Chapter 60: The Queen's Order So he kissed her all over to confirm Yan...
So Yan Shu immediately stood up with the wine cup in hand and smiled at the young king sitting in the upper seat.
"Your Majesty, this fine grape wine is delicious. I offer you a glass."
Hearing the girl's gentle tone, Xiao Yu's expression changed slightly, and then he quickly restrained the deathly look in his eyes and looked at the girl at the table.
Seeing her gentle smile, the jealousy that had just risen in my heart disappeared instantly.
After five days, his Shushu finally smiled at him.
Xiao Yu held the wine glass and took a sip of wine. The sweet and sour taste filled his mouth, just like his mood at the moment.
He looked at the girl sitting at the table, thinking that she must have forgiven him.
That day he was just too jealous and anxious, so he was so eager to possess her.
The gentleman she had spoken of in her previous life now appeared before her. Xiao Yu was really afraid that she would abandon him and choose Xie Heng.
So he kissed her all over to make sure that Yan Shu belonged to him alone.
Again and again, he forced the girl to tremble and say that she loved him the most.
Xiao Yu didn't stop until his Shushu was filled with his breath inside and out.
And this kind of excessive behavior really annoyed Yan Shu.
For five whole days, the girl ignored him.
Now that Yan Shu took the initiative to break the ice, Xiao Yu felt even more flattered.
If his Shushu forgave him, wouldn't it mean that she still had him in her heart?
On the other hand, Yan Shu saw that Xiao Yu had drunk some wine and there was an inexplicable look of joy in his eyes. Although she felt a little puzzled and didn't know what he was happy about, she felt relieved when she saw that there was no murderous intent in Xiao Yu's eyes anymore.
Although Yan Shu didn't understand why Xiao Yu seemed so hostile towards Xie Heng.
After all, she and Xie Heng clearly had nothing in common, so why should he care so much?
If she really had feelings for Xie Heng, she could still understand Xiao Yu's behavior to some extent, but there was no love between her and Xie Heng, so she didn't know why Xiao Yu cared so much.
The situation between the two naturally caught the attention of Empress Dowager Zhao Jing who was standing by.
Yan Shu hadn't seen the king for several days, and everyone in the palace knew that there might be a rift between the two.
This was naturally a good thing for Empress Dowager Zhaojing.
After all, if Yan Shu and the king continue to be so in love and sweet together, how can she carry out her plan?
Empress Dowager Zhao Jing raised her eyes slightly, with a hint of a smile in her eyes.
Although today is a reception banquet for envoys from the three countries, because Qi, Chu and Yan have the intention of forming an alliance and have brought princesses from various countries with them, the ministers in the court of Xiao State naturally know that they have the intention of marriage.
Now that King Xiao had no queen in his harem, some court officials came forward to advise him.
The person who gave the advice was not someone else, but Ning Guojun's confidant Jiang Yin.
He was originally a supporter of Empress Dowager Zhao Jing, so naturally he strongly recommended the Chu princess to be the queen.
Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhao Jing just smiled faintly and said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Jiang has good intentions, but the king already has a candidate for the queen in mind." After that, she smiled and looked at Xiao Yu who was sitting at the upper seat.
Jiang Yin was stunned when he heard this, and immediately asked, "Which princess did the king choose?"
Naturally, everyone below pricked up their ears and listened with bated breath.
The strength of Qi, Chu and Yan is relatively equal, so any princess can be the queen.
As for individuals, the Princess of Chu was the most beautiful.
However, no matter how they compared, the princesses' beauty could not surpass that of Lady Yan.
When Yan Shu, who was sitting at the table, heard this, she immediately looked up at Xiao Yu.
Although Xiao Yu had previously promised her to be the Queen of Xiao Kingdom, there was no official document yet. Moreover, she had been having a quarrel with Xiao Yu in the past few days. She didn't know whether Xiao Yu would still recognize his original promise. Therefore, Yan Shu was unsure and worried at the moment.
When Xiao Yu heard the question, he just raised his eyelids slightly and continued to look at the girl sitting at the lower table.
Seeing Yan Shu looking up at him with bright eyes, the young king's dark eyes suddenly became a little darker.
Zhou Tong, who was standing aside, had obviously been preparing for a long time. After receiving the jade book presented by the eunuch, he immediately raised his voice in a shrill voice:
"The king decrees: Lady Yan is beautiful and graceful, and has a gentle and respectful character. She is suitable to be the Queen of the Kingdom of Xiao and a model mother for the state. I now grant her one hundred taels of gold and one hundred pieces of silk, and this will be announced throughout the kingdom."
Zhou Tong's voice sounded in the hall, shocking everyone at the table.
Although Yan Shu had already received Xiao Yu's verbal consent, her heart trembled when she heard the king's order.
The position of queen that was so unattainable in the previous life was obtained in this life.
Yan Shu couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
When Jiang Yin heard the order to establish the queen, he was immediately shocked. He looked at Yan Shu in disbelief, and then said to Xiao Yu:
"Your Majesty, appointing a queen is no joke! How can you appoint Concubine Yan as your queen?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze was a little cold.
"Why can't I make Concubine Yan my queen?"
Jiang Yin immediately argued, "Concubine Yan was once a concubine of the late king. Your Majesty, taking her as a concubine was against the ancestral rules. Now you want to make her queen. Where is the ancestral etiquette and law?"
As soon as Jiang Yin said this, the table fell into silence.
Although everyone was surprised that the king would make Concubine Yan the queen, once the king's order was issued, it was difficult to disobey, and who would dare to be the first to take the lead?
Now that Jiang Yin took the lead and used ancestral etiquette to pressure others, naturally no one else dared to agree except those in Empress Dowager Zhaojing's camp.
Xiao Yu chuckled, his narrow and dark eyes half closed, and he looked at Wei Ziqi beside him with a half-smile.
"What do you think, Prime Minister?"
When Wei Ziqi heard Xiao Yu's question, although a layer of cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead, he immediately stood up and stepped forward to answer with a bow.
"I believe that the choice of queen should naturally be decided by His Majesty. Your Majesty has made countless considerations before making Concubine Yan his queen. I dare not speak rashly."
Wei Ziqi naturally would not openly oppose Xiao Yu's decision to make Concubine Yan the queen like Jiang Yin did.
He was a businessman in the past, and he only did things that benefited himself. If it weren't for the Queen Mother Zhao Jing's repeated requests, and because of their old friendship, he couldn't refuse, he wouldn't care who the king chose to make his queen.
After all, to him, it doesn't matter who is the queen.
But for Empress Dowager Zhaojing, the position of Queen of Kingdom Xiao must be held by a Chu person.
Jiang Yin was immediately furious when he heard Wei Ziqi's words. He pointed at him and cursed, "You flatterer! You only know how to flatter the king! How can you abandon the ancestral etiquette and laws! The king must not make Concubine Yan his queen!"
"How dare you! How dare you make noise in the main hall!" Zhou Tong immediately raised his voice and shouted.
Jiang Yin stopped talking angrily, but still looked unwilling.
Queen Dowager Zhao Jing looked at Jiang Yin with a gentle and soothing look: "Don't be stubborn, Mr. Jiang. Concubine Yan is virtuous and polite. It is in accordance with the law to make her queen. Please don't provoke the king again."
Jiang Yin paused after hearing this and said in confusion: "But..."
When Yan Shu heard this, she suddenly became suspicious.
The sun was rising from the west, yet Empress Dowager Zhao Jing was still speaking up for her? There must be something suspicious about this.
Before Yan Shu could think of what conspiracy Empress Dowager Zhao Jing was planning, Yan Ruxue, who was sitting on the west side, could no longer hold back.
Seeing that no one came out to oppose Yan Shu becoming the queen, Yan Ruxue immediately stood up anxiously and shouted to everyone.
"Yan Shu has a flawed moral character and even murdered the Xiao Kingdom's hostage in the past. How can she be worthy of being the Queen of the Xiao Kingdom?"
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