A difficult choice was placed in front of Zhang Beichen.
If he answered her question? Lying was a crime of deceiving the sovereign!
To speak the truth, that was also courting death. To a monarch, the monarch would naturally hope that their subjects would be loyal and not think about serving another master!
Then, there was only one choice.
Zhang Beichen lowered his head and saw Ying Yiren's feet.
Under the red clothes was a pair of beautiful feet as exquisite as suet jade. Five white and tender toes were neatly arranged and were crystal clear. The arch of her foot was slightly curved, and the skin under her feet could be seen. It was delicate and smooth. Under the illumination of the candlelight, he could still see the redness in her blood vessels and the dust on her feet from the dance.
There was no dust on the back of her foot, but at this time, the muddy wine was flowing down the smooth back of her foot.
'What a waste!' Zhang Beichen shook his head. He had been taught from a young age not to waste food. This wine was brewed from grain, so it should not be wasted.
"How? You'd better obediently answer my question!" Ying Yiren thought that her scheme had succeeded so she urged him.
However, the smug look on her face only lasted for two seconds before her smile froze, because... Zhang Beichen actually reached out and grabbed her foot.
At this moment, Ying Yiren suddenly felt flustered and bewildered. "My beloved subject, you wouldn't really be..."
Before she could finish, Zhang Beichen lowered his head and finished the wine that she had wasted.
Ying Yiren's face was filled with shock, and then, it turned into embarrassment! She felt a warm touch on her skin, which made her scalp numb as if she had been electrocuted!
"Zhang Beichen, you... How dare you!" Ying Yiren hurriedly pulled back her foot and shouted in a confused tone.
Zhang Beichen looked at her innocently and said, "This subject of yours is willing to accept my loss! Your Highness, this was your request."
"But... But you..." the usually calm Ying Yiren was now incoherent.
Shyness, shame, a trace of anger, but also a trace of inexplicable happiness. These feelings intertwined in her heart, making her heart confused!
Zhang Beichen saw her shy expression and felt that she was extremely cute and charming.
'No wonder you're the wife I've chosen at the start of the game. You're really amazing!' Zhang Beichen sighed in his heart.
Ying Yiren tried her best to calm herself down. Speaking of which, she was indeed the one who suggested this. However, she didn't expect Zhang Beichen to really choose this option!
She gritted her teeth and said, "That's all for today. I'm tired. You should go and rest."
"I will take my leave." Zhang Beichen stood up.
Ying Yiren returned to the room that Zhang Beichen had arranged for her. After washing up, she lay on the bed, all kinds of thoughts still flashing through her mind.
"Why was my heart beating so fast just now?"
"Even on the battlefield, I have never been so nervous!"
'That Zhang Beichen... he... how could he be like this? Could it be that he covets my body?'
'He's too bold, this is a crime of deceiving the monarch! But why do I still feel a little excited? I've sinned, I've sinned, I've failed Father's teachings!'
Ying Yiren tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. At this moment, a voice interrupted her thoughts. "The 'Emperor Simulator' cooldown time has been reset. You can simulate it again. Do you want to start the simulation?"
"It can be simulated again?" Ying Yiren was overjoyed. She had gained a lot from the previous simulations.
For example, she had avoided the war with Kingdom Wei and the crisis of Kingdom Qin's destruction. Another example was to send troops in advance to intimidate the Rongdi tribe so that the chief would not dare to cause trouble. By giving gifts to the nobles of the six kingdoms, they prevented the six kingdoms from attacking Kingdom Qin.
The most important thing was that she had obtained Zhang Beichen's "golden card", which allowed her to start a trial reform in Kingdom Qin and strengthen it.
'In the last simulation, although I made Kingdom Qin stronger, I sacrificed Lord Beichen. This time, not only will I protect Lord Beichen, but I will also unify the world!' Ying Yiren chose to enter the simulated space and time.
...
On the other side, Zhang Beichen was still reminiscing about the banquet earlier.
"It's really good wine, but it's a pity I can't drink it often." Zhang Beichen couldn't help but feel restless. In the simulated space and time, he only got closer to Ying Yiren after helping the Kingdom Qin to reform and recover their lost territory.
As for now, although their relationship had become closer, it was still far from that stage.
At this moment, he also received the notification that the simulator had been activated.
"Very good, I need a simulation." Zhang Beichen also knew that it was impossible for him to reform and strengthen Kingdom Qin with his current strength.
In this small Baiyang County, he encountered several life-and-death crises. Today, a zombie and a fourth-realm martial artist who wanted to kill him appeared!
If he didn't have the strength, he might be killed one day! And after the simulation was successful, he would gain benefits.
Zhang Beichen also entered the simulation.
He was just about to follow his previous opening and go to the empress of Kingdom Qin directly. However, this time, the simulated trajectory changed.
"You were preparing to head to Qin, but you were taken away by the soldiers of Wei on the way. They brought you to Wei to meet the empress of Kingdom Wei."
"Ah, how did I get caught by the Wei people?" Zhang Beichen was dumbfounded. He hadn't really unlocked the empress of Kingdom Qin's achievement of ruling the world, so why was he transferred to Wei?
...
"Hehe, I got him, I got him!" In the Wei Palace, the empress of Kingdom Wei, Wei Yao, was rolling around on the bed excitedly, kicking the quilt and pillow into a mess with her soft and dainty legs.
More than a month ago, she had participated in the 'Emperor Simulator' and failed several times. She had been brooding over it.
"How can I be inferior to that Empress Qin girl?" Wei Yao asked Gongzi Jiu to send someone to Qin to find Zhang Beichen.
She didn't expect to really find him. According to the spy, Ying Yiren had sent Zhang Beichen to Baiyang County to be the county magistrate and he had even managed the local affairs well.
Wei Yao asked someone to bring him back, but the spy said that Zhang Beichen had a master bodyguard by his side, so he didn't have a chance to do anything.
Wei Yao was very depressed. She waited for more than a month, and the simulator's cooldown time was finally over.
So, as soon as she entered the simulated space and time, Wei Yao immediately started to attack.
Every empress could issue a recruitment order based on their power and resources.
The so-called recruitment order was actually a card draw. There was a chance to draw different officials, generals, and so on, and the attributes of each card were different.
Ying Yiren rarely used this function because she had a bad start and didn't have many resources to draw cards.
Wei Yao, on the other hand, was different. Kingdom Wei was strong and had a lot of resources at the start, so she directly drew a card. Perhaps she was lucky, as she actually drew a [Common Advisor: Zhang Beichen].
Just like that, Zhang Beichen arrived in Kingdom Wei.
In the simulated space and time, Wei Yao was dressed luxuriously and wore a crown. She sat high on the throne and looked down at the [Common Advisor: Zhang Beichen].
'This Zhang Beichen is indeed handsome, but his stats aren't very high. However, this is a growth card so it should be cultivated.' Wei Yao thought to herself.
At this moment, three options appeared in front of Wei Yao.
[Zhang Beichen will be appointed as the general. Let him go to the army to gain experience.]
[Zhang Beichen will be appointed as a civil official and allowed to gain experience in the court.]
[Accept Zhang Beichen as your personal attendant and he will serve you.]