C96 (1/2)
As soon as he entered the Imperial Palace, he followed Huaixin to the Imperial Study. Before he even entered the door, he heard a bell sound coming from behind the door. He frowned slightly as he was noticed by Huaixin. Huaixin said softly, ”The third prince brought Princess Nangong here to seek help.”
Su Shun seemed to have sensed that Su Chen had cleared up the room. He called out to him, ”Quick, invite the Seventh Prince in.”
Huaixin pushed the door open and stepped through the threshold. In the middle of the imperial study sat the current emperor, and on his right was the Third Prince of the Southern Kingdom. He wore a purple robe, and had a kind expression on his face. The third prince was seated next to the princess, the princess Nangong whose entire body was tinkling loudly.
When Nan Gong saw him come in, she hurriedly pulled the Third Prince Nan Mo's sleeves and shook it, raising her chin, indicating for him to take a look at clearing up.
The Southern Sudan sized up the entire situation from top to bottom before standing up and cupping his hands in salute, ”Southern Sudan greets the Seventh Prince.”
Su Qing also cupped his hands and replied, ”Third Prince is being too courteous.”
Nan Gong jumped up as if she was familiar with something and walked towards Su Qing. She put her hands behind her back and asked while smiling: ”Look, am I very compatible with the Seventh Marquis?”
Su Shun did not expect Nangong to be so direct. He coughed lightly and smiled, ”Princess Nangong is truly lively and naive.”
As if avoiding her, he walked to the chair opposite the Southern Sudan and sat down.
The Southern Sudan seemed to be accustomed to its sister's boldness. It laughed out loud and patted the seat beside it. ”Nangong, come and sit down. Don't scare the Seventh Prince.”
Nangong pursed his lips and unwillingly sat by the Southern Sudan's side. However, he continued to look at her clean face.
As if he could not see Nangong, he went straight to the point, ”Are you here to borrow troops, Third Prince?”
The Southern Sudan nodded and said somewhat helplessly, ”The Southern Kingdom's military is not strong. This time, the Eastern Kingdom is coming in full fury. Even if the entire country were to resist, it would only extend the time the Southern Kingdom perishes.”
Su Su Qing then looked up at Su Shun and asked, ”Then, what is His Majesty's opinion?”
”The Eastern Kingdom is too domineering. They originally wanted to send troops to Xuanyuan Kingdom, but they changed their route and went to the Southern Kingdom.”
The Southern Sudan humphed and said, ”It's still not Nan Li. I don't know what he's under …”
Suddenly, he remembered that he had come to ask for help, and since Nanli seemed to have something to do with the Prime Minister's Estate, he stopped talking.
Naturally, he knew the cause and effect. He laughed out loud and said, ”Alright, since the warriors of Xuanyuan Kingdom killed the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Kingdom and caused this incident, I will definitely lend this soldier to the Southern Kingdom.”
Su Moyu stood up and said, ”Since Your Majesty has already made up his mind, there's nothing to clear. How do you plan to send out the troops? Who will lead the troops? Tell Your Majesty to clean them up then. Clear them up and take your leave.”
Seeing that Su Qian was about to leave after sitting for a while, and she had not seen enough of him, Nan Gong Yi stood up too. He wanted to grab her sleeves, but Nan Gong ended up like a fish, she slipped past Nan Gong's hands and headed towards the door.
When the Southern Sudan saw Su Chen's actions, he was slightly unhappy. Even though he was under a roof right now and had to lower his head, his actions were still a bit infuriating.
The Southern Sudan stood up and walked over to Su Qing in a few steps. He crossed one of his arms and said, ”Seventh Prince, this is the first time us siblings have come to the Royal City. How about you bring us siblings to see this magnificent city?”
Nangong was about to cry. When he saw the Southern Sudan blocking their way, he pursed his lips and smiled. With his back facing the Emperor, he gave a thumbs up to the Southern Sudan.
Su Qingqing lowered his head to look at the Southern Sudan's arms. He was curious, why was everyone from the Southern Kingdom so arrogant?
When Su Shun heard the Southern Sudan's words, he agreed, ”That's true. Su Qingqing, bring these siblings to have a look at our Wang Cheng's prosperity.”
He then turned around and cupped his hands, ”Your Majesty, please forgive me. This humble servant is going to prepare the army for the Southern Kingdom. I don't think the Third Marquis wants to drag this on for too long, am I?”
The reason for this rejection was perfect without the slightest flaw. The Southern Sudan blinked his eyes, but was unable to refute him. He helplessly gave up his seat, cupped his hands, and said, ”Then I'll be troubling Seventh Prince.”
Ye Zichen cleared the door and took a deep breath. What an unpleasant brother and sister.
He walked down the steps and prepared to walk out of the palace. A thick fragrance drifted over and he saw Yu Linglong walking over.
Su Hao did not have any intention of dodging, and walked straight towards Yu Linglong.
Originally, according to his and Nangong's plans, he had planned to clear the entire Royal City with her to accompany her and the two brothers and sisters, but unexpectedly, he was a step too late. From the looks of it, clearing up did not allow him to do so.
Qing walked towards Yu Ling and stopped her steps. Looking at Yu Ling who was giving off a strong fragrance, she slightly frowned and took a few steps back.