The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Empress Ji Wu looked at the gifts in the box and let out a silvery laugh.

"Since the Emperor of Qi is so sincere and has given us such a generous gift, we of Western Xia must reciprocate."

"As everyone knows, the Western Xia royal family's greatest skill is summoning snakes. Today, I will demonstrate this skill to everyone and present it as a gift from me to the Great Qi."

Prime Minister Feng and the others were terrified and quietly shrank back.

They couldn't understand why the Empress would use a snake to scare them after they had already given her 50,000 taels of silver.

The emaciated imperial advisor quickly stepped forward to stop him, whispering in the Western Xia language, "Your Majesty, no, please don't underestimate that Miss Su."

General Gongsun and his soldiers burst into laughter upon hearing the Grand Preceptor's words.

Miss Su?

How ridiculous! The young lady Su opposite us looks to be only a teenager, delicate and frail. What's so scary about her?

Although their numbers are small, Her Majesty the Empress can summon spirit snakes, which are worth thousands of troops, so there is absolutely no need to fear the Great Qi.

If that Miss Su were truly so capable, the Emperor of Qi wouldn't have been so eager to send 50,000 taels of silver to curry favor with Her Majesty the Empress.

The distance between the two sides was less than twenty meters.

Empress Ji Wu and Su Qianqian gazed at each other from afar.

She had seen plenty of girls like Miss Su who pretended to be calm.

No little girl is afraid of snakes, these kinds of soft-bodied animals.

The moment she summons the damp snakes, the girl's composure vanishes completely.

Haha, just thinking about it makes me laugh.

Ji Wu thought it would be good to scare the little girl. Once the little girl was frightened by her strength, she would be more dedicated to healing her face and wouldn't dare to resist in the slightest.

"The gift I gave to Daqi was the Serpent Dance."

Empress Ji Wu gently stroked the small golden snake around her neck, lowered her head and hissed softly.

The emperor and his ministers on the Qi side were all extremely nervous.

Eunuch Fu stood in front of Emperor Qi Jing, his hands and feet trembling.

The other ministers also looked on with fear, and silently retreated.

Although some of them had snake repellent powder, they had not yet tried its effects and dared not take the risk.

Soon, a rustling sound came from all around, a soft and sticky sound.

Countless snakes surged in from all directions, densely packed, of various colors, sending chills down one's spine.

The snakes gathered in greater numbers.

All of Prime Minister Feng's men retreated.

Prime Minister Feng arrived today in a sedan chair carried by two men. His men were so frightened that they fled, and even the emperor's side was so startled that they took several steps back.

He and Su Qianqian were left alone in the front row.

However, Su Qianqian carried snake repellent powder with her, so the snakes automatically avoided her by staying three meters away.

Prime Minister Feng had no snake repellent powder, so he could only watch helplessly as venomous snakes crawled all over his body.

At first, I could still feel the snake bite hurting a lot, but gradually I lost consciousness.

The officials in Prime Minister Feng's faction were in dire straits themselves, so they couldn't care less about Prime Minister Feng.

They discovered that there were no snakes within three meters of Lord Xue and his men, indicating that Miss Su's snake-repelling powder was indeed effective, as the snakes all ran to Lord Xue's side.

Lord Xue reminded them, "Now that you've chosen to rely on my protection, you'll be my people from now on."

Hehe, my people are Miss Su's people.

With so many more supporters, Miss Su will surely have a greater voice in the court next time.

Lord Xue silently memorized the names of the officials who approached him, planning to use the "bee-attracting powder" made by Miss Su to deal with them if they ever denied their obligations in the future.

Minister Luo didn't want to be controlled by Lord Xue, so he went to Emperor Qi Jing's side.

"Your Majesty, why not send someone to sue for peace with the Empress?"

Emperor Qi Jing also wanted to seek peace, but the question was, who dared to approach the Empress of Western Xia?

Vice Minister Luo had just lost one of his shoes while running around, so he casually picked up another one from the ground and slipped it on, without caring whether it fit or not.

He straightened his official hat and then advised, "Your Majesty, it wouldn't hurt to offer the Empress of Western Xia some more benefits. The Prince of Huainan is causing quite a stir right now. The Empress of Western Xia is so capable; it would be great if we could unite with Western Xia to deal with the Prince of Huainan."

"Alright, I agree to your proposal. You may go and sue for peace with the Empress of Western Xia."

Vice Minister Luo dared not do that; if he moved more than three meters away, he would be bitten to death by a poisonous snake.

He quickly feigned illness, clutching his chest and saying, "Your Majesty, my angina is acting up; it's so painful, I can hardly breathe."

Emperor Qi Jing kicked Minister Luo to the ground with one kick.

If you don't have the guts, don't offer useless advice.

The Western Xia soldiers all burst into laughter.

They found it hilarious to see the officials of the Great Qi fleeing in terror, their hats and shoes scattered all over the ground.

These ministers of the Great Qi are truly cowardly and useless.

The Great Qi even calls itself a civilized and powerful nation—what a disgrace!

However, that little girl was truly brave; she not only remained motionless but also showed no fear on her face.

Such a young girl made them feel inexplicably uneasy.

Ji Wu called out to Su Qianqian, "Miss Su, are you satisfied with the gift I gave you?"

Su Qianqian nodded, "Satisfied. Perfect, I also have a gift for Her Majesty the Empress."

She tossed the oil paper package she was carrying to Xiangming, who was to her right and behind her.

Xiangming, after opening the three-layered oil paper package, leaped up and, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, sprinkled all the medicinal powder inside onto the Western Xia soldiers.

At first, the Western Xia soldiers were very nervous, thinking that the powder was poisonous, but when they found that everyone was fine and had no symptoms of poisoning, they were relieved.

He started laughing out loud again.

The Emperor of Qi, who was filled with fear, laughed at the high-ranking officials of Qi who were so frightened that they lost their hats and shoes as they ran away.

The powder quickly attracted beautiful butterflies, which Ji Wu found quite amusing.

"I really like the gift Miss Su gave me."

But the liking lasted only three seconds before the tragedy struck.

Wasps and bees swarmed around the Western Xia soldiers.

"Buzzing—"

The Western Xia soldiers were quickly bitten until their bodies were numb and they collapsed to the ground.

The few surviving soldiers were terrified, and only then did they realize that Miss Su was not someone to be trifled with.

I shouldn't have underestimated that little girl.

General Gongsun was also relieved; luckily, he had reacted quickly and hadn't been hit by the powder.

That Miss Su is indeed quite capable.

However, Her Majesty the Queen still has a trump card to play.

General Gongsun looked at Ji Wu.

Ji Wu sighed and took the initiative to make peace, saying, "Miss Su, I was just joking with you Qi people. Now, shall we each drive away the snake and the wasps?"

Ji Wu voluntarily withdrew the snakes and even provided the antidote.

Lord Xue looked smug. "See? Miss Su has a way with things. It's no use trying to curry favor with the enemy. You have to be tough to make them truly afraid."

The people who were poisoned by snake venom, including Prime Minister Feng, did not wake up immediately after taking the medicine; they were all carried back to rest.

In return, Su Qianqian also sent Xixia some bee-repelling powder and an antidote.

Everyone tidied their appearance and put on smiles.

The two sides were all smiles, as if the previous tension had never existed.

At this moment, Minister Luo stepped forward and advised Emperor Qi Jing, "Your Majesty, you have already emphasized that the dignity of Western Xia must not be damaged, but Miss Su has injured most of the Western Xia soldiers. Your Majesty, please punish Miss Su severely."