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The beggar seemed not to have heard and continued walking forward, though his steps had become even more disordered.
Su Peijiu's gaze drifted over, and Black Crow immediately stepped forward to grab the beggar.
"I’m sorry for bumping into you just now; This King wants to apologize..."
...
The Emissary's arrival at the Peaceful Prince's Residence stirred up a lot of gossip along Chang'an Street. Many speculated that Prince Ping'an was indeed flirtatious, even attracting the attention of the Rebels' Emissary, and surprisingly, His Majesty had approved!
Su Peijiu stood at the entrance with an extremely fierce-looking Wolfdog, welcoming guests. Upon seeing the masked Resolute Stone and the carefree Qi Che approaching with a beauty in his arms, a deep and inscrutable smile appeared on her lips.
"Prince Ping'an, what do you mean by this?" Resolute Stone's flat words revealed no emotion.
Su Peijiu tugged at the dog leash, and the Wolfdog took a step forward, panting and dropping a string of glistening drool, its robust body shifting restlessly.
"This King is just a woman; fearing that the ceremony to welcome the Emissary and Chancellor might not be grand enough, I specially borrowed this large dog to enhance the occasion. Chancellor, don’t you think it adds quite a bit of grandeur?"
Resolute Stone ignored her and smiled at Qi Che: "Emissary, please don’t mind; Prince Ping'an is just a bit mischievous."
Qi Che shook his head, looking with great interest at the large dog sitting by Su Peijiu's feet, smiling with delight: "Prince Ping'an likes these large dogs?"
Su Peijiu wrapped the dog leash around her hand several times: "Isn’t it allowed?"
Qi Che shrugged, and Resolute Stone spoke up: "Prince Ping'an, aren’t you going to invite me and the Emissary inside? Isn’t there a rule about welcoming guests at the Peaceful Prince's Residence?"
Su Peijiu held onto the Wolfdog and stood to one side, making an inviting gesture with one hand while looking innocent: "Chancellor, this King might get angry; it’s clearly you who has been talking to This King at the door..." Her eyes narrowed mockingly: "Isn’t that right, Mo?"
Resolute Stone suppressed the urge to throw the mask on his face to the ground and gestured towards Qi Che: “Emissary, please.” After Qi Che entered, he turned back and coldly glanced at Su Peijiu: “You better not mess up this marriage alliance.”
“If Emissary is not satisfied with the women of Crimson Kingdom, This King thinks it would be fine for Chancellor to disguise as a woman and marry over, after all, looks are important…” She hugged Wolfdog tightly, pinching its ears and grinning at Resolute Stone, but saw him flick his sleeves and enter, causing her smile to gradually fade.
After handing the dog leash to the doorman, she said expressionlessly: “Tie the dog at This King’s bedroom door.” Then she lifted her clothes and followed behind Resolute Stone.
“Since Chancellor has already brought Emissary here, please return. The rest will be arranged by This King.” The implication was to send him off. In fact, it was completely unexpected for Resolute Stone to escort Qi Che, but it also showed Jun Ye Su's importance placed on Qi Che. Regardless of whether he genuinely wanted a marriage alliance, it at least proved that he did not want to worsen relations with the Rebels.
After a brief acknowledgment, Resolute Stone left gracefully. The crisp sound of his wooden clogs striking the bluestone pavement gradually faded away, leaving only Qi Che, the beauty beside him, and the mocking expression of Su Peijiu in the garden.
“From this garden, just keep turning left until you reach Emissary’s residence, Fenghua Garden. However, I believe Emissary is more familiar with it than This King, so I won’t personally take you there… Also.” She paused, glancing at the beauty: “This King does not like women who dress too flamboyantly wandering around my palace. My subordinates also do not appreciate it. So in the evening, this beauty should stay where she belongs.”
The beauty had not suffered any grievances while following Qi Che. Since arriving in Crimson Kingdom, she had first been embarrassed by this Queen Lord at the banquet and now was about to receive another humiliation, making her somewhat displeased.
“Caring about one’s appearance is a woman’s nature. As a woman yourself, shouldn’t you understand this? Lady Guard, pleasing oneself is natural; is there anything wrong with wanting to dress beautifully to serve my master? You are being too unreasonable.”
Su Peijiu sneered and did not wish to engage with her. She merely cast a faint glance at Qi Che: “Take care of your woman.” With that, she flicked her sleeves and left.
The beauty playfully shook Qi Che’s sleeve: “Master…”
Qi Che pushed her away from his embrace, a hint of Azure flashing in his eyes.
She must have recognized him… In this world, aside from Leyang, she was the first person to see through his disguise.
After leaving the garden for some distance, Su Peijiu quietly spoke to the following Black Crow: “How is it? Is everything settled?”
“It has been arranged. Don’t worry, Master of the Building.” There was a pause in his tone: “The Desolate King has entered the palace; it seems he has new plans. The matters regarding yesterday's pigeon message from Flower Mother have mostly been handled; they plan to bring Hua Qian over.”
"Well, let them be a little more cautious. Chancellor Resolute Stone is not an ordinary person, and there’s also..." A figure flashed through Su Peijiu's mind, but it quickly passed.
"What else?"
"Nothing more. Let's leave it at that. Just act with caution."
"Understood!"
...
On the day Su Peijiu was granted the title of Princess, a banquet was held, and invitations were sent out to Su Peijiu.
When the butler brought the invitation over, Su Peijiu took it and tossed it aside, only to pick it up again after a moment. She chuckled lightly, "A mere trick."
As expected, only a few ministers from the court attended, as neither the Emperor nor the Chancellor had come, so naturally, there were not many of her faction who lacked discernment and rushed over.
A commoner being granted the title of Princess should have been humble and low-key, yet this Su Xingyan was quite the opposite; as soon as the edict was issued, she sent out invitations widely.
"I heard that the new Princess even sent an invitation to the Emissary," the butler said.
Su Peijiu raised an eyebrow. "And then?"
"The Emissary is not here, but the Emissary's beauty has taken the invitation and just left in a carriage."
Upon hearing this news, Su Peijiu placed the invitation on the table and looked at the butler. "This should be quite a show..."
"Indeed, my lord," the butler replied with his head bowed.
"The butler is quite slick with his words." Su Peijiu tapped her fingertips on the table.
The butler bent even lower, "The prince is smiling."
Su Peijiu knew that this butler was a spy inserted into the prince's residence by someone else; everyone was clear about who it was. Usually, the butler would just greet her and leave, but now he had the audacity to come to her study to deliver an invitation. Did Jun Ye Su want to see a good show or was he going mad? How could she let him see so easily?
"Alright, you can go now."
"Yes." The butler understood when to stop while he was ahead, so seeing Su Peijiu not even raise her eyebrows, he bowed and retreated.
After a while, someone else came in. Su Peijiu impatiently picked up a brush and made a few strokes on the paper. "Isn't this King not going?"
"Such a bad temper." The newcomer pressed both hands on the desk, casting a faint shadow that completely obscured Su Peijiu.
Su Peijiu frowned and placed the brush on the stand, leaning back. "What do you want?"
"Can’t I come?" The person leaned against the desk, pressing closer. Su Peijiu's expression darkened as she opened her mouth to call for help but was covered by a hand.
"Is it so unpleasant to see each other?" The person behind the wooden mask had cold eyes that flickered beneath it. "Ever since I bit Prince Ping'an's red lips, I've felt something was off these past few days and wanted to come confirm with Prince Ping'an in person. But since Prince Ping'an is available to everyone, what’s the big deal if I take a few bites too?"
Su Peijiu's eyes turned red with anger as she raised her delicate hand and slammed it against his wooden mask, leaving her fair hand slightly bruised.
She pushed herself back, immediately breaking free from Resolute Stone's grasp. "Get out of here! Leave immediately!"
"Leave? Why? Prince Ping'an hasn't given me the answer I want yet; why should I leave?" Resolute Stone spread his hands and walked toward Su Peijiu, blocking all her escape routes.
"Resolute Stone, do you have no shame?! As National Master and Chancellor, how can you enter a woman's chamber and make unreasonable demands? How should the people of Crimson Kingdom view you?!" She reached for a large vase from the stand and held it in front of herself defensively.
The person from Nan Xie Tower generally does not allow anyone to approach her study, as it is all guarded by her own Shadow Guards. However, she will not easily reveal her final move until the last moment. But how did Resolute Stone get in with layers of guards outside? Or was it the butler just now?!
"Does Prince Ping'an care how others see you? I thought that down here, Prince Ping'an was the least concerned about his reputation. Moreover, I thought it would be quite thrilling to be infamous alongside Prince Ping'an..."
"Among people, there are no rivals. Resolute Stone, you are the most shameless person I have ever seen! I am Jun Ye Su's person; do you dare to come and snatch the Emperor's woman?" Su Peijiu clutched the Vase tightly in her arms.
"So the child who has been following you is His Majesty's dragon seed?" Resolute Stone stopped in his tracks.
Su Peijiu was taken aback for a moment and then spoke, "What child? This King has no children." Sheng'er must not be exposed.
Resolute Stone adjusted his mask with one hand and then fixed his gaze on the Vase in Su Peijiu's hands, his tone disdainful: "Prince Ping'an doesn't even want his own child? You are an unqualified woman, but it turns out you are also an unqualified mother."
Su Peijiu did not want to talk to him: "Chancellor, you are meddling too much! What does This King have to do with you!"
"That may not be the case—" Without seeing how Resolute Stone did it, the Vase in her hand was snatched away and instantly turned into powder in mid-air.
Su Peijiu: ... That was an antique worth a thousand taels...
Her shoulder was pressed down, and she heard a cold voice beside her ear, followed by her lips being caressed. "I originally didn't want to get involved with a woman like you, but unfortunately... someone has made me feel a long-lost sense of threat."
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