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

Seeing Si Yan's composure, Qi Shuoyu became even more furious: "Let's cut to the chase and just tell me if it was you who went to see me that night?"

Si Yan looked calm and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I went to see Prince Chen overnight because the military situation was urgent. I wanted to tell Prince Chen our plan to fight the enemy and ask His Highness Prince Chen to cooperate in staging a show so that the enemy would think that there was chaos within our army and thus lure them into a surprise attack on our main camp."

King Chen's face was gloomy. This woman was really good at making excuses.

He said angrily: "You didn't even tell me this plan, and you turned against me straight away."

After hearing what Qi Shuoyu said, Prime Minister Xin looked at Si Yan coldly and said, "Why didn't you tell Prince Chen about your plan? Prince Chen was commanding the three armies at the border under the order of His Majesty. If you have any plans, you should have discussed them with Prince Chen immediately."

Si Yan turned to look at Xin Rui: "Prime Minister, I went to see King Chen overnight to discuss this matter with him, but King Chen's mind is not on the war. What can I do? King Chen's mind is all on..."

There were some things Si Yan didn't explain clearly, but those who should understand, understood.

Everyone in the capital knew that Prince Chen loved beautiful women.

Si Yan is so beautiful, and Prince Chen said that Si Yan seduced him. It seems that Prince Chen has some kind of thoughts about Si Yan.

"You're talking nonsense! You didn't mention the war at all!" King Chen retorted.

Si Yan's expression turned cold: "Your Highness Prince Chen, under those circumstances, I can't bring it up."

Qi Shuoyu looked at Si Yan in disbelief: "What kind of situation?"

"What did His Highness Prince Chen do? Do you want me to tell you? Prince Chen stared at me and told me I was pretty. He even forced me to answer who was more handsome, Prince Chen or Prince Yong. Prince Chen doesn't even remember any of this?"

Seeing that everyone in the hall was looking at him coldly, Qi Shuoyu felt that he had no way to defend himself.

"Father, that's not what this woman said. She didn't mention the war at all..."

"Enough!" The emperor interrupted King Chen coldly. Didn't he think he hadn't been embarrassed enough?

Si Yan was Prince Yong's fiancée, and not saying that he flirted with the future emperor's sister-in-law was already giving face to the royal family.

Si Yan calmed down and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the border war was urgent at that time, and Prince Chen's mind was not on the war, so I had no choice but to act on my own and force Prince Chen to play this drama.

"In fact, King Chen's ignorance of the truth only makes the drama more realistic. I have already said that this is just a misunderstanding. Once it is explained, everything will be fine."

Qi Shuoyu was nearly mad with rage, but Xin Rui spoke calmly, "Even so, you can't commit treason by breaking King Chen's wrist and killing dozens of his soldiers."

Si Yan remained calm and composed, saying, "Prime Minister, I did sprain Prince Chen's wrist, but under the circumstances at the time, Prince Chen..."

Si Yan didn't say that Prince Chen was touching her, but everyone could guess it.

"I attacked King Chen out of desperation, but I only wanted to remind him. King Chen's subordinate Wei Shu straightened his bones right away, without even hiring a military doctor. Therefore, King Chen's injuries were probably not serious.

"Furthermore, the dozens of King Chen's men I killed were not real soldiers. From my investigation, I discovered that they were a well-known assassin organization in the martial arts world. Somehow, they infiltrated King Chen's men."

"Is there such a thing?" The imperial concubine suddenly sat up straight and interrupted.

After hearing this, the Imperial Noble Consort no longer dared to underestimate this girl. Since she knew that they had hired a killer, this girl must be no simple person.

"It's absolutely true. If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate."

Concubine Xin's palms were covered in sweat. She turned to look at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is really strange. We need to investigate it carefully."

The emperor nodded and said solemnly: "Investigate."

Concubine Xin looked at Si Yan again: "Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes." Si Yan said calmly, "There are many of them following Prince Chen, not only at the border, but also in Prince Chen's mansion. Your Majesty can thoroughly investigate Prince Chen's mansion and find out whether what I said is true or not."

"Is this true?" The emperor's face suddenly darkened and he looked at Qi Shuoyu coldly.

What exactly is his intention in hiring a killer?

"Father, this...this minister doesn't know." Qi Shuoyu could only play dumb.

Si Yan remained silent at the border, but he didn't expect that he would be in big trouble when he returned.

These killers were kept in his house by his mother and uncle for the convenience of their future actions, but they were unexpectedly exposed.

Qi Shuoyu quickly changed the subject: "What about Si Qingshan? Why did Si Qingshan, sword in hand, lead his troops to attack my army?"

"Your Highness Prince Chen, don't you understand?" Si Yan looked at Qi Shuoyu, whose forehead was covered in sweat, and said calmly, "My brother is making such a fuss just for show, so that the enemy will think that Prince Chen and General Xuanwei are not on good terms. This way, they will have more reason to attack our army."

"This, this... this is simply nonsense!" Qi Shuoyu felt that his brain was about to stop working.

This woman said so much, why did he feel like a fool being used?

Si Yan turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, the situation on the border battlefield is complicated. If you want to win, you must make plans from all angles. I believe Your Majesty can understand."

The emperor nodded, still thinking about what Si Yan had said.

"Are all these ideas really yours? Can you handle Liang Junshan?"

The emperor did not think that Si Yan had gone too far in injuring Prince Chen. He knew well what kind of person his own son was.

He just wondered, could Si Yan, a woman, really have such ability?

He originally did not believe what was said in Prince Yong's memorial, but when he saw with his own eyes the girl describing the war with confidence and calmness, he began to believe it.

"Your Majesty, I have loved reading military books since I was young. I grew up with Second Young Master Ling and often listened to him talk about military strategies. I also listened to my brother talk about border affairs. Over time, I have been influenced by him and have gained some understanding of marching and fighting."

"The Si family is indeed a military family! Even their daughter knows how to fight." The old emperor nodded, feeling deeply moved.

He nodded at Si Zhengxuan and said in a casual tone, "You are just a civil servant."

Si Zhengxuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, when I was young, I was able to accompany Your Majesty to the battlefield..."

"Hahaha!" The emperor recalled the past and his mood became better again.

After saying this, he turned around and looked at Si Yan, "I've heard you mention Ling Mohan twice today. Where is he now?"

The old emperor knew Ling Mohan, but couldn't remember what he was doing now.

When Si Yan heard this, she knew that the opportunity had come. It was not in vain that she mentioned Ling Mohan twice.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Ling is now just an ordinary guard in Shangjing City."

"An ordinary guard?" The emperor frowned, remembering that the child was strong enough to lift a tripod when he was young, had excellent swordsmanship, and could shoot arrows accurately from a hundred paces away. Now he is just an ordinary guard?

The emperor couldn't help but fall silent. He had really ignored the Ling family for too long.

Now that he thought about it, ever since the Ling family fell into decline four years ago and Ling Yuefeng became bedridden, there were fewer and fewer people around him he could talk to.

"Ask that boy to come to the palace some other day so I can take a look at him." The emperor said softly.