Chapter 766: Chapter 766: 766: Because of Love

Jiang Ning turned her head and looked outside, asking, “Where’s Gucheng?”

“Gucheng’s illness hasn’t healed, so I let him go back to rest.”

“Oh, he wasn’t injured, was he?”

“No.” Li Hongyuan looked at her, “When you woke up, you kept asking about Gucheng, showing great concern for him. Why didn’t you ask about Gufeng?”

“Gufeng should have already returned.” Jiang Ning shook her head, “This time, it was my fault that he got involved. According to the rules of the Shadow Guard, he will definitely be punished.”

Li Hongyuan scoffed, “As a Master, as long as you don’t protect yourself well, the people around you will naturally be implicated. I hope you understand this principle.”

Jiang Ning’s eyes narrowed slightly, “You didn’t do anything to Huang Ying and the others, did you?”

“Why would I do anything to them?” Li Hongyuan said calmly, “What you should be concerned about now, apart from Gufeng’s life and death, is how to explain this to Concubine Ya and the Silla Kingdom.”

“Explain it to Concubine Ya? She tricked me into going there, intending to harm me. By rights, she should be the one feeling guilty towards me, shouldn’t she?”

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“After all, you killed her younger brother.”

“Give me a break, don’t I know that? They’re not even blood siblings. Prince Xinhai is the child of the Monarch of Silla’s beloved consort, while Concubine Ya is just the daughter of a favored concubine. How many good days can a favored concubine and a princess in the Silla Kingdom have when being sent to the Great Sheng as gifts to please the royal family?”

“What do you mean?”

“I think Concubine Ya’s relationship with her so-called brother is not as good as it seems.” Jiang Ning said, “Concubine Ya didn’t really want to harm me, but she was torn between luring me there and then giving up on poisoning me. It’s obvious that she was forced as well.”

“Fine, even if what you said is true, and we don’t need to worry about Concubine Ya, what about the Silla Kingdom?” Li Hongyuan stared at her, “In recent years, Rouran has been staring covetously at our borders, harassing and plundering them. If it weren’t for the support of the Silla Kingdom, Rouran would have already swept through.”

“Quit pretending.” Jiang Ning yawned, “Don’t make it sound like you value and rely on the Silla Kingdom so much. Even with their help, isn’t Rouran still a major threat to you? The lands that the Ancestor Emperor snatched from the Rouran barbarians must have had you fearing their return day and night, right?”

Li Hongyuan frowned, “Jiang Ning, watch your words!”

“Let’s just talk openly, no need to beat around the bush.” Jiang Ning was a bit impatient, “I know you’ve been displeased with the Silla Kingdom for a long time, and you’ve been wanting to launch a war to eliminate Rouran completely. Why bother with the pretense, what with your deep nature, how could you be so impulsive as to cut off Prince Xinhai’s finger in the Traveling Palace? Just like last time, when you injured the Prince of Huai in front of the Emperor, there were both reasons to avenge me and other factors.”

Li Hongyuan said coldly, “Since you think you understand me so well, tell me, what will I do next?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Of course, cooperate with the two old masters of my family.”

“Oh? Explain.”

“Provoke the Silla Kingdom, fight them, and then let my father and uncle recommend Prince of Zhao, Li You to lead the troops to suppress them!”

Li Hongyuan smiled slightly, “Why are you so sure that your father will help me? The marriage between Prince of Zhao and your sister is already a done deal. No matter who wins or loses in my struggle with the Prince of Zhao, it won’t affect the Jiang family. There’s no need for them to offend the Prince of Zhao for my sake.”

Jiang Ning grinned, “Isn’t it obvious? It’s because of true love.”