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The case of Ling Yuanzhang, which was tried by the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice's Three Divisions, was decided to be exiled for three thousand miles, seized power, and had no family inheritance. It was actually the same as the former Minister of Rites, Liu Zhengyan.

The case was handled personally by the Minister of Justice, Xiao Lingbin. Even though the Supreme Court had been entrusted by the Ling family over and over again, they were still unable to do anything. Furthermore, there was also the Imperial Censor-in-Chief Xin Jian who added fuel to the fire. He could not wait for this large and flourishing tree to lose its branches bit by bit. In the end, only Imperial Concubine Ling and Xiao Yi Mo were left.

Xiao Yixiu was very clear that although this matter had shocked the emperor, he was very happy to see it happen. The Ling Family had grown up in the past few years, so how could the emperor ignore them?

The case only gave the emperor an opportunity to suppress the Ling family.

At this point, Xiao Yi Mo's arrogant attitude had been reduced by half. Even Imperial Concubine Ling had been restrained in the palace. Currently, the Ling family only had General Zhaowei, Ling Long, who was in charge of the expedition. However, he had the strength and military power, so it was not easy for him to be on the passive side for the time being.

Chi-Yue had a new history of assassins, recommended by Prince Yi. As for the Minister of Industry, Bai Wanqing, he had approved the mining rights to the fine iron mine in Jun'e Mountain and had handed it over to the Scarlet Moon Merchant Jia Zhenfeng.

Not long after, Shi Zhenfeng was recommended by Shi Mingjian, who was also a famous businessman in the Chamber of Commerce. He was selected to be the president of the Chamber of Commerce.

The palace, on the other hand, was extremely busy. It was busy receiving the Princess of the West, Lan Xun.

Princess Lan Xun was also known as the envoy of the East Abyss, and was considered a friendly friend between the two countries. However, in reality, everyone was well aware that this was only in name of honor, and was secretly here for the sake of marriage.

Originally, the marriage of two nations only required one side to send an envoy to represent the king and negotiate with the other. However, this Princess Orchon was clearly not ordinary.

It was said that she was the apple of Emperor Xi Lin's eye, doting on her like a precious pearl. Normally, she would hold it in her palm for fear of blowing it too much, making it sound like she was afraid of melting. Once the Eastern Abyss had proposed marriage, the Western Emperor was in an extremely difficult situation. Since he couldn't refuse the Princess' birth mother and favorite concubine, the Lan family, to act coquettishly, he could only come up with a compromise for the Princess to personally come to the Eastern Abyss to "inspect" and decide on her marriage partner.

Back then, when the crippled Crown Prince Xiao Yibei heard that her name was spread far and wide, he had already rejected the marriage before even seeing anyone. The Emperor could only find an excuse to delay the marriage, causing the Princess to be unable to make her move that time.

This time, the princess was in person. It must be the king's decision. Everyone thought it must be the king, Xiao Yiyan. After all, he was the only son of the Emperor, and he had completed all the previous cases of mischief in the spring, as well as the disaster in Longzhou.

The palace had set up a grand banquet for the princess, welcoming her to the palace. Even Princess Mu Qing Ruo, who hadn't danced for a long time, would offer a dance to welcome her.

Surprisingly, he did not appoint Xiao Yiyan as the candidate for the marriage alliance. Instead, he looked over all the princes and princes and smiled warmly, "Since the Western Paradise has let the princess personally come to our Eastern Abyss to select a prince for your marriage alliance, then you must perform well, and not let the Western Paradise be so laughing and generous."

Xiao Yi Mo couldn't help but ask, "Selection?" royal father's meaning is? "

"After the princess came to the Eastern Abyss, the few of you had to accompany her every day so that they could get to know each other better."

Xiao Yijin's eyes showed signs of being moved, "Could it be that the marriage proposal is not decided by father, but by the princess herself?"

The Emperor nodded his head, "Since the king of the Western Kingdom dotes so much on this daughter, this is the only way. I've heard that she has an unyielding personality and she is unwilling to marry him, so the king has no choice but to do this to her. It's not good to force things, but if a good thing turns into a bad thing, it's better to fulfill the princess' wish. "

To think that there would be someone who defied the wishes of their parents and wanted to personally choose a husband! This Princess Xi Lin was truly rebellious and willful. Even if this action was not offensive, it was still very outrageous.

Xiao Yi Mo and Xiao Yi Jin immediately felt that the princess' unorthodox actions were a great opportunity. Once someone joined forces with the West, would that mean that their power would be greatly increased, and that they would even have the qualifications to become the next overlord?

Xiao Yi Mo remained expressionless as he said, "Imperial Father, since that's the case, I don't need to accompany you. After all, the main wife of our family already has no right to marry the princess anymore." He knew that since the Emperor had summoned him here, he wanted to let them compete fairly, but he still wanted to test him.

As expected, the emperor's smile turned cold. "Since I've summoned you here, I'll let you entertain me well. Princess Xi Lin was very strange. It was unknown what kind of man she would like. It was best to have more candidates. If she has taken a fancy to you, Zhen will allow you to reduce Gu Qingruo to a secondary wife and welcome the princess as your main wife! "

With these words, the four princes' expressions changed.

Xiao Yijin felt that his two older brothers, who already had two main wives, were actually competing with him; Xiao Yiyan felt that this was very absurd; Xiao Yimo was naturally secretly delighted in his heart, but he tried his best to restrain his joy; the most complicated was Xiao Yixiu.

Of course, he did not want to participate, and he would not allow Qing Li to become his secondary concubine. However, this was also an excellent opportunity to rope in the Western Paradise.

After a while, the Empress's hair had already turned half white, and she was now very different from her usual graceful, elegant, and noble demeanor.

He was stunned for a moment. He could not say the words that were originally coiled around his tongue. He knew that his mother had placed all her hopes on him, and even his father had leaned towards him, but he was unwilling.

It was not his wish to marry a delicate princess he had never met.

"Yan'er." The empress's face brimmed with joy as she looked at him. "Princess Lan Xun will arrive in the capital in a few days. You must prepare yourself and accompany her every day. You must make her happy."

"Imperial Mother, this is very difficult." Even though it was hard to say, Xiao Yiyan still clenched his teeth and said it out loud.

"What's so hard about trying to please a girl? Don't think that just because you are a prince that the other party is a princess, that he doesn't feel wronged. "Moreover, this princess is known for her beauty. I've heard that she is as beautiful as a fairy …"

"Your son doesn't like it either."

The empress's face darkened as she stared at him coldly, not speaking for a long time.

For some inexplicable reason, Xiao Yi Yan felt his heart clogged up. He didn't understand why his former loving mother had become like this.

"To the same place as mother." The empress was not angry as expected, nor did she reprimand him in the slightest. She just stood up and let him follow behind.

The further north they went, the closer they got to the Snow Cleaving Palace. Xiao Yiyan's suspicions had settled, and he was gradually beginning to understand his mother's intentions.

The Snow Palace was the coldest, most desolate palace in the north of the palace. The winter winds were sharp, and the withered grass was long. The desolate scene would make people unable to believe that this was actually a palace in the imperial palace.

As soon as the main door of the main hall was opened, it revealed a yard of wild grass that was floating in the air. The guards at the corridor had already withdrawn quite a bit, after all, there were only two people who did not pose much of a threat, so there was no need for such a grand display of power.