Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback-Chapter 252 So Many Snakes...

Emperor Xuanwu looked at the envoy, his smile not reaching his eyes, and asked, "Who is it?"

The envoy respectfully said, "The lady that our Beiyue Emperor has taken a fancy to is Brave General Zhan Lan."

Upon hearing the name Zhan Lan, Emperor Xuanwu’s face immediately changed.

With royal anger, he rebuked, "General Zhan Lan is a pillar of Nanjin, absolutely not possible!"

The envoy calmly took out a letter, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter from our Beiyue Emperor to you, explaining the reasons."

Eunuch Li presented the letter; Emperor Xuanwu’s expression changed drastically after reading the contents.

He clenched the letter tightly, knowing that if Nanjin does not form a marriage alliance with Beiyue, the Emperor of Eastern Wei would marry his princess to the Beiyue Emperor.

This would mean Eastern Wei forming a Qin-Jin alliance with Beiyue.

Then, Eastern Wei’s princess would become Beiyue’s Empress, and if the two countries joined forces, Nanjin, having just finished a war, would not have the financial strength to confront these two nations.

Emperor Xuanwu’s eyes deepened as he looked toward the envoy and said, "You stay at the hostel first, within three days, I will give a reply."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The envoy bowed and left.

Emperor Xuanwu was in a complex mood; he was reluctant to part with General Zhan Lan, and equally reluctant to part with the eldest princess, Si Yao.

However, throughout history, many emperors have used marriage alliances to consolidate their thrones.

He also faced such an inevitable time.

"Call the eldest princess here," Emperor Xuanwu said to Eunuch Li, his gaze weary.

Eunuch Li immediately went to work. Seeing her father in the hall, Princess Si Yao coquettishly said, "Father, you summoned your servant..." novelbuddy.cσ๓

Emperor Xuanwu waved everyone away, looked at her, and asked bluntly, "Yaoyou, do you have someone you fancy?"

Si Yao thought for a moment and said, "No."

Emperor Xuanwu nodded, "Then would you be willing to marry the Beiyue Emperor and become the Empress?"

Princess Si Yao’s complexion changed dramatically, "Father, I’ve heard that the Beiyue Emperor is a lecher; I don’t want to marry him!"

Princess Si Yao was a person who detested imperfection in love; she could not tolerate any stains, flaws, or imperfection on her lover. Once discovered, she would immediately dislike them.

More so if that man was a lecher like the Beiyue Emperor.

It was said that since his accession to the throne, there are already more than a hundred concubines in his harem.

He also behaved ambiguously with his widowed sister-in-law and often wandered amongst the common people, flirting with women from the brothel.

Thinking about such a man, Si Yao felt disgusted.

"Yaoyou, today the envoy from Beiyue threatened us with Eastern Wei’s desires, hoping you or Zhan Lan could marry into Beiyue. I was just asking for your opinion."

Princess Si Yao’s expression turned stern upon hearing Zhan Lan’s name; she looked up and smiled, "Father, you must let Zhan Lan marry him!"

"Why?" Emperor Xuanwu looked at her.

With her hands behind her back, Si Yao said, "I dislike that woman very much; I don’t like her!"

Emperor Xuanwu closed his eyes briefly, "But your father still needs her to guard our land."

Si Yao pouted, "She seems to have great ambition, perhaps even desiring the throne!"

Emperor Xuanwu’s face changed suddenly; although he had also thought Zhan Lan might help the Zhan Family, he had never considered a woman could become the emperor.

Perhaps Si Yao’s words stemmed from jealousy toward Zhan Lan, but now, Zhan Lan’s reputation exceeded even that of the Zhan Family.

"No nonsense!" Emperor Xuanwu rebuked.

The Princess took a setback but then remembered the letters from Xie Yu about the border affairs; she continued, "Father, you marry Zhan Lan to Beiyue and support a new general to replace her. There are so many excellent Deputy Generals at the border; I think Xiao Chen would be good, he is Xiao Yin’s son, a scion of a distinguished family."

Princess Si Yao had only heard Xie Yu praising Xiao Chen, unaware that Xiao Chen was actually Zhan Lan’s man.

So, she recommended Xiao Chen to Emperor Xuanwu.

Emperor Xuanwu’s eyes became sharp as he demanded, "How did you come to know of the matters at the frontier?"

Si Yao’s gaze flickered, and she immediately knelt down.

In the imperial palace, nothing could be hidden from Emperor Xuanwu. He had also seen the correspondence between the Princess Royal and Xie Yu, but he chose to silently condone it.

For the court officials, one cannot always praise; it would be good to warn Zhan Lan under the guise of the Princess Royal.

"Alright, you may leave now!" Emperor Xuanwu said, holding his forehead.

"Yes!" Si Yao immediately left.

Emperor Xuanwu walked out of the grand hall. Every emperor possesses supreme power, but there are times they inevitably have to compromise.

Like right now, as he looked at the azure sky, pondering how to resolve this matter.

Xiao Chen is indeed remarkably competent. Should he replace Zhan Lan?

It wouldn’t be considered unfair for Zhan Lan to marry into Beiyue and become the empress.

Every step Zhan Lan took had his support, whether as the Brave General or the Empress of Beiyue; she should be grateful to him.

With this thought, Emperor Xuanwu made up his mind.

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Zhan Xuerou got up early in the morning, feeling unusually cool, so she threw off the blankets. In the next moment, her face drastically changed in shock.

Several snakes coiled on the bed stared at her with forked tongues, even though their fangs had been pulled, were hissing at her, heads extending towards her.

"Ah..."

Zhan Xuerou quickly got out of bed, stepping over a flower snake at her feet. Suddenly, she felt a chill on her neck as a snake dropped from the beam above and slid into her clothes.

"Ah!" Zhan Xuerou fainted from fright.

"Young Miss!"

The maids who came in were also terrified at the scene; none dared to reach into her clothes to remove the snake.

The Protectors came in, killed all the snakes, and pinched Zhan Xuerou to awaken her. The snake inside her clothes was grabbed out using a cloth by the Protector.

Terrified, Zhan Xuerou ran out of the courtyard, vowing never to step into her boudoir again.

After Qin Shuang and Zhan Beicang arrived, Zhan Xuerou, crying, clutched Qin Shuang’s hand and said, "Mother, someone must be trying to harm me!"

Zhan Beicang comforted her, "Rou’er, your father will strengthen the guards and find you a different room."

As an unmarried lady, sometimes it’s not appropriate to have so many guards close by, so her courtyard had no guards.

Zhan Beicang walked to a distance, seeing that all the snakes had their fangs pulled; it seemed the perpetrator only meant to frighten Rou’er!

His gaze darkened as he pondered: Who could it be?

Meanwhile, another woman, scared out of her wits by the same setup.

Zhan Liluo woke up to find her body covered in snakes; she was too frightened to move, and fainted.

Since Li Changlong married her, he had always treated her perfunctorily, and now that his legs were better, he went out to have fun every night.

She also lost their child; living alone in the house, had it not been for the support of her mother, Li Changlong probably would have taken another concubine.

Zhan Liluo sat on the bed wailing, "Help me, snakes, so many snakes!"

The Protector came in, helped her by throwing the snakes out one by one.

Zhan Liluo held the blanket, shivering all over. The sensation of the snake on her neck still felt real.

She looked around, always feeling there were snakes on the roof and on the floor; whoever did this, bullying her, a pitiful woman without legs and a child!