"What scheme?"
Xue Ye's gaze settled on the adviser before him, an almost imperceptible glimmer of longing flickering in his eyes.
Yet when his gaze touched that familiar, slightly unruly figure...
The flame in his heart seemed abruptly extinguished by a sudden icy wind, and a trace of helplessness and worry crept onto his brow.
"Stop sticking your nose in! Your advice backfires every single day. Keep messing with my head, and I'll hit Red Temperature!"
The man offering the advice was middle-aged.
He slowly rose, a meaningful smile curling at his lips, carrying both cunning and confidence.
"Doesn't Chen Jue love beautiful women?"
"We could... hehehe!"
The moment he said that, everyone knew what his scheme was.
Everyone's vision went black.
What the fuck kind of scheme was this?
But a second later, they felt that he actually made a great deal of sense.
After all, targeting a man's weakness through his tastes was indeed a sound approach.
Xue Ye also looked surprised, silently weighing the idea.
Though the scheme seemed somewhat outlandish, it had its merits-a slender thread of hope in a desperate situation.
"But... I don't know whether the beauties in the palace would catch Chen Jue's eye. After all, I've heard about his women, and every one of them is an unrivaled beauty."
"Compared with them, the beauties in the palace simply lose their luster!"
Xue Ye sighed softly, his voice tinged with an indescribable helplessness and resolve.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man slowly shook his head.
"Ordinary women won't do, but..."
He shifted his tone, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes.
"But your daughters, Your Majesty-the princesses-would!"
Having spoken, he slightly raised one eyebrow and gazed at Xue Ye with profound respect, leaning forward a little to convey his deference and sincerity.
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