He could not fathom it.
Xiao Mo truly could not fathom what the Qin Kingdom's Lord was thinking.
Could the Qin Kingdom's Lord have such confidence in his son that he believed he would never rebel—and that even if he did, he could crush the rebellion?
But His Majesty was no fool. Xiao Mo felt certain that he knew about this and had plans of his own.
Before long, many ministers at court also remonstrated with the Qin Kingdom's Lord.
But the Qin Kingdom's Lord would not listen at all.
The Jin Kingdom, however, had not remained idle either.
The land where the Jin Kingdom bordered the Qin Kingdom had once belonged to the Yue Kingdom.
The Jin Kingdom had simply seized the initiative and annexed the Yue Kingdom first.
Now, the Qin Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom seemed to have struck a bargain. The Qin Kingdom's Lord granted Luzhou and Jinzhou to Qin Jingyuan as his fief, while the Jin Kingdom gave half the Yue Kingdom's territory to its son-in-law as a dowry.
On the surface, the Qin Kingdom seemed to have profited from this exchange. After all, it had gained a vast expanse of land.
But all of this rested on the assumption that Qin Jingyuan would not stir up trouble.
Xiao Mo did not know what His Majesty was thinking. Perhaps he truly trusted his second son.
Soon, the wedding of the Second Prince, Qin Jingyuan, and the Jin Kingdom's Grand Princess arrived as scheduled.
This marriage between the two kingdoms was an exceptionally grand and splendid affair.
The Jin Kingdom even sent the Empress and the Prime Minister to attend.
The Second Prince's wedding ceremony took place in the imperial palace.
The civil and military officials sat in the enormous square before the front palace, offering