"Your subject pays respects to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess!" Zu An said loudly.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely strange. Even the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were forced to lower their heads. Everyone else in the Eastern Palace was naturally silent, afraid of getting into trouble.

Suddenly, such a loud sound rang out, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

The eunuchs Xiao Xu and Xiao He standing beside the crown prince were dumbfounded, thinking to themselves that this guy was really bold to dare to run into the line of fire at this time.

His close guards, Park Duan-diao and Jiao Si-gun, were frantically winking at him from a distance, signaling him not to say anything out of line.

Zu An felt a warmth in his heart. It seemed that his friendship with this person had not been in vain. However, he had his own thoughts and walked directly towards the Crown Prince and Crown Princess: "Eh, besides the Emperor, how come there is someone worthy of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess offering tea and paying their respects? Who is this person?"

Publicly offending the King of Qi was a well-thought-out decision. You should know that you encountered several assassination attempts on the way to the capital, most of which were sent by the King of Qi. Why be polite to someone who wants your life?

Moreover, the various events that occurred after they arrived in the capital meant that the conflict between the two sides was destined to be irreconcilable.

For example, because of him, Murong Tong, a member of the Qi King's faction, was transferred from a key department like the Sili Xiaowei. Now that Cheng Xiong, the Left Guard General, is also dead, even if the Qi King is magnanimous, his confidants must hate him to the bone.

Moreover, he didn't believe that the Prince of Qi could be so magnanimous, so he might as well offend him openly and at least cling to the Crown Princess's coattails.

As for the emperor ordering him to hand over the fake manual to the Prince of Qi, since there was no time limit, he could do whatever he wanted.

As he spoke, he glanced at the King of Qi on the chair, secretly marveling at how such a mature and refined gentleman would have been a heartthrob in his past life.

The King of Qi also looked at him at this moment, his eyes revealing no emotion.

Even the system backend did not receive his anger value.

Zuan was secretly alarmed; this person was incredibly cunning, and he would have to be careful in dealing with him in the future.

The Crown Princess looked at him with delight. She had always found him somewhat annoying, but today she found him exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

She was secretly delighted, but on her face she pretended to scold, "This is the wise and virtuous Prince Qi, praised by all under heaven. How can you be so rude, Zu'an?"

She deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "virtuous and wise," intentionally mocking him for calling himself a wise king while deliberately bullying a junior.

She actually knew why the other party was deliberately acting this way today. It was obviously because of the Cheng Xiong case some time ago, in which officials from the Crown Prince's faction had brought him to his death. The loss of such a great general was understandably frustrating for the Prince of Qi. Whether for his own sake or for the sake of his subordinates, he had to come and vent his anger.

So when the other party deliberately made things difficult for her and the Crown Prince, she just held her nose and endured it. Anyway, we got the benefits, so take the title if you want.

But when Zu'an arrived, she suddenly realized that perhaps the title didn't have to be given to the Prince of Qi.

"Greetings, King Qi." Zu An bowed, feigning trepidation.

"You are Zu'an?" King Qi looked at him with a complicated expression. You see, he had always had the upper hand in his struggle with the emperor over the years. In his mind, his opponent was never this foolish nephew in front of him or his self-proclaimed clever niece. His opponent had always been the elder brother on the dragon throne.

The emperor was indeed invincible, but he could not defy the passage of time. In addition, the crown prince was far too incompetent, so the tide gradually turned in his favor.

Until Zu'an suddenly appeared out of nowhere, first he came out with the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" that could grant immortality, catching him off guard. When he first learned of this news, even his calm and composed mind, which had been like still water for many years, was thrown into turmoil. If the emperor could really live forever, then what was the point of fighting for him?

This news even shook some courtiers who had secretly sided with him. These people sided with him not because they liked him, but because the strongest emperor was destined to die, and the crown prince was utterly incompetent.

Now that they know the emperor has the possibility of immortality, which of these ministers would still be afraid of living too long and betray the emperor?

The situation was already overwhelming when dealing with this series of upheavals, but after this guy came to the capital, he directly and indirectly caused the two key positions of Commandant of the Capital Region and General of the Left Guard to slip out of control. It can be said that this is the most devastating loss for the Qi King's party in recent years.

"Could it be that this guy is my natural nemesis?" He immediately suppressed this thought. At his level, he wouldn't allow himself to have such a powerless idea.

Zu An replied, "This humble official is Zu An, and I have long admired the name of King Qi."

King Qi's eyebrows twitched. He had just criticized me, and now he was saying he had "long admired my name." Wasn't this blatant sarcasm?

Zhao Jing's anger level increased by 99!

Feeling the anger value, Zuan was also very frustrated. You are a Grandmaster, after all, with incredibly strong soul power. You shouldn't have contributed so little anger value.

The emperor's name is Zhao Ritian, while you can only be Zhao Rijing. No wonder you can't compare to him.

But despite the complaints, how could the King of Qi be weak when he could rival the emperor, the most powerful man in the land, for so many years?

During my recent conversations with Yun Jianyue, she mentioned that there were only two and a half people in the capital who she was wary of. Two of them were the Emperor and Prince Qi. As for Zhu Xie Chixin, he wasn't even half a person; he was just a slightly troublesome ant.

King Qi took a sip of tea and said calmly, "From what Lord Zu just said, it seems that I had the Crown Prince serve tea, which was inappropriate? As the saying goes, in the way of learning, it is difficult to find a strict teacher; only when the teacher is strict can the way be respected, and only when the way is respected can the people know to respect learning. This is a principle passed down from ancient times. Lord Zu may not have heard of it when he was mingling in the streets of Mingyue City."

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