1803 Childish, no father and son in heaven
The Ninth Prince will not kill Nanling Jinfan, but he will not lose face or destroy his dignity. With Wang Jinling speaking up for justice and Nanling Jinxing volunteering to stay in Dongling as a hostage, it would not be unacceptable to send Nanling Jinfan back to Nanling and hand him over to Nanling for disposal.
When Nanling Jinxing asked to use himself as a hostage to guarantee the four countries and eight cities, all the envoys present had no objection.
With the prince as a hostage, what else do they have to worry about? When Nanling Jinfan dies, the hostage Nanling Jinxing will be able to go back. Otherwise, Nanling Jinxing will have to be a hostage in Dongling for the rest of his life.
Although Nanling was tough, he also kept a very humble attitude. As long as the Ninth Prince did not want a war between the two countries, he would not oppose it so strongly.
The mayors of each city looked at the Ninth Prince, expecting his answer. Fortunately, the Ninth Prince did not disappoint them. He agreed to Nanling Jinxing's proposal, indicating that he had no intention of provoking a war.
Of course, this was just a simple meeting, and the specific matters would be discussed later. If Nanling took responsibility for this matter, then Nanling would also have to make corresponding compensation for the losses of various countries and cities.
If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a bastard. Other small cities don't dare to take it, but Dongling, Beiling and Xiling will not show mercy. These three countries will never give up until they bite off a piece of meat from Nanling.
The specific matters will be discussed by officials from various countries, and the Ninth Prince will not be involved in the specific affairs. After the major matters were finalized and the details were handed over to Fu Lin and Yuwen Yuanhua, the Ninth Prince left, and Wang Jinling went with him.
"This round was very beautiful." Wang Jinling smiled sweetly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
The Ninth Prince did not stop walking and said without turning his head: "Young Master, you cooperated well."
"Ninth Prince has calculated everyone's hearts and minds. It doesn't matter whether I cooperate or not." Wang Jinling lagged behind the Ninth Prince half a step, walking lightly, not affected by what happened before.
It was only half true and half false. He wanted to be angry with the Ninth Uncle and end up getting himself angry to death.
The Ninth Prince said nothing, for he knew that Wang Jinling would cooperate, not only because Nanling Jinfan had Wang family blood, but more because he saw how Fu Lin and Yuwen Yuanhua had behaved.
With Wang Jinling's intelligence, even if he couldn't guess 90%, he could still know 70%. Both publicly and privately, Wang Jinling would cooperate with him to play this drama well and let the Lord of the Eighth City see Dong Ling's attitude.
The two of them walked one after the other and soon arrived at the yard where Nanling Jinfan was imprisoned. The Ninth Prince waved away the guards and motioned for Wang Jinling to go in with him.
The Ninth Prince did not abuse Nanling Jinfan. Apart from the lack of freedom, everything Nanling Jinfan used during his time in Dongling was of the best quality, at least much better than when Lan Jingyang was imprisoned.
"I didn't expect that the Ninth Prince would come to see a loser like me." Nanling Jinfan looked up, and when he saw Wang Jinling, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
The Nanling royal family has special feelings for the Wang family. Wang Jinling's arrival makes Nanling Jinfan both embarrassed and happy.
"Young Master." Nanling Jinfan bowed to Wang Jinling, who accepted it calmly and turned to the Ninth Uncle and said, "Ninth Uncle, I have a few words to say to him alone."
The Ninth Prince said nothing, turned around and walked out.
The purpose of his coming here has been achieved, so there is no need to stay here and get tired of each other with Nanling Jinfan.
Outsiders had no idea what Wang Jinling and Nanling Jinfan had said to each other. They only knew that Nanling Jinfan stood at the window for a long time after Wang Jinling left...
It is not an easy task to extradite Nanling Jinfan back to Nanling for disposal. Even if everyone has reached an agreement, some details still require multiple negotiations.
However, there is no need for the Ninth Prince and Nanling Jinxing to step in to deal with these matters; the officials under them will naturally handle them.
Nanling Jinxing came out of the palace and did not go to the post station with the envoy, but came to Feng Mansion alone. After washing and eating, Nanling Jinxing swept away his previous fatigue and felt refreshed, without any sign of the hardship of the journey.
"Have you traveled all the way here to enjoy the scenery?" Nanling Jinxing arrived seven or eight days later than the envoys from other countries. He was indeed not tired during the journey.
"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. I've arrived at the perfect time." Nanling Jinxing laughed it off, trying to get away with it, but unfortunately Feng Qingchen didn't give him the chance and looked at Nanling Jinxing with a smile.
Nanling Jinxing knew that Feng Qingchen could not hide this matter, so he sold out the Ninth Uncle: "The Ninth Uncle wrote me a letter and asked me to arrive later."
"Childish." Feng Qingchen said unhappily. Nanling Jinxing did not dare to say anything good for the Ninth Uncle and could only smile secretly.
Ahem... Feng Qingchen still wanted to save face for the Ninth Uncle, so he didn't say much in front of Nanling Jinxing and brought the topic to Nanling Jinxing: "What happened to you in Nanling? Are you not going back to Nanling?"
Although Dongling is strong, it is not strong enough to force Nanling to send its prince as a hostage. No one would believe that the prince asked to be sent to Dongling as a hostage without a reason.
"Nanling..." Nanling Jinxing's voice sank, and his tone was low: "What can I do if I go back? There is no place for me there. I will always be an outsider in Nanling."
After being exiled for decades, he realized the ruthlessness of the royal family before he could even experience the happiness of having a family when he returned.
In Nanling, he was very cautious with every step, as if he was walking on thin ice, fearing that a single mistake would lead to eternal damnation. He finally managed to open up the situation and gain a firm foothold, but his father's words drove him into the dust.
“Sister, no wonder so many people want to be emperor. Being an emperor, you can control the fate of others at will, and decide someone’s life with just one sentence.” As Nanling Jinxing spoke, his voice changed and tears flashed in his eyes.
"As soon as Jin Fan got into trouble, I was suppressed everywhere in Nanling. At first, I didn't know what I did wrong. I thought that my father was afraid of my power and threatened his position, so he wanted to take my power away, so I gave it up obediently; he asked me to go home and reflect on my mistakes, so I stopped interfering in government affairs. He is my father, and I have never thought of disobeying him or usurping the throne. He was worried about me, so I handed over all the power in my hands, just to make him feel at ease."
Nanling Jinxing sniffed and said with a self-deprecating look: "But... I was wrong. I treated him as a father and put him first in everything, but he never treated me as a son. In his eyes, I am just a chess piece. Now that I am useless, of course I have to throw it away."
"Sister, do you know what he said about me? I am unfaithful, unfilial, and unbrotherly." Those six words weighed as if they weighed a thousand pounds. Nanling Jinxing recited them one by one. After he finished reciting them, he felt like a frost-bitten eggplant, without any energy or spirit at all.
Thinking of his biological father's evaluation of him, Nanling Jinxing couldn't suppress the grief in his heart, and two lines of tears slowly flowed down his cheeks...
This scolding not only destroyed his chances of ascending the throne, but also destroyed the only family affection in his heart...