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Ximen Zhanying hesitated for a moment, then took a few steps forward, knelt down on one knee in front of Longtai, and bowed: "Master, Zhanying won by chance. Please think twice about the marriage."

Longtai smiled on his lips and asked, "Ximen Zhanying, I have something to say first. If you are defeated, I will immediately issue an order to marry you to the Crown Prince of Qi. Now that you have won, I will naturally keep my promise. Whether you want to marry to Qi will be your own decision." He raised his hand and pointed at Duan Shao, asking, "Then are you going to Qi?"

Ximen Zhanying said: "Report to the emperor, if Zhanying cannot abide by the oath he made back then, he will be without faith."

Longtai nodded slightly, but Duan Shao had already bowed to Longtai with a smile and said, "Master, since Miss Ximen won, Duan Shao naturally cannot force others to do anything."

"Duan Shao, since you ask me for an order to give me a marriage, I naturally have to consider the alliance between the two countries." Longtai asked: "Apart from Ximen Zhanying, can anyone choose?"

Duan Shao said respectfully: "Duan Shao has never thought about anyone else."

"I have thought about it for you." Longtai said: "There is no princess in the royal family that can go to Qi, so I thought about it and could choose a good partner for you from the family of hereditary marquis." He glanced at Su Yu, his eyes fell on Su Yu, and said: "Aiqing Su!"

Su Xu hurried forward and bowed, "I'm here!"

"As far as I know, you still have a daughter under your knees, who is at the age of marriage." Longtai looked solemn: "I want to marry her to the Prince of Qi. What do you think?"

Su Shi was stunned, and even the other ministers were stunned.

Su Shi was stunned for a moment, but immediately fell to the ground and said respectfully: "The emperor gave marriage to the Su family in Wuxiang. The emperor's grace is great, and everyone dares not to obey it!"

Longtai nodded slightly and said to Duan Shao: "Duan Shao, the daughter of Wuxiang Hou, is of noble origin and noble character. She is the age of marriage, but I don't know what you think?"

Duan Shao was also a little surprised, but Qi Ning said beside him: "Your Highness, Miss Wuxiang Hou is beautiful, gentle in character, and well-educated. She is really a good girl selected from a thousand miles away. Your Highness asked the emperor to give her a marriage, which was originally for the sake of the alliance between the two countries forever. If Miss Su becomes the Crown Princess of Qi, it will definitely make the two countries have a good relationship for generations."

Ximen Zhanying was afraid of marrying to Qi State, but Su Shi had another thought.

The four hereditary emperors of the empire, the Sima family is now at its peak. Although the people of Jindao Dantai acted low-key, all the civil and military officials in the court knew the strength of Jindao Dantai. Even if the Jinyi Qi family was at risk of decline after Qi Jing's death, Qi Ning suddenly emerged and was highly valued by the emperor. He even presided over the reconstruction of the Black Scale Camp. Although it was not far from the glory of the Qi family's heyday, no one in the civil and military officials in the court dared to underestimate the Qi family.

Only the Su family has been declining since the death of the old Marquis of Wuxiang.

The old marquis was also a famous general of Chu back then, so there were naturally many powerful generals under his command. Unfortunately, Su Qin had no talent and only knew how to be rich and rich, and could not keep the original power of the Su family. The power under the old marquis of Wuxiang was gradually dissolved by other forces.

The Su family is now just under the mercy of their ancestors and relying on their fiefdoms to live a wealthy life, and their strength in the court is already minimal.

Su Qin knew this well. When the two old marquises got married, Su Qin originally hoped to rely on the Qi family to maintain his position in the court. However, Qi Jing's death made him feel that a fool-like prince Jinyi could not take on the heavy responsibility of maintaining Jinyi's family. After all, he fell rapidly. Because of this, he was extremely determined to break the marriage between the two families.

For him, relying on Su Zixuan's marriage to gain stronger strength was an important means to keep the Su family in Wuxiang.

Longtai suddenly wanted to marry Su Zixuan to the Prince of Dongqi. Su Zhen was surprised and immediately felt ecstatic.

Duan Shao had already told Longtai that once he got married from Chu and returned to Qi, he would immediately be appointed as the crown princess. In other words, he would be the queen of Dongqi in the future.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the Su family, which is growing rapidly.

Once this marriage is successful, the Su family will become an important link for the alliance between Qi and Chu, and the Su family's status in Chu will naturally rise.

At this moment, he was afraid that Duan Xuan would not agree. When he saw Qi Ning saying something beside him, he heard a little ridicule, but he felt that Qi Ning's words were not a bad thing at this time.

Duan Shao had not yet agreed, Longtai smiled and said, "If the king of Qi knew about this marriage, he would definitely agree with it?"

Duan Shao pondered for a moment, and finally turned around, faced Longtai, bowed and said, "Duan Shao thanked the Lord for giving the marriage!"

Longtai smiled and said, "It's so good." He said loudly: "Transfer my will to grant the daughter of Wuxiang Marquis as his wife to the Crown Prince of Qi, so as to form a alliance between the two countries for generations!"

Su Zhen showed excitement and knelt on the ground: "I thank the emperor for his kindness!"

"Wuxiang Marquis, after my wedding, the prince of Qi will return to Qi." Longtai said solemnly: "Sometimes, you will prepare for this matter immediately." He also said to the Minister of Rites Yuan, "Although the time is too haste, the Marquis Wuxiang Marquis marrying his daughter to Qi is also a major event between Qi and Chu. Your Ministry of Rites must also prepare quickly."

Su Zixuan married far away from Dongqi, so naturally she could not speak the same way as the emperor's wedding. Old Secretary Yuan bowed and said, "Old minister obeyed the order!"

Ximen Zhanying kept kneeling not far in front of Longtai, and then said: "Your Majesty, Zhan Ying retreated!"

"Wait a minute." Qi Ning suddenly shouted: "Your Madam Ximen is very good at martial arts. I am itchy for a moment. I just took this opportunity to ask Miss Ximen for some advice and ask the emperor for permission."

The ministers never expected Qi Ning to come out like this suddenly, and they were even more surprised. The ministers looked at each other, and even Ximen Wuhen seemed a little surprised.

Ximen Zhanying was already ready to retreat, but suddenly heard Qi Ning's words, and was stunned for a moment, then understood something, her cheeks turned red, she lowered her head and bit her lip beads.

Longtai knew it well and was funny. Others didn't know what happened today, but Longtai knew that it must be Qi Ning's arrangement.

At this time, Qi Ning suddenly proposed to compete with Ximen Zhanying. He naturally understood what the purpose was. He had been planning to marry Ximen Zhanying to Qi Ning. At this time, he deliberately cooperated with Qi Ning to act and smiled tacitly: "Minyi Hou, are you going to compete with Ximen Zhanying in martial arts?"

"Not bad." Qi Ning shouted: "Actually, when I went to Xichuan not long ago, I saw that Miss Ximen's martial arts skills were not bad, so I told Miss Ximen that she had found an opportunity to discuss with her. Today I happened to have a chance, so I beg the emperor to allow it."

Longtai said "Oh" and asked Ximen Zhanying: "Ximen Zhanying, Jinyihou said that he had an appointment with you, is there any such thing?"

Ximen Zhanying thought to himself when I had made an appointment with you for a competition, but how could I say it was not right at this time? He said with a stern tongue: "Report to the Master, the Jinyi Hou, the Jinyi Hou did say it."

"When you made an appointment with Ximen Zhanying, you know the oath that Ximen Zhanying once made." Longtai pretended to be serious: "If you compete in martial arts and compete, you will defeat her, but you will marry her."

"Emperor!" Ximen Zhanying only felt a fever on her cheeks: "It's not all like this!"

"Oh, yes, I remember there are two conditions." Longtai smiled and said, "In addition to being better than you in martial arts, you also want to be favored." He pointed to Qi Ning and said, "Ximen Zhanying, I ask you, do you look down on the Jinyi Hou?"

The ministers found it incredible, and no one expected that things would develop like this.

Ximen Zhanying felt a little annoyed and thought to myself that even if Qi Ning really wanted to marry her, she shouldn't have been in front of so many ministers. It was really shameful. It was difficult to answer at this time, so she just lowered her head.

Duan Shao was also surprised, then frowned, and a strange color flashed through his eyes.

"Qinning, I ask you, you are going to compete with Ximen Zhanying now, have you ever thought about marrying her?" Longtai was young, but he looked mature and persistent.

But suddenly, someone next to him laughed and said, "Your Majesty, Hou Jinyi wants to compete with Miss Ximen. Maybe he just wants to exchange martial arts, but he doesn't have to marry Miss Ximen. Otherwise, no one can beat Miss Ximen, and he can marry her." Everyone looked over, but the person who spoke was the King of Huainan who had never said anything.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Prince, I am actually at the age of marriage. The emperor is about to get married, and the prince of Qi is going to marry Miss Su, so if Miss Ximen really looks down on me, I!" He smiled shyly and did not continue to say anything.

The King of Huainan laughed dryly and stopped talking.

Longtai asked Ximen Wuhen, "Ximen Beloved, you have heard the words of Jinyi Hou, what do you think?"

Ximen Wuhen bowed and said, "Report to the emperor, I promised my little girl that as long as she likes someone, my martial arts are better than her, I will not obstruct it. Moreover, the young man in the brocade is young and promising, and both civil and military are both civil and military. As long as the little girl is willing, I will naturally be happy to see her success."

"It seems that everything depends on what Ximen Zhanying means." Longtai smiled and said, "Ximen Zhanying, Jinyi Hou wants to marry you, and your father has no objection. If you are willing, you can compete with Jinyi Hou now. If Jinyi Hou is defeated by you, this marriage will naturally be abandoned. If he really defeats you, I will issue an order to marry you immediately. Are you willing?"

Ximen Zhanying didn't dare to look up at this time. She only felt countless pairs of eyes around her seemed to be staring at her. Her pretty face seemed to be ignited with flames, and she was blushing. She bit her lips and said a little vaguely: "He wants to compete, but I am not afraid of him. If you want to fight, you can beat me!"

Longtai saw it, and felt even more funny, but he still said seriously: "When Jinyihou, Ximen Zhanying accepts your martial arts challenge. I want to see how hard you work. Whether you can get me to marry depends on your own ability."

Qi Ning strode towards Ximen Zhanying, looking at the beauty of Hongzhuang, looked embarrassed, and thought to myself that I wanted to marry you as my wife, to see all the ministers in the court with their own eyes. They stopped three steps away and smiled and said, "Miss Ximen, show mercy later, don't take action too fiercely."

Ximen Zhanying looked up and saw Qi Ning looking at her smile. However, the bad smile made Ximen Zhanying feel moved. She bit her lip and said, "If you don't have the ability, don't beat me. If I fight, I won't show mercy."

"By the way, you just had a fight. Do you want to take a break?" Qi Ning smiled and said, "I won't take advantage of others."
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