Chapter 182: No Risk, No Gain

Yan Donghuang turned around and spoke slowly: "I want to know, whose idea was this?"

Quan Zi looked at him puzzled.

Yan Donghuang said calmly: "You said that there are only two of you royal husbands left in Northern Qi. Now that you have come to Yong Dynasty, another royal husband is guarding your majesty. Aren't you worried that he will take the opportunity to seize power?"

Quan Zi was silent for a moment: "The other person went to Nanling."

Yan Donghuang raised his eyebrows, thinking of the letter sent by Yaoguang: "Nanling?"

"Yes." Quan Zi smiled bitterly, "His Majesty has already arranged manpower to protect him. There is nothing we can do about it."

"So you two left Northern Qi and wanted to seek external assistance for Northern Qi?" Yan Donghuang looked calm, "Did you take this matter on your own initiative, or did it follow His Majesty's order?"

The Supreme Emperor said nothing more since Donghuang opened his mouth.

Hearing the conversation between the two at this time, he looked at Quan Zi thoughtfully, always feeling that things in Beiqi were not as simple as they seemed.

The empress' death is approaching, but the two royal husbands left Northern Qi at the same time to seek outside help?

No matter how you think about it, it doesn’t feel normal.

Quan Zi's hand holding the tea cup tightened slightly, and he looked up at the enigmatic Emperor, then at Yan Donghuang who was standing in front of the window, and sighed softly: "Your Majesty actually doesn't want to ask Yong Guo for help, but The situation is serious and we really have no choice.”

Yan Donghuang was noncommittal: "What kind of help do you hope to get?"

Quan Zi said: "It would be best if we can use military force to restrain Southern Qi and give Northern Qi some time to relax."

Yan Donghuang nodded: "Master Quan has traveled thousands of miles to Yong Dynasty. The journey is long, and he is probably exhausted. Take your envoys to the post house to rest first. I will hold a banquet in the palace tomorrow to entertain all the envoys. ”

Quan Zi was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly: "That's fine."

Standing up, he said goodbye to the Emperor and Yan Donghuang, "I hope His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Queen will consider it carefully and come back tomorrow."

Rong Chun got the order and sent Quan Zi out.

Yan Donghuang watched him leave through the window and asked in a calm voice, "What do you think, Father?"

The Supreme Emperor sneered: "He is hopelessly stupid."

Yan Donghuang took a sip of tea, and his eyebrows showed deep thought: "He didn't tell the truth."

"Whether he really wants to get Yong Guo's help or has other purposes, he will not tell the truth right away, but the fact is that he can't even hide it."

Yan Donghuang said: "Maybe he did this on purpose."

"Whether he meant it or not, his words should not be taken lightly." The Supreme Emperor stood up with a cold look on his face, "But since the people are here, you should do your best as a landlord and keep them in the Yong Dynasty to entertain them. I will take a few I personally go to Beiqi to see what’s going on.”

Yan Donghuang was surprised and turned to look at him: "Qi is in civil turmoil. I'm afraid it won't be safe if my father is gone."

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs." The Supreme Emperor was obviously determined, and his tone left no room for doubt, "If your mother is controlled by someone, we can give her a helping hand. Taking advantage of this civil strife, you and Feng Yaoguang can cooperate. Take down Qi."

After a pause, "I will take Xibi with me and send her back to her parents' home to spend time with her family. Then I will take a few secret guards and take a detour to Beiqi."

Yan Donghuang frowned: "If it is necessary to go to Northern Qi, it would be more appropriate for my son to go."

"I have made a decision." The Supreme Emperor said in a non-negotiable tone, "Be prepared to deal with it. If someone threatens you with my life, you don't have to believe it, and you don't have to compromise on anything."

After leaving these words, he quickly left.

Yan Donghuang pursed his lips and walked slowly in the hall, thinking quickly about the current situation in various countries.

After an unknown amount of time, she walked to the inner hall and sat down. She took out the letter sent by Yaoguang from the secret compartment, opened it and read it carefully.

Jimo Weiyu, the second prince of Southern Qi, found Feng Yaoguang and wanted to cooperate with him, with the purpose of tricking her into going to Nanling Border Pass in the name of love.

If Yan Donghuang didn't understand before, the second prince's purpose of using Feng Yaoguang to lure her to the border, now she has figured it out.

If the Queen of Northern Qi is really her mother, this secret is obviously not a secret among the Qi royal family.

Therefore, Nan Qi probably wanted to use her daughter as a hostage to threaten the Empress of Northern Qi, so that the Empress of Northern Qi would be forced to hand over her power. If the other party did not cooperate, Southern Qi could also blackmail Yong State into sending troops to force Northern Qi to hand over this unjust and unjust throne.

After Yan Donghuang figured it out, he felt that this trick was clumsy, but it was not without the possibility of success.

If Feng Yaoguang really believed his lies, was seduced by the so-called undying love, and wrote to her, she might actually go.

As for Northern Qi...

The two princes fought for power and left at the same time when the queen was seriously ill, leaving only two underage princes who could not rule personally even if they succeeded to the throne?

No matter how much I think about it, I feel like this is something weird.

After Yan Donghuang burned the letter, he had already made a decision in his heart.

When entertaining the envoys the next day, she seemed to have accepted the fact that the Queen of Northern Qi was her mother. While chatting with Quan Zi, she seemed to say unintentionally: "Your Majesty, the Queen, has never thought of sending a message to Yong in these years?"

"The Queen is too busy." Quan Zi explained helplessly, "After she returned from Yong State, it was her 18th birthday. After her birthday, she was appointed as the Crown Princess, and then began to select officials for the crown prince, learn government affairs and military tactics, cultivate the power of the Eastern Palace, and then act as regent... The late emperor had only her as a daughter. Perhaps she was worried about being caught in a weak spot, so she couldn't and didn't dare to think that she had a daughter. She has been restraining her emotions and hiding your news for all these years."

"The reason why we know about your existence, Your Majesty, is because this matter was first discovered by the Southern Qi. They have always wanted to use your Majesty to threaten the Queen, but they didn't find the opportunity... By the way, Your Majesty has a daughter who is living outside. The Northern Qi spies recently received news that this princess was taken away by the Southern Qi people and trained to be a chess player. "She is a chess piece, and wants to use it against your majesty..."

"Wait a minute." Yan Donghuang raised his hand to interrupt him, "Who is this princess you are talking about?"

"Her father is the child of the Queen of Northern Qi and another imperial husband Yuan Xiumo. Her real name should be Jimo Ziying. After being taken away, she changed her name to Yuan Ziying."

As soon as these words came out, there was a gasp in the hall: "What?"

"Miss Yuan is actually a chess piece cultivated by others?"

"What is her purpose in being with your majesty?"

The officials in the hall looked at each other, and then the Minister of Justice said: "Your majesty, since Miss Yuan is a chess piece, according to the rules, she should-"

"Yuan Ziying has been locked up in the dungeon by me." Yan Donghuang said in a light tone, "I have long noticed that her identity is strange, so I took her to the dungeon and locked her up when she was not prepared."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Quan Zi frowned and said, "In terms of blood relationship, she is your sister after all. I wonder how Your Majesty plans to deal with her?"

Yan Donghuang said calmly, "Keep her locked up for now, and we'll talk about it later."

Quan Zi was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."