System: She... is dead.
【What?!】
The spoon fell from his hand in an instant and collided with the bowl, making a crisp sound. Chu Yaoyao's eyes widened in surprise.
【What happened? Who did it? 】
Her movement startled the others at the table.
The Imperial Concubine was about to ask, but was stopped by Emperor Qixuan with a look.
After that, the two of them continued to pick up food and eat absentmindedly, their minds all on a dazed little guy.
[Where is the male lead? He just let others kill the female lead?! ]
System: In fact, the relationship between the hero and heroine is not as good as we thought. This time, the hero only used the heroine and did not have any feelings for her at all.
Afterwards, the system told Shi Jingjing everything that happened in Xiyue.
After listening to this, Chu Yaoyao sighed.
[At that time, Jingjing had a hard time. ]
No matter how much she felt, she was just a little loser who was carried away by a family of cannon fodder, so she had no right to be pitiful or not.
I am not even qualified to sympathize with Shi Jingjing.
Because if she didn't die a little more tragically, she and her loved ones would be the ones to die.
Suddenly, Chu Yaoyao realized a problem.
[The heroine can be killed, which shows that the protagonist's halo is already very weak, what about the hero? 】
System: You can let the villain try.
What it said was correct. Shangguan Jin was indeed preparing to take action against Shangguan Zhi.
In the Xiyue Palace, the king's bedroom.
As soon as Shangguan Zhi entered the hall, he saw Shangguan Xu standing next to the King of Xiyue.
The other party met his eyes, smiled, and then said in a gentle tone: "Father, the fifth brother is here."
The King of Xiyue slightly opened his eyelids and snorted.
Shangguan Zhi lowered his chin slightly and stepped forward to salute.
"Your son pays respect to His Majesty, Father."
The King of Xiyue slammed the table heavily.
"Didn't you say you were going to attack Jinyu?! Why would there be a conflict with Daqi?!"
Shangguan Zhi's brows knitted slightly.
He had already arranged this matter secretly, and it would never reach his father's ears.
He glanced at Shangguan Xu who was smiling faintly.
You really underestimated this third brother who only cared about romance! He lowered his eyelids slightly to hide the strangeness in his eyes.
"Father, it was only when I saw the Daqi army on the battlefield that I realized that Daqi and Jinyu had been secretly colluding for a long time."
The King of Xiyue raised his old, wrinkled eyelids slightly and glanced at him.
"No matter what, now that things have come to this, you have an unshirkable responsibility!"
Shangguan Zhi lowered his head even deeper when he heard this, with terrible emotions brewing in his eyes, but his tone was still as calm as before.
"Father is right. I will make amends for my mistakes."
“No need!”
The King of Xiyue looked at his third son beside him with a gentle look.
"I have decided to let Xu'er be in charge of the peace talks."
As he said this, Shangguan Xu walked a few steps to the center, bowed slightly, and replied with a smile: "Your son obeys your order."
Shangguan Zhi raised his head abruptly, "Peace talks?! No, father!"
"Jinyu secretly surrendered to Daqi. If other small countries around him follow Jinyu's example, then won't Xiyue be surrounded by enemies in the future?!"
He then bowed, knelt on one knee, and spoke in a resolute tone with a firm gaze.
"Your son requests that you lead the troops to attack Jinyu again!"
There are so many pieces of land, why did Daqi want that one piece? It must be as Shi Jingjing said, there is something called oil in that place.
That is a firearm that cannot be extinguished by rain!
If he could get that piece of land, no matter how powerful Daqi's weapons were, what would Xiyue be afraid of? ! When Shangguan Zhi thought of this, his heart was burning with excitement.
However, things did not develop as he expected.
"Bang!"
The King of Xiyue threw the teacup in his hand next to him.
"presumptuous!"
He slammed the table with his wrinkled, dry hands, his body trembled with anger, his breathing became heavier, and there was a faint gurgling sound in his throat.
"I just said that this matter should be handed over to the third brother. The most important thing now is to recuperate. But you still want to fight? Xiyue has lost two battles. Don't you think it's shameful enough?!"
The hem of his clothes below his knees was soaked with tea. A trace of disgust flashed across Shangguan Zhi's eyes, but he forced himself not to move.
He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.
"I think it would be truly shameful if we were to ask for peace from a small country!"
“Bold!”
The King of Xiyue roared angrily, slammed the table and stood up, but the next moment, he fell backwards, holding his heart.
"Father!"
Shangguan Xu quickly stepped forward to lend a hand and helped him to calm down.
He looked at Shangguan Zhi with a reproachful tone.
"Fifth brother, please stop talking and don't make father angry anymore."
Hypocritical! Shangguan Zhi ignored him and clenched his fists tightly.
After drinking a cup of tea, the King of Xiyue Kingdom calmed down. He patted his third son who was squatting beside him to serve him, with a look of relief on his face.
When his eyes fell on Shangguan Zhi who was kneeling on the ground, his expression instantly turned gloomy.
"You keep shouting for war and killing, and your murderous aura is so strong. I think what you need most is to calm down and cultivate your character!"
Then he shouted outside.
"Someone come! Pass the order!"
"The Fifth Prince Shangguan Zhi is impatient and impatient, his words and actions are rude, and he is unfit for important positions. From now on, he will be confined to the Fifth Prince's residence and is not allowed to leave without permission!"
"Father!"
Shangguan Zhi looked at him in disbelief.
Those few words were like nails made of ice, piercing his heart one by one.
The bone-chilling cold instantly swept through the whole body.
In order to help Shangguan Xu ascend to the throne smoothly, did the emperor actually belittle him like this? !
Am I not your son?!
Shangguan Zhi screamed hysterically in his heart.
He looked at the person on the dragon throne, clenched his teeth, and his fingernails almost dug into his palms.
At this moment, the trace of guilt in his heart disappeared instantly.
If the father is not kind, then why should the son be filial? At this time, the eunuch was outside reporting.
"Lord, the Fourth Prince is outside seeking an audience, saying he has something important to report."
Hearing this, the King of Xiyue raised his hand slightly.
Seeing this, the eunuch nodded respectfully and walked out quickly. After a while, he pushed Shangguan Jin in.
"Greetings, Father. My third and fifth brothers are here too."
He looked at the father and his two sons one by one, pretending to be puzzled.
"What happened? I'm here at a bad time, right?"
Shangguan Xu's eyes flickered, and he spoke with a faint smile and a gentle tone.
"Fourth brother, don't you know that Fifth Brother led his troops to attack Jinyu and was defeated in the end?"
"Why!"
Shangguan Jin rubbed his knees, looking quite disappointed.
"I am a useless person. What use is there for paying attention to the war, other than adding unnecessary trouble to myself?"
Seeing this, Shangguan Xu's mouth corners slightly raised, and the pride and disdain in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
He comforted him softly, "Don't underestimate yourself, Fourth Brother. Third Brother has been sending people to find famous doctors over the years. There will always be a way to relieve the pain."
Everyone present knew that he was just talking.
"Thank you for your concern, Third Brother."
Shangguan Jin nodded in thanks, and when he lowered his head, a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.
This third brother of his is always pretending to be a good guy! He is really pretentious!
Shangguan Zhi also cursed inwardly in his heart.
Then he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Fifth brother, wait a minute!"
Shangguan Jin called out to him.
"Father, I have an old case here. Please help me and give justice to my mother and me!"