Chapter 9: The Conspiracy of Ashenvale (4)
——Outside the tent——
The sky is filled with ominous clouds, as if a storm is coming!
really.
Not long after.
The heavy rain continued to pour down, with no sign of stopping until the day of the parliament...
Between the two army camps.
In the Valley of Gray.
Each side brought two guards.
But Zhou Yan seems to be nowhere to be seen? Isn't he the main figure in this incident?
The rain has lightened up a lot now.
But the atmosphere in parliament seemed very heavy.
Zhao Ziheng and Zhou Cheng sat together in a makeshift tent, drinking and talking. "King Zhou doesn't seem to be a trustworthy person—"
"It's not that I don't keep my word, but since my brother Prince Jing went to Zhao to congratulate you, King Zhao, he has not returned. Although I have looked for him everywhere, my brother Prince Jing is a playboy by nature. If he doesn't come back on his own, I will not be able to find him for a while!"
Zhao Ziheng and Zhou Cheng exchanged words with each other.
"...Does King Zhou want to wait a little longer before receiving any news?"
Zhao Ziheng picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
"Thank you if that's okay—"
Zhou Cheng also picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Zhao Ziheng picked up the wine pot in front of him and poured himself some wine. "Then do you want me to send troops to help search?"
When Zhou Cheng put down his wine glass, he paused and said, "How dare I trouble King Zhao? We will handle the affairs of Zhou State by ourselves, so King Zhao won't have to worry about it."
Zhao Ziheng picked up the wine glass again and said seriously: "To be honest, I attach great importance to the diplomatic relations between Zhou and Zhao. We just hope that your king Jing can come out and give an explanation. If the king of Zhou intends to cover up, I have nothing to say-"
At this point, Zhou Cheng could also feel that Zhao Ziheng's momentum was gradually rising...
Zhou Cheng pretended to be ignorant and said: "...What do you mean, King Zhao? I don't value the diplomatic relations between the two countries."
Zhao Ziheng seemed to have anticipated what Zhou Cheng would say. He slammed his wine glass heavily on the table with disdain. The guards on both sides immediately became alert...
Zhao Ziheng looked at Zhou Cheng with cold eyes and said: "According to our spies, your general escorted an important person to your camp yesterday. Needless to say, King Zhou should know who I am talking about, right?"
Zhou Cheng was speechless. It seemed that he could not escape from it after all!
The sudden voice from behind made Zhou Cheng, who had been relatively calm, a little unbalanced?
"Is the King of Zhao looking for me?"
Zhou Yan appeared, followed by several guards. The two followers behind Zhao Ziheng immediately drew their swords and blocked Zhao Ziheng. In an instant, Zhou Cheng's two guards also drew their swords and blocked Zhou Cheng. The atmosphere immediately became tense...
"This is different from what we agreed upon, King Zhou. Are you looking down on our Zhao?"
Zhao Shu was very dissatisfied with the other party's high-raised sword. Suddenly, a large number of Zhao soldiers swarmed in from behind the rocks less than 500 meters behind him. Zhou Cheng's follower Shan Zhen also raised his sword high. A large number of Zhou soldiers swarmed in from behind the rocks less than 500 meters behind him...
Although both sides have hundreds of people, a war is imminent...
"Uncle, don't be nervous—"
Zhao Ziheng walked forward and stood in front of Zhao Shu.
Zhou Cheng also said calmly upon seeing this: "Shan Zhen, step back——"
Shan Zhen obediently took a few steps back.
Zhao Ziheng said cautiously: "It turns out that Prince Jing has also arrived. It seems that he has arrived in time?"
The language is relatively mild, but it also seems to carry a hint of sarcasm!
"King Zhao, you don't have to be so polite. I was the one who kidnapped and murdered your Crown Princess that day—"
Zhao Ziheng was a little surprised by Zhou Yan's frankness. He didn't expect him to be so frank. Zhou Cheng knew it from the moment Zhou Yan appeared, so he could only watch the situation silently...
Zhao Ziheng said calmly: "Since Prince Jing admitted that he took our prisoner away, can you return him now? If you hand over the prisoner, I will not pursue this matter any further!!"
"There is no criminal, and you have no evidence to prove that she murdered the Crown Princess. It is said that the King of Zhao is a very reasonable person. He would not involve innocent people because of his love affair, right? If the real murderer is allowed to go unpunished, it will not be good for our two countries!"
Zhao Ziheng thought deeply: " Oh? So Prince Jing knows the criminal?"
"……I still do not know yet!"
"Are you just trying to fool us?"
Zhou Yan's words angered Zhao Shu, but fortunately Zhao Ziheng stopped him, otherwise his sword would have been pointed at Zhou Yan!
"I will investigate who the real murderer is, but I am very embarrassed that Prince Jing took the suspect away privately. The dignified Prince Jing of Zhao State actually sneaked into our prison and kidnapped the prisoner. If the news gets out, what will happen to the reputation of Prince Jing and my Zhao State?"
Zhao Ziheng took the overall situation into consideration, but he didn't want to continue this meaningless negotiation.
Zhou Yan shrugged. Although what he said made sense, he did not regret it!
"As long as Prince Jing is willing to hand over the prisoner, I promise that no one will touch her before the real murderer is found. Of course, if the murderer is not her, I will release her and compensate her for her losses!"
Zhao Ziheng's eyes were firm and his tone was serious.
"She is now my Prince Jing's concubine, how can I just hand her over to her?"
Everyone was stunned when these words were spoken.
"What did you say?"
Zhao Ziheng looked stunned.
Looking at Zhao Ziheng's expression, Zhou Yan seemed to feel a little victorious and said: "I said that she is now the concubine of King Jing of the Great Zhou and me, Zhou Yan!"
The word "I" was emphasized particularly, as if he was deliberately reminding certain people that Yin Yin was his?
