You have to know that the daughter of the prime minister is the queen. If this foreign woman enters the palace, it will not only pose a threat to the queen, but also if she gives birth to a child, she will be a competitor to the third prince.

Moreover, the prime minister instinctively felt that this Hu woman was charming and most likely approached the emperor with a purpose.

Unfortunately, the emperor was obviously too angry now, and the prime minister seemed to be hesitant to speak and couldn't find a chance to speak.

Gutali looked at everything in front of him with satisfaction. He smiled and said, "Hu Rou is not an ordinary woman. She is the biological sister of our chief. She is like a princess in our tribe!"

"I also hope that the emperor will not mistreat our princess!"

When the emperor heard this, he knew that the foreign envoy was trying to give his princess a title.

The woman was truly beautiful, and her every frown and smile seemed to have an alluring charm. The emperor stared at her intently and was just about to offer a reward.

Zhao Ji, who was standing by, found the right opportunity to interrupt: "The pearl on the grassland is indeed great. Since the princess wants to come to the Central Plains to have a good time, can the emperor let the queen and the others take the princess to enjoy it?"

Zhao Ji's words interrupted the emperor's thoughts. At this time, the emperor coughed lightly and finally remembered that he was still attending the banquet and there were so many ministers watching him.

The emperor gradually regained his senses and was no longer as lustful as before.

In addition, Zhao Ji's words hinted at something, which made the emperor realize that there was no need to rush to reward.

So after the emperor regained his senses, he didn't say anything else, but smiled and nodded to agree with Zhao Ji's proposal: "Princess Hu Rou, you can have fun in the palace with the queen and the others during this time. I will never treat you unfairly!"

After a laugh, Gutali's expression no longer looked as good as before.

He took a deep look at Zhao Ji who interrupted the emperor's thoughts. Although he knew from the beginning that the person who could sit on the emperor's left or right was no ordinary person.

But he was able to interrupt the emperor so quickly and boldly, and the emperor did not blame him at all, and even continued with the conversation.

This must be the favorite minister in the court, right?

On the other side, Hu Rou didn't expect that the position that was within her reach would be lost just by one sentence?

And from the sound of it, it seems that she still has no intention of taking me into the harem, which is quite different from what I had expected at first.

The bright and bold princess of the grassland raised her head and glared at Zhao Ji fiercely. She also knew that it was Zhao Ji who had ruined her plans.

Zhao Ji looked at the wild woman with angry eyes, curled his lips into a smile, and offered her a glass of wine, as if he was mocking her.

Hu Rou was furious and wanted to rush over the next moment, but was stopped by Gutali's eyes.

The princess pouted unhappily and sat down, looking sulky.

The banquet began, with singing and dancing performances one after another. The emperor toasted Gutali from time to time, and Gutali toasted back from time to time.

Zhao Ji was attending the banquet bored, when suddenly his eyes focused and he found that Princess Hu Rou, who was so angry just now, was not at her seat.

He looked at Gutali and the others again. After three rounds of drinking, everyone in the hall was a little drunk.

Even the emperor began to look drunk.

People on the grassland like Gutali have always had a good alcohol tolerance, but there are too many officials in the dynasty. If each of them toasts them with a few glasses, it would be enough for these grassland people to drink a pot.

Zhao Ji frowned slightly. Although today's banquet was organized by Duke Rong, because the venue was in the imperial palace, the Imperial Household Department also mobilized most of its staff to attend.

If something happened to this foreign princess today, the Imperial Household Department would probably have to take half the blame for the punishment.

So Zhao Ji found an excuse to leave the banquet and walked out along the secluded path. Zhao Ji casually found a few eunuchs and palace maids and asked them to look for the eye-catching Hu princess everywhere.

Zhao Ji drank quite a lot tonight and was a little tipsy, so he thought of going to the lakeside of the Imperial Garden to drink some wine.

Anyway, he is a eunuch, so where in the palace can he not go?

Although the Imperial Garden is lit at night, it is still much dimmer than during the day.

Zhao Ji never liked being surrounded by guards and eunuchs, so he went alone.

When passing through the bamboo forest next to the Imperial Garden, Zhao Ji suddenly felt a strong wind coming from behind him. He subconsciously dodged to the side, turned around, and reached out with his right hand.

It seemed like he touched a soft hand. Zhao Ji didn't think much about it. He reached out and pulled the owner of the hand into his arms.

A faint fragrance wafts into my nose, carrying with it a hint of the freshness of the grassland.

Zhao Ji immediately understood who he had caught.

"I didn't expect that the princess of the Hu tribe would have such skills? Is your purpose in coming to our court really just to marry the emperor?"

Zhao Ji held the person tightly, and his two arms were like iron rings, imprisoning the princess.

The princess struggled to break free not because she was blushing, but mainly because she was angry.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This princess is here to marry for the mission of peace between the two tribes. Besides, everyone on our grassland knows Kung Fu. We are not like the ladies here who never leave the house and are so weak!"

Hu Rou opened her mouth and started mumbling, while secretly trying hard to break free from Zhao Ji's restraints.

However, how could a woman like this resist Zhao Ji's kung fu?

The more Hu Rou struggled, the tighter Zhao Ji held her.

"Why don't you let me go? If you do this again, I will tell the emperor that you molested me!"

Hu Rou was also a little panicked because she didn't expect that she really couldn't break free.

Clearly in the hall, she saw that Zhao Ji looked like just an ordinary civil official.

"Princess, go ahead and tell me. I still have to complain to the emperor. Princess, you suddenly attacked me without saying anything. Princess, do you want to kill me? If you kill me, I'm afraid the peace between the two dynasties will come to an abrupt end!"

Zhao Ji said with a smile.

Because of the physical contact, Zhao Ji heard the princess's curses many times in his heart.

It's nothing more than words like "you stinking hooligan".

Zhao Ji couldn't hear anything else, so he simply blocked out the curses. To be honest, any man couldn't help but be moved when he saw a beautiful woman in his arms.

What's more, this Hu princess has a faint fragrance and her body is extremely flexible, but her waist and abdomen are extremely strong, which is obviously due to riding horses on the grassland every day.

Zhao Ji felt a little distracted when holding this powerful and soft beauty.

But the Hu princess was unaware of this and kept twisting her body.

Zhao Ji said in a hoarse voice: "If the princess continues to struggle, I can't guarantee her safety..."

Hu Rou was about to curse, but she felt something and her face suddenly turned red.

He stopped struggling.

"I...let me go!"

Hu Rou's voice became much softer.