Chapter 176 He Lost Half of His Soul
Zhu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes wide. Tong Jie's words were like a wake-up call that woke him up instantly.
He broke out in a cold sweat and hissed, "So, that's how it is."
“…”
"The Kingdom of Yue cannot be destroyed!"
"That's right," Tong Jie said hurriedly, "Even if others want to attack the Yue Kingdom, we still have to help them."
"..." Zhu Xuan thought for a moment, then angrily said, "But what is Xiahou Jiu doing now? It's obviously better if we can each win once and then each gain what we need. Now he's doing this, isn't he slapping me in the face in front of the emperor?"
Tong Jie frowned and said softly, "It's this matter that's a little strange."
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"We were working together well before. The prince received rewards from the court and gained prestige. But now it's like this—something must have gone wrong."
Zhu Xuan looked at him: "What's the problem?"
"This, I'm afraid, needs to be checked."
"It's too late! His army is only twenty miles outside the city. Tomorrow, the emperor will order me to lead the army to fight. I'm afraid his army will also have to fight us down. If I let the emperor direct this matter then—"
Having said that, he shuddered.
His fourth brother, the one he grew up with.
He understood his methods and knew how strict he was in disciplining his army. If he knew that he was collaborating with the enemy, he would be torn into pieces by five horses!
Tong Jie frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Well, before the battle starts tonight, I'll write a letter and have someone quietly deliver it to the Yue army camp outside the city. I'll find out what's going on first."
When Zhu Xuan heard this, his eyes lit up and he said hastily, "Okay, go quickly and make sure to find out. Don't let the emperor's people know."
"Yes, brother-in-law, don't worry."
Tong Jie finished speaking and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something: "Oh, that Si Nanyan——"
"oops!"
Zhu Xuan said angrily, "It's already this time, and you're still thinking about that woman."
"But she was almost there. The emperor was going to give her to me."
Speaking of this matter, Tong Jie couldn't help but grit his teeth, thinking that it would be better if the news came later.
Although his previous plan was just to take revenge on the female official who prevented Zhu Xuan from getting the fiefdom of Yanyun, as soon as they met and saw her beautiful face, he lost half his soul and just wanted to get her.
"Brother-in-law, this woman——"
"Don't worry!" Zhu Xuan frowned and said, "As long as this matter can be resolved peacefully, I will definitely ask the emperor to give her to you!"
"That's good."
Tong Jie was so excited that his whole body was hot, and he turned around and walked out.
Zhu Xuan sighed, then turned his head to look at the burning fire on the table, the gloom between his brows deepened.
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Under the same gloomy sky, Zhu Feng walked back to his residence.
As soon as he entered the garden, Ying Shao, who was guarding the gate, came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Master Jian has returned."
Zhu Feng's expression remained unchanged. He just waved his hand and continued walking forward.
Nan Yan could only jog to keep up with him all the way. When she heard that Jian Ruocheng was back, her legs suddenly went weak and she almost fell. Ying Shao hurriedly reached out to support her.
"Lady-in-Chief, be careful."
"Thank you very much."
She barely managed to stand, and before she could catch her breath, Zhu Feng, who was walking in front of her, said coldly, "Ying Shao, go do what you have to do!"
Ying Shao quickly let go of his hand: "Yes."
After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.
Zhu Feng walked forward and pushed open the door. The room was brightly lit and a thin and tall figure stood in the candlelight.
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