Still dressed in a purple gauze dress and wearing a veil, Si Nanyin stepped out from the side and performed a southern-style greeting to Luo Jiu.

"I wonder how Your Majesty and the Regent got along yesterday?" After changing into men's clothing, Luo Jiu, as a long-standing habit, would deliberately lower her voice. Her voice at this moment was quite different from yesterday's.

"We get along very well," Si Nanyin replied.

"Oh? It seems the Holy Maiden is quite fond of the Imperial Uncle. Since the Imperial Uncle has agreed, the marriage is settled." Luo Jiu propped her head up, looking at Gu Muchen with a playful expression.

A glint of amusement flashed in his eyes. "If you dare agree, you're dead!"

Gu Muchen sighed. He had chosen her, so he would spoil her no matter what, and cooperated with Luo Jiu, saying:

"Your Majesty, I already have someone I love. I'm afraid I cannot marry the Holy Maiden."

"Oh~"

Before Luo Jiu could finish speaking, Si Nanyin said, "What type of woman do you like? Have I ever seen her? Are you just trying to fool me?"

Gu Muchen remained silent, a faint smile playing on his lips. Ignoring the incredulous whispers of the ministers around him, and disregarding Si Nanyin's question, he looked directly at Luo Jiu and said:

"The woman I like is not like the typical well-bred lady. Sometimes she is very naughty and disobedient... Whenever she makes me furious, she will come over and coax me in a soft and gentle way."

When you do something wrong, instead of trying to resolve it, you want to hide it... like a cunning little fox.

She doesn't like to move around, loves to eat, is lazy and a bit silly, but when she calls your name sweetly a few times, you can't bear to refuse...

I'm willing to do anything for him.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Luo Jiu initially pouted, trying to suppress her urge to retort, but the more she listened, the reddened her face...

Why do I feel inexplicably good when someone confesses their love to me in public?

"I don't understand. She's so lazy, yet you have to pamper her. All she does is act cute, so why do you like her?"

Si Nanyin was puzzled. Shouldn't someone as outstanding as Gu Muchen like a wife who could share common interests with him, help him, and understand him?

Before Luo Jiu could even get angry, Gu Muchen calmly said:

“Since I love her, I love everything about her. I cannot tolerate anyone saying anything bad about her. Holy Maiden, please have some self-respect.”

These words were a bit harsh. Si Nanyin's face turned red from Gu Muchen's rebuke. She took a few deep breaths to calm down and realized that she had been somewhat rude, but Gu Muchen, the regent of Qi Kingdom, was so merciless.

"Ahem. I think that since the Imperial Uncle already has a woman he likes, it would be inappropriate for the Holy Maiden to marry into our country. Perhaps we should not arrange a marriage between our two countries."

I believe that the friendship between our two countries cannot be maintained by a marriage. What do you think, Your Excellency? Luo Jiu asked.

The envoy from the southern kingdom neither responded nor refused, but his expression was extremely unpleasant.

Luo Jiu was embarrassed, but she wasn't angry. No objection meant tacit agreement, so she happily announced:

"In that case, the marriage proposal is off."

...

After the court session, Luo Jiu returned to her palace. A few minutes later, Gu Muchen followed her to her own palace.

Gu Muchen stopped Eunuch Li from announcing the news and sent the two away. He then came up behind Luo Jiu and coughed lightly.

Luo Jiu turned around, pursed her lips, and said, "What are you coughing for? Someone as clueless and lazy as me who only knows how to eat wouldn't get you medicine."