Chapter 746

Qin Mu suddenly clapped his hands.

Twelve pure, beautiful, and gorgeously dressed young girls came up and began to dance.

They were dancing a dance Li Er had never seen before.

Li Er himself was well-versed in music and also enjoyed dance.

For a moment, he was somewhat mesmerized.

At this time, Fang Fang Xuanling gently nudged Li Er's elbow.

"Old Li, look at these girls; do they look a bit familiar?"

When put that way, Li Er really did feel they looked familiar.

It was just that the impression was not deep, and he could not remember who they were.

"Fang Xuanling, do you recognize them?"

Fang Fang Xuanling pointed at one of them.

"This one is the young lady of the Wang family, and that one is the young lady of the Du family. I only recognize a few..."

Oh...

After Li Er reacted, he was instantly petrified on the spot.

The wine goblet in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

Qin Mu's gaze looked over.

"Old Li, what is the matter? Watching the girls dance, how could you lose your soul like this?"

Li Er felt deep hatred in his heart!

"But looking at it, they should all be young ladies from the major noble families."

This group of dancing girls were the noble young ladies who had been abducted!

It was for them that he had sent Li Ke as an envoy to Great Qin to redeem them.

As a result, not only were the people not redeemed, but even Li Ke did not return.

But weren't they abducted?

How could they be dancing here?

And one by one, they looked very happy!

"Great Qin Emperor, are these women the young ladies of the major noble families who were abducted to Great Qin?" In his impulsiveness, his tone was a bit stiff.

Qin Mu did not speak, but just beckoned.

These girls immediately stopped dancing and stepped forward, standing neatly in front of Qin Mu.

"Tell them, who are you?"

The twelve girls answered in unison.

"We are the talented ladies in His Majesty's palace!"

Pfft...

Li Er was almost angered into vomiting blood on the spot.

These girls were too infuriating.

The entire Great Tang court had been worried sick about them being abducted.

But they were doing fine, having become talented ladies in the Great Qin palace, and each one looked quite pleased.

And these were twelve noble young ladies!

Qin Mu had taken them all in one go.

He had completely disregarded the feelings of Great Tang!

As a man, Li Er could not help but be jealous and burning with rage.

One must know that among his four imperial consorts, only the Wei and Yang families could be considered upper-class noble families. They were not even among the "Five Surnames and Seven Clans."

The noble families were simply unwilling to send their daughters into the palace.

As Emperor, Li Er could not force them.

But Qin Mu had taken twelve in one go! And he had only given them the low-ranking position of talented lady.

It was enough to make one jealous to the point of madness!

Wait, no, there should be more than twelve, right? Where were the others?

"Great Qin Emperor, the girls dancing here are not all of the abducted people, are they? Are there still a few girls who did not come out?" This time Li Er was careful with his attitude, and his tone was more tactful.

Qin Mu smiled triumphantly.

"Indeed, it is not all of them. There are three others who, because they are skilled in weaving cloud brocade, have already gone to teach weaving techniques to the girls of Great Qin!" Cloud brocade!

Li Er felt as if another knife had been plunged into his heart.

No wonder the cloud brocade from Jin Ling had suddenly stopped being purchased.

Seeing the price of Jin Ling cloud brocade plummet, they hadn't understood what was going on.

The reason had been found!

It was Great Qin again!

They had actually thought of using the noble young ladies who understood cloud brocade technology to train weavers for Great Qin!

From now on, cloud brocade technology would no longer be a secret!

In the short day since Li Er arrived in Great Qin, he felt he had suffered several critical hits...

The frequency was higher than any time before.

It was absurd!

His heart was shattered into pieces.

Seeing that Old Li was already somewhat distraught, Fang Fang Xuanling hurriedly spoke to ease the atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, it is clear that these girls are genuinely willing to stay in Great Qin. This question leaves me very puzzled."

"Why is it that so many people who come to Great Qin do not want to return to Great Tang? I wonder if Your Majesty could enlighten me?" This was also the question Li Er cared about most, and he immediately pricked up his ears.

He clearly felt that Great Qin and Great Tang were about the same.

Qin Mu, however, looked smilingly at the others present.

"Who among you is willing to enlighten Minister Fang? Opportunities to be a teacher to a dignified Great Tang Prime Minister are rare."

This sentence left Fang Fang Xuanling between laughter and tears.

He had been caught in a trap and was being taken advantage of on the spot.

For the sake of Great Tang and to understand this problem, he had no choice but to endure it.

Lu Yu took this opportunity.

She would often have to go to Jiangnan to handle business in the future and hoped to build a good relationship with the Great Tang court.

"Minister Fang, after you entered Great Qin territory, did you notice that the smiles on the faces of the people were more frequent?"

Fang Fang Xuanling lowered his head and thought for a moment.

"That is indeed true!"

Lu Yu said.

"In Great Qin, everyone can live very happily because they do not have to bear too many unnecessary responsibilities."

"And Great Tang is the exact opposite; to make the people easier to govern, they are constantly required to bear various responsibilities."

Words of a woman!

They were indeed vastly different from the words of the sages.

Lu Yu's words were more from the perspective of the individual, emphasizing personal happiness.

In the inherent mindset of Old Li and Fang Fang Xuanling, this was selfishness!

That was why they had never been able to understand.

Until now, when they truly began to take this problem seriously, they suddenly realized the truth after Lu Yu's explanation.

This was the reason Great Qin was more attractive.

Fang Fang Xuanling bowed respectfully to Lu Yu, as if she were truly a teacher.

"I have been enlightened!"

Lu Yu suddenly smiled.

"I dare not accept! You are my uncle-in-law; how can you show such great respect to your niece?"

How awkward!

Li Er thought about it carefully, and Fang Fang Xuanling really was Lu Yu's uncle-in-law, her actual uncle-in-law! ===== CHAPTER 748 =====