readytorunbook Chapter 169 Peace Talks
Chapter 169 Peace Talks
Ning Yi left the palace around noon.
Qin Haifeng was waiting outside and was getting extremely anxious.
Seeing him, she immediately came over and asked, "Your Highness, what did the Queen say?"
"What else can I say?" Ning Yi smiled. "Of course she's willing to reconcile, and she's let me sit in the main seat for the entire morning."
Qin Haifeng was a little confused. What do you mean you sat in the main seat for the whole morning?
Can't you just sit down and let the Queen serve you tea?
And he couldn't tell anyone about Ning Yi and the Queen.
Even Qin Haifeng, whom he trusted the most, could not let him know.
After all, if outsiders knew that he had slept with the queen of Dawu Kingdom, it would be so intimate for the queen to call him "Your Majesty" in bed.
I believe it can scare a lot of people to death.
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In the Dongfang family of Qizhou.
Dongfang Wang paced back and forth anxiously, looking towards the door from time to time: "Old man, go ask someone if anyone has returned."
Two days have passed since the assassination attempt.
It would be enough to get from here to the capital by riding at full speed.
Logically speaking, the assassin should have returned today, but he refused to receive any news.
The housekeeper had no choice but to ask the servant at the door to go to the front yard to ask.
He bowed and consoled him, "Don't worry, sir. The three assassins are all very powerful masters. They won't make any mistakes."
"How can I rest assured?" Dongfang Wang was very annoyed. "If the assassination is successful, it would be great. Even if the assassination fails and we are caught, it would be a crime worthy of losing our head."
For him, assassinating the prince was not a big deal.
He was just a prince. As long as he was dead and no strong evidence was found, no one would bother the Dongfang family.
His sister even gave birth to a prince, who was the crown prince.
But if the assassination of the prince failed, it would be fine if the assassin ran away.
I’m afraid that if the assassin is caught, I’ll be in trouble.
The butler immediately assured: "Master, don't worry. Even if the assassination fails, they can still escape unscathed."
"It's okay if they get caught. Their families are all in Qizhou. If they dare to betray the master, their entire family will be in danger. Others will only be able to interrogate them and find out that they are ordinary people who were bullied by the arrogant Sixth Prince."
Everyone in the world knows that the Sixth Prince is arrogant and domineering, and he looks down on everyone. He must have offended many people, and he could have offended them with any excuse.
Dongfang Wang thought about it and nodded, thinking it was reliable.
At this time, a servant finally came running in: "Master, there is news from the capital."
"Huh? Where are the people? Where are the people?" Dongfang Wang immediately went up to ask. He had been waiting for a long time.
Who knew that instead of seeing the assassin, he saw the servant take out two letters from his arms: "Master, please read this, these are sent from the capital."
Dongfang Wang was puzzled, wondering why it was a letter.
The first letter was addressed to the queen in the palace.
Dongfang Wang opened the letter and took a look. The more he read, the more confused he became. He slammed the letter on the table in dissatisfaction, "What are you doing, sister? You actually asked me to spare the Sixth Prince and take the initiative to reconcile?"
"Has she become confused after staying in the palace? Is there any room for reconciliation between our Dongfang family and the Sixth Prince?"
Whether his son Dongfang You was captured or the Sixth Prince was assassinated, there was no room for reconciliation.
What's more, the Dongfang family also has to support the prince.
Mrs. Dongfang hadn't heard any news about her son, so she immediately asked, "Master, please take a look at the second letter to see if there's any news about You'er."
Dongfang Wang couldn't wait to open the second letter.
But after reading it, his face turned pale and he slammed the letter on the table.
Mrs. Dongfang beside her was also extremely anxious: "Master, what does the letter say? When will You'er be released?"
"Bullshit." Dongfang Wang cursed at her, "You woman, you know nothing. Get out of here."
Mrs. Dongfang was scolded so much that she didn't dare to retort. She could only look at Dongfang Wang eagerly, hoping to hear something from him.
Dongfang Wang was furious again, pointing at the butler and cursing, "Old man, didn't you swear to me that your three assassins would not succeed?"
"But now these three incompetent losers not only failed to assassinate and were arrested, but they also betrayed everything about me. Is this how you promised me?"
The old housekeeper was so frightened that his face turned pale and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, please calm down, Master, please calm down. This old servant really didn't know what was going on. This old servant has warned them that if anything happens, their entire family will be arrested immediately."
Dongfang Wang was very disappointed, but also very annoyed and angry: "The Sixth Prince actually asked me to go to the capital to negotiate. He wants to threaten me with You'er and the assassination."
"Go, capture the families of those three assassins for me. I'll cut off one condition first."
As long as they threatened the assassins with their families, it would be enough to make the three assassins change their words on the spot.
By then, even if there is a negotiation, Dongfang Wang will be confident enough. It will just be reselling military supplies, which is something that all the big families do.
But after the butler and his men left, they came back in a hurry not long after.
He knelt down with a thud: "Master, this is bad. Three assassins and two of their families ran away overnight."
"What?" Dongfang Wang couldn't believe it was true. "How did they get the news?"
I quickly realized that this was arranged by the Sixth Prince.
Dongfang Wang gasped in shock. The Sixth Prince could actually think of such a thing.
Mrs. Dongfang, who was standing next to him, was extremely anxious when she saw that her master had failed again.
"Master, what should we do with You'er? He is your only son. You must save him."
"It's been so many days. Where on earth has You'er been imprisoned? Is he well fed and well accommodated? Is he hungry? I heard that people are beaten every day in the prison."
Mrs. Dongfang is devoted to her son.
Dongfang Wang has no time to take care of this rebellious son now. What worries him is that the Sixth Prince has used various means to put the Dongfang family in danger.
The key point is that Dongfang Qing, his own sister, the Queen, actually advised him to bow to the Sixth Prince.
He also promised that if the Sixth Prince succeeded in the future, he would still protect the Dongfang family.
The Dongfang family should withdraw voluntarily now and not help either side.
Dongfang Wang sighed and said, "Forget it. I will go to the capital to meet the Sixth Prince myself."
At present, the Dongfang family can only have the head of the family take action personally.
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In the Sixth Prince’s Mansion in the capital.
Ning Yi smiled and asked someone to deliver a letter to the Prime Minister.
When the Prime Minister opened the letter from the Sixth Prince, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe that what was written there was true.
The Sixth Prince actually told him that Queen Dongfang had completely given up on the Second Prince and persuaded the Dongfang family to remain neutral and no longer support the Second Prince.
The Prime Minister could never understand why, as the Queen of Dongfang, she was willing to take the initiative to persuade the Dongfang family to give up supporting the Second Prince?
Doesn't she want her own son to be the emperor?
The Prime Minister also believed that this matter came from the mouth of the Sixth Prince, who was quite resourceful.
It must be true, otherwise such things could be easily found out.
The Prime Minister sighed, "It seems that this old man really has to take sides completely."
He was still waiting for the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince to decide who was stronger before taking sides. But now, what chance did the Second Prince have of winning when he didn't even help his own mother?