Xiao Meiren did not refute, but calmly said
"Why does Yan Yan see me as an enemy? I have told His Highness the Crown Prince that national and family feuds still exist, and emotions are like fleeting clouds to me. I will not give up revenge for my own selfish desires!"
Just now, in order to win your favor, I went to great lengths to back down, so why do you keep making things difficult for me?
Xiao Meiren spoke so pitifully that Yelü Bei's heart almost broke...
"Miss Xiao, stop making sarcastic remarks. Do I need you to speak well of me?"
Yan Yan said through gritted teeth, thinking to herself, "If it weren't for your meddling, I wouldn't be so disliked by the Crown Prince. How dare you say you're doing this for me?"
Compared to Consort Xiao's pitiful appearance, Yan Yan's straightforwardness seemed like that of a shrew, which made Yelü Bei even more disgusted. In addition, since she was the Empress's person, he rejected her from the bottom of his heart even more...
"Yan Yan, why do you keep targeting the beauty?"
Faced with Yelü Bei's questioning, Yan Yan couldn't help but widen her eyes. She couldn't believe that she had poured her heart out for Yelü Bei, yet the other party disliked her so much. This broke her heart...
Unable to bear Yelü Bei's favoritism any longer, Yan Yan gritted her teeth, turned around, and fled...
"Your Highness, I should be the one leaving. How can you be so heartless to Princess Yan Yan?"
Faced with Consort Xiao's rebuke, Yelü Bei was not angry at all. Instead, he felt that Yan Yan was even more ignorant and not even one ten-thousandth as good as Consort Xiao...
If Li Zhu saw this, he would definitely praise her, saying, "This is truly a high-level green tea b*tch; she managed to break up a relationship without leaving a trace..."
However, Xiao Meiren's manipulative behavior didn't end there; she continued to add insult to injury.
"Your Highness, why don't you go and comfort Princess Yan Yan? She's done so much for you, and you've offended her. It's truly wrong of you. How can a loyal and compassionate member of the royal family like yourself break a young lady's heart..."
Hearing Xiao Meiren's words, Yelü Bei wholeheartedly agreed, mainly because he was praised for his loyalty and righteousness, which made him overjoyed and proud of the noble image he held in Xiao Meiren's heart...
"My lady is indeed understanding. But you're right, we do need to appease Yan Yan, otherwise if she goes to the Empress to complain, my life won't be easy either..."
"Okay, go ahead..."
Xiao Meiren showed no intention of stopping them; instead, she urged them to hurry up and go…
Yelü Bei's words made Xiao Meiren realize that the two of them would definitely not reconcile, because this stubborn and self-righteous man had no idea where he had gone wrong...
His apology in this way will only have the opposite effect...
Backyard!
Yelü Bei caught up with Yan Yan and found her sulking alone by the lake. Yelü Bei first pretended to cough twice to get her attention before walking up to her and saying...
"Yan Yan, don't be angry..."
Seeing Yelü Bei come over to apologize to her, Yan Yan felt a little secretly pleased. However, being a woman, she knew how to control herself, so she didn't forgive Yelü Bei immediately. Instead, she said with a wronged expression...
"Your Highness, why are you so indulgent towards Consort Xiao? If it weren't for her sowing discord, we would have already acquired four of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and we wouldn't have fallen out with the King of Youzhou. Because of her meddling, everything has been ruined, and the Empress might reprimand you again..."
Yelü Bei was already somewhat displeased. It was clearly Yan Yan who was in the wrong, yet he was the one who had to apologize. No matter what, he was the Crown Prince, and for him to lower himself like this was already quite unusual...
But in his view, Yan Yan was not only tactless, but she was also lecturing him and even threatening him with the Empress. How could he possibly accept that?
Most importantly, the other person humiliated his goddess, which was the thing he couldn't tolerate the most...
So he said angrily.
"Enough! How can you be so tactless? You're targeting Xiao Meiren everywhere. She's the one who sent me to apologize to you. Look how reasonable she is!"
After Yelü Bei said that, Yan Yan was completely stunned...
He wondered how Yelü Bei's emotional intelligence had suddenly improved, as he actually knew to come and apologize to him...
Unexpectedly, it was because of Xiao Meiren that she was asked to apologize. Although she didn't know what Xiao Meiren meant, she had a feeling that the other party had ill intentions...
"Your Highness, Consort Xiao has ulterior motives. You cannot let her lead you by the nose..."
Yan Yan, holding Yelü Bei's arm, said...
"Hmph! I shouldn't have come over. I thought you'd reflect on your behavior, but you're still being unreasonable. Fine, then keep being angry..."
Yelü Bei shook off Yan Yan's hand and stormed off in anger...
Watching the two argue from afar, Xiao Meiren knew that their relationship had completely broken down, and the possibility of reconciliation was almost zero...
After Su Fengji left Yunzhou, he was at a loss for what to do...
He came seeking help, but his negotiations with the Liao crown prince broke down. Returning empty-handed would surely draw criticism. Furthermore, considering Shi Chonggui's subservient role to others, forcing him to act subservient to everyone in the Liao kingdom, it was incredibly humiliating…
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. This reminded him of Chen Qingzhi's description of the Crown Prince: an absolute hero, and only by following such a person could one have a future…
But his family was all in Yanjing. If he betrayed them, his family would be doomed. He had to find a way to satisfy both sides...
That night!
A dark shadow suddenly appeared inside Su Fengji's tent. Su Fengji, who was sleeping, was immediately awakened and looked at the tent entrance, but found nothing. This puzzled him. Was he being too paranoid?
Whoosh!
A dart suddenly appeared, heading straight for his chest. In a moment of panic, Su Fengji immediately rolled to the side, a rather unseemly move, but he managed to dodge the dart's attack...
He glanced at the darts on the ground, and Su Fengji immediately recognized them as hidden weapons of Japanese ninjas. News from Jin Province said that the Crown Prince had secretly seized Jin Province by subduing a group of ninjas…
Not knowing whether the ninja who ambushed him was related to the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty, he immediately shouted loudly, just to give it a try.
"I want to pledge allegiance to the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty..."
He had barely finished speaking when a ninja sword was already at his shoulder. If he had spoken even a second later, he would probably have been decapitated...
"Baka... what did you say?"
Little Baga learned that Shi Chonggui had sent someone to the Liao Kingdom to seek help. He thought that as long as he killed the envoy, Youzhou and the Liao Kingdom would become enemies, and the enemy would collapse without a fight. This way, he could be given an important position by Li Zhu and would no longer be treated like a dog...
Unexpectedly, this assassination attempt yielded an unexpected gain. If they could turn the envoy against his cause, the achievement would be far greater than simply killing him…
"I said I wanted to pledge allegiance to the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty, and I beg you, sir, to grant my request..."
Su Fengji replied very quickly, as if afraid of being stabbed to death...
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