"Big brother, be gentle, don't kick him to death." Yun Qingran quickly touched Nangong Xu's body. If he had any more fractures, his life would be in danger.
"So what if he's dead?" Jun Molin looked at Nangong Xu with disgust.
“I don’t care whether he lives or dies, but he can’t die at our hands, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble and may even cause a conflict between the two countries,” Yun Qingran said.
Hearing this, Jun Molin felt pleased. He had initially thought Yun Qingran wanted to protect Nangong Xu because he had saved her. He hadn't expected her to want to protect Nangong Xu to avoid conflict between the two countries. How delightful!
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Yun Qingran genuinely didn't want to cause a conflict between the two countries, which was why she didn't want Nangong Xu to die. As for the life-saving grace, she wasn't actually a completely good person; when it came to selfishness, she was never noble.
They returned to the gates of the capital city. The general guarding the city looked flustered when he saw Nangong Xu and the others return.
"Didn't His Highness tell you to go and meet us if we didn't return within a day? Why didn't you come?" The guard leader lunged forward, grabbed the city garrison commander by the collar, and angrily cursed.
If it weren't for the Northern Cold King of Beiyin, they would have all perished on this trip.
"I...I...I..." The general guarding the city stammered, unable to speak.
"Is it Nangong Ye?" Yun Qingran stepped forward, crossed her arms, and asked the city's garrison commander.
"It wasn't His Highness Ye who ordered us to do it," the city's garrison commander quickly denied, but his expression betrayed him.
"As an outsider, it's really not appropriate for me to interrogate him. Otherwise, if I broke his hand, he would tell the truth." Yun Qingran shook her head regretfully.
The guard leader looked at Yun Qingran with surprise and admiration. He never expected that Princess Rongchang, who looked so gentle and harmless, would be so ruthless and vicious.
She was from Beiyin, so it was indeed difficult to take action against her. However, I was from Nanchu and was the victim, so it was only natural for me to take action.
The guard leader snapped the city garrison commander's wrist with a crack and asked fiercely, "I'll ask you one more time, who ordered you not to meet His Highness Xu? If you don't tell me, you can forget about having your other hand too."
"It was His Highness Ye who instructed me not to go and meet His Highness Xu," the city guard general cried out, clutching his hand as he confessed to revealing Nangong Ye's identity.
"Come on, let's go see the Emperor." The head guard grabbed the city's general by the collar, then respectfully said to Yun Qingran, "Princess Rongchang, we'll have to trouble you with our Prince Xu."
"Sorry, I don't have time," Jun Molin said on behalf of Yun Qingran.
Yun Qingran glanced at Jun Molin. Was he jealous? To be honest, it was kind of cute.
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“Your Highness Xu’s life is now saved, and any skilled doctor can treat him. We won’t disturb you any longer.” Yun Qingran refused the guard leader’s request.
"Alright then, thank you very much, Princess Rongchang, for saving our Highness today." The head guard bowed to Yun Qingran with clasped hands.
"No need to be so polite, goodbye." Yun Qingran returned the greeting.
After the guard leader left with the city's garrison commander, Yun Qingran grabbed Jun Molin's hand and said anxiously, "Quickly, quickly, go find Nangong Ye. He still owes me more than seven million taels of silver. Before he falls on hard times, we must hurry up and collect the debt."
Jun Molin smiled indulgently and let her pull him into the city to Nangong Ye's mansion.
"Nangong Xu is doomed this time, hahahaha..." In the Prince's mansion, Nangong Ye was sitting in a small pavilion, enjoying the singing and dancing while drinking.
According to the scouts, that villain Nangong Xu has been in the swamp for almost two days and two nights. They didn't bring any food or water, and they haven't come out after two days and two nights, so they must have encountered some misfortune.
"Hehehe, Your Highness Ye, good evening!" Yun Qingran's voice suddenly interrupted.
"Who?" Nangong Ye immediately stood up and looked around.
"It's me, Yun Qingran." Yun Qingran walked gracefully towards us with her hands behind her back and a cheerful gait.
It's hard not to be happy about debt collection, especially a huge debt of over seven million taels.
"Yun Qingran, how are you still alive?" Nangong Ye panicked when he saw Yun Qingran appear in front of him. In his imagination, those who entered the swamp should all be dead.
"Nangong Ye, watch your words." Jun Molin's eyes gleamed with a dangerous light, and a dark aura flickered within his unfathomable gaze.
Nangong Ye sensed Jun Molin's threat, and his momentum immediately weakened, but he quickly regained his strength, "Jun Molin, what are you doing in Nan Chu?"
"By order of our Emperor, we have come to welcome Princess Rongchang. What, do you have a problem with that?" Jun Molin lazily adjusted his sleeves and asked him slowly.
Would I dare to have any objections?
“Your Highness Ye, I’ve come today to collect a debt from you. You owe our Northern Yin marriage delegation over seven million taels of silver. We’re leaving soon, and we hope you can settle the debt with us now.” Yun Qingran took out an IOU written by Nangong Ye from her bosom.
Looking at the IOU, Nangong Ye's hand, hidden in his sleeve, trembled. Seven million taels of silver—his royal manor wasn't short of funds, but if he gave it away, his manor would be empty. How could he build a powerful empire without money?
"When did I ever write an IOU? Princess Rongchang, don't slander me." Nangong Ye was about to deny it.
"Ranran, since Your Highness Ye doesn't admit it, then take it to the Dali Temple for verification and see if the IOU is his handwriting and fingerprints," Jun Molin suggested.
"Your Highness, the King of Northern Cold, you are truly intelligent." Yun Qingran smiled gracefully at Jun Molin.
“Oh, by the way, you are Princess Rongchang of Beiyin, and His Highness Ye is a prince of Nanchu. The two of you have a dispute that needs to be jointly tried by the Dali Temples of both countries,” Jun Molin added.
"If the two courts of justice merge their trials, won't this cause a huge uproar? Maybe the whole world will know about it then," Yun Qingran said, feigning surprise.
“Of course, don’t you think about it? The fact that the Prince of Southern Chu owes Princess Bei Yin money and hasn’t paid it back is quite interesting, and it’s bound to spread very quickly,” Jun Molin replied.
Nangong Ye looked at the two of them with anger and speechlessness. The way you two were putting on this act was disgusting.
Jun Molin, aren't you the famously aloof and powerful war god? You're usually so taciturn, why are you talking so much now? Nangong Ye was furious; Jun Molin was targeting him.
If Jun Molin could hear his thoughts, he would definitely say, "No, you don't deserve me targeting you. I'm just trying to please my wife!"
"Let's go to Dali Temple." Yun Qingran took Jun Molin's hand and turned to leave.
"Stop!" Nangong Ye shouted.
Yun Qingran stopped and turned to ask, "Is there anything else, Your Highness Ye?"
"I'll give you the money then," Nangong Ye said through gritted teeth.
After saying that, his heart was bleeding, or rather, spitting blood. More than seven million taels of silver! He went bankrupt in an instant!
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