The capital city, the Ministry of War.
Today is the second day of the martial arts competition, which assesses the participants' horsemanship skills.
At this point, the competition was nearing its end.
Just then, a rider galloped in from the main gate of the Ministry of War.
Upon reaching the high platform, the man on horseback, before his horse had even come to a complete stop, leaped off and knelt on one knee, holding something in his hand. "This humble servant has something to report to the Regent."
Seeing his demeanor, the officials assumed there was trouble on the border again and all looked at Gu Linchao nervously.
Gu Linchao immediately noticed the object in the newcomer's hand. His handsome face changed drastically. Before Wang Houde could take it, he had already stood up and stepped down from the platform, snatching the jade pendant from the knight's hand.
"Why is this jade pendant in your possession?"
“This humble servant is a guard of the Prince of Tun’s residence. This item belongs to the Regent’s Consort. The Regent’s Consort arrived at the Prince of Tun’s residence this morning. Unfortunately, the Prince of Jue happened to be visiting the residence. After seeing the Consort, he forcibly took her to Juezhou. The Prince of Jue also said, and also said…”
The guard hesitated as he spoke.
When Gu Linchao heard the words "Prince Jue," his pupils constricted sharply, and the knuckles of his fingers gripping the jade pendant turned white inch by inch.
His face was grim, and his voice was icy and intimidating. "What did the King of Ju say?"
The guards dared not hesitate and repeated King Jue's words verbatim.
Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao's expression turned quite alarming.
Without saying a word, he pulled the guard's horse over and mounted it.
"drive!"
He shouted, and alone on horseback, he swiftly left the Ministry of War like lightning.
"What's going on? What happened?"
The officials of the Ministry of War were taken aback and stood up one after another.
"Why did the Regent leave? What are we going to do about the competition?"
Wang Houde had already overheard Gu Linchao's conversation with the guard. Hearing the officials' murmurs, he said in a calm voice, "The Regent has some urgent business to attend to personally. I'll leave this to you gentlemen." With that, he ignored them, pulled the guard away, and said, "Tell me in detail what happened."
The guard had no choice but to explain the whole story to him.
Upon hearing this, Wang Houde looked worried.
This King Jue is not someone to be trifled with. He suddenly kidnapped his queen and took her to Juezhou. What is he planning to do?
When I was a child, my master had an accident in Juezhou, which left him with a deep shadow over the place. He has not set foot there since. I never expected that the King of Jue would use the princess as a hostage this time and demand that my master go to the meeting alone. He obviously has no good intentions.
No, we have to send the eldest son to meet our master.
After thinking it over, he dismissed the guards and quickly went to the military camp on the outskirts of the capital.
Wang Houde was startled to see Si Yi again.
The other person had a dark face and a gloomy appearance, which inexplicably made people afraid.
But this is not the time for him to back down.
He rushed over immediately.
Si Yi waved him away, "Stay away from me."
This time, Wang Houde wasn't in the mood to argue with him anymore, and instead explained the seriousness of the matter to him.
Upon hearing this, Si's expression changed.
"...Hurry up and take some men to find the master. Under no circumstances should the master be allowed to see Prince Jue alone," Wang Houde said anxiously.
Si glanced at him and said, "You're so nagging. Do I need to remind you?" With that, she strode away.
Wang Houde was a little annoyed. This kid, he hadn't seen him for two days and he already found him long-winded.
Let's see if he'll try to find him a wife in the future.
Let him remain a bachelor for the rest of his life.
Before long, Si Yi led a team of elite soldiers out of the military camp on horseback and headed towards Juezhou.
Wang Houde breathed a sigh of relief, hoping only that his master and the princess would return safely.
Zhanzhou, the palace of Zhanwang.
It was already late at night, but the Prince's mansion was still brightly lit.
All of the King Jue's wives, concubines, and children were waiting outside the palace gates.
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