Deep Bond Between Master and Servant

As soon as the words fell, a bound man in black was brought in. He knelt in the middle of the courtyard, and his captor pulled down his face cloth! With thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a saber scar on his face, he glared fiercely around. When he saw Zhongli Cheng, he suddenly cried out loudly, "Your Highness the First Prince, save me, save me!"

Zhongli Cheng was stunned. He did not know this man at all, so he absolutely could not be one of his own! In an instant, he understood. If his dead soldiers had been captured, they would have committed suicide. Dantai Ji was using a body double, copying his method by sending someone to lie!

Realizing this, he said loudly, "Nonsense! This Prince does not know this man at all! He is talking absolute nonsense!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the man in black showed an expression of extreme disappointment and disbelief, looking at Zhongli Cheng: "Your Highness, you..."

Saying this, he stopped speaking, gritted his teeth, struggled up, and lunged headfirst toward a pillar! He put on an act of being ready to sacrifice himself for his master!

Zhongli Cheng hurriedly shouted, "Stop him, stop him!" If they didn't stop him, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

The hidden guard escorting the man in black did not disappoint Zhongli Cheng, quickly pulling him back!

Immediately, Dantai Huang smiled as she observed, "What a deep bond between master and servant!"

A deep bond between master and servant?! If these words were confirmed, it would be equivalent to telling the world that the man in black was indeed his man! Zhongli Cheng glared at Dantai Huang, his eyes shooting countless daggers filled with killing intent! After glaring for a long time, he said coldly, "Please watch your words, Third Princess of Mobei! This is not this Prince's hidden guard. Clearly, someone is framing me!"

"If you claim to be framed, please show the evidence, First Prince of Dongjin! Point out to this Princess why this man in black didn't frame anyone else, but chose to frame you? Dongjin is powerful, but Mobei is no soft target. If the First Prince deliberately seeks trouble, this Princess is willing to personally lead an army into battle!" As soon as Dantai Ji's voice fell, the cup in his hand was slammed heavily onto the table!

This slam caused the entire banquet hall to fall into instant silence! Dantai Ji speaking like this meant he was truly enraged!

Dantai Huang couldn't help but quietly turn her head to look at him. His peerlessly handsome face was filled with coldness and dense killing intent, without any hint of jest! It seemed her royal brother was certain that the person last night was sent by Dongjin, only lacking concrete evidence. And because she had been assassinated, he was this angry. Thinking of this, she felt a closer connection to him.

Zhongli Cheng fell silent in an instant. He knew very well that everything today was caused by him, and he had lost all face. Upon returning to his country, it would be lucky if his imperial father didn't punish him, let alone allow him to lead an army across the Southern Sea to wage war with Mobei! If Dantai Ji really took action, the one to suffer would definitely be him!

Seeing that the situation had reached this point, Huangfu Xuan, as the host, naturally had to step in to mediate: "Alright! You have all come here to participate in Our ascension ceremony. There is no need to make a fuss to the point of meeting on the battlefield, is there? Please calm your anger, princes, and give Us some face!"

Huangfu Xuan had an extremely friendly smile on his face, but his golden eyes were filled with killing intent. A perfectly good ascension ceremony had been turned into a complete mess by that damn woman! If they weren't in Dongling, making it impossible for him to act, he would have had her torn to pieces long ago! Because of her, he had successfully become the emperor with the most tragic ascension ceremony in history.

"Since the Dongling Emperor has spoken, this Prince naturally has nothing more to say!" Zhongli Cheng immediately took this opportunity to back down.

Dantai Ji also spoke up: "Dongling Emperor, it's not that this Prince doesn't want to give you face. It's just that my royal sister is the treasure of my imperial father's heart. Now, coming to Dongling, she was assassinated. If We do not seek justice for her, We cannot face imperial father upon returning!"

Dantai Ji was extremely protective of his own! He didn't care who was right or wrong, nor did he care if Dantai Huang had beaten someone. He only knew that someone wanted to bully his sister, which meant they didn't respect him! And he would absolutely not let it go!

Dantai Huang smiled, looking toward Huangfu Xuan: "Actually, this Princess still wants to ask the Dongling Emperor a question. Why was there such a huge commotion in my palace, yet the Imperial Guard did not come to the rescue? Is the Imperial Guard of Dongling useless, or..."

Before she could finish, Huangfu Xuan's face turned pale! No wonder this woman dared to touch his private affairs without fear of death; she already knew that he had ordered the guards to stand by and watch last night! But since she dared to publicly state that the Imperial Guard stood by and watched, he couldn't make the other matter public either. He could only grit his teeth and say, "This was due to Dongling's oversight. We will certainly order a thorough investigation to give Mobei justice!"

"Then the Dongling Emperor must catch the culprit. Otherwise, who knows, tonight the envoys might receive another summons to 'discuss secret matters'!" Dantai Huang said with deep meaning.

Huangfu Xuan's pale face instantly turned pitch black again. His golden eyes glared at her in suppressed anger as he gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Princess!"

The envoys of various countries frowned. Could the so-called "discussing secret matters" last night be related to this?

"Hmph, First Prince of Mobei, you must know that your princess not only beat Han'er, but also beat Zhaohe like this! My imperial uncle will not let this go either. You had better not push people too far!" After Zhongli Cheng finished speaking, he pointed at County Princess Zhaohe, who was lying on the ground groaning.

Zhaohe had finally managed to regain some sense of presence, almost crying out loud. She was dying of pain! No one here had bothered to take her for treatment, and finally, someone noticed her! Life was so hard!

Huangfu Xuan finally spoke: "Take County Princess Zhaohe for treatment!"

The imperial physician quickly shook his head: "To report to Your Majesty, this old minister's medical skills are lacking. It is better to invite another grandmaster to take a look!" He had to draw a clear line with Dongjin, never wanting to get involved in trouble again!

Thus, County Princess Zhaohe was carried down. But it was said that the imperial physicians were all afraid of bringing trouble upon themselves and refused to treat her, causing Zhaohe to suffer quite a bit. Of course, that was a story for later.

Involving County Princess Zhaohe's father, Dantai Ji also had to give some face. Just as he was about to take a step back, he heard a charming voice say, "I heard that the State Preceptor of Dongjin has been searching for the seven-colored snow lotus for many years. This Crown Prince happens to have one. How about gifting it to Royal Brother?"

These words were naturally addressed to Dantai Ji.

As soon as the voice fell, Zhongli Cheng's face turned pale! Although his imperial father held power in Dongjin, he listened to State Preceptor Xiao Wuyu implicitly. The fact that Xiao Wuyu was looking for the seven-colored snow lotus was no secret, and the princes were all competing to please him. Who would have thought it was in Jun Jinglan's hands! If this seven-colored snow lotus was given to Dantai Ji, and Dantai Ji sold the favor to Xiao Wuyu while speaking ill of him, he would lose his chance at the crown prince position!

Thinking of this, he quickly turned and said to Jun Jinglan, "Bei Ming Crown Prince, the seven-colored snow lotus is a rare treasure. This Prince is willing to buy it at a high price!"

Jun Jinglan smiled, slowly putting down the wine cup in his hand, and said indifferently, "The First Prince of Dongjin has poor eyesight, and this Crown Prince worries your memory might also be poor, so let's forget it! We might as well give it to my future brother-in-law!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhongli Cheng instantly understood! Jun Jinglan held a grudge because he had glared at him. When Jun Jinglan interfered in Han'er's poisoning, ruining his plot to frame Dantai Huang, he couldn't help but glare at him.

He suddenly recalled Jun Jinglan's cold and beautiful smile at that time, which made Zhongli Cheng regret it so much he wanted to slap himself twice! How could he have forgotten that the Bei Ming Crown Prince had never suffered a loss? Wasn't glaring at him just asking for trouble?

Dantai Ji smiled and did not refuse, feeling quite satisfied with this brother-in-law in his heart: "Then this Prince will respectfully accept!" He no longer minded the other party's terms like 'Royal Brother' and 'brother-in-law.'

Immediately, Dantai Ji raised his cup, and Jun Jinglan also raised his cup. They looked at each other and smiled, draining their wine.

Dantai Huang watched these two reach a tacit agreement, her lips twitching again and again! No, she had to run tonight. Her royal brother had already sided with that monster!

Right at this moment, Zhongli Han couldn't take it anymore. She drew a dagger and stabbed fiercely toward Dantai Huang...