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The Southern Emperor is now very glad that he let the Crown Prince take over the government affairs and regrets not letting him return earlier.

The prince got the hang of it quickly and handled it well. I have had a rare few days of free time, relaxed and comfortable. I can even take a walk and see Baoer.

After dinner today, the Southern Emperor was planning to take a walk to Baoer's place to digest the food, but then he received bad news that the Eastern Emperor had arrived in the Southern Kingdom ahead of schedule, so the Southern Emperor had no choice but to come out to meet the guest.

At the palace gate, the Southern Emperor led a team to welcome the Eastern Emperor. Both sides smiled and met in a friendly manner. But the number of people... was a bit too many... as if they were here to fight...

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The atmosphere was a bit awkward. To ease it, the Southern Emperor brought them to the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The two men sat opposite each other. To show friendship, both sides ordered the palace servants to leave, leaving the two of them alone.

Southern Emperor: "Among the Eastern Emperor's daughters, only Raoyan is still unmarried, right?"

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Emperor Nan tried hard to find a topic.

"Yes!" Donghuang said with gritted teeth. He had endured it all the way, but since you brought it up first, don't blame him for being rude!

"I wanted to make friends with the Southern Emperor again, but he appointed a mere minister as my son-in-law. Even if you don't have a suitable prince, a crown prince will do! My daughter, a princess! Is she only worthy of a minister?"

Dong Huang smiled and complained seemingly jokingly, but in fact he already wanted to stab Nan Huang in his heart.

When Dong Huang proposed a marriage with the Southern Kingdom, it was actually because he heard that the new emperor of the Southern Kingdom was untalented and unintelligent, so he took the opportunity to send people to seize the Southern Kingdom and use it for his own purposes.

However, the Southern Emperor rose to power with the help of Concubine De, and the Crown Prince was too competitive, which became a major obstacle for Concubine De in her bid to seize power.

Later, the queen, who had been out of favor for a long time, became pregnant again. Donghuang and Defei discussed getting rid of the fetus in the queen's belly, but they did not want to add another obstacle. As a result, every assassination ended in failure, and the queen gave birth to two sons safely.

So the two men had no choice but to send people to assassinate the little prince, but they were discovered in time and could only steal one of them, who was thrown into a well and drowned. They also eliminated one of the concubines.

Thinking back to the past, Donghuang felt so regretful. He should have started the war to seize the Southern Kingdom from the beginning!

Of course the Southern Emperor knew that he was asking for an explanation, but his brothers had all died long ago, so where would the prince come from?

The Southern Emperor smiled politely, "This young man, Xiao Mu, is talented and handsome, and he will treat Rao Yan well. If the Eastern Emperor is worried about Rao Yan staying in the Southern Kingdom, he can also let Xiao Mu marry into the family."

That's what he said, but the Southern Emperor was obviously smiling but not really smiling. Is that okay? No! He was just saying it! Don't take it seriously! He couldn't bear to part with such a talented person!

Dong Huang shook his head as if he was relieved. "Forget it, forget it. I heard that Rao Yan likes Lord Mu very much, so let her be. As long as she is happy."

The Southern Emperor agreed with a smile, "Yes, the ability of children is not important, filial piety is the most important. Look at my prince, he was already over 30 years old before he gave birth to my grandson! How unreasonable!"

I'm showing off, you heard me right.

Dong Huang politely changed the subject with a smile on his face, "Shall we discuss chess?"

"Sure! Come on!" Phew, I finally fooled him...

"Come!"

Your good days are coming to an end.

Raoyan got married in the palace. Yunchuan stayed in the South for a long time, so the Southern Emperor also invited him out of courtesy.

If they want to bring in so many people, Xiang Liu and Xu Ying must split into two groups.

Yunchuan and Xu Ying entered with their guards Qingfeng and Xiao Le, and maids Wu Hualing and Dugu.

Xiang Liu and Ye Chenshang brought Kong Shan and Xiao Qiao Liu Shui, who was disguised as a maid, into the venue. In order not to attract the attention of Nan Huangdu and detect the identity of the twins, Xiao Qiao Liu Shui and his women had different clothes colors, styles, and hairstyles.

The venue was outdoors, with the East Emperor and the South Emperor sitting on high seats, one on the left and one on the right, on an equal footing.

Concubine De and Lord Mu's parents sat on the side of the Southern Emperor, and Prince Zhao sat below the Eastern Emperor. A long red carpet led directly to the palace gate. Rao Yan and Lord Mu stood on the red carpet and walked towards the platform.

The first bows were to Heaven and Earth, and to the Emperor of the East and the Emperor of the South. The second bows were to Lord Mu’s parents. Finally, the couple bowed to each other. After the ceremony, they were sent to the bridal chamber. They walked hand in hand to the bedroom to change clothes, and the banquet began at this time.

Another meaning is that the food can be served.

The red carpet divided the people into two sides, one side was people from the East, and the other side was people from the South.

Xiangliu and her friends sat at a table on the right side, closest to the counter. The advantage was a good view, and everyone in the group loved to join in the fun.

Mu Ling was at the table behind them. King Mo had also come and was still sitting in the corner.

After the dishes started to be served, a few people sitting at the seats secretly passed food to their friends behind them. After all, everyone at the table was their own people, so they needed to replenish their energy to work better, as there would be a tough battle to fight later.

After eating and drinking enough, Xiaoqiao Liushui began to fall asleep.

Concubine De has no supernatural powers at all and is very easy to control.

In a trance, the dream of the small bridge and flowing water was completed. Both of them were shocked and at a loss, and whispered, "...Master."

Xiang Liu turned around and saw that something was wrong with the two of them. She grabbed Ye Chenshang, and the four heads came together, reporting in a low voice.

Xiaoqiao Liushui said... The biological mother of King Mo was not Consort De, but Consort Li, that is, Consort Li and Consort Li... or Yuan Chu Xiangsi...

I just don't know why she didn't die, and why she changed into a more attractive appearance...

Xiang Liu felt a little confused when she heard the news. It was too complicated to digest, so she simply left it to Ye Chenshang to sort out. Then Xiaoqiao Liushui told Ye Chenshang the details in detail.

After Ye Chenshang finished listening and put all the clues together, he sat up straight. Xiang Liu saw that everyone had almost finished eating and the timing was right so that they would not waste food if they fought.

Rao Yan and Lord Mu also changed their clothes and returned to the scene. All the people were present. Xiang Liu directly opened a huge water wall on the open space, covering the entire venue. The royal guards outside the water wall had seen or heard about the lethality of the Huangling Water Wall, and no one dared to step into the venue.

The people present were a little panicked when they saw the strange phenomenon. Ye Chenshang and Xiang Liu walked onto the red carpet at this time, and the Emperor Nan had a headache on his throne.

"Ye Xiangliu, what are you going to do?!" He really can't control his wife here, and now there are outsiders! He can't lose face!

Xiangliu didn't care, "Nothing to do, just settle old and new accounts together."

The Southern Emperor frowned, looked at Mu Ling and then at Concubine De, feeling helpless and close to collapse, "Who has offended you again!?"

Xiang Liu didn't bother to pay attention to him. Ye Chenshang reported loudly, "Father, my brother and I were assassinated on the way back to the city. It was all planned by Concubine De! My brother and Commander Shen can both testify!"

The prince stood up from his seat to support Ye Chenshang, and Commander Shen also stepped forward from behind, "Your Majesty, we have also captured a witness!"

Xiao Le brought the witness to the edge of the red carpet, tore off his East Country Guard badge and threw it forward.

Commander Shen: "This person admitted that it was Concubine De who sent someone from the side branch of the Eastern Kingdom's royal family to control the beast to carry out the assassination, intending to disguise it as an accident!"