Love Affairs in Chang’an

Chapter 96: A desperate counterattack

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Qin Mubai looked at Concubine Yin De's sudden change of expression and couldn't understand it for a moment. At this moment, she found that she was extremely frightened and then turned ashen, which made her even more shocked.

fear? What is she afraid of? Could it be that she discovered some extremely dangerous signal? … What could be possible that could make Concubine Yin De feel dangerous

Could it be that she sensed the emperor's murderous intention? !

At this moment, Qin Mubai's expression also changed, his brows were furrowed and his eyes were stern, and he whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why are you so frightened and uneasy?"

"No, it's nothing." Concubine Yin De was worthy of being a person who had experienced turbulent waves and seen the great world. She instantly stabilized her mood, her expression became comfortable, and her tone returned to its original gentleness. She said slowly, "General Qin, His Majesty the Emperor can allow you to Coming to convince Ling'er shows his trust and respect for you. You must not let your Majesty down. In fact, Ling'er is just young and ignorant. I am about to convince her, so I won't bother General Qin. ”

"That's very good." Qin Mubai nodded in agreement, but said in his heart: This woman really knows how to talk. She clearly realized that it was the emperor who "sent" me, but she said it was "permitted". Instead, it was me, Qin Mubai, who came to persuade me. In this way, the emperor is placed in a magnanimous and magnanimous position, rather than a cold and tough attitude.

Using softness to overcome strength, she invisibly took care of the emperor's face and maintained his dignity. This was probably the magic weapon that allowed Concubine Yinde to still live in the world and become one of the four concubines in the harem after so many years! After all, her Yin family is the feud of the Li family, and Li Shimin is her father-killer.

How tough and smart is this woman? ... Qin Mubai secretly marveled in his heart. He looked at the stunning Concubine Yin De in front of him again, but he happened to meet her eyes. He found that although Concubine Yin De was still dignified and noble and smiling, her eyes inadvertently showed a trace of panic and sadness.

In the blink of an eye, Concubine Yin De naturally looked away, smiled lightly and said, "General, do you want to see Ling'er?"

"No, I'm sorry to disturb you, so I'll take my leave now." Qin Mubai stood up and bowed his hands, preparing to leave. I thought to myself, even the eviction order was given so politely and tactfully, I really belong to you.

"Wait!"

Just as Qin Mubai was about to leave, an angry scolding came from behind the screen. Princess Gaoyang rushed out angrily, first glared at Qin Mubai, and then roared at Concubine Yin De: "Mom, why don't you tell him the truth? You said you were about to convince me, what a big lie. ! —Qin Mubai, I’d rather die than marry my wife! I’d rather die, I’d rather die! Do you hear me clearly?”

For a moment, Qin Mubai and Concubine Yin De were stunned.

"Did you hear clearly?" Princess Gao Yang shouted to Qin Mubai.

"I heard it very clearly. I'm afraid even the palace people outside the door heard it very clearly." Qin Mubai nodded and said.

"Linger, you are too impulsive." Concubine Yin De sighed, sat down dejectedly, and shook her head.

"Mom! I don't understand why you have to swallow your anger so much? You saw him this morning too. How can such a virtuous man be worthy of being my consort? You obviously don't like that Fang Yiai, so why are you still there? Are you willing to let your daughter marry him?" Princess Gao Yang shouted angrily, "In short, I don't care what you say, I am not willing to marry that stupid Fang Er! Qin Mubai, please reply to my father! Your Majesty, either kill me or don’t let me marry the second wife!”

Qin Mubai took a deep breath and nodded: "If I really reply like that, then I can only be buried with you."

"If Ling'er dies, can you live alone as a mother? Come and bury me with you!" Concubine Yin De said, her eye circles turned red, her voice suddenly became choked, she covered her mouth with her hands, trying not to sob.

"You, you!... Why are you all forcing me like this!" Princess Gaoyang became anxious, stamped her feet, and burst into tears, "Why! Why are you all forcing me like this! Oh, oh, oh, what did I do wrong? , why should I marry that terrible man that I don’t like!”

Qin Mubai felt a headache. Throughout his life, he was most afraid of women and children crying. Now, of the mother and daughter, one was crying loudly, the other was sobbing with her face hidden... Oh, what a crime. It was someone else's family matter, so why did I get involved

While the mother and daughter were crying, Qin Mubai was also thinking secretly in his heart, looking for a safe way to solve this matter. Qin Mubai vaguely felt a strong crisis from Concubine Yin De's expression just now. If the guess is correct, Concubine Yin De must have realized the emperor's murderous intention.

Thinking about it again, Princess Gaoyang's marriage is related to the emperor's face. For an emperor, nothing is more important than his authority. The emperor sent me to persuade Princess Gaoyang because he probably had an ulterior motive, and maybe he had a murderous intention. If I can't persuade Princess Gaoyang, then we will most likely end up miserable together.

That is to say, right now, I, Qin Mubai, am still in the same boat as this mother and daughter, and both suffer losses and prosper. In that case... why don't I teach her that vicious strategy? Anyway, it's better for others to die than for me to die... Who said we were forced? If we don't continue to fight back, we may lose our lives!

However, this strategy is a bit too risky. Because all of these people in the game are cunning and cunning characters. Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, including those who are paying attention to this matter, which one is not a human spirit? It is really difficult to achieve seamlessness.

At this moment, Princess Gaoyang and her daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. Qin Mubai was so absorbed in thinking that he turned a blind eye to everything in front of him and could not hear their cries.

"Smelly man, you have no conscience. Seeing us crying so sadly, you didn't come to persuade us!" Princess Gaoyang suddenly turned her head out of her mother's arms, and Lihua cursed bitterly.

"That's because I know that persuasion is impossible unless I can come up with a clever plan to get the best of both worlds." Qin Mubai suddenly said with a weird smile.

The mother and daughter were startled at the same time. They stopped crying and looked at him in surprise: "What's this clever plan?"

"Although this plan is wonderful, it is very complicated and dangerous. At the same time, the fewer people who know about it, the better." Qin Mubai turned to look at Concubine Yin De, cupped his hands and said, "My dear, please forgive me for being rude, this plan I can only tell Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang."

"What plan is so obscure?" Concubine Yinde questioned slightly with a frown, but she immediately agreed, "However, since you don't want to tell me, you have your own reasons. I am helpless right now, so I have no choice but to believe you. Ling'er, for my mother's sake, please stay away and discuss your strategy with General Qin. Don't act impulsively again, okay?"

"Okay, okay!" Princess Gaoyang stood up from the ground in a hurry, waving her sleeves to wipe the tears on her face, "Mom, you haven't slept all night, so go and have a rest. Let's discuss strategies with Qin. "

"Excuse me for being rude, it's General Qin!"

"I know, General Qin!" Princess Gaoyang hurriedly pulled her mother away, then hurriedly ran back to Qin Mubai and said eagerly, "What a good plan it is, tell me quickly!"

Qin Mubai looked around warily, lowered his voice and said in her ear: "There are many eyes and ears in the palace. I can't tell you all the strategies at once. I can only do it step by step. Are you willing to believe me?"

Princess Gao Yang was startled, raised her head, and looked at Qin Mubai with confusion and suspicion, staring straight into his eyes.

Qin Mubai's eyes were firm, his smile was confident, and he said calmly: "This strategy is also very dangerous. But no matter how dangerous it is, it is not as dangerous as our current situation. Do you understand?"

"Really?" Princess Gao Yang blinked a few times, "I have even fought to the death. After all, my father has always loved me, and he will definitely not force me anymore!"

"You are so naive!" Qin Mubai whispered, "To tell you the truth, it was the emperor who asked me to persuade you to agree to the marriage. Otherwise, you would think that I really have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard to risk the world. Da Bulei comes to see you at this time? The emperor said that if you don’t agree to marry your wife, then wait until you get married in a place like Tubo! "

"What?!" Princess Gaoyang was shocked, "How is it possible? Why have I never heard of it?!"

Qin Mubai shook his head and sighed. In fact, he also knew that this was just a method used by Li Shimin to scare Princess Gaoyang. In the history of the Tang Dynasty, there were cases where princesses were given away for marriage, and the most famous one was naturally Princess Wencheng. But those were not the emperor's biological princesses, but the daughters of the emperor's relatives. It is naturally impossible for Li Shimin to really give his biological daughter to the barbaric Tubo people. However, it is best not to let Princess Gaoyang know about the current danger, otherwise her temperament will easily lead her to extremes and do bad things. So I had to use Li Shimin's excuse and follow along to scare her.

"It's a matter of national importance, do I dare to make it up? You have no joke, will the emperor deceive us again?" Qin Mubai shook his head with a stern expression, "I'm afraid you still don't know the virtues of the Tubo people? Let me tell you . It is said that the Tubo people born and raised on the plateau are uncivilized, and they often drink blood and have a rough temperament. Moreover, they often share the same wife with several fathers and sons... "

"Stop talking!" Princess Gao Yang was so horrified that she trembled, gritted her teeth in annoyance, and nodded fiercely: "Okay, I believe you! Tell me your plan!"

"First of all, you must accept my advice today and express your willingness to marry into Fang's family." Qin Mubai said.

"What did you say?!" As expected, Princess Gao Yang jumped up immediately.

"What are you excited about?" Qin Mubai frowned and glared at her, "Why are you so restless?"

"Hmm... Okay. Tell me about your next plan." Princess Gao Yang suppressed herself and asked.

"No, I can't tell you." Qin Mubai said, "If I tell you the following plan, you will behave abnormally and arouse suspicion. Now, you only need to accept my advice and express your obedience. You You can be reluctant and forced to give in and compromise. Don’t change your attitude too quickly, otherwise your flaws will be exposed.”

"..." Princess Gaoyang was speechless for a long time, wanting to know Qin Mubai's plan behind her as eagerly as a hundred claws scratching her heart. So he waved his fists, stamped his feet, opened his teeth and claws for a while in annoyance and helplessness, and gritted his teeth - "Okay, it's up to you! But if you dare to use some delaying tactics to deceive me, or wait until I marry into the Fang family, you can use wood to If you use Chengzhou’s reality to frame me, I will definitely be at odds with you!”

"You just said it, believe me." Qin Mubai said lightly, "Now that we are in the same boat, what good does it do me to hurt you? Remember, only the two of us can know about this matter, and no one else can It can’t be leaked!”