In the Jing Kingdom royal family, the queen and the eldest princess were talking in the queen's Wanfu Palace.

The queen sat in the main seat, looking dignified and solemn; the eldest princess sat respectfully beside her, with a humble and gentle attitude.

"Imperial sister-in-law, our Xin'er is now fourteen years old. Prince Jin is also fifteen years old. It is time for him to marry a princess." The eldest princess Ye Mengxuan smiled, with a hint of calculation in her eyes.

The Queen frowned slightly, seeming somewhat displeased: "I heard that Princess Roujia is already engaged. What? Is she interested in Prince Jin?" Her tone contained a hint of contempt and disdain.

The princess quickly explained, "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? I just think that Xin'er and Prince Jin are of similar age, and both of them are royal nobles. If they can get married, it will be a wonderful story!"

The queen sneered and said sarcastically, "A nice story? Humph, I'm afraid some people don't have this in mind!" She stared at the eldest princess sharply, as if she wanted to see into her heart through her eyes.

The princess was frightened by the queen's eyes. She lowered her head and said softly, "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood me. I really didn't mean anything else..."

The queen interrupted her: "Okay, stop pretending to be pitiful here! I know what you and your daughter are thinking. Don't you just want to get close to Prince Jin? Let me tell you, it's impossible!" After saying that, the queen slammed the table, scaring the eldest princess so much that she trembled all over.

The princess looked at the queen aggrievedly, tears welling up in her eyes: "Sister-in-law, how could you treat me like this? I'm just concerned about Prince Jin's marriage..."

The Queen stood up, walked to the Princess, and poked her forehead with her finger: "I warn you, don't set your sights on Prince Jin! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

The princess nodded repeatedly, indicating that she did not dare to have any improper thoughts. However, she secretly muttered in her heart: "Humph, you don't want my daughter to marry Prince Jin, do you want others to marry Prince Jin?"

The Queen turned around and sat back in the main seat, saying sternly: "If the Princess has nothing else to do, please go back." The Princess had no choice but to bow and leave. After the Princess left, the Queen called her personal maid and ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on the Princess and her daughter. If they make any unusual movements, report to me immediately."

Afterwards, the Queen leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and thought to herself: "This eldest princess has always been ambitious, and now she has set her sights on Prince Jin. She really overestimates her own abilities. I absolutely cannot let them succeed. I must find a way to protect Prince Jin." At this time, the sky outside the palace was gloomy, as if foreshadowing a storm was about to come.

When the eldest princess returned to her mansion, her husband saw her and hurried forward to greet her.

"Where did Your Highness go today?" the prince consort asked with concern.

The princess smiled slightly and said, "I went to the palace to see the queen."

The prince consort nodded: "Oh~ but what happened?"

The eldest princess' eyes darkened: "Of course it's about Xuan'er's marriage."

The prince consort frowned: "Isn't Xuan'er's marriage already settled?"

The princess sighed, "But I don't want her to marry so far away. Besides, we don't know what kind of person the Prince of Ding'an is."

The prince consort thought for a moment and said, "Now that the war is not over, how about marrying Qingguo..."

At this time, Princess Roujia came running from a distance and interrupted their conversation.

"Mother, father, my daughter only wants to marry Brother Lan Xi." Princess Roujia said firmly.

"Nonsense! What's so good about being a prince? Prince Jin is your cousin. He knows you inside and out." The eldest princess said angrily.

"Mother, the person my daughter likes is not Prince Jin, why are you forcing me?"

"Prince Jin? What's the relationship with Prince Jin?"

The princess then told her husband Baili Tang everything she had said to the queen in the palace. After listening to Baili Tang, his face instantly became extremely gloomy and he said in disbelief: "How is this possible! How could the queen say such a thing!"

Princess Roujia was also so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. She widened her eyes and asked in a trembling voice: "Did the Queen really say that?"

The princess rolled her eyes at Princess Roujia and replied impatiently, "Yes, that's what the Queen said. Can I really lie to you?"

Princess Roujia still couldn't believe it. She frowned and said to herself, "How could it be... How could the Queen say such a thing..."

Baili Tang was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up at the eldest princess, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

"In this case, we don't have to consider the Queen's face anymore."

The princess was startled and asked hurriedly, "What do you mean by that?"

"In recent days, Prince Lan asked the emperor to marry Gongsun Xihua, but the emperor did not agree." Baili Tang said.

"Gongsun Xihua? Gongsun Li's daughter?" the eldest princess asked in surprise.

"That's right!" Baili Tang nodded and replied.

"Why didn't my brother agree?" the eldest princess asked in confusion.

"Your Highness, have you heard any rumors?" Baili Tang asked mysteriously.

The princess looked at Baili Tang in confusion, "What rumors?"

"Gongsun Xihua is destined to be a phoenix! If you marry her, you will ascend to the throne!" Baili Tang said in a low voice.

"Fate of the Phoenix? I also said that Xuan'er has the fate of the Phoenix?" The eldest princess smiled disdainfully, as if she did not believe this statement.

"What does that have to do with the Queen?" the eldest princess asked in confusion, frowning.

"That Gongsun Xihua is having an affair with Prince Jin." A hint of viciousness flashed in Baili Tang's eyes.

"Ah!" The eldest princess opened her mouth in surprise, "No wonder the Queen doesn't agree with Xuan'er marrying Prince Jin, it turns out she has set her eyes on Feng Ming." She suddenly realized.

The eldest princess' eyes flickered, as if she was thinking about something. She whispered to her husband, "Then let's help Prince Lan and let him get Gongsun Xihua." The husband was a little worried, "But will this cause dissatisfaction from the emperor?"

The princess raised her lips slightly: "As long as we do it secretly, my brother won't find out. Besides, if Gongsun Xihua becomes the Princess of Lan, it will also be beneficial to us."

Princess Roujia was listening to this, but she secretly complained in her heart. She had originally wanted to marry Brother Lanxi, but she also understood that she could not decide her own marriage.

So, she quietly left the room and returned to her boudoir with a heavy heart. In the following days, the eldest princess and her husband began to secretly plan to help Prince Lan marry Gongsun Xihua. They used their connections and power to create various opportunities in the palace for Prince Lan and Gongsun Xihua to meet.

At the same time, they also try to destroy the relationship between Prince Jin and Gongsun Xihua so that Prince Lan can ascend to the throne smoothly. However, can their plan really succeed? Will the power struggle in the palace cause greater waves? Everything is still unknown...

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