Xiao Han had an expression of disbelief on his face. Since Fu Tingye was standing close to him, he fortunately leaned on his shoulder: "General, when you stand up for others like this, have you ever thought about the feelings of the female family member next to you? I heard that that is the future. General’s wife.”
"Mrs. Brigadier General?" Fu Tingye glanced at him: "Does this have anything to do with you?"
Xiao Han was disappointed, but he was not annoyed. On the contrary, he was in a good mood. It was a great feeling to see someone suffering.
"Your Majesty." The Queen Mother pulled Li Jingnan aside and said in a more serious tone: "Your Majesty!"
Li Jingnan was extremely anxious and threw away the Queen Mother's arm angrily: "Mother, there is no need to persuade me. This matter is not discussed. Xiao Han, I respect you because you are the third prince of Liao Kingdom, so I will treat you with courtesy. But if you are lucky, Don’t blame me for being rude if you push yourself to the limit.”
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much, Xiao. I am indeed sincere." Xiao Han pretended to be a big-tailed wolf and smiled at Li Jingnan's angry face: "Besides, Xiao has not finished speaking just now, so I ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to give me some patience. "
"No need to say it, no matter what you say, I will not agree." If you want to poach Hua Qingxue, there is no way.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen anyone so shameless.
"What Xiao has not yet finished is that in addition to the land of the six states just mentioned, Daliao is willing to return the 12 state capitals ceded by the emperor of Qi, and is willing to sign a permanent reconciliation contract with Qi, and the two countries will become allies. Peaceful coexistence.”
Xiao Han once again threw out huge benefits.
It has to be said that Qi Guo has no reason to refuse.
A military officer's wife changed 18 state capitals and fixed the contract forever.
Hua Qingxue herself felt that such a deal would benefit the country and the people.
"The late emperor once said that there is a sharp weapon for the country hidden on Panlong Mountain, and then the emperor brought back Mrs. Si Bing... Now it seems that Mrs. Si Bing is worthy of being a sharp weapon for the country." Although the Queen Mother said this, He speaks in a normal way, but his expression is serious, making people dare not look down upon him in the slightest.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, and the Third Highness of the Liao Kingdom have ulterior motives and impure purposes. We absolutely cannot agree to this matter." Fu Tingye solemnly begged: "Please think twice, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother."
"Yes, yes, the general is right." Li Jingnan jumped out with a firm attitude: "Hua Qingxue cannot marry, those 18 states... I would rather not."
"The emperor is confused. Those 18 state capitals are not your state capitals, but our Daqi state capitals. It is not a matter of child's play whether you want them or not. Please ask the emperor to act rigorously in front of all the ministers of the court." The Queen Mother spoke in front of everyone. After brushing the emperor's face, he jumped out.
When all the ministers saw this, they looked at the situation with their eyes, nose, and heart, and they did not make any judgment.
A subtle trade-off was exposed.
Li Jingnan was suddenly splashed with cold water, and looked at his mother in disbelief: "Queen Mother?"
"Your Majesty!" His tone was cold, his attitude was tough, and he had an aura that was irresistible.
Such a queen mother was unfamiliar to Li Jingnan. He never thought that one day, his mother would become like this.
Li Jingnan lowered his head, restrained his unrealistic arrogance, and became quiet for a while.
"Queen Mother, since you also admit that Mrs. Si Bing is the weapon of our country, how can we give away the weapon of our country so easily?" Fu Tingye argued with reason.
The situation present is delicate, the Queen Mother is deliberately trying to do something, the ministers are pushing the situation, and the mysterious and unpredictable Third Highness of the Liao Kingdom, all these indicate that they are determined to win.
He subconsciously clenched his fingers, his knuckles clanking, but no matter how hard he tried, he seemed a little unable to grasp Hua Qingxue's future.
"General, you are right." The Queen Mother said calmly and indifferently: "I did not take it seriously when the Emperor said it before, but it was not until I saw the sincerity of His Highness tonight that I realized that Hua Qingxue is worthy A weapon of the country.”
Being able to exchange for 18 state capitals, her value is more than just a weapon for the country.
"..." Fu Tingye was almost speechless.
The most successful negotiation is to follow the other party's thinking and defeat the other party's logic.
At this point, Fu Tingye lost.
Hua Qingxue has been standing aside. It can be said that she has stood up since Xiao Han threw out the first wave of bait. She had something to say, but no one present paid attention to her movements.
From this moment on, she was like a commodity, ready to be exploited.
"Can I say a word?"
Taking advantage of the sudden lull in the atmosphere and the quiet sound of needle drops, Hua Qingxue finally seized the opportunity to speak.
It was only then that the top group of people in Daqi gave her a chance to speak.
"It is important for the Liao Kingdom to return the state capital of the Qi Kingdom, but all this seems to be based on my marriage to Xiao Han, the Third Highness of the Liao Kingdom. But now, I have not agreed to his proposal, and this wedding does not count. , is it inappropriate for you to discuss how to distribute the bride price?"
This sentence made everyone feel sad.
Indeed, no one asked her opinion.
But, does Hua Qingxue's opinion matter? Being able to marry a prince, become a princess in the future, and maybe even be the mother of a country, this is the treatment of a princess.
When a commoner encounters such a thing, he will not consider whether to accept it at all, but will simply be grateful.
"Mrs. Si Bing, don't rush to decide whether to marry or not. In this life, there are many times, one at a time, one at a time. Maybe you don't agree now, but you will agree tomorrow. So, you can consider it. Of course, we in Qi State I completely respect your opinion." The Queen Mother smiled faintly, and after speaking, she stroked her forehead and said, "I am a little drunk, so I would like to excuse you. Today's matter may be discussed in the long term."
The final word.
Didn't say yes, didn't say no.
This is the political wisdom of the incumbent. She will not make decisions easily, but every decision will follow her wishes.
The Emperor looked at Hua Qingxue from a distance, with deep reluctance in his eyes, but the next moment, a fierce look flashed across his eyes, and he turned around and hurriedly followed the Queen Mother.
As the emperor and the queen mother left the table, the remaining ministers also left in twos and threes. Soon, only Hua Qingxue, Fu Tingye and Xiao Han were left in the entire hall.
Xiao Han kept a hypocritical smile from beginning to end, looked at Fu Tingye, and shook his head: "General, you will lose this time."
Seeing Fu Tingye's defeated look made him feel more relaxed than defeating him on the battlefield.
"Xiao Han, you are so shameful." Hua Qingxue stepped forward and rolled her eyes at him angrily.
Xiao Han shrugged at her: "Woman, you will be mine sooner or later, just wait, I believe the Qi court will be very happy with the beauty of adulthood."
"Really, then you will definitely be disappointed." Now that the matter has come to this, Hua Qingxue has the courage to go beyond reason: "I will also leave the next sentence."
"Oh, are you all ears?" Xiao Han didn't take it seriously: "It's not good for little girls to learn to say harsh words."
Hua Qingxue looked serious and said firmly: "Even if all the men in the world die, I, Hua Qingxue, will not marry you."
"..." The smile on Xiao Han's face solidified inch by inch, collapsed, and blood almost spurted out.
"Xiao Han, don't forget that your original purpose of coming to Qi was to buy the Thunder Thunder, and the Thunder Thunder is in my hand." Fu Tingye turned around, his eyes were cold, like broken ice slag, which made people shudder.
Xiao Han shrugged: "With Mrs. Si Bing, do you think I will still care about Zhentian Lei?"
There is nothing wrong with this sentence...
"Do you know how God treats people who are too greedy?" Fu Tingye paused and said, "If you are too greedy, you will often get nothing."
A clear threat.
How dare you propose to my woman in front of me? !
"Then we'll wait and see who gets nothing." Xiao Han completely ignored the warning in Fu Tingye's words.
Fu Tingye nodded slightly: "Very good. Let's go." After saying that, he took Hua Qingxue and walked out.
A royal feast seemed to end on a bad note.
The night wind outside Xianghe Hall blew Hua Qingxue's clothes flying, and she subconsciously shrank her neck.
The next moment, a warm cloak came over her. She looked up and met Fu Tingye's tired eyes.
"The wind is blowing, don't catch cold." He said softly.
"Yes." Hua Qingxue nodded subconsciously: "Will they marry me to the Liao Kingdom?"
What a weak question, the answer is obvious.
"With me here, this kind of thing won't happen." Fu Tingye stretched out his hand and held her in his arms.
"Yes." Hua Qingxue nodded heavily again.
She originally thought that using her knowledge, or the knowledge in the chip, she could help Li Jingnan and the people of Qi, allowing her to live at least a relatively peaceful and peaceful life.
But the sudden and critical blow from life shattered her thoughts.
Living in the world of the ancients, she finally touched the edge of the rules.
The future is bright or dark, both are confused.
Only in Fu Tingye's arms can I find a little warmth and trust.
He said that as long as he was here, this kind of thing wouldn't happen; she believed it.
"By the way, your cousin Cheng Wanmiao didn't come to the palace with you. Where is she?" Hua Qingxue then remembered this: "Even the imperial court intends to bring you two together."
This is all Mrs. Fu’s ability.
A lady from the Hou Mansion, after so many years of strategizing, could actually stretch her hands so long.
"Don't worry about her. I just saw a father-in-law taking her away. Maybe the Queen Mother summoned her." Fu Tingye said, "I'll take you back first."
"Yeah." Hua Qingxue nodded.
The two of them walked side by side in the long corridor of the palace, but they did not know that at this moment, the two father-in-laws of Cining Palace were already following them quickly.
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Harem, the Queen Mother's bedroom.
Cheng Wanmiao was sitting in the front hall, and the tea beside her had already cooled down. Fortunately, bamboo charcoal was burning in the hall, which was so warm that people could not feel the cold wind outside.
"The Queen Mother has arrived."
Suddenly, it was announced to the public. She quickly stood up respectfully and waited respectfully with her head lowered.
"You came."
The Queen Mother's voice was lazy, as if she had not woken up, but Cheng Wanmiao did not dare to neglect her in the slightest.
"When the daughter of the people meets the Queen Mother, she will be a thousand years old." She bowed to the ground respectfully, which was actually a grand ceremony.
"Get up." The Queen Mother leaned lazily on the beauty's couch, supporting her head with one hand and looking at her: "Do you know why I summoned you?"
Cheng Wanmiao shook her head, she had no idea.