Not long ago, Mogu visited Daliang. At that time, his attitude and behavior seemed quite rude, which made the ministers of Daliang dissatisfied.

At that time, the Zhou Kingdom represented by Mogu was planning to join forces with Beiliang to attack Daliang, so Mogu’s attitude made everyone label Beiliang as “bad” in advance.

Because of this, when the ministers heard that Lu Yuzhou was an envoy sent by Beiliang, they were a little worried.

What if he comes to test Daliang again?
Although Ji Chenxing is still here, it is not certain that he will take action every time. What if Ji Chenxing is unwilling to take care of it this time, what should they, the ministers, do?
Moreover, looking at Jun Heng’s serious expression, everyone thought that Lu Yuzhou was not an easy person to get along with.

However, when the ministers heard Lu Yuzhou’s policy of promoting friendly trade between the two countries, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that they were worrying too much. Lu Yuzhou came here not to test Daliang, but sincerely hoped to promote the common development of the two countries.

For Beiliang, Daliang has abundant production of their scarce grains, fruits and vegetables; for Daliang, only Beiliang can provide some precious medicinal materials that grow in cold regions.

It would be great if the two sides could work together for common development.

The ministers’ tension gradually dissipated, and their eyes towards Lu Yuzhou became more friendly. They hoped that Beiliang could have more wise ministers like Lu Yuzhou.

The banquet was filled with a joyful atmosphere, but Jun Jingrui was the only one who still had a frown on his face.

“It only took such a short time for the ministers to let down their guard against him. This man is not simple. Zhuge, what do you think?”

Jun Jingrui lowered his voice and asked very seriously.

Zhuge Tong was originally chatting and laughing with others, but when he heard Jun Jingrui’s voice, he immediately put away his playful smile and became serious.

“Your Highness is wise! I think this man only took a few minutes to make Your Majesty let down his guard against him. He is really smart and we must be on guard!”

Seeing that Zhuge Tong’s opinion was the same as his, Jun Jingrui began to boldly guess Lu Yuzhou’s conspiracy.

“I will remain vigilant until you reveal your true colors.”

Jun Jingrui’s difference was too obvious, and Lu Yuzhou soon felt Jun Jingrui’s sinister gaze.

Before arriving in Daliang, Ji Chenxing had communicated with Lu Yuzhou through the system and gave him Jun Jingrui’s information and appearance.

Therefore, today, Lu Yuzhou recognized Jun Jingrui at a glance, and secretly vowed that he would never let go of this opportunity to embarrass Jun Jingrui.

It just so happened that Jun Heng and all the ministers gathered together today, and Lu Yuzhou was ready to completely remove Jun Jingrui from the position of crown prince.

So when Jun Jingrui cast a hostile look at him, Lu Yuzhou pretended to look at him casually, and then revealed a provocative look.

This look made Jun Jingrui alert instantly, and almost at that moment, he became more certain of his judgment that “Lu Yuzhou had ill intentions.”

The jade cup in Jun Jingrui’s hand was about to be crushed. He wished that Jun Heng or other ministers could also see Lu Yuzhou’s malicious eyes.

But it didn’t.

Lu Yuzhou was very alert, and the provocative look on his face disappeared in a flash. When Jun Heng looked at him, Lu Yuzhou had already returned to his usual gentle self.

Jun Jingrui was so angry that his face turned red. If they were not at the banquet, he would have stood up and fought with Lu Yuzhou.

However, Lu Yuzhou seemed not to notice Jun Jingrui’s emotions, and said something that made Jun Jingrui blush even more.

“I heard that your country has a Xihe Princess who has not yet married. When I came to Daliang, His Majesty specifically instructed that the position of Queen of Beiliang is still vacant. I wonder if the Princess is interested?
“In addition, our Majesty also specifically instructed that this time he is not asking for marriage with the princess for a marriage alliance, but is asking for marriage in his own name. “As long as the princess is willing to marry him, he is willing to marry only the princess in this life. In the future, there will only be the princess in the harem of Beiliang, and there will be no other.”

Because he had discussed it with Jun Heng in advance, this time Lu Yuzhou directly skipped Jun Heng and other ministers and asked Ji Chenxing for his opinion.

When Jun Heng kept silent, the ministers kept their mouths shut even more tightly. After all, neither Lu Yuzhou nor Ji Chenxing were people they could afford to offend.

Moreover, the Emperor of Beiliang seemed to really want to marry Ji Chenxing, and he even said something like “I will only marry Ji Chenxing in this life.”

Today’s banquet had nothing to do with Ji Chenxing. Most of the time she was just there to watch the fun.

It was not until the part that really concerned her that she looked up at Lu Yuzhou.

Lu Yuzhou had given her enough face, so she could definitely agree to it now.

But before she could say anything, Jun Jingrui spoke first.

The emperor’s word is law. If the emperor of Beiliang says he will only marry Ji Chenxing, then he will only marry Ji Chenxing.

However, polygamy was the norm in ancient times, and a man was not allowed to have only one woman in his life. Not to mention the emperor, even any man with a few concubines could not do it.

Jun Jingrui is even more so.

Although he has not married yet, he already has several concubines. Which woman doesn’t like a man who is loyal to her? In this regard, compared with the Emperor of Beiliang, Jun Jingrui has already lost.

But Jun Jingrui didn’t want to admit defeat, so he could only find excuses from other aspects to convince himself and Ji Chenxing to continue to marry him.

After all, in order to marry Ji Chenxing, he had already given Ji Zunxing so much betrothal gifts, which was considered a huge investment. In Jun Jingrui’s opinion, Ji Chenxing was now his.

He wanted to refute Lu Yuzhou.

Jun Jingrui thought about it and realized that it was not entirely for himself.

Because Lu Yuzhou came to propose to Ji Chenxing now without asking Jun Heng’s opinion at all, it seemed that he was too disrespectful to the people of Daliang.

No, in fact, from the very beginning when they entered the banquet hall, Lu Yuzhou walked side by side with Jun Heng, and he already had a provocative look at that time, but Jun Heng never opened his mouth to stop him.

As for why Jun Heng did not stop it, Jun Jingrui just thought that Jun Heng was giving them, the ministers, a chance to show their abilities.

After all, Lu Yuzhou was just a small official. Even if he came with a mission from the Emperor of Beiliang, what would happen? What was Beiliang? Why did Jun Heng need to come and argue with him in person?
Jun Jingrui is not afraid of offending Beiliang. He believes that Daliang can still develop well without Beiliang.

If that’s the case, if we don’t stop it now, when will we?

Jun Jingrui stood up from his seat and said loudly: “The king disagrees.”

The atmosphere was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Jun Jingrui’s voice echoed in the hall, and everyone’s eyes were focused on Jun Jingrui.

“What does the prince want to do?”

…(End of chapter)