Chapter 695: He himself will have to roll away in a sorry state! (Seeking subscriptions

Ivan furrowed his brows and looked at Romanov: "Ancestor, then how should we respond now?"

It's not that he doesn't want to think for himself, it's just that he feels that in terms of strategy, the ancestor's experience far exceeds his own.

A cold light flashed in Romanov's eyes, and he sneered: "The Wu Ancestor's move is intended to force us to show ourselves and have a direct conflict with him. We must not do as he wishes and mess up our own steps."

Ivan was still worried: "But leaving Ma Te by the Wu Ancestor's side, if time goes on, I'm afraid there will be changes."

He also guessed Li Chen's intention, which was to cut off their connection with Ma Te.

Although Ma Te is his most unpromising son, it is precisely because of this that he is easy to control, but conversely, it is also easy for the Wu Ancestor to control him.

He is worried that the Wu Ancestor will use Ma Te to do some unpredictable things.

"I have already considered this." Romanov appeared to have everything under control, "But you forgot, sometimes, invisible swords are more lethal than real ones. Rumors and gossip are enough to destroy anyone's image.

We can operate secretly to shape the Wu Ancestor into a villain who disrupts the harem, interferes in government affairs, and bullies the emperor with power! As long as public opinion ferments, over time, his reputation will stink, and he will be like sitting on pins and needles in this Holy Capital; at that time, we won't even need to do anything, he himself will have to roll away in a sorry state!"

Hearing this, Ivan's eyes lit up, as if he saw hope: "Wonderful! The ancestor's plan is wonderful! Then should we start spreading the news immediately?"

Romanov waved his hand, looking like he was calm and composed: "You child, you are just too impatient. People have just arrived in the Holy Capital, their heels haven't stood firm yet, and we are impatiently splashing dirty water; the intention is too obvious, and it is easy to arouse suspicion.

Calm down, wait for the Wu Ancestor to make some moves himself, even if it's just a trivial matter, we can borrow the topic to play, amplify it infinitely, and guide it in the most malicious direction."

He paused, lowered his voice, and said meaningfully: "Can't you let those concubines you left in the palace 'actively' approach the Wu Ancestor? Even if the Wu Ancestor can truly not be close to beauty, as long as there is contact, this bad name of 'corrupting the palace' will be pinned on him! This is just a small sacrifice; as the person behind the scenes controlling the overall situation, you must learn to endure."

Ivan immediately put on an expression of understanding the overall situation and not caring at all: "The ancestor is right! You taught me before that those who achieve great things do not care about trifles! They are just some women, for the sake of the overall situation, it counts for nothing."

He said it generously, but his heart was bleeding.

Those concubines were all beauties he had carefully selected and favored, and he regarded each of them as treasures.

As a man, especially an emperor who once controlled the world, how could he tolerate this potential risk of being "cuckolded" in the depths of his heart?

But the ancestor had already said it to this point; if he showed the slightest hesitation, he would definitely be considered as not caring about the overall situation and indulging in children's private feelings.

Being an emperor, especially an emperor who wants to regain power, indeed needs to have extraordinary "endurance."

He thought about it again and comforted himself: The Wu Ancestor is a peak Sage Realm expert after all, with a firm Dao heart, presumably he will not be confused by beauty, and will definitely refuse sternly.

At that time, he just needs to spread rumors; he will have achieved his goal and saved face.

However, Ivan completely miscalculated.

He didn't understand Li Chen at all; beauty traps for Li Chen are not strategies at all, but enjoyment delivered to his door; how could he waste them?

On the first day Li Chen moved into the Holy Palace, he was dazzled by the peerless beauty gathered in this center of imperial power.

The women here are worthy of being carefully selected by the royal family; whether it is appearance, figure, or temperament, they are all top-tier in the world.

At first glance, Li Chen remembered four beauties with outstanding grace.

The one who came to welcome him might be the Empress Dowager Yulia, who was well-maintained and looked to be in her early thirties; time seemed to have only settled her mature charm.

She wore a deep purple low-cut palace dress with gold trim, outlining the full and proud chest into a heart-stopping curve; her waist was not a handful, and the tips of her shoes occasionally revealed under the skirt hinted at a pair of slender and straight beautiful legs.

Her face carried the nobility unique to the royal family and a trace of imperceptible melancholy; she had golden hair and blue eyes, like an empress in the ice and snow, cold, beautiful, and seductive. ===== CHAPTER 696 =====