Li Zhan's eyes were sharp, as if all the tricks were exposed in his eyes.
Shen Shuyi glanced at him secretly, a smile on her lips, as if she didn't notice the danger.
Li Zhan looked at the little princess in the hall. She was quite bold.
A hint of interest flashed in the man's eyes.
Empress Dowager Liu looked at the beauty in the palace and said, "Princess Xuanhua, you have come so far and worked hard. As a princess of a country with a noble status, it is not too much for you to enter the palace and become the empress. However, Your Majesty already has a queen. How can the State of Chen treat the princess unfairly?"
"It just so happens that the Prince Regent hasn't taken a wife or concubine yet. Why don't you stay at the Prince Regent's Palace?"
Emperor Chen Junliu frowned slightly. He always felt that something was wrong. Shen Shuyi seemed to be more beautiful than before. Could it be because of a skin change?
Why didn't she look at me? Was she angry or was she trying to complete her mission better...
Chen Junliu was distracted and ignored the newly promoted Concubine Zhen beside him. Lu Zhen'er noticed that his eyes were always on Shen Shuyi, so she bit her lip and clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
How could the envoys from Lu dare to disobey? Moreover, they knew that the power of Chen was in the hands of the regent. If the princess could really become the regent's wife, it would be much more useful than being the emperor's concubine.
So the envoy quickly suggested that Princess Xuanhua go and toast to Regent Li Zhan.
Chen Shuyi took a glass of wine and walked towards the Regent with light lotus steps.
Li Zhan supported his head with one hand, played with the wine glass in the other hand, and looked up at the beauty who was walking slowly towards him.
As long as he doesn't give the order, no woman can enter the Regent's Palace.
The Queen Mother and her son want to use the royal majesty to force him to marry a princess for marriage. Is this possible?
Li Zhan pinched his eyebrows. Perhaps because he drank some wine, his head started to hurt again. Just as he was about to get up and leave, a hint of fragrance hit him.
He raised his eyes and saw the little princess coming towards him with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Xuanhua offers you a toast."
What Li Zhan noticed was not Princess Xuanhua's face which was more beautiful than the stars and the moon, nor her girlish voice which was more pleasant than stringed instruments.
But it was the faint fragrance of wintersweet emanating from her body.
The sweet fragrance hit him, and Li Zhan took a deep breath uncontrollably. His severe headache was relieved at that moment.
He met the girl's eyes, which were full of smiles but also full of helplessness, yet she still dared to look at him.
Empress Dowager Liu was anxious to get the Prince Regent to accept the beauty, and she did not hesitate to put pressure on the ministers.
"Prince Regent, Princess Xuanhua is seventeen years old, but she is the most favored princess of the State of Lu. She represents the sincerity of the State of Lu. I hope you can accept her."
A fierce look flashed in Li Zhan's eyes.
He said calmly, "My palace is still short of a maid to serve me in my daily life. Princess Xuanhua, please come if you don't mind."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent. Some of the timid ones even shrank back, feeling that they shouldn't be at this palace banquet, but should be underground...
The Regent openly confronted the Queen Mother, which meant he was also confronting the Emperor. No one dared to say anything.
Even the envoy from Lu State did not dare to say a word when he saw his princess being humiliated.
Instead, Shen Shuyi walked closer to Li Zhan, bent down slightly and sat down next to the Regent, and raised the wine glass to Li Zhan's lips coquettishly.
"If Your Majesty is willing to drink this cup of wine, Xuanhua is willing to return home with you."
"It's no big deal to be a maid. It's Xuanhua's honor to serve the prince."
Li Zhan looked at this fair and beautiful little face and listened to her gentle and seductive voice, and the pain in his head completely disappeared.
She is very brave and beautiful, but the most beautiful thing about her is her eyes.
A smile suddenly appeared on his lips. "Whether I drink this glass of wine or not depends on your ability."
Chen Shuyi sat closer to his side, sticking close to him, and even leaned half of her body in his arms.
The glass of wine in her hand was not offered to the Regent, but the little princess took a small sip herself.
Lubricated by the wine, the girl's red lips gleamed with water, making her look as beautiful as a witch.
Shen Shuyi raised his hand with the wine glass and looked at Li Zhan, "Your Highness, this wine is delicious, would you like to try it?"
Li Zhan had never been so close to a woman, and no woman had ever been so brave as to lean into his arms.
Strangely, he did not feel disgusted by the little princess's approach, but was actually interested in her scent.
All the civil and military officials in the court, as well as the new emperor on the dragon throne, watched as Princess Xuanhua, who had come to marry a foreign princess, fed the used wine to the dreaded Regent Li Zhan.
Li Zhan actually drank it.
This...this princess sent by the State of Lu for marriage is really extraordinary.
Not only was he not afraid of death, he even leaned into the arms of the treacherous minister and fed him wine.
Shen Shuyi was not afraid of death at all. She had calculated that Li Zhan would not let her, a doctor, go.
This man is not after beauty, but after a moment of mental relaxation.
Shen Shuyi took advantage of the situation and fed Li Zhan a whole glass of wine. He even sat in his arms and fed him cakes.
The key point is that she eats one piece first, and then feeds a small piece to Li Zhan.
She was simply hungry.
Since entering the palace to bathe and wash, she has not eaten anything in order to wear tight-waisted clothes.
There was no interest in Li Zhan's eyes, but when he accidentally touched the girl's fingers while eating pastries, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
He lowered his eyes to look at the girl who was eating happily in his arms, and asked with interest, "Are you not afraid of me?"
Shen Shuyi's eyebrows curved, "Your Majesty is unparalleled in majesty. Xuanhua admires you so much that how could she be afraid of you?"
Li Zhan chuckled, then picked up the beauty and sat her on his lap in public, looking down at her blushing cheeks.
"Little Princess, you're saying respect to the king, but why is your face red?"
Shen Shuyi's slender white little hand fell on Li Zhan's chest, her fingers gently wandering on his brocade clothes, with a charming smile in her eyes.
"It's because Xuanhua respects and admires you. She admires your extraordinary demeanor and your unique talent."
Li Zhan raised his hand and pinched her chin, looking into her clear and beautiful eyes, and sneered.
"So in the princess's eyes, I am a man of extraordinary talent?"
Shen Shuyi's eyes didn't change, he looked submissive and said things that everyone liked to hear.
"Although Xuanhua lives in the deep palace, I have heard that during the years that the prince has been in power, he has brought peace and prosperity to the Kingdom of Chen, making it a powerful and capable minister. He is the most capable minister in the world."
"Hahaha..." Li Zhan let go of her chin and laughed out loud. He glanced at everyone, "Did you hear that?"
"Princess Xuanhua said that this prince is the most capable minister."
Chen Junliu, sitting on the dragon throne, was so angry that he clenched his teeth and endured it.
Empress Dowager Liu looked at Princess Xuanhua who was lying on Li Zhan's knees. This woman was not simple.
Fortunately, fortunately she is the emperor's person, otherwise letting her go to the Regent's Palace would be a nuisance to the royal family!
The envoys from Lu State were sweating. They had never expected that the princess, who had always been taciturn, could win the favor of the regent. It seemed that they could go back and report.
Li Zhan's big palm stroked the girl's soft black hair on his knees, and his bony fingers stroked it intermittently, as if soothing a pleasing cat.
The fragrance emanated from the hair and drifted to his nose, and he laughed softly.
"The little princess is such a wonderful person."
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