Chapter 113 Contact (2)
Thinking about it, Zhao Ziheng felt that the whole thing was incredible, not because that person was Yin Yin, but why was she repeatedly assassinated and hunted down? Zhao Ziheng did not forget the identity of the real Yin Yin and the current Shu'er. He believed Shu'er, but what about the real Yin Yin?
"It seems necessary to invite King Zhou to come again, and King Jing as well."
Zhao Ziheng spoke indifferently, and Wang Ye could not deny it or say anything.
"But, wouldn't it be better to separate them?"
Wang Ye suddenly expressed his opinion, and Zhao Ziheng nodded in agreement. Separating them might give different answers, so in order to pursue reliability...
"It is also necessary to invite General Shan to come and sit down."
Wang Ye said nothing more and chuckled to show his agreement.
"As for her matter... let's leave it at that for now. We are both destined to be together anyway."
After just a moment, when the atmosphere quieted down again, Zhao Ziheng's voice suddenly became low, which made Wang Ye feel cold in his heart again, and he couldn't help laughing. No matter when, had Zhao Ziheng ever forgotten Yin Yin?
"Your body..."
"Don't worry. I know my own body well. Even you can't do things, right? There's no need to force something that's already been decided."
Wang Ye wanted to say something but was interrupted by Zhao Ziheng before he could open his mouth. Wang Ye's heart sank when he heard it. As expected, he knew everything. It should be said that Zhao Ziheng seemed to know everything that should be known. It would be useless to say anything else.
Zhao Ziheng raised his right hand and pinched his painful forehead with his thumb and index finger and said: "If you are fine, go first."
Wang Ye knew that Zhao Ziheng was very uncomfortable, but he was helpless and could only nod and leave, because what Zhao Ziheng needed at this time was some time alone.
The next day, unexpectedly, Zhao Ziheng had been in good condition since he met Zhou Cheng. Although he still looked a little tired, he was relatively stable. Today was an important day for the State of Zhao because it was the deadline given by Dongfang Yan. However, neither the State of Zhao nor Zhao Ziheng panicked because of this deadline.
At first, Dongfang Yan asked Zhao Ziheng for an answer as he did in the beginning, and Zhao Ziheng's answer remained the same as always. It was not until Dongfang Yan made a request that Zhao Ziheng's expression changed slightly, so fast that Dongfang Yan could not catch it...
"I don't think that's too much to ask."
"No, I refuse."
"Why? Does the King of Zhao want to protect a murderer?"
"That's not what I meant. First of all, she is not the murderer, let alone the criminal. Secondly, I can't rashly hand over someone who can't prove the murderer to you. I think our Great Zhao has always been upright and honest, and we won't let what happened in our palace become an injustice."
In the imperial study, the conversation between Zhao Ziheng and his important officials, as well as Dongfang Yan and his subordinates, made the atmosphere tense, as if war was about to break out. Of course, because they were in the Zhao royal palace, the officials of Lian State obviously had to worry a lot.
"Isn't this enough to prove that you, King Zhao, are deliberately shielding the murderer?"
The good impression Dongfang Yan had of Zhao Ziheng before was completely gone at this moment, and all that was left was anger.
"Of course not. I said before that I would never allow anyone to die unjustly before finding out the truth."
Zhao Ziheng answered coldly.
"You always use this excuse to perfunctorily deal with me. Isn't it enough to prove something when there are witnesses and physical evidence? In that case, who else could it be besides her? You said that you wanted me to give you time to investigate the mastermind behind this, and I believed you, but now the deadline has come. I just asked you to hand over the murderer at that time and you would let bygones be bygones. I didn't expect you to cover up and say that she was not the murderer? Are you fooling me?"
"I am not shielding or slandering her. I just hope you can think about this matter rationally. As far as I know, Princess Dongfang has extraordinary martial arts skills, but after investigation, the murderer is not strong enough to kill a skilled Princess Dongfang. It is obvious that this is a frame-up."
"I don't want to hear these. I only know that my daughter died in the palace of your Zhao State, and the murderer was the woman who was present at the time. You said she was powerless? Well, even if that's the case, my daughter still died tragically in the palace. How do you explain this? Everyone knows that the Zhao State Palace is more heavily guarded under the leadership of you, the current King of Zhao. King of Zhao, there are some things I don't want to say so clearly. Therefore, I only hope that King Zhao will hand over the murderer and let me take him back to deal with him. Then I will accept Zhao State again. I think this request should be very fair. This is my last concession. I hope King Zhao will not embarrass me again."
To be fair, Dongfang Yan was very generous for not letting the relationship between the two countries become rigid immediately because the person who died was a princess. Now he has retreated again and again, given enough face and lowered his demands, which is a great favor. Even the important officials of Zhao State present had to think so. It seemed that whether the relationship between the two countries would break down depended on Zhao Ziheng's words.
"I'm sorry for the death of Princess Dongfang. I don't deny that it was indeed our negligence. There are exceptions to everything. This time it was just an accident. I hope King Lian can understand. Indeed, I am also very sad that King Lian lost his daughter. But, King Lian, have you considered that the so-called 'murderer' you mentioned also has his own parents? She is just a scapegoat. Does King Lian want me to see a life die like this with my own eyes?"
Facing Dongfang Yan's anger head-on, Zhao Ziheng remained calm and explained calmly. Facing the anger of the King of Refining, he had no choice but to endure it.
