Wang Zebang and Wei Yao returned empty-handed.
They realized that the lady's style of doing things was simply not suitable for them.
They can't learn it, and they can't do it.
The two men gritted their teeth, lifted their robes, and knelt down heavily, taking full responsibility for all the crimes: "Please forgive us, Your Highness. If Your Highness feels wronged and resentful, you may punish us for our oversight. We will have no complaints."
Even though the two of them had spoken to this extent, Xing Yuanzhou still ignored them. He lazily opened his eyes, his eyes mostly black, and his face was pale, making him look like an expressionless evil spirit seeking death.
"Bang!" Zheng Quchi slammed his hand on the table.
Everyone was startled and turned to look at her simultaneously.
She took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Excuse me, my hand accidentally touched the table. I'm sorry to disturb you. Please continue."
Seeing that she seemed angry because he had deliberately made things difficult for her subordinates, the Crown Prince paused for a moment, then turned to them and said, "You may leave. I will not hold the past against you."
Things took a sudden and unexpected turn of events.
But the outcome was ultimately good.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Wang Zebang and Wei Yao immediately dismounted and stood up.
Zheng Quchi also said happily, "Then we will take our leave first, so as not to disturb His Highness's rest."
The three had successfully completed their mission and were just about to leave...
"Wait a moment."
Zheng Quchi turned around in confusion.
“I want to talk to you, can you stay?” Xing Yuanzhou looked directly at her.
“That won’t do,” Zheng Quchi refused firmly. “I am a married woman. How can I be alone in a room with a man from another family?”
"Isn't Yuwen Sheng dead? There's no problem with you remarrying."
Zheng Quchi: "...Even if he dies, I will remain faithful to him."
“It seems that widows in the Ye Kingdom do not have the concept of remaining chaste,” said the eldest prince, Yuan Xingzhou.
"I am willing to guard it."
"You can't protect it."
“Who said that? I’m absolutely certain.”
Yuan Xingzhou suddenly smiled: "Hmm, I can see that. You are really determined."
Now that things have come to this point, Zheng Quchi also had something he had to say: "Your Highness, why did you become an assassin?"
“Because I want revenge,” he answered softly.
"Revenge? Your target for revenge is Yuwen Sheng?"
"no."
"Then why did you kill him?"
"Without him, the Kingdom of Ye will naturally fall. The revenge I seek is the destruction of the kingdom."
Zheng Quchi: "..." I can't believe that you have such a serene and peaceful face, yet your heart is so vicious.
What grudge do you hold against me that you would use an entire nation to satisfy your desire for revenge?
"I can't and don't want to interfere in your affairs with the King of Ye, but the Kingdom of Ye won't be easily destroyed," she said solemnly.
Xing Yuanzhou was surprised by her words: "I thought you only wanted to guard Yuwen Sheng's tomb, but I didn't expect that you would also want to guard the Ye Kingdom that he guarded?"
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