When they saw that Zhao Cheng was the one who agreed to the princess marrying into the Southern Zhou, not only were everyone in the Jing Kingdom stunned, but even Zhou Jinghuan was shocked!

What's going on?

Yesterday, you were the loudest one, even analyzing the situation between the two countries and the bilateral economy with me, acting as if your Great Jing had my Southern Zhou completely under your thumb.

Did I take the wrong medicine today?

The more Zhou Jinghuan thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Given Zhao Cheng's nature... could he be plotting something?

While everyone else was confused, Yuan Xiu's expression gradually relaxed, as if he understood something.

"Ahem..." Yuan Xiu coughed twice, not wanting to ask the question himself, and gave Wen Tai a wink.

Just as Wen Tai stepped forward to speak with Zhao Cheng, the old minister Mu Shanyue interrupted, pointing at Zhao Cheng and demanding, "Zhao Cheng! Are you drunk and haven't sobered up yet?!"

"I am perfectly sober now!"

Zhao Cheng raised his hands and stretched out his fingers to show, "This is one, this is two, one plus one equals two."

Mu Shanyue said, "Then how can you talk nonsense?!"

"I'm not talking nonsense! Isn't a marriage alliance between Da Jing and Nan Zhou a great thing? Da Jing has already resolved the troubles in the north. Now that we've made peace with the south, the people will truly live in peace!"

"But the one who's going to marry the Eldest Princess is the Second Prince of Nanzhou! He...he...he...is he worthy? Didn't you say yesterday that he's not worthy!"

"Yesterday I thought the Second Prince was a good-for-nothing, but after inquiring, I found out he's actually more outstanding than the Crown Prince! I dare say, as long as the Crown Prince dies young enough, the Second Prince will have a chance. The Eldest Princess won't lose out by marrying him!"

"Pah!" Zhou Jinghuan interrupted, "Zhao Cheng, watch your words!"

Mu Shanyue asked, "What happened to what you said yesterday about fighting to the bitter end?"

Zhao Cheng shook his head vigorously, saying, "It's a state banquet, a joyous occasion, let's not talk about these death-related matters!"

Mu Shanyue then asked, "Either fight or shut up."

Zhao Cheng said, "Then let's all speak seriously and stop talking nonsense!"

"You! You, you, you..." Mu Shanyue pointed at Zhao Cheng, his beard bristling with anger, and roared, "You fickle scoundrel!"

Upon seeing this, the officials were also in an uproar.

"Mr. Mu, please calm down. Your health is the most important thing!"

"Zhao Cheng, have you lost your mind?!"

"Traitor!"

While being cursed by countless people, Zhao Cheng actually did something even more infuriating: he raised his hands to cover both ears and then closed his eyes!

Go ahead and curse me. It won't hurt me to say anything.

But if that crazy woman Yuan Yun doesn't get married, I'll really feel like I'm missing a piece of my flesh!

I'm afraid it's not just one piece missing!!!

The memory of what happened at Yu Yun Zhai last night felt like hell to Zhao Cheng.

The key point is,

I have never been bullied like that by a woman before.

It's not just bullying, it's humiliation!

What do you mean, the emperor's own sister? What do you mean, the emperor's favorite woman? I don't care anymore. You two siblings teamed up to ruin me. Why should I care about you?

I'm not a masochist!

Go ahead and marry him! I think it's fine even if you marry the emperor, let alone the second prince!

The more Zhao Cheng thought about it, the angrier he became; the angrier he became, the more agitated he became; and the more agitated he became, the more his injuries ached…

If Yuan Yun hadn't been exhausted from fighting last night, my bones would probably have been broken!

"hiss……"

Feeling a tug on the wound on his leg, Zhao Cheng suddenly bent his thigh, a pained expression on his face.

Mu Shanyue had been staring at Zhao Cheng, and when he noticed this detail, he became suspicious. He walked towards Zhao Cheng step by step, even circling around him once.

"Zhao Cheng, have you been threatened?"

Upon hearing Mu Shanyue's words, everyone fell silent, realizing that he made a valid point!

Yeah, Zhao Cheng's attitude was so tough yesterday, how come it changed so suddenly today?

This doesn't make sense!

Something's definitely fishy going on here!

Zhao Cheng forced back the pain and said, "No, I'm serious."

Mu Shanyue looked at Zhou Jinghuan with disbelief and said, "The ground beneath your feet is the territory of my Great Jing, and the place where you are standing is the capital of my Great Jing. Do you think the people of Southern Zhou are so brazen as to dare to attack you here?"

To everyone's surprise, Mu Shanyue, despite his advanced age, was surprisingly strong and suddenly grabbed Zhao Cheng's wrist.

"Ah!" Zhao Cheng exclaimed in surprise.

Mu Shanyue pulled up Zhao Cheng's sleeve and saw the bruises all over his arm. He immediately shouted angrily, "Zhou Jinghuan, you've gone too far!!!"

Zhou Jinghuan: "???"

Zhao Cheng: "???"

"What did I do?" Zhou Jinghuan was completely bewildered.

"Zhao Cheng, you've been wronged!" Mu Shanyue gripped Zhao Cheng's hand tightly, then turned to Yuan Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Jinghuan has resorted to any means to achieve his goals, committing violence against Zhao Cheng in the dignified Jingguo Imperial Palace. Such rampant and barbaric behavior is no different from Ye Dan's! I suggest that Zhou Jinghuan and the Southern Zhou delegation be imprisoned, and that our Great Jing issue a declaration of war to Southern Zhou!!"

Yuan Xiu: "???"

Yuan Xiu knew perfectly well how Zhao Cheng got his injuries, but he never expected Mu Shanyue to implicate Zhou Jinghuan.

Although Wen Tai was the head of the civil officials in the Western Capital, Mu Shanyue was a senior scholar, a leader of the literati, highly respected and very influential. When he said this, the officials were immediately indignant and all agreed.

"Kill Zhou Jinghuan as a sacrifice!"

"Kill these Southern Zhou dogs!"

Seeing the situation gradually spiraling out of control, Zhao Cheng quickly pulled Mu Shanyue aside and said, "Elder Mu, you've misunderstood!"

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