Chapter 145: The Young Prince (2)
However, when Zhao Ziheng and others arrived at the place where Yin Yin and others had stayed before, it was not difficult to see that a bloody battle had ended. Feng Qinghan couldn't help but frowned slightly. What he cared about was not the tragic scene in front of him, but the reason for the fight. Of course he knew that a battle with Huanling was inevitable, but from the endgame in front of him it was obviously a mess. What happened?
"What happened?" Feng Qinghan asked anyway, his tone was very casual, it didn't sound like a question, but he just wanted to say it.
There were only wounded people and corpses left at the scene. To be exact, only Xia Wenyu and his subordinates were left. Xia Wenyu was covered in wounds, and it was obvious that his injuries were serious.
First of all, Xia Wenyu and others were surprised at Feng Qinghan's beauty, but when Xia Wenyu saw Zhao Ziheng who came with Feng Qinghan, his eyes stayed on him. It was not difficult to tell from the people following Zhao Ziheng that they were Zhao Ziheng's men; secondly, the reason why Zhao Ziheng and Feng Qinghan came here must be that they had escaped from trouble. It was not easy to escape from trouble under such circumstances. Of course, Xia Wenyu saw it from the beginning; finally, if it was before, Xia Wenyu might have asked Zhao Ziheng why he came here alone, but not now.
Zhao Ziheng clearly sensed Xia Wenyu's ambiguity when he saw him, and even felt that he had something to hide, so he spoke first: "Prince Xia, I think you should be very clear about the current situation. As long as Xia is willing to surrender and withdraw its troops, then my Zhao will guarantee that you will not be harmed by Zhou, and will also do its best to prevent Zhou from pursuing its responsibility. What do you think, Prince Xia?"
Xia Wenyu was very surprised by Zhao Ziheng's words, but then he understood. He had originally planned to do so, but he did not expect Zhao Ziheng to bring it up first. He did not know whether it was because Zhao Ziheng saw through his thoughts or if Zhao Ziheng had other ideas. In short, this proposal was quite reasonable for Xia State. Even if Xia State was held accountable, it was willing to bear the responsibility as long as it would not destroy Xia State.
"I am willing to accept King Zhao's proposal." Xia Wenyu said.
Zhao Ziheng nodded, then turned his head and said to Wu Yao behind him: "Immediately send someone to find King Zhou and pass on my order, saying that the Xia army is willing to withdraw, and Zhao will guarantee it. If Zhou insists on attacking Xia, then Zhao will become their ally."
"Yes, sir." Wu Yao immediately gave instructions to his subordinates after receiving the order, because everyone knew the urgency of the situation and every second counted.
"It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is seriously injured. If you don't mind, could you let me take a look at him?" Wang Ye spoke at this time and walked forward, as if he was sure that the other party would not refuse.
As expected, Xia Wenyu agreed. How could he not know Wang Ye? Wang Ye was no less talented than the current number one doctor in Zhou State, and he was also the most capable minister around Zhao Ziheng. It was a blessing for him to have this person to heal his wounds.
While Wang Ye was healing Xia Wenyu, Zhao Ziheng could no longer hold back his worries and finally spoke: "There is something I want to ask the prince."
This sentence made Xia Wenyu look up and look at Zhao Ziheng. He did not deny that Zhao Ziheng did have an incomparable kingly demeanor, but at the same time, he believed in the person that person chose, and slowly replied: "What King Zhao wants to ask about is the matter of Princess Zhaoren of Zhou?"
Zhao Ziheng was stunned and didn't say anything. It was not that he didn't want to speak, but he read some emotions in Xia Wenyu's eyes and didn't know where to start, so he simply remained silent.
"She was taken away by that vicious woman and Prince Jing of Zhou." Without waiting for Zhao Ziheng to speak again, Xia Wenyu gave the answer directly.
But hearing this answer, Zhao Ziheng frowned slightly, thinking that he had heard something wrong. With some disbelief, he repeated: "Prince Jing?"
"Yes, that woman used the matter of Prince Jing's wife as a threat to make Prince Jing help her escape from the pursuit and take the princess with her."
Zhao Ziheng seemed reluctant to believe this fact for a while. He was not surprised by Zhou Yan's arrival, and he knew Zhou Yan's feelings for Yin Yin better than anyone else. But at the same time, he had never thought about what kind of existence Han Ji was to Zhou Yan. Until now, he had to think about this problem, otherwise he could not understand why Zhou Yan helped Huanling to escape with Yin Yin. If Zhou Yan let Yin Yin be taken away by the enemy because of Han Ji's matter, it must be because Han Ji had some special meaning to him. Zhao Ziheng really wanted to know if it was love? If so, what was it for Yin Yin? He never believed that a person could fall in love with two people at the same time, and he was no exception... Zhao Ziheng had no doubt about the truth of what Xia Wenyu said. He just wanted to know what Zhou Yan wanted to do, and whether Yin Yin was in danger in this case?
Feng Qinghan was as puzzled as Zhao Ziheng, but the difference was that he knew more than Zhao Ziheng. He didn't know whether these slight differences could lead to a conclusion, but he now wanted to know how Zhao Ziheng would react. It was very strange. Ever since the two of them got together for Yin Yin's matter, he would inexplicably want to know what Zhao Ziheng would do. Of course, there were some things that he could basically guess without having to confirm. In fact, Zhao Ziheng had an unexpected tacit understanding with him in some aspects. Feng Qinghan did not intend to deny this. It could even be said that this tacit understanding made them look like close friends for many years. For now, they could perhaps be called friends. If they put aside their identities and positions, even if they fell in love with the same person, they should be able to become close friends who could get along very well, right?
