Chapter 224 The fight started
A maid led the way, and several soldiers "escorted" Princess Xiling to the Plum Blossom Garden.
In the cold twelfth month of winter, the grass and trees withered, only the plum blossoms bloomed in the cold. Ye Ninglan saw a courtyard full of red plum blossoms from afar and said with a smile, "Your princess is quite caring. She arranged such a poetic residence for me."
"Our princess is naturally very good!"
The maid who led the way responded without thinking. After the words fell and she heard Ye Ninglan laugh, the little maid remembered that the person who had just spoken was the eldest princess of Xiling, an enemy of Daxing, and she immediately swallowed the rest of her words.
Ye Ninglan walked forward while admiring the scenery in the Jiedushi Mansion. He did not feel the slightest bit of anxiety about being a prisoner of war. Instead, he took a leisurely stroll as if he had returned to his own mansion.
The group walked through the corridor and onto the small bridge. They were about to reach the Plum Blossom Garden when three people suddenly walked out of the nearby water pavilion and walked towards them onto the small bridge.
The one walking in front was wearing a scarlet brocade robe, with his hair tied up with a red golden crown. He had a beautiful face, and even though he looked a little sickly and pale, he was still handsome.
The maid leading the way took the initiative to avoid the approaching person, but Ye Ninglan did not stop. He walked straight forward, looked up at the approaching person, and said with a smile: "He looks quite handsome, but why does he look so ugly, as if the lady just got run away by a wild man?"
"How dare you!" Huo Yan heard that Huo Zheng had returned and was going to go find him to ask for his release. However, he ran into this reckless woman right after leaving the Yuntai Waterside Pavilion. His expression instantly turned even uglier. "Are you tired of living? How dare you stand in this prince's way? Get out of here!"
Ye Ninglan not only did not move aside, but took a step forward, almost sticking to Huo Yan, and asked with a smile: "How do you roll? I was born without the ability. How about you roll over first and show me how?"
Seeing that the other party was deliberately provoking him, Huo Yan was instantly furious. He turned around, drew the sword of his accompanying guard, and stabbed Ye Ninglan with it.
"Ninth Prince, spare her life! She is the Princess of Xiling!"
The maid who brought Ye Ninglan to Plum Blossom Garden was shocked and shouted loudly.
But Huo Yan had no intention of putting away his sword, and Ye Ninglan was not afraid at all. He raised the iron chain to block the opponent's sword.
The sword and iron collided, and sparks flew everywhere.
Ye Ninglan wrapped an iron chain around Huo Yan's sword. "So you are the Ninth Prince of Daxing? You look very much to my taste. It's our first meeting, so why not get angry? Why don't we sit down and have a good chat? Maybe we'll find something unexpected."
Huo Yan drew back his sword and slapped Ye Ninglan with his palm, "So what if Princess Xiling? A prisoner is not worthy to speak to this prince!"
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince is wrong."
Ye Ninglan's hands and feet were bound by iron chains, and he had no time to dodge. He was hit by Huo Yan's palm and retreated several steps, almost falling off the bridge.
Fortunately, there was a railing on the side of the bridge. Ye Ninglan put one foot on the railing to steady herself, the smile on her lips not fading. "Life is so long, everyone has a time when they are in trouble. Besides - my days as a prisoner will definitely not be longer than yours."
"court death!"
Huo Yan hated it most when others mentioned that he had become a prisoner. Seeing Ye Ninglan like this, he immediately stepped forward with a sword and took his life.
Ye Ninglan dared to provoke the other party, so naturally she would not sit still and wait for death. The iron chains that bound her hands and feet not only blocked Huo Yan's killing moves, but also became her weapons.
The two men fought in a place, from the bridge to under the bridge, the sword energy scattered, sweeping down the plum blossoms from the branches and flying all over the sky.
The soldiers escorting Princess Xiling and the Ninth Prince's confidants were unable to stop them, so they could only rush to the front hall to report to King Chang'an.
At this time, Huo Zheng was discussing the peace talks between the two countries with everyone.
All the Xizhou civil officials were very excited. "Now that Xiling is losing ground and the Princess of Xiling has fallen into our hands, if we want to negotiate peace now, Xiling must shed blood!"
"It was Xiling who first collaborated with the rebels and provoked the war. Now they want to sue for peace, but it won't be that easy!"
"If we don't tear off a layer of skin from Xiling this time, we will be considered incompetent!"
Everyone was eager to try it out and wanted to agree on a set of rules on the spot.
Some older officials pondered this matter earnestly and asked, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Huo Zheng said, "You all have a point, but we still need to see how sincere Xiling is in seeking peace this time."
He didn't think that the Emperor of Xiling would bow to Daxing for the sake of a princess. This time, he was asking for peace more out of necessity.
If the conditions proposed by Daxing are too excessive, it is very likely that the Emperor of Xiling will change his mind and the war will start again.
Gu Yuanjia also thought of this, "Your Highness has thought it through, and we will act accordingly."
As they were talking, the guard outside came to report, "Your Highness! The Ninth Prince... The Ninth Prince and Princess Xiling are fighting!"
"Ninth Prince and Princess Xiling are fighting?" Huo Zheng didn't know how the two of them got together and started fighting. He said helplessly, "What nonsense! Take me over to take a look."
"Yes." The guard who came to report immediately responded and led the way.
The officials in the main hall also stood up and discussed:
"His Highness the Ninth Prince was fine, why would he get into a fight with Princess Xiling?"
"Let them fight as they please, but please don't accidentally hurt Prince Chang'an..."
"Let's go and take a look?" Gu Yuanjia said at the right time.
"Go and take a look!"
All the civil officials responded and followed Prince Chang'an out.
When Huo Zheng arrived at the Plum Blossom Garden, Huo Yan was just chopping down half of the red plum blossoms that had bloomed outside the wall with one sword.
Sword energy flowed in all directions and petals flew all over the sky.
The branches crashed down, and Ye Ninglan was a little overwhelmed. While dodging, she said, "Ninth Prince, why are you so bad-tempered? I was just joking with you, why did you take it so seriously?"
Huo Yan was injured, but he was so angry at Ye Ninglan that he gritted his teeth and forced himself to take his life.
This shows how irritating Princess Xiling is.
Huo Zheng heard that the two men had started fighting, so he didn't move fast. But as soon as Ye Ninglan saw him, he flew over and hid behind him. Huo Yan followed with the long sword in his hand...
Huo Zheng raised his hand and clamped the tip of the sword with two fingers, forcing Huo Yan to stop. He said in a deep voice: "Ninth Prince, what are you doing?"
Huo Yan was about to speak when Ye Ninglan spoke first, "Prince Chang'an, help! Your brother wants to kill me!"
Huo Yan angrily said, "She is the one who is seeking death!"
Huo Zheng avoided Ye Ninglan's touch and snatched the sword from Huo Yan's hand. He handed it to the guard who followed him and said in a deep voice, "How can you fight like this in public?"
A fishy-sweet taste surged in Huo Yan's throat and he almost vomited blood. He swayed slightly and had to support himself on the wall with one hand to keep his balance.
Ye Ninglan brushed the fallen petals off his sleeves and said with a smile, "Prince Chang'an is still good-tempered. His Highness the Ninth Prince is like he's eaten gunpowder and explodes at the slightest provocation."
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