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Nalan Rongxuan had to admit that this knowledge made his calm heart feel even more uneasy. He had always been adept at handling Yue Luoxue, and he had never panicked even when he had a strong opponent like Tuoba Hong.

But now, Xia Yunfan made him feel uneasy, and the source of all these uneasiness was because of Yue Luoxue's attitude!

Yue Luoxue treated Tuoba Hong as a friend, she was good to him, and thought of him. Although Nalan Rongxuan was unhappy about it, he did not feel the sense of danger that he was in right now.

The peach blossoms of this little fox seemed to need to be trimmed. Only then did he fight against Tuoba Hong tit for tat, and didn't want to turn around and be attracted by someone else's flesh!

Other than Nalan Rongxuan, there was another person whose eyes were constantly focused on Yue Luoxue, and that was the absolute star of today's world, Tuoba Hong. He had naturally also seen Yue Luoxue conversing with an envoy of Navy Tide, but because he was not familiar with Xia Yunfan, his reaction was not as intense as Nalan Rongxuan's.

After the inauguration ceremony, it was time for the banquet to relax. After a few cups of wine, some of the ministers' playthings were once again lured out. Some of the officials were afraid of others and immediately said, "Your Majesty is celebrating today, why don't you add some happy events for the sake of our country? Your subject would advise Your Majesty to fill the harem!"

When one person spoke, it immediately brought about a round of agreement. One by one, they suggested to Tuoba Hong that the two of them should be happy at the same time, even if it was not sealed, they should at least accept a few concubine beauties to fill the harem to ensure that there would be people to follow suit.

"I have just ascended the throne, the harem business will be suspended." Tuoba Hong patiently said this. He was originally a reckless person, but he knew that once he took on such a high position, he would not be as fearless as he was in the past.

On the contrary, he felt that there was no emperor in the world who disliked beauties, only unhardworking subjects. The braver ones immediately began introducing their own daughters, nieces, and even the nieces of their wives and siblings to him.

Yue Luoxue couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. The people's style in North Qi was usually more open-minded, but this was too open-minded. The emperor wanted a few women to talk about it publicly, and it was like he was selling goods on the market.

This one said his niece had big eyes, that one said his daughter had white skin, and that the other said his wife's cousin had long legs …

Yue Luoxue was always shocked at first, but then it became funny. However, when she saw the serious expressions of the ministers, she wanted to laugh but could not, so she could only hold it in until her shoulders trembled.

Tuoba Hong was already upset by these officials, when he raised his head and saw Yue Luoxue trying to hold back her laughter, her heart was a little sad and angry. Indeed, Yue Luoxue did not have any feelings for him.

If she was a man and a woman, how could she be like this right now?

Although he was sad, Tuoba Hong felt that it was better to explain himself clearly. He immediately put down the wine cup in his hands, which made a "pa" sound.

The ambassadors who came to congratulate them also looked at Tuoba Hong. The imperial harem was very important, and they were also very interested, so they all looked at Tuoba Hong with their shiny, gossipy eyes. They wondered, does this Battle Emperor want a girl with big eyes, or a girl with long legs?

Tuoba Hong's dignified eyes swept across the crowd, his gaze calm and resolute, the officials who advised him to accept girls felt their scalps tighten for no reason, and though their eyes were not strict, they became as sharp as knives when they looked.

"Today is the day of our ascension, so how are you all interested in my harem? I might as well make it clear that I won't casually take women into the palace. You'd better give up on those thoughts. My harem is only set up for one woman!"

Tuoba Hong's voice couldn't be considered loud but it was incomparably firm and every single word fell into the ears of everyone present. When he said the last sentence, his eyes were looking towards Yue Luoxue.

Her brown eyes were clear and clean, without a single trace of impurity, causing Yue Luoxue to not dare to look him in the eye.

She did not want to be narcissistic, but she knew very clearly that the person Tuoba Hong was talking about, was her!

However, the person in her heart was not Tuoba Hong, so she chose to avoid Tuoba Hong's gaze. She might have an ostrich mentality, but at this moment, she really couldn't think of any other way.

Fortunately, Tuoba Hong's gaze did not stay there for long. After Yue Luoxue shifted his gaze away, a trace of dejection flashed across his eyes, and she naturally shifted his gaze away.

Everyone was in a state of shock and only after a long time did they react. Someone began to oppose, "Your Majesty, please don't do this. You have to think about the future of the Great Qi Kingdom!"

The moment those words were spoken, a large number of people immediately kneeled down.

Looking at the human heads all around, Yue Luoxue couldn't help but want to laugh. Just as the lines on the corner of her mouth formed, she felt Tuoba Hong's gaze land on her face, causing her smile to freeze.

Sure enough, Tuoba Hong's voice was heard very quickly: "We have made up our minds. Our harem will only be left for the woman we truly love!"

The ministers looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to speak. Now that Tuoba Hong was still young, there were many possibilities in the future for them.

"This King is truly impressed by how infatuated the War Emperor is!"

Just as the ministers were at a loss as to how to speak, a voice rang out in the hall. It was as clear as a spring flowing over a mountain, cool and clean.

The one who spoke was Nalan Rongxuan, his slender jade-like fingers holding a white jade teacup. There was a slight smile on his face, but it was unclear.

"This king has always respected people who are kind to me. For the War Emperor to act like this, it should be a blessing in disguise!"

Nalan Rongxuan's voice sounded out once again. This time, it caused everyone to recover from their shock, and no one expected Nalan Rongxuan to open his mouth and support Tuoba Hong.

Even Tuoba Hong didn't expect that his brown eyes were looking at Nalan Rongxuan, wanting to find out what kind of medicine he was selling after returning to his gourd.

Nalan Rongxuan put down the teacup in his hand, and indifferently looked at Yue Luoxue: "This duke also feels that one woman is enough in this life!"

Yue Luoxue was currently facing Nalan Rongxuan's gaze. Hearing his words, her heart suddenly jumped, her heartbeat immediately became extremely fast, and she somewhat anxiously turned her face away.

Yue Luoxue was curious. Logically speaking, what Tuoba Hong said about making a promise was more effective, but when she saw Tuoba Hong's eyes, he immediately felt guilty and shocked.

But Nalan Rongxuan's words just now made her heart beat even faster, and he was even a little afraid. How could there be such a difference, was it because he had different feelings for the two of them?

The complex emotion in her heart surged once again. Her rationality told her that she should maintain a certain distance from Nalan Rongxuan, but she gradually realized in her senses that she did not dislike Nalan Rongxuan's ambiguity.

As for the high and mighty Tuoba Hong, he finally understood why Nalan Rongxuan stood on his side. He only wanted to use this chance to tell Yue Luoxue that he, Tuoba Hong, was able to afford it, and similarly, he, Nalan Rongxuan, was able to afford it!

When Tuoba Hong said that the harem was set up for her alone, Nalan Rongxuan was truly shocked. To give up a forest for a tree, not every man would have such courage.

That was why he spoke up for. Of course, Nalan Rongxuan would never do things that he was not interested in, but wasn't interested in himself.

Therefore, he took the opportunity to make his stand clear and told that cunning little fox that he only wanted her in his heart.

Since Nalan Rongxuan was willing to help them, how could they not appreciate his kindness? After all, Tuoba Hong was still young and had just ascended the throne. It would not be too late for them to discuss this after he tasted the benefits of becoming the emperor.

Thus, the short interlude became a scene of singing and dancing. The speed was so fast that Yue Luoxue was caught unprepared and she shook her head.

Tuoba Hong was very busy, and it was naturally impossible for him to call out to Yue Luoxue. The same was also true for Nalan Rongxuan.

On the other hand, Yue Luoxue was very relaxed, chatting casually with Ah Qing, the atmosphere between the two of them seemed to be extremely harmonious, some people who were on good terms even had the urge to kill each other. Ah Qing had felt several times that there was a killing intent locking onto him, but she could not find the source of the killing intent each time.

The new emperor ascended the throne. The entire nation was celebrating for three days, but Yue Luoxue did not have the mood to celebrate throughout the night as she quietly stepped out from the crowd.

"Aren't you the same, running around as the main character?" Yue Luoxue answered without any trace of politeness.

Tuoba Hong laughed heartily. "Luoxue, most likely, in the entire North Qi, you're the only one who can still speak to me like this."

Yue Luoxue noticed that he said "I can still do it", and not "I still dare", which meant that their relationship was not ordinary. It was just that she didn't want to think too much about it, so she jokingly said: "Could it be that you want me to call you His Majesty, the Emperor?"

Tuoba Hong also laughed, "Then I'd rather you call me Tuoba Hong."

"Then I'll call you Your Majesty in front of others, and privately call you by your name." Yue Luoxue pretended to be relaxed, although Tuoba Hong had said those words in the hall, but he did not call him out, so she pretended that he did not know.

However, Tuoba Hong did not give her a chance to act dumb. Instead, he opened his mouth and spoke in a straightforward manner, "Luoxue, will you consider the words that I have said today?"

"What?" Yue Luoxue reflexively asked, then became even more embarrassed.

He lowered his head to look at Yue Luoxue, and his brown eyes were filled with love: "Luoxue, I like you. I know you still can't accept me, but I hope you know, that my Tuoba Hong's harem is only left for you!"

Yue Luoxue's footsteps seemed to have been halted, she wanted to escape, but she was unable to. Tuoba Hong's confession to her was not the first time, but it was still the first time.

It would be a lie to say that she didn't feel it in her heart. She would be shocked, she would be moved, but she wouldn't feel joy. She didn't have any love between a man and a woman for Tuoba Hong, so no matter how touched she was, she couldn't accept it.

"Tuoba Hong, I'm sorry. I …"

Before Yue Luoxue even finished speaking, her mouth was covered by Tuoba Hong's finger. She looked at her gently with her brown eyes: "Luoxue, can you not refuse this first? Until the very end, no one will be able to predict the outcome, no?"

Tuoba Hong's voice was gentle and low, as though he was trying to seduce people with his words. Yue Luoxue didn't know if it was because he was soft-hearted, but she actually nodded slightly.

Tuoba Hong's eyes suddenly shone with a bright light, like a bright, cold star in the night sky shining brightly.