Chapter 399 Getting something for nothing
Madam Xu fled all the way to the palace.
She knew a secret passage that could lead her into the palace without anyone knowing.
Only she and the emperor knew about the existence of this secret passage.
It was originally used for the escape of the royal family, but she and the emperor stole it.
With her status, she naturally could not often enter the palace openly, so as not to cause others to talk about her, so she used this method to cover up her tracks.
Today, she happened to be able to use this secret passage to go to the palace to meet Emperor Nanqi.
After hearing the report from the eunuch beside him, Emperor Nanqi immediately had Madam Xu brought to his bedroom.
The lights were bright in the bedroom of the Yangxin Palace. After the eunuch brought Madam Xu in, he immediately turned around and left, guarding the door and not allowing anyone to come in.
Emperor Bailiqin of Southern Qi looked at Madam Xu and looked her up and down. After seeing her clothes, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Why are you dressed like this?"
Madam Xu's charming face was covered by her veil.
Hearing that the Emperor of Southern Qi was still teasing her at this time, a little anger appeared on her face.
"Doesn't the emperor know everything?"
The eyes of the Emperor of Southern Qi suddenly became a little darker.
The look in his eyes when he looked at Madam Xu also became a little strange.
Madam Xu was shocked. If the Emperor of Nanqi also wanted to send her away in exchange for gold, then even if she had three heads and six arms, she would not be able to escape from the palace.
Fortunately, the Emperor of Nanqi was not so crazy, although he did have some thoughts.
After all, it was a million taels of gold, a number that would tempt him as the king of a country.
"You came to the palace to find me, do you want me to protect you?"
Madam Xu bit her lip, her face extremely pale.
"I have nowhere to go except here with you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Nanqi knew what Madam Xu had done, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "Who told you to be so presumptuous as to put a bounty on Ling Fengxun's children?"
Madam Xu had a resentful look on her face, but she retorted: "Didn't the emperor secretly put a bounty on Ling Fengxun's head? Then why didn't he send someone to assassinate you?"
Emperor Nanqi was not angry at all. He raised his hand and touched the beautiful woman's cheek, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I am the king of a country. Those who want my head should also consider their own abilities to see if they can break through the heavy guards around me, but you..."
Madam Xu was furious, but there was nothing she could do.
What the Southern Qi Emperor said was true. It was because her status was not so noble that even an ant would dare to come and bite her.
She suddenly said, "If it really doesn't work, I don't want this status anymore. Your Majesty, please find a replacement for me, and then destroy the body and arrange for someone to collect the reward from the Regent King of Beiling. See if he can come up with so much gold!"
If the Regent King can't come up with it, then his reputation will be completely ruined!
However, Emperor Nanqi sneered: "Do you think Ling Fengxun is a fool? If you don't send your real head, I'm afraid he won't admit it. Even if someone really kills you and successfully sends your head to Beiling, do you think he will really hand over the gold?"
He just thinks that those who are crazy because of this bounty are a bunch of fools.
Let's not talk about whether Madam Xu's head is worth so much money. Even if it is worth it, if he sets this bounty, he will definitely not let outsiders get the gold.
If he
Emperor Nanqi narrowed his eyes.
He would kill the person who sent the head, select a loyal person from his side, pretend to have completed the task, reward him in public, and then take the gold back. He
did it secretly.
Anyway, there are countless ways to get something for nothing.
As a superior, he believed that Ling Fengxun would do the same.
Therefore, this so-called bounty was a scam from beginning to end. Ling Fengxun did not need to spend a penny to get rid of an enemy. This was a brilliant idea! Of course
, not all people are fools. Only those around Madam Xu who can contact her, some of them may not be able to resist the temptation to attack her.
What they thought was that even if they didn't get a million taels of gold in the end, they would definitely get a lot of silver reward
. The more Madam Xu thought about it, the more she gritted her teeth.
"If the prize is the head of a royal relative, even if many people have ideas, they dare not put them into action. Then the regent will bully me, a helpless widow." Emperor
Nanqi patted her shoulder and smiled.
"Okay, don't think about those messy things. In a few days, I will find a way to arrange for you to die in this identity, and then take you to the palace to protect you. In this way, no one will have any ideas about you anymore."
At this moment, this is the only way.
Madam Xu bowed to Emperor Nanqi, and then followed a little eunuch at the door to a bedroom that had been reserved for her to rest.
After she left, a dark light flashed in the eyes of the Southern Qi Emperor.
He did not tell Madam Xu that if he, the emperor, announced to the world that he would hand her over to Ling Fengxun for disposal, Ling Fengxun would have to take out the gold for his own face. It seemed worthwhile
to exchange her for one million taels of gold . However, he planned to consider this matter after his son's wedding. Now, confronting Madam Xu and the people behind her might affect the next plan. Madam Xu did not know that her bonus had been targeted by a cunning emperor. As time passed, the palace of the Southern Qi Kingdom was fully preparing for the prince's wedding. This prince has been living away from home for many years, and he is the only heir to the current emperor. Everyone is paying special attention to his marriage. They are even more jealous of the woman who will marry the prince. Now that she has become the crown princess, she will be the only candidate for the queen in the future. As long as the prince is still alive, it is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne.
Beiling Kingdom also attached great importance to the wedding of the Crown Prince of Southern Qi, Baili Yunhe.
It even sent important figures to attend the wedding banquet.
After receiving the invitation, the Regent Prince Ling Fengxun, took the princess to leave Beiling and headed for Southern Qi. After
knowing this news, the people of both countries were quite shocked. They never thought that the Regent Prince would have such courage and dare to come to Southern Qi in person.
Even the Emperor of Southern Qi was surprised after receiving the news.
He began to look suspicious. He originally thought that Ling Fengxun would at most arrange a few important ministers to attend the wedding banquet, but he never thought that he would come in person.
How dare he!
Do you think you won't do anything to him?
The expression of the Emperor of Southern Qi was very interesting. He knelt at the bottom of the hall. The spy who came to deliver the letter saw the Emperor's expression and his mood fluctuated.
"Your Majesty, the Regent Prince is coming to Southern Qi. Do you need to arrange for someone to give him to you on the way?"
The subordinate made a gesture of wiping his neck.