Chapter 586 Murderous Intent
At the same time, soldiers appeared outside the tent with torches lit. When Tu Jina saw Tu Jun's face, she screamed in fright.
"How could it be you?" Tu Jina cried as she covered her body. "Tu Jun, I'm going to kill you."
As Tu Jun dressed, he said, "You and Tu Yue have been having quite a few trysts in private, haven't you? He's your own brother, and you don't mind. But you'd rather enjoy it if I, your fake brother, slept with you."
Tu Jina was furious. "You're shameless!"
"I am not as shameless as you. Didn't you want to use the Great Zhou Kingdom to kill me? Now that you're in my hands, you'd better accept your fate!"
Tu Jun was a wicked man who committed all sorts of evil deeds.
Tu Jina never expected that the Great Zhou Kingdom would join forces with Tu Jun. Now she was heartbroken and could only hope that the envoy would learn the news and inform her mother and brother as soon as possible.
She was the most beautiful woman in the clan, and everyone coveted her body. However, due to her status, no one dared to act recklessly. She and her brother Tu Yue were always inseparable, but little did they know that Tu Jun had known about these secrets all along.
Their maternal clan was extremely powerful, and no one in the vassal state dared to offend them. Even if they really killed Tu Jun, the vassal king would not say anything. This is the cruelty of the royal family.
The only way to save herself is to stabilize Tu Jun first. Tu Jina said, "You know I am not my father's biological daughter. Now I am the fourth prince's woman, and the fourth prince will protect me from now on."
"Stop pretending. You think I don't know you're plotting to kill me with Tu Yue?" Tu Jun said coldly.
“How could I dare to kill my fourth brother? He knows my situation. My father reluctantly acknowledged my status as a princess, but everyone knows I am not his bloodline, so they all look down on me. I could only rely on Tu Yue, thinking that since we share the same mother, he could protect me. But I never expected that Tu Yue only cared about my beauty. He forced me.”
As Tu Jina poured out her grievances, she wiped away her tears. Tu Jun knew that her mother's family was powerful, which was why her father had no choice but to accept being cuckolded. Legend has it that Tu Jina was an illegitimate child born from her mother's affair with a wandering ronin who had traveled to a foreign country. She not only had naturally curly hair but also blue eyes. That foreign ronin was just like that.
Even if the king of the vassal state knew, he wouldn't care.
At this moment, Tu Jun was consumed by lust. Faced with the beautiful Tu Jina, he naturally couldn't bear to kill her. He pinched her jawbone and said coldly, "I know you are not truly obedient, but considering that you have been my sister for so many years, I will not kill you. As long as you behave, I will keep you as a pet bird to amuse myself."
Tu Jina was filled with hatred, but she endured it, knowing that Tu Jun had long harbored ill intentions towards her.
Tu Jun himself never expected that his life would suddenly turn around when he was in dire straits and he would receive help from the Great Zhou Kingdom. All he had to do was wait for him to return to his vassal state and then eliminate Tu Yue and his maternal clan. The vassal state would then be his.
When Tu Jun carried Tu Jina out of the tent, Xie Shang smiled knowingly, "The princess and the prince must have a lot to talk about now that they've met!"
Tu Jun said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness. You have given me such a beautiful gift. There is a prophecy in our vassal state that whoever wins the heart of the beautiful Princess Gina will become the king of our vassal state."
When Jiang Fenghua arrived and saw the scene before her, she was dumbfounded. Tu Jina was being held in Tu Jun's arms, her face flushed with shyness. Jiang Fenghua felt dizzy. What was going on with this woman? Was she doing this willingly, or was she being coerced by Tu Jun?
Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "Someone, escort our distinguished guest to his room to rest."
Only after Tu Jun and Tu Gina were seen off did Xie Shang walk up to Jiang Fenghua, take her hand, and say, "Don't be angry anymore."
Jiang Fenghua also felt embarrassed, "What exactly are you and Tu Jun up to? He's not a good person, I don't like him."
"Of course you can't like him." Xie Shang pulled her into his arms. "You can only like me."
“You’re so unserious, that’s not what I meant,” she said.
Xie Shang led Jiang Fenghua back to the camp and explained, "The Tu family is no benevolent clan. The most powerful family within the vassal state is the Ye family, the maternal clan of the Second Prince Tu Yue. If Tu Jun wants to become the vassal king, he must defeat the Ye family. If we want to defeat the vassal state, we must first eliminate the Ye family. The Ye family has always wanted to eliminate Tu Jun because Tu Jun's maternal clan is also powerful, and the vassal king is also afraid of the Ye family..."
"No matter how much they fight amongst themselves, they all have one goal: to attack the Great Zhou and seize its territory. This is something I certainly cannot tolerate."
“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t attack a vassal state if the time wasn’t right?” Jiang Fenghua asked.
Xie Shang said, "If making Tu Jun king displeases my wife, the plan can be adjusted."
"Don't pin this on me. I'm not taking the blame. Attacking the vassal state was your own ambition."
Xie Shang quickly replied, "Whatever Madam says is right."
"Who is your wife? Without a wedding ceremony, it's just a marriage contract at most, nothing else matters."
Every time this matter is brought up, Xie Shang feels guilty and doesn't know how to answer her. He wants to go back to the capital, but he's also afraid that if he does, he'll really cause a huge mess and he won't know how to fix it.
"Ruan Ruan." He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Jiang Fenghua's eyes shone like stars as she stared at him with her beautiful big eyes. "Aren't you quite the talker? Just say what you have to say. Hesitating like this isn't like His Highness Prince Heng's style!"
He tentatively asked, "If we return to Shengjing and find that some things are different, what will you do?"
"Nothing is different."
"that is……"
Just then, Jiang Jinyan arrived again, "Your Highness."
"Come in!" Xie Shang said.
Jiang Jinyan stood outside the door. "I have important matters to discuss with Your Highness. I will wait outside."
He meant he didn't want Jiang Fenghua to know, and he guessed that the news came from Shengjing.
Xie Shang said, "You rest first, I'll be right back. Your elder brother must be looking for me about state affairs."
Jiang Fenghua didn't think much of it. Since she wasn't feeling well, she just took a book from inside the house to read and didn't ask any questions about their national affairs.
Xie Shang followed Jiang Jinyan to a deserted place.
Jiang Jinyan said, "When does the Emperor plan to return to the capital? My fourth brother sent word that Su Qingqing has been rescued."
"The remnants of the Su family have long been wiped out, and even the Hu people have submitted to the Great Zhou. There's no one left. I wonder who's still helping them."
Xie Shang couldn't figure out who was helping Su Qingqing either. "I'll leave the matter of the vassal state to you and Yuan Li. Let them fight like dogs and resolve it as soon as possible. Force out Young Master Yun who is hiding in the vassal state. I'll take Ruan Ruan back first."
Jiang Jinyan said, "Ruan Ruan has no memory of her past. I am worried that Su Qingqing will hold onto Ruan Ruan and not let her go. Please, Your Majesty, protect her."
Xie Shang thought: If Young Master Yun is really targeting him and Jiang Fenghua, then they must know each other. If Young Master Yun is not captured, he will definitely come looking for them.
He sensed that danger lurked in the shadows at any moment; the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light, so he could only proceed cautiously, taking it one step at a time.
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