Instead of this, it would be better to go with the flow and support the Saintess for the throne, with an additional condition— the Saintess must marry into Zhan Country.
The choice of person is up to her.
...
After Xiao Ming woke up, he acknowledged his daughter, and from then on, there was no Little Princess Dongyi, only the Xiao family’s daughter, Xiao Zhenzhen.
Xiao Zhen had to be added to the family records, and she returned to the Capital City together with Xiao Ji and Qin Fengwan.
A small incident occurred the day before their departure.
Xiao Ming grabbed a longsword and chased Long Yi around the Military Camp for over ten laps.
"You, you, you stop right there!"
He couldn’t beat him, nor could he catch him; Long Yi wasn’t even red-faced or out of breath, whereas Xiao Ming was almost about to faint from exhaustion.
The matter started when Long Yi and Xiao Zhenzhen went to the Saintess Hall to find Xiao Ji and Qin Fengwan.
Xiao Ji was drugged, and the effects manifested on Long Yi. To prevent the condition from worsening, Qin Fengwan asked Zhenzhen to take Long Yi to another room for a few nights.
Who could have guessed that after searching the Saintess Hall, the only room near the inner hall where no one passed by had only one bed?
Zhenzhen tried to speak several times but, seeing her uncle and his wife so affectionate, she couldn’t bear to separate them, so she stayed in the room with Long Yi.
But she swore to the heavens that nothing happened between her and the big guy!
Long Yi, in unfamiliar places, seldom sleeps; he stayed on the beam the whole night, keeping vigilant over the Saintess Hall’s movements.
Long Yi was simple-minded and didn’t think much of it. Zhenzhen also found it trivial, hoping to keep the matter buried between them.
Little did she know she drank a few more cups of fermented mare’s milk that night and unwittingly let it slip, which her father overheard.
Xiao Ming insisted that Long Yi ruined his daughter’s reputation and wanted to chop up the bastard.
Long Yi ran while turning back to mock him, infuriating Xiao Ming nearly to death.
After Xiao En and Xiao Ze recovered, they went to pay respects to Qin Fengwan.
"Princess," they clasped their hands in greeting.
In their impression, Princess Xinyang didn’t accept their father, and naturally wouldn’t accept their father’s children either.
Qin Fengwan didn’t force them to change their address to "Mother," instead she made two sets of clothes for them.
It was the first gift they had received from her since they grew up, leaving them a little stunned.
Qin Fengwan said warmly, "You two are grown up now and, as a matter of course, should be getting married. Do you have any girls you fancy? If so, I’ll go propose marriage on your behalf."
The two looked at her in disbelief.
Qin Fengwan continued, "If not, I can help you choose one or two, and naturally, if you find them agreeable, I’ll go arrange the betrothal."
Could it be that the Princess has accepted them?
Looking at them, Qin Fengwan said, "Your second uncle mentioned that you will be able to return to the Capital City by the end of this year. Just as well, Qingqing and YiYi have yet to meet their two brothers."
A lump formed in their throats as they held the clothes she had sewn for them and gave her a deep bow.
...
At the end of April, the carriage of Xiao Ji and Qin Fengwan arrived in the Capital City.
"Take the liveliest street."
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