After a long while, Li Qiji turned around and looked at the people behind him, saying, "Then let's play along! Don't let the Empress out of our sight."

"Ji Wu, issue the order for a citywide curfew tonight. Except for patrol personnel, no one else is allowed on the streets after 9 PM. Anyone who is not a patrol member will be executed without exception tonight!" Li Qiji gave the order directly.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys!" Ji Wu quickly and respectfully clasped his hands in greeting.

"Guan Chengzhuo and Guan Chengheng, obey my command!"

"Your subordinate is here."

"I hereby order you to be the patrol leaders tonight. If you encounter any suspicious persons, kill them immediately! Leave no future trouble!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After kneeling to receive the order, the two brothers, Guan Chengheng and Guan Chengzhuo, got up and left the palace. They rode back to the military camp to arrange the patrol procedures and passwords for the night.

"Minister Guan, Minister Su, you two will be responsible for protecting the Empress's safety and Princess Chang Le's well-being with me!" Li Qiji looked at Su Xu and Guan Hongsheng.

The two of them clasped their hands in greeting and bowed.

Li Qishang, who had not been assigned a task, quickly raised his hand and said, "Brother, me too, me too, I haven't been given any orders yet."

Li Qiji looked at his younger brother. "You think he doesn't have martial arts skills? No, his martial arts skills are quite good. But you could say he does, yet he seems so carefree and irresponsible."

"You will protect the Empress Dowager's safety throughout the entire process!"

"Ah, I'm going to protect Mother?" Li Qishang was a little unhappy. He wanted to protect Guan Zhiyue; this was the time to show his manly charm...

"What, you don't even care about the safety of the Empress Dowager?" Li Qiji asked coldly.

Upon hearing his elder brother's voice, Li Qishang quickly admitted defeat, "Hehe, what are you saying, Your Majesty! How could I not know? Hehe, you're joking, you're joking."

"Alright, let's proceed as planned tonight. Everyone go back in batches! Be careful not to give anything away and let them realize that we already know."

"Yes, Your Majesty, we obey!" the three replied in unison.

And so, the four of them entered the main hall again and again from several different places. At that moment, the woman in the swimsuit was dancing seductively in the main hall.

All the men stared wide-eyed, some ministers even drooling, their wine cups tilting to one side without them noticing, their eyes still glued to the beautiful women dancing in the hall.

"Clap clap clap~~"

As the woman clapped her hands, several women wearing the same swimsuits as her poured in through the door. They were all bare-chested, showing off their arms and legs—it was quite a spectacle!

Guan Zhiyue frowned unhappily as she watched the women pouring in from outside. She slammed her wine cup down on the ground with a loud thud, and the singing and dancing in the hall came to an abrupt halt!

"Step back!"

The dancers in the center of the stage were all stunned. They looked left and right, then at Guan Zhiyue, then at their Crown Prince, then at the ministers, and they didn't know what to do.

They are the best dancers, how could they be asked to leave before their dance was even finished? Isn't that a slap in the face to them?

Guan Zhiyue watched as those women remained completely still. The noblewomen of their country were all blushing, while the young ladies were blushing furiously. Wasn't this corrupting the future pillars of their nation?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Is it because Kyuji Masami's dance was not beautiful that it made you so angry?" Kyuji Masami spoke in relatively fluent Nan-Ding dialect.

Guan Zhiyue heard this woman speak for the first time and was surprised that the woman could speak Nan Ding language so fluently. It seems that she really put her heart into it!

"Ms. Kujima Masami, you may have misunderstood! Our country does not appreciate such graceful dances, and we are sorry we cannot enjoy them!"

“Our Nanding dance is beautiful, noble and elegant, and is by no means as vulgar and cheap as that of your country.”

Guan Zhiyue was not afraid of offending them at all, and directly revealed all her thoughts, showing no intention of giving this Japanese man any face.

This is absolutely disgusting! What is this nonsense?!

They are utterly beasts and scum!

"Baka! The dances of our great Japan are the most beautiful and the most beloved dances in the world. They are not as conservative and embarrassing as those of Nan Ding."

"Where does the nobility, elegance, and grace of your country's dance come from? It's nothing but repetitive movements, nothing but movements that are utterly unappealing," Masami Kuji retorted, clearly dissatisfied.

Upon hearing what Kujima Masami said, Guan Zhiyue couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle, sending a chill down the spines of everyone present.

"Ah, what an incredibly delightful dance move! I wonder if Miss Kuji Masami knows that there is a place in our country where the women dance in a way that is the favorite of all Japanese women?"

"Where?" Kuji Masami didn't react for a moment, then asked.

Guan Zhiyue gave a light chuckle and said, "Yihong Courtyard!"

Upon hearing this, the entire room erupted in laughter. Of course, the laughter came from the ladies of the house. They were all proper young ladies who had never experienced anything like this before. The sight of those women dressed so provocatively in front of their masters, striking such seductive poses, was simply disgusting to them!

Now that someone has finally spoken up, you can't help but laugh out loud!

“Yes, Your Majesty is right. A good daughter of our country would not act in such a way. It seems that your country is not so good either!” He Shilian stood up calmly and loudly echoed her granddaughter’s words.

snort!

You ugly freaks only know how to bully her granddaughter. Do you really think that she's too old to be of any use?

"And who are you?" Kuji Masami asked, looking at the old woman with a full head of white hair.

He Shilian turned her head away haughtily, refusing to answer her, and then sat back down in her seat without giving a single glance to anyone present.

Guan Zhiyue looked at the already somewhat irritable Kuji Masami and couldn't help but let out a cold snort!

“Miss Kuji Masami, please put your clothes on properly. Is your country already too small for you? Now you’ve come all the way to our Nanding Kingdom to cause trouble?” Guan Zhiyue said while observing the reactions of the people present, especially those from overseas. The Japanese Crown Prince, Komura Ichiro, hadn’t said a word since the start of the banquet.

They were mostly just watching; he must be a formidable character!

Guan Zhiyue looked up at the sky outside; it was slowly getting dark!

It seems tonight is destined to be a restless night!