Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage Chapter 457 - 456: The Harem of Three Thousand, Suddenly Los

Longteng Country was fraught with such deep internal strife.

People like Wei Qiong had been secretly supporting Prince Xiaoyao, opposing Her Majesty the Empress.

On the surface, Longteng Country still seed peaceful, but in reality, it had long since beco fragnted.

A faction remained loyal to the late Emperor, led by none other than Prince Xiaoyao and Great General Wei Qiong.

Another faction was loyal to the current Empress.

And then there were those who simply went with the flow, taking refuge wherever they could.

Now that the Empress held power, they submitted to her.

If soday Prince Xiaoyao were to ascend to power, they would also be loyal to him.

Whoever was beneficial to Longteng, they would pledge their loyalty to.

This group of people was currently being ardently courted by both Long Tianliu and Long Hongming.

Overall, even though Long Tianliu had been the Empress for over a decade, she still had yet to secure her place firmly on the throne.

How important, then, was the support of foreign allies to them at this ti?

For Long Xinghe to form a marriage alliance, the partner had to be a powerful Prince.

Those like Feng Wuya, who stayed out of worldly affairs and held no power, naturally did not catch the Empress’s eye.

Yet, he was still a prince of Beiming Country; even without any real authority, his status remained.

If Longteng’s Grand Princess were to marry Prince Xiaoyao, she inevitably wouldn’t be able to enter into a marriage alliance with Prince Xuan.

So, how could Long Tianliu allow it?

"Your Majesty, the Grand Princess has recently achieved remarkable military successes. Her strength has grown trendously compared to the past," said the official from Anshang Palace gently. "Her temperant has also beco very different from before. Your Majesty, in my opinion, there’s still room for negotiation. It would be best not to upset the Grand Princess for now."

In the past, all the Grand Princess knew was indulgence in pleasures. The Empress had almost given up hope on her.

Regrettably, the Empress had only this one daughter. Abandoning her was not an option, so she watched the Princess grow up between despair and a slight glimr of hope.

But recently, for reasons unknown, the Grand Princess seed to have suddenly grown up.

To be more precise, it was as if she had beco a completely different person.

If it weren’t for witnessing the Grand Princess grow up with her own eyes, even the official from Anshang Palace would wonder if she were really the sa person.

She had suddenly beco very formidable!

Incredibly shrewd, she acted swiftly and decisively, not only achieving remarkable feats but also reorganizing her troops in a unique way.

The Grand Princess now was simply the perfect candidate for Crown Princess.

Previously, the Empress had not appointed the Crown Princess due to the Grand Princess’s foolishness and incompetence.

Now, she was in the process of preparing for the appointnt.

This was thus no ti to fall out with the Grand Princess.

The Empress severely lacked trustworthy and dependable people close to her; the Grand Princess was now dear to her heart!

"Your Majesty, regarding the marriage proposal, in my view, we can put it aside for now. And as for the Grand Princess’s feelings toward Prince Xiaoyao, she may not truly be so fond of him,"

"Perhaps, the Grand Princess is only after a novel thrill. I don’t see her as soone who would give up on making a na for herself just for a handso man."

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Long Tianliu pondered seriously for a while, and her anger finally began to subside.

Maybe it really was just for a montary thrill.

After all, Star River had been fond of so exceedingly beautiful n before, but she tired of them and discarded them after only a few days.

Perhaps this ti would be no different.

"Since that’s the case... alright, I’ll let her have her fun for a few days. Order soone to make preparations. I’ll receive these guests from Beiming Country," she concluded.

...But Long Tianliu had really miscalculated this ti.

She had never expected that Prince Xiaoyao, legendary as he was, could be so... so thoroughly unencumbered!

From the mont Long Tianliu saw him, she suddenly felt as if the three thousand in her harem had instantly lost their color.

His face, pure to the point of appearing untouched by a speck of worldly dust, could not simply be described with the words "extraordinarily handso."

It was a face that seed to only belong in the heavens, impossible to exist in this mortal world.

Unmarred and unparalleled, untainted by the slightest hint of worldly concern.

And those clear, black, and lustrous eyes—so clean they contained not a hint of the world’s filth or waves of impurity!

Having been Empress for so many years, Long Tianliu thought she had seen countless handso n, but never had she seen such a refreshingly otherworldly young boy.

A boy, who looked to be barely in his twenties.

At their first encounter, his dust-free aura struck right into the deepest recesses of her soul!

Especially that silver hair, so heartbreaking yet so intoxicating.

Long Tianliu watched, sowhat transfixed, until Anshang Palace called out several tis before she reluctantly brought her attention back.

Long Xinghe felt sowhat nervous.

Indeed, there were many young handso n in Her Majesty’s harem, but she never usually spent too much thought on them.

But why do Wuya’s eyes today seem so... unsettling?

"This son greets Your Majesty. This is Wuya, the very Prince Xiaoyao from Beiming Country I ntioned in my letter,"

Long Tianliu’s gaze, despite her efforts, swept over Feng Wuya several more tis.

Feng Wuya rely nodded slightly, his voice as welcoming as a spring breeze, magnetic and pleasing, comfortably brushing past everyone’s hearts: "Your Majesty, Empress."

The others, with Long Ziyue inclining his body in respect: "I greet Your Majesty."

Chu Qianli, like Feng Wuya, simply nodded slightly: "Your Majesty."

After all, as envoys from another country, there were no great demands on etiquette.

As long as no arrogance was shown, Long Tianliu didn’t mind it.

Only with great difficulty did her gaze move away from Feng Wuya, and Long Tianliu looked at the other envoy from Beiming Country: "And you are...?"

She stood up abruptly, staring at Chu Qianli, her fingertips instantly tensing.

"Your Majesty?" Both Anshang Palace and Long Xinghe, even Long Ziyue appeared stunned, completely unclear as to what the Empress ant.

Long Ziyue hurriedly explained: "This is the Divine Doctor that Ziyue invited from Beiming Country, seventh lady of the Duke Residence, Chu Qianli. Please allow her to examine and treat the ailnts of Ziyue’s mother."

Duke Residence, seventh lady, Chu Qianli.

As for the envoys, Anshang Palace naturally had people find out everything beforehand, but they couldn’t inquire about the appearance and temperant of the visitors.

One must see for oneself to have the most direct impression.

The shock in Long Tianliu’s heart sowhat subsided after several more glances.

At first glance, she looked very similar, almost identical, especially the charm within her eyebrows.

But upon closer inspection, her facial features were different; it was only a slight resemblance in her eyebrows.

"Your Majesty?" Long Xinghe turned to look at Chu Qianli before eyeing Long Tianliu again, asking with his gaze: Is sothing wrong?

Long Tianliu withdrew her gaze, her expression returning to calm.

"If you are indeed a Divine Doctor from Beiming Country, would you mind examining ?"

A trace of sothing flitted across the depths of her eyes, "Lately, I too have been feeling..."

She ant to say she had been experiencing so dizziness.

But her gaze couldn’t help but fall upon Feng Wuya once more.

Seeing this boy, Long Tianliu didn’t want to show any signs of weakness.

She smiled and said, "Recently, I occasionally feel a bit tired. I wonder if Divine Doctor Chu could perhaps ease my fatigue?"

Alarm bells were sounding within Long Ziyue.

Could it be that Her Majesty had designs on Ali?