Chapter 345: Selecting a Suitable Heir to the Throne
When they sent King Si back to Nanxin, Emperor Nanxin tried every means to kill King Si and put the blame on the Dongji people.
Now it is possible that Xilei may have the same idea.
However, Li Tianzhuo and the others didn’t know what other plans the Zhu family had besides wanting to control Xilei’s territory!
"Your Highness, we in Nanxin do not agree with the compensation proposed by the Xilei royal family. I am afraid that the Xilei delegation will stay in Nanxin and plan something."
"If they join forces with Nan Xin's other spy, we will be attacked from both sides. We must make full preparations in advance."
Jiang Yu analyzed carefully.
Deng Youning, who was standing by, heard what he said and came forward to suggest:
"Why don't I send a letter back to Dongji, so that my cousin and uncle can be prepared at any time."
"If anything happens to Nan Xin, our Dongji soldiers will come to support him as soon as possible."
Li Tianzhuo nodded in agreement, but he still wanted to rely solely on the strength of their Nanxin country to resolve this crisis.
He knew that if he and Ningning spoke to Jun Chenyi together, his cousin would definitely come to help.
However, the civil strife in Dongji had only been quelled for a year, and they knew very well how many soldiers they had available.
He didn't want to bring burden to his relatives and friends in Dongji.
"The Zhu family is too ambitious. Perhaps their evil hands have already reached Dongji. It would be better to tell my cousin and ask them to prepare defenses in advance."
Thinking of this, Li Tianzhuo felt that it was not redundant to inform Jun Chenyi and the others.
After the two of them finished talking, Jiang Yu finally had the chance to interrupt.
"Ms. Deng, I never thought that you are the Princess of Dongji. I am a humble official, but sharing a house with you is a great honor to me."
He could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.
Li Tianzhuo chuckled and patted his shoulder, signaling him to be more reserved.
"Jiang Siqing, I didn't expect that the silly scholar who shared the apartment with us would be the new Siqing of Honglu Temple."
Deng Youning also shook his head and chuckled.
Hearing her calling him a silly scholar, Jiang Yu scratched his head in confusion.
"Princess...you and Miss Han, do you think I'm stupid?"
He asked sheepishly, poking his finger.
Li Tianzhuo and Deng Youning looked like experienced people and stared at Jiang Yu.
The focus of his words is on the three words "Miss Han"!
"My cousin said that Jiang Siqing is very generous and magnanimous!" Deng Youning smiled mischievously.
Jiang Yu didn't understand what Deng Youning meant and was scratching his head in embarrassment.
He asked some more questions about Xiangrongfang's business, and made an agreement with Deng Youning to go back and see them after he was done with his work, and then he was reluctant to leave.
Deng Youning and Li Tianzhuo held hands and walked towards the palace gate under the moonlight.
This road in and out of the palace seemed particularly lively to Li Tianzhuo today with Deng Youning's company.
Deng Youning was still humming the Dongji tune that she heard at the banquet.
She was so happy after having punished that watchdog.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the two were about to walk towards the carriage of Changle Palace when the white-bearded Grand Tutor blocked their way.
"This old minister greets His Royal Highness Prince Changle and Princess Dongji Zhenguo."
Although he is a veteran in the court, he still has to observe all the necessary etiquette.
Li Tianzhuo felt that he was a little unworthy of his courtesy and hurriedly helped him up.
"Does Grand Master have any advice for me?"
There is no such thing as a visitor without a request. It was so late, and other ministers had already gone home, but the old Grand Tutor was still staying at the palace gate, obviously waiting for him on purpose.
"It's not so much about giving advice as it is about giving me some personal advice. I do have a few words of advice to share with Your Highness."
The Grand Tutor waved his hand and smiled.
"Master, please speak up. I am all ears."
Li Tianzhuo was also very respectful to the old master. In front of him, as in front of everyone in Dongji, he never referred to himself as "This King".
The Grand Tutor glanced at Deng Youning and found it difficult to speak.
Deng Youning understood what he meant, and did not want to embarrass Li Tianzhuo, so she took the initiative to say:
"Azhuo, it's a bit cold at night. I'll go wait for you in the carriage."
Li Tianzhuo also understood the reason, but when he heard her say that she was a little cold, he took off his coat and put it on her.
I kept watching her until her figure turned into the corner and disappeared.
When the Grand Master saw that Prince Changle's eyes were still on Princess Dongji, he couldn't help but reveal a loving smile as if he was looking at his own junior.
"The prince and the princess are such a loving couple!"
In fact, he had already been moved by the friendship between the two.
Knowing how difficult it has been for them along the way, he doesn't want to separate this pair of lovers.
"Grandmaster, you have good vision. I wish my father could be as righteous as you!"
Li Tianzhuo couldn't help but sigh.
He is one of the few among Nan Xin's old stubborn people who supports his marriage with Ning Ning.
"Don't blame His Majesty, Your Majesty has the entire Nanxin Kingdom behind him, so he can't be careless at all."
"That's why I came here tonight."
"At the banquet just now, the ill-disciplined envoy from the Western Fortress made a point! If the prince really wants to marry Princess Dongji, he must guard against Dongji's ambitions!"
Li Tianzhuo's original good impression of the Grand Tutor had almost disappeared when he said this.
"I also said at the banquet that the Western Envoy was right. I do plan to marry into the Eastern Pole family."
"But Grand Master, don't worry, the one who will marry into the family is Li Tianzhuo, the commander of the Eastern Silver Dragon Guard, and not the Sixth Prince of Nanxin, Prince Changle!"
His words confused the Grand Master.
"I am a little confused. If you become the commander of the Eastern Silver Dragon Guard, who will be the King of Changle in Nanyin?"
Li Tianzhuo just smiled, no emotion could be seen in his eyes, but his tone was very sure:
"I can assure the Grand Master that I will never abandon the affairs of the Nanxin Kingdom."
"Before I marry into Dongji's family, I will definitely pick out the most suitable heir to the throne for Nanxin."
After saying this, he saw that the Grand Tutor had nothing else to say, so he bowed to him and walked towards the carriage to find Deng Youning.
The Grand Tutor stroked his long snow-white beard and sighed meaningfully.
He believed that Prince Changle would handle everything properly.
After the banquet was over, in addition to the Grand Tutor, some people from the Western Fortress delegation also hid near the palace gate and were reluctant to leave.
Butler Zhu is one of them.
He had already been waiting around the carriage of Changle Palace.
Seeing that Deng Youning had finally arrived, he hurried forward, knelt down before her with a plop, and gestured with his mouth while sobbing.
Deng Youning raised an eyebrow in disdain, crossed her arms across her chest, and stared down at him condescendingly.
"What? Do you know what I am doing?"
"Come and ask me to help you detoxify?"
Butler Zhu nodded repeatedly and kowtowed to her several times.
"It's not impossible to detoxify, but I'm still short of a spy in the Zhu family in Xilei. Lord Zhu is eloquent and has a quick mind, so why not hire you?"
Before Butler Zhu could react, Deng Youning had already made him inhale another kind of poisonous powder.
Butler Zhu's eyes widened instantly, and he rolled on the ground, holding his stomach.
The excruciating pain in his abdomen made him curl up, but he couldn't speak, not even cry out in pain.
Deng Youning squatted down proudly, pinched his chin, and gave him the antidote.
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