Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1140 Shameless Means

The emperor knew that Chu Chengyao had come up with the idea of ​​​​the anti-poison bead a long time ago, but he only sent it to the palace today. He immediately became more cautious, but he did not show it on his face. He told Hua Yuncheng the serious matter of calling him to the palace.

Although the words were high-sounding, they carried a meaning that could not be refused:
Tianchu will help Hua Yuncheng seize the throne and protect Pingnan from being bullied by other countries. In exchange, after Hua Yuncheng ascends the throne, Pingnan must rely on Tianchu.

To show sincerity, when the Pingnan envoy returns, Hua Yunnuo must stay in Tianchu. When the situation is settled in the future, Tianchu will personally send Hua Yunnuo back to Pingnan.

When Hua Yuncheng heard that the emperor wanted to keep his sister as a hostage, his happy expression immediately turned into worry.

No matter how anxiously he dissuaded and pleaded, trying to get the emperor to change his mind, the emperor remained indifferent. He made some promises and looked forward to the brilliant future of Pingnan, and then let Zheng Chengren send it away.

Hua Yuncheng turned around weakly and glanced around, then walked out of the palace with heavy steps, full of thoughts.

As he got into the carriage, his face suddenly became fierce and angry, and his clenched fists couldn't stop shaking from using too much force.

After hearing what Hua Yuncheng said, Ah Zheng was also anxious and angry:
"The messenger actually guessed it right. How could a great country be so shameless? The princess is a kind and innocent girl who has never left her homeland and her family. How scared she must be to stay here alone."

Hua Yuncheng: "Although Pingnan is small, it has countless poisonous insects and poisons. The old emperor of Tianchu wants to unify the world, but he is afraid that if he pushes the limits, Pingnan will be doomed to fail, or form an alliance with Yeliang, so he came up with such a sinister method. It's just that the country is small and weak, so it is so constrained."

Thinking of the letter he received the day he encountered the villain, he was reminded that the Emperor of Tianchu might use some extraordinary means to try to take Pingnan without bloodshed. He was told not to act rashly, but to show weakness and take things slowly.

Although Hua Yuncheng became more and more curious about the writer of the letter, his worry about his sister at the moment made him have no time to think about it. After rushing back to the inn, he immediately called Hua Yunnuo for a secret talk.

After they finished speaking, the three of them were silent for a long time. Hua Yunnuo suppressed her panic and forced a smile:
"Brother, Ah Zheng. I am the one who stayed behind. Why are you more afraid than me? I understand your brother's helplessness. I am willing to stay. I believe you will take me back." Facing the sister he loved since childhood and entrusted with his life so trustingly, Hua Yuncheng's eyes were red with impotent rage and heartache. He raised his hand and stroked his sister's hair:

"As long as I am still alive, I will come and take you back to reunite with you."

Hua Yunnuo placed her slightly stiff hand on the back of her brother's hand, nodded with tears in her eyes and smiled:
"I am waiting."

Ah Zheng looked so distressed that he gritted his teeth and turned his face away, not daring to look anymore.
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royal palace.

The emperor was relieved only after he called in the imperial physician to carefully examine the anti-poison beads and found nothing wrong with them.

Just when he was feeling proud of having controlled the young prince of Pingnan, Zheng Cheng hurried in to report the news:

A careful inspection of the area near the village where Han Yaohui was attacked revealed traces of weapons manufacturing.

The emperor was shocked and angry:
"Privately made weapons? Can the weapons be found?"

Zheng Cheng: "That place had just been renovated. The hidden guards only found traces but no weapons. However, the traces were still fresh, so we can be sure that it had been used not long ago.

The village near where General Han was attacked was attacked by bandits many years ago, and the whole village was slaughtered. The current villagers moved there one after another after the incident, and most of them are young and middle-aged people...

Last month, the provincial governor Xu Minghua also disappeared in the vicinity and has not been found yet."