He had already thought of an excuse in his mind, such as "I'm not feeling well", "I'm not acclimatized to the environment", Murong Qi opened his mouth, but before she could say anything, Miss Bai Si next to him said: "Bai Hua You have worked hard all the way, and I specially prepared some snacks in the main courtyard, would you like to try them?"
"No...no need." Murong Qi twitched his forehead, "I'm not hungry yet."
Slightly startled, her face collapsed, Fourth Miss Bai asked aggrievedly: "Does Lord Baihua not like being a concubine?"
A burst of goosebumps spread from the soles of the feet to the back of the neck, Murong Qi really wanted to yell at her: I like you when you speak well!
However, looking at Ziyang Jun next to him, Murong Qi felt that if he really yelled at her. The end must not be good. So she could only shake her head, forced herself to hold back, her extremely beautiful face turned blue from holding back.
The Fourth Miss Bai in front of her had no intention of letting her go, she clapped her hands and laughed, "His Majesty Bai Hua is bright and charming, and the concubine also likes it very much at a glance. Why don't you accompany the concubine to go outside after meeting the concubine?"
Murong Qi shook his head again and again: "No need, I... have something to look for Princess Danyang."
"Oh?" Miss Bai Si asked curiously, "Are you close to her?"
"Get close! Why don't you get close!" All he was thinking about was how to get rid of this "concubine body", Murong Qi opened his mouth and said, "When we meet later, we must have some pleasantries. If we want to go out, we will also go with her That’s enough, madam should take care of herself.”
One couldn't hold back, Li Huaiyu hugged his belly and laughed out loud.
Murong Qi looked at her blankly, the latter loosened the posture he held up before, and leaned back in the chair, laughing until tears burst out.
No matter how you look at this expression, it looks familiar.
Squinting his eyes, Murong Qi lowered his face: "Danyang?"
"Oh, Your Majesty has good eyesight!" Huaiyu smiled after returning to her original ruffian appearance, "I haven't seen you for a year. We've gotten closer!"
Liu Mei frowned, Murong Qi slapped the table and said, "How dare you play tricks on me!"
"Didn't you play tricks on me last year?" Huaiyu dug his ears, "I will remember what you gave me even when I die."
In order to show the friendship between the two countries, Mr. Baihua gave the young emperor a generous gift, and also gave the eldest princess a generous gift. The difference is that what was given to the young emperor was a real treasure, and what she gave to her was a jade pendant made of pig blood. She also boasted that it was a rare blood jade pendant, she kept it in the palace, and didn't realize that this man was teasing her until it got moldy.
Thinking of this, Murong Qi folded his arms and sneered: "Is this the reason why you framed me for giving you the soul-locking jade pendant?"
Li Huaiyu cupped his fists at her: "You are unkind and I am unrighteous, fair!"
Murong Qi got up and wanted to beat her up, but Ziyang Jun, who had been drinking tea leisurely beside her, moved faster than her, and stood sideways in front of Huaiyu, his clothes fluttering. Although he didn't say a word, Murong Qi also understood What does it mean.
After realizing something, Murong Qi's expression was very complicated: "So... you married Danyang back?"
Jiang Xuanjin nodded.
Looking at this rich and handsome face, Murong Qi sighed: "A good-looking person, how can he be blind?"
Li Huaiyu stuck out her head from behind Jiang Xuanjin, wrinkled the tip of her nose and said, "What is blindness? Whoever marries a good girl like me is a blessing!"
"You can rest for a while." Murong Qi angrily sat back on his seat, still a little bit unable to accept this fact.
She admired Lord Ziyang very much, among the four kingdoms he was the only one who held a high position and had awe-inspiring righteousness, so every time she came back to the Northern Wei Dynasty, she had a lot of contacts with Lord Ziyang. Jun and Danyang are at odds.
But now that I haven't seen each other for a year, these two are actually married? !
Taking a deep breath, Murong Qi said, "I want to go out for a walk."
"Do you want a concubine to accompany you?" Li Huaiyu asked with a playful smile.
Looking at her sideways, Murong Qi got up and strode out the door by himself.
The situation in first-tier cities is somewhat tense. Important people gathered here, and the imperial court's military force was constantly increasing in the surrounding fiefdoms. A conflict would break out at some point, so there were not many people on the street, and only a few shops were open.
Murong Qi, who was in a bad mood, looked a bit sleepy, even though his eyebrows and eyes were really pretty, he still had an evil spirit.
She didn't take anyone with her, so she walked out of the princess's mansion and walked a few steps, and saw a restaurant, a man who looked like a domestic servant was holding a bowl of braised pork, squatting at the door and eating happily.
It is indeed a joy to be able to eat such a big bowl of meat in this kind of place. Murong Qi glanced at it twice, then pursed his lips and said, "What's that word on the bottom of your bowl?"
Zhao Cai, who was eating meat with relish, was taken aback for a moment, and turned over the bowl to take a look.
With a "snap", all the braised pork in the bowl fell to the ground.
Lucky: "...?"
After whistling, Murong Qi smiled, put his hands in his hands and continued walking.
Zhaocai was dumbfounded, looked at the evil beauty, then at the braised pork that he had sacrificed heroically, cried out with a cry, and crawled into the restaurant.
Lu Jingxing was reading the letters sent by shopkeepers in Pingling, when he suddenly heard earth-shattering howls.
"Young master!"
He looked up, and saw Zhaocai crying so wronged: "The slave's meat... the slave's braised pork is gone..."
With a twitch between his eyebrows, Lu Jingxing said helplessly, "What a big deal? If you want to eat, let the kitchen do it."
"But... she... I..."
"Okay." Lu Jingxing said with a wave of his hand, "Send this letter to the Princess Mansion to Your Highness, something will happen to Pingling."
As soon as he heard that there was something serious to do, Zhaocai dismissed the crying, and stretched out his greasy paws to accept the letter.
The persimmons were weak, and Pingling was the weakest among the major fiefs, so Li Huailin made up his mind to start with Pingling, and planned to formally take back the fief after the next year. The shopkeepers who heard the news planned to leave the shop ahead of time and move to other cities, but Lu Jingxing refused. Instead, he asked them to charge a few more when the shop was cheaper.
Jiang Xuanjin will definitely keep Pingling, although he doesn't know what the result will be, but he is willing to trust him more.
If you lose... Lu Jingxing chuckled, then you will lose, it's nothing. A businessman with little courage cannot make a fortune.
The taste of the new year dissipated within two days. News came from Pingling that the imperial court intended to forcibly confiscate the land. Thirty thousand soldiers and one hundred officials pressed down on the border town of Pingling, as if they wanted to seize power directly.
When Murong Qi heard the news, he was beating up two hooligans who were belittling her on the street. Someone next to him handed him a letter. She took it with her hand and read it. After a few random instructions, she sent someone back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
She came to this first-tier city not only for the favor of Lord Ziyang, but also for the four kingdoms of the world. Xiliang is not a climate, Nanyan lives in a corner, and the strength of the Eastern Jin and Northern Wei alone is strong. Now that there is a tendency to split, she will come to help no matter what.
The emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty was also stupid. It was not good to offend anyone. He actually offended the eldest princess and Lord Ziyang together. As a fisherman waiting to catch his net, Murong Qi was excitedly waiting for the clam to clamp the snipe's beak.
This day came quickly. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there was friction in the border town of Pingling, and the imperial court officially started war with Pingling.
Jiang Xuanjin was well prepared, the reinforcements arrived quickly, and the two sides fought twice within a day. Everyone wins and loses.
"A fight at this time is actually very unfavorable for the royal family." Bai Ai whispered, "Your Majesty has not yet stabilized the hearts of the ministers, and there are conflicts within the country. If you can't take Pingling quickly, you must not be able to explain to the courtiers."
Li Huaiyu leaned on the soft couch. Slightly frowning: "Huai Lin is anxious."
I don't know why, since they returned to the fief, Huailin has become more and more anxious. If she was as cautious as she was when she was lurking before, she might still suffer two boring losses. But right now, it seemed that he was in a hurry and wanted to face them head-on no matter what.
As far as the chances of winning are concerned, they are actually evenly matched. The variable is that they have Mr. Baihua on their side.
"It's really stubborn!" Li Huailin slapped the imperial case with his palm, and said angrily, "What does my Northern Wei matter have to do with her Eastern Jin Dynasty?"
As soon as they captured the border city of Pingling, Zhancheng was attacked back within a day. It's fine that reinforcements came from Ziyang, Danyang and other places, but the Eastern Jin Dynasty sent people to Ziyang to deliver food and pay, and it was called a gift.
Which country gives gifts to the military? !
"Your Majesty, calm down, that Lord Baihua is acting treacherously, and the King of the Eastern Jin Dynasty can't do anything about her." Qi Han cupped his hands and said, "I have been inquired about by my servant, and the real power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is now in the hands of Lord Baihua."
"Then what should I do?" Li Huailin was very irritable.
Liu Yunlie next to him pondered for a moment, and said, "If you guessed correctly, Lord Ziyang is planning to collude with the enemy and treason the country."
The battle has started, Jiang Xuanjin was afraid of losing, so he invited Lord Baihua to help out. With the backing of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they will definitely be able to defend Pingling.
"It's really unreasonable!" Li Huailin was angry, got up and paced in the imperial study, but didn't know what to do.
He has learned how to manage affairs within a country, but he doesn't know how to deal with the relationship between countries. The failure of the mission to the Eastern Jin Dynasty has made the courtiers quite critical. If the Eastern Jin Baihua Lord helped Jiang Xuanjin to secure Pingling, people all over the world would definitely say that he is an unpopular emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan." Liu Yunlie cupped his hands.
"you say."
With deep eyes, Liu Yunlie said: "Since they unite with the Eastern Jin Dynasty, we can also seek help from Xiliang."
Li Huailin was stunned.
Qi Han hesitated a little: "This... isn't right?"
"Looking at the situation on Ziyang's side, it is already clear that there will be rebellion. Jiang Xuanjin has long been prepared, but we have always been passive. If we don't prepare more things, once we lose, then everything will be over."
The last time Liu Yunlie was sent as an envoy, Xiliang was the smoothest among the Three Kingdoms. Li Huailin knew that the ruler of Xiliang appreciated Liu Yunlie very much, and he also established a good trade relationship. It is not impossible to have deeper cooperation.
After thinking for a moment, he sat down and picked up his pen.
"Aren't you afraid that Mrs. Jiang will scold you to death?" Murong Qi sat in the courtyard and shook his head, "Dare to say that I will give you food... If I do, you will be collaborating with the enemy and treason!"
Jiang Xuanjin brushed his robe, with a calm expression: "It wasn't my idea."
Murong Qi turned his head to look at Li Huaiyu who was next to him, and as soon as the latter met her gaze, he said delicately: "I am a woman, how can I control these things?"
"Stop coming!" Murong Qi frowned, "You want to drag me into trouble?"
"When will you change your habit of pretending to be good when you get cheap?" Resuming a normal tone, Li Huaiyu gave her a white look, "I told you Dongjin to get a favor for nothing, and you still put on this attitude?"
The military salary sent by Danyang was all distributed in the name of Lord Baihua of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Even if she was used, would the benefits to her be less
Humming twice, Murong Qi stretched out his legs, tripping the maid who brought the tea and reeling.
"Jun... Your Majesty?" The servant girl turned pale with fright.
Murong Qi turned around and smiled. He gloated and said, "Let you walk without looking at the road."
Li Huaiyu: "..."
She said that Mr. Baihua has something wrong, it is definitely not groundless, this person is really abominable when he does bad things, and there is no reason, anyone who did not offend her can be punished by her.
Jiang Xuanjin told her last night that Murong Qi had a wickedness in his bones, which was cultivated in the Eastern Jin imperial palace, and she could not be kind to this world, so she was twenty years old and did not have a husband's family yet.
"What are you staring at me for? Just tell me your purpose." Murong Qi said to her, "It took so much trouble to give me a favor, what do you want to do?"
Returning to his senses, Huaiyu smiled and said, "On a whim."
Jiang Xuanjin paused, his dark eyes swept over. Slightly puzzled.
Li Huaiyu didn't explain much, got up and pulled him away: "We married people are different from lonely people. We need to spend some time to get close. Your Majesty, let us go first."
Murong Qi made a dark face: "Who will run on the lonely family?"
Huaiyu turned her head and said openly, "You!"
Murong Qi: "..."
It's really an eyesore, she thought, if it wasn't for Li Huaiyu's big belly, she would have to catch up and kick him.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Jiang Xuanjin also asked while walking on the road.
Li Huaiyu hugged his arm with a smile, pretending not to understand, just asked him: "What did you say in the letter you received recently?"
Mentioning this, Jiang Xuanjin slightly lowered his eyes.
He explained to his father that resisting the imperial court was just a helpless act. If he didn't plan ahead, he would be driven to death by the emperor sooner or later. However, Mrs. Jiang insisted that he was rebelling, and wanted to bring his family back to Beijing to plead guilty. In desperation, he had no choice but to have them banned in the main city of Ziyang, and they were not allowed to go out.
What can be said in the family book? It was nothing more than the eldest brother persuading him, the second brother caring about him, and then the father's scolding and threats.
this kind of thing. The explanation is also unclear, all he can do is protect the whole family.
"Oh, don't be unhappy." Huaiyu stopped walking and hugged him with difficulty, "It will get better."
It was too difficult to get better, but looking at her round face, Jiang Xuanjin felt better, and said in a low voice, "Go back with you and take a nap."
"Okay." Huaiyu responded sweetly, and smiled again, "I heard from them that when a woman is pregnant with Liujia, her husband is always very busy and has to go out from time to time, so he rarely has time to accompany him. But you just Always by my side?"
Glancing at her, Jiang Xuanjin said, "Because you are so good at tossing around."
He was afraid that if he turned his back, this person would bump into him again, so it was more reassuring to keep watching.
In particular, her belly was so big that he was afraid.