Kapitel 20: Chapter 20: Good Girl, So You Like to Throw Yourself into Someone's Arms

Words that could bewitch the heart spilled from the young girl's mouth, and Zhang Lanyi admitted she was tempted. She knew full well that the wolf cub before her harbored no good intentions, but at that moment, her ambition burst forth, unstoppable and fierce.

She abruptly reached out and grabbed Yan Wanqing's wrist, which was on her neck, pressing it down firmly. Her eyes unwavering, she stared at the girl before her and said word for word, "When His Majesty the Crown Prince rules over all, would you wish to be his Prime Minister?"

Yan Wanqing, full of confidence, smirked, "A thing already in my pocket, why should the Empress even ask?"

"Good! Hahaha..."

Across the round table, one sitting and one standing, the confrontation between maturity and naivety was palpable, yet their presence clashed evenly.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted outside, and the sky was ablaze with fire. Zhang Lanyi glanced over, "What's happening?"