freenovelworld Chapter 202 Escape
Chapter 202 Escape
"Shameless!" An angry shout suddenly rang out in the hall.
This was followed by a loud thud.
"boom"
Ji Xun's eyes, filled with anger, were fixed on the letter sent back by the envoy, on which the conditions proposed by Yun Zhi were clearly written.
At the end of the letter, Ji Xun was asked what to do.
Ji Xun stood up and walked back and forth in the hall. He knew that An Guo might take advantage of the situation, but he didn't expect him to be so shameless.
Asking for 30% of their territory would be like handing over the half of Wu Kingdom that she had just conquered. Why didn't she ask for half of it?
And they also pay tribute. Do they think Yue State is a vassal state?
He really asks for so much right away, he's even worse than a robber.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It is more important to take care of your health." The eunuch beside him said cautiously.
Ji Xun stopped and glared at the letter lying there. "Propagate my order to summon all the ministers to discuss countermeasures."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch accepted the order, turned around and walked out hurriedly.
Inside the hall, Ji Xun's anger had not yet subsided, and his clenched fists were trembling slightly.
"You are all a bunch of thieves who take advantage of the situation! After I survive this period of time, none of you will have a good ending!" Ji Xun roared angrily.
Soon, the ministers hurried over.
After learning about the conditions proposed by Yun Zhi, the ministers all showed unanimous anger on their faces.
"Your Majesty, now that Anguo is bullying us like this, we must not give in easily! It's not like we can only rely on them to deal with the next alliance between the two countries." A minister spoke first.
"That's right, Your Majesty, our Yue Kingdom is not completely powerless to resist." Another minister echoed.
But could the Yue Kingdom really repel the next aggressive coalition forces of the two countries on its own? The ministers thought to themselves, it's difficult.
After calming down, a minister suggested, "With Anguo's help, our chances of victory would indeed be greatly increased. Your Majesty, how about we first negotiate with Anguo and see if they can lower their terms? If they refuse, why not pretend to agree to Anguo's terms and then make long-term plans once the immediate crisis is resolved?"
Ji Xun frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "This plan is feasible. Let Lord Yu in Anguo handle it this way."
"Yes, Your Majesty." All the ministers responded in unison.
Ji Xun rubbed his eyebrows and started talking about other things.
"The coalition forces of the two countries will soon attack. First, have soldiers from all over rush to reinforce us. We must assemble them as quickly as possible to prepare for the upcoming battle."
"Your Majesty, regarding the matter of food and fodder..." a minister asked.
Ji Xun waved his hand and said, "Order all places to quickly prepare. Raise as much as you can. No mistakes!"
"Yes!" The ministers accepted the order.
On the other side, Ning Qingwu was so excited that she could hardly contain herself. The person that An Guo had just stationed here told her that everything had been arranged and they would be able to leave in three days, so she should be prepared.
She was finally able to leave the place that had bound her for three years.
Three days later.
As the coalition forces of Liao and Yu gradually approached Yue and An and Yue were still discussing terms, Ning Qingwu arrived at the moment when he had to leave the palace.
That day, she did not go anywhere. She just sat in the palace, waiting for someone to come and take her out of the palace.
Soon, it was late at night.
Ning Qingwu, wearing clothes that were convenient for movement, sat alone in the dormitory, staring at the candle in front of him in a daze.
"squeak"
A subtle sound caught her attention. She looked up and saw a man dressed in black, whose gender was difficult to distinguish, nimbly climbing in through the window.
"Empress, let's go."
Listening to the visitor's low voice, Ning Qingwu nodded, stood up and walked towards her.
In the three years since entering the palace, Ning Qingwu has never given up practicing martial arts, and his skills are now getting better and better.
Led by the man in black, the two men followed the path and perfectly avoided the patrolling guards.
During the entire process, Ning Qingwu tried his best to suppress his breathing, fearing that he would be discovered by the guards.
Soon, the two came to a deserted palace.
The man in black stopped, looked around, and took Ning Qingwu to a corner.
She pushed aside the dry grass there and touched a certain place. In an instant, a stone slab in the corner slowly moved away, and a dark passage appeared before her eyes.
"Your Majesty, please come in quickly." said the man in black.
Ning Qingwu suppressed the turmoil in his heart and followed the man in black into the passage without hesitation.
The cave was dark and damp, and there was an unpleasant smell. Ning Qingwu endured the discomfort and followed the man in black carefully.
Because there was no light inside and she couldn't see anything, she could only rely on the sound of footsteps to determine the direction, and just followed closely behind the man in black.
After walking for a while, there was gradually light ahead.
"My queen, we are almost at the exit." The voice of the man in black sounded in the darkness.
"Yeah." Ning Qingwu responded softly.
Finally, they walked out of the cave.
Outside the cave, an unremarkable carriage was already waiting there.
Just as Ning Qingwu was walking towards the carriage, a person suddenly walked out of the carriage.
After seeing who was in front of him clearly in the moonlight, Ning Qingwu took a big step forward and hugged him, "Dad."
Ning Cen patted his daughter's shoulder gently and said, "Qingwu, now is not the time to talk. Let's go quickly. Dad will talk to you later."
Ning Qingwu nodded with a choked voice and followed Ning Cen into the carriage.
The carriage sped away, slowly moving away from the capital and heading towards Anguo.
Looking at the capital city gradually moving away, it disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
Ning Qingwu retracted his gaze and looked at his father, "Dad, why were you there just now?"
"Someone told me that you could escape today, so I wanted to come pick you up so we could escape together and avoid all the hassles in between."
Ning Qingwu pursed his lips and looked at his father whom he hadn't seen for more than a year. His eyes began to turn red again.
"Dad, do you think your daughter is too impulsive?"
Ning Cen naturally knew that she was talking about asking An Guo for help. He shook his head and said, "No, Dad knows you are doing this to protect me. It's just that Qing Wu must have had a hard time these days."
Facing his father's loving gaze, Ning Qingwu slowly lay on his lap, just like he did when he was young.
"Dad, it seems that we have never understood Ji Xun at all. Tell me, if I hadn't discovered his thoughts, and Dad had endured humiliation outside for my good life, would the final outcome be..." Ning Qingwu didn't continue, with a hint of fear in his voice.
A man who has never loved her would probably depose her as the first thing he would do after his father lost power.
The fate of the father and daughter was that one died quietly in the palace, and the other was executed on false charges.
Ning Cen looked at his daughter distressedly, "Qingwu, don't think about these troubles anymore. Go to sleep. When you wake up, everything will be fine. Dad will always be with you from now on."
Feeling his father's gentle pats, Ning Qingwu slowly fell into a deep sleep.
It’s great to be back with my father.