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However, Situ Jing's hand actually nervously shook the moment he entered the hall. Could it be that Situ Jing also had feelings for him?

No, she would not allow it, she would not allow it, since Situ Jing was hers, he could only be hers.

No one noticed that within Shangguan Xianyue's eyes, there was a dense amount of jealousy. Only Gu Shiyi felt a gaze flash past that was filled with malice.

Situ Ming was still immersed in exclaiming at Gu Shiyi's beauty, so he did not pay attention to Gu Shiyi's etiquette.

It was only until Gu Minghong coughed lightly that Situ Ming finally remembered the reason he had called Gu Shiyi up to the palace hall.

"Gu Shiyi, the reason we summoned you here today is to order you to willingly become our concubine and give up your position as the main wife. Are you willing?"

Facing such a fairy-like appearance from Gu Shiyi, Situ Ming couldn't bear to bear it any longer.

"Your majesty, since you've already said it's an order, what does it matter whether you're willing or not?"

However, he knew that no matter what, Situ Ming would not let him marry Shangguan Xianyue. Thus, he was not the least bit worried about this matter, and he believed that Situ Ming would care even more than him.

"Cough cough cough, eleventh, you must know that I absolutely do not wish to force you."

Situ Ming's words were ambiguous but lacked confidence, causing a trace of ruthlessness to flash past his eyes.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject has a song to play."

Just as Situ Ming finished speaking, before Gu Shiyi could return, a white bearded Old Man stood out. It was Imperial Physician Chen Wen Bin.

"Sir Chen, please speak."

Situ Ming frowned, he was currently talking about the marriage between the two countries, what did this old man want to do, but due to the teachings left behind, the censor could only patiently listen to what Chen Wenbin had to say, which was why he could only patiently listen to what Chen Wen Bin had to say.

"Your majesty, Prince Su's concubine is a concubine who went onto a jade plate and was announced to the entire world. To rashly downgrade his to a secondary concubine is actually going against our ancestor's teachings, and not something a gentleman can do. If Princess Xian Yue wants to marry me, he has to follow the rules of our Great Xia Kingdom, first come first serve!"

Chen Wenbin was very generous with his speech, which made all the Clear Stream's officials lower their heads in shame and indignation. One by one, they stood out to express their support for Chen Wenbin's speech.

Situ Ming looked at the vast amount of opposition in the voice, and then looked at Shangguan Xianyue, who had a difficult expression on her face.

Although he was tempted by the conditions offered by Shangguan Xianyue, he was still worried about Situ Jing. Even though Situ Jing's body was in ruins, Shangguan Xianyue had an absolute power in the Great Liu Kingdom, who could guarantee that Situ Jing would not borrow Shangguan Xianyue's power to seize his land?

He did not immediately reject Shangguan Xianyue, and only did not want the two nations to start another war, everything was just a temporary measure, with His Highness objecting, he believed that as a girl, no matter how strong Shangguan Xianyue was, she would choose to retreat from the difficult situation!

"Your majesty, Lord Chen is right, Prince Su's Concubine has only just gotten married, it is indeed a little hard for her to demean himself. How about this, Xian Yue is willing to have a three sets and two victories against his, if Prince Su's Concubine wins, then Xian Yue is willing to return to the Great Liu and never step foot into half of the land of Great Xia Kingdom again. If Xian Yue wins, I would like to request the Emperor to issue an imperial edict that would allow his to accompany the Ancient Lamp Buddha from now on!"

Shangguan Xianyue did not wait for Situ Ming to make a decision, she stood up, she had immersed herself in the political affairs for many years, and knew more than anyone else about the bends and curves of the imperial court, furthermore, she had already had this thought since the moment Gu Shiyi entered the hall, and wanted to let Situ Jing know, the only truly outstanding person who was worthy of him, was her, Shangguan Xianyue.

Situ Ming had a face full of hesitation. Although Gu Shiyi had become the number one genius in Great Xia Kingdom after being able to amaze people with her Phoenix Festival level, it was still unknown whether or not she could be compared to Shangguan Xianyue, the number one individual in Great Liu Kingdom.

And if Gu Shiyi won, that would be great, but if she lost …

"Your majesty, Eleven is willing to accept this challenge!"

Seeing that Situ Ming did not speak for a long time, Gu Shiyi directly stood up and complied, causing Situ Ming to glare at her in anger. Even Situ Jing was surprised.

Shangguan Xianyue, on the other hand, had a face full of disapproval. In her heart, all of Gu Shiyi's performance right now was just a clown's.

"Gu Shiyi, you better think this through. If you lose, you will have to spend the rest of your life with the Green Lantern Buddha."

Situ Ming's tone was somewhat severe, and he even intentionally bit down on the words "lost" to indicate his warning.

"Your majesty, Eleven has thought it through. He's willing to accept this challenge."

Gu Shiyi's face was filled with determination. She had not even started the competition, who could win and who could lose, who could say for sure, on what basis would they be so sure that she would lose?

"Brother Fourteenth, what do you think?"

Situ Ming did not ask Gu Shiyi anymore, and turned to ask Situ Jing. He had seen through Situ Jing's unhappiness, so he believed that Situ Jing hoped for him to win more than anyone else.

"Since wangfei is willing to compete, then let's compete!"

Situ Jing acted as if he did not care, allowing Situ Ming to understand what he meant. It also made Shangguan Xianyue think that he did not like Gu Shiyi, but it also caused a chill in Gu Shiyi's heart.

Situ Jing, are you that confident in her? What if she lost?

Or, do you really want to marry Shangguan Xianyue that much? But, you want to marry, but she doesn't want to grant it?

"Then we'll follow Brother Fourteenth's plan. As for the specific rules and projects of the competition, we'll inform you after the Ministry of Rites has drawn up a concrete plan."

Situ Ming muttered to himself, he had to first know what Gu Shiyi was good at, for this matter, he should not ask Gu Shiyi, but Gu Minghong should be clear about this.

Therefore, after they left the imperial court, Gu Minghong and the officials from the Ministry of Rites were kept in the name of drawing up the competition plan. On the other hand, Gu Shiyi very naturally grabbed onto the hand that was pushing Situ Jing's wheelchair, forcibly pulling apart the distance between him and Shangguan Xianyue.

This made a trace of viciousness flash across Shangguan Xianyue's eyes once again. She stood firmly on the great hall, and watched Gu Shiyi push Situ Jing's retreating figure, the curve of her lips was very strange.

After Gu Shiyi and the others sat in the carriage, Gu Shiyi began to close her eyes and even stuffed the two lumps of cotton wool into her ears right in front of Situ Jing.

Because of Shangguan Xianyue's appearance, Situ Jing's mood had become even more irritable and unstable, so he hadn't appeared in front of Gu Shiyi these past few days. However, after seeing Gu Shiyi's performance today, his mood finally improved a little.

Although he did not know what Gu Shiyi was thinking at the moment, he did not want to explain about him and Shangguan Xianyue at all. He only hoped that Gu Shiyi could win the match and roll back into her Great Liu Kingdom as soon as possible.