The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 149 Cooperation

emperor:……

He turned his head and continued to instruct Li Xiaojun: "Pass down the word that several ministers of the He Kingdom have been killed by King Chou."

The crown prince asked in confusion, "Several?"

The Empress slapped him on the back of the head in exasperation: "Stupid! The rest will go to keep Lord Zeng company later."

Crown Prince: ...

He looked at his wife with a wronged expression: "Who would have thought this would happen?"

The Crown Princess chuckled and said, "Well, it's actually quite easy to figure out."

The crown prince gave her a resentful look, but couldn't bear to vent his anger on his wife, so he could only eat his food in silence.

Why not drink? Because the emperor said that the Brown Kingdom is bound to cause trouble today, and all the wine is just for show, not for them to drink. They need to be prepared at any time.

At this moment, Chief Zhao was almost in despair when suddenly, Zheng Xun's thoughts shifted:

However, Father is neither pedantic nor superstitious; he probably wouldn't mind. If he knew the future of the Great Yong and the He Kingdom, he might even be pleased. Hmm, for me, the leader of the enemy, to wish for the eternal prosperity of your nation—isn't that a kind of romance?

Dean Zhao: Really? You're not kidding me.

He stopped crying and cautiously looked up to peek at the emperor's expression.

emperor:……

Okay, he's always been a good person.

To reassure his ministers, he gave them a polite smile: "Well done, keep up the good work!"

Well, now that we know his attitude, the others should know what to do, right?

Anyway, the blame has already been shifted to Prince Chou. If anyone in the delegation gets into trouble in the future, it will all be Prince Chou's doing. What does it have to do with their Dayong?

As it turned out, most of the ministers of the Dayong Dynasty were intelligent people.

Therefore, their gaze towards the Brown Kingdom delegation was no longer filled with hatred, but also with greed and excitement.

Prince Chou: Something's not right with the Great Yong Dynasty.

"Cough cough."

Zheng Xun coughed lightly and helped Zhao, the head of the academy, up: "Head of the academy, it's not your fault. You didn't kick him to death, so how can you be blamed? Please get up!"

Dean Zhao readily agreed and stood up.

He even pretended to wipe away his tears, looking very sad.

King Chou: ...

Did those two notice that he was standing right next to them while they were talking?

As it turns out, they did take note of it.

The next moment, Zheng Xun turned to look at him: "Prince Chou, what a show of power you have! Is this the place for you to run wild at the birthday banquet of the Emperor of Da Yong?"

Zheng Jin quickly chimed in, "Killing someone in my Taiping Palace, Prince Chou, are you just jealous of my father's good fortune?"

The second and third princes wanted to speak, but the sickly sixth prince beat them to it: "Father is getting on in years. What if he gets upset by Prince Chou and falls ill?"

After saying this, he looked at the emperor with concern.

The Emperor Himself:…

What's wrong with Xiao Liu? His attitude towards him is so inconsistent, sometimes warm and sometimes cold.

He helplessly clutched his chest and frowned in agreement, seemingly genuinely angry.

King Chou: ...

He could tell at a glance that they were doing it on purpose, but at this moment, the enemy outnumbered him, and he had a premonition that if he dared to cause trouble, they would really dare to make things "accidental" for him.

But after arriving in Dayong, he had already endured long enough.

He clenched his fists, his breathing heavy as a cow.

Mu Zhuo, standing nearby, narrowed his eyes and suddenly spoke up: "Your Highness, don't bother with them. They're only acting so arrogantly because you're the leader. We're weak right now, so we can only endure it for now."

Mu Zhuo was well aware of Chou Wang's weaknesses.

He was a man with an extremely strong desire for power. He wasn't brainless, but because he hadn't had a very good childhood, he had an extremely strong sense of self-esteem.

Because he was a prince, he could easily find "lower people" to whom he could vent his frustrations.

Therefore, whenever he was upset, he could vent his anger on other people on the spot.

There's no need to expect much patience from someone like that.

Since he had decided to switch allegiance to Dayong, Mu Zhuo didn't mind going to extremes.

He could tell that Zheng Xun was trying to provoke Prince Chou. Although he didn't know her purpose, he could cooperate with her.

King Chou gave him a gloomy look.

Mu Zhuo lowered his head in alarm, seemingly annoyed that he had just said the wrong thing.

After Mu Zhuo finished speaking, Zheng Xun said, "The Prince of Chou smashed up the post station as soon as he arrived in Dayong, and now he has even killed someone in public. What? Did your emperor lend you the courage?"

After Zheng Xun finished speaking, Mu Zhuo said, "Prince Chou, let her talk as she pleases. Emperor Dayong dotes on Princess Yuanjia, but we have no powerful backers."

After Mu Zhuo finished speaking, Zheng Xun said, "That's right. You're such a coward. If it weren't for someone backing you up, you wouldn't dare to be so arrogant!"

Mu Zhuo: "Prince Chou! Although she looks down on you, we can tolerate it!"

Zheng Xun: "As for me, I advise you to go back first and find someone with brains to take over."

Mu Zhuo: "Your Highness, although your status is not high, you are still a prince of our He Kingdom. We adults don't hold grudges against petty people. What are a few idle words?"

Zheng Xun: "The fact that the Brown Kingdom sent such an ugly king as you as an envoy clearly shows that they look down on the Great Yong Kingdom."

Mu Zhuo: "Your Highness, you look very handsome!"

Zheng Xun: "You've been sucking up to your emperor, haven't you? Otherwise, how could you have gotten this opportunity?"

Mu Zhuo: "She's talking nonsense!"

Zheng Xun: "Wipe the ground that Prince Chou stepped on, it's dirty."

The Prince of Chou, who had been able to hold back, finally lost his temper as the two continued their back-and-forth.

His face flushed red, his fists clenched, and his face trembled slightly as he suppressed his emotions.

Mu Zhuo was utterly astonished when she saw his head, which was emitting white smoke from anger.

However, King Chou was not happy; he was delighted!

Suddenly, King Chou roared and charged toward Zheng Xun.

Zheng Xun looked at the protective indicator that had been activated in the system. She wanted to test its effect on the Brown Country people, but no one else dared to let her try it.

What if that protection doesn't work? Wouldn't we be doomed?

She carried the fate of the Great Yong on her shoulders, a gamble the Great Yong could not afford to take.

Therefore, before King Chou could even take half a step forward or touch Zheng Xun, he was restrained by a group of generals from Dayong who were waiting for an opportunity.

Zheng Xun was a little stunned. After realizing what was happening, he quickly said what he was about to say: "It's over! The Prince of Chou has gone mad!"

other people:?

Putting aside the question of whether King Chou was crazy or not, if he really was crazy, it was you who drove him crazy.

Some people immediately understood Zheng Xun's idea and shouted, "Prince Chou has gone mad!"

Then, shouts of "King Chou has gone mad!" echoed throughout the hall.

Most people in the Brown Kingdom dared not speak when they saw such a scene, and the few words they tried to explain were quickly drowned out by the voices of the officials and women of the Dayong Dynasty.

King Chou was furious and roared, "I'm not crazy!"

But the louder he roared, the more ferocious his expression became.

The more turbulent things become, the less credible his words seem.

The emperor stared at him for a while, then said regretfully, "It's over, he's really gone mad!"

"I'm really not crazy!"

"No, you're crazy."

King Chou, pinned to the ground: ...

If he hadn't actually gone mad, he probably would have really thought he was.

At the height of his anger, he surprisingly regained some of his composure.

He knew that struggling like this was pointless; he had to calm down.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Please let me go, okay? I'm really not crazy."

This time, finally someone paid attention to him.

"How do you prove it?"

The one speaking was the Third Prince.

He wasn't particularly assertive, nor did he look particularly tough; in short, he seemed easy to bully.

As if by fate, King Chou followed his original destiny.

His tone instantly softened: "You can test me."

He thought he was dashing and debonair, but little did he know that his otherwise normal features appeared lewd and greasy because of his blunt gaze. The Third Prince was so disgusted by him that he almost vomited.

The second prince's gaze darkened: "Why waste words with him? Kill him..."

"Second brother," the third prince interrupted him, "there's no need to rush."

After saying that, he squatted down in front of the Prince of Chou, raised one finger, and made a "one" gesture: "Look how many this is?"

"One! It's one!"

The Third Prince smiled helplessly and slowly raised another finger: "Wrong, it's two."

Envoy from the Brown Kingdom: ? ? ?

other people:……

Isn't this a bit too blatant?

They unconsciously looked at Zheng Xun.

Zheng Xun: Huh?

See what she does?

But facing the expectant looks from everyone, she tentatively said, "This is number two..."

The others simultaneously turned to look at the Prince of Chou: "He really has gone mad."

The emperor looked at Li Xiaojun.

Li Xiaojun: "Yes! Your Majesty, pass on the message: Prince Chou has gone mad; he can't even count one, two, three anymore."

The emperor nodded, looking as if the boy was teachable.

King Chou never expected that the Great Yong Dynasty would be so adept and shameless in distorting the truth.

His fans were also surprised.

At this point, they could no longer remain silent; otherwise, King Chou would surely settle scores with them once he came to his senses.

A mustachioed envoy from the Brown Kingdom stepped forward and righteously accused, "Is this how the Great Yong Kingdom treats its guests? How could my Brown Kingdom's perfectly healthy prince go mad as soon as he arrives in Brown? You are clearly spouting nonsense!"

Mu Zhuo sneered.

Of course, that's just blatant nonsense.

The two countries are not friendly nations; they are just being polite on the surface. Do they really think they have a good relationship?

Forget about spouting nonsense, if you can't be persuaded, I'd even spare your life!

As expected, the people of Dayong around him continued doing what they were doing, seemingly not having heard him at all.

He raised his voice and repeated it again, but still received no response.

If reasoning doesn't work, why don't we just take action?

The thought flashed through their minds, but when they saw the vast disparity in numbers between the two sides, they immediately became obedient.

Fighting and killing is improper, but we still have to put on a show.

Suddenly, one of the envoys stepped forward and shouted, "Release the Eighth Prince! Or don't blame me for being impolite!"

After saying that, he rushed towards King Chou and his men.

He was like a reckless young calf, head down and reckless, and unsurprisingly, he met the same fate as the Prince of Chou.

The two of them, pressed side by side on the ground, looked more pleasing to the eye than when they were standing.

The third prince muttered in confusion, "He's already been made a king, yet he insists on being called a prince. Could it be that he wants to be the son of the emperor of the Brown Kingdom?"

Crown Prince: ...

"Is it possible that they are simply dissatisfied with their titles and fiefdoms?"

It remains to be seen how much sincerity the envoy had, but King Chou was certainly moved.

He was moved: "Of all these people, only you have the heart."

"I am useless and cannot save you."

"It's not important, don't worry, once we get back I'll take you into my backyard!"

Envoy: ...

Dayong people: ...