If the Empress doesn’t mind, you can become sworn siblings with us. After all, the Empress’s name is also Su Yan, and the Emperor is our brother-in-law. Why not swear an oath to become siblings with us?

This way, the Empress will have our Nan Zhao Family as a backing and won’t have to worry about lacking heirs in the future, which could threaten your position as Empress.

Empress, what do you think of this plan?"

Su Yan sneered inwardly.

The current Nan Zhao Family doesn’t have any real power. Having them as a backing is no better than casually finding a minister for support.

Rather than saying she is finding them for support, it’s more like they are seeking her for backing.

They want to win her over and gradually restore the Nan Zhao Family’s power.

Su Yan decided to remain composed and probe their intentions fully.

"As you mentioned, if I were to remain heirless, then why rely on the Nan Zhao Family as a backing? Without offspring, no matter how significant the backing, the Emperor may neglect me.

After all, matters of the harem are not something you courtiers should interfere with too much."

Nan Zhaojian probably waited a long time for Su Yan’s words and immediately smiled:

"In this regard, the Empress need not worry. Don’t we still have a sister in the palace?

Once the Empress and I become sworn siblings, Nanzhao Suya and the Empress will also be regarded as sisters.

The Emperor has always kept Su Ya in the palace and even decisively refused when the Seventh Prince of Cangyue Country proposed marriage. Does the Empress not know the reason behind this?"

He deliberately spoke ambiguously to lead Su Yan to guess wildly herself.

Su Yan nearly fainted from anger.

What is meant by ’decisively refused’? It was Nanzhao Suya who desperately pleaded with her to ask for help, which led Chu Yuxiao to refuse Cang Mo, not the other way around.

Don’t make it seem like Chu Yuxiao is reluctant to let her marry.

Hearing Nan Zhaojian continue: "Empress, think about why the Emperor drove our Nan Zhao Family out of the Imperial Palace but kept Su Ya?

Moreover, he took care of her until she was sixteen.

Isn’t it because Su Ya’s full-blood sister was the Emperor’s first wife, and Su Ya resembles the Su Yan of that time by about five or six parts?

Surely everyone understands what intentions the Emperor might have in his heart, don’t they?"