Before anyone could react, including the child's family members, they had already rushed out and knelt down to beg for mercy. They also knew that the child was in trouble.
The guard had already drawn his long knife, his eyes were cold and emotionless, and he was about to chop off the child's head.
Wen Yao exclaimed in fright. She didn't dare to look any further and closed her eyes. A person who is about to become a mother would hate this the most.
Others who had the ability to stop it did not dare to take action, while those who wanted to stop it were unable to do so. Fortunately, Yuan Rui took action in time. A pair of chopsticks hit the guard's long knife, and the blade fell to the ground grazing the child's hair.
Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief and miss a single hit, the guard started to strike a second time, vowing not to give up until he killed the child.
Yuan Rui was also angry. Without thinking, he jumped down from the window, kicked away the guard, rescued the child, and handed it to his parents: "Take the child home."
The parents thanked him and did not dare to stay any longer for fear that the crazy princess would kill their son.
The people all breathed a sigh of relief, but Xiao Siyu was unhappy. He stepped on the shaft of the carriage and said in an arrogant manner: "Who told you to let him go? He rammed into my princess's carriage. Can you leave if you want?"
Yuan Rui held back his anger and said: "Child, I am ignorant, but I have no intention of offending. It would be too vicious for you to kill someone. This is my territory of Dazhou and the people of my Dazhou. You can't just kill them if you want."
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"well said."
I don't know who shouted, and everyone applauded and cheered for Yuan Rui.
I usually don’t have any patriotic thoughts, because I haven’t encountered the opportunity. Now when facing foreigners, they all have the same hatred and hatred, unless they are not from the Zhou Dynasty.
Yuanhua applauded upstairs: "My brother is so handsome. This is my brother."
Wen Yao frowned, "I'm afraid it won't be easy for the palace to explain. After all, he is an envoy."
But Wen Yao didn't object to Yuan Rui's rescue, and only thought about how to deal with the aftermath.
Yuan Rui's righteous and awe-inspiring look made Xiao Siyu take a second look. This sight made him interested, "You are quite handsome. Yes, this princess has taken a liking to you. You will serve me from now on."
Otherwise, I will kill that child."
How this service is performed is intriguing.
Yuan Rui said coldly: "You are a foreigner, let alone a princess, even if you are the king of the country, I will not serve you. If you dare to touch that child, I will prevent you from leaving the capital!"
"good!"
The people in the capital were simply too satisfied, and they were so proud of their country.
Xiao Siyu's expression turned ugly. Just as King Cheng and the others caught up with him, they had already asked about the cause of the matter. King Cheng was very embarrassed. Why didn't Yuan Rui give the princess any face?
It's such a deadlock, how to solve it?
King Xuan gloated over the misfortune and did not mind watching the excitement and said: "Princess, this is my cousin, the heir apparent of Prince Jing's family. He is not an ordinary person and cannot serve you."
"Oh, that's not just right. Most princesses would still look down on it."
He was just a prince, so the prince had to be polite, and he looked down upon him by letting him accompany him.
King Cheng tried to smooth things over: "If anything happens, let's talk about it when we go back. The princess has come a long way, so rest first and everything will be easy to discuss."
Xiao Siyu glanced at Yuan Rui meaningfully, but did not continue to mess around. He sat back and continued to clear the way.
Yuan Rui looked ugly, and King Cheng was even more displeased: "Tell me, you insist on provoking her, and you get into such a tense situation when you first come here, what will you do in the future?
Since she asked you to entertain her by name, just stay with her for a few days. You are the one who caused this, so don't even think about letting her go."
Yuan Rui said dissatisfied: "She wants to kill that child. Do you mean that I will not save her? She is just an envoy. This is our territory. When you come to our place, you must abide by our rules."
She is so arrogant, she clearly doesn't take us seriously.
Your Highness, King Cheng, I understand what you mean. There is no need to send envoys to the two countries to maintain relations with each other. However, if this envoy is too excessive, there is no need to offer it.
I can entertain you, but if something goes wrong, Your Highness Prince Cheng, please don’t blame me for having a bad temper."
"You..., Yuan Rui, you have such a big temper. This is for the sake of the overall situation!"
King Cheng was angry that Yuan Rui didn't give him any face. It was his first time to entertain an envoy, couldn't he be more tolerant?
Yuan Rui said: "My wife is pregnant and in poor health. I asked for leave to stay with my wife. I'm really sorry that I can't share your worries for Your Highness."
King Cheng's eyes were gloomy, are you trying to make yourself unable to get off the stage in public?
Bai Jinyu's expression changed and he advised: "Your Majesty, don't talk about this for now. Let's go back to the palace. Don't keep the princess and the others waiting."
King Cheng rolled up his sleeves and walked away. Bai Jinyu gave Yuan Rui a look, letting him understand for himself, and quickly caught up with him.
Wen Zhao walked up to him and whispered: "Brother-in-law, you did the right thing, but it's better to stay out of the way at this time. I'll leave first. I'll see you if anything happens."
"Okay, be careful."
"I understand, take good care of my eldest sister."
Yuan Rui didn't regret it, but was a little aggrieved. When he returned to the box and saw the worried eyes of his relatives, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I had known about the virtues of the aliens, we shouldn't have come."
"If you hadn't come, that child would have died in the hands of the foreigners. The outcome would be even more serious, and it would be even worse for the relations between the two countries."
Wen Yao didn't need to think about it to know what King Cheng meant. He must have valued peace, which made Yuan Rui endure it.
It was the time when he was trying to gain favor in front of Emperor Xianqing. As long as this reception could pass without incident, it would be a credit.
It's a pity that there will be trouble as soon as he enters the city. King Cheng will definitely have to wrong his own people. Does he dare to challenge the aliens?
Princess Jing said: "Times have changed, and we have forgotten that the aliens killed our people many years ago. General Han fought for decades to drive them back. Now they are back, will there be chaos again?"
The younger generation doesn’t know how brutal the wars were in the past, but Princess Jing knows it. Let’s put it this way, if there is still a war now, all the sons of Duke Liang will have to go to the battlefield in person. The Liang family is still the Duke of the State, but how many sons can be left behind?
Well, it all depends on luck.
Princess Jing was the aunt of the Duke of Liang. She grew up reading military books and admired Han Linyuan the most. It was a pity that a generation of war gods died like this.
Everyone's hearts were heavy, and Wen Yao smiled: "This is something that the court should worry about. As the Prime Minister is here, everything will be fine. Yuan Rui can stay at home with me for a few days. I have been busy recently and haven't been home at all."
A few good meals.”
Yuan Rui said guiltily: "It's my fault for not accompanying you and your child."
Princess Jing was very satisfied with Wen Yao. She was letting Yuan Rui avoid the limelight at home without embarrassing him.
Now it seems that King Cheng is good at studying and doing knowledge, but his pattern is really small. In order to please foreigners, he wronged his own people, isn't he looking for scolding?
Even if the two countries are intertwined, the Great Zhou Dynasty is still the superior state of the Kingdom of Heaven. It is the Kingdom of Jin that should keep its tail between its legs and be a human being, instead of trying to compromise and compromise!
[Author's digression]: Third update, please give me a banknote.