Prince Pampers the Escaping Consort

Yan Xiaoxi remained silent because she knew there was no point in arguing with Nangong Lin. However, she clearly knew that Nangong Lin had lied to her this time.

When the atmosphere was in a deadlock, a large group of guards suddenly rushed into the main hall.

As the group of people entered, they scattered to Yan Xiaoxi's side, surrounding her.

Nangong Lin and Yan Xiaoxi looked at each other, not knowing what was happening.

From the guards' clothing, it could be seen that these people came from the palace.

"How dare you." Nangong Lin angrily rebuked, shocking the guards.

"Your Highness." Immediately, all the guards kneeled on the ground.

"Do you know if trespassing is a capital offense?" Nangong Lin's ice-cold voice entered the guards' ears.

One of the guards half knelt on the ground and reported, "Your highness, your subordinate is here on the orders of the crown prince to capture the wangfei."

"Capture me?" Yan Xiaoxi pointed at herself. She truly couldn't understand what she had done wrong.

In the past few days, she had been staying in the Prince's Mansion. If she did not leave the mansion or enter the manor, Nangong Zhen would catch her and bring her here to capture her.

"Crown Prince?" Nangong Lin muttered.

He knew that Nangong Zhen's methods were not as simple as just assassinations. He had probably planned everything out long ago.

However, what kind of tricks was he playing?

"Yes." The guard looked timidly at Nangong Lin and quickly answered.

"There must be a crime to capture an imperial concubine. What did the crown prince say?" Nangong Lin wanted to see what Nangong Zhen could do.

"This …" Your subordinate does not know. " The guard replied submissively.

"Then, do you think that you can take the wangfei away from me?" Nangong Lin coldly asked.

"Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for this subordinate. This subordinate is only following orders." The guards were also in a very difficult situation. On one side was the crown prince, who stood above everyone else, and on the other was Prince Lin, whom tens of thousands of people respected. No matter which side they were on, none of them could afford to offend him.

"Difficult?" Nangong Lin snorted coldly.

The guards exchanged glances. They all understood that this mission was truly difficult.

"Little Lin Lin, don't be like this, why are you making things difficult for me?" His Master had said before that whether it was the royal family or the wealthy merchants, everyone was equal.

It was not easy for these guards to serve in the palace as servants. They risked being beheaded at any time and received a small salary in order to support their families.

The fault lay not in the guards but in the culprit, Nangong Zhen.

All of this was caused by him.

The guards looked at Yan Xiaoxi in astonishment. They never thought that Yan Xiaoxi would speak up for them in this sort of situation.

Princess Consort Lin was simply too kind. She hoped that nothing would happen to her.

However, the next few words that Yan Xiaoxi said nearly made everyone roll their eyes.

"I really miss the bird nest porridge in the palace. I'll go with you guys now." With that, Yan Xiaoxi walked out of the encirclement of guards and headed straight for the door.

The guards were stunned for a moment before immediately following him.

Nangong Lin also felt extremely helpless. No matter when, in Yan Xiaoxi's mind, everything was focused on eating. In regards to this, he truly admired her from the bottom of his heart.

In the Imperial Palace, it was precisely at the time of the morning court, and all the ministers were present.

Nangong Xiao was dressed in a dragon robe as she sat majestically on the dragon throne. Looking at the officials below, she said, "If there's anything, let's start. If there's nothing to do, we can leave the imperial court."

"Your majesty, this subject has something to begin with." Liu Zhitian walked out, half-kneeling in the middle of the hall.

Nangong Xiao gave Liu Zhitian a thoughtful look. Lifting her hand, she said, "What's the matter, beloved?"

In fact, he had already guessed what Liu Zhitian would say next.

Sure enough, in the next second, Liu Zhitian reported, "The Mirror Nation has come again. We should discuss measures."

Three days ago, at the border between the two countries, the Eastern Mirror Nation ambushed the Southern Water Nation. Fortunately, even if they were discovered, they didn't cause any heavy casualties.

However, the actions of the Mirror Kingdom were truly despicable. They repeatedly challenged the prestige of the Southern Water Nation.

"What countermeasures does General Liu have?" Nangong Xiao had also received an informant early on. She was truly astonished at the actions of the Eastern Mirror Kingdom.

Logically speaking, the reason they chose this truce was because they wanted to gain more time and recharge their strength.

After half a year, the entire Southern Water Country was still recovering. While they were wary of the Eastern Mirror Kingdom, they were also wary of the movements of the other two countries. This was not a small project and required a lot of energy.

Although Nangong Xiao had always dreamed of unifying the four empires, she had thought about it day and night, so she should consider things from a long-term perspective.

The Empire of Dongjing definitely wasn't that stupid. If they chose to attack now, they would only end up like the mantis stalking the cicada, or the oriole.

Liu Zhitian cupped his fists and proposed, "This humble subject feels that we should punish Princess Lin in public and make an example for others."

Nangong Xiao had already guessed that Liu Zhitian was no longer concerned with the national situation. He wanted to use this opportunity to kill Yan Xiaoxi and avenge his daughter.

Indeed, Yan Xiaoxi had an awkward status. Being married into the Southern Water Country in such a situation was already expected.

"Princess Lin is indeed Princess An Jing of the Eastern Mirror Kingdom. If we kill her, we will make things even more difficult for the Eastern Mirror Kingdom. How about we let her represent the Southern Water Kingdom in negotiations and turn our hostility into friendship?" Nangong Xiao knew that she could not touch a single hair on Yan Xiaoxi's head right now. With Nangong Lin's protection, killing her was easier said than done.

"Your majesty, this is a woman's benevolence. Our Southern Water Country has endured it again and again, but the Eastern Mirror Nation will continue to push forward." Of course, Liu Zhitian wouldn't let Yan Xiaoxi off so easily.

At this time, Nangong Zhen also walked out and said, "Imperial Father, I feel that General Liu's words are reasonable."

This action allowed everyone to understand that Nangong Zhen was already standing on Liu Zhitian's side. That was because the Lin King's Manor was their common enemy.

"This matter is of great importance, we can discuss about it later." Nangong Xiao felt that there was no other way to continue the debate, so she could only choose to retreat and advance forward.

However, how could he know that Nangong Zhen had already planned everything so that he could capture Yan Xiaoxi without telling anyone else.

"Imperial Father, please kill Princess Lin for the sake of the Southern Water Kingdom."

"May the emperor kill Princess Lin for the Southern Water Country?" Half of the ministers in the hall kneeled down.

Nangong Xiao took a glance and realized that they were basically Nangong Zhen and Liu Zhitian's trusted aides.

No wonder they were working together. The remaining people looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Under such a tense atmosphere, Nangong Lin walked in with Yan Xiaoxi.

"Greetings, royal father." Nangong Lin led Yan Xiaoxi by the hand and walked forward under the crowd's gaze.

"Greetings, royal father." Yan Xiaoxi bowed slightly.

Yan Xiaoxi had clearly heard everything that happened outside the palace. It turned out that it was once again because of the war between the two countries.