The emperor bit his tongue, trying to hold back his anger, then smiled and said:
"Haha, Qi is really thoughtful. Is there anyone here who can tame this South China tiger? If you can, I will reward you handsomely."
There was silence all around, no one responded.
When the emperor saw that no one stood up, he was embarrassed and his face turned dark instantly.
"What? Xia is a great country, but we can't even tame a tiger?"
The emperor glared at the ministers in front of him, extremely angry, what a bunch of useless people.
The emperor looked directly at Li Xiaochen, signaling him to go up and give it a try.
Li Xiaochen pretended not to see it, picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip, not giving the emperor any face at all, which made the emperor feel angry.
You stinky boy, now that it's your turn, you pretend to be a turtle. Humph! I just don't want to do what you want.
"Would you like to give it a try, Regent?"
The emperor began to call the roll!
"Your Majesty, I caught a cold a few days ago and I'm still a little weak. I'm afraid I can't go on stage!"
Li Xiaochen just put on a show and even pretended to cough a few times.
The emperor was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.
[You caught a cold after just a few days? You're so weak? No wonder in the plot, Li Xiaochen almost died every time he was injured! Tsk tsk tsk! It turns out he's not that good! ]
Lin Yuxin looked at Li Xiaochen curiously, as if she finally knew the truth, but she had no idea how much her words would break his defense!
Zhao Hanya's face froze. How could this girl say anything? She was so outspoken!
The three Lin brothers were coughing, spitting water, trying various ways to cover up. The three brothers looked at each other with embarrassment in their eyes. For the first time, they felt that it was a bad thing to hear their sister's inner voice.
The corners of the emperor's and the queen's mouths twitched, and the emperor even looked at Li Xiaochen meaningfully. No wonder this brat hasn't gotten married at such a big age, it turns out it's not possible! !
Li Xiaochen's eyes flashed with anger, and he glared at Lin Yuxin. This stinky girl, dare to say he can't do it? I'll put it on the account this time, and I'll settle it next time.
"Ahem! All right! Since the Regent is not feeling well, forget it. Who else among you would like to try?"
The emperor pretended to cough, then let Li Xiaochen go, and said to everyone.
In the end, no one dared to stand up.
"Oh! What? You Xia country doesn't even have anyone who can tame tigers, right?"
The third prince Qu Shubai asked when he saw this, his smug look unable to be concealed.
Princess Chenfu didn't say anything. She had been looking at Li Xiaochen just now. She obviously saw Li Xiaochen glaring in Lin Yuxin's direction just now.
She looked in the direction of her sight, and saw that besides Lin Yuxin, there was also the wife of the Minister of Works, Mrs. Xu, and her daughter, Xu Xiaoxiao!
However, Xu Xiaoxiao is three years younger than Lin Yuxin and is only eleven years old now.
Princess Chenfu finally looked at Lin Yuxin, because Lin Yuxin was the most beautiful one here, and she intuitively felt that this woman would be a threat.
So she didn't wait for the emperor to speak, she stepped forward, bowed, and spoke softly:
"Your Majesty, since no men from your country have come up, why not ask the women to come up and give it a try? The women of our Qi country are all very skilled in fighting tigers, and are no worse than the men."
"I will not bully you, Xia. Find a woman to compete with me. If you win, I will give you the five cities. If you lose, you must let your regent king take our Qi as a reward."
As soon as Princess Chenfu finished speaking, her face turned pale and all kinds of discussions arose.
"What on earth does Princess Chenfu want to do? Let a woman train a tiger? Isn't that courting death?"
"That's right, Qi's intentions are so obvious!"
"Your Majesty will not agree, will you? This is simply ridiculous!"
The emperor's face was not good either. It was disheartening that a woman had to fight for the country's reputation.
땤The Qi State is really too arrogant!
The queen was also furious, but with so many ministers present, as the queen of a country, she could not lose her composure. She obviously felt that the emperor was also very angry, so she reached out and held the emperor's hand to comfort him.
The emperor felt the queen's comfort, took a deep breath, looked at the princess with a cold look, and asked:
"Since Princess Chenfu has made this request, I'm afraid she has already chosen a candidate. I wonder which daughter Princess Chenfu has set her eyes on and wants to compete with her?"
Princess Chenfu curled her lips and smiled, looking in the direction of Lin Yuxin.
[Oh my god, why do I have a bad feeling, this woman will not fall in love with me???]
As expected, Princess Chenfu spoke:
"I wonder who this young lady belongs to. I think she has a good impression of me. I wonder if she dares to come forward and compete with me?"
[Sure enough, this woman is targeting me, but I didn't do anything? I didn't offend her, did I? ]
Lin Yuxin was puzzled, but the enemy had already reached the door, and she had to surrender without a fight.
She was about to stand up, but her mother was very quick. Zhao Hanya stood up, walked to the front, knelt down, and said:
"Your Majesty, I just found my daughter. She used to live in the countryside and doesn't know how to train a tiger! Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty!"
My grandfather, the great general of the state, also stood up and knelt:
"Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. Yuxin is just a woman. How can she train a tiger? Isn't this asking for her life?"
Even Lin Yuxin's three brothers stood up and knelt down to beg the emperor to show leniency.
Lin Yuxin felt warm at heart as she looked at them, but she was not going to back down now. Since the princess had chosen her, she must have set her sights on her, so she would definitely try to make trouble for her. She had this awareness.
So she stood up slowly.
[Since it is you who wants to compete, don’t cry later! ]
Lin Yuxin raised the corners of her lips and walked gracefully to the front of the hall.
The emperor and the queen looked straight at Lin Yuxin, and at the same time they realized in their hearts that she was the voice that had been talking just now!
Lin Yuxin saluted the emperor and said:
"Your servant, Lin Yuxin, the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, pays respect to His Majesty."
"No need to be polite!"
The emperor looked at the mysterious woman in front of him curiously. Was she the one who had been talking just now? She seemed to know a lot of things?
"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request."
Lin Yuxin said respectfully.
"You say."
"Since Princess Chenfu of Qi wants to compete with me today, shall I decide on the bet myself?"
Lin Yuxin slowly stated her purpose.
[That’s right, I’m going to make Qi country bleed a lot today!! Let’s see if they dare to provoke our country again for no reason! ]
The emperor's eyes flashed with a smile. This girl is quite patriotic! But can she do it?
The emperor thought for a moment and finally agreed.
"Okay, I grant your permission. You decide on the bet today!"
Lin Yuxin got the confirmation, then looked at Princess Chenfu and said calmly:
"Princess Chenfu, you challenged me to a match, and I agreed, but the bet has to be changed."
"How do I change my bet?"
Jun Chenxi spoke casually. She didn't feel that the woman in front of her had won over her.