After the servant withdrew, Dai Xiaoyao dropped straight to his knees. "Uncle, please save our Starfall Kingdom!"
Zhu Yingxiong was startled. "Your Highness, what is the meaning of this? Please, get up!"
Dai Xiaoyao refused to rise. "Uncle, my brother has invited wolves into our home. The Starfall Kingdom is on the brink of disaster! Only you can now extend an olive branch to the Heavenly Strategy Emperor through Zhu... Noble Consort Zhu. Perhaps we can still save the people of our Starfall Kingdom!"
He had nearly blurted out Zhu Zhuying's name, but on second thought, he had not dared and could only use her title.
At those words, Zhu Yingxiong let out a long sigh, looking troubled. "Your Highness truly understands the situation. But... after my dispute with His Majesty, I claimed illness and stayed home. I fear..."
He was already hinting at a refusal, because such a pragmatic concession posed far too great a risk for him.
He might be the Grand General, but if Dai Wuchang got hold of anything he could use against him, he could brand him a traitor who had sold out his country.
Besides, his position was already so high that there were no further honors left to bestow upon him. With dark currents surging lately, he needed only to hunker down at home to keep the Zhu Family safe.
To put it bluntly, his second daughter was Li Chen's Imperial Consort. Even if the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's army invaded, it would not do anything to the Zhu Family. He had no need to wade into these muddy waters.
Dai Xiaoyao knocked his forehead hard against the floor. "Uncle! You and my father were sworn brothers. Are you truly going to watch my brother destroy the Starfall Kingdom?"
Those words moved Zhu Yingxiong,