The night grew deep.
The banquet was gradually coming to an end.
Every guest was dead drunk by the time they finally departed.
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, had originally intended to return to the Crown Princes Palace with Golden Crown.
Unexpectedly,
Xue Ye told her to go to the temporary palace first.
He said he had important matters to discuss with her.
Helpless, she had no choice but to let Golden Crown go back first while she headed to the temporary palace alone.
Inside the temporary palace,
Xue Qinghe sat upright in a chair,
quietly waiting for the Old Emperor to change his clothes.
Before long, Xue Ye walked in.
Xue Qinghe quickly stood up: "Father."
Xue Ye did not speak, but sat on the main throne with an expressionless face.
His gaze constantly sized up Xue Qinghe.
Seeing that the Old Emperor hadn't said a word since entering,
and kept his eyes fixed on her,
Xue Qinghe couldn't help but feel confused.
Didn't he say he had something to discuss? What's the meaning of this constant staring?
Could it be that she had shown some flaw during the banquet that he noticed?
And thus became suspicious?
In her mind, she began to rapidly recall her behavior at the banquet.
But whether it was her speech, conduct, or facial expressions, she had handled everything flawlessly.
Could there be a problem with the disguise?
That was even more impossible.
The disguise of the Seraphim Spirit Bone was such that even a Titled Douluo could not detect any abnormality.
Thinking of this,
Xue Qinghe decided to ask directly.
"Father,"
"I wonder what important matter you have for your son to handle?"
"Back then, making you the Crown Prince, Qinghe, was indeed the right choice."
"In the matter of recruiting the War God Douluo, you can be said to have performed a great service."
"It is worthy of reward!"
Xue Ye started with a round of praise and rewards that were limited only to words.
Then his tone shifted, and his face became sorrowful.
"However, no matter how powerful the War God Douluo is, he is ultimately not one of our Imperial Family."
Xue Qinghe was stunned.
No, is this Old Emperor sick in the head?
When we didn't have the combat power of a Titled Douluo, he sighed and complained all day about why no Titled Douluo experts would align with the Imperial Family.
Now that we have a Titled Douluo level combatant, he's worried that the person isn't part of the Imperial Family.
He's just too hard to please.
But she could only complain about these things in her heart.
On the surface, she still had to ask respectfully: "Father's meaning is..."
Xue Ye sighed and began to earnestly paint a grand vision for Xue Qinghe.
"Qinghe, you are the Crown Prince, and the future master of this Empire."
"But if you want to sit firmly in this position, you must master powerful strength."
"That War God Douluo may seem close to our Heaven Dou Imperial Family now, but in the future, once another force offers him more generous terms, he will definitely run over there without hesitation."
"Only by grasping his weakness can we firmly bind the War God Douluo to our Imperial Family."
Xue Qinghe couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
No wonder the Tiandou Empire's talent drain was so severe.
With this kind of suspicion, who would dare to come?
He didn't even understand the principle of 'if you use someone, do not doubt them; if you doubt someone, do not use them'.
At the same time, she also guessed who the Old Emperor was targeting.
Golden Crown.
As she expected, Xue Ye continued by asking her a question: "Qinghe, you have a very good relationship with the War God Douluo's grandson, Xing Daorong, right?"
"But no matter how good your relationship with him is, you are always just friends."
"You must completely bind him to the Imperial Family. That way, no matter what happens in the future, the War God Douluo will stand on our side."
"And to completely bind the other party to the Imperial Family, there is only one way, and that is to have them intermarry with our Imperial Family."
"Coincidentally, I see that Snow Jade's age matches this Xing Daorong."
"When you have time, take Snow Jade to see Xing Daorong more often, and let them get along well."
"As long as Xing Daorong becomes the Imperial Consort, then the War God Douluo will truly be one of my Imperial Family's people."
"At that time, they will surely serve my Imperial Family with all their strength, and those technologies will also fall into our hands."
"And all of this only requires using one princess to trade for it; it's not a loss."
Hearing these words,
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, couldn't help but have the corners of her mouth twitch a few times.
This dog emperor, what did his dog mouth just say?
Marriage alliance!
How old is Snow Jade? Not even six years old.
Not to mention, he's asking her, his childhood friend, to play matchmaker for her own childhood sweetheart.
Xue Qinghe suppressed her anger and said, "Father, Fourth Sister is too young. I'm afraid a marriage alliance is inappropriate."
"Qinghe!" Xue Ye's tone became serious: "You are the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire."
"The heir to the future throne."
"No matter what happens, you must prioritize the future development of the Imperial Family."
"Do you understand?"
Xue Qinghe calmed her mood and said, "But Father, this is just our wishful thinking. What if Brother Xing and the War God Douluo are unwilling?"
Xue Ye looked like he had everything under control: "Let them develop their feelings first."
"As for how to make Xing Daorong the Imperial Consort, I have my own plans."
"What plans?" To be safe, Xue Qinghe asked.
Xue Ye smiled with a sinister and cunning expression.
"Simple."
"Snow Jade is a princess after all. When the two of them grow up,"
"you will invite that Xing Daorong to your residence as a guest, and at that time, I will bring Snow Jade there."
"Then we'll drug Snow Jade unconscious and give Xing Daorong some medicine as well."
"Put them on the same bed, and finally, we'll catch them in the act."
"In this way, won't Xing Daorong be firmly under our control?"
Vicious!
Filthy!
Shameless!
These three words instantly appeared in Xue Qinghe's mind.
The Imperial Family's methods were truly despicable.
Snow Jade was so young, and he was already starting to scheme against her.
At this moment, she really wanted to kill Xue Ye on the spot.
Xue Ye said proudly, "Qinghe, this is the art of kingship; you must learn it well."
"Alright, starting from tomorrow, you will take Snow Jade to interact more with Xing Daorong to build their feelings."
"My son, you must understand your father's painstaking efforts."
"This is all for your own good."
"Yes!"
Xue Qinghe could only agree on the surface.
But in her heart, she was thinking,
Hmph!
If I let this happen, I'll walk backwards from now on.
For the sake of an undercover mission,
it was one thing that she hadn't guarded well for a moment and let that Ye Lingling take advantage of a loophole.
How could she possibly personally invite a wolf into the house now?
Am I that stupid?
Seeing that Xue Qinghe had agreed, Xue Ye had nothing else to say.
He directly issued an order to leave.
"Alright, Crown Prince, you may go back."
"I'm going to rest."
"Yes."
Xue Qinghe slowly withdrew.
At the same time, she saw several eunuchs carrying beauties wrapped in quilts into the temporary palace.
"This dog emperor actually still has the energy for these things."
"It would be best if he died directly in bed tomorrow."
"That way, I could ascend the throne directly."
After complaining in her heart,
Xue Qinghe walked out of the temporary palace
and headed toward the Crown Princes Palace.
Unexpectedly, she was intercepted by Gu Rong halfway.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, our Sect Master wishes to have a word with you."
Xue Qinghe was suspicious.
What is going on tonight?
It was one thing for the Old Emperor to seek her out, but why was Ning Fengzhi looking for her too?
After thinking about it, she planned to go and find out.
"Then please lead the way, Bone Douluo."
Immediately,
amidst a ripple in space, the two left the palace...
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