Xiang Minghou's eyes were gloomy until the figure left the yard, then he raised his foot to leave.
"father."
Ye Qianning opened the door and walked out.
Xiang Minghou turned and glanced at her: "You drank too?"
"No."
"Can she drink so much alone?"
"I brought the wine from Master's room."
Xiang Minghou understood what he said, turned around and walked into the pavilion on the left and sat down.
Ye Qianning also followed and asked: "Did anything happen at the palace banquet today?"
When this was mentioned, Xiang Minghou's face turned grim. "The officials in the court are all fence-sitters, few of them are strong-willed. No one dared to make trouble. But... the emperor found Zhenzhu and even said that he wanted to make amends to the Xiang family and specially sent someone to reunite with her."
"So, the debt owed by the Northern Li Emperor to our family is to return Xiang Zhenzhu?"
Xiang Minghou nodded and said, "I have already made it known that if the Northern Li Emperor dares to send her back, I will have her head on the spot."
When he thought of the people trembling with fear at the banquet, he felt no sympathy at all.
Ye Qianning didn't expect his father to be so straightforward. He said this in front of all the civil and military officials. If Emperor Beili still sent people to them, it would be obvious that he wanted to kill Xiang Zhenzhu.
"Don't pay any attention to these clowns. Don't be angry, Dad. As long as they don't act up, we can still enjoy the prosperity of the capital."
Emperor Beili brought the people here, and if all of them died, he would inevitably be controversial.
Although the royal family’s face is worthless now, we still have to take care of it!
"The Empress mentioned you repeatedly at the banquet today. I have a feeling she'll summon you to the palace in the next few days." Marquis Xiang Ming's brows knitted together as he recalled the dark look in Emperor Beili's eyes when he mentioned his daughter. "From now on, if you enter the palace, you must have Yingge accompany you closely. You must never enter alone."
"Well, it's a good thing I lost my citizenship back then."
Ye Qianning knew her appearance and the ambitions of powerful people, especially emperors. When she saw the greedy look on Emperor Beili's face at the city gate, she knew what he wanted to do.
If she were from Beili, the Emperor of Beili could issue an imperial decree to have her enter the palace, but not now.
Stateless people are not subject to imperial power. If you want them to surrender, the only way is war.
Marquis Xiang Ming was also glad that he had renounced his nationality that year. Emperor Beili agreed because he thought he would surely die, otherwise his identity would push his daughter into the abyss.
——
The next day, early morning.
Nan Xiang sat at the table, thinking back to yesterday's events, her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment.
Seeing her reservedness, Ye Qianning couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's already been done, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Yesterday's flying kick——
It's really not something an ordinary girl can do.
"Did I... did I run into your father yesterday?" Nan Xiang's mind was still filled with a scarred face, and she was drowsy and had nightmares all night.
Ye Qianning nodded.
Nan Xiang's blushing face turned a little paler.
"I thought you were so bold."
"No, I had a dream yesterday. In the dream, I went to the underworld, and the King of Hell who judged me was your father."
“…”
"He said I was a wicked man and had a monster with a bull's head fry me in oil."
“…”
There was still fear on Nan Xiang's little face, obviously frightened by the dream.
Ye Qianning comforted: "Dreams are all fake."
Nan Xiang felt uneasy all over. "It was so real. I can still feel the feeling of being thrown into the frying pan... It was so scary."
"What's so scary so early in the morning?"
A deep voice sounded, and then Xiang Minghou walked in from the door.
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