"Tsk tsk, I never thought so many people couldn't answer such a simple question."
Su Lijin frowned and looked at Xiao Shengxing. She saw that his handsome face still looked dignified, but his expression didn't seem to change much. She didn't know what he was thinking.
Her heart sank slightly. It wasn't that she couldn't answer this question, but no matter how well she answered, it was obvious that this attendant would deny it.
All the civil and military officials fell silent. At this time, no one wanted to be in the limelight, not to mention that this limelight might not be a good one.
However, they all looked unhappy as they were being ridiculed in public.
"Don't say that anymore."
Dorgon had a nervous expression on his face and tried to go up and pull the attendant away, but the Mongolian attendant dodged him.
The Mongolian attendant said contemptuously, "Your Majesty, why not annex this entire territory to Mongolia and let us Mongolia teach you knowledge? What do you think?"
boom!
These words immediately caused a storm in the room, and everyone's faces changed drastically.
Su Lijin curled up the corner of her mouth in a sneer. These words had completely exposed her ambition.
She had no doubt that this Mongolian attendant must be a spy sent by the pro-war faction of the eldest prince, in order to provoke war between the two countries!
Everyone was immediately enraged and glared at the Mongolians.
"How can a tiny country like Mongolia actually attempt to annex our territory? Dream on!"
"They're not here to negotiate peace!"
Su Lijin turned her gaze and saw Su Moyuan suddenly grasping the long sword in his hand, his expression solemn, ready to attack at any time.
Xiao Shengxing and the Queen Mother's expressions also darkened completely.
"Do you know that you are standing on my territory now?" Xiao Shengxing's tone was light, but it made people feel cold when they heard it.
The Mongolian attendant was slightly startled, but then he thought of something and his expression became arrogant again: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
He walked over to Ye Shuyin, suddenly raised his hand and touched her face, and said teasingly: "Although this lady is not very smart, her face is very smooth, hahahaha."
No one expected him to do this, and no one could react.
Ye Shuyin was stunned for a moment, then she was enraged and raised her hand to slap him: "How dare you!"
But unexpectedly, as soon as her raised hand was in mid-air, it was grabbed by the attendant. As Ye Shuyin's eyes widened, the attendant feinted and a cold light flashed.
Ye Shuyin's hand was suddenly pulled towards the attendant's chest, and with a "puff" sound, a dagger stabbed into it!
The attendant fell to the ground and died on the spot!
"Ah, murder!"
A scream suddenly rang out in the field.
Su Lijin frowned suddenly, thinking something was wrong!
At this time, Ye Shuyin was shocked, with blood splattered on her face. She stood there blankly, completely scared.
"You actually killed my Mongols, and you don't even want to negotiate peace!"
"The blood of our Mongolians cannot be shed in vain. You must give us an explanation, otherwise expect war!"
The remaining Mongols looked ferocious and immediately started making trouble.
Everything happened so fast that everyone was shocked!
The noises of those Mongolians making trouble kept coming one after another, and they were determined to get an explanation.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Why did someone die suddenly?"
Looking at the Mongolian attendant lying in a pool of blood on the ground, all the civil and military officials took a breath. They couldn't help but look at Ye Shuyin in the field with complicated expressions.
Ye Shuyin took two steps back as if waking from a dream, waving her hands in panic, her gaze anxiously cast on the crowd, seeking their trust: "I didn't kill anyone, I didn't do anything, he died on his own!"
Su Lijin frowned and looked at her, her gaze falling on the corpse. Something flashed in her eyes, and she lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
The Queen Mother looked at the corpse, her face pale, obviously frightened. Then she looked at Ye Shuyin, her face full of condemnation and anger: "What is going on? Sigh."
The 20,000 sheep she had been longing for were now completely wasted.
Not only did he lose his sheep, but now he has to deal with this mess of human lives. His dissatisfaction with Ye Shuyin is about to overflow from his chest.
The Mongolians glared at Ye Shuyin and said viciously, "Everyone saw it. You were the one who killed him!"
"You still want to quibble? Will Mongolia allow you to bully me like this?"
"Today I must make you pay with your life!"
Su Lijin saw that after Ye Shuyin said these words, her face turned completely pale, completely bloodless, and she was shaking with fear.
Dorgon's face looked very ugly. Although he was dissatisfied with the attendant who provoked the competition, he could not sit idly by and watch his own people being killed.
He glanced at Ye Shuyin, stepped forward, suppressed his anger, and said patiently, "Your Majesty, our people died at the hands of your people. We must have an explanation for this matter."
The other Mongols immediately fixed their eyes on Xiao Shengxing, as if they would not give up until he was given an explanation.
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes were gloomy as he glanced at Ye Shuyin, but Ye Shuyin didn't dare to look him in the eye.
He winked at the people below and said, "Since someone has died in this incident, let's detain Miss Ye first."
"No, Your Majesty!"
When Minister Ye of the Ministry of Revenue heard that his daughter was going to be locked up, his face changed rapidly and he immediately knelt on the ground in shock.
"Dad, save me..." Ye Shuyin trembled as she begged for help.
Seeing his daughter frightened like this, Minister Ye was heartbroken and shouted, "Your Majesty, my daughter is so weak, how could she possibly kill someone? Please, Your Majesty, have mercy on her and don't lock her up."
"Your Majesty, Miss Ye's hand was clearly on the dagger, and our people died shortly afterwards. This is obvious to all. Could it be that we have wronged Miss Ye?"
Dorgon frowned.
Upon hearing this, Minister Ye was speechless and was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.
Su Lijin tapped the chair with her finger, thinking about something, and then she saw Xiao Shengxing waving his hand.
"We will investigate this matter further. Let's take him away first."
Xiao Shengxing then said to Dorgon and the others, "Today, you can go to the post station and rest for a while. I will take care of the rest."
The emperor has already spoken. No matter how dissatisfied the Mongols are, they cannot escalate the incident. They can only go to the post station and wait for the follow-up results.
"Your Majesty, let's stop here for today and let everyone go back first." Su Lijin said.
"I'm tired, let's all go."
Xiao Shengxing nodded, waved his hand, and turned to leave the banquet.
The banquet was full of ups and downs, and everyone left with various thoughts in their minds.
Su Lijin returned to the bedroom and immediately changed into Shiqi's clothes.
The death of the Mongolian attendant was related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and if one was not careful, it might provide an excuse for Mongolia to send troops.
Although Su Moyuan is a master of military strategy, he is a rare general.
But he is also her brother, and she doesn't want him to fight on the battlefield more than anyone else. What's more, less war is good for both Su Moyuan and the common people.
She needed to ask Ye Shuyin about the details of the banquet.
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