What arouses people's interest is the deepest desire in everyone's heart.
There is no doubt that any one of Yu Zhi, Qiu Ruoruo and Ye Qinghuan is the target of Bai Li's hatred. If I had to pick one among them, it would be Yu Zhi. It's not because he is hateful in any way, it's just that he has no background and is the easiest to manipulate.
Bai Li already knew what happened after leaving Baiweiju that night. There were many soldiers on duty at the West City Gate, and even Wang Dafu's repeated orders would leak the news. Moreover, there are always some unknown ways for the Bai family to have a place in Kyoto.
Du Ankang raised his head and felt that Bai Li seemed to have changed. He thought that the children of the official family were too respectable. He told Bai Li what he saw and heard just now, using only plain words.
After Bai Li listened, he was silent for a while, then turned around and walked into the house again, closed the door with a creak, and there was no more movement.
Du Ankang shook his head, thinking that the eldest son of the Bai family was coming back, and there would always be a way to make Bai Li cheer up.
In the dim room, Bai Li sat on the ground. Although the sun was strong outside, the ground was still cold. He seemed to have no feeling, holding a dagger in his hand, which gave off a cold light in the darkness.
There were many knife marks on the wall in front of Bai Li, and from the sunlight coming in through the cracks in the window, he could vaguely see that these knife marks formed a few words - Yu Zhi.
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Yu Zhi applied the medicinal powder and was lying on the bed thinking about how to get Li Xiuyuan to return the jade pendant. Also, if you make a mistake, you must apologize. No matter if you are the prime minister or a gangster, if you are wrong, you are wrong.
Ye Qinghuan wanted to retaliate, but Yu Zhi stopped him. The young man with level 5 armor-breaking skills was able to beat the old Prime Minister to a good look no matter what, but Yu Zhi wanted more than simply returning violence.
"Since that old dog doesn't want people to know about this marriage, then I will let everyone in the world know about it." Yu Zhi said to himself. He had never been so angry. Now he no longer thinks about the prince in the East Palace and the so-called royal marriage. Even if he offends the royal family, don't think about leaving the matter like this.
Sometimes, young people are so stubborn about things that they are not afraid of life and death.
Qiu Ruoruo went to Zizhu Villa in the afternoon. Since the mission came to Beijing, she had only been to Zizhu Villa once, but she followed Yu Zhi and Ye Qinghuan to intimidate them. Later, when I thought about it carefully, it was not the way to treat guests.
The reception of the Prairie Wolf Court mission was originally hosted by Xiao Jinghong, the prince of Zhao. Qiu Ruoruo just had to deal with the sudden and strange behavior of the mission, but Xiao Jinghong was unexpectedly assassinated. Before the Prince of Chu arrived in Kyoto, Qiu Ruoruo had no choice but to take over the hosting duties temporarily.
Qiu Ruoruo brought several officials from Honglu Temple with her on this trip. Several people from Honglu Temple were very excited when they saw Qiu Ruoruo. After these days, these young masters finally remembered that we are there.
Receiving missions is what Honglu Temple is best at. The situation this time was special. The armies of both sides were still facing each other in the north, so Honglu Temple did not dare to make any rash decisions. Everything was received according to etiquette, neither getting close nor alienating, waiting for the greeting from the person in charge above.
Fortunately, Qiu Ruoruo didn't bring any will. This made Honglu Temple both nervous and relieved.
When Nuo Min saw Qiu Ruoruo still setting up a purple sand tea set, he poured a cup for Qiu Ruoruo, along with several adults from Honglu Temple.
Nuo Min watched several people drink it, and his eyes seemed to force them to have a taste. Then Nuomin looked at the people with real eyes and asked, "What do the adults think?"
Seeing the sincere eyes of the Princess of the Mission, several people from Honglu Temple felt that they should not hurt Nuo Min's love for tea ceremony. They looked at each other and praised her a few times.
Honglu Temple is a leisurely yamen. The adults inside are occasionally busy, and most of them mainly drink tea and chat, so they know tea very well.
To be honest, this top quality Tieguanyin was wasted in Nuo Min's hands.
Hearing the appreciation, Nuo Min looked at Qiu Ruoruo with a smile. Fake compliments are everywhere. The officialdom of Da Chu was like this, and it was no different in the Steppe Wolf Court.
Loyalty is offensive. So everyone likes to listen to something good, and so does Nuo Min.
Nuo Min didn't believe it and asked Qiu Ruoruo in a clear voice, "What do you think?"
Qiu Ruoruo had already seen Nuo Min's tea-making skills last time. Last time Yu Zhi said something normal. This time Qiu Ruoruo also wanted to say the same thing, but after thinking about it, she changed her words: "The princess's tea-making skills have improved compared to last time."
Impartial and reserved, I didn't say it was excellent or bad, it was just better than last time. Qiu Ruoruo's words were quite in line with Nuo Min's feelings.
Nuo Min raised the corners of her mouth slightly, feeling naturally very happy in her heart, and then her face returned to calm. "None of you are as cheerful as your brother. Good is good, bad is bad. These days I specially invited the best tea ceremony master in Baiwei Curie. After tasting the tea, I realized that the taste cannot be achieved overnight. Success. Sometimes I feel like I wasted the Iron Goddess of Mercy given by His Majesty."
Nuo Min looked at the few people with a smile, with a slight joking in her eyes. Then she picked up the purple clay cup on the table, shook the dark yellow tea slightly, and then took a sip.
"It's embarrassing for a few adults. My crude tea ceremony skills are so flattering to a few adults. In fact, now our grassland and your Chu army are still facing each other. When the relationship is delicate, it seems that there is no need for these adults to do this. Like." Nuo Min's apology was like a sharp knife stabbing into the heart of the Honglu Temple officials, but everyone who had always been eloquent didn't know how to respond.
If you agree to Nuomin and change the preface, wouldn't you admit that you were just flattering?
Looking at each other, Qiu Ruoruo said: "I was still hypocritical just now, please forgive me, Princess."
Nuomin smiled lightly and started playing with the tea set again. Waste is waste, and the princess on the grassland is wasteful no matter what.
"Where is your brother? Why don't you see him coming?" Nuo Min asked.
Qiu Ruoruo didn't know that Nuomin still remembered, but the adults from Honglu Temple on the side were the first to say: "Master Ye is not on duty in the court. He came to visit the princess today. His status is a bit inconvenient."
Honglu Temple knew that Qiu Ruoruo had hired a young man to help him, and this was done with the permission of the Emperor of Chu. However, having to ask for help when meeting foreign ministers felt a bit humiliating inside Honglu Temple. And according to Ye Qinghuan's personality, he would not take the initiative to have a good relationship with these guys who have been officials all year round.
Therefore, Honglu Temple's attitude towards Ye Qinghuan was somewhat embarrassing. On the one hand, I thought that Ye Qinghuan could help and get the job done, but on the other hand, I couldn't let Qiu Ruoruo and Ye Qinghuan take all the credit.
"Miss Qiu knows that I'm not talking about Ye Qinghuan." Nuo Min didn't stop moving her hands and replied without raising her head.
Qiu Ruoruo smiled bitterly in her heart as she thought about the scene where Yu Zhi threatened Nuo Min. Unexpectedly, the unparalleled young man Ye Ge failed to make Nuo Min miss him, but the Xiao Yu Ge who was lazy and idle all day long made people miss him.
"Ah, is it possible that the princess is talking about my brother Xiaoyu?" Qiu Ruoruo pretended to be confused, but she didn't expect Nuomin to be like this.
"Brother Xiaoyu? If that's what you're talking about, it's called Yu Zhi, over there."
The adults at Honglu Temple on the side listened and looked puzzled. Then suddenly someone had a flash of inspiration and said in surprise: "The person the princess mentioned is a student from the Wendao Academy, and he is known as the shame of asking. Princess You must not make friends with this kind of people, it will insult the princess’s pure name.”
Nuo Min suddenly stopped moving, put down the clip in his hand, and stared at the person who spoke with wide, clear eyes. Nuo Min already knew about Yu Zhi's situation. His reputation was very bad. Although he was not like a rat crossing the street and everyone yelled at him, he was looked down upon by the students in Kyoto. Even the literati in ordinary academies could belittle him at will.
"Master Cui, if you want to say something about me, Qiu Ruoruo, just say it directly. Don't use the name of the princess to criticize Sang and Huai to reflect on me." Qiu Ruoruo's face was cold, her eyes were fixed and her words were extremely cold.
Cui Wenqi is the young minister of Honglu Temple and can be regarded as the head of Honglu Temple. His words are naturally very weighty. When he was young, Cui Wenqi studied at Qiuzhi Academy. Now that he is able to occupy this official position, in addition to his ability, he has also done a lot of business.
Listening to Qiu Ruoruo's words, Cui Wenqi suddenly stiffened. These days, Cui Wenqi has been in Honglu Temple, and the mission is safe and sound. He heard about all the interesting things in Kyoto recently, and he also heard about the shame of asking and Qiu Ruoruo's close relationship. He originally thought that it was only because of Li Qingru that Yu Zhi could live in Qiu Mansion, but now it seems that the relationship between Yu Zhi and Qiu Mansion is more than that.
"I didn't mean that." Cui Wenqi immediately apologized, because it offended the Qiu Mansion and it was really not worth the loss.
Qiu Ruoruo snorted coldly and said no more.
"In our grassland, the so-called reputation is very important, but it is not the top priority. I think Yu Zhi... is a talent." Nuo Min said, "If he is willing, he can return to the grassland with us superior."
Honglu Temple didn't know why Nuo Min, as the princess, valued Yu Zhi. After hearing this, Qiu Ruoruo chuckled and said: "Princess, I still say the same thing. If I want to take my brother back to the grassland outside the Great Wall, then... ..”
As for this, the adults at Honglu Temple were still puzzled. Nuo Min looked embarrassed and said, "It's okay."
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On the way back, Qiu Ruoruo had forgotten all the conditions put forward by the mission. There was no need to think about withdrawing the troops and returning home. His Majesty would not agree to such a ridiculous thing. Qiu Ruoruo has been thinking about what Nuomin's words meant.
There is nothing wrong with that.
What does this mean?
Qiu Ruoruo just said a joke at that time. Even in her heart, Yu Zhi has this weight. When a princess marries, in the eyes of outsiders, no one other than a prince or a nobleman can match her, and Yu Zhi is definitely not worthy.
"I really don't know what the princess likes about Brother Xiaoyu?" Qiu Ruoruo wondered. "Okay, okay, brother Xiaoyu has advantages in every aspect, and the princess has excellent taste."
