The King of Nanli State stood behind the jade table. At this moment, his brows were gloomy and his subtle expression could not be clearly seen under the candlelight.

At the bottom of the jade table, on the left was Baili Chengyou supporting the successor to the throne, his wife Shen Ningyun, and on the right was the Second Prince with an unclear expression and the Second Imperial Concubine with an unpleasant look.

In the middle of the hall, the eldest prince stood with his back to Jiaojiao and the others, and a well-dressed old woman was bowing on the ground beside him.

The envoys from Qiao Zhongguo and Che Hebi stood in silence at the end of the hall, looking somewhat awkward.

As Jiaojiao and her group entered, everyone looked over.

The moment Qiao Zhongguo saw Qiao Jiaojiao, his heart, which had been hanging in the air for a long time, finally settled down.

His precious baby was finally back in his sight!

Meng Guxue and his group knelt down and saluted. Baili Chengyou and the Queen's wife breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Meng Guxue was safe and sound.

At this time, the king asked in a deep voice: "Third Princess, I just heard that you and the daughter of the Qiao family disappeared on the pleasure boat for no reason. What happened?"

Meng Guxue threw Baili Miaoxue aside upon hearing this, and tried to hold back a few tears, and shouted:

"Father! You have to make the decision for your son!"

"It was the fourth sister! It was the fourth sister who kidnapped my son and Miss Qiao."

"If my husband's men had not arrived in time, Fourth Sister would have slashed my face and chopped off my fingers and sent them to the Third Prince's mansion!"

"Father, I have come all the way from Yong Dynasty to marry you. I represent the reputation of Yong Dynasty and the desire of the two countries to make peace."

"But now, Fourth Sister has trampled on and hurt me like this. I am extremely heartbroken, Father!"

Meng Guxue bowed his head and kowtowed to the ground as he spoke. As he acted out the performance, he began to feel it, and even his voice began to tremble with a real feeling.

"What!?"

Baili Chengyou and Qiao Zhongguo spoke at the same time. They looked at each other from a distance and then looked away tacitly.

"How...how could she be the fourth princess of your country?"

Qiao Zhongguo took a step forward, his face full of disbelief.

He bowed to the Lord of Nanli, neither humble nor arrogant, frowned and said in a deep voice:

"My Lord, we have come to your country to celebrate your Christmas. Now my little daughter has suffered such a disaster at such a young age. The actions of your fourth princess are really unbelievable."

"We came here with the intention of making peace with the Yong Dynasty. Now we ask the Lord to investigate this matter and let the Fourth Princess give an explanation to the foreign ministers!"

Their Yong Dynasty is a powerful country and they can speak with their heads held high wherever they go. Even if he is asked to question the Fourth Princess in person today, Qiao Zhongguo is fearless!

The king was displeased when Qiao Zhongguo challenged him in his own study, but he was in the wrong anyway, so he could only frown and ask sternly:

"Xue'er, what's going on?"

Baili Miaoxue had already thought of a countermeasure. At this moment, she raised her head, her eyes were red and her face was full of grievance.

"Father, I am innocent!"

"There were some conflicts between me and my third sister-in-law before, but after being taught a lesson by my third brother, I realized my mistake."

"Last time, I personally apologized to Third Sister-in-law, but she didn't appreciate it. I felt uneasy, so... I thought of teasing her so that we could forget the grudges with a smile."

"Father, I was just being naughty. Look at my third sister-in-law, she is fine. On the contrary, I was given a muscle softening powder by my third sister-in-law, and I fell just now. My knee is hurting now..."

"Father, I just took my third sister-in-law to the other courtyard. I have absolutely no intention of hurting her."

"As for the daughter of the Qiao family, I didn't expect that she would cling so closely to my third sister-in-law. My subordinates failed to do their job well and took Miss Qiao away with them."

"Father, this is the truth. It's all a misunderstanding!"

Baili Miaoxue's tears rolled down as she spoke. She turned her head to look at Meng Guxue and cried:

"Third sister-in-law, I'm sorry. Fourth sister shouldn't be so playful. Fourth sister really just wants to get along well with third sister-in-law."

"And Mr. Qiao of Yong Dynasty, I am sorry..."

Baili Miaoxue deliberately kept a very low profile. She knew her father, and he was a protective person who cared about his shortcomings and was concerned about his reputation.

She was the most beloved princess by her father. Now, her father would not be able to bear this because she had to apologize to envoys from other countries "for a moment of playfulness".

Besides, the daughter of the Qiao family is intact. If Qiao Zhongguo insists on not giving in, he would be ungrateful!

As for Meng Guxue, sneer——

If her third brother hadn't fallen in love with her, she would be nothing in Nanli Country!

Besides, today's incident is just an episode. The most important issue is the affair between my second brother and his wife!

If the eldest brother is impatient, he will definitely stand up and help her expose this matter.

Things turned out just as Baili Miaoxue had expected. When the King of Nanli saw that she, a princess of a country, was apologizing in such a humble manner, he immediately frowned.

"Master Qiao, Xue'er sincerely apologizes to you. Since this matter is just a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it and don't hurt the friendship between our two countries, okay?"

The eldest prince really stood up. He pretended to be stern and said, "Fourth sister, you are too naughty. If anything happens to the third brother's wife and Miss Qiao, the emperor will not be able to protect you!"

The father and son, one played the good cop and the other played the bad cop, and they turned a kidnapping into a joke.

Qiao Zhongguo sneered in his heart, but his face was full of confusion: "Fourth Princess, you look not young anymore, right? How could you do such a ridiculous thing? This... Alas..."

"Forget it. Fortunately, Princess Nanning and my daughter are both safe and sound. If I continue to investigate, it would seem unreasonable."

Qiao Zhongguo compromised with a look of "difficulty", but his heart was filled with coldness.

After all, he was in front of a foreign king. If it wasn't for the overall situation, Qiao Zhongguo would have thrown a tantrum and let the King of Nanli see what a reckless man is!

Let them be proud for a while. If he and the boss guessed correctly, there will be a big drama tonight, which will be enough to make them anxious!

Meng Guxue had long guessed that Baili Miaoxue must have had her own plans for daring to enter the palace with her, but she never expected that she could be so shameless!

Okay, okay, I, Meng Guxue, will be patient for now. She will be in trouble soon!

Thinking of this, Meng Guxue pinched her sleeves, looking aggrieved, with tears on her cheeks, and said:

"Fourth sister, you were just joking, but you were so thoughtful that you quietly transported Third Sister-in-law and Miss Qiao from the heavily guarded pleasure boat."

"There are so many dead bodies lying in the courtyard. Because of a joke you made, many guards lost their lives inexplicably. Why did you do this, fourth sister?"

"Third sister-in-law has already said it, it's not your fault for making things difficult for me in the past. You have used this as an excuse time and time again..."

"Forget it, I hope you will stop now, Fourth Sister, and don't let down our father's love and protection for you."

Meng Guxue had now really learned the ancients' "sarcasm", and in a few words he had clearly laid out the doubts about this "play".

Humph, it’s not over yet!

Let Baili Miaoxue feel whether it hurts when a rabbit bites a person!