Ma Wenjie is really smart.

There is no doubt about that.

Indeed, no one would believe that the remarks he blurted out just now were made up by himself.

But if he admits that it was his father who told him, there is no doubt that the empress will definitely be dissatisfied with Ma Feng, and as a foreign minister, it is absolutely not allowed to talk about the affairs of the Xiao family.

If you throw the pot to Xiao Qingxue, it is even more dead, so for Ma Wenjie, the best choice is really to push this matter on Li Ran's head.

Who is Li Ran?

Dare to argue with Jiang Taiyuan, and destroy the Dongying army with a thousand-person cavalry regiment!

Coupled with his status as a former staff officer and the number one celebrity in the dynasty, these words came out of his mouth, and it was absolutely harmless, but the premise was ......

Li Ran is willing to take this pot.

Under Ma Wenjie's begging gaze, Li Ran said without changing his face: "Back to Your Majesty, this matter is indeed discussed between the minister and Ma Shilang, and the minister privately thinks that the ambition of the "Dragon Vein" branch is no longer a secret, and there is nothing to taboo, and what we have to do is ........"

Li Ran's handsome eyes shone brightly, looked at his goddess, and said: "It is at this clan meeting that the "dragon vein" is completely smashed, this scourge left over from history!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, Li Ran quietly looked at it with his spare eyes, and found that among the audience, only two people did not change their faces.

One is Xie Huan with facial paralysis, and the other is ......

Xiao Yanshuang!

Yes, this gentle and weak third princess did not change her expression from beginning to end, like a spectator who stayed out of the matter.

As a werewolf killer in his previous life, Li Ran's observation of his expression and eyes has reached the point of meticulousness, and he can see that Xiao Yanshuang's state today is very abnormal, and in the depths of his eyes, there is a calm and indifferent insight into the world, which she did not have in the past.

Is it true that a person can suddenly change sex?

Li Ran couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

"Li Ran. The empress said softly: "Say your opinion, this is all your own family." ”

"Yes. Li Ran nodded and said, "This time, Xiao Dachuan, the king of Longming, led five thousand elite clansmen into the imperial capital, and his ambition is not small, and he has the tendency to dominate the throne, and even ......."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped talking and looked at the empress's reaction.

"This Xiao Da is very ...... Chuan, does he want to rebel?" Xiao Wan'er interjected curiously while gnawing on her meat hooves.

Speaking of which, compared to Xie Huan and Xiao Yanshuang, this girl is the most calm person, and she never stopped eating the whole time!

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the table became even more dull and dead, and everyone did not say a word, quietly watching the empress's reaction with their residual eyes.

Li Ran hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness Wan'er is really joking, even if Xiao Dachuan has penetrated the first five forms of the "Nine Separation Fire Dragon Sutra", it is still too much worse than our Majesty who has completely penetrated the "Nine Xuanshen Phoenix Gong", not to mention, he only brought only 5,000 people, how can he stand up to the storm?"

"Oh, well, that makes sense. After Xiao Wan'er swallowed the piece of meat, she looked at the three sisters and brothers-in-law next to her in surprise, "You ...... Why don't you speak? ”

"Wan'er, you should be with your husband more on weekdays...... Li Guoshi is learning. The empress chuckled lightly and said, "Li Ran, then tell me, what is the purpose of Xiao Dachuan bringing his three most powerful sons to the imperial capital to participate in the clan sacrifice this time?"

"If what I expected, Xiao Dachuan is for the position of the patriarch, and he wants to lead the 'Dragon Vein' branch back to the power center of the Xiao family's clan. Li Ran thought about it and said.

He said it lightly, but the atmosphere on the field was even quieter, and the pin drop could be heard.

"Impossible!"

Xiao Qingxue frowned, and took the lead in speaking out: "Since Nangong Wuji's rebellion, the position of the head of the Xiao family has been vacant, and the affairs of the patriarch are all managed by Elder Qingwei, how can it be his turn Xiao Dachuan!"

As soon as she said this, Xiao Lingqiu rarely agreed, "Second sister is right, Li Guoshi, such a clan matter, if there is no approval from Elder Qingwei, even if this Xiao Dachuan has enough qualifications, it is impossible to get involved in the position of patriarch!"

"Hey. ”

Li Ran shook his head, and looked meaningfully at the super beauty on the first seat, even if she was wearing an ordinary palace lady's clothes, she still looked so majestic and magnificent, plump and charming, to a certain extent, it was almost a few little beauties at this table.

"What if it......" Li Ran looked into the empress's eyes, "Elder Qingwei, what if she agreed?"

"This ...... How could this be!"

"It's absolutely impossible!"

Almost at the same time, Xiao Qingxue and Xiao Lingqiu, the two pairs of sisters, said emotionally.

"Huh?" Xiao Wan'er looked confused, with question marks on her face.

What shocked Li Ran was that Xiao Yanshuang still looked very calm, her eyes were calm, and she maintained a gentle and dignified royal daughter's demeanor.

Perhaps influenced by her, Chen Feng, the green knife man next to her, also lowered his head and said nothing, like an outsider.

"That's it, that's it. There was a soft sigh in his ears, and it was the Heavenly Maiden on the first seat who spoke: "Listen, Li Ran estimated well, Xiao Dachuan went north with the elite of the clan, it was precisely because he wanted the Sect Affairs Institute to restore the ancestral system, and at the clan sacrifice conference, in the form of a civil and military competition, compete with our royal family "Phoenix Vein", so as to elect a new generation of patriarchs, the key is ......"

The empress frowned, and there was a little weakness and resentment in her phoenix eyes: "Just as Li Ran guessed...... Elder Qingwei agreed. ”

"What!?"

Xiao Qingxue and Xiao Lingqiu were like twins, sitting down in a daze, unable to speak anymore.

Li Ran shook his head, and he also had mixed feelings in his heart.

The reason why he speculated that Elder Qingwei would support Xiao Dachuan was because he knew that Xiao Qingwei and Empress Xuanyue's political views were at odds.

In the internal affairs of the Xiao clan, the status and authority of the patriarch are still faintly above the empress of the dynasty.

Therefore, Elder Qingwei's intention to do this is also obvious, she wants to use Xiao Dachuan's power as the patriarch to balance the political ambitions of Empress Xuanyue.

After all, she is already an old man over a hundred years old, once she dies, who of those second-generation elders in the Zongwu Yuan can control Empress Xuanyue?

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is useless to sigh, Your Majesty has summoned us here not to listen to us complain. ”

Li Ran poured himself a glass of wine and raised his glass, "The matter has come to this, brothers and sisters, let us represent the royal phoenix vein and fight together for the next clan competition!"

"In the first battle, I would like to go in person. The eldest princess, Xiao Lingqiu, also raised her glass and echoed Li Ran.

"I am willing to fight the most difficult one for our Xiao family's royal family. Xiao Qingxue also raised her wine glass, not to be outdone.

"I ..... Count me in!" Xiao Wan'er realized it later, and casually snatched Ma Wenjie's wine glass and raised it high.

Syllable.

The glasses of the four men clinked together.

Drink it all!

"I'll go, it's good that Xiao Wan'er didn't drink it, otherwise Lao Tzu would have been turned green by Wen Jie's goods. 」

Li Ran covered his chest.

He peeked at the empress, only to see her phoenix eyes flashing, presumably his heart was extremely touched, and he probably loved his empathetic little lover to the extreme!

Tonight's dragon couch - fight again! Maybe the battlefield will have to be changed to the open-air garden of the temple of the goddess?

Phew!

It's all this time, the second wife and the third wife are here! What the am I thinking!

Li Ran hurriedly stopped his thoughts, and at this moment, a soft and glutinous gentle voice came: "Please forgive the mother emperor, the sons can't share the worries of my royal family "phoenix vein" like the eldest sister and the second sister, because I ......."

Xiao Yanshuang stood up and looked at Chen Feng with red cheeks: "It's better for you to say." ”

Chen Feng's face was originally depressed, but when he heard this, he reluctantly squeezed out a smile, "Back to Your Majesty, I have already ....... with His Highness Yanshuang I have children. ”

Burst!!!!!!

Li Ran squirted out a sip of wine in an instant, splashing all over the table.

All of a sudden, everyone, including the empress, took their eyes off Chen Feng and focused on this gaffe national teacher.

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