She became a top rich woman by giving tribute to her emperor boyfriend

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Qi Tianlin was stunned when he saw the seven handsome men in the room, who all had different looks but different qualities in their own right.

Is this the big surprise Qiu Zizhen prepared for him?

Could it be that Qiu Zizhen selected seven young guards for him from the common people because he had rewarded him with seven beauties?

Well, I have to say it, Lord Qiu is very thoughtful.

He did not favor the wrong minister, Qiu Zizhen was very considerate of him.

Qiu Zizhen, however, looked at him with an expression that wanted to win credit, and said, "Dangdangdangdang~ Your Majesty, how is it? It's a surprise, isn't it? These concubines were carefully selected by me and prepared for you."

boom!

Qi Tianlin felt as if struck by lightning and his face turned pale.

Face...

This word made Ming Yan, who was standing behind Qi Tianlin, widen his eyes in shock.

This Lord Qiu actually found a lover for his master???

Lord Qiu is so brave!

After the shock, Ming Yan's sympathetic gaze fell on Qiu Zizhen's face.

Qiu Zizhen inadvertently caught a glimpse of Ming Yan's eyes as he looked at him, feeling a little puzzled.

Why did he feel that Guard Ming Yan's eyes were telling him to fend for himself?

"Master Qiu, you...just wish yourself good luck!"

After expressing his sympathy to Qiu Zizhen, Ming Yan suppressed his laughter and stepped away.

He was afraid that his master's wrath would affect him.

His master is not as fond of Long Yang as he is, so why would he want to have a concubine?

Lord Qiu is finished!

Seeing Ming Yan retreat, Qiu Zizhen had a bad feeling and began to sweat on his back.

He was a little dizzy from drinking before, but now he is completely sober.

When the seven handsome men saw Qiu Zizhen calling a man who was more handsome than them "Emperor", they all showed surprise on their faces.

They didn't expect that the man who came in first was not only extremely handsome, but also the emperor they would serve in the future!

They made a lot of money!

With such a handsome emperor, in the future, not to mention intrigues with other concubines, even jealousy would never happen.

As long as I can see the emperor's face every day, I will be content.

At this moment, the handsome men were eager to come up and surround Qi Tianlin.

Qi Tianlin had a cold face, heavy breathing, and a murderous look on Qiu Zizhen's face.

He took back the praise he had just given to Qiu Zizhen in his heart.

Qiu Zizhen was not thinking about him at all, it was obvious that he had bad intentions.

Qiu Zizhen saw the growing anger in his eyes and thought it was over, his surprise turned into shock!

The emperor's reaction clearly shows that he doesn't like his concubine.

But that’s not right. The emperor has never taken a concubine. Doesn’t that mean he is obsessed with men?

Looking at Qiu Zizhen, Qi Tianlin narrowed his eyes dangerously and lowered his voice: "Qiu Zizhen, is this the big surprise you are going to prepare for me?"

Qiu Zizhen smiled awkwardly, took a step back, and said weakly: "Your Majesty, if I say this is a misunderstanding, do you... believe it?"

Qi Tianlin narrowed his eyes again: "You said that I should... believe it?"

Qiu Zizhen laughed dryly again, wishing he could find a crack to crawl into: "You should...believe it, right?"

"Don't show up in front of me these few days, or else I will blame you for transferring you to a bitter cold place to guard it."

After saying this in a cold voice, Qi Tianlin turned around and left.

"emperor……"

Qiu Zizheng wanted to defend himself, but when he thought about the fact that he had indeed done something wrong, he was afraid that the more he defended himself, the heavier the punishment would be from the emperor, so he stopped talking.

After watching Qi Tianlin leave, Qiu Zizhen sighed softly, full of confusion: "How could this happen?"

At this time, a handsome man who was taller and a bit burly than the others came up and asked, "Sir, is the emperor dissatisfied with us, the chief ministers?"

Qiu Zizhen sighed: "I'm afraid it's not that she's dissatisfied, but... she doesn't like men."

It was inappropriate for him to do this. He should have fully confirmed that the emperor had such a preference before looking for a male favorite.

Now, he will be confined at home for several days and won’t be able to see the emperor.

At this time, the housekeeper came over and asked respectfully: "Master, the guests have left. The matchmaker asked me to ask if you are free. The etiquette of the bridal chamber has not been completed yet."

Qiu Zizhen replied listlessly: "I'll be there in a minute."

*

late at night.

Qiu Mansion.

Qiu Zizhen sat at the dinner table, drinking alone.

The red candle on the table is burning quietly.

Melon seeds and peanuts were piled up like small hills in the bowls and plates.

At this moment, Qiu Zizhen was facing the direction of the wedding bed.

Beside the bed stood his seven brides, whose red veils had already been lifted.

When the brides saw him drinking alone, they looked at each other, wanting each other to go over and talk to Qiu Zizhen.

Finally, a plump bride with a blessed face came over and stopped beside Qiu Zizhen.

She said softly, "Master, please don't drink it. It's not good for your health."

Another beauty came over and said, "Master, we will be obedient and declare ourselves as your wives and concubines. We will never reveal that we are only nominally married to you."

They were beauties carefully selected by the court of Gauss. Although they came from different backgrounds, they all became tributes in exchange for peace in their country.

In order to protect their country of Gaos from the bloodbath of war between great powers, they willingly served as tribute and were sent to Daqi.

Da Qi and Da Jin are the two major powers in the Central Plains, adjacent to Gao Si on both sides, forming a triangle.

On one side is Da Qi, and on the other side is Da Jin. We can't afford to offend either side.

But if you want peace, you can only choose one side for protection.

Their emperor chose Da Qi.

In order to obtain the protection of Daqi, Gaosi sent tribute to Daqi every year without interruption.

In the past, they only sent precious and expensive items, but this year, their emperor had a sudden idea and sent beautiful women.

Including these seven, Gauss sent a total of thirty beauties over.

Originally thought to be sent to Emperor Qi to enrich his harem, unexpectedly, Emperor Qi did not take concubines.

Lord Qiu, who was in charge of the tribute, originally wanted to transfer them to various places in the palace to work as female workers, or return them to Gauss.

The others were fine, but these girls were all rich girls who had never done housework since they were little. They had never worked and didn't know how to do any hard labor, so how could they do any hard labor?

So they repeatedly persuaded Lord Qiu to arrange for them to marry into a good family, or to become concubines, as long as they were not sent back to Gaosi or forced to do hard labor.

No one knows what Lord Qiu was thinking. He actually asked the seven young ladies to marry him and become his nominal wives and concubines.

But the premise is that he won't touch them.

They wanted anything except him.

So, although everyone envies Lord Qiu's wedding night tonight, no one knows that it is a night for the seven foreign brides to stay alone in their empty rooms.

But for them, having a place to live is already a great happiness. Why would they be so greedy as to force Lord Qiu to give his body and mind to them?

Qiu Zizhen said to his seven wives and concubines, "It's late. You should go to bed early. I also need to rest."

"Master, how about we stay here and talk with you tonight?"

It was obvious that the master was in a bad mood, and they felt that he was very upset because he did not marry the girl of his dreams.

"No, you can go back to your own courtyards. I have already sent people to prepare accommodation for you. Each of you will have your own courtyard."

Afterwards, the servants in the mansion took the brides away one by one.

Qiu Zizhen closed the door and sat back down at the dining table.

He looked at the flickering candlelight with sad eyes. The candlelight magnified and the back of a man appeared on it.

A gentle male voice came to my ears:

"Sir, please don't come to me. It's not good for your reputation. If it gets out, you will suffer a lot of criticism. Yixing doesn't want to see you suffer even a little bit of trouble."

Qiu Zizhen retracted his gaze, lowered his head, poured himself half a glass of wine, then tilted his head back and drank it in one gulp.

No one knew that the reason he married and took concubines was to conceal the fact that he liked men from others.

He had many wives and concubines, and others thought he was a normal person.

The funny thing is, he thought he and the emperor were the same kind of people, but in the end, he was the only one who was...

*

Late at night, on the way back to the palace.

Qi Tianlin sat in the carriage, staring at the jade pendant in his hand all the time.

Mingyan was driving the carriage outside.

He thought of something that happened today, so he said it out loud:

"Your Majesty, today an assassin from the Jin dynasty showed up at Lord Qiu's wedding banquet. He has the same pattern on his palm as the assassins who broke into the palace to assassinate you in the past."

At the beginning, some assassins were deliberately left alive and tortured. They confessed that they were assassins secretly trained by the Emperor of Jin, who specialized in dealing with monarchs and famous ministers and generals of various countries.

"Those assassins have been subdued by me and An Mo. An Mo has sent them to the Ministry of Justice."

"It's just that I don't understand. You left the palace incognito today, so your whereabouts could not be exposed. How did the assassin know that you went to the Qiu Mansion? Is there a traitor in the palace?"

When leaving the palace today, the master will only bring two guards, Ming and An, with him.

He is the bright guard and An Mo is the dark guard.

An Mo has been secretly observing in the Qiu Mansion today and discovered the assassin from Dajin.

It took the two of them working together to successfully capture the assassins.

He felt it was very necessary to report this matter to his master.

After a while, there was no response, so Ming Yan spoke again: "Master, are you listening?"

Inside the carriage, Qi Tianlin put down the jade pendant in his hand, stopped staring, and replied calmly: "I specifically asked someone to spread the news that I left the palace."

Ming Yan was startled: "Master, you..."

Why do this?

Qi Tianlin said: "The situation in the world is unstable at the moment, and military affairs are subject to change at any time. We should try our best to eliminate the enemy spies in Tiancheng, so that they can't find other ways to obtain important military intelligence. This will make Dajin hold important secrets and make our border situation uneasy."

Mingyan suddenly realized.

It turns out that the master released the news in order to deal with the spies of the enemy country.

He replied in an admiring tone: "Master, you are really thoughtful."

*

After returning to the bedroom, Qi Tianlin took a bath and lay down.

He thought that it was so late and the jade pendant should not be lit, so he took a look at the jade pendant, put it next to his pillow, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

However, after a while, Jiayu's voice came from the pillow:

"So soon? Well... I'll find a chance to get a few for you tomorrow."

"Well, you should rest early too, bye!"

Feeling that Jiayu had finished talking to others, Qi Tianlin couldn't wait to speak: "Jiayu!"

The jade pendant.

Hearing the sound, Jiayu immediately turned around and looked at the bed behind him.

Seeing the jade pendant beside the pillow light up, he got up excitedly, threw himself on the bed, picked up the jade pendant and held it in front of him.

"Tian Lin, I'm here. I thought the jade pendant wouldn't light up tonight."

After a pause, she asked, "It's so late, why haven't you slept yet? Don't you have to attend the morning court tomorrow?"

Qi Tianlin: "Yes, I just came back from outside the palace not long ago."

Jiayu: "Oh, I see. You are attending a wedding banquet today, so you should be back to the palace late."

"Jiayu..."

The man's voice was low but eager, as if he had something he couldn't wait to say to her.

Jiayu could already sense what the other party was going to say, and the corners of his mouth curled up wildly, but in the end he tried to suppress his voice, "Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I discovered... that I feel differently about you."

Ahhhhh!

Jiayu was so excited that she bit her fingers to control her excitement.

Just know!

She knew that the other party wanted to confess his feelings to her.

"Hmm?" Jiayu tried his best to control his voice and tone, "Tianlin, what do you mean?"

On Da Qi's side, Qi Tianlin's Adam's apple rolled, and after hesitating for a moment, he mustered up the courage to speak: "I found that I care about you."