A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 744
Yuan Wuyou hurriedly emphasized: "Brothers, please don't spread rumors. I am only the Queen of Runan in Qi State, the granddaughter of Zheng Xuannv, the granddaughter of Zheng Taimu of Xingyang. I am not the Empress Huaxu. I am certainly not the King of Fengling!"

Her strenuous clarification won everyone's approval, and the fallacies about her identity were quickly dissipated amid the clinking of wine glasses and laughter.

However, Langya King Gao Yan suddenly turned his head with a serious face and asked:
"May I ask, Lady, is your talk of marriage with Prince Lanling true or false? Are you and Prince Ande having an affair?"

Yuan Wuyou couldn't stand him acting like a mature young man at such a young age.

However, upon hearing this, Gao Changgong hurriedly patted his brother who was sitting with his hands hanging down, and said to Gao Yan beside him: "Fifth brother and Lady Ru Nan appreciate each other, and can't help but..."

Hearing this, any discerning person could see that he was intentionally exposing his brother's affair with Lady Ru'nan to the public.

Yuan Wuyou and Gao Yanzong both looked panicked!
Fortunately, Gao Yan realized that something was wrong, and quickly covered his brother's mouth, forcibly stopping him, and smiled apologetically:

"But fortunately, the lady was able to resist the temptation, and I can't let my brother and sister-in-law get into trouble." As he said this, he stood up in a hurry, and even overturned the stool in a panic. He didn't care, and just said:
"Well... I'm leaving first, you guys continue drinking."

After saying that, he raised his leg and left his seat, but was tripped by the leg of a flipping stool and almost fell down.

Yuan Wuyou saw him staggering and about to fall, his eyes full of undisguised worry, and he stretched out his hand out of habit to support him... Only when he saw that he had stood firm and walked down the stairs without looking back did he withdraw his hand.

Gao Changgong had reluctantly given up his love for his brother, but he didn't expect his brother to run away and make his relationship with her public with just a few words...

He looked at his brother's tall but lonely back, feeling upset but unable to relieve it.

——At this time in the Zhou camp, Yuwen Huaibi, dressed in a yellow robe and jade face, held the Gan Jiang sword in his hand, his deep blue phoenix eyes filled with ruthless murderous intent.

He stared at the dragon pattern on the scabbard, as if he was looking through the sword and torturing its former owner with his eyes.

At this moment, someone came in through the curtain, and a voice reported:
"Your Majesty! Qi is holding a celebration banquet in Bowang! They also said that the Lady of Runan is a great contributor to Qi..."

The Xianbei man suddenly drew his sword and smashed the table in front of him with one blow.

"Yuan Wuyou! I want you to die!!"

His voice was extremely cold, his anger was chilling, and his entire body was enveloped by an invisible aura of murderous intent.

More like a desperate abandoned husband.

There was gloom on one side and a celebration banquet on the other.

——As soon as Gao Yanzong left, Yuan Wuyou felt even more uneasy, and this celebration banquet was clearly aimed at him.

She had long wanted to retire at the right time, but the incident of Mulan City held her back. She stayed only after Qi agreed to make a deal with her, wanting to help Gao Changgong one last time.

Unexpectedly, Gao Changgong, whether intentionally or unintentionally, always put her first in everything, while Gao Yan, this boy, was unusually reasonable.

He boasted that the Lady of Runan had captured a city last night, and that she was more courageous than ten thousand men. He had already sent a letter to his brother, asking the emperor to promote her and give her a generous reward. He also raised a glass of wine, asking all the soldiers present to toast today's great hero!

This move undoubtedly put her in the spotlight.

Yuan Wuyou was stunned for just a moment, then she saw everyone in the hall raising their glasses and looking at her expectantly.

She had no choice but to thank the King of Langya, and modestly said that she was unworthy of the honor, then drank up the wine in the cup first as a sign of respect.

Then Gao Yan, the third prince who was only twelve years old but mature beyond his years, comforted her privately,
"I have long known that the queen wants to seek a better career, but there is no place in the world more open-minded than Da Qi. Da Qi has a female prime minister and female officials, and is the true successor of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the orthodox Han Dynasty!"

At this point, the boy glanced at the handsome Lanling King sitting next to him, and whispered to her,
"Aren't people living for power, wealth and beauty? Now you have made many military achievements for the Great Qi, and have won the heart of the most beautiful woman in the Great Qi, Lanling Wang. Now you have power and wealth, and now you have beauty, right?" "..."

These royal children of the Gao family of Qi State must have some stories to tell. Each of them is an expert at bewitching people and they have tripped up Yuan Wuyou, a big eagle-like woman, and made her stumble with every step.

Yuan Wuyou said a few perfunctory words and then ran away using the excuse that he had to pee urgently.

She walked out of the main hall from the side door and saw that it was dusk outside the door. Under the blood-red sunset, there was a grand banquet.

Gao Yanzong did not leave either. Instead, he sat at the table near the door with Bell and his wife, eating roasted meat.

Yuan Wuyou sat next to him.

The soldiers outside were sitting at a square high-legged table, which was just right for two or three people, but it became a bit full when she came over.

Fortunately, the guest of honor at the table, Bell, welcomed her very much. He poured her wine and brought her a bowl with meat.

Bell even teased her, "Why don't you eat hot food with the princes inside and come out to drink cold wine with us?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Gao Yanzong, who didn't talk to her, was depressed and cold, and deliberately distanced himself from her.

"You're here for the male fox, right?"

Yuan Wuyou had already discovered that Gao Yanzong was deliberately avoiding her and didn't mention why the two of them had just left the hall. She also tacitly didn't mention it and just shook her head.

"No, the Gao family was forcing people to drink inside, and I felt like I couldn't fit in, so I left."

Bell nodded doubtfully. Coincidentally, the fireman who was serving the new dishes came over, so she stood up and quickly brought a plate of roast beef and placed it in front of Yuan Wuyou.

"Then eat more meat to fill your stomach, then go back inside and give them a surprise attack to show off your majesty as a woman!"

Several people at the table started laughing randomly. Just then, a fireman under Gao Yanzong happened to pass by after delivering dishes. He leaned over and looked at Yuan Wuyou with a smile.

"Hey! Isn't this our great hero of Great Qi? Why isn't he in the house, eating hot food with the princes?"

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of Gao Yanzong's sharp peach blossom eyes, and quickly put away his playful smile, stood up straight and stood at attention.

"Fifth Brother Wu is here too? Are you looking at me like I'm going to kill you?"

As he said this, he hurriedly snatched a plate of steaming roasted meat from his accomplice behind him and placed it in front of Yuan Wuyou.

"I just grilled some beef kidneys for you, elder sister, to help you train harder tonight, but don't let our fifth brother go!"

After saying this, he didn't even dare to look at the murderous eyes of his leader and turned and ran away.

Yuan Wuyou was left staring at the plate of greasy kidneys in front of him.

Obviously, all the personal guards under Gao Yanzong knew about her relationship with Prince Ande.

Bell couldn't help laughing and agreed, "Is everyone aware of your affair? Then why don't you eat more kidneys and don't let your boyfriend's subordinates laugh at you, their sister-in-law?"

Gao Yanzong, who originally wanted to avoid her, was so embarrassed by the good-natured teasing of these people that he could no longer keep a cold face.