As soon as Li Yunxing finished speaking, the color on Qi Ming's face instantly faded away.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Yunxing in disbelief.

"Your Highness, you, how can you make decisions on your own regarding this important matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries?"

Marriage with the Nanman was a big deal, so Li Yunxing clearly wanted to kill her first and show off later.

On the surface, they asked the queen to propose a marriage, but secretly they had already contacted Nanman. Now that the mission to accept the marriage had already set off, how could they go back on their word?

Li Yunxing smiled and looked at Qi Ming with a more fierce look.

"What's wrong with me?" Li Yunxing raised his eyebrows, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

"The important affairs of the country cannot be delayed for a day, not to mention that I do not have the ability to predict the future. I do not know that the Huns will suddenly send troops to suppress the situation. My original intention is only to find a good king for the eldest princess according to the order of the empress.

That’s all.”

"What's more, didn't Mr. Qi lose his beloved son recently and are holding a funeral for him? Naturally, there was no special summons."

Listening to Li Yunxing's high-sounding words, Liu Zhongqing clenched his fists angrily, but he hated Liu Ruxu in his heart.

This unfilial daughter is so confused!

Doesn't she know that the prince is ambitious and the wolf is ambitious?

Now, he actually followed Li Yunxing's wishes and wanted the eldest princess to marry to Nanman, so that Li Yunxing could take the opportunity to marry the Nanman king from Qin to Jin Dynasty.

In this way, wouldn't the prince's prestige rise to another level?

Liu Zhongqing was even more convinced that Li Yunxing must have contributed to the Huns' affair.

Unfortunately it's too late to say this now.

Lin Chengyi stood aside, his eyes twinkling as he listened to Li Yunxing and Liu Zhongqing singing.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Southern Barbarian King is a powerful country from a foreign land. If we can get married, it will definitely be of great benefit to the Wu Dynasty." Lin Chengyi said.

"What Qing Lin said is right. Nowadays, wars are raging in the northwest, and the Huns are eyeing them. If our Wu Dynasty and the Southern Barbarians can compete with each other, we will be absolutely safe."

As soon as Lin Chengyi opened his mouth, Liu Zhongqing naturally completely lost his right to speak.

The eldest princess's engagement was quickly settled, but when she left, Liu Zhongqing's expression was obviously gloomy and unpredictable.

When they came out of the Council Hall, Liu Zhongqing turned around and glared at Liu Ruxu.

Queen Liu didn't know why a mere marriage made her father so angry. She quickly chased after him and walked side by side with Liu Zhongqing.

The two of them walked in the palace for a long time, until they reached a quiet place where no one was around, and Liu Zhongqing stopped.

Liu Ruxu knew that today she made her own decision and asked the eldest princess to marry the son of the Nanman, which must have offended her father, so she just followed behind her silently.

With a "pop" sound, Liu Ruxu was slapped to the ground.

Suddenly, her right cheek swelled up rapidly, and the burning pain made her gasp.

She raised her head and looked at Liu Zhongqing with an aggrieved face.

"My daughter is ignorant, please punish her father!" she said through gritted teeth.

"Hmph! Punishment, what else can I punish you for?" Liu Zhongqing asked sternly.

"Have you forgotten that you are the eldest daughter of the Liu family, and you represent the Liu family! If you insist on marrying the Southern Barbarian King, where will you put the face of our entire Liu family!"

Liu Ruxu lowered her eyes slightly to cover up the cold light in her eyes.

"Father misunderstood. My daughter did not go against your wishes. It's just that the eldest princess stayed in the palace and it was very inconvenient for me." Liu Ruxu explained.

Liu Zhongqing was even more furious when he heard this. He didn't expect Liu Ruxu to be really confused.

"Do you know what was wrong with what you did today?"

Liu Zhongqing narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Ruxu dangerously.

"Father, calm down, Ruxu knows that he shouldn't make arbitrary decisions." Liu Ruxu sincerely admitted her mistake.

"Wrong! You are wrong because you should not have listened to Li Yunxing's one-sided words. You were fooled by him!" Liu Zhongqing said sternly.

He felt annoyed when he thought that all the things he had planned for several years were ruined in Liu Ruxu's hands.

If it weren't for Liu Ruxu, how could he have fallen into such a difficult situation?

Listening to Liu Zhongqing's scolding, Liu Ruxu's eyes were deep and dark.

She slowly squeezed the hand hidden under her sleeve.

"My daughter is stupid and she asks her father for advice."

Liu Zhongqing snorted coldly, stretched out his trembling hand, pointed in the direction of Lin Chengyi, and said, "Have you ever thought about why Lin Chengyi would suddenly jump out to speak for you today?"

Liu Ruxu followed his hand and looked over, and when she saw Lin Chengyi following Li Yunxing with his head lowered, a bad premonition suddenly welled up in her heart.

Could it be that Lin Chengyi has defected to Li Yunxing?

Thinking of this, her expression suddenly changed.

"Lin Chengyi, he..."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Liu Zhongqing.

"Just now in the Council Hall, didn't you see that Lin Chengyi was eager to get married to the Nanman. He has been selling weapons and armor privately in the Wu Dynasty all year round. If the rebel Qingfeng Village in Jingzhou didn't have his weapons, how could he be so entrenched in Jingzhou? Su Tianyang

Do you find it difficult?"

"Do you think he is helping you, or just wants to please the prince? Naive! He is full of shrewd calculations, and all he thinks about is how many weapons can be sold to the Nanman after opening up the Nanman route. What do you think of him?

How much money can you make?" Liu Zhongqing sneered.

Sure enough, when he saw Liu Ruxu present today, his bad premonition was right.

"And the prince, why do you think he wants to give you advice? You don't look at where you stand, and you still want to be on an equal footing with him?"

"Not only did he take in the princess of Chu, but Lian Zhan was also sent to various countries. His ambitions were very great, and the Nanman were also one of his targets. What's more, the Nanman were close to Yangzhou. If the Nanman sent troops, he would be the first to kill

It's your brother Liu Chen, have you ever thought about the stakes involved?"

As Liu Zhongqing's words hit Liu Ruxu's head, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She was trembling and paralyzed on the ground, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Liu Ruxu's face became increasingly pale.

At that time, she was so angry that Li Zhipan went to her head. Little did she know that Li Yunxing had taken into account all of this.

This time, she was really tricked by Li Yunxing!

"Daughter... my daughter realizes her mistake..."

"What's the use of begging for mercy now?"

"My daughter knows her mistake!"

Liu Zhongqing was silent for a moment and waved his sleeves: "Now that you have realized your mistake, I will no longer criticize you harshly. As for the eldest princess, she must not be allowed to leave the capital alive!"

When he said the last three words, his expression suddenly turned sinister, making Liu Ruxu couldn't help but shiver.
Chapter completed!