She raised her voice and said, "But the person you're dealing with is the wealthy businessman Ala, a globally renowned financial tycoon! Y country is currently in dire need of reconstruction, and Ala is exactly the kind of person I need to win over, yet you want me to deal with him?"
Li Zhanting's deep eyes flashed with a chilling light: "But how can the Queen be so sure that the wealthy businessman Ala has no connection with the Emperor-Slaying Alliance? Does the Queen naively believe that I would really deal with an insignificant person at this crucial moment?"
“You…” Shao Siran held her breath, her pupils suddenly contracting.
Yes, now is the crucial moment for Li Zhanting and Gu Momo to deal with the Emperor-Slaying Alliance, he won't deal with outsiders.
Li Zhanting could have clearly explained this to her from the beginning, but he chose to say it at the very end.
Li Zhanting was clearly testing her, testing her sincerity in cooperating with them!
Thinking of this, Shao Siran felt a chill run down her spine. This Li Zhanting's thoughts were terrifyingly deep!
"Your Majesty, how about we start talking again?" Li Zhanting saw through Shao Siran's lingering fear. He smiled slightly, sat back down on the sofa, and told Shao Siran his entire plan.
After listening to Li Zhanting's plan, Shao Siran's eyes narrowed slightly.
"No! Mr. Ting, this is too dangerous! If this kind of news is released, it could very likely cause chaos."
“In that case, the Queen can’t be of much help.” Li Zhanting put his legs, which were casually crossed, and was about to get up when Shao Siran spoke up, suppressing her anger, “Master Ting, it’s not that I’m unwilling to help, it’s just that your request is too much. If something goes wrong, I will also face impeachment from the entire royal family. As an individual, the most I can do is to help you get the information to Allah.”
Li Zhanting's thin lips curled slightly: "Alright, then let's do as the Queen says."
Shao Siran looked at Li Zhanting in disbelief. She had originally planned to negotiate with him a few more times, but she never expected that he would agree so readily.
She instantly realized that she had fallen into Li Zhanting's trap, but there was no going back on her words since she had already spoken them.
The two had only talked for a short while, but she had already been outmaneuvered by Li Zhanting twice!
Thinking of this, Shao Siran felt a surge of anger rising in her chest.
After seeing Li Zhanting off, Shao Siran sat down on the soft chair, feeling sullen. She picked up her wine glass and downed it in one gulp, her eyes filled with undisguised coldness: "Gu Momo, Li Zhanting, you two are really getting along very well!"
Not far away, Shao Siran's two sons, Shao Chenlang and Shao Jingrui, had quietly entered the room at some point.
With his hands in his pockets, Shao Chenlang walked towards Shao Siran with a cool and arrogant air: "Mom, although you've secured your throne as queen, you're not exactly behaving like one in some ways. Is this really for the good of Y country?"
The sudden words startled Shao Siran, who looked at her son in shock at the distance and exclaimed, "What did you say?!"
Her eyes flashed with a terrifying light, but Shao Chenlang just pursed his lips, seemingly unfazed by her:
"Am I wrong? As a queen, one should have a heart that embraces all things, tolerates the strengths of others, and allows others to be more capable than oneself. After all, at this time, the interests of Y Country are the most important. Compared with these, what do personal honor and disgrace matter? But Mom, you are so wary of Gu Momo and Li Zhanting."
Even if the two sides are partners, even if Gu Momo and Li Zhanting have no interest in her throne.
However, his mother, who held a high position, remained wary of them, even though they had shown her immense kindness.
Shao Jingrui, standing beside him, looked at his brother with concern, but still obediently stayed by his side. He then smiled apologetically at his mother to prevent her from getting angry at his brother at this moment.
"You!" Shao Siran's words were stuck in her throat. She gritted her teeth and said, "You're young, what do you know?"
“People like Li Zhanting and Gu Momo, who control countless economic lifelines, could potentially stand against us if they aren’t on our side. Besides, I have countless subjects under my command, and their interests are my top priority!”
"Oh? Is that so?" Shao Chenlang looked cool and arrogant with his hands in his pockets. "Mom, you've just been oppressed by them for too long, which is why you're so hesitant and suspicious now. But there are plenty of principled people in this world."
As he spoke, Shao Chenlang looked at his mother slowly and deliberately: "Didn't you ask my brother and me to recognize Li Zhanting and Gu Momo as our godfather and godmother? Since that's the case, then we're even closer than family, so you shouldn't have any doubts about them, Mom."
Although he knew very well that his mother's move was just to curry favor with Gu Momo and Li Zhanting.
Shao Siran choked violently, as if someone had grabbed her lifeline.
That's right. She probably wouldn't have suspected people like this before, because her motto was: if you don't trust someone, don't use them!
But now, after everything that has happened, she has become so timid and hesitant, and even her own son has noticed it.
She couldn't help but gaze deeply at her two sons. They were only a few years old, their tender faces still carrying the unique innocence of youth. Yet, one of them was deep and reserved, while the other was extremely well-behaved and sensible.
In comparison, she, as the mother, seemed much less impressive.
Thinking of this, a slight smile crept onto her lips as she slumped weakly into the soft chair: "It seems that although I am still of the same age, my heart has grown old, and I am not even as old as you two children..."
But thankfully, she has a successor!
Her child, at least, did not disappoint her!
*
The next day, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting took a plane directly to the capital of Country A.
Having been away from the capital for some time, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting were both in exceptionally high spirits upon returning to the capital.
The two returned to the Rong family first, and were shocked by the scene at the gate as soon as they arrived.
Outside the gate, the elders of the Rong, Li, and Fu families waited with beaming smiles. The little ones beside them, seeing Gu Momo and Li Zhanting, were even more excited, their eyes shining brightly: "Daddy, Mommy! You're finally back!"
Li Qingling and Tianbao quickly ran to Gu Momo and Li Zhanting, their dark, bright eyes glistening with tears.
Before the two little ones could even run up to them, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting squatted down and opened their arms to hug them tightly. "I'm sorry, babies. Mommy has been a bit busy abroad these past few days. I'm so sorry."
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