Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

"Gift? What kind of gift?" Yale asked calmly.

"This is it. It's called a repeating crossbow. As the name suggests, it can fire ten crossbow arrows in a row. It's incredibly powerful. If it were equipped in the army, you can imagine the effect!"

The second prince, Zhou Heguan, thought he had a sure victory and looked confident, but he never expected that he would fall into Yale Leng's words step by step.

Yale Leng didn't reveal anything, and just turned Zhou Heguan's cards upside down.

"Is this thing really so magical? The products of my Liao Kingdom are not as good as those of the Wu Dynasty. Second Prince, please don't deceive me!"

A hint of cunning flashed in Yale's eyes, but he remained silent, trying to extract more information.

"Of course. How could I deceive Lord Yale Leng? Please look!"

Zhou Heguan aimed the crossbow at the wall and pulled the trigger.

There were only a series of whooshing sounds, and ten crossbow arrows were shot out instantly, penetrating deeply into the wall and even creating cracks in the surrounding walls.

Yale Leng's pupils suddenly shrank. He didn't expect that there was such a deadly weapon in the Wu Dynasty.

Fortunately, the Liao Kingdom did not attack rashly, otherwise the army would have been shot into hedgehogs.

"It's a pity that the technology to make this thing is in the hands of my sixth brother. Coincidentally, my sixth brother said today that he wanted to make friends with Lord Yale Leng!"

Zhou Heguan slowly stood up and walked to Yale Leng's side, his eyes lowered: "Master Yale Leng, as long as we can get the technology of making crossbows from him, we will be successful!"

"I will definitely ascend the throne in the future. The Wu Dynasty is willing to forge an everlasting friendship with the Liao Kingdom! Lord Yale Leng, what do you think?"

"Your Highness the Second Prince's words are simply impossible for me to refuse!"

At this time in the East Palace, the guards outside were a little drowsy under the sunlight.

It was a peaceful and tranquil scene. No one was walking around outside the bedroom. Xu Hanyan sat quietly in front of the bronze mirror, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Zhou Chuxuan hid alone in the secret room, looking at the small musket in front of him with a satisfied smile.

"Although it can only be loaded three times, it's enough!"

"This time, I must make a bigger fuss and make him take me seriously! That way, Your Highness, when you return to the court, it won't be certain who the true crown prince is!"

A low laugh slowly echoed in the secret room. Zhou Chuxuan then walked out of the secret room and sat next to Xu Hanyan.

Xu Hanyan was obviously still a little resistant, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she kept a distance from Zhou Chuxuan. She lifted her hair in front of her forehead to comb it, but her hands were obviously shaking.

She had heard about what happened today. No matter what, the den was completely destroyed and everyone inside was dead.

Horrible! She finally faced Zhou Chuxuan's terror head-on. Perhaps he could really rival His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If he succeeded, she would be the Crown Princess in name only, and her loyalty would never waver.

"Crown Princess, you seem scared?" Zhou Chuxuan slowly climbed onto Xu Hanyan's shoulders and felt her body trembling slightly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has spies in the court. You killed everyone in Deyun Dyeing Workshop today. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely know about it!"

"Of course I understand. I just want him to know!" Zhou Chuxuan slowly rested his chin on Xu Hanyan's shoulder.

"But he's not in the capital. At most, he can send his men and spies to deal with me. But you know what? That's like adding fuel to the fire!"

"And I can use this time to completely consolidate my position in Father's heart!"

"Status? What status can a fool like you hold in His Majesty's heart? Do you think that relying on these few accidental incidents will draw His Majesty's attention to you?"

Xu Hanyan was stunned and tried to take Zhou Chuxuan's hand off her shoulder but failed, so she had to give up.

"Isn't my father paying attention to me now? It's just not enough! Princess, how about we make a bet?"

Turning her head slightly and looking at Zhou Chuxuan's evil smile, Xu Hanyan couldn't help but feel her heart tighten and she felt a creepy feeling.

"What's the bet? Tell me!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled slightly and pressed his entire body against Xu Hanyan again: "Someone will come and give me a great opportunity later!"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry, Princess. Someone will definitely come tonight!"

Zhou Chuxuan blew two puffs of hot air into Xu Hanyan's ears, then sat on the ground and concentrated on fighting crickets.

In less than an incense stick's time, Zhou Heguan's voice was heard outside the house.

"Sixth brother, are you in there?"

"Second brother, second brother, you are here!" Zhou Chuxuan ran out of the house happily, making Xu Hanyan's mouth twitch.

If someone didn't know, they would think you two had a very good relationship.

Xu Hanyan was not impressed by the Second Prince Zhou Heguan, and even felt a little disgusted and wary of him.

After all, he is the obstacle to her becoming the Crown Princess and the Queen in the future.

Although he doesn't have any great abilities, at least he's not stupid.

"Sixth brother, how about I take you to a good place?" Zhou Heguan's face was full of kind smile.

"Okay! Sister Hanyan, please wait for me to come home!"

Zhou Chuxuan shouted and followed Zhou Heguan away.

Not long after, Xu Hanyan appeared at the door. Looking at the direction the two had left, worry flickered in her eyes. "Erhu, follow them and see if there's anything unusual!"

Erhu was naturally happy to serve, as monitoring Zhou Chuxuan was his job.

"Brother, where are you taking me?"

On the way, Zhou Chuxuan followed Zhou Heguan and naturally recognized that it was the road to the post station, but he did not say anything.

"I'm taking you to meet the Liao envoy. Aren't you going to make friends with them? Remember, don't tell anyone, and don't tell your father that I brought you here!"

Zhou Heguan looked around and reminded again.

"Okay, second brother! Thank you, second brother!"

Entering the post station, one was immediately cut off from the noise outside. Inside and outside, there were actually officials from the imperial court. Seeing the prince coming, no one dared to stop him.

"Boom boom boom!"

The dull knocking sound echoed in the corridor, and the candlelight in the distance swayed slightly.

"Is that the Second Prince?" Yale's cold voice came from inside.

"Exactly!"

Zhou Heguan opened the door and brought Zhou Chuxuan into the room.

Yale Leng was the only one sitting in the huge guest room. Although there were some boxes and packages around him, there was no sign of the rest of the delegation.

"Master Yale Leng, this is my sixth brother Zhou Chuxuan! Sixth brother, this is Master Yale Leng, the envoy from the Liao Kingdom!"

"Meet Master Yale Leng!"

Although Zhou Chuxuan was polite in his words, he did not make any gesture of greeting. Instead, his eyes were staring straight at the hilt of the knife at his waist.

"Well, Sixth Brother, you two should have a good talk. Second Brother is leaving first! Remember, don't tell Father that I brought you here!"