The reason he dared to say such disrespectful words is because he believed Su Yan would never be able to conceive a child.

According to reports, the Emperor and the Empress enjoy nightly pleasures, and records from the Imperial Hospital show that the Emperor’s health is excellent.

If there’s been no child, then it’s the Empress’s problem.

A woman who hasn’t conceived in a year is likely never to conceive.

So, these few people seized the opportunity while the Emperor was not in the palace to make a gamble.

In their view, a woman, having no support other than her husband, would surely fear losing her husband’s favor; otherwise she would have nothing.

Especially the more noble one’s status is, the more they fear losing everything they hold.

Moreover, they are practically prisoners of the Emperor, and even if they spoke such disrespectful words, they believed neither the Emperor nor the Empress dared to do anything to them.

After all, they are descendants of the Previous Dynasty, the Emperor’s brothers-in-law, and have a group of old ministers protecting them.

They simply did not believe the Emperor and Empress would punish them for speaking these few truths.

After Nan Zhaojian spoke, the few who had remained silent also nodded in agreement, expressing their approval.

Su Yan sat poised on the high main seat, looking at their bandit-like arrogant expressions, wishing she could go up and slap each one of them.

But doing so would only tarnish her reputation as a shrew.

She would never damage her own reputation for their sake.

What she regretted was that she once worried about their safety, which in hindsight, was really not worth it.

In their eyes, Su Yan’s silence seemed like she was moved.

The few men exchanged glances, subtly smiling at each other.

Their interaction was clear to Su Yan.

Composing herself, she calmly asked, "I wonder what brilliant ideas you have come up with for me. Speak them out, if they are feasible, perhaps I can adopt them."

Nan Zhaoxun coughed slightly, somewhat arrogantly answered:

"The few of us have thought long and hard and came up with a mutually beneficial solution.

Actually, Empress, although the current kingdom does not belong to our Nan Zhao Family, our Nan Zhao Family still wields significant influence in the court.

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