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Yuwen He smiled, holding onto her big hand, he increased his grip, causing Xiao Ruyue to feel pain.

"Your Majesty." She struggled to retreat, but he held her even tighter. She pleaded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you're hurting me."

Yuwen He squinted his eyes, "When you first saw Xiao Shang Shu staring at him, you refused to let go, could it be that we can't even compare to that pretty boy?"

After Yuwen He heard this, he pondered for a moment, but did not question further.

After the ceremony.

Xiao Ruyue only had enough time to change her set of clothing into palace attire before heading to the palace for the feast.

The palace feast today was not much different from the palace banquet where the imperial concubine entered the palace, and the people at the table were the same. Today, the Empress Dowager had also come, and as usual, after giving the Empress Dowager her wine, the officials from the Hundred Miles City also gave their toasts.

It was nothing more than red tape, and the royal family was the last to avoid it.

Empress Dowager also left after sitting for a while. On an occasion like this, her appearance was already giving face.

And what made Xiao Ruyue unable to sit still, was the Yuwen Chenglian who had actually appeared at the banquet.

Yuwen Chenglian was the current emperor's uncle, the blood uncle of Yuwen He. Regardless of whether it was under the title of imperial concubine or title of imperial concubine, he would definitely appear in important occasions.

Every time he saw her, Xiao Ruyue would wish that she could tear him apart and eat him alive to quell the hatred in her heart. At this moment, she could only bear with it.

Yuwen Chenglian, the reason why I am not killing you right now, is because it is not time yet. You and I will be mortal enemies.

Xiao Ruyue slowly loosened her tightly clenched fist, her gaze also softened a lot as she looked directly into Yuwen Chenglian's eyes, and she gave a slight smile.

The men had always been this way. When Yuwen Chenglian looked at the young and beautiful Empress, his eyes immediately lit up.

It was said that the women of East Mausoleum were gentle and lovable, this Princess Dongling lived up to her reputation. Just such a small glance was enough to cause one's heart to be moved.

Yuwen Chenglian was drunk within, but Xiao Ruyue had already shifted her eyes away, raising her cup to toast Yuwen He who was beside him. Yuwen Chenglian finally regained his senses, and looked left and right. He didn't notice when he saw the others immersed in the merriment of the palace feast. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

"The empress seems to be interested in the imperial uncle as well?" Yuwen He's voice suddenly sounded beside Xiao Ruyue's ears.

Xiao Ruyue looked back at him, only to see him stick his head out, and completely ignore his own face as the ruler of a nation.

"Your Majesty, your consort doesn't understand what you're saying." Xiao Ruyue lowered her voice.

Yuwen He suddenly patted the seat beside him and said, "Come here." Instantly, everyone present looked over.

Xiao Ruyue was also stunned for a moment, but Yuwen He stood up and brought her to his side.

"What is His Majesty doing?" Xiao Ruyue asked in a low voice.

"It's only natural for the empress to sit by my side." Yuwen He's tone was calm, but when Xiao Ruyue looked at him, he saw that the curve of his lips was extremely obvious, and casually picked up a piece of cake and offered it to Xiao Ruyue, "Come, let's try it out."

Then, she looked at Ye Haitang, the imperial concubine on the other side, her expression was currently very ugly.

Yuwen He was doing it on purpose! Why?

Does this mean that Yuwen He is going to declare enmity with her? Or was he trying to push her into the limelight?

As expected, the moment the palace banquet ended, Ye Haitang was the first to leave.

When the hundred officials retreated, they looked at Xiao Ruyue with a different expression. Yuwen Chenglian's eyes had an extra tinge of greed.

"Does His Majesty want the whole world to become my enemy?" The first thing Xiao Ruyue did after returning to the Phoenix Palace was to interrogate them.

At this moment, all of the servants had been sent out, leaving only the two of them in the chamber.

Yuwen He's actions were too obvious, there was no need for her to give him any more face. Moreover, he clearly said what he wanted her to say.

"Zitong was wrong about that. The position of Empress is to become enemies with the entire world. " Yuwen He said casually, "You should have noticed by now, my subjects in Da Xia do not really welcome a princess like you, who comes from the East Mausoleum."

"His Majesty's words made it so that Wuyou won't understand them." The reason why I, your Majesty, have come to Western Xia without worry is all because Your Majesty wishes for me to marry your royal brother. Now that you do not welcome me, the princess of Grand Mausoleum, wouldn't that mean that Your Majesty is smacking his own lips? " Xiao Ruyue pretended not to understand and asked instead.

Yuwen He did not speak, he poured a cup of wine and passed it to her, and Xiao Ruyue took it and drank it all in one gulp.

"This is our wine. Is this how Zitong drinks?"

Xiao Ruyue laughed but did not say a word, and with a flip of her hand, he placed her wine cup on the table.

Yuwen He also drank his wine and then said, "Zitong is extremely smart, you know that even without us saying anything. This palace is a place to eat humans. Those people you saw at the palace banquet today were all monitoring us. On the surface, the Empress Dowager ignored the imperial government, but she still held the power. She was more willing for my little brother to sit on this throne, so I, the Emperor, have never sat on one day. Marrying you, Princess Dongling, or even that princess Ye Haitang, is not something I want, nor is it something I can control. Are you satisfied with such an answer? "

Xiao Ruyue shook her head.

"Wuyou does not understand your intentions. These words should not be said to Worryfree. Since His Majesty has said those words to Wuyou, aren't you afraid that Wuyou will report the actual situation in Xixia Country to my royal brother? "

Yuwen He threw up his hands, "The fact that Uncle Wei is eyeing the throne covetously isn't a secret. How could the Emperor of your East Mausoleum not know about it? I don't want to be with those barbarians of Tartar, but in order to be balanced, I must marry the princess of Tartar. The reason I told you all of this is because I want to tell you that all of this is just a matter of power. You and I are only a pawn in this game. Either you break away from the board or you are at the mercy of others. "

Xiao Ruyue frowned.

"I'm curious. When did you begin to suspect me? I admitted that I had shown no other flaw than this face. Could it be that the princess has met me before? " Yuwen He's leaping thoughts immediately changed to other places, it was obvious that he was not willing to talk more about this matter.

"Wuyou has grown up in the Grand Mausoleum and has never seen you before the Heavenly Palace's banquet. But sometimes, being too flawless is the real flaw. " Xiao Ruyue wasn't confident that Yuwen He would not address himself as "We" but instead "I", but she was interested in his question.

Yuwen He raised his eyebrows, "I am willing to listen to the details."

"When Your Majesty asked me why I was willing to marry into Western Xia from far away using the identity of Western Xia's Great General Yuwen Xiao, I had already suspected your identity. However, at that time, I was still unsure if a dignified ruler of a nation like you would actually be willing to lower yourself and pretend to be someone else to go and escort the bride. "

"No, to welcome a new bride like you, how can you be condescending?" Yuwen He's ending tone rose, obviously in a good mood.

Xiao Ruyue was momentarily at a loss as to how to reply.

Yuwen He poured another two cups of wine and passed one to Xiao Ruyue.

The bed wine, the cup she drank in her previous life, had caused her to be dazzled. She deeply believed that this man could give her a lifetime's worth of reliance, but in the end, he had forced her to her death.