In the court hall, the ministers had a heated debate because of a decision made by the Emperor Zong. Everyone had different opinions, some were in favor of it, and some were against it. They were all red-faced and confused for a while.
The emperor, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, looked at the debate below with cold eyes and had no intention of stopping it. The kings standing at the front stood still with tense expressions. His eyes turned to his sons in turn.
Finally it stopped on Wan Qiqing.
The moment his eyes met Emperor Zong's, Wan Qiqing took a steady step forward and said, "Father, I agree to send troops to attack Tiandu Kingdom."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall fell silent. Now that King Qing had expressed his position, it would be useless for them to argue about life and death.
Unexpectedly, another voice of opposition came immediately after Wan Qiqing stepped on his feet, "Your Majesty, I do not agree!" The simple but powerful voice of opposition made everyone take a breath. The one who came out was Shi Baijian.
Everyone knows about his father, General Gu. Ever since his son was imprisoned by King Qing, he and King Qing have been in tit-for-tat confrontation at every turn.
"The reason for General Shi's opposition?" Emperor Zong raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in a deep voice.
"Back to the emperor, our country has never had any disputes with the Tiandu Kingdom. How dare we send troops just based on a secret report that the Tiandu Kingdom intends to attack our Qisa Dynasty? I believe that this matter should be considered in the long term." General Shi said a few words immediately.
Echo.
Wan Qiqing sneered and slowly turned his head, "According to General Shi's wishes, wouldn't it be considered rash to wait until the Tiandu Kingdom's army comes to the city? Huh, Tiandu Kingdom has been raising troops and stocking up food every day over the years.
They don’t relax in training. Now they are strong soldiers and horses, and they are invincible. I want to ask, are they just full and have nothing to do to practice their skills?"
"What King Qing said is true," a plain voice immediately sounded. Wan Qijing said slowly with a smile on his face, "This Tiandu Kingdom does have gangster intentions. However," the topic changed and his tone was slightly serious.
, "What dynasty or country only wants to enjoy its status quo? How many people can be deceived by such a whitewash of peace? The ambitions of Tiandu Kingdom are not new these days. Even if they want to take precautions before they happen, there is no need to do this.
I ordered troops to go out. I think the top priority is to strengthen border defense and closely monitor the opponent's every move. As for sending troops, as General Shi said, it needs to be considered in the long run." After saying this, he smiled and handed over to Wan Qiqing.
"What do you think King Qing thinks?"
Glancing at him with eagle eyes, Wan Qiqing smiled back without any reaction. The smile just hung on his face and looked a bit cold.
"What King Jing said is true!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice, this matter is not trivial!"
"I agree with King Jing's words."
Seeing King Jing's public statement, the anti-war ministers below responded immediately. The country of Tiandu is no less powerful than Qisa. Who doesn't want to enjoy peace? Sending troops to fight will waste people and money, and there is no guarantee of victory. Put aside the differences between the kings.
Despite the partisanship among the officials, the majority of officials are still opponents.
Emperor Zong looked at Wan Qijing, who was still calm and calm, then turned to look at Wan Qizhao, "Old Liu, what do you think?"
Wan Qifan beside him half-closed his eyelids to hide the jealousy in his eyes. His father actually directly consulted Lao Liu for his opinion. Does this prove that another person will join the fight for the throne?
"Haha," Wan Qizhao gave a nonchalant salute, "I will let my father decide." The implication was that he had no opinion at all on whether to fight or not.
Wan Qiqing and Wan Qijing looked at him at the same time, both of them narrowed their eyes and said nothing.
After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and looked at the ministers below him. The emperor slowly stood up, "Since everyone has their own opinions and I don't want to go my own way, I have no choice but to obey fate!" After a slight pause, he said to Wan Qiqing,
"Fourth Brother, send someone quickly to invite the Dragon Girl to the palace!"
Seeing that Emperor Zong wanted to find the Dragon Girl, the faces of the people in the hall varied. Some were helpless, casual, anxious, and supportive.
Wan Qizhao always had an uninhibited smile, making it difficult for people to catch a glimpse of the mystery. But Wan Qijing was obviously startled for a moment, and immediately returned to his elegant and free-spirited look.
"My son, I respect your decree." Wan Qiqing exited the court.
Walk out of the hall, call the guards close to you, and whisper a few words.
"Yes," the guard responded cautiously and quickly returned to Prince Qing's Mansion.
While waiting for the dragon girl, everyone started arguing in the court about whether to send troops. After all, Emperor Zong's decision was too sudden, and he proposed to attack Tiandu Kingdom without warning. Surprisingly, King Qing actually
Totally agree. It is not difficult for someone with a careful mind to analyze the truth here. It seems that the Emperor Zong and King Qing have had a good relationship with each other for a long time.
The four kings still stood at the front keeping their duties, not talking to each other, not even making eye contact.
It was not long before the eunuch outside came into the palace and announced, "The Dragon Girl has arrived!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Mai Mai, who walked in. She was wearing a noble and elegant blue dress, and her ethereal temperament made people dare not look directly at her, as if that was a blasphemy against the gods.
The evil eyes were fixed on her, never moving away for a moment. After not seeing each other for a few days, her face was much paler and her cheeks were obviously sunken, but this did not detract from her beauty. She was still the holy lotus in his heart. Once again
When he saw her, he realized how much he missed her. No matter what, he must bring her to him.
Wan Qiqing stared at Wan Qizhao coldly, and his unbridled gaze made the anger in his chest rise unconsciously.
"See you, Your Majesty." Mai Maifu lowered his body and immediately stood in the hall. She was not a stunning beauty that would captivate the entire country, but the kind of ethereal aura she exuded could easily attract everyone.
"We are so urgent to invite Dragon Girl, but I just want to ask something." Emperor Zong briefly mentioned the issue that required Mai Mai's divination. Then he continued, "Sending troops to Tiandu is a big deal, so I would like to ask Dragon Girl to ask the gods for clear instructions."
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Mai Mai nodded cautiously, "Please allow your Majesty to allow Mai Mai to go down to the palace and ask the gods for instructions. There will be results later."
"allow."
When Mai Mai turned away and passed Wan Yuzhao, her cold eyes shot straight at him like sharp arrows.
With a helpless smile, he still looked at her with hatred.
The ministers were anxiously waiting for the answer, hoping not to send troops. When Mai Mai came to the palace again, everyone impatiently chased after her figure.
"Go back to the emperor," Mai Mai replied firmly, "the gods have given reminders, and the result is..."
"What is it?" Emperor Zong stood up unconsciously and asked eagerly. Everyone around him stretched out their ears.
Mai Mai slowly spit out two words, "Main battle."
Smiling slowly overflowing, Emperor Zong sat back in his chair and looked at the dejected ministers, "Since the gods are taking charge of the battle, what objection do all the beloved ministers have?"
Wan Qijing's eyes were lowered, and his smile seemed to be absent. He took a step forward and said, "I respectfully respect the holy will." As soon as he finished speaking, the people who had previously objected immediately echoed, "I respectfully respect the holy will."
But even if you have opinions about the hexagrams divined by the Dragon Girl, you can only keep them in your stomach.
Seeing that there was no more opposition, Emperor Zong finally smiled.
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The weather has turned colder, and the flowers in the garden have withered and withered. But he still comes here every day, not knowing whether he is resurrecting this year's soul or waiting for the bloom of the next year. Regardless of whether there is the whiteness that fills the courtyard, here
It seemed that there was always a slender figure pulling him.
"King Hao," it was that deep voice again.
"How is she?"
"everything is fine."
"Others?" To him, she always comes first in those things.
The visitor told him roughly what happened in the court.
He lowered his eyes slightly and pondered for a moment, "...where is Sixth Brother?"
"neutral."
She stroked the withered petals with her white fingers and murmured, "Only the third brother is against it..." With a slightly restrained expression, he turned around and ordered, "Send someone to protect her at all times! Don't let her get hurt in the slightest!"
"Yes," of course the visitor knew who this "she" referred to.
As soon as she entered Nianxi Palace, Liu Yingying went straight to Wan Qixun's room, but missed it.
"Xiao Yu, where is the King?" She stopped Xiao Yu and asked curiously, "He is neither in the room nor the study, where will he go?"
"Princess, let's go and have a look in the garden." Xiao Yu smiled softly, with a hint of heartache in his smile, "Since Sister Xuanyun left, King Xuan will stay there whenever he has time."
Liu Yingying was startled for a moment, then she forced a smile and said, "Oh, that's it. Then I'll go to the garden to find him."
Is Lan Xuanjun really so important to him? He never imagined that Wanqiu would be so infatuated when he fell in love. Unfortunately, it was not for her. Or maybe he never had her in his eyes.
.
Walking into the somewhat desolate garden, she saw Wan Qixun standing there. Liu Yingying smiled softly, tiptoed and approached him step by step. Suddenly, the white figure in front of her suddenly disappeared, and the next second there was a lump in her throat.
It has been tightly held, and the two fingers are like iron pliers. It seems that if she moves again, it will kill her.
Seeing that the person behind him was her, Wan Qixun slowly let go of his hand and said, "Don't make such a joke next time." The cold voice unknowingly exuded a chilling coldness.
Turn around, step through the fallen leaves on the ground, and walk out of the garden.
Liu Yingying froze on the spot, touching her neck in disbelief. Was the person just now a wolf?
Although her martial arts did not dare to be ranked among the top masters, it was not far behind, but in front of him, she turned into an ordinary person with no ability to fight back? How terrifying is his martial arts? Slowly adjusted
Looking at the direction where he disappeared.
Damn, how many things did he hide that she didn't know about?
Following Wan Qiqing back to Prince Qing's Mansion, the carriage stopped. Ignoring Wan Qiqing's control, Mai Mai jumped out of the carriage and walked into the mansion without saying a word.
Taking back his failed hand, Wan Qiqing turned his head and stared at her proud figure. A doting smile slipped out of his lips. It was strange that no matter what kind of woman she was, he fell in love with her more and more.
Mai Mai still lives in the room she and Qing'er used to live in. During these days in Prince Qing's Mansion, Wan Qiqing's importance to her has been clearly seen in the entire Prince's Mansion. The servants even thought that this dragon girl could live in the Mansion.
To be proud of it, the housekeeper specially found a well-behaved and smart maid to come back.
"I have met the young lady. The servant Ashang was sent by the housekeeper to take care of the young lady."
She raised her eyes and looked at the smart and cute girl in front of her. Her big eyes seemed to be able to talk, and she was indescribably cute. Mai Mai responded lightly, "Yeah." Nothing could arouse her interest anymore.
Ah Shang poured a cup of hot tea for Mai Mai without any restraint, and thoughtfully placed it in her hand, "Miss, have a cup of tea to warm yourself up first."
"Thank you." Although she has been in ancient times for a while, Mai Mai has never been used to being served like this, so she subconsciously thanked her.
"Oh, how can Miss say thank you? This is really embarrassing for Ashang." Ah Shang immediately exclaimed exaggeratedly, and his pink face made people want to pinch it. "Miss is a dragon girl.
Yeah, Ah Shang is just a maid, how can he bear the 'thank you' from the young lady? Miss, Ah Shang is not telling you, you must take your own identity into consideration in the future."
Ah Shang opened the conversation and couldn't stop talking. Mai Mai's beautiful eyebrows were tightened and he looked at her slightly irritably, "You..."
"Miss, my name is A Shang." A Shang immediately smiled and reminded kindly, "From now on, I will be Miss's personal maid. A Shang will go wherever Miss goes." He smiled sweetly at Mai Mai and then kept quiet.
Standing aside, Mai Mai was so well-behaved that she couldn't say a word.
"Miss Lan?" There was a gentle knock on the door. Before Mai Mai could say anything, Ah Shang came to the door briskly and said, "Here you come."
Opening the door, Dong'er stood at the door, looked inside, saw Mai Mai sitting in the room, and then said with a smile, "Mrs. Mei would like to invite Miss Lan to Jinseju for tea."
Want to drink tea? Mai Mai held the still warm teacup in her hand and took a sip with an expressionless expression.
Ah Shang turned his head to see Mai Mai's reaction, then smiled at Dong'er and said, "Sister, please go back to Mrs. Mei. Miss Lan is not feeling well and wants to rest."
"Uh, okay." Dong'er smiled reluctantly and turned around to return.
She raised her eyes slightly, taking in all the exquisite features of Ashang. She put the tea cup on the table and stared at the words on the wall intently. Those were the poems she taught Qing'er to write. Qing'er was naughty and actually wrote
on the wall.
After closing the door, Ah Shang walked up to Mai Mai and saw her dazed. He followed her soft gaze and saw the poem. Ah Shang was smart enough not to disturb her, but slowly exited the room.
Dong'er returned to Jinseju dejectedly. She could only tell the truth. She was sent away by her maid without even seeing Maimai's face. Mrs. Mei lay comfortably on the recliner and looked at the preparations on the table.
Good pastries and tea, "Take them and pour them."
"Yes," Dong'er quickly removed all the things with her hands and feet. Then, she stood quietly beside Mrs. Mei and waited. She didn't know why, but in recent days, she always felt that Mrs. Mei was very different from before. What exactly was it?
It's different, and she can't explain it clearly.
"Dong'er," just when Dong'er was making wild guesses, Mrs. Mei called her softly.
"exist,"
"Didn't you say you saw Mrs. Jie a few days ago?"
"Uh, yes." Now Dong'er was even more surprised. Mrs. Mei had always ignored the right and wrong news, but today she took the initiative to ask. Thinking about it, she still replied, "Mrs. Jie is really a little pitiful now."
, I saw her in a... brothel."
"Oh." Mrs. Mei responded lightly without much emotion.
After a while, he said, "Tomorrow will be Qing'er's first seven."
Dong'er looked at his wife with confusion, "Yes,"
"Which temple should I go to for salvation?"
"Foxuan Temple."
"Faxuan Temple..." Mrs. Mei murmured softly, looking far ahead.