Yun Qingluo nodded heavily, but her tone was full of doubt.
"If that man in black is Elder Zhou, then who is his master? And which faction does he represent?"
Is it from the Northern Moon Kingdom, or the Eastern Martial Kingdom, or even the Heavenly Ink Kingdom?
Yun Qingluo felt a vague unease in her heart.
The Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, the gold mine resources are so abundant. It would be a wonderful thing to share them with everyone. Why does Your Majesty refuse so readily?"
Crown Prince Yue Tianze of the Northern Moon Kingdom, dressed in a flamboyant red robe, leaned back in his chair like a boneless beauty, and said with a smile.
Mo Beichen looked somewhat impatient.
Do they not understand human speech?
He's already refused three times, yet he keeps asking, keeps asking, keeps asking.
For a moment, Mo Beichen wanted to draw his sword and kill these two eyesores.
But remembering what Yun Qingluo had told him last night, he knew he had to stay rational; he couldn't give them any leverage.
Mo Beichen suppressed his impatience and said calmly, "Is Crown Prince Yue getting old and hard of hearing? I already said, that's impossible."
When Yue Tianze heard someone say he was old, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
Ye Ming raised his eyes and glanced at Mo Beichen.
Just now, he clearly couldn't hold back anymore, so why did he suddenly restrain himself?
Yue Tianze curled the corners of his lips. "Your Majesty is quite humorous. I am only in my early twenties."
Twenty-five means in your early twenties.
Mo Beichen sneered, "Oh, in your early twenties? I see. No wonder Crown Prince Yue seems to be getting younger and younger."
Yue Tianze stopped smiling; this was a roundabout way of saying he was naive.
I don't know how Mo Beichen suddenly became so eloquent.
The key point is that in the past, he would never bother to solve problems with words if he could solve them with force.
How can you be so patient these days, playing Tai Chi with them here?
Is it true that a person becomes someone else entirely after getting married?
Ye Ming suddenly spoke up, "Does His Majesty mean to start a war? Tianmo Kingdom has only recently been stabilized, and you're already in a hurry to start a war? Isn't His Majesty afraid of losing the hearts of the people?"
Mo Beichen said in a deep voice, "If they knew that I had handed over the gold mine to others, they would probably be even more heartbroken."
Yue Tianze clicked his tongue twice, disagreeing, "Hey, how can it be giving it away? This is clearly sharing resources."
Mo Beichen snorted coldly, "This originally belonged to the Tianmo Kingdom. To share it? In my opinion, it's practically the same as handing it over to someone else."
Yue Tianze and Ye Ming exchanged a glance after hearing Mo Beichen's words.
They could both read in each other's eyes that Mo Beichen was unyielding.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the Imperial Study became somewhat heavy.
The two sides were facing off, and although it was two against one, they didn't seem to have much confidence.
Yue Tianze broke the silence first, "I have another matter to discuss with His Majesty. Since we can't reach an agreement on the gold mine, we shouldn't let it ruin our harmony. I wonder what His Majesty's opinion is on the marriage alliance?"
Mo Beichen hadn't expected them to have prepared this move.
To a certain extent, the marriage alliance can be seen as a sign of the Tianmo Kingdom's surrender.
However, if it were the Northern Moon Kingdom that were to marry their princess to them, it wouldn't be the Tianmo Kingdom admitting defeat.
Throughout history, sending hostages to enemy countries or sending princesses to marry foreign rulers have always been a way of showing weakness and appeasement.
Mo Beichen didn't rush to express his opinion, but instead asked, "What kind of marriage alliance is this?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Tianze raised an eyebrow slightly; there was hope.
"Our Northern Moon Kingdom is willing to reluctantly send our princess to the Heavenly Ink Kingdom for a marriage alliance, and we hope that the Heavenly Ink Kingdom can also reluctantly give up its own..." Yue Tianze trailed off.
Anyone with eyes could tell that the Tianmo Kingdom was to send a hostage to the Beiyue Kingdom.
But Mo Beichen pretended not to hear and asked in confusion, "Why does the Crown Prince Yue have this habit of only saying half of what he means?"
Yue Tianze choked, unsure how to refute.
Ye Ming suddenly spoke up, "If they're sending a princess, then naturally Tianmo Kingdom will send a prince."
As soon as Ye Ming finished speaking, he felt the temperature in the Imperial Study drop several degrees. Hiss, has it gotten colder?
Looking up, he saw Mo Beichen staring at him with a gloomy expression, his tone icy, "Does Crown Prince Ye mean for me to send the Crown Prince of Tianmo Kingdom to Beiyue Kingdom as a hostage?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Ming wished he could slap himself to death.
Damn it, they forgot, they only have one son, who has just been made crown prince.
Sending the future crown prince to an enemy country as a hostage and sending the crown prince to an enemy country are two different concepts.
Of course, sending the crown prince as a hostage was impossible, given his fierce mother.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I misspoke. Perhaps Tianmo Kingdom could send a princess to Beiyue Kingdom for a marriage alliance. Of course, any princess from the royal family would be fine."
Ye Ming added one last sentence, which seemed superfluous, but Mo Beichen's cold aura finally subsided.
"I wonder which of our countries the Northern Moon Kingdom wishes to marry?" Mo Beichen opened a memorial and slowly began to read it.
As long as Luo Luo, Ze Yan, and Qian Yue are not involved, there is still room for negotiation.
Yue Tianze finally straightened up and said seriously, "Our dynasty only has one princess, the eldest princess, who is extremely favored. Naturally, she should be the most outstanding person in Tianmo Kingdom to be worthy of her."
When Ye Ming heard these words, he felt that they sounded familiar. He recalled the scene in the jungle earlier and immediately squeezed his legs together.
The two people looked at him at the same time, and Ye Ming immediately realized that he had been a little too excited just now. He coughed lightly and returned to normal, "My legs are numb from sitting, let's move around."
As he spoke, he moved his legs and made a few opening and closing movements.
Mo Beichen gave Ye Ming a deep look, but did not expose him.
He asked Yue Tianze casually, "Oh? Then, in your opinion, who is the most outstanding person in the Tianmo Kingdom?"
"Naturally, I am a dragon among men," Yue Tianze said with an arrogant expression.
It seems that he had already foreseen the day he would become the emperor's brother-in-law.
Mo Beichen softly uttered a sentence, "Are you out of your mind?"
Yue Tianze and Ye Ming were both stunned.
Mo Beichen stiffened, lowered his eyes, and a flash of anger appeared in them.
I was so angry at these two idiots that I actually blurted out Luo Luo's catchphrase.
That's really unbecoming.
Yue Tianze forced a smile. "Your Majesty's joke is rather interesting."
Mo Beichen composed himself and said expressionlessly, "Hasn't Crown Prince Yue heard that I have abolished the imperial concubine selection system?"
Yue Tianze insisted, "This is a marriage alliance, not a talent show."
Mo Beichen said, "I have sworn an oath to Heaven and Earth, to my ancestors, that I will only take one sip from the vast ocean of love. Does the Moon Emperor want me to break my oath? To betray my ancestors?"
Yue Tianze was surprised that Mo Beichen rejected him so decisively once again.
As the crown prince of a country, being rejected twice was a loss of face.
Therefore, his expression darkened. "It seems that His Majesty is unwilling to negotiate?"
Mo Beichen replied domineeringly, "When have I ever been willing to do so?"
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