Under Ling Ning's arrangement, Lao Ai sneaked into the harem as a fake eunuch, became a young eunuch of the Internal Affairs Supervisor, and was arranged to take care of camellias in the greenhouse.
During this time, Lao Ai was a little impatient.
Although this greenhouse is nice, with flowers and grass, there are not many people there. In this case, how can he get close to the Queen or the Queen Mother, how can he complete the task of being the master's agent, and how can he become famous?
But Ling Ning's instructions to him were to wait and wait for the flowers to bloom.
He is now in the greenhouse. The flowers have bloomed long ago, but there is no hope.
In desperation, he could only focus on taking care of camellias. He heard that the queen liked camellias. What if the queen was happy one day and summoned him?
Just when Lao Ai was thinking wildly, a female voice suddenly came from beside her: "What kind of flower is this?"
Lao Ai was startled and her heart slowed down. She was just thinking wildly and didn't notice anyone approaching. If this was an enemy, she would be dead.
After calming down, Lao Ai looked at the woman who spoke.
I saw that she was a middle-aged woman, elegantly dressed, and beautiful.
Although there are wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and her skin is not as supple as that of a girl, she is like a ripe persimmon that those who like her want to eat.
For example, Lao Ai likes such a woman.
So Lao Ai's eyes lit up.
The queen also noticed Lao Ai's eyes.
This surprised the queen and at the same time she felt happy, so she smiled even sweeter and asked, "Hey, why are you in such a daze? Have you never seen a woman?"
Lao Ai hurriedly came to her senses, and at the same time glanced at the queen's body, and immediately discovered that although she was wearing an ordinary palace dress, there were phoenix patterns on it.
At this moment, Lao Ai's heart trembled.
The woman in front of me is a queen!
Is this what the Lord said about waiting for the flowers to bloom?
He quickly suppressed his inner excitement and pretended not to recognize the queen's identity, but deliberately asked: "Which palace are you from? What are you doing in the flower room?"
When the queen saw that Lao Ai was stupid and didn't recognize her, she gave the eunuch in charge a vague look and asked him to step back. Then she said: "I am from Kunning Palace and I have been ordered to pick some camellias. You can Call me…Aunt Xie.”
"Auntie Xie!" Lao Ai called out obediently and praised, "For those who don't know, I thought Auntie Xie was a young lady from an aristocratic family. Auntie Xie is so temperamental!"
The queen was often praised, and she was used to it, but this time Lao Ai's praise made her extremely happy.
However, the queen still pretended to be sad and said: "Is it just a temperament? That's right, I am already at this age, and my appearance is declining with age."
Lao Ai quickly shook her head and said solemnly: "No, no, my aunt is not old at all. In my heart, she is extremely beautiful!"
The queen touched her cheek and said with a smile: "Really? You're not teasing me?"
"Of course not, I think my aunt is really beautiful. Time has left charm and style on my face, just like aged wine, which can never be matched by those young women. Those who say that my aunt is old are completely jealous. "Lao Ai said firmly.
As expected of Lao Ai, she didn't even blink when telling lies. Look at the queen's cheeks turning red and her eyes moving, obviously very satisfied with Lao Ai's praise.
The queen then turned her attention to the camellias.
I saw that this camellia was white and flawless, but there was a red mark on the petals. The Queen saw this kind of camellia for the first time and found it very interesting.
"What kind of flower is this?" the queen asked.
Lao Ai said: "Auntie, I named this camellia 'Scratch Beauty's Face'. Look, this camellia is white and flawless, like a beauty's pretty face, but does this red mark look like a scratch?"
"The name is very vivid and sounds nice." The queen said happily, and then she had an idea and said, "By the way, I forgot to ask what your name is."
"Aunt, my name is Lao Ai." Lao Ai replied.
The Queen said: "I will arrange a task for you. I will send this beautiful face-scratching plant to Kunning Palace later. If the Queen likes it, she will be rewarded heavily."
"When I go to Kunning Palace, will I be able to see my aunt again?" Lao Ai didn't talk about the reward, but asked if he could see the queen again.
The Queen smiled and asked: "Is meeting me more important than a reward?"
Lao Ai nodded quickly.
The queen said nothing more, but turned and left with a smile.
Lao Ai watched him leave, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Was he able to defeat the queen by being so flattering?
On the way back to Kunning Palace, the queen asked the eunuch in charge to go to the Internal Affairs Supervisor to investigate Lao Ai's identity. The results of the investigation were unquestionable.
Ling Ning spent a lot of money and used his father's connections during his lifetime to send Lao Ai into the palace, ensuring that everything would be perfect. If the queen couldn't find any problems, she would naturally not think that there was anything wrong with Lao Ai.
And when Lao Ai sent the "scratched beauty's face" to Kunning Palace, he saw the queen wearing a gorgeous phoenix robe.
Lao Ai pretended to be shocked and looked at the queen, as if she was scared to death.
"Why, you don't know aunt anymore?" the queen joked.
Lao Ai quickly knelt down and said, "I am blind, please forgive me, the Queen."
After saying that, Lao Ai peeked at the graceful queen.
The queen saw Lao Ai's small gestures in her eyes. This kind of admiration made her very happy and said: "You are good at taking care of camellias. Would you like to stay in Kunning Palace?"
Lao Ai was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly to express her willingness.
In this way, Lao Ai successfully sneaked into Kunning Palace.
Just when Lao Ai thought she was still a gardener, suddenly, the queen stretched herself and said: "Lao Ai, come here and give me a squeeze on my shoulders. You are so good at taking care of flowers, but I am so good at taking care of flowers." See if you can take care of people!”
Lao Ai was overjoyed, wouldn't the opportunity come now?
…
Ling Ning didn't know that the chess piece Lao Ai had begun to shine.
After he returned to the palace, he called Jia Huaiying and Pang Ju and told them that troops would be sent to attack Suizhou in five days.
At the same time, Ling Ning ordered Pang Ju to be appointed governor of Lizhou, responsible for all internal affairs of Lizhou. In this way, when he sends troops abroad, he does not have to worry about the governance of Lizhou.
Jia Huaiying and Duanmu Shuang followed Ling Ning to send troops and served as military advisors.
In this attack on Suizhou, General Ling Ning led the Eleventh Army, with a total of 80,000 troops, namely the Divine Ape Army, the Tianniu Army, the Flying Leopard Army, the White Tiger Army, the Crane Army, the Dragon Army, the Tianma Army, the Black Crocodile Army, The Giant Bear Army, the Yunlu Army, and the Iron Buddha Army.
Eighty thousand troops may not seem like a lot, but they are actually very few.
You must know that there are 60,000 to 70,000 defenders in Suizhou. The Liang court was also afraid that Ling Ning would attack Suizhou, so it sent additional troops to Suizhou.
Eighty thousand versus seventy thousand, there was no problem in fighting on the plains, the advantage was entirely on Ling Ning's side.
But this time it was Ling Ning who attacked, and he was the one attacking the city, switching offense and defense.
The casualties on the attacking side were high, and the battle loss ratio had to be taken seriously, so the 80,000 troops were significantly less.
but,
Ling Ning did not plan to mobilize troops from the four passes.
There are still more than 7,000 soldiers in his system who have not yet arrived.
Since repelling Huang Yuanzhang, Ling Ning has not seen any more soldiers, but today he was assassinated and two thousand people came to him.
There are also the Advent warriors obtained after eradicating the Qi family and other aristocratic families last time, so Ling Ning can still have more than 7,000 Advent warriors in his hands, plus the two thousand that have arrived today, it is almost 10,000.
This is 90,000 troops.
Although it is still lacking, Ling Ning is still not worried, he can keep fighting with fighting.
He has a system in hand and his troops are increasing as he fights. No one can compare with him.
This attack on Suizhou may involve 90,000 troops. When the troops arrive at Suizhou City, there will be more than 100,000 troops. By then, the Daliang court will be forced.
After Ling Ning discussed with Pang Ju and Jia Huaiying, they immediately issued military orders.
When the military order was issued to the Yanzhou camp, the 11th Army immediately took action, and the grain and grass also set off first and were transported to Heiya Pass.
As the news spread that Ling Ning was about to send troops, the atmosphere in Yanzhou City also became high. The people all support Ling Ning and look forward to Ling Ning sweeping all the way.
At this time, Ling Ning was very busy!
Because he wanted to spread as many branches and leaves as possible before setting off for the expedition.
Everything is for the treasure chest, and it has nothing to do with personal lust.
Ling Ning is a straight and tough gentleman!
