Without a bronze mirror, Lu Qingyan had no idea what she looked like. But when she touched the shape of her hair, she knew that she was definitely not going to look bad.
Lu Qingyan was somewhat surprised, not expecting Sima Xing's hairstyling skills to be so good.
She joked, "Sima Xing, do you often style women's hair? Your skills are even better than those of the palace maids around me."
"Ayan, are you jealous?" His warm breath brushed against Lu Qingyan's ear, making her cheeks flush slightly. Even Shen Jiyan had never treated her like this before. Sima Xing was really going too far.
The handsome man had a faint smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes. It was already late, and the surroundings were so dark that the flickering firelight inexplicably captivated him.
"Ayan, I have news to tell you. Would you like to hear it?" Sima Xing tempted.
Lu Qingyan looked up at him, her dark, gem-like eyes calm and undisturbed. Having already started this conversation, would she really stop halfway through? Of course not.
Sima Xing smiled and then told Lu Qingyan the story: "The plan to attack Lu Kingdom was prepared by the late emperor, but before it could be carried out, the late emperor's health deteriorated."
And so, the plan was delayed until this point. The timing was quite coincidental; the late emperor of Lu Kingdom had passed away, and the new emperor was incapable of being supported. The Shen family's plan was quite well-conceived, but they didn't intend to achieve complete victory.
Lu Qingyan smiled and said, "I've always known that the Shen family is unfathomable, but I didn't know just how powerful they really are. Now that I've heard what you've said, if they wanted to, this continent could probably be overrun by someone else tomorrow."
Sima Xing denied it, saying, "It's not that exaggerated, but it's definitely enough to overthrow the Lu Kingdom."
Lu Qingyan changed the subject: "Weren't we going to talk about the State of Jin? How did we end up talking about the State of Lu again?"
Sima Xing glanced at Lu Qingyan with a half-smile: "That's why I said that even if yesterday's battle was so intense, Shen Jiyan would definitely be fine."
Because with the Shen family's strength, they would never allow their heir to suffer any harm.
Seeing Lu Qingyan deep in thought, Sima Xing briefly explained some matters concerning the Jin Kingdom: "As far as I know, the Emperor intends for you to marry the Prince of Chu."
Sima Xing was a native of the Jin state, so the emperor he referred to was naturally the emperor of the Jin state.
Lu Qingyan inquired, "How is the Prince of Chu... how is the Prince of Chu?"
Given her current status, if she went to another country, she would either become the emperor's concubine or the wife of some official.
The King of Chu is a king, but he is also a subject of the Emperor of Jin. Lu Qingyan's marriage to him will more or less have an impact on his career.
The person who bestowed this marriage was the emperor; who knows what he was really up to?
Sima Xing smiled and said, "The woman that the King of Chu favored is now the Emperor's Consort. As for what exactly happened between them, I don't know. But anyone can see that the woman has absolutely no feelings for the King of Chu. She's clearly just someone who craves wealth and status. I don't know what kind of spell the King of Chu is under, but he still treats her like a treasure. The King of Chu is really pitiful. He was intelligent from a young age, but he just happened to fall for this woman."
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