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

Everyone was silent at this moment, and Concubine Xin and Xin Rui did not speak either.

Concubine Xin also knew that with His Majesty's attitude today, they could not deal with Prince Yong openly for the time being.

However, seeing how sick Prince Yong looks, I'm afraid he won't live for many more days.

"Excellent." The emperor was delighted and commended him on the spot. "Then today, I will follow the example of the ancient sages and show some mercy. Prince Yong has recaptured Beiyan Pass and annihilated 200,000 enemy troops. His crime will be forgiven and he will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver, 1,000 acres of fertile land, 1,000 pieces of brocade, 50 hu of pearls, and 10 chests of gold, silver, and jewelry."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Si Yan immediately thanked him and, by the way, put a high hat on the emperor. "Your Majesty's heart is as broad as the sea, embracing the universe. You should be a model for all ages. Your Majesty's good name will be passed down through the ages and passed down forever."

The emperor couldn't help laughing. This girl is very good at talking, even better than Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan's cheeks kept twitching. Fortunately, this girl was just a little girl, and this was her only chance to speak in front of His Majesty.

Otherwise, he, the eunuch chief, would have no chance to face the flattery in the future.

Prince Yong stood up from his chair, holding the armrest, and bowed respectfully to the emperor: "Your son thanks you, father."

"Long live His Majesty!" All the ministers knelt down and shouted.

Concubine Xin also followed suit and called out the emperor's heroic name, but she was almost hurt by anger in her heart.

She felt something was wrong when the emperor favored Si Zhengxuan again this time.

After what happened today, she discovered that something was wrong with the emperor.

The emperor began to suppress the Xin family.

The old emperor forgave Prince Yong at this moment, and felt that he had done a great thing, and was in a very happy mood.

He glanced at Si Qingshan and said, "General Xuanwei Si Qingshan has made great contributions in this campaign. He is promoted to General Huaihua and awarded five thousand taels of silver, five hundred acres of fertile land, one thousand pieces of brocade, twenty hu of pearls, and five boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry."

"Your Majesty, I, Si Qingshan, thank you." Si Qingshan straightened his back to accept the reward and kowtowed to express his gratitude for the emperor's grace.

Qi Ziyu looked at Si Yan, who was trying her best to clear his name and speak for him, and couldn't help but say, "Father, our army was able to achieve a great victory this time and recapture Beiyan Pass, all thanks to Miss Si's extraordinary plan..."

Before Prince Yong could finish, Si Yan gently interrupted: "Your Majesty, these are all the achievements of Prince Yong. If it weren't for Prince Yong's bravery and decisiveness, no matter how many strategies your subject came up with, they would be useless."

Si Yan has already shown her prowess today and attracted the emperor's attention, so it is not appropriate for her to compete for credit anymore, lest the emperor find it difficult to accept that a woman like her has made such great military achievements, and instead become suspicious of her.

There is still a long time to come, and there are many opportunities for the emperor to realize her abilities. She should be given a chance to catch her breath.

"I know, little girl, you have also made contributions."

The emperor didn't believe that Si Yan was as powerful as Prince Yong said, but that didn't stop him from being very happy about this girl today.

"Si Yan's rewards are the same as his brother's, except he does not hold an official position."

"Your Majesty, today I spoke harshly and offended the Imperial Concubine. If it weren't for Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine's generosity and letting me off the hook, I would have lost my head long ago. I really don't dare to accept the reward anymore."

Seeing her so modest and acquiescent, the emperor couldn't help but feel a surge of favor: "Don't worry, the imperial concubine won't bother with you, and I will certainly not bother with you either."

The emperor had a smile on his face, and he thought that this girl's quick words were really admirable.

The emperor tilted his head slightly and looked at Concubine Xin beside him, "Isn't that right, Concubine?"

The Imperial Concubine came back to her senses and smiled faintly, "Of course, I am in charge of the harem, how could I bother with a little girl?"

Concubine Xin had a perfect smile on her face, but murderous intent was hidden in her eyes.

A little girl actually dared to jump around in front of her. She made the girl die without knowing how she died.

"Then I will respectfully obey your command. Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Si Yan thanked him generously and accepted the reward with pleasure.

The emperor looked at Yang Ke and other border generals and spoke sternly, "The rest of the officers and men will wait for the Ministry of Personnel to promote them and issue them rewards."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The soldiers shouted loudly.

Prince Chen and Prince Xin stood in the crowd, both with ugly expressions, especially Prince Chen Qi Shuoyu.

Qi Shuoyu originally felt that his experience at the border was not very glorious, so he did not say anything.

He thought his mother had some clever way to punish Si Yan and Qi Ziyu, but he didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, Si Yan and Qi Ziyu were not only not punished, but also rewarded.

Thinking of the hardships he had suffered at the border, Qi Shuoyu couldn't help it.

Prince Xin Qi Mingzhe tried to pull his brother back, but failed.

Prince Chen wiped his tears and rushed out from the crowd: "Father, this Si Yan does not deserve your reward at all. She bullied me at the border and killed people in the army. You must stand up for me."

The emperor had already heard about Qi Shuoyu's affairs at the border.

Prince Yong wrote a letter saying that he disappeared when the enemy attacked. If that wasn't escape, what was it?

"Bully you?" The emperor glanced at his useless youngest son with disdain. "It's good enough that you don't bully others. Who would dare to bully you?"

The dragon has nine sons, each one is different, but he never expected that he would give birth to such a bastard.

Deserting from the battlefield is a capital crime!

How dare he come out and complain?

"Father, this is absolutely true. The soldiers in the army can testify. I was ordered by the emperor to go to the border and take over the army. But that night, this woman came to the army in revealing clothes and seduced me. Then she injured my hand and slaughtered dozens of my soldiers.

"The next day, Si Qingshan even brought his army to harass me. He also threatened me in front of all the soldiers, saying that not only should these two siblings not be rewarded, but they were also guilty of treason."

The emperor couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Prince Yong didn't mention a word about these things.

But he also knew that his youngest son was unreliable, so he did not express his opinion on the spot.

"Little girl, is this true?" the emperor asked in a neither light nor heavy tone.

Si Yan's expression was calm, and he spoke calmly, "Your Majesty, it is true, but it is not entirely as Prince Chen said. There are some things that Prince Chen only knows one side of the story, and therefore he has misunderstood me. I believe that as long as I explain it clearly, Prince Chen will be able to let it go."

Prince Chen shouted, "Misunderstanding? These are all my own experiences. Are you telling me this is a misunderstanding?"

Si Yan spoke calmly, neither servile nor overbearing, "What Prince Chen said, that this minister seduced Prince Chen by wearing revealing clothing, is pure nonsense. The clothes this minister wore that day are exactly what I wore in the hall today. May I ask Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, and the Imperial Concubine, is there anything wrong with this?"

Prime Minister Xin stared at Si Yan and couldn't find any fault with him. He was completely covered from the collar to the neck.

If this kind of clothing is considered revealing, then no one in the entire Shangjing is not exposed, and the imperial concubine is even more exposed.

When the Imperial Concubine heard Si Yan say this, she knew that her son had suffered a loss.

Si Yan doesn't need to expose himself at all. Just relying on this face is enough to make lustful people unable to control themselves.

But her son just likes this, and it is impossible for him to refuse his boss's advice.

King Chen was seething with anger. "You are deliberately trying to seduce me. Otherwise, why would you go to my army at night to deliver some local specialties when I have just arrived at the border and am exhausted?"

Si Yan looked at the exasperated Prince Chen and said softly, "Your Highness Prince Chen, this is where you only know one side of the story."