Chapter 140 Meeting an Old Friend

Ye Qi ordered five hundred Imperial Guard troops to escort the Ninth Prince, the Prime Minister and several officials from the Ministry of Rites out of the palace.

The ceremonial guard welcoming guests passed through the royal road and headed south.

Arriving outside the city gate, a group of Qingqi waited there quietly.

The leading woman is sitting on a maroon horse. She must be over thirty years old, but her appearance is extremely well maintained and she looks beautiful and noble.

A blue dress made her look graceful, and her brows and eyes were filled with a fiery aura.

The four riders behind him are all young men, all dressed in brocade and jade robes, with handsome and outstanding looks. You can tell at a glance that they are either rich or noble.

The envoy stood silently in front of his car, a big word "Jin" fluttering in the wind, and the atmosphere was majestic and solemn.

The car was getting closer and closer, and at that moment the distance between the two parties was close enough that they could clearly see the face of the woman in front of them.

Prime Minister Gu's pupils narrowed, with clear surprise and disbelief on his face: "Jiang...Jiang Yi?"

The Minister of Rites and several officials were also stunned on the spot.

Several eyes fell on the face of the Queen of Jin in shock - the face exactly the same as Jiang Yi, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family who had ruined the family tradition more than ten years ago and died in childbirth.

It's just that he has a bit more cold, proud and noble demeanor than he did more than ten years ago.

This, is this a coincidence?

"We haven't seen each other for many years. Sir Gu, do you still remember me?" Jiang Yi sat on the horse and smiled gently, her eyes showing her beauty, "At the time, Sir Gu was still the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, he has now become the Prime Minister of a country. It's really Congratulations."

It's really her!

Prime Minister Gu couldn't react for a moment, "You... you're not..."

"It's not what?" Jiang Yi raised her eyebrows, a cold look appeared in her eyes, "Prime Minister Gu wants to insult my reputation as the Queen of Jin?"

Prime Minister Gu's heart sank, the Queen of Jin.

Even if the woman in front of them is really Jiang Yi, her identity is not something they can wait for.

But, does the emperor know about this?

Jiang Yi eloped with someone more than ten years ago, which ruined the Jiang family's reputation and made them a laughing stock.

Taifu Jiang hated this daughter extremely, but after his daughter became pregnant and was abandoned by a man, he took her in regardless of past grudges.

Later, Jiang Yi gave birth to her daughter Yan Li at the Jiang family and died in childbirth - how could she suddenly become the Queen of Jin when she was already dead?

"The Queen and all the princes have come from afar. My Emperor welcomes you." The Ninth Prince rode his horse forward and saluted the Queen and the princes' envoys opposite, "I am the Ninth Prince of the Mu Kingdom, Mu Tingchuan."

"According to the decree of my emperor, I respectfully welcome the queen and all the princes and envoys. Please bear with me for keeping you waiting."

Looking around with beautiful eyes, Jiang Yi looked at the officials of the Mu Kingdom who came to greet the guests, and her eyebrows furrowed in a subtle way: "Are there no female officials?"

The Minister of Rites was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and quickly apologized: "We are rude——"

"The way Mu Guo treats guests is really unflattering." The first young man on the left said coldly, "The prime minister of your country stared at the queen non-stop as soon as he came up. There is nothing that a prime minister of a country should do. To be polite and polite is a form of disrespect.”

"The queen mother is the regent of the Jin Kingdom. Even if your Emperor Mu doesn't come in person, you should send someone with enough weight to entertain her, such as the Ninth Prince, the God of War. This is the second discourtesy."

"Although my mother is the queen of the Jin Kingdom with the power of regent, she is still a woman. She has come all the way, and you didn't even arrange for a female official to serve you? This is the third disrespect."

"besides--"

"It's true that we were rude first, please bear with me." The Minister of Rites interrupted him quickly and smiled apologetically, "You don't know, the Ninth Prince is getting married today and he really can't get away. "

The left minister of the Ministry of Rites nodded: "The emperor has ordered a banquet to be prepared in the palace. He also invites the queen, princes and envoys to condescend and come into the palace together, so that we can welcome all the distinguished guests."

"Wedding?" The queen frowned, "I wonder whose girl he married?"

"It is Yan Li, the cousin of the Jiang family." Prime Minister Gu came to his senses and his tone returned to calmness, "Yan Li has been named Princess of Nanyang by the emperor, so this marriage is considered a good match."

"A good match?" Jiang Yi tilted her head and looked at Prime Minister Gu, "You mean, if the emperor didn't make Yan Li a princess, she wouldn't be worthy of the Ninth Prince?"

Prime Minister Gu choked and couldn't help but think, if it weren't for the emperor's favor, wouldn't Yan Li be worthy of the Ninth Prince?

But Yan Li is Jiang Yi's daughter, and Jiang Yi is now the Queen of Jin.

How could he still say that Yan Li was not worthy in front of Jiang Yi?

"According to common sense, the identity of the Jiang family's cousin is indeed not worthy of the Ninth Prince." He said with reservations, "After all, what happened fifteen years ago had a great impact on the Jiang family's reputation."

Yan Li has a mother whose reputation is damaged. Let alone her status as a dependent, it is impossible for Yan Li to have a satisfactory marriage based on her reputation alone.

"Your emperor knows better than anyone whether Yan Li is worthy of her or not." Jiang Yi's lips flashed with a sarcastic arc, "Do you think he will favor Yan Li for no reason?"

Prime Minister Gu frowned and remained silent. What does this sentence mean?

Is there another secret behind what happened back then?

Well, there must indeed be a hidden secret.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a daughter of the Jiang family whose reputation had been ruined to become the queen of the Jin Dynasty.

She faked her death and escaped. Someone must have helped her, otherwise how could she have done it quietly?

Prime Minister Gu was moved when he thought about the current status of the Jiang family: "Does the queen still have any grudges against the Jiang family?"

"What?" Jiang Yi raised her eyebrows, "You want to fight for me?"

Don't think she can't see his thoughts.

Want to use her to deal with the Jiang family?

Prime Minister Gu is shrewd and will not admit it directly: "How can I stand up for the queen?"

Jiang Yi sneered and said nothing.

"It's just that Yan Li has not had a good life in the Jiang family these years." Prime Minister Gu sighed, with a pitying tone, "Without a mother around, the child will inevitably suffer some grievances."

Jiang Yi remained silent.

The four princes behind him finally couldn't help but speak. The first one to speak was the eldest prince Yan Zheng: "We came to Mu State this time to take my sister back to recognize her ancestors."

The second prince Yan Chen spoke in a calm tone, but with a bit of coldness: "Yan Li is the legitimate little princess of Jin State, a noble golden branch and jade leaf, and she doesn't want to be a despised imperial princess in Mu State."

The fourth prince Yan Jin has a handsome appearance and elegant posture: "Big brother and second brother are right. The ninth prince of Mu State wants to marry my sister. According to the diplomatic etiquette of the two countries, he should go to Jin State in person to propose marriage, instead of marrying without telling her, and not taking Jin State seriously at all."

The sixth prince Yan Yun made a summary: "The Jiang family has been bad to my sister over the years. We will naturally seek justice for my sister. There is no need for Prime Minister Gu to be hypocritical."

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