He killed someone, she finished him off, even the crazy Marquis was shocked

what?

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked again.

The scene became even quieter. Everyone looked at Xiahou Su and Li Siwan's expressions, while observing the emperor's attitude, and did not even dare to breathe.

Seeing this, Shaoyang became even more aggressive.

"Why? You don't want to? Since we love each other deeply, why should we care about the status? Although I am the righteous one, I am just in name only. It is all for the friendship between our two countries. You don't have this tolerance and the overall situation, do you?"

"Click..."

As soon as Shao Yang finished speaking, the wine glass in Xiahou Su's hand shattered in an instant.

"You are not worthy of making her a concubine!"

With just one simple sentence, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became completely cold.

"Asuku!"

Li Siwan was startled by the blood gushing out of his palm and tried to pull his hand away to deal with it, but he dodged it and held her hand tightly with his other hand.

"I have already said that I will marry Wanwan in this life, and she will be my only wife. I will never take a concubine. Even if the eldest princess wants to be my concubine, I will never agree!"

With one sentence, he not only showed his determination, but also retaliated against the eldest princess's humiliation of Li Siwan.

Then he looked at His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, the diplomatic relations between our two countries have always been more than just marriage. Since we both have the desire for an alliance, mutual progress and win-win are all ways to maintain it. There is no need to take the current uneasy path. And Your Majesty understands me."

As soon as Xiahou Su finished speaking, Xiahou Zhen, who had been silent, stood up.

"Your Majesty, I agree with what A Su said. There are many ways to maintain the alliance. Moreover, is what happened today really what Your Majesty Dong Xiao meant?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention returned to Shao Yang again.

Not only that, some ministers looked directly at Xiao Shuoheng.

"Your Highness Prince Heng, what exactly is going on here?"

Xiao Shuoheng frowned slightly, stood up and was about to speak when a voice came from the door.

"It is absolutely impossible for her, Li Siwan, to be my concubine!"

It was the queen who had just left the banquet to change her clothes, and Liu Zhao was following beside her.

The queen was domineering and vaguely angry, and Liu Zhao was even more so.

When the queen walked up to the high seat, Liu Zhao walked to Li Siwan's side and reached out to hold her hand.

"The Marquis's young lady will always be Wan'er. The eldest princess is of noble status, and the Marquis's residence may not be able to accommodate someone as noble as you."

"Noble? Princess Dong Xiao is noble, but aren't princesses of our dynasty precious as well?"

My princess?

Everyone was stunned.

The Queen knelt down and bowed to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have been summoning Wan'er to the palace to accompany you these days. I love her very much and would like to take her in as my adopted daughter. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish."

Recognizing the girl on the spot is a slap in Shaoyang's face.

His Majesty frowned, and before he could speak, Shao Yang sneered, "Is this your country's attitude towards the alliance?"

"This is what I want to ask the Princess. Is this your attitude towards the alliance?"

The Queen retorted angrily, but the Emperor was a man of courage after all, and he reached out and helped the Queen up.

"I'm sure!"

This sentence was accurate. It not only gave Li Siwan the identity of a princess, but also showed his attitude.

Seeing this, everyone immediately stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty is wise!"

As soon as this was done, Xiao Shuoheng immediately tried to smooth things over, "Congratulations, His Majesty, on the birth of the princess."

The farce ended here, the banquet continued, and Li Siwan inexplicably became a princess.

But none of this made her care.

All she cared about was Xiahou Su's hand.

He took Xiahou Su to the side hall and carefully helped him clean his wounds.

Xiahou Su suddenly held her hand and said, "I'm sorry."

"Ok?"

Li Siwan was stunned, Xiahou Su's eyes were filled with guilt, "It's all because of me that you were insulted in public."

"What's the big deal? Just a few harsh words. I don't care."

Li Siwan really didn't care. She had heard a lot of nasty words since she was a child.

"Don't move, I'll bandage you first, why are you being so arrogant!"

Li Siwan grumbled, but she knew that Xiahou Su was so angry only because he was protecting her.

Li Siwan bandaged his hand very gently, and Xiahou Su just looked at her, his eyes full of guilt, anger, and heartache...

Countless emotions are entangled and difficult to sort out.

Only when he heard footsteps at the door did Xiahou Su come back to his senses.

"I've met the Queen."

The two of them quickly saluted, but the queen smiled and said, "You are already a princess, and you still call me queen?"

Liu Zhao, who was following at the side, smiled and said, "Silly girl, call me mother."

Mother!

This word was too unfamiliar to Li Siwan.

Even facing the kind and amiable queen in front of her, she couldn't bring herself to call out her name.

The queen didn't mind and even joked with Liu Zhao.

"That's good. We sisters are her mothers now!"

The two of them sat down on one side, chatting and laughing.

Li Siwan thought for a while, then looked at the queen and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I have a question. Please answer it."

The queen smiled faintly, "You say."

"Why is the Queen so kind to me? I want to know the reason."

"Of course you and I get along well, and I like you very much. You know, I am destined to have no children in this life, so I want to treat you as my own child. I wanted to ask you what you think, but I just said it out loud in a hurry."

"That's all?"

"Of course, there is also Ah Zhao's reason. Ah Zhao and I have known each other since childhood. You are her half-daughter, so I naturally love you."

The explanation was reasonable, but Li Siwan always felt that something was not right.

It's just liking her, there's no need to arrange for someone to protect her.

But since the queen didn't want to say it, she naturally couldn't ask.

Li Siwan did not ask any more questions, but nodded in greeting.

"Thank you for saving me today, my lady."

Seeing that Li Siwan was still unfamiliar with her, the queen felt a little disappointed, but she also smiled and said, "Silly girl, why are you being polite to me? It's getting late. I'll arrange for someone to send you back. As for Dong Xiao, you don't have to worry. We will take care of it."

The Queen gave a few simple instructions and let Li Siwan and Xiahou Su return to their residence.

Along the way, Li Siwan thought more and more that something was wrong.

It's not just about the Queen, but more about Shaoyang's behavior today.

"A Su, from what I know, Shao Yang is a very intelligent and cunning person, but why did she do this today?"

"She did it on purpose."

Li Siwan was stunned by Xiahou Su's words.

on purpose?

At the same time, in the palace where the Dongxiao delegation lived, Xiao Shuoheng looked at Shaoyang with helplessness and anxiety.

"Sister, what happened to you at the banquet today? What in-laws, what little Marquis Su, what do you want to do?"

Shaoyang sat on one side, without any sense of urgency or anger, and instead drank tea leisurely.

"Sister, are you really attracted to that young Marquis Su? Even if so, we can't delay the important affairs of the country!"

"Why? Do you also think that I proposed marriage for personal reasons?"

"Is not it?"

"Of course not. Your sister is not someone who is obsessed with love. I brought this up on purpose."

"Why?"

"Do you remember what your main mission was when you came to Nanji Country this time?"

"Talking about the alliance, and..."

Xiao Shuoheng finally reacted, "We came here to ask for something. We want to ask the Southern Ji Kingdom to open a canal trade route."

"That's right. The canal trade route is not only a common path for the economic prosperity of the two countries, but it is also a hidden danger of mutiny. It is more beneficial to our country, so His Majesty Nanji will not easily agree. But today, I made such a fuss. He has already rejected me once. If he directly rejects our proposal next time, it will seem deliberate and he doesn't want to form an alliance. So he will definitely have some concerns. This is our opportunity. Weighing the pros and cons and lobbying will increase the chances of success."

After saying that, Shao Yang raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course, I really wanted to disgust them on purpose."

"Sister, you still can't let go of Young Marquis Su?"

"He's just a man, there's nothing he can't let go of, but if he dares to humiliate me in public, then I won't swallow my anger."

"What do you want to do, sister? Don't..."

"I know it won't harm the alliance, but I have to make him unhappy!"

Shao Yang raised his lips into a smile, looked towards the moonlight, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.