Although he understood what was said, Su Rong still didn't know in which direction the matter of Heihua Village would develop.
Song Xiangyu patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, don't think too much about it. You've been traveling all the way here and it must be hard. Go and have a rest first. We can talk about the rest after His Highness comes back."
Su Rong agreed.
On the other end, Xiao Heng was talking to Mr. Cui.
As soon as Mr. Cui arrived in Yongchang, he was poisoned and his health deteriorated day by day. A few days ago, he had a high fever and almost couldn't hold on.
Now Xiao Heng looked at him and still blamed himself: "If it weren't for me, sir wouldn't have worked so hard."
The affection between the two of them really came from getting along with each other. Although Cui Yuandao did not want to join Su Rong at the beginning and was framed by Su Yao, later on, both Su Yao and Xiao Heng trusted him very much. This kind of pure new appointee is very rare.
The more he experienced, the more Cui Daru realized how difficult it was to have pure trust.
But Xiao Heng did it. He really did trust the people he employed and did not employ them if he did not trust them. Along the way, Xiao Heng had been provoked by others, but those provocations never worked on him.
As a counselor, it is a great fortune to be able to receive such an appointment and support.
Cui Daru now looked at Xiao Heng as if he were his own nephew. He smiled and said generously, "That's wrong. Your Highness is a benevolent ruler, but you don't have to take all the responsibilities on yourself. I know my own health. I was too confident at the time, so I got poisoned. Besides, isn't it because of Your Highness's face that I've been able to save my life?"
He was joking. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Saint of the Black Flower Village seemed to have some special feelings towards Xiao Heng.
Xiao Heng was not very happy when he heard this, he just said softly: "Sir!"
Mr. Cui stopped talking immediately. They were all smart people. Mr. Cui was just testing Xiao Heng's intention. In fact, according to Mr. Cui, he thought that stabilizing Heihua Village first was the best approach. After all, Heihua Village just happened to have a conflict with Lijiang Village. If the court gave them what they wanted at this time, it would be difficult for them not to side with the court.
However, he also knew Xiao Heng's temperament.
Since Xiao Heng reacted like this, it meant that he had absolutely no intention of compromising.
Mr. Cui was not disappointed. After all, although being able to adapt to circumstances is important, character is also very important.
A master who never thinks of stepping on women or relying on deceiving women to get to the top also means that he has a bottom line.
He just said: "Then Your Highness will have to find another way to convince them."
Xiao Heng remained calm, "I have already asked people to inquire about it before. This time when I went up the mountain, I asked a few people to ask again. I know that the feud between Heihua Village and Lijiang Village has a long history. Lijiang Village and Heihua Village are not far away from each other, and the relationship between the two sides was very good before. They have intermarried for generations, but since a few generations ago, the saint of Heihua Village regretted the marriage for unknown reasons. Since then, Heihua Village and Lijiang Village have formed a mortal feud. There have been several fights between the two villages. Their great witches have some tricks, and there have been many casualties..."
Mr. Cui listened carefully and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Xiao Heng really had the capital to refuse to give in - no matter when, he always considered things very carefully, just like this time, he had already inquired about the situation of the two villages clearly.
He had already found out why the two sides had become enemies and to what extent the feud had developed.
Mr. Cui nodded: "Since Your Highness has already found out all these things, is there any way to convince the Black Flower Village?"
If they are unwilling to accept the Holy Maiden of the Black Flower Village in order to conquer the Black Flower Village, then they must be given a reason to be willing to follow the court.
For these Miao people, what they need is really a question.
Xiao Heng tapped his finger on the table and was about to speak when a little Miao girl suddenly ran in from outside and said to him crisply, "Our Saint invites Your Highness to come over and talk!"
Mr. Cui winked at Xiao Heng and told him not to worry, so Xiao Heng stood up and followed the little girl out the door.
The environment on the mountain is quiet and peaceful, with many stilt houses built against the mountain wall. There are also many beautiful flowers and trees beside these small buildings. Xiao Henglai brought ten bodyguards with him. At this time, these bodyguards followed him. After passing the small buildings on the periphery, they finally arrived at a peak in the middle of the mountain top.
There is a wooden house standing on the hill. Walking up the stone steps all the way to the top of the hill, you can see a house that can almost be called a paradise on earth.
The mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist. Standing in the mist, one could see a small box-like house at the foot of the mountain. Xiao Heng stopped and looked for a moment, then heard footsteps. Turning around, he saw a girl in white clothes and a veil coming out. She was standing in the corridor of the wooden building, looking at him.
He had dealt with people from the Black Flower Village before, so he naturally recognized the identity of the person in front of him. He nodded and said politely, "Saintess."
He knew that everyone in the village had the surname Bai, but he had never asked what the saint's name was.
The Saint said softly: "Call me Snow White."
Xiao Heng did not change his words according to her words, but just said softly: "In our Great Zhou, it is against the rules to call a girl by her maiden name."
Bai Xue's eyes suddenly darkened: "Your Highness, this is in Miao Territory, our rules are the rules."
Xiao Heng chuckled, "This is Miao territory, but you have dozens of Miao villages, big and small, and each of these dozens of Miao villages has different rules. So whose rules should I follow? Saint, please stop joking. I came here to discuss something with your village."
Bai Xue suddenly supported herself on the fence with one hand, jumped easily, and sat on the fence.
The wooden building where she lived was very clean, almost mirror-clear. Perhaps it was because of this reason that she was not wearing any shoes and was barefoot. At this moment, she turned over and sat on the fence of the wooden building, and her pair of jade feet were exposed to the public without any obstruction.
There was a pair of bells tied around her ankles, which jingled softly as she moved.
Xiao Heng frowned and looked away calmly.
Bai Xue laughed and said, "Don't you have something to discuss? Your Highness, why don't you turn around and look at me? Are you going to say that it is against the rules for me to be barefoot in your Great Zhou?"
Xiao Heng did not say so. He shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I have learned the words of the saints since I was young. Don't listen to what is inappropriate, don't look at what is inappropriate. Whatever the saint does, I don't need to worry about whether it conforms to the rules of the Great Zhou. I just take care of myself."