Chapter 1020: New Year's Greetings (Part 2)

"I'm not saying this, my dear consort, but your gratitude lacks sincerity." Ye Zhining's expression was slightly dissatisfied. "If other women were helped with such a big favor, even if they didn't offer their bodies, they would at least try their best to satisfy their benefactor's requests.

But you, my dear consort, are so stingy when it comes to agreeing to a request; it's not straightforward at all."

"I'm being pragmatic."

After being teased, Miss Luo Quan felt a bit guilty, but she still forced an explanation: "After all, some facts are beyond my capabilities; I truly can't do them.

But I didn't say where my limits were, so Your Majesty can go ahead and make your request."

Ye Zhining chuckled: "So that means I should ask for the moon, and you'll negotiate the price on the spot?"

"That's not what I meant."

"Hmm..." Ye Zhining pondered slightly, then raised her head: "How about this, why don't you demonstrate for me in person how those props should be used?"

"I can't believe you thought of that!" Miss Luo Quan bounced off the bed. If she weren't unable to beat Ye Zhining, she would have really wanted to slap her across the face.

"Look, I stated my request, and you disagree, and now you're getting angry." Ye Zhining spread her hands innocently, as if she weren't the one at fault.

Miss Luo Quan glanced at her and, suppressing her anger, said: "For such outrageous requests, Your Majesty had better not bring them up again; it's simply impossible."

"Your capabilities are a bit too limited, aren't they? I was originally thinking of asking about the user experience."

Ye Zhining muttered under her breath. Miss Luo Quan's mouth twitched; a curse was on the tip of her tongue.

Just like that, the two fell into a brief silence.

Ye Zhining was thinking about what kind of report to demand, while Miss Luo Quan was anxious about what new tricks this Empress might come up with.

Two minutes later, Ye Zhining looked up at Miss Luo Quan: "My dear consort, why don't you dress a bit sexier for your livestream later?"

"No way... Wait, what???"

Miss Luo Quan had wanted to refuse the moment she heard the word "sexy," but after realizing what was said, she immediately had a confused look on her face: "Did I hear that right? You want me to dress sexier and then livestream?"

Ye Zhining nodded: "That's right."

"What kind of strange fetish is this?" Miss Luo Quan was left speechless.

If Ye Zhining had said to dress sexily just for her to see, she could have understood that.

But now she was actually asking her to livestream? Isn't that ridiculous?

Or could it be that Ye Zhining has a legendary cuckold fetish? Does she enjoy seeing the person she cherishes being occupied by others?

What kind of doujinshi plot is this!

"Let me ask one more thing, Your Majesty... uh... do you have a cuckold fetish?" Miss Luo Quan felt that such a psychological condition should be detected and treated early. Although she didn't have any way to treat it, she at least had to confirm it.

"What is a cuckold fetish?" Ye Zhining hadn't heard of such a term in the Huanyu.

Miss Luo Quan used the most accessible language possible to explain what a "green hat" was and what a cuckold fetish meant.

After hearing Miss Luo Quan's explanation, Ye Zhining slapped her thigh in frustration: "How could I be that kind of person? No matter how generous I am, I wouldn't share my dear consort with others!"

Miss Luo Quan was also confused: "Then why does Your Majesty want to do this?

Anyway, if I were in a relationship, I definitely wouldn't dress too provocatively during a livestream or in public; that's a sign of respect for one's partner."

"I just want others to envy me." Ye Zhining revealed her inner thoughts. "Think about it, my dear consort. When you dress sexily for a livestream, the fans can only drool behind their screens, while I can observe you up close. Isn't that worth envying?

And not just on Earth; when there's an opportunity in the future, I want to do this in the Huanyu as well!"

Speaking of this, Ye Zhining's gaze became profound: "For a long time, the subjects of the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty have respected and loved me, but very few have envied me.

Because everyone's life is quite affluent; even if they can't be the Emperor who commands the world, they can still enjoy life happily.

So, let alone envy, many people might even pity the Emperor—the loneliness, the exhaustion, the scheming—thinking that anything involving the royal family never ends well, and feeling that the Emperor is just a lonely beast that no one dares to approach.

But I am lucky; I haven't experienced these troublesome things since I was young, and I want them to know that my life is even happier than they imagine."

As she spoke, Ye Zhining looked at Miss Luo Quan, her eyes full of tenderness: "Take you, for example, my dear consort. If the world knew that the most beautiful woman in the Huanyu could become my consort, wouldn't that make countless people envious and jealous?

And the more charming and moving you are, the more intense these emotions will become.

Do you understand now, my dear consort?"

"I understand a little." Miss Luo Quan's expression was not as confused as before, and she also roughly understood some of Ye Zhining's psychology.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a person has five levels of needs.

The lowest are physiological needs, followed by safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization.

Self-actualization is the highest need, and also the most difficult.

As an Emperor, for Ye Zhining to achieve this need, she would likely have to become a wise monarch written about extensively in history books, which requires time to accumulate; it's currently impossible to achieve.

So, settling for the next best thing, esteem needs become extremely important.

So, do the people of the Huanyu, especially those of the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty, respect her?

The answer is yes. Since ascending the throne, her reputation among the people has always been quite good, far better than her father's. Plus, being good-looking and approachable, the people surely love and respect her.

However, Ye Zhining is clearly not satisfied with just this. Besides respect, she also wants the envy of the people.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, the life an Emperor leads is not necessarily the best.

An official once sang a little ditty: "Eating pickled vegetables and tofu, the old Emperor is not as good as me."

There are likely even more such nursery rhymes among the people.

It shows that the Emperor has her own delicacies, while the masses have their own simple, happy lives.

And considering the royal traditions of power struggles and heartlessness, many people probably don't think being born into the royal family is a good thing.

Therefore, in the eyes of the public, Ye Zhining is an excellent and respectable ruler.

But being born into the royal family, whether in childhood or after ascending the throne, can't really be called happy.

How many people around her are truly good to her? That requires a big question mark.

And Miss Luo Quan, based on Ye Zhining's complaints about her father, also knew that her childhood was mostly unhappy; the people's guesses weren't wrong.

Precisely because of this, Ye Zhining needs to find a way to tell the subjects of the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty that she is not only very happy, but happy in a way they can't imagine.

Being inseparable from the newly crowned "most beautiful in the Huanyu," Miss Luo Quan, is the embodiment of this happiness.

And the more popular Miss Luo Quan is in the Huanyu, the greater her influence, and the higher the people's envy will be.

Actually, a metaphor explains it well.

If Miss Luo Quan were to announce online now that she was in a relationship, and was deeply in love with her partner, even showing affection during a livestream.

Think about it, how much envy and jealousy that would cause.

Even these two emotions are just the basics; normally, fans would probably wish they could grab a knife and hack the bastard who managed to win Miss Luo Quan over.

And as Miss Luo Quan's boyfriend, that would certainly be a double pleasure, both physiological and psychological.

Not only is the goddess in his arms, but he can also enjoy the emotional feedback from others because he obtained the goddess's favor.

Of course, the word "boyfriend" would definitely not appear in Miss Luo Quan's life.

And all Ye Zhining wants to do is let Miss Luo Quan get used to such behavior first.

After all, she had promised Miss Luo Quan before that she wouldn't rush to bring her into the harem.

But in Ye Zhining's perception, this is only a matter of time, so she wants Miss Luo Quan to adapt to it on Earth first; when they return to the Huanyu, that will be the main battlefield for the two.

However, Ye Zhining ignored one problem, and that is Miss Luo Quan's feelings.

She wants to satisfy her own esteem needs, but she needs Miss Luo Quan to be the tool for it.

Using Miss Luo Quan's beauty to make those who like her feel jealous of herself.

This kind of thing doesn't seem very respectful to Miss Luo Quan.

If it were anyone else on the Huanyu star, facing such a request from the Empress, they would probably be eager to cooperate 100%.

But Miss Luo Quan is not from the Huanyu.

"So, Your Majesty is using me as a tool to satisfy your spiritual needs?" Miss Luo Quan asked calmly.

Ye Zhining quickly sensed something was wrong; the tone seemed a bit off.

Then she realized this was a typical "death trap" question, so she hurriedly explained: "My dear consort, don't overthink it. I just thought it would be fun to bring it up. If you don't agree, we can change to something else."

"I didn't say I disagreed." Miss Luo Quan denied this claim. "I think this proposal is quite good."

"Are you sure, my dear consort?" Ye Zhining was skeptical.

"Really, I'm completely fine." Miss Luo Quan nodded repeatedly.

It would have been better if she hadn't said this; once she did, Ye Zhining felt even less confident.

When a woman says she's fine, she's definitely not fine.

If you foolishly take her at her word, then things will get serious.

Ye Zhining had read many articles online about interpreting women's hidden language, so she assumed Miss Luo Quan was angry, and hurriedly explained: "My dear consort, please don't be angry. This time it really was my fault; I shouldn't have used you as a tool."

"Why would I be angry?" Miss Luo Quan felt it was inexplicable. "I just asked casually; Your Majesty, don't overthink it."

"You're not angry, my dear consort?" Ye Zhining asked tentatively.

"Really not angry." Miss Luo Quan confirmed again.

Hearing this, Ye Zhining finally felt relieved: "So, does that mean you agree?"

"Although I think Your Majesty's request is very strange, it's not excessive, so let's go with this." Miss Luo Quan didn't drag it out and agreed very readily.

Actually, with her personality, how could she be so petty as to ask Ye Zhining a "death trap" question over such a small matter?

She would rather all the report requests Ye Zhining made were of this type; compared to doing an unboxing review in front of Ye Zhining, dressing sexily for a livestream was completely effortless for her.

It's not like she hadn't done similar livestreams before; the cosplays of Tsunade, Hancock, and Matsumoto Rangiku—which one of them didn't require showing off her cleavage?

So this was not a big deal at all.

Of course, giving the fans a surprise in the evening was still not quite right; Miss Luo Quan planned to wait two days.

On one hand, she needed to prepare the clothing; on the other, she needed to find an excuse.

In short, Miss Luo Quan agreed to this alternative repayment from Ye Zhining. The Empress was quite satisfied with her consort's openness; it would be great if she could always be so obedient.

However, she also knew this was because she had done Miss Luo Quan a big favor by resolving the chaotic flow of Qi in her body.

Actually, with the toughness of the Flawless Glazed Body, even if she didn't do anything, there wouldn't be any major issues, at most a few days of abdominal pain and bloating.

But the opportunity to demand a favor was right in front of her, and Ye Zhining had no reason to let it go.

This time was just the beginning; if there were similar opportunities in the future, she would definitely take them without hesitation.

She might even create opportunities if there weren't any.

She didn't believe she couldn't move Miss Luo Quan to offer her body!

Miss Luo Quan didn't know Ye Zhining's thoughts; she was currently thinking about what else to choose for her "welfare" set.

Cosplaying anime characters was definitely not a good idea; after all, she had already done many sets in the past few days. The fans weren't tired of it, but she herself was a bit bored.

Actually, the simplest way was to do another swimsuit livestream; the effect would definitely be explosive.

But it was mid-winter now; to wear a swimsuit, she would have to run to the south, which would seem very inexplicable.

Running to the seaside during the New Year and then specifically livestreaming in a swimsuit for the fans.

What kind of spirit is this?

This is a spirit of selflessness, boundless love, and a broad mind. The fans would definitely give unanimous praise, and even ask Miss Luo Quan to increase the intensity and do more.

However, the rumors online would probably be unavoidable.

To avoid such trouble, Miss Luo Quan decided not to do such slightly excessive operations.

After thinking it over, she still felt black silk stockings were better.

Sexiness and black silk often appear together in many situations.

She had already argued before why black silk has such great appeal.

First, black has hiddenness and mystery, covering up flaws while making the thighs look uniform and smooth.

Secondly, the easily torn material of black silk also brings a stronger visual effect when torn, satisfying people's desire for destruction and conquest.

Finally, it's a kind of psychological suggestion.

When everyone thinks black silk is sexy, you will feel full of temptation when you see it.

Of course, the premise is that it must be worn on the feet, not on the head.

It's worth mentioning that Miss Luo Quan rarely wears such sexy tools.

Only when she's occasionally urged by fans with no other choice will she do it once to provide some welfare.

And this time, there was no warning beforehand.

One can imagine how excited the fans will be when Miss Luo Quan appears on camera in black silk.

However, tonight was definitely not possible, because her black silk was either torn or thrown away; she had to buy new ones. ===== CHAPTER 1021 =====