Su Ruotang glanced at Xing Nanye, and his ethereal voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly:
"Then can I meet Gu Butterfly?"
Ministers:? ? ?
What?
See what?
Gu butterfly? ? ?
The Lord of Xingming Kingdom was silent.
Su Ruotang fluttered her long eyelashes twice, with a look of longing and anticipation, "I heard that Xingming had raised Gu butterflies, so I wanted to see them."
"This is my only wish, and the king will definitely not deny it, right?"
Lord of Xingming Kingdom: "..."
Silence is the virtue tonight.
Doesn't he agree?
He doesn’t have a Gu butterfly!
Xing Jingxi sneered: "Third Princess, Gu Butterfly is my Xingming's most precious treasure. How can I allow outsiders to watch it at will?"
Su Ruotang blinked: "Does looking at Gu insects violate benevolence, justice and morality?"
Xing Jingxi: "I won't violate it."
"Is the Gu butterfly a Gu insect?"
"...Yes." Gu Die is the emperor of all Gu, and naturally he is also a Gu insect.
Su Ruoxi continued to ask: "Is it difficult to raise Gu butterflies?"
Xing Jingxi: "..."
Is it difficult to raise?
It took a thousand years to raise one.
It’s simply too difficult to raise!
But Xing Jingxi would not say this.
Otherwise, it will be another slap in the face.
Xingming's national power is the weakest among the three kingdoms. In addition to the innate terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, another important reason why it has not been invaded by the other two countries for thousands of years is that the ancestors of Xingming raised Gu butterflies thousands of years ago.
With just one weak white butterfly, he killed Nanchen's 100,000 invading army.
At this point, the two countries were extremely wary of Xing Ming.
So far, Xing Ming has not been attacked by the two countries, and Gu Butterfly has contributed a lot.
But if they knew that the Gu butterflies had disappeared for thousands of years...
Xing Nanye saw Xing Jingxi deflated and smiled softly, "Miss Su, can you change your wish?"
Su Ruotang pretended to be puzzled: "Why?"
"The Gu butterfly recognizes its master, and no one can come close except Grandpa Huang." Xing Nanye's feminine face, with a doting smile, "If you change your wish, Grandpa Huang will definitely agree to it."
Su Ruotang pouted: "But I just want to see Gu butterflies."
Xing Nanye's voice was as gentle as a nightingale: "Can you change it to someone else?"
Su Ruotang curled her lips: "If I change it to another one, you still won't agree?"
Xing Nanye looked at her helplessly and looked at the Lord of Xingming Kingdom with complex eyes, "Grandpa Huang, you will definitely be able to fulfill Miss Su's next wish, right?"
The Lord of Xingming Kingdom pondered for a moment and nodded slowly, "I still say what I said, as long as it does not violate benevolence, justice and morality."
Su Ruotang asked again: "Is the king sure that the wish I mentioned this time can really be fulfilled?"
"a man of his words."
Su Ruotang changed his mind without hesitation: "Then I want another kind of Gu insect."
She paused slightly and said word by word, "Ling, Long, Dare."
After her words fell, the place fell silent.
The ministers looked confused.
Isn't exquisite courage the inner elixir of some kind of animal?
When did you become a bug?
Xing Jingxi narrowed her eyes and spoke slowly, "Third Princess, why do you say Linglong Dan is a worm?"
Both the Dong Qi and Nan Chen royal families knew that Xing Ming had two great treasures - Linglong Dan and Han Gu.
The cold Gu was lost three years ago and has not been found yet.
Linglong Dan has been kept in the imperial mausoleum.
No one can see him except Grandpa Huang.
But Linglong's courage is a matter of poisonous insects. Except for the Xingming royal family, even the officials in the court don't know about it.
How did Su Ruotang know?
The gentleness on the main surface of Xingming Kingdom disappeared visibly with the naked eye.
He said expressionlessly: "The Third Princess is wrong, Linglong Dan is not a Gu insect."
Su Ruotang hummed nonchalantly: "Okay, it's not a Gu insect, so can I see Linglong Gu?"
The Lord of Xingming Kingdom said solemnly: "Why do you want to see Linglong Dan?"
Su Ruotang said without hesitation: "It has been recorded in medical books that exquisite gallbladder can cure all poisons. I believe that no doctor can resist the temptation of this rare thing."
Her pretty little face was filled with just the right amount of yearning, "I don't ask for possession, I just ask for a glimpse."
Confusion flashed in the eyes of the Lord of Xingming Kingdom.
As the leader of a country, he should not break his promise.
But Linglong Dan is the most precious treasure of Xingming after all, and the cold Gu has been stolen, so he can no longer take risks.
Xing Nanye sighed softly: "Miss Su, can you please look out for my face and not embarrass Grandpa Huang?"
Before Su Ruotang could speak, Mo Rongyan's clear voice came, as if cold jade had fallen into a ten thousand-year-old black ice seed, which made people shiver, "My princess seems not to be familiar with the emperor's eldest grandson, right? You are in front of her?" , what face do you have?"
Xing Nanye's feminine fox eyes were filled with coldness, and she pursed her lips in silence.
The Lord of Xingming Kingdom sighed and said to the chief eunuch: "Bring a pen and paper here."
The head eunuch immediately took out a pen and paper.
The Lord of Xingming Kingdom picked up a pen, quickly wrote down a few words, folded it and motioned to the eunuch chief to give it to Su Ruotang.
Su Ruotang took it and unfolded it doubtfully.
There are a few words written on it: [How to raise Gu butterflies in exchange for Linglong Gallbladder? 】
Su Ruotang read it quickly, holding the paper in his hands, and the color in his eyes kept flickering.
After a moment of silence, she raised her eyes and smiled softly: "Just follow the Lord."
The Lord of Xingming Kingdom looked at her deeply for a few breaths and said with a smile: "Tomorrow I will have someone deliver the things to you."
Su Ruotang nodded, and Fu Shen and Mo Rongyan returned to their seats.
Lifting her long eyelashes, she met Quan Qingzhuo's cold eyes.
Her gaze passed directly across her face.
Although she didn't speak, Quan Qingzhuo felt the meaning in her expression——
You are not qualified to compare with this imperial concubine.
Quan Qing bit his lower lip, his mouth filled with a faint fishy sweetness.
When she saw the doting in Xing Nanye's eyes, she wanted to tear Su Ruotang apart.
"Qing Zhuo." Quan Hongying's faint voice came.
Quan Qingzhuo's eyes regained a trace of clarity.
She quickly lowered her eyes to cover her jealousy and resentment.
After a while, she managed to calm down her thoughts and whispered in a hoarse voice: "Uncle, Zhuo'er knows he was wrong."
Quan Hongying picked up the tea cup and took a sip, his eyes fell on the young man waiting to dance, "What's wrong?"
"You lose your composure in front of others." Quan Qingzhuo's eyes turned red.
Quan Hongying said lightly: "Qing Zhuo, from now on you will treat Ye'er as your brother, your brother forever."
Hearing this, Quan Qingzhuo raised his eyes in disbelief, "Uncle..."
Quan Hongying didn't look at her, but just told the palace attendant, "Qing Zhuo is not feeling well, please take her back home."
"Uncle..." Quan Qingzhuo's eyes rarely showed panic.
As soon as the words came out, Quan Hongying turned his head and looked at him expressionlessly.
The rest of Quan Qingzhuo's words suddenly fell back into his throat.
The tears in his eyes dropped like pearls.
Quan Hongying watched his niece, who had been in pain since childhood, cry, and finally couldn't bear it, "Qing Zhuo, you are tired tonight. Go back and rest first. My uncle will visit you later."
Quan Qing's hands in Zhuo's sleeves were clenched tightly, and his voice was hoarse, "Uncle, Zhuo'er cooked your favorite dumplings."
Quan Hongying nodded: "Go back, you are tired tonight, go to bed early."
The conversation between the two was very low.
When people around saw Quan Qingzhuo leaving, they thought she was irritated and left the table early.
Xing Nanye looked at the dancing young man, raised the corners of his lips, and smiled softly, "Does the third prince like the show arranged by my grandson?"
He raised his softly contoured chin towards the court, deliberately emphasizing the word "like".
