You are my golden finger

Chapter 205: Solid as a Rock

In order to show the great power of Jin, the palace held a banquet to entertain the 6th prince of Nanyue. At the banquet, the 6th prince Nguyen Van Rui led his sister Nguyen Van Ngoc to toast the emperor, the prince and others. Nguyen Van Ngoc finally led the dancers to the stage to perform, and of course she played the role of the lead dancer.

Ruan Wenyu danced the South Vietnam folk dance - drum dance. This dance is full of magic and rhythm, with unique timing techniques and dynamic rhythm.

Following the strong rhythm of the South Vietnamese drum, Nguyen Van Ngoc flexibly twisted her body to the beat of the drum, moving her soft waist to the beat, twisting her hips, and casting seductive glances, releasing her youthful vitality as a beautiful girl and showing off her charming demeanor as a woman.

Although most people in Dajin were quite reserved, there was still warm applause at the scene. Ruan Wenyu's drum dance still stirred up the emotions at the scene, and many men's eyes were full of wolfishness and stuck to Ruan Wenyu.

However, Murong Xu, to whom Ruan Wenyu was frequently flirting, seemed to ignore her, and his attention was entirely focused on the Crown Princess beside him. The two of them were talking in low voices while smiling tenderly.

So Ruan Wenyu's hard work in performing turned into a joke, which was really like a blind man lighting a lamp - a waste of wax.

Of course, this was when Ruan Wenyu didn't know what the two had talked about. If Ruan Wenyu knew what the two had talked about, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.

"Murong Xu, look at the eighth princess of Nanyue on the stage. She is dancing so hard. And her smile is so charming! Look, she is winking at you!" Lin Xijin teased with a smile.

"Well, her dance is very suitable for street performance. When the drums sound, crowds gather. I guess she can make a lot of money by dancing for a while." Murong Xu answered seriously.

"You are so mean. She came here for you with all her heart, but she ended up giving her love to the wrong person. Aren't you too cruel?"

"To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself! Isn't real gold and silver more attractive?"

"How much money are you and your father going to ask for from South Vietnam?"

"Since Ruan Jingsong asked Jun Xisheng for two cities, then we should also have two cities. Liangcheng and Wencheng are very good." Murong Xu said calmly, as if he had no idea how much shock these words would bring to the Kingdom of Nanyue.

The two of them chatted casually, and their words had already arranged the future for Ruan Wenyu and his party.

Ruan Wenyu's hard work at the palace banquet did not achieve the desired effect, but she did not give up. She thought that Murong Xu was just unable to react because of Lin Xijin's presence that night.

Ruan Wenyu didn't know from where she got to know that Murong Xu and Lin Xijin had known each other for many years, and they waited for Lin Xijin to grow up before getting married. She naively thought that Murong Xu would definitely like her who was like a flower about to bloom.

So she sent a visiting card to the East Palace, and entered the palace under the pretext of meeting the Crown Princess, hoping to have a romantic encounter with Murong Xu in the palace. She didn't believe that Murong Xu would not be tempted by her beauty.

But her wishful thinking was doomed to fail. Lin Xijin accompanied her to visit the Imperial Garden and had lunch with her, but she didn't have the chance to meet Murong Xu.

Murong Xu sent a message back to the East Palace, saying that there was an urgent case in the Police Supervisory Office and he needed to be in charge of the trial urgently, so he never showed up in the palace.

Ruan Wenyu knew that Murong Xu didn't want to see her, and she had no excuse to stay in the East Palace, so she had to say goodbye to Lin Xijin: "Crown Princess, thank you for your hospitality today. I feel that we are very compatible, and we can be said to have known each other for a long time. Can I be your sister?"

Since Ruan Wenyu couldn't see Murong Xu, she could only turn her target to Lin Xijin.

"I'm sorry, I already have many younger sisters at home and I can't take care of them all." Lin Xijin pretended not to understand and refused directly.

Ruan Wenyu has a very wild imagination. Who can tolerate a woman who is trying to steal his lover as a "sister"?

After hearing what Lin Xijin said, Ruan Wenyu gritted her teeth and left with hatred.

Nguyen Van Ngoc then wanted to use her charm diplomacy outside the palace. Although many young men were interested in her, they were all restrained by their families, so Nguyen Van Ngoc's trip was doomed to failure.

Ruan Wenyu sent a visiting card to the Second Prince's residence, but the Second Prince was too busy to take care of himself. The execution of the Fourth Prince had made him a frightened bird. The Second Prince was afraid of getting into trouble, so he dared not meet Ruan Wenyu and could only decline the meeting on the pretext of illness.

Ruan Wenyu made painstaking efforts, but after a lot of twists and turns, he saw no results at all. Ruan Wenyu returned empty-handed.

Ruan Wenyu really had no other options, so he finally tried every possible means to get into the Princess's Mansion.

"Welcome the eighth princess of Nanyue Kingdom!" Xijia, Xinlan and Anan received her warmly.

"Duoduo, Mimi, guests are coming, come out to greet them!" After receiving the order, Duoduo and Mimi were much more enthusiastic than the other three.

"Woof woof woof!" Welcome, Duoduo shouted.

"Hoho, hoho!" Hello, hello! Mimi is saying hello.

Duoduo and Mimi even pounced directly on Ruan Wenyu.

"Ah!" After being "warmly received" by Duoduo and Mimi, Ruan Wenyu only regretted that her parents had given her two less legs so that she could run too slowly.

"Eighth Princess, don't run. Our Duoduo and Mimi are welcoming you and saying hello to you!" three people shouted from behind.

It was not until Ruan Wenyu's carriage drove out of the gate that the three of them burst into laughter in the yard.

Nguyen Van Ngoc's beauty diplomacy did not achieve the expected results, so Nguyen Van Rui had to sit down with the delegation to negotiate with the Jin Dynasty.

During the peace talks, Nguyen Van Rui again proposed a marriage proposal in an attempt to save the two cities, but was flatly rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The final result of the peace talks was that Nanyue ceded Liangcheng and Wencheng to Dajin, and these two cities were forever incorporated into Dajin's territory.

The Jin Dynasty stationed 50,000 troops in the two cities and opened them to trade. The Nanyue Kingdom was not allowed to wage war against the Jin Dynasty for 20 years.

The South Vietnamese delegation came the same way they left. They didn’t dig the foundation of the wall, and when they left, they left with an extra contract, took Ruan Jingsong and a few other useless people, and left two cities for the Jin Dynasty.

On her way back, Nguyen Van Ngoc was extremely depressed. She couldn't understand why she, the most beautiful woman in South Vietnam carefully cultivated by the royal family, who was beautiful, good at singing and dancing, was defeated?

No one in the Great Jin Dynasty paid attention to Ruan Wenyu's frustration, and life went on as usual inside and outside the palace.

The sun has lost its scorching heat, leaving only warmth. In early winter, the harvests from all over Dajin have already been stored and the year-end statistics have been completed.

As high-yield crops were promoted throughout the country and the year was blessed with good weather and harvest, grain was harvested in all regions and the people lived a life of plenty.

The tax revenue from commerce also doubled, and the treasury became increasingly prosperous. The emperor was overjoyed and became much gentler towards his subjects.