In the hall, in addition to Shui Yichen, there were also Lei Yingchun and the others. They had heard the news that Cheng Zheng was killed by the Heavenly Concubine the day before yesterday. At that time, they thought it was just a rumor, but this morning, they found out that it was true. Moreover, the Heavenly Concubine was in the capital, so they immediately came to see her.
In the blink of an eye, four years had passed. Many changes had taken place in Yuan Country, and the structure of the court was also different from four years ago. However, Yuan Country was founded by the Heavenly Concubine. Regardless of the changes, Lu Yaoyao's name still held a pivotal position in the hearts of the ministers.
Ye Zhen was wearing a white dress with a red collar. Under the sunlight, she looked bright and beautiful. Her porcelain white skin shone like jade. She walked up the steps and entered everyone's line of sight.
There was almost no change at all. Where did she spend these four years?
Shui Yichen looked at Ye Zhen with burning eyes. After four years of missing her, he no longer wanted to control his reverie and desires.
"Heavenly Concubine!" Shen Luoyang took a step forward and bowed to Ye Zhen.
Her bow finally brought everyone back to their senses.
"Your subject greets the Heavenly Concubine." Jiang Dachuan and the others knelt down and bowed with excitement.
"Get up, all of you, get up." Ye Zhen was not used to being called the Heavenly Concubine. Moreover, she had made no contribution to Yuan Country for so many years and did not plan to stay in the future. She did not want them to misunderstand her.
"Heavenly Concubine, it's good that you're back."
"… One who survives a disaster is bound to have good fortune. The Heavenly Concubine's return is the fortune of our Yuan Country."
"That's right, this is the fortune of our Yuan Country."
Listening to them talking one after another, Ye Zhen's heart was filled with warmth. No matter what happened in the past few years, they still remembered her old feelings of the past.
"I am not the fortune of Yuan Country. You are. If not for you, Yuan Country would have been destroyed long ago." Ye Rou said in a deep voice. These were her heartfelt words. Cheng Zheng and Beitang Yu were ambitious people. When she went missing, they must have thought that they had the opportunity to invade Yuan Country. But now, not only did Yuan Country not get invaded, it even became more prosperous. This was all thanks to them.
Lei Yingchun said, "Without the Heavenly Concubine, there would be no Yuan Country. Since you are back, why don't you return to the palace?"
"Yes, these years, the palace has been renovated and is more spacious and bright than before. We are here to welcome you back." Jiang Dachuan said.
"We welcome the Heavenly Concubine back to the palace." The others followed and bowed deeply.
Ye Zhen said helplessly, "I'll just live here. I appreciate your kindness." "Thank you.
When Lei Yingchun heard Ye Zhen's words, he looked up at her in surprise. Did this mean that she was not going to return to the palace?
"I believe that everyone has heard the rumors that Cheng Zheng of the Qi Kingdom was assassinated. Zhao Rao will definitely seek revenge on me. If I continue to be your Heavenly Consort, Zhao Rao will transfer her hatred to the Yuan Kingdom. It wasn't easy for the Yuan Kingdom to achieve its current prosperity. We should not be embroiled in a war because of my personal grudge. This is unfair to you and the people of the Yuan Kingdom." Ye Zhen looked at the people in the hall with clear eyes. They were all people who had followed her to the battlefield. Yuan Nation was fought with her by them. She really did not want to implicate Yuan Nation because of her own affairs.
Shui Yichen said in a low voice, "You are the Heavenly Consort of the Yuan Country. Your matters are the Yuan Country's matters and our matters."
Ye Rou looked up at him and said to the others, "I've been out at sea for many years, and I don't know much about the Central Plains. Everyone, I can't do anything if I return to the palace hastily, and … there are still many things that I haven't done."
Lei Yingchun and Jiang Dachuan looked at each other. They all understood what Ye Zhen meant. She didn't want to be the Imperial Concubine anymore.
Could it be because of Shui Yichen?
"Heavenly Consort …" Shen Luoyang glanced at Shui Yichen from the corner of his eye, wanting to persuade Ye Zhen again.
"Sirs, please return. I will consider the matter of returning to the palace." Ye Zhen interrupted Shen Luoyang with a smile.
Lei Yingchun and the others looked at Huang Fuchen behind Ye Zhen and felt that it was useless for them to say anything more, so they bowed and retreated.
Soon, only Shui Yichen and Huang Fuchen were left in the hall looking at Ye Zhen.
"Yao Yao, are you serious?" Huang Fuchen asked in a low voice. He thought that she didn't want to return to the palace because she wanted to test the reaction of the ministers, but it didn't seem to be the case.
"Everything I said just now was true." Ye Zhen said, "I don't want Zhao Rao to have an excuse to attack Yuan Country."
Shui Yichen said in a low voice, "You are obviously looking for an excuse. If Zhao Rao dares to send troops, I will dare to fight. Yuan Country has no need to be afraid of Qi."
"Fighting a war is a waste of manpower and money." Ye Zhen looked at Shui Yichen. "It's rare for Yuan Country to have such peaceful days. Don't destroy it."
"Yao Yao is right." Huang Fuchen nodded gently.
"No matter what, you are the Heavenly Consort of the Yuan Country. If Zhao Rao dares to declare war, then I will lead the troops to fight." Shui Yichen said coldly, strongly rejecting Ye Zhen's hint. It was absolutely impossible for her to hand over Yuan Country.
The reason why he was still here was because of her.
"Shui Yichen!" Ye Zhen saw him turn to leave and called out to him.
"I will go and prepare to welcome the Heavenly Consort into the palace in a few days." Shui Yichen strode away, ignoring Ye Zhen's words.
Ye Zhen stared at his back. "Shui Yichen's temper didn't seem to be so stubborn in the past."
Huang Fuchen smiled bitterly. "He has always been like this."
"Master, what do you think about handing Yuan Country to Shui Yichen?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile. This was her idea after seeing Yuan Country. She felt that Shui Yichen was more suitable to be the emperor of Yuan Country than her.
"I thought you wanted to hand Yuan Country over to Ming Yu." Huang Fuchen said.
"I used to think so." Ye Zhen blinked her eyes. Before going to the Xuantian Continent, she had already planned for Ming Xi and Ming Yu. Ming Xi would inherit the Jin Kingdom, and Ming Yu would inherit the Yuan Kingdom. The two siblings would definitely be able to support each other. However, Ming Xi obviously did not intend to stay in the human world. He was not suited for this place.
As for Ming Yu … she was still too young. There were too many variables in the future. Shui Yichen, who was loyal to her now, might not necessarily be loyal to Ming Yu. At least, she couldn't let Shui Yichen become her enemy.
Huang Fuchen said, "Shui Yichen needs to be restrained."
If no one restrained Shui Yichen, he might become a tyrant.
"Then who should I find to restrain him?" Ye Zhen frowned and turned to Huang Fuchen.
Huang Fuchen shook his head vigorously. "If I can restrain him, I won't have to live in the forest."
"That's because you don't want to. If you want to, you can definitely restrain Shui Yichen." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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