Chapter 253: Princes and Young Masters as Commoners?

Leng Qingliu smiled proudly.

Hu Zuo didn’t want to bother with Leng Qingliu anymore and turned to leave.

“Wait a minute.”

Hu Zuo stopped, “So, you finally figured out you want to submit to our Earth Kingdom?”

Leng Qingliu didn’t answer the question. He thought Hu Zuo might have some issues with his brain, “You’re in Yue City. What about the Earth Kingdom’s little prince?”

“Of course, he’s in the inn.” Hu Zuo looked Leng Qingliu up and down, seemingly enlightened. “Could it be that you feel embarrassed to ask for holy water from me, so you want to get it from our little prince instead?”

“Can you stop constantly talking about your Earth Kingdom’s holy water as if your country would collapse without it?”

“Our holy water is certainly not missing. Don’t spout nonsense.” Hu Zuo was particularly confident, almost boasting. He added, “The Earth Kingdom has holy water, and the Fire Kingdom has language spirits. That’s common knowledge. Leng Qingliu, let me tell you the truth: this visit to the Tiansheng Dynasty was arranged after discussions between the royal families of both the Fire and Earth Kingdoms.

You’d better be sensible. With the Feng Kingdom destroyed, seeking allies is the only way out.”

“So, both the Earth Kingdom’s and Fire Kingdom’s princes are in Yue City now?”

“Of course!”

Leng Qingliu found this information particularly significant and, after returning to his room, reported it to the Tiansheng Emperor.

“Your Majesty, I didn’t expect the Fire and Earth Kingdoms to have such grand schemes.” Even Leng Qingliu thought the Fire and Earth Kingdoms were being overly arrogant.

But seeing the Tiansheng Emperor’s expression, he wasn’t surprised at all, as if he already knew about this.

“They are making their own plans. We will carry on with ours. The last time the three kingdoms visited the Tiansheng Dynasty, they didn’t gain anything. This time, the Fire and Earth Kingdoms wanting to turn the tables is also impossible.

They might end up in a worse situation.”

Leng Qingliu suddenly thought of the little princess drinking milk and eating chestnuts in the divine temple…

He shivered.

It seemed the Tiansheng Emperor’s words made sense.

“Right now, I need to address the epidemic in Lingnan. We must keep our stay in Yue City a secret from the Fire and Earth Kingdoms. Do you understand?”

Leng Qingliu nodded repeatedly, “Understood. Even if their princes come to the capital, they will end up empty-handed. By then, Your Majesty will have already dealt with the Lingnan issue and will be able to handle the Fire and Earth Kingdoms properly.”

The Fire Kingdom wants to annex the Tiansheng Dynasty.

The Earth Kingdom wants to annex the Feng Kingdom.

How could they be so deluded, sending an envoy who returned crying? Now they send their princes, thinking they’ll get any benefits?

“I will assign people to closely monitor the actions of those two princes. I’ve heard the Fire Kingdom has language spirits?”

“Yes! It’s said they can make someone unlucky or struck by lightning just by speaking. It’s quite accurate.”

The Tiansheng Emperor squinted, “Hmph, if that were true, how could the Fire Kingdom be only the fourth of the Seven Kingdoms? They would have long been the first!”

Leng Qingliu also agreed with the Tiansheng Emperor’s assessment.

“However, since rumors have spread, there must be some basis. We should be cautious and keep a close watch.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

“By the way, where is An’er?”

“Out looking for the dog.”

The Tiansheng Emperor: …

……

In the inn’s backyard.

Prince Rongjing and Rong Yimeng had just returned from buying a honey-glazed roast duck.

Yes, they had become Di Jiaoyang’s little errand boys.

That evening, the little princess said she was hungry and heard there was a delicious honey-glazed roast duck in the south of Yue City. She had seen a line of people there when she passed by during the day, and it was said that the line stretched into the evening.

Rong Yimeng, eager to show off, suggested going out to buy it for Ah Bao.

As the two children returned from outside, they encountered a small boy standing in the Yue, holding a bottle.

He looked about seven or eight years old.

The Earth Kingdom’s little prince saw the two of them smiling as they passed by and called out, “Hey, you two…”

Prince Rongjing and Rong Yimeng stopped and pointed at themselves.

The Earth Kingdom’s little prince looked proud and said, “Yes, I’m talking about you two.”

Rong Yimeng and Prince Rongjing exchanged glances. Do we know this kid?

Prince Rongjing shook his head.

Rong Yimeng pulled Prince Rongjing over, “Why did you call us?”

“What are you carrying? It smells so good.” The Earth Kingdom’s little prince, who was seven years old like Rong Yimeng and Prince Rongjing, asked.

“You called us just for this?”

The Earth Kingdom’s little prince raised an eyebrow, “What else?”

Rong Yimeng: ?? Why does this kid look at us like we’re commoners?

Prince Rongjing frowned. The kid was dressed in fine clothes, especially the embroidered cuffs, which didn’t look like local fabric from the Tiansheng Dynasty.

He recalled the teacher saying that only royalty had the right to use such exquisite fabric.

Prince Rongjing had never seen this person before, so he figured he wasn’t from the Tiansheng Dynasty.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t speak, and Rong Yimeng, the silly kid, was too careless to notice these details.

“Give me the honey-glazed roast duck you’re holding.”

Rong Yimeng, holding the roast duck wrapped in oil paper, took a step back. “Why should we give it to you? We don’t owe you anything. It’s for my sister.”

“You two commoners have a sister?”

“Commoners?” Rong Yimeng was instantly enraged.

A little young master, a little prince, being called commoners by some unknown brat?

“Of course, you two must have come from the slums. Look at your dirty clothes.”

Rong Yimeng: !!!

Prince Rongjing: ???

The two of them had sneaked onto a carriage from the capital and were just seven-year-olds. They hadn’t carried any small bundles when they left. They had hidden in the carriage for three whole days, so they did look a bit disheveled, but they weren’t filthy.

However, they had been so busy buying roast duck for their sister that they hadn’t had time to change clothes.

“Did you grow your eyes in a dung pit?” Prince Rongjing couldn’t speak, but Rong Yimeng could.

The Earth Kingdom’s little prince, evidently used to luxury, asked, “What are you saying?”

“I’m saying you have eyes in a dung pit. Not only are you blind, but also deaf.” Rong Yimeng used to be quite a troublemaker.

“Bold!”

“I am bold.”

The Earth Kingdom’s little prince was so furious his head was spinning. “I’ll tell you, I am the prince of the Earth Kingdom! If you dare insult me, you’re finished. My Uncle Hu will definitely not let you off.”

“Hah?” Rong Yimeng almost laughed himself to death.

Prince Rongjing also had a cold expression. This kid was actually the Earth Kingdom’s prince!

To act so recklessly on the territory of the Tiansheng Dynasty, he was indeed quite daring.

“So, you think being a prince makes you important? We are still the royal…”

“Mmm-mm-mm.”

Prince Rongjing covered Rong Yimeng’s mouth, signaling him to stop talking.

Their father and sister being in Yue City was a secret. They couldn’t be as foolish as this little prince.