Outside the palace hall, the fighting was still in full swing. However, inside the palace hall, the atmosphere was cold and silent. Ye Li's expression was calm as she looked at the King of Nanzhao, who was a head taller than her. Her elegant face revealed an apologetic expression, as if she truly felt guilty for holding him hostage. However, the dagger placed against the King of Nanzhao's neck showed no signs of moving away.
The King of Nanzhao only felt the skin on his neck being pierced by the ice-cold dagger, causing his hair to stand on end. "Princess Ding, what are you trying to do?" Ye Li glanced at Princess Changle, who was sitting on the ground. Pursing her lips, she smiled and said, "Why does the King of Nanzhao ask when you already know the answer? Isn't it obvious?"
"You are doing this for this little beauty?" The King of Nanzhao was somewhat unconvinced. The little girl before him was the princess of the Da Chu State. She had nothing to do with the northwest. Naturally, the King of Nanzhao did not believe that Princess Ding had spent so much effort to barge in for a completely unrelated princess. "Although she is the princess of the Da Chu State, she has no value to Emperor Chu. Emperor Chu has already gifted her to I. "
After thinking it over, the King of Nanzhao could only believe that Princess Ding wanted to capture Princess Changle to threaten the Emperor of the Da Chu State. Who let the entire world know that the enmity between Prince Ding and Emperor Chu was as deep as the ocean?
"There is no need for the King of Nanzhao to worry about this. The King of Nanzhao only needs to tell this Consort whether or not this Consort can take Princess Changle away." Ye Li did not refute his words, indifferently replying.
The King of Nanzhao sneered and said, "A beauty gifted by another. If the original Consort I wants it, there is nothing wrong with that. However … the Princess of Nanzhao can come and go as she pleases. Do you think that there is no one in my Nanzhao? I urge the Princess of Nanzhao to immediately lay down her weapon. For the sake of Prince Ding, I will not make things difficult for the Princess of Nanzhao. Otherwise, when the imperial bodyguards enter, it will not be so easy for the Princess to escape. "
This King of Nanzhao is not as useless as he seems, Ye Li thought to herself. She smiled indifferently, "I'm afraid the guards won't have the chance to come in." Unknowingly, the sounds of fighting outside the door had gradually stopped. Originally, there was still a trace of pride on Nanzhao King's face, but he soon noticed that something was wrong. If the Nanzhao guards won, they would report it outside the hall no matter what. But at this moment, it was completely quiet outside the palace. Not even the slightest sound could be heard inside the palace. Nanzhao King's expression changed, and he said, "My Nanzhao Royal Palace has a thousand guards, and Nanzhao Capital City has eight thousand elites garrisoned. Do you think you can escape? "
"I'm afraid those eight thousand elites won't have the time to enter the palace to protect you." Ye Li looked at the King of Nanzhao with a smile and said, "Has the King of Nanzhao forgotten about the important activities tonight?"
Hearing this, Nanzhao King's heart skipped a beat, and his expression became even uglier. How could he have forgotten that Shu Manlin was going to make a move on Anxi tonight? He had secretly given Shu Manlin the token to mobilize the guards of King City. If at this time it was already … …
Ye Li sighed softly and said, "There has been fighting in the palace for a long time, but other than the guards who were originally stationed in Nanzhao King's bedroom, no one came in to protect you. Nanzhao King, why don't you guess where they went? "Nanzhao King had nothing to say." Kill me or cut me up as you wish. "Ye Li smiled and said," How could this consort kill Nanzhao King? This consort just took away an unknown little girl from the Nanzhao Royal Palace. After tonight, presumably Princess Anxi will not care about this kind of thing with this consort. The friendship between Nanzhao and the Northwest will continue to flow. " She said that Princess Anxi would not care, not Nanzhao King. Nanzhao King naturally understood the meaning. After tonight, Nanzhao King would no longer have the final say in the Nanzhao Kingdom. Nanzhao King gritted his teeth and said, "The Prince Ding Mansion was invited by Anxi to help!"
"It wasn't originally, but now it is." Ye Li was not afraid of offending Nanzhao King. Offending Nanzhao King would no longer have any impact on the relationship between Nanzhao and the Northwest. Because after tonight, no matter who won or lost, the real power of Nanzhao would have nothing to do with Nanzhao King. If Princess Anxi won, Princess Anxi, who had learned from the previous lesson, would no longer tolerate Shu Manlin and Nanzhao King. If Shu Manlin won, Nanzhao King would only become a puppet of Shu Manlin or Tan Jizhi. Nanzhao King's mistake was that he chose to cooperate with Mo Jingqi. Perhaps Mo Jingqi really wanted to cooperate with Nanzhao King, but the people he sent, whether it was Noble Consort Liu or Prime Minister Liu, didn't seem to be helping Nanzhao King at all.
"This wicked girl!" Nanzhao King gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
Ye Li frowned at Nanzhao King and said with some doubt, "This consort has a question that has been puzzling me. Princess Anxi is now the only princess under the name of Nanzhao King. And Princess Anxi is good at ruling the country and isn't attached to power. Nanzhao King should be happy to have such a daughter. Why is Nanzhao King helping Shu Manlin to target Princess Anxi? " Nanzhao King's support was definitely involved in making a holy girl, who should have been worshipped and had no real power, into a position that could threaten the life of the Crown Princess. Even if Shu Manlin was also Nanzhao King's daughter, even if Nanzhao King loved Shu Manlin more, he wouldn't hate Princess Anxi to this extent.
Nanzhao King's face flashed with a trace of confusion. Clearly, he didn't understand Ye Li's question. How did he and his eldest daughter become like this today?
He still remembered that Anxi was different from Xi Xia, who liked to dance and sing since childhood. She had a straightforward personality and was very calm in her actions. When she was only 13 or 14 years old, she was able to help him deal with the state affairs. She had accepted many of the matters that he himself had been troubled by, and she would handle them properly. At that time, he only thanked the heavens for giving him such a smart daughter. Even if he didn't have a prince, he had no regrets. So he made Anxi the Crown Princess and watched as Anxi worked hard to govern the country step by step and received the support of the people.
But he didn't know when it started, but the joy and relief at the beginning gradually changed. Every time he saw the people show reverence and respect when they saw his daughter, he inexplicably felt displeased. He worked hard to govern the country for decades, but the people always said that this was not good. Even when they saw him, they feared and obeyed him, avoiding reverence and love. Why could his daughter so easily obtain something that he couldn't get in his life?
Looking at Nanzhao King's changing expression, Ye Li felt that she already understood. Because of jealousy, not because he was worried about Princess Anxi usurping power, nor because he loved Shu Manlin more. It was just jealousy. A father was jealous of his daughter's ability to govern the country and the support of the people, so he did everything he could to make problems for his daughter. He even allowed others to kill her and added fuel to the fire. Ye Li shook her head and looked at Nanzhao King. "If Princess Anxi is really defeated, how will Nanzhao succeed? Nanzhao King, have you really thought it through? "
The Nanzhao King's expression was ferocious, his breathing gradually becoming hurried. At this moment, Ye Li released the Nanzhao King and walked over to Princess Changle, who had already stood up. Softly laughing, she said, "Princess, let's go."
Princess Changle glanced somewhat cautiously at the Nanzhao King, not knowing what he was thinking. His expression was ferocious and distorted, but it was as if he did not see them. Ye Li smiled and said, "There's no need to worry. Let's go." Pulling Princess Changle along, she walked out of the palace hall.
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