King Ji's thoughts were actually very simple!
The news that the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect had partnered with the May Chamber of Commerce had indeed caused a sensation among a vast number of nearby factions.
The May Chamber of Commerce rarely partnered with other factions, because it truly lacked nothing. It had already partnered with whoever it needed to partner with. As for Emperor-Ranked Forces, it had cooperated with some, but those it had not cooperated with would basically rarely become new partners.
And Zhen Wenyu wanted to win over the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. If Xiang Siji went to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, whether to disrupt Zhen Wenyu's plans or to cooperate with the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect himself, it would benefit him.
As for where his advantage lay?
It was in his birthday banquet a few days from now.
As long as Su Yuning was still here, if he invited her to his birthday banquet, she would normally come. Even if she found it troublesome, she would still attend.
Even if she looked down on Xiang Siji and did not think highly of him, imperial blood still flowed through his veins. For the sake of Your Majesty Empress, she would have to make an appearance.
That way, it would be Xiang Siji's home ground.
Wasn't flattering someone easy enough?
When the time came, that birthday banquet would be exceedingly grand!
The attendees would definitely not be limited to the people from nearby factions. There would also be people from faraway places! There might even be members of the royal family.
If he gave Su Yuning enough face then, it should not be a problem to discuss a small collaboration with her, right?
However, due to the special times and special circumstances, some Royal Members who would normally