Sometimes, the more one could not obtain something, the more one would want it.
Over the years, as Olivia ascended to the throne, the things that she could not obtain became fewer and fewer.
She had a massive palace and massive wealth.
Within her palace, she had a large number of slaves, and many of them were young and handsome.
The more outstanding ones were not inferior to Chen Heng at all, and in fact, they were even superior to him.
However, for some reason, Olivia could not forget about that Knight from back then.
Perhaps it was because she knew that Chen Heng was someone that she could never obtain, which was why her desire for him was so strong.
Before meeting Chen Heng, she had never thought that there would be such a person with such perfect morals.
The vow he had made to Verna when he married her still echoed in his ears.
What he had done over the years told the witnesses of the wedding that he had not made the vow and had not let her down.
"No matter glory or disgrace, no matter how poor or poor, I will never give up …"
As she walked on the road, she muttered to herself. She felt a strange sense of envy, as well as complicated emotions.
She felt quite complicated towards Chen Heng. She instinctively wanted to have him, but she also did not want to destroy this beauty.
After all, this beauty belonged to her little sister and not someone else.
In the end, she sighed and raised her wine cup before downing it in one gulp.
Chen Heng sat there by himself and silently thought to himself.
He looked around at the guests sitting around him.
In those places, rulers from far away were sitting, and many of them looked quite tired.
If one were to look closely, they would be able to see that many of them had stern expressions on their faces, as well as a faint sense of dissatisfaction.
It seemed that these rulers were quite dissatisfied with what Olivia had done over the years.
This was not surprising.
After all, anyone who was tormented and exhausted like this would probably feel dissatisfied.
Even if this person was their ruler, it would be the same.
However, just like many others, Olivia's power had not weakened and was still incredibly powerful, so they did not dare to express their dissatisfaction. In fact, they did not even dare to show their dissatisfaction, afraid that they would attract Olivia's attention and be attacked.
Over the years, Olivia's temper had become more and more explosive.
If someone dared to touch her eyebrows, who knew what would happen?
Therefore, at this moment, they only dared to be angry, but did not dare to say anything.
But no matter what, the dissatisfaction was slowly accumulating, just that it had not reached the point where it could explode.
If this went on, when the dissatisfaction accumulated to the extreme, it would eventually erupt into violent flames.
Once the royal family that Olivia represented weakened, there would most likely be a rebellion.
However, before that …
Chen Heng seemed to have thought of something.
"Everyone, let's continue drinking."
Above, Olivia raised the wine cup in her hand as she loudly laughed, "Don't worry, there's still a lot of wine. Everyone, take your time."
Her face was flushed, and her body reeked of alcohol. She seemed to be a little drunk. Her movements were getting more and more unrestrained, and she laughed from time to time. She had completely lost the elegance she had when she was a princess.
The other rulers forced smiles as they looked at Olivia. Even though they felt quite dissatisfied, they could only raise their cups and continue to drink.
No one dared to object because with Olivia's temper, if they dared to object, there really would be problems.
In the past, it wasn't that no one mentioned it, but those people didn't end up well.
As time went on, no one dared to object anymore.
However, this time, a discordant voice sounded out.
"Your Majesty, you're drunk."
A calm voice sounded out from below.
The surrounding lords' movements paused, and they could not help but feel somewhat shocked.
They instinctively looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall and straight young man sitting there.
It was none other than Chen Heng.
"Drunk?"
Olivia came to her senses.
Looking at Chen Heng, she instinctively frowned, "I don't feel like I'm drunk."
"Your Majesty has already drunk enough; there's no need to continue."
Chen Heng's expression was calm as he continued, "Moreover, holding a banquet like this once or twice is enough. There's no point in doing it too often."
He raised his head and looked at Olivia, "It's just a waste of time and money."
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Olivia's smile did not change, but her gaze became sharper as she stared at Chen Heng.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Chen Heng looked at Olivia and calmly said, "Three years, just three years."
"In order to participate in the banquet hosted by His Majesty, many people have traveled day and night on the road. Many people have died in accidents in foreign lands. Even their corpses could not be collected …"
He recounted all the tragedies that had happened in recent years due to the frequent summons of the feudal lords in front of everyone present.
With each sentence, Olivia's expression became colder and colder. In the end, it was quite frightening.
She glared at Chen Heng, flames of fury burning in her eyes as if she was about to explode.
"Well said!"
However, in contrast to Olivia, the countless people present all cheered.
In the past, they had been restricted by Olivia's might and pressure, so they did not dare to say anything.
And at this moment, when everyone was silent, someone was finally willing to stand up and speak for them.
Because of Olivia's past methods and prestige, they did not dare to stand out to support Chen Heng. However, in their hearts, their impression of Chen Heng had become much better, and they felt much closer to him.
"Kaylin, just what do you want to do?"
Olivia's eyes widened as she furiously glared at Chen Heng. At that moment, a berserk emotion appeared in her heart, "If you don't want to drink, then piss off.
"I'm just speaking the truth. If Your Majesty does not want to hear it, then forget it."
Chen Heng's expression was calm as he spoke.
Looking at Olivia, he did not say anything else and turned to leave.
Looking at Chen Heng's departing figure, the people in the surroundings were filled with admiration, and their impression of Chen Heng became even greater.
Standing at the main seat, Olivia felt the complete opposite.
She stared at Chen Heng's back, her expression flickering.
Only after a while did she come back to her senses and smile as she raised her wine cup and drank with the nobles around her.
The palace once again became lively.
"Looks like it was quite effective."
Sensing the gazes from the surrounding nobles as he left, Chen Heng gave a slight smile.
Saying this in front of so many nobles naturally was not because he was bored but because he had a purpose.
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