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Although he had the support of the system, Wei Tingyu now felt that he wasn't afraid of anyone or anything in this world! However, when he thought that he still had so many beautiful women behind him to take care of and appease, he felt that his ability was still not strong enough!
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"His Highness King Li's sudden arrival in Andu yesterday, coupled with His Majesty's busy schedule, led to a temporary neglect of His Highness!" The next morning, people from the Anguo imperial palace arrived as expected! The Anguo official from the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of conveying the decree, bowed to Yang Ying and said, "My master feels quite apologetic, which is why he has extended this special favor!"
"The ruler of your country and His Highness share a deep brotherly bond! After being separated for several months, they will surely be overjoyed to see each other today!"
Princess Yang Ying was also quite surprised that she was still not summoned by the Emperor of Anguo today, but was instead arranged to meet her imperial brother. So, she subconsciously turned her head to look at Wei Tingyu. When she saw him nod silently at her, she took a deep breath and said, "Of course!"
"This humble official will go with you now!" The Anguo official nodded upon seeing this, and then he cupped his fist at Wei Tingyu and said, "However, as this is a reunion between the ruler of Da Wu and His Highness King Li, it would be inconvenient for Marquis Jining, as an external official of another country, to be a part of it, right?"
"Don't worry, my lord, this marquis is not that tactless!" Wei Tingyu sneered and then said, "I will only accompany His Highness King Li to the bottom of the tower. I will not go up the tower to disturb them!"
Wei Tingyu, of course, knew what this arrangement by Anguo was about. In particular, the other party definitely wanted to use this opportunity to test whether the alliance between him, as an envoy from the central plains, and Wuguo was truly stable. If this was not clear, the officials of Anguo would not be able to make a decision on their next steps.
The other party clearly didn't expect that Wei Tingyu would want to wait for King Li at the bottom of the tower, and they were also shocked. It seemed that in this situation, Wei Tingyu was also very concerned about the safety of the Emperor of Wuguo!
"Please, Your Highness!" However, this minister was, after all, an old hand. His eyes darted around, and he immediately nodded, then gestured for Yang Ying to depart.
"Please wait a moment, my lord!" However, Yang Ying had, of course, been trained during this time. When she saw the other party was eager for her to go and see her imperial brother, she probably guessed that there was a problem here, so she quickly said, "I am only wearing my casual clothes now!" "If I am to meet with my imperial brother, I must be properly dressed so as not to violate the etiquette between a ruler and his subject!" "Please wait a moment, my lord! I will be there after I change my clothes!"
Princess Yang Ying instantly thought of a perfect excuse, and then, without waiting for the other party's reaction, she turned and went back to the main hall.
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"Alright!" Soon, with the help of a female Jinyingwei, Princess Yang Ying finally changed into her princely attire. However, as soon as she saw Wei Tingyu waiting in the hall, she frowned and said, "Yesterday, Sister Ruyi said that the ruler would definitely back down!" "I also thought that today would just be a summons, but I didn't expect that they would let me meet with my imperial brother directly?!"
"The art of warfare is a combination of deception and reality!" Wei Tingyu walked over and checked Yang Ying's attire. After making sure there were no problems, he nodded and said, "The officials of Anguo have always doubted your identity!" "They suspect that you are not of the true dragon bloodline of Wuguo! You are just a temporary replacement that was put forward!" "Perhaps this is the real reason for the Emperor of An's move! He wants to use this to test you!"
"Then what should I do?" Princess Yang Ying was a little panicked upon hearing this, and she quickly grabbed Wei Tingyu's arm and asked, "I've only met my imperial brother a few times and said a few words to him!" "He's now locked up in a tall tower, and he doesn't know about the arrangements in the country!" "What if he doesn't recognize me, then wouldn't it be..."
"Don't worry!" Wei Tingyu knew that although Emperor Wu was arrogant and headstrong, he wasn't stupid! And since he had seen the show's plot, he knew that Emperor Wu would see through the Anguo plot, so he wasn't worried. Then he leaned down and whispered a few words into Yang Ying's ear, reminding her of some things that might happen and things to pay attention to after she went in.
Princess Yang Ying's eyes lit up immediately, because Wei Tingyu's instructions were very detailed, as if he knew all of Anguo's plans! And because of this, the nervousness and fear that Princess Yang Ying had in her heart immediately dissipated.
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In the residence of the left envoy of the Zhuyingwei official office, the current left envoy, Chen Gui, was clutching his throat and lying on the ground with a look of pain. Standing in front of him was a handsome young man, but the killing intent in his eyes was fierce, completely out of place with his current appearance and attire.
"What a pity~!" The young man slowly walked toward Chen Gui, and when he spoke, a very charming woman's voice came from "his" mouth. "Before you, this was also my territory!"
"Who are you?" Chen Gui was stunned and struggled to support his body. He stared at the young man who was getting closer with a face full of confusion, and the confusion in his eyes slowly turned into shock!
"Ah? Left Envoy Ren?!" At this point, Chen Gui finally remembered whose voice and figure this was. Combined with what the other party had just said, he was certain that he wouldn't be mistaken! The young man in front of him was Ren Xin, the former left envoy of the Zhuyingwei, in disguise!
"You're back? You're not dead?" When Chen Gui thought of this, his body couldn't help but tremble.
"Tell me!" However, Ren Ruyi was certainly not here to reminisce with him. She spoke directly and to the point, "Why did you collude with the North Pan people to assassinate Marquis Changqing?"
Marquis Changqing, Li Tongguang, was originally Ren Ruyi's disciple, and his mother was Princess Qingning of Anguo! Since his father was only a gigolo of Anguo, he had always been regarded as a disgrace by the imperial clan of Anguo! Ren Ruyi had taught him martial arts and political strategy when he was young. This time, Li Tongguang was responsible for being the welcoming envoy for King Li, but because Wei Tingyu and the others had taken a shortcut on fast horses and arrived in Andu in advance, Li Tongguang was left empty-handed and had to wait at the border for several days for nothing. And it was on his way back to Andu that he was unexpectedly assassinated by the North Pan people! Although the assassination was unsuccessful, Li Tongguang released a message saying that someone from the Zhuyingwei had colluded with the North Pan people in this assassination!
Ren Ruyi had, of course, received this news yesterday, so she naturally had to ask about it at this opportunity. This was because if there was a traitor within the Zhuyingwei, then the deep-seated grudge she had might have been caused by the same person!
"This subordinate knows nothing about this!" Chen Gui was stunned when he heard Ren Ruyi's question, and then he shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he didn't know.
However, this kind of rhetoric certainly couldn't deceive Ren Ruyi. She pressed her two fingers together, and a poisoned needle was plunged into Chen Gui's chest!
"You know me! I've always been impatient!" Ren Ruyi was completely different when she was facing other men compared to when she was facing Wei Tingyu. At this moment, she looked at Chen Gui, who was rolling on the ground, without any emotion in her eyes, as if she were looking at a dead person. "Do you want to itch to death?!" Even the words she spoke were devoid of emotion. Any normal person would shiver just from hearing the killing intent in her tone!
"The assassination of Marquis Changqing was my doing!" Chen Gui, of course, knew Ren Ruyi's methods. Seeing that the other party didn't believe him at all, and feeling the unbearable pain and itching in his body, he simply confessed. "But I really don't know... I didn't collude with any North Pan people!" "The First Prince wanted me... wanted me to get rid of Marquis Changqing for him... I didn't dare to disobey!"
Chen Gui really couldn't bear the pain anymore, and he even revealed the matter of the First Prince.
"Didn't dare to disobey?" Ren Ruyi sneered and then scolded, "Have you forgotten that the Zhuyingwei is the emperor's private army?"
"I haven't forgotten!" At this moment, Chen Gui was in unbearable pain, and the veins on his neck and forehead were grotesquely bulging out! However, he still gritted his teeth and said with a look of hatred, "His Majesty just treats us as his minions!" Then he pointed at Ren Ruyi and said again, "Even you... didn't you also end up with your body destroyed and your reputation ruined?!" "I could only turn to the First Prince! My lord, haven't you ever felt this kind of panic?" "My lord! Give me an antidote! Just a little! Just a little will do!"
These few words from Chen Gui also touched Ren Ruyi's heart. If she hadn't seen through the true nature of the Zhuyingwei, she wouldn't have had to fake her death to escape! Thinking this, she slowly crouched down, took out a small jar of antidote from her bosom, and handed it to Chen Gui.
When Chen Gui saw it, he immediately showed a look of gratitude and reached out to take the antidote without a second thought. However, just as his hand was about to grab the jar, his expression suddenly changed, and a fierce look instantly appeared in his eyes! At the same time, his hand formed a claw, and he attacked Ren Ruyi's neck directly!
However, Ren Ruyi's eyes narrowed, and she easily dodged his claw strike! Then she pointed her finger directly and heavily at Chen Gui's neck. Chen Gui had not expected that the other party would not only be able to dodge his sneak attack, but would also be able to counterattack so easily! He felt a huge force coming from his neck, and then, accompanied by a sharp pain, he was heavily thrown to the ground! He also coughed up large mouthfuls of blood!
"No... impossible... imposs..." At this moment, Chen Gui was spitting up a large amount of blood, but he was still trying his best to speak. His eyes were filled with a look of disbelief. He knew that although his martial arts skills were not as good as Ren Ruyi's, the chances of a successful sneak attack were still quite high if the other party was not prepared. He hadn't expected that the other party would be able to resolve it so easily, and he felt as if he had no chance to resist at all in her hands! He, of course, didn't know that Ren Ruyi had been with Wei Tingyu for a while now, and her martial arts skills had greatly improved. She was no longer on the same level as him at all!
"I didn't want to kill you! But you brought this upon yourself!" Ren Ruyi's finger strike just now had directly broken Chen Gui's cervical spine, so even if he tried to hold on, he wouldn't live for long. She sneered and then stood up.
And Chen Gui's eyes widened. After a final struggle for two breaths, he fell heavily to the ground, no longer breathing. The light in his eyes quickly dissipated, leaving only his flesh and blood.
Immediately, warning sounds rang out from all directions, and the people in the Zhuyingwei official office also noticed that something was wrong! Ren Ruyi used her agility to fly from the roof beams to the rooftop. She saw people bustling about in the official office below, and she knew that Chen Gui's body would probably be discovered very soon!
However, Ren Ruyi was not flustered at all. She easily tore off her clothes, revealing the elegant light blue dress underneath. Then she wrapped her original disguise clothes into the shape of a baby. With the human skin mask abandoned on the ground, she easily blended into the crowd on the street, disguised as a young woman holding a baby.
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Princess Yang Ying, with a nervous heart, followed the Anguo minister all the way up the tall tower to where the Emperor of Anguo was being held. She also saw her imperial brother, whom she hadn't seen in a long time!
"Your humble brother..." "Your humble brother greets you, imperial brother!" "Your humble brother greets you, imperial brother!"
However, just as Yang Ying was about to bow, two young men of similar height and build suddenly appeared from the side! They were also wearing the princely attire of Wuguo and stood on either side of her, bowing to the imprisoned Emperor Wu. The sudden appearance of these two men directly choked off the words that Princess Yang Ying was about to say. She looked up in surprise and looked to her left and right, her face filled with shock.
And when the Anguo minister saw Yang Ying's appearance at this moment, he secretly smirked in his heart. As expected, His Majesty's plan is excellent. Just seeing the look of surprise on King Li's face made him feel very proud. However, he had no idea that Yang Ying's shock at this moment was not because of these two fake princes who had suddenly appeared. It was because Wei Tingyu had already warned her about this scene! He had even told her not to panic when this happened, because her imperial brother would definitely recognize her.
It seemed that Wei Tingyu had at least predicted that Anguo would have two fake King Li's. At this moment, Yang Ying's heart was only filled with admiration for Wei Tingyu's foresight! In her opinion, could her Marquis husband be a god who had descended to the mortal world?! Otherwise, how could he be so prescient?!
"Who are you two? Why are you impersonating me?!" And Yang Ying, who was now confident, naturally cast aside her original nervousness. Instead, she looked at the two people on either side of her with a look of confidence and questioned them.
"Who are you two? Why are you impersonating me?" The two fake King Li's naturally imitated her, pointing at her with a look of surprise.
"Hahahaha!" At this moment, Emperor Wu finally burst out laughing. He slowly stood up and said, "You Anguo people are really interesting! You think I wouldn't even recognize my own brother?" Emperor Wu, of course, understood what had happened the moment these two appeared. He immediately sneered.
"Aying!" At the same time, he quickly walked toward Yang Ying and said, "When I heard that the welcoming envoy was coming, I knew it had to be you!" "This journey must have been perilous, and those other distant relatives of mine... wouldn't have the guts!"
As Emperor Wu spoke, he helped Yang Ying to a table and sat her down. Then he sat across from her and said, "Aying, you are indeed my true brother!"
"Your Majesty! These two are..." The Anguo minister was now embarrassed and quickly bowed, trying to explain to Emperor Wu.
However, Emperor Wu just waved his hand and said, "There is no need for further explanation! I have more to say with Aying, you may all leave!" After all, Emperor Wu knew very well why the Anguo people were doing this! At this moment, listening to their explanation would just be a waste of time, so there was no need for it at all!
"Aying!" After the Anguo people had left, Emperor Wu wanted to speak. However, before he could finish his sentence, Yang Ying made a stopping gesture and took out a small jar of crickets from her sleeve. After twisting the lid and waking up the little guys inside, she placed the jar, which was now filled with the crisp chirping sounds of crickets, nearby. This filled the entire room with the sound of crickets and prevented anyone from eavesdropping on their conversation from the outside.
Emperor Wu's eyes lit up when he saw this. He hadn't expected that his sister, who was usually the most overlooked, would have such a meticulous mind. Of course, he had no idea that all of this had been prepared in advance by Wei Tingyu and that he had instructed Yang Ying to do it.
"Did you really bring one hundred thousand taels of gold?" At this moment, Emperor Wu was most concerned about his own safety and whether he could return safely, so he went straight to the point and asked.
"There are indeed one hundred thousand taels of gold!" Yang Ying nodded directly and said, "However, Marquis Wei was worried that the Anguo people would go back on their word, so he hid the gold and carriages in a safe place. He will only hand them over to them after we leave the border of Anguo!"
"Marquis Wei?" Emperor Wu was stunned upon hearing this, because he knew that there were no marquises with the surname Wei in Wuguo.
"Marquis Jining, Wei Tingyu! He is an envoy sent by the central plains to form an alliance with our country!" Yang Ying quickly explained, "When he learned that we were going to use one hundred thousand taels of gold to get you back, he volunteered to accompany me to welcome you back!"
An external official is so concerned about me being returned? Emperor Wu was immediately suspicious, and his eyes darted around quickly...
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