Chapter 157 Prince Shuo

The Prince of Qin naturally understood what the Emperor meant, but he just didn't want to agree, so he could only lower his eyes and pretend not to see it.

The palace banquet ended quickly and everyone returned to their respective residences tiredly.

On the other side, in an inconspicuous place in the capital, in a mansion that looked ordinary in appearance but magnificent on the inside, comparable to an imperial palace, the house was now brightly lit and filled with servants.

A middle-aged man with a noble bearing was lying leisurely on a hard couch made of gold, with his chest slightly open. He was holding a golden wine glass in his hand and looking at the woman kneeling in front of him and serving him with an evil expression.

"What's the matter? Do you also envy the prosperity of the palace? Do you want to attend that boring palace banquet today?" The man said with a joking smile.

"How could that be! I am only speaking up for Your Highness. You are also the noble and unrivaled Prince of Great Xia, so why can't you also attend such occasions?" Xu Qingyue concealed the resentment in her eyes and said softly.

The man who saved her that day was the prince in front of her. He was the half-brother of the current Emperor of Daxia, Prince Shuo.

"When is it your turn to care about my affairs?" Suddenly, Prince Shuo's face turned cold.

Prince Shuo stretched out his hand and clamped Xu Qingyue's chin tightly, saying: "You just need to serve me well. If you are satisfied with my service, I can occasionally grant you a wish! As for the rest, don't worry too much!"

Xu Qingyue's eyes flashed with humiliation, and she said, "It is my fault that I have overstepped my authority."

Then, Xu Qingyue lowered her head and continued to serve the man. The man's face finally showed a comfortable expression.

Originally, he just thought this woman was interesting, but after picking her up, she seemed to be stimulated and actually seduced him. After having sex with her, he unexpectedly found that this woman was very smart and knew how to please him. So, he kept her. Later, he investigated her identity and found out that she was a woman from the Duke of England's mansion, so he became even more interested in her.

After the romantic moment, Prince Shuo felt relaxed both physically and mentally, and his expression towards Xu Qingyue also improved a lot.

Seeing this, Xu Qingyue said at the right time: "I wonder if Your Majesty would consider my service to you and fulfill your words just now and grant me a wish?"

Prince Shuo asked indifferently, "What do you want?"

"I want Prince Shuo to help my husband enter the Ministry of Revenue." Xu Qingyue said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Prince Shuo's eyes shone, and he looked at her sharply, saying, "Why do you think that I will agree to your condition? Helping you enter the Ministry of Revenue is no small matter!"

Hearing this, Xu Qingyue smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to see the present emperor lose the Duke of Yingguo Mansion? If I can help my husband rise step by step, I have the confidence that I can gradually destroy the Duke of Yingguo Mansion."

"Haha... you are willing to tempt me! However! I have agreed to your condition, but I hope that your cowardly husband will not let me down." Prince Shuo thought for a moment and agreed easily.

Overthrowing the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion was indeed what he wanted to see. He was really looking forward to the moment when their Great Xia was in turmoil!

——Guogong Mansion——

Ever since Pei Jingyuan came back from the palace banquet, he has been thinking about how to create an encounter and development with Princess Louxi. Before he could come up with a perfect plan, Xu Qingyue, who had been in a cold war with him for a long time, came to find him.

"Husband, I came to see you today for something." After Xu Qingyue walked into Pei Jingyuan's room, she pretended to have forgotten her previous dirty deeds and said seriously.

Pei Jingyuan looked at her with some surprise and said, "Have you figured it out? Why did you come to see me?"

Recently, he was too busy and did not try to comfort her about Zhao Shiwen's matter. He thought Xu Qingyue would continue to be angry for a while, but he did not expect that she would come to him on her own initiative.

Hearing this, Xu Qingyue smiled gently and said, "My husband, since I have already married you, there is naturally no turning back. Even though I am extremely sad that you favored my cousin, men have had three wives and four concubines since ancient times, and I must accept this. Even if you don't have a concubine now, you will still have one in the future, and you may even have a wife. I can't just ignore you for the rest of my life. Besides, you are my husband."

"It's good that you can figure it out. In fact, you are somewhat different from them. Qingyue, if you can be as gentle as before, how can my feelings for you change?" Pei Jingyuan saw that Xu Qingyue could figure it out, and his attitude towards her became much better. At the same time, he thought of their past feelings and was still somewhat concerned.

In the future, if he wants to accomplish his great cause, these three palaces and six courtyards will definitely be indispensable. If Xu Qingyue remains the same as before, he will naturally leave a special place for her in his heart.

Xu Qingyue sneered in her heart when she heard this. She wanted her to be as affectionate to him as before, but he fell in love with every woman he met? Pei Jingyuan was really double-standard to the extreme! How could she not see that this man was so selfish and disgusting? She even dreamed that after she and he created a great cause, he would spoil her to become the most enviable woman in the world. She was really stupid to the extreme at that time!

However, she still needed him at the moment. She wanted to destroy the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion. She couldn't bear to see Xu Qingyan, the concubine's daughter who was inferior to her in every way, living better than her!

So, Xu Qingyue smiled and said, "My husband, I came to you today to tell you a piece of good news. I have a way to allow you to enter the Ministry of Revenue smoothly."

"Really? What's the method? Tell me quickly." When Pei Jingyuan heard this, he suddenly looked at Xu Qingyue in surprise.

Xu Qingyue smiled and said, "My mother accidentally saved the current emperor's younger brother, Prince Shuo, some time ago. He agreed to help us in gratitude for my mother's life-saving grace."

"Prince Shuo? My mother-in-law is so lucky!" Pei Jingyuan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

He naturally knew about Prince Shuo, whose rank was higher than that of Prince Qin. In the past, the emperor's favorite son was Prince Shuo, who was only one step away from the throne, but missed it because of a scandal. However, as a prince, he must have a lot of say and influence in the court. For him, it must be an easy task to help him enter the Ministry of Revenue.

"Yes! I know that my husband has been worried about this matter, so I specially made this request to Prince Shuo, hoping to make my husband happier." Xu Qingyue nodded gently.

"Happy! Of course I am happy! Qingyue, you are still good to me. I have really wronged you during this period of time!" Pei Jingyuan was very happy in his heart. He stood up immediately and hugged Xu Qingyue in his arms.

He then realized that he had not been so close to Xu Qingyue for a long time, and he immediately felt a little guilty towards her. So, he lowered his head and wanted to kiss her.

Originally, Xu Qingyue should have been happy, but now she felt disgusted. When Pei Jingyuan was about to kiss her, she pushed him away.