Hua Qingxue did not expect that he would ask the question in return, and answered according to what she thought in her heart: "No matter what, I can guarantee that if you are willing to stay here, the general will definitely help you."
"Let the general help me to deal with my mother?" Li Jingnan smiled lightly: "How is this possible?"
Although the Queen Mother has the intention to control the government, she is still his mother. How could he help Fu Tingye fight against his mother? In the end, no matter who wins or loses, it will not be a good outcome for Li Jingnan.
Hua Qingxue thought about it, too.
But she couldn't make up her mind.
"Hua Qingxue, do you still remember what you promised me on the hot air balloon?" Li Jingnan suddenly became very serious and looked at her with bright eyes.
Hua Qingxue was stunned for a moment before she remembered: "Remember, I promised to make you three new weapons, and I will definitely keep my promise."
"Okay." This is what Li Jingnan was waiting for: "This will put my mind at ease."
Hua Qingxue couldn't understand these words. Why was she relieved... What was Li Jingnan planning to do
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The wing on the other side.
Haishixuan reported anxiously: "General, just this morning, Jing Zhaoyin's officers and soldiers suddenly broke into the Marquis Mansion and took...Miss Biao away. They said that Miss Biao had committed a crime. The evidence was conclusive and she was detained for trial."
Fu Tingye frowned slightly: "What crime?"
Haishixuan shook his head: "I didn't say anything, but my cousin was so frightened that her face turned gray for a moment. My subordinate wanted to report it earlier, but the general was able to escape now."
Hai Shixuan told the truth. How could he report that Fu Tingye was in heaven before
Fu Tingye pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and slapped the table: "It's so despicable to attack a woman if you want to incriminate her."
Haishixuan waited silently, feeling as anxious and angry as if a cat had scratched his paws.
Miss Cousin is the goddess in his heart...
Those people dared to scratch, it was really a tiger scratching its head, and it was getting tired of living.
Hai Shixuan was waiting for the general's order. As long as Fu Tingye spoke, he could immediately rush into Jing Zhaoyin's prison without hesitation and rescue his cousin.
Haishixuan waits... waits... waits...
As a result, Fu Tingye changed the topic directly: "Didn't you say there is another piece of urgent information? What is it?"
Haishixuan was disappointed and confused for a moment. What happened to the general? Isn't the cousin important? Why didn't he give the order immediately
A sharp gleam flashed in Fu Tingye's eyes: "Are you stupid or deaf?"
"Ah, oh oh oh." Hai Shixuan quickly retracted his soul: "By the way, that's it. The first group of people who broke into the Hou Mansion last night were a group of assassins with high martial arts skills. Their identities are unknown, but they were beaten from the scene. Judging from the fallen weapons, the manufacturing technology of the swords is actually much better than the workmanship of our weapons camp."
"There is such a thing. Bring me the weapons to see."
Hai Shixuan hurriedly handed over the things. Fu Tingye looked at the blade and found that it was indeed a high-quality forging process. There were still some faint lines on the smooth and reflective blade.
He remembered that Hua Qingxue said that the best forging method could create water patterns. Generally, if it could do this, it would be a peerless sword.
At the beginning, Master Liu in the entire weapons camp was still close to being successful, but he did not expect that a group of assassins who attacked the Hou Mansion would have such good weapons in their hands.
This is indeed urgent information.
"General, as for the cousin... what are your plans?" Hai Shixuan felt that he had to remind the general, otherwise the general would have forgotten about the cousin.
That must not be forgotten!
Fu Tingye looked solemn: "If I'm not wrong, if you want to save her, you must first meet someone."
"Who?" Hai Shixuan asked immediately. Not to mention being alone, he was willing to go up a mountain of swords and into a sea of fire.
Fu Tingye finally saw Hai Shixuan's excitement, but poured cold water on it: "Queen Mother, do you dare?"
"..." Hai Shixuan suddenly gave up.
The Queen Mother really couldn't be offended. It was over. He still wanted to be a hero and save the beauty. Now there was no hope.
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After Hua Qingxue changed Li Jingnan's clothes, Fu Tingye had just finished handling the matters there. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Hua Qingxue helping Li Jingnan tidy up his clothes, and he immediately became unhappy.
Hua Qingxue raised her head slightly and met Fu Tingye's somewhat disgusted gaze, feeling a familiar feeling in her heart.
I had this feeling several times above the hot air balloon and under the wall outside the vegetable garden.
It turns out that the general is jealous, and he is jealous of a child like Li Jingnan.
It seems that we need to find time to have a good communication.
"The general is here." Hua Qingxue said softly.
Fu Tingye nodded: "I'm here to see you... and the emperor."
"Is the Queen Mother's jade banquet still outside?" Li Jingnan asked.
Fu Tingye nodded: "I'm afraid she won't leave until the emperor comes."
Just as he was talking, a bolt of lightning flashed past, and in an instant, it rained heavily.
Li Jingnan looked at the dense rain curtain outside, looked back at Hua Qingxue, and said in a deep voice, "Then it's time for me to leave."
"Leave? Where are you going?" Hua Qingxue was surprised. She no longer cared about Fu Tingye's eyes and stepped forward to grab Li Jingnan: "Do you really plan to return to the palace? You will be controlled by the Queen Mother again!"
Li Jingnan broke away from her hand: "Because of this, I want to go back even more."
"Why?" Hua Qingxue couldn't understand Li Jingnan. He seemed to be no longer the willful child before, but a young man with worries.
Li Jingnan smiled at her and did not answer.
The Queen Mother's men and the General's men faced off at the gate of Si Bing's wife's courtyard.
Without the crowd of people watching, there is no need to pretend to be a loving mother and a filial son, and the kindness and loyalty of the emperor and his ministers, only the naked negotiation of interests is left.
Fu Tingye followed Li Jingnan to the door of the courtyard, and saw that in the pouring rain, the Queen Mother's jade basket remained motionless. Under the slightly upturned hood, the originally fluttering gauze curtain was soaked in water and dripping wetly.
I don't know how Zheng Shuwen is doing inside, but the gorgeous jade cabinet built by the Palace Household Office will definitely not let her get wet. At most, she will suffer some moisture.
"Your Majesty, it's raining heavily outside, why don't you come inside and have a cup of hot tea?" Fu Tingye invited politely but politely.
But Zheng Shuwen didn't give him any face: "I'm just here to take the emperor back to the palace, tea is not necessary."
Mixed with the sound of rain, Zheng Shuwen's voice sounded faint and unreal.
"Why bother, Queen Mother? Can't you just let the Emperor rest here for a few days?"
"A country cannot be without a king for a day. The king should live in the palace, not under the control of a general." Zheng Shuwen was a little impatient and couldn't help but frown when she said this.
Most of her troops came to Mrs. Si Bing's side before the hot air balloon crashed. It was almost a prejudgment error that allowed Qin Laowu and Hai Shixuan to lead the troops to rescue the emperor and Fu Tingye. Walk.
But they are not at a disadvantage at the moment. Although the emperor is in their hands, Fu Tingye is a general who has been stationed at the border for many years. Although he controls the world's troops, most of them are outside. It is naturally impossible to mobilize them temporarily, so her troops can only On par with Fu Tingye.
If negotiations fail, the only option is to go to war, which is not a good outcome for both parties.
She believed that Fu Tingye also knew this.
Now let’s look at Li Jingnan’s choice.
"Then ask the emperor." Fu Tingye pretended to sigh in frustration, but in fact he was looking at Li Jingnan to ask what he meant.
Li Jingnan looked at him and then at the Queen Mother's Yuhu.
"Mother, you must also know about the emperor's edict that I issued in front of the people of the world. I would like to hear your opinion from the queen?" Li Jingnan did not move, but asked an irrelevant question.
Although Zheng Shuwen was angry when he heard him mention this matter, she still suppressed her answer: "The emperor is the emperor, and the emperor's promise is equivalent to the golden rule. Naturally, the mother and queen will support it. But in this way, we are very likely to follow the Liao Kingdom If there is discord, there may be unnecessary wars in the future.”
If it were in the past, mother and son would avoid the servants in the palace when discussing such sensitive state affairs, but at this moment, they can't control that much.
Zheng Shuwen needs to get the emperor, so she will make this concession.
Li Jingnan also guessed that she would give in, so he laid out the conditions before making a decision.
The so-called negotiation itself is a calculation.
"If the Liao people persist in their evil intentions, there will always be wars. Even if our generation doesn't, there will definitely be wars in the next generation."
Things in the world are inherently divided.
"Besides, the Liao people still need our Sky-shaking Thunder, so they don't dare to act rashly at the moment."
"I hope you are right." Zheng Shuwen sighed.
The marriage proposal of the third prince of the Liao Kingdom started with great fanfare but ended silently.
She finally decided not to interfere anymore, because it had become meaningless.
"Okay." The stone in Li Jingnan's heart was relieved: "Queen Mother, I will go back to the palace with you."
He said, walking down the steps.
Fu Tingye watched Li Jingnan quietly from the side as he walked out, his eyes so deep that he could not see the bottom.
The jade banquet belonging to the emperor was quickly delivered, and Li Jingnan stepped up and sat in it.
"Let's drive!" There was a sound, and the wheels of the two Yuhu carriages began to rotate. The guards around him were on standby to escort him and the emperor back to the palace.
However, at this moment, Fu Tingye moved.
He took a step forward, as if planning to walk down the steps.
Unexpectedly, the surrounding guards were too nervous and immediately drew out their spears and aligned themselves. Fu Tingye stopped.
Zheng Shuwen noticed the strange movement here, causing Yu Chu to stop, and her voice returned to a lazy and distant voice: "General, what is this?"
Fu Tingye stared at the Queen Mother's jade: "The Queen Mother, the cousin of the minister, should we let her go?"
"Who is your cousin?" Zheng Shuwen seemed to have never known such a person.
Fu Tingye squinted his eyes, and a ray of light flashed through his eyes: "The Queen Mother is really a noble person who forgets things. You personally invited your cousin to attend the last royal banquet."
"Oh, yes, I remembered." Zheng Shuwen's voice contained a faint smile and a hint of sarcasm: "If I remember correctly, your mother entrusted her to you before she died, right?"