Zhao Zhilan didn't say anything, but just silently rode forward.
"Do you know why I keep you by my side?" He Xiao asked her again.
"I don't know!"
"Hmph!" He Xiao snorted again. "Elder Gu is a stubborn and unyielding rock. He won't care about your status as a princess of Great Xia! By the way, you should have heard that story."
The assassination attempt on the Zhou Dynasty emperor!
Zhao Zhilan had naturally heard of it.
That was more than forty years ago, when the Great Zhou, the sworn enemy of the Great Xia, launched a major offensive.
The Great Xia was no match for them and suffered repeated defeats, eventually being driven all the way to the capital.
However, just as the Great Zhou was launching a full-scale attack on the capital, the Great Zhou emperor unexpectedly died in the palace.
The assassin who killed him was none other than his most favored concubine.
The concubine was an assassin trained by Xuanhua Palace.
Sent to the Great Zhou Palace from a young age, he lay low for over a decade, all for the sake of a single assassination.
The mysterious death of the Great Zhou Emperor sparked a chaotic struggle for the throne among his sons, leaving them with no time to attend to the troops at the front.
Therefore, the Zhou army had no choice but to withdraw.
Zhao Zhilan knew in her heart that if it weren't for He Xiao, she would definitely have been assigned a task by Elder Gu.
She might give herself to a high-ranking official, marry a farmer, or be forced into a brothel.
It was all for an assassination attempt, the timing and target of which were unknown!
This is the destiny of the disciples of Xuanhua Palace Ancient Path!
"I'll ask you one more time, are you willing to stay by Lin Mo's side?" He Xiao asked her. "You can marry him and have children, you can stay with him forever."
"Lord He...I!" Zhao Zhilan said bitterly, "Don't force me!"
He Xiao frowned. "Your Highness, what should I do with you?" He said, "Infiltrating the Regent of Great Xia is one of the conditions I agreed to with Elder Gu."
"Your Highness, if you are unwilling, I will have no choice but to inform Elder Gu and have him arrange for someone else!"
"Ah?" Zhao Zhilan exclaimed shrilly, "Why would he do that?"
"I'm worried Lin Mo might go astray!" He Xiao replied. "Your Highness, do you have an answer?"
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