Chapter 367 Why are you here?
The Beili envoys and others were extremely surprised to see Princess Changning, who had been taken away, suddenly appear here.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible—"
The young envoy who had just said that Prince Chang'an Huo Zheng must have had some ulterior motive for sneaking into Beili was now stunned with disbelief. He couldn't understand why Princess Changning had already left and then turned back at this time.
If the Prince of Chang'an of Daxing sneaked into the territory of Beili without permission, and it was not to rescue the princess, then what on earth was he doing there?
There must be something fishy going on!
"Master Mu! These people must have other intentions. We must not fall into their trap!"
The young envoy believed that this matter was not simple and was wary of the people from Daxing who appeared here today.
Chunzhi frowned and said, "We Daxing people kindly rescued you, but you repay our kindness with hatred. Your Beili people's behavior is truly chilling."
Her words directly turned the situation into one where the entire Beili was sorry for Daxing. When several Beili envoys heard this, their faces instantly turned very ugly.
Mu Xu, the highest-ranking official among all the Beili people present, immediately straightened his face upon hearing this. "We Beili people have always been repaying kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge. We are definitely not the kind of people who repay kindness with enmity as you say!"
Lord Mu said this, looking at Huo Zheng, and immediately continued: "If our attack had nothing to do with you, then what is your purpose in sneaking into Beili territory at night?"
After all, Mu Xu was the leader of the envoys. Unlike the young envoy, he did not speak directly. However, it was impossible that the Prince of Chang'an and his entourage appeared at this time because they anticipated that they would be attacked and came to rescue them.
Instead of guessing and speculating about what exactly the Prince of Chang'an and his entourage are here for, it is better to ask directly.
Mu Xu had the right to ask, and Huo Zheng was willing to answer: "My sister is getting married, and I am here to see her off. Isn't that right?"
Mu Xu was incredulous and asked, "You came all the way to Beili just to marry Princess Changning?"
No one expected that Prince Chang'an was here to marry Princess Changning.
This reason sounded completely unbelievable, but Prince Chang'an came and Princess Changning also came back, and the brother and sister stood in front of them, and neither of them ran away.
Facts speak louder than words.
Even though the young Beili envoy kept saying, "If the King of Chang'an wants to send a bride for the princess, he can just do it at the border. Secretly sneaking into Beili territory is unacceptable. You must be harboring a conspiracy..."
Chunzhi interrupted, "This gentleman must not have a biological sister, right?"
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Chunzhi immediately said: "Even if you do, you are definitely not a good brother who loves his sister. If you have a sister who cares about you, you won't say such words."
The youngest envoy from Beili choked up. What she said was right. He had no sister and could not understand why Prince Chang'an came all the way here for Princess Changning. He did not believe their words.
Seeing that the other party was silent, Chunzhi said, "What's more, it only took you two weeks to get back to Beili from Daxing Capital. You traveled so fast. Even if we wanted to send the princess to marry in Daxing, we would have to catch up with your speed."
"That's right!" Jiang He said at the right time. "We traveled day and night, and several horses died, all to escort the princess to the border. But just as we arrived at the North Gate, we heard that the princess and her entourage had already left. That's why we had no choice but to enter Beili at night. It was those villains lurking in the valley who attacked you and delayed you. Otherwise, our prince and princess would have chased you to the Beili royal court to escort the princess to her wedding."
"this……"
When everyone in Beili heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
In this case, Prince Chang'an and his entourage really came to escort the princess to her wedding, and happened to encounter them being ambushed and rescued them.
The Prince and his wife of Chang'an echoed each other's words, and others helped to add to their arguments. What they said made sense and was completely flawless.
But when I think about it carefully, why does this matter seem so wrong?
Huo Zheng said, "If Lord Mu doesn't believe me, I will go with you to the Beili Royal Court and explain the reasons to your Beili Emperor in person."
When Mu Xu heard that King Chang'an was willing to go to the Beili Royal Court in person, he did not agree immediately.
The Beili people live a nomadic life, and the location of the royal court is constantly changing with the annual migration. Because of this, it is difficult for the major tribes to find the location of the royal court even if they want to rebel and seize power.
No one can be sure whether King Chang'an came here to obtain the location of the Beili Royal Court.
After all, the Emperor of Daxing agreed to the marriage too easily. He married the legitimate princess to Beili and gave her such a generous "dowry". It was more like a bait prepared to catch a big fish.
Seeing this, Chunzhi asked them, "We only have a few of us, what are you afraid of?"
"Who's scared?" The people of Beili were stubborn and could not bear to hear such words. An envoy immediately spoke up, "Then all of you will come with us to the royal court. If you have no ill intentions, that's great. If you do, then you will die. No one will leave Beili alive!"
Huo Zheng and Chunzhi remained calm. They had already decided to escort Yanran to the Beili Royal Court and try to prevent the marriage. They were already familiar with such dangerous places, so they naturally would not be afraid of the harsh words of the Beili people.
"If you all don't believe in Daxing's sincerity, then there's no need to force the marriage." Huo Zheng made his position clear on the spot. "Once I return to the Beili Royal Court and clear my name, I will immediately take Changning back to Daxing, and this marriage will be terminated."
These Beili envoys doubted their purpose, okay.
But there is a price to pay for this.
Otherwise, where will Daxing save its reputation?
The Beili envoys suspected them, and they could take advantage of the situation to achieve the results they wanted.
Chunzhi's gaze fell on Huo Zheng, and without saying anything, she knew everything that he was thinking.
Huo Yanran and Liu Yan, one of whom nearly died in a hijacking incident, and the other who risked his life to save the princess and nearly fell off a cliff, spoke in front of the Beili envoys one after another:
"If Brother Seven really had other thoughts, I would never be standing here right now."
"If Beili is not sincere in wanting to marry the princess, then I will bring the princess back to Daxing in the same way I sent her to Beili."
When Mu Xu heard them say this, his heart immediately began to hang in the air.
Judging from Prince Chang'an's attitude, he knew this man was a tough man, far more difficult to deal with than the Emperor of Daxing. He knew he couldn't let the situation continue to develop. He immediately said, "Why wait until the royal court to investigate this matter? Bring the person we captured alive in the valley and we'll know the truth after a trial!"
If the King of Chang'an really had no ill intentions and instead saved them, and the matter was brought to the royal court, ruining the marriage between the two countries, then all of them, the envoys who went to Daxing to ask for the princess' hand in marriage, would be sinners.
This is absolutely not possible.
This matter must be properly resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
Lord Mu thought about this and immediately ordered his attendants, "Come here, bring up those people we just captured alive!"
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