After a long night of tossing, Xu Qing, who had not slept soundly, woke up when he heard movement at the door.
The old man walked into the back room at this time and shouted softly, "Master Xu, get up and have breakfast."
"It's the old man, let's get up right now." Xu Qing sat up from the bed and looked at the old man and said.
The old man nodded, turned around and walked out without saying much.
Xu Qing's brows were slightly lowered at this time. The old man must have spilled the wine made by his wife because of those men in black, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
After the old man walked out, Xu Qing opened the quilt and slowly walked out of bed. Then he woke up the four people sleeping on the floor and walked out of the back room first.
I saw that the old man had already prepared breakfast and was sitting aside waiting for them.
Xu Qing walked over at this time and said, "Sorry to bother you, old man. You prepared breakfast for us early in the morning."
"It doesn't matter, it's just some simple food. Don't dislike it, adults." The old man pointed at the white porridge and a few steamed buns on the table and said.
Xu Qing hurriedly said, "What did the old man say at this time? If it hadn't been for the old man's help last night, I'm afraid I would have been beaten by those people now."
"Who are those people and why are they chasing you?" The old man asked in confusion.
At this time, Xu Qing sighed, and then sat on the old man, "It's a long story. The capital was flooded. I came to the imperial city with Lord Shuo to accuse these imperial officials of corruption and perversion of the law. Later, the emperor named them magistrates. Although these people I don’t know who sent him, but there must be some shady tricks behind it!”
"Your Excellency is a good official, and he will surely be blessed in the future. There are still a few days to go from here to the capital, so you should be more cautious." After hearing this, the old man said to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing nodded, then thought for a while and finally opened his mouth and said, "I'm afraid I'm still going to bother the old man here today. I heard what the man in black said yesterday. I'm afraid he was suspicious of the old man. If they don't find me, they will definitely We are keeping watch around here. We are afraid that these people will harm the old man, so we will stay here for one more day. As for food, we will pay the old man taels of silver."
"What are you talking about, sir? Although I don't have much financial resources, I can still entertain you with a few simple meals." After hearing this, the old man frowned.
Then he took a steamed bun from the table and handed it to Xu Qing, "Eat it quickly, as long as you don't dislike it."
Xu Qing nodded at this time and took the steamed bun over.
At this time, several people in the room also came out, and then sat down to have breakfast together.
At this time, Liaocheng.
Liaocheng Wang Anran was leisurely looking at the scenery in the courtyard.
Although it is already autumn, the hibiscus in the courtyard is in full bloom!
An Ran was drinking tea and humming a tune, feeling extremely comfortable.
A few days ago, he received a letter from Dongling Emperor Chu Shi Youtian. The letter said that he suspected that Shuohou had second thoughts, but he could not find any evidence. He tried many times but did not reveal his flaws, so he wanted his daughter to marry him. Shuohou, if we find out what Shuohou has done and let him collect evidence, the advantage will be that a piece of back cover near Liaocheng will be assigned to him.
As for why Chu Shi Youtian was so sure that An Ran would help him, we have to start talking about it many years ago.
Liaocheng is an independent city and is not under the control of the Four Kingdoms!
During the previous turmoil, Liaocheng was almost destroyed by Nanling. At that time, the late emperor of Dongling came forward to mediate, and Liaocheng was saved.
Later, when he was young, Anran, the king of Liaocheng, promised the late Emperor Dongling that if there was a need for them in Liaocheng in the future, he would not hesitate to die!
Later, Master Chu Youtian learned that An Qin, the only daughter of the King of Liaocheng, liked Shuo Ling.
Only then did Chu Shi Youtian think of the incident in Liaocheng that his father had mentioned to him at that time.
An Ran couldn't help but frown when he received the letter. This Master Chu Youtian was quite sure of his calculations, but he did say this before.
But he couldn't help but feel reluctant to let his precious daughter marry Shuo Hou.
However, he had seen this Shuohou before, and he was quite calm.
In addition, he also knew that his daughter An Qin was also secretly interested in it, so he called An Qin over at that time and asked her opinion.
Then he told him about Master Chu Youtian's letter.
After hearing this, An Qin couldn't help but blush slightly, and then nodded.
An Ran knew that her daughter agreed.
However, she also explained to An Qin that Master Chu Youtian wanted her to go and find out the details of Shuo Ling.
At that time, An Qin frowned after hearing this. Shuo Ling was the man she had always cared about. Not to mention that Shuo Ling had nothing, even if she had something, she would not go to Gaomi with Master Chu Youtian.
At that time, An Qin said to An Ran, "Dad, it's easy for me to marry Shuo Hou, but if you ask me to be an eyeliner, my daughter won't agree!"
"But dad had promised the emperor of Dongling before that if he needed our Liaocheng help for anything back then, dad would be there without hesitation. If you don't agree, wouldn't you be doing injustice to dad?" At that time, An Ran frowned and said to him. An Qin said.
An Qin snorted coldly at An Ran, then turned around, "Dad, my daughter doesn't want to be Emperor Dongling's spy. If Marquis Shuo really has second thoughts about Emperor Dongling, Emperor Dongling will definitely try to get rid of Shuohou. Then What will happen when the daughter arrives? Can the father bear to see his daughter become a widow?"
"Qin'er's thoughts are not unreasonable." An Ran frowned at that time, then lowered his eyes to think.
It would be fine if Shuo Ling didn't have second thoughts. If he really did, then his precious daughter would be...
Thinking of this, An Ran couldn't help but sigh, but if he refused, it would appear that he had broken his promise, and An Ran couldn't help but feel in a dilemma.
At this moment, Zhao Ji, the counselor behind An Ran, said, "The King of Liaocheng does not need to worry about this matter."
"Oh, what's your idea, Mr. Zhao?" An Ran looked at Zhao Ji behind him and asked.
Zhao Ji took two steps forward at this time, then walked to An Ran, raised her hands and said, "I have an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
"Mr. Zhao, please speak." An Ran sat up straight and stared at Zhao Ji and said.
Zhao Ji looked at An Qin at this time, and then smiled slightly, "If you want to protect An Qin and prevent the King of Liaocheng from breaking his promise, I think the King of Liaocheng can do this."
As Zhao Ji spoke, she walked up to An Ran, bent down and whispered in his ear.
An Qin on the side couldn't help but frown slightly.
After listening to what Zhao Ji said, An Ran frowned at first, and then the sadness on his face couldn't help but fade away, revealing a smile.
Then An Ran clapped his hands and shouted, "Mr. Zhao's idea is indeed a brilliant idea. Okay, go get the letter, and I will reply to the Emperor Dongling right now!"
"Yes." Zhao Ji took a few steps back, cupped her hands and said with a smile.
Then he went to get pen and paper.
After Zhao Ji left, An Qin rolled his eyes and ran to An Ran, "Dad, what did Mr. Zhao say to dad just now? My daughter also wants to know!"
"Want to know?" An Ran looked at An Qin lovingly.
An Qin nodded repeatedly at this time.
An Ran smiled at the corner of his mouth and waved to An Qin to come over.
An Qin quickly ran forward, bent down and put his ear close to it. Only then did An Ran tell An Qin the strategy that Zhao Ji had just mentioned.
After hearing this, An Qin couldn't help but smile and nodded, then stood up straight and said, "Having Mr. Zhao as a counselor beside dad can save dad a lot of troubles."
"Hahahaha, you are so sweet. Now let dad handle the rest. Qin'er just sit back and wait for the good news." An Ran raised his head and laughed a few times, then said to An Qin.
An Qin nodded.
An Ran then wrote back to Master Chu Youtian, agreeing to his request!
Ever since the letter was returned to Master Chu Youtian, An Ran felt refreshed every day.
Get up early in the morning and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the courtyard.
Zhao Ji's idea was watertight. Let An Qin marry Shuo Hou first. If Shuo Hou had no second thoughts, letting An Qin marry this prestigious Shuo Hou in Dongling would not be a loss to his precious daughter.
If this Shuohou really has two intentions, he must have some backup plans. If they discover that he has done anything, they will express their views to him in Liaocheng and follow this Shuohou, who is his future son-in-law. , helped him seize the throne in one fell swoop, and then his precious daughter would be the queen of a country.
No matter what, he is the beneficiary.
Thinking of this, Liaocheng King Anran couldn't help but smile.
At this time, Zhao Ji came with a letter and said, "King of Liaocheng, a letter from Dongling."
"Bring it here quickly." An Ran put down the cup in his hand and sat down.
Zhao Ji then took the letter and handed it to An Ran.
After An Ran took it, he quickly opened it and started to read.
Then An Ran couldn't help but frown, and wrote a reply saying that since Shuohou was already married to his wife, his precious daughter could only be a concubine, which is to put it bluntly, a concubine.
Seeing this, An Ran couldn't help but throw the letter aside, and then said angrily, "This is unreasonable, this Emperor Dongling is really pushing the envelope!"
Zhao Ji on the side frowned slightly when she saw this, then bent down to pick up the letter that was thrown to the ground by An Ran, and then started to read it.
"The King of Liaocheng doesn't have to be like this. The subordinates of Princess Qingcheng who married Yushuohou in this letter have heard about it." Zhao Ji put the letter on the stone table and then looked at An Ran and said.
An Ran frowned at this moment, "This Master Chu Youtian is so deceptive. He actually asked Qin'er to be a lowly child. To put it bluntly, she is just a concubine."
"Prince of Liaocheng, don't worry. This Princess Qingcheng is the daughter of Duke Mu. My subordinates heard that she disappeared for a long time and only returned to the Duke's mansion this year. She also had a bad temper with Duke Mu. This Princess Qingcheng is behind her. Without a backstage, even if she is now the head wife of Shuo Mansion, she will still have a long time to come, and who can guarantee that there will be no accidents." Zhao Ji said at this time, glancing at An Ran.
After An Ran heard this, although she felt that what Zhao Ji said was reasonable, she still had a worried look on her face, "Let Qin'er marry into Dongling as a concubine. Even if I am shameless, Qin'er can't bear this..."
"Dad, Qin'er is okay." At this time, An Qin came out from the side and walked straight to An Ran and said.
An Qin had already been here when An Ran threw the letter, so he stood aside and listened to what happened, and then heard what Zhao Ji said.