Hearing this voice, Ning Juan jumped up and instantly woke up from the fog of fate just now. Her heartbeat was so violent that it kept pounding. Four years ago, this man's voice was a nightmare. In the past few years, she thought it would gradually fade away. At this moment
Awakening the fear in my heart...
The girl in white clothes and black sleeves was pacing back and forth in the hall. Although she was not familiar with military affairs, she was good at judging situations and quickly thought of many things: "Is she going to attack my husband's colonial area soon? Is it better to attack me first?"
"This is Bahuang, not Kyushu..."
It was precisely because she knew this that she was forced by her husband to leave Xinfeng City on the pretext of gathering intelligence about the Han Kingdom. However, in fact, she did not dare to meet Ye Qing at all. As soon as she came out, she hid in the Water Mansion and stayed behind closed doors.
I didn't want the other party to come to my door anyway... I had thought about this before, but it still came too fast.
Didn't the so-called "virtuous ministers" in the county prince's palace promise that they would be there next year?
Hateful, Ning Juan gritted her teeth.
The voice outside the door persisted and repeated: "Ye Qing, Duke of Han, has come to visit the water envoy of Muzhou."
"What should I do? Do you want to see me... If you don't talk, the other party will break in, right? Although they are both at the Yangshen level, the other party is a fairy clone and cannot be defeated at all... What will he do to me... This is Bahuang
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Ning Juan's heart was beating wildly and she was extremely nervous. She had asked about the rules of Bahuang before she came. There were basically no rules. Only her husband, who was as proud as the Kyushu royal family, would not take it seriously. Cai Chao's destiny was still there, and the Han Kingdom
Although it is granted a heavenly seal, it is still a vassal in name...
But she couldn't do it. Although she was the daughter of Xiang Bo, she had too many daughters, and Xiangzhou had returned to the Han Kingdom... Both the emperor and his father wrote letters saying that they should not be enemies with the Han Dynasty.
"I heard that the Duke of Han is very lustful... If he really wants to do something to me, should I obey... or would I rather die than obey?"
All kinds of messy thoughts often come to her at the moment, and she is frightened and feels ashamed and guilty. It seems that just thinking about it makes her feel cheap. She has fallen from the clouds where she aspires to immortality to the mud where others can trample on her. This is a very bad situation, and it is also
A situation she never expected.
Even if she was treated coldly by Prince Qing, she had never hated her before. The stigma was caused by her failure to behave as a woman. At this moment, she really felt a trace of hatred... If she hadn't been forced to go north, how could she have fallen into such a situation?
, he didn’t even want to protect his wife, didn’t he think about the humiliation he might suffer...
Or for a woman, face is more important than life, this is more true for the tradition of Xiang women, and even more so for the reserved nature of Heimai Shuifu. It would be more sad to embarrass her than to kill her.
"Prince Ye Qing of the Han Dynasty has come to visit the water envoy of Muzhou." Ye Qing repeated the words of visit for the third time outside, his voice was calm and gentle, and he was not angry at being turned away.
Ning Juan finally calmed down: she is a princess or a princess of Xiangzhou. As long as she doesn't make mistakes, she has to respect her identity... and she won't do anything to her.
"Please wait a moment, Duke of Han." She did not dare to address an immortal as a Taoist friend, so she chose her words carefully and opened the door.
The clear blue waves outside were rippling, and the light reflected from the scenery on both sides of the river was reflected in the water, forming strange large shadows in this area. Before she could distinguish it, Ye Qing bowed in the shadow outside the door, and looked at her pale face a little strangely: "
Mrs. Ning, are you feeling a little unwell?"
"No, I'm very comfortable... uh, I'm not feeling uncomfortable." Ning Juan woke up, feeling extremely annoyed. She didn't dare to look at Ye Qing anymore. She lowered her head and held her breath: "Please come in, Duke of Han.
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There is also a half-truth and half-false vinegar jar on top. The small environment will cause tension in the negotiation atmosphere, and it is said that it will easily increase the risk of rupture. Ye Qing shook his head: "Let's talk openly above."
Ning Juan thought this was because she was considering her reputation, so she breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "That's fine."
The water waves parted, and as soon as she came out of the river, she glanced at the giant ship parked on the river. She instantly understood the source of the large shadow cast on the bottom of the river just now, and her heart became clearer. Guo used the fleet to carry the surprise attack, and hesitantly asked: "Han Kingdom
Sir, can battleships be used in civil war?"
"This is a civilian transport ship. Have you seen such a big sign..." Ye Qing pointed to the bow of his flagship.
Ning Juan glanced at the fishery number on the bow of the ship and turned her head in confusion: "Yuzheng No. 1?"
"Well, it also doubles as a fishing boat. Last time I used this fleet to go to the North Sea to catch nine whales and brought them back to the soldiers and civilians for the Chinese New Year..." Ye Qing nodded and said, talking about how he caught nine whales on a small raft in the swamp yesterday when he was free.
Like a little turtle, it feels like a weird thing.
"This... fishing boat?"
Ning Juan was dumbfounded. There were number one, number two, and number three, nine... There were fishing boats of this level. She was speechless and a little scared when she thought of the majestic fairy ship turning into a fishing boat...
"Yes, they are all fishing boats."
Ye Qing has no unusual features. He looks like I don't care whether you believe it or not. I believe it anyway. He has power and interests. All he needs is a step to let Heaven see him through. This is the self-confidence of saying that a deer is a horse, and his face reaches its peak.
degree of conspiracy.
He stared at the female nun, observing her reaction... If she was dissatisfied, he could not keep her, and he would not kill her, but he would rather take her away and replace her with someone else.
Ning Juan was originally afraid of him, so she couldn't help but shudder when she saw this scrutinizing gaze, and said calmly, "Yes, it's a civilian ship."
Seeing that the female cultivator did not dare to refute, Ye Qing thought that the child could be taught, so he nodded reluctantly: "Princess, you see, they are all civilian ships... Our Han country is still very peace-loving.
Ning Juan: "..."
The two of them walked on the river beach without saying anything, the snow plopped and the pebbles crunched.
The frozen river surface spreads out from the north to the south, like a crystal jade belt among the snow-covered forests. The breath of the waterway beating under the water is very clear, the construction is very solid, the faint aura gathers, and the baby form of Shui Bo is already there.
Diligence is a traditional virtue in the Han Dynasty. Ye Qing thought that he was worthy of the family education of the Black Veined Earth Immortal. He completed the work in just one year. No wonder Jingyu and Hengyun sent a message asking to keep this woman as their assistant, and they laughed for a moment.
Laughter broke the silence: "Is this river called Muping River? I collected various names of foreign city-states, and it seems to be called... Zhenghe River
Ning Juan said softly: "Zhenghe is a name given by the indigenous people. Due to the lack of diversion and irrigation projects in the foreign city-state, the best fields are located on both sides of the river. In the past, conflicts broke out here every year over land. It is said that every inch of the river beach is under the river."
There were corpses buried there, so I thought it was ominous, so I changed my name to this."
"Oh...the world is at peace?" Ye Qing smiled and raised his feet to see if there were any bones under his feet. It was not as exaggerated as the legend said, but it did have a faint gray-black aura.
He also thought about the fact that there is no dynasty in the black lineage. Peaceful years are in the best interest of the Shui Mansion to accumulate wealth. Although war wealth can be made in troubled times, it is actually not as good as the steady flow of savings.
He had a little grasp of the other party's thoughts. If negotiations could be reached, he would not care about details such as place names: "This is a good vision. From now on, the official name will be Muping River."
You haven't unified Donghuang yet, so it's official.
Ning Juan cursed secretly but did not dare to say it out loud. She looked a little reserved. She was half a step behind Ye Qing, three feet away. She folded her sleeves in front of her belly when walking. She was silent and very rigorous.
Ye Qing felt that this woman was afraid that he would eat her, which was a little strange, but talking to a piece of wood was also very boring. After a few pleasantries and tentative words, he got straight to the point: "Where will Mrs. Ning go from now on?"
"I follow my husband...uh."
Ning Juan was a little surprised to be asked about her intentions. After all, she was not a pure folk Hunan girl. She knew how to fight for her own interests when conditions allowed. She suddenly came to her senses, looked up at Ye Qing's face, and then lowered her head: "Concubine
I am just a member of Shuifu...and Shuifu has always been neutral."
"Neutral is good——"
Ye Qing smiled while stroking his hands and accepted her statement. In fact, the Water Palace has always been neutral. If it weren't for Ning Juan's status as a princess, Ye Qing would not bother to confirm it and just let Jingyu and Hengyun talk to Ning Juan on their own.
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Ye Qing has a very good memory. He still remembers that the fuse between him and the Prince of Qing County was sown during the Xiangshui River. He happened to have an embarrassing connection with this woman, but the root of the war between the two men for power and turf has nothing to do with Princess Ning.
It has nothing to do with Jingyu Hengyun, so there is no need to involve them - I have to suppress the situation in the Eastern Wasteland and determine the battle to open up the mortal world. It would be an idiot to involve the Shuifu people and dragons.
Ning Juan was a little uneasy about his laughter and asked, "Is there anything else the Duke of Han has to do?"
"I think it's interesting... Brother An Qing didn't arrange any soldiers here, but he arranged Mrs. Ning here..." Ye Qing said thoughtfully.
Ning Juan's face changed slightly. She knew the reason and guessed that the other party could see it, but she didn't know what the other party meant by revealing it at this time. She gritted her teeth and said nothing, and her heart started beating again... What did he want to do?
"Oh, I asked too much about the affairs between you and your husband... But Mrs. Ning has done a good job here. Although you are only a temporary position with the power to hold the position of Muzhou Water Master for ten years, as long as the weather in these ten years is good and beneficial to the local people's livelihood,
Then no one will chase you away." Ye Qing smiled and said calmly without mentioning unreasonable conditions.
But just by saying that, Ning Juan suddenly felt that the fluctuating spiritual energy in Shui Mansion had stabilized a lot. Ye Qing was almost able to control Donghuang, not to mention holding the Tianxian in his mouth, but he was also very powerful.
that's all?
Ning Juan blinked her eyes, feeling relieved and happy: "Thank you, Duke of Han."
"Remember your neutrality." Ye Qing said. Seeing her change of expression, he smiled again and changed the subject to talk about the water affairs of the Water Mansion - back then, he gave Long Sundai a perfect score in the exam, and he had many insights, so there was no barrier in communication.
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Ning Juan's expression couldn't help but relax at the kindness revealed, and she responded gradually... She now felt that her husband couldn't compete with this man, which meant that in the next ten years, she might have to live in the other man's territory.
The power of Taku's water palace is meager, and it still depends on the vassal state in many places. It does not have the connotation of maintaining independence from the human world like Kyushu water palace.
Even if the Han Dynasty attaches great importance to agriculture, the Water Palace is simply a killer for increasing food production and social stability. As the exchange between the two gradually deepened, they began to discuss the development of water affairs.