Chapter 274 The Queen Makes the Final Decision

"The return of the Emperor Phoenix?" In Shuhuang Palace, Jiang Yi, who was dressed in a luxurious phoenix robe, frowned and said in a cold tone, "Who spread this rumor? Are you going to put Li'er on the fire?"

The female official who was close to me, Yun Si, replied respectfully: "I sent someone to check, but there is no news back yet."

After a pause, "The eldest prince and the fourth prince also sent people to investigate the matter. I think this rumor made them a little bit uneasy."

Jiang Yi took off her grand phoenix robe while being served by the palace maid, walked to the case and sat down, randomly pulled out a book from the pile of memorials: "Can't sit still so soon? Your concentration is too poor."

Yun Si lowered his eyebrows: "The eldest prince may do something.

Jiang Yi raised her eyes: "Did you hear the noise?"

"Yes." Yun Si knelt down in front of the case, raised his hand to add water to the inkstone, and began to grind the ink skillfully, "The eldest prince wants to be a good brother who protects his sister, so as to win the favor of the princess and make her feel Dependence, but this way of gaining favor usually requires an opportunity.”

Jiang Yi leaned on the couch and unfolded the memorial in her hand, with a look of indifference on her face: "It doesn't matter, it just gives Li'er a chance to practice. I also want to see if she has the courage to take on big responsibilities."

"yes."

"Where are they?"

"We'll arrive in three days."

Jiang Yi hummed: "Go ahead and let the Ministry of Etiquette prepare the reception. The palace banquet must be grand. All officials and their wives of the third rank and above will attend the palace banquet at noon. The female relatives of officials above the fifth rank must enter the palace in the evening to participate in the cleansing ceremony held for the princess. For the banquet, each official wife can bring one daughter."

"yes."

"All the princes, princesses, princes, and princesses of the royal family must enter the palace to participate in the dust-washing banquet. If anyone excuses himself from coming, I will have a good talk with them."

"yes."

After saying this, Jiang Yi was silent for a moment: "Are the clothes and jewelry prepared by the inner palace for Li'er ready?"

"Everything is ready. Just wait for Her Royal Highness the Princess to come and try it on for her."

Jiang Yi hummed: "The decision to ennoble her as the eldest princess has been made in advance. I will announce her as the most noble eldest princess in the Jin Kingdom in the main hall, in front of all the clan officials, and her status is higher than that of the prince. above."

Yun Si nodded: "Yes."

Jiang Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a strange luster in his eyes.

Yan Li, it’s time for your light to shine.

Can you fulfill my wish and make Jin the second southern kingdom?

…

On September 15th, Yan Li’s car finally arrived in the neighboring city of Yanling.

Along the way, prophecies about "the return of the true phoenix and the divine phoenix will soon rewrite the fate of Jin" have been spread all over the world. At present, it is not known whether this is a true prophecy or a rumor.

However, the uproarious predictions did set off a wave of heat in the palace.

For three consecutive days, there was a lot of discussion about this matter in the morning.

Today is still no exception.

"I think that Her Royal Highness the Princess is still very young. She is still not used to it when she returns to the Jin Kingdom for the first time. She has not made many achievements in the family and the country. It is too early to call her the eldest princess now. I hope the Queen will think twice!"

"Wu Shangshu is absolutely right. The princess is still young and not old enough to take on the important role of the eldest princess. Please think again!"

"Yan Zheng." Jiang Yi sat on the phoenix chair and looked at Yan Zheng in front of the hall, "What do you think?"

"I think what Wu Shangshu said is reasonable." Yan Zheng bowed respectfully and replied, "The imperial sister is young, and I will definitely protect her like a jewel. However, the title of eldest princess is too eye-catching, I'm afraid. It will bring some unnecessary trouble to the imperial sister."

"Brother the Emperor is right, and I think so too." Yan Chen came out and said respectfully, "After the Emperor's sister returns to the Jin Kingdom, we can first prepare the best palace, the most beautiful clothes, and the most expensive ones for her. The jewels and the highest-quality servants and nuns are all in one body, but the title of eldest princess is really not appropriate. I hope my mother will think twice."

"My son believes that there are rumors outside, and someone must be doing it intentionally." Yan Jin frowned and spoke slowly, "The emperor is young and simple, and does not understand the insidious nature of it. I am afraid that she will be troubled by this rumor."

"I think that because Her Royal Highness the Princess is still young, it is necessary to make an exception and make the eldest princess." An elegant middle-aged man standing in the front row of civil servants said, "The princess has been away from Jin for fourteen years. She is ignorant, young and naive, and cannot distinguish between good intentions and bad intentions, but she will inevitably come into contact with many people after returning. If she encounters some malicious people, her identity as the eldest princess will play a protective role. "

Yan Yun frowned and retorted: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, what you said is wrong. The emperor's sister is not familiar with her life after she comes back. As the emperor's brother, we will protect her at all times. Who dares to have ill intentions towards her, how can we let it go?"

"I have no doubt that the four princes protect their sister," the prime minister said, "but there are differences between men and women. The four princes have their own things to do, and they cannot always protect the princess.

Yan Yun was choked and was about to speak.

Another old minister nodded in agreement: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense. As a woman, Her Royal Highness the Princess must have more contact with the ladies of the aristocratic families after she comes back, so as to understand some of the customs and various rules and etiquette of the Jin women earlier, and usually Under such circumstances, this kind of banquet between women is not suitable for men to be present, so the four princes cannot protect the princess at all times.”ŴŴŴ.

"Even if we can't protect the imperial sister at all times, we can still arrange some maids who are good at martial arts to protect her personally. Besides, there are nuns in the palace, and we don't want my sister to go to the appointment alone." Yan Yun retorted, "Master Censor doesn't think this reason is inappropriate. Common sense?”

"Since the four princes want to protect the princess, why can't they accept her being named the eldest princess?" Du Yushi asked, "As the queen's legitimate daughter, even if she has no meritorious service, it is not unacceptable for the four princes to make an exception and be named the eldest princess. Why does the prince object?"

Yan Yun's expression changed slightly: "I'm not against—"

"I'm not against it." Yan Zheng said righteously, "Your Majesty the Censor may have misunderstood what we meant. I just think that my sister is still young and we are fully capable of protecting her."

Jiang Yi looked at the princes with deep eyes, then turned to look at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair for a moment: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The emperor on the dragon throne looked a little tired. Hearing this, he seemed to have just come back from his empty thoughts, and then he said slowly: "Everything is decided by the queen."

Jiang Yi nodded: "In that case——"

"Report!" A person from outside the palace came in a hurry holding a flag. When he got to the palace, he knelt down on one knee, "Report to the Emperor, report to the Queen! The princess' honor guard has arrived at Yanling, but something happened in Yanling."

Jiang Yi's expression suddenly changed and she suddenly stood up: "What happened? How is the princess?"