Lin Yiwan, who was taking a sip of tea, nearly choked. What? The Barbarian Princess actually didn't play by the rules and directly fell in love with Zhan Yan?

She never expected that while she was enjoying the show, the good show would happen to her.

That’s outrageous!

Zhan Yan wasn't nervous at all. He raised his hand and gently patted Lin Yiwan on the back, saying, "No one is snatching it from you, so how can you still choke when you drink water? You really make your husband worry!"

A trace of resentment flashed across Lin Yiwan's pretty face, and she thought to herself, it's all your fault. You have a face that is a disaster for the country, and you are secretly attracting romantic interests.

If I had known this earlier, I should have drawn him ugly too!

Seriously, it’s too late to draw now!

At this time, Emperor Sheng An, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn't help but squint his eyes, with an expression that looked like he was enjoying the fun.

He subconsciously reminded Zhan Yan: "Marquis Zhan Yi, didn't you hear what the Manyi Princess said? She begged me to grant you a marriage!"

After he finished speaking, the corners of his lips rose slightly. He wanted to see how Zhan Yan, who always doted on his wife, would deal with this sudden situation.

Zhan Yan can ignore Cheng Zhenzhen, but he cannot be disrespectful to Emperor Sheng An in front of everyone.

So after hearing the emperor's words, he immediately stood up and said, "When I married my wife, I promised that I would never have any more wives or concubines in the harem. Otherwise, I would be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. If Your Majesty wants me to die early, then please agree to the marriage!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the court officials began to discuss the matter.

Especially Cheng Zhenzhen, a look of humiliation and ferocity flashed across her originally bright and outspoken face, and finally turned into a look of ridicule.

This man, his way of attracting attention is really special.

Emperor Sheng An frowned and rebuked him: "Zhan Yan, stop talking nonsense. What's the point of life and death? If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. Do you think I should force you to do it?"

Cheng Zhenzhen didn't think so. She was determined to win the battle against Yan.

She said quickly, "Your Majesty, the Barbarians and the Sheng Dynasty are sincerely allying with each other. Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent me here. In order to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, Your Majesty should try your best to meet this princess's request!"

Emperor Sheng An spoke inconspicuously, "Your Highness, I believe you heard clearly what Marquis Zhan Yi said just now. I have always been kind and gentle, and never force my subjects to do anything they don't want to do. Do you think you can alienate me from my subjects just to be friendly with you barbarians?"

Cheng Zhenzhen hurriedly shook her head: "I really don't dare, but I really want to ask Zhan Yihou a question. Do you know what your refusal of marriage will bring to the people of the two countries?"

Her gaze was so oppressive that the court officials in the hall dared not make a single sound.

Cheng Zhenzhen was very satisfied with the result. Everyone present understood what they would face after the failure of the peace talks. She didn't believe that Zhan Yan would ignore the overall situation!

If that were the case, wouldn't he be afraid of being drowned by the people's spit?

Just when she thought Zhan Yan would be frightened and change his mind, he suddenly spoke: "Is the current Sheng Dynasty still afraid of the threat of a mere barbarian? If you don't accept it, then fight?"

Cheng Zhenzhen's eyes suddenly widened. How could he say such arrogant words?

Does he really not care about the lives of the people living on the border?

Whenever two countries send troops, the surrounding areas will inevitably be affected.

Before she could say anything, the barbarian envoy was already furious.

One of them slammed the table in anger and said, "Marquis Zhan Yi, you are going too far. How dare you ignore us barbarians? What gives you the right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he glared at Emperor Sheng An in dissatisfaction: "Emperor Sheng, you allowed your minister to sabotage the peace talks between the two countries? He humiliated the barbarians in public, and you didn't punish him?"

Emperor Sheng An was silent for a moment before he smiled and said, "Don't be angry, envoy. It's mainly because you came too suddenly, and our Sheng Dynasty hasn't figured out how to deal with it yet!"

The barbarian envoy was not stupid. How could he not hear the contempt in Emperor Sheng An's words?

That is, you barbarians came uninvited!

No wonder they are rude!

Cheng Zhenzhen was also stunned. She never expected that Emperor Sheng An would disregard the barbarians' face for the sake of fighting Yan.

She bit her lip hard, and after a long while, she sneered and said, "It turns out that we were wrong. We thought that the Emperor Sheng would really want the people to live a stable life, so we came to see him with sincerity, but we didn't expect that the Emperor Sheng didn't care at all!"

Emperor Sheng An is not a pushover either, and he won't take the blame for warmongering.

He said with a forced smile, "Princess, do you really want me to tell you the truth? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason you barbarians compromised and asked for peace is because Sheng Dynasty and Li Kingdom became allies."

Cheng Zhenzhen's face immediately turned red. This sentence left her with no way to refute.

The barbarians are afraid of the alliance between the two countries, so they can't wait to get involved.

She never expected that she would be a popular girl due to her status as a princess of a foreign country, but she never expected that even if she lowered her status to marry, no one would be interested in her.

Especially Zhan Yan, who actually humiliated her nakedly.

How could she bear this?

Seeing that she was speechless, Emperor Sheng An lost interest in hosting the banquet. He said with a grim expression, "Since the barbarians are not sincere in the peace talks, there is no need to continue this banquet. All the ministers should withdraw!"

After saying that, he looked at King Wu and said, "Come on, let's play some chess with me!"

King Wu immediately stood up and responded respectfully, "Yes!"

Seeing the two of them leaving together, Cheng Zhenzhen's eyes turned red with anger.

The King of Li Kingdom actually respects Emperor Sheng so much and even plays chess with him. What a coward!

But when she thought about how they excluded the barbarians, she felt a surge of uneasiness and fear in her heart.

The Sheng Dynasty alone was enough to give the barbarians a headache, and with the alliance between the two countries, the barbarians could only passively take the beating.

No, she couldn't leave in anger.

She didn't dare delay any longer, and didn't care about the strange looks from others. Instead, she quickly caught up with Emperor Sheng An and said, "Emperor Sheng, I really know I was wrong!"

Emperor Sheng An paused and looked at her: "You are a princess of a barbarian country, how can you admit your mistakes to me? Princess, please go back and don't delay my chess game with the King of Wu!"

Cheng Zhenzhen immediately knelt on the ground and bowed deeply. "Your Majesty, please calm down. It was my fault for taking advantage of my status to act so arrogantly at the banquet. I beg Your Majesty to forgive my recklessness this time for the sake of the people of both countries!"

Wu Guojun had indeed set up a ladder for Emperor Sheng An. He said calmly, "Since Princess Manyi sincerely admitted her mistakes, Your Majesty should give her a chance. Besides, she just performed the drum dance, and didn't you admire her very much?"

Emperor Sheng An nodded. "You are right. As the Emperor of the Sheng Dynasty, I cannot be so petty. However, the princess angering me is a small matter. She just threatened my minister Zhan Yan. She must apologize to him and ask for his forgiveness. Only then can this matter be put to rest!"

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