339 Peace, Su Wan to marry into Dongling

"What happened?"

The emperor jumped up from the dragon throne in shock, and the crown prince, princes, and civil and military officials also showed terrified expressions. Only the ninth uncle stood in the hall calmly, as if the sky had fallen and had nothing to do with him. But only he understood that he was depressed...

What happened? Could it be that Feng Qingchen had another trick up her sleeve? Didn't she say she wouldn't use the same trick a second time?

Feng Qingchen did have a back-up plan, but this loud noise had nothing to do with Feng Qingchen...

This loud noise not only interrupted the Ninth Prince's hospitality, but also interrupted the Emperor's accountability. Because of what happened in the morning, everyone was terrified of the noise from the bottom of their hearts, fearing that they would become the next Li Xiang if they were not careful.

The emperor was in no mood to talk to the ninth uncle. He just sat quietly on the dragon throne, waiting for the people below to report the situation.

When the palace servants came to report that the loud noise was actually a thunder that killed a working ox in the suburbs, everyone, including the emperor, breathed a sigh of relief.

The princes and civil and military officials looked at each other, and no one said a word for a long time.

What? What are you talking about? What happened today was too weird. Li Xiang's death, the auspicious sign in Feng Mansion, and this sudden thunder.

No one would believe that these things have no connection, but if they really are connected, it would be really scary.

Could it be that Li Xiang was really a demon? Could it be that the land of Feng Mansion was really unlucky before, otherwise the Feng family would not have declined to this point? And that ox, could it be that it was about to become a spirit and was discovered by God and saved?

The more they thought about it, the colder it became. They all looked at the emperor, hoping that he would make a decision.

The emperor sat firmly on the dragon throne, as majestic as ever, but the eunuchs who served him closely saw the fatigue in his eyes and his slightly trembling hands.

In the early morning, a loud noise came from the palace, waking the emperor up from his dream.

My goodness, someone is killed right under the emperor's eyes, how can the emperor sleep peacefully? Investigate, investigate immediately, but what will be the result?

No outsiders approached Li Xiang's residence, and no irrelevant objects appeared. Moreover, in such a big palace with so many people, only Li Xiang died, and those who were closer to him were just injured. How could the emperor not be afraid? Could it be that Li Xiang was really a monster?

The emperor immediately called the old man from the Imperial Observatory, took out Li Xiang's birth date and time, but did not say who it was. He only asked the Imperial Observatory to tell him this person's fate.

The old man from the Imperial Observatory looked at it for a long time, frowned, and said that the person with this fate had died half a year ago.

The emperor was shocked when he heard this.

Died half a year ago? The emperor thought of Li Xiang's information, which showed that Li Xiang's personality suddenly changed half a year ago, from an honest and simple boy to a clever and cunning man.

The emperor didn't say it, but he was thinking in his heart that Li Xiang was most likely a monster. If he wasn't a monster, how could he have created a weapon like the Thunder Bomb?

The emperor took a long time to come back to his senses, and waved to let the old man from the Imperial Observatory go out. The old man quietly retreated, his face unchanged, but he silently apologized to Li Xiang in his heart: "Don't blame me, blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have offended. Although I am the Imperial Observatory, I am just an ordinary person. I have to plan for my son and grandson.

My only son has great literary talent, but without the support of a noble family, he can only be a minor official all his life. It is a dream for him to hold a high position.

My favorite granddaughter has a big birthmark on her face. She is now fourteen years old. If it cannot be removed, she will never be able to get married and will have to become a nun.

As long as I say this to the emperor, the Wang family will arrange for my son to enter the officialdom, and Miss Feng will remove the birthmark on my granddaughter's face. Even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about my descendants!"

The old man from the Imperial Observatory walked with heavy but extremely firm steps.

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!

Everyone didn't know that due to the strangeness of Li Xiang's death and the words of the old man Qin Tianjian, the emperor no longer planned to investigate the cause of Li Xiang's death. If something was really found out, he, as the emperor, would not be able to escape the suspicion of employing the wrong people.

When the group heard that a bolt of lightning had killed the working ox, the emperor was shocked, but he felt relieved for no reason as he found a scapegoat.

The emperor winked at the minister below. The minister was also a smart man. He immediately flattered the emperor, saying that the emperor was a virtuous and benevolent monarch protected by heaven, that the heavenly fire had eliminated the evildoer, and that Dongling would surely prosper.

Everyone followed suit and started to flatter him, pointing out that the ox that died unjustly for no reason was a monster. As for Li Xiang, everyone pretended that he didn't exist.

The Ninth Prince raised his eyelids slightly, realizing that Feng Qingchen must have secretly set up something to prevent the Emperor from investigating the cause of Li Xiang's death.

In fact, if the emperor is smart, he should not investigate the cause of Li Xiang's death. What if he finds out? Revenge for Li Xiang? What a joke, Li Xiang is just a weapon. Is it necessary to avenge a weapon?

It was the emperor's luck that a weapon like Li Xiang fell into the hands of the emperor, as he failed to protect it well. But this weapon did not fall into the hands of others and was directly destroyed. This is a good thing for everyone.

Because of the incident of the ox being struck to death by thunder, the emperor's anger towards the Ninth Uncle subsided a little, and he said a few words to that effect.

The Ninth Prince stood there motionless, without a single response, like a statue. The Emperor was getting bored and was just trying to find a reason to let the Ninth Prince be responsible for handling the affairs of the three kingdoms of Dongling, Nanling and Xiling when the eunuch came to report: The Crown Prince of Xiling, Su Wan of Nanling and the Prince of Beiling wished to see the Emperor.

Well, what you fear will come to you. The emperor was unhappy but he couldn't show it on his face. Before, he was not afraid of the three countries joining forces because he had the Thunder Bomb, but now it is impossible. He must appease the other three countries. It seems that the marriage issue has to be put on the agenda again.

"Ninth brother, please stay. Everyone else may go." The emperor seemed to have aged dozens of years this morning. The ambitions he had on his birthday were almost worn away by the trivialities of state affairs.

The Ninth Prince knew without thinking that Xiling Tianlei and his men were here to take advantage of the situation. Although he didn't care about this matter, he was now the Ninth Prince of Dongling. If these people wanted to bully Dongling in front of him, they had to see if he agreed.

When these three people arrived, it was almost lunchtime, and the emperor granted them lunch with a wave of his hand. After the meal, he invited Xiling Tianlei, Su Wan and Beiling Fengqian to visit the garden, with the Ninth Prince accompanying them.

During the journey, Xiling Tianlei and Beiling Fengqian tried to test Li Xiang several times, but the emperor easily dealt with them. When it came to the matter of marriage, the emperor just smiled and laughed it off, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, the three men became anxious. They vaguely knew what had happened in the palace, but they were not sure. In addition, the emperor's attitude remained tough, which made them wonder whether Li Xiang had kept the method of making the thunder bomb.

Xiling Tianlei and Beiling Fengqian tried several times but failed to find a breakthrough. Su Wan turned her beautiful eyes and looked at the Ninth Uncle beside the emperor. A gleam of light flashed in her eyes. Relying on the fact that she was a woman, she spoke directly: "Your Majesty, Su Wan came to Dongling with a mission of friendship between the two countries. His Majesty hopes that Su Wan can stay in Dongling to continue the peace between the two countries. However, Su Wan has been in Dongling for many days, but Your Majesty has not mentioned a word. I wonder what your Majesty means by this?"

It's almost like saying, I, Su Wan, am to marry to Dongling by the Emperor's order. If you don't make arrangements, it will damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and then the two countries will fight...