Rong Heng just laughed dismissively, "Fine, then shoot, I, too, want to see how the Emperor of Dongru Country can shoot his own Empress. Once I get out, I’ll be sure to spread the word about just how vile your Royal Family is. First, confining her in the Imperial Palace because she’s fat, and now, disregarding her life and shooting her directly, Ning Xu, if you dare to kill her, I dare to throw the Imperial Jade Seal to you, if you don’t believe me, try it!"
Ning Xu’s most detested thing in life was being threatened, especially when Yuan Yuan held no weight in this situation at all. How could a woman compare to the Imperial Jade Seal? Even if this woman had the title of the Empress of Dongru Country, he would still kill her!
Thus, when he ordered the archers to take their positions, Yuan Yuan’s gaze was already filled with icy coldness. If she died just like that, so be it, death might not be a release. It was truly suffocating that she hadn’t done much and met such an end.
However, no one expected that at this critical moment, the Empress Dowager stumbled over, her hair half-combed, and roared at Ning Xu.
"Emperor, I’d like to see who dares to shoot the Empress, if you dare to kill her, you’ll have to step over my corpse first!"
When the Empress Dowager stretched out her hand in front of Yuan Yuan, a mocking smile curled up the corners of her lips.
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"Mother, he holds Dongru Country’s Imperial Jade Seal in his hand, without it, do you really want to watch Dongru Country fall?"
The Empress Dowager turned sharply, her gaze fierce as she looked at Rong Heng, "Hand over the Jade Seal, and I’ll let you go."
Rong Heng scoffed, "Do you take me for a three-year-old? Without the Jade Seal as a guarantee, the next second you would shoot me."
"You still have the Empress as a shield, don’t you? Return the Jade Seal to him, and the Empress will ensure your safety to Shili Pavilion, where you can release her, how about that?"
"Why should I trust you?"
"Because I, who can decide for the Emperor, because my maiden home is the National Guardian General Mansion, because I am the Emperor’s mother. As long as he still calls me mother, he must listen to me. Do you believe it or not? If not, release the Empress, take me instead, I’ll be your hostage, how about that?"
Rong Heng looked disdainful, "Tsk, forget it, take you? Believe it or not, in the blink of an eye, your men could kill me? Now, let me go, as I said, the Jade Seal and the person will both be thrown outside the city at Shili Pavilion,"
"Rong Heng, don’t push your luck!"
"Ning Xu, that’s all you’re capable of, I’m sparing you face because of your young age and ignorance, I won’t quarrel with you. Release my people and let me leave for Shili Pavilion, otherwise, we both perish, believe it or not?"
Ultimately, Rong Heng, having taken the corpulent Yuan Yuan into the horse carriage, was followed by all the envoys from Nanling Country who had come with him; they withdrew from the Forbidden City and exited the Imperial City like a tide.
Outside Shili Pavilion, Rong Heng pulled on the reins sharply, ’hush...’ stopping the horse carriage, then he lifted the curtain to look at Yuan Yuan shivering inside.
"I do as I say, you may leave now."
Yuan Yuan cast a cold glance, "What about the Jade Seal?"
"The Jade Seal will not be returned, a person means nothing to me and can be returned!"
Such shameless words, unexpectedly coming from the mouth of this strikingly handsome Prince of Nanling Country, truly widened her eyes.