Wasteland Commander-Chapter 445 - 136

Hearing Su Qiao’s words, almost everyone understood what Her Majesty the Empress meant.

Listening to Ye Fan’s opinion proved that Su Qiao did not oppose, and even agreed.

So, as long as Ye Fan agreed now, he would be the future emperor without a doubt.

Almost everyone’s gaze fell on Ye Fan, and many were already ready to applaud.

In everyone’s eyes, Ye Fan had no reason to refuse.

Both were unmarried and single, and Her Majesty was so beautiful. Marrying her meant becoming the emperor; who wouldn’t want that?

Even Ye Luo thought so, she really hoped her brother would marry Su Qiao.

Seeing everyone around looking at him, Ye Fan smiled lightly.

"Your Majesty, I think we should first discuss other matters. I don’t want personal feelings to mix with state affairs that concern countless people’s interests. Do you understand what I mean, Your Majesty?"

Su Qiao was taken aback for a moment, then a hint of admiration appeared in her eyes.

In her view, if Ye Fan first agreed to marry her, the subsequent discussions would undoubtedly be a breeze, all tilting in favor of the Dawn Army.

Although Su Qiao liked Ye Fan, the interests of countless people were also involved. She did not want her personal matters to harm the interests of those who followed her.

So, at this moment, she saw that Ye Fan distinguished between public and private matters well, exuding male charm, worthy of being the man she admired.

"What the Prince said is very true, so let’s discuss state affairs first."

Saying this, Su Qiao followed Ye Fan into the car, heading to the parliament building.

As Ye Fan got into the car, his brows furrowed slightly.

Su Qiao was indeed a very good match, and Ye Fan wasn’t without feelings for her.

After all, she used to be his idol, and Su Qiao had no flaws, whether as a wife or her royal status, she was a perfect woman.

But in Ye Fan’s heart, there was always someone else.

Moreover, recently, based on his observations, some things seemed a bit unusual.

He had been too busy and hadn’t had time to investigate this matter carefully, so it was delayed.

Facing Su Qiao’s question today, he subconsciously delayed, as some things were uncertain, and delaying might bring changes.

But in others’ eyes, his intentions seemed different.

Almost everyone thought that by not directly refusing, Ye Fan tacitly agreed.

It’s just that he was noble enough to decide to handle state affairs first before discussing personal matters.

So when Ye Fan and Su Qiao got into the car, many people applauded and even cheered.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!"

"Wishing you eternal union and early birth of noble offspring!"

"A match made in heaven! Blessings to you!"

Amidst cheers, Ye Fan got into the car and followed Su Qiao to the parliament building.

After arriving at the parliament building, Ye Fan hosted a banquet for Su Qiao and her entourage.

It was a bit late in the evening, so after dinner, everyone needed to rest, which was not suitable for discussing major issues. Specific matters would need to be discussed the next day.

......

Ye Luo happily returned to her room and saw Qin Sibe staring blankly out the window.

In the moonlight, Qin Sibe’s features were like a painting, her long waterfall-like hair cascading down, with the moonlight casting a layer of luminescence over her.

Her big eyes were gazing out the window, completely lost in thought, the surrounding atmosphere was quiet and somewhat melancholic, creating a strong sense of imagery.

It seemed as if with a louder breath, this young girl would soar away with the wind, up to the moon.

Looking at Qin Sibe’s pretty face, Ye Luo suddenly felt that the most beautiful woman in the world wasn’t just Su Qiao; her best friend was just as stunning.

She tiptoed forward, but Qin Sibe suddenly turned around.

"Luo Luo, you’re back."

"Ah! Sibe, did I disturb you?"

"No, I watched TV today. Congratulations on becoming a princess."

"Oh! I never expected that my sister-in-law would suddenly make me a princess; it all feels like a dream now."

"Do you think she will become your sister-in-law?"

"Definitely, you don’t know my brother’s stubbornness; if he doesn’t want to, no one can force him. His lack of refusal means he agrees."

Qin Sibe lowered her head slightly, pondering for a while.

"Do you think your brother will agree to marry Su Qiao after they finish discussing business?"

Ye Luo thought for a moment: "I’m not sure if they’ll get married immediately, but an engagement should be likely; there should be news at tomorrow’s banquet."

"Then let me attend the banquet with you tomorrow."

"Alright! I’ll take you with me then, so everyone can see how beautiful my best friend is!"

Ye Luo was very happy, feeling that her friend was absolutely presentable.

...... 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Early next morning, Dawn Island TV started a special report.

On the side of the Dawn Army, negotiations began with the delegation from Su Qiao’s Yuanjing.

There were many topics discussed by both sides, and the scope was extensive.

The negotiation team on the Dawn Army side was prepared for a tough battle, but nobody expected the negotiations to go very smoothly.

The representative from Su Qiao’s side expressed that they could merge their armies with the Dawn Army, led by the Dawn Army, and even hand over military command to Ye Fan.

As for whether the merged army would be the main force or a secondary unit, or even disband, it was up to Ye Fan.

The second issue was the currency issuance.

Su Qiao’s side agreed to fully issue the Light Yuan, with sales directly handled by the Dawn Army, and they would not participate.

Aside from the portion required to be handed over to the national treasury, the remaining profits would belong to the Dawn Army; Su Qiao would not take a single penny.

The third issue was the appointment of officials, and Su Qiao meant that apart from a few officials who have been following her for a long time and need to retain their positions, future appointments would be decided by Ye Fan.

As for the territory issue, Su Qiao’s side also expressed willingness to incorporate the current Empire’s Western Region under the governance of the Dawn Army. It is a vast territory, not only including the former lands of Qin Han but also several million square kilometers of land from the Celestial Food Country.

However, there is one condition, which is that Ye Fan must reclaim the Highlands and the lands of the Lingnan Region after taking over Su Qiao’s territory.

Finally, there is the issue of livelihood.

This aspect covers many matters, including residents’ welfare, social security systems, wage reform, taxation, healthcare, education, transportation, development of the base city, zombie cleanup progress, and more.

However, Su Qiao’s team was very cooperative, basically agreeing to whatever Ye Fan proposed immediately.

The Dawn Army personnel were extremely surprised at Su Qiao team’s cooperation.

Was this negotiation? It seemed more like a gift.

But just when everything was almost settled, Su Qiao’s team suddenly threw in a heavy bombshell.

A final condition for the ratification and signing of all negotiations was that Ye Fan must get engaged to Her Majesty Su Qiao and crown her as Empress.

Ye Fan’s team dared not make the decision on this matter; it had to be personally decided by Ye Fan.

Thus, the final ball was once again kicked back to Ye Fan.

Noon.

Ye Fan received Su Qiao’s invitation to her residence in the parliament building.

On the way there, Ye Fan kept thinking about the matter.

In his mind, there was always a suspicion that Hua Wushuang might still be alive.

During this period, Ye Fan received a lot of intelligence.

The first issue was the Zhonghai problem.

In Ma Guoxing’s background, there was undoubtedly someone else involved, but who this person was, according to the intelligence gathered from reconnaissance, Ye Fan believed it was a Corpse King.

There were many survivors in Zhonghai, and many times when Ye Fan checked the radar, he found that the positions of these survivors overlapped with those of zombies.

Why were these survivors with zombies and not attacked?

Ye Fan thought about Wang Huining, about the corpulent Corpse King; besides having a Corpse King there, Ye Fan couldn’t think of any other explanation.

If Ma Guoxing had a Corpse King behind him, then who was this Corpse King?

Moreover, this Corpse King clearly leaned towards the Dawn Army, making the situation interesting.

It certainly wouldn’t be Wang Huining; Wang Huining didn’t have that capability.

Ye Fan thought about the Siege of Jiangzhou incident, which was finally resolved because of Hua Wushuang’s counterattack, killing the Corpse King to solve the problem.

At the end of the Battle to Protect Jiangzhou, the zombie horde retreated, there was undoubtedly still a Corpse King commanding.

Did Hua Wushuang ultimately succeed? Did she die? Who was the Corpse King that left last? Who was the Corpse King currently in Zhonghai? These questions need big question marks.

If Hua Wushuang wasn’t dead, then what should he do?

At this moment, Ye Fan’s mind was very chaotic, he knew thinking like this was somewhat irresponsible.

The best course of action now was to marry or get engaged to Su Qiao, consolidate all of Qin Han’s forces, eliminate external enemies and zombies, end this apocalypse; this, without a doubt, was of benefit to everyone and was what everyone hoped to see.

As the Commander-in-Chief of the Dawn Army, the leader of countless survivors, this was also his responsibility.

But he was still somewhat unwilling; he wanted to know news about Hua Wushuang.

Thinking in a jumble along the way, Ye Fan arrived at Su Qiao’s room.

Upon entering the room, Su Qiao had already prepared some food, inviting Ye Fan to lunch together.

Seeing Su Qiao in a small floral apron, sporting a bun hairstyle, welcoming him like a little wife, Ye Fan’s heart was indeed touched.

For an emperor to achieve this, he felt he owed Su Qiao.

"Ye Fan, have a seat first, there’s just one dish left."

Su Qiao greeted Ye Fan to sit down and then trotted back to the kitchen, energetically cooking dishes.

After a while, a plate of stir-fried spicy crab was served.

"Ye Fan, try my cooking skills. To be honest, only my father and mother have tasted my cooking. You’re very lucky!"

Looking at the smiling and charming Su Qiao, Ye Fan knew that he must make a decision.