Just as Helian Qi's kiss was about to land, a voice of announcement came from outside the palace.
"Envoys from the Southern Neighboring Country request an audience!"
This voice instantly shattered the strange atmosphere between the two. Helian Qi immediately straightened his back.
His face returned to its usual coldness as he walked towards the outside of the beaded curtain.
Dongfang Yi watched his gradually receding figure and then let out a long sigh of relief. As if deflated, she slumped onto the couch.
Subconsciously, she picked up the soup on the table beside her and started to drink.
In the outer palace, after Helian Qi came out, he sat on the grand chair at the highest position.
Shun and Ye bowed to him and then sat down below the hall.
"I wonder what business you two envoys have?" he asked.
"Your Majesty, it's like this," Shun immediately stood up and said to him.
"My brother and I will set off for our country the day after tomorrow. But we have a small and presumptuous request."
He raised his eyebrows at the man sitting at the highest position.
"What is it? Prince Shun, please speak," Helian Qi asked.
Shun looked back at his younger brother and then continued, "Our father said that we must take a token from your country back with us this time to demonstrate your country's intention of cooperation."
Immediately afterwards, Ye also stood up, bowed to Helian Qi and said, "We have no intention of offending. We just want to feel your Majesty's sincere intention of cooperation."
After hearing this, Helian Qi was a bit displeased, but he laughed a few times on the surface and replied, "I thought it was something major. Isn't it just a token? Our glorious Dongsheng Country will never lack an item for this."
After saying that, he was about to ask someone to fetch his sword. That should be a worthy token.
But he heard Shun's voice of interruption.
"Your Majesty, the token I'm talking about is not an item. It's more like the way our country sent Princess Yaoji here..."
After saying that, he paused for a moment and looked at the man in front of him tentatively.
After hearing this, Helian Qi sneered inwardly. He thought he knew they wouldn't ask for something so simple. Sending Yaoji here wasn't a good thing either.
"But I don't have any sisters, and there are no princesses in our country. How can I send one to your country?"
He pretended to be a bit angry as he replied.
But Shun became even more pushy. He continued, "If there are no princesses, concubines will do. I think the Queen..."
Before he could finish his words, Ye immediately stopped him. A chop to the shoulder was delivered.
The beaten man looked back aggrievedly and said, "Why did you hit me?!"
Ye quickly bowed to Helian Qi and said nervously and apologetically, "Your Majesty, please forgive us. My elder brother is naughty. He didn't mean what he said. Brother, quickly ask the Emperor for forgiveness!"
Shun was a bit reluctant at first, but after being signaled by a look from Ye, he still lowered his head and bowed to ask for forgiveness.
Just when Shun mentioned the word "Queen", it was obvious that the man sitting at the high position instantly turned cold, and even his eyes were filled with killing intent.
Sure enough, the Emperor of Dongsheng really had special feelings for that Queen.
"Your Majesty, the sword is already the best. If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave," Ye continued.
After saying that, he pulled Shun and left the Qianqing Palace together.
Helian Qi sat there, staring fixedly at their departing backs. His expression seemed to fall into an ice cave in an instant.
If someone was beside him, they would surely feel the chilling cold emanating from him.
They really were tired of living. They even dared to covet his woman.
Thinking of this, the killing intent in his heart became even stronger.
On the other side, the two princes of the Southern Neighboring Country who had already left the palace gate were now standing in front of a palace wall.
"Ye, why did you ask me to say such things in front of the Emperor of Dongsheng?!" Shun asked angrily.
Before entering the Qianqing Palace, Ye told him to say that disrespectful words later.
He had told him to say it, but then stopped him and pretended to be a good person by saying good words in front of that Emperor. Wasn't this very contradictory?
But Ye just hooked his lips and smiled. His eyes were filled with a meaningful look.
"I just wanted to verify my thoughts," he said.
He was just curious about what kind of status that Queen had in the heart of the Emperor of Dongsheng. After seeing the killing intent in his eyes just now, he understood. Everything was as he had expected.
That woman would be Helian Qi's weakness, and this weakness was destined to prevent Helian Qi from defeating him.
Thinking like this, the smile on his lips became even deeper.
"What? You wanted to verify your thoughts, so you gambled with my life?!" Shun asked even more angrily.
He looked at the man in front of him with a displeased face.
Just thinking of the look the Emperor of Dongsheng gave him just now, he felt as if he was in an ice cave. How could someone's look be so terrifying?
After thinking about it, he walked forward a bit sulkily.
Ye just chuckled a few times and said to the man in front of him, "Brother, you're fine, aren't you?"
After saying that, he followed the man in front of him.
On the other side, in the Qianqing Palace.
Helian Qi sat on the chair and calmed down for a while before walking back to the side hall where Dongfang Yi was.
He didn't want her to see his angry look.
As soon as he lifted the beaded curtain, he saw the woman sitting on the bed playing with her fingers.
Then he saw the empty bowl on the head of the bed.
Immediately, a black line appeared in front of his eyes. He thought that soup was specially sent for him. How could this woman drink it?
After thinking about it, he coughed a few times.
He successfully caught the attention of the woman sitting on the bed.
She looked up suddenly and saw the person coming. She quickly stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, have you finished your conversation?"
"I should ask the Queen. Wasn't that bowl of tremella and lotus seed soup made for me? Why is the bowl empty?" Helian Qi asked.
He slightly raised his eyebrows as if showing his displeasure, but actually he found it quite interesting in his heart.
"Ah?" Dongfang Yi exclaimed and looked at the table.
Wasn't that just an empty bowl?
It must be that she was too nervous and thirsty just now, so she picked up a bowl and drank it without thinking that it was for him.
Immediately, she quickly said, "Um... Your servant was just too thirsty. I'll send another bowl for Your Majesty!"
After saying that, she was about to walk towards the outside of the palace.
But Helian Qi raised his hand and stopped her in place.
"No need. I'll go to the Queen's palace to drink it myself," he said in a low voice.
What?
Did he mean that he was going to go back to the Queen's palace with her?
"Your Majesty?!" she exclaimed again.
It seemed that she wanted to say something, but found that the person who should have been beside her had already walked towards the outside of the palace.
Without even looking back, he said, "Why isn't the Queen following quickly?!"