Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

The Minister of War actually had many things he wanted to ask Qin Yanling, including about Consort Ling, but Qin Yanling said she was tired, so the Minister of War naturally couldn't say anything more. In the end, the Minister of War gave a farewell bow and left.

He never imagined that in just a short time, the princess of this neighboring country would have already been taken into Qin Yanling's harem. This was truly astonishing to the Minister of War, as the pace of things had been incredibly fast.

It seems that in the Minister of War's mind, the princess of this neighboring country and Shangguan Mufeng were deeply in love, but now Qin Yanling has already seized the initiative...

One by one, the Minister of War was truly having a headache. After that, the Minister of War left the palace.

The next day, the Minister of War took the initiative to find Shangguan Nantian. Shangguan Nantian was leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard when he was unexpectedly informed by the steward.

"My lord, the Minister of War has arrived. I wonder if you would be willing to see him? If you are, I will invite him in. If you are not, I will find any excuse to send the Minister of War away. What do you think, my lord?"

Now that they're already here, we can't just let them go back like this, so Shangguan Nantian told the steward, "Please invite them in. It just so happens that I'm short of someone to have tea with."

The Minister of War then arrived before Shangguan Nantian, who was surprised to find himself drinking tea there.

When Shangguan Nantian saw the Minister of War, he naturally poured him a cup of tea and gestured for him to enter.

"Lord Shangguan is really quite leisurely."

"His Majesty doesn't require us to attend court these days, so we're all very leisurely. We must be here cultivating our minds, right?"

Shangguan Nantian understood that the Minister of War's purpose in coming here was definitely not to have tea; there must be something else going on.

Shangguan Nantian then directly told the Minister of War to say whatever he wanted to say.

"Lord Shangguan is indeed a very straightforward person, which makes me admire him."

The Minister of War had already mentioned the matter between Shangguan Mufeng and Xu Jiu, but upon hearing this, Shangguan Nantian's face turned cold, even colder. Shangguan Nantian then told the Minister of War, "This princess has now become His Majesty's concubine. I wonder why the Minister has brought up this matter?"

"I only remember that Lord Shangguan's son and this princess from the neighboring country seem to be in love."

Shangguan Nantian told the Minister of War that these were all things of the past, and what did these vague feelings and love amount to?

The Minister of War admired Shangguan Nantian's steel bridge. When Shangguan Mufeng returned, he noticed some differences in the Minister of War.

He clearly remembered that his father rarely interacted with these officials in the court, except for his confidants. How could he be seeing the Minister of War here now? This Minister of War, Shangguan Mufeng, didn't actually have a good impression of him. After all, he and Qin Yu had been at odds before.

The Minister of War's son had previously insulted Qin Yu, so how could Shangguan Mufeng expect him to treat him well?

At this moment, the Minister of War noticed that Shangguan Mufeng was staring at him, and couldn't help but laugh and say, "Why is Young Master Shangguan staring at me like this? Is there something dirty on my face? If so, Young Master Shangguan, please just say so."

Shangguan Mufeng snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Has Lord Shangguan forgotten that I am also an official of the court? If so, why should the Minister address me as 'Lord'?"

The Minister of War was genuinely astonished by Shangguan Mufeng's words, never expecting him to speak of his status as a court official.

The Minister of War naturally offered a perfunctory apology, but in reality, he was plotting something. He was determined to make Shangguan Mufeng pay the price for daring to threaten him here.

"I have other matters to attend to at my residence, so I will take my leave now."

After the Minister of War left, Shangguan Nantian stood up, gently patted Shangguan Mufeng's shoulder, and asked him with some concern, "Why did you argue with him just now? Do you know who that person was? He was the Minister. Do you know how much your official rank differs from his?"

Shangguan Mufeng told Shangguan Nantian that Shangguan Nantian held the same official position. In that case, why should he be so high and mighty while they had to bow their heads and be humble?

Shangguan Nantian wanted to refute, but then he realized that what Shangguan Mufeng said made a lot of sense. It was indeed the case that both of them were ministers.

"Besides, there's something else I forgot to tell you. His son doesn't hold an official position in the court, but your son does. So, logically and morally, you're a cut above him."

For some reason, Shangguan Nantian suddenly felt that his son was sharp-tongued. He had never been so sarcastic before, but now he had managed to make people speechless.

"Father, I am just telling the truth. Besides, in this court, people will encounter such things, but we cannot back down."

In that instant, Shangguan Nantian felt that his precious son had grown up and was no longer as naive as before.

"I want to ask you, are you busy as a military officer?"

Shangguan Mufeng told Shangguan Nantian that he was only occasionally busy, but actually quite leisurely.

In fact, Shangguan Nantian felt rather guilty. After all, Shangguan Mufeng was able to obtain such an official position only because Qin Yu hoped that Shangguan Mufeng could win over Xu Jiu. In the end, it turned into such a big misunderstanding.

The Shangguan family felt somewhat guilty towards Qin Yu.

"Let's visit Her Highness another day and apologize to her, since we have disappointed her."

Shangguan Mufeng knew what he was thinking, and he agreed.

He really wanted to know if Qin Yu regretted helping him get such an official position.