Chapter 56: Hijacking the Empress and the Princess, the calm before the storm

"This lady, do you think that just by apologizing, you can walk away?"

The corners of Qin Mu's mouth curled into a smile, his deep gaze fixed on Empress Zhangsun.

"Then according to the young master's meaning?"

Empress Zhangsun frowned.

Trouble!

It was indeed not so simple to settle.

"Just now I heard her address you as Mother. In the world today, there should only be one person in the entire Great Tang who can be called Mother, right?"

Qin Mu continued to ask.

Empress Zhangsun was silent for a moment, then nodded silently and said: "It seems the young master has already guessed. Correct, I am the current Empress of the Great Tang, and she is my daughter, Princess Changle."

"Hmm."

Qin Mu nodded slightly, his expression showing not the slightest surprise.

This reaction of his made Empress Zhangsun somewhat curious.

This young man is so young, yet so seasoned; it is truly rare.

Could he be a prince from some country?

"Mother, I just heard the two people behind him call him Your Majesty. He is not a special envoy; he is the monarch of a country in the Western Regions!"

Changle finally could not hold back and stated her conjecture directly.

"What did you say!? He is a monarch?"

Hearing these words, Empress Zhangsun's expression also changed.

How could this be!

Why would a monarch of another country come to Changancheng in disguise?

What exactly is going on?

Empress Zhangsun's expression became quite grave.

Years of bloody storms had given her an extremely keen intuition.

She felt that this matter was not so simple!

"Hahaha!"

"Well said, I am indeed a monarch, and furthermore, the monarch of Tibet."

Qin Mu laughed heartily, not intending to hide his true identity at all.

Boom!

Once these words were spoken, Empress Zhangsun's head exploded with a buzz.

"What did you say? Could you be Songtsen Gampo?"

Empress Zhangsun was surprised beyond measure.

Beside her, Changle also opened her mouth wide in shock.

"Songtsen Gampo?"

"Hmph, he has long been sunning himself in the prison of the Potala Palace."

Qin Mu smiled contemptuously.

"What?"

"Songtsen Gampo is imprisoned? Then who exactly are you?"

Empress Zhangsun felt increasingly that this was suspicious, and she felt increasingly afraid.

She felt as if a huge conspiracy was approaching her, and even approaching the entire Great Tang!

"Want to know who I am? Then why not come back to Tibet with me."

Qin Mu revealed a meaningful smile.

"You... what do you mean?"

Empress Zhangsun seemed to have sensed something and pulled Changle back two steps without changing her expression.

"What do I mean?"

"Noble Empress, do you think that after I have told you so many secrets, it is still possible for you to leave?" Qin Mu spread his hands, pretending to be helpless.

"Audacious!"

"I am the Empress of the Great Tang, this is the capital region of the Great Tang, how dare you?"

Empress Zhangsun straightened her posture, her tone deep and thick, her entire body exuding a sharp aura that made people not dare to look directly at her.

"Wei Zhongxian, Yu Huatian, except for the Empress and the Princess, deal with everyone else."

Qin Mu smiled slightly, not intimidated by Empress Zhangsun's aura, and issued his final order.

"Your subordinates obey!"

After the two agreed, they turned and began to fight with the several guards Empress Zhangsun had brought.

Just a moment later.

Several corpses lay on the ground.

Except for Empress Zhangsun and Changle, all the guards were killed by Yu Huatian and Wei Zhongxian.

They were both top-tier experts in the world today, so dealing with a few guards was naturally a piece of cake.

"You! Do you know what you are doing?"

Empress Zhangsun looked at the corpses on the ground, her whole body trembling.

Simply audacious!

Killing imperial guards without authorization, hijacking the Empress and the Princess.

Monstrous crimes!

This was already equivalent to declaring war on the Great Tang!

"What I am doing is no concern of the Empress."

Qin Mu smiled calmly, then gave a wink to Yu Huatian and Wei Zhongxian.

Half an hour later.

The outskirts of Changancheng returned to their former tranquility.

At the post station.

Lu Dongzan came to see Qin Mu with a face full of spring breeze.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, your humble servant has not failed the mission; the Great Tang has already announced that they will form a marriage alliance with us," Lu Dongzan said excitedly.

"Hmm, well done."

Qin Mu nodded calmly, without any particularly unusual actions or expressions. Lu Dongzan's heart sank.

He had originally thought that upon hearing this news, Qin Mu would certainly be exceptionally happy.

A Princess of the Great Tang is not someone just anyone can marry!

"And they will marry Princess Wencheng, Li Xueyan, to Your Majesty."

Moreover.

It is said that this Princess Wencheng, Li Xueyan, is a beauty who could topple a country, and is proficient in both literature and martial arts; she is simply a Queen tailored for Qin Mu.

How many envoys from various nations were so envious their eyes were bleeding.

Yet Qin Mu was fine; not only was he not the least bit excited, he acted as if he had heard a very ordinary matter.

"His Majesty's thoughts are truly unfathomable!"

Lu Dongzan could not help but sigh in his heart, and at the same time, he admired Qin Mu even more.

To be merely a youth and have such depth.

Truly extraordinary!

"Lu Dongzan."

"Your humble servant is here."

"Since the plan has been completed, there is no time to lose; we shall set off to return to Tibet tomorrow."

"What? Leaving tomorrow?"

Lu Dongzan did not react in time. **CHAPTER 58**