Coming out of the side hall, there are palace lanterns lighting up both sides of the road.
The cold night wind blew the lantern back and forth, making a slight knocking sound.
The princess walked slowly along the bluestone palace road, her soles feeling cold and hard. She gathered up her fox fur cloak, turned at the fork in the road, and headed towards the most magnificent bedroom in the distance.
"You haven't convinced him yet?"
There is a stove burning in the hall, which is warm and cozy.
Another elegant and noble old woman sat on the tiger leather chair, looking down at the princess kneeling below, without asking her to get up, "Bai Xiaofeng is a bastard born outside of you. I haven't seen you for more than 40 years, but you are so interested in me." Don’t you have any affection between mother and child? Concubine, you are really a failure as a mother. You said you were sure to convince him. The Ai family believed in you and gave you so many days, but you haven’t even gotten to the point yet. That’s right. Hmm, the Ai family’s patience is not that great.”
The princess's hood had been taken off, and her head was covered with silver strands. She lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is precisely because we have not seen each other for more than forty years that we seem unfamiliar. Please be patient with your Majesty, I will definitely meet you." Convince him to help. I know his temper best. He is a soft-spoken person who doesn't take hard orders. If he insists on being forceful and forcing him, it will only be counterproductive. And because of his childhood experiences, Bai Xiaofeng is extremely defensive about others. He would not be able to follow anyone else. He said, it’s not as useful as me going.”
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, and the pressure in the bedroom suddenly increased, "Are you threatening the Ai family?"
"I don't dare!" Wang Taifei's face turned pale and she spoke slightly faster, "I can tell you how loyal I am to Hu Man. Everything is based on Hu Man's interests. The Queen Mother knows this!"
King Hu Man, who was sipping warm wine under the tiger-skin seat, then put down his wine glass, walked out of his seat and helped Princess Wang up in person, and smoothed things over with a smile, "We can all see the Princess's loyalty to Hu Man, and the Queen Mother's anger is not directed at you. It's just that it's been a while since Bai Xiaofeng came to the palace, but the things we want to do have been delayed, and the queen mother is also worried about future troubles, so she speaks more harshly."
He exchanged a look with the Queen Mother, and continued to sing, "The Queen Mother also knows that after Bai Xiaofeng disappeared, almost all the people in the place of exile in Dai Viet went out to search for his whereabouts, and even the other countries in the Central Plains also started searching for him. Come on and help. Su Jiuni and others have already arrived at Sunset City. With their ability, it won't take long to find the royal palace. Although Hu Man now has strong soldiers and horses and is not afraid of intruders, once he confronts them head-on, he will use his troops. The people will be in dire straits, and I never want to see such a scene."
After a pause, he sighed again, "Taifei has been in the palace for decades. You have watched me grow up, and I will treat you like an elder. Please think more about Hu Man." The future is all up to you. In my opinion, it would be better for the concubine to directly state our purpose to Bai Xiaofeng than to go around and play the emotional card like this. Dai Viet holds five thousand We won’t steal the magic weapons, so it won’t be too difficult for him, right? All we need is for him to hand over the map of the magic weapons and help us find the remaining 45,000 magic weapons, and that’s it.”
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, and spoke at the right time, with a cold voice, "The Aijia thinks that the king's plan is very good. Concubine, let's do it like this. The Aijia will give you two more days. If you still can't do it, then you don't have it." Use it, and when the time comes when the Ai family takes action personally, you won’t be needed anymore!”
The words "no need" made the princess paler, and she lowered her body and said, "I will do my best!"
After the matter was settled, the Queen Dowager left the Queen Mother's bedroom.
The mother and son were left in the palace. The Queen Mother stood up and walked down from the tiger-skin chair and sat down opposite King Hu Man. Her face was obviously worried, "Why should I be so polite to her? Are you giving her a face?"
King Hu Man smiled with a deep smile, "Why do you care about this, Queen Mother? Being polite to her is only temporary. Now that she is still useful to us, she can enjoy this kind of treatment. If she is no longer useful, she will naturally receive another treatment. She knows it very well, otherwise how could she be so frightened by a few words that she trembles? She can't let go of the glory and wealth of this place."
"Don't underestimate anyone. Some dogs don't bite, just because they can't bite. If she finds a better new owner, she will show her fangs and bite the old owner first."
"Just her? Where is she going to find a new master? She can't rely on Bai Xiaofeng, so she doesn't dare." King Hu Man recalled the news he just received during the day, and his smile faded, "Su Jiuni and others have arrived Sunset City is here, we need to move quickly and release Bai Xiaofeng as soon as we get the things to avoid more troubles."
The Queen Mother's expression became even more ugly.
Bai Xiaofeng and the others had to let go.
The Human dynasty is indeed powerful in the desert and can look down upon other tribes, but it cannot afford to offend the current Dai Viet.
They had heard with their own ears the power of the divine weapons.
If you want to compete with Dai Viet and the Central Plains, you have to wait for them to get the remaining 45,000 magic soldiers.
At that time, Hu Man no longer has to worry about anyone, and he will definitely compete in the desert and aspire to the Central Plains!
Before that, they still had to treat Bai Xiaofeng well and not neglect food and clothing.
People followed them and lived in the locked palace without any resistance, but the Queen Mother just felt that they had invited an ancestor to the palace.
Apart from putting a lock on the outside of the palace, he dared not do anything more.
Very frustrated.
…
Sunset City.
The first city of the Human Dynasty close to the border.
It's not prosperous, but thanks to the strong dynasty's backing, the local people can live and work in peace and contentment, which is very stable.
That was before.
In recent days, troubles have occurred frequently in the city for no reason.
The city lord's mansion was stolen twice in succession, and the thief could not be found.
During the day and night, a little old man suddenly appeared and led the city's officers and soldiers through the streets.
The most annoying thing is that I know that there is something wrong with the little old man, but when I really want to arrest him, I can't always find him.
The city lord ordered officers and soldiers to conduct door-to-door searches in the city for several days, causing the residents in the city to complain and complain.
"How is it? Grandpa stole so many letters from the city lord's palace, but there are no useful clues at all?" When the city was in chaos, in the back hall of the local government office, the old man Du was wearing a government official uniform, sitting there with a swagger, crossing his legs and trembling. .
Tianbao, like Bai Yu, Su Wu, and Mai Sui, also wore official uniforms, and no one could tell the flaw when wearing the mask.
"If there's no flaw, it's just a flaw... We haven't been attacked since the flare was released. It's possible that the other party is afraid and doesn't dare to come... Shall we continue to the next city?" Another wooden card placed alone in the corner On the chair, Yang Zhi was sitting upright with his hands and feet tied up, his face was green and white.
He was wearing a yamen official uniform, the one the city lord usually wore. He also had a mask on his face, and he looked exactly like the city lord.
The real city lord is in the hole under his chair.
Damn it, he hasn't fully recovered yet.
In a state of confusion, another letter was handed to him. Mr. Bai smiled harmlessly and said, "Uncle Yang, read this letter also. You are the only one who can read Human characters. Thank you for your hard work."
Yang Zhi took the letter numbly and unfolded it, his mouth so stiff that he couldn't move it.
Ah.
It's not hard work, it's just terrible.
"Stand still," he read.
After a moment, Wushuang stared at him, "Keep reading."
"No, just four words, stay still, finish reading."
The old man clapped his hands and stood up, "Look, look, this is the clue! Grandpa stole it right!"
Yang Zhi, "..." Yes.
