Li Xingke wore a resolute expression.
He had originally intended to come alone.
This "rebellion" was a near-suicidal undertaking to begin with. He would bear all the consequences himself, without implicating his subordinates.
But what Ask had said last night had opened his eyes-
Power was what mattered most.
If he held power, he could simply reject this marriage alliance and compensate Britannia in some other way.
And so, he decided to launch this rebellion not with the intention of dying, but to seize power.
Once he killed every last one of the Grand Eunuchs, that power would naturally fall into his hands.
Although this was hardly the ideal moment.
Britannia's dignitaries were all here. Even if he took great care not to injure them, "emotional distress" and "violating the marriage treaty" alone would give them ample grounds to retaliate.
But Li Xingke had no choice.
Everything he did was for Tianzi. Once the marriage ceremony ended and Tianzi returned to Britannia with Ossidius, it would all be too late.
By then, even if he ruled the Chinese Federation, he would be powerless to change anything.
He would do everything he could and leave the rest to fate.
Even if it cost him his life, that was better than doing nothing.
Besides, Li Xingke had a vague feeling that this Britannian prince, Ask, was not quite as "simple" as he seemed.
During their conversation last night, he had also picked up on the implication behind Ask's words-he wanted to win him over.
A Britannian prince courting a military officer of the Chinese Federation already went beyond the bounds of diplomacy.
Then there was the word "power," which Ask had hinted at.
What else could he be aiming for, if not Britannia's throne?
So Li Xingke believed Ask would be quite