I really became a king.

Chapter 155: Mutation of the Mother Lotus
However, after Jiang Yi received full authority to handle all martial arts affairs in Dali, he was thinking about which sect to use to establish his authority, when his elder brother Jiang Zhongshan and sister-in-law Yun Jiu came to pay him a visit.

Looking at the couple who entered the Jingqi Hall one after another, Jiang Yi was curious about why they came together.

Sister-in-law Yun Jiu was very natural, but Jiang Zhongshan looked a little unnatural.

Without waiting for the two to speak, Jiang Yi spoke first with a smile:
"Brother and sister-in-law, are you here with us? What's the matter?" Then he gestured for them to sit down.

The two of them greeted Jiang Yi respectively before sitting down.

Seeing the two people sitting down, Jiang Yi's face looked a little strange. He tried his best to suppress the smile in his heart and thought to himself: Looking at the situation, could it be that the two of them had an argument and came to me to act as a peacemaker?

It was seen that Jiang Zhongshan and Yun Jiu were not sitting together, but one sat on the right and the other on the left of Jiang Yi.

Logically speaking, as a couple, they should sit on one side, one above and one below. But the way they are doing it now seems a bit like a meeting.

Jiang Yi also found it interesting for a moment and did not ask any more questions, but waited for the two to speak first.

As if sensing Jiang Yi's strange expression, Jiang Zhongshan became even more unnatural and looked at his wife opposite him.

Sister-in-law Yun Jiu's expression was very natural. Seeing her husband's gaze, she said, "Do you want to talk about your business first, or should I talk about mine first?"

Jiang Yi was surprised and asked, "Aren't brother and sister-in-law here for the same thing?"

"No, we each have something to ask our sixth brother." Sister-in-law Yun Jiu replied. Although Jiang Zhongshan did not say anything, he also shook his head silently.

Jiang Yi said "Oh" and waited for what was to come.

"Let me speak first, then you can talk about business." Yun Jiu spoke again, trying to avoid suspicion, after all, Jiang Zhongshan was definitely reporting official business.

"It's okay, brother, go ahead and speak first." Jiang Yi had no intention of avoiding his sister-in-law as he didn't want to create estrangement.

Seeing Jiang Yi speaking, Jiang Zhongshan coughed lightly and said, "Okay, then I'll go first..."

Perhaps because it was the first time he discussed something with Jiang Yi in front of his wife, his tone was a little unnatural. Fortunately, it was not a complicated matter and he finished it in just a sentence or two.

"Brother, are you saying that the mother lotus at Dacun Farm is dead?" Jiang Yi was shocked. After all, this mother lotus has existed for many years. Even if it is just an ordinary red lotus with a bit of peculiarity, it is still a rare thing.

"Yes, after that suppression war, everything was fine and there was nothing unusual. But today Ding Ren sent someone to deliver a letter saying that all the ten thousand red lotuses died overnight." Jiang Zhongshan said with some regret.

He had heard of this mother lotus. It was indeed magical. It was a pity that it died like this.

"How could it suddenly die overnight? Can Ding Ren tell me the reason?" Jiang Yi asked.

"According to his deduction, it may be because the water in the lotus pond was stained with too much blood, causing the mother lotus to be unable to adapt to the new environment..."

Hearing Jiang Zhongshan's words, Jiang Yi seemed to be thinking about something. When he first decided to set the encirclement and suppression battlefield on the farm, he had also thought about this problem.

After all, this massacre was bound to result in rivers of blood, and the operation was carried out in a farm under siege. To say that rivers of blood were flowing was an understatement, the more likely result was that the pond was filled with corpses.

"Ding Ren was a little undecided. He wanted to change the water in the entire pond to see if the mother lotus could be revived. However, he felt that the lotus pond after the mother lotus died was a little strange, so he wanted to ask the sixth brother to take some time to go and check it out in person." Weird? What's weird? But thinking of the scene of corpses all over the pond, Jiang Yi also felt that he had to go there. Could it be that the mother lotus had undergone some strange changes after it was stained with blood and died?
"Okay, tell Ding Ren that I'll be there as soon as possible."

Jiang Yi nodded, and seeing that Jiang Zhongshan had no intention of saying anything else, he turned his gaze to his sister-in-law Yun Jiu on the other side and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, sister-in-law?"

Just now, when the two brothers were talking about the mother lotus on the farm, the other party had been drinking tea with his head down and had no intention of interjecting.

After hearing Jiang Yi's words and seeing the restraining look from her husband opposite her, Yun Jiu's expression became a little hesitant.

"If there's anything, just tell me, sister-in-law. We're all family. It would only make things awkward if we hide things." Jiang Yi became more and more curious about what the matter was. It seemed that the couple did not agree.

"Well, sister-in-law has said this. If there is any offense against you, you will have to bear the consequences." Yun Jiu said with a smile, seeing that Jiang Yi's words were sincere and not just superficial politeness.

"But it doesn't matter. Since we are a family, there is no offense." Jiang Yi smiled and waved his hand.

"I heard that Sixth Brother is now in charge of all martial arts sects in Dali territory?"

"Yes, look, the imperial edict is here. It just arrived today." Jiang Yi pointed to the imperial edict on the table.

"I'm thinking... is this to let Sixth Brother settle accounts with those martial arts sects that participated in the assassination at the farm?" Yun Jiu asked tentatively, looking a little unnatural for fear of causing Jiang Yi's misunderstanding.

Jiang Yi did not hide anything. Once the imperial edict came out, everyone would understand the true meaning. This was also what Jiang Yi had been thinking about just now.

"Then Sixth Brother, why don't you start with Lanshan Sect?"

Yun Jiu's sudden words made Jiang Yi's heart move, while Jiang Zhongshan on the other side had a fierce face and shouted: "You are talking nonsense, how can you talk about such things! Come back with me!"

Jiang Zhongshan was panicking. Wasn't he originally going to talk about a family matter? Why did he suddenly talk about military and national affairs? How could his wife interfere in such matters?
Compared with previous years, their sixth brother has indeed changed, and they are all happy to see this change, and even very happy, but that's all.

Including himself, his second brother Jiang Zhongchi who has always been conceited and self-admiring, as well as the third, fifth and low-key and taciturn fourth brother, all understand one thing: the sixth brother's current power and status are completely different from before.

He is the real head of the two princely palaces, Prince Duan's Palace and Prince Yi's Palace, and no one can shake his position.

Especially since he holds the position of the Sun and Moon Governor, the military power under his command is extremely powerful. Even in the entire Dali Dynasty, he is still a powerful figure.

Therefore, all of them were very cautious in front of the sixth brother. They would never speak rashly about some military and national affairs unless the other party took the initiative to ask for their opinions.

They were afraid that their sixth brother would misunderstand that they and their people had other ideas. It could be said that on the surface they and their sixth brother were like a family, but in fact, all of them treated their sixth brother as a superior.

But now, his wife was actually involved in something that the brothers had tried their best to avoid. How could Jiang Zhongshan not be panicked?

Jiang Yi waved his hand to stop his elder brother Jiang Zhongshan from scolding him, and looked at his elder sister-in-law Yun Jiu, smiling, "Oh? Why did you say that?"

Although he was smiling continuously and his tone was unusually kind, both Jiang Zhongshan and Yun Jiu felt a kind of intimidating power.

It seems that these plain words require a reasonable explanation.

(End of this chapter)