Fang Zhengzhi naturally could not answer the questions in the hearts of the people. He only looked at Shan Yu's slightly angry expression and suddenly remembered how Shan Yu repeatedly threatened to kill him in the Southern Region more than a year ago.
It had been a year.
Was she still going to kill him for no reason?
"If you think that there's a problem, you can always sit back down." Fang Zhengzhi pointed at the carriage behind Shan Yu as he spoke.
"Woah!"
"How dare he speak to the Queen like this? Sit back down? "
"Does he still think that the Queen of the Southern Region is still the princess that he took advantage of a year ago?"
Everyone's eyes widened. The person standing on the white jade elephant was the Queen of the Southern Region, the leader of the hundreds of thousands of Southern Region soldiers!
"Audacious! Simply impudent!" The courtiers, who had just stood up from the ground, were equally enraged and shouted at Fang Zhengzhi.
In their eyes, the Southern Region soldiers would never be able to tolerate Fang Zhengzhi's actions.
However, none of the Southern Region soldiers raised their spears.
All of them stood quietly on the spot and did not move at all. It was as if they did not hear what Fang Zhengzhi said at all.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's expression changed. He did not want this conversation to continue. He knew the true relationship between Fang Zhengzhi and Shan Yu.
If Fang Zhengzhi had not rejected him.
If Fang Zhengzhi had not said that he did not have much longer to live, Fang Zhengzhi would have become the Emperor's son-in-law.
"Father, your son's actions are a disgrace to the Great Xia Dynasty!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong said with a look of conviction.
All of the officials prepared to kneel down when they heard what Crown Prince Lin Tianrong said.
But at that moment …
Emperor Lin Mubai waved him off. Then, he rubbed his temples, looking extremely tired.
"Your Majesty, you must be tired. Please take a seat and rest." Eunuch Wei said. Then, he waved at the maids beside him.
The maids understood immediately.
Not long after, a golden chair with a dragon carved on it was carried over and placed behind Emperor Lin Mubai. Then, two palace maids placed a soft silk cushion on the golden chair.
Emperor Lin Mubai took a step back and sat on the Dragon Throne. He closed his eyes and focused on resting.
The officials exchanged glances with each other, then they shut their mouths.
The wind blew.
The wind blew on Lin Tianrong's face.
She was a little pale, embarrassed, and helpless.
Seeing Emperor Lin Mubai close his eyes, Crown Prince Lin Tianrong wanted to stand up again. However, how could he stand up without Emperor Lin Mubai's permission?
Therefore, he could only continue to kneel.
King Duan smirked when he saw this. At this moment, he noticed Chi Hou's gaze.
"At this time?" King Duan glanced at Lin Mubai, who was resting with his eyes closed. Then, he shook his head at Chi Hou.
When Ping Yang saw Emperor Lin Mubai sit down, she straightened her back and straightened her back. She exuded an aura of superiority.
Then, she looked at the Vice Domain General of the Royal Guards, Bai Qi, who was still standing in the middle of the court.
"Why are you still here?"
Bai Qi's body trembled when he heard Ping Yang's words. He subconsciously looked at the figure on the palace walls, only to see the figure nodding at him.
"Yes!" Bai Qi quickly accepted the order and retreated.
The surrounding crowd was confused by this turn of events. The Royal Guards retreated after hearing what Fang Zhengzhi said to the Queen of the Southern Region?
The court …
This was indeed a complicated place.
As Emperor Lin Mubai was resting with his eyes closed, the crowd's attention naturally turned to Shan Yu.
No one paid attention to the movements of the officials and the princes.
Shan Yu, the Queen of the Southern Region, did not speak after hearing Fang Zhengzhi's words. It was as if she had sunk into silence.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed …
A quarter of an hour had passed …
Shan Yu suddenly bit her lips tightly. Then, a ray of light flashed in her dark eyes, as if she had made a decision.
"How confident are you!"
"Before I came, I had 30%." Fang Zhengzhi replied calmly.
"What about now?"
"Still 30%."
"Useless …" Shan Yu clenched her fists and her chest heaved up and down. She was about to say something useless when she suddenly came to a realization.
Over the past year, she rarely lost her temper as the Queen of the Southern Region.
Because, as the Ruler of the Southern Territory, she had to maintain a calm mind, suppress her violent temper, and make herself as cold as ice.
However, for some reason …
When she saw Fang Zhengzhi, she almost lost her temper twice in a short period of time.
This made her feel a little surprised.
This was not a good thing. However, Shan Yu enjoyed this feeling for some reason. She enjoyed quarreling with Fang Zhengzhi, and she enjoyed the pleasure of venting her emotions.
Why was this happening?
Shan Yu didn't quite understand, but she could faintly feel that there was something hidden in Fang Zhengzhi's words that she didn't understand.
Before he came, 30%!
Now …
Or 30%?
"I see!" Shan Yu's eyes lit up. She finally understood what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to do and what she had to do.
In her memory, this was not the first time Fang Zhengzhi had asked her how confident he was.
When she was in the Southern Region, she had asked Fang Zhengzhi how confident he was in certain battles. At that time, Fang Zhengzhi's answer was always …
100%!
Then, with Fang Zhengzhi's personality, why would he do something that he was only 30% confident in? The only explanation was that this 30% was not stable.
In other words …
The remaining 70% did not lie with Fang Zhengzhi.
Her dark eyes looked at Fang Zhengzhi again.
Then, Shan Yu laughed. She laughed so hard that her body trembled.
"Hahaha … 30%, you dare to stand out with only 30% confidence?" Shan Yu laughed as she leaped down from the White Jade Stone Elephant.
She landed on the ground.
Her exquisite leather robe was blown up by the wind, revealing a pair of beautiful and slender legs.
"Yes!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
"Don't you think you are too naive?" Shan Yu's gaze turned cold. She looked as though she could explode at any time.
"No." Fang Zhengzhi continued.
"Hmph, who do you think I am? I did not kill you just now because of your contribution to the Southern Region a year ago. If you dare to spout nonsense again, I will not forgive you! "Shan Yu was furious.
When the surrounding people saw this scene, they exchanged glances with each other.
"Indeed, Shan Yu wants to kill him!"
"On account of your contributions to the Southern Mountain Range a year ago, this is not bad …"
"Yes, with Fang Zhengzhi's contribution to the Southern Region a year ago, it makes sense that the Queen of the Southern Region would spare his life."
The crowd nodded in agreement.
Over the past year, the news of the battle of the Southern Region had spread throughout the city. Even though no one mentioned Fang Zhengzhi's name.
However, everyone knew that...
Fang Zhengzhi was the one who contributed the most to the battle!
It was Fang Zhengzhi who had convinced the Southern Region to cooperate with the Great Xia Dynasty, and it was also Fang Zhengzhi who had bought time during the battle against the tens of thousands of demons.
Fang Zhengzhi was the one who fought against the Half Sage Can Yang and forced the Demon Race to retreat.
All of these had something to do with Fang Zhengzhi.
However, all of this was because Fang Zhengzhi had violated the Princess of the Southern Region, killed the Crown Prince of the Southern Region, and injured the Crown Prince.
But some things …
The truth was the truth.
Furthermore, after hearing this from Shan Yu, the Queen of the Southern Region, the citizens were even more convinced that Fang Zhengzhi had contributed to the war.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's face darkened as he listened to the crowd's discussion. He did not know if Shan Yu had mentioned the Southern Region's contribution on purpose or not.
However, no matter which one it was, it was not what he wanted to hear.
"Nonsense? Why would I speak nonsense? Isn't the person who killed the Crown Prince right in front of you? "Fang Zhengzhi did not shut up because of Shan Yu's words.
"So what if he is?" Shan Yu blurted out anxiously.
"Woah!" The crowd was in an uproar.
They knew that Fang Zhengzhi was the one who killed the Crown Prince. However, was it really appropriate for him to admit that he was the culprit?
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's face was as black as a sheet. Others might not understand what Fang Zhengzhi and Shan Yu were implying, but he did.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi did not intentionally scold him.
But this feeling also made him very uncomfortable, as if he had swallowed a fly in his throat.
However, Fang Zhengzhi and Shan Yu did not notice Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's expression. They continued to glare at each other, as if they were going to fight at any moment.
"So what if you are right?" Fang Zhengzhi asked again.
"That's right!" Shan Yu nodded.
"Since you have admitted to it, let me ask you this. The Southern Region is a fertile land with countless warriors. As the Queen of the Southern Region, how can you ignore the person who killed the Crown Prince?" Fang Zhengzhi had no intention of backing down.
"He is already dead, how can he be revived?" Shan Yu retorted angrily.
"You're right. But what if this person died with a grievance?" Fang Zhengzhi pressed on.
"You …" Shan Yu clenched her teeth and her eyes shone with a flame-like radiance. The aura on her body became extremely unstable.
"Does the Queen of the Southern Region really not want justice? Don't you think the millions of warriors of the Southern Region need justice? "Fang Zhengzhi didn't stop.
"How can there be so much justice in this world?" Shan Yu clenched her fists.
"Yes, the world is cruel and many people are blinded by justice. However, justice is in the hearts of the people. As the Queen of the Southern Region, how can you convince the people if you don't even have the courage to fight for justice?" Fang Zhengzhi said in disdain.
"Don't tell me you really want to force me to kill you?" Shan Yu's eyes were burning with anger.
"If you think that I am the murderer, you can do it!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Shan Yu and said calmly.
"Hahaha … why can't I do it? My brother died in the Southern Region. At that time, only you, the Crown Prince, and His Excellency Su were there. Now His Excellency Su is far away in the Northern Desert. There are only you and the Crown Prince here. If you didn't kill him, could it be the Crown Prince? " As Shan Yu spoke, a flame rose from her body. Cloud patterns were faintly discernible in the flame.
A sizzling sound could be heard.
That was the sound of air being burned.
One could imagine the extent of Shan Yu's anger.
However …
All of the citizens were stunned when they heard Shan Yu's last sentence.
"If you didn't kill him, are you saying that the Crown Prince did it?"
At that moment, everyone turned to look at Crown Prince Lin Tianrong, who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face.
All of the civil and military officials were shocked as well.
In their eyes, Shan Yu was furious. She seemed to have determined that Fang Zhengzhi was Shan Ling's murderer. But in the end?
Unexpectedly, the conflict was shifted to the Crown Prince.
"Don't tell me that Fang Zhengzhi and Shan Yu were … no, they had never met before! There can't be a problem!"
"But how did this happen?"
"Is it a coincidence or deliberate?"
At this moment, the officials naturally understood that the situation had deviated from the normal course. However, they could not understand why it had deviated from the normal course.
Of course, the most important thing was that it was obvious now …
It was too late.
By the time Shan Yu said that, it was too late.
This was a slip of the tongue in anger. However, it was also a form of doubt. It was a doubt that the entire Southern Region had towards the Crown Prince and the Great Xia Dynasty.
Wen Dabao, who was in the crowd, was completely stunned. His eyes were wide open, and his mouth was so wide that a fist could fit in it. He kept muttering, "Is that even possible? Damn, how could this work? Damn … "
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's expression was dark. His fists were clenched so tightly that they had turned white. In fact, from the moment Fang Zhengzhi and Shan Yu spoke …
He could roughly guess the intentions of the two of them …
However, he could not step forward to stop them.
Because he was still the Crown Prince, only the heir to the throne. Most importantly, the moment he stood up to stop them, it would mean that he was admitting that he had a guilty conscience.
As such …
He could only endure it, endure it with all his might.
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