Novel Full Chapter 1807: 1800: Exchange Conditions
Chapter 1807: Chapter 1800: Exchange Conditions
“The Crown Prince of the Great Cheng Dynasty, I ultimately underestimated him. But luckily, you are here. In Qin Yu’s place, we should still have our people there?” Rong Ning looked at him calmly.
Bai Li nodded, “When we entered the Great Cheng Dynasty, we paid attention to Qin Yu’s movements and have placed a few of our people by his side. Although not many, they might come in handy.”
“Very good, immediately have them incite Qin Yu’s confidants to send news to the Great Wei Dynasty that Qin Yu’s siblings have been captured. Then dispatch our people to find out the whereabouts of Xiao Yuntang and Qin Yu’s siblings. It would be best if something happened to them.”
Rong Ning’s voice was cold, rationally strategizing.
Bai Li frowned slightly, “If something happens to Xiao Yuntang, naturally Xiao Yu and the Xiao family will have conflicts with Chu Heng. But if Qin Yu’s siblings… if they die, I’m afraid the Great Wei Dynasty will not let us go.”
“Even if the Great Wei Dynasty won’t let us go, they’ll first take it out on the Great Cheng Dynasty. Qin Muyan naturally won’t spare those who killed his children. When they raise troops against the Great Cheng Dynasty, it will be the perfect time for our Beiling City to reap the benefits.” Rong Ning’s eyes were extremely cold.
Bai Li nodded, deeply impressed by Rong Ning’s composure and foresight during crisis. But he was sent by Hua Qingluo to Rong Ning, so when Rong Ning was strategizing against Xiao Yuntang, he asked unnecessarily, “Is Xiao Yuntang going to act together with Qin Yu’s siblings?”
“Naturally, why do you ask more about her?” Rong Ning narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling Bai Li was being somewhat unusual.
Bai Li knelt down and promptly said in a deep voice, “I will handle it immediately.”
He concealed his emotions, and though Rong Ning didn’t delve into it, for some reason, there was always a discomfort in his heart.
This discomfort had lingered since he returned to Qilin Garden pretending to be Xiao Yu’s son.
But he had no time to worry about so many things.
He quietly returned to Qilin Garden and then, at the appointed time, joined Su Miaoyan for dinner. Su Miaoyan noticed his dislike for excessive closeness, so she restrained her affection a bit, just encouraging him to eat more of what he liked.
Occasionally, Rong Ning also gave her a bite of food, making Su Miaoyan as cheerful as a child, with cheeks smiling brightly as she ate.
But it was only when night fell that Xiao Yu returned. Su Miaoyan walked up to him and held his hand gently, “Why were you gone so long, Brother Yu? Ningning has injuries and kept waiting for you to return?”
She wasn’t particularly worried about the captured Xiao Yuntang; she had always considered Chu Heng to be a gentle child. He was likely angry and thus captured Tangtang, but since he had a close bond with Tangtang, he probably wouldn’t mistreat her.
Yet upon Xiao Yu’s return, his face was grim, even showing a hint of fatigue.
Su Miaoyan suddenly became tense, “Brother Yu, did anything happen with the Crown Prince, Your Highness?”
Xiao Yu claimed nothing was wrong, but he didn’t eat the dinner Su Miaoyan had saved for him and instead withdrew alone to his study.
Rong Ning, following Su Miaoyan’s instructions, finished drinking his medicine and then went to Xiao Yu’s study, still carrying the scent of the medicine.
The world’s richest man, the magnificence of his surroundings surpassed even the imperial palace of Beiling City, with an air of sophisticated elegance that made Rong Ning admire his taste.
He approached Xiao Yu, who was seated in a wheelchair, then knelt before him with his robe spread to speak, “Father, did you have trouble with Chu Heng today when you entered the palace?”
Xiao Yu initially didn’t want to tell him, but the person before him was his own son. He reached out to touch his head, “It’s my fault. I lost you back then, and now your sister is trapped in the palace. The Crown Prince wants to use you to exchange for her.”
ps. I didn’t have time to finish writing the entire ending today, so I’ll update some of Zi Wei’s side stories first. I’ll post them together tomorrow, along with the remaining thirty chapters. Sorry, sorry!