A minister could no longer endure it and rose to his feet. "National Teacher, don't think we don't know your intentions. You want to keep the Heavenly Maiden in Tianyun Kingdom because you've taken a fancy to her beauty!"
The National Teacher rebuked him, "Nonsense!"
Seeing the argument escalating, the king seated at the head of the table spoke blandly. "Today's meeting ends here."
The ministers had nothing more to say and could only lower their heads in salute. "We see Your Majesty off."
The National Teacher curled his lips frivolously. "Your Majesty, please stay. The moon is very full tonight. How about..."
Without even turning around, the king said coldly, "National Teacher, you should first deal with the hundred beautiful women in your residence. Many parents have brought their complaints to the palace. The state cannot interfere if both parties are willing, but if you are forcibly taking women, I hope the National Teacher will conduct himself with restraint."
The National Teacher's face darkened at those words, while the ministers snorted coldly and left one after another.
One of them wore an especially sour expression. "You even dare covet the king!"
The National Teacher instantly fixed the man with a sinister gaze. "The king has also reached marriageable age. In all of Tianyun Kingdom, who besides me could possibly be worthy of her? If she does not marry me, should she marry you?"
"Marry?!" The man blew out his beard and glared. "The king is supreme! It is not the king who marries out—the king takes a spouse!"
"Hahaha!" The National Teacher burst into laughter, his words growing even more frivolous. "If the royal family had not died out, how could it possibly have fallen to a princess to become king? Tianyun Kingdom simply has no one left. During