Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Upon hearing Jiang Muxue's words, the Ninth Princess felt even more sorry for Lingyan: "Yes! Sister-in-law, who knows the hardships and sorrows you have endured while struggling and maneuvering alone in the enemy country? Apart from us close relatives who feel sorry for you, everyone else only sees how amazing you are. Although we also think you are very amazing, we still feel very sorry for you. Moreover, you are the first person to bring glory to women in the world. We are just the later ones."

Jiang Muxue agreed and chimed in, "Yes! You alone in the enemy country managed to stir up a dispute in the Northern Li court, making them fight to the death. It was because of Ya Ya that they had no time to spare, which made our battle so smooth and swift. So Ya Ya, you are the greatest contributor to this battle. No one is more capable than you, and no one in this situation has done a better job than you."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yan gently released them, then shook her head and smiled, "Don't say that. I only talked a bit. The real effort and hard work were done by you and all the soldiers. If you weren't so capable, this battle wouldn't have been fought so decisively and quickly."

The two exchanged a smile upon hearing this.

Then, the Ninth Princess smiled and nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, we are all great and very important."

Jiang Muxue then added with a smile, "That's right, it was precisely because of our perfect teamwork that we achieved such a great victory. So, we are all indispensable and each of us is the most capable!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yan smiled and looked at the two of them, saying, "You two are the most amazing; I can't compare to you."

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Princess immediately retorted, "No! My sister-in-law is the best!"

Jiang Muxue added, "That's right, Ya Ya is the most amazing person in the world!"

No, they are different.

She is like this because she received modern higher education and has a lifetime of memories that are different from theirs.

Yet they are so outstanding despite living in this era.

But if she were also a native of this ancient place, she might not be as good as them.

She might, like most women in the world, settle down to be a wife and mother, living an ordinary and unknown life.

Despite living in a feudal era, they possessed remarkably high levels of ideological awareness.

They still have the determination, courage, and strength to think and act boldly.

That's why she respected and admired them even more.

He looked at them sincerely and said from the bottom of his heart, "You guys are really amazing, in every aspect."

Seeing her sincerity, the two men stopped refusing and accepted the praise with peace of mind.

The three of them then sat down and began to talk about what they had seen, heard, and experienced over the past six months.

Until an hour later.

The envoy of the Shadow Division requests an audience.

After he entered the hall, he first respectfully bowed to the three of them.

Then he reported: "Your Highness, Ninth Princess, and Princess Wenyi, Empress Yao has just committed suicide with a white silk ribbon in the palace. She has already stopped breathing, and her trusted nanny Zhou is with her."

Ling Yan looked slightly surprised upon hearing this.

But her expression remained calm.

The Ninth Princess and Jiang Muxue both looked at Ling Yan, waiting to see how she would handle the situation.

Lingyan didn't think too much and directly ordered, "Find a good coffin and give him a proper burial. There's no need to put up a tombstone."

To prevent people from digging up the grave and disturbing the peace after death.

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Envoy immediately clasped his hands in agreement and then quietly withdrew from the main hall.

At this moment, Lingyan asked in confusion, "Did Empress Yao already know the news of the death of the Northern Li King, which is why she committed suicide? But logically speaking, she was under house arrest in the main hall and shouldn't have been able to get in touch with news from the outside world."

Empress Yao knew that she genuinely loved Prince Bei Li.

If he didn't genuinely like her, why would he have been so jealous of her before?

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Princess replied, "Even if she doesn't receive the news, she should be able to guess that the Northern King is not going to survive."

Lingyan nodded upon hearing this and said, "That's true, but why was she in such a hurry to commit suicide?"

Jiang Muxue chuckled and said, "I guess she probably thought Ya Ya would torture her and not let her die a quick death, so she committed suicide at this time, while Ya Ya was still too busy to deal with her."

Lingyan was surprised to hear this and said, "How could that be? Although I will not spare her life, I will at least leave her a whole body and let her die a quick death. How could she think of me like that?"

The Ninth Princess pondered and said, "It's probably because my sister-in-law has always been known for being ruthless and heartless, and she has a grudge against her. She has also tried to harm my sister-in-law several times. That's why she's scaring herself, thinking that my sister-in-law will torture her enough before letting her die."

It turned out to be the case.

Lingyan nodded to indicate that she understood.

But she misunderstood her.

There was no deep-seated hatred between them, so why would she treat her like this?

Besides, she never regarded her as an opponent or enemy, nor did she ever take her seriously.

After all, she was just a pitiful woman who lost herself for a man.

The reason she targeted her so much before wasn't just for the title of Empress, but also because she genuinely loved the Prince of Beili, which made her jealous.

It's a pity that her sincere feelings were ultimately misplaced; the Northern King never took her to heart.

Isn't the reason she hasn't had any children all these years because of the Northern Li King?

Because she was born into the Yao family, which was already at the height of its power and controlled the court.

If another legitimate son with Yao family blood were to be born...

The Yao family will definitely depose the Northern Li King immediately and install their youngest son as emperor, and then they will take control of the court.

Therefore, the King of Bei Li drugged Empress Yao on their wedding day, which is why she has been unable to conceive for so many years.

At first, no one knew about this, but as a year or two passed, Grand Tutor Yao gradually realized that something was wrong.

Therefore, he had someone take Empress Yao's pulse and only then did he learn about the matter.

Therefore, they no longer placed their hopes on Empress Yao, who was unable to bear children.

Instead, they sent several more women from the Yao family to the palace.

However, the result was the same as that of Empress Yao: she was unable to have children.

Then he sent several women who were not from the Yao family, but were from their lineage, into the palace.

But the result was the same.

Empress Yao did not believe it at first, because she had known since childhood that she would marry the Prince of Beili.

So she has liked him since she was a child, and has liked him for so many years.

Therefore, she had a very strong bias towards King Bei Li, which is why she was unwilling to believe it.

But what happened later forced her to believe this bloody truth.

One or two could be a coincidence, but how could it be a coincidence that all those related to the Yao family are like this?

Empress Yao is not stupid. As the legitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Yao, who was carefully raised from childhood and is the future empress, how could she be so foolish?

She was just deceiving herself and refusing to believe it.

So I've been deceiving myself all this time.

So it's really a bad thing for women to be love-struck. Why torture yourself like this for a man?

Moreover, he was a man who didn't care about her at all.

Fortunately, none of the women around her were as love-struck as her, otherwise she would have scolded her awake.