Chapter 219

Princess Ronghua and Liu Chaniang rode in one carriage to the dungeon of the Ministry of Justice.

Xiao Yunzhou shared a carriage with the King of Chu and the King of Zhou.

Xiao Yunzhou had originally wanted to show off by carrying Xiao Chuchu onto his own carriage, but Liu Chaniang snatched her away.

"Us women will ride in one carriage," said Liu Chaniang, fearing that a group of smelly men would corrupt her daughter.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Justice wasn't far from the palace, so Xiao Yunzhou didn't argue with her.

"Brother Xiao, you seem overly concerned about the little princess," the King of Zhou, grateful to Xiao Yunzhou for his niece's sake, sincerely advised him after seeing the women board the carriage.

"But she's still not even a year old, a child who needs to be carried. Taking her in and out like this is neither good for the child nor for you."

Xiao Yunzhou's eyebrows twitched, and he couldn't help but look at the King of Zhou as if he were an idiot!

If it weren't for him taking the little princess along, by this time next year, grass would be growing on Princess Ronghua's grave!

Besides, his fairy-like little princess just loved going out to play.

She was precocious, and if kept in the palace all day, the little one would be unhappy.

Xiao Yunzhou personally saw his precious daughter onto the carriage, watching her curiously peek her rosy little face out from behind the curtain to look around. His heart melted. "You don't understand," he said.

King of Zhou: "..." What didn't he understand?

It's not like he hadn't watched children grow up before!

"Spoiling her too much isn't a good thing. Well, I've said my piece," the King of Zhou couldn't stand Xiao Yunzhou's stubborn personality.

The King of Chu's eyes flickered slightly as he lowered his voice, "Xiao Yunzhou, be honest, there are no outsiders here."

"We, Chu and Jing, are allies, and I see that Zhou Xing also intends to form ties with your Jing Country."

"Just tell us honestly, did you receive guidance from some metaphysical master? Could this little princess perhaps be the source of good fortune for your Jing Country?"

Xiao Yunzhou's temple throbbed. He had been hit right on the mark!

How did the old fox King of Chu guess that his fairy-like daughter was a source of good fortune?

This wouldn't do. He couldn't let people know, lest the old fox try to snatch her away!

But just as he was about to refute, King Zhou Ling interrupted first.

"Old Chu, you're even more nonsensical than Xiao Yunzhou. I really don't know what to say to you."

"I can believe that Jing Country has great masters, and I acknowledge that Jing Country has capabilities."

"But to say that a half-grown child still carried in arms is the source of an entire nation's fortune is laughable!"

King Zhou Ling shook his head.

"Are Jing Country's rapid-fire guns, dragon bone water wheels, and legendary storybooks all brought about by a one-year-old infant?"

The King of Chu hissed, "You're right." He had been overly swayed by the idea of metaphysical masters.

But while King Zhou was lecturing the King of Chu, Xiao Yunzhou's entire face had turned red.

Indeed!

Damn it all, that was exactly how it was!

Inadvertently, King Zhou had spoken the truth.

[They're uncle and nephew with only a six-year age difference, yet the Yuan King shows no regard for this uncle at all.]

Xiao Chuchu read three pieces of today's gossip in one breath, suddenly becoming alert.

Xiao Yunzhou and Liu Chaniang were also listening with rapt attention, almost becoming entranced.

"Don't kill me... if you kill me, you won't know about the defenses, you won't know the Yuan King's secrets..." Yuan Kaizhi shouted.

King Zhou Ling gritted his teeth.

The King of Chu clicked his tongue, "Really good at threatening, but don't you know whose territory you're in? Jing Country has metaphysical masters, no matter how loudly you shout, it's useless."

King Zhou was stunned, turning his head to look at Xiao Yunzhou, "Your Jing Country's masters can calculate all these defenses?" Surely that's impossible?

"Ahem." Xiao Yunzhou couldn't help but cough, but he couldn't even shake his head!

What could he do?

His fairy-like little princess really could calculate all this!

She could know everything about a person just by looking at them, and in great detail too!

What to do when she's so excellent?

Xiao Yunzhou took a deep breath, "Come, begin the torture!"

"Everyone, especially the women, should wait in the next room."

"No, don't torture me! Otherwise, I'll die without telling you anything!"

After watching his daughter being carried away by Liu Chaniang and Princess Ronghua leaving, Xiao Yunzhou finally proceeded to deal with Yuan Kaizhi along with the King of Chu and the King of Zhou.

"Not talking?" Xiao Yunzhou sneered, calling for heated iron blocks to be brought.

"Yuan Kaizhi, it's fine if you don't talk. Even before We heard you open your mouth, our Jing Country's masters had already calculated everything!"

"What?! Impossible!"

"You know your Yuan King's secret, for which he has killed many people, isn't that right?"

Xiao Yunzhou's words made Yuan Kaizhi's eyes widen.

"And your border defense commander, Ma Sheng, you've bribed him, haven't you?"

Yuan Kaizhi looked up in terror.

The King of Chu and the King of Zhou were both stunned.

Xiao Yunzhou chuckled and took another step forward, continuing to show off.

"You once gave 100,000 taels of gold to Lu Nan of the Imperial Guard, didn't you?"

Yuan Kaizhi: "!"

King of Zhou, King of Chu: "!"

How did they know?

Jing Country was separated from Yuan State by Zhou Xing Kingdom!

How did Jing Country know all this?

Yuan Kaizhi was so frightened he wet himself! These secrets, he had never even told his bedmate!