Chapter 406 Being Bullied
The Southern Qi Emperor raised his eyebrows: "Prince Xiao, you are younger than me, and there are so many women in the backyard. Sooner or later, you will have other children. It is too harsh to say that you will never be the last one."
Prince Xiao was shocked, and his fleshy face immediately showed an aggrieved expression, and then he knelt in front of the Southern Qi Emperor: "Tao'er is also your nephew. My brother has watched him grow up since he was a child. How can you let him go to a foreign country to suffer!"
The Southern Qi Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly: "He is a royal relative. How can he be said to suffer when he goes to Beiling Country as a guest? I have made up my mind, so let's do it this way." The
final decision was made, and Prince Xiao's face was already extremely pale.
Ling Fengxun calmly watched the two brothers from the Southern Qi Kingdom perform a demonstration of brotherly love in front of him.
Bailitao was an important biological son to Prince Xiao, but to the Southern Qi Emperor, he was just a tool without any feelings. Ling Fengxun had already proposed two conditions, but both were rejected. As the saying goes, you can’t do it again or again.
The Southern Qi Emperor was very smart to push away this pressure.
Since he couldn’t take advantage of Xu Meir’s matter, as long as he sacrificed Bailitao, he could settle the matter, which was worth it.
Emperor Nanqi glanced at Ling Fengxun and said, "I can agree to the request of the Regent Prince, but I also have a condition."
Ling Fengxun did not intend to listen: "No."
Emperor Nanqi's expression froze instantly, and he turned blue and red before saying, "Your Highness has not listened yet."
Ling Fengxun still looked indifferent: "No matter what conditions the emperor puts forward, this king does not intend to agree. Handing Bailitao to this king is just to offset Xu Meir's sins, without any conditions attached."
He was tough, and did not give in on other people's territory, and did not give face to Emperor Nanqi at all.
Emperor Nanqi clenched his teeth, clenched his fingers tightly, and blue veins on the back of his hand were throbbing.
The food on the tables of other ministers of Nanqi State was not touched much.
Because the whole scene was so tense, the officials had no appetite.
"Very good!"
Emperor Nanqi said these words with gritted teeth.
There was a gloomy look in his eyes, and he noticed that the officials below looked at him strangely.
Emperor Nanqi felt that his imperial power was insulted!
He was about to speak, but he heard Baili Yunhe smiled and said, "Father, Princess Zhaoyue has committed so many crimes, but Beiling did not pursue them. They just suggested that my cousin go to Beiling as a guest. This shows the righteousness of the Regent King."
Ling Fengyan raised his eyebrows, looking at Baili Yunhe's face with a little more smile, and his heart was full of deeper admiration.
His adopted brother Xier is really a fish in a pond.
The brows of the Southern Qi Emperor twitched violently. No matter how many words Ling Fengxun said, none of them were as heartbreaking as this critical hit from his own son.
Filial piety, too filial piety!
"Prince, do you think the Regent is righteous?"
Baili Yunhe said seriously, "The Regent is not only righteous, but also kind. If I knew that my queen's identity was unknown and she was trying to confuse the prince's bloodline and kill the people of Southern Qi, I would definitely send troops at all costs. However, the Regent came to my Southern Qi country in person for the sake of the alliance between the two countries, and talked to us about reason, and only proposed such a few conditions. He has done his utmost. If you, father, continue to press us, you are deliberately starting a war between the two countries."
The prince's words were so clear that the Southern Qi court officials present took a breath of cold air.
The key point is that every word the prince said was in disobedience to the emperor.
Baili Yunhe had been very stable in the past few months, so much so that some ministers in the court had never seen the prince show such a sharp edge.
Emperor Nanqi narrowed his eyes, and his whole body was shaking with anger, "You mean, you want me to take a step back?"
Baili Yunhe didn't say anything, but raised his wine glass and said to Ling Fengyan, "Thank you, Prince, for not pursuing this matter."
Ling Fengyan raised his thin lips to a certain degree.
The two began to act in public.
"Your Highness, you are too polite. I have no intention of clashing with Nanqi because of a woman. Since the Crown Prince is so righteous, I believe that Nanqi and Beiling can still form an alliance for a hundred years in the future."
Ling Fengxun said this to all the civil and military officials of Nanqi.
His words conveyed a meaning.
He would fully support the Crown Prince!
Hearing this, the Emperor of Nanqi glanced at Baili Yunhe, and the father and son looked at each other.
The fingers of the Emperor of Nanqi hidden in his sleeves were already clenched. If it weren't for his son's obstruction, he would have exploded today no matter what.
He was bullied on his own territory. Who could he go to for justice?
Suddenly, a guard ran in at the door of the hall.
The guard came to Baili Yunhe as if no one was around, and then knelt down.
"Your Highness, the assassin has been caught. What should we do with him next?"
Baili Yunhe stood up from his chair and said to Emperor Nanqi: "Father, when I brought two nobles into the city, I caught a few assassins. I plan to bring them in for interrogation to prove the innocence of my Nanqi Kingdom. What do you think?"
Emperor Nanqi sneered and waved his hand lightly, asking the dancers in the banquet to retreat.
"Then bring them in for interrogation."
After receiving the emperor's order, the messenger left the hall immediately. After a while, he and others came in from outside with three people.
An Yunxi recognized one of them, who was the one who released the hidden arrow at the corner.
This man was dressed in dark blue clothes, with an untidy beard and bright eyes.
He looked to be in his thirties.
The other two people, one was an old man in his sixties, and the other was a young woman.
The three were pinned to the ground, their faces were pale, but they said nothing.
Baili Yunhe directly asked the middle-aged man who released the hidden arrow: "Are you all in the same group?"
The middle-aged man shook his head: "I don't know them."
The other two people had the same reaction and all shook their heads.
Baili Yunhe said again in a cold voice: "Why do you want to assassinate the distinguished guests from Beiling Kingdom?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man raised his head, with a cold light in his eyes: "Scar is my brother, the regent of Beiling Kingdom is here in person, I want to avenge my brother!"
Ling Fengxun heard this and suddenly said: "From what you said, you are also an assassin from Qiansha Tower."
The middle-aged man was silent, neither admitting nor denying.
Baili Yunhe immediately lost interest: "What about you two?"
The old man and the young woman looked even more panicked. The only woman among the three said: "My lord, please spare our lives. The two of us just received a mission from the building, saying that we were asked to create chaos among the people, and we did not want to assassinate the Beiling envoy."