A hint of sarcasm flashed across the black-clothed man's eyes, but he concealed it so well that the Emperor of the Western Regions did not notice it at all.
"I have failed to do my job well, please punish me, my lord."
"What's the point of saying these empty words? The most important thing right now is to find the person!" They dared to act so unscrupulously in his palace, simply not taking him seriously. The most important thing was that they mobilized so many people but didn't even catch the shadow of the thief. If this matter spread, they would become the laughing stock of the entire Western Region, and people from other countries would laugh at them when they knew about it.
"If you can't find it, bring your head to me!"
"Yes, I obey your command." After he finished speaking, his figure disappeared.
The palace was in chaos, and there was no peace outside the palace. When the King of the City heard about what happened in the palace, he could only guess that it was his precious daughter who did it.
"Are you sure you heard that the assassin was injured?"
"Your Highness, it is absolutely true. I am waiting outside the palace. Although the voice of the assassin beside the emperor was low, I heard most of it. The assassin said that he had indeed injured the assassin and smelled blood."
Upon hearing this, the King of the City could no longer hold back, and picked up his sword to walk out.
Just then, Jun Zegan walked in: "Father, what are you doing?"
"Zoyi is injured."
"What?"
Jun Zegan looked at the guard: "What's going on?"
The guard repeated what he had seen and heard. Jun Zegan's pupils shrank slightly. It seemed that Ruoyi was really injured by that assassin.
"Right now, the emperor hasn't found out anything about her. If he really suspects her, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it." The City King said seriously, "You are a junior and can't contradict him, but I'm not afraid of him. If he really forces me into a corner, I can do anything." After he finished speaking, he walked out with his sword in hand.
After learning that Shang Ruoyi might be injured, Jun Zegan knew that if the injured person was really her, today's events would definitely not end well.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they were stopped outside.
"Your Majesty, the palace gate is closed. If you have anything to say, please come back tomorrow!"
"Get out of here." The City King said coldly.
"Your Majesty." Before he could finish, the City King raised his foot and kicked him: "If I want to enter the palace, even in the middle of the night, the palace gate must be open."
The soldier at the city gate was kicked several meters away by him, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted the next moment. It can be seen that he really put in some effort.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this.
Although the King of the City had a bad temper, he had never done anything beyond the rules, and breaking into the palace at night was unprecedented.
They looked at each other, and the two guards hurried into the palace.
The rest of the guards were at the palace gate dealing with them.
The two guards came to the door of the imperial study panting, and several imperial guards stopped them.
"Why are you guys here instead of guarding the palace gate?"
"It's bad, it's bad." They said anxiously, "King of the City! There are people at the gate of the King of the City's palace!"
What?
King of the city?
How could the City King break into the palace at night?
They hurriedly delivered the news to the imperial study.
The Western Region Emperor, who was already in a very bad mood, smashed the teacup on the table into pieces upon hearing this: "It's a crime! It's a crime! Is Jun Ke trying to do something wrong?"
"I don't know what happened. The prince was very angry and started to act when he disagreed with me."
Humph, what else could it be? It must be because of his good daughter.
Thinking of Shang Ruoyi, the Western Region Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. Shang Ruoyi was Shang Bu's concubine's daughter and the Crown Prince's Consort of the Ding Kingdom's Palace.
He really didn't expect that his daughter was so capable.
The Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Ding's Palace!
There are many rumors about the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Ding's Palace.
Ever since the Dingguo Palace was exiled, they have been paying attention to Tianshun's movements. They naturally know about the deeds of the Dingguo Palace during its exile.
The reason why Dingguo Palace is what it is today is all thanks to He Jingheng's princess.
No wonder when he heard the name Shang Ruoyi, he felt it sounded familiar. He just remembered where he had heard it before.
"Your Majesty, what should we do about the prince?"
"Let him in."
"yes."
Soon, King Cheng Jun Zegan came to the imperial study.
As soon as he came in, his eyes fell on the broken porcelain pieces on the bed.
Both of them knew where the broken porcelain pieces came from, but no one pointed it out.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Humph." The Western Region Emperor sneered, "I can't afford the gift from you two, father and son."
Upon hearing this, the King of the City stood up and sneered, "What can't the emperor do? He detained my daughter in the palace without even an explanation. Is there anything else that the emperor can't do?"
"How dare you!" He slapped the table and said, "Jun Ke, am I too lenient in my daily life, so I allow you and your son to be ignorant of the immensity of heaven! How dare you contradict me? You are disobedient!"
"Disobedience?" The King of the City said angrily, "I am loyal to the emperor and have fought for the Western Regions. I have never complained. I think I have never done anything against my conscience. How does the emperor treat me? Ruoyi was just found. She was my daughter that I had been looking for for more than ten years. In order to force Agan to lead the army to attack Tianshun, my brother held her hostage in the palace. I want to ask my brother, is this how you treat the descendants of loyal ministers? Aren't you afraid of chilling my heart?" He looked at the Emperor of the Western Regions steadily: "Or, are you forcing me to declare war on you?"
Hearing him say this, the Emperor of the Western Regions was shocked.
He had not expected that his brother, who had always been loyal to him, would go to such lengths for the sake of a daughter. Now that he was still needed in the Western Regions, it was not the best time to get rid of him.
"That's not what I meant." He whispered, "Do you know the origin of your daughter?"
"What does your Royal Brother mean by this?"
"She is just the concubine of Shang, but the Shang family has fallen, so she is nothing to be afraid of. But her other identity is the Crown Prince's Consort of the Crown Prince of Tianshun Dingguo Palace. Do you know that?"
The King of the City and his son were speechless. They were naturally aware of this.
"As for He Jingheng, I believe you know him better than I do. He is the biggest threat to our Western Regions. Your daughter is his Crown Prince's Consort. How can I feel at ease with you?" The Western Region Emperor waved his hand and said, "I think it is most appropriate for her to live in the palace. I heard that He Jingheng is very concerned about his Crown Prince's Consort. Maybe he will give up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for your daughter's sake. We can take the Tianshun Fortress without wasting a single soldier."
Is their Majesty dreaming?
Will He Jingheng exchange the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for it?
If Yunqi and Yuntian heard this, they would probably laugh.
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