Don't think that just because he spoke nicely and praised him, he would believe Prince Lie had no ulterior motives.
Those eyes had not shifted from his Husband Master since they had entered.
Su Qiao froze for a moment. "Jing He, you want to fight him?"
"What? You also think I can't beat him?"
A hint of laughter glimmered in Qi Jinghe's narrow, almond-shaped eyes.
Su Qiao inexplicably felt a little timid. "No, I..."
Prince Lie had, after all, led troops onto the battlefield. Unlike her Jing He, who had merely gone into the woods to kill some wild beasts and such.
Even when he later killed those Jin soldiers, he had only shot them with arrows.
"Since the Qi Prince Consort is in the mood, then I shall accompany you for a few moves."
Prince Lie was only too happy to agree.
A man from Great Su had stolen the woman he had fallen in love with at first sight. Although the other man was quite pleasing to the eye, he was still deeply unwilling to accept it.
"Then... then you two go ahead and play."
With her own man glaring threateningly at her, what else could Su Qiao do?
"Just stop once you've established the victor. Don't actually hurt each other. Great Su and Great Jin are allied nations now, after all. Prince Lie, right?"
After receiving her warning, Prince Lie smiled helplessly. "Little Prince, rest assured. I know my limits."
The Empress had no objections either and nodded with a smile.
Although Great Su was a Matriarchal Kingdom ruled by women, the women of Great Su were famous for loving to fight and compete.
Since they were going to fight, the palace was obviously unsuitable, so they could only move to the Training Ground.
Thus, a banquet