Tule Haojia watched Jing Xunce's departing back and shook his head helplessly. In fact, he had already let go. He had thought it through. Instead of competing with Jing Xunce, it would be better to silently bless Mu Fengqie. She was a capable woman. Perhaps only Jing Xunce was worthy of her.
However, if one day Jing Xunce was ungrateful and betrayed Mu Fengqie, he would never let him off. Moreover, he would seize the opportunity to step in, of course, on the premise that he was still alive.
"Qie'er, I'm back." Jing Xunce walked in with a smile. As soon as he entered, he saw Mu Fengqie lying on the table. "What's wrong with Qie'er?"
"I'm thinking about how to obtain the heart - blood of the Grassland King." Mu Fengqie frowned. She had thought for a long time but hadn't come up with a good idea. She was extremely annoyed.
"This matter is not extremely urgent. We still have half a month to think it over slowly." Jing Xunce walked over and massaged Mu Fengqie's shoulders, gradually helping her relax.
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunce in confusion. What did he mean by that?
"I went to see Tule Haojia today. He has woken up. Lu Yun examined him and said that his body is in good condition and he can stay awake for half a month. We only need to obtain the heart - blood of the Grassland King within half a month." Jing Xunce bent down, put his arm around Mu Fengqie's neck, and blew a breath into her ear.
Mu Fengqie shivered at once. "Just talk if you have something to say. Stay away from me." Mu Fengqie pushed Jing Xunce away and rubbed the goosebumps on her body. Really, she didn't know who he had learned these improper things from.
"Qie'er, I'm just trying to enhance our relationship." Jing Xunce looked at Mu Fengqie discontentedly. How could she push him away?
"Be serious. I'm talking business with you now." Mu Fengqie rolled her eyes at Jing Xunce.
"Ahem..." Jing Xunce sat down beside Mu Fengqie, adjusted his posture, and said, "There is a way, but it will cost a lot of people."
"What do you mean?" Mu Fengqie didn't understand Jing Xunce's words. Her eyes were full of confusion as she looked at him.
"Since ancient times, the emperors of a country have never lacked assassinations." Jing Xunce looked at the scenery outside the hall. As long as they sent people to assassinate the Grassland King, there would always be a chance of success, wouldn't there? It would just cost a lot of people.
Mu Fengqie understood what Jing Xunce meant, but she didn't quite agree with this method. Was it worth sacrificing the lives of more people for Tule Haojia's life?
"What's wrong, Qie'er?" Jing Xunce noticed Mu Fengqie's hesitation and asked. Was there something inappropriate?
"Let's discuss this matter from a long - term perspective. It's not worth losing so many people for Tule Haojia."
Little did Mu Fengqie know that this was exactly what Jing Xunce had been waiting for. He would never sacrifice the lives of his own people for Tule Haojia's life.
"Okay, I'll listen to Qie'er." Jing Xunce said happily.
Mu Fengqie gave Jing Xunce a strange look. Why did she feel that Jing Xunce was so happy after she rejected this plan? But when she looked at Jing Xunce's face, there was nothing wrong.
She must have been overthinking.
On this side, the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom and Prince Wen had come straight to the point.
"I know you are an ambitious person. We can cooperate." In the past few days, the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom had discovered that this Prince Wen was not as non - competitive as he seemed on the surface.
Just in his mansion, there were quite a few highly skilled secret guards. You said that for a prince with no sense of presence and no one to assassinate him, why would he raise so many secret guards? Who would believe that he had no other intentions?
"What is the Empress talking about? I don't understand." When Prince Wen heard the words of the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom, his fingers stiffened for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal and wasn't noticed.
"Your Highness Prince Wen, there is no one else here. Let's just be frank. I can help you seize the throne." The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom directly stated her purpose.
Prince Wen ignored the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom and leisurely drank his tea. The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom wasn't in a hurry either and slowly waited for his reply.
"Why me? Or rather, how did you discover my intentions?" After a long while, Prince Wen asked the question in his heart. Could it be that the person that night was sent by the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom?
"I have my own channels. I just want to know if Your Highness Prince Wen agrees."
"Do I have any other choices?" No, there were none. Even if he didn't agree today, the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom would have other ways to force him to agree. For example, if she exposed the things in his mansion, then he would be finished. So he had no choice.
"Your Highness Prince Wen is really a smart person. I like dealing with smart people." The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom smiled and said.
"What can you do to help me? As far as I know, your country's national strength is weak, while our Qin Dynasty has millions of troops. Moreover, there are Yuan Yuhan and Jing Xunce to guard it. Coupled with the Tianlin Kingdom, what can the Empress do to help me?" Prince Wen looked at the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom mockingly. Don't think that just because he didn't go out, he didn't know the situation of their Xueling Kingdom.
"You don't have to worry about this, Your Highness Prince Wen. I can guarantee that I will never disappoint the prince." The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom of course heard Prince Wen's sarcasm, but she didn't take it to heart. After all, what he said was the truth. Where could she refute it?
"I hope the Empress can keep her word." Prince Wen finished the tea on the table and was about to leave. However, he was stopped by the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom before he left.
"What else?" Prince Wen looked at the Empress impatiently.
"Although we are already on the same boat, I still hope that you can marry me." The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom looked at Prince Wen seriously.
"Why?" If the Empress hadn't mentioned this, Prince Wen wouldn't have remembered. "Why did you choose me back then? There were obviously better candidates at that time." Prince Wen looked at the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom doubtfully.
"What else could it be? Can't I just take a fancy to you?" She couldn't very well say that it was the Grassland King who told her to choose him. That would be so embarrassing.
Prince Wen looked at the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom without saying a word. Did she think he was a fool? Saying that she took a fancy to him, who would believe it?
"All right, does the Empress have anything else? If not, I'll leave." Prince Wen looked at the Empress and said.
"Not for the time being. Oh, right. I want to change to another courtyard. I think the one on the east side is quite good. You find someone to clean it up. I'll move there in a few days." The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom had already inquired. That courtyard was prepared for the princess consort. It wouldn't be a problem for her to move in now.