Quick Travel: The beginning is Shura Field

Chapter 1525: The Vicious Princess Is Arrogant and Domineering (32)

His fists were clenched so hard that his bones creaked. He suppressed the impulse in his heart, turned around and returned to the palace.

The importance that Shengguo attached to this banquet could be seen on the way into the palace.

The flowers laid out on the road make it look like a wedding path.

The banquet was held in the Imperial Garden, where the handmade carpets were covered with blooming peach blossoms.

Through the gaps between the peach blossom branches and leaves, you can see people toasting each other in the distance, with the seats packed with people.

Dai Ke looked at Zi Yi beside him and said, "Has the Emperor of Sheng called all the men in the capital?" The huge banquet venue gathered at least two hundred people. Except for a few ministers at the front seats, all of them were young talents between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five.

While walking towards the banquet venue, Zi Yi briefly introduced the identities of that group of people.

When the ceremonial officer saw Dai Ke approaching, he shouted, "Here comes the princess!"

After walking through the 100-meter corridor, Dai Ke also attracted everyone's attention.

She stopped at the bottom of the stairs and nodded slightly: "Greetings to His Majesty the Sheng Kingdom."

The Emperor of Sheng wanted to stand up to greet him, but considering his status, he raised his hand and said, "Since Your Highness is here, please take a seat."

As soon as Dai Ke sat down at his seat, he was met with two gazes from the opposite side.

One is from Xiao Ye and the other is from Xiao Liangci.

Xiao Ye wanted to speak, but Xiao Liangci suddenly stood up and said, "The Princess has come from afar, and I would like to offer you a drink." Xiao Ye frowned and looked at Xiao Liangci, not quite understanding what he meant.

Dai Ke raised his glass and returned the toast, a smile on his lips: "Is Prince Xiao married?"

When Dai Ke asked this question, not only Xiao Ye was nervous, but the emperor was also extremely nervous.

Xiao Liangci smiled warmly and pulled up Xiao Ye beside him: "I already have someone I like, but my nephew is still unmarried. Moreover, he has good character and good looks. I wonder if he can catch the princess's eye?"

As long as Xiao Ye is successfully favored by Dai Ke, he will never be able to get close to Wen Shu again, which will solve his biggest worry.

Xiao Ye was dressed in a black and gold robe, which made him look tall and straight, and his aura was solemn and mature.

As soon as he put his face there, the other princes and young masters of noble families instantly became his foils.

Xiao Ye looked at Dai Ke nervously, but Dai Ke put down his glass and said, "Although this trip is for marriage, Your Majesty, please don't match people up randomly. When I was in Chaotian Kingdom, Prince Xiao said that he had someone in his heart."

Xiao Ye wanted to retort that he had never said such a thing, but he knew that Dai Ke had made arrangements, so he held back the rebuttal that was about to come out of his mouth.

Dai Ke said she refused, but there was more resentment in her eyes, and everyone present could basically see that she was interested in Xiao Ye.

The emperor was overjoyed and wanted to bring the two together: "Seventeen must be shameless, so he found such a ridiculous excuse, right, Seventeen?"

Xiao Ye echoed the emperor's words and said, "At the time, I just wanted to protect myself and made up a random excuse."

"So what Prince Xiao means is that my love for you is your trouble?"

Xiao Ye could tell that Dai Ke was deliberately picking a fight. Just as he was about to explain, he heard someone reporting in a panic, "Your Majesty, General Wen has broken into the palace!"

The emperor's original smile froze on his face. Wen Shu, wearing a dark red narrow-sleeved training suit, rushed to the emperor and knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty, I beg you to make the decision for me!"

The emperor glanced at Xiao Ye and saw a flash of panic in his eyes. His gaze returned to Wen Shu and said, "Today is the welcoming banquet for the envoys from Chaotian Kingdom. We will discuss it in the court tomorrow. Come, take the young general away!"

Dai Ke interrupted the emperor's plan and said, "It seems to me that the young general has been wronged, and it doesn't matter if we pause the banquet for a while. Why not listen to what the young general has to say first?"

The emperor couldn't afford to offend Dai Ke, so he had to bite the bullet and ask, "What grievance have you suffered?"

"Your Majesty, I want to accuse Xiao Ye of framing me and sending someone to shoot me off the cliff in an attempt to kill me!"

Xiao Liangci stared at Wen Shu, his narrowed eyes hiding a complex emotion. For a moment, he was unable to determine what the two were planning.

He knew that pushing him off the cliff was part of their plan, but why did Wen Shu come out to testify against Xiao Ye now?

The emperor shouted angrily: "Wen Shu, do you know that framing the prince is a capital crime?"

Wen Shu was very emotional: "Everything I said was true. I followed the fleeing guards that day, but was chased by the people arranged by Xiao Ye. I had no choice but to jump off the cliff to seek a way out."

The emperor knew what happened that day. What Wen Shu said was indeed true, and she dared to point out the injustice in such an occasion. It seemed that Wen Shu wanted to put Xiao Ye to death.

But after training him for such a long time, the emperor was really reluctant to give up on Xiao Ye. After all, a lot of resources had been poured into him.

The emperor asked Xiang Xiaoye: "Seventeen, do you have anything to say?"

If Xiao Ye could get away with it under these circumstances, the emperor would think he was worthy of the position of crown prince.

Xiao Ye stepped out and saluted: "Father, Major General Wen's words are only one-sided and cannot be trusted."

Wen Shu was so excited that she stood up and argued: "Xiao Ye, do you dare to swear to heaven that you have never framed me?" Xiao Ye's face was calm, and he said coldly: "Young General, you must have evidence when you speak. If this prince really wanted to kill you, how could I relax my defense and let you enter the palace so easily before seeing your corpse?"

"You are too confident and think that a hundred-foot cliff is enough to kill me."

"Since Major General Wen is not dead, why doesn't he come back sooner?"

"Although I am not dead, I am seriously injured. I have been hiding outside the city to recover. I heard about the banquet today, so I rushed here. I want to expose your hypocritical face in front of everyone. Only in this way can I relieve the hatred in my heart!"

Xiao Ye sneered and said to the emperor: "Father, I just came back from Chaotian Kingdom not long ago when the encirclement and suppression took place. How could I possibly gather a group of assassins who could injure the brave and combative Major General in such a short time?"

"I think the young general's words are completely slanderous. She just wants to frame me and make my father lose his support so that she can rebel!" Wen Shu shouted, "You are talking nonsense. What evidence do you have that I am rebelling?"

Xiao Ye calmly asked back: "Then what evidence does the young general have to prove that I want to kill you?"

"you--"

Wen Shu choked and couldn't think of any words to refute.

Xiao Ye continued, "Young General, you have no evidence, and I have no motive to harm you. You want to frame me without any evidence. Is Young General relying on the military power held by the Duke of Zhenguo to act tyrannically?"

Xiao Ye took the opportunity to propose: "Father, the young general has no respect for the law and has the audacity to frame the heir to the throne. I propose that the military power should be taken back!"

The emperor didn't expect that Xiao Ye resolved the crisis with just a few words, and also gave him a good excuse to take back his military power.

The emperor hid his admiration and said with a serious face: "Wen Shu, you are trying to murder the heir to the throne. You deserve death for this crime, but considering your great military achievements, I will spare you this time." "But you can't escape the death penalty, and you will be dismissed from your position as junior general from now on, and confined to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to reflect on your mistakes."

Wen Shu said angrily: "Your Majesty, you can't just believe Xiao Ye's one-sided words and easily convict me of a crime!"