Chapter 123 Betrothal Gift
Ye Jinshu had rarely made a great comeback in the cycle of reincarnation, and she couldn't help but start thinking that it would be okay to propose a cancellation of the engagement now.

The result is no.

The queen agreed, but the emperor disagreed.

The prince even came to her and asked her to be more obedient, leaving Ye Jinshu completely confused as to what the prince was trying to do.

After that, several inexplicable things happened around Ye Jinshu that almost damaged her reputation. Fortunately, Jiang Sisi kept a close eye on Ye Jinshu for the past month. Whenever Ye Jinshu left the palace, she would stay by her side, so things did not get out of control.

Jiang Sisi’s idea now is very simple. She wants to hold on until Ji Yanqing comes. As long as Ji Yanqing comes and hands Ye Jinshu over, she won’t have to worry so much.

Jiang Sisi lived in fear for a month, protecting the fool Ye Jinshu every day to prevent him from being framed.

Qi Ningyu worked diligently for a month. She did whatever Jiang Sisi and the Queen asked her to do. As long as they said it was for Ye Jinshu's good, she would rush forward without any fear.

The queen was murderous for a month, and punished all those who were disrespectful to Ye Jinshu and those who slandered Ye Jinshu from top to bottom. The only thing left was to write the words "the queen is protecting" on Ye Jinshu's face.

The third princess watched the show for a month and lamented that Ye Jinshu's life was indeed not easy now.

The other princes had not appeared in front of Ye Jinshu during this period, but they knew exactly who had made Ye Jinshu angry.

Jiang Sisi knew what these princes had done, and she simply sought justice for Ye Jinshu behind their backs.

In this regard, Jiang Sisi's evaluation is that this person is self-admiring and hopelessly stupid.

Everyone is busy with their work, even Ye Jinshu has been pestering Jiang Sisi to analyze the "person behind the scenes" for a month.

Of course, most of the time it was Jiang Sisi who analyzed and Ye Jinshu who listened.

Jiang Sisi has analyzed the following things about Ye Ruoyan:
1. Ye Ruoyan is not a child of the Ye family.

2. Ye Ruoyan wanted to be the Crown Princess. She believed that if she didn’t become the Crown Princess, she wouldn’t be able to do what she wanted to do, and this idea was instilled in her by the royal family.

3. The emperor wants to make Ye Ruoyan the crown princess by slandering Ye Jinshu, and the queen wants to protect Ye Jinshu.

4. Both the Emperor, Empress and Crown Prince knew that Ye Ruoyan would be of great use in the future, and Ye Ruoyan’s entry into the palace had been planned long ago.

5. The prince has been the one instigator of almost all the conflicts between Ye Ruoyan and Ye Jinshu since they were young. He is not a good person.

It seems that everything about Ye Ruoyan and Ye Jinshu is already clear, but the most crucial piece of information is missing.

Why did the Emperor and Empress know that Ye Ruoyan would be of great use in the future?

Who told them.

Jiang Sisi had a hunch that as long as she could find the answer, the mystery surrounding Ye Ruoyan would be completely solved.

However, no matter how hard Jiang Sisi looked, she could not find any clues about this most important matter, and could only pin her hopes on Ji Yanqing who was about to arrive.

On this day, Ye Jinshu was living a life of idleness and waiting for death in his Anping Palace as usual, but suddenly he saw Xiao Cui rushing in hurriedly with a strange look on her face.

If I have to say it, it's like the feeling of being at a loss when your childhood sweetheart who grew up wearing open-crotch pants next door suddenly says he is a prince and you don't believe it, but then someone else ascends the throne.

As the head maid of Anping Palace, Xiao Cui has seen all kinds of ups and downs over the years. This is the first time that Ye Jinshu has seen her make such an inappropriate expression.

Ye Jinshu seemed to have some idea of ​​what could make Xiao Cui look like this. After all, it was about time, but Ye Jinshu was not sure, so he could only let Xiao Cui say, "Cui Er, what's wrong?"

Xiao Cui panted as she spoke the main point first: "Princess, the eldest prince of Ji Dongming Kingdom is here."

Ye Jinshu nodded. Jiang Sisi had already told her about this matter in advance, so she was not surprised at all.

"Oh, he's here." Xiao Cui continued, "The prince of Dongming Kingdom came with a betrothal gift, saying that he wants to marry someone."

"Oh." Ye Jinshu was not surprised by this. After all, the two of them had agreed on it at that time.

"It is said that in addition to the ordinary gifts, the betrothal gift also includes a city!"

"Oh huh?!" Ye Jinshu finally raised his eyes, "What did you say? City?"

Xiao Cui nodded repeatedly, confirming Ye Jinshu's shock. Yes, she was also shocked when she heard it just now!
"Yes! Princess! It's a city!"

"He offered the city as a betrothal gift and the Dongming Kingdom actually agreed?"

"Princess!" Xiao Cui's voice rose again, "I heard that this city is not part of Dongming Country! It was when the eldest prince Ji was on his way to ask for marriage, he passed by a small country between Dongming and Chen Country. This small country did not give him convenience, so the eldest prince got angry and used this small country as a betrothal gift."

Ye Jinshu:?

"Although it is a country, it seems to be about the same size as a medium-sized city in Dongming Kingdom."

Ye Jinshu:?

"How many soldiers did he bring with him this time?"

Xiao Cui shook her head: "It should be quite a lot. After all, the journey is long and the betrothal gifts are quite a lot. However, those soldiers have not entered the imperial city yet and are waiting outside the city."

"Then how long did he fight for cities, no, other countries?"

"long time."

Ye Jinshu:?

Why can she understand every word Xiao Cui says but can’t understand them when they are put together?
The more Xiao Cui saw Ye Jinshu's expression, the more excited she became. "According to rumors, that small country has been hungry and cold all year round, and many people have died. Their king has asked Dongming country to merge into Dongming's territory several times, but was rejected by Dongming country. That's why they resorted to this desperate measure and deliberately made things difficult for the eldest prince. The eldest prince fell into the trap by defeating them!"

"So this is, they took an unwanted city and brought it to Chen Kingdom?"

"Princess! That's not true! I heard that originally the two countries didn't care about this small country because the relationship between Chen and Dongming was like that. If there was a small country in between, both sides would have time to discover each other's actions. But this time Dongming came to ask for marriage, which meant that they wanted to make peace with each other. There was no need for this small country to exist. Having another country in between would only make things more estranged!"

Ye Jinshu looked at Xiao Cui with suspicion: "Xiao Cui, you have changed."

"The servant has not changed."

"You've become smarter!"

"This is what Miss Jiang told me."

"So what you heard was all from Sister Jiang?"

Xiao Cui nodded.

"Where is Sister Jiang? Why didn't she come and tell me herself?"

"Miss Jiang said she went to help you find out the truth."

"Oh."

"Princess, it's not over yet. The eldest prince of Dongming Kingdom specifically asked to marry you. The crown prince was not happy about it and almost came to the door to have a conflict with the eldest prince."

"Then?"

"Then the prince was put in solitary confinement. The matter of marriage proposal is still under discussion, but it seems that the result will be announced at the banquet in a few days."