Chapter 256: The Brainless Empress in the Arrogant Stallion Novel (6)

Chapter 256: The Brain-Damaged Empress in the Proud Sky Horse Novel (6)

Stepping out of the council hall, the System could no longer hold back its scream!

"Wow! Tang Qing, you were absolutely amazing just now!"

The System had never seen such a Tang Qing before. How to put it...

Even more over-the-top than Long Ao Tian! Neither servile nor arrogant!

At first, it seemed that the Empress route wasn't very reliable.

But just now...

Heaven-chosen Empress! Level up!

Thinking about soon becoming the only System of the Empress, the System felt a bit giddy, as if its status had also risen...

Just as it was about to shower Tang Qing with more praise, Wei Shang walked over.

The fox spirit, surprisingly, had actually left her palace today, and it looked like she was waiting for Tang Qing...

"Congratulations, Princess Shang, on this fine day," Wei Shang began, her usual sweetness evident, with a glint of affection in her eyes that drew one's gaze.

"On what am I being congratulated?"

"Of course, on Your Highness's impending ascension!" With cat-like steps, Wei Shang ignored the fact that they were still outdoors, already clinging to Tang Qing. Her overly beautiful face nestled in Tang Qing's embrace, both spoiled and endearing.

"I heard about this matter, so I waited here specially for Your Highness."

His finger touched Tang Qing's chin, Wei Shang’s eyes curved into a smile, "Shang'er wants to be the first to congratulate Your Highness..."

At this moment, with such a beauty in his arms, no one would refuse such sweet words.

"Wei Shang..."

Slightly adjusting his position, the sinuous Wei Shang was gently repositioned by Tang Qing, "I’m very curious, the matter in the council chamber hasn’t been officially announced by Chang Yongshou yet. How did you know about it?"

"You just went to the council chamber?"

One sentence instantly revealed the oddity.

The fox spirit appearing outside the hall today was certainly not because of a good mood!

She must have been listening at the wall outside the council chamber all along!

Despite her coquettish appearance, her smile only froze for a second before she quickly recovered, "Oh, I knew I couldn’t hide anything from you..."

"I really did hear it!"

"But then your Imperial Guard appeared, so Shang'er left!"

Changing the subject, Wei Shang’s lover’s eyes still looked at Tang Qing with a sweet gaze, "Your Highness, your Imperial Guard looks so fierce!"

Though it was a young girl’s words, given Wei Shang’s extraordinary beauty, there was no sense of awkwardness, but rather a feeling that it was entirely fitting.

Such a beautiful person should indeed be cherished in one’s palm…

"After being with Your Highness for so long, Shang'er didn’t realize how formidable Your Highness’s Imperial Guard is!"

The sudden appearance of the Imperial Guard today even gave Wei Shang a great shock!

That clumsy and foolish Eldest Princess actually managed to gather so many private guards for herself!

Moreover, the Eldest Princess was generous, equipping each Imperial Guard with the finest weapons and armor!

Such a formation and scale, under the guise of protecting herself, had never been discovered...

Coupled with Tang Qing's performance in the council hall, Wei Shang finally confirmed...

The Eldest Princess before him had indeed changed.

It was this change that made Wei Shang decide to stay in Lin State for a while longer...

"Is that so?" Tang Qing spoke slowly, no longer pressing on the matter in the council hall, "Wei Shang, the scent on you today seems to have changed again."

Having once been an alchemist, she was particularly sensitive to scents.

Every time Wei Shang appeared, he always carried a faint, elusive fragrance. Intuition told Tang Qing that these scents on Wei Shang were likely not without their secrets.

"Yesterday in the prison, I met someone."

"He told me that the mysterious Tianji Tower once released a peculiar incense..."

As if not noticing the shift in Wei Shang's gaze, Tang Qing continued, "This incense is called Chunqing, which means 'spring affection,' enticing people into indulgence, but it is nothing more than a fleeting dream."

"In brothels and music halls, Chunqing once circulated for a period of time."

The slight fragrance on Wei Shang was probably from this very Chunqing that Mu Zimo's investment had failed!

Each indulgence and entanglement was mostly due to the effects of Wei Shang's Illusory Fragrance, what seemed like passionate encounters were likely just a grand illusion.

At Tang Qing's words, Wei Shang's eyes flickered slightly before he clung to the other like a cat.

"Your Highness, Shang'er doesn't understand what you mean by spring passion or autumn passion..."

"Shang'er only likes Your Highness in this life." Taking the initiative to get closer, all of Wei Shang's coquettish behavior seemed entirely justified.

"Hmph, no wonder Your Highness didn't stay at my place last night!" The cat in his arms seemed to recall something and pouted, "I had no idea that apart from that lowly Guo Kai, Your Highness actually went to see other men in the prison!"

"Who knows who Your Highness went to see, yet you still talk about these trivial things with Shang'er..."

Every word was a subtle probe for information. Tang Qing caught Wei Shang's wandering hand, "You really want to know who I went to see?"

"Of course!"

Even with his hand caught by Tang Qing, Wei Shang's fingers continued to lightly scratch Tang Qing's palm, "There are so many seductive and vulgar women out there, what if one of them lures Your Highness away?"

"One Guo Kai is already enough to break Shang'er's heart..." Muttering, Wei Shang's sweet words poured out like an endless stream, "Your Highness, Shang'er has only you in his heart..."

System: If it weren't for the love value being 0, I almost believed your lies!

It took considerable effort to disentangle himself from Wei Shang, who clung like an octopus.

Tang Qing touched his neck where Wei Shang had been blowing near his ear earlier; the sticky sensation lingered, and even now, it felt damp to the touch.

This male lead, who needed to be charmed, was indeed overly enthusiastic...

"Tang Qing, Wei Shang has just left again. He went to the prison to investigate who you really met."

Indeed, the pampered cat speaks nothing but lies; one moment she’s all tenderness and affection, the next, she’s gone.

"But Mu Zimo was released by you yesterday, so now it should be... impossible to track him down?"

Tang Qing: "You underestimate Wei Shang too much."

Even if Mu Zimo can’t be found, following the trail of 'Spring Passion,' Wei Shang can still uncover some secrets.

"By the way, Tang Qing, according to the plot, Guo Kai is still waiting for you at Jin Yu Tower."

In the original story, the reason the Princess Imperial could open the city gates wasn’t just because of Guo Kai’s silver tongue, but also because he brought a proposal.

Guo Kai pointed out that Lin State’s iron mines are precious and will inevitably become a thorn in the side of the other four countries.

And now, Zheng State is willing to take on this risk...

All Lin State needs to do is pay a certain military fee, and Zheng State is willing to form a gentleman’s agreement, an alliance treaty, and send troops to guard the iron mine range.

The weak seeking help from the strong sounds reasonable, with the sole condition being that Zheng State must keep its word...

But in the story, Zheng State has never had such a sense of contract.

Seeing Tang Qing’s silence, the system asked again: "So... do you still plan to sign Guo Kai’s contract?"

Tang Qing: "Sign my ass."