"Although I am a female prostitute, it is only because of your majesty's favor that I have the honor and favor I have today!!"

"I am willing to share your worries and solve your problems for Your Majesty, and I would rather die!"

Li Qianshun looked at the firm look on Princess Cao's pretty face and listened to her loyal words. He felt very ashamed of the peerless beauty he loved.

However, Emperor Xia Li Qianshun was a monarch who loved beauty more than the country. He was ruthless, talented and strategic, and dared to use thunderbolt methods.

He succeeded to the throne at the age of three and proclaimed himself the emperor. More than twenty years ago, when he was still a puppet boy of sixteen, he was able to destroy his mother, the Waiwei Liang family, and rule by himself. For the sake of imperial power, he killed many of his own people. My uncle, in order to stabilize the imperial power, he can be hard-hearted.

Now, Li Qianshun faced successive victories against the Song armies led by the Song Emperor himself. Facing the danger that the Great Xia Kingdom might be destroyed, what could he do if he sacrificed his beloved concubine?

Li Qianshun gritted his teeth and lowered his head...

His eyes were dull, looking at the rice paper on the Long Book Table. With his aggrieved, angry, and guilty eyes, he didn't dare to look at Concubine Cao at all.

He spoke leisurely:

"I am here today to summon our envoys from the Great Xia Kingdom who have returned from a mission to the Song camp to discuss peace."

Princess Cao knew better that Emperor Xia Li Qianshun didn't like the harem's involvement in politics. She originally wanted to listen quietly to Emperor Xia's talk about state affairs, but when Emperor Xia reached this point, he stopped talking. He paused for a long time.

Li Qianshun wanted to wait for Princess Cao to answer before he had the nerve to continue.

However, his purpose was not achieved.

"Ahem!" Li Qianshun coughed dryly, lowering his head and not daring to look at Princess Cao, and asked:

"My beloved concubine, don't you want to ask me? Did the incompetent peace envoys I sent bring back any news?"

"I dare not interfere in state affairs!"

"I, my concubine, obey your Majesty's instructions: 'The harem is not allowed to inquire into the state affairs of the court, nor is it allowed to interfere in politics'!"

"Alas!" Li Qianshun sighed again and had to think about himself, saying:

"My dear concubine, I will make an exception tonight. You can listen to me talk about the state affairs of the court!"

"Because, the summer envoy I sent brought back the shameless peace negotiation conditions of Zhao Ji, the Dog Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and some of them concern you, my beloved concubine!"

"Ah?!" The beautiful and intelligent Princess Cao was extremely surprised. The doubts in her heart were no less than the black clouds that were pressing down on the city before a heavy rain fell in the sky outside the palace...

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