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

"However, I heard that the Loulan prince is still unmarried and very romantic. What would you do if he falls in love with the queen?

I heard that people in Loulan like to rob openly.

They not only rob things, but also rob brides!"

Zhao'er had just heard a few palace maids talking about the Loulan people's preference for kidnapping brides in the morning.

If Zhao'er remembered correctly, what they meant was that Prince Loulan might have come for Princess Yunluo of Daye.

As for why there were such rumors outside, Zhao'er was not quite sure.

"What else did you find out? Tell me the truth."

Du Qingwan smiled awkwardly and quickly let go of Zhao'er's hand.

Zhao Er was stunned for a few seconds when he heard this: "Ah?"

"I just want to find out the details of this Loulan prince in advance. They have gone through so much trouble to come here and want to have a competition. I believe it is not just as simple as exchanging cultural and martial arts skills, right?"

Seeing Zhao'er's confused look, Du Qingwan couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth, but she didn't show any fear.

Zhao'er walked and thought, and felt it necessary to tell Du Qingwan truthfully about some rumors he had heard in the morning.

"Miss, I heard from Qing'er that the Prince of Loulan came for Princess Yunluo. He said it was some kind of...marriage?"

When Du Qingwan heard that Prince Loulan came here for marriage and personally asked to marry the Emperor's favorite daughter, Princess Yunluo, she was stunned for a moment.

As far as he knew, Princess Yunluo was only ten years old. She was born to Zhu Yunhao and a woman when he went out hunting when he was young, and she was not yet of marriageable age.

"Princess Yunluo?"

Du Qingwan couldn't believe it. Her eyes bulged and her mouth unconsciously became an O shape.

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhao Er nodded slightly to confirm again, also with a confused look on his face.

"Oh my god! Isn't the Prince of Loulan a pervert?

Princess Yunluo is only ten years old, not even old enough to get married, how could he...?"

The more Du Qingwan thought about it, the more upset she felt. She simply couldn't imagine the ugly face of the Loulan Prince.

He is simply a beast!

No, calling him a beast is an insult to beasts!

"I don't care who the Loulan prince is. Even if all the people in ancient times were combined, they might not be able to defeat me.

As long as I help Daye win all the competitions, I will have absolute say and can naturally refuse to marry him."

Du Qingwan sneered and snapped her fingers casually, looking confident that she had everything under control.

Zhao'er was confused and only half understood what he heard.

Soon, Du Qingwan followed Eunuch Liu into the Qiankun Hall.

"The Queen has arrived~"

Everyone was whispering, and Eunuch Liu's voice suddenly shattered the tense atmosphere in the hall.

Everyone's eyes fell on Du Qingwan at the same time, and the whole hall was filled with exclamations.

"Is she really the Queen? How could she be so stunningly beautiful?"

The Minister of Revenue Li Yi had never seen Du Qingwan before, and was immediately shocked by her stunning beauty, and his Adam's apple rolled over.

Because Zhu Yunhao was present and he was just a minister, he naturally did not dare to covet the emperor's woman too much.

For fear of causing unnecessary trouble, Li Yi quickly averted his gaze and lowered his head, but his heart was still beating like a deer.

"How could this be false? The Queen Mother personally restored her title of Queen.

I heard that the emperor doesn't like her, and today he wants to use Lou Lan to destroy her Du family."

Zhao Zilei, the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, usually doesn't like gossip, but at this moment he couldn't help becoming talkative and even mentioned some unfounded things.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Zhang Xingguo's face suddenly darkened.

He half-covered his mouth and nose, coughed twice, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Stop talking nonsense, this is the main hall!"

Zhang Xingguo was the prime minister of the country, above one person and below ten thousand people.

In this court, he can still play a certain deterrent role.

The two men noticed that Zhang Xingguo's face looked strange, and fearing that they would be impeached, they naturally did not dare to say anything.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has been brought here."

Even though Eunuch Liu usually looked down on Du Qingwan and was arrogant, he still knew how to handle things in such an important occasion.

To Du Qingwan's surprise, he once again respectfully addressed her as "Empress Dowager" in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

This really made Du Qingwan unable to react for a while.

On second thought, Eunuch Liu was just acting.

After all, this was a state banquet, and envoys from Loulan were present.

You can't lose face at this critical juncture, right?

"Thank you, Eunuch Liu. Queen, please come and sit beside me."

Seeing Du Qingwan being gentle and elegant with a smile on her face, Zhu Yunhao couldn't help but feel happy and ripples of emotion appeared in his heart.

Ever since she stepped into the Qiankun Palace, her dark green dress lit up in Zhu Yunhao's eyes, and he never took his eyes off her, feeling an inexplicable beating in his heart.

This heart-pounding feeling has been surprisingly strong recently.

Even Zhu Yunhao himself felt it was a little unbelievable.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Of course Du Qingwan would not refuse. She raised her eyes, nodded and smiled.

Then, she walked over to Zhu Yunhao in a dignified manner and sat down calmly, her face always maintaining a dignified and elegant look.

"Meet the Queen~"

Upon seeing this, everyone present kowtowed in unison.

"No gift."

Du Qingwan stretched out her hand to signal everyone to stand up, pretending to be calm.

She tilted her head to look at Zhu Yunhao who was obsessed with her. She smiled and said with a slightly raised corner of her lips:

"Your Majesty, I heard that Loulan sent a prince and envoys to compete with our Daye officials?"

Du Qingwan's gaze stayed on Zhu Yunhao for nearly three seconds, and her words were gentle and elegant, like a queen of the country, which was very intimidating.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhao was unexpectedly at a loss for what to do.

It must be because he had never seen Du Qingwan so dignified and generous before. For a moment, he was flattered by her respect.

"That's right. I heard that the Queen is knowledgeable and talented, and will definitely help Daye defeat Loulan, so I specially invited the Queen to come and broaden her horizons and help us. Haha..."

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yunhao finally organized the words to respond, but he was so confused that he couldn't sit still for a moment.

Shouldn't such a peerless beauty stay within the emperor's tent, allowing him to do whatever he wants?

How could he steal the limelight from the king of this country in this hall?

He really regretted... letting her come here to attend the state banquet.

"In that case, let's get started. I heard that although Loulan is located in the northern desert, it is also full of talented people.

I wonder what the competition is about today? Has anyone from Daye been sent out to fight?"

Curiosity killed the cat.

Du Qingwan likes watching ancient people compete the most, it’s just for fun.

In the past, when she got home from get off work and had nothing to do, she liked to watch some time-travel short dramas, where modern people competed with ancient people, and the super-invincible slapping in the face was simply awesome.

She never dreamed that the exciting scenes in the time-travel drama would actually happen to her.

Fortunately, she came prepared.

A sure win!

"I heard that Queen Daye is not only extremely beautiful, so beautiful that she can make fishes sink to the bottom of the water, geese fall to the ground, and the moon hide in shame on flowers, but she also has excellent medical skills.

It’s a rare opportunity to see this today, and I’m really lucky.”

Before Zhu Yunhao could answer Du Qingwan's question, a graceful young man in white with delicate features walked forward, and the corners of his lips involuntarily rose slightly.

That cynical look, full of dandy flavor, all reveal two words---

frivolous.

[Who is he? He looks respectable on the surface, but in reality he is just a fake and extremely frivolous!]

Du Qingwan glanced at the young man in white, her cold eyes showing a hint of wariness, and her hostility gradually grew stronger.