You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"This……"

Wanyan Hongyu hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

He looked at Abao awkwardly and began to lose face.

"I think everyone is worrying too much. The king is a wise man. He knows what to do."

In order to avoid making everyone more suspicious, Abao quickly put on a fake smile and changed the subject.

But the imperial doctors didn't buy it at all, and the discussion became more intense. Some people even came up with ways to guard against Du Qingwan.

Wanyan Hongyu's ears could not bear to hear those rumors, and his face immediately turned gloomy.

"In short, I believe in Miss Du's character. From now on, I don't want my brother to hear what you just said."

After saying this coldly, Wanyan Hongyu turned away.

Seeing this, Abao quickly followed him out.

"Alas! I'm afraid that the Second Prince has also been tricked by Miss Du.

But, to be honest, if Miss Du was not a substitute bride, we would not have made such assumptions about her."

"Yes, it's a pity..."

After the two left, sighs were heard one after another in Jingping Palace, as if everyone was secretly sweating for Du Qingwan.

……

Tianze Palace

"Wanyan Hongze, are you crazy? Why are you holding me?

I just saved your sister, and you still treat me like this, has your conscience been eaten by a dog? Let me go..."

Du Qingwan had just arrived in Loulan for a few hours when she was forcibly dragged away by Wanyan Hongze. She was already full of resentment and wished to tear him into pieces.

"I am crazy! Let me ask you, why did you come to Loulan? Are you really here for the throne of the Queen of Loulan?

You... you don't have any other intentions or purposes?"

Wanyan Hongze pushed Du Qingwan away, and before she could react, he immediately pushed her against the wall.

The distance between the two was so close that it was suffocating, and they could hear each other's rapid heartbeat.

"You, you, you, Wanyan Hongze, what on earth do you want to say? I don't understand what you are saying!"

Du Qingwan was extremely frightened and subconsciously closed her eyes. Her head was buzzing and she felt like she was about to suffocate.

[Damn you scumbag! He shamelessly tried to take advantage of me, and he even said it so righteously!]

[My damn heartbeat! Can it be quiet for a while?

He...he won't find out...that I like him?]

[Who said I like this scumbag? I hate him so much! Humph!]

"What do I want to do? What do you think?"

Wanyan Hongze curled the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a hint of pride that Du Qingwan couldn't understand, with a look of full of amusement.

Before Du Qingwan could react, he lowered his eyes and quickly kissed her lips without restraint.

Du Qingwan was instantly terrified and struggled desperately.

Xiaoxiangquan never stopped, but it was of no avail.

"Wanyan Hongze, let me go, you bastard..."

Du Qingwan struggled hard, her eyes filled with fear and anxiety.

In her subconscious, Wanyan Hongze was like a wild beast that had completely lost its mind and did not consider her feelings at all.

After all, she is the Queen of Loulan!

"let me go!"

She subconsciously bit Wanyan Hongze's lips and pushed him away with force, her eyes full of anger.

Wanyan Hongze licked his lips, grabbed her wrist, stared at her with his bottomless eyes, and said in a deep voice with gritted teeth:

"Du Qingwan, you are dead, do you know that?"

Wanyan Hongze felt so much pain after being bitten so hard by Du Qingwan that he couldn't help but gasp.

Du Qingwan didn't take it seriously, just pouted and said nonchalantly:

"Of course I know! Because I am the Queen of Loulan, and you have repeatedly tried to do something inappropriate to me.

If the king really makes a fuss about this, both of us will die.

That’s why…that’s why I don’t want to be alone with you!”

While speaking, Du Qingwan broke free from Wanyan Hongze's restraints and was about to walk out.

But she thought too simply.

Wanyan Hongze didn't want to let her leave at all.

"Good to know! Before the coronation ceremony, you can't take a single step out of here without my order!"

Wanyan Hongze said this coldly, then quickly turned around and left Tianze Palace and went to another courtyard.

The next day, the Hall of Mental Cultivation

"What do you think, my dear ministers? Daye has sent a deposed queen to my Loulan. Should I give them this face and hold a ceremony to confer the title of Empress to Miss Du?"

Wanyan Hongze sat on the dragon throne with an extremely gloomy expression and seemed to be in a very bad mood.

The expressions of the people in the audience were very solemn, as they were all afraid that they would anger Wanyan Hongze and end up being caned.

After all, the proposal to marry Princess Yunluo to Daye was a joint decision made by these ministers and the former King of Loulan.

But now the person sent by Daye was Du Qingwan as a substitute bride.

For the sake of face, Wanyan Hongze appeared extremely reluctant.

In fact, he was looking forward to marrying Du Qingwan legitimately.

But even so, if he didn't get the nod from these ministers, he still didn't want to act on his own so early and become a couple with Du Qingwan at the cost of offending all the ministers.

Even if we take a step back, Du Qingwan still has hostility towards Wanyan Hongze, and the two of them are indeed not at the point where they can sleep in the same bed.

Rather than trying to seize something by force and ending up in failure, it is better to take it slow first, perhaps there is still room for maneuver.

“Your Majesty, I think that although Miss Du was married off as a substitute, she is a rare genius with her skills surpassing all others.

We might as well make her the queen and let her assist you well."

Seeing that everyone hung their heads and dared not speak, Zhou Yunxing, a veteran of two dynasties, quickly jumped out to express his own views.

When it came to making Du Qingwan the queen, he was actually unsure and his nerves were extremely tense.

“As far as I know, Miss Du has never left her room, but she is already familiar with our Loulan country.

She can even accurately point out our forbidden fog area, which will definitely be of great use to us in Loulan."

After Zhou Yunxing finished speaking, he retreated to his seat tremblingly, feeling very nervous.

Panic is inevitable.

"I also think that what Minister Zhou said is very true. Your Majesty, please think twice."

But after a moment, He Lin, the Minister of Works, also stood up and spoke, looking extremely nervous.

"I second this motion~"

As soon as He Lin finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court quickly echoed him and unanimously expressed their opinion that Wanyan Hongze should marry Du Qingwan now.

Wanyan Hongze seemed to have expected it. He subconsciously curled the corners of his lips into a smile that no one could understand.

"It seems that Miss Du is still popular among the people! Why do all the ministers protect her so much? What does that mean?"

"We Loulan specifically requested Princess Yunluo, but what Daye sent was a deposed queen from the cold palace. Isn't that a naked humiliation to Loulan?

Look at you guys, one by one, you can still let me marry Miss Du so calmly, what is your intention?"

As Wanyan Hongze spoke in a stern voice, he quickly stood up and walked in front of the ministers, scanning each of them with his sharp eyes.

After hearing this, everyone dared not say a word, but just tacitly agreed to apologize in unison:

"We are guilty! Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Forget it! We will discuss this matter later. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Wanyan Hongze hated seeing the court officials acting as if they were on a united front and he immediately showed his impatience.

"Your Majesty is wise~"

"Retreat!"

When the court officials heard Wanyan Hongze say that they needed to take a long-term view, they naturally stopped being cautious and could only bow in unison.

Afterwards, Wanyan Hongze quickly ordered the court to be adjourned.

The court officials also breathed a sigh of relief.