The Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom knew full well that the King of the Grassland was trying to deceive her, yet she couldn't help but indulge in fantasies following his train of thought.
"What does the King of the Grassland wish to say?" the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom asked, looking at the King of the Grassland.
The King of the Grassland knew that she was already tempted. Sure enough, greed was a common human trait.
"I will help the Queen find an outstanding man," said the King of the Grassland, looking at the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom with calculating eyes. As long as he could keep the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom in the Qin Dynasty or find a man of great importance in the Qin Dynasty for her, it would be easy to arouse people's inner ambitions.
The Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom looked at the King of the Grassland without saying a word. She had to admit that the King of the Grassland was really scheming, and the conditions he offered were truly tempting. If it succeeded, she would be the beneficiary; if it failed, she wouldn't lose much either.
"In that case, I shall await the King of the Grassland's news," she said. She believed that the King of the Grassland would choose a "really good man" for her for his own interests.
"Thank you for the Queen's trust. I will never disappoint the Queen," the King of the Grassland smiled. He didn't set his sights on Yuan Yuhan or Jing Xunce, and of course, Yuan Yuchuan was out of the question too.
The first two were definitely not suitable because they had no desire for the throne. And Yuan Yuchuan was already the emperor. If he were to marry the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom, it would just be a waste of one of his pawns.
The King of the Grassland quickly thought of a suitable candidate. He had heard that there was still a prince in the Qin Dynasty. This prince was low - key, never vying for power, and rarely appeared in public, so not many people remembered him.
It was true that he was low - key, but the King of the Grassland didn't believe that he didn't have any ambition.
This prince was the youngest brother of the previous emperor of the Qin Dynasty. Since he was born very late, when he was just five years old, the previous emperor had already ascended the throne, so he had lived a peaceful life.
He had been low - key since childhood, rarely going out even once a year and seldom attending palace banquets. As a result, some people didn't even recognize this prince. Now, he should be around twenty - seven or twenty - eight years old, just the right age to be the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom's man.
That night, the King of the Grassland quietly came to the prince's mansion. It was located in a remote area with few neighboring houses. The mansion seemed deserted. If it weren't for the light in the study, others would have thought it was uninhabited.
The King of the Grassland lay on the roof and saw the layout map of the palace at a glance. He knew he had found the right person. This man indeed had ambitions. After waiting for a while and seeing no one coming, the King of the Grassland left.
After the King of the Grassland left, the prince emerged from the shadows. He looked up at the roof with a deep look in his eyes. He never thought that after hiding for so many years, he had finally been discovered. Fortunately, this person was not from the Qin Dynasty.
He had to be more careful in the future. He had finally built up his power and would never let it go to waste. He didn't care what was going on outside. As long as he stayed safely in his mansion, everything would be fine.
He had a beautiful dream, but two days later, he received an invitation to a palace banquet, specifically asked to attend. Helpless, he changed his clothes and went to the palace.
"I really didn't expect that the Queen would want to have a marriage alliance with the Qin Dynasty," Yuan Yuchuan said, looking at the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom. It was a pity...
The two of them were destined not to be together. As the saying goes, two tigers cannot coexist on one mountain. Both of them were rulers of their own countries, and neither would give up their grand ambitions for the other. That was why Yuan Yuchuan had summoned all the eligible men in the capital.
But when he heard that the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom had specifically mentioned Uncle Wang Wen, Yuan Yuchuan remembered that there was still an uncle alive. However, Yuan Yuchuan didn't suspect anything. After all, his Uncle Wang Wen was really low - key and had no desire for the throne. If the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom took a fancy to him, it wasn't unacceptable.
Rather than sending someone else, it would be better to send someone he could trust.
"His Highness, the King of Wen, has arrived—" The voice announcing the arrival of the King of Wen came from outside the hall. Many ministers had never even heard of this King of Wen.
But this didn't stop them from saluting. "Greetings to His Highness, the King of Wen."
The King of Wen walked in expressionlessly and knelt down on the main hall obediently. "Your servant pays respects to the Emperor. May the Emperor live long and prosper."
Yuan Yuchuan was very satisfied with the King of Wen's attitude and felt even more at ease. The Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom frowned after seeing the King of Wen. This didn't seem like the person the King of the Grassland had in mind. How could he look so unassuming? What was the King of the Grassland up to?
The Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom glanced at the King of the Grassland subtly but quickly withdrew her gaze because her sight had just collided with Mu Fengqie's. Although she hadn't been in the Qin Dynasty for long, she knew Mu Fengqie well.
Mu Fengqie was not an ordinary person.
"Uncle, you're being too polite. Uncle should come out and socialize more often in the future. Otherwise, everyone will almost forget about you," Yuan Yuchuan said with a smile, looking at the humble King of Wen.
"Your Majesty is being too polite. Your servant only likes quiet places. Too many people would be too noisy," the King of Wen said indifferently.
This was exactly what Yuan Yuhan wanted to see. It was good that he didn't want to come out. It just meant one less person to deal with.
"Uncle, please take your seat." For some reason, the King of Wen's seat was right next to the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom. They could clearly see each other just by turning their heads slightly.
The King of Wen greeted the Queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom indifferently and then sat down as if she didn't exist.
"Who is this King of Wen? I've never heard of him," Mu Fengqie asked curiously, looking at Jing Xunce, hoping he could explain this person's background.
But this stumped Jing Xunce. Since he had been on the battlefield, he knew very little about the people and affairs in the capital, so he didn't know this person and had never heard of him either.
So the two of them turned their gazes to Yuan Yuhan. Yuan Yuhan felt the two gazes beside him and twitched the corners of his mouth speechlessly. He didn't know much about this uncle either.
He just remembered that when his father was still alive, this uncle had entered the palace a few times. After that, he had never seen him again and had even forgotten about him.
Now that he saw him at the palace banquet, he just remembered that there was such a person. He had to admit that his presence was really low.
After hearing Yuan Yuhan's introduction, Jing Xunce and Mu Fengqie understood...