Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

He kept calling someone "your country" because he wanted to praise someone highly and then throw him down hard, so as to suppress one side and seek benefits in the later negotiations.

The second prince narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing deep displeasure.

It's clearly just a small place, and we came here to seek protection, but they are deliberately making things difficult for us, which shows that they are not sincere.

The hall fell silent for a moment. Prince Fan Yunfei of Ziluo Nation laughed heartily. "It seems that our Ziluo Nation is not small after all. At least compared to your great nation, you are nothing special."

Such words were already extremely provocative. Du Zhijie said coldly, "What if you can tell?"

As a general of a country, he would never tolerate other countries offending his own country.

Fan Yunfei frowned. He recognized the speaker as the renowned young general Du Zhijie, who had defeated them in the past. "General Du, don't just say this casually. This is a matter of pride for your country."

Du Zhijie's face was icy. "How dare you, a defeated general, say such things? I see this horse has five hundred and seventy-two hundred and twenty more hairs than you have on your entire body."

Prince Fan Yunfei of Zi Luo Kingdom clenched his fists. He was actually compared to a beast!

He gritted his teeth and wanted to curse, but he also knew that this was not the time to act impulsively.

The envoy was dumbfounded. There were both decimal and whole numbers, as if Du Zhijie really knew: "General, this..."

"Why, was I wrong, General?" Du Zhijie snorted coldly, "Since the envoy doesn't believe me, then take your emperor and horses back to your country and have a good count."

When Du Zhijie said this, someone in the audience couldn't help but laugh.

The Second Prince burst out laughing. "Envoy, please count carefully. Don't count one less and then blame us for making a mistake."

The envoy's face turned pale and blue. They came to negotiate peace, which implied that if they continued to make trouble, they would return empty-handed. Besides, it was impossible for him to really count how many hairs there were on the body of the eldest prince Fan Yunfei.

Seeing this, he had no choice but to change the subject with an awkward expression: "The young general is truly intelligent. As an apology, our princess has prepared a dance, and I hope you will enjoy it."

After being relieved of the siege, the second prince felt much better. He glanced at Du Zhijie and nodded to the envoy.

Princess Suye, who had been silent all the time, walked to the front of the stage. She was wearing a specially made crimson dance costume, which made her skin look even whiter. The string music started playing, and she danced with a neat spin. Her graceful figure was revealed as her dress fluttered, and the sound of the bells on her ankles was ethereal and pleasant, adding to her unique charm.

When the dance was over, she knelt and saluted. When she raised her head, her eyes were fiery and bold, and she said in a clear voice, "Su Ye has a wish. I wonder if you can ask the Second Prince to arrange a marriage for Su Ye today?"

Although everyone knew that the Princess of Zi Luo Kingdom had come for a marriage, the directness of the move actually stunned everyone for a moment, and they all came back to their senses from the beautiful dance they had just enjoyed.

The Second Prince laughed heartily and said, "The princess is indeed very generous, but I wonder which young talent has she taken a fancy to?"

Shen Wanqing's brows twitched, and an ominous feeling arose.

It's impossible that Tao'er's bad words really came true.

Su Ye's face flushed, and she felt a little embarrassed. Her voice lowered, "Su Ye begs the Emperor to arrange a marriage for me and General Du."

Shen Wanqing looked at Du Zhijie in surprise. Not only her, but many people also showed puzzled expressions.

I thought that the leader of Suye Society would definitely ask for an arranged marriage to a prince, but I didn't expect that she actually liked a general!

After all, Du Zhijie had just proposed to the fourth lady of the Shen Hou Mansion, and he was already engaged. Isn't Princess Suye's proposal difficult for him?

The Second Prince also showed hesitation. He didn't want to fall out with Du Zhijie over a mere foreign princess. After all, the fact that he was able to stand here and talk to the envoy today was largely due to Du Zhijie. And looking at Shen Wanxiu beside him, it seemed like everything about her was helped by Du Zhijie and Shen Wanqing. How could he possibly ruin someone else's marriage?

Seeing that the Second Prince refused for a long time, Su Ye hurriedly said, "Su Ye has seen the young general's heroic figure and admires him. She only wants to marry him. I hope the Second Prince will agree to this."

Du Zhijie's face turned pale. He never expected that such a sudden disaster would befall him. He was also angry that he had been too prominent just now. Now, how was he going to explain it to Qing'er?

He had just sent the betrothal gifts to Hou's Mansion, and he and Shen Wanqing were about to get married, but who knew that this princess would jump out halfway.

He stood up and walked to the Second Prince, kneeling down. "Your Majesty, the difference in status between me and the princess is too great, it is really inappropriate. The princess is still young and acted impulsively. I hope the Second Prince will find another good husband for her."

Princess Suye had never expected Du Zhijie to so openly reject her. She, a princess of a great country, was not worthy of a mere warrior. She stood up and said to Du Zhijie, "General Du, Suye truly loves you. This is not a momentary impulse."

She had always admired the strong and had long heard of Du Zhijie's name. She also heard others say that Du Zhijie had never had any wives or concubines, unlike her father and brother who had many wives and concubines. This made her very curious about him. Later, she sneaked out and saw Du Zhijie riding a warhorse from afar, looking heroic and dashing, and her heart was immediately moved.

She didn't have to come to the marriage, but when she thought about seeing the person she had been thinking about day and night, she came instead of her sister.

Aren't men supposed to like younger women? I'm so beautiful, how come Du Zhijie doesn't like me? It's impossible!

A complex emotion flashed in the Second Prince's eyes. "Princess, a forced marriage is not a happy one. Since General Du is unwilling, forcing a marriage will only result in a couple of resentful lovers. Let's discuss it another day. Princess, you can stay in Kyoto for a while longer. Perhaps you can find someone more suitable."

Su Ye was furious. She suppressed the humiliation in her heart and accepted it. She turned to Du Zhijie and said stubbornly, "General Du, I'm not familiar with Kyoto. I hope you can take me around."

She just didn't believe that after more contact, Du Zhijie would still reject her.

But Du Zhijie didn't even look at her: "I have official duties to attend to. Princess, please find someone else."

Princess Suye wanted to argue again, but was taken away by Fan Yunfei. Everyone made a few jokes and let the matter go.

When the palace banquet was over, Du Zhijie anxiously approached Shen Wanqing and said, "Qing'er, please don't misunderstand me. I don't know that princess at all. You are the only one in my heart, and you are the only one I want to marry in this life."

It was rare to see him so nervous, so Shen Wanqing nodded with amusement, "Don't worry, I trust you."

"You don't have to think too much. I'm not a petty person. This kind of thing is just someone wanting to marry you. It has nothing to do with you."

Shen Wanqing found it funny and spoke in a joking tone.