Chapter 647: Beautiful Fox Demon vs. Unfavored Prince (43)
Nalan Xiyan casually said, "I heard that this war seems to be related to the demon race. Could it be that Wangyou Tower is behind this?"
"If you've been to Wangyou Tower recently, have you noticed any unusual movements by the demons?"
Hearing that Nalan Xiyan was testing whether she had been to Wangyou Tower, Lu Cha answered irrelevantly:
"Princess, are you so concerned about the demon tribe? Is it for the emperor, or is it?"
Nalan Xiyan disguised herself very well in front of her and never revealed her purpose.
Lu Cha became more and more curious about the real reason why Nalan Xiyan approached her.
"This is for the benefit of all people in the world. This princess doesn't want the people of any country to be eaten by evil monsters."
"This princess hopes that the world will be peaceful and everyone can live happily."
Nalan Xiyan said this, but her eyes were looking towards the Golden Palace.
A burning desire ignited in his eyes, but soon returned to calm.
Suddenly Chu Xiang hurriedly ran into the cold palace:
"Miss Yin! Something happened!"
Seeing Nalan Xiyan was there too, Chu Xiang quickly swallowed back what he was about to say and bowed respectfully:
"This servant greets Princess Xiyan."
Nalan Xiyan waved her hand in disdain, signaling Chu Xiang to excuse himself. "What are you doing making such a fuss? What if you scare this princess? Can you handle it?"
"If you have anything to say, just tell me. This princess is not an outsider."
Seeing that Lu Cha did not stop him, Chu Xiangcai said:
"During the morning court session, the eldest prince exploited the master's status as a descendant of the demon race and made a big fuss about it, saying that he brought bad luck, which led to the attack from the Mo Kingdom."
"General Qu just sent someone to tell me to come and find you at the Golden Throne Hall."
Although I don’t know what the point of Miss Yin going there is, General Qu’s people said that as long as she goes, the master can be out of danger!
And Lucha is interesting.
Finally, the bastard takes action!
"If you're not in a hurry, Princess, you can wait until I come back and continue chatting."
After saying that, Lu Cha flew away.
Chu Xiang followed closely behind.
Nalan Xiyan looked at the direction the woman left with complicated eyes.
Whenever there was something related to Nalan Ji, Yin Lucha would always rush over first and stay by his side.
He even won over General Qu in order to help Nalan Ji enter the court.
Yin Lucha is indeed loyal to Nalan Ji.
Those who are loyal are envied.
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In the Golden Palace.
The civil and military officials standing on both sides nodded their heads in silence, because the old emperor sitting on the high throne had an extremely unpleasant expression on his face, and no one wanted to offend him.
Nalan Chen was also a little nervous, but for the sake of the plan, he had to bite the bullet and speak:
"Father, as a descendant of the demon race, Nalan Ji has always symbolized bad luck and misfortune."
"Ever since he showed up, there's been no peace in the palace. Even Princess Xiyan nearly died at the hands of the demon tribe. Now there's war on the border again. It's obvious that Nalan's national destiny has been affected."
"Unless Nalan Ji is willing to go to the battlefield to prove it."
"If we win this battle, it means that the bad luck on Nalan Ji will not affect the Nalan Dynasty. If we fail..."
Nalan Chen deliberately did not continue, giving everyone room for imagination.
As expected, the expressions of the old emperor and some ministers became subtle, and their eyes were full of hostility when they looked at Nalan Ji.
Nalan Chen also took the opportunity to win the favor of the old emperor:
"As the eldest brother, I am willing to accompany Nalan Ji to the battlefield. No matter what, we will repel the Mo Kingdom's troops."
He originally wanted to use rumors to get his father to deprive Nalan Ji of the right to attend court, and at the same time report the other party for secretly harboring the demon clan.
But if this matter is not done well, it will easily involve Wangyou Tower and implicate him.
So he thought about it again and again and decided to force Nalan Ji to the battlefield.
At that time, he would find an opportunity to kidnap Nalan Ji and threaten that bitch Yin Lucha to hand over the rescued monsters.
As for how to resolve the war, he could announce to the public that Nalan Ji had unfortunately died, and then ask the Mo Kingdom to withdraw its troops in accordance with the agreement with the Mo Kingdom.
When the ominous person dies, the war will naturally subside.
No one would suspect him, they would just think that Nalan Ji deserved to die.
Nalan Chen suppressed his pride and added fuel to the fire:
"But there's something strange."
"Although the Mo Kingdom is not far from us, the border is heavily guarded. How did they manage to attack us in such a short time?"
"Could it be that the Mo Kingdom has an insider here?"
Nalan Chen pretended to recall something and hesitated for a moment:
"I heard from the old people in the palace that Concubine Shu seems to be very familiar with the king of Mo Country. She even joked with a smile that she wanted to be a citizen of Mo Country in her next life."
As soon as these words were spoken, the old emperor's face turned completely black.
That year, the monarch of the Mo Kingdom came here to visit and fell in love with the stunningly beautiful Concubine Shu at first sight at the palace banquet.
In order to avoid war between the two countries, Concubine Shu made those jokes to defuse the embarrassment.
But the old emperor always felt ashamed about this matter and believed that Concubine Shu should not speak out and should leave it to him to solve.
The old emperor looked at Nalan Ji coldly: "Have you ever had any contact with Mo Guo?"
Nalan Ji rarely pretended to be timid, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:
"Your Majesty, I have been staying at the Green Bamboo Cottage all year round, rarely going out. How could I possibly have come into contact with the people of Mo Country?"
"The eldest prince, on the other hand, has been in the palace recently, but he knows everything about the war on the border, and is even well aware of the rumors among the people."
Nalan Ji's light words aroused the old emperor's suspicion of Nalan Chen.
Nalan Chen's expression changed slightly, and he quickly explained: "As a prince, I naturally have to care about the war and share my father's worries."
"Could it be that you're like Third Brother, who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun every day and doesn't care about anything else?"
When Nalan Yan was mentioned, the old emperor's anger intensified. But at this moment, a eunuch entered the palace and reported:
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince's servant Yin Lucha requests an audience."
Hearing the woman's name, Nalan Chen immediately had a bad premonition and spoke out to stop her:
"Father, Yin Lucha is just a lowly servant. How could she possibly enter the Golden Throne Hall?"
As soon as the words fell, General Qu, who was standing not far away, snorted coldly:
"Is the eldest prince looking down on the palace maids by saying this?"
"You are usually kind to others, saying there is no distinction between high and low, but now you can't tolerate a little maid. Could it be that your previous behavior was all an act?"
Nalan Chen smiled awkwardly: "General Qu misunderstood. I was just worried that the maid would not understand the rules and offend my father, and be punished."
General Qu retorted bluntly, "Are you saying that the Emperor is narrow-minded and would quibble over a maid?"
Nalan Chen was speechless for a moment.
Is this old man Qu deliberately trying to make things difficult for him?!
Before Nalan Chen could think of how to explain, the old emperor spoke:
"Okay, let Yin Lucha come in."
The eunuch nodded and left.
After a while, the woman in red walked into the hall and bowed, "Yin Lucha greets the emperor."
"No need to be polite, what do you want to see me for?"
Lu Cha: "This servant wants to report the current eldest prince for harming the demon clan and forcing them to work for him."
Nalan Chen was instantly anxious: "Ridiculous! How could I possibly do such a thing?!"
"This is slander! I beg you, Father, to understand!"
General Qu said sarcastically, "Whether it's slander or not, you'll know after you hear her say it. Why is the eldest prince so anxious?"
"You!" Nalan Chen glared at General Qu, but was interrupted by the old emperor.
"How can you be so rude and yelling?"
"From now on, you are not allowed to speak anymore."
Nalan Chen said "yes" unwillingly and began to pray that the bitch would not talk nonsense.
The old emperor's gaze fell on Lu Cha:
"You said Nalan Chen was killing the demon race, do you have any evidence?"
"Not only do I have evidence, I also have witnesses."
Lu Cha took out the evidence collected by Qu Yueliu, signaled the eunuch to present it to the old emperor, and clapped his hands lightly.
More than twenty men and women walked into the hall.
When the old emperor saw the demonic characteristics revealed in them, his back instantly tensed.
The guards beside him immediately drew their swords and protected the old emperor.
The old emperor said sternly, "Yin Lucha, how dare you collude with the demon race?!"
"These little demons are the victims of Wangyou Tower. Your Majesty, please rest assured that they will not harm anyone. This servant is willing to guarantee it with her life."
Seeing that Lu Cha looked frank and didn't seem to be lying, the old emperor hesitated for a moment and asked the guards to withdraw:
"What is the Forget Worry Tower you're talking about?"
Lu Cha: "It's where the eldest prince imprisoned the demons."
"The eldest prince spent a large sum of money to hire Taoist priests to capture those newly emerged demons and dig out their demon cores, in order to force them to help him kill people."
"If any demon disobeys, the eldest prince will order them to be tortured."
"Including the deceased Luo Guiji, who was also sent by him to confuse the emperor."
Lu Cha seemed not to notice the old emperor's sullen expression and continued:
"Forget Worry Tower has been established for over three years. It has threatened and killed hundreds of demons, more than half of whom were ministers who disagreed with cooperating with the Crown Prince."
"And the list of those ministers is in the hands of the emperor."
"Their deaths were faked as accidents, but they actually died under the orders of the Grand Prince."
With every word Lu Cha said, Nalan Chen broke out in a cold sweat.
In particular, the old emperor also looked through the list.
Nalan Chen's brain was working rapidly, thinking about how to escape, when he suddenly heard a loud noise.
The old emperor slammed the table heavily, his face flushed with anger:
"Nalan Chen, you are so brave!"
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