She became a god

The Eastern Palace of the State of Yu.

Since Ji Cunxi was punished with three lifetimes of tribulation for the crime of disrespect, the once illustrious Eastern Palace has gradually become deserted.

In addition to his eldest son Ji Cunxi, the current Emperor Yu has three other sons: the second son Ji Cunman, the third son Ji Cunguang, and the fourth son Ji Cunzhen. These three have received considerable attention from Emperor Yu in recent years.

In addition, Wang Lao Ji Cunshui, Ji Cunjin, Ji Cunyu, Ji Cunlan and others also demonstrated their political talents.

The Eastern Palace is in turmoil, and Ji Cunxi's sisters do not want the Eastern Palace Master to return smoothly.

Ji Cunxi was not yet married and had no children, only a few disciples.

During the years she went through tribulations, the external affairs of the Eastern Palace were handled by her eldest disciple Chen Lai, while the internal affairs were managed by her youngest disciple Su Mingzhu.

"Junior Sister, are you able to contact Right Envoy Ye?"

Su Mingzhu replied, "Senior Sister, since I came here, Right Envoy Ye has not assigned me any tasks, and I don't have her contact information. Have you forgotten that you even bought the jade slip for me and taught me how to use it?"

Chen Lai rubbed her temples. "I thought..."

"Could it be that Senior Sister can't contact Right Envoy Ye?" Su Mingzhu smiled. "Senior Sister has treated me like a mother and a sister, and I've always been grateful. If you need to contact me, please just say so. There's no need for such beating around the bush between sisters."

It's impossible for Chen Lai not to be able to contact Ye Qingzhou. The reason she insisted on asking Su Mingzhu was simply because she believed that Su Mingzhu was more suitable than herself to do some things.

Seeing that Su Mingzhu had brought it up, Chen Lai didn't mince words. "I don't need to say more about the current situation of the Crown Prince. You know it too."

Su Mingzhu nodded. "The people in the Eastern Palace are in turmoil because Master has not returned. Even if we want to give them a warning, we dare not go too far. The princes and the old women are watching us like tigers, and the only thing we can do is to guard the Eastern Palace. But what does this have to do with Right Envoy Ye?"

"Could it be that you intend to use Right Envoy Ye's power to intimidate them? But Right Envoy Ye would certainly not agree, and Emperor Yu would not tolerate the demon realm interfering too much in Yu's internal affairs..."

"Junior Sister, there's something you might not know yet."

"what news?"

Chen Lai said in a deep voice, "Right Envoy Ye has personally come to Yu Kingdom and has agreed to attend the banquet of the Third Prince next month."

This is hardly good news.

The third prince, Ji Cunguang, was known as a wise prince. He had many retainers and countless talented people in his court. His biological father was Consort Jiang, who had been the emperor's favorite for nearly a hundred years, and his maternal grandfather was Duke Jiang Wen. He was arguably the most powerful opponent on Ji Cunxi's path to becoming emperor.

Now that Ji Cunxi has suffered a calamity, the former members of the Eastern Palace are trembling with fear, and the attitudes of the court officials are ambiguous.

Ye Qingzhou is the princess of a great demon clan, the only two disciples of the Underworld Lord, and the number one diviner in the world.

Even if she did nothing but treat Ji Cunguang better, it would be enough to make countless people flock to him.

If Ji Cunguang is powerful, will Ji Cunxi be able to successfully overcome the tribulation and return?

Do those who are closely connected to the Crown Prince still have a chance to live?

Su Mingzhu understood Chen Lai's concerns, but she felt that Chen Lai had underestimated Ye Qingzhou's kindness and loyalty.

Su Mingzhu always felt that her future boss, Princess Ye Qingzhou, who had saved her life, was a kind and loyal woman.

Otherwise, why would you save someone as useless as yourself?

Although Su Mingzhu didn't really think she was useless, she knew very well that her weak existence was dispensable to Ye Qingzhou.

If you don't have good intentions, why bother saving yourself, finding a good teacher, and knowing your salary in advance?

"Senior Sister, Princess Xu Yao is just attending a banquet, why are you so anxious?"

"As far as I know, she sent you a large sum of money after Master's accident. If she really didn't care about Master as a friend, she could have just offered a few words of comfort; there was no need to give so many spirit stones."

Faced with Su Mingzhu's words of comfort, Chen Lai sighed, "I know that Right Envoy Ye and Master have a very close personal relationship, but have you ever heard the poem, 'Old friends change easily, yet people say that old friends are fickle'?"

Su Mingzhu said, "Are you afraid? Are you afraid that Princess Xu Yao will switch her investment to His Highness the Third Prince?"

“Yes.” Chen Lai said seriously, “I know that Right Envoy Ye is a very kind demon, I know that she is my master’s good friend. I do not deny her contributions to my master and to the Eastern Palace. I do not want to question her sincerity, but sincerity can change in an instant.”

"Over the years, we have been educating women in the world. How many women once cherished each other, but in the end, they still became sordid because of their own interests."

"Human nature has a beautiful side, but it also has a selfish side."

“Mingzhu, if Right Envoy Ye really has no intention of reinvesting, why didn’t she come to Yu Kingdom to find us first, but instead accepted the invitation from the Third Prince?”

Su Mingzhu was silent for a moment, then said, "Princess Xu Yao is free. She is not your subordinate, and you have no right to interfere with her decisions."

Chen Lai said, "You are Princess Xu Yao's person, so naturally you will side with her. But I hope you don't forget that our master is still suffering through tribulations, and our enemies are still eyeing us covetously. The entire Eastern Palace is walking on thin ice, and we must be extremely sensitive, otherwise, the only outcome awaiting us is death."

Then, Chen Lai patted Su Mingzhu's shoulder, "Actually, you weren't really uneasy, otherwise you wouldn't have been silent just now. Mingzhu, we're in the same boat. Of course, you have more options than me. But you're now the Junior Chamberlain of the Crown Prince's Palace, and I'm the Chamberlain. Our Master entrusted the Crown Prince's Palace to you and me. Can you bear to see the Crown Prince's Palace humiliated?"

Su Mingzhu calmly said, "When has the Eastern Palace been humiliated? Does the fact that Princess Xu Yao did not come to the Eastern Palace first mean that the Eastern Palace has been humiliated?"

"Princess Xu Yao did not stay at the Third Prince's residence, but agreed to attend the banquet after being invited by the Third Prince. There was nothing wrong with the actions of Princess Xu Yao and the Third Prince."

"If we really have to determine who caused the disgrace to the Crown Prince's Palace..." Su Mingzhu paused, "we should blame the Crown Prince's spies. Why didn't they find out sooner that Princess Xu Yao had arrived in the Yu Kingdom?"

"If we receive invitations from both the Crown Prince and the Third Prince at the same time, and Princess Xu Yao chooses the Third Prince, then we should indeed be worried."

"But in fact, it was we who failed to discover Princess Xu Yao's whereabouts in time, and even after discovering them, we did not send out a formal invitation. What face do we have to accuse Princess Xu Yao of having an ambiguous attitude?"

In the past, Su Mingzhu was meticulous, considerate, calm, and gentle, to the point that Chen Lai would subconsciously overlook her sharp edges.

Today, Su Mingzhu's words were eloquent and powerful, revealing her sharp wit to Chen Lai.

However, Chen Lai was not angry because of Su Mingzhu's words; she had only come here for one thing.

“It is precisely because we have no reason to demand anything from Princess Xu Yao that I have come to discuss this with you.”

"What to discuss?"

Chen Lai asked, "How can we get the Third Prince out of Princess Xu Yao's world?"