After swapping bodies with the princess, this prince slaughtered his way through the court and becam

"Your Majesty, I hereby report!"

The royal court of the nomadic tribes of the grasslands dispatched envoys, expressing their willingness to marry the fourteenth princess, establish a peace treaty, and return the three northern cities to the border regions!

This matter is beneficial to the peace and tranquility of the people in the three northern cities, and can prevent the sacrifice and bloodshed of our northern soldiers, restoring stability to our borders. We beseech Your Majesty's permission!"

The duty of the Grand Herald Temple was to facilitate cooperation between the Great Wei and other states.

If the Great Wei is at war on all sides, no country will have friendly relations with it.

Then the Grand Court of State Ceremonies and the State Administration Commission would lose their purpose.

Therefore, the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and the State Administration Commission were often the government offices that the entire civil service group preferred to resolve disputes peacefully.

The two sides may have internal disagreements on the most minor details.

After Lü Songting finished speaking, a debate immediately broke out in the court.

The current Minister of Rites immediately stepped forward and bowed:

"Marriage alliances are acceptable, but why keep changing them?"

Changing one's mind at the last minute is against etiquette!

The Ministry of Rites' motivation was still to uphold the ritual system.

Because the system of rites is the moat protecting the entire Ministry of Rites, destroying the system of rites is tantamount to destroying the interests of the Ministry of Rites.

Upon hearing that the Minister of Rites' statement aligned with their interests, Marquis Anren immediately rose and agreed.

"The Minister of Rites is right!"

My Great Wei is not a subservient state that can be exploited by barbarians!

How could they possibly get whichever princess they wanted?

"What have they done to our Great Wei royal family?!"

Voices of approval immediately rang out in the imperial court.

One minute he wants the fifteenth princess, the next he wants the fourteenth princess.

Even when they went to brothels to find prostitutes, they didn't do it this casually!

As the wind shifted within the imperial court.

The fifteenth princess inside the curtain turned pale.

What's going on? Didn't they say the grassland people wanted the Fourteenth Princess? Why are they turning their attention to her?

Wei Yunshang clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned pale.

She looked up with a hint of fear and scanned the hall.

Although she was always domineering in the palace academy, she was nothing in the eyes of these ministers.

She wouldn't even respect her mother, Consort Ming.

A significant portion of this group dared to confront even the emperor!

Why should I?!

Why shouldn't that bitch Wei Xinyan be allowed to go and marry into a foreign power?

Why are these ministers still fixated on her?

Wei Yunshang was furious, and her hatred for Wei Xinyan reached its peak.

Apart from the fifteenth princess, the other princesses also felt a sense of worry and fear.

I originally thought it was just a matter for the Fourteenth Princess, but how did it get involved with the Fifteenth Princess?

Most people assumed that the main topic of the court meeting was whether or not the fourteenth princess should be sent to a marriage alliance.

To everyone's surprise, even the selection of personnel will change!

What if the fourteenth and fifteenth princesses don't work out, and it becomes them again?

Just as the calls for the fifteenth princess to go and marry a foreign ruler were growing louder.

Xuanping Bo suddenly stepped out of the ranks:

"Your Majesty, I believe it would be more appropriate for the Fourteenth Princess to be sent for a marriage alliance."

The purpose of the marriage alliance was to achieve a truce and to influence the royal court of the Hu people.

However, the fifteenth princess was arrogant and ignorant due to her young age.

If they were sent to the grasslands for a marriage alliance, the northern border might not only fail to cease hostilities, but could even ignite a new war!

The Fourteenth Princess, on the other hand, is of a virtuous and gentle nature and is very filial.

If we send her to marry into the Xiongnu, perhaps the border between our Great Wei and the Xiongnu can be kept peaceful for a hundred years!

After these words were spoken, the court officials fell silent for a moment.

This means that interested parties are starting to get involved.

Xuanping Earl Ding Yi is Consort Hua's father. Consort Hua and Consort Ning are distant relatives and help each other in the harem.

When Marquis Xuanping stood up to speak, his true intention was to help Consort Hua.

Of course, that's what I thought in my heart, but what I said out loud still took the moral high ground.

Marquis Changxin smiled contemptuously. He was equally adept at this kind of nonsensical and pointless nonsense!

Marquis Changxin also stepped forward to present his memorial:

"Your Majesty, I believe that the words of the Duke of Xuanping are utter nonsense!"

The Fourteenth Princess was timid and physically weak.

Given the Fourteenth Princess's abilities, she would probably be completely unable to influence the politics of the grasslands.

Moreover, what if the Fourteenth Princess dies of illness on the grasslands, and the Hu people want to marry her again for a political alliance?

Besides, the Fifteenth Princess and the Earl of Xuanping had some prior acquaintance.

If the Earl of Xuanping is worried that the Fifteenth Princess will not be able to establish herself on the grasslands, then the Earl of Xuanping can simply send foreign officials to help the princess!

Marquis Changxin used the same rhetoric to shut down Earl Xuanping's words, and also exposed the relationship between the two.

Xuanping Earl's face darkened, and he turned around angrily to ask:

"Marquis Changxin, what do you mean? No one in my Xuanping Earl's household has offended you, has anyone?"

Marquis Changxin chuckled:

"Lord Xuanping misunderstands. We are both thinking of the Great Wei. How could we possibly influence court affairs for personal gain?"

Marquis Changxin then subtly mocked Earl Xuanping.

The emperor sat on his throne, coldly watching his ministers argue.

Civil and military officials have already taken sides. However, the Imperial Clan Court and the princes have not yet expressed their opinions.

The emperor turned his gaze to the second prince, Wei Changyan, who was standing at the very front.

"Chang Yan, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Everyone turned their attention to Wei Changyan.

As the most likely successor to the throne, Wei Changyan still wielded considerable influence.

Wei Changyan pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that it is most appropriate to send my fourteenth sister to marry into the royal family."

As Marquis Anren said, our Great Wei is not a subservient state that can be taken and demanded at will by the Hu people.

Therefore, it's possible to send Fourteenth Sister to the grasslands for a political marriage, but the Hu people must pay a corresponding price!

After Wei Changyan finished speaking, the ministers expressed their approval.

The fourteenth princess was sent to marry the fifteenth princess.

This would both avoid opposition from the Fifteenth Princess's family and uphold the dignity of the Great Wei court, while also minimizing losses.

And most importantly.

This prevented the Second Prince, Wei Changyan, from offending others.

After all, the Fourteenth Princess didn't have much of a background.

"The Way of Maturity!"

"The Second Prince already possesses the qualities of a ruler!"

"The Second Prince's political acumen is far superior to that of the First Prince."

Once the second prince spoke, the other ministers immediately echoed his sentiments.

Even the Minister of Rites fell silent and gave up insisting on the fifteenth princess's marriage.

Marquis Xuanwei, Marquis Changxin, and the others frowned and exchanged glances.

The wind direction is a bit off.

Although they possess a letter that could absolutely change the situation, now is not the best time to bring it out.

Princess Wei Yunshang, the fifteenth princess, breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the second prince with gratitude on her face.

Thankfully, I have my second brother...

Just then, the messenger eunuch announced the arrival of a chant:

"Your Majesty, Princess Xiaoqin has arrived!"

The assembled officials suddenly looked up.

What's going on? Why is the Empress personally bringing the Fourteenth Princess?!