Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1357

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1352: Final Decision

Therefore, Wang Hanbing, like Xiao Rongyan, immediately surmised Fan Yugan’s actions... were likely to force the Minister of Revenue out of the negotiation delegation, to compel Wang Hanbing to speak.

Xiao Rongyan’s fingers tapped on the agarwood table, his deep black eyes hidden behind the mask, voice deep and cold: "It seems our Yan Kingdom has scouts from Zhou, and these scouts have presented Wang Hanbing’s entire background to the Emperor of Zhou!"

Wang Hanbing was slightly taken aback but upon a bit of reflection felt Xiao Rongyan’s reasoning was indeed logical.

After the incident, Xiao Rongyan pondered back and forth and realized that since the first day of the negotiations, Fan Yugan had frequently provoked Wang Hanbing.

Xiao Rongyan understands Fan Yugan; if Fan Yugan dislikes someone, he might provoke them once and then realize they are like cotton, without much temper, resulting in leaving them be. But Fan Yugan persistently provoked Wang Hanbing, which indicates testing...

Initially, Xiao Rongyan merely found it odd, but this time... Fan Yugan staged a play claiming the Minister of Revenue hit him and paraded the streets with injuries. Xiao Rongyan was sure Fan Yugan aimed to exclude the Yan Kingdom’s Minister of Revenue from its negotiation delegation.

After all, every action has a purpose.

Fan Yugan’s purpose is evidently twofold...

Firstly, because the tongue of Yan Kingdom’s Minister of Revenue is fierce, excluding him would allow Zhou to gain more advantages.

Secondly, to assess Wang Hanbing, who is the key figure in Yan Kingdom’s delegation, through provocation, knowing there’s still Liu Rushi in Zhou yet to be revealed.

Xiao Rongyan is more inclined to believe Fan Yugan’s purpose is the second, or perhaps... both. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Master..." Yue Shi stood at the door and saluted Xiao Rongyan, "The Emperor of Zhou has sent someone to invite the prince to the palace, saying... saying..."

Yue Shi glanced at the Minister of Revenue from Yan Kingdom, who immediately understood the reason, nearly outraged with anger.

"What did they say?" Xiao Rongyan asked leisurely.

"They said our Yan Kingdom first assassinated important Zhou officials, and then attacked Zhou courtiers, demanding an explanation, or else face war." Yue Shi quickly bowed afterward, as if nervous about being implicated.

The Minister of Revenue from Yan Kingdom turned pale and stood: "Prince, allow me to accompany you to the palace to personally explain to the Emperor of Zhou."

"It’s no use." Xiao Rongyan slowly stood, brushed off nonexistent dust from his attire, saying, "Their setup aims to gain concessions from this national gamble, not something you can resolve with mere explanation."

"Here’s the letter from the Emperor, have a look!" Xiao Rongyan pointed at the letter on the table and spoke to Wang Hanbing, "Send a letter to the Emperor immediately, advising him to be wary of spies in Yandu, not to alarm them prematurely, and wait for my return to decide on actions."

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