When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Suddenly someone outside the curtain whispered:

"Fourth Prince, His Majesty has sent people to look for you everywhere."

The man spoke tactfully, and Su Jingyu roughly guessed that it couldn't be as simple as "looking for someone". He might have fled for fear of punishment and they were hunting him down.

Qin Liexing calmly sat back in his original position and continued to fiddle with the charcoal fire, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Fourth Prince, just do as I say. I have no say on who will take the blame for you."

Su Jingyu put away the whip, put it back into his waist, made sure there was no one outside, and left quickly.

*

Inside the bright yellow dragon tent, the emperor sat in the center, glaring at the person in front of him.

Qin Yuechuan held a feather arrow in his hand and stood on one side with Su Jingyu. He was the first to speak: "This is an assassin's arrow that we found in the forest. After inspection, it was found to be unique to Nanyuan. Coincidentally, the Fourth Prince was not in his tent just now, and the guards found a lot of feather arrows in his tent that are exactly the same as the ones in my hand."

The eunuch stepped forward, took the item from Qin Yuechuan's hand, and handed it to the emperor respectfully. The emperor only glanced at it, then turned his gaze to Su Jingyu and said sternly:

"Fourth Prince, is this your sincerity? I didn't know that Nan Yuan actually had such a plan."

"You really think I won't do anything to you, right?"

He threw the arrow hard on the ground.

A large number of guards quickly rushed in from behind the curtain, all holding guns, and surrounded Su Jingyu and the envoys from Nanyuan who came with him. They were waiting for the emperor's order to capture Su Jingyu.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the envoys of Nanyuan were thinking quickly. If Emperor Beixuan detained Prince Nanyuan, he might use this to force Nanyuan to make some promises, such as land, silver, or other things. In this way, it would go against the purpose of their coming here!

Absolutely not!

The accompanying envoy immediately protected Su Jingyu and stood up to stop him, "Emperor Beixuan, there is another misunderstanding in this matter! Please give me a chance to defend myself!"

The emperor waved his hand, and the guards put away their guns in unison, but remained on high alert.

"I'll give you this chance! Speak!"

Su Jingyu was calm and composed, as if he had been prepared. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood me. The arrow is indeed Nanyuan's. I will not refute it."

This was somewhat beyond Qin Yuechuan's expectations. He had never thought that Su Jingyu would actually admit it. He thought he would argue that it was not his.

But he probably couldn't refute it.

Although it was a slight deviation from the plan, it didn't matter and it was even what he wanted.

Qin Yuechuan went to the wild fighting field to look for Su Jinyan that day. Su Jinyan cared more about Yu Nanyuan's affairs than he did.

Su Jinyan had always paid more attention to Nanyuan's movements than anyone else. Before Su Jingyu entered Kyoto, he had checked every detail, so a mere arrow was no problem at all.

Upon learning of Qin Yuechuan's plan, Su Jinyan agreed without hesitation.

He also had a Nanyuan feather arrow in his hand, which was similar in shape and appearance. He had stolen it from Su Jingyu, so it was not difficult for him to imitate it with a few minor adjustments.

Qin Yuechuan wanted to know what excuses Su Jingyu could find to escape punishment at this point.

Su Jingyu said: "But it is not just for my use."

The emperor was not convinced: "Whatever you do, no matter who you are, you are representing Nanyuan."

"Emperor Beixuan, the purpose of our visit this time is to make friends, not to provoke disputes. How could we do something that would damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries? There must be another reason behind this."

Su Jingyu called out, "Deputy General Hu!"

The person who came in in response was a short and strong man.

The people of Nanyuan are generally not as tall as the people of Beixuan, but because of this characteristic, they are more flexible than the people of Beixuan in horseback combat.

This guy looks like a typical example.

"Vice General Hu knows this best."

Deputy General Hu cupped his hands, performed a not-so-standard Northern Xuan salute, and said to the emperor in front of him:

"Emperor Beixuan, we never thought of assassinating your majesty at first. We just wanted to get rid of the tiger as soon as possible."

"It's just that a few days ago, a kid from my Nanyuan couldn't resist the temptation from Beixuan and was instigated to defect. He also stole some secrets to report."

"I have been looking for him for several days, but I didn't know where he was. This time during the hunt, I actually found him in the Beixuan formation team, and he was actually next to Your Majesty!"

"I think they are taking advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters."

"I was furious and wanted to kill him quietly, so I shot at him. I was really aiming at that guy, not His Majesty Bei Xuan."

"I think that kid is deliberately putting on an act, just to win a chance to save his life and ask Bei Xuan for a life-saving talisman."

After that, he knelt on one knee, and said sincerely, "I was impatient and offended Your Majesty Bei Xuan. I hope you will forgive me!"

Qin Yuechuan was about to speak when there was a commotion outside the tent, accompanied by the girl's scolding: "Let go of this princess, that charcoal-haired guy is just talking nonsense, just open your mouth and say it!"

The emperor knew it was Qin Lingruo when he heard the voice, and sighed helplessly, "Let her in."

Qin Lingruo walked in angrily with her fists clenched, not forgetting to salute the emperor. Before the emperor could open his mouth, she turned around, lifted her skirt, and kicked Deputy General Hu hard in public with a dashing posture.

Deputy General Hu was originally half-kneeling. Although Qin Lingruo's kick was nothing to him, he was suddenly attacked and his center of balance was unstable, so he staggered a few steps to the side.

After stabilizing himself, Deputy General Hu said:

"Princess, I think you may be our prince's consort in the future, so I won't bother with you. You..."

Qin Lingruo couldn't stand hearing such words. Who said she was going to marry that "black bear spirit" from Nanyuan!

Seeing that he was not tall, he slapped him and yelled, "You're still farting!"

Although the emperor was happy in his heart, he still stopped her: "Ling'er, don't mess around!"

Su Jingyu found Qin Lingruo's hot temper quite interesting, so he spoke up to smooth things over: "Emperor Beixuan, it's okay. The princess is pure by nature, and I like her."

Qin Lingruo glared back at Su Jingyu.

It seems to be saying: This princess likes you, the black bear spirit! ?

"Why did Ling'er come in? This is not a place for you to play around!"

Qin Lingruo turned around and stared at the emperor in front of her: "Father, I can't stand listening to them outside anymore. They are lying. A Leng is not a traitor from Nanyuan. His last name is Qin, and he is also a prince! He is from Beixuan!"

This is not a bolt from the blue, it's a bolt from the blue.

Qin Lingruo's words shocked not only Deputy General Hu and Su Jingyu, but even the emperor.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a son appeared?

The emperor stood up suddenly, his tone no longer gentle and tolerant, and said solemnly: "Qin Lingruo, do you know what you are saying! If you confuse the royal bloodline just to protect that person, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor! Even the princess, even your mother can't protect you!"

Qin Lingruo straightened up, pointed three fingers to the sky, and repeated it righteously, her eyes firm and unquestionable:

"I, Qin Lingruo, swear on my title of princess that if there is even a single word I said that is false, I will allow my father to decide whether to kill me or demote me to a commoner, and I will have no complaints.

Seeing her like this, the emperor couldn't help but confirm it again:

"So you mean, he is—my son?"

He looked at Qin Yuechuan again: "Didn't you say that he was Ling'er's bodyguard?"

Qin Lingruo's eyes were red, and she nodded. She knew that there must be a reason why Qin Yuechuan said so, so she continued:

"Father, what my brother said is not wrong. This matter is only known to me and a few of my personal maids. I have never told anyone else. My brother just treats me as my newly recruited bodyguard."

"Qin Leng said that her mother was once your concubine, but was confined to the cold palace for a crime. Soon she found out that she was pregnant, and that's how he was born."

"I was soft-hearted. Seeing that he was alone and helpless, I took good care of him, thinking that I was his sister. Before today, I thought that given his previous status, he should have never come for winter hunting, so I entrusted him to my brother, pretending to be a close guard, and went into the forest farm to broaden his horizons. But I didn't expect..."

Qin Lingruo felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and she really felt sorry for Qin Leng.

He raised his hand and touched the corner of his eye, then looked up at the emperor: "Father, even if he is not your son, he blocked a few arrows for you and almost lost his life. How can you let these people talk nonsense!"

Qin Lingruo turned to Deputy General Hu, and glared at him with what she thought was the most powerful aura: "Black-haired man, you said he was a traitor to your Nanyuan, but he has been following me for nearly half a year. Everyone in my Qingling Palace can testify to this. What about you? Besides you, is there anyone else in your Nanyuan who can testify to this?"

Lieutenant General Hu was speechless and couldn't help but glance at Su Jingyu.

Su Jingyu was not prepared for this sudden change, and his five fingers in his sleeves made a crackling sound.

As a prince, did Qin Liexing intentionally conceal such a big thing in the palace, or did he really not know about it?

Such a big mistake happened!

Didn’t he say that the man was just a nobody!?

It seems that Emperor Beixuan just found out that he has a new prince.

Su Jingyu remained calm as he pondered over how to deal with the situation.

Thinking of the other preparations I had made for this, I made up my mind that no matter what, I would need to delay it for at least another quarter of an hour.

Once things are done over there and there is no evidence, everything will be easy.