"Oh, Prince Xie, why are you so drunk that you got drunk after just one drink?"
Chu Nanzhi pretended to be surprised and walked up to Xie Jingchen and called out to him several times. After confirming that he had been knocked over, he sat up straight again. He continued to pour a glass of wine in a slow tone, tasted it carefully, and said with an evil smile.
: "It doesn't matter if you're drunk or drunk."
"Stinky girl, what did you do to my Highness?"
Uncle Xie Liu realized something was wrong and hurriedly came forward and tried to help Xie Jingchen up, but he couldn't wake him up no matter how he screamed.
Li Shiyao directly pulled out the short blade hidden in her arms and scolded with a solemn expression: "I know you don't have any good intentions. Tell me, what will happen to His Highness?"
"I didn't do anything."
Chu Nanzhi continued to taste the fine wine in her hand: "We drink tea together, and we all taste wine together. Could it be that I just want to compete with Prince Xie?"
"No, no."
Uncle Xie Liu realized belatedly: "You must have tampered with that cup of tea just now."
After saying this, he immediately pulled out the short knife hidden in his waist and pointed it at Chu Nanzhi: "Girl, if you dare to murder His Highness again, I will never let you go."
"What, do you want to fight?"
Chen Chuan also drew his sword angrily and glared at the two of them.
Band whistled directly outside the courtyard, and then more than twenty strong men rushed in, each holding a sharp knife, and surrounded Uncle Xie Liu and Li Shiyao.
"Captain Chen, the class general must not be rude."
Chu Nanzhi stood up slowly and waved his hands to everyone, and then Bande asked people to put away their weapons.
Chu Nanzhi knew that there was not much time and she had to return to Yumanlou before dawn, so she bluntly asked Li Shiyao and Xie Liushu: "I don't need to say more about the current situation in Jingling City. You two must also know it.
Prince Xie is not afraid of staying in the capital as a hostage, are you two willing to let him stay in the capital and be manipulated by others?"
"Why do you pretend to be a good person? If it weren't for you, why would he put himself in danger? How could he be willing to stay in Jinling City?"
Li Shiyao's eyes were filled with resentment and she angrily scolded.
"That's not what I meant."
Chu Nanzhi sneered and said: "Although I have some connections with Prince Xie and have rescued him, I never thought of asking for his protection without fear of death. Instead, I took into account the current situation in Pingning Prefecture. I also hope
He can return to Shita City safe and sound and promote peace talks between the two countries."
Xie Liushu saw that she was not really planning to kill the prince, otherwise the three of them would have been killed together. He motioned to Li Shiyao to slowly put down their grudges together, and asked sincerely: "What do you think of Princess Pingning?"
"Gao Jian dare not say that he is a disciple. No, it's Prince Xie. He has too many opinions. In order to make him obedient, I can only do this."
Chu Nanzhi lowered his head and glanced at the sleeping Xie Jingchen, and said with a faint smile: "If you two want Prince Xie to return to Baiyu safely, then just listen to me."
"good."
This time Uncle Xie Liu did not hesitate and answered decisively.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Nanzhi looked at Ban De and said solemnly: "General Ban, tie up Prince Xie immediately."
"What?"
Uncle Xie Liu was stunned when he heard this. He thought he had heard wrongly and looked at Chu Nanzhi blankly.
Li Shiyao angrily picked up the short blade again and said loudly: "What do you want to do?"
"Before leaving the capital, no matter what happens, Prince Xie is not allowed to step out of this courtyard again, let alone appear in Jinling City again."
Chu Nanzhi looked at Li Shiyao, who had a look of resentment in his eyes, and said unhurriedly: "The Li family's wife can stay and take care of Prince Xie, and guard him every step of the way. As for Uncle Xie Liu and the Bai Yu delegation"
At this point, she couldn't help but look back at the confused Uncle Xie Liu: "I'm afraid your delegation will suffer some injustice next. Please ask Uncle Xie to stay in the capital and deal with the powerful people in Qinghe."
Uncle Xie Liu finally understood her intention. It turned out that this girl wanted to take His Royal Highness out of the capital forcibly.
He quickly signaled Li Shiyao to put down his weapons, nodded to Bande, agreed with Chu Nanzhi's proposition, and slowly nodded and said: "Even if the two countries are at war, we will not kill the envoys. As long as you can successfully send His Royal Highness back to Baiyu Kingdom, girl."
, let alone the old man staying in Jinling City temporarily, even if the entire mission died for His Highness, we are willing to do so."
"Thank you, Sixth Uncle, for worrying too much. Even if the emperor and the empress dowager are in trouble, I will not kill you. I also said when I came here that not everyone in Jingling City wants to live in ruins. There are people who hope for peace between the two countries."
, As long as Prince Xie is fine, you will naturally be fine too."
Uncle Xie Liu nodded with relief and replied in a deep voice: "I can trust you this time, girl, and I will obey your arrangements for everything."
"very good."
Chu Nanzhi stared at Bande attentively and continued to give instructions: "General Ban, please prepare ten carriages for me before the Lantern Festival. As for other arrangements, I will have someone contact you then."
"Don't worry, Princess, the general will arrange everything properly in the end."
Bender cupped his fists and replied.
After arranging everything, Chu Nanzhi turned to look at Xie Jingchen again, her eyes becoming extremely complicated.
Although this disciple is a bit unruly, he has a deep love for me, and he is still thinking about his own safety until now. He really can't respond to his sincere kindness, and now he only hopes that he can be safe.
Return to homeland.
Looking at Li Shiyao with a serious look, she did not speak again, led Chen Chuan, and ordered Uncle Xie to leave the yard in a hurry, got back on the carriage and hurried towards the city.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly and no time was wasted. It was just around nine o'clock when we returned to the city. The general on duty had already received Band's instructions and was guarding the city gate. When he saw that it was Princess Pingning's carriage, he immediately let it enter the city.
While it was still dark, after the carriage stopped in the quiet street outside Honglu Temple, Chu Nanzhi asked Chen Chuan to go back to the palace first.
She glanced at the elegant room on the second floor of Yuman Building where the lights were still on. Before going up, she warned Uncle Xie with some uneasiness: "If anyone asks about Uncle Liu's schedule for the night,"
Before he finished speaking, Uncle Xie Liu understood and replied: "Don't worry, girl, after all, our Xie family was also the owner of this homeland. Why can't we still have a few old friends in the Dahe Empire to visit during the New Year?"
It’s not unusual for friends to talk all night long.”
Chu Nanzhi nodded happily, sent Uncle Xie away, and climbed up the wall again.
The ice-covered eaves were bitingly cold. Fortunately, she had encountered much worse environments in her previous life. Even though she was pregnant now, this kind of gentlemanly activity was just a piece of cake for her.
He easily rolled into the elegant room.
The candles in the room were about to burn out. Sang Qi did not dare to disturb the people in Yumanlou. She did not ask anyone to come in to add lights. She lay on the table and took a nap. When she heard the movement outside the willow leaf window, she immediately raised her head.
, seeing that the master was back, he stood up happily and hurriedly greeted him.
The master and the servant supported each other. Sang Qi looked at her carefully with a scared look on her face, and asked with concern: "Where has the master gone? I am so worried about my death."
"I've gone to do something big, and I'm afraid someone will come to pick you and I up from Yumanlou in a while."
Chu Nanzhi pulled her back to the table and smiled mysteriously at her: "You have to act more realistically later. I saw that you were not completely drunk after drinking all night. This is not good.