I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

As soon as these words came out, Guo Wei's face turned pale instantly.

The emperor asked with a gloomy face.

"What do you mean?"

Chu Hanxiang chuckled with disdain.

"My father will not take the risk of letting his two sons come to Pingyang alone. If they fall into a trap and are taken as hostages, it will be a loss. To be honest, as soon as we set out, my father led an army of 100,000 to attack your Pingyang. Moreover, we have heard that several generals of your Pingyang have gone out to fight and will not be back for three to five years. The military strength of your Chang'an City is less than 30,000, and there is no general who can show off. Hahahaha... my Northern Chu State only needs to use a small part of its troops to defeat your Chang'an City and flatten it..."

As he said these words, there was contempt in his eyes and hatred in his mouth.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, his face full of black lines.

"You, Northern Chu, really underestimate me. I married my daughter to Northern Chu just to seek peace between the two countries. Now, not only do you doubt me, but you also bring troops to me. You, Northern Chu, are really going too far."

"Hahaha, so what if it's excessive? We came here with sincerity. Why don't you kill me and my brother, or tie us up? Then see if your Chang'an City will be razed to the ground overnight. See if the surrounding countries will attack your Pingyang Country because you didn't keep your promise?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard came running in.

"Report..."

The emperor's face turned pale in an instant.

"Your Majesty, there are enemy troops camped five miles outside the city, and there are also enemy troops camped at Youzhou Pass."

The emperor's expression suddenly became tense.

“How many people can you see clearly?”

"There are about 30,000 people five miles outside the city, and 70,000 to 80,000 people at Youzhou Pass."

The emperor's body swayed, then he leaned back in the chair, with fear in his eyes.

It seems that what Chu Hanxiang said was true. The Northern Chu Kingdom really came with an army of 100,000 to attack the border.

What he feared most was that the people of Northern Chu would take advantage of this opportunity to attack Pingyang State, so he proposed a marriage between the two countries. However, he did not expect that he would end up just sticking out his mouth and waiting for the other side to attack him.

How could he not be angry? How could he not be annoyed?

He looked at Chu Hanxiang with a sullen face.

"Are you from Northern Chu trying to take advantage of this opportunity to cause chaos in Pingyang? Your methods are really despicable."

Chu Hanxiang waved his hand slowly.

"Your Majesty, you can't say that. We are here with sincerity, otherwise I would not come here in person. But, it depends on whether your sincerity is enough."

"What do you mean?"

Chu Hanxiang suddenly turned to look at Luo Nianxi.

"I want to take Leng Yiyan's woman away now..."

"No."

The emperor's breathing suddenly became heavy. "This is a matter concerning the royal dignity of my Pingyang Kingdom. I will not agree to it."

"Don't rush to respond to me. I'll give you one day. Tomorrow morning, we will go back. If you don't agree, then the war between the two countries will start immediately."

After leaving these words, he clasped his fists and saluted again. Before turning around and leaving, he pointed at Leng Rujing and said:

"By the way, this princess, my brother doesn't mind her age, so take her away with you!"

Leng Rujing's face turned pale in an instant. She pointed at Chu Hanxiang and cursed him angrily.

"You people from Northern Chu are so despicable and shameless. This princess would never marry you even if she dies."

Although her words were harsh, Chu Hanxiang was not annoyed.

"Your Majesty, this time I came here, my Northern Chu Kingdom only wants these two women. By the way, I'm staying at the Home Inn. Tell me the letter tomorrow morning. Goodbye."

After leaving these words, he walked away in a carefree manner with big strides, and Chu Hanrui followed him.

Looking at their arrogant backs, Leng Rujing couldn't help but shout to the emperor:

"Father, they are really going too far. They don't take us seriously at all. We can't let them go like this."

The emperor suddenly shouted angrily:

"You are too soft-hearted. Back off."

"Father..."

"Go back."

Leng Rujing then bit her lips, swung the handkerchief in her hand, and walked away angrily.

The emperor then instructed everyone:

"Crown Prince, Seventh Prince, Eighth Prince, Grand Tutor Xiao, General Hu, stay. The rest of you, all leave."

Hearing this, Luo Nianxi suddenly had a bad feeling.

Among the five people left, three are in cahoots with Crown Prince Leng Yicheng. What good ideas can they come up with?

But seeing everyone leaving, she also lifted her skirt and left, but the emperor suddenly called her back.

"Princess Yan, don't rush back. Go to Fengxian Palace and chat with the queen."

This……

Luo Nianxi realized that the emperor's request for her to chat with the queen was fake and he had other purposes.

But he still nodded in agreement.

Queen Jiang's face also turned ugly at this time. She stepped forward, took Luo Nianxi's hand, walked straight out of the Qianqing Palace, and headed straight for the Fengxian Palace.

Along the way, Queen Jiang did not speak, and Luo Nianxi did not say anything either.

Inside the Imperial Study Room

The emperor looked at the people standing in front of him and spoke solemnly,

"What do you think about the Northern Chu Kingdom?"

Eighth uncle Leng Jin was the first to speak.

"No matter what, we cannot let Princess Yan remarry to the Northern Chu Kingdom. How can this save the royal family's reputation? How can Yan'er have the dignity to stay in Chang'an City in the future?"

Master Xiao held his chin with one hand and shook his head.

"But what Chu Hanxiang said is indeed true. The 100,000 troops of Northern Chu are not fake. They came here not just to seek marriage, but to find trouble. With the current military strength of Pingyang, let alone the 100,000 troops of Northern Chu, even 30,000 or 50,000 elite soldiers cannot resist them."

The Seventh Prince Leng Chen also nodded solemnly.

"Master Xiao is right. They made this request because they thought we wouldn't agree to it. Then they can use it as an excuse to say that Pingyang State has gone back on its word and use it as an excuse to attack Pingyang State. Instead of doing that, we should just agree to it..."

The Eighth Prince immediately angrily rebuked:

"Seventh brother, what do you mean by this? Do you agree to marry Princess Yan to Northern Chu? This is simply a great shame and humiliation, a huge joke."

"But if I don't agree, the other party will go to war with Pingyang State and destroy Chang'an City. If my eighth brother has a good way to break this situation, just ignore what I said."

"I……"

The Eighth Uncle certainly didn't have any good solutions, but no matter what, he would not agree to let Luo Nianxi remarry to the Northern Chu Kingdom.

Leng Yicheng, who had been silent the whole time, frowned, clasped his hands together, and said solemnly:

"Father, I think that if Princess Yan can use her own strength to protect the well-being of the people of Pingyang and avoid war between the two countries, then she will be a great contributor to Pingyang. This is feasible."

"absurd……"

The Eighth Prince roared again.

"I think this is not feasible. Your Majesty, please think twice."

The emperor looked at General Hu who had been standing there without saying a word.

"General Hu, what do you think about this matter?"