Chapter 70 The couple officially join forces!

"Explain in detail."

Xie Xuanyin became interested and poured himself another cup of tea.

He even poured a cup for Shen Ruoli without hesitation.

"If I said that I have the King of Xichong by the throat, would Your Highness believe me?"

"Yes. I believe you."

Xie Xuanyin nodded.

Shen Ruoli was taken aback by his unexpected decisiveness.

After regaining her composure, she quickly revealed her plan: "Although the King of Xichong is not easy to deal with, as far as I know, he is very sentimental! As long as we can make him owe us a favor, he will repay it without hesitation!"

"Being sentimental? Owes favors?"

Xie Xuanyin seemed to be deep in thought.

The King of Xichong lacks nothing, so how could he possibly owe anyone a favor?

"Does Your Highness know what the King of Xichong desires most right now?"

Shen Ruoli patiently and skillfully guided him.

Without hesitation, Xie Xuanyin said, "He wants to overthrow Dongling and seize it."

Shen Ruoli: "..."

It's impossible to simply hand over the Eastern Tombs to the King of Xichong!

"Your Highness is very well-informed, however..."

Shen Ruoli paused for a moment, then said, "There is another secret message that Your Highness is probably unaware of."

Shen Ruoli put in a lot of effort to deal with Tuoba Han, the king of the Western Barbarians.

The two things that Tuoba Han wanted to do most in his life were to liberate Xichong and stop it from being a vassal state of Dongling.

Secondly, he wanted to find his long-lost younger sister!

In her previous life, Shen Ruoli also tried to choose the second path, but even though she searched the entire Dongling and even sent people to search Xichong and the surrounding small countries, there was no news of Tuoba Han's sister!

That person seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth, leaving not a trace of their existence!

Left with no other choice, Shen Ruoli had to choose another path.

However, she wasn't foolish enough to let Xie Xuansong actually hand over Dongling to Tuoba Han.

Looking back on this incident, Shen Ruoli even felt somewhat guilty towards Tuoba Han...

I wonder how Xie Xuansong treated Tuoba Han after she and Xie Xuanyin died in her previous life!

After all, her advice to Xie Xuansong was: make the most of things, discard them after use, and leave them in the wilderness!

In other words, Xie Xuansong was to feign agreement with Tuoba Han's demands. Once Tuoba Han had captured Xie Xuanyin, Xie Xuansong would then strike a fatal blow against Tuoba Han, like a mantis stalking a cicada unaware of the oriole behind!

This would also be an explanation to the people of Dongling!

The people revered Xie Xuanyin, the crown prince.

Tuoba Han, an outsider, invaded the capital and murdered the crown prince, inciting public anger. Xie Xuansong then seized the opportunity to eliminate Tuoba Han, avenging Xie Xuanyin. This not only won him popular support but also allowed him to rightfully seize everything from the crown prince's residence!

Kill three birds with one stone!

"Shen Ruoli, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing her solemn expression and her silence, Xie Xuanyin gently patted her.

"Huh? What?"

Shen Ruoli seemed to awaken from a dream.

"Weren't you just about to tell me another way to take down Tuoba Han?"

Xie Xuanyin said slowly, "Although I don't know where you learned these things, which even I don't know, I believe you."

He believed in Shen Ruoli's abilities and also in the Shen family's shrewdness!

Upon hearing this, Shen Ruoli came to her senses. "I wonder if Your Highness has heard that Tuoba Han has a younger sister named Tuoba Yu?"

No.

Xie Xuanyin honestly shook his head.

He didn't understand what having a sister had to do with taking down Tuoba Han.

He wants to start a war with Tuoba Han, not Tuoba Yu!

Just by looking at his serious face, one could tell that he definitely didn't understand why she had brought up Tuoba Yu.

Shen Ruoli chuckled, "Your Highness, many times, some political matters cannot be resolved without war. Although Tuoba Yu is also a girl, don't underestimate us girls."

"So what?"

Xie Xuanyin asked in confusion, "Do you mean you want me to go to war with Tuoba Yu?"

Shen Ruoli: "...Of course not!"

"So, you want me to marry that Tuoba Yu?"

"no!"

Shen Ruoli explained helplessly, "Tuoba Han is very sentimental and is extremely protective and protective of his relatives and those around him. It is said that Tuoba Yu went missing when he was young, and Tuoba Han sent people to search for him for many years without success."

"If Your Highness can find Tuoba Yu..."

"What does Tuoba Yu look like, and what are his features?"

Xie Xuanyin was incredibly efficient.

Seeing that he didn't seem to truly understand her meaning, Shen Ruoli patiently continued, "Is Your Highness not listening to me carefully?"

How could this be?

Xie Xuanyin denied it.

"Did I just tell Your Highness that I have Tuoba Han by the throat?"

"So you mean you've already found Tuoba Yu?"

Xie Xuanyin's eyes lit up.

Shen Ruoli neither admitted nor denied it.

Her smile was enigmatic. "So, Your Highness, do you now see my sincerity?"

If she wanted to, or if she remained stubbornly infatuated with Xie Xuansong, she could tell Xie Xuansong the whereabouts of Tuoba Yu at any time and have him win over Tuoba Han!

But she didn't.

She once said that she would belong to Xie Xuanyin in this life and in the next!

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Meeting her earnest gaze, Xie Xuanyin slowly reached out and grasped her right hand.

His attitude speaks for itself.

He saw Shen Ruoli's sincerity!

No matter what happens in the future, the couple will face it together!

Even if he died because of Shen Ruoli in his previous life, this matter can be settled after Xie Xuansong is dealt with!

...

With Empress Sun's birthday approaching, Xie Xuanyin was already extremely busy.

First, he must keep an eye on Xie Xuansong; second, he must handle state affairs; third, he must personally escort Old Master Sun to the capital; and fourth, he must arrange meetings with Tuoba Han and several other vassal kings.

For several days in a row, Shen Ruoli did not see him.

It was only on this day that they learned that Xie Xuanyin had left the capital the day before and gone to the Sun family.

"You bastard!"

A deep, indescribable sense of loss settled in Chen Ruoli's heart.

She gritted her teeth and couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath, "He promised to trust me, promised that we would face anything together in the future, but he didn't even say goodbye before leaving the house!"

She had mistakenly thought that he was preoccupied with court affairs, which was why he hadn't seen her for several days!

In the past, Leap Moon would have been so frightened that her face would have turned pale and she would have rushed over to cover her mouth.

But now that she has discovered that Shen Ruoli and Xie Xuanyin's way of getting along seems to have changed, it has become "a beating is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love", Runyue has gotten used to it.

"Your Highness, I've heard that the Prince of Chu has already secretly contacted the Prince of Xichong!"

Leap Moon leaned closer, curious and earnest, "That day you told His Highness that you had found Princess Tuoba Yu of Xichong, but how come I've never heard you mention this before?"

"Do you really intend to let Princess Xichong meet with the King of Xichong during his visit to the capital? Would such a cruel man as the King of Xichong really be moved by this and choose to cooperate with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

After saying that, she asked again, "What does that Princess Xichong look like, and where is she now?"

As soon as the intercalary month finished speaking, Xiao Weizi appeared at the door. "Your Highness, a young lady named Ziyan is requesting an audience outside!"

Shen Ruoli's eyes flickered slightly.

She gave Runyue a meaningful look, "Let her in."