EBE Chapter 279 Qiqige's Scheme
Chapter 279 Qiqige's Scheme
[Tip: Please start reading from the previous chapter. I've edited out the repetitive chapters, so reading from the beginning will ensure a smooth flow.]
A hush fell over the scene as everyone stared at Nan Li, awaiting his reaction. Even Feng Han was at a loss for words.
Lin Shu stared at the uncharacteristically stern Wulihan, her eyes narrowing slightly. She thought to herself that the other party was probably targeting Nanli with ulterior motives.
Thinking of this, she looked at Xu Jingyun. The two exchanged a glance and then silently looked away, but they still understood each other's general thoughts.
Xu Jingyun then slightly turned her head and gave a wink to the envoy accompanying her. The envoy nodded in acknowledgment, cleared his throat, and stood up to confront Ulihan, saying:
"You Northern Wilderness people are really unreasonable. No wonder you are called barbarians!"
My crown prince said you were ugly, and that was based on fact; you are indeed not good-looking! But if you claim that my crown prince beat you, please provide evidence, otherwise, Nanli is not one to be bullied!
These words were somewhat tinged with personal grudges, and even Xu Jingyun had not expected the envoy to be so eloquent, but in her heart she felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
Ulihan's face was gloomy as he glared fiercely at the Southern Li envoy: "Bullshit! He's ugly and talented, and a man like him wears those jingling earrings all day long. He's utterly repulsive."
"You're the ugly one! You think everyone is like you from the Northern Wilderness, treating men like cattle and horses..."
"He's ugly..."
"you……"
The people around watched this war of words about who was uglier until the banquet ended.
However, after this incident, Qiqige had no chance to cause trouble again, and the marriage proposal could not be discussed.
After the banquet, and a day of rest, the various countries will set off to return home. The plan for a marriage alliance in the Northern Wilderness can be declared doomed ahead of schedule!
Qiqige returned to his room at the post station, his face instantly turning extremely gloomy, wishing he could tear Ulihan to pieces immediately.
"Your Highness, it seems the marriage alliance is off. What should we do next? The nineteenth prince has already taken the secret medicine. If he returns to the Northern Wilderness and dies, given the power of his maternal grandfather's family, it will surely be discovered!"
Although the scholar did not attend the banquet, he had already heard about what happened there, so he waited in his room early on.
Qiqige calmed her anger slightly; she had almost forgotten—
Nauribu and Ulihan's maternal relatives have been entrenched in the Northern Wilderness court for decades. In the past six months, they have only been able to develop because Nauribu killed several princesses and dealt with their maternal families. If the cause of Ulihan's death is found out, it is hard to guarantee that they will not cause trouble...
"Then we'll have no choice but to let our nineteenth brother die completely in Fengming!" After thinking it over, Qiqige looked in the direction of Wulihan, his eyes filled with killing intent, and made a decisive decision.
"This matter needs further consideration!" The scholar frowned, realizing that the other party intended to kill the person directly. He felt that this move was inappropriate and too risky.
Qiqige raised his hand to stop the scholar's dissuasion, making the final decision:
"It's settled then! The journey is long, and we can't guarantee we won't encounter bandits or outlaws. If General Gongbu dies, and my nineteenth brother and I are also injured or killed, then the Northern Wilderness will have enough to use this as an excuse to attack Fengming. My nineteenth brother will have died a worthy death."
The scholar quickly glanced at the door, where the guard was none other than Gongbu, whom Qiqige had mentioned. Although Gongbu was a bit dull, he was exceptionally loyal. He never expected that His Highness would abandon him!
"What is the teacher thinking about?" Qiqige asked, seemingly puzzled by the scholar's complicated expression.
The scholar, seeing the other's concerned expression, wasn't sure if it was genuine or not. In the end, he could only sigh inwardly and shake his head, saying, "It's nothing. It's getting late, Your Highness should rest early."
"Take care, teacher." Qiqige got up and saw the person out the door. After closing the door, he slowly took off his cloak, sat on the edge of the bed, and his expression was unreadable.
However, she never imagined that her plan to kill Yu Fengming with Ulihan would also fail before it even began...
The next day.
This was the envoy's last day in Fengming. Early in the morning, Ulihan made no attempt to conceal his intention to send a letter to Ji Wan's residence, inviting her to meet him at the teahouse where they had met before.
Upon receiving the reply, Ulihan acted like a large dog seeking a mate, quickly changing into neat clothes, fetching water to comb his shoulder-length, unruly hair, and even braiding the small tuft of long hair behind his right ear into a thin braid.
He stroked the braid in front of the mirror for a while with reluctance, then resolutely picked up the scimitar and cut it off without hesitation. He then carefully placed the braid into a wooden box.
Touching the remaining braid that was level with the rest of his shoulder-length hair, Ulihan felt a little uncomfortable, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, revealing a determined yet terrifying smile.
This little braid has been with him since birth. In their northern wilderness, when a boy is born, a small tuft of hair is specially left to be braided. All other hair can be trimmed, but this little braid cannot.
A man would only cut off a piece of the hair and give it to his wife as a sign of his deep affection and loyalty if he met someone he could entrust his life to.
After tidying himself up, Ulihan stretched out his large palm, tightly gripped the wooden box containing the braid, and walked towards the teahouse.
The teahouse has a private room on the second floor facing the street.
It was the same private room as last time, but this time there were three people inside, and a fourth person would be arriving soon.
The people inside were Ji Wan and Lin Shu, whom she had forcibly summoned.
Upon receiving Ulihan's letter, Ji Wan's first reaction should have been to refuse, but for some reason, she actually came.
Once she arrived here, she felt a surge of tension and realized that she might be going a little crazy.
Fortunately, she saw Lin Shu shopping with Xu Jingyun downstairs, so she used all her tricks—crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide—to insist that Lin Shu and the others accompany her.
Inside the private room, Ji Wan, whether out of nervousness or something else, kept talking badly about Ulihan, while Lin Shu occasionally responded with a few "uh-huhs."
"Lin Shu, you have no idea, that big guy... (blabbers on and on about him)"
"..."
Xu Jingyun listened silently from the side. Although he was talking badly about Ulihan, he kept mentioning him.
It was obvious even to him, an observer, that Ji Wan, that simpleton, clearly had some special feelings for that ugly thing, Ulihan, but she herself was completely oblivious. So, Xu Jingyun couldn't help but ask in a mischievous tone:
"So, you hate that ugly thing?"
Ji Wan's breath hitched, and she paused for a moment, clearly hesitating before loudly proclaiming in a bluffing manner, "Then...that's for sure. How could I not like him?"
Hearing these clearly unconvinced words, Xu Jingyun suddenly laughed, raised her eyebrows, leaned lazily against Lin Shu, and continued in an ambiguous tone:
"But you've ruined someone's reputation! What are we going to do?"
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