Yu Ji's expression changed, and she hurriedly shook her head in refusal. "No! I have never handled military or civil affairs. How could I take charge of this seal?"
"Huh?!"
Before the meeting, everyone present had noticed the change in Yu Ji's spirits. Coupled with Martial Marquis Tong handing the Imperial Seal and Dragon Ring directly to the Immortal Empress, they had assumed the two had discussed this beforehand.
Now, seeing the Immortal Empress's expression change so drastically, with no hint of pretense, they realized their guess had been wrong and were momentarily bewildered. Indeed, among Great Huan's consorts, the Immortal Empress had followed the Huan Emperor the longest and spent the most time at his side. Yet she was famous for never participating in military or civil affairs, rarely even interfering in his private matters. She had always silently followed, protected, and supported him. On the surface, she clearly seemed to be a woman without strong opinions of her own, and was indeed unsuitable.
On further thought, now that Martial Marquis Tong had handed over the Imperial Seal and Dragon Ring, they truly could not think of anyone qualified to wield them except the Immortal Empress. Unless it was the Greedy Wolf King?!
The Greedy Wolf King, Jiang Yao, was indeed the highest-ranking Great Huan minister in San Francisco Royal City, and even in the entire Great Huan Expeditionary Army. But he headed a special department. Did he understand military and civil affairs?!
The generals present fell silent, caught in a dilemma.
Originally, they had felt somewhat resentful, puzzled, and disapproving when the Huan Emperor entrusted the Great Huan Imperial Seal and Jingyang Dragon Ring to Martial Marquis Tong, Meng Tian. Now that he had handed them over, however, they discovered that they truly did not know who else