After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he picked up a cup of wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
For many days in the past, whenever he thought of this hypocritical, despicable, and shameless man in front of him, he would always remember him.
He had taken the woman he admired most with just a few cartloads of herbs, which made him resentful.
How could such a narrow-minded, domineering, and barbaric person be born on such a vast and boundless land?
In fact, he didn't even want to look at him.
Xuan Yuanhan seemed to have something to say, but seeing that Lu Yuan, though he was expressing his gratitude, was clearly arrogant and disdainful from head to toe, something was obviously wrong.
Although he still didn't know why he was acting this way, he didn't say anything for the time being, and then silently drank a cup of wine with him.
At this moment, Lu Yuan spoke again to state his position, saying, "This cup of wine just now was offered on behalf of all the people of Longhu City who have received His Highness Prince Qin's generous assistance..."
Xuanyuan Han picked up the wine pot again and filled the two cups. He said, "Young Master Lu, there is no need to be so polite. The two countries of Xiqin and Dongning have been friendly neighbors since ancient times and should support each other. Moreover, being kind to neighbors and cooperating with all nations is the consistent way of life of our Xiqin on this continent."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan scoffed.
He then exclaimed in admiration, “What a wonderful phrase, ‘benevolent and kind to neighbors, and harmonious with all nations’! The words ‘benevolence’ and ‘harmony’ both demonstrate the King of Qin’s broad-mindedness and tolerance, which I, Lu, truly admire.”
Just as Xuan Yuanhan was about to speak again, Lu Yuan suddenly lost his smile.
He then changed to a bare face and said in a deep voice, "I haven't finished speaking yet. First of all, I've already thanked you for your kindness. Next, there are some things I want to ask His Highness Prince Qin for an explanation in person!"
Seeing this, Xuan Yuanhan seemed to have a vague suspicion in his heart: "Indeed, this person is hostile and has come with ill intentions! No wonder he treats me this way. I just wonder what he wants?"
So, Xuanyuan Han put down the wine pot in his hand.
He sat up straight, intending to listen carefully, and said solemnly in a loud voice: "Since that's the case, today, Young Master Lu, please ask whatever you like, and I will answer everything I know without reservation."
"snort……"
Lu Yuan already hated him so much he was practically itching to bite him, and he gritted his teeth inwardly, saying, "That's for the best!"
Xuanyuan Han asked, "I wonder what matter Young Master Lu wishes to discuss with me?"
Lu Yuan then spoke up to help him recall: "I remember that the King of Qin just said that the Western Qin Kingdom has always regarded being kind to its neighbors and cooperating with all nations as its way of life."
Xuanyuan Han nodded slightly and said, "That's true!"
Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then asked him his first question: "My first question is, why did His Highness the Prince of Qin divorce the princess sent by our country to marry into the Western Qin without any reason, and send her back to her country untouched, thus humiliating Dongning? Is this what you call being kind and benevolent to our neighbors?"
Xuanyuan Han pondered for a moment and said, "Princess Yongle is very good, but the bond between her and me is deep but the affection is shallow. I do not want to selfishly keep her by my side and delay her happiness for the rest of her life. Therefore, I am divorcing her, hoping that we can part ways peacefully and each find our own happiness."
His answer seemed reasonable, as Princess Yongle had been pampered and spoiled since birth.
Her arrogance and domineering nature are such that few men in the world could tolerate her princess-like behavior.
And sitting right in front of him at this moment was none other than the mighty, calm, and incomparably noble King Qin, the God of War.
How could someone like that possibly accept Mei Xiyuan's personality?
Even Lu Yuan himself didn't want to look at Mei Xiyuan's appearance at all.
However, their marriage was not like that of ordinary people, who could come together or separate at will.
So Lu Yuan still scolded him, saying, "But no matter what, this is still a great humiliation to Dongning. How will the princess bear it in the future? I'm afraid she will find it difficult to find a good man again in this lifetime."
Xuanyuan Han said, "That's why I'm doing everything I can to help Longhu City, to make up for the mistakes I've made!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan thought to himself, "These herbs were clearly obtained by Princess Yongning in exchange, yet you brazenly claim that they are to make up for the mistakes of the marriage alliance."
In that instant, Lu Yuan was clearly even angrier, so he thought to himself, "Fine, let's see how you deal with this next?"
With this thought in mind, Lu Yuan asked again, "My second question is, why did the King of Qin not use envoys to mediate, but instead silently and unilaterally marry our Princess Yongning? Is it because...?"
Filled with rage, Lu Yuan could no longer suppress it and raised his voice, saying, "Is it that Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, thinks that the most noble legitimate princess of my Dongning Kingdom, Princess Yongning, personally bestowed by the late King and the next heir of the Dongning Kingdom, is only worth a few cartloads of ephedra grass to you? And so you impulsively took it for yourself?!"
Seeing Lu Yuan's indignant and almost out-of-control state, Xuan Yuanhan realized that the man in front of him had feelings for Yi Shangyun that were not ordinary.
Looking back, Xuan Yuanhan's unfathomable eyes suddenly softened.
He instantly looked extremely dejected and drank a glass of wine alone in silence.
He then slowly got up, pacing back and forth as he spoke.
"On a whim?"
"Between this king and Yun'er..."
"How could it be just a spur-of-the-moment decision?"
Lu Yuan saw all of these details.
Xuanyuan Han then slowly recounted to him everything that had happened between him and Yi Shangyun, from their first meeting to their separation.
"In my heart, she has never been a princess of Dongning!"
"She is simply herself, the only being in this world, nothing more..."
“Ever since that dark and stormy night when she suddenly appeared in the valley and saved me.”
"From then on, her every smile and frown, her joys and sorrows, and even everything related to her, constantly tugged at my heartstrings."
“In the past, whenever I went into battle, I always charged ahead without hesitation and was never afraid. But I never imagined that there would be someone in this world who would make me afraid.”
"I'm afraid. What will she do without me?"
...
After listening to Xuan Yuanhan's recollections, Lu Yuan thought to himself, "So their meeting was so early, before Princess Yongle came to Western Qin, they already knew each other..."
These heartfelt and profound thoughts that Xuan Yuanhan kept buried deep in his heart were something that Lu Yuan had never even considered.
The life-and-death separations and deep affection he experienced with Yi Shangyun made him both envious and insanely jealous.
In an instant, Lu Yuan was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and didn't know what to say next.
After a long pause, he finally asked his third question: "I have a third question. If His Highness Prince Qin is indeed as deeply in love with my princess as he claims, then why did rumors circulate during her funeral that another concubine would soon be entering the Prince Qin's residence?"
At this moment, a smile appeared on Xuan Yuanhan's lips as he said, "It seems that Young Master Lu has already investigated me thoroughly. He must have sent many people to do a lot of things in my Western Qin, right?"
Lu Yuan was quite frank: "That's right, I did send many people to infiltrate Western Qin, but there was only one purpose, which was to find our princess."
Taking a deep breath, Xuanyuan Han said, "I really can't answer that question for now."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "In my opinion, the King of Qin seems to be feeling guilty."
Xuanyuan Han stopped explaining and said, "Whatever Young Master Lu thinks, in my heart, the position of Princess Qin will always belong to Yun'er alone. Moreover, I once made a pact that she would be my person for all eternity."
Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan looked extremely disappointed after he finished speaking.
Lu Yuan composed himself and said with conviction, "I don't care what you're really thinking, what I want to say is that this time, I will definitely find the princess. No matter how His Highness the Prince of Qin tries to stop me, I will definitely take the princess back to Dongning and never set foot in Xiqin again."
Xuanyuan Han, of course, did not back down either, saying, "I also want to tell Young City Lord Lu that I can give up anything in this world, except for Yun'er. No matter who she is, I will never let go of her."
At this point, the room fell silent.
The two of them looked at each other in bewilderment, their eyes meeting.
Each held their own convictions and refused to back down in the slightest.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yuan finally broke the deathly silence by speaking first.
"We'll see."
After saying that, he lifted the corner of his robe and stood up.
She glared fiercely at Xuan Yuanhan, then strode away angrily.
Watching Lu Yuan's departing figure, Xuan Yuanhan silently began to make plans in his mind.
After leaving the Prince of Qin's residence.
Walking alone on the way back to the inn, Lu Yuan pondered, "It seems that the King of Western Qin's feelings for the princess are not just a passing fancy, but rather a deep affection."
He paused, then couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined that the mighty and invincible God of War, Lingkong, would have such a devoted side. Could it be that I really misunderstood him?"
It seems difficult to reach a conclusion on this issue in the short term.
Lu Yuan then began to ponder another matter.
"In any case, the most important thing right now is to find the princess. We have already sent people to search everywhere in Western Qin, except for the Western Qin Imperial Palace."
Recalling the information that Xuan Yuanhan had intentionally or unintentionally revealed to him earlier, Lu Yuan muttered to himself, "That King Xuan Yuanhan of Qin just said that the princess is not in the palace, so where else could she have gone?"
Lost in thought, in a daze, he suddenly heard an urgent shout in his ear.
"Thief!"
"Catch the thief!"
"Quick, grab him..."
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