Chapter 237 Face
"Tell the King of Northern Frontier to get over here! You promised me I'd be your guest, but now you won't even give me a maid! Your Golden Moon Kingdom is utterly stingy! The King of Northern Frontier has a beauty in his arms, yet he ignores me completely. Wait until I die here, then let's see how you explain this to my father, the Emperor..."
There were about a dozen soldiers guarding the tent. When they saw Wen Zhiming arrive, they immediately went up to greet him.
Wen Zhiming nodded slightly and entered with Meng Lingge.
Upon seeing the two, the Sixth Prince raised his chin and made a sarcastic remark.
"I was wondering why you hadn't shown yourself. So you were badly injured too. But the Northern King's conduct is far less magnanimous than his battlefield demeanor. I know I'm just a hostage in your camp, but my demands aren't high. I didn't steal your woman, nor did I ask for any beauties. I just wanted a maid, and you wouldn't even give her to me."
When Meng Lingge saw the Sixth Prince three days ago, he was being carried back from the battlefield by horses, looking somewhat disheveled, but he still looked like he was dressed in fine clothes and glittering gold. Now, however, he was covered in dust and smelled terrible.
She has also lost a lot of weight.
He was chained, but the chains were long enough for him to move around inside the tent.
Wen Zhiming sat down opposite him, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said, "Sixth Prince, this is not the Blue Feather Kingdom, and I am not your father. You have to rely on your own abilities to get which woman you want. If that girl is willing to follow you, of course I will not stop her, but Sixth Prince does not have that ability. If you think I will kidnap that girl and send her to you, then you have miscalculated."
“You are not wealthy and powerful, nor am I a brothel madam. Green Water Girl is not a prostitute, but a free and innocent girl.”
"What do you mean?" The Sixth Prince gritted his teeth in anger. "I don't care about all that. Anyway, that girl stabbed me, and it's not going to end like this. Don't blame me for not warning you, Father will only discuss peace with you while I'm alive. If I die here, given Father's favor towards me, he will definitely fight you to the death. You can decide for yourself how many people will die and how many innocent girls will lose their chastity."
He initially refused to treat his injuries and instead threatened the Northern Frontier King to hand over Green Water to heal him, purely because he was furious that a mere little girl dared to offend him, and he needed to make this little girl understand the seriousness of the matter immediately.
She was just a maidservant of the Northern Frontier King's woman, not someone of any high status. The Sixth Prince thought the matter was a foregone conclusion, and that someone would soon bring the little girl to him.
He can stab a person from head to toe, or torture them to death, it's all up to him.
But to his surprise, the King of the Northern Frontier was not afraid of his threats and let him suffer as much as he wanted, his wounds festering, and even let him choose where he wanted to be buried after he died.
Could it be that the King of the Northern Frontier really wants him to die here?
No, the Sixth Prince didn't believe it.
Judging from the battle between the Blue Feather Kingdom and the Crimson Profound Army, this Northern Frontier King clearly did not support a protracted war; otherwise, he could have easily escalated the situation to an unmanageable degree.
If we wanted to kill him, we would have done so on the battlefield; there would have been no need to go to the trouble of imprisoning him here.
Perhaps the reason for not handing over the girl was simply to let him know his current status as a prisoner, to give him a warning, or to try to exchange this small matter for a bigger benefit.
The sixth prince, who had always gotten whatever he wanted since childhood, was now suffering repeated setbacks and couldn't even get his hands on a little maid. This gave rise to a stubbornness in him, and he was determined to get his hands on this little maid who had offended him.
He had assumed that Wen Zhiming's appearance was to exchange Green Water for benefits, and he was prepared to bargain. However, Wen Zhiming rejected him outright, and with such a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor.
The sixth prince was furious.
If he can't even get his hands on a girl of such lowly status, where will he put his face as the Sixth Prince?
He flew into a rage, while Wen Zhiming remained calm.
"There is something I have not yet told the Sixth Prince. The soldiers of the Blue Feather Kingdom withdrew their troops the day before yesterday, and I have not received any news from your country since then. It seems that your father has given up on you. In this battle, your country's commander was killed and the prince was imprisoned. The losses can be described as heavy. I'm afraid you have no will to fight again."
"Impossible! My father would never abandon me. Don't try to fool me. My soldiers would never retreat without a reason. Did you do something?"
The Sixth Prince stood up abruptly, looking at Wen Zhiming with a mixture of panic and anger.
Although the imperial family is known for its ruthlessness, his father treated him differently. He always believed that his father might abandon anyone else, but he would never abandon him.
But thinking about the months he spent in the army, his brothers must have been finding all sorts of ways to show their filial piety to their father. When they learned that he had been captured, they wished he would die out there.
Therefore, he couldn't help but offer slanderous advice to his father. With so many people saying it, his father might not be so sure...
He was so anxious and angry that he no longer cared about dying; he just wanted to get back to the palace as soon as possible and consolidate his position.
The Sixth Prince was anxious, but Wen Zhiming was not anxious at all.
"On the day you attacked the Crimson Xuan Army, my soldiers seized a batch of grain from your camp."
"You scavenge soldiers on the battlefield and raid my camp for supplies. Northern Frontier King, I underestimated you." The Sixth Prince said angrily, "Don't worry, within two days, the Blue Feather Kingdom will definitely send an envoy to negotiate with you. Do you intend to let the envoy see me in such a sorry state?"
"It's because the Sixth Prince refused treatment from the military doctor and went on a hunger strike in protest. Seeing the Sixth Prince in such a sorry state, the envoy will surely tell your father the truth. At that time, I wonder if the Emperor of Lanyu Kingdom will feel more heartache or more disappointment?"
Generally, hostages of high status are not treated too badly in the enemy camp. But the Sixth Prince has made himself so miserable. Even if the Blue Feather Kingdom is dissatisfied with the enemy army, it will question the Sixth Prince's abilities more.
It is no small matter for a crown prince to be questioned.
"You!" The Sixth Prince sat down, suppressing his panic, and said calmly.
"I said I wanted that girl named Green Water to treat me. This is your territory. What can I do to a little girl? At worst, I'll guarantee I won't hurt her. She already knows medicine. What's wrong with treating and saving lives? Besides, I'm tied up now. If you notice anything amiss, you can take her away. I'm just requesting a doctor. Is that too much to ask?"
The Sixth Prince has now been persuaded by Wen Zhiming and wants to be a more dignified hostage. However, he has been making a scene for several days, so even if he wants to show weakness, he needs to find a way to back down.
Otherwise, wouldn't his antics these past few days have become a laughing stock?
His reasoning is valid; for one thing, the military doctors in the barracks are all old and boring.
Although Lu Shui doesn't possess stunning beauty, she is still a delicate and pretty young woman. If given the choice, any normal man would choose Lu Shui.
Now that the King of the Northern Frontier is protecting her, we won't kill this little girl for now. Let's bring her to our side first, and we'll definitely have a chance to teach her a lesson later.
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