blenderwars Chapter 208 I have no interest
Chapter 208 I have no interest
Everyone looked at Shen Shixi, who was a little dazed and unconsciously sat up straight.
[What the hell are they all staring at me for? It's not like they're telling me to take a concubine.]
Pei Xiangdao said, "Your Majesty, this is a great plan that benefits the country and its people. I urge Your Majesty to grant us the opportunity to form a marriage alliance with Beisha!"
If a marriage alliance could resolve generations of animosity between two countries, no one would disagree that it was an extremely worthwhile deal.
All the ministers seconded the motion.
Nie Yun Shen glanced at Consort Chen Yuan, then stepped forward. "Your Majesty," he said, "Beisha is a defeated enemy of our Great Zhou. If they are willing to submit, I believe a princess would be acceptable. Otherwise, it would be forced marriage. Our Great Zhou is a superior nation; why should Your Majesty, in your esteemed position, demean yourself by accepting a princess from a lower nation?"
The military officers all echoed this sentiment!
[Excellent! Excellent! I laugh as I brandish my sword to the heavens, my heart and soul bound to the Kunlun Mountains, whether I stay or go. Nie Yun Shen is truly remarkable! The men of the Great Zhou are all so full of spirit!]
Li Yuanke raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Shixi, who was resting her chin on her hand, looking on with an air of anticipation. Her two little feet, which were kneeling behind her, kept wagging like a tail.
The Wolf King of Beisha was enraged. "Nie Yun Shen, who are you calling a defeated opponent? Whom do you expect to submit?"
Nie Yun Shen remained unmoved, only staring at him sternly.
"Why is the Wolf King so angry? Whether you are a defeated opponent or not, the battlefield will tell! The Wolf King's shoulder wound should be healed by now, right? There is a saying in our Great Zhou: once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten! It seems the Wolf King wants to test my arrows again."
"The Grand Protector's words are very reasonable. Although Princess Beisha is as beautiful as a fairy, I have no interest in her and can only disappoint her!"
He glanced at the woman, and Princess Qige felt a chill in His Majesty's eyes, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head.
She truly hadn't expected His Majesty the Emperor to refuse. She was clearly quite beautiful, and even the Imperial Noble Consort was stunningly beautiful. But a woman's beauty comes in countless forms, and what man wouldn't want to experience it?
The Wolf King of the Northern Sands was very surprised. "His Majesty the Emperor refuses to accept it. Could it be because of the Imperial Concubine?"
[The Wolf King of Beisha is really asking for trouble! All this fussing and indecisiveness is a waste of his seven-foot height; is he all bark and no bite?]
Shen Shixi said, "In my opinion, the Wolf King is far inferior to your brother. The Lord of Beisha's vision is limited to the inner palace. He is not worthy of being a great ruler."
The Emperor of my Great Zhou Dynasty has a large harem; one more princess wouldn't make a difference, nor would one less. If His Majesty is pleased, I will not stop him!
The Wolf King of Beisha never took Shen Shixi's sarcasm to heart; on the contrary, he found her insults extremely amusing.
"Since the Imperial Noble Consort has no objection, why not help His Majesty take a princess as a concubine? The Imperial Noble Consort's courage and magnanimity are no less than a man's; she should have the virtue of helping others achieve their goals!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm utterly unethical!" Shen Shixi said. "I believe my courage and character are no less than any other man in the world, so I would never do the work of a brothel madam. Love between men and women should be based on mutual consent, so why should I force anyone?"
"If you, Princess, have the ability to win the Emperor's favor, then if you don't, do you expect me to send you to the Emperor's bedchamber?"
These words were quite harsh. Even a girl from the desert, known for her bold and unrestrained nature, couldn't bear such humiliation and immediately covered her face and ran away.
The Wolf King of the Northern Sands was not offended; on the contrary, he found it extremely amusing.
He laughed heartily, raised a toast to Li Yuanke, and said, "Your Majesty, I truly sympathize with you, but unfortunately, I can't help you!"
He understood Li Yuanke quite well. If it were him, with a woman like Shen Shixi, he wouldn't dare to accept women in front of Shen Shixi either. It would be no joke to anger that shrew.
Who knows, they might just set the entire harem on fire.
[Is the Wolf King of Beisha seriously ill?! There's a cultural and geographical barrier between them! Communication is so difficult; can't they understand human language?]
Li Yuanke said, "Imperial Consort Chenyuan has always been outspoken and straightforward, so Your Majesty need not overthink it. It is I who cannot bear to see the princess travel thousands of miles to my Great Zhou for a marriage alliance."
"I and the Wolf King hit it off immediately. As long as Great Zhou and Beisha cease hostilities, they will surely become as close as brothers in the future. Why bother with such common formalities!"
The wolf king had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty is right."
In the eyes of Lin Guiyou and others, the Imperial Noble Consort was incredibly powerful; she could infuriate people with just a single sentence.
When the moon was high in the sky, the banquet ended.
Shen Shixi didn't want to move, so Li Yuanke picked her up and carried her back to the imperial tent.
Chao Yu was frantic. Her master had returned, and she couldn't care less about anything else. "Master, something terrible has happened!"
Shen Shixi struggled to get down, yawned, and asked slowly, "What is it? The sky isn't falling, just tell me!"
Chao Yu glanced at the emperor, then hesitated before saying, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I failed to keep a close eye on Rose. It...it...it has committed a heinous crime!"
Shen Shixi jumped up in shock, "That idiot ruined His Majesty's horse?"
Li Yuanke's aura changed instantly, and he even ground his teeth together. He knew that that stupid donkey could not be allowed to live.
"No, no, it's...it's the Akhal-Teke horse of the Wolf King of Beisha. Rose...no, she ruined the horse. The people of Beisha want to settle accounts with us and insist on killing Rose. I brought her back and sent her...sent her back to the city."
I dare not stay on the grassland.
"Oh, that's alright then!" Shen Shixi breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt uneasy. "The Akhal-Teke horse... sigh, the foal is still inside its belly, we can't get it back. Oh well, let's just consider it a contribution from Rose!"
"No, Master, the people of Beisha will never let this go!" Chao Yu knelt on the ground, tears welling up in his eyes. "The people of Beisha say they demand compensation for our losses!"
"What compensation? This is a matter of mutual affection. Heaven governs heaven and earth, but can it interfere with such matters of harmony between yin and yang? Don't listen to their sensationalism. If they want to settle accounts, let them come at me. I'll curse them to death!"
Chao Yu looked to the emperor for help, but what could the emperor do? He waved his hand, telling him to leave first.
"You bastard! The man is a lecher, and that donkey is no better!" Li Yuanke couldn't help but curse.
Shen Shixi was also quite troubled. This matter was neither a big deal nor a small deal, but right now, the Wolf King of Beisha would definitely not let it go.
In that era, a Akhal-Teke horse was equivalent to an Air Force One in later times. Rose would provoke a lot of trouble if she got on board. If the horse wasn't pregnant, it was fine, but if it was pregnant, it was like an Air Force One being scrapped.
Do you think the US president will just let this go?
"What can we do now? It's already done!" Shen Shixi said nonchalantly. "I'm just glad it didn't damage your horse, otherwise I would be heartbroken."
As for the Ferghana horse of the North Sand Wolf King, hehe, my Rose is really good, knowing to use this method to avenge me. Oh dear, I'll have to reward her properly later!
The Wolf King of Beisha also learned of this news and was so furious that he dragged out the horse groom and beheaded him.
He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"My precious Akhal-Teke horse, a steed I finally acquired, was stolen by a donkey, stolen by a donkey... Shen Shixi, that damned woman, she's my nemesis! I will never let her go!"
Uvi, the favorite son of the Wolf King of the Northern Sands, roared, "Father Khan, that vile woman Shen Shixi destroyed my palace, killed my royal family, and humiliated you! Her crimes are unforgivable! I must help you capture her and tear her to pieces!"
More importantly, his mother also died in that explosion.
The Wolf King of Beisha clenched his fists so tightly they cracked. Going to confront him about this would only be humiliating. Could the Great Zhou possibly compensate him with a Ferghana horse? Even if it did, the Great Zhou wouldn't.
The only way to minimize the losses now is to get Shen Shixi and force her to create those powerful weapons for us, a strategy to strengthen the country.
He then imprisoned her in the palace, forcing her to serve him every day.
Hey!