It was a close call. If he hadn't seen Prince Jingnan leave the table and followed him immediately, his sister would have died in front of him today!

Compared to Murong Shuo's anger, Sikong Zhan's anger was even greater.

"I have long said that I have my eyes on your people, but your people are so ignorant that they dare to attack my princess. She deserves to die!"

After saying that, he turned around and went to look for Lin Jinghan. Murong Huan did deserve to die, but, right now, his Jinghan was the most important thing. He would deal with Murong Huan later.

"But your princess is completely unharmed, isn't she?" Murong Shuo gritted his teeth.

Lin Jinghan loosened her hand, revealing the shallow scars on her face. She then held her chest and pulled the nearest maid, falling on top of her, her voice trembling.

"Not only did my face get hurt, but I was also frightened to death by your princess. I was almost scared to death. How could Your Highness see that I was completely unharmed? You are just lying with open eyes. You are so shameless! Ahem..."

Seeing Princess Jingnan so brazenly feigning weakness, especially with injuries on her face, Murong Shuo knew they would be the ones to suffer if the situation continued. Furthermore, Huan'er's current state was very off. He knew his sister. Although she was unruly, she was not stupid. She wouldn't be so foolish as to publicly attack someone for no reason. This situation was very much like being poisoned by their Nan Zhao!

No matter what, he had to find out what happened to his sister first, and then ask the emperor for an explanation.

"Huan'er is my Nanzhao princess. Even if she is at fault, it is this prince who should punish her. Prince Jingnan overstepped his authority and severely injured Huan'er without asking why. For this matter, this prince will definitely demand an explanation from the Emperor Donglin!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.

"Are all the defeated nations so arrogant now?" Lin Jinghan looked timidly at the people present.

"I, the princess, believe I have never done anything to offend Princess Nanzhao. Why does she provoke me again and again? Is it because she doesn't want to seek peace and is deliberately provoking me in order to disrupt the peace talks?"

If Murong Shuo wanted to leave, he could. But if he wanted to leave so easily and then come back to her to settle the score, no way! If she didn't blame all the mistakes on Princess Nanzhao today, wouldn't her two lives have been lived in vain?

Everyone suddenly understood, and considering Prince Nanzhao's previous attitude towards the peace talks, they were even more convinced of Lin Jinghan's idea.

Sikong Zhan walked over, took Lin Jinghan from the maid, and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

"So scary..." Lin Jinghan covered her heart and leaned softly in Sikong Zhan's arms.

"They want to disrupt the peace talks, but they're deliberately stirring up trouble and using Jinghan as an excuse. Jinghan's afraid..."

At this moment, Lin Jinghan was very grateful that Sikong Zhan had told her that Nanzhao did not want to negotiate peace, giving her a perfect reason to trample the unruly princess into the mud.

Marquis Pingnan rushed over. As the host of this flower viewing banquet, how could he be happy when things turned out like this?

"Prince Nanzhao, I kindly invited you to the flower viewing banquet, but you allowed your Princess Nanzhao to sabotage it. I will report this to His Majesty and request a judgment! My temple is small, so I will not accommodate this great Buddha statue of Your Highness. Please!"

The host's decision to drive them away must have been authorized by the Emperor. Murong Shuo understood that his sister had been tricked. Even if she was wrong, he had plenty of ways to make amends. However, this matter must not be involved in the peace talks. This was the means by which he had come to Donglin to achieve his goal. If something went wrong, it would be too much of a loss.

"My sister is a naughty child. After I bring her home and wake her up, I will personally apologize to the Emperor of Donglin. Peace talks were agreed upon long ago between our two countries. This is why I have come here. To accuse me of sabotage is pure slander. Whoever is trying to sabotage me will not be spared!"

Lin Jinghan raised her eyebrows: Murong Shuo is saying that she is spreading rumors and slandering him! Look at him, he is so righteous! She pouted and moved closer to Sikong Zhan's arms with a wronged look, looking weak, pitiful and innocent.

"Your Highness, I didn't... His princess has repeatedly provoked me, and now she wants to kill me! If I hadn't dodged quickly, more than just this face would have been hurt today... Your Highness, you have to make the decision for me!"

The savage princess turned into a green tea, so she turned into a white lotus for them to see. These days, if you want to survive in the outside world, you have to have some acting skills.

Sikong Zhan looked at the wound on Lin Jinghan's face with heartache, and the murderous aura around him instantly radiated outward, sweeping towards Murong Shuo. "Murong Shuo, I will give you three days to finalize the peace treaty and take your people back to Nanzhao. Otherwise, we will meet on the battlefield!"

The people present were already worried about the peace talks and were full of anger. When Prince Jingnan directly issued a final ultimatum to Prince Nanzhao, everyone almost applauded.

"The King of Jingnan is so powerful. I didn't know that the peace talks concerning the diplomatic relations between the two countries were decided by the King of Jingnan alone!" Murong Shuo did not retreat at all. All his aura was released outward, as if he was ready to compete with Sikong Zhan.

Now he is in Donglin. If he really has a conflict with King Jingnan, he will be the one who suffers. Moreover, if he takes action now, it will disrupt his entire plan!

Therefore, today, he had to create a conflict between Prince Jingnan and the Emperor, to make the Emperor more wary and even to directly suppress Prince Jingnan, so that he could buy more time!

This is not enough, he wants to add more fuel to the fire!

"Prince Jingnan, you and I both know why my sister has repeatedly provoked you and Princess Jingnan.

If you hadn't poisoned my third brother, causing him to be in a coma since the journey to the capital, my sister would have been worried about her brother and would have come to you many times to settle the score. Similarly, if my third brother hadn't been in a coma, the peace talks wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

As the instigator, you actually turned around and slandered the sincerity of our Nanzhao peace talks. You are despicable!

"Prince Jingnan asked me to give him three days to finalize the peace treaty. This is simply making things difficult for me! I think it's you, Prince Jingnan, who doesn't want the peace talks to go smoothly!"

Murong Shuo's words pushed all the blame onto Sikong Zhan, not only clearing himself of all blame, but also pushing Sikong Zhan to the forefront.

When the people around suddenly heard these words, they all looked at Prince Jingnan in surprise.

Prince Jingnan is a military general who has always been responsible for the battles between Donglin and Nanzhao. If the peace talks between the two countries are successful, there will be no war between Donglin and Nanzhao, at least not in the short term.

As the saying goes, "When the birds are gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbits are dead, the dogs are cooked." Without war, wouldn't military commanders have no use? By preventing peace talks, could the Prince of Jingnan be deliberately trying to perpetuate the war between the two countries, thereby increasing his military might?