More and more people gathered!
Seeing Lin Xianhong, Samuer couldn't help but smile.
Is this Lin Xianhong?
Before her diplomatic mission to Chang'an, she collected a lot of information.
After all, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle.
Knowing the weaknesses allows for targeted solutions.
Ning Que's weakness is Lin Xianhong!
He's famous in Chang'an for being a lovesick fool.
He'd do anything for Xianhong.
Who would have thought...
She had just arrived in Chang'an when she heard that Ning Que had divorced his wife.
"You are Lin Xianhong?"
"You are... West Liang Princess?"
"Indeed."
Lin Xianhong bit her red lips lightly.
She watched Samuer standing right next to Ning Que.
Her figure was tall and slender, her eyes bright and beautiful.
Dressed in palace attire, one couldn't tell she was a Western Liang person.
In terms of looks alone, she felt inferior.
Every gesture exuded an aristocratic and wild beauty.
Standing beside Ning Que, they looked quite well-matched.
Their statuses were equal.
They also appeared to be a perfect match.
Lin Xianhong just watched.
But an inexplicable anger welled up in her heart.
This feeling was very strange.
Could it be... I'm jealous?
Impossible!
Lin Xianhong tried hard to remain calm.
How could she be jealous of Ning Que?!
She should be happy right now!
"The Prince isn't speaking anymore?"
"You engaged in private transactions to facilitate peace talks."
"Your actions are aiding the enemy and betraying the country!"
So it's about this?
Ning Que looked at her indifferently.
"Do you have evidence for what you're saying?"
"Does it even need to be asked?" Lin Xianhong couldn't help but sneer, "Someone like you stops at nothing to achieve your goals. What wouldn't you do? I think you just want to keep your princely title, so you secretly made a deal with the West Liang Princess."
"Did Gu Yuan tell you this?"
"Don't mind who it was, just tell me if it's true or not?"
Ning Que coldly flicked his sleeve, not wanting to get entangled with her at all. He now felt only annoyance towards Lin Xianhong and didn't even want to look at her.
"Will anything I say matter?"
"You've never trusted this Prince."
"You only trust Gu Yuan."
"If you have evidence, then go report it to the authorities."
"Princess, let's go."
"Stop right there!" Lin Chao, ignoring the onlookers, hurriedly shouted, "I see it now. No wonder you divorced your wife so readily; it seems you had already found someone else. Prince Ning truly has a good scheme, first abandoning his devoted wife, then happily marrying the West Liang Princess."
"What nonsense!"
Iron Bull also didn't bother with him.
He went up and slapped him twice.
He was a martial artist, and these two slaps were firm yet gentle. They didn't seem to use much force, but they had already left bruises that wouldn't subside for at least ten days to half a month.
"You people are really interesting."
"Speaking without thinking, and then blaming others."
"Before I came to Chang'an, Prince Ning had already divorced his wife."
"It's clearly you who were unfaithful, yet you blame others?"
Samuer's personality had always been strong.
She had never suffered injustice.
She looked at Lin Xianhong and sneered, "Don't you Feng people talk about these things the most? Now it seems, you are not even as good as us Western Liang women."
Western Liang was a land beyond civilization.
The customs were extremely fierce.
After the father died, the son married his stepmother.
After a brother died, one married his sister-in-law.
This, of course, went against the Great Feng's moral principles.
But this was Western Liang's way of survival.
They would never be like Lin Xianhong.
Getting pregnant but aborting the child for another man.
To the Western Liang people, children were the most important!
"You..."
Lin Xianhong's breathing became rapid.
Saying she was not even as good as a Western Liang woman?
This was an insult to her!
"She's right..."
"The Prince divorced his wife first!"
"Besides, this matter is still up in the air."
"Pfft, how shameless."
"And she still blames the Prince?"
Lin Xianhong's face flushed red.
Because her secret was exposed, she was also enraged out of shame.
She clenched her fists.
"My business with you is over."
"I'm asking you now, as a Prince of Great Feng, why do you aid the enemy and betray the country? To facilitate peace talks, you even want to give Western Liang grain. Successive Prince Nings resisted Western Liang; you have simply disgraced the Ning Royal Mansion!"
"No, you wretch, you're truly hilarious!"
Samuer couldn't hold back anymore.
Ten thousand piculs of grain were nothing!
She wanted the grain just to save face.
To avoid being unable to account for it upon returning to Western Liang.
After all, in the peace talks between the two nations, Western Liang had given up too much.
If they didn't gain any benefits, they would surely be punished.
Western Liang had sacrificed too much for Jiuquan!
It had been painstakingly built up over the years.
With a single word from Great Feng, they could station troops in Jiuquan.
To so easily establish trade, surely they had to pay something?
"What are you?"
"You dare to question peace talks between two nations?"
"I'm telling you now, if Prince Ning hadn't come forward to negotiate, Great Feng would have paid even more. It would have been impossible to station troops in Jiuquan!"
Samuer was furious.
She was already fuming because of the peace talks.
She had come to Chang'an today to relax.
She never expected to be cornered by them instead.
Each one was hysterical.
As if Western Liang had taken advantage!
The truth was, Western Liang had suffered a huge loss!
Not only did Ning Que say he wanted to ally with Liaoguo.
There were also the spies Ning Que had planted in advance!
They had a very clear understanding of Western Liang.
They could even hide in the imperial palace.
And silently steal the Crown Prince's jade token.
If they could steal the jade token, they could take the Crown Prince's life!
And the Western Liang King!
And all the princes and nobles!
If not for this, would she have agreed to cede Jiuquan?
"Heh..."
Lin Xianhong, however, didn't believe it at all.
"You're all in cahoots."
"Of course you'll speak for him."
"No, is she sick?"
Samuer was so angry she laughed.
She looked at Ning Que with a strange expression.
"I'm really curious..."
"What did you ever like about her before?"
"By the way, were you two really once husband and wife?"
"Don't mind her."
Ning Que looked around.
He could sense danger.
More and more people were gathering.
There could be no mistakes.
Ning Que stepped forward and shielded Samuer behind him.
Seeing this, Lin Chao got excited again.
Although his face was hurting, he wasn't afraid at all.
"Ning Que, why are you in such a hurry to run?"
"You still dare to say there's no private affair?"
"You're just using public office for private gain!"
Lin Chao took two more slaps.
But the more he was beaten, the crazier he became.
His voice also grew louder and louder.
Iron Bull had no choice but to take off his smelly socks and stuff them into Lin Chao's mouth. The latter was instantly choked with tears, but he could only mumble, unable to speak.
"Let's go first."
As Ning Que turned around, a sharp arrow came from behind. The piercing sound of it cutting through the air was very harsh, and it was a blowdart, the hardest to defend against. This thing was only palm-sized, accurate and fast within ten paces. Because the scene was too chaotic, no one reacted in time.
"Careful!"
Iron Bull only had time to exclaim.
Ning Que, seeing the situation, quickly pushed Samuer.
A painful groan echoed.
Samuer's arm was hit by the arrow; if Ning Que hadn't pushed her in time, it would have accurately struck her brow, and at that point, even a deity couldn't have saved her.
"Princess!!!"
"Protect the Princess!"
"Iron Bull, grab that person for me!"
"Yes!"
Iron Bull didn't care about Lin Chao and quickly gave chase.
Seeing the blackness on Samuer's face, Ning Que inwardly cursed, realizing the danger.
She's been poisoned!
