After saying this, Helian Jun stared intently at Helian Zheng, waiting for his reply.
To be honest, Helian Zheng was quite tempted by what Helian Jun said.
Especially the last sentence, that Helian Qin's portion of troops did not need to be returned.
But thinking about it the other way around, he never intended to return Helian Qin's troops in the first place.
Now that Helian Qin's military tally is in his hands, it naturally belongs to him. How could he possibly return his troops to him? He's not stupid.
As for Helian Jun...
Helian Zheng stared at Helian Jun for a moment. This fourth brother was indeed just as the old man had said, showing no regard for brotherhood whatsoever.
The third brother was going to kill someone just because he didn't participate in a discussion with them once?
His disregard for brotherhood is so extreme that he really has to be wary of him.
However, the old man's worries will not come true, because the fourth prince will not be able to ascend the throne.
So, Lao Si's troops were not actually intended to be returned. Once something was in his hands, how could he possibly return it? They were all too naive!
Helian Zheng said without changing his expression, "We're all brothers. There's no rush for the third brother. Give him some more chances to think things through. I believe he's unlikely to defect to Helian Ci. Don't overthink it. We don't have much time right now, and we don't have time to worry about the third brother. Let's finish our current plan first. I'll make the arrangements."
After saying that, Helian Zheng left without looking back.
Helian Jun narrowed his eyes as he stared at his retreating figure.
It seems he really doesn't want to return his troops to him.
Besides wanting to get rid of the third brother, what he just said was also a test for Helian Zheng, to see if he still had any intention of returning the military tally. But judging from his words, he had no intention of returning the military tally at all!
If he's heartless, don't blame him for being unjust!
We'll discuss everything after he successfully raises his army!
That evening, Su Xuening went to give Helian Rong acupuncture again.
Helian Rong seemed to be in a good mood these past few days, which led to a significant improvement in his health.
After Su Xuening administered acupuncture to him, he slept very soundly each time.
In just the last few days, the old man's health has visibly improved compared to before.
This might be the reason why the old man hasn’t been attending court these past few days; he’s afraid that Helian Zheng and the others will notice something amiss.
Seeing that Helian Rong was asleep, Su Xuening said to Yuan Xian, "Great-grandfather has been in good health these past few days, and his health is getting better and better. If this continues, he can live for more than three years, let alone more than three years."
Yuan Xian quickly bowed to Su Xuening: "This is all thanks to the little princess's meticulous care and careful treatment, which has made His Majesty's health better day by day."
Su Xuening smiled and said, "Take good care of him. I'll be going now."
"This old servant will have the eunuchs escort you." Yuan Xian couldn't leave himself, but he was also worried about Su Xuening going back alone, so he asked two eunuchs to escort Su Xuening back.
Everything was fine at first, but once she left the Changshou Palace, Su Xuening felt something was wrong, as if someone was following her.
I looked back several times, but it seemed like no one was following me.
The two eunuchs behind her noticed that Su Xuening kept looking back, so they stepped forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Princess?"
Su Xuening glanced back several times, then frowned and asked, "Nothing?"
Despite saying it was nothing, Su Xuening took out the poison packets she had prepared from her sleeve pocket and held them in her palm.
Su Xuening turned around and continued walking forward, but she hadn't gone far when she sensed something behind her. She turned around abruptly and found that the two eunuchs who had been following her had disappeared without her noticing.
Su Xuening was quite startled. When she turned around again, she saw several men in black rushing towards her.
Su Xuening forced herself to remain calm, blowing the whistle hanging around her neck as she backed away.
When the men in black got close, she threw all the poison packets in her hand at them.
"Cough cough..." The men in black were caught off guard and their faces were covered in the unknown medicinal powder.
"Ugh!" In no time, all the men in black clutched their own necks, then began to bleed from their seven orifices, and finally knelt down in agony and died.
When Xuan Yuanzhan rushed over, he saw a group of men in black kneeling on the ground surrounding Su Xuening. He was terrified and immediately flew to Su Xuening's side.
"Are you alright?" Xuan Yuanzhan asked Su Xuening with concern.
Su Xuening shook her head at him.
The whistle she just blew was given to her by Xuan Yuanzhan; as long as she blows the whistle, Xuan Yuanzhan will appear.
So she's not afraid to walk alone at night at all.
She just didn't expect that when those people couldn't catch Xiaobao, they would turn their attention to her.
"Where's Xiaobao?"
Su Xuening thought of Xiaobao and looked at Xuan Yuanzhan with worry.
She was genuinely afraid that these people would devise some kind of diversionary tactic, which would put them in a very difficult situation.
Knowing what Su Xuening was worried about, Xuan Yuanzhan comforted her, "Before we came, I left Xiaobao with my parents-in-law. He'll be fine."
Su Xuening was relieved.
Soon, Wu Shou arrived with the Azure Dragon Guards, and Yuan Xian, having likely heard the news, also rushed over with several eunuchs.
"Princess, are you alright?" Yuan Xian was terrified when she saw the black-clad corpses kneeling on the ground and hurriedly asked with concern.
This is not just about the safety of the young princess; it also concerns the safety of the entire Western Liang, Eastern Chu, Northern Wei, and even their emperor. She absolutely cannot be harmed!
Wu Shou also looked at Su Xuening nervously.
This man is of very high status. If something were to happen in the Northern Wei imperial palace, not only would he be held responsible, but even the emperor himself would likely be unable to bear the responsibility!
"I'm fine," Su Xuening said, then looked at the black-clad corpse on the ground and explained, "When they rushed at me, I threw some poison powder at them. They want to catch me, but it won't be that easy."
Looking at the gruesome death of the man in black, Wu Shou couldn't help but swallow hard.
These men in black were not killed by the new emperor of Eastern Chu, but poisoned by the young princess.
He now understood that these people were not only of noble status, but each of them also possessed formidable self-defense skills.
Anyone who's blind enough to mess with them is really asking for death!
"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright." Yuan Xian only glanced at the corpses of the men in black and was not particularly surprised.
After all, all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital said that the emperor only had a month or so to live, and only the little princess could extend his life by three years.
This shows just how skilled the young princess is in medicine!
With such amazing medical skills, what's so strange about using poison to deal with these assassins?
Su Xuening looked at Yuan Xian and said, "I'm fine. My great-grandfather is asleep. Let's not disturb him for now. Let him get some rest. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."
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