Xiao Yunze came over in a black cloak.

Even though he was covered in dust, it couldn't hide his noble air.

When passing by Song Tingwan, Xiao Yunze paused, nodded at her, and gave her a reassuring look.

Then continue walking forward.

"Father, I am late."

Xiao Qing was in a good mood when he saw Xiao Yunze, "Come here, please give me a seat!"

"Welcome the Ninth Prince back to the capital!" Everyone in the field saluted in unison, their voices varying but resounding.

Xiao Qing was even more satisfied. This son really made him proud.

Battle reports came from the front line several days ago.

Crown Prince Xiao Yunze led his troops to recapture three cities in succession and forced the enemy back to the territory of Beiliang.

In the end, he even led his troops to seize several cities on the border of Beiliang!

This battle was truly beautiful!

What's more, his opponent was a medicine man whom he had never heard of.

His son is really a good material.

With just a little polish, it can become something great!

In front of the envoys from the Wei Kingdom, Xiao Qing felt very proud.

At this time, everyone on the field was standing except for those who did not participate in the game.

Xiao Yunze just sat down on the chair that the eunuch had moved over.

Xiao Qing raised his eyes, "Old Nine, you're finally back."

"Where is General Zuo? Why are you alone?"

Xiao Yunze's bony hands rested lightly on the armrest, his posture lazy. "Father, today is Miaoyi's coming-of-age ceremony, so I hurried back."

"General Zuo and his army should have arrived in Beijing in two hours."

Xiao Qing couldn't suppress the smile on his face, "That's good."

"Tai Sheng, pass the order down and tell the imperial kitchen to prepare a celebration banquet for the Crown Prince and General Zuo tonight!"

"Wait." Xiao Yunze interrupted, "Father, today is Miaoyi's coming-of-age ceremony. General Zuo and I will not steal her limelight. We can hold the celebration banquet another day."

"Besides, the march was tiring. By the time General Zuo returned to the capital, it would have been dark. He probably wouldn't have had the energy..."

Xiao Qing nodded, "My son is really thoughtful."

"Tai Sheng, tell them to prepare well. Tomorrow night, I want to witness the most grand celebration banquet in history!"

Tai Sheng smiled and bowed, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Yunze stood up, glanced at the strangers around him, and said calmly, "It's only been two months since I last returned to the palace. Why are there so many unfamiliar faces?"

Xiao Qing: "Old Nine, these are the envoys from Wei State. That one..."

"Weiguo?" Xiao Yunze said nonchalantly, "Is it the country where Daqing had three generals dismissed and had them beaten to a pulp?"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.

No one expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would say such humiliating words in front of the envoys from the State of Wei!

The people of Wei State also looked pale.

This time their master ordered them to go on a diplomatic mission to Daqing.

It's not only to find out the true strength of the goddess, but also to please Daqing.

But how could he, the Prince of Daqing, speak so rudely and humiliate them!

Xiao Qing smiled, but still tightened his lips as he rebuked, "Old Nine, don't be rude."

Xiao Yunze didn't care. He slowly turned around and walked towards Song Tingwan.

"Who is so bold as to dream of marrying the Daqing Goddess?"

Qi Suyun had not yet taken off the cloth covering his eyes, nor had he loosened his clenched hands. He was calm and unhurried, and was not frightened at all.

It seems that he doesn't take the person opposite him seriously.

He just smiled faintly and said, "I've heard for a long time that the Crown Prince of Daqing is a man of both civil and military talents and has extraordinary wisdom and strategy, but I've never heard that he likes to meddle in other people's marriage affairs."

Faced with his provocation, Xiao Yunze did not appreciate it. He snorted coldly, took Song Tingwan's hand and walked a few steps away.

Qi Suyun, who had his eyes blindfolded, seemed to sense something. He tilted his head slightly and frowned slightly.

But that hand was still in his own hand. Although it was a little small, it was a girl's hand after all, so it was normal for it to be small.

Qi Suyun felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong.

He had just applied some perfume powder on the goddess's shoulders and followed the route the goddess had taken.

Finally, it’s here, you can’t go wrong.

Qi Suyun felt a little relieved, and then he listened to Xiao Yunze speak again.

Xiao Yunze said with a cold face, "Someone come and explain to me what this is doing."

"Your Highness," a young eunuch said tremblingly, "This is a game played by the Wei Kingdom."

"The Second Prince of Wei is the 'ghost'. He needs to find the person holding the red stick within a quarter of an hour. If he finds the person, he wins. If he doesn't, the 'human' wins."

"If the 'ghost' wins, he can make a request to the person holding the red stick."

Xiao Yunze's expression grew colder. "So who is the person holding the red stick?"

Qi Suyun smiled and raised the hand he was holding, "That person is naturally the goddess."

"And my request is that the goddess marry me."

"Heh." Xiao Yunze smiled.

Song Tingwan was frightened by what she saw.

This was the first smile he made since he appeared, and it was quite creepy.

This guy is extremely jealous. Qi Suyun is in trouble...

Xiao Yunze took two steps forward, raised his hand and pulled off the black cloth covering his eyes, sneering, "Before you say so much, you should first take a good look at who you are holding in your hand."

"I don't know when my brother will be able to become the goddess' master."

Xiao Yi broke free, trotted behind Xiao Yunze, and said timidly, "Royal brother."

When Qi Suyun opened his eyes and saw that the person he was pulling was just a little kid, his whole body broke.

How is this possible!

He clearly sprinkled perfume powder on the goddess!

How could this be!

Qi Suyun's smiling face finally broke at this moment, and he looked at the clasped hands of the goddess and the prince with sinister eyes.

He gave an ambiguous smile, "Are you teasing me?"

Song Tingwan raised an eyebrow. "What does it mean that the Second Prince of Wei is the ambassador of Wei to Daqing?"

"This is my first time playing this game too. I don't even know the rules. How can I tease you?"

Qi Suyun's face was slightly gloomy, but he still admitted defeat and said, "I lost this game."

Song Tingwan said bluntly, "It's just losing the game, it's a small matter."

Xiao Yunze keenly grasped the key point of their conversation, "Wanwan, just now you said that you don't even understand the rules of the game?"

Song Tingwan: "Hmm? It's not that I didn't understand the rules, it's that the ambassador didn't explain them clearly."

"When we started playing the game just now, the ambassador didn't tell me that I could ask him for something if I lost."

Xiao Yunze raised his eyebrows, "Since there are rewards for the 'ghost' winning, then if the 'human' wins..."

Xiao Yunze met Qi Suyun's gaze and said slowly, "Can there be a reward too?"

The people around who were participating in the game started to make a noise.

"Yes, that's what I wanted to say just now."

"Can the winning team also make demands?"

Xiao Yunze's smile didn't reach his eyes. "Ambassador, what do you think?"