Shadow frowned, about to say something, when a figure appeared outside the door.

Feng Liluo turned her wheelchair and slowly entered.

"Han Zixuan... what are you planning to do? Why do you need to borrow the Dark Guard Camp...?"

Han Zixuan greeted the visitor with a respectful bow.

"Your Highness, Prince Qi!"

Feng Lilu waved her hand, "No need for formalities! I heard you asked to borrow the secret guards earlier, is there something troublesome about it?"

Han Zixuan smiled slightly and said, "There are some troublesome matters..."

There's no point in hiding it; after all, it concerns the fate of Feng Lin's empire.

"Oh? I wonder if I may listen to..."

"Of course that's possible..."

As the palace banquet ended, dusk had already turned the glazed tiles a dark gold.

Suddenly, fine snowflakes began to rise at the end of the long street. At first, there were only a few scattered flakes, but in the blink of an eye, they turned into goose feathers and fell softly onto the vermilion palace walls.

Icicles on the eaves collided with snowflakes, their tinkling sounds mingling with the footsteps of palace maids and eunuchs, gradually dissipating in the wind.

The sound of carriage wheels rolling over the stone road faded into the distance, and the whole of Kyoto seemed to have been frozen in time.

The daytime hustle and bustle vanished into the snow.

Only the lanterns of the shops along the street stubbornly remained lit, their warm red glow spreading through the snow curtain, like rouge floating in the white mist.

Occasionally, a few horse-drawn carriages would pass by, leaving tracks on the snow-white road.

Inside a side hall of the post station, two figures stood silently.

"Your Highness should think carefully about what I have to say!"

Rong Di narrowed his eyes and sized up the pale-faced man opposite him.

He said slowly, "Why should I believe you... Your Dongsang Kingdom is just a small island nation."

Cooperating with you? Ha! This prince would rather think of another way!

And how do we know that your Dongsang Kingdom doesn't have other schemes?

"You deliberately sent me to risk my life in Western Shu so you could reap the benefits!"

Wen Qing coughed lightly twice, "Ahem... Since the prince doesn't believe me, why did you talk to me for so long!"

With a slight smile, she knew that Xi Shu's intentions were already clear.

"I know that your Western Shu is adjacent to Feng Lin, but you are suppressed by Feng Lin."

Are we really willing to be suppressed for generations to come?

"I don't believe you, Western Shu, aren't envious of this vast plain and fertile soil!"

The Rong and Di people showed no anger when their thoughts were exposed.

Instead, he met her warm eyes with a meaningful gaze.

"Third Prince, you really do know everything... Hehe, you guessed right."

"The purpose of my visit to Western Shu is to investigate the true situation in Fenglin and make preparations."

With a slight lift of his eyelids, he added, "Isn't the Third Prince the same... eyeing the fat piece of Fenglin Kingdom..."

They all share the same goal, so who can really judge whom?

Wen Qing smiled faintly, "Hehe, the Rongdi prince is no ordinary person either."

It is natural for me, Dong Sang, not to want to be subservient anymore... I also want to own more land.

So that future generations can also have a place to settle on the mainland.

However… Prince Rongdi can rest assured, since our goal is unification, why not join forces and cooperate?

My Eastern Sang Kingdom is well aware of its own strength and will certainly regard Western Shu as the most prestigious.

What else could the Rongdi prince possibly have to worry about?

Joining forces with Western Shu to deal with Feng Lin was a plan he had carefully considered for a long time.

Western Shu is a powerful nation comparable to Fenglin, and for him to join forces with it would be extremely risky.

But if he doesn't take the risk, it might be difficult for him to leave Fenglin safely.

Now, the only option is to join forces with Western Shu and quietly leave.

They returned to Minzhou Prefecture to regroup the strength of the Qinglian Sect and began to rebuild their power.

This can be considered a backup plan he left for himself.

Rong Di pondered for a long time, marveling at Wen Qing's keen insight as the third prince of Dongsang Kingdom.

Clearly, he is not a simple person either. Joining forces... Western Shu is now in a somewhat passive position.

If they were to join forces with the Eastern Sang Kingdom to fight against Fenglin, it would disrupt the balance between Fenglin and Western Shu.

"Since the Third Prince is so sincere, I will naturally think carefully about the details of this cooperation..."

"That's natural... but Prince Rongdi needs to hurry."

Let's deal with that first, the one surnamed Han is the best!

Only after dealing with Han Zixuan, this outcast, could he truly feel at ease.

Rong Di pondered for a moment, "Heh, this Han Zixuan has certainly offended quite a few people..."

However… this person is indeed useful to our Western Shu, you can rest assured… our Western Shu will find a way to deal with him!

"oh………"

Wen Qing asked suspiciously, "What method do you have? Prince Rongdi, why don't you tell me?"

Rong Di glanced at Wen Qing indifferently, "There's no need for Your Highness to trouble yourself with that..."

In a flash, a black cloak enveloped Rong Di completely.

He strode towards the door, and snowflakes drifted into the room as he opened it.

It fell to the ground and instantly turned into a drop of water, watching Rong Di's departing figure.

Warm thoughts drifted away as a cold wind slipped in through the crack in the door, causing her body to shiver involuntarily.

He coughed violently, and Chen Pi walked in from outside the door at that moment.

After closing all the doors and windows, he looked at Wen Qing with a worried expression. "Your Highness... how are you... this is the medicine that was just brewed. Please drink it quickly..."

Then he placed a steaming bowl of soup in front of Wenqing.

Wen Qing glanced at the medicine bowl indifferently, picked it up and drank it all in one gulp, then slowly exhaled.

Chen Pi looked at it and then felt relieved. He cautiously asked, "Your Highness, when are we going to leave the capital?"

They thought that Empress Fenglin would not discover their previous deal with Prince Rui.

This made Feng Lin lower his guard against their Dongsang Kingdom, but unexpectedly, Feng Xiyue exposed him in public.

How can they possibly stay in Fenglin Kingdom now!

Moreover, the other envoys didn't seem easy to get along with either...

If that's the case, why not leave Kyoto sooner...?

Wen Qing only glanced at him before saying, "Leave...when did I ever say I wanted to leave Kyoto!"

There are still unresolved matters... Go and pass on the order to be prepared for tomorrow night.

"Operation tomorrow night, follow my orders!"

Chen Pi frowned and said, "Your Highness...do we...really want to make a move in the capital now?"

Wen Qing only turned around and glared at him before she saw Chen Pi already kneeling on the ground.

"Your Highness, it was this servant who lost his manners!"

"Alright, hurry up and get ready... cough cough... cough cough"

"Yes!"

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the streets and alleys of Kyoto were filled with the sweet aroma of candied fruit.

Every household was busy sweeping dust and putting up peach wood charms, while children played and rolled around in the snow, holding sesame candy.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of snow from last night!

Even the thick snow couldn't dampen people's excitement.

A burst of laughter echoed from the Han residence, "Hehe...hehe...Mother...Mother...Xue...Liang~"

"Haha... Ahh!"

"Hehe, Xiao Yuning, slow down... your clothes are getting wet..."

Han's father saw a large child and four small children rolling around in the snow in the yard.

She couldn't help but scold, "Tsk tsk... Zixuan, you're a mother now, how come you're still so immature?"

We let the kids roll around in the snow, not even worried about them getting cold!

“Father, don’t worry… Ruoxi, Yu’an, and Yu’ning are all dressed very warmly.”

It won't freeze..."

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