"Your Majesty, this subject will help you change your dressing." Song Hongao said from the doorway.
"Come in." Zhao Yong said indifferently, but his eyes were still on the silver arrow in his hand. His injuries weren't too serious, and after applying medicine for two days, he had recovered quite a bit. However, he still couldn't understand how he had fallen into Lu Yaoyao's trap.
Song Hongao walked in and saw Zhao Yong holding the silver arrow and looking at it. His heart was filled with worry. The Emperor had been acting strangely for the past two days. Why did he not even want Liu Qiao 'er and only look at the silver arrow in his hand?
"How are the preparations?" Zhao Yong asked without batting an eyelid.
"Almost done. The palace has sent many things back, including some for Princess Ning. This subject has already had people pack them in boxes. We can leave tomorrow morning." Song Hongao said.
Zhao Yong nodded lightly.
Song Hongao saw that he was still looking at the silver arrow and said, "Mo Rongzhan said he would send someone to send us off."
"Send us?" Zhao Yong's lips curled into a mocking smile, "Who did he send?"
"I heard that it is the little prince of the Jin Kingdom, Mo Rongzhan's younger brother, Mo Rongyi." Song Hongao said.
Zhao Yong snorted, "Does Mo Rongzhan want to send us off or is he trying to take the opportunity to understand the Qi Kingdom and which princess does he want to marry?"
Song Hongao frowned, "Your Majesty, why does this subject feel that Mo Rongzhan does not want to have a marriage alliance with the Qi Kingdom?"
"If it were us, we would not be willing either." Zhao Yong said lightly. He knew that Mo Rongzhan's refusal was not necessarily for Lu Yaoyao. It was for the future of the Jin Kingdom. No one would be willing to let the princess of the Qi Kingdom become an imperial concubine. But so what? Now that the Qi Kingdom was stronger than the Jin Kingdom, no matter how unwilling Mo Rongzhan was, he would eventually compromise.
"Who is the princess that Your Majesty has in mind?" Song Hongao asked.
Zhao Yong glanced at Song Hongao. "Apart from the Eldest Princess and the Second Princess, who do you think is more suitable?"
Song Honao hesitated for a moment before he said in a low voice, "The Third Princess has had a weak body since she was young, so it is not suitable for her to travel long distances to Jin Country. The Fourth Princess …" He suddenly did not know how to describe Zhao Xin. As a princess, she did not have the bearing of a princess at all. It was clear that she had been raised badly in the palace. He wanted to say that Zhao Xin was brainless, but she was still a princess, so he held back. There was only one suitable candidate left, "What does the Emperor think of Princess Ning?"
Zhao Ning? Zhao Yong said faintly, "Smart, strong, and adaptable."
"But she was brought back by Mo Rongzhan. She might not be loyal to the Kingdom of Qi." Song Hongao said softly. He felt that Zhao Ning was more like a princess than Zhao Xin. It was definitely not a coincidence that a girl who grew up in a small fishing village could reach where she was today.
Zhao Yong smiled. "We do not need her help with anything. As long as she becomes Mo Rongzhan's consort and gives birth to a prince, that is enough."
Song Hongao understood that Zhao Yong definitely knew about the princesses. He rebandaged Zhao Yong's wound, his eyes flashing across the silver arrow in Zhao Yong's hand. "Your Majesty, this silver arrow looks very exquisite, as if it was specially made."
"That's right, a silver arrow unique to the world." Zhao Yong said lightly as he placed the silver arrow, which was not even the size of his palm, into his bosom.
"This is … the silver arrow that Lu Yaoyao used to injure you?" Song Hongao asked in a low voice.
Zhao Yong smiled as he looked at him. "What are you trying to say?"
Song Hongao chuckled. "Your Majesty seems to care too much about Lu Yaoyao."
"Which beauty does this one not care about?" Zhao Yong smiled as he countered. He felt that Lu Yaoyao was no different from other women. She was just a little more beautiful, and was the first woman who dared to injure him.
"You did not look for Liu Qiao 'er in the past two days?" Song Hongao asked in a low voice. Didn't this lord not leave women for even a day?
Zhao Yong's eyes slightly darkened. This was the reason why he had been thinking about Lu Yaoyao.
In the past, he had not looked for a woman for two days, and his temper was already extremely irritable. But now, he was actually able to speak calmly here. That irritated feeling that his head was about to explode no longer existed. Could it really be that Lu Yaoyao's medicine was taking effect?
"Have you sent someone to look for Valley Master Duanmu?" Zhao Yong asked in a low voice.
Song Hongao replied, "I have. When we return to the State of Qi, Valley Master Duanmu should be waiting for you in the imperial capital."
Zhao Yong nodded in satisfaction. "En."
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South Yue City, in the Taoran Ju restaurant on the street, Murong Ke was currently eating and drinking with a few men. These middle-aged men were the heads of the wealthy clans of South Yue. When they heard that the Little Prince, Mo Rongyi, had left South Yue, they invited Murong Ke out for a drink.
"I heard that the Sixth Prince has traveled all over the country. You must have seen many things that we have never seen before." The one who spoke was Sun Jiasheng, the head of the South Yue Trading Company. He was young and looked simple and honest. He was smiling as he toasted Murong Ke.
Murong Ke smiled sloppily. "There are indeed many novel things outside. This Prince has never liked to stay in the capital."
Sun Jiasheng said with a smile, "Your Highness is suave and carefree. It's true that you can't sit still in one place."
A slightly chubby man sitting next to Sun Jiasheng said with a smile, "I heard that Your Highness is willing to return to the capital this time. It seems that it is for a beauty?"
The news that Murong Ke risked his life to rescue Ye Zhen in the Priest Hall had not spread, but there were still some rumors. Others did not know the details, so they wanted to find out from his mouth.
"There are so many beauties in this world. Does this Prince need to give up his free life for a beauty?" Murong Ke asked with a smile. "You people are used to living a free and unfettered life far away from the emperor. Be careful that you won't have such a comfortable life in the future."
Sun Jiasheng hurriedly said, "This will require Your Highness's help."
Murong Ke smiled. "What can this Prince help you with? South Yue has become a country of its own. Even without this Prince, there are still many people who can protect you. "
It was indeed a lot, but the silver that was taken away by those people was also a lot.
However, they were still not sure if Murong Ke could really believe it, so no one dared to say anything that should not be said.
"Sixth Prince, bad news." Lu Xiangzhi hurried in from outside and whispered in Murong Ke's ear. "The young prince was ambushed on his way back to the capital. I heard that he was injured."
Murong Ke smiled thoughtfully. "The young prince is lucky. I wonder who dares to make a move on the young prince?"
The others looked at each other in dismay, not understanding what was going on.
Sun Jiasheng said, "Sixth Prince, we are all ordinary people who make a living. How would we dare to make a move on the young prince?"
"Making a living …" Murong Ke smiled. "This Prince put it here. Since this Prince has been ordered to come to South Yue to check the accounts, before this Prince leaves, you'd better behave yourself. If you don't make things difficult for this Prince, this Prince will not make things difficult for you. Leave some face for each other. This Prince just wants to complete the task as soon as possible, understand?"
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