They each have their own place to belong.
Qi Wenzhe narrowed his eyes and glanced at the man. The person behind the man quietly took out a thin needle. When the apple that Qi Dou threw hit the man, he immediately stuck the needle into the man's body and then quickly withdrew it. The man fell down instantly. Bystanders would only think that Qi Dou had knocked him unconscious.
Li Xingyi glanced at Qi Wenzhe but said nothing.
Seeing this, Qi Dou waved to Zhao Hongxing, who immediately understood and sent men to drag the man away.
Li You didn't care about any of this and laughed, "Yes, Your Majesty must make proper arrangements to prevent the princess from marrying the wrong husband."
Just as Qi Dou was about to speak, Li Xingyi calmly placed his hand on Qi Dou's. Qi Dou understood that Li Xingyi had something to say, so he swallowed back what he was about to say.
Li Xingyi calmly said, "Our country does not wish to break up a loving couple, nor does it want to be the villain. After all, there is a saying that goes, 'It is better to tear down ten temples than to ruin one marriage.'"
"Therefore, our country has granted the marriage proposals of Guard Ji and Guard Liu. As for the remaining two princesses, it depends on your fate with them."
Ji Xi and Liu Linye immediately said, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress thank you."
Upon hearing this, the envoy from the Eastern Kingdom shouted at Li Xingyi with dissatisfaction: "You are nothing but an empress! The empress is not allowed to interfere in politics! How dare you now make decisions for His Majesty?! This is rebellion! You think you can rise above His Majesty just because you have troops?! You have no right to speak here!"
Li Xingyi wasn't annoyed. He just lowered his eyelids slightly, and the next second Qingyi held a sword to the neck of the Eastern Kingdom's envoy.
Li Xingyi remained calm, but said coldly, "Now, do I have the right to speak?"
Li Youjing watched the show quietly from the sidelines, smiling as she looked at Li Xingyi.
Li Xingyi, Li Xingyi, how can I give you up like this?
The envoy from the Eastern Kingdom was frightened by the sight and was sweating profusely, but he still tried to remain calm and said, "You...you can't do this. I am an envoy representing the Eastern Kingdom. You can't kill me."
Suddenly, he thought of Qi Dou, and immediately felt intimidated. He shouted to Qi Dou, "Your Majesty! Your Queen has acted without authorization! Her maidservant is carrying a sword and is now threatening envoys from other countries! You must stand up for us!"
Li Xingyi was not flustered at all; on the contrary, he was absolutely confident that Qi Dou would protect him.
Upon hearing this, Qi Dou grasped Li Xingyi's hand in return, interlocking their fingers, and laughed, "The Frostbite Sect belongs to the Empress, and the Empress belongs to me. I am the Empress's backer, therefore, the Empress's will is my will."
The envoy from the Eastern Kingdom was stunned; he had never imagined that the Emperor of Qi would dote on his Empress so much.
Li You asked, "Then how should we choose?"
Just as Li Xingyi was about to speak, a woman in blue stepped forward, knelt down, and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I, Jiang Changjun, greet Your Majesty and Empress. I have a suggestion that I hope Your Majesty will grant."
Qi Dou, still somewhat frightened by what the others had done to him, said, "Wait! Weren't you the Consort I appointed in May?"
Jiang Changjun holds the rank of Noble Lady and resides in Jingren Palace. This is only the second time we have met.
Jiang Changjun slowly said, "I am grateful for Your Majesty's grace in remembering me. I hope Your Majesty can depose me and grant me the title of princess again, so that I can go to the Iron Tartars for a marriage alliance."
Everyone was shocked by these words. A concubine actually wanted to take the initiative to marry a foreign ruler! No matter how you looked at it, they thought she was crazy!
Actually, that's not the case. Jiang Changjun is a very smart person. She knows that Qi Dou only has Li Xingyi in his heart and cannot accommodate anyone else. He will not play along with others and will definitely have to disband his harem for Li Xingyi in the future. Since that's the case, it would be more advantageous for him to become empress in another country.
Li You simply smiled and glanced at Jiang Changjun, noticing that her personality was somewhat similar to Li Xingyi's, but that was all.
He felt that Jiang Changjun was very ambitious and intelligent, and that it wouldn't be a bad thing to marry her and make her empress.
Li You smiled and stroked his chin, saying, "In that case, we ask the Emperor of Qi to part with it."
The officials firmly declared, "Impossible! This is His Majesty's concubine; she belongs to His Majesty in life and in death!"
Li Xingyi remained silent, waiting for Qi Dou's reply, after all, this was his concubine.
Qi Dou glanced at Li Xingyi and immediately said, "Since you have all made up your minds, I will grant your request."
Although the officials were embarrassed, they immediately advised, "Your Majesty! You mustn't! This would damage your dignity!"
The Western envoy thought this was just right and immediately said, "Your Majesty, I also think it's better not to separate them."
Qi Dou remained silent.
Is it because you're afraid others won't know what you're thinking?
Qi Dou said firmly, "I have made my decision. Consort Jiang will be stripped of her title and given the new title of Princess Changning. She will go to the Iron Tartars for a marriage alliance in three days."
Jiang Changjun calmly thanked him and said, "This humble woman accepts the decree."
Upon hearing this, the officials seemed to have lost their souls, and remained slumped in their seats, motionless.
Li You got up with satisfaction, stepped forward and pulled Jiang Changjun up, saying, "I will send someone to pick you up in three days."
Jiang Changjun replied calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
After hearing this, Li You walked towards the door and said, "I should go back now. Qi Dou, you should resolve your own affairs. If it's time to fight, I can't help you now."
Qi Dou angrily said, "What use are you to me?!"
Li You left without replying.
Seeing this, Qingyi sheathed her sword and returned to Li Xingyi's side, and the envoy from the Eastern Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Xingyi looked at the envoys from both countries and said, "Then, please choose your embroidery pieces."
The envoys from both the East and West asked in confusion, "Embroidery? What embroidery?"
Li Xingyi calmly explained, "The choice of which embroidery corresponds to which princess you will marry."
The two envoys understood and said, "Very well."
Two palace maids each carried a wooden tray, on which was placed an embroidery: a swallow on the left and a wild goose on the right.
The envoy from the Eastern Kingdom was the first to choose the wild goose, saying, "The wild goose is a fitting match for the Eastern Kingdom."
The envoy from the Western Kingdom picked up the swallow embroidery and said, "Although the swallow is small, it has all the vital organs, and it is suitable to be a part of our country."
Seeing this, Qi Dou said, "Then it's settled."
Then Qi Yan and Qi Yan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we obey your command."
When the envoys from the East and West saw the two princesses' faces, they were taken aback. They couldn't be said to be completely unrelated, but they were exactly the same, except for the location of their moles!
Qi Yan has no moles on her face, while Qi Yan has a mole at the corner of her right eye.
The envoys from both the East and West asked in confusion, "This...this is?"
Qi Dou laughed and said, "It seems the envoy's information is outdated. My two imperial sisters are twins."
The envoy from the Eastern Kingdom understood after hearing this and said, "So that's how it is."
The Western envoy, with his silver tongue, said, "The two princesses each have their own charm. Our two countries only wish to form a marriage alliance with your country and do not care about such things."
Li Xingyi said, "Then please ask the envoys of both countries to stay a few more days. After all, a princess's marriage requires a dowry."
The envoys from both countries readily agreed.
The Western envoy glanced at his subordinates, who immediately brought out the gifts. The envoy bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is our country's sincere offer to marry the princess. We did not present it earlier due to the urgency of the situation, and we hope Your Majesty will understand."
Qi Dou didn't need to get angry about this, since the situation had indeed been chaotic before, and who would remember this?
He said, "It's alright, Your Excellency, please continue enjoying the banquet."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The envoys from both countries bowed to him and returned to their seats.
Next up were Ji Xi and Liu Linye. The two stood motionless below, waiting for Qi Dou's decision. After all, no one was at ease until the imperial decree was issued.
Li Xingyi glanced at the two of them, then looked at Qi Dou, saying nothing yet seemingly saying everything.
Qi Dou understood Li Xingyi's thoughts, smiled at her, and said, "Don't worry."
He then looked down at Liu Linye and said, "By imperial decree, Liu Linye, the Imperial Guard, is both a scholar and a warrior, and is an upright man. He and Princess Ru'an have been childhood sweethearts and are deeply in love. I hereby grant him permission to marry Princess Ru'an. Minister of Rites Li Fengtan will select an auspicious day to arrange the wedding."
Upon hearing this, Liu Linye happily bowed and said, "Your subject obeys the decree."
Li Fengtan also rose and bowed, saying, "Your subject obeys the decree."
Qi Dou then looked at Ji Xi, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Qi Min and asked, "Is my royal sister willing to marry Ji Xi?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xi's heart tightened, and he quietly clenched his fist, as if afraid that Qi Min would be unhappy, and also afraid that she would dislike him.
Qi Min had already wiped away her tears. She looked at Ji Xi and smiled gently, "I'm willing."
At that moment, Ji Xi unexpectedly turned to look at Qi Min, who was looking at him with a gentle smile, silently saying, "Ji Xi is a big idiot."
Ji Xi was stunned and stood there for a long time, unable to recover.
Seeing this, Qi Dou helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Yes, you are indeed slow-witted; even after all this, you still don't understand.
Qi Ru couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to remind her, "My elder sister said she's willing! She likes you!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xi recalled all the things that had happened in the past and finally realized that Qi Min truly loved him.
Seeing that the time was right, Qi Tou immediately said, "The Imperial Guard Ji Xi is dedicated to his duties and possesses both virtue and talent. He has been appointed as the Grand Minister of the Imperial Guard and is only 19 years old. He is of marriageable age. Now there is Princess Huimin, who is 18 years old. She is outstanding in appearance and character, gentle and kind. I hereby grant the two of you the privilege of being married. I hope that you will live in harmony after the marriage. All the ceremony will be handled by the Ministry of Rites. We will choose an auspicious day to hold the wedding."
Ji Xi finally felt relieved and happily bowed, saying, "Your subject obeys the decree."
Li Fengtan, who had only been sitting for a short while, immediately stood up and bowed upon hearing this, saying, "Your subject obeys the decree."
After making the arrangements, Qi Dou looked at Li Xingyi, as if to say, "Didn't I do a great job? Praise me!"
Upon seeing this, Li Xingyi nodded and said calmly, "Your Majesty is wise."
Qi Dou was somewhat unhappy after hearing this, feeling that it was too perfunctory and that he didn't hear anything he wanted to hear.
He smiled and said, "I'd like to hear something sweeter."
Li Xingyi looked at him and said softly, "A Dou did a very good job, facilitating two marriages. He is a very good and wise ruler."
Qi Dou was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "I've always been this kind of person. Xing Yi really doesn't know me at all."
Li Xingyi slowly extended his right hand towards him, gently touching his face, and said, "You will learn more in the future; we have a long time ahead of us."
Qi Dou looked at Li Xingyi, who was right in front of him, and his face flushed slightly.
Suddenly a voice interrupted them, "Ahem! Your Majesty the Empress, I would like to offer you a toast."
Li Xingyi hadn't intended to do anything, so he calmly withdrew his hand and looked towards the source of the sound, which was Qi Qing.
Qi Dou quickly sat up straight and silently recited the mantra in his mind.
Calm down! Calm down! ...
Li Xingyi picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he looked at Qi Qing and nodded, saying, "My elder sister is getting married tomorrow. We've only met twice, which is too short. If you have the chance in the future, you might as well come to the palace to keep me company more often."
Qi Qing smiled and said, "Of course."
Qi Ru raised her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I will go with you too."
Li Xingyi nodded and said calmly, "Fengyi Palace will always welcome you."
The gift-giving continued, and before long, everyone had presented their gifts, leaving only Li Xingyi.
Li Xingyi rose and walked downstairs, took a sword from Qingyi's hand, and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to perform a sword dance for you."
Then Li Xingyi began to dance with his sword. The sword was sharp and the movements were graceful. The whole set of movements was smooth and beautiful.
Qi Dou was the first to applaud and said, "Great! Xingyi is very thoughtful."
Li Xingyi sheathed her sword and said, "Your Majesty, I have made a fool of myself."
The envoys from various countries all said, "Her Majesty the Empress is indeed a peerless beauty. Today's trip has truly been worthwhile."
After hearing this, Qi Dou propped his head up with one hand, looked at them with a slight smile, and said, "A wife's beauty is a husband's pride. My wife is as bright as the sun and moon, illuminating my body, so she should not be underestimated."
Li Xingyi looked at him, his eyes shining even brighter.
After several rounds of drinks, the banquet ended and night fell. Qi Dou followed Li Xingyi to Fengyi Palace. Li Xingyi looked at him and asked, "Does Your Majesty have anything else to say?"
Qi Dou waved his hand to signal the palace maid to leave. After everyone had left, Qi Dou picked up Li Xingyi.
He said aggrievedly, "Xingyi, it's already June, how come we still don't have any offspring?"
Li Xingyi's eyes darkened slightly as he thought of how he used to secretly drink a packet of contraceptive soup before each time he served the emperor, but now he no longer needed to.
She asked, "Is Your Majesty in a hurry for an heir?"
Qi Dou hugged her and said, "I'm anxious to have children with you."
After hearing this, Li Xingyi gently patted his back and said, "Adou, there will be more in the future."
"Really?" Qi Dou asked doubtfully.
Li Xingyi lowered his eyes and said, "Mm."
Qi Dou immediately pounced on her and pinned her to the bed, saying, "Then I'll try my best."
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