C187 (1/2)

Nalan Rongxuan had to admit that this knowledge made his calm heart feel even more uneasy. He had always been adept at handling Yue Luoxue, and he had never panicked even when he had a strong opponent like Tuoba Hong.

But now, Xia Yunfan made him feel uneasy, and the source of all these uneasiness was because of Yue Luoxue's attitude!

Yue Luoxue treated Tuoba Hong as a friend, she was good to him, and thought of him. Although Nalan Rongxuan was unhappy about it, he did not feel the sense of danger that he was in right now.

The peach blossoms of this little fox seemed to need to be trimmed. Only then did he fight against Tuoba Hong tit for tat, and didn't want to turn around and be attracted by someone else's flesh!

Other than Nalan Rongxuan, there was another person whose eyes were constantly focused on Yue Luoxue, and that was the absolute star of today's world, Tuoba Hong. He had naturally also seen Yue Luoxue conversing with an envoy of Navy Tide, but because he was not familiar with Xia Yunfan, his reaction was not as intense as Nalan Rongxuan's.

After the inauguration ceremony, it was time for the banquet to relax. After a few cups of wine, some of the ministers' playthings were once again lured out. Some of the officials were afraid of others and immediately said, ”Your Majesty is celebrating today, why don't you add some happy events for the sake of our country? Your subject would advise Your Majesty to fill the harem!”

When one person spoke, it immediately brought about a round of agreement. One by one, they suggested to Tuoba Hong that the two of them should be happy at the same time, even if it was not sealed, they should at least accept a few concubine beauties to fill the harem to ensure that there would be people to follow suit.

”I have just ascended the throne, the harem business will be suspended.” Tuoba Hong patiently said this. He was originally a reckless person, but he knew that once he took on such a high position, he would not be as fearless as he was in the past.

On the contrary, he felt that there was no emperor in the world who disliked beauties, only unhardworking subjects. The braver ones immediately began introducing their own daughters, nieces, and even the nieces of their wives and siblings to him.

Yue Luoxue couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. The people's style in North Qi was usually more open-minded, but this was too open-minded. The emperor wanted a few women to talk about it publicly, and it was like he was selling goods on the market.

This one said his niece had big eyes, that one said his daughter had white skin, and that the other said his wife's cousin had long legs …

Yue Luoxue was always shocked at first, but then it became funny. However, when she saw the serious expressions of the ministers, she wanted to laugh but could not, so she could only hold it in until her shoulders trembled.

Tuoba Hong was already upset by these officials, when he raised his head and saw Yue Luoxue trying to hold back her laughter, her heart was a little sad and angry. Indeed, Yue Luoxue did not have any feelings for him.

If she was a man and a woman, how could she be like this right now?

Although he was sad, Tuoba Hong felt that it was better to explain himself clearly. He immediately put down the wine cup in his hands, which made a ”pa” sound.

The ambassadors who came to congratulate them also looked at Tuoba Hong. The imperial harem was very important, and they were also very interested, so they all looked at Tuoba Hong with their shiny, gossipy eyes. They wondered, does this Battle Emperor want a girl with big eyes, or a girl with long legs?

Tuoba Hong's dignified eyes swept across the crowd, his gaze calm and resolute, the officials who advised him to accept girls felt their scalps tighten for no reason, and though their eyes were not strict, they became as sharp as knives when they looked.

”Today is the day of our ascension, so how are you all interested in my harem? I might as well make it clear that I won't casually take women into the palace. You'd better give up on those thoughts. My harem is only set up for one woman!”

Tuoba Hong's voice couldn't be considered loud but it was incomparably firm and every single word fell into the ears of everyone present. When he said the last sentence, his eyes were looking towards Yue Luoxue.

Her brown eyes were clear and clean, without a single trace of impurity, causing Yue Luoxue to not dare to look him in the eye.

She did not want to be narcissistic, but she knew very clearly that the person Tuoba Hong was talking about, was her!

However, the person in her heart was not Tuoba Hong, so she chose to avoid Tuoba Hong's gaze. She might have an ostrich mentality, but at this moment, she really couldn't think of any other way.

Fortunately, Tuoba Hong's gaze did not stay there for long. After Yue Luoxue shifted his gaze away, a trace of dejection flashed across his eyes, and she naturally shifted his gaze away.

Everyone was in a state of shock and only after a long time did they react. Someone began to oppose, ”Your Majesty, please don't do this. You have to think about the future of the Great Qi Kingdom!”

The moment those words were spoken, a large number of people immediately kneeled down.

Looking at the human heads all around, Yue Luoxue couldn't help but want to laugh. Just as the lines on the corner of her mouth formed, she felt Tuoba Hong's gaze land on her face, causing her smile to freeze.

Sure enough, Tuoba Hong's voice was heard very quickly: ”We have made up our minds. Our harem will only be left for the woman we truly love!”

The ministers looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to speak. Now that Tuoba Hong was still young, there were many possibilities in the future for them.

”This King is truly impressed by how infatuated the War Emperor is!”

Just as the ministers were at a loss as to how to speak, a voice rang out in the hall. It was as clear as a spring flowing over a mountain, cool and clean.

The one who spoke was Nalan Rongxuan, his slender jade-like fingers holding a white jade teacup. There was a slight smile on his face, but it was unclear.