The people of the Yang family dispersed as ordered by the Imperial Concubine. Yang Jingxiu should indeed go to receive other guests, such as the Wang family, and it was not appropriate for him to stay here all the time. In fact, Yang Jingxiu still didn't understand why the Imperial Concubine came. He just asked a lot of questions from the side, but Huangfu Qing avoided the question and couldn't tell what she meant.
Yang Jingxiu was completely confused and took it as some kind of hint from the emperor. Perhaps the emperor wanted to send some signal to the world
It’s better to discuss it with Wang Daozhong, maybe it can provide some reference.
Yang Jingxiu kept some maids and servants who were tactful, and sent all the men away, leaving enough comfortable space for the imperial concubine, and then took his leave.
Huangfu Qing didn't bother to care what he was thinking. He sat comfortably on the mahogany chair sipping tea, looking at the uneasy little girl in front of him, feeling very happy.
With her identity as Suzaku, she can make things difficult for Xia Chichi; with her identity as a royal concubine, she can control the maid of the Cui family and also make Tang Wanzhuang angry.
Looking around the world, who else is there!
If this is the Three Kingdoms contention recorded in the history of the era, I am definitely the strongest Cao Wei, and I am also a married woman, how fitting.
There's a female version of Zhuge over there, and she just came out of Jingxiang... But now she's in a very un-Zhuge state. Right now, she looks like a fool and isn't worth a fight.
As for this little girl... It's a pity that this is not Hefei, but it's not too far away... From now on, Zhao Changhe's yard is your Hefei, don't even think about entering!
Huangfu Qing completely forgot that this location was not too far from Chibi. He almost crossed his legs and said leisurely, "Your name is Yangyang, right?"
Cui Yuanyang really didn't know what was going on with this imperial concubine. No matter how powerful the Cui family was, they had to follow the rules and answered honestly, "Your Majesty, Yangyang is my nickname, my full name is Yuanyang."
"Women are generally not assigned a generation name. Your father assigned you the Yuan generation name. This shows that he has high expectations for you. It implies that women should not be inferior to men."
“Maybe.” Cui Yuanyang scratched his head: “Dad loves me very much.”
"According to this, the Cui family should want a son-in-law, right?" Huangfu Qing coaxed: "Isn't it not good for you to hang around a man in front of everyone?"
Cui Yuanyang: “?”
What’s it to you… Wait.
Hiss... This is the imperial concubine. If Brother Zhao is really the prince, then this is his stepmother. Could this person be expressing the opinion on behalf of the emperor
If this is the case, then the problem is serious... Cui Yuanyang's face turned green: "My queen... this..."
"Also, as far as I know, your birthday is at the end of the year, so it seems like you still have half a year to go before you can truly be considered an adult, right?"
“In fact, it was enough at the end of last year.”
What do you mean by enough? This description... is really unbearable to watch.
Huangfu Qing stopped talking: "Your Majesty is very concerned about this marriage."
Cui Yuanyang was really restless this time, wondering if he should go back and discuss it with his father... If the emperor really paid attention to this matter, it seemed very complicated and the little rabbit could not analyze it by himself.
"It's getting dark, go back to your room and rest." Huangfu Qing satisfactorily picked up the teacup and sent the guest away, saying earnestly: "Don't be too impulsive in everything, and consider the Cui family's family tradition."
I don't know whether I really want to say "don't be too jumpy" or "don't be too jumpy". In short, Cui Yuanyang was caught completely, and he returned to his yard with his head down. Looking at the wall next to him, he didn't dare to go over.
In fact, after the noise died down and everyone returned to their seats, Zhao Changhe actually had something serious to do. Yang Jingxiu's birthday banquet was the day after tomorrow, and there were no guests gathered for a banquet at this time. Yang Bugui, who claimed to have retreated, still went into his yard and sat with him to drink.
"You're really scary around me, Brother Zhao." Yang Bugui took a breath, "Even Cui Yuanyang is so aggressive around you, like a rabbit with its fur blown off."
"Yangyang is very well behaved..."
"Yes, yes, yes." Yang Bugui said, "What did Saint Xia of the Four Symbols Sect say? During the Langya sword contest, everyone saw her affection for you. If you really want to get engaged to the Cui family this time, I dare not imagine how Saint Xia will react."
Zhao Changhe glanced at him and said, "Hey, Brother Yang, don't tell me you are interested in Chi Chi."
Yang Bugui lowered his head to drink, and was silent for a while before he actually did not refute: "It is indeed a bit interesting. I can also see that Wang Zhaoling is also interested in her. Xia Chichi was supposed to be a demon woman who brought trouble to the martial arts world. It is possible that she has caused chaos in all families... Maybe it is because of you that she is not polite to men."
Zhao Changhe looked a little strange. Hearing someone say that he liked your girlfriend...but he said it openly and honestly, and it didn't offend anyone.
She inexplicably remembered that Cui Yuanyang was also a participant in the Langya Sword Contest, and they were a perfect match for each other. However, none of these young men from aristocratic families showed any interest in her. Instead, they all fell in love with Chi Chi.
The witch template is more attractive to the young man from aristocratic family, right
"Of course, Brother Zhao and she have known each other since childhood, and this kind of affection is something that others cannot envy. I just said that. If I really fell in love with a witch, I'm afraid I would be beaten to death by my father. Brother Zhao's existence can be regarded as blocking my family's troubles in advance." Yang Bugui laughed and raised his glass to toast: "I have to thank Brother Zhao for helping to capture Yang Qianyuan."
Zhao Changhe drank it and asked, "Did Chi Chi go to find Yang Qianyuan after he met you?"
"Well... the Four Symbols Sect wanted to cooperate with the Yang family. Yang Qianyuan was just an excuse for us to decline. I really didn't expect that she would actually go to Kunlun to do this. Fortunately, Brother Zhao helped..."
Maybe the fact that he brought Yang Qianyuan back so late made you like her more... Zhao Changhe didn't dwell on these things. He saw something more fundamental: "Why did the Four Symbols Sect think of cooperating with the Yang family? Did the Yang family show anything that made the Four Symbols Sect think it was worth fighting for?"
Yang Bugui narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him without saying anything. "Don't worry, I won't ruin the Four Symbols Sect's business... I don't know if the Xiangyang incident counts, but I think the essence is still to ruin the affairs of Maitreya and the Wang family, not to directly provoke the Four Symbols Sect, otherwise when the Suzaku Venerable met me before, his attitude would not be so simple." Zhao Changhe said: "The reason why I asked Brother Yang this has nothing to do with the Four Symbols Sect... but I came here to discuss cooperation with the Yang family."
Yang Bugui said: "We are going south to Xiangyang this time just to send troops to assist in defense, not to expand southward ourselves."
"I know."
"Brother Zhao and Chief Tang's next move should be to do their best to wipe out Jiangnan and completely eliminate the threat of Maitreya. So what's the point of seeking our cooperation? You won't need us to send some troops to participate in this battle."
"To be precise, what I need is the power of your father, who is ranked tenth on the Earth Ranking. The shadow of the gods and Buddhas behind Maitreya, Xian and his son were all present and saw it all. I need to gather all the forces that can be united to achieve success in this battle. Your father has participated in the siege of Maitreya before. If he really escapes, the Yang family may have some troubles in the future. I think your father should be happy to cooperate with me again this time."
Yang Bugui smiled and said, "This alone is not enough to get even Lord Tang to come along... If Brother Zhao has other ideas, you might as well speak up."
"The Wang family will not want us to easily wipe out Maitreya. Instead, they will form a Tang family in Jiangnan. They will have a great chance of sabotaging us. I don't expect the Yang family to help defend Xiangyang, but I hope the Yang family will at least not side with him on this matter, otherwise we will be in a passive position."
Yang Bugui stared at Zhao Changhe for a long time, and suddenly said: "Brother Zhao didn't care about who rebelled before, but now he is trying to fix everything. How does Brother Zhao adjust this contradiction? Specifically, it is between the Four Symbols Sect and the Tang Master."
Zhao Changhe said, "Maybe everyone has a misunderstanding... I don't really care who rebels. The reason I rebelled against Maitreya is because he is more trash. As for the Wang family, it's purely because they want to kill me. As for Tang Shouzu, I hope she can retire to the countryside and not worry about these trivial matters, rather than wanting her to be more comfortable in charge."
Yang Bugui didn't pay attention to what Zhao Changhe said, but caught a word: "More?"
Maitreya is "even more" rubbish, which means the current ones are also rubbish, that's why this word is used.
Zhao Changhe was scolding Xia Longyuan.
Zhao Changhe did not answer this directly, but said: "Brother Yang, you don't have to keep testing my opinion... In fact, the Yang family may not care much about how I view the world. I think what the Yang family really cares about is that they used to be as famous as King Cui, but now the Yang family's presence is not that high... Brother Yang is much more taciturn, how can he be as high-spirited as Wang Zhaoling and Cui Yuanyong?"
Yang Bugui’s smile disappeared.
Zhao Changhe said: "No matter how much you look down on the bravery of ordinary people, the list of troubled times is on the top, and the world cares about it. The Yang family has not had anyone on the heavenly list for several generations. Is there a risk of decline?"
Yang Bugui said slowly: "Brother Zhao, what do you want to say by exposing our scars?"
Zhao Changhe said: "The Yang family can become a top family, and their heritage is obviously not weaker than King Cui's, but they are beginning to decline, which does not necessarily mean that your talents cannot keep up."
Yang Bugui said calmly: "We are indeed stupid and cannot compare to the genius of King Cui."
"Why hide it from me?" Zhao Changhe said decisively, "Something must have gone wrong with the Yang family, and the Four Symbols Sect saw this and thought they could talk to you about cooperation. If that's the case, why can't they talk to me? Maybe they can't solve it, but I can."
After a pause, he suddenly added, "The Yang family has never held birthday celebrations in such a grand manner. I strongly suspect that this birthday banquet is somehow related to this matter."
Yang Bugui stared at Zhao Changhe for a long while, then suddenly smiled and said, "I will convey Brother Zhao's meaning to my father. Brother Zhao, please sit down. The birthday banquet has not been held in the past two days. I hope Brother Zhao will have fun here."
After saying this, he stood up, bowed, said goodbye and left.
Zhao Changhe saw him out, then turned to look at Tang Wanzhuang's closed courtyard door next door. He thought to himself that Tang Wanzhuang should be listening to this conversation, wondering what she was thinking.
Today, Huangfu Qing and Yangyang both got angry. I wonder if this master sister can bear it... She is only halfway through the pursuit. Will it be over if it turns out like this...
Zhao Changhe knocked on the door with a headache, trying to chat for a few words, but there was no sound from inside and no one opened the door.
Zhao Changhe stroked his chin and thought for a while, then returned to his yard and climbed over the wall.
Just a wall between us, who can stop us
Just as he poked his head out from the wall, Baoqin jumped up with a big broom in his hand and slapped him on the head: "You pervert, I knew you could climb the wall, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Tang Wanzhuang sat in the yard reading a book without raising her head: "What you did on the beam is a disgrace to your teacher. Go back and copy the Shennong Herbal Classic a hundred times and reflect on yourself."
Zhao Changhe didn't dare to really fight with Baoqin, so he fell back with his head in his hands, thinking to himself that he was doomed.
If she was really angry, she would definitely be thinking that nothing should have happened between them, so why should she be jealous of other women
It’s about to blow… What should I do
At this moment, a red dress flashed on the door, and Huangfu Qing jumped in, saying seductively: "I told you last time, next time we meet, if you don't eat me, I will eat you."
Tang Wanzhuang, who was reading a book next door, pricked up her ears.
Soon, the next sentence was heard in a seductive voice: "Is it exciting to have a secret affair with the imperial concubine beside the head of the imperial court?"
Tang Wanzhuang's cold voice drifted under the moonlight: "Witch, how dare you!"
(End of this chapter)