Deliberately relaxing the guard gave Prince Dongyi an opportunity to kidnap their spies Dongyi had planted in Yunxiao Kingdom, and then captured Prince Dongyi back as a fugitive.
The emperor thought about Jun Lingyun's purpose over and over again. The more he thought about it, the happier he became.
Just like the prince said, if he trades his daughter for a city, there is no way the world will scold him for selling his daughter for glory.
He can be exchanged for the prince of an enemy country who has violated diplomatic relations, and the world will only praise him for his wisdom and martial prowess.
How could the emperor be unhappy after achieving his goal and gaining a good reputation? He was very satisfied with this idea and sighed inwardly. After all, he had not trained Jun Lingyun for so many years in vain.
The emperor had the same idea, but what he didn't expect was that Aunt Liu and Chu Xueer were not the orphans of General Dongyi, but members of the royal family.
What he didn't even expect was that Jun Lingyun embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and gave Dongfang Muze two hours to escape.
If he had known, the emperor's mood would probably not be so good.
The emperor's only dissatisfaction now is that his son is too bored and keeps all his plans and ideas in his heart.
If Jun Lingyun had told his father the plan earlier, why would he have been angry these days.
But if you want to hand over the country to one person, among his sons, it must be Jun Lingyun.
He just hoped that Jun Lingyun would put the interests of Yunxiao Kingdom first and would not act impulsively for anyone. In this way, he could safely hand Yunxiao Kingdom into his hands.
Only Jun Lingyun is his and Empress Yin's son. In terms of strategy and patience, how can the other sons compare?
If Jun Lingyun wasn't so arbitrary, it would be more to his liking.
The emperor seems to have forgotten that this arbitrary character was also indulged in to avoid laziness.
Before Eunuch Fu could appreciate the profound meaning of the emperor's last sentence, he saw the emperor slapping his forehead in annoyance.
The emperor remembered that he had just asked the third child to approach Princess Nanyan a few days ago. Alas, was he a little impulsive? He suddenly felt regretful.
But all the words have been said, he, the ninth-five-year-old man, cannot go back on his words. Forget it, it depends on the fate of the third child. If he fails to live up to his expectations, he cannot blame his father.
If he really manages to marry Princess Shengya, it doesn't matter if he leaves a rival for the prince. A tiger cannot breed a cat.
The emperor thought that he could achieve his goal without having to sacrifice a daughter, so he rubbed his hands and went to eat in high spirits.
Eunuch Fu was in a fog, so he had no choice but to follow and serve you. He would accompany you like a tiger. In order to live longer, he had better ask less questions.
After the morning court, the emperor moved to Princess Wantao's palace.
Princess Wantao didn't know what the emperor wanted to say to her again, but she could only stand up to greet him.
"Wantao pays homage to the father."
The emperor personally pulled her up and took her to a chair to sit down. Regardless of his status, he sat side by side with her.
"Wantao, my father knows that you have suffered a lot these days."
Princess Wantao got up hurriedly,
"My daughter doesn't dare."
"You sit down."
The emperor's attitude was kinder than before, and Princess Wantao felt even more uneasy. She sat down sideways. Could it be that her father was here to persuade her to get married willingly?
But I heard the emperor say:
"Father has figured it out. It's because he is too anxious. My Princess Wantao is still young and she shouldn't consider getting married so early. It's my father's fault that he only thinks about family and country affairs and doesn't take into account your mood. Since Wantao doesn't want to, she won't marry."
Princess Wantao looked up at the emperor in disbelief.
"I will compensate your mother and concubine. When you are old enough, my father will definitely choose a good son-in-law for you. We will give up the matter of going to Dongyi to get married."
Princess Wantao's eyes were filled with tears and she couldn't believe that these words came from her father's mouth.
Although she has given up on her father, the father-daughter love she has poured into her father over the years is not adulterated at all. How could she not be moved when she heard her father say such words today.
The emperor patted Princess Wantao on the shoulder.
"Is it possible for Wantao to forgive my father?"
Princess Wantao couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.
"Father, Wantao is ignorant and unworthy of your love. You care about the world, but Wantao only cares about herself."
The emperor was very satisfied and showed a fatherly smile.
"Call your mother and concubine to my place and have lunch together. Our family has not had dinner at the same table for a long time."
Princess Wantao nodded with tears in her eyes, and when the emperor stood up, she bowed respectfully.
"Wantao respectfully sends my father the royal greetings."
She knew that in order for her father to change his mind, the Crown Prince and his brother would definitely have to deal with it, but no matter what, she was grateful that her father was willing to change his mind.
Just thinking about the fact that her mother-in-law had been imprisoned in the cold palace, she still felt a faint pain in her heart.
"Father, how much my daughter hopes that we are just an ordinary family, an ordinary father and daughter."
Only she could hear her murmurings.
But what Princess Wantao didn't know was that the prince and his brother, who had helped her a lot, were sleeping in the open and tracking Dongfang Muze.
Bai Xiao chased after Jun Lingyun.
"Master, do we really want to capture the crown prince of Dongyi, or do we want to release him back to Dongyi?"
He was a little unsure. On the one hand, the crown prince went to Dongyi Kingdom to lay out his plans, and on the other hand, the master asked the emperor for orders to hunt him down. Both sides did not seem to be fake.
Jun Lingyun said casually:
"If you can catch him, catch him. If you can't catch him, let him go."
After all, no matter where he is, Dongfang Muze can't please him. The only difference is whether he can explain it to his father.
This was the first time that Bai Xiao had carried out such an easy and casual task. The master must be in a hurry to go back and get married to the Crown Princess, and his thoughts were not on this.
Thinking of this, Bai Xiao chuckled twice.
"Master, why don't we just go back and make a show of it? Don't keep the Crown Princess waiting for too long."
"Do you think Dongfang Muze is stupid?"
If we don't chase him to the door of his hometown, he will definitely notice that something fishy is going on and take precautions.
"Drive, drive!"
Jun Lingyun pinched the horse's belly twice and was one horse position ahead of Bai Xiao. Bai Xiao and his attendants followed closely.
Finally, after a day and night, the traces of Dongfang Muze and his party were discovered. However, the more they followed, the more remote they became. This place was deserted, densely forested, and almost no one had set foot there.
Even the prince, Jun Lingyun, does not have a specific topographic map of this place. He only knows that there is such an uninhabited area.
Following the car and horse tracks, they passed through a dense forest, but the clues came to an abrupt end because in front of them was a large wetland.
Bai Xiaoyan dismounted and looked around, his eyes slightly solemn.
"Master, the car and horse marks disappeared when they got here. They may have waded through this wetland, and they were brave enough."
There are many swamps in the wetland. Once you fall into it, no matter how strong your martial arts skills are, it will be of no avail. The harder you struggle, the faster you will fall into it.
Jun Lingyun also dismounted and looked at the wetland in front of him. Dongfang Muze, did he really pass by this place?
No matter how good your qinggong is, you still need to have some strength.
It's true that the chariot and horse marks disappeared when they arrived here, but if Dongfang Muze and his party were riding horses, how would they get through the swamp?
If the horses were abandoned, how could those horses and carts disappear into thin air without leaving even a mark?
Could it be that the trace in front of them was a trap that deliberately led them into the swamp?