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Daqi Palace

The emperor was wearing a dragon robe and sitting upright on the majestic dragon throne. He was so serious and solemn that no one dared to offend him. He held the battle report sent by Shangguan Yunting in his hand.

His eyes were focused and sharp, as if he could see the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield through the battle reports.

The hall was filled with silence. All the ministers lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the emperor's thoughts.

Suddenly, the emperor's face was filled with joy, and he praised repeatedly, "Great, great, great! Great Qi has such a powerful weapon. Our army is even more powerful! Northern Yan will surely be defeated."

Shangguan Yunting reported in detail in the battle report that it was Shen Rou who developed the bomb, and asked the emperor not to reveal her identity, so as to prevent other people from feeling sympathy for her and creating hidden dangers.

In the court, all the ministers echoed the emperor's words and praised Shangguan Yunting and the people who developed the bomb.

A minister spoke passionately, "Your Majesty, Prince Mu's illustrious military achievements are a blessing to Great Qi. The person who successfully developed the bomb is a genius. We must protect her safety to prevent others from harboring ill intentions, which would be a great loss to our dynasty."

"Lord Yang, you are absolutely right. I have also considered this issue, so I will protect her safety."

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

"With such powerful weapons, the military strength of our Great Qi will surely be even greater!"

The emperor felt even happier after hearing what his ministers said.

He secretly felt lucky that the Ninth Prince had little desire for imperial power, otherwise if he married Princess Furong, a virtuous wife, he would be afraid that a virtuous king would be born.

Fortunately, he is not interested in this, and Princess Furong does not have a powerful background. Even if they get married, they will loyally guard my border territories.

"My dear ministers, Northern Yan provoked the war, and their Second Prince, who was the most capable opponent of our dynasty, died tragically. Should our dynasty seize Jizhou in one fell swoop, or should we make peace?"

A minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, now is the time to boost morale in our dynasty. We should seize Jizhou in one fell swoop, let Northern Yan know how powerful our Great Qi is, and deter other nations. Provoking our Great Qi will come at a heavy price."

Another minister disagreed: "Your Majesty, war will only bring pain and loss. It is better to turn hostility into friendship and negotiate peace with Northern Yan to gain greater benefits. If Northern Yan refuses to accept our position, then our dynasty's attack on Jizhou would be the best strategy. After all, our dynasty's policy of using courtesy before force leaves other nations speechless."

The Emperor frowned slightly, and after a moment's reflection, he said, "What you, my dear ministers, say is all true. I will first use courtesy, then force."

"Minister of Revenue Ye Hansen and Minister of War Zhuang Zhiyuan, please estimate the losses inflicted on our army in this battle. I demand compensation from Northern Yan many times over. If they fail to meet our demands, I will not hesitate to order an attack on Jizhou, which will also deter other nations."

"Your Majesty is wise."

After retiring from court, the emperor returned to his bedroom and issued an imperial edict to Shen Rou, naming her Princess Furong and bestowing upon her ten thousand taels of silver and twenty pieces of brocade.

"Chen Fu..."

"The old slave is here."

"Send this imperial edict to the 'Shen's Breakfast Shop' in Yunzhou and have Princess Furong receive it."

"Old slave obeys the order."

The emperor murmured softly, "Ninth Brother, I am doing what a brother should do. I hope you won't let me down."

After the court session, Ye Hansen summoned officials from the Ministry of Revenue to calculate the consumption of military supplies, while Zhuang Zhiyuan reviewed the battle situation. A few days later, the two presented their findings to the emperor.

The emperor looked at the figures on the memorial with a gloomy expression. "Northern Yan has caused such heavy losses to my Great Qi."

He quickly wrote a letter to the state, which stated that Northern Yan would compensate Da Qi for more than three times the losses suffered by the state. If the Northern Yan emperor did not agree, Da Qi would soon send troops to attack Jizhou.

"Chen Fu, send someone to Beiyan."

"Send the message to King Mu again and order him to lead the army to advance a hundred miles towards Jizhou and be on standby at all times."

"Old slave obeys the order."

Eunuch Chen came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Commander Chu of the Royal Training Camp has reported that Prince Mu has sent four female guards to Yunzhou to report back."

The emperor raised his lips and said, "Old Nine, I am concerned about Princess Furong. I am afraid that she will be hurt. Even if you don't send anyone over, I will protect her to prevent her from being targeted by spies from other countries."

"Your Majesty, it seems that Prince Mu truly loves Princess Furong."

"It's not easy to meet someone you like in your life, so let it be! There are gains and losses, and one of us brothers must be happy."

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

The Empress Dowager's Palace

The Queen Mother rarely participated in the affairs of the court since the decline of the Huo family. However, she was very concerned about Shangguan Yunting's marriage. She picked out several girls he liked and was waiting for Shangguan Yunting to return triumphantly to choose a concubine for him.

Although the emperor punished the queen, he still gave face to the empress dowager and promoted Madam Jing and Madam Shuang to concubines.

Jingpin gave birth to the fourth princess, Shangguan Xi, who was named Jingfei.

After Shuangpin gave birth to the fifth prince, Shangguan Yi was named Concubine Yi. Although the two were not favored by the emperor in the harem, as long as they behaved themselves, they lived a good life.

Although the Huo family was defeated, they were the empress dowager's family, and the emperor had to give face to the empress dowager, not to mention the other concubines.

When the Empress Dowager heard that Shen Rou had been personally conferred the title of Princess by the Emperor, she complained: "From a nobody, being personally conferred the title of County Princess by the Emperor was already a great honor for her. Now he has conferred the title of Princess Princess again. How can she deserve such a favor from the Emperor?"

"I don't know either."

"Aijia, I always feel that she has a relationship with the Ninth Prince. The emperor promoted her to pave the way for the Ninth Prince, to avoid her status being too low to even qualify as Prince Mu's concubine, and to avoid criticism from the people of the capital and the ministers."

"Queen Mother, can Prince Mu be interested in a powerless commoner girl?"

"No one knows a son better than his mother. The Ninth Prince never plays by the rules. When the Emperor ascended the throne, none of the other princes wanted to leave the capital, but he wanted a fiefdom and even volunteered to go to Youzhou to defend the city."

"Prince Mu is a perceptive person. He wants to help the emperor solve his problems."

"So it's no surprise that he's attracted to a powerless young girl. The last time I asked him to choose a concubine, he immediately changed the subject and went to Youzhou and never came back.

At this time, the palace maid came in and reported, "This servant comes to see the Queen Mother."

"What's the matter?"

"The commander of the Royal Training Camp reports to the Emperor: Prince Mu has selected four female guards to report to Yunzhou."

"Old Nine is indeed having an affair with that girl. No, we can't let this go on, or it will ruin the Princess Mu I've chosen for Old Nine."

"Mammy, send someone to Youzhou to teach that girl a lesson. How dare someone of her status covet the current prince?"

I obey your command."