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Chapter 1224: Dispute at the City Gate
The connection between the first and second seasons of "Joy of Life" feels like a joke. Such a big thing as marrying the eldest princess of Northern Qi far away was so sloppy. They just got on the carriage and caught up without notifying the Southern Qing delegation.

You have to know that a marriage between two countries is a big deal, and it is definitely not as hasty as shown in movies and TV dramas. So from the very beginning, the Northern Qi princess's convoy followed the Southern Qing delegation.

At this moment, the personal maid of the Northern Qi princess came to Suning's carriage and asked, "Sixth Prince, our princess heard that your Nanqing delegation has some fresh fruit, and she sent me to ask if we can have some."

"Wang Qinian." Suning directly called the clever Wang Qinian, who had always been in charge of the logistics of the delegation.

"Your Highness, what do you want to hear?"

"You've always been responsible for the mission's logistics. Why didn't you provide fresh fruit for the princess?"

"Your Majesty, it was my negligence."

"Well, from now on, the eldest princess's food needs to be the same as this one. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Your Highness."

"Thank you, Your Highness." The eldest princess' maid was naturally ecstatic at this time.

"Go back and tell your eldest princess that we were indeed negligent in this matter. I hope your eldest princess doesn't mind."

"Yes! Your Highness."

At this time, the little maid of Northern Qi naturally followed Wang Qinian happily to get the fruits. The main reason was that Northern Qi was located in a cold and bitter place, and the fruits that could be seen and eaten had to be imported from other countries, so the prices were definitely far beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

When the Northern Qi maid returned to the princess' carriage with all kinds of fresh fruits in her hands, even the eldest princess, who was used to enjoying wealth and splendor, was surprised by the fresh fruits in front of her.

The eldest princess looked at the fresh fruit in front of her with surprise, as if it had just been picked from the tree. "Oh! It turns out that what Dongmei said was true. It seems that the Sixth Prince of Nanqing really knows how to enjoy himself."

"Princess, the Sixth Prince also said that from now on, your food standards will be the same as his." Then the personal maid said again.

"Well, the Sixth Prince of Nanqing is quite well-educated and polite. It seems that after I marry the First Prince of Nanqing, I will have to take care of this Sixth Prince."

"That's what the eldest princess said."

The delegation's convoy then returned to Nanqing without any incident, but the special envoy of the second prince Li Chengze was already waiting for them on the road.

However, the Xie Bian in the original drama had been killed by himself, and the one who came this time was Fan Wujiu, another confidant of the second prince.

Fan Wujiu handed a letter to Su Ning with an expressionless face, "Sixth Prince, this is a letter from our Second Prince."

"Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun also have the same letter, right?" Su Ning asked with a sneer after letting his maid Shen Rong take the letter.

"That's right! I hope that His Highness the Sixth Prince will reply as soon as possible after reading the letter."

"Yeah." At this time, Suning naturally responded without comment.

After Fan Wujiu temporarily left the delegation, Suning did not open the letter immediately. He knew without reading it that it was nothing more than a plea for mercy and a threat to him.

Sure enough, Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun soon came over with letters in their hands, and handed the letters they received to Su Ning. Neither of them opened the letters given to them by the second prince.

Su Ning looked at Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun in surprise and asked, "What? You didn't even open it to look?"

"No need! This matter should be decided by you, Your Highness." Fan Xian now understood a lot of things.

"Yan Bingyun, do you think so too?"

"Yes! Your Highness, you are the chief envoy of this delegation and the sixth prince of the Daqing royal family. We will definitely follow your lead." Sure enough, a series of events made Yan Bingyun sincerely convinced of Su Ning.

"Well, actually, even without reading these letters, you can get the general content. It's nothing more than knowing that their smuggling activities can no longer be concealed. They will definitely use threats and inducements against us next. I believe our weaknesses are already under the Second Prince's control."

"What does Your Highness mean?" As expected, Fan Xian understood the implicit meaning behind Su Ning's words.

"Based on my understanding of the Second Prince, he has already taken action against Shijia Town and must have cleared all evidence of smuggling."

Sure enough, Yan Bingyun looked at Su Ning excitedly and asked, "Your Highness, should we stop it quickly?"

"Why should we stop it? Can the Second Prince be convicted of smuggling alone?" However, Suning asked back with disapproval.

"This……"

"A prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner. This is the highest ideal of the Legalists, but it is only an ideal. Father will never punish the Second Prince."

At this moment, Fan Xian felt a little aggrieved and couldn't accept it. "Are we just going to give in to the evil forces like this?"

"Fan Xian, do we have any real evidence?"

"..." Fan Xian really wanted to say that the masked people in the delegation's convoy were the evidence, but when he saw Su Ning's meaningful look, he didn't say it.

"I was the first one in Nanqing to impeach the Princess and her group for smuggling. But now that it's confirmed, I can no longer impeach them casually. We must produce solid evidence this time. Even if we have solid evidence, it will be difficult to bring down the Second Prince."

"Your Highness, do you mean to leave it for later?" Sure enough, Fan Xian immediately understood what Su Ning meant.

"That's right! If one mistake can't destroy a person, then just wait for them to make a second and a third mistake. One day, they'll make more and more mistakes."

"clear."

"Fan Wujiu will come to ask questions tomorrow. Why not make peace with the Second Prince temporarily and let him continue to act with impunity?"

"Yes! Your Highness."

Of course, Su Ning had evidence in his hand, which was Shen Zhong who was guarding around with a mask. However, based on Su Ning's understanding of the old man Emperor Qing, it was a pity that he directly killed Shen Zhong to save the second prince's shame.

Therefore, Su Ning would not follow Fan Xian's lead or fake his death as in the original drama. Now that he really exposed the Second Prince Li Chengze, it would not be good for him. It would be better for him to just continue to watch their fight from the sidelines.

You know, without the assistance of the eldest princess Li Yunrui, the prince has also become more powerful. In addition, there is an even more vicious queen in the Nanqing Palace, so now is really not a good time to show your cards.

After Fan Xian opened the three letters, he found that the content of the three letters was indeed similar, which was nothing more than different forms of coercion and inducement against the three of them.

The next day, Fan Wujiu appeared before the delegation again. "Your Highness, I wonder what your reply is?"

Su Ning returned the three letters to Fan Wujiu with a look of disdain on his face. "Go back and tell the second brother to relax. I'm not interested in his affairs with the crown prince, and I respectfully decline his offer. But just don't mess with me in the future."

"Yes! Your Highness, Fan Wujiu will definitely pass on the message."

"Also, tell him to stop resorting to such despicable tactics, as this is seriously inconsistent with his status. He must also release Teng Zijing's wife and children as soon as possible."

"Eh? Yes! Your Highness."

"get out!"

"Your Highness, Fan Wujiu will take his leave."...

Li Chengze, the second prince of Kyoto, was the first to learn of the response of Su Ning and the other two. Naturally, he couldn't help but feel relieved, but he still chose to take action against Shijia Town. The prince was also very insidious and burned down Shijia Town. This can be regarded as the inhumanity of heaven and earth and the treatment of all things as straw dogs. These people did not care about human lives at all.

The journey of the delegation became smoother afterwards. After all, the Second Prince and the Crown Prince both thought they had succeeded, but they didn't know that their actions were a joke in Suning's eyes.

As Su Ning was about to enter Kyoto, he instructed Fan Xian, "Fan Xian, we're returning to Kyoto soon. The most urgent thing is to resolve the Baoyue Tower issue as soon as possible."

"Okay! I'll take care of the Baoyue Tower matter. I plan to send Versace to Northern Qi." Fan Xian then told him his plan. In the end, he still softened his heart towards Versace.

"You seem quite confident in your abilities. It seems you consider Northern Qi your own private territory?"

"Your Highness, isn't it the same? I'm sure Your Highness has made many arrangements in Northern Qi, right?"

Su Ning suddenly warned Fan Xian again, feeling that his handling of the situation was indeed somewhat hypocritical. "Hmph! Your brother, Versace, is far too greedy. It's best to teach him a lesson. Don't keep preaching about equality for all, only to treat it differently when it comes to yourself."

"Don't worry, Your Highness! Fan Xian understands." At this time, Fan Xian really heard Su Ning's warning and reminder.

Fan Xian must have understood Su Ning's warning. The main reason was that Fan Sizhe's behavior was too eccentric. He had been severely punished by Su Ning once, but he was still reluctant to give up Baoyue Tower's dirty plan.

So when something went wrong, they pushed the blame onto the "temporary workers", which was really shameless and despicable. This time, Suning is ready to completely dig out the cancer of Baoyue Tower.

Wang Qinian trotted up to Su Ning and said, "Your Highness, the gate to Kyoto is just ahead. However, officials from the Honglu Temple reported that the eldest prince's team has also gathered for his return to the capital."

"Fan Xian, who do you think is responsible for this?" However, Su Ning turned his head and looked at Fan Xian standing aside and asked.

"Huh? Isn't that a coincidence?"

"Huh! With so many gates in Kyoto Prefecture, they're either under construction or there's an accident. Is that such a coincidence?"

"The second prince again?" As expected, Fan Xian also guessed the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Our second son is very insidious. He seems to be honest, but he is actually full of evil intentions. Kyoto Prefecture will become more and more interesting from now on."

"Then what should we do next?"

"Let's take it one step at a time! After all, it's just a matter between the boss and his wife."

"Indeed! Our delegation brought back the eldest prince's fiancée."

Then the delegation's convoy continued to move at a steady speed towards the city gate. However, at the city gate, it was blocked by the eldest prince's cavalry. It seemed that the eldest prince was very proud of his performance on the frontier, otherwise he would not have done such an ignorant thing in Kyoto Prefecture.

As expected, the eldest prince, who was riding on the iron cavalry, looked at Su Ning with unparalleled dominance and asked, "Sixth Brother, do you want to compete with me, your eldest brother?"

"Brother, what you said is so unreasonable. I brought your fiancée back from thousands of miles away, why am I being blamed by you?" However, Su Ning retorted unconvincedly, and even brought up the eldest prince's fiancée from Northern Qi.

"Alright! Our army has guarded the border in this bitter cold land for many years, and we have never been afraid of fighting against the Northern Qi and Western Hu. Therefore, we must be allowed to enter this city gate first."

"Brother, are you too proud of your military exploits?"

"Of course! What objections do you have, Lao Liu?"

"Brother, a general's success is built on the sacrifices of thousands of men. When a meritorious general returns to the capital, he will be personally greeted by the Emperor. But have you seen Father show up?"

"This……"

"Brother, it's clear that in the Emperor's heart, my mission to Northern Qi and your battles on the battlefield are both insignificant achievements, so it's too early to be complacent now."

"..."

"Your fiancée from Northern Qi is with the delegation now. No matter what, you can't let the princess suffer any injustice. So, I will lead the delegation into the city first."

"Huh! I didn't expect that after not seeing you for so many years, Lao Liu, your tongue has become more and more eloquent."

"How about I go and invite the princess over?"

"Humph! The border troops retreat."

"Yes! The eldest prince."

Then the border cavalry brought back by the eldest prince retreated in obedience to orders. It can be seen that the eldest prince's prestige in the Nanqing army is really high. Naturally, Su Ning and Fan Xian looked at each other in surprise.

"Let's go! Let's go into the city."

The envoys to Northern Qi were naturally moving slowly and in an orderly manner. The eldest princess of Northern Qi in the carriage naturally lifted the curtain to look, but she made eye contact with the eldest prince with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, then she lowered the curtain with a blushing face and a beating heart.

When the Second Prince and the Crown Prince saw that it was Su Ning and Fan Xian who entered the city gate first, they were naturally very surprised. You know, their eldest brother was very arrogant.

"Sixth brother, this mission to Northern Qi has been very difficult."

"Your Highness is very polite! This is what I should do."

"Sixth Brother, I didn't expect that after your trip to Northern Qi, you've become more talkative."

"Second brother, is your arrangement for today interesting?"

"Hmph! I don't understand what you're saying."

"Brother, don't you find it strange? There are so many gates in Kyoto Prefecture, why are we gathered together?"

"Sixth brother, what do you mean?"

"Brother, it's mainly because the second child is too smart. He's always thinking about showing off his IQ."

"I……"

"Second Brother, is it really as Sixth Brother said?"

"Brother, don't listen to what Lao Liu says. You know that he and I have never gotten along since we were little."

"Humph! This matter had better have nothing to do with you, otherwise I will make you pay the price."

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)