Chapter 551 He Has No Choice
Zi Tong stabbed Li Suining with his dagger in the dark. He didn't want to kill a child, but the child saw something he shouldn't have seen.
He had no choice but to kill her.
"Stop!" Suddenly a loud shout was heard and someone rushed in.
Zi Tong almost instantly heard who the person was and looked over in disbelief.
At the same time, Li Suining felt that she could finally move. She ran forward a few steps and hid in the arms of her uncle the emperor.
Yuan Xiaonian drew out the soft sword hidden at his waist and looked at Zi Tong in front of him with cold eyes.
He had just seen Zi Tong come out with Zi Yun, so he immediately chased after her. Fortunately, he did, otherwise Sister Sui Ning would be...
"Emperor Chu, Prince Zitong, is this how you treat guests?" Yuan Xiaonian said coldly, looking at Li Suining with some concern, "Sister Suining, don't be afraid."
"Forget it, Tong'er, put the dagger away." Zi Yunlai said helplessly.
"Father..." Zi Tong was obviously a little anxious.
Zi Yunlai sighed, "Or, are you sure you can kill Yuan Xiaonian as well?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he started coughing violently again. He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, looking very uncomfortable.
"Uncle Emperor, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Suining looked worried and gently patted Zi Yunlai's back with her little hand.
Zi Yunlai coughed for a long time before finally stopping. He smiled and said to Li Suining, "It's okay, Uncle Emperor, it's okay."
But Li Suining clearly saw blood on the handkerchief.
Zi Tong knew that he could not be a match for Yuan Xiaonian. The Second Prince, who lived in seclusion in the Great Jin Palace, was obviously not an ordinary prince who was weak and could be bullied.
He had no choice but to quickly put away the dagger and went to check on Zi Yunlai. "Father, how are you? How about I help you back to your bedroom to rest?"
"Wait a moment!" Zi Yunlai took a deep breath, and when he felt the situation was a little better, he slowly said, "Second Prince, please close the door. I have something to confess to you."
Yuan Xiaonian turned around, closed the door, walked into the room, and sat down opposite Zi Yunlai.
Zi Tong stood behind Zi Yunlai and looked at Yuan Xiaonian with some vigilance.
"Tong'er and I didn't expect that the person who would come would be you, instead of...that prince..." Zi Yunlai's tone clearly showed some regret.
Yuan Xiaonian understood almost instantly that Zi Tong had met Yuan Huaihong in Da Jin and believed that Yuan Huaihong was someone with whom he could form an alliance, so he proposed to invite the Crown Prince of Da Jin to visit.
It’s a pity that Da Jin didn’t know the situation in Dong Chu, and didn’t dare to let the Crown Prince of Da Jin come here rashly, so he sent the second prince instead.
Zi Yunlai and Zi Tong are obviously struggling now, not knowing whether they should trust Yuan Xiaonian.
Zi Yunlai rested for a moment and continued, "To be honest, Second Prince, my health... has reached its end. I have a year left at the earliest, and three to five years at the latest. I... can no longer manage this huge Dong Chu."
"Father!" Zi Tong's voice was choked with tears. "Don't say that. I believe that Father will live a long life."
"Silly child!" Zi Yunlai patted his son's head distressedly, then looked at Yuan Xiaonian and said, "Second Prince, I know that what I am about to say may be a little sudden for you, but if possible, are you willing to help Tong'er?"
Yuan Xiaonian frowned, neither agreeing nor refusing. He simply asked in a cold voice, "How does the Emperor Chu want me to help you?"
A ruthless look appeared on Zi Yunlai's gentle face, "Get rid of Wei Changkong!"
"How do we get rid of him?" Yuan Xiaonian mercilessly exposed their past. "As far as I know, General Wei controls half of the military forces of Dong Chu, and in this capital, he can make things happen with a wave of his hand. The Emperor of Chu thinks that a mere prince of the Great Jin Dynasty like me can get rid of him?"
Zi Yunlai's expression changed. He obviously knew that his request was a bit unreasonable and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"You're right. Not only the capital, but even the entire palace guards are controlled by Wei Changkong. Therefore, we have no choice but to assassinate him."
Zi Tong gritted his teeth and said, "As long as Wei Changkong dies, I will be able to take back the military power."
"Assassination? That's easy to say?" Yuan Xiaonian sneered, "Prince Zi Tong, do you think this is just a game?"
"It's my fault! I'm incompetent and have nurtured a tiger that will only harm me. My child is innocent..." Zi Yunlai actually started to cry softly, "If Wei Changkong can't die before I die, then after I die, my child will definitely..."
Yuan Xiaonian tutted his words twice. "I actually admire General Wei. Why did he have to wait until the death of the Emperor of Chu? If he had acted sooner, wouldn't no one be able to stop him?"
"Yuan Xiaonian!" Zi Tong was obviously angered by this. "If you're willing to help, we can plan together. If you're not willing to help, then get lost and go back to your Great Jin as soon as possible. Of course, the premise is that Wei Changkong is willing to let you go back alive!"
Yuan Xiaonian was silent. The situation before him was worse than he had imagined. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Wei Changkong would kill them, the people of Dajin, before killing Zi Yunlai and Zi Tong, and then use this opportunity to overthrow the rule of the Zi family. It was really like the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. But this time, both the mantis and the oriole were Wei Changkong.
"Second Prince, I understand that it was selfish of us, the Dongchu, to drag your Great Jin into this conflict. However, please believe me, if we had any other way, we would not..."
Zi Yunlai struggled to stand up and was about to kneel before Yuan Xiaonian, "Just think of it as the Emperor of Chu asking you for a helping hand..."
"Uncle Emperor, please get up quickly." Little Dumpling felt a little reluctant, "Second Prince, please agree! We can definitely help them, right?"
Yuan Xiaonian shook his head helplessly. He didn't know whether they could help Cheng, but it was obvious now that they and the father and son of the Zi family were already in the same boat. He had no choice.
"Emperor Chu, I am willing to form an alliance, but..." He said clearly, "After this is accomplished, I hope you can agree to one request of mine."
Zi Yunlai's eyes lit up instantly, "Don't worry, Second Prince. No matter what your request is, I will definitely agree to it, even if it means asking Dong Chu to cede some of our land."
"Father!" Zi Tong couldn't bear to listen anymore.
"Tong'er, as long as you can survive, even if it means losing the entire Dongchu, your father will not hesitate."
Zi Yunlai said with a firm look.
"Oh, where's Sister Fuxing?" Li Suining suddenly remembered, "Did Sister Fuxing go back? She clearly said she'd be waiting for me there, so how come she disappeared the moment I came out?"
"Fuxing is missing?" Yuan Xiaonian recalled, "When I came out, I didn't see her go back. Sister Suining, are you sure she's not waiting for you there?"
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