Everything the queen says is right

Jinlan nodded seriously and said it was a matter of course, "Yes, the Dog Emperor only has inner clothes to wear."

After all, it was impossible for him to wear his most solemn dragon robe on an occasion like today.

But the shock to the eldest princess was far more than that.

In her memory, although her royal brother was a bit easy to fool, he was definitely not in such a easy-to-talk position.

"So the Dog Emperor didn't punish you?"

"No, he just asked me not to serve him breakfast, so I just came back."

Good guy, it's a miracle that Jin Lan can survive the dog emperor's hands safely.

For the first time in her life, the eldest princess became suspicious of her concern for Jinlan's safety.

From this point of view, she really shouldn't feel that there is a big problem with Jinlan's safety. It is her good brother who should be worried.

"By the way, the Dog Emperor has a changeable temperament. You should be more careful when torturing him like this in the past, otherwise he might do something perverted."

But Jinlan didn't care and waved her hand.

"It's okay. He's just like the Dog Emperor. It's easy for me to fool him. Don't tell me, I've discovered now that it's a great thing to stay in the palace and tease the Dog Emperor all day long."

Hearing this, the eldest princess silently lit a candle in her heart to pray for the dog emperor, and then gave Jin Lan a thumbs up.

"As expected of you."

Over the years, my temperament has not changed at all.

"That's right, don't even look at who I am."

Jinlan said this a bit arrogantly, but after she said it, even she was stunned.

They were joking and joking with each other just like they had been many years ago.

The emotions from before were revealed so naturally, as if they had never had the slightest disagreement.

Not only her, but also the eldest princess was stunned for a long time.

She never thought that the relationship between herself and Jin Lan could return to the way it was before.

They opened their mouths at the same time, but the atmosphere was too subtle and no one took the initiative to speak out.

After the eldest princess smiled awkwardly, she calmly changed the subject.

"Jinlan, you were in a hurry in the Royal Garden yesterday, and I forgot to ask you something."

"Ok?"

"What's your relationship with Zhang Ming?"

In fact, the eldest princess also hesitated for a long time, but in the end she felt that she should ask the question directly.

The relationship between her and Jin Lan is so special that anyone will see the clues if you ask in a roundabout way about this kind of thing.

The friendship between them has finally been repaired, and they really don't want to experience any more trauma.

But she also clearly saw that the moment her words fell, Jin Lan's face, which was still smiling, froze, and sadness poured out of her eyes.

Jinlan hesitated and struggled for a while, then told the truth.

"Zhang Ming is... my young man's younger brother..."

Sure enough, this is the answer.

Although the eldest princess had already heard Ah Cha say it once, but now she heard Jin Lan say it in person, the feeling was different after all.

"So do you think of your young man or have some other feelings for Zhang Ming?"

The eldest princess knew that her question was a bit presumptuous, but she still asked it after all.

"Why do you say that?"

Jin Lan's eyes were still sparkling with tears, and he looked at her with confusion.

But what the eldest princess said next made her fall into deep contemplation.

"Since Zhang Ming is the younger brother of yours, you often mentioned him to me before."

"Before Zhang Ming met you, I felt that Zhang Ming looked like the same person. Later I found out that he was your younger brother, so this question can be considered answered."

"As your friend, I know some of these things shouldn't be said, but I still have to say them."

The eldest princess stopped speaking, raised her eyes and stared at her very solemnly, chewing every word very hard.

"I know that you have a deep love for your young man, but after meeting Zhang Ming, do you really just regard him as the younger brother who followed you behind?"

"I don't want to accuse you of anything, I just saw that your mood was wrong and your behavior was too abnormal, so I came to ask you."

The eldest princess had finished speaking, but Jinlan had already lowered her head and chose to remain silent.

Yes, she admitted that the eldest princess was right.

Zhang Ming and his young man don't look exactly the same, but in terms of demeanor and small actions, the two brothers are exactly the same.

She even mistook Zhang Ming several times in a daze, mistakenly thinking that it was her young man who had returned.

In fact, if she asks herself, her worries about Zhang Ming yesterday went beyond what a new sister-in-law should have.

So yesterday she was desperately trying to control her emotions and keep herself calm.

Although she did it, it felt like something was missing in her heart.

The eldest princess saw her reaction in her eyes and sighed deeply in her heart.

She has not forgotten how high-spirited that young man Jinlan looked when he came to confess to her.

But the young man also said that Jin Lan had better not return to the Southern Barbarians, and that Jin Lan should live forever in a place where there are no Southern Barbarians.

Although she didn't know what was going on within the Southern Barbarians, she knew one thing. Just because Jin Lan needed to be dedicated as a saint of the Southern Barbarians, Jin Lan should never return to the tribe.

But things went contrary to expectations. Jin Lan may have developed a strange feeling for Zhang Ming now. Will he have to watch her return to the Southern Barbarians?

As she continued to think like this, Jin Lan shook her head and looked into the distance.

"Princess, you read that right, but I won't make the same mistake again."

The price of falling in love with the young patriarch of the Southern Barbarians was too high, not only for her, but also for the young patriarch.

"Don't worry, after I deal with the Dog Emperor in the palace, I will fulfill our childhood dream."

A childhood dream?

This somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar word made the eldest princess stunned for several seconds before she suddenly found the memory of that past event.

She, like Jinlan, once dreamed of traveling to the ends of the world with a sword, imagining that she could travel around the world, experience the customs and customs of different places, and see the beautiful mountains and rivers all over the world.

But later Jinlan was trapped in the harem, and she was imprisoned because of her identity as the eldest princess, and she lost her pursuit of her dream.

She didn't expect that Jinlan would suddenly mention this dream.

But she could feel that after hearing Jin Lan say that, the warmth hidden in her blood was slowly rising.

"Okay, I will go with you to fulfill our old dreams."

"Then let's make it a deal."

"A word is settled!"

Along with this promise, all the misunderstandings they had in the past disappeared.

They looked at each other tacitly, then laughed.

But at this time, someone always comes to interrupt this beautiful moment.

"Princess, Your Majesty, please go to the ceremony with Chen Zhaoyi."

The eunuch's sharp and thin voice was originally unpleasant, but now it sounded even more harsh.

The eldest princess glared at him dissatisfied.

"I know, I will be there with Chen Zhaoyi in a moment."

When she first arrived, she came to see Jin Lan openly. Now she naturally didn't need to hide, so she took Jin Lan's hand and walked out.

But Jin Lan took the initiative to let go of her hand and reminded: "Princess, you and I need to put on more disguises."

Now they are going to see the Dog Emperor together. It would be too ostentatious for them to do this.

This is simply to tell everyone in the world that they have reconciled.

It's easy for others to say, but the Dog Emperor definitely doesn't want to see such a scene happen.

He wished that every concubine in the harem was firmly under his control, and he would never allow Jin Lan to secretly befriend the eldest princess.

In his opinion, Jinlan's friendship with the eldest princess undoubtedly had some other agenda against him, the emperor.

Although things were indeed as he suspected, could this be said?

The answer was yes, so the eldest princess immediately understood what she meant and curled her lips helplessly.

"Okay then, I'm going to go see what trouble that dog emperor has done first. You come back a little later."

They still had to arrive separately, otherwise the dog emperor's suspicious temper might cause trouble for them on the spot.

Jinlan was not hesitant and agreed immediately.

"Okay, then you can go."

But on the other side, the emperor finally followed the request and kowtowed nine times to the bottom of the Zhaixing Tower.

The journey was so long that he began to regret why he had built the Star Reaching Tower in such a remote place.

God knows how much psychological pressure he would feel as he walked to the back.

After all, if he made a wrong move and the minister who came to supervise him didn't notice it, he would really be stopped by the goddess and fall back to the starting point.

It would be okay if he went back when he was not far away from the starting point, but if he still went back to the starting point after walking a long way, it would really cost him his life.

He couldn't walk a little, so when he did the movements, he became more and more standard.

Of course, the more he did it, the more numb he became. Especially at the end, he could clearly feel that he was an emotionless zombie who only knew how to kowtow and bow nine times.

Fortunately, he was finally allowed to walk to the bottom of the Star Reaching Tower.

"Emperor, since you have arrived, you should rest first and invite all the people who came to watch the ceremony."

"Yes, yes, I will order someone to invite you right now."

She said they were people who came to watch the ceremony, but in fact, she had already given the dog emperor a list of people who were qualified to watch the ceremony yesterday.

Including but not limited to Princess Chang and Jinlan.

The eldest princess can come because she is a blood relative of the emperor, and there is nothing better than a blood relative to be a witness.

As for the Queen Mother, her blood relative was passed over by Ah Cha because she was too old and might be biased.

Jinlan was able to come because she was from a foreign race and was a concubine in the harem, so she could serve as the emperor's representative.

If you wanted to ask why the queen didn't come, Ah Cha could only say that the scene of watching the ceremony might be a bit beyond the imagination of the queen, a lady of the family, so she didn't dare to invite her.

The rest of the people who came to watch the ceremony were some ministers.

But she still chose selectively. Most of the courtiers who could come to watch the ceremony were those who had not yet decided on their own team.

She just needed to take advantage of this opportunity to give these people a good beating.

Of course, every person she listed on the list has sufficient reasons, is well-founded, and is completely irresistible.That's why the Dog Emperor has nothing to say when inviting people.

The eldest princess arrived quickly, and before she could say hello or say hello, she caught Ah Cha's gaze.

After seeing the joy in Ah Cha's eyes, the eldest princess also smiled.

Haha, there is something good to watch.

She glanced at her royal brother with some sympathy, and then bowed politely.

"I have seen the emperor."

The emperor was puzzled by her look, but he didn't know what to say to her, so he could only nodded perfunctorily as if he understood.

After the eldest princess finished her salute, she naturally walked to sit next to Ah Cha, covered her lips and asked impatiently.

"Comrade Acha, what big move are you planning?"

Ah Cha made a silent gesture and blinked.

"Secret for now."

Tsk, keep it a secret.

The eldest princess was filled with curiosity, but since Ah Cha never said anything, she was feeling a little itchy just sitting here.

However, she observed the emperor's body carefully.

Not to mention, the Dog Emperor was really only wearing one undershirt.

It's okay to move around on this day, but if you stop, the cold will invade your body.

For example, right now, the Dog Emperor is like a wind-up toy dog, walking back and forth without any time to stop.

The eldest princess burst out laughing.

Unfortunately, not all the people watching the ceremony have arrived yet, so the ceremony cannot start yet.

"Where is Chen Zhaoyi? Why hasn't anyone come yet?"

"Your Majesty, Chen Zhaoyi is already on the way."

The only one who didn't come was Jinlan. The Dog Emperor had been anxious to ask her whereabouts several times, but she never arrived.

Every time the emperor asked, the eunuch always said the same thing, which made the dog emperor blush with anger and tremble all over.

I don’t know how long it took before Jin Lan finally arrived.

"My concubine has seen Your Majesty."

"Don't you know I'm waiting for you? Why did it take you so long to come?"

The emperor's questioning words were like raindrops that suddenly fell, hitting Jin Lan head-on.

Jin Lan didn't hesitate and fell to his knees without even a moment's hesitation.

"In order to show my sincerity to the heaven and gods and your majesty's sincere teachings, I walked step by step towards the Star-Zhaing Tower. I am a little late now, so please punish me."

She had already said so and she had raised herself to such a height, how else could she punish her?
Punishing Jinlan undoubtedly showed that he had not taught her sincerely, and that he was disrespectful to God and gods.

No matter how brave he was, he wouldn't dare to say such words on such an occasion.

But if Jin Lan was not punished, he would be so stuck in his heart that he would not be able to breathe.

So the emperor just stood there and looked at her quietly. After a while, he gritted his teeth and made a sound.

"Chen Zhaoyi really deserves a reward for thinking about me like this, and I will be rewarded a lot!"

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for the reward!"

After Jinlan bowed, she did not forget to secretly cast a proud look at the eldest princess.

The eldest princess understood the meaning in her eyes.

The look in his eyes clearly said: Look, I have easily controlled the Dog Emperor.

To be honest, she really admired Jinlan.

I used to think that Jin Lan's words about how easy it was to handle were a bit exaggerated, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I feel that it's completely true.

No joke, she really wanted to find time to learn more about Jinlan's method of handling the dog emperor.

This perfectly embodies that sentence: "I used to scoff, now I learn every word."

Jin Lan had already thanked her, but the emperor had no intention of focusing on her anymore. Instead, he turned to look at Ah Cha and asked proactively as if asking for instructions from the leader.

"My Lady Goddess, do you think the ceremony can begin now?"

"Well, let's get started."

It's called a ceremony, but it's actually very simple. It just requires the dog emperor to light a few sticks of incense down there.

Of course, the reason for arranging the ceremony here to be simple was because she was planning a big move to torture the Dog Emperor later.

"When I burn incense, I pay my respects to the gods——"

The emperor followed the process of three kowtows and nine bows again.

"Second, burn incense to honor our ancestors——"

This time it was not only three prostrations and nine bows, but also a memorial tablet specially moved from the Ancestral Temple.

"Pour in incense three times to honor the people of the world——"

This last incense offering was specially arranged by Ah Cha so that the Dog Emperor could apologize to the people of the world.

Therefore, in addition to the three kowtows and nine bows when offering incense, the emperor also performed three kowtows and nine bows in front of the representatives of the people from all over the world who came to watch the ceremony.

This is also the good intention of Acha.

She knew better than anyone else that if the dog emperor was allowed to incense like this alone, the dog emperor would definitely not feel the slightest bit guilty.

Only by inflicting more pain on him will the Dog Emperor's memory remain fresh.

Therefore, she chose to let the Dog Emperor salute the people who came to watch the ceremony with the dignity of an emperor.

She believed that through such a move, in a short period of time, it would become an unspeakable memory that the Dog Emperor did not want to mention.

Even the eldest princess couldn't help but be surprised when she saw the emperor actually saluting.

"Comrade Acha, your arrangement is really brilliant."

Not only did he refuse, but the point was that he really convinced the Dog Emperor to agree.

Ah Cha nodded lightly, not forgetting the warning.

"Don't be anxious, I have a carefully planned ultimate move later."

As soon as she heard that there was a big move, the eldest princess became excited and looked expectantly at the Dog Emperor who was still saluting.

The Dog Emperor who entered Wanxiang really wanted to leave this hellish place, and regardless of the fact that there were so many people present paying attention to his situation, he quickly walked to Acha's side and spoke humbly.

"My Lady Goddess, I have finished offering incense."

The ritual process Ah Cha wrote for him ended at that point, leaving only a sentence that he would tell himself the follow-up process on the spot.

Seeing him standing beside her, Ah Cha took out the three sticks of incense she had prepared long ago.

"Emperor, I have three candles of incense in my hand, which means you have three chances."

"You need to hold a candle of incense and perform three obeisances and one kowtows each time to climb the Star Tower."

"Please make sure that you move to the standard and the incense candle can successfully reach the top of the Star Building without extinguishing it, and finally place the incense candle in the main hall of the Star Building for worship."

"If you have used up these three opportunities and failed to put the unextinguished incense candle into the main hall of the Star Building, it means that you need to start all over again for today's ceremony."

Ah Cha deliberately said the last four words lightly.

But it was another heavy blow to the emperor's heart.

Not to mention how high the Star Reaching Tower is, it is already very difficult for him to climb up by himself. Now he has to add three bows and one kowtow, which is going to kill him.

Moreover, if he failed to complete it successfully, he would actually have to go back to the starting point of three prostrations and nine prostrations. This simply meant that he would spend his whole life here today.

"My Lady Goddess, this condition..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Ah Cha interrupted him mercilessly.

"Emperor, I think the process of climbing to the top of the Star Tower is not easy, so I have authorized a stable minister to accompany you."

"It just so happens that the Right Prime Minister is here today, so I will hold the incense candle for you. All you have to do is bow three times and kowtow once."

"Other conditions are the same as above, and you only have three chances."

What Ah Cha said clearly predicted the emperor's prediction, but the dog emperor was quite satisfied.

It's great, the goddess really relaxed some conditions for him.

In stark contrast to his satisfaction was the Right Chancellor.

It didn't matter that he was suddenly invited here to watch the ceremony, and his name was also cueed, which made him shiver inexplicably.

His intuition told him that the goddess definitely had no good intentions.

But he had completely offended the goddess yesterday, and now the emperor only listened to the words of the goddess. The only choice left for him was to obey this rule honestly.

So he bit the bullet and stepped forward.

"Yes, I will definitely hold the incense candle for Your Majesty."

"Well, it's good that the right prime minister has this heart."

Ah Cha nodded seemingly calmly, struck a match, lightly lit the incense candle, and then handed it to the right minister, not forgetting his special instructions.

"You have to take it right, Prime Minister. The emperor's three opportunities are now in your hands."

The right minister glared at her angrily.

"Yes, I will live up to your majesty and the goddess' trust."

Ah Cha didn't bother to pay attention to his resentful little eyes, and nodded towards the emperor to indicate that it was time to start.

After the emperor had gone a little further, the eldest princess raised her doubts.

"Comrade Acha, is your big move just to make the Dog Emperor walk back and forth like this a few more times?"

"Of course it's not just that."

There was a smile on Acha's lips, and he raised the two remaining incense candles in his hand.

"I have manipulated these three incense candles. The first one will be extinguished when they reach two-thirds of the distance from the Star Reaching Tower."

"The second one will go out halfway. Only the last one can allow them to reach the top of the Star Building."

"In this way, it not only consumes the dog emperor's physical strength, but also breaks the trust between the monarch and his ministers."

Isn’t it true that the Dog Emperor always favors and trusts his right minister the most?
Then she asked the right minister to hold the incense candle. Once the incense candle was extinguished, the dog emperor would definitely blame the right minister. If this was repeated twice, the dog emperor's doubts and dissatisfaction with the right minister would be stimulated.

In that case, this pair of monarch and minister would be considered to be together.

For them, this was a huge hidden danger that could be eliminated without any effort.

After the eldest princess figured it out, she sighed with emotion, "Your calculation is brilliant."