Reborn, meet you again!

Chapter 231 Seeking Skin from a Tiger

And at this time in Shangjing City.

A man in a black robe entered King Huai's study at night. Seeing someone coming in, King Huai seemed to have expected it and spoke with a somewhat elegant smile on his face.

"I have been waiting for the prince for a long time."

The man then took off the black robe, revealing the face of Helian Qi, the Prince of Mobei.

The people of Mobei originally gave people the impression of being tall and having rough faces, but this Mobei prince was a little different. He was quite handsome, with a sharp look between his eyebrows.

But compared with King Huai's politeness, he seemed a bit casual. He strode onto the chair in the study and sat down before responding lazily.

"Your Majesty, you are too polite. I have been communicating with Your Majesty for a long time, but Your Majesty has not shown up in the past few days since I arrived in the capital. I thought Your Majesty... was trying to avoid me."

King Huai was not angry when he saw that he was so rude.

"Your Highness is overthinking. Jun Jiuchen has many eyes and ears in the capital, and I am just trying to avoid suspicion."

"I wonder why the Crown Prince sent a special message today, insisting on taking the risk to meet him. What's the reason?"

Helian Qi just smiled when he heard that, and reached out to turn the teacup on the table, making a slight sound.

"You Tianqi people value give and take. I have controlled several court officials on behalf of King Huai, and even sent elite assassins to assassinate your prime minister on your behalf."

"Now, of course, I have something to ask King Huai for help."

King Huai looked at Helian Qi, unsure of what he wanted to do, and just responded calmly.

"Please speak, Prince."

Helian Qi didn't say much and directly stated the purpose of his visit today.

"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet. I would like to ask for the Queen Mother's sister, Su Ling'er, to marry me... I would like Prince Huai to mediate."

King Huai was stunned when he heard this.

Su Ling'er?

Then he seemed to think for a moment before speaking with some embarrassment.

"Prince, I'm afraid this is inappropriate..."

"Your Highness, you don't know that the Queen Mother loves this sister very much and would definitely not want her to marry far away in Mobei, so she is strongly opposed to this matter..."

"If I were to add fuel to the fire in this matter, I would lose the emperor's favor and all my previous efforts would be wasted."

"By then... no one will be able to check Jun Jiuchen's power in the court..."

Helian Qi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

"So, Prince Huai means he doesn't want to help me anymore?"

King Huai saw that Helian Qi looked unhappy, but he remained calm.

"What the prince said is not true. It's just that I feel that my greatest enemy is the same as yours."

"Compared to marrying Miss Su Er, isn't it true that the main purpose of our cooperation this time is to eliminate Jun Jiuchen, the great threat to my heart, and let the Mobei Army fall into my hands?"

When Helian Qi listened to King Huai's words, a face with a ghost mask suddenly appeared in his mind. His eyes were slightly cold, but he did not give in.

"Prince Huai is right, but Su Ling'er, I must marry you. Since it's not convenient for Prince Huai to show up in person, I can just stay out of the way and make some people shut up. I think I can do that..."

"Since King Huai is cooperating with me, you should also let me see your sincerity, right?"

King Huai was about to refuse when he heard this, but Helian Qi suddenly spoke.

"Oh, there's some bad news. I forgot to tell Prince Huai. My men were careless when they attacked this time and accidentally used a hidden weapon unique to Mobei. Jun Jiuchen happened to have seen this hidden weapon before."

"King Huai said, if he comes to confront me, how should I respond?"

"After all, Prime Minister Song and I have no vested interests..."

Upon hearing this, King Huai's heart moved and his eyes suddenly darkened.

The reason why he was fearless was that he was not directly involved in the Yao Peng incident, but Helian Qi came to him to pledge his allegiance.

As for the assassination of Song Yi, Yun Zheng had already sent back a message.

None of the warriors from Mobei survived.

Who knew that Helian Qi actually had a trick up his sleeve...

He glanced at Helian Qi, whose eyes were full of interest, and his tone was sharp.

"Is the prince threatening me?"

Helian Qi chuckled, his fingers still gently stroking the edge of the teacup, his tone leisurely.

"Your Majesty, you are too serious. I was just giving you a reminder. After all, we are allies now, so naturally, we will prosper together and suffer together..."

King Huai felt a tightness in his heart when he heard this.

If I am caught by this guy, I will be controlled by him in the future. However... his people revealed their whereabouts when they were clearing out King Dingbei, and now they are all being closely watched by Jun Jiuchen.

He has no one to rely on, so how can he accomplish anything in the future?

Otherwise, he would not have taken the risk of joining forces with Helian Qi.

Thinking of this, King Huai hesitated for a moment and could only respond.

"In that case, then... everything will be as the prince wishes."

……

On August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet arrived as scheduled.

In the magnificent hall of the imperial palace, people were toasting each other.

But beneath the golden and prosperous scene, there is a faint undercurrent.

Halfway through the banquet, Su Jinyue, who was sitting behind the curtain, began to relax because nothing went wrong at this state banquet.

Looking at his son who was sitting at the top and already looked like an emperor, a relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Helian Qi stood up suddenly, raised his glass high and spoke loudly.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. This prince has a request. I hope His Majesty Tianqi and the Queen Mother will grant it."

The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Helian Qi.

When Su Jinyue heard this, the smile that had just appeared on her lips disappeared in an instant.

The Regent had not returned from the capital, and Prince Huai was unable to attend due to a cold. What she was most worried about was what kind of trouble would happen today. Unexpectedly, the more she feared, the more likely it would come to happen.

However, although she didn't know what Helian Qi was up to, she could only speak.

"Whatever your Highness has to say, please speak frankly."

Helian Qi's eyes flashed with a smile when he heard the young voice coming from behind the curtain.

"The Queen Mother must also know that Tianqi and Mobei had many disagreements in the past, which led to frequent wars."

"Now that the two countries have reached peace talks, this Crown Prince is interested in forming a marriage alliance with your country. I am willing to offer the position of Crown Princess to you and marry the Second Miss of the Su Family to complete the Qin-Jin alliance. What do you think, Queen Mother?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Su Jinyue felt her heart sink.

Second Miss Su?

Isn’t that Ling’er?

Ke Jiahe had told her a lot about the situation in Mobei when he complained to her. He had heard that the people in Mobei were tough and there were constant civil unrest. Ling'er was timid and cowardly by nature, so how could she go to such a place?

Thinking of this, Su Jinyue considered it for a moment and then politely declined.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is thoughtful."

"However, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet, originally intended for the emperor and his subjects to celebrate reunion. The marriage is a matter of great importance to both countries and requires careful consideration. Why not discuss it another day?"

But how could Helian Qi give up the idea just because of Su Jinyue's words, which were neither light nor heavy? He just continued to look at Su Jinyue behind the curtain with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, you are wrong. I have heard that the people of Tianqi attach great importance to festivals."

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a perfect day with a full moon and blooming flowers. A marriage between our two countries is a matter of great joy. Discussing this today is a perfect opportunity with the best timing, location, and people. How could it be wrong?"