Chapter 1 The king seizes the wife of his minister 1

Qin State

That day, in the cold pool outside the royal estate, a man sat with his eyes closed, trying to alleviate the effects of the medicine.

He had a sculpted face, but a scar on his left cheek made him look quite intimidating.

Fifteen minutes later, a woman with a pretty face quietly approached the place.

She was killed by the hidden guards before she could even get close.

How could there possibly be no one guarding the emperor?

Two hours later, Qin Jingyi opened his sharp and intimidating eyes; the effects of the aphrodisiac he had taken had almost worn off.

After a while, he got out of the cold pool, changed into clean clothes, and strode out with a cold face.

As for the Empress Dowager Cixi who drugged Qin Jingyi, he killed her with a single sword stroke...

Does she think that just because she's the Empress Dowager Cixi, he won't touch her?

Qin Jingyi didn't care who the other party was; anyone who dared to drug him deserved to die. Why did she have to be the Empress Dowager and court death?

The next day

Luo Xi stood by the window on the second floor of the teahouse, looking down as she watched her husband intimately holding the hand of another woman as they strolled through the streets.

That woman was Song Yunche's mistress.

Song Yunche knew that Luo Xi was in the teahouse, and he deliberately appeared there so that Luo Xi would see this scene.

It's her fault for not letting him touch her.

If she doesn't like him, then he'll like someone else; he doesn't need her.

Of course, he didn't touch the woman; he just brought her out to act.

He was afraid that if he touched her, there would be no possibility left between him and Luo Xi.

Luo Xi remained indifferent upon witnessing this scene.

Across from the teahouse, in a restaurant, someone's gaze fell upon Luo Xi.

Qin Jingyi: "Who is that person?"

Following the Emperor's gaze, Eunuch Quan saw the stunningly beautiful Luo Xi. "Your Majesty, that is Minister Song's wife."

Qin Jingyi: !!!

The wife of Minister Song?

Eunuch Quan: "Your Majesty, Minister Song is downstairs."

Qin Jingyi's gaze shifted downwards, and he saw Song Yunche strolling with another woman. His eyes flickered slightly.

Qin Jingyi looked at Luo Xi across from him and tapped the table with his right fingertip. "Are they having marital problems?"

Eunuch Quan: "Your Majesty, I have heard that the Minister's wife has always been lukewarm towards Minister Song."

Qin Jingyi: !!!

Oh, is that so? That's good.

Five days later,

This day was the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet.

Luo Xi followed Song Yunche into the palace.

Qin Jingyi, sitting at the head of the table, would glance at Luo Xi every now and then.

Luo Xi noticed and looked up at Qin Jingyi.

Their eyes met. Qin Jingyi paused for a moment, then smiled at Luo Xi.

Luo Xi: "........."

Why does the emperor look so silly when he smiles?

Also, why is he staring at her? Does he have a crush on her?

Song Yunche saw it and clenched his fist tightly.

Has the Emperor taken a liking to Luo Xi?

Qin Jingyi is the emperor; he shouldn't be competing with his subject for it, right?

That's not necessarily true. After all, this emperor is extremely capricious and does whatever he wants.

He was worried...

Not only Song Yunche saw it, but many ministers also saw it. They all stopped what they were doing and secretly watched the drama unfold.

Thinking:

Has His Majesty taken a liking to Minister Song's wife? Certainly. Otherwise, why would His Majesty smile at the Minister's wife? His Majesty is not a man who smiles often.

What should Minister Song do then?