If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

He Jingyao did bring it up on purpose.

Ever since he proposed to build a port in Tianhe City, the ministers of the Yong Dynasty stopped negotiating with him and had a tough attitude. They would never give Tianhe City to the Southern Dynasty.

He might as well ask for a marriage for their emperor.

The emperor was in a very good mood today. Ever since Lu Yuan brought him a folk miracle doctor, his headache was almost cured and he felt as if he had become a few years younger.

But this envoy from the Southern Dynasty, what’s his name, that little bastard surnamed He, is causing him so much trouble!

"I wonder how old your emperor is this year?" asked Prime Minister Zhang, who was sitting at the front of all the officials.

He Jingyao smiled, "In the prime of life."

"So you want our princess to become the queen?" Prime Minister Zhang asked again.

"Our queen is still alive." He Jingyao said.

Zhang Shoufu: "How dare you ask to marry our princess?"

The smug smile on He Jingyao's lips froze. He sat up straight and looked at Prime Minister Zhang with cold eyes.

"Your Majesty, is your minister willing to humiliate our allies in this way?"

"Is this a humiliation?" Prime Minister Zhang turned and asked the minister next to him.

Then he smiled and looked at the Minister of Rites and Lu Yuan, "Do you think this is a humiliation?"

The Minister of Rites laughed, "How can this be considered a humiliation? Lord Xiao He is too fussy."

"Your Majesty, our envoy drank too much. Please don't blame me." Ruan Xinglin looked at He Jingyao seriously.

He turned around and bowed gently to apologize.

He Jingyao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

When the Wanshou Festival was over, carriages drove out of the palace gate one after another.

The streets were still crowded with people, the dragon and lion dances were still going on, and it was bustling everywhere.

He Jingyao kicked the coachman away, pulled the rope to speed up, and scared the people on the street into screaming.

The carriage turned sharply and stopped Ruan Xinglin's carriage.

"Master Xiao He, are you in a hurry to reincarnate?" the coachman said unhappily.

"Xi Ye, don't be rude." Ruan Xinglin scolded lightly.

He Jingyao stepped onto the carriage in a flash, lifted his robe, and sat opposite Ruan Xinglin.

"Let's talk, Prime Minister Ruan."

Ruan Xinglin was holding a cup of tea in his hand and drinking it slowly. "Okay, I'm all ears."

"The emperor wants to open sea transportation. You are the prime minister and you should know what the emperor is thinking. I have tried so hard to negotiate with him. Prime Minister Ruan should not hinder him." He Jingyao said coldly.

"Is it the emperor who wants to start sea transportation, or is it that your He family is just daydreaming?" Ruan Xinglin raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

He Jingyao's eyes were like knives, cutting Ruan Xinglin.

"Prime Minister Ruan, could it be that because your sister married into the Yong Dynasty, your Ruan family has forgotten the sufferings that our Southern Dynasty once experienced?"

"What suffering?" Ruan Xinglin asked.

He Jingyao's face darkened. "If the Yong Dynasty hadn't taken away our three most important cities, we would have lost our defensive positions and been almost destroyed by Xijiang and Dongque. How much humiliation would we have suffered..."

"He Jingyao, we seized those three cities from the Yong Dynasty. If the Southern Dynasty can seize other people's cities, others can also seize them back." Ruan Xinglin said in a deep voice.

"If the Southern Dynasty wants to become strong, what's the point of invading other countries' land? Do you think the Southern Dynasty is already capable of fighting the Yong Dynasty? The Southern Dynasty is keeping a low profile. Has the Yong Dynasty just wasted all these years?"

"He Jingyao, you are not as smart as He Zhiyuan to provoke war in this way."

He Jingyao sneered, "The Emperor of Yong Dynasty doesn't dare to open sea transportation, which wastes Tianhe City. Since they are allies, why can't we borrow a port from them?"

Is that a loan?

It's a blatant robbery.

"If you can really borrow Tianhe City, I will retire from now on." Ruan Xinglin smiled slightly.

He Jingyao straightened his back suddenly, "Prime Minister Ruan, you are not drunk, are you?"

"Don't worry, Ben is more sober than you." Ruan Xinglin said.

boom--

A firework suddenly exploded in the air.

Ruan Xinglin's eyes turned cold. This was a signal flare unique to the Southern Dynasty.

Someone was sending a signal to He Jingyao.

"What did you do?" Ruan Xinglin asked coldly.

He Jingyao showed a nonchalant smile, "Prime Minister Ruan, people who should have died long ago should remain dead forever."

Ruan Xinglin understood what he meant instantly and smashed the teacup in his hand at He Jingyao.

"You uncle and nephew are so brave! Do you know who you are going to kill?" Ruan Xinglin asked angrily.

"Hehe, your Ruan family has been secretly searching for so many years, isn't it just to bring this bastard back to the Southern Dynasty? Do you think the emperor would want to see him?" He Jingyao sneered.

Ruan Xinglin pushed He Jingyao away and strode out of the carriage.

"It's too late. That was the signal that we had succeeded." He Jingyao said with a smile.

Ruan Xinglin's eyes darkened, "Kill him."

Before He Jingyao could react, the ordinary guard on the shaft of the carriage suddenly flew into the air, with a cold flash of the sword in his hand.

"!" He Jingyao's pupils shrank.

He tried to dodge hastily, but the opponent was too fast and his arm was cut bloody.

"Ruan Xinglin, if you dare to hurt me, my uncle will not let you go." He Jingyao roared.

"I will personally hand over your body to He Zhiyuan then." Ruan Xinglin walked towards the place where the signal fireworks appeared without looking back.

He Jingyao didn't care about Ruan Xinglin. He drew the soft sword from his waist and started fighting with Xi Ye.

damn it.

In order to kill Lu Yuan, he sent out all the secret guards around him.

He won't really be killed here tonight, will he?

……

……

the other side.

Lu Yuan waited for Shen Sui'an outside the palace gate and returned to the Duke's Mansion with her.

Shen Sui'an was very surprised and thought he needed to be on duty today.

Ruan smiled and said, "I won't interfere with your conversation. Your third uncle will come to pick me up."

"Aunt San, let's wait for Uncle San to arrive before we leave." Shen Sui'an said.

"No need, he's coming." Ruan motioned for them to look over. Master Lu San was already riding over on a horse, and he was still wearing armor.

Mr. Lu San had just finished his shift and strode to Ruan. "I heard that the envoy from the Southern Dynasty proposed a marriage?"

"Just ignore the nonsense he's talking when he's drunk," Ruan said with a smile.

They didn't take what He Jingyao said to heart.

Lu Yuan took Shen Sui'an's hand and got into the carriage. She told him what Princess Yongning said today.

"Will the marriage really happen?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.

The Yong Dynasty would indeed not allow the princess to marry, but...

She remembered that Princess Guangning in her previous life went to the Southern Dynasty to marry, and it was Concubine Yao who advocated it.

Just because there is no precedent doesn’t mean there isn’t one.

"The emperor's decision is not something others can guess, but he will never marry his daughter to the Southern Dynasty," said Lu Yuan.

If He Jingyao hadn't brought it up at this time, it might not have been the case.

“The special marine camp should be implemented soon.”

Shen Sui'an's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"But who will be in charge of the Maritime Special Battalion still needs to be agreed upon by the cabinet, and the final decision will be made by the emperor," said Lu Yuan.

"Then..." Shen Suian was about to speak when he suddenly caught a glimpse of cold light at the corner of his eyes.

"Be careful!" she yelled.

The sharp and cold tip of the knife pierced through the roof of the car, and the sound of swords clashing could be heard outside.

Lu Yuan's eyes turned cold, "Don't come out, I'll go take a look."