Chapter 170 Dissolution

Lin Qingyue's gaze shifted from the Crown Prince to Princess Lingxue.

Suddenly she burst out laughing.

At this moment, the banquet was very quiet. Even Dongfang Qi was thinking about how to deal with the next situation.

Therefore, her laughter seemed very abrupt and successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Princess Lingxue asked dissatisfiedly: "I'm talking to my brother, why are you laughing?"

Lin Qingyue took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "Our Qi's Crown Prince is so popular. As a prince of Qi, I am naturally happy for him."

She winked at Dongfang Qi again as she spoke. "Since the princesses of Feng and Chu are interested in you, why not marry them all? There are also the 26 western countries and many southern countries, so there are probably quite a few princesses as well. Oh, our Crown Prince is so lucky! What a pity..."

"What a pity?" asked Princess Lingxue.

Lin Qingyue sighed, looking worried for the Crown Prince. "It's a pity there are so many princesses seeking marriage, and only one can be the Crown Princess. And only one can be the future Crown Prince."

"Should I choose Feng, or Chu? Or the 26 Western Kingdoms? Your Highness, I feel for you!"

Dongfang Qi immediately understood Lin Qingyue's intention, so he pretended to be embarrassed and said, "It's really difficult to choose. I don't know how to choose."

Lin Qingyue said, "Why bother? Wait until all the princesses are here, and let them gather together to fight. Whoever wins will be chosen. How about that?"

Princess Lingxue was immediately furious: "Fight, do you think this is cockfighting? How ridiculous! Don't think I don't know what you're up to! How about I fight you first? Whoever loses will get out of Qi."

As she spoke, she pulled out a silver whip and with a swish, hit Lin Qingyue in the face.

Before the whip could get close, the prince had already grabbed the tail of the whip.

The Crown Prince's usual gentle demeanor vanished, leaving only an icy coldness in his eyes. "In public, you actually attempted to assault our Great Qi prince. Prince Ling Zhen, does your country want to start a war?"

Ling Zhen wanted to stop his sister the moment she swung the whip, but unfortunately he was a step too late.

"Lingxue, this is not the Feng Kingdom Palace, you can't be so rude!" He snatched the whip and pulled his sister back.

"Your Highness, Prince Chaolan, I'm truly sorry! My sister has been spoiled by our elders since she was little. I didn't mean to offend you. Our Feng Kingdom has always been peace-loving and has no intention of provoking war."

Ling Zhen apologized first, then glared at Ling Xue: "Why don't you apologize?"

Ling Xue gritted her teeth, looking unwilling to bow her head.

Ling Zhen lowered his voice and said, "Don't forget, you came out on your own! If you don't obey, I'll send someone to escort you back!"

Finally, Ling Xue said with tears in her eyes, aggrieved: "I'm sorry, brother."

Dongfang Qi said, "You should apologize to Prince Chaolan."

"Brother..." She gritted her teeth and said to Lin Qingyue reluctantly, "I'm sorry."

Emperor Zhao of Qi had been silent just now, mainly because he also supported the marriage in his heart.

In addition to her identity as Princess Lingxue, it was also because he thought she was outstanding in appearance and had a straightforward personality, and he and Dongfang Qi had spent a few days together when they were young.

If his son could fall in love with Ling Xue, he would be able to open up his heart and cure his hidden illness.

That's the best of both worlds.

Especially the love of a young girl is passionate and beautiful, which man would not be moved?

So he didn't interrupt and let the younger ones talk on their own.

Who would have thought that it would eventually develop into whipping and beating people, which exposed Ling Xue's domineering and frivolous character.

Even if it was because Lin Qingyue had spoken rudely before, it would be a disgrace to attack without knowing the severity of the situation.

Such a woman, no matter how good her family background is, is not suitable to be the mother of the country in the future.

Emperor Qi Zhao, who saw through everything, smiled kindly and tolerantly, "Princess Lingxue is innocent and straightforward. It was probably just a joke. I won't take it to heart. Prince Lingzhen, please don't blame me."

He raised his glass, like a simple elder, and said with a smile: "I offer a toast to the prince and princess, and welcome you to Qi!"

——He naturally wouldn't criticize someone else's daughter. Maintaining harmony between the two countries was his duty as a monarch.

Dongfang Qi took in the expression of Emperor Zhao of Qi and his heart was finally at ease.

Based on his understanding of his father, he knew that his father had completely eliminated Princess Lingxue from the list of candidates for the Crown Princess.

On the other side, Dongfang Yan was secretly disappointed:

Ling Xue was truly clueless. As a princess, she could act as willful and domineering as she pleased in private, but she couldn't even manage a disguise in public.

Being provoked by Lin Qingyue's words, he started to hit someone. It was simply stupid and would never amount to anything great.

It was almost midnight when the dinner ended.

Ling Xue and Ling Zhen stayed at the Honglu Temple, which was specially used to receive foreign envoys.

Before leaving, Ling Zhen apologized to Dongfang Qi again: "My sister has been spoiled. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Dongfang Qi naturally wouldn't be unreasonable: "It's just a small matter, not a big deal. Besides, what I said just now was a bit harsh, I hope the prince will not take it to heart."

Ling Zhen said, "No, no! My brother and I will stay in your country for a few more days. We would like to trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take good care of us."

Dongfang Qi was assigned the task of reception from the very beginning, so naturally he had to fulfill his duties as a host. Of course, his polite words at this moment were flawless.

Ling Xue, who was listening nearby, suddenly interrupted, "Brother Qi, since you're in charge of hosting us, can you take Ah Xue to visit the capital? I heard there's a lantern festival tomorrow night. Can you go with me?"

"Axue, don't be so presumptuous!" Ling Zhen scolded, "Although His Highness is responsible for receiving us, he is mainly responsible for handling state affairs between the two countries. How can he have time to take you out for a stroll?"

Dongfang Qi smiled and said, "If the princess wants to visit the capital, I will arrange for good people to accompany her and protect her."

"I'm just a guard, but you're not willing to accompany me?" Ling Xue pouted, very dissatisfied. "You said you're not mad at me, but you won't even go shopping with me."

Dongfang Qi said, "Princess, please forgive me. Your Royal Brother and I have many state affairs to attend to these past two days and are truly unable to spare the time."

This is not an excuse.

Ling Zhen's visit to Qi was a political mission: to inspect Qi's commerce and military, and to discuss matters of cooperation between the two countries.

When starting from the East, it is natural to focus on national affairs.

Of course, the main reason is that he is tired of Ling Xue and doesn't want to have too much contact with her.