Xu Yuehuai quickly helped him up: "Manager He, you're too kind. Let's learn and improve together."
In the evening, Xu Yuehuai summoned Zhou Wan, Zhang Ting, and others, wanting to give them a proper explanation about the Tianxiang Tower incident.
“Ah Yue, you…” Zhou Wan knew that Xu Yuehuai was about to leave again.
Xu Yuehuai smiled reassuringly at her: "I'm preparing to take the little princess back to the palace, so Tianxiang Tower will have to rely on you more."
"Don't worry," Zhou Wan and the others agreed in unison, and Manager He, standing to the side, also signaled to her to relax.
The little princess, upon hearing that she was to return to the palace, was filled with reluctance.
"I won't go, I won't go," she cried out, her voice trembling with tears.
Xu Yuehuai quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "I'll go back with you."
The little princess suddenly looked up at Xu Yuehuai: "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Xu Yuehuai said, wiping away the little princess's tears.
The little princess wasn't so sad when she heard that Xu Yuehuai had also gone back.
"You all go ahead and get busy, we're leaving." Xu Yuehuai got up, said goodbye to everyone, and then set off with the little princess.
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As Xu Yuehuai led the little princess back to the palace, she became nervous and uneasy as soon as the carriage entered the passageway leading to the palace gate.
"Are you really not going to leave me behind?" The little princess was afraid of being abandoned, so she held Xu Yuehuai's hand tightly, and even broke out in a light sweat.
Xu Yuehua nodded: "Don't worry, I won't."
The little princess nodded, but still couldn't help asking questions, and Xu Yuehuai patiently kept telling her that she wouldn't.
Although Xu Yuehuai was patiently answering her questions, she also felt that something was wrong. A little princess like her, who had been pampered since childhood, should not be so insecure.
Soon the carriage creaked and groaned its way into the palace, and the little princess snuggled into Xu Yuehuai's arms.
Xu Yuehuai hugged her while gently patting her shoulder to comfort her.
Soon the two entered the inner palace. As soon as they got off the carriage, the little princess clung tightly to Xu Yuehuai's sleeve, as if afraid she would run away.
"Take the princess back to the palace first, I'll go find the king," Xu Yuehuai instructed the palace maid beside her.
The little princess was unwilling to let go, so Xu Yuehuai smiled at her and said, "I'll come find you in a bit."
Xu Yuehuai's smile was so charming in the sunlight that the little princess couldn't help but loosen her sleeve and stand aside to watch her leave.
Xu Yuehuai naturally knew what was most important at the moment, so she quickly headed towards the king's study.
When two countries are at war, these envoys are the ones most likely to get into trouble.
Rather than waiting for someone to come and take their heads, they'd rather take the initiative.
With that thought in mind, she went to the king's book.
Xu Yuehuai had just arrived at the king's study and requested an audience, but he was not even made to wait and was summoned directly inside.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Xu Yuehuai was about to perform the salute when she noticed that the atmosphere around her was off.
The king sat high above, expressionless, and said, "Make your move."
Instantly, a large number of eunuchs and guards surged out from both sides and surrounded Xu Yuehuai.
Seeing the crisis looming, Xu Yuehuai shouted, "If you arrest me, these two countries will be even less able to coexist peacefully."
"So what? I don't care," the king said, shaking his head as if to put it casually.
Xu Yuehuai was now completely surrounded and unable to move.
“But your Mingyue Kingdom is inherently weaker than others. If the two countries become enemies, it will only be the people of Mingyue Kingdom who die in battle.” Xu Yuehuai’s words were firm and powerful.
Her words truly struck a chord with the King of Mingyue, who frowned and began to hesitate.
He knew that Xu Yuehuai was right, but their Mingyue Kingdom needed to have someone in hand in order to negotiate with the Central Plains.
Xu Yuehuai was already tied up, but she was in no way inferior in terms of momentum.
"I need to capture you so I can better negotiate terms, right?" The King of Mingyue knew he was in a passive position, so he simply threw the problem to Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai briefly considered the pros and cons: "Let me go first. I think there must be something fishy going on here."
The King of Mingyue nodded and raised his hand to signal the eunuch to release the person, but the chief eunuch stopped him.
"Your Majesty, be careful she might try to assassinate you," the chief eunuch whispered to the King of Mingyue.
The King of Mingyue looked at Xu Yuehuai, then at the chief eunuch, and then shook his head.
"She has no such intention, release her immediately." The King of Mingyue continued to order the release of the prisoners.
He trusted Xu Yuehuai's character; he was intelligent, brave, and had extraordinary courage, but it was a pity he was from the Central Plains.
If Xu Yuehuai were a citizen of the Mingyue Kingdom, then the Mingyue Kingdom would surely become even more powerful.
The eunuch quickly stepped forward to untie Xu Yuehuai, who then moved her hands and feet and straightened her clothes.
“Your Majesty, I feel there is something fishy about this.” Xu Yuehuai said, taking a few steps forward and gesturing for the King of Mingyue to dismiss the others.
The King of Mingyue glanced at the chief eunuch: "Send them all away."
"Yes." The chief eunuch then dismissed everyone from the main hall.
Now, only Xu Yuehuai, the King of Mingyue, and the chief eunuch remain in the entire hall.
The chief eunuch stood beside the king, fearing that Xu Yuehuai might assassinate him.
“Your Majesty, someone must be deceiving you about this. Firstly, the Central Plains has no intention of invading the Dark Moon, and secondly, there are indeed no signs of them raising an army or anything like that.” As soon as Xu Yuehuai finished speaking, the eunuch burst into laughter.
"I think you're joking; you're trying to deceive our king."
After the chief eunuch finished speaking, he looked at the King of Mingyue, but the king remained silent, as if he was pondering whether Xu Yuehuai's words were true or false.
The hall was completely silent, and the atmosphere was somewhat eerie.
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai could only suggest, "Your Majesty, why don't you personally send someone to investigate?"
"You must send a trusted confidant secretly, and make sure nothing gets out," Xu Yuehuai continued to instruct.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's open and honest demeanor, the King of Mingyue became even more suspicious that someone might have deceived him.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will certainly not leave the palace until this matter is thoroughly investigated." After Xu Yuehuai finished speaking, the King of Mingyue nodded.
“That’s very good,” he said, then whispered a few words to the chief eunuch.
Xu Yuehuai, standing below, couldn't hear it, but she knew without a doubt that someone had been sent to investigate the matter.
Xu Yuehuai then returned to the little princess's place with peace of mind, waiting for the king's men to bring back news.
The little princess was afraid that Xu Yuehuai would deceive her, so she stood at the palace gate and waited.
Xu Yuehuai saw the little figure at the palace gate from afar, and her heart warmed.
She was about to wave to the little princess when the little princess saw her and ran towards her quickly.
"You're finally back! I thought you were lying to me again," the little princess said, pouting.
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