved to be childless.

Qi Wuyou didn't say anything, but just asked Mei Xue to put the secret letter away.

Xuan Yelan didn't understand, "Why keep it all? It's better to burn the letter."

Qi Wuyou glanced at him and said, "Why burn it? Could it be possible that someone in the palace could steal it?"

Xuan Yelan shook his head. "That's not the case, it's just..."

Qi Wuyou interrupted him, "What is it? Even though there are only a few words on this letter, it is the reward for the cooperation of so many people and records the efforts of so many people. How can it be burned so easily?"

Xuan Yelan was slightly surprised. He used to burn them directly because he felt that he was the emperor and all he had to do was give orders. He never thought about how hard his subordinates worked.

Usually, after they completed their tasks, Xuan Yelan would only let them rest for a few days or reward them with some silver money.

Xuan Yelan suddenly felt ashamed and lowered his head, "You are right, it really shouldn't be burned."

"By the way, next month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. According to the custom of previous years, the palace will prepare a banquet to entertain the ministers."

"In previous years, it was arranged by the Queen Mother and Lu Yue, but now those two people...so..."

Xuan Yelan was hesitant, and Qi Wuyou suddenly felt something was wrong. The Queen Mother was away on a journey, Lu Yue was in Qi, and she was the only mistress in the palace.

In the past three years, the Queen Mother had come back specially to host the events, and she had always been there to help out. But now, judging from Xuan Yelan's attitude, would she let her do it alone?

Qi Wuyou's eyes widened, "Can you call the Queen Mother back?"

Xuan Yelan scratched his head, "This probably won't work. My mother is on a long journey, and she only brought Aunt Yao with her. She was the one who sent the message to report safety. I don't know where to send the letter."

Qi Wuyou was speechless for a moment. Sister Zhou was not in the imperial capital, and Sister Li came from far away to Hezhou and was busy handling Hezhou's business.

Qi Wuyou took a deep breath and patted his chest, "Then leave these to me."

Xuan Yelan was very pleased, as this was his goal, but he couldn't help but worry, "Can you do it by yourself?"

Qi Wuyou nodded heavily, "Okay, after all, I am your queen. This will all be my business from now on. I will work hard."