Chapter 423 A Clear Threat

As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Yu's face suddenly darkened: "Is Her Majesty the Queen trying to trap us in Dongling?"

Everyone here is not a fool. If you can't hear the simplest intention, it would be too slow.

What does "you must stay two of them and entertain them for a few days"?

Isn't it necessary to force them to stay in Tangling?

Su Chang's expression was also a little worried, and she looked at Nan Xi silently.

"Prince Duanmu, there is no need to be angry." Nan Xi smiled lightly and said in a calm tone, "The Crown Prince and Prime Minister Su traveled across thousands of mountains and rivers, traveling day and night. I was really uneasy because I did not entertain you two well. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, has been traveling all the way. , It’s better to rest for two days before leaving, otherwise my body may not be able to handle the traveling back and forth.”

As he spoke, he sighed: "It's the New Year's Eve now. If we encounter mountain bandits who seek wealth and murder on the way, if something happens to Prince Duanmu and Prime Minister Su, I can't explain it even if I'm full of words. no?"

Duanmu Yu's heart trembled for a moment, and his tone was cold: "Your Majesty the Queen is too alarmist."

"Of course I'm not alarmist." Nan Xi smiled lightly, "Because the lessons learned from the past are still there. The whereabouts of Prince Ye Yan of the Shu Kingdom have not been found so far. Prince Duanmu should know whether he is alive or dead."

As soon as the words fell, Duanmu Yu's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't say a word for a moment.

This is a threat.

A blatant threat.

Su Chang's hand holding the wine cup tightened slightly, but the expression on her face remained unchanged. She smiled faintly: "The Kingdom of Shu may have found Prince Ye."

"As far as I know, there is no news yet." Nan Xi shook his head slowly, with a trace of regret on his face, "It's a pity that Prince Ye, the crown prince of the country, has been missing for a long time. For the sake of the stability of the country, the Emperor of Shu is afraid that It's time to establish another prince... It's just that Prince Ye didn't know who he offended, so he was so revengeful that his body couldn't be found, as if he suddenly disappeared from the world. It's really weird. "

After these words fell, the hall fell into dead silence again.

The air was unnervingly still.

Duanmu Yu's face turned pale, and he suddenly felt cold all over his body, and his whole body froze like a stone sculpture.

Regret and fear arose spontaneously at this moment.

He suddenly realized that he probably shouldn't have come to Dongling at all. Duanmu Yu was not a person who was easily frightened. However, Ye Yan's disappearance was indeed true, and his life and death were still unknown.

Therefore, although Nan Xi's words were mostly threatening, they actually made people uneasy.

There is no doubt that Nan Xi's words have set off a storm in his and Su Shang's hearts, and an astonishing idea flashed through their minds at the same time.

The disappearance of Prince Ye Yan of Shu is definitely related to Nan Xi... to be precise, it is definitely related to Rong Yu.

There was no news about Ye Yan on his way back to Shu from Dazhou. All the guards he brought with him were killed and no one survived. The spies sent by the Shu court searched for his whereabouts day and night, but so far they have not found any clues.

If it was the Jiuxiao Pavilion forces who took Ye Yan away...

Duanmu Yu pursed his lips and looked at Su Shang silently. Both of them looked surprised and did not speak for a while.

In fact, Nan Xi's words not only horrified Su Shang and Duan Muyu, but also made Dongling ministers feel awe-inspiring.

Prince Ye of Shu Kingdom disappeared and his whereabouts are still unknown.

This sentence alone may sound like nothing, but the information revealed in it makes people unable to stop thinking about it. Moreover, in this situation——

It is impossible for Her Majesty the Queen to mention the disappearance of Prince Ye without any reason.

Since it was mentioned, it was probably used to threaten and warn Duanmu Yu and Su Shang, so there are some unknown things hidden in it that require them to think deeply.

Is it possible that the disappearance of the Prince of Shu is related to Her Majesty the Queen and the Regent?

The ministers of Dongling were deep in thought. The more they thought about it, the more they realized that the couple Rong Yu and Nan Xi were really unfathomably close. No wonder they were able to crush all the royal family members when they first came to Dongling.

Facing the unfamiliar environment of the court, facing the royal family members and courtiers of major aristocratic families, he was not afraid at all, calm and unfazed, not panicked, and did not fall behind in the slightest.

He didn't even act deliberately to win over the courtiers.

It seems as if being in power will automatically allow everyone to be used by them... However, the facts prove strangely that most of the courtiers are actually willing to be used by them.

As soon as the decree came out, even Chief Xie and Prime Minister Lu bowed their heads respectfully, and their attitude of submission to the new emperor was not inferior to that of the former emperor.

When Princess Feng came back, some ministers in the court who had expressed dissatisfaction quickly shut up. Now, just a short time later, all the voices of dissatisfaction have disappeared, and the courtiers are in harmony and calm. Of course, half of the reason for this is This is attributed to the Temple of Priests, because the emperor recognized by the high priest should have won the hearts of the people.

But at this time, they couldn't help but think that maybe Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent had hidden their secrets before coming to Dongling. There must be a huge force behind them, so they were strategizing and confident.

Everyone has different thoughts.

The originally lively and lively atmosphere in the hall cooled down little by little, and was shrouded in a sense of uneasiness.

"Why aren't you talking?" Nan Xi frowned and looked at Duanmu Yu, who looked puzzled, "Is Prince Duanmu unwilling to stay in Dongling?"

Duanmu Yu frowned: "Xiao Wang indeed..."

"In fact, I don't want to force anyone." Nan Xi smiled lightly, "If Prince Duanmu insists on leaving, I won't force him to stay, but the weather is cold now, and the wind is biting all the way. If there are really vicious mountain bandits, I don't know if the envoys and guards brought by Prince Duanmu can protect the prince."

Duanmu Yu froze and unconsciously clenched the wine cup.

"If your majesty is really worried, I have a suggestion." Xie Jin said leisurely, "Isn't General Ling about to return to Da Zhou? Your majesty can arrange for him to bring some people to escort Prince Duanmu and Prime Minister Su along the way? Although they are going in different directions, it is our duty to escort the distinguished guests. Once Prince Duanmu and Prime Minister Su leave the border of Dongling, General Ling will complete his mission. After leaving the border of Dongling, Prime Minister Su and Prince Duanmu will have nothing to do with us whether they live or die. Everything depends on their luck, and your majesty doesn't have to worry about them. I wonder if this is feasible?"

Adding fuel to the fire, the threat escalates.

Killing the heart invisibly. Su Chang suppressed her anger and anxiety, and spoke calmly: "This minister and Prince Duanmu are here with enough guards to protect us--"

"It's feasible." Rong Yu said calmly, "If Prince Duanmu and Prime Minister Su insist on leaving, Ling Fan can lead people to escort them along the way."

Everyone raised their eyes in silence.

Rong Yu sat quietly beside the empress from beginning to end, with a calm and steady demeanor, and his noble and graceful eyebrows were deep and unfathomable, without any emotional fluctuations, so people couldn't tell what he was thinking.