"oh?"
Chu Qingluan's smile gradually deepened: "Your Majesty, you know that according to the "Great Chu Code", foreign envoys who want to see the queen must submit a letter of credence to the Zongzheng Temple, stating the reasons, and then the three departments will discuss it together..."
Amur's face darkened: "What if the king insists on seeing you?"
"The princess promised me that if I sent you back to the capital, she would arrange for me to meet her. Now that the princess has returned safely, are you going to break your promise?"
"Your Majesty has misunderstood." Chu Qingluan shook his head.
"I am not going back on my word, but this matter is indeed thorny. Concubine Jiang is now my father's concubine and the biological mother of Prince Rui Chu Hong. She is no longer the woman from the Western Regions tribe twenty years ago, but the queen of our Great Chu.
If Your Majesty meets me as an old friend, it would be illogical. If it gets out, people might misunderstand that Your Majesty is coveting the harem of our Great Chu, which would damage the reputation of both countries."
These words were well-reasoned and laid bare the situation between the two countries.
Amur's eyes flashed sinisterly and narrowed dangerously.
"Princess, are you threatening me?"
"I am only informing the king of the position of the Great Chu." Chu Qingluan met his gaze without fear. "If the king really wants to be on good terms with the Great Chu, he should respect the rules and dignity of the Great Chu. Forcibly taking the concubine away will only bring the relationship between the two countries to a deadlock. The Western Region has just experienced civil unrest, and I'm sure this is not what the king wants to see."
Amur looked at Chu Qingluan's determined eyes and knew that what she said was true.
He was silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly.
"The princess is honest, but I have had feelings for her for 20 years. Now that we finally have a chance to meet, it would be too cruel for me to give up."
Chu Qingluan's tone slowed down: "Your Majesty, if you think of our old friendship, you should consider her situation."
"She lives peacefully in the palace, and with Prince Rui by her side, this is the best fate for her. If the king really cares about her, he can just watch her from afar. Why bother disturbing her life and even let her fall into controversy?"
Amur raised his head and looked at Chu Qing.
The two people's eyes met in the air, and neither of them backed down.
Chu Qingluan's words were indeed righteous and seemed to be considering the positions of the two countries.
But Amur is not the kind of person who gives up easily.
Today's game is nothing more than a test of each other.
After a while, Amur raised the corner of his mouth and spoke slowly:
"Princess Zhaoyang, your reputation is well-deserved!"
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