Matters like welcoming the crown prince of another country would be best handled by the prince, but the emperor was still young and had no prince yet, so this task fell on the emperor's third brother, Prince of Qi Ouyang Ji.
The Prince of Qi is in his early twenties this year. He is a kind person and always smiles when he sees everyone. When the late emperor was still alive, he did not fight or compete with anyone. He looked like a good guy and did not make enemies with anyone. Therefore, he became the only surviving prince after the new emperor ascended the throne.
"On behalf of Donglin, I welcome the envoy from Nanzhao." The King of Qi sat on his horse with his back straight, with no intention of getting off. He waited for the people in the carriage to get off by themselves.
In terms of status, he might not be as good as the visiting Prince Nanzhao, after all, he was the crown prince. However, Nanzhao was a defeated country and came to seek peace, so if he was polite and respectful to the prince, it would bring shame to Donglin.
Murong Huan glanced at Murong Qi again, sighed, and was about to lift the curtain to deal with the people below, but she heard the sound of horse hooves outside, and then Murong Shuo's voice rang out outside her carriage.
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, the Prince of Qi, for welcoming me."
Murong Shuo was also sitting on his horse, looking at the King of Qi with a smile, and had no intention of getting off.
Prime Minister Lin Jingshan chuckled and said:
"I heard that Nanzhao brought the princess here, but she wants to marry me to Donglin? Why hasn't the princess come out?"
"My sister loves to play and insists on visiting Donglin. The marriage is a lie. Of course, if there is a hero among the men of Donglin who can catch my sister's eye, Nanzhao would not mind recruiting a son-in-law from Donglin. When the time comes, I hope His Majesty the Emperor of Donglin will give him a son-in-law."
Marrying a princess and finding a husband are two completely different concepts. Just imagine, even if a man from an ordinary family becomes a son-in-law, he will not be able to hold his head up high, let alone the royal family?
Murong Shuo's move was clearly a slap in the face to Dong Lin. How could he be asking for peace?
The King of Qi was used to being a good guy, so how could he be so rude? Fortunately, the emperor had anticipated this and sent the Prime Minister and a group of ministers, especially the eloquent imperial envoys, to accompany him. They engaged in a fierce exchange of words with the Nanzhao envoys, refusing to give in, and thus avoiding any loss of face for Donglin.
The two groups of people were blocking the city gate, and it was quite lively. For a moment, everyone in the capital stretched their necks to look at the city gate, and whispered about the prince and princess of Nanzhao.
At this time, a gray carriage appeared on the side of the gorgeous carriage team.
"Your Highness, there is such a big scene ahead. I think it must be the Nanzhao delegation. Should we take shelter first?" The driver was nervous and wanted to stop the car.
"The Nanzhao delegation is just a mere delegation, so they are not worthy of me making way for them." Sikong Zhan was in a hurry to go back and detoxify Lin Jinghan. Not to mention the Nanzhao delegation, even if the Jade Emperor was here, he couldn't stop him.
The carriage was too eye-catching, and the man in it had such a strong presence that people recognized Prince Jingnan from a distance. The originally noisy city gate suddenly became quiet, and all eyes were focused on the man in the carriage.
When the carriage approached, the King of Qi asked in surprise, "King Jingnan, how did you become a coachman?"
"King of Qi." Sikong Zhan casually greeted King of Qi, then glanced at the ministers present, and finally glanced at Murong Shuo, saying domineeringly:
"Your Highness, if you are asking for peace, you should act like you are asking for peace. Otherwise, let's see who is right on the battlefield."
The Nanzhao envoys' faces turned green at this, and they dared not shout anymore. Their defeated appearance was very satisfying to watch. This was the deterrent power of the King of Jingnan. The people of Nanzhao dared to challenge the King of Qi and his ministers, but not the King of Jingnan. Because, the one who forced them to seek peace was the King of Jingnan before them - the God of War of Donglin.
"Prince Jingnan!" Suddenly a charming voice sounded, and a woman lifted the curtain and nimbly jumped out of the carriage, holding a whip in her hand, pointing it directly at Prince Jingnan in the carriage.
"Prince Jingnan, do you dare to fight this princess?"
The woman tilted her head back, her brows radiant with heroic spirit. Her eyes, gleaming with countless stars, shone brightly as she looked at Sikong Zhan. This woman was none other than Murong Huan, Princess of the Southern Zhao Kingdom.
At this time, even Prince Nanzhao did not say a word, but a woman jumped out to challenge King Jingnan. This surprised everyone present. After being surprised, they couldn't help but wonder what the Princess Nanzhao meant.
"Murong Shuo, take care of your people." Sikong Zhan didn't even give Murong Huan an extra glance, and drove the carriage forward as usual.
"How can Prince Jingnan drive the carriage himself, and the person sitting in the carriage is Princess Jingnan?" Murong Shuo didn't seem to care about the embarrassment caused by Prince Jingnan. He smiled warmly and glanced at his sister specially.
Murong Huan had put in her best effort to attract the Prince of Jingnan's attention, but was completely ignored. Furious, she learned that the Prince of Jingnan had married, and that someone else had snatched the man she'd chosen. In her rage, she whipped the Prince of Jingnan's carriage! "Since Princess Jingnan is here, why don't you show up? Hiding around, aren't you just ashamed to be seen?"
Xiang Yuanqing noticed the whip coming at him immediately and was about to teach this ignorant and unruly princess a lesson when he heard Sikong Zhan's voice:
"You can't just see my princess whenever you want."
As he spoke, Sikong Zhan flew to the back of the carriage and quickly drew his sword, pointing it directly at Murong Huan!
As early as when Murong Huan took action, Murong Shuo guessed that Sikong Zhan would take action and was already prepared. Before Sikong Zhan's sword moves could meet Murong Huan's whip, his fan had already appeared and stopped Sikong Zhan!
Murong Huan knew that this was an opportunity created for him by his second brother. He instantly jumped to another direction and whipped the carriage again!
Xiang Yuan had already taken out the golden needle, but Lin Jinghan stopped him, "Senior, please don't worry about this matter for now." In public, in this capital of Donglin, if he, Sikong Zhan, allowed the people of Nanzhao to bully his princess, he would no longer be the King of Jingnan.
Just as the whip was about to hit Lin Jinghan's carriage, a figure appeared in an instant and slashed at the whip with a sword!
The man who came was none other than Mu Wenyao. After being knocked unconscious by Sikong Zhan, he had been unconscious for several hours. When he woke up, he rushed over without even bothering to eat. He happened to see Murong Huan about to attack Lin Jinghan, so he rushed over without a second thought.
When the sword and the whip collided, Mu Wenyao felt a numbness in his palm and the sword almost slipped out of his hand!
Murong Huan was in an even worse situation. The whip slipped out of his hand and he fell from the air, landing on the ground in a mess.
"Dare to offend Princess Jingnan, die!" Mu Wenyao guessed her identity, but did not intend to let her go. He swung his sword and slashed at Murong Huan!
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