The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

Prince Yong's protection of Si Yan was beyond everyone's expectation. Prince Yong never fought for anything, but today he was really determined to fight for the beauty he loved.

Qi Ziyu glanced around, his whole body emitting the awe-inspiring aura of a warrior on the battlefield: "You all keep saying that Situ's daughter has brought shame to Daxuan, but you don't know that it is you who have brought shame to Daxuan.

"When the Beimang army was at the gates of our city, destroying the lives of our Daxuan people, where were you, my lords? When the Beiyan Pass was breached by the enemy army, and the enemy army burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of atrocities in our Daxuan, where were you, my lords?

“My Lords, do you know who came up with the plan that led to victory in the border war? It was Situ’s daughter, Si Yan!

"Miss Si fought on the battlefield, as brave as any man, and ended decades of border warfare for our Great Xuan. She made great contributions to our Great Xuan, risking her life without asking for anything in return. Yet, you have humiliated and slandered her like this. This king is deeply saddened.

"Now that peace has finally arrived in Daxuan, you ministers are calling for the killing of our Daxuan heroes. Where is your loyalty and courage? Where is your conscience?

"Could it be that just because the envoys from the Northern Mang Nation presented us with gifts today and smiled at our monarch and his subjects, have you forgotten how the Northern Mang Nation once trampled upon Daxuan? You have seized upon a rumor and wantonly humiliated Miss Si. This is the greatest shame for Daxuan."

Prince Yong's words made all the court officials blush and lower their heads, but they did not stand up.

Song Yi, the Minister of Rites, continued, "We remember the contributions of the Situ's daughter. However, for the sake of the royal family's reputation, we believe that the Situ's daughter is not suitable for Prince Yong's wife. We ask Your Majesty to cancel the engagement between Prince Yong and the Situ's daughter."

The other court officials followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, please cancel the engagement between Prince Yong and the daughter of the Minister of the Interior."

All the civil and military officials in the court knelt on the ground, like a group of unreasonable scoundrels.

The emperor never imagined that the court of Daxuan would one day become so corrupt and decadent.

"Si Yan, what do you think?"

The emperor raised his eyes and looked at the silent woman as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

Only now did he understand that perhaps this woman was the only one who could save Daxuan.

Ever since she appeared in Shangjing, Prince Yong's power has been rising step by step, and now he can confront the Prime Minister's party.

Since she has anticipated the current situation, she must have a way to deal with it.

Si Yan smiled faintly, calmly saying, "Your Majesty, it's just a marriage. Nothing can be changed, and nothing can be decided..."

The emperor thought his reaction was not fast, but he immediately understood what Si Yan meant.

What Si Yan meant was that regardless of whether the engagement between her and Prince Yong was cancelled, the Situ Mansion would support Prince Yong.

Si Yan had already told him to agree first to stabilize the Prime Minister's faction and prevent them from doing anything extreme.

Xin Rui listened to the two people talking in sign language and always felt that something was wrong.

"My dear Si, what do you think?" The emperor looked at Si Zhengxuan.

Si Zhengxuan slowly stood up and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, my daughter's temper is indeed a bit wild. Please, Your Majesty, cancel the engagement between my daughter and Prince Yong."

The emperor took a deep breath. It was the first time that all the civil and military officials in the court, including Si Zhengxuan, were so unanimous.

However, one side was forcing him, while the other side was considering the overall situation.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, my dear ministers."

The emperor slammed his wine glass down on the table again and said, "Pass on my decree to cancel the engagement between Prince Yong and Situ's daughter."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Minister of Rites Song Yi completed the task and breathed a sigh of relief.

He was also worried that he might anger His Majesty like the Minister of War and be executed directly by His Majesty.

"Your Majesty is wise! Long live Your Majesty!" the court officials shouted in unison.

The emperor cancelled their engagement, and the solemn and dignified hall suddenly came back to life.

Just when Xin Rui and others were feeling proud and toasting each other to celebrate, Ling Mohan, the deputy commander of the capital's guards and general of the Left Guard, came to the palace.

Ling Mohan entered the hall and knelt on one knee to salute the emperor.

"Your Majesty, today in the capital, I discovered someone spreading rumors about Miss Si and Prince Yan. Considering this matter is of great importance, I have come to report this."

"Tell me, who is spreading the rumors?" The emperor was filled with anger and had no place to vent. When he heard Ling Mohan say that he had found the person spreading the rumors, he couldn't help but want to catch this person.

Xin Rui clenched his fists in his sleeves. Ling Mohan had just taken office, and he couldn't wait to become their enemy?

"Bring up the people who spread the rumors."

Ling Mohan waved his hand outside the hall, and immediately guards from the capital city brought up several important prisoners.

One of the prisoners had a leg injury and was supported by someone as he limped in.

Ling Mohan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, these are some of the important figures I found while leading my men to investigate teahouses, taverns, and the streets and alleys. There are also more than a dozen others, all of whom are imprisoned in the Zuowei Mansion prison."

Several people fell to their knees with a thud, kowtowed repeatedly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, spare us, Your Majesty, we were...were instructed by a noble in the palace to spread rumors about Miss Si and Prince Yan..."

"Which house?" the emperor asked with a serious look.

The lame man in the lead said, "Jing... Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Lord Bian's residence..."

"Bian Sui?" The emperor glanced coldly at the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, and only then saw that the prefect's face had already turned pale.

Bian Sui never expected that the Prince Yong's Mansion and the Situ Mansion had not sent anyone to deal with the rumors, but Ling Mohan had these people arrested.

Si Yan was not surprised. She had long noticed that Ling Mohan had been strengthening patrols and guards.

Although she is no longer the childhood sweetheart in his eyes, he will not allow anyone to slander and defame her.

After all, they grew up together, and this childhood sweetheart relationship will never disappear.

"You... you... you are slandering me!" Bian Sui stood up tremblingly and knelt before the emperor, "Your Majesty, I am innocent."

The lame man shouted, "Master Bian, you are not wronged! It was your people who asked us to spread the rumors! When your people met us, they were still masked, but we were roaming the streets of the capital and had grown more cautious. We followed your people all the way and found that they returned to the Bian Mansion."

General Ling said that if he told the truth, he might plead for His Majesty to spare their lives.

Bian Sui fell to the ground with his hands and cried out in protest, "Your Majesty, I am truly wronged. These wicked people must have been bribed to slander me."

As he said this, he glanced at Ling Mohan. Everyone knew that Ling Mohan grew up with Miss Si as a childhood sweetheart!

Before the emperor could speak, the lame man blurted out, "Your Majesty, it was really the people from Lord Bian's residence who asked us to spread rumors about Miss Si and Prince Yan. They said that for each rumor we spread, there would be a copper coin reward. So we recruited a lot of people, and overnight, the rumors were all over the capital. But the people from Lord Bian's residence saw that we made too much money, so they wanted to default on their debt and withhold the reward."

"It's complete nonsense!" Bian Sui's face flushed red as he glared at the lame man.

The lame man continued, "Your Majesty, we went to your house yesterday, but the people from Lord Bian's residence refused to acknowledge us, so they beat us out. Your Majesty, this little man's leg was injured by someone from Lord Bian's residence yesterday."

As he spoke, the lame man lifted up his trouser leg, revealing the bruises on his leg. "If I hadn't run fast, my leg would have been broken. Your Majesty, what I said is all true. We have more than a dozen brothers who can testify to this."

Several people beside the lame man said in quick succession: "Your Majesty, it was someone from Lord Bian's residence who ordered us to do this..."

"It's Lord Bian, it's Lord Bian."