Happy Emperor

Hearing the order of Emperor Li.

Zhen Niumeng didn't care about etiquette and pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing Lin Ruxue standing there safely, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Then he knelt down hurriedly and saluted: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"Get up!"

Lin Tian glanced at Zhen Niumeng.

He asked in a cold voice, "Zhen Changshi, what's the matter that makes you so anxious to see me?"

Even Lin Ruxue who was standing by looked at Zhen Niumeng.

She had instructed Zhen Niumeng in advance that if he didn't wait for her to return after dark to inform her father, why was he rushing over now?

When Zhen Niumeng heard Emperor Li asking him, he looked at Lin Ruxue again.

After rolling his eyes, he said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the King of Pingdong is not aware of this special envoy's visit to you."

Zhen Niumeng said in a deep voice, "Therefore, please allow me to take the envoy back to your palace. I will discuss the standoff between the two armies with your majesty after the matter is thoroughly investigated."

When Lin Tian heard this, he was stunned.

What kind of play is Zhen Niu Meng performing?

He probably doesn't know what has happened since this morning!

In other words, Zhen Niumeng had no motive to use such a lie to save people.

He looked at Lin Ruxue, only to see that she also had a confused look on her face.

It is not difficult to see that she did not know the inside story at this time.

However, Lin Tian finally reacted.

If Zhen Niumeng didn't lie.

Someone wants Lin Ruxue to come to Shengjing to die!

He hoped to completely sow discord between him and the King of Pingdong, causing a civil war between the two sides so that he could reap the benefits.

In any case, the Pingdong King’s faction is not a monolithic entity.

"Uncle Zhen, I..."

Lin Ruxue opened her lips slightly and was about to ask what happened, but was stopped by Zhen Niumeng with a look.

"Zhen Niumeng, even if Prince Pingdong doesn't know about this, I can't let you take him away!"

Lin Tian said coldly: "The special envoy has already surrendered himself to me. Look, this is the special envoy's handprint."

As he spoke, he took out the contract signed by the two of them and placed it in front of Zhen Niumeng.

"this......"

After reading the contents of the contract, Zhen Niumeng turned his gaze to Lin Ruxue.

Lin Ruxue lowered her head in shame and did not refute. He knew that Emperor Li was not lying.

Just one morning later, such an outrageous thing happened.

Not only did the princess and general of cavalry make a bet with others, but she also lost herself to the emperor.

All this was so unexpected that it disrupted his original plan.

After a long while, he slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I hope Your Majesty can hand over the special envoy to me. On behalf of the King of Pingdong, I am willing to offer five million silver taels as a ransom."

"five million?"

Lin Tian sneered: "Do you think the emperor's uncle's daughter is worth this much? Do you look down on the princess, or do you look down on me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhen Niumeng was stunned where he stood.

Emperor Li obviously already knew Lin Ruxue's true identity.

The princess usually acts prudently and doesn't seem like someone who would do such things.

How come he was able to discover his identity after just one day with Emperor Li?

Zhen Niumeng looked at Lin Ruxue again.

Lin Ruxue blushed slightly and whispered, "Uncle Zhen, the Emperor has indeed learned of my identity."

Lin Ruxue probably didn't even realize that she was subconsciously calling Lin Tian the Emperor.

Zhen Niumeng was even more shocked.

What happened this morning? What methods did Emperor Li use to make the usually arrogant Lin Ruxue surrender?

"His Majesty!"

Zhen Niumeng knocked his head heavily to the ground. "Your Majesty, please allow the princess to return to Prince Pingdong. The princess is the one Prince Pingdong values ​​most. If anything goes wrong, Daxia will surely fall into civil war! I hope Your Majesty will put the greater good first."

"It's the overall situation that matters most!"

Lin Tian asked coldly: "Are you threatening me?"

"I don't dare."

Lin Tian was really angry at this moment.

He contacted the subordinates of King Pingdong several times, either hoping that he would put the overall situation first, or threatening him.

It's as if I'm the one who caused everything to happen now.

"Do you really think I'm made of mud?"

Lin Tian threw the contract at Zhen Niumeng’s face and said angrily.

"It's written in black and white that Lin Ruxue is now my subordinate! Go back and tell Prince Pingdong that if he wants to start a war, I'm ready to fight him anytime."

"Your Majesty, please think twice! The wrath of the King of Pingdong is not something Your Majesty can bear..."

Zhen Niumeng wanted to say something, but was kicked down by Lin Tian.

"And you, if you threaten me with the Prince of Pingdong again, you will have all nine members of the Zhen family executed!"

"Huang Tianba, drag him out and give him thirty lashes, then send him out of the palace."

"According to the order!"

Huang Tianba had never seen the emperor so angry before, so he did not dare to delay and dragged the man out.

But what no one noticed was.

Zhen Niumeng, who was dragged out, not only did not feel any regret for not rescuing Lin Ruxue, but there was even a hint of cunning expression on his face.

At this moment, Lin Ruxue was looking at Emperor Li with shock on her face.

She didn't expect that when Emperor Li was angry, his aura was not inferior to her father's.

I wanted to speak several times, but in the end I didn't dare to say a word.

After everyone left.

Lin Tian looked at Lin Ruxue beside him again.

"Let me ask you! Who asked you to come to Shengjing to negotiate with me?"

Lin Ruxue no longer had the arrogance she had when she first came to Shengjing.

It’s not just because of what Lin Tian did to him just now.

More importantly, she saw the dominance and determination of an emperor in Lin Tian.

She had a strange feeling now.

The person in front of me may really be able to unify Daxia in the future.

In this case, what’s the point of looking for the prince?

"Uh...I rushed to Shengjing because of my father's order."

Lin Ruxue replied in a low voice.

"You mean, this order wasn't given directly to you by King Pingdong?"

Lin Tian asked again.

He wanted to find out who was behind this.

"Yes!"

Lin Ruxue nodded slightly.

"A general's order? Who do you think could possibly impersonate your father and issue such an order?"

"this......"

Lin Ruxue hesitated and did not answer.

"I might as well tell you that this person very likely hopes that you will die in Shengjing, so that I and your father will completely break off."

Lin Tian added.

"Impossible! This is impossible."

Lin Ruxue recalled the scene when she received the order. Indeed, this order was not conveyed to her by the person her father usually used.

Instead, it was delivered to her personally by her brother Lin Zhen. But how could her brother possibly harm her?

"This time, Lin Zhen conveyed the order on behalf of my father. He will not harm me."

"Naive!" Lin Tian looked at Lin Ruxue and said coldly.

Could it be that Lin Zhen wants to cause trouble?

If this is true, the matter becomes a bit complicated.

Lin Tian knew that the King of Pingdong had never been wild and only hoped that the throne of Daxia would be inherited by the crown prince.

But it is hard to say whether Lin Zhen has such ambition.

"Is the Zhen family the same Zhen family that was the first princess of Prince Pingdong?"

Lin Tian looked at Lin Ruxue and asked coldly.

He felt like he had been fooled. This Zhen Niu Meng didn't come here to save Lin Ruxue, but rather to provoke him.

"Yes!"

Lin Ruxue nodded slightly and said, "However, my father's first wife passed away a long time ago."

"So, you are not the daughter of Princess Zhen!"

"Well, why are you asking these questions?"

Lin Ruxue muttered softly.

Lin Tian did not answer, but said coldly to Lin Ruxue beside him: "You can live in the palace for now. You are not allowed to leave without my order."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll run away?"

Lin Ruxue didn't expect that Lin Tian would want her to live in the palace, and asked in shock.

"Without my order, if you leave the palace, I will let everyone in Daxia know what happened today!"

Lin Tian gave a cold warning, then turned and left the South Study.