The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

"Where's the tribute?"

Ping An guessed that His Majesty would be angry because of Xiao Wan's ignorance, and when His Majesty asked, he immediately replied:

"Your Majesty, they are all displayed outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

"Is Xiaowan's prince here too?"

"Yes."

"Bring him to see me."

Liang Chongyue wanted to see what kind of beauty could make Xiaowan's monarch dream of a marriage alliance.

She only has one child, Minglang, who is so young and has such small thoughts that the abacus beads are about to hit her in the face.

He left the Yangxin Palace safely and greeted the Xiaowan monarch many times along the way. Isn't it good for you to live a peaceful life guarding your own little piece of land?

You have to come during the New Year to make His Majesty unhappy.

I hope Your Majesty will calm down soon. I hope Xiaowan’s prince is really good-looking. If he is not good-looking, Your Majesty might be so angry that he will send troops to flatten Xiaowan before the New Year is over.

In the Yangxin Palace, Yun Ling carefully served His Majesty while he ate. It was a festive occasion during the New Year, and it was not good for His Majesty's health if he was always angry.

Ping'an took people to the Yangxin Palace at the time when His Majesty usually finished his meal, and saw Lord Fei waiting at the palace door from afar.

"The accompanying guards are not allowed to enter."

Fei He waited here after receiving the news. No ministers in the court dared to put anyone into His Majesty's harem anymore, but Xiao Wan was quite arrogant.

"Just wait here."

After giving instructions to the followers following him, Prince Yuchi Lan of Xiaowan raised his eyes and met the gaze of the man in black clothes and black robe in front of him. His intuition told him that this man was very hostile to him.

Although it was not visible on his face, those cold eyes seemed to be filled with thorns that were about to pierce through him.

"Take off your veil, and do not be disrespectful in front of the emperor."

Yuchi Lan did as he was told and took off his veil. Although Xiaowan could not compare with Daxia, he was still somewhat confident about his face.

When the veil was removed, even Ping An was a little surprised. She was indeed good-looking, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Her facial features were tough yet gentle, and her blue eyes were rare in Da Xia. It seemed that Lord Xiaowan was not blindly confident.

Fei He just took a glance and then looked away. His Majesty didn't like this one.

"Take two steps forward and hand over any sharp objects you have."

Yuchi Lan did as he was told, but when it came to sharp objects, his brows furrowed slightly and he hesitated for a moment. After Fei He carefully examined his body, he raised his hand and took off the veil inlaid with gems on his head.

"There are a few gold hairpins on it, and I'll give you this one as well."

He didn't want to be criticized for such a trivial matter and implicate his father.

Fei He took his veil and handed it to the guard following behind him.

"Let's go."

Ping'an stood behind and watched Lord Feihe bring the people in. Just looking at the back figure, he hesitated whether to go in.

Prince Xiaowan is good-looking, but he is not a match for Prince Bao.

Liang Chongyue had just heard the noise outside. After breakfast, he simply did not return to the inner hall. Instead, he sat on the dragon throne and flipped through several memorials about the Spring Examination.

"Your Majesty, Prince Xiaowan has arrived."

Fei He brought the person in. Liang Chongyue raised his head slowly. Fei He moved aside and Liang Chongyue looked into a pair of blue eyes. She was indeed quite pretty.

"Xiao Wan Yuchi Lan greets Her Majesty the Queen of Da Xia. Long live Her Majesty."

Yuchi Lan performed Xiaowan's state ceremony. Liang Chongyue looked him up and down and raised her hand to signal Fei He to leave.

"Your father sent you here along with the tribute, saying he wanted to marry you to my Great Xia. I remember that there has been no war in Xiaowan in the past few years."

Xiaowan had already surrendered to Daxia before Liang Chongyue ascended the throne and became a vassal state of Daxia. If any other country invaded, it would be understandable to exchange a prince for Daxia's military assistance. Nothing would happen. But sending a son to her for no reason made Liang Chongyue wonder what the king of Xiaowan was planning.

"Your Majesty, Xiaowan has been under the protection of Daxia. Over the years, the weather has been good and there have been no external enemies."

Yuchi Lan hesitated for a moment, put his hand on his chest and lowered his head slightly. In fact, his father sent him here for no other reason than that he heard that the only daughter of the Queen of Daxia was about to come of age, so he sent him here to try his luck.

Recalling what her father said before leaving Xiaowan, Yuchi Lan suppressed the fear in her heart and was about to speak when she heard the majestic voice of the empress coming from the position above.

"Why is that? Don't you even know?"

Liang Chongyue was certain that everything was just as she had guessed this morning. Xiaowan was not the smallest among Daxia's vassal states, but it was not much better either. This was a trick that these small countries were used to using.

In the past, there were many such exotic beauties in the scumbag father's harem. The most he received in one year was seven. The scumbag father picked and chose and kept six, and gave the remaining one as a reward to a minister.

"Your Majesty, I admire His Royal Highness the Prince of Daxia so much that I asked my father to send me here."

A cold laugh was heard, and Yuchi Lan's heart sank.

"is it?"

Liang Chongyue leaned back and looked at Yuchi Lan with narrowed eyes. Yuchi Lan lowered her head and did not see the evil smile on her lips.

"Your Majesty, the sterilization soup is ready."

Yun Ling walked in with a bowl of hot medicine. Immediately, the strong smell of the medicine quickly filled the Yangxin Palace. Even the ambergris could hardly cover the smell.

Liang Chongyue gestured to Yunling to bring it to Yuchi Lan. Great Xia would send delegations to various vassal states to teach Xia language very early on. Yuchi Lan spoke Xia language very well, and the three words "Juezi Soup" just now fell into his ears accurately.

Judging from his reaction, Liang Chongyue believed that he understood what this thing was.

"You've arrived at the perfect time. My daughter is coming of age this year, and I'm about to issue a new decree. Any princes sent by vassal states to marry into the imperial court, if they are favored by the princess, must first take a sterilizing decoction for a year to completely sever the root of their inheritance before they can enter the princess's residence."

"If you had come a few months later, this new order would have been delivered to Xiaowan."

The strong smell of the sterilizing soup wafted around Yuchi Lan, and the Queen's words were colder than the wind outside.

His whole body now felt as if it had been doused in ice water, and the cold wind and snow that had blown along the way were nothing to him.

"That's quite a coincidence."

Hearing the slight tremor in Yuchi Lan's voice, Liang Chongyue was not satisfied with him, and did not want Minglang to be involved in such things at such a young age.

Breaking the vow too early will not be good for her health.

"Now that the sterilizing soup is right in front of you, I'm willing to give you another chance to choose. You can choose to turn back, and I'll pretend this never happened. However, starting next year, Xiaowan's annual tribute will be increased by 20% as punishment for your regret."

Liang Chongyue has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and only deals with matters, not individuals.

No matter who has this idea this year, she will deal with it the same way.

Her daughter, she hadn't thought about this yet, but this group of people had already set their sights on her. Liang Chongyue's eyes were dark and unclear. While waiting for Yuchi Lan's choice, she had another plan in her mind.