The Choice Queen's

TCQ 17: The King's Owner

The decree of the appointment of the concubine and the future queen has been accepted since a few days ago and the women have also officially entered the palace.

But, after that, the King never came to them to perform the binding ritual that represented marriage.

According to the Donghao Kingdom custom, concubines and their masters, including the King, would drink wine that symbolized marriage.

It made Su Min and Fei Jia frustrated. They secured official positions as the wives of King Donghao, despite not being queens but that was enough to meet the expectations of their territory. However, their hearts became restless because King Nangong never came to visit them.

Even Shen Lihua, the already-established queen candidate also had no visit. Rumors that King Nangong is difficult to get along with women may be true.

If it continues, let alone offspring, affection will be difficult to obtain.

So, Fei Jia and Su Min took the initiative to meet Nangong Zirui by themselves. The two went to Qihua Palace carrying boxes of food, hoping that King Nangong would accept their visit and know their good intentions.

Upon arrival, the two were enchanted by the diamond-like splendor of Qihua Palace, standing firmly among the vast and large palace complex.

By then, noon had already passed and the evening had begun to overshadow. Nangong Zirui had just finished examining documents that had not been examined in court this morning.

In his hall, he stood facing the window, towards his favorite pool. As soon as Su Min and Fei Jia's voices sounded, he turned his head slightly, but had no intention of welcoming them.

“Su Min and Fei Jia came to greet His Majesty,” the two women said.

“What made Consort Su and Consort Fei come here?” Nangong Zirui asked them back.

“We came because we miss His Majesty very much. His Majesty did not come to visit us, of course our hearts are not calm,” said Su Min.

“It is not quiet for fear that I will not visit you or for fear that Great Lord Jinchuan and Mochuan question your abilities?”

Instantly, Fei Jia and Su Min immediately knelt down. They did not expect Nangong Zirui to think in that direction at all.

The man was able to guess their intentions correctly, but it was impossible for Fei Jia and Su Min to reveal it directly. Aside from being like, they were also expecting something else from Nangong Zirui.

“Your Majesty, it really isn't. Please Your Majesty investigate the truth,” Fei Jia said in a trembling voice.

Nangong Zirui was still in no mood to turn his body around. His hands were intertwined behind his royal robe, still staring at his favorite pond that was no longer a sea of ice.

His two concubines had clearly come up with a mission and if only he did not consider the relationship of the Four Prefectural Territories, Nangong Zirui would not change the rules of the queen selection selection.

“I heard you guys are blocking the Sword Stakeholder in the Back Palace, is that true?”

Fei Jia and Su Min were beautiful-faced and charming-looking, but they were not good at judging situations and were a little foolish at judging.

The two immediately agreed to use this opportunity as an event of revenge by complaining about Li Fengran's actions to them a day ago.

“Your Majesty, it is not us who stand in his way. He himself made it difficult for us. Your Majesty, look, he even hit us in the face. Her bruise is still not gone until now,” Su Min immediately raised his voice.

Until then, Nangong Zirui still had no intention of turning around. He could imagine the expressions of his two concubines pretending to be pitiful.

Nangong Zirui was no fool. His eyes and ears were everywhere, he had many subordinates watching over everyone in this palace. If both of his concubines thought he would pity her, then it was just a dream.

“Oh? How does he make things difficult for you?”

“Nona Li hit us and slapped our faces. Your Majesty, even though she is the Sword Stakeholder, we are also your wives. You must give us justice!” fei Jia.

“Your Majesty, if you don't give us justice, how do we explain it to people? Wouldn't it humiliate your face that the Stakeholder Sword King turned out to be a rude and cruel person?”

“Shut!”

That tone of voice sounded extremely cold and arrogant. Su Min and Fei Jia were initially unconscious, but after this, they finally knew what they had done.

“How great is your courage! Today, you forced me, will tomorrow you force the Queen Mother and this entire palace?”

“We dare not! Your Majesty, please forgive us!”

Nangong Zirui just turned his body. He crouched down in front of Su Min and Fei Jia, raising their chin and making them look up.

Nangong Zirui's savage gaze was like ice chips in winter, deep and extremely cold. Fei Jia and Su Min became scared.

“Begging the royal healer to heal your face and return to your palace!”

“Te-Thank you Your Highness.”

Su Min and Fei Jia immediately got up after Nangong Zirui released them. Nangong Zirui's anger was terrifying.

Su Min and Fei Jia miscalculated, they did not predict if King Nangong would side with his Sword Stakeholder compared to his own wives.

“He is my man. How to set it up, only I have the right to decide!” firmly Nangong Zirui before his concubines left. Su Min and Fei Jia immediately replied, “We understand, Your Majesty.”

After which, Nangong Zirui sighed. His Sword Stakeman was really good at preparing work for him.

If Nangong Zirui did not take care of his matter properly, those officials would criticize him again in court. But, Nangong Zirui also did not want to punish Li Fengran because what the woman did was just a defense for herself.

Throbbing head. The affairs of the Four Regions that were now conflicting with each other were increasingly piling up. It was not enough to elevate their emissaries into harem members, they demanded more.

Mochuan, Jinchuan, and Zichuan now sought to magnify the influence and intervene in the palace. If Nangong Zirui does not deal with it immediately, the affairs of the country could be chaotic.

Of the Four Regions, only Danchuan was uninterested in influence. Great Lord Danchuan, Li Yan is concerned only with the welfare of his territory.

His influence and power did not make him dark-eyed and attacked the palace. It was also what made Nangong Zirui finally decide to make Li Fengran as the Sword Stakeholder.

“Your Majesty, the Queen sent a message that the Sword Bearer is in her palace and pleaded with Her Majesty to allow her to accompany him for a few days,” Wang Bi said.

“That brash woman! I didn't allow him to go to the Back Palace, but he insisted instead. Headstrong!” nangong Zirui Grunts. Somehow he did not like Li Fengran to go to the Back Palace.

“So, Your Majesty doesn't allow it?”

“You think that woman will obey? Allow it!”

Seeing the emotions of his king being disturbed due to a woman named Li Fengran, Wang Bi silently smiled. It seems that his king will soon experience a new spring.

Wang Bi poured a cup of tea, thrusting it to Nangong Zirui to calm his emotions.

Nangong Zirui drank the tea, then sighed. He retrieved one of the state documents containing news of the catastrophic winter floods caused by the melting river from Jinchuan.

This flood caused many residents to lose their homes and build refugee tents near the office of Grand Lord Jinchuan.

“Go the Ministry of Social Affairs to send relief funds to the victims of the Jinchuan flood!”

“Understand, Your Majesty,” Wang Bi nodded.

“Wait!”

“Are there any more orders, Your Majesty?”

“Check if Li Fengran ate and drank well in the Queen's Palace!”