The Villain is Reborn! Princess Zhan goes on a killing spree in the capital

Chapter 225: The tit-for-tat in the palace

The envoy from Nanqing was right. The regent of Nanqing, Zongkui, was really in Dongchu, in the cold palace of Dongchu.

Moreover, the name Su Jixue officially appeared in front of the court officials.

You have to know that on that bloody night in the capital, the originally notorious Su Jixue saved the King of War. This incident has shocked the entire capital.

And now, this name appears before everyone again.

Su Jixue.

The eldest daughter of Prime Minister Su's family, once a playboy and future Princess Zhan, now truly has an influence on the political situation on her own.

At this moment, someone had already made public the details of the night when King Zhan was assassinated.

Even Su Jian knew the details for the first time. Facing the astonished and envious eyes of the court officials, he could only pretend to be calm.

If Su Jixue hadn't been there that night, Zong Kui might have ambushed Prince Zhan's mansion and successfully assassinated him.

However, Su Jixue revealed Zong Kui's true identity and exposed all the secret agents of Nanqing. Although the capital of Dongchu is now in ruins, there are no other hidden dangers.

At least Nanqing's nails were pulled out very cleanly.

And now, it was Su Jixue who discovered the hidden danger in the palace. Jiang Ma, the empress dowager's side, was able to hide Zong Kui in the cold palace. If Nan Qing had other ideas, it would be a threat to the emperor or the empress dowager.

Zong Kui was discovered by Su Jixue.

I can’t imagine what would have happened if it hadn’t been discovered.

"Then may I ask if the whereabouts of Zongkui have been confirmed?" As Su Jixue's father, Su Jian can say things that others are not suitable to say.

Emperor Ming shook his head: "Prince Zhan has already taken people to confirm it, and has already taken action. There is something fishy going on in the cold palace!"

After a moment of silence, the courtiers exploded again.

"Is Zongkui really in the cold palace?!"

"It's so deceiving!"

"unacceptable!"

Zong Kui was able to escape while the entire capital was under martial law and hide in the palace. At this moment, those court officials with discerning eyes had begun to remain silent.

This matter involved so many things that Dongchu had become a sieve.

The Prince Regent of Nanqing is hiding in the palace. If this gets out, the other six countries will laugh their heads off.

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At this moment, the situation in the cold palace is still in a stalemate.

Su Mo led his men to fight against the collaborating guards at the gate of the cold palace.

Su Jixue and Zhan Wang were already on the high wall of the rear hall, but they did not expect that Zong Kui brought so many people with him.

Master Huo only brought half of the people to the Great Wilderness Mountain. The other half of the Owl Camp, led by Twelve, was still in the Su family.

So there is a shortage of manpower here.

Zong Kui had already made sufficient preparations while hiding here. Those masters from Nanqing came out in droves, and they were killed one after another.

Although they were in Dongchu's own palace, the battle had the momentum of a street fight.

Zong Kui did not stay in the room, but went directly down the secret passage and came to the secret room in the cold palace.

The Dongchu Cold Palace didn't have a secret passage leading to the outside, but it did have a secret room. The woman Su Jixue had seen before was sitting quietly in the secret room, looking like she had long been accustomed to being imprisoned.

"Master, are you going to kill her?!"

Although Zong Kui did not ask about the identity of this woman, he knew that she must be someone that Empress Dowager Xie hated to the core, otherwise she would not have treated her like this.

If this person was really killed, Empress Dowager Xie would be furious.

We haven't left Dongchu yet, so let's not cause any trouble.

But Zong Kui didn't want to give up any of the leverage he had. He glanced at the woman coldly and said, "Take this person with you when you leave. It might be useful."

Zong Kui will never let go of anything that can be used.

"Yes!"

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"Greetings to the Emperor of Dongchu." Beisu still looked neither humble nor arrogant when he arrived at the court of Dongchu.

At this time, the court of Dongchu, which had been in chaos just now, was now silent.

Regardless of whether they were in collusion with Nan Qing or not, everyone was silent at this moment, and all eyes were focused on Nan Qing and his group.

Those who came to meet Emperor Ming were led by Bei Su, with two people following behind him. The rest of the Nanqing people did not come in and were all outside.

"You said you were here to pay your respects, but why didn't you perform any formalities?!" Eunuch Feng spoke before Emperor Ming could speak.

"Greetings to the Emperor of your country." Bei Su took a deep breath, finally lifted up his robe, and knelt on one knee in front of the hall, but his raised chin still looked arrogant.

It was as if the person kneeling was not him.

Emperor Ming took a deep breath and said, "No need to be polite."

Soon, the whole hall was quiet.

No one spoke.

Bei Su stood up with a rather ugly look on his face. Only then did he realize that Emperor Ming of Dong Chu was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined.

You should know that the one who had been in contact with Zongkui was the Queen Mother of Dongchu. In fact, neither Zongkui nor the people of Nanqing thought much of Emperor Ming.

But now, Emperor Ming remained silent, and the heavy pressure from the entire court fell directly on the people of Nanqing.

Bei Su originally wanted to wait for Emperor Ming to speak, but he did not expect that Emperor Ming could keep his composure and remain silent.

Emperor Ming didn't say anything, and neither did the officials of Dongchu.

Now Beisu is in a difficult situation.

Silence meets silence.

Bei Su was not as eloquent as Xi Su, and at this moment he lost his temper and finally said, "The envoy from Nan Qing has come to see the emperor and has important matters to discuss with the emperor."

Seeing Bei Su speaking, Emperor Ming asked expressionlessly, "What is your purpose?"

At this moment, the initiative has shifted from Beisu to Emperor Ming of Dongchu.

The Empress Dowager is in power, and he, the Emperor, is no longer like an Emperor.

But it is unlikely that an envoy from Nanqing, who came with a request, would actually want to take control of him, the emperor.

"My Prince Regent of Nanqing is now in crisis in Dongchu. Nanqing is willing to pay 500,000 taels of silver and a year's grain production in exchange for the Prince Regent's safe return." Bei Su took a deep breath, knowing that this trip would not be that simple.

Empress Dowager Xie did not show up, but Emperor Ming was here with all the civil and military officials, which was actually a statement in itself.

Nanqing, you're going to have to pay some money.

Without bloodshed, the leader cannot be welcomed back.

Before Bei Su finished speaking, the court officials of Dong Chu began to discuss.

"Five hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"A year's worth of grain?!"

This is already a big deal for Dong Chu. You must know that the Battle of Gu'an has actually exhausted the national strength. The originally impoverished and weak Dong Chu is now most lacking in silver and food.

Emperor Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked a little moved.

"Your Majesty, the Prince Regent of Nanwu Kingdom originally came here for personal matters, but he did not expect to be ambushed after his identity was exposed. Now he is in danger. I hope Your Majesty can lend a hand." Bei Su tried his best to beautify Zongkui's trip.

"Is your regent's private business to assassinate my Eastern Chu War King?!" Emperor Ming couldn't help but sneer and questioned sarcastically, "How can I help Nan Qing when he has such ulterior motives?!"

There was silence.

All officials held their breath, and only then did some low-ranking officials who were unaware of the truth learn about this.

It turned out that the other party was trying to assassinate their war king!

The Nanqing dogs actually want to welcome back their regent. That’s simply wishful thinking!