This person walked to the middle, was about forty years old, with his hair wrapped in black cloth and adorned with a silver hairpin, dressed in exotic clothes, with purplish skin, and a short, stocky build, typical of a southern ethnic minority.
Zhao Yunqi nodded. "Lord Xiahou, there's no need for such formalities. You've come all the way from the south; are you adjusting well to the winter climate of Shengjing?"
Xiahou Gong patted his chest and nodded, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in very good health."
He clapped his hands, and the two young girls who had accompanied him stood up, their silver ornaments jingling loudly.
"Your Majesty, these are two state gifts presented by the Emperor. They are the most beautiful girls of our Southern Barbarians, Holy Maiden Alian and Ajia. We hope Your Majesty will accept them with pleasure."
Two young girls, their navels exposed and wearing silver chain shoes in the dead of winter, their bound feet white and delicate, their waists swaying like willows as they walked, their deep eyebrows and bright eyes carrying an exotic charm.
She is indeed a rare beauty.
Xiao Zhixing raised an eyebrow. This...could it be a Gu woman?
Unbeknownst to others, she had encountered people similar to them in one of her past lives. Among these people, the more beautiful the girl, the more poisonous she was, her entire body covered in poison and Gu.
Zhao Yunqi smiled and said, "Your Majesty of the Southern Barbarians is too kind. I will accept this state gift."
Xiahou Gong also smiled, "I wonder how His Majesty of Dasheng intends to settle the two Holy Maidens?"
Zhao Yunqi countered, "What does Lord Xiahou mean?"
Xiahou Gong glanced at the young sons of the ministers in front of him and Zhao Lin in front of him, "The Holy Maiden is young. I see that your country has many talented men who could be a good match for her."
Xiao Zhixing thought to himself, "What's wrong with him today? Is he really keen on matchmaking?"
This time she should be able to quietly observe the drama, right? She doesn't have any eligible men in her own household.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunqi's smile faded, and he asked calmly, "Which talented young man has the Left Prime Minister taken a fancy to?"
Xiahou Gong stroked his short beard and pointed clearly at the three men, "The heir of the Li family of your esteemed country, the heir of the Marquis family, and Your Majesty the Great Sheng's eldest prince, I think they are all good matches."
Xiao Zhixing chuckled inwardly, "They really know how to pick their stuff. I'm watching the show."
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