Xue Fanxin's question made Xue Batian anxious. "Little Xin'er, why would you say that? Did something happen?"
"The Dongxiang Empire has mobilized 500,000 soldiers to invade the Nanling Empire's borders. The Nanling Emperor wanted you to help and become his strategist, but he was afraid that you wouldn't be willing to serve him wholeheartedly. He planned to use me to tie you up and marry me to Ye Chenping as his consort." Xue Fanxin quickly explained the situation to her grandfather, her tone flat. She did not take the matter of the Nanling Emperor's upcoming marriage to heart at all.
The Ninth Imperial Uncle had come to propose in advance. Now that she and the Ninth Imperial Uncle were already engaged, she wanted to see how the Nanling Emperor would issue the imperial decree.
