Chapter 97 What Can't Be Done?

  The body is weak, this reason is indeed good.

  One is to express the helplessness of not being able to see the sacred face in the first time, and the other is from the standpoint of Zixuan, if it is transmitted to half a minister or the emperor, then it is not something that can be explained by just losing courtesy.

  It's already been said to this extent, what else can you blame? Moreover, Haiyue came here not as a defeated nation, but to make friends with Zixuan. Would Zixuan let such a small matter ignite war again in a country that has just begun to recover and rebuild?

  No. Of course not.

  Shi Yi stood in the imperial garden, slightly lowering his head, with a hint of disdainful smile, then raised his head and continued to say in a loud voice, "I Haiyue came this time, wanting to build a harmonious country with Zixuan, I hope the empress will accept our small gift." Shi Yi lightly patted his palm, and the five robust women behind him carried a box of things onto the stage.

  "Oh? Then I'd like to see the sincerity of the Sea and Mountain Empress." Zi Yanran said with a smile, but there was no hint of a smile in her eyes.

  And Qing Lan's servant had already killed Haiyue with her eyes several times, what does Haiyue mean? Is this a blatant provocation? Do they think Qing Lan is easy to bully?

  "Unboxing"

  With a gentle sigh from Shi Yi, box after box of jewels, silk, and satin emerged, including the precious deep-sea pearls of Hai Yue. A whole box was filled with these pearls, each one plump and round, truly a grand gesture. The pearls were as big as sugar beans, filling such large boxes - just how many pearls must there be?

  Zi Ruoye looked at the box of pearls, her eyes slightly dimming. Had Haiyue's national power become so abundant? Such a large box of pearls, even if Haiyue was a coastal country, couldn't have that many...

  She then clapped her hands again, and ten stunningly handsome men slowly walked in from behind, each wearing only a thin layer of clothing that seemed to be there yet not quite there, further enticing the thoughts of the various ministers. "These ten men are also gifts from me, the Sea Yue Empress, to Zi Xuan. Each one has their own specialty and will ensure that Your Majesty is never bored at night."

  Men are either shy or inexperienced, or charming, or pure... Ten beauties, each with their own unique charm. With a hint of suggestion, the ministers knew what was implied by Shi Yi's words.

  But Zi Yanran still smiled, without changing her expression, this was the Imperial Garden, what did she take it as?

  Sending away the gold and silver, sending away the beauty, this move is really high... Moreover, in the Imperial Garden, if one refuses, it would be a clear slap in the face of Haiyue Empress, although Haiyue has always been very honest, but now she's just short of a spark to set off a prairie fire...

  "Don't look!"

  "Don't look at other women!"

  Different voices came to her ears, one was angry and wanted to go crazy, the other had a small sour taste of grievance. Her left and right eyes were covered by different hands, Liu Qingyou's hand covered Shangguan Meng's hand, and both hands covered Zi Ruoye's eyes at the same time.

  "Damn it, what's so good about those guys! You want to see... I... I..." I stuttered for half a day and finally gritted my teeth and said, "In short, don't look, this young master won't let you look!"

  Hai Yue was too much, those men's clothes couldn't even be called clothes. Looking at those officials' eyes were wide with wonder, were those men really that good-looking? Liu Qingyou looked at those men and even felt embarrassed herself, closing her eyes to avoid looking, while also covering Zi Ruoye's eyes tightly to prevent her from seeing.

  "Don't look at them, wife, they're all ugly"

  His wife mainly believed in Meng Er." Officer Meng's bright eyes looked at those men and said in a low voice, these people were too much, dressed so little, the host was theirs, no one could seduce them, let alone Meng Er didn't even succeed...

  Zi Ruoye put down the wine jug, gently patted the two small hands covering her eyes, and smiled, saying, "I didn't see, wasn't I just drinking? Beautiful women are great, but this king's beauty is even better..." Although these ten men all showed embarrassed expressions, she still saw a cold intent that shouldn't belong to them.

  The female emperor of Haiyue just wanted to do something, even the dark guards were dispatched. Zi Ruoye's eyes moved slightly under her hands, "I swear I didn't look at all, if I did, it would be my own beauty."

  Zi Ruoye and Liu Qingyou's words were like stones thrown into the water, allowing everyone to hear them clearly. The ten men standing behind Shi Yi heard Zi Ruoye's words and their faces also changed slightly, but soon recovered with a mixture of shyness and delight.

  Ziyan suddenly burst out laughing loudly, "I didn't expect the gift from Haiyue Empress to be so grand, indeed worthy of her beauty. However, I already have enough beauties, and I don't want to make my Empress Feng sad." As she spoke, she gently grasped Liu Qingyue's hand, with a troubled expression.

  Shi Yi said, "Since ancient times, women have had three husbands and four masters. What's more, the emperor is a supreme ruler, how can he not?"

  A faint glimmer flashed at the bottom of Zi Yanran's eyes, and she saw Zi Ruoye drinking wine leisurely. "How about this? Otherwise, I'll just bestow these men upon Wang Ye. What do you think?"

  Zi Ruoye didn't seem to understand the expression, but the men sitting next to her all flashed a cold and stern look, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this king is powerless."

  Looking at the game of Pai Gow between Ziyue Ye and Ziyiran, "These ten men are actually just a gift. The ones who will really be marrying into the imperial family are our country's Fifth Prince and Third Prince." Yesterday, the Third Prince had said that he would be added to the list of people to be married off, although it was unclear what the prince wanted to do, presumably it wouldn't harm Haiyue.

  The fifth prince, Yan Yan, bowed slightly, his soft voice laced with a hint of flirtation. "Soft water has come to see the emperor's phoenix face, and my heart has already been lost on the emperor's body. Soft water doesn't ask for much, just hoping to stay by the emperor's side." This speech was measured in its advance and retreat, what a good man he is, not seeking fame or fortune, only seeking to stay by your side.

  At the same time, the third prince Ling Rou Xing also stepped forward and bowed, "Rou Xing has been weak since childhood and didn't want to add more trouble for Your Majesty. However, coming to form an alliance was a task given by the Empress Dowager. I only hope that Your Majesty will be wise and arrange a good marriage for Rou Xing."

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  Two princes, one advancing by retreating and the other defending by counterattacking. After a round of conversation, they both emerged with honor, neither gaining nor losing ground. Zi Ruoye smiled as she watched Zi Yanran, thinking that the fifth prince was indeed a handsome man, while the third prince... having seen his other face before, Zi Ruoye felt that Zi Yanran had not lost out either, and what's more, he had won over such a beautiful woman, why wouldn't he be delighted?

  "It's not that the Emperor doesn't give face to Haiyue's envoy, but rather that since ancient times, to enter my Zixuan Palace, one must undergo several tests before being allowed in." Liu Qingyue's gentle and elegant voice softly rang out as she sat upright beside Ziyuan, exuding a noble and refined aura without the slightest hint of vulgarity.

  "I'm not sure what kind of test Feng Hou is talking about, but I have every confidence that all ten men will pass." These ten men were all proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, how could they be tested to defeat them? Shi Yi's eyebrows and eyes were full of confident expression.

  "Yue Wang and Dou Lang are both among the top two men in my heart, in terms of appearance and talent they are both among the best. If these men can pass Yue Wang's test, then I will have done a good deed for His Majesty by letting them enter the harem."

  Everyone's gaze was drawn to the four beauties standing beside Ziyue Ye, just as Feng Hou had said - all the beauties in the world were indeed gathered around Ye Wang.

  Zi Ruoye didn't expect Liu Qingyue to say such a thing, and her brow furrowed involuntarily as she looked at the man beside her. "What do you think? If you don't like it, we can just leave now. Those men are for the Emperor anyway. This prince has no relation to them whatsoever." She continued, "You don't need to pay attention to this."

  Neither Liu Qingyou nor Yun Ning, or even Shangguan Meng and Lang Ge, liked this kind of gathering. If they had known earlier, they wouldn't have brought them out. Unexpectedly, they were ambushed by Zi Yanran and the others.

  "It's nothing." Yun Qing said with a light smile, if he didn't go, he was afraid that the Emperor would come up with some excuse to let Wang Ye take in that man again. In his ten years as an assassin, how could he not sense the different aura of those men? Any threat to Wang Ye, he would not let go.

  "You think I'm afraid of you?" Liu Qingyao glared at Zi Ruoye, sending these chattering women away, lest this dead fool get any ideas again. In fact, he had long known that this fool was not interested in beautiful women, but every time he would involuntarily savor the taste.

  "Meng'er will beat them until they're defeated and humiliated." Upper Official Meng clenched his small fist, and a rare cunning glint flashed in his pure and transparent eyes. As the husband of his wife, how could he let his wife lose face? These little fish and shrimp were not even worth his attention.

  Her eyes flashed with a hint of light, and she said faintly, "It's okay"

  "Just consider it as repayment for her help in the grand hall that time, although he didn't take it to heart."

  His eyelashes drooped slightly, covering the interest in his eyes. He didn't expect Feng Hou to make such a request. Today, when he saw the man beside that woman, even he felt a little dazed. A hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes, why did it feel so uncomfortable just looking at him?

  "Now that Ye and Wang have agreed, what do you think, Envoy Haiyue?"

  "There's no objection." She only now shifted her gaze to Ye Wang, who had been sitting there leisurely all along. She felt that his smile was tinged with mockery, as if everything in the world was a farce in his eyes.

  "Does the minister think it's a battle of words or a physical fight? If your people hurt my husband, then don't blame me when the time comes." You like to pick fights, do I have to accompany you? Look, who is more arrogant after all?

  She was taken aback, not expecting Ye Wang to openly threaten her before the match had even begun. The cold intent in his eyes made her heart skip a beat, and she composed herself, saying, "Fighting is probably not suitable, how can this man wield a sword?" These men were all dark guards, so fighting was no problem, but if they fought, wouldn't it expose the fact that these men knew martial arts? Sending men who knew martial arts to another country's harem would be a disaster.

  When the minister spoke, Liu Qing's breath was clearly on one side, Shang Guan's small mouth was slightly raised, Yun Ceng's eyes were slightly dark, and Lan Ge looked at Shi Yi with rare curiosity.

  Zi Ruoye said in a low, mysterious tone, "Actually, I like men who know martial arts. As long as they're good at dancing with swords or guns, or even embroidery and painting, I don't mind. What's wrong with that?"

  Everyone gasped, although they knew that the king had always doted on his husband, but now that they saw it, they realized that this doting was really too overbearing!

  Digression

  Sorry for keeping everyone waiting... After the fish came back, I coded over 1,000 lines and my head started spinning, so I took a nap and continued writing afterwards.

  Today I realized that life is often not as expected, with eight or nine out of ten things not going well. Fish are too serious, being serious is a good thing, but being overly serious is not good at all.

  After drinking and sleeping, I've opened up a lot.

  Doing well what you're doing now is the most important thing.