The villain and I have eight hundred minds combined

The two of them strolled on the busy street. Emperor Ning asked the secret guards to follow them at a distance, and he pretended to be a weak gentleman, keeping a distance from Lan Qin and walking slowly forward. On the way, the two of them chatted for a while about the celebration in the city. It turned out that someone from heaven had recently come down to earth, and the leader of the Lan family planned to invite them to a gathering.

"Heaven...Phoenix Clan?" Emperor Ning was stunned.

He had never met the gods in heaven in person.

"Yes, father... uh, the leader thinks that the Phoenix Clan has helped our troupe, so he wants to invite them to visit the Bo Kingdom. The city has been particularly lively these days." Lan Qin explained.

The leader of the Lan family is really good at winning over people. He even managed to establish friendship with the Phoenix Clan in the Heaven. Emperor Ning knows it very well, but he remains calm.

He continued to pretend to be a stranger from afar, and made an excuse to ask Lan Qin to take him to travel around the mountains and rivers. He said he was going back to the inn, but on the way he said he wanted to visit this shop and take a walk around that lake. Lan Qin didn't find him annoying, and patiently accompanied him, treating him like the host.

When they arrived at the door of the inn where they had "lost" themselves, Lan Qin felt that it was almost time to return to the troupe. Just as she was about to say goodbye to him, who would have thought that this elegant gentleman, Ruo He, would suddenly say, "Princess Qin'er."

This made her look stunned, and after a moment she asked back: "Did you know who I was from the beginning?"

Mr. Ruohe smiled indifferently, with a casual and reckless attitude: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the time to shamelessly bother the princess to accompany me to enjoy the scenery."

Lan Qin was not angry, but smiled generously and teased him, "Well, you knowingly committed a crime and actually let me take you out to play. Tell me, what are your intentions?"

attempt……

Emperor Ning's expression changed slightly, and he looked at her meaningfully.

He actually said bluntly: "Your father asked me to marry you, so I came to see for myself what kind of girl you are."

After saying this, Lan Qin was surprised. She widened her eyes again and was stunned for a moment before asking, "Who are you?"

Emperor Ning continued straightforwardly: "I am the Emperor of Ningguo. You can call me whatever you want in private."

Lan Qin looked at him expressionlessly and frowned. This reaction was different from what he had imagined, which made Emperor Ning more interested in her. He quickly asked, "Princess, don't you want to pay a symbolic tribute first?"

Who would have thought that Lan Qin rolled her eyes at him and said more bluntly: "You are sick."

After cursing, she turned and ran.

Emperor Ning was not angry either. He laughed quietly and said behind her: "Princess Qin'er doesn't believe in my identity. Look back."

Lan Qin simply couldn't believe it. How could the Emperor of Ningguo appear here? How could he be like a passer-by in the world, walking and stopping, looking so nonchalant, and not even having a guard around him? No matter how she thought about it, she knew that it was some dandy boy from some unknown family who was lying.

But at this moment, she couldn't help but turned her head with curiosity, and then her eyes slowly widened, and she saw the man opposite slowly took off half of the mask on his face, revealing a handsome face. This face was the face she had seen on the dragon throne at the Bo Kingdom's 100th birthday banquet that day.

She was speechless for a moment, her features frozen, her body stiff, but she soon calmed down, lowered her eyes, performed the etiquette of a barony and said calmly: "Greetings...Mr. Ruohe."

This gentle call made his heart itch slightly, and he asked her: "Why don't you call me 'Your Majesty' or something like that? You really call me 'Ruohe'."

Lan Qin said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "This is the territory of the Earldom. Although Mr. Ruo He is the emperor, to me, he is just like the foreigners coming and going on this street. They are all guests of the Earldom and should be treated equally. I will neither neglect them nor flatter them."

"Haha, good." Emperor Ning laughed heartily, "What a strong and resilient girl... Then how do you feel about the marriage? What do you think of me, a plain passerby like any other stranger? Am I qualified to be your husband?"

Lan Qin's eyes were extremely calm, and she quickly declined tactfully, "Although the Marquisate is weak, it is not to the extent of using a woman's lifelong happiness as a bargaining chip in exchange for the peace of the country. Thank you for your appreciation and love, young master."

Emperor Ning looked at her, his deep eyes were as quiet as a cold pond, he only said: "You still lack experience, you just say naive words, let your father take you around more often in the future, I don't mind my daughter going out to travel around, if possible, I will accompany you."

Lan Qin was silent, silent for a moment, and then politely declined, changing the subject: "Since you are here, I will ask someone to entertain you well. I have important matters to attend to, so I am sorry that I cannot accompany you."

Having said that, she left without any reluctance to leave. She would not be tempted by the man's beauty, nor would she be shaken by the oppression of patriarchy.

She has her own passion for art, which fills her life.

……

Afterwards, Emperor Ning secretly met with her several times in the Earl's State, but most of the time he tricked her out with various high-sounding reasons. However, the girl was hard-hearted and remained unmoved. She said she didn't want to marry him and become a concubine in the harem no matter what.

Emperor Ning was not in a hurry either, and he himself became the one who took his time.

But what they never expected was that the Western Rong people would come to their door, and the condition was to jointly besiege the county and plunder its resources.

At that time, civil officials in the court were all advising him to think twice before acting. He had not visited the state of Bo for a long time. The reason was that several small countries on the border united and showed off all day long in the name of visiting Ningguo. Their country's porcelain, pens and ink, as well as embroidery and carvings of various crafts were countless and displayed in front of the Council Hall. It was breathtaking, but also made people secretly angry and envious.

Emperor Ning greeted the audience in a friendly manner on the surface, but the funny thing was that even the emperor was angry but could not say anything.

It was then that he realized that if Ningguo wanted to be prosperous and strong, in addition to military strength, it also needed some spiritual civilization, like a symbol of a country, so that it could exist forever.

But what do they have? Can they just rely on the God of Wealth? It is far from enough.

Later, a civil official advised that it would be better to take advantage of the opportunity of marriage with Bo State to make Bo State submit and change its name to "Xicheng". In this way, all the famous operas and poems of Bo State, including the shadow play specially made by the Phoenix Clan, would belong to Ning State. This would be shown to the small border states, and they would see who dared to show off in front of the emperor.

This idea made Emperor Ning fall into deep thought. This advice touched his heart deeply. He was not shaken but made the decision immediately.

If we can persuade the leader of the Lan family to submit to Ningguo in a peaceful way, then everyone will be happy. If all persuasion fails...

If you indulge in evil thoughts and greed throughout your life, it will be difficult to turn back.

That day, under the morning light, the dazzling girl who emerged from the lion's head was ultimately no match for his ambition.