Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

Chapter 245 Using force to suppress others

On the day of the Emperor's birthday, all the envoys from various countries had arrived, but the Emperor and Empress of Nanqiu were nowhere to be seen.

Just as the envoys from various countries were about to express their dissatisfaction, the Emperor and Empress of Nanqiu finally arrived late.

Seeing the scars on Emperor Nanqiu's face, and Empress Nanqiu, whose scars were still faintly visible despite her veil, the envoys swallowed their dissatisfaction.

What's there to not understand? The reason they're so late is because they're afraid of losing face, right?

The incident at the Southern Autumn Palace caused a great uproar, and the envoys from various countries in the capital had all heard about it to some extent.

Only today did they realize that what they had heard was not unfounded; Emperor Nanqiu had indeed been assassinated.

For a moment, most of the people at the banquet turned their attention to Leng Qingyi.

They had all heard about the cause of the incident to some extent: Princess Nanqiu had health problems after returning to the palace from a visit to the Emperor and Empress of Dongxia.

The entire Southern Autumn Imperial Hospital was unable to find a treatment, and the condition only worsened with treatment. In the end, they sought help from the imperial physicians of Eastern Xia, who managed to control the illness.

It's so obvious, who wouldn't be able to tell who did this?

Emperor Nanqiu did not make a move, presumably because the Ninth Princess had done something even more outrageous, which is why Emperor Nanqiu dared not retaliate against Dongxia.

The Ninth Princess was nowhere to be seen at such an important occasion as today's banquet, so she must be seriously injured. I wonder if the marriage alliance between Nanqiu and Dongxia can still go ahead.

However, Prince Nanqiu, who had not been seen for several days, attended the banquet.

However, she didn't look much better than the emperor and empress.

The envoys who arrived early had naturally seen Lu Jinxian's spirited appearance. However, in just a few days, he looked emaciated, with sunken eyes, clearly indicating that he had suffered a lot during those days.

Many people secretly glanced at the Eastern Xia Emperor sitting at the very front.

He couldn't help but admire the Eastern Xia Emperor's remarkable methods. The fact that he could attack the Southern Autumn Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince in the Southern Autumn Imperial City without being discovered showed just how terrifying he was.

If someone were to kill the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince of Nanqiu out of a fit of anger, Nanqiu would surely descend into chaos.

If the Emperor of Dongxia intends to seize this opportunity to take over Nanqiu, then Dongxia's status will be higher than ever before.

These small countries have no choice but to submit and submit.

You can't think about this kind of thing; the more you think about it, the more horrified you become.

Their gazes towards Leng Qing changed the moment they looked at him again.

Throughout the banquet, Leng Qingyi could feel an extremely sinister gaze fixed on her from behind.

Even without deliberately looking at her, one would know who that person is. Who else could hate her so much but Lu Jinxian?

Feeling the gaze behind her, Leng Qingyi slightly curled her lips, stood up, and walked to the center of the hall.

For some reason, Lu Jinxian felt a vague unease in his heart, and even the Southern Autumn Emperor on the dragon throne felt a slight tremor in his heart.

"Dongxia and Nanqiu have always been on good terms, so the congratulatory gift must be of high quality."

"Someone, bring up the congratulatory gift that I prepared for Emperor Nanqiu."

Before Emperor Nanqiu could say anything, someone quickly carried in a large object covered with a white cloth.

Emperor Nanqiu thought it was some rare screen ornament, but he was slightly displeased that it was covered with a white cloth.

However, since the other party was also the ruler of a country, even though he was displeased, he could only swallow his anger for the time being.

They, from the south, are a great cultural nation, so they should naturally be more magnanimous.

He forced a smile and faced the envoys from various countries, waiting for Dongxia to reveal the true nature of the gift.

Leng Qingyi did not have the white cloth lifted, but turned to face the envoys from various countries.

"It has taken you at least two days to arrive in the capital of Nanqiu. You must have all heard about the evil deeds that Prince Lu Jinxian of Nanqiu has committed against Dongxia."

The room fell silent upon hearing this. Emperor Nanqiu assumed that Leng Qingyi dared not bring the matter to his attention, and that he was only resorting to underhanded tactics because the relationship between the two countries had soured.

Other envoys believed that the two countries had already reached some kind of deal in private, which was why the matter was not mentioned publicly.

Unexpectedly, the Emperor of Dongxia brought up this matter at the banquet. What was he planning to do?

Emperor Nanqiu's face immediately darkened.

"Emperor of Eastern Xia, what do you mean by that?"

“These days, the entire Nanqiu Sky is filled with evidence of Lu Jinxian’s crimes. Emperor Nanqiu, you can’t possibly say you were unaware of this, can you?”

"It is rather unreasonable that the ruler of a country would not even know about such a big commotion."

"And don't say that you think that evidence is fabricated. That evidence is practically a fabrication of Lu Jinxian's face."

“I gave you, Nanqiu, so much time to deal with Lu Jinxian’s matter, but I didn’t expect you to take it so lightly and even allow this sinner to attend the banquet today.”

"Emperor Nanqiu, do you not take my Dongxia seriously, or do you simply not care about the people who died tragically because of Lu Jinxian?"

Emperor Nanqiu's face was extremely ugly, and his eyes were sharp as he stared at the young emperor below who was glaring at him.

He knew that if he couldn't give Dongxia an explanation in front of the envoys of various countries today, his reputation as Nanqiu would be ruined tomorrow.

Unless he kills everyone present, which is obviously impossible.

Not to mention the envoys from dozens of countries present, he wasn't confident he could kill the entire Dongxia group in one strike.

He knew that the Emperor of Dongxia had a group of secret guards with unfathomable martial arts skills around him.

This is why he and his wife and daughters did not send anyone to assassinate the Emperor of Dongxia after suffering such humiliation.

As early as when the Emperor of Dongxia was on his way to Nanqiu, he had sent more than one group of imperial guards to ambush and kill him, but none of them survived.

His most powerful men had all perished at the hands of Dongxia, and he could no longer send his best men to their deaths without absolute certainty of victory.

"I thought you had already punished Jinxian."

All eyes turned to the haggard-looking Lu Jinxian; indeed, such a possibility was not out of the question.

"What does Emperor Nanqiu mean by this? He has caused the deaths of thousands of innocent people in Dongxia and the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers. Can he atone for his sins by merely suffering some rumors?"

"Do you dare say that you weren't responsible for Jinxian becoming like this?"

"Ha, if you mean you couldn't bear being hurt by a few rumors and became this haggard, then it was indeed me who did it."

Emperor Nanqiu's brow twitched.

"Don't tell the Eastern Xia Emperor that you don't know about the affairs of the Eastern Palace."

"What is it? How did I come to know about your affairs at the Eastern Palace of Nanqiu?"

"The Crown Prince's palace has been attacked one after another in just a few days. I thought you were personally avenging the people of Dongxia."

Now that things had come to this, Emperor Nanqiu knew that even if he refused to admit it, he couldn't extricate Lu Jinxian from this matter.

If he continues to deny it to the death, he will only make a fool of himself in front of other countries.

“My son is young and impetuous and has done something wrong. I specifically ordered the palace guards not to interfere with the matter at the East Palace so that you could vent your anger.”

"What are you saying? Is Emperor Nanqiu trying to pin this fabricated charge of assassinating Crown Prince Nanqiu on me? Even a three-year-old child on the street knows that everything needs evidence."

"You, as the ruler of a nation, surely know this? Is this how you handle cases in Nanqiu? No wonder you produced such wicked people as Lu Jinxian and Lu Jinmin who do wrong and refuse to repent."

"It was rotten to the core from the very beginning!"

"Be bold!"

Emperor Nanqiu was so angry at Leng Qingyi's words that he was stunned. In his decades on the throne, no one had ever pointed their finger at him and cursed him like this.

"What, is Emperor Nanqiu trying to intimidate us with his power?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not an innocent civilian with no one behind me. I have millions of Eastern Xia soldiers supporting me. You can't just decide what to do with me."