People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

"But at this time, in order to seek peace, South Korea married Honglian to the Qin State censor. Wouldn't this invite ridicule from all the people? It would also hurt the feelings of our Wei and Zhao allies."

Consort Ya did not mention personal feelings, but instead used the greater good to suppress them.

Zi Nu listened in silence.

“You should be saying these things to the king, not to me.”

Ya Fei gave a cold laugh.

"Of course I have said this to the King of Han, but your King of Han is truly exceptionally intelligent, cunning and quick-witted. He left me speechless with just a few words."

When Han Fei told her that he was going to marry Princess Honglian to Cao Ze, she tried to stop him, even threatening to withdraw the Zhao soldiers who had left Nanyang.

However, it was no use.

Han Fei saw through Zhao's intentions, realizing that Zhao wanted to destroy Qin even more than Han did.

He went further and bluntly pointed out the sordid nature of having Wei and Zhao make Han the leader of the alliance, just like when the five states formed an alliance and made Chu the leader of the alliance.

The fate of the State of Chu is still fresh in everyone's memory. It was retaliated against by the State of Qin, losing not only cities and territories, but also being forced to move its capital south.

This was Qin's warning to the other six states.

Therefore, after the alliance of the three Jin states, the weakest state, Han, was put on the throne of the leader of the alliance.

The meaning is self-evident.

If the competition ultimately fails, South Korea will definitely be the first to be sacrificed.

Therefore, this is why Han Fei, knowing full well the many hidden dangers of marrying Honglian to Cao Ze at this moment, still chose to do it for his sister.

Nothing more. Wei and Zhao were shameless first; he only married off his sister, it was nothing to him.

Zi Nu was unaware of what Ya Fei and Han Fei had discussed.

However, judging from Consort Ya's attitude and tone, it is clear that Consort Ya was unable to stop Han Fei from marrying Honglian to Cao Ze.

As for why Han Fei told Ya Fei this, Zi Nu had some guesses in her mind.

Probably for the same reason as himself, he wanted to make her and Yafei give up and let them know that Cao Ze's future wife was Honglian.

Zi Nu glanced at Cao Ze, who was drunk with Han Fei and Kuang Xiu, and suddenly had a different thought.

"Your Highness Yafei..."

Zi Nu's voice was very soft, "Is there something you want me to do?"

A hint of a smile appeared in Ya Fei's clear, bright eyes.

"King Han casually mentioned that you will be in charge of Princess Honglian's marriage."

"Tsk tsk, you have to kill someone's spirit too."

Zi Nu said noncommittally, "That's right. If Cao Ze... or rather, if the Qin Kingdom agrees, I will handle this matter."

Consort Ya chuckled softly, "If the Qin Kingdom agrees to the marriage between Cao Ze and Princess Honglian, are you really willing to accept it?"

Nongyu and Jingni looked at Zinu, both curious about what she would say.

“Of course I’m not willing…” Zi Nu said slowly, “Your Highness, there’s no need to provoke me. I know what I should and shouldn’t do.”

"Princess Honglian and I are on good terms. I will not do anything to betray her. There is no need to discuss this matter further."

Ya Fei's beautiful smile slowly froze; she hadn't expected Zi Nu to give such an answer.

It was a waste of her feelings.

Upon realizing this, Ya Fei's mood soured.

"...Very well, then I will not stay any longer. Farewell."

"Your Highness, the gathering is not over yet..."

Zi Nu, acting in the manners of a mistress, tried to persuade her to stay.

Ya Fei, however, got up and left without giving Zi Nu any face.

She'd had enough of Xinzheng and couldn't stand it any longer.

Since Zi Nu's plan didn't work, let's try the second plan.

She personally led her troops to Nanyang and inflicted heavy losses on the Pingyang heavy armored army.

She refused to believe that, under such circumstances, the Qin state would still agree to Cao Ze marrying Princess Honglian.

Cao Ze, who was drinking heavily, suddenly sneezed.

"Hahaha……"

Han Fei, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, stammered, "Cao Ze, you...you can't take it anymore...hiccup~"

"Boom!"

Han Fei slammed his head on the table and immediately passed out drunk.

As for Kuang Xiu, he also wanted to mock Cao Ze, but his consciousness was already blurred by the strong drunkenness, and he couldn't speak with his mouth open.

He had reached his limit, and although he didn't want to get drunk, he gradually lost consciousness.

Cao Ze forced himself not to use his internal energy to neutralize the remaining alcohol in his body.

He thought he couldn't outdrink the two guys in front of him on his own.

But he forgot that he was no longer the same person he was a few months ago.

He broke through all the way to the half-step Grandmaster, and not long ago he went through the Feng Hou Tomb. He is only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster. His body has already undergone multiple transformations.

I've managed to hold on until now, and managed to get those two drunkards completely intoxicated.

"Cool!"

Cao Ze stood up, wanting to point to the heavens and the earth and ask a question—

"Who else!"

His confidence is now inflated like never before; he's confident he can take down even a few more people.

At this moment, Zi Nu walked over and said gently, "Sir, please come with me to rest."

Zi Nu's voice carried a hint of allure, but Cao Ze, still somewhat drunk, was completely unaware of the little tricks she was using. He only felt that Zi Nu was full of feminine charm, making him want to hug and kiss her.

"Where's Jing Ni?"

Cao Ze then realized that Jing Ni was no longer in the room, and that Ya Fei and Nong Yu were also absent as well.

That's really strange. Did they go to play mahjong?

Cao Ze was feeling a little dizzy as he thought about it.

“Nongyu will take Jingni to rest first. Sir, please stay at Zilan Pavilion tonight as well.”

Zi Nu's soft voice was like a sleeping potion, making Cao Ze so agitated and disoriented that he almost lost his bearings.

"...Okay, I'll stay here tonight."

Zi Nu's lips curled up slightly, revealing the little fox's triumphant smile.

She ignored Han Fei and Kuang Xiu, only instructing the servants to look after them, and then took Cao Ze to her room alone.

On the other side...

Nongyu led Jingni to a room that was very close to Zinu's room, almost next to it.

"Sister Jingni, you just let it go so easily... um, I mean, you didn't even have the slightest intention of stopping it?"

Nongyu couldn't help but voice the question that had been on her mind.

It was obvious that Sister Zi Nu wanted to do something with Mr. Cao Ze, but strangely, Jing Ni could see it clearly, but she didn't care and simply chose to ignore it.

This really opened her eyes.

She knew about Jingni's relationship with Cao Ze, and that she even had a daughter with Cao Ze named... Xiaoyan'er.

Jingni entered the room, removed her soft armor, and placed the somewhat heavy Kunwu sword on the wooden table.

"stop?"

Jingni looked at the pure and innocent-looking girl in front of her and couldn't help but smile.

"What are you trying to stop?"

"I can stop it once or twice, maybe even three or four times, but I can't stop it forever, can I?"

"I already knew about what happened between them, and what they wanted to do was none of my business."

Jingni sat cross-legged in front of the incense table, meticulously lighting the special incense from Zilanxuan.

“Ah…” Nongyu didn’t expect to hear Jingni say that.

Is that all?

Jing Ni smiled slightly and said, "What else can I do? Do you like him too?"

Nongyu's pretty face flushed red instantly.

"No, there's nowhere there..."

Jing Ni sighed softly, "If I can see it, do you think anyone else can't?"

Nongyu was immediately silenced by Jingni, and her heart began to stir.

Jingni didn't mean to mock Nongyu; she didn't have that kind of free time.

"You don't need to worry about what I'll do to you, I just..."

Nongyu was overjoyed. Could it be that Sister Jingni was going to help her just like she helped Sister Zinu?

Seeing the joy on Nongyu's face, Jingni couldn't bear to discourage this innocent girl.

She paused for a moment, then said, "I just want to give you a piece of advice: don't get too close to Cao Ze, and definitely don't fall in love with him, otherwise you'll be in pain."

"what……"

Nongyu clearly hadn't expected Jingni to say such a thing, which immediately made her give up her illusions.

"Why, why is this happening?"

Nongyu was somewhat incoherent.