Chapter 210 Xue Han and Prince Fu
Xue Han took the opportunity to grab Qiu Heng's hand, looking at her with a tight smile.
Qiu Heng rolled her eyes at him: "Who did you learn that from?"
I've learned to use myself to threaten her.
Is she someone who takes such threats seriously?
Okay, she'll eat it.
"You're the one who had to swear it," Xue Han said matter-of-factly.
"Just kidding." Qiu Heng pulled her hand away.
She was not as good as her grandmother. She swore to her grandmother, but her grandmother just pointed to the door and told her to leave.
Xue Han not only didn't let go, but instead pulled Qiu Heng into his arms.
In the warm, broad embrace, Qiu Heng heard a strong heartbeat.
"Xue Han—" She looked up, her smooth forehead brushing against the boy's chin, meeting his dark eyes, and suddenly forgot what she wanted to say.
Xue Han lowered his eyes and calmly asked the girl in his arms, "Do you have any other plans for going to Xijiang?"
Qiu Heng nudged him: "It's inconvenient to talk like this."
Xue Han remained unmoved: "What's inconvenient about it?"
If he asked honestly, she would try to fool him again.
Qiu Heng was certain that this person had really become more capable, and she couldn't let him lead her by the nose.
She suddenly stood on tiptoe and pressed her lips firmly against his.
Xue Han stared in astonishment, then took a step back after a brief moment of confusion, creating distance between them.
He knew that his self-control in front of Aheng was negligible.
Qiu Heng was also somewhat annoyed.
She knew she couldn't let Xue Han lead her by the nose, but actually... she just wanted to kiss him.
Even if everything goes smoothly after this trip to Xijiang, it will be a very long time before we meet again.
It turns out that once two people fall in love, it's like hurting the enemy a thousand while hurting yourself eight hundred; you don't gain much advantage, nor do you truly have the upper hand.
Qiu Heng realized this and cursed inwardly: Xue Han, the stumbling block.
She walked forward a little, letting the lakeside breeze lift her skirt.
"Xue Han, what do you think of Xi Jiang?" Qiu Heng asked this question, and without waiting for Xue Han's answer, continued, "I've read through history books, and this country has manipulated between Da Xia and Bei Qi, and has done things like going back on its word and kicking someone when they're down. This time, Xi Jiang is taking advantage of the turmoil in Da Xia to demand a large amount of wealth and also wants a princess to marry into the country. If they get the person and the wealth and then break their promise, what can Da Xia do?"
Xue Han pondered for a moment and said, "The Great Xia is currently facing internal and external troubles. If Xi Jiang breaks her promise, I'm afraid we won't have time to deal with it for the time being."
When pushed to the limit, Xi Jiang completely sided with Northern Qi, which was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
"Is Great Xia willing to suffer this injustice in silence, but is Princess Rongning willing to suffer it in silence?"
For Princess Rongning, leaving her homeland for the sake of the country and its people would have been enough if it had brought peace to the Great Xia. But instead, she was deceived and cheated out of her money. What was the point of her sacrifice?
Qiu Heng understood Princess Rong Ning's desperate choice, despite knowing it was hopeless. With her there this time, she hoped that the strong-willed woman wouldn't only face despair in that moment.
"Xue Han, my thinking is simple. If the alliance goes smoothly, that's great. But if Xi Jiang breaks his promise, I will join forces with Princess Rong Ning to kill the King of Xi Jiang!"
The political situation in Xijiang is different from that in Daxia. There are multiple royal factions within it, but the Xijiang king is the most powerful, which is why he has been able to secure his position. Once the Xijiang king dies, there will be no natural succession of the throne from father to son as in Daxia. Instead, it will plunge into a civil war to fight for the throne.
This happened several years later, after the death of King Xijiang, according to the original plan. While the Xia and Northern Qi were constantly at war, Xijiang was preoccupied with internal strife.
Therefore, Qiu Heng had the opportunity to go to Xi Jiang and immediately made the decision to eliminate the King of Xi Jiang.
Xi Jiang broke her promise, and Da Xia suffered a silent loss.
If the King of Xijiang were to die at the hands of the Xia people, the kings of Xijiang would be busy vying for the throne. At least during this stage of the struggle for the throne, no one would want to lose their own troops to fight against the Xia for the King of Xijiang.
It's ironic that both countries are like this.
"Aheng," Xue Han called out to Qiu Heng, his expression strange, "You call this simple-minded?"
Qiu Heng shrugged: "There's no use in thinking about it too much."
"If Xi Jiang really breaks her promise, how do you plan to assassinate King Xi Jiang?"
Qiu Heng spread her hands again: "I have no plans. I'll take it one step at a time."
This morning, she had no idea she would be going to Xijiang.
To determine what kind of person King Xijiang is and what weaknesses he has that can be exploited, we need to make contact with him. At present, any plans we have are just empty talk.
What if we fail?
Qiu Heng met Xue Han's gaze, her eyes clear and gentle: "Xue Han, you know that nothing in this world is foolproof."
"Yes, I know." Xue Han grasped Qiu Heng's hand again. "I'll go with you."
Qiu Heng smiled and asked, "How are you going to get there? To be my bodyguard?"
"You've forgotten, a princess's marriage requires an envoy. I will go to the palace now to meet the Emperor and request that he appoint me as the envoy to escort Princess Rongning to her marriage."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Heng blinked gently: "Xue Han, so you're going to be Princess Rong Ning's bodyguard?"
Was Xue Han originally the envoy escorting Princess Rongning?
After a brief recollection, Qiu Heng quickly came to the answer: No.
When Qiu Heng heard Xue Han say that he wanted to be the envoy to escort the bride, she immediately thought of the book that recorded that Prince Fu died at the hands of Xue Han, for reasons unknown.
As the envoy escorting the daughter of the Prince of Fu, she was thus connected to the Prince of Fu. In a flash, she even speculated that perhaps Xue Han had developed feelings for Princess Rongning while escorting her, and killed the Prince of Fu to vent his anger after seeing her tragic death.
Thankfully, it wasn't.
Qiu Heng was startled by her own overly active thoughts.
She stopped laughing and stared blankly at Xue Han.
She seems to have overlooked whether Xue Han, as recorded in the book, had a sweetheart before he was shot to death by arrows for murdering Prince Fu.
"Ah Heng, you're not jealous, are you?" Xue Han chuckled.
Qiu Heng snapped out of her daze and gave him a reproachful look: "Dream on."
After calming down, Qiu Heng asked seriously, "What is your impression of Prince Fu?"
Xue Han paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You want to kill Prince Fu?"
Qiu Heng: "..." Xue Han is still unclear about his impression of Prince Fu, but he is quite clear about his impression of her.
The girl pursed her lips and said, word by word, "Xue Han, I don't love killing that much."
"Well, I was just asking casually."
"So what do you think of Prince Fu?"
"I haven't had much contact with him. My impression of him is that he is kind and has a good reputation."
Qiu Heng was even more confused.
At least for now, Prince Fu was no different from a stranger to Xue Han.
"Aheng, why are you so concerned about Prince Fu?"
"I just feel that letting his only daughter marry into a foreign land without hesitation, even though it shows great righteousness, is still quite ruthless."
The posthumous reputation of Prince Fu is quite good, but compared to the cold, hard words in books, she trusts her own judgment more.
Xue Han has a bottom line in his actions and will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Considering that she suspected Consort Yu was a spy without any evidence, and that Xue Han had been watching her for so long without finding out, Qiu Heng didn't want to easily squander Xue Han's trust in her, so she put aside her doubts for the time being: "Then go ahead, and if you can get a job as a wedding envoy, please pass on the message to me. I'm going back too."
The two parted ways; Xue Han went to the capital, while Qiu Heng returned to the Earl's residence to see the old lady.
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