Princess Zizhu heard from the Western Regions that the Great Zhou Emperor had only had one empress in his harem for many years, simply because the Great Zhou Empress was the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou.

She raised her hand and gently touched her face through the purple veil. The most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou? Could anyone be more beautiful than her?

"Mansha, find someone to take me to see that Empress of the Great Zhou!" Princess Zizhu instructed her maid.

The maid was somewhat embarrassed. "Princess, the Khan has instructed us that since we have come to the Great Zhou, we must obey the eldest prince's orders in everything."

The eldest prince just told us to wait outside, saying he would request His Majesty of the Great Zhou to allow you to come in for an audience.

"Princess, why don't you wait until the welcoming banquet tonight to see that Empress Zhou?"

"I'm going to find someone to lead the way!" Princess Zizhu's gaze darkened, her tone carrying a hint of danger.

The maid trembled, dared not persuade her any further, and obediently went to find someone to lead the way.

Even with all the jewels she had, she couldn't find anyone to guide them.

The eunuchs all lowered their heads and ignored her.

Princess Zizhu personally tried to coerce and bribe the eunuchs, but they remained unmoved, which made her tremble with anger.

Eunuchs actually also liked gold and silver jewelry, but they valued their own lives more!

In the Taiji Hall, in the front hall, the back hall, and the side halls, which of the palace servants hadn't seen His Majesty's utter obedience to the Empress?

His Majesty dotes on the Empress, treating her like a precious gem, afraid she might fall if he held her in his palm or melt if he kept her in his mouth!

They all realized that Princess Zizhu was not easy to get along with, so how could they dare to lead her to see the Empress without His Majesty's permission?

Especially since the Empress had caught a cold a few days ago and hadn't gotten better, His Majesty had been extremely irritable every day.

They dared to secretly lead Princess Zizhu to see the Empress, making the Empress unhappy. Are they really courting death?

Without anyone to guide her, Princess Zizhu wanted to find the way herself.

But how could the guards allow a foreign princess to move around freely? They immediately stopped Princess Zizhu with their long swords.

Unable to see Su Yan and waiting for Qin Yan to send someone to summon her to the palace for an audience with the emperor, Princess Zizhu got angry with herself.

As time went by, the anger in her stomach grew stronger, causing her to harbor resentment towards Qin Yan and Su Yan.

She was determined to captivate Qin Yan with a stunning dance at the welcoming banquet that evening, so that he would depose the empress and make her the empress.

She even wanted to make things difficult for Qin Yan, demanding that he send her the world's finest treasures, silks, satins, and jewelry before he would allow her to touch her!

Princess Zizhu, who was adored by the talented young men of the Western Regions, never considered the possibility that Qin Yan might not even be interested in her.

He was already thinking about how to punish Su Yan and how to make things difficult for Qin Yan in the future.

At the welcoming banquet, Princess Zizhu performed a dance wearing a purple dance costume that exposed her navel, thighs, arms, and back, with a semi-transparent veil covering her face.

The revealing clothing and unrestrained dance moves caused the court officials and their families of the Great Zhou to frown.

Some of the older scholars even muttered in disapproval, "This...this is simply outrageous!"

"Barbarians are barbarians, they have no manners or shame whatsoever!"

.........

After the dance, Princess Zizhu looked at the two people sitting side by side at the head of the table, her gaze only falling on Qin Yan's face.

She had long heard that the Emperor of the Great Zhou was extremely handsome, and now that she saw him with her own eyes, she believed that those people had not lied to her.

Such a handsome and brave man is worthy of her!

"Your Majesty, did Zizhu dance well?"

"Very well, Princess Zizhu, please take a seat." Don't stand there in the way!

Qin Yan had just seen Princess Zizhu dressed so indecently, and was afraid that if he looked at her too much, he would upset Su Yan and make her jealous.

He turned his head to try and coax her, but found that Yan'er's eyes were fixed on Princess Zizhu. He called her several times, but she didn't look at him.

She even found him annoying and told him not to disturb her while she watched the beautiful woman dance!

Qin Yan felt both bitter and angry, wishing he could tell Princess Zizhu to get out of there immediately.

At this moment, he looked at Su Yan beside him and saw that she was still looking at Princess Zizhu and couldn't bear to look away, so he turned his head and glared at Princess Zizhu.

The lighting was poor at night, and there was some distance between them, so Princess Zizhu thought that Qin Yan was staring at her because he was captivated by her dance.

She was extremely pleased with herself.

So what if he's the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty? He was still easily bewitched by her!

"Your Majesty of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I am the most noble princess of the Western Regions. If you wish to bring me into the palace, you must make me your empress before I will agree!"

"Cough cough cough..." Su Yan coughed, shocked by her boast.

She had been coughing due to a cold and didn't want to bring her illness to others, so she didn't want to attend the welcome banquet.

But Qin Yan said he had to stay at the welcoming banquet for at least 35 minutes to show his friendly attitude towards the Western Regions.

Su Yan felt anxious and depressed if she didn't see him for even a quarter of an hour, and if she didn't see him for three quarters of an hour, she would probably shed so many tears that they would flood the inner palace.

So she covered her mouth and nose with an opaque veil, and only attended the welcoming banquet with Qin Yan after she had eaten and drunk her fill.

At this moment, she was wearing an opaque veil, so neither the Western Region envoys nor Princess Zizhu knew what she looked like.

Hearing her cough, Qin Yan immediately snapped out of his daze. "Yan'er, don't be angry. She's mentally ill. Don't listen to her nonsense!"

At this moment, everyone in the entire hall was stunned by Princess Zizhu's words.

Qin Yan's not-so-loud voice sounded exceptionally clear.

Upon hearing this, Princess Zizhu's chest heaved with anger. "Your Majesty, if you don't depose this Empress and make me Empress, I will absolutely not agree to enter the palace for a political marriage!"

"Besides, is she, this sickly woman who wears a veil and dares not show her face, and who looks like she'll die young, more important than me, the most beautiful woman in the Western Regions, and the ten years of peace between the Western Regions and the Great Zhou?"

Knowing how much His Majesty doted on the Empress, the courtiers were so frightened by Princess Zizhu's words that they dropped their wine cups on the long table, spilling wine onto his clothes, but none of them dared to get up and go out to tidy themselves up.

They all shut their mouths and knelt down on the open ground next to the long table.

The palace maids and eunuchs serving around the main hall were all kneeling on the ground, not daring to move.

Seeing that the courtiers of the Great Zhou were all kneeling and silent, the eldest prince of the Western Regions and the other officials of the Western Regions realized that their Princess Zizhu seemed to have said something wrong!

Just as the eldest prince stood up to try and change the subject, he saw the Great Zhou Emperor at the head of the table suddenly rise from his dragon throne, grab a wine cup, and smash it hard against Princess Zizhu in the center of the hall.

"Ah—" In the next instant, Princess Zizhu in the center of the hall suddenly screamed.

The prince of the Western Regions turned his head and saw that half of Princess Zizhu's semi-transparent veil was stained red with blood.

She covered her mouth with trembling hands, bending over in pain.

"Your Majesty of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could you harm my princess from the Western Regions?"

"Not only will I harm your Western Regions princess, I will also conquer the entire Western Regions and make your Western Regions princess a slave of my Great Zhou!" Qin Yan's eyes were bloodshot, and the murderous aura emanating from his body made him look like a fierce god of death!

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