After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

"So what do you think?" Zhou Yichen still had a good eye for people. Although he didn't like women approaching him casually, Jiang Zhenyao's eyes were bright, upright and clear, without any calculation.

What she said was most likely true.

Zhou Yichen had never thought about getting married, and felt that this topic was still far from his mind, at least not now.

Qi Bai has not even reached adulthood yet, and is only seventeen this year.

Besides, Zhou Yichen couldn't think of any woman in Beijing who could match his beauty.

Rong Yunlan was known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. She was beautiful and came from a prominent family. Zhou Yichen had seen her before and did not think she was as exaggerated as the outside world said. He knew that she was a fair-minded person and did not care much about appearance.

Compared to appearance, he would care more about character and whether he can get along with others?

In this regard, Jiang Zhenyao seems to be more suitable than others, but in fact, it is only on the surface.

"I have no intention of getting married, Your Highness, you are well aware of that." Chu Xi was as frank as ever.

"Whether it's the Ninth Princess or Jiang Zhenyao, I've said I don't want to marry either of them. Your Highness, you know that the situation outside is not good. Envoys from various countries have come to the capital, and they can't wait to test us before they even attend the birthday banquet."

"The next step is for the princes to enter the capital. With the influx of various forces, the princes' hostages are bound to be in turmoil and unable to suppress their desire to cause trouble. Compared to my affairs, the internal situation of the Great Zhou Kingdom is more important."

Seeing how serious he was, Zhou Yichen stopped joking.

The topic also turned to formal issues. "Today, envoys from other countries will also arrive in Beijing one after another. There will be a banquet in the palace tomorrow night at the latest. I am worried that my father will take this opportunity to issue an order to grant the marriage."

Zhou Yichen knew better than anyone that his father was wary of him, although he didn't understand why his father was so wary of him. He was also wary of his grandfather.

Even if the Xiao family of Jinling was in charge of the best academy in the Great Zhou, there was no need to do so, even though many scholars could flock to the court to serve as officials.

But the Jinling Xiao family had long since withdrawn from the court. Now, there is not a single Xiao family member serving as an official in the court of the Great Zhou. All of the Xiao family members are teachers in academies, teaching academic subjects.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Grandfather talked to me about this last night. His Majesty has already mentioned it to the Queen, and the Queen has rejected it outright. Unless the Eighth Prince resorts to some trickery, even if His Majesty grants the marriage, I will find a way to reject it."

After hearing the old marquis's advice in his study last night, Chu Xi had already guessed what was going on and now had come up with a plan.

No matter how stupid the current emperor is, there are still two words behind his stupidity: incompetence.

He was not a particularly bloodthirsty person, but his stupidity lay in the fact that he knew that the court was in chaos and full of intrigue, but he pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended to know nothing.

His incompetence lies in the fact that he has been in power for more than ten years without any notable achievements. Instead, he demoted or expelled many of his former meritorious officials because he was afraid that others would surpass him in achievements.

If the previous emperor had not reorganized the Zhou court and left a solid foundation, it would not have been able to withstand the punishment of Emperor Tianwu.

Therefore, the foolish and incompetent Emperor Tianwu did not dare to easily touch the meritorious families, especially the House of Loyalty and Bravery. His Majesty had already forced the only prince to not be able to serve as an official in the court. If he continued to press...

Even if Emperor Tianwu was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, other court officials would not agree. Killing someone just for a marriage, especially a crown prince who had inherited a title, was such a stupidity that it would go down in history.

"Don't worry, I've already inquired about it. His Majesty will not grant you and Ping An a marriage again. But the Sixth Princess from Western Chu is a hot potato."

Zhou Yichen knew that the probability that his father would grant the marriage to Ping An and Qi Bai was only one percent, but the possibility that the princess would be given to a prince was very high, and the less favored the prince, the more likely it was.

And he has been inexplicably targeted by his father for so many years, and I am afraid that this arranged marriage will most likely fall on him.

"Your Highness, are you afraid that this peach blossom will fall on your head?" Chu Xi understood immediately. She knew better than anyone else about the targeting of Zhou Yichen. She didn't see the ending, so she didn't see the source of His Majesty's disgust for Zhou Yichen?

"This is not an ordinary peach blossom. The Fourth and Fifth Princes of Western Chu were on a diplomatic mission. The Fifth Prince wanted to kill the Fourth Prince, so he took him away from Western Chu on the pretext that the Fourth Prince was the Sixth Princess's biological brother from the same mother."

Zhou Yichen took a pillow and placed it behind Chu Xi, fearing that she would feel uncomfortable if she sat for too long and would need something to lean on.

Chu Xi's wide sleeves swayed slightly, and as Zhou Yichen helped her move upwards, she tilted her head slightly. She was not used to being supported by others, but Zhou Yichen seemed to be very concerned about her injury.

It was impossible for her to refuse, so she could only let him do it.

"The Fourth Prince must have known that the Fifth Prince wanted to kill him. He followed him out not because he had no power to resist, but because he felt that this was a good opportunity."

Zhou Yichen still has some people under his command, and these people are all in the capital. Two of them are also from aristocratic families. They are born as illegitimate children, but they are extremely talented.

One gave him advice, and the other collected intelligence. Zhou Yichen knew about the fierce fight between the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince of Western Chu long ago.

The Fourth Prince wanted to use his own sister to form an alliance with the Prince of the Great Zhou, and take the opportunity to borrow some manpower from the Prince who had successfully formed the alliance to get rid of the Fifth Prince.

The intrigues in Western Chu are no worse than those in Great Zhou.

After hearing what Zhou Yichen said, Chu Xi instantly understood why they had to join forces and send envoys to the Great Zhou to invite the two princes.

She raised her eyes and said with a smile, "They both want to kill each other, but they don't want to leave any evidence. They both want to join forces with the prince of the Great Zhou. The action of Zhou Jinye and the fifth prince of Western Chu last night was just a foundation. Once it succeeds, it will be like doing business. If it succeeds, it will be the same."

Afterwards, if the blame can be successfully thrown to the Great Zhou, he will not be held accountable when he returns to Western Chu, killing two birds with one stone.

Sure enough, no matter which country it is, as long as it is about the fight for the throne, there will be constant intrigue.

"That's right." Zhou Yichen's eyes were slightly cold. "So no matter which one of them gets into trouble next, they may be assassinated by the Great Zhou. If they die on the territory of the Great Zhou, Western Chu will have an excuse to send troops openly."

Chu Xi straightened his sleeves. "This time the Fifth Prince failed to assassinate us, and the people he sent were killed or captured instead. From now on, whenever something happens to the Fifth Prince, the Fourth Prince will have absolute reason to put the blame on us."

"I'm afraid the Fourth Prince has already noticed it and is planning how to attack the Fifth Prince."

It’s really annoying. Chu Xi actually doesn’t like intrigue, but unfortunately, being in this situation, she can’t escape such a fate.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I've sent people to keep an eye on them. As long as they make any movement, they will tell us the first time." Zhou Yichen chuckled and comforted Chu Xi.

Chu Xi was not that worried. She knew better than anyone that even if they did not die in the Great Zhou, the surrounding countries would still take action.