With the concern of both sides' leaders, the Qi-Yan negotiations have entered their final stage.
This also means that the Qi peace negotiation team doesn't have much time left in Yan.
Perhaps because of his impending departure, He Yunxiao and Li Xiangjun met much more frequently than before. The other female leads, who hadn't noticed anything amiss at first, gradually began to sense that something was wrong.
He Yunxiao's time spent on Li Xiangjun naturally meant less time for the other female leads.
For example, Fei Bao.
In the past, when He Yunxiao went to her place, he would not be in a great hurry, but he would first have dinner, then kill some time, go shopping or chat, until late at night when things were in the right place and he would then go for it.
Now He Yunxiao not only comes less often and later, but also leaves earlier in the morning.
If it weren't for the "fox tail" debuff that prevented her from getting up in the morning, she would definitely ask He Yunxiao what had happened recently.
Compared to the more independent Fei Bao, Ruo Bao's "female protagonist alliance" appears much more united.
Inside Tingfeng Tower, four young women, Fan Ziruo, Jiang Wuyou, Du Yinyun, and Nangong Yu'er, sat facing each other.
“He seems to be very busy lately,” Ruobao started.
Nangong Yu'er, who was in charge of intelligence, immediately followed "Sister Fan's" footsteps, "Young Master has been getting very close to Miss Li recently."
Sister Jiang tried to smooth things over, saying, "Yunxiao probably has something to discuss with her."
Du Yinyun remained silent, after all, on the surface, her relationship with He Yunxiao was just so-so. Although Fan Ziruo had recently shown interest in bringing them together.
"Yu'er, do you have a way to let me meet Miss Li?" Fan Ziruo asked.
At the same time, Jiang Wuyou and Du Yinyun also looked over.
Feeling a bit pressured by the watchful eyes of her "older sisters," Nangong Yu'er had no choice but to agree: "Yu'er will give it a try."
...
When Nangong Yu'er managed to convey Fan Ziruo's desire to meet with Empress Yan, Li Xiangjun readily agreed.
She also wanted to meet the "Ruobao" that He Yunxiao had mentioned.
Before meeting him, Li Xiangjun, who was always competitive, dressed up specially, taking it much more seriously than when she usually met He Yunxiao. She didn't care much about meeting He Yunxiao, since she was pretty even without makeup, but she couldn't lose to the other women meeting He Yunxiao; she had to outshine them.
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When Li Xiangjun arrived at the location, she stared at the dignified and elegant woman in front of her and asked with a strong sense of crisis, "You are Fan Ziruo?"
Ruobao was speechless for a moment because Li Xiangjun looked exactly like Princess Xiaoyue. This was quite a lot of information.
...
After meeting Li Xiangjun, Fan Ziruo thought it over and over again and decided to write a letter to Meng Qingqian about it.
Mengbao was almost the first to say that she would personally go to Yan State to take a look.
The princess's departure was no small matter, and this trip had to be carried out in secrecy.
...
Ruobao's counterattack was indeed effective. He Yunxiao spent most of his time back with the female leads, and the number of times and the amount of time he spent seeing Li Xiangjun decreased significantly compared to before.
The female protagonists returned to their former lives and naturally lived in peace, but Li Xiangjun, as the "sacrifice," was unwilling to accept this.
Moreover, this is not just a matter of "jealousy and rivalry," but also involves a larger plan, namely the "Yanwei Alliance."
If the women of Qi were to refocus their attention on ordinary matters, they would inevitably discover the clues about the Yan envoy's arrival in Wei. In this scenario, Yan, having lost Luoyue Pass and Wei, would be trapped like a "turtle in a jar." Without a path to attack, Yan would be forced to defend against Qi, missing a golden opportunity to unify the world.
We must keep the people of Qi preoccupied with other matters to ensure the smooth completion of the Yan-Wei alliance.
Li Xiangjun paced slowly in the empty bedroom.
She wasn't thinking of a solution; she already had one, but she couldn't make up her mind.
After thinking for a quarter of an hour, Li Xiangjun suddenly smiled.
"I can't believe I still hesitate when it comes to matters of love and sex. I'm truly hopeless. If He Yunxiao can help my Great Yan unify the world, what harm is there in me, Li Xiangjun—no, even if I were to receive his favor day and night and be his wife and mother?"
P.S.: It took me four hours to write this thousand words, and I'm trying my best to update it.
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