29: Chapter 29 The Blame Is Thrown on Li Yuan's Head

The deaths of the two princes of Nanhe Kingdom certainly required an explanation.

The current Lord of Nanhe Kingdom was furious; his two sons had died just like that, and he would not let the matter rest easily.

Furthermore, the Nanhe Kingdom royal family also needed to save face and maintain their dignity.

Everyone knew that the princess, Zhuang Yuan, was the mastermind, but on the surface, someone still needed to take the blame.

At the moment, Li Yuan was very suitable for this role.

So many people present were indispensable to Zhuang Yuan.

Besides needing their help to seize the position of Lord of Nanhe Kingdom, she also needed them for the future operation of Nanhe Kingdom.

Li Yuan, however, was not that important; he had merely saved her once.

Upon hearing these words from Lord Gu beside her, Zhuang Yuan furrowed her brows, her expression turning ugly.

"That gentleman saved my life; how could I drag him into such injustice..."

In front of others, Zhuang Yuan appeared somewhat indecisive.

She seemed unable to make up her mind, unwilling to let anyone sacrifice themselves.

"Princess, we all know you are benevolent, but in the current situation, there are not many choices.

As for that gentleman, when the great cause is achieved, we will erect a monument and confer a title upon him to honor his lifelong reputation.

Being able to contribute to the great cause of Nanhe Kingdom is also his glory."

The people around her spoke up one after another to persuade her.

Finally, Princess Zhuang Yuan nodded.

"Since my two elder brothers have already tried to kill me, I cannot be blamed for striking back as their younger sister.

Heaven does not want me to die, so I can only follow the will of Heaven and accept this position of Lord of Nanhe Kingdom."

Zhuang Yuan's expression was serious; it seemed that only at this moment did she truly make up her mind to vie for the position of Lord of Nanhe Kingdom.

"Lord Xiang, Lord Gu, this time, have those two fifth-grade experts under your command take action.

I have already bribed the intelligence sources on my two brothers' side.

There won't be any obstacles when the time comes, so you can strike.

Three days from now is the grand sacrifice before winter.

At that grand sacrifice, I will push the coffins of my two royal brothers and admit my fault to Father."

"Rest assured, Princess, this matter will absolutely not go wrong and will be completed properly!"

Today's conversation ended, and the great upheaval of Nanhe Kingdom was about to happen soon.

The current Lord of Nanhe Kingdom had only two sons and one daughter.

With the two sons dead, this princess was the only heir left.

This princess had also deeply infiltrated the political situation, so she could completely take over.

In her heart, Zhuang Yuan reviewed one plan after another.

What she thought about more was how to deal with her father.

If he retaliated forcefully, what should she do?

As for Li Yuan, who was going to take the blame and die, she did not think much about him.

He was just a chess piece, a chess piece picked up by accident.

When inviting Li Yuan to return to Nanhe Kingdom, Zhuang Yuan had already thought of this arrangement.

Indeed, Li Yuan had saved her, and she owed him a debt of gratitude.

But those who accomplish great things cannot be bound by minor details.

Those who should be sacrificed must be sacrificed for the greater good!

Over the next two days, Li Yuan rested quite well at the Princess Mansion.

The care he received was indeed exquisite and high-standard.

Li Yuan waited patiently, waiting for their various plans and actions.

As for the details, Li Yuan couldn't be bothered to delve into them.

The gap in strength was too great, so he had no interest in managing any schemes or plots.

Late at night two days later, in the inner court of the mansion, Zhuang Yuan met with her confidants again.

These people were somewhat excited, one could even say agitated.

The two princes were already dead, and the most difficult step was over.

Next was tomorrow's grand sacrifice!

Tonight, Li Yuan also received notice from the servant attending to him.

Tomorrow at the Mao hour, Princess Zhuang Yuan invited him to attend the grand sacrifice before winter together.

After the grand sacrifice ended, she would petition her father to seek an opportunity for Li Yuan to enter the Forbidden Ground.

The sky gradually brightened, and when the servant came to invite him, Li Yuan was already dressed.

He waited in the main hall of the Princess Mansion.

At the second quarter of the Mao hour, Princess Zhuang Yuan took her people to the Heaven-Worshipping Altar of Nanhe Kingdom.

The Heaven-Worshipping Altar was located ten miles outside the imperial palace.

A high platform was built here, used for various prayers and sacrifices to Heaven by Nanhe Kingdom.

Li Yuan followed the group all the way to the Heaven-Worshipping Altar, where the outer perimeter was already packed with the people of Nanhe Kingdom.

Near the Chen hour, the current Lord of Nanhe Kingdom arrived surrounded by his entourage.

The side of this Lord of Nanhe Kingdom seemed to be surrounded by oppressive pressure.

Others only needed to glance at him to feel their breathing become heavy and their legs go weak.

After the Lord of Nanhe Kingdom walked to the Heaven-Worshipping Altar, he lifted his eyes and scanned the surroundings, a trace of anger appearing on his face.

"Where are the First Prince and Second Prince? For the grand sacrifice before winter, as descendants of the royal family, do they not know the urgency and importance of the matter?"

The Lord of Nanhe Kingdom said this to the court officials.

Usually, these officials were quite close to the two princes, even suspected of forming cliques.

How could they not know to urge them today, missing even such a major event?

As his voice fell, the Lord of Nanhe Kingdom noticed something was wrong.

Why had all the trusted high officials of the two princes stood at the very end!

One must know, they were important officials in the court.

The ranking and standing positions were not just a simple order.

"Censor Guo, what is the meaning of you standing at the back? Do you feel that the position of Censor-in-Chief is not worthy of you?"

Facing the questioning of the Lord of Nanhe Kingdom, this Censor Guo did not respond.

At the same time, a group of people carrying two coffins walked over.

The grand sacrifice before winter, which originally had a fixed procedure, suddenly had some unexpected changes.

The onlookers, on the contrary, became more interested in this.

And the Lord of Nanhe Kingdom had already sensed something was wrong.

After hesitating for a moment, he took a step forward and leaped ahead.

The people carrying the coffins were blasted away, and then he pushed open the lid of the coffins.

In the coffins were, shockingly, his two sons...

"Ah!! Who, who hurt my princes!!"

A roar erupted, utilizing Internal Energy to make the eardrums of the surrounding people ache painfully.

The Lord of Nanhe Kingdom clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with hatred.

The first person he looked at was his only daughter, Zhuang Yuan.

Sitting in a high position, how could he lack intelligence?

His two princes were dead; who benefited the most?

This was definitely his princess!

Seeing her father's gaze fixed on her, Zhuang Yuan also walked out.

"Four days ago, my two royal brothers sent assassins to kill me.

Fortunately, with the pity of Heaven and my ancestors, I managed to save my life.

A guest under my command, mindful of my suffering, took action and assassinated them...

I ask Father to punish me; the cause of my two royal brothers' deaths lies with me!"

Zhuang Yuan's words, on the contrary, placed herself in a position of having been wronged.

How could the Lord of Nanhe Kingdom not guess the real reason?

But over these years, he had been indulging in pleasure, leaving many things to his children to handle.

As a result, many of his powers had actually been hollowed out.

Zhuang Yuan daring to do this was clearly a sign that he, as the Lord, had lost power.

If he hadn't lost power, even if his sons died, he could just have more and train them.

But now, he feared that many of the sons and daughters he had would not live past one year old.

Unable to control the anger in his heart, the Lord of Nanhe Kingdom scanned the surroundings: "Who is it? Which guest killed the princes of my Nanhe Kingdom!"

Zhuang Yuan showed a difficult expression, as if she could not speak, extremely troubled.

After hesitating for a long while, she slowly turned around and pointed at Li Yuan: "It was my guest, Li Yuan, but he was also acting on impulse, feeling heartache that I had been wronged.

Father, if you want to punish someone, punish me!"