Behind the jade case stood the leader of the Nanli Kingdom. His brows were heavy at this moment, and his subtle expression could not be seen clearly under the candlelight.
At the bottom of the jade case, on the left is Baili Chengyou holding the stepmother's wife Shen Ningyun. On the right is the second prince who looks unclear and the second princess who looks ugly.
In the middle of the hall, the eldest prince stood with his back to Jiaojiao and the others, and a well-dressed old woman bowed her head on the ground beside him.
The two envoys, Qiao Zhongguo and Che Hebi, stood silently at the end of the hall, looking a little embarrassed.
As Jiaojiao and her group entered, everyone looked over.
The moment Qiao Zhongguo saw Qiao Jiaojiao, his worries finally settled.
His baby bump was finally back in his sight!
Meng Guxue and his party knelt down and saluted. Baili Chengyou and the king's wife breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Meng Guxue was safe.
At this time, the king asked in a deep voice: "Third Imperial Concubine, I just heard that you and the daughter of the Qiao family disappeared for no reason on the painting boat. What is going on?"
When Meng Guxue heard this, she threw her Baili Miaoxue to the side, held back a few tears, and shouted loudly:
"Father! You have to make the decision for your son!"
"It's the fourth sister! It's the fourth sister who kidnapped my son and Miss Qiao."
"If my husband's people hadn't arrived in time, the fourth sister would have scratched Hua Chen's face, chopped off his fingers, and sent them to the Third Prince's Mansion!"
"Father, my son and I have come all the way from the Yong Dynasty to get married. After all, it represents the face of the Yong Dynasty and the reconciliation between the two countries."
"But now, the fourth sister has trampled and hurt my son like this. My heart is extremely cold, father!"
As Meng Guxue spoke, she bowed her head and knelt on the ground, and as she continued to act, she felt it, and even her voice had a real tremor.
"What!?"
Baili Chengyou and Qiao Zhongguo spoke at the same time. They looked at each other in the distance, and then looked away in tacit understanding.
"How...how could she be the fourth princess of your country?"
Qiao Zhongguo took a step forward, disbelief written on his face.
He raised his hands and bowed to the leader of the Nanli Kingdom. He was neither humble nor overbearing. He frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, we went to your country to celebrate your Christmas, but now my little girl is suffering from this disaster at a young age. What the four princesses of your country have done is really unbelievable."
"We came here with the intention of making good friends with the Yong Dynasty. Now we also ask the Lord of the Kingdom to find out about this matter and let the fourth princess give an explanation to the foreign minister!"
The Yong Dynasty was a powerful country, and they could stand upright and speak wherever they went. Even if he was asked to question the fourth princess face to face today, Qiao Zhongguo would not be afraid!
The king was displeased when he was challenged by Qiao Zhongguo in his royal study room. However, he was in the wrong, so he could only lower his face and asked sternly:
"Xue'er, what's going on?"
Baili Miaoxue had already thought of a countermeasure. At this moment, she raised her head, her eyes were red, and her face was full of grievances.
"Father, my son and I have been wronged!"
"There was some discord between Erchen and Third Sister-in-law before, but after being taught a lesson by Third Brother, Erchen also realized his mistake."
"Last time, Erchen personally apologized to Third Sister-in-law, but Third Sister-in-law didn't appreciate it. Erchen felt uneasy, so... he thought of teasing Third Sister-in-law, so that he could put away the grudges with a smile."
"Father, my son is really just being naughty. Look at Third Sister-in-law, isn't this a good thing? On the contrary, I have been injured by Third Sister-in-law. I just fell down and my knees are hurting right now... ....”
"Father, I just took the third sister-in-law to another courtyard. I have absolutely no intention of harming the third sister-in-law."
"As for the daughter of the Qiao family, I didn't expect that she would cling so closely to the third sister-in-law. My subordinates were not able to do things well, so they took Miss Qiao's daughter with them."
"Father, this is the truth, everything is a misunderstanding!"
Baili Miaoxue's tears rolled down her face as she spoke. She turned to look at Meng Guxue and cried:
"Third sister-in-law, I'm sorry, fourth sister shouldn't be so playful. Fourth sister really just wants to get along well with third sister-in-law."
"There is also Mr. Qiao from the Yong Dynasty. I am sorry..."
Baili Miaoxue deliberately kept her posture very low. She knew her father, who was a protector of shortcomings, so she saved face.
She is his father's favorite princess, and now he has to apologize to envoys from other countries because of her "temporary fun". His father will definitely not be able to stand it.
Moreover, the daughter of the Qiao family is intact after all. If Qiao Zhongguo refuses to let her go, that would be disrespectful!
As for Meng Guxue, scoff——
If the third brother hadn't fallen in love with her, she would have been nothing in Nanli Country!
Furthermore, today's matter is just an interlude. The most important thing is the adultery between the second brother and his wife!
If the eldest brother couldn't wait any longer, he would definitely stand up and help her expose this matter.
Things were just as Baili Miaoxue expected. The head of the Nanli Kingdom frowned when he saw that she, as a princess of a country, was apologizing in such a low voice.
"Master Qiao, Xueer sincerely apologizes to you. Since this matter is a misunderstanding, let's put it aside. Don't hurt the friendship between the two countries, okay?"
The eldest prince really stood up, pretending to be stern, "Fourth sister, you are too much nonsense. If anything happens to the third brother, sister and Miss Qiao, my father will not be able to protect you!"
The father and son, one of whom was a bad guy and the other a sweetheart, turned a kidnapping into a joke.
Qiao Zhongguo sneered in his heart, but his face was full of confusion: "Fourth Princess, you look quite young, don't you? How could you do such a ridiculous thing? This... alas..."
"That's all. Fortunately, Princess Nanning and my daughter are safe and sound. It would seem unreasonable for foreign ministers to pursue the case any further."
Qiao Zhongguo compromised with an "embarrassed" look on his face, but his heart was filled with coldness.
After all, in front of the king of a foreign country, if he hadn't taken the overall situation into consideration, he, Qiao Zhongguo, would have behaved a lot, so that the leader of the Nanli Kingdom could also see what a reckless man was!
Let them be proud for a while longer. If he and the boss guessed correctly, there will be a big show tonight, which will make them miserable!
Meng Guxue had long guessed that Baili Miaoxue must have a plan if she dared to enter the palace with her, but she didn't expect that she could be so thick-skinned!
Okay, okay, I, Meng Guxue, will bear with it for now, and I will look good with her later!
Thinking of this, Meng Guxue pinched her sleeves, with aggrieved face and tears on her cheeks and said:
"Fourth sister, you were just joking, but you were so considerate that you transported the third sister-in-law and Miss Qiao's family calmly out of the heavily guarded boat."
"There are still so many corpses lying in the courtyard. Because of a joke made by you, Fourth Sister, many guards died inexplicably. Why did you, Fourth Sister, do this?"
"Third sister-in-law has said it a long time ago. I don't blame you for making things difficult for me. You have used this as an excuse again and again..."
"That's all, I hope you, Fourth Sister, will stop here and don't let down your father's love and protection for you."
Meng Guxue has now really learned the "yin and yang strangeness" of the ancients, and in a few words she clearly laid out the suspicion of this "play".
Humph, it’s not over yet!
Let Baili Miaoxue feel it for a while, whether the rabbit bite hurts or not!
