In the palace corridor outside the Imperial Study Room, the bright red paint-coated pillars were so smooth that they reflected the glistening light of the falling snow outside, exuding the aura of Leng Jun. Ao Chenye was walking in it with his hands behind his hands, wearing a lilac attire in Leng Jun's eyes.
Under the red light of the snow, circles of noble purple light seemed to flow, making his whole body exude a mysterious noble temperament, as holy and inviolable as a god descending to earth. [*]
Only an old and anxious voice sounded repeatedly, destroying this quiet and sacred atmosphere——
"King, you must think twice before you act. That girl Ke'er is just a human woman. How can she be the queen of the sacred dragon clan of our dynasty?"
Ao Chenye stopped in his footsteps and turned around to see that the elder had not given up his persuasion. The wrinkles on his eyebrows were getting tighter and his eyes turned a little deeper: "Why did the elder say this? The Dragon Clan has never restricted the queen's status in the past dynasties.
Any status can be held by a woman who is virtuous, talented and favored by the king, so there is nothing wrong with Ke'er's status as a human being."
After hearing this, the elder was speechless for a moment and became even more anxious.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind. After careful consideration, he said boldly: "But...but Miss Ke'er doesn't have any virtuous qualities to convince people."
Ao Chenye's black eyes narrowed, and a cunning glint flashed across his eyes.
He looked deeply at the elder, a calculating arc appeared on his thin lips, and he pretended to say lightly: "Elder, didn't you just say that my king's decision to let soldiers help refugees rebuild their homes was a wise decision?"
The elder was stunned and didn't understand why his master suddenly mentioned this again, but when he mentioned this decision, he was still excited and reverent and replied affirmatively: "Such a plan is indeed the king's wisdom!"
"Haha, elder, if you think this plan is wise, then you are saying that Ke'er is wise!" Ao Chenye smiled slightly, his eyebrows raised, and his expression showed tenderness and pampering for the person in his heart.
The elder's gray eyebrows wrinkled: "I don't understand what the king means."
Even though the king loves Bai Ke'er so much now, how can Bai Ke'er bear the word "wise"?
Seeing the disapproving doubts on the elder's face, the smile on Ao Chenye's lips deepened.
He walked gracefully to the palace corridor and raised his eyes to look at the falling snow outside. Six-edged snowflakes were flying, and the plum blossom branches falling outside were covered with a layer of crystal white, which was so beautiful.
He admired the beautiful scenery, and then slowly explained under the elder's impatient gaze: "Elder, do you know who told me about this decision? It's Ke'er. Last night, I was so troubled
I couldn't sleep, so I went to the courtyard to think hard about a solution. But Er couldn't sleep because of my troubles. Not only did he stay with me on the freezing snow at night, he also came up with this solution for me."
"This... Miss Ke'er came up with this idea? This... how is this possible..." The elder was greatly surprised. His gray beard was shaking in the snowy wind. By the end of his words, he was so shocked that he was speechless.
, as if muttering to himself.
Ao Chenye turned his face slightly, his thin lips still smiling, but his eyes were unfathomably sharp and he looked at the elder——
"Elder, you said that Ke'er is an ordinary human being. Then how come you ministers who usually think you are superior to others are not as smart as an ordinary little girl? You are still qualified to speak about Ke'er in front of this king, aren't you?
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At the last sentence, Ao Chenye's tone of voice was tense, and his gaze at the elder became sharper.
The elder suddenly lowered his face shamelessly and hesitated: "Wang, old minister... old minister..."
While he felt shameless, the elder's heart was also shocked and could not calm down for a long time, and he was even more ashamed.
At this moment when the atmosphere seemed to be a little stiff, Princess Yang Xi’s shout came from the palace corridor in front of the left——
"Brother Ye..."
Her voice was vaguely mixed with a hint of domineering, her tense jaw was slightly raised, her steps were a bit long and a bit heavy, and she looked very strong.
Ao Chenye frowned, looking at Yang Xi's posture, his dark eyes darkened, and he quietly waited for her arrival.
He has always regarded Yang Xi as his sister like a family member. Although the two of them are rarely together, her temperament is quite simple, so her current expression and posture... His black eyes narrowed, not wanting to continue.
Analysis, so I chose to wait and see what she wanted to do.
After a while, Princess Yang Xi came to the front. She looked at the elder first, then at Ao Chenye, hesitated, and then said to the elder: "Elder, I have something to say to Brother Ye in private, can you
cannot……"
The elder thought that Princess Yang Xi was here to connect with her master, so he was happy to see the success and nodded immediately: "Of course, I will resign now."
Now that Miss Ke'er has shown such a good strategy, her status in the king's mind has become even higher. He hopes that Princess Yang Xi can surpass her.
After the elder left, Princess Yang Xi looked up at Ao Chenye, and hesitated for a moment under his bottomless gaze.
Should she do this? Should she use the interests between the two countries to get Brother Ye to drive away Bai Keer?
Vaguely, she felt that there was something in the way Brother Ye was looking at her right now, which made her dare not speak easily.
However, when she thought of Bai Ke'er's arrogant attitude of not taking her seriously, the fire in her heart could not be extinguished.
She would not be willing to get rid of Bai Ke'er.
Therefore, I have no choice but to feel sorry for Brother Ye.
After some inner struggle, she straightened her face and said in a clear and solemn voice: "Brother Ye, my father has entrusted me with the breeding war horse this time. I want to talk to you about it."
As soon as her words came out, Ao Chenye's pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes looking at her became even more unfathomable.
However, his handsome face still had a faint smile on his face, as if he was a little surprised: "Oh? Sister Yang Xi is still interested in taking care of this. I thought this matter was managed by Mr. Fei who came with you, okay?
, what do you want to tell me about this matter? What's the problem? "
He had already seen that Yang Xi was talking to him as the princess of Fulong Kingdom at this moment, so he could only put aside the previous unhappiness between the two of them for the time being. After all, she was the princess of Fulong Kingdom.
But in his heart, he still hoped that she would be his sister Yang Xi, so he gave her another chance.
Hearing the name sister in his words, Princess Yang Xi's heart felt suffocated, her emotions were surging, and she suddenly didn't want to say the rest of her words.
However, Bai Keer's arrogant face kept appearing in her mind, irritating her, and she clenched her fist——
"Brother Ye, our two countries have always had friendly exchanges with each other, but now I feel that I have been treated badly in Tenglong Kingdom. That Bai Ke'er has been rude to me again and again. I hope Brother Ye can
Bai Ke'er must be driven out of the palace, otherwise I will not give you the fine war horses from Fulong Kingdom."
After hearing this, Ao Chenye's handsome face suddenly sank, and his eyes suddenly became so cold that Princess Yang Xi felt a chill running down her spine.
He just stared at her for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, and it took him a while to answer her words——
"Does Princess Yang Xi have to do this?"
"Yes! You can only choose one, Bai Ke'er or the war horse needed by Tenglong Kingdom!" Princess Yang Xi puffed out her chest. Even though she was a little timid under his gaze, she still didn't want to back down at all.
At this moment, Ao Chenye's entire face was filled with gloom, but in the blink of an eye, all his gloom suddenly faded away, replaced by a calm calmness.
He turned his gaze away, no longer looking at her, and his voice was soft and faint but had a breathless coldness: "Princess Yang Xi, you said that Ke'er was rude to you, so are you polite to her again?
As the princess of the Fulong Kingdom, you came to our Tenglong Kingdom as a guest, but you have repeatedly done evil to the king's woman. Do you think that the king's woman has a lower status than you, the princess? Is this the attitude of the Fulong Kingdom towards its allies? "
One sentence after another of political language was suppressed, making Princess Yang Xi feel at a loss.
Looking at Ao Chenye's cold and businesslike side face, she opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to answer, and her heart was in a panic.
Her original intention was not to draw a clear line between countries with him, she just... wanted him.
Seeing that she was speechless, Ao Chenye turned his eyes back to her. Looking at her panicked face, his expression was still cold: "Princess Yang Xi, do you think that Tenglong Kingdom belongs to your Fulong Kingdom?"
Attached, there are no war horses... Then, the copper and iron Tenglong Kingdom that your Fulong Kingdom needs will no longer be provided for trading. Those are necessary materials for weapons. Do you think it is important not to have war horses, or is it more dangerous to have no weapons? "
This princess is really spoiled. She has no idea what the alliance between countries is for. It is really reckless to bargain with him like this.
Hearing his sharp words, Princess Yang Xi was so shocked that she took several steps back. She didn't understand any national affairs at all, but when she heard his words, she also knew that the matter was too big.
If her father knew that she was leaving the Fulong Kingdom without weapons, he would definitely kill her.
She covered her chest, looked at his cold expression with a pale face, and her lips trembled slightly: "I...I..."
Seeing her obviously frightened expression, Ao Chenye pursed her thin lips, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and her expression softened slightly.
"Sister Yang Xi, don't mention this kind of thing again in the future, especially after you return to the country. Although you are a princess, you are not the only princess in Fulong Kingdom, and there are many princes. You should know
How will your father punish you if he hears you say such words that are detrimental to the national integrity?"
He sighed softly, but reminded her that it was wrong for a woman to interfere in politics, and to say such words on behalf of the country, it was not certain that he would kill her with the temperament of the current King Fulong.