Chapter 690: Honey to others, poison to me
"Your Highness is not in the palace late at night, but appears here. What does this mean?"
Xiao Jue didn't ask how the other party appeared at the border hundreds of miles away. It was not difficult to leave the Liao Kingdom quietly.
"The emperor's uncle agreed to lend us troops, and his intentions are not small."
Di Ran sat on the armchair beside him, neither arrogant nor impatient, and said calmly: "It's just that the emperor's uncle has never had the intention to interfere in the world before, why did he suddenly have such an idea?"
Hearing this, Xiao Jue paused for a moment, and looked at the little girl he had watched grow up with his deep and cold eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Your Highness, how can you tell that I have no such intention? Unifying the world is the dream of many men. Don't you want to unify the world one day when you ascend the throne?"
Di Ran smiled when he heard this, and said calmly: "What is honey to others is poison to me. If you are not interested in this, what is your purpose?"
"Oh?"
Xiao Jue frowned slightly, seeming to disagree: "Your Highness is the crown prince, but if you don't have the slightest ambition, how can you hold power in the future?"
"Holding power?"
Di Ran seemed to have heard something funny and laughed: "Are you joking, uncle?"
"With my uncle here, I only need to have fun and enjoy myself. You and the Queen Mother will handle the important affairs of the court. I feel relieved."
Everyone could hear the sarcasm in the words.
The Liao Kingdom is now controlled by the Queen Mother and the Regent. Even the current Liao Emperor is just a sickly puppet. His power has long been stripped away, let alone her, the princess.
With the two huge mountains of the Empress Dowager and the Regent around, even if the Crown Princess could successfully ascend the throne, she would only be the second Liao Emperor.
"you……"
Xiao Jue seemed to have heard it, and stared at Di Ran with a gloomy gaze, as if he wanted to see something on her face.
Di Ran's face was calm and composed: "Uncle, I came here to make a deal with you."
"Oh?"
Xiao Jue's face darkened: "Would you like to hear the details?"
Di Ran had curved eyebrows and her eyes were as bright as stars and as cunning as a little fox, which made Xiao Jue dazed for a moment, as if he saw a pair of similar eyes through those eyes.
"If the royal uncle agrees to withdraw his troops, I am willing to detoxify you." Di Ran's words brought Xiao Jue back to his senses. He was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little surprised that the other party knew that he was poisoned.
"How did you..."
"Uncle, don't be curious about how I know this. Just know that I can cure the poison in you."
Di Ran thought that when Xiao Jue heard that she could detoxify him, he should be excited and happy to know that she could detoxify him, if not surprised.
But that face was expressionless and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
"Moreover, I am willing to help you achieve your uncle's wish."
"What does the king wish?"
Xiao Jue's expression paused slightly, he looked at Di Ran with his deep and cold eyes, and sneered, not knowing whether he was laughing at Di Ran's nonsense or at his own wild imagination.
Di Ran smiled, her red lips slightly curled, and she uttered two words meaningfully: "Of course."
Xiao Jue was stunned for a moment, meeting that pair of determined and serious eyes. For a moment he thought that the other party knew something.
But...how is this possible?
"you……"
Xiao Jue stared at Di Ran with a complicated look. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and it took him a long time to utter a word.
"You're...fine."
Di Ran met those deep and complex eyes, was stunned for a moment, then curled the corners of his mouth and smiled.
"I have agreed to be the emperor's uncle."
"This is the antidote. You don't have to ask how it was obtained."
A small black porcelain bottle was placed on the table. Di Ran came quietly and left quietly.
Xiao Jue's eyes fell on the small black bottle, his gaze was heavy and he remained silent for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
