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

"Lord Zhou, is what Minister Liang said true?"

Zhu Yunhao was suspicious by nature, and he was somewhat skeptical after listening to Minister Liang's report alone, so he asked Minister Zhou again.

Minister Zhou did not dare to hide anything and quickly bowed and replied:

"Your Majesty, what Minister Liang said is accurate!"

At this point, Zhu Yunhao was completely furious and roared loudly:

"Well, Li Yi, you actually dared to embezzle and abuse the power of law, and deliberately embezzle the national treasury!

Someone, come, drag Li Yi away and put him in the Sky Prison immediately!

Immediately, thoroughly check the Ministry of Revenue's account books, confiscate Li Yi's entire residence, and turn it over to the national treasury!"

"Yes!...Take it away!"

As soon as Zhu Yunhao finished speaking, the commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhou Heng, quickly stepped forward, grabbed Li Yi, and quickly took him away from the scene.

Li Yi was extremely frightened and begged for mercy:

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty! I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, please don't disturb me..."

Soon, Li Yi's words gradually faded away.

Seeing Zhu Yunhao's ugly face, everyone at the scene began to feel uneasy.

In this way, the result of this competition is clear at a glance.

Du Qingwan's heart, which had been hanging in the air, slowly settled down.

"Your Majesty, from this perspective, did Loulan win this competition?"

Although Du Qingwan had never been afraid of Zhu Yunhao, she knew very well that saying such words at this time would definitely anger the emperor.

If things go wrong, you may even face the risk of being beheaded.

"Emperor Daye, Loulan has won this game. Shouldn't you announce the winner now?"

Wanyan Hongze never dreamed that Du Qingwan would choose to ask Zhu Yunhao such a question at this time.

Worried that she would anger Zhu Yunhao, Wanyan Hongze quickly took back the topic, and the meaning was very clear---

He wanted to transfer Zhu Yunhao's anger to himself.

He must not put Du Qingwan in an unjust position.

Zhu Yunhao was furious when Li Yi embezzled money from the national treasury.

At this moment, not only Du Qingwan was "ignorant", but even Wanyan Hongze had no intention of letting it go. Zhu Yunhao suddenly felt even more aggrieved.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhu Yunhao had to announce that Loulan won for the sake of face:

"In the contest between Loulan and my Daye, Loulan wins!

Prime Minister Zhang, arrange to send 12,000 taels of gold to Loulan.

Also, go and arrange to send Princess Yunluo to Loulan for marriage on a chosen day! Alas..."

Zhu Yunhao was too weak to finish his words. He couldn't help but sigh and turned to leave.

To everyone's surprise, Wanyan Hongze had no intention of accepting the result of the competition, but quickly took over the conversation.

“Emperor Daye, although Loulan won the competition, you really don’t need to care about the result.

We came here for the purpose of marriage.”

As Wanyan Hongze spoke, he walked up to Du Qingwan and gave her a malicious, meaningful look.

After a pause of no less than three seconds, he was almost captivated by Du Qingwan's peerless beauty. He quickly retracted his gaze and continued:

“But after so many competitions, we have also witnessed the profoundness of Daye culture and its extraordinary martial arts.

In a competition, the emphasis is on the pleasure of sparring, and the bet is just to add a little gimmick..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunhao was stunned for a moment. He stopped involuntarily and turned back with a face full of confusion.

"General Wanyan, what do you mean?"

Wanyan Hongze had expected Zhu Yunhao to ask this question, and with a slight smile on his lips, he said:

"What I mean is that all bets on the competition are void.

As for the marriage, we can discuss it in detail when Princess Yunluo reaches the age of marriage in the future, how about that?"

What shocked everyone present was that Wanyan Hongze suddenly had an idea and canceled all the bets without authorization.

This was really beyond Zhu Yunhao's expectations.

Du Qingwan didn't even know whether to be happy or sad.

From the bottom of her heart, she didn't want the ten-year-old Yunluo to be sent to Loulan as a hostage and then get married when she reached the age of marriage.

This is why she was willing to participate in the competition.

When Zhu Yunhao announced the result of the competition just now, Du Qingwan's heart was in her throat.

She was really worried that Wanyan Hongze would take this opportunity to quickly take Princess Yunluo away.

Who would have thought that Wanyan Hongze would actually take the initiative to cancel the bet.

It completely refreshed Du Qingwan's understanding of him.

[I didn't expect Wanyan Hongze to be so kind. It seems he is not as rude and unreasonable as people rumored.]

[But it’s okay. He gave up the bet on his own initiative. I don’t have to worry about Princess Yunluo anymore.

Moreover, he once promised me that he would send me away from this broken palace! Hehehe...]

Thinking of this, Du Qingwan felt secretly delighted.

If Zhu Yunhao hadn't spoken, she would have almost been distracted.

"Can General Wanyan represent Loulan? I..."

Zhu Yunhao certainly hoped that his beloved daughter would not have to go to Loulan as a hostage, but he also had some doubts about Wanyan Hongze.

After all, such shocking words did not come from the mouth of the young man in white.

Wanyan Hongze was just a general, and whether he could represent Loulan was another matter.

"Haha! What I meant is naturally what our Highness meant. If you don't believe me, you can ask our Prince."

Wanyan Hongze was surprisingly confident. He nodded gently to the young man in white and quickly walked in front of Zhu Yunhao with a smile on his face.

The young man in white had been in a daze the whole time, and when he heard what Wanyan Hongze said, he was even more confused.

"Of course! General Wanyan is the most courageous man in Loulan. He has made great achievements in battle and is loved by me and my father.

Therefore, many of his decisions are also my decisions.”

The young man in white smiled and said this, then quickly stood up and walked in front of Wanyan Hongze, his face full of calmness.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, then I'll do as you wish! Eunuch Liu, the weather is nice today, please accompany me to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the roses."

Zhu Yunhao seriously suspected that he was tricked by Wanyan Hongze, but he could not find any evidence, so he could only leave with an excuse.

Eunuch Liu bowed and said "Yes", then left the scene with Zhu Yunhao.

Upon seeing this, all the ministers hurriedly presented the gift respectfully.

Then they dispersed one after another, with slightly complicated expressions.

"Du Qingwan, don't be too proud too soon!"

Du Zhirou had been holding it in the entire time and had long since reached the point where she could no longer endure it.

She finally had the chance to talk to Du Qingwan alone, and she couldn't help but step forward and ridicule her.

After saying this angrily, she walked away in a huff, her little face flushed red.

Du Qingwan ignored her and just smiled coldly, but the smile was very forced.

"Miss, shall we go?"

"Wait!"

Zhao'er waited behind for a long time, and seeing that Du Qingwan showed no intention of leaving, he quickly stepped forward and reminded her in a low voice.

Who would have thought that Wanyan Hongze suddenly interrupted loudly.

"Ms. Du, thank you! I will definitely do what I promised you!"

After smiling and speaking, Wanyan Hongze called the two young men in white to follow him, looking very happy.

Zhao Er was stunned when he saw this: "Miss? You guys?"

Du Qingwan just smiled without saying anything and quickly walked away.

Zhao'er had no choice but to jog after him.

But when the two passed by the Imperial Garden, they did not see Zhu Yunhao and Eunuch Qi.

But I saw a shocking scene...