"Emissary from Bei'an, it was my concubine who was ignorant and offended the two princesses. I wonder how the envoy from Bei'an wants me to punish her?"
Murong Zheng looked up at Qu Jingze with a calm expression, but everyone could hear the protection of Concubine Dong in his words.
The excited hearts of the ministers turned cold in an instant. They thought that their emperor had finally come to his senses and returned to the right path, but they did not expect that in the end he was still protecting Concubine Dong.
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Your country's Concubine Dong wanted to murder our Princesses Guo Jiaoyang and Jinxiu, but the murder attempt failed. If such a thing is considered a collision, I, Bei'an, don't mind colliding with the army of Da Zhou on the border."
"Your Majesty, you should have heard that our emperor's favorite is Princess Jiaoyang. If Princess Jiaoyang hadn't stopped her, the news that Princess Jiaoyang was almost burned to death in the Great Zhou Embassy would have been sent out. Do you think our Emperor Bei'an and Empress would be indifferent to this matter?"
"If His Majesty the Great Zhou wants to keep things peaceful and stable at the border between the two countries, then he should show his sincerity and severely punish those who are doing wrong."
Qu Jingze's questioning made Murong Zheng's face even gloomier, especially since Qu Jingze had already revealed his carriage, but he was still trying his best to protect Concubine Dong.
Murong Zheng glanced at his ministers. They were all kneeling there quietly, without making a sound, as if they did not hear Qu Jingze's accusations and questions.
If it was because of something else, Qu Jingze's accusation would surely make the Great Zhou offer a huge sum of money as an appeasement. But now, Qu Jingze kept saying that he only wanted Concubine Dong.
But he wanted to save Concubine Dong's life. Many years ago, he had promised her that as long as he lived, Concubine Dong would live happily.
"What does your Excellency want me to do?" Finally, Murong Zheng spoke. When he spoke, he had already made a plan. He would protect Concubine Dong at all costs.
"The imperial concubine is the emperor's imperial concubine. The emperor is reluctant to punish her, so he pushes the blame on an outsider. This seems a little inappropriate."
However, Qu Jingze had already guessed Murong Zheng's thoughts. If he asked him to tell her how to punish her, he would be overstepping his authority. If anything happened to Concubine Dong, it would be all his fault.
Therefore, the princess of Bei'an was killed by the imperial concubine of their Great Zhou, and the decision on how to punish the imperial concubine should be made by the emperor of Great Zhou.
As long as the punishment meets his requirements, he has no objection.
"The noble envoy wants her life?" Although Murong Zheng was confused about Concubine Dong's affairs, he was still quite knowledgeable about state affairs. After hearing Qu Jingze's words, he knew in his heart that the order of punishment could only be given by him.
"If His Majesty has no objection, then of course I have no objection either. After all, our two princesses in Bei'an almost died in the fire."
What Qu Jingze meant was that even if Concubine Dong was executed, it would only be one life of Concubine Dong for two lives of Princess Bei'an.
"You are so presumptuous. I am the imperial concubine."
"I, an outsider, do not understand the rules of the Great Zhou. It's just that when I was in Bei'an, my emperor once said that all the concubines and imperial concubines were merely objects to serve the emperor, while the princesses and princes were of royal blood."
Concubine Dong was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Qu Jingze angrily and shouted: "You...you...you..."
"The foreign minister is talking about Bei'an. Perhaps in the Great Zhou, the Imperial Concubine is superior to the Queen. If that is true, then indeed, the lives of our two princesses are not as valuable as the Imperial Concubine."
With his sharp tongue, Qu Jingze successfully silenced Concubine Dong and also successfully pushed Murong Zheng into a desperate situation.
(End of this chapter)