Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

"Does Your Highness like it?"

Qin Yanling asked Qin Yu, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Upon hearing Qin Yanling's question, Qin Yu smiled, gently closed her folding fan, stood up, and walked to the man in the middle of the dance.

Unexpectedly, upon passing by this place, she smelled a fragrant aroma emanating from this man. There was a hint of resentment in the man's eyes, and Qin Yu saw it clearly. Qin Yu became interested in this man.

Qin Yu reached out and brushed a strand of the man's hair aside. To her surprise, the man took a step back. A smile appeared on Qin Yu's lips. The fact that the man would take a step back was rather amusing to her.

"If Your Majesty likes this, then how about we give this man to Your Majesty? What do you think?"

Qin Yanling casually mentioned it, and the envoys from the neighboring countries chimed in, "If Your Highness really likes this man, why not take him into your household as a male concubine? This man's name is Lou Yan."

The name was quite meaningful. Qin Yu looked up at the man and asked if his name was Lou Yan. The man was a little surprised, not expecting Qin Yu to ask his name.

"your Highness……"

The envoy from the neighboring country was about to say something more, but Qin Yu suddenly stared at him blankly and said, "I'm not asking about you, I'm asking about this young master."

The envoys from the neighboring country had no choice but to shut their mouths. It has to be said that this princess really does have a bad temper. Xu Jiu, on the other hand, covered her mouth and chuckled to herself, after all, she had some contact with Qin Yu earlier.

The ministers around sighed. They hadn't expected Qin Yu to dare to talk back to even the envoys from neighboring countries. After all, the envoys from neighboring countries had come all the way here, and what's more... they really hadn't given them the slightest bit of face. If the monarch of the neighboring country got angry and sent troops, wouldn't there be even more bloodshed?

Lou Yan was startled in that instant. He sensed that Qin Yu seemed somewhat different from the rumors. Qin Yu walked up to Lou Yan and used her folding fan to lift Lou Yan's chin. "I'm asking you a question. Why are you daydreaming here?"

Qin Yu spoke calmly, her eyes revealing no emotion whatsoever. Lou Yan, however, snapped out of his reverie and told Qin Yu, "The princess is far too beautiful; I was simply mesmerized."

Lou Yan then performed a very respectful ceremony, kneeling down on the ground with a thud and kowtowing three times to Qin Yu with his hands on the ground. Qin Yu quickly helped him up.

"I find this young master quite pleasing. In that case, I will take him into my household and make him my male favorite."

Qin Yanling and the envoy from the neighboring country exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with smiles. This was exactly the effect they wanted, but they hadn't expected the ministers in the court to think differently.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stood up immediately. “Your Majesty, this is absolutely inappropriate. Her Highness is a pure and innocent woman, yet she keeps bringing men into the household. If this gets out, it will definitely harm Her Highness.”

When the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review finished speaking, the Prime Minister unexpectedly stood up as well, saying, "Everyone loves beauty, and it's understandable that Your Highness is fond of handsome men."

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Xu actually spoke up for Qin Yu this time, which really surprised Qin Yu. The surrounding officials were all dumbfounded, wondering if they had misheard. How could Prime Minister Xu have spoken up for Qin Yu just now?

Qin Yu wasn't stupid; how could she not know that Prime Minister Xu was helping her simply because the person in front of her was problematic?

More importantly, Qin Yu saw a murderous intent in the eyes of the person in front of him, but this murderous intent was directed at the envoy from the neighboring country. Qin Yu wondered if this person and the envoy from the neighboring country had some kind of grudge between them.

The envoy from the neighboring country stood up and said some high-sounding words. After he finished speaking, he asked Qin Yu if she didn't want the other handsome men. Qin Yu glanced at the handsome men around her and casually picked one or two of the rest, telling them to take them back with them.

However, the envoys from the neighboring country were also very satisfied, and Qin Yu ultimately selected several people.

"Today is a wonderful day, why not raise a glass and have a toast? What do you all think?"

Qin Yu naturally picked up his wine glass as well, and everyone raised their glasses to clink them together before drinking the wine in one gulp.

Although the liquor had a slight spiciness when it went down my throat, it was still bearable.

Qin Yu glanced at Mo Yun and gestured for Mo Yun to do the same, but Mo Yun felt uneasy. What if Qin Yu was impeached if Mo Yun sat there?

However, the Minister of Justice, who had just suffered a loss in silence, was naturally furious at this moment.

He never imagined it would turn out like this.

But no matter what, it has already happened.

He just didn't understand why the prime minister was protecting Qin Yu this time. If it were in the past, this person would never have protected Qin Yu.

But now they're constantly protecting Qin Yu, which makes me feel like there's something fishy going on.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing I would like to inform you. In order to promote friendship between our two countries, the vassal king wishes to form a marriage alliance with him."

Then they introduced Xu Jiu to everyone, and everyone's attention turned to Xu Jiu. Xu Jiu sighed, realizing that he couldn't escape it after all.

She thought she could escape, but in the end she found that it was impossible. At this time, Xu Jiu was thinking about whether she could marry Shangguan Mufeng.

She would glance at Shangguan Mufeng from time to time, but quickly look away.

"I think this marriage alliance is indeed better, but I am still young. At present, I only want to focus my mind on the country and the people. Does the princess have someone she likes?"

The meaning is simple: let Xu Jiu choose her own husband.

Qin Yu was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Xu Jiu would be allowed to choose for himself. However, upon further reflection, she realized that Shangguan Mufeng held a minor official position, so he was naturally able to hold his head high.