"This woman commands a great many troops. If she learns the marriage has fallen through and rebels, wouldn't that be disastrous?"
Longji was indeed taken in. After a moment's thought, she gave a cold snort and walked out all the same. Wang Chong thought his trick had failed, only to hear Longji say in a clear voice, "Mother Empress, let me serve as the Marriage-Bestowing Envoy."
"Teacher Gao Gun can serve as deputy envoy."
Wang Chong felt his vision go dark. Let Longji serve as the Marriage-Bestowing Envoy!
What kind of hellish arrangement was this?
Gao Gun also looked deeply embarrassed, at a loss for what to say. Longji glanced back at him and said with a smile, "Teacher Gao Gun, next time you return, bring more valuables. A dignified Great Eminent Scholar could only hand over that paltry toll-wouldn't people laugh if word got out?"
Gao Gun cupped his hands. He dared not complain to the Empress either. Her greatest favorite was her own son, the Prince of Yan, and her second greatest was this Princess Hongluan, the little bride she had raised for her son since childhood, who had always been close to her heart. Nor did he dare reveal his identity as a Great Grandmaster of the age. That, after all, was also a secret, and an everyday trifle was not worth exposing his identity over.
Gao Gun thought to himself, This student of mine really is a demon lord of trouble. Once I got involved with him, even I had to suffer several bouts of bad luck.
Still, at least there have been some rewards. Without cooperating with the Prince of Yan, how could my Way of Great Peace have achieved its present splendor?
The Empress burst out laughing. Even this woman, who stood close to