Some time ago, Shi He carefully selected ten male favorites and sent them to the palace, but Shui Qingyin didn't even see them and directly sent those ten people back to their hometown.

Shi He pressed on step by step, simply wanting his man to become the husband of the King of Water Kingdom.

However, no one cared whether she was willing or not, because anyone who had a night of passion with her could be chosen as the king's husband.

However, no one knew that she was still a virgin.

Those male lovers in the harem were just her way of covering up her true intentions.

She wanted to choose her own husband, her only husband.

She couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere in the palace, nor could she tolerate Shi He's relentless pressure. The pressure brought by court affairs also distracted her. She had no choice but to come up with the idea of ​​leaving the palace to get some fresh air.

"I told you, I will take care of this matter. Shi He, don't forget your identity! If you continue to press me, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Shui Qingyin stood up and walked out with big strides, "Don't follow me anymore. If you annoy me, you will suffer the consequences."

Shui Qingyin walked out of the teahouse and met Di Chenyu coming towards her.

She stepped forward and grabbed Di Chenyu's hand, clasping their fingers tightly, "Let's go! My family is chasing us, they want to take me back to get married!"

Di Chenyu looked behind him and saw that there were indeed a few martial artists.

Di Chenyu took Shui Qingyin away.

The servant immediately reported the matter to Shi He in the teahouse.

"What did you say?"

"I saw with my own eyes that Your Majesty ran away with a man."

Shi He frowned.

That girl had been the empress for three years, and this was the first time he heard that she was being affectionate with a man outside the palace.

Every time he saw her with a man, it was in the palace...

"Check the identity of that man!"

…

Di Chenyu brought Shui Qingyin to the outskirts of the city.

"We lost them. They didn't catch up."

Shui Qingyin nodded, and suddenly looked at Di Chenyu seriously, "Di Chenyu, thank you for helping me."

"You saved me before."

"So, we don't owe each other anything now?"

Di Chenyu looked at her and said, "I guess so."

"Di Chenyu, can you come home with me?"

"impossible."

Shui Qingyin smiled and said, "I was just joking. I know you don't like me."

Di Chenyu's eyes flashed.

"Forget it. I've had a lot of fun these past few days. That's enough. I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Although Shi He's people were shaken off, she knew Shi He and knew he would send people again. Besides, they were always in the capital and could not be shaken off at all.

The reason why she didn't follow Shi He out of the teahouse was that she just wanted to say goodbye to Di Chenyu properly.

"Emperor Chenyu, I want to go home."

"Have you figured it out?"

"Well, we have to go back sooner or later." The Verification Beast was about to wake up, and she couldn't stay outside the palace for too long.

"If, I mean if, we get to know each other for a little longer, will you fall in love with me?"

"No." Di Chenyu answered decisively.

Shui Qingyin lowered her head and said, "I'm not that bad."

"You are very good, but I am not worthy of you." A dark light flashed in Di Chenyu's eyes.

"I know, these are just polite words. Okay, I'm done. My family will be chasing after us soon. I won't cause you any more trouble. See you later."

Di Chenyu didn't expect the separation to come so quickly. He stared at Shui Qingyin's back and said, "Shen Qingqing."

"What's the matter? Are you reluctant to let me go? As long as you ask, I will stay."

Di Chenyu chuckled, "Take care."

She will get married after she returns.

From then on, never seen again.

We've only been together for a few short days, why do I feel so... reluctant to let go?

In the evening, Abao, Di Zian, Di Chenyu, Lan Yixuan, Feng Zhuo and others were having dinner.

A Bao looked at Di Chenyu who had been silent the whole time, "Sixth brother, are you missing Sister Qingqing? She's such a good girl, how could you bear to let her go?"

Emperor Chenyu found the meal tasteless.

…

Imperial Palace, Qianqing Hall.

"Your Majesty, the Regent King requests to see you." The young eunuch reported.

Shui Qingyin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was dressed in a gorgeous outfit, with a heroic look on her face. She waved her hand and said, "No, no, no."

Ever since she returned to the palace yesterday, she didn't know what was going on in her mind, and it was all Di Chenyu.

She knew that she had fallen in love with Di Chenyu, but that guy was stubborn and didn't like her at all.

Shui Qingyin also has her dignity to save. It would be fine if she doesn’t like it, but isn’t it okay if she likes it?

What Shui Qingyin wanted to see the most at this moment was Di Chenyu, but Shi He came to disturb her, which made Shui Qingyin very upset.

"Your Majesty, haven't you had a lot of fun playing outside the palace these days?" Shi He's voice echoed faintly in the hall.

Shui Qingyin raised her head and said, "Who let you in? Get out!"

Shi He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what is on your mind? Are you angry because I disturbed you?"

"Regent Prince, you are really putting on airs in front of me, aren't you? You don't know who is the prince and the minor prince in the palace, right?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to truly take power, you can choose a queen husband, and I will hand over the remaining half of the power."

Shui Qingyin frowned, "Do you think that I won't dare to touch you because your mother is there to support you?"

"Your Majesty is a man of ruthless power, so you are not afraid of me. But... do you really want to fight with me at this critical moment when the Verification Beast is about to awaken? I'm afraid you have forgotten that you only have 30% of the imperial power. It's not enough to shake me."

Of the remaining 70% of the imperial power, Shi He took 40%.

The remaining 30% is still in the hands of the Queen Mother.

In recent years, the Queen Mother has been very close to Shi He. She has always sided with Shi He in both state affairs and private matters. Even the ten points of imperial power left by my father were divided among Shi He by the Queen Mother.

She didn't know what her mother wanted to do, but she knew what Shi He wanted to do!

Shi He wanted to be the king's husband because the system of the Water Kingdom was different from that of other countries.

The husband and the empress both hold half of the imperial power. The empress is in charge of court affairs, while the husband is in charge of the country's military power.

The Water Kingdom must establish a king, otherwise the empress will step down. This is the ancestral precept.

"My husband will not be chosen by a chastity beast, I will choose him myself!"

Shi He smiled, "Your Majesty has had this idea since he was a child, but unfortunately, Your Majesty cannot make the decision on this matter."

Shui Qingyin laughed, "Can't you make the decision..."

No.

She can make her own decision.

The sanity beast will only choose a man with whom she has had sex as her husband.

But she has the right not to choose her husband.

It’s just that the price is... a little bit higher.

"Shi He, you cannot control me. I will never hand over the imperial power to you, and I will never choose someone you arrange to be my husband."

Shui Qingyin left with a wave of her sleeves, leaving Shi He alone in the hall.

Shi He shook his head helplessly, staring at Shui Qingyin's back, and fell into deep thought.

"But what if I want to be your husband?"