Chapter 19 Female Official: "Who's your girlfriend?!"

This is a secret of the royal family, and only the Emperor can tell Shi Wei about it.

"The Beastman Emperor married Asta's younger brother—Tan Yan. Yi Lan is a descendant of the Tan family. Decades ago, Tan Fei wanted to use star-source matter to enhance his spiritual power, and the Tan family was purged, so Yi Lan changed his surname." Sklag II held Shi Wei's hand, pinching her fingertips repeatedly, as if caressing her or flirting.

Shi Wei looked at her claws with a conflicted expression, but ultimately chose to ignore them and asked, "I remember the current mercenary commander's surname isn't Tan, and he's quite old. Is it very likely that Yi Lan will take over—"

His Majesty nodded and said, "He is actually the number one mercenary. Similan is almost forty years younger than him. How could he possibly outmaneuver him? He would sell you out and you'd still be counting the money for him."

It is said that His Majesty is forty years older than her...

Shi Wei glanced at him silently, realizing that she couldn't outsmart him either.

They had agreed to do things the same way as before, but now that he was holding her hand, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Sigh, top-tier male beauty combined with imperial power, it's really tempting.

"You don't need to worry about your brother's safety for now. The Security Bureau is protecting him, and he will be free after some time." His Majesty patted her hand and said that Manra would negotiate with the Fran Empire.

Shi Wei nodded. Her brother had suffered.

“Actually, there’s an even faster way,” Lu Qi said suddenly after studying the pattern on the teacup.

Shi Wei's eyes lit up as she looked at him expectantly.

Lu Qi smiled slightly at His Majesty: "As long as your relationship with His Majesty is made public, the Fran Empire will naturally not dare to do anything to your family."

Manra and Fran have a good relationship. Although there are no permanent friends between great powers, as long as the alliance does not split, the two empires will continue to cooperate.

Although both sides were wary of each other, especially the Fran Empire, whose defense capabilities were weak.

But even if they had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare do anything to the emperor's women.

Shi Wei: "..." You really know how to come up with ideas.

She retorted firmly, "His Majesty and I have a relationship of ruler and subject. There is no need to sacrifice His Majesty's reputation to save my family."

Lu Qi glanced at the Emperor: No way, it's not over yet.

He glanced at their clasped hands again, and teased Shi Wei, "Is that so? A purely platonic relationship between ruler and subject?"

Although this wasn't the optimal solution, he felt His Majesty would be quite happy with it.

Shi Wei was annoyed by his gaze, shook off the man's hand, and rejected Lu Qi's bad idea.

Who reveals their hand right away?

Right now, both Fran's intelligence agency and Yi Lan's side are just testing the waters; there's no need for her to throw out her trump card right away.

"Let's stay calm and see if they know anything about Dekari before making any plans."

Lu Qi gave her an approving look and said, "Yes, even if they find out you had an affair with His Majesty, so what? The key is whether the Alliance has told them about Dekari's betrayal. I've already fabricated your experiences in Manra, and as for your brother—"

"He knows his limits and won't say anything." Shi Chuan was perceptive enough to notice this, while Shi Wei was thinking about the alliance.

She thought for a moment and said, "I was on the same spaceship as Decari. With the Alliance's strength, they might be able to find out, and then they'll start paying attention to me..."

Actually, getting rid of her was Manra's best option.

Her heart sank. Scolag II took her hand again. He looked relaxed and said, "If we had announced that you were my girlfriend beforehand, the public wouldn't have believed us easily. They would have just thought that the alliance was trying to smear you and Decali."

Shi Wei: "...Who's your girlfriend!"

Although Lu Qi was still there, she really couldn't hold back anymore.

King Sklag II looked regretful, but he actually smiled and coaxed her like a child: "It's alright, we're just saying it to the outside world, you know the truth in your heart."

Shi Wei: I haven't been driven mad by the Similan Spirit.

"No," she refused again.

Lu Qi was shocked by being rejected twice in a row, but His Majesty remained as gentle as ever, as if he were the one being rejected. Instead, he patiently coaxed her, saying, "Then you can only be my personal lady-in-waiting. I can't bear to leave you anywhere else."

Shi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What can I do for you?"

Would he really lack people to do his work?

“I’ll do anything—” he said, still looking at her tenderly. “I’m just happy that you’re willing to stay by my side.”

"Did you like your previous job? Langdon said the videos you made were very good. If you become my personal lady-in-waiting, I can record them anytime without having to apply for permission again and again," he suggested earnestly.

Shi Wei was thinking. It seemed that many people liked the videos she made. Langdon's account had gained followers rapidly, and he received messages urging her to update every day.

It sounds like a very simple job.

So she agreed.

Major General Lu Qi, who witnessed everything, shook his head inwardly: Although he is already very smart, he is still quite clueless when it comes to emotions.

The personal female official is to be kept by His Majesty's side. If they are together day and night, he feels that His Majesty will succeed soon.

She was so young, yet the emperor loved her wholeheartedly, indulged her every whim, and gave her whatever she wanted.

How could I not be tempted?

In this comparison, the Second Prince really has no chance of winning at all.

However, judging from His Majesty's current attitude, it doesn't seem very secure to suppress any of the princes, Lu Qi pondered.

Hmm, maybe he should suppress Shi Wei.

Although she seems a bit silly, she's anything but silly when it comes to important matters, just look at her brother Shi Chuan. Both siblings are incredibly intelligent, and—

Judging by this, she'll be quite adept at using her influence with her husband's pillow talk in the future.

As a result, Shi Wei was transferred to the Emperor's side.

When she went to the Foreign Affairs Office to pack her things, Director Langdon personally came to pick her up. He was kind and approachable and told her to come back and visit more often.

The atmosphere in the office was somewhat strange. Everyone smiled back at her, and Shi Wei knew that many things had changed.

Lin Xian was a little reserved, but still tried to liven up the atmosphere: "I'm really lucky to be transferred to His Majesty's side. Little... Shi Wei, do a good job!"

He almost shouted "Xiao Weiwei" out loud—damn, he'd said it so often before it just slipped out. He hoped the Emperor wouldn't find out.

Shi Wei didn't dwell on these things. After her failed escape attempt, she took sick leave—adult Omegas have heat cycles, so taking sick leave is a common occurrence, and no one suspected anything else.

They would only suspect whether His Majesty was with her during her heat.

Oh well, Director Langdon is a smart man anyway, he won't let this kind of thing get out.

Both Lu Qi and she felt it was best to keep a low profile at this time.

The Fran Intelligence Agency and troublesome characters like Yi Lan are beyond the capabilities of a little Karami like her; let the Emperor deal with them.

The worst-case scenario is that they announce their relationship and use the emperor's scandals and gossip to divert attention.

If all else fails, expose the Similan Islands too. This father-son royal gossip is sure to grab attention and have a huge impact.

Wait a minute, how did she so naturally accept having an affair with His Majesty?

Shi Wei sensed that something was wrong.

Wake up, young lady, your relationship is one of pure monarchy and subject.

Two little voices were struggling within her:

One of them just stares blankly and keeps saying "Aba aba," while the other is hitting its head hard.

"Don't hesitate, just sleep with him, get your pleasure first..."

She subconsciously recalled His Majesty's eagle eyes and shuddered.

I feel like trying to get something for free will end badly.

Aba aba.

Forget it, I'll just keep playing dumb.

Shi Wei believed that her relationship with His Majesty was still purely platonic, that of superior and subordinate.

But His Majesty's confidants understood perfectly well. Seeing that His Majesty took her with him wherever he went, they all understood.

The old cycad has really blossomed.

As a result, everyone became even kinder to her.

Even the expressionless head of the secret service would smile at her, and the intelligence she sent was increasingly classified.

Shi Wei was very depressed: Is this really keeping a low profile?

After thinking for many days, Lu Qi felt that his idea was right - His Majesty still had a long life ahead of him, and there were too many variables in predicting who would inherit the throne. If he made the wrong bet, he would definitely be punished.

Why not just go for the backcourt?

Given His Majesty's single-minded determination to make it public, it's quite possible.

He carefully considered his relationship with Shi Wei: they had known each other the longest. Although he had offended her somewhat at the beginning, there was nothing he could do about it. No matter who was in that position, they had to prioritize the interests of the empire.

Besides, he had worked very hard to delay Shiwei for three years. If he had submitted the report from the beginning, His Majesty would have been too busy fighting the war to have time to play the game of making short videos with her.

Moreover, among this group of confidants, Shi Wei was quite afraid of Jiang Guyuan. She had never had any contact with the others, so he and Shi Wei had the best relationship.

The more he thought about it, the more promising it seemed. A new idea came to him: why should he care how the two princes fought? It would be best if they both suffered heavy losses and died.

That way, Shi Wei could just have one child and the throne would be hers.

It must be said that Major General Luzi was truly visionary to become Sklag II's top confidant.

Many years later, when all these trusted and loyal ministers were involved in the struggle for the throne, only he remained unscathed.

Lu Qi is very proactive, and his primary task at present is to help His Majesty deal with the crisis.

He suggested, "Miss Shi's birthday is next month. The Crusaders recently discovered a planet with abundant mineral resources, and its core contains a large amount of star-source material. Miss Shi doesn't have any property in Manra. If she had property, she would definitely be more willing to stay there for a long time."

King Scolag II agreed, authorizing, "Next time we come across a suitable planet, we'll buy it directly."

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Author's Note: Lu Qi: The betting is open! Betting starts! I'll place my bet first!

Shi Wei: A female official and a girlfriend are not the same thing, are they?

Emperor: They're about the same.

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