Ning Chen thought about it for a while, and felt that when he went back to the palace, he would probably have to have a slap in the face. The eldest grandson was in a fit of rage, why didn't he go back now and ask for a fight
Suddenly, Ning Chen remembered what Li'er told him two days ago, rolled his eyes, walked to Qing Ning, and whispered, "Sister Qing Ning, tell you something"
Lime frowned and said, "Say"
Ning Chen leaned against Lime's ear, smelled the fragrance of the latter's body like orchid like musk, and collected the messy thoughts in his mind, and then said a few words seriously.
"It's true," Lime said with a solemn expression.
"100%" Ning Chen nodded and confirmed.
"Okay, I'll go back and report first. As for your request, I can't make the decision. It depends on the meaning of the empress."
The matter was of great importance, Qing Ning wanted to rush back to the palace, took two steps, but stopped again, glanced at Ning Chen, and warned: "Stay here and don't think about running"
"Definitely, definitely" Ning Chen hurriedly nodded, pretending to be obedient, but thinking in his heart, should he run away quickly, waiting for the eldest grandson's will seems too unreliable.
After Qing Ning left, Ning Chen took Li'er, who was already dead, to the back hall.
"Who the hell are you?" Li'er broke away from Ning Chen's hand and took two steps back with red eyes.
"Be quiet." Ning Chen looked left and right, and said cautiously.
"Don't think of me as a fool, that girl knows she's not an ordinary person at first glance, and you've mentioned the word "empress" again and again, don't tell me it's a name." As she spoke, tears fell from Li'er's eyes. , can't stop.
Ning Chen has no choice, can't watch the little girl cry on the street, that's too beast, and in desperation, he can only talk about his entry and exit from the palace.
Of course, he concealed everything about the fake eunuch and Mu Chengxue, and euphemistically "modified" the process of entering the palace. Smashed and dare not go back.
It's not that he deliberately concealed it, but that it's not just himself that involved in these things.
"Then why did she go back by herself just now?" Li'er forgot that she was still angry when she heard the story, and asked sobbing.
Ning Chen patted the little girl's head, and said softly, "Didn't you tell me two days ago that the envoy of the True Kingdom presented a problem to Da Xia, and I offered to exchange the answer for the grace of leaving the palace"
At the end of the day, Ning Chen was in a bad mood, and the feeling that his fate could not be controlled by himself was unacceptable, but the reality was this, and now he is far from being able to control his own future.
"You really solved the problem of the messenger of the real extremity?"
Li'er didn't hear the helplessness in Ning Chen's words, but she was very surprised by the answer. In her opinion, the problem posed by the messenger of Zhenji Kingdom was impossible. Ning Chen picked up his mood, smiled lightly, and replied, "There are no perfect people and things in the world. Anything that is perfect is a scam waiting to be cracked. is full of loopholes, man
Anyone can do it"
"I can't do it." Li'er pouted and said unwillingly.
"That's you stupid," Ning Chen joked with a smile.
The messenger of the Kingdom of Zhenji came to Daxia, and after wrangling for nearly half a month, he explained his intention. This trip was to ask for a princess of Daxia for the Lord of the Kingdom of Trueji. Originally, it was not a big deal. There were many women of the right age in the royal family. Generally, it was enough as long as Emperor Xia sealed the name of the princess and married her. However, the envoy of the True Kingdom required that the married person must be the direct princess of Emperor Xia. This is no longer the case. what a trifle
. Emperor Xia has many children, but there is only one princess who is really to be married, and that is the ninth princess Xia Xinyu. When the imperial concubine gave birth to the ninth princess, she unfortunately died. raised by himself, a
Look straight ahead.
Xia Xinyu is just over sixteen this year, and has inherited the stunning appearance of the imperial concubine.
Emperor Xia was furious at the request of the messenger of the True Kingdom, but he was a little helpless in spite of his fury.
Now that Daxia has serious foreign troubles, the ancient Mongolian royal court in the north has the possibility of sending troops at any time, and the Eternal Night Sect in the west is always waiting for the opportunity to invade the Central Plains again.
What made Emperor Xia unbearable was that, while the envoy of Zhenji was asking for marriage, he also proposed to let Emperor Xia cede Bai Ruoyuan, who was at the border of the two countries, as the dowry for the princess' dowry.
Everyone knows that Bai Ruoyuan is the most important source of iron ore in Daxia, and 40% of the weapons and armors of Daxia's soldiers use iron ore from here.
Naturally, Emperor Xia would not agree and categorically refused.
Of course, the envoy of the True Kingdom would not be foolish enough to think that Emperor Xia would agree to such a rude request, and his purpose was not here either. After some bargaining, the two sides each gave in a step. The envoy of the real country proposed to bet 20,000 war horses, and there were three problems about courage, wisdom and luck. Daxia lost, and there was no need to cede Bai Ruoyuan, but he must let White Ruoyuan
Three years of use rights. It is very time for the envoy of the real country to use the method of retreating to advance, to seize the weakness of Daxia's reluctance to go to war easily, and it is well known in the world that he deliberately took a walk about the bet, in order to put pressure on Daxia, as long as he advances and retreats. Appropriate, Daxia has to be appropriate
Association.
As expected, Emperor Xia agreed, and at the same time added a condition that if Zhenji Kingdom loses the bet, the choice of the princess to marry must be decided by Da Xia.
The envoys of Zhenji Kingdom have no objection to this. Their purpose is Bai Ruoyuan. As for asking for the princess, it is just an excuse to ask for Bai Ruoyuan.
Xia Huang also has his own considerations. Ninety percent of the reason why Da Xia is so afraid of the Beimeng Royal Court is because of the iron cavalry of the Beimeng Royal Court. Although Daxia is strong, it has a fatal weakness.
There are no horses in Daxia! It's not that there are no ordinary horses, but there are no war horses. The royal court of Northern Mongolia lived on nomadic herds, and the people were sturdy. They were good at riding and shooting. Its unique sweaty horse was a rare breed, and the production rate of war horses was extremely high. , and Daxia is much worse in this regard,
The war horse's participation rate is one in ten, and the number is very tight.
The 20,000 war horses are almost half of the real stockpile of the real country, which will be a big relief for the shortage of war horses in Daxia.
But what Emperor Xia didn't expect was that in the first round of courage, Da Xia would be defeated.
It's not that Daxia lacks loyal and brave people, but that the problems caused by the messengers of Zhenji Kingdom are simply not something that ordinary people can do.
Roll oil to take the needle, and the person who takes the needle must be decided by the other party.
It's not a question of courage, because no one can pick up a hair-thin embroidery needle with a dead hand.
Daxia's courtiers have tried countless times, but it is simply impossible.
There are many smart people in Daxia who have tried adding water, wine, and even vinegar to the oil, but in the end they failed.
The messenger of the True Kingdom only gave Da Xia three days, and tomorrow was the deadline, so Li Ning hurried back to the palace after receiving Ning Chen's promise.
In the Weiyang Palace, it has been two days and two nights that the eldest grandson has been the messenger of the true kingdom, and he has no mood to ask Ning Chen when he sees Lime coming back.
It was the first time that Qing Ning had seen the eldest grandson since she left the palace five days ago. After seeing the haggard face of the eldest grandson, she couldn't bear it. Knowing what the eldest grandson was worried about, she stepped forward and told him what Ning Chen said.
"Bang"
After listening to the words, Zhangsun slammed the table, furrowed his brows, and said sternly, "What time is it, he is still giving me conditions to bring him back. If he resists, he will be knocked unconscious and bring him back."
"Yes"
Li Ning replied, daring not to delay, and immediately set off for Lingyan Pavilion.
At the same time, in Lingyan Pavilion, Yue Hanyi went directly to the back hall after returning, and found Ning Chen, saying that she came for the production method of soap.
Ning Chen looked at Li'er who was beside him, surprised at the same time, he couldn't help but feel complicated and indescribable.
"I won't say it." Ning Chen refused without hesitation, not allowing any negotiation.
"10% of the profit belongs to the son," Yue Hanyi promised seriously.
Ning Chen was unmoved and remained silent.
"Two percent"
"Three percent"
Seeing that Ning Chen was still indifferent, Yue Hanyi frowned and said solemnly, "Forty percent, there can't be more."
Ning Chen smiled coldly and said word by word, "It's the same sentence, I won't say it!"
Yue Hanyi's eyes narrowed at first, and then she smiled relievedly, and said softly, "Since the son is unwilling, the little girl can't force it."
On the side, Li'er was secretly anxious, she couldn't figure out why Ning Chen was so stubborn, she secretly pulled the corner of Yue Hanyi's clothes, her eyes were full of pleading.
Yue Hanyi sighed and said, "I know that the young master has a lot of opinions on Hanyi. If the little girl guesses correctly, the son should think that Lingyan Pavilion has trapped the freedom of these women, so the attitude towards Hanyi will be big. Change"
"It's just that the young master knows how many fireworks fields there are in the imperial city, and how many women are slaves. By comparison, in Lingyan Pavilion, they can at least choose whether to sell their bodies."
Having said that, Yue Hanyi glanced at Li'er, a touch of love flashed across her beautiful face, and continued, "Like Li'er, who was sold into the land of fireworks since she was a child, without any support, she left Lingyan Pavilion. where can we go”
Li'er's eyes were red, she walked in front of Ning Chen, pulled the latter's arm, and apologized timidly, "I'm sorry, I just wanted you to reconcile with Sister Yi, so I gave the soap to Sister Yi. of"
"Li'er, I'm not angry"
Ning Chen raised his hand and rubbed the little girl's hair, then looked up at Yue Hanyi and said, "I can give you the method of making soap, and it's not the kind you know from Li'er, but the real soap making method. , but I have a request"
Hearing this, Yue Hanyi and Li'er were both startled, especially Yue Hanyi, she knew a lot more than Li'er, so she naturally knew how valuable that soap was. Now, Ning Chen seems to have reservations .
"Don't be surprised, I'm just using that soap to make Li'er happy. It's okay to do it for fun. If you do it in large quantities, there will be many problems that cannot be solved." After that, Ning Chen explained the real method of making soap. Once, including how to use stones to burn quicklime, then make slaked lime, then refine caustic soda, and finally make soap from caustic soda and lard, after a meal, listen to Yuehanyi
He was confused with Li'er, and seemed to understand but not understand.
Seeing this situation, Ning Chen asked for paper and pen, wrote down the production process in detail, and added diagrams where necessary, and immediately handed it over to Yue Hanyi.
After looking at it for a long time, Yue Hanyi finally understood the mystery in general, and couldn't help sighing, "Young Master is really amazing"
"fake name"
"The son is too modest"
"polite"
Although he was humble, Ning Chen's head was almost lifted to the sky, which means, you praise me, continue to praise me!
Yue Hanyi looked funny, she was still a young man after all, but after being awkward, she was silly and cute.
"Ning Chen, come, come back to the palace with me" At this moment, a cold and beautiful figure came, just a few steps before it, grabbed Ning Chen's shoulder, and left...