The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

Tang Jingyao drank the wine in his cup, looked at Sikong Jin with a calm gaze, and sneered with a hint of sarcasm, "Alright, Brother Jin, there's no one else here. Wu Ge and I know exactly what kind of person you are. Zixi is fine, but since you have time to care about my wife, you might as well spend some time thinking about your highly regarded fiancée in the palace."

"What nonsense are you spouting? When did I have a fiancée? What rubbish are you talking about!" Sikong Jin raised her hand to pour wine, unconcerned.

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuge raised his eyebrows in surprise, turned to look at Tang Jingyao, and then a mocking smile appeared on his handsome face. "What nonsense? The Ninth Princess of the current dynasty, Xing Fuhua, is a woman of unparalleled talent and beauty. Isn't she your betrothed since childhood?"

fiancée?

Is the Ninth Princess of the Dynasty favored by Fu Hua?

She was Sikong Jin's betrothed since childhood?

Lord Sikong was taken aback, his eyes widened, and his memories raced through his mind. After a while, he vaguely found information about this matter from the depths of his memory. It seemed that there really was such a thing!

That was an engagement that her father, Sikong Qi, had worked hard to arrange back when he was at the height of his power, and with her mother's strong support. Sikong Jin didn't know the specifics of the process, but she vaguely knew that she did have such a fiancée.

“The Ninth Princess has already undergone her coming-of-age ceremony and is now of marriageable age. You don’t actually think that the Emperor is holding such a grand birthday banquet just to celebrate his birthday, do you? This time, the Emperor is planning to form a marriage alliance with either the Great Zhou or the Heavenly Saint.”

"Let's have a marriage alliance. If we do, we won't have to fight. Why not?"

Sikong Jin took a sip of wine, somewhat puzzled as to why Ji Wuge seemed so agitated.

Tang Jingyao glanced helplessly at Ji Wuge, whose face was gloomy, and explained, "Ajin, what if the person the royal family plans to marry is your betrothed since childhood, the current Ninth Princess Xing Fuhua?"

"What?" Sikong Jin stopped what she was doing and looked at Tang Jingyao in confusion. "Why my fiancée? Why not just pick any daughter from a minister's family and give her the title of princess? Why does it have to be Xing Fuhua?"

"Otherwise, do you think the Emperor's purpose in so actively recalling you from Malan City is so simple?" Ji Wuge looked at Sikong Jin with a look of disbelief, and sneered, "The Emperor's move is brilliant. By pushing Xing Fuhua out, he can not only restrain Lord Xing Qitian, but also take the opportunity to suppress and intimidate the three major families, and win the support of the country with which he has a marriage alliance. It's a three-birds-with-one-stone plan, do you understand?"

Sikong Jin exclaimed in surprise, "How can the Emperor be so cunning! But how did he get involved with Xing Qitian? What does this have to do with him?"

"How can it not be related? Lord Koki Ten is the biological father of Princess Koki Fuka. Koki Fuka is his only child, his lifeblood. Do you think this matter has anything to do with him?"

Tang Jingyao looked at Sikong Jin and explained softly, "Princess Xing Fuhua grew up in the palace from a young age. She was born and raised in the palace as the daughter of the Empress of Dayong. As you know, Lord Xing Qitian holds nearly half of the military power of the Dayong royal family and travels between the Hangu Wangzhou region and the capital city all year round. After his wife, Consort Dai Qili, passed away, Xing Fuhua was only a little over a year old. How could a great commander who is constantly on the move have the energy to take care of such a young child?"

"So Xing Fuhua was raised by the Empress and was bestowed the title of Ninth Princess by the Emperor?"

Sikong Jin was very surprised. He never expected that his fiancée, whom he had never met (or had met but did not remember), would have such an unbelievable background!

Tang Jingyao nodded. "The Emperor is very wary of Lord Xingqi Tian's military power. Only in this way can he better restrain Lord Xingqi Tian."

"His Majesty's desire to get rid of you, sir, has been brewing for quite some time. On our journey back to the capital with you, we encountered many ambushes. Back at Hangu Pass, you frequently faced various assassination attempts, but you are incredibly wise and brave, and these small assassination attempts could not harm you."

"Why? I heard you didn't bring many guards with you this time."

"My lord is one of the top experts in our Great Yong Dynasty. Ordinary assassins would find it difficult to even get close to him, let alone kill him!"

"so smart?"

"Of course! You studied under Venerable Ziyin for many years. Although you were not Venerable Ziyin's personal disciple, you at least received his personal guidance and your martial arts skills are superb! You would definitely be a famous figure in the martial arts world."

As Ji Wuge spoke, a hint of envy and admiration couldn't help but show in his eyes, causing Sikong Jin to frown slightly. "Venerable Ziyin? Is he very powerful?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuge immediately glared at him, and even Tang Jingyao's eyes showed some displeasure. "Zi Yin Venerable is one of the three ultimate masters of Fengyun. It is said that his martial arts cultivation has reached a divine level. The only one who can contend with him is probably Master Jialan. The two of them have been fighting for decades and still haven't determined who is number one. As for the third one, Motian Venerable, he can also fight him for a while. As for us, we are probably not even trash in his eyes. Do you think he is powerful or not?"

Sikong Jin lowered her head slightly, touched her nose, and muttered softly, "Are you sure you're not talking about that old bastard who shamelessly steals my wine all day long, often takes back his moves, and acts all high and mighty to trick me into teaching him Tai Chi? And that old bald monk who drinks, eats meat, picks up girls, cheats me out of money, and I've made him run around like a madman, and now he's living the life of a mountain king in the deep mountains of Malan?"

What are you muttering about?

"Oh, it's nothing! I just thought those two were amazing!"

……

“Ajin, if you can successfully marry the Ninth Princess, your future will be immeasurable. You won’t have to worry about your precarious position anymore. Lord Xingqi Tian will definitely be a great help to you. Do you know that when you were in Hangu City, he took good care of you? Otherwise, just for leaving the garrison for more than a month without permission, and for privately mobilizing troops and plundering merchants’ horses, you would have died many times over. And do you think he doesn’t know about the pass I issued for you? He just turned a blind eye to what you did. He takes meticulous care of you, both in life and in work.”

"so what?"

"Therefore, you should marry the Ninth Princess as soon as possible. With the combined support of me, Wu Ge, Lord Xing Qitian, and others, you can secure a convenient position in the court and pass the assessment of the Seventh Four-Star Assembly of the Central State Association to join the Central State Association. Otherwise, with your current strength, it is simply a pipe dream to think that you can take back the military power in Sikong Rui's hands!"

Tang Jingyao spoke without any mercy.