Volume 1 Chapter 204 Breaking into the Imperial Palace at Night
The next moment, the sound of weapons clashing came from the roof of the Qianqing Palace. It was obvious that someone was fighting there, and the sound was quite intense. The two sides were fighting to a standstill.
At this time, Qin Su reacted immediately and stood up to go out. The others also became panicked, as if they were frightened. Xiang Yun waved his hand to stop Qin Su and said softly: "Xiao Susu, sit down. I'm here, just enjoy your meal."
Qin Su smiled slightly upon hearing that and sat back down. She gave everyone a reassuring look at Xiang Yun. Zhen Rou, Wang Jiaojiao and the others also returned to their normal state, but their minds were no longer on the banquet. They were all concerned about what was happening outside.
At this moment, Zhu Jinxiao's voice was heard outside the Qianqing Palace: "There is an assassin, all troops are on alert, protect the emperor!"
"Kill~Catch the assassin!"
A lot of shouts and cries of killing were heard, and immediately many imperial guards surrounded the entire Qianqing Palace, and dense groups of archers ran over.
This was because there were two figures in night clothes fighting on the roof of the Qianqing Palace. One was holding a knife and the other was holding a sword. They were fighting so fiercely on the roof that many of the special bricks and tiles of the palace were broken.
To Zhu Jinxiao, these two people are both enemies and assassins. His duty is to protect the emperor and catch the assassins!
So Zhu Jinxiao immediately gave the order: "Archers, get ready, shoot!"
"Swish, swish, swish~" A large number of sharp arrows shot towards the two people on the roof. Suddenly, one of the men in black was thrown into confusion and almost fell off the roof in order to avoid the arrows.
The other man in black was surprisingly at ease, treating the arrows as nothing and dodging them all by changing his body shape. He even got close to the other man in black and kicked her in the abdomen.
With a muffled groan, the man in black was kicked off the roof of the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Jinxiao quickly called on the imperial guards to rush forward and put big swords on the man's neck, making the assassin dare not move.
After subduing one, Zhu Jinxiao hurriedly looked towards the roof of the Qianqing Palace and was shocked. There was no trace of the other man in black up there.
In this case, there is no way to chase even if you want to!
This was his dereliction of duty. Zhu Jinxiao shouted with an unpleasant expression, "Search for me. We must capture the assassin for me!"
"Yes!" Immediately, the densely packed imperial guards began to search the imperial palace everywhere, while Zhu Jinxiao himself ordered his men to escort the subdued assassin to the Qianqing Palace.
Outside the gate, Zhu Jinxiao bowed and said, "I am late in escorting you, Your Majesty. Has your Majesty encountered any danger?"
The gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity opened, and Xiang Yun walked out with a gloomy face. Zhu Jinxiao saw that Xiang Yun was fine, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have found two assassins. One has been arrested, and the other is still being pursued. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Xiang Yun waved his hand and said, "It's okay, no need to chase him, the other assassin is my man!"
"This is it!" Zhu Jinxiao nodded quickly and retreated.
Xiang Yun came up to the black-clad assassin, and the imperial guards who were escorting him kicked the assassin's legs, forcing him to kneel in front of Xiang Yun.
Xiang Yun had a gloomy face, squinted his eyes, bent down, and took off the mask that covered his face. Suddenly, the two of them looked at each other, both stunned.
"Hey, a woman?" Xiang Yun's gloomy face suddenly became amiable, and he said with a smile: "Girl, do you know what happened to the last person who came to my palace to compete?"
"I pierced the man's scapula through the neck, and he is still in prison. As for the woman, she escaped by holding onto the wall!"
Xiang Yun spoke in a sarcastic tone while looking down at the woman's body, the meaning of which was very obvious.
Then he said in a threatening tone: "Do you want to be pierced through the scapula and thrown into the sky prison, or do you want to get out by holding on to the wall?"
In fact, the assassin was none other than the eldest princess of the Black Witch Kingdom, Song Yun!
She risked her life to enter the palace tonight just to meet the Emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty. Although she failed to infiltrate and was caught, her goal has been achieved.
For the sake of the Black Witch Kingdom, she automatically ignored Xiang Yun's wretched appearance and tried her best to speak in a good tone: "This is all a misunderstanding. I am an envoy from the Black Witch Kingdom. I only came to the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor. Is there something important to discuss?"
Xiang Yun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, looked her up and down, and then asked strangely: "Song Yun?"
The other party nodded, Xiang Yun rolled his eyes at her unhappily, and instantly lost interest. He turned around and said, "The envoy of the Black Witch Kingdom broke into the palace without permission, and the eighteen cities became twenty-four!"
Song Yun was so angry that she almost vomited blood when she heard this. She gritted her teeth and said, "You... are shameless!"
Xiang Yun didn't even look at her, but just waved his hand. Zhu Jinxiao then led the royal guards to retreat and let go of Song Yun.
Xiang Yun then said, "Six cities in exchange for your life, the eldest princess, should be worth it. Otherwise, why should I spare your life if you trespass into the palace?"
Song Yun took a deep breath after hearing this, and did not explain too much on this. She changed the subject and said: "Regarding the negotiations between the Black Witch Kingdom and the Great Sun Dynasty, I want to talk to His Majesty the Emperor in person!"
Xiang Yun ignored him and walked towards the banquet hall, saying, "I see. We are having dinner right now. Come and have something to eat together."
"I'm not hungry!" Song Yun had just finished saying this when his stomach growled.
There was no other way. In order to plan to sneak into the palace, she had been thinking about this matter since she left the Ministry of Rites. She had not eaten anything during this period until now. Although she could endure the hunger, her stomach was not cooperating.
Xiang Yun rolled his eyes at her unhappily, then said, "Come over and eat something, otherwise there's no need to talk any further."
Song Yun was almost angry to death. This guy looked like he really wanted to negotiate with her?
After hesitating for a while, Song Yun decided to walk over, but when she got close, she was dumbfounded. What was going on? Why were there so many girls? Seven. Judging from their appearance, they should all be this guy's concubines!
And I really just finished eating, hey!
Please, I'm here to negotiate with you, representing the Black Witch Kingdom. Why are you so careless?
Xiang Yun really sat back in his original seat, then looked at her and said, "Don't stand there, come and have something to eat."
As the queen, Zhen Rou showed her generosity at this moment. She quickly stood up and walked to the chair beside her, opened it herself, and said, "Come and sit over here. I'll get you another set of bowls and chopsticks."
Song Yun had no choice but to walk over and sit down obediently. But as soon as she sat on the chair, she always felt something was weird, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Xiang Yun is the only man in the whole place, and the rest of the women are his concubines. So what's the point of me sitting here?
What does the emperor mean by this?
It wasn't until Zhen Rou brought her the bowl and chopsticks herself that Xiang Yun nodded to Zhen Rou, and then said to Song Yun: "Eat first, we'll talk after we finish eating."
Song Yun hesitated for a while, then calmed down and actually picked up the bowl and chopsticks to start eating.
The others had just finished eating and did not move. They just looked at her with curiosity.
Xiang Yun drank a cup of tea, and then said calmly: "In fact, there is really nothing to talk about between the two of us. The Ministry of Rites has already told you that I will not compromise on those conditions, so Princess, please go back after finishing this meal."
Song Yun quickly dropped her chopsticks upon hearing this and immediately said, "The Emperor should know that the reason I dare to come here tonight is that I have the capital to win!"
Then Song Yun looked at the ladies around her, and the meaning was obvious. It was not convenient to talk here, but Xiang Yun said casually: "If you have something to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here."
Song Yun was still a little hesitant. After all, the matter was of great importance, and she was still a little worried about letting so many people know about it. However, Zhen Rou and Qin Su were well-behaved. Knowing that Xiang Yun did not like the harem to interfere in politics, they stood up and prepared to leave immediately.
Zhen Rou also said: "Sisters, have you all finished eating? Why don't you go to Kunning Palace to have a cup of tea and chat?"
The other people also stood up tactfully, agreed and went out with Zhen Rou. Xiang Yun didn't say a word during the whole process because he didn't think it mattered. If they wanted to leave, they could leave. Anyway, the meal was over and tonight was a success.
Soon, only Xiang Yun and Song Yun were left in the Qianqing Palace. The two sat opposite each other, and Song Yun was still eating. Xiang Yun immediately asked, "Now you can tell me what other conditions you have?"
Now that they could have a good negotiation, Song Yun was no longer so anxious, because no one could refuse the conditions she proposed, so she ate some more food to fill her stomach, and then slowly said: "Does the emperor know about the war between the Ten Thousand Dynasties?"
Xiang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly. These four familiar words came together, and their literal meaning alone represented an extremely terrifying thing.
Although Xiang Yun was horrified and had never heard of the Wanchao Guowu, he remained calm and said calmly, "Of course I have heard of it. What does this have to do with the negotiations between our two countries?"
Song Yun was a little surprised. She didn't expect Xiang Yun to have heard of this matter. She couldn't help but ask, "Doesn't His Majesty the Emperor want to participate?"
Xiang Yun smiled and said, "My Great Sun Dynasty has experienced enough wars. What we need now is to recuperate and rest. We don't want to start another war."
"Uh..." Song Yun was stunned and cursed in her heart: "Since you want to recuperate, why are you so tough on our Black Witch Nation? Aren't you afraid of going to war with our Black Witch Nation again!"
How could she know that Xiang Yun did not take the Black Witch Kingdom seriously at all. The reason why he said to recuperate was because he had no idea what the Ten Thousand Dynasties National War meant, and he said so to save face.
Song Yun took a deep breath and said, "The Wanchao National War will start in a year. If you miss this time, you will have to wait another five years. Your Majesty the Emperor must think carefully!"
“If you cooperate with our Black Witch Nation, you will be eligible to participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties National War. By then, as long as you can achieve some results, the benefits you will gain will be more than even if you take over our entire Black Witch Nation!
With such benefits, I don't believe that His Majesty the Emperor will not be tempted!"
Xiang Yun fell into silence. He did not understand what this Ten Thousand Dynasties National War was all about, which led to him being confused and only able to guess. Otherwise, he would have spoken frankly a long time ago.
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