Chapter 329 No Friendship Without a Fight
"For no reason," Tuoba Yan'er said, hands on her hips. "I just want to see if you'll die the day after we get married."
"If you die, all the good things in your Prince Jin's mansion will be mine."
"Then I'll take all your stuff and go find him seventy, eighty, ninety times."
"Yan'er!" Tuoba Wenjing covered Tuoba Yan'er's mouth and said to Xiao Yu with a smile, "Your Majesty, I believe you have also seen that the two of them became friends after a fight."
"That's exactly how they get along. I think they're a perfect match."
Shen Ruzhi whispered to Jiang Wanning, "You know what, I think the same thing about them. I also think they're a good match."
"It seems that His Majesty is considering backing out."
Jiang Wan Ning did not say it explicitly.
Xiao Yu always prioritizes the interests of the country and himself when doing things. He may have initially thought that it would benefit Dongling and himself, so he sent a letter without saying a word.
But no matter how much he thought about it, he never expected that the Prince of Jin's identity would be related to the Prince of Langya.
"Do you think this marriage will work out?" Shen Ruzhi gossiped again. "You know what, I really want to see them get married. It would be such a joyful scene."
Jiang Wan Ning tilted her head slightly towards Shen Ru Zhi and whispered, "In my opinion, His Majesty proposed this marriage first, so even if His Majesty wanted to back out, he couldn't."
"Furthermore, I'm actually quite curious to see what their lives will be like after marriage, with all the ups and downs. I think they're a really good match."
After finishing her gossip, Jiang Wanning continued, "Today you and Yu Hai wait here. Mo Ran and Haitang will escort you back. Yu Hai will go to the Lingxiao Sect tonight."
"I'm afraid Yu Hai would be in great danger anywhere except staying at the Lingxiao Sect."
"The journey to the Lingxiao Sect will likely be anything but peaceful."
Shen Ruzhi nodded. "What about the Empress?"
"Song Zhuran will not do anything to the Empress for the time being. The Empress is safe during her pregnancy. Their target now is Yu Hai, who is the most dangerous."
Shen Ruzhi stopped smiling lazily, a strange heaviness settling over her heart.
If it weren't for his longing for Dongling, Yu Hai wouldn't have invented that thing and become the target of so many people's attention.
Yu Hai had always known what harm this thing would bring him, but he still did it anyway.
Shen Ruzhi looked at Yu Hai, who was sitting next to her, curiously observing everything in the main hall, and felt a pang of guilt.
"So this is what ancient banquets are like. This is different from what's written in novels." Yu Hai whispered to Shen Ruzhi, gossiping. "In novels, the main hall is described as having strict rules. I thought with the emperor present, no one would dare to quarrel."
"It's a shame I don't have a cell phone. If I did, I would definitely record it. Who knows when I'll have to go back?"
Yu Hai looked around, seemingly unaware that danger was drawing ever closer.
“Yu Hai,” Shen Ruzhi said softly, “in your world, is there no such thing as indiscriminate killing? I remember you once said that.”
Yu Hai nodded. "There, whoever kills someone will pay with their life. Not to mention murder, even fighting will usually get you locked up and sentenced."
Yu Hai became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, and Shen Ruzhi just stared at him quietly as he spoke, her eyes shining as she saw Yu Hai talk about his hometown.
After Yu Hai finished speaking, Shen Ruzhi asked softly, "If one day you find your way back, would you want to go back?"
Yu Hai paused for a moment, looking at Chen Ruzhi, "I don't know either. I think I've gotten used to life here, but I still miss the heating, air conditioning, and toilet over there..."
"Sigh, I wish I could make all of these."
"If you ever find your way back, then go back," Shen Ruzhi said indifferently.
Yu Hai knew that Shen Ruzhi was afraid that he was in danger here.
"I'll take you with me then, so you can experience what it's like to squat on a toilet," Yu Hai joked.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu could only accept that he had acted impulsively. "Alright, since these two have become friends after a fight."
"The princess is in such a hurry to marry the Prince of Jin. Wu Panpan, could you tell me which day is the most auspicious for her to marry?"
"Your Majesty, three days from now is an auspicious day for marriage," Wu Panpan said loudly.
"Then the Prince of Jin's wedding will be in three days. I'll leave all the preparations to you. The Empress is currently pregnant, so it's best not to worry about these things," Emperor Xiao Yu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tuoba Yan'er stared at Prince Jin, Xiao Rui. "I will move to the Prince Jin's residence tonight."
Tuoba Yan'er's public display of such raunchy and inappropriate words shocked the noble ladies of Dongling Kingdom, who all turned to discuss the matter amongst themselves.
Shen Ruzhi secretly gave Tuoba Yan'er a thumbs up, "True personality, I like that."
"Don't you two dislike each other?" Yu Hai put a piece of poached chicken on Shen Ruzhi's plate. "Why are you praising each other now?"
“You don’t understand. Although I don’t like her, she’s much better than these pretentious people. At least she’s not pretentious.” Shen Ruzhi said, then ate the dish Yu Hai had given her in one bite.
Prince Jin looked at Emperor Xiao Yu with a distressed expression, "Brother, good brother, please save me."
Xiao Yu looked at him with sympathy; he really wanted to help, but right now...
"I think the princess is a generous and forthright woman. Prince Jin, you should cherish her in the future," Xiao Yu said.
The Prince of Jin, like a deflated balloon, sat down in his seat and began to drink. "Well, it seems my good days are coming to an end."
Even if one thing wasn't accomplished, at least one thing was.
Tuoba Wenjing felt a little better. As long as he could marry Tuoba Yan'er into the family, and then find a way to cooperate with the Prince of Jin, he believed that no one in the world would not want to sit in that position.
The emperor of the Eastern Tombs really shot himself in the foot.
As for the person I worked with before, it seems they have ulterior motives.
Since Yu Hai couldn't get it, he had to find a way to deal with it.
"Alright, everything's been mostly taken care of, let's begin the banquet..."
Shen Ruzhi had already eaten most of the food in front of her when Xiao Yu announced the start of the banquet. A group of palace maids then removed the dishes from the ministers' tables and brought out the actual cooked dishes for the day.
Each dish is like a work of art.
In previous years, she disliked participating in such events because the food was unpleasant and she had to be diplomatic. This year, however, she had to participate, and her status was quite unusual.
"If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have eaten so much." Shen Ruzhi looked at each dish that was served.
After all the dishes were served, the palace musicians and dancers swayed their hips as they entered.
Prince Consort Chen Jie slipped out from behind when no one was looking.
"Master, what brings you here?" Song Zhuran dismissed all the servants in Mingyue Palace and excitedly rushed to Chen Jie behind the curtain. "Did you come here especially to see Ranran?"
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