Zhao Xu’s face lost the last trace of color.

Chu Shun noticed his pallor and said, "Looking so terrible, you didn’t know Princess Jing Mountain’s identity and bullied her, did you?"

Zhao Xu, "...."

"I didn’t bully her," Zhao Xu replied weakly.

"Then why do you look like the sky is about to fall?" Chu Shun inquired.

"...."

"I bullied her elder brother," Zhao Xu wished he were dead.

"...!!!"

Prince NanAn and others shuddered.

A few of them instinctively took a step away from Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu didn’t notice, but the guard behind him muttered, "It’s not the same kind of bullying."

Xingxing stood beside Su Jin, not quite understanding the guard’s words.

Isn’t bullying all the same?

Can there be several types of bullying?

Prince NanAn coughed lightly, unable to suppress his gossiping curiosity, and asked, "How did you bully Princess Jing Mountain’s elder brother, Prince Beimo?"

Zhao Xu looked up at Prince NanAn.

He didn’t want to explain.

But he was relying on Xie Jingchen to help him with the marriage proposal.

Even in an ordinary family, this would be hard to settle, let alone with Prince Beimo?

He would need Prince NanAn and the others to help him brainstorm, even though their ideas usually weren’t great, as long as they worked.

Zhao Xu said sullenly, "I hit Prince Beimo twice."

Chu Shun, "...."

Prince NanAn, "...."

Heir of Marquis Beining, "...."

Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, "...."

This gossip fire, let alone burning, was already boiling.

Prince Beimo, the one destined to inherit the throne and become King Beimo, was hit twice?

Prince NanAn and the others surrounded Zhao Xu, wanting to know every detail,

Zhao Xu didn’t want to mention those foolish actions, so the guard spoke on his behalf.

"This trip to Daqi, the Eldest Young Master also wanted to ask Cousin Master for help to propose to the Zhao Family," the guard’s voice grew weaker.

Because Chu Shun and the others were dumbfounded.

He beat up Prince Beimo and still wanted to marry his imperial sister, Princess Jing Mountain?

Isn’t this beyond wishful thinking?

Once was enough, but he hit him twice.

Even if Zhao Xu’s character was skewed by their tricks, it wasn’t so twisted while in Daqi, why become so bold back in Nanliang?

It is bad to hit others, but hitting your future brother-in-law is extraordinary.

Chu Shun hooked his arm around Zhao Xu’s shoulder, patting his chest, "Why didn’t you learn a lesson from your poor cousin?"

Zhao Xu, "...."

Zhao Xu’s head was throbbing.

He wanted them to brainstorm ideas, not to kick him while he was down.

Yes. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Ideas they needed, but stones ought to be thrown too.

Prince NanAn and the others discussed right in front of Zhao Xu about the status of a brother-in-law versus a son-in-law.

Xie Jingchen was the best example; when Su Chong came to the Capital, they mistakenly thought he wanted to bully Su Jin and stood up to hit Su Chong with a punch.

That indeed was for his sister’s sake, but Su Chong did hit back.

Prince Beimo’s temper likely was no better than Su Chong’s.

"I wonder if two good beatings could extinguish Prince Beimo’s anger," Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo said sympathetically.

"...."

Prince NanAn patted Zhao Xu on the shoulder and said, "Don’t be discouraged; you are our brother, how could we stand idly by?"

"When the time comes, we will surely find a sturdy branch for you to carry as you apologize. Prince Beimo will surely forgive you."

"...."

Chu Shun added, "Isn’t carrying a branch to apologize too conspicuous?"

"After all, Prince Beimo getting beaten is a loss of face; he probably doesn’t want it known."

"I think weaving the branch into armor would be better, worn under clothes, achieving the effect of apologizing while preserving Prince Beimo’s dignity."

Zhao Xu, "...."

Guard, "...."

Clearly, they couldn’t be relied on.

Zhao Xu was already resigned.

Su Jin stood aside, almost suffocating from trying not to laugh.

Can’t they sometimes focus on the main point?

Princess Jing Mountain is currently betrothed to the Prince of Nanliang.

Even if Zhao Xu was determined to rebel and overthrow the Nanliang Court, until the major matter was achieved, would Beimo agree to marry off Princess Jing Mountain?

However, Su Jin realized she might not have hit the main point either. She asked, "Since Princess Jing Mountain has always been at the Zhao Family, then who is the Princess Jing Mountain in the Nanliang Capital?"

Which Princess Jing Mountain is the Prince of Nanliang meant to marry?

Prince NanAn and the others all looked at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu had no one to look to; he only just found out the real Princess Jing Mountain was at the Zhao Family, much less who was impersonating in the Capital.

Back when Xie Jingchen asked Zhao Xu to rescue Princess Jing Mountain, it was to help Beimo, so that Beimo would assist him in the future if needed.

Now Zhao Xu and Princess Jing Mountain had pledged to each other, yet he’d beaten Prince Beimo.

Su Jin didn’t know if Zhao Xu had betrayed Xie Jingchen’s efforts for him or exceeded Xie Jingchen’s expectations...

However, just when Nanliang managed to kidnap Princess Jing Mountain, let Prince Beimo take her back to Nanliang and then marry her off, who she would eventually marry was indeed uncertain.

Zhao Xu didn’t want to continue discussing this painful topic. The fact that Zhao Qingqing was the real Princess Jing Mountain was something he hadn’t fully processed; he still needed to think about what to do next.

He looked at Su Jin and said, "I came to see Cousin Sister-in-law for General Shi."

Su Jin raised an eyebrow, "General Shi?"

Su Jin truly didn’t guess that Zhao Xu would come for General Shi.

With just that one sentence, she didn’t guess General Shi was poisoned.

The poison was given to Xie Jingchen; as for on whom it was used, she didn’t know.

Zhao Xu nodded, "General Shi was poisoned and has been comatose. The Heir of Marquis Changning knows Cousin Sister-in-law has excellent medical skills and hopes she can save his uncle."

Knowing Dong Chenglang was Zhao Xu’s man, Prince NanAn remained silent.

Zhao Xu really was afraid they might obstruct, after all, many soldiers of Daqi perished at General Shi’s hands.

Su Jin asked Zhao Xu to describe General Shi’s symptoms; Zhao Xu pulled out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Su Jin.

The paper was given to her by Dong Chenglang.

Su Jin glanced at it, her mouth twitching; wasn’t this her concocted poison?

"This poison...," Su Jin frowned.

Zhao Xu hurriedly asked, "Cousin Sister-in-law can’t cure it either?"

"It’s not that it’s incurable, but General Shi’s poisoning symptoms are strikingly similar to those of Xie Jingchuan’s poisoning," Su Jin said.

Prince NanAn took the paper and glanced at it, remarking in surprise, "It’s really quite similar."

Zhao Xu, unaware of Xie Jingchuan’s poisoning, inquired how it happened, and Zhao Xu furrowed his brow.

Xie Jingchuan, when awakened, claimed it was General Shi who poisoned him.

Now, General Shi himself was poisoned...

Surely it wasn’t General Shi who poisoned himself?

Besides, Dong Chenglang’s anxiety couldn’t be faked.

Su Jin looked at Zhao Xu and said, "If Xie Jingchuan’s poison was indeed orchestrated by Nanliang, then the antidote is in the Nanliang Military Camp; it just needs to be found."

Zhao Xu nodded, "I will handle this matter right away."