"You want me to seduce the Crown Prince? Why are you crying now that I've entered the pala

Chapter 210 The Tyrant's Efforts to Smear His Love Rival
Chu Jiang sneered after hearing this: "I don't care what her purpose is."

In the end, we'll all die anyway!

Just then, Ye Fan walked in with a strange expression: "Your Highness, the Princess of Nan Yue has brought you a message. She says she can be confined to her quarters while the truth is investigated, but she has one condition..."

Chu Jiang's sharp eyes swept over them, his gaze filled with obvious anger.

Without him saying a word, Ye Fan understood that His Highness would certainly reject any request that was even slightly impolite, but this...

"She said she would only agree if her savior accompanied her."

"Benefactor?" Chu Jiang raised an eyebrow, completely unable to imagine what benefactor the Nan Yue people had.

Ye Fan forced a professional smile: "Heir Apparent of the Duke of Jin."

Chu Jiang: ? ? ?
He raised his eyes, his tone enigmatic: "The Duke of Jin's mansion, Murong Jing, she certainly knows how to choose."

Just as Ye Fan had thought, if it were for any other reason, His Highness might hesitate and suspect the Southern Yue people of some conspiracy. But when it comes to the heir of the Duke of Jin, I'm afraid...

"Tell her that I, the prince, agree."

Why not take advantage of a win-win situation that's offered to you?

After he finished speaking, he turned to the silent woman beside him and asked, "What kind of Wind-Welcoming Gu is this? Do you have any?"

Yu Feixian paused for a moment, then nodded: "There are some, but not many."

"That's fine," Chu Jiang said, having already looked away. "Let's tally the death toll. For every Daqi person she kills, I'll have to lose that many Southern Yue envoys. It's just a tit-for-tat exchange."

Not everyone in the Nanyue delegation knew how to use Gu poison, so it was normal for them to be killed by Gu worms.

Ye Fan looked up in surprise. If His Highness the Crown Prince were here, he would never have made such a dangerous decision.

If things go wrong, the war between Nan Yue and Da Qi, which has just been quelled, could reignite!
But these words came from the notoriously capricious Seventh Prince. If we didn't let him vent his anger, who knows what even bigger trouble he might cause.

What's more... he also really dislikes the people of Southern Vietnam!

"Yes, I will take care of it right away." Chief Guard Ye bowed respectfully.

So on the very night the South Vietnamese delegation was placed under guard, several South Vietnamese died in their sleep.

Their deaths were exactly the same as those of the constables and commoners from yesterday!
By the time it was discovered, it was already too late to save them.

Princess Nanyue immediately approached the Qi soldiers at the gate and demanded an explanation.

Who knew that yesterday's boomerang would come back to haunt them today: "Princess, please calm down. The poisoner is vicious and elusive. We are searching everywhere. We will inform you as soon as we have any news."

The implication is that since no one knows who the murderer is, they should just wait and see.

Nan Yaoxian vented her anger, but it had no effect, so she could only angrily return.

"Damn Chu Jiang! Damn the Great Qi people! After this is done, I, the princess, will not let you off!"

The other people in the room also cursed the Daqi people in the Southern Vietnamese language, calling them vicious, ruthless, and scoundrels!

Just then, a servant from the Four Barbarians Pavilion arrived: "Your Highness, the person you requested has arrived."

Nan Yaoxian frowned slightly: "The person I want?"

The servant's smile remained unchanged, seemingly oblivious to the angry glares from the others in the room: "Yes, the heir of the Duke of Jin has arrived."

Nan Yaoxian was stunned for a moment, then stood up from her chair: "My benefactor has arrived, and this princess should indeed go to greet him."

The princess was stunningly beautiful and had unparalleled elegance. When she passed by the servant, his eyes were practically glued to her.

Sensing the infatuation in the man's eyes, Nan Yueyao's previously volatile temper finally subsided. According to her original plan, besides causing trouble for the Seventh Prince after arriving in the capital, she also intended to use her beauty to build connections and lay the groundwork for her future schemes.

Who would have thought that Chu Jiang's actions would prevent her from even leaving the Siyi Pavilion, let alone making any acquaintances!

What angered her even more was that no one came to her aid when they saw such a beautiful woman being bullied.

The people of Daqi are simply... simply... incomprehensible!
If those noble sons and royal scions could hear her true feelings, they would surely cry out for justice on her behalf:

It's not that we're not lustful, but you should see who you've messed with!

That's a notorious villain in the capital, who even dares to beat a favored prince to death. Knowing he's targeting you, why would we... rush to our deaths?
Beauty is precious, but life is more valuable.

No matter how beautiful the princess of Nanyue was, it was not as important as her own life.

Unbeknownst to these people, their extreme fear of Chu Jiang actually saved their lives.

Compared to these "sensible" young masters, the other person who "offended" the Seventh Prince was much more unlucky—

Murong Jing was forcibly taken out of his home by the Seventh Prince's personal guards.

Lady Jin was so angry she almost fainted. Seeing that she couldn't stop him, she could only send her steward to the military camp outside the city to find the Duke.

"I've never seen such a domineering person! Why should my son go to such a dangerous place!"

The Duchess of Jin was crying, holding the nanny's hand, no longer displaying the domineering arrogance she had shown when she sent people to kidnap Qin Su that day.
-
Princess Nanyue was somewhat pleased to see Murong Jing.

She didn't know why, but she always had a special feeling when she saw him, even though she usually didn't give men a friendly look.

I felt that he was different from other people.

However, this joy did not last long, as it was cut short by the man's words, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but Jing already has someone she loves."

The anger that Nan Yaoxian had just calmed down almost reignited.

Her chest rose and fell slightly, and her alluring eyes shone with an astonishing brightness; one would expect her to be angry given her usual temperament.

She would just tell this clueless guy to get lost.

But looking at the man's cool and resolute profile, his indifference despite his handsome appearance, she felt a surge of patience for some reason.

"Oh? I wonder who the young master's beloved is?"

Murong Jing felt he should be thinking of Qiong, but the first thing that popped into his mind was that face he hadn't seen in so long...

His heart skipped a beat, and he seemed to freeze in shock.

Nan Yaoxian waited for a long time but heard no sound, so she thought he was afraid that she would hurt the other party and that was why he was unwilling to speak.

She forced a smile and said, "That's a bit troublesome. As you know, before I left Nan Yue, I made a grand vow: I would only marry the first man whose face I saw. What do you suggest we do about that?"

Murong Jing finally came to his senses, his face turning pale: "Your Highness, you..."

"What am I?"

Nan Yaoxian's face first darkened, displaying the majesty of a princess. Seeing that the man remained silent, she gave him a charming smile: "Nan Yue is humid and hot, with almost no winter. There's a rather nice plum garden behind the pavilion. Why don't you accompany this princess for a stroll, Your Highness?"

Murong Jing looked at the stunningly beautiful woman before him, wanting to say something, but under her ambiguous gaze, he was forced to swallow his words: "Alright, Your Highness, please..."

The conversation between the two quickly reached Chu Jiang's ears.

Upon learning that Nan Yueyao seemed to genuinely have feelings for Murong Jing,
He fell silent for a moment, a rare occurrence, with a sense of utter absurdity.

However, this didn't stop him from turning around and pretending nothing had happened, telling Qin Su about it, and seizing every opportunity to smear his rival in love:
"The princess of Nanyue is very fond of Murong Jing and insists on having him accompany her before she will obey the rules of confinement. I'm afraid that once the confinement ends, their wedding will be imminent."