On the way back.
The nanny who had followed all the way, constantly worried, finally let out a sigh of relief.
"The princess has really grown up. If the queen could see the princess's demeanor tonight, she would surely feel gratified."
"When the princess left tonight, I saw the face of that Lady Jinse turn green."
"Even the king didn't look too happy."
They had clearly won a brilliant victory, but why was the princess's brow always furrowed?
The nanny beside her asked with concern, "Princess, what's wrong? Are you tired? Do you feel unwell?"
Dongfang Yinuo shook her head.
"Nanny, Father and that woman are more troublesome than I thought."
"How could that be? Tonight, that woman was left speechless by the princess. She is no match for our princess."
"That's not what I'm worried about," Dongfang Yinuo said, shaking her head.
"Then what is the princess worried about?"
"Forget it. It's no use talking to you about these things."
Dongfang Yinuo felt chilled to the bone.
Tonight.
The look in Father's eyes when he looked at that woman.
She was very familiar with it.
This Lady Jinse was not just a replacement woman Father had casually found after being suppressed by Mother for a long time. There was a deep attachment in Father's eyes when he looked at Lady Jinse.
Just like how she had looked at Xia Jingning back then.
It wasn't just novelty.
It was true love.
So, in the end, in this game with the King of Dongzhou, she was no match for that woman.
The night wind was strong.
Dongfang Yinuo quickened her steps and returned to her palace.
The current situation in Dongzhou was really on the verge of breaking out. Senior, when will you finally arrive in Dongzhou?
Dongfang Yinuo knew that the senior was coming to Dongzhou for important matters. Helping her was just a by - the - way thing. But for Dongfang Yinuo, at this moment, Zhao Shuning was like a life - saving straw. She could only count on the senior.
With the senior's wisdom and strategy.
As long as the senior gave her a little guidance, she shouldn't be so confused like now, right?
Outside the city.
Although it was already late at night.
The ancestral hall of the Dongfang family was brightly lit.
After Dongfang Yinuo left.
Dongfang Yan gathered everyone in the ancestral hall again.
There were many things that the five elders had to keep from Dongfang Yinuo. After all, she had the blood of the King of Dongzhou in her. They couldn't be sure whether this girl would finally stand on their side.
Dongfang Yan also knew the elders' concerns, so after night fell, he let Dongfang Yinuo return to the palace first.
And they, a group of important people, all entered the ancestral hall.
After Dongfang Yan returned, he noticed that the Second Elder, Dongfang Qing, had been hesitant to speak, especially when Dongfang Yinuo mentioned inviting the senior ancestor to help. He seemed to want to say something.
So after entering the ancestral hall.
After they roughly reported the current situation in the royal capital, Dongfang Yan began to ask questions.
"Second Elder, if you have something to say, just say it."
Dongfang Qing might have been suppressing his words for a long time.
But when it really came to the time to speak, he still hesitated a bit.
"Clan leader, I only heard this through hearsay. I—"
"It's okay. Just say it. Our Dongfang family has reached this point. There's nothing worse than this."
Dongfang Qing took a deep breath and then began to speak.
It turned out that.
Just yesterday, when he was inspecting some shops in the royal capital, he found that several mysterious people had moved into a yard in the west of the city.
Since Dongfang Qing practiced the art of mystery, in terms of tracking people, he should be among the top three in the whole Dongzhou.
Filled with doubts, he followed them.
The people who moved into the yard in the west of the city were also two peerless masters.
The reason he said they were peerless masters was that as soon as Dongfang Qing got close, he was discovered by them. If it weren't for his excellent art of mystery, he might have lost his life in that yard.
"Could those two be the black - robed men the princess mentioned?"
Dongfang Qing quickly shook his head.
"No. The two black - robed men the princess mentioned were both men, and they arrived in the royal capital of Dongzhou a month ago. But the two I found yesterday were a man and a woman. And after I escaped, I checked their sailing route. They should have just arrived in the royal capital yesterday."
Dongfang Qing's words.
Completely woke everyone up.
"How could this be?"
But this was investigated by Dongfang Qing himself. He was always steady, so this news should be about 70% true.
So.
Their Dongfang family.
Still had a chance, right?
"So—"
Several clan elders quickly looked at Dongfang Yan.
Dongfang Yan's expression was also a bit surprised. As long as they weren't with those two black - robed men, then their Dongfang family wasn't completely defeated, right?
"Clan leader, what do you plan to do?"
Dongfang Yan stood up from the main seat.
His eyes swept across everyone.
There was a hint of a smile on his serious face.
"Elders, do you still have any precious items in your mansions?"
The Great Elder said, "I still have an amber item in my mansion. It has some history. It was bestowed by the Dongfang ancestor in the old days and has always been regarded as the treasure of my mansion."
The Second Elder said, "I have a Qingpo Sword in my mansion. It can cut iron like mud and has never seen human blood. It was originally intended as a coming - of - age gift for Yuchen. It's also the most precious item in my mansion."
The Third Elder said, "I, I have many beautiful concubines in my mansion—"
Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes.
The Fourth Elder said, "I have many fair - skinned young men in my hands."
"Ugh—"
There was another burst of contemptuous voices.
The Fifth Elder said, "I do have a lot of spirit stones in my hands, but I really don't have any precious items that can be taken out. The only one should be a volume of ancient remnant scrolls. But our family has studied it for many years and still can't figure it out. I don't know if it counts as precious."
Dongfang Yan sighed.
When did.
Their Dongfang family fall to this state.
"Forget it. Tomorrow, you all bring these things. Then the Second Elder will lead the way, and we'll go together to visit the distinguished guests in the west of the city."
Try to win them over before the people in the palace discover them.
"Clan leader, what about the beautiful concubines?"
"Bring them."
"What about the handsome young men?"
"Cough, cough, cough— Bring them too."
At this time, everyone didn't dare to make any contemptuous sounds. After all, this was the clan leader. Even if they had objections, they didn't dare to say them.
"Clan leader—"
"Elders, don't think too much. We don't know the needs and hobbies of those two seniors yet. It's better to be prepared."
If they really liked beautiful concubines and young men, there was nothing they could do.
It was always good to have an extra backup plan.
"The clan leader is far - sighted. We are ashamed of ourselves."