Chapter 98: Recruiting Him as a Prince Consort

"Oh?" Su Yunyao took a step towards him with interest: "Then tell me, what is more important than your life?"

The King of Xijing was stunned for a moment: "I must not tell you, or you will kill me!"

Su Yunyao sneered: "Because if you don't tell us, we won't kill you."

"I am the king of Xijing. If you kill me now, Su Yunyan will definitely not let you go. What's more, he will definitely be interested in what I have!"

Su Yunyao's smile deepened upon hearing this, but it was a smile that held a hint of coldness. "Are you threatening me with the emperor?"

"I...I'm not threatening you!" The King of Xijing's eyes trembled. "I just want to tell you that if I die today, the loss to Daxia will be immeasurable!"

"Xin I won't let you die so soon. You keep saying that you know Daxia so well, but do you know that there is a place in the building called Shenxingsi, and the place in charge of it is called Dali Temple. There is a Shaoqing in Dali Temple named Lu Mingfeng.

What he is best at is making people's lives worse than death."

When Su Yunyao said this, her face became ferocious.

It seemed to evoke thoughts in his eyes.

"That feeling of wanting to die but not being able to is truly irresistible. This princess is actually looking forward to it. If you fall into Lu Mingfeng's hands, what actions will he use to deal with you?"

Ministry of Punishment!

Hear three words.

King Xijing's heart trembled.

The spies sent by Xijing to Daxia all carried a deadly poison on their bodies, so that once they were captured, they could commit suicide by taking the poison and avoid being interrogated by the Dali Temple.

However, he was certain that the emperor of Daxia would not send him, the King of Xijing, there.

Daxia was originally the country with the largest territory today.

However, after years of establishing diplomatic ties with neighboring countries, we have developed a tacit understanding with each other.

If Su Yunyan really sent the emperor of Xijing to the Dali Temple, how would the emperors of neighboring countries view it?

"It doesn't matter if you can't guess it right now." Su Yunyao's expression relaxed for a moment. "After you enter the Dali Temple, there are two walls filled with instructions for using various torture instruments. You can take a good look at them and see which one you like. Then I'll give you a backdoor and let you choose."

Huo Xiao stared at Su Yunyao's back, and his eyes darkened as he heard her talk about her familiarity with the Dali Temple.

How could a princess of such noble status possibly go to a filthy place like the Dali Temple's torture chamber?

If you hadn't actually been there, how would you know that the walls of the Dali Temple were covered with instructions for using various torture instruments?

Could it be that someone had talked to her about this?

Even officials in the court had their own duties, and not everyone had been to the Dali Temple. Even if they had, they would not necessarily go to the Ministry of Justice.

unless……

Huo Xiao thought of the Dali Temple Shaoqing, Lu Mingfeng, whom Su Yunyao had just mentioned.

Although he didn't go back to Shengjing City often, he still had some impression of this person.

He took part in the imperial examination in the same year as him and won the third place in the imperial examination.

Because of his outstanding appearance, he was also praised by his predecessors.

If the eldest princess had not been obsessed with Shen Qiu Nian, and the late emperor and his successor had only had this one princess.

He must be recruited as a son-in-law first.

Thinking of that handsome face, Huo Xiao clenched his hands into fists.

King Xijing's breathing stagnated, and the corners of his lips trembled, "You, you, you..."

He kept saying "you you you" for a long time but couldn't make any sense of it, which made Su Yunyao lose interest instantly.

She turned and walked in front of Huo Xiao, and found that he was in a trance, so she waved her hand in front of his eyes.

"What are you thinking about?"

Huo Xiao suddenly came back to his senses, "No, nothing."

Although Su Yunyao didn't quite believe what he said at this moment, she didn't intend to continue asking.

"I'll leave the matters here to you. This princess needs to go back to the general's mansion to bathe. This father and son are really something, a toad pretending to be a frog. They are ugly, but they are just playing tricks."

Huo Xiao: ???

Everyone: ???

When Su Yunyao came out of the assistance tent, she happened to meet Chen Qiu Nian who came out of the tent next door.

"Greetings, Princess." Shen Qiu Nian bowed and saluted.

"Get up." Su Yunyao said, turned around and was about to walk towards the tiger tent, but was blocked by Shen Qiu Nian.

Su Yunyao took several steps back, as if to prevent him from hitting her. "What are you doing?"

Shen Qiunian: ...

Shen Qiunian's expression was hard to describe, and his eyes fell on the two maids behind Su Yunyao.

Pearl and Coral noticed his gaze and consciously walked away.

Su Yunyao frowned: "Why are you glaring at them?"

Chen Qiu Nian: ???

Shen Qiu Nian was stunned and hurriedly explained: "Princess, I don't have it."

"I clearly saw it all." Su Yunyao imitated his previous behavior: "That's how you stared at them. Why don't you admit it?"

Shen Qiu Nian was speechless: "Princess, I have something to tell you."

Su Yunyao rolled her eyes at him in annoyance: "If you have anything to say, please say it quickly. I need to take a shower in a hurry."

"Princess." Shen Qiunian hesitated, "Last night, were you with General Huo?"

Su Yunyao raised her eyebrows: "Does this have anything to do with you?"

Chen Qiu Nian was choked and speechless for a long time. He pursed his lips and said, "Princess, you and General Huo are not engaged. Moreover, this is a military camp. Living in the same tent like this will definitely damage your reputation and integrity if it gets out. I have to remind you to keep a certain distance from General Huo. If the princess really likes General Huo, why not take him as your daughter-in-law..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Su Yunyao interrupted him directly: "Chen Qiu Nian, do you live by the sea? Why are you meddling so much? I am the emperor and you are the minister. When is it your turn to question who I favor? If you don't like something, go to the emperor and impeach me. See if the emperor's brother will punish me for it."

Shen Qiu Nian was completely stunned.

patronize?

The princess and General Huo had already...

Su Yunyao was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so she turned around and said, "Zhenzhu, prepare the carriage and go back to the general's mansion."

"Yes, Princess."

Chen Qiunian stood there, staring at Su Yunyao's departing back, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

Just at this moment, Huo Xiao walked out of the tent.

Seeing him staring at the eldest princess's carriage, his eyes darkened.

There really is a wolf in front and a tiger behind.

Is he just too stupid, or are these people hiding too well?

How come he hadn't noticed it before?

"What is Lord Shen looking at?" Huo Xiao asked knowingly.

Shen Qiunian retracted his gaze and nodded: "General Huo."

Seeing that his question was ignored by him, Huo Xiao curled the corners of his lips: "Master Shen is so comfortable. It's so cold, and you are here to enjoy the scenery."

Chen Qiu Nian sneered, "Xijing has been defeated now. The aftermath of the war has to be handled by General Huo himself. The princess has been at Ximenguan for several days. The emperor sent an imperial decree this morning, ordering me to set off tomorrow to escort the princess back to the capital."