After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 160

160~ Curiosity~

"Come on, just let me see. It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh."

While speaking, Yue Yingxue had already placed her hand on the little Princess's shoulder.

"No!"

The two sat on the same sofa playing around. The gazes of everyone present also focused on the two of them.

Those who didn't know might think the two originally knew each other, but how did the Midias Empire's Second Princess know the Eastern Region Princess? This was an incomprehensible question.

"That's enough. Don't you see everyone else is watching? No matter what, there has to be a limit!"

"What does it matter? We chat our chat, they watch their watch. Mutually unrelated."

The little Princess already didn't know what to say. Was this a setup, or did this Midias Empire Princess truly have no sense of propriety whatsoever?

Chatting so congenially with her, a princess from the Eastern Region, would inevitably draw dissatisfaction from other nations hostile to the Eastern Region.

"Ahem... your Father the King has arrived."

The little Princess pointed at the Midias Empire's king who had just arrived at the venue.

This should make her let go now, right? Her own Father the King had already appeared. If she still didn't restrain herself at this time, she'd truly be labeled as "pro-Eastern."

At that time, it would be quite unfavorable to the nation's development, even being isolated by many nations.

There were many Western Region nations hostile to the Eastern Region. Nations like the Midias Empire that could maintain absolute neutrality were few.

"Father the King."

Sure enough, upon seeing her own Father the King, Yue Yingxue immediately released her and respectfully performed a courtesy to her Father the King.

"Yingxue, this is?"

"She's the First Princess from the Eastern Region's Glaze Nation, Mo. Just now I was chatting with Mo about some matters regarding the Eastern Region chaotic war."

Discussing guns also counted as discussing war matters, right? After all, Scarlet Phoenix Nation's army used this very thing on the battlefield.

"Ha ha ha!"

He suddenly laughed. The little Princess on the side was somewhat at a loss. She completely hadn't expected the Midias Empire's king would actually have this reaction.

"Good! Since that's the case, you two chat slowly. I'll go discuss some important matters with others first."

Afterward, he left, leaving the little Princess bewildered in the wind...

Wait, what was all this about!? Your daughter is so close to me and you don't say anything? Don't you consider how other nations will subsequently view Midias!?

She truly didn't understand why this king would actually directly cast the nation's future behind him, completely lacking the self-awareness of being a ruler.

Simply... unreasonable!

"Since my Father the King said so, then let's continue chatting?"

Yue Yingxue linked arms with her.

Xiao Xi and Xiyan also couldn't bear to watch anymore. Their Princess was actually being handled by a naive fool princess? This matter was truly... too outrageous!

However, they couldn't help much either. As maids, they shouldn't interfere in matters between two nations' princesses, unless there was mortal danger.

And the little Princess, because she was both smaller in stature and weaker in strength than Yue Yingxue, simply couldn't break free. Casting her gaze toward Xiao Xi and Xiyan, she could only receive a "powerless to help" look in return.

This was truly enough!

After making a commotion for quite a while, it finally ended. The little Princess at this moment had already been tossed about until she didn't even have the strength to lift a hand. Yue Yingxue also released her, placing her gaze on Xiyan.

"I didn't expect you'd actually have such a small maid by your side, just like yourself."

"By the way, what's your name? Tell your big sister, and big sister will give you candy."

"I'm not a child! I'm already eighteen! Eighteen! Two months older than Lady Mo!"

"Oh~ Is that so."

Yue Yingxue nodded thoughtfully, then quickly reached out to rub the head of Xiyan, who hadn't yet reacted to what was happening.

"Rua! Only Lady Mo can touch my head!"

She couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to beat up this naive fool princess, but Xiao Xi behind her restrained her tightly, not allowing her any follow-up actions.

"So cute~"

She just didn't know if this Princess Mo would be even cuter than her maid when angry?

"Alright, the time is about right. I should go exchange with other nations' princes and princesses. Goodbye. I'll come find you all again in a bit."

Leaving these words behind, Yue Yingxue departed. Seeing this scene, the corner of the little Princess's mouth twitched slightly.

"Are you alright, Your Highness?"

"I'm fine, just a bit tired."

"Then please rest well for a while, Your Highness. After the banquet ends, you still need to meet the Midias Empire's king."

Maid Xiao Xi brought over a plate of food and knelt on one knee, crouching before the little Princess.

"Xiao Xi, don't you find it a bit strange?"

"Hm?"

Mo: "......"

Hesitating slightly, the little Princess shook her head.

"Forget it, it's nothing. It should just be my imagination."

Probably being tossed about too exhaustingly was causing her to overthink? That naive fool princess, no matter how you looked at her, was just a naive fool...

......

......

The banquet quickly ended. The little Princess didn't leave with those princes and princesses.

This banquet was originally for each nation to send their royal family members to make connections and incidentally promote relations between nations. She just happened to arrive at the Midias Empire the day before the banquet, which was why she was invited to the banquet together.

However, just as she imagined, the royal family members from various Western Region nations didn't have any exchanges with her, only whispering about her with others on the side.

Of course, Yue Yingxue was an exception. This naive fool was truly excessively foolish, and the Midias Empire's king didn't even manage his own daughter...

"First Princess from the Eastern Region's Glaze Nation, I am the Midias Empire's thirteenth-generation king, named Darvien. May I ask what you traveled a thousand miles to come to my country to do?"

Without beating around the bush at all, he asked directly.

The little Princess took a slight breath, controlling her expression and emotions well:

"I came to the Western Region to find someone. Because I heard your esteemed country is one of the few absolutely neutral great nations in the Western Region, I came to your esteemed country's territory to rest a bit, and incidentally purchase some necessary consumables for my army."

The little Princess directly stated her purpose. In this matter, she also had no need to beat around the bush. After all, she wasn't here to do anything guilty.

"Pardon my presumption in asking: who is the person you're looking for?"

Darvien asked.

He was very curious about who the little Princess wanted to find.

Who could make a princess willing to undertake an expedition to find them? Especially this princess who had already become famous across the entire continent, the Scarlet Phoenix Nation Empress's Imperial Consort.

Mm, back when Scarlet Phoenix Nation established the little Princess as Consort, that news truly shocked him speechless.

A ruler who used brutal methods to maintain her rule and expand territory actually established a First Princess of Glaze Nation, also female, as Imperial Consort...

At that time, it truly shocked the entire continent!