Chapter 369 Your Liu Tanhua

Everyone around was very quiet. The long sword was thrown to the ground with a "clang" sound, which frightened the young Beili envoy so much that his face turned pale.

But it was because he was so quick to make such harsh words just now, and now he deserves to reap what he sowed.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the young Beili envoy. Mu Xu originally wanted to wait for King Chang'an of Daxing to speak up to stop him. After all, rumors said that Huo Zheng was the one who cared most about the overall situation. At this time, he should have stepped out to be a good person when his subordinates forced others to commit suicide to fulfill their promise.

But Prince Chang'an didn't even raise his eyelids at this moment.

Princess Chang'an, Princess Changning, and even the envoys who escorted the bride were just staring at them, with no intention of saying a word.

The young and quick-tempered Beili envoy did not want to show weakness in front of the Daxing people and lose face for Beili, so he bent down, picked up the long sword on the ground, raised it and was about to slit his own throat.

"Wait!" Mu Xu immediately stepped forward and snatched the sword from the young envoy's hand, pierced the opponent's shoulder blade, and then immediately pulled it out, blood splattering on the ground.

The young envoy immediately fell to the ground and was sweating profusely from the pain.

All the Beili people were stunned when they saw this. They didn't understand why Lord Mu would attack his own people just because of a word from King Chang'an's men.

This has never happened before.

Mu Xu, however, handed the still-bleeding sword back to Jiang He with both hands, then solemnly bowed to Huo Zheng and apologized, saying, "He made the mistake and should apologize to the Prince of Chang'an. I apologize to the Prince on his behalf. I hope the Prince of Chang'an will be magnanimous and forgive him for the sake of the friendly relations between our two countries."

Lord Mu first stabbed the young envoy with a sword, and then made a gesture of apology.

Huo Zheng walked down the stairs and gave Mu Xu a light support. "Since Lord Mu has said so, I cannot abandon our diplomatic relations just to be slandered. However, I can endure the injustice, but my sister cannot. Therefore, the marriage is cancelled. I will go to the Beili Royal Court with Lord Mu and explain this matter to your emperor in person."

"Your Majesty..."

Mu Xu was shocked when he heard this. He knew that the King of Chang'an was taking advantage of the situation to dissuade him from this idea.

Huo Zheng didn't give Mu Xu a chance to speak, interrupting him directly, "Or does Lord Mu think that there's no need for me to go to the Beili Royal Court, and that it would be better for me to just return with Changning?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xu immediately chose a situation that still had room for maneuver, "The prince has already arrived in Beili, so it's natural to send the princess to the royal court."

Lord Mu did not say that the marriage between the two countries would definitely not succeed. Anyway, for now, he would just go along with Prince Chang'an. Once he arrived at the royal court, what this man wanted to do would naturally be revealed.

Having said that, that’s about it.

Huo Zheng took Chunzhi, Huo Yanran and others to the side to rest. They had been running around for several days, had not slept for a night, and had been dealing with this group of Beili people for a long time. They all needed rest and food.

At this time, the sun had risen high, and the sunlight fell on the earth, completely dispelling the haze of last night.

The Prince of Chang'an and his entourage walked aside and sat on a rock to rest. Mu Xu immediately had the young envoy who had fallen to the ground helped up and asked a doctor to treat his injuries.

The accompanying General Beili approached Mu Xu and asked gruffly, "Do you really want them to go to the royal court together? This Prince Chang'an has come with ill intentions and doesn't want Princess Changning to marry into Beili at all."

"Do you think I don't know?" Mu Xu's voice was much lower than his. "Besides letting him go to the royal court together, do you have any other ideas?"

General Beili was silent after being asked.

Chunzhi, Huo Zheng, Huo Yanran and others sat on the rocks. The secret guards fetched water, hunted, and made a fire. They took out the dry food and roasted it, and they would be able to eat it soon.

The palace maids handed over water bags. Huo Yanran picked up one and handed it to Huo Zheng in a flattering manner, "Seventh Brother, are you tired? Drink some water."

Huo Zheng took the water bag, opened it but didn't drink it. Instead, he handed it to Chunzhi.

Chunzhi was really thirsty, so she didn't bother to be polite with them. She raised her water bag and said with a smile, "I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

Seeing this, Huo Yanran picked up the second one and handed it to Huo Zheng, "Seventh Brother, come..."

"What for?" Huo Zheng glanced at her. "Why are you giving it to me instead of to your own Liu Tanhua?"

"Seventh Brother!" Huo Yanran looked at Liu Tanhua a little embarrassedly. Seeing that he turned around and talked to the generals and others who escorted them, and did not pay attention to this side, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The little princess opened the water bag and stuffed it into Huo Zheng's hand. "Seventh Brother, you are so angry. You need to drink more water."

She originally thought that what her seventh brother said about going to the Beili Royal Court and trying to cancel the marriage without affecting the diplomatic relations between the two countries was simply impossible to do.

But when Seventh Brother and Sister-in-law arrived, they immediately brought up the matter. Now they were going to the Beili Royal Court together, and Huo Yanran suddenly felt that the road ahead was not so difficult.

The road ahead is still full of hope.

When the little princess thought of this, her eyes were filled with smiles.

Her wedding dress was tattered, but she looked at Huo Zheng with a smile.

Huo Zheng was a little nervous under her gaze, and his expression softened. "Still laughing? Hurry and change your clothes. They're so tattered, what a sight!"

"Okay, I'll go change it."

Huo Yanran stood up and walked to the carriage behind to change clothes, and the palace servants came to meet her.

"Princess, I'm so glad you're okay!"

Zhiqing walked in front, feeling extremely lucky to still be able to see Huo Yanran.

Last night, the villain suddenly appeared in the princess's carriage. Zhiqing was thrown out of the carriage and fell into a coma. When she woke up, she saw the secret guards carrying her onto the horse's back. She was scared to death.

Zhiqing came back earlier than Huo Yanran, but she had seen the prince and princess dealing with Beili people, so she didn't dare to disturb them. It was not until this moment that she had the chance to talk to the princess.

"I'm fine, I just look a little messy. Please help me change my clothes."

Huo Yanran said as she boarded the spare carriage. Zhiqing and the palace maids followed her into the carriage to serve the princess.

Huo Zheng saw Huo Yanran go to change clothes, and then he slowly started to drink water.

Chunzhi leaned close to him and asked softly, "Why are you always jealous of Liu Tanhua?"

"Who's jealous?" Huo Zheng denied it. "My sister is disobedient. She's leaving the bright and clear Yangguan Road and insists on crossing the single-plank bridge. And she won't let me, her brother, say a word to her."

Chunzhi laughed and said, "What if Yanran is walking on the Yangguan Road?"

Huo Zheng said nothing, but just looked at the person in front of him with his eyes as dark as ink.

Letting a princess and a young man who has won the third place in the imperial examination live in seclusion in Xizhou together, living in anonymity, can only be regarded as a last resort.

If this matter could be resolved openly, that would be the best solution.

There are always some things in this world that you have to do even though you know they are impossible.

After crossing the single-plank bridge, the Yangguan Avenue may be right in front of you.

As long as Yanran is fine, they will not hesitate to go through the Beili Royal Court, even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire!