After being married for many years, the Queen noticed something unusual and tried to ask, "Did Qingqing do something wrong again?"
"You think too much." Hao Yuntian dropped the words and stood up to leave. He didn't know when he would find the person. He couldn't sit here and wait for Mrs. Pei to arrive.
It happened that Hao Qingqing and others also came back around this time, although Hao Qingqing did not want to come back too early as soon as he left the palace.
While she was still outside the palace, Lady Pei bumped into the person sent by the emperor to look for her, and entered the palace faster than Hao Qingqing.
When I saw Hao Yun Tu, Hao Yun Tu was sitting in a hall handling official business.
"See Your Majesty!" Mrs. Pei came in and stood down, cupping her hands in greeting.
Hao Yuntu put down the paperwork in his hand, raised his eyes and asked, "Qingqing went to watch the fun again?"
Mrs. Pei replied respectfully: "Yes."
Haoyuntu: "That girl will never grow up. What will be the outcome of the waterfall platform?"
Mrs. Pei: "Xuan Zichun, who challenged, was killed by a group of people sent by Niu Youdao..." She told the situation at that time, including what happened later when Hao Qingqing ran away to Niu Youdao.
Hao Yuntu smiled and seemed to be a little interested, but the point of interest was not in how Niu Youdao killed people, but on the other hand, "Qingqing and Hu Yanwei played together?"
Madam Pei knew what he was interested in, but she didn't know whether she should say some things. From a woman's point of view, she was a little disgusted with Hu Yanwei, but some words were not what she should say, so she reminded him with something in her words, "Hu Yanwei"
She likes to go to romantic places, but the princess is very disgusted with this and has nothing good to say when she meets Hu Yanwei."
Hao Yuntu was slightly silent and said: "As a man, it is understandable that Hu Yanwei has nothing to do now. He is still young, which is a bit ridiculous. When he gets married and starts a business, and understands the responsibilities, he will naturally restrain himself. The situation of their family will also
I can't help him letting himself indulge forever. Sanniang, you are the one close to Qingqing, and you want to talk to Qingqing about some truths. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes!" Mrs. Pei agreed. She would not tell Hao Qingqing those truths that she did not agree with. She would just do her own thing.
Hao Yuntu stared at Mrs. Pei with a deep look, and then returned to the previous topic, "You just said that there are many monks watching the battle at Fei Waterfall Platform, how many are there?"
Mrs. Pei thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know exactly how many people there are. There are at least several thousand people watching the battle."
"Thousands of people..." Hao Yuntu muttered, and then asked, "Are they all monks?"
Mrs. Pei replied: "They should all be monks. It's not easy for ordinary people to go there."
Hao Yuntu fell silent and waved his hand in silence.
Mrs. Pei bowed, clasped her fists, took a few steps back, then turned and left.
When the hall became quiet, Hao Yuntu slowly leaned back on the chair and said slowly: "Bu Xun, do you think the money that girl Qingqing owes should be paid?"
Standing aside, a fat white-haired old eunuch stepped forward. It was the Bu Xun mentioned by the emperor. He said with a smile on his face: "This is a joke, it cannot be taken seriously."
Haoyuntu: "That girl Qingqing promised me another hundred thousand war horses today."
Bu Xun chuckled lightly, "The princess is naive and doesn't understand the world, and a hundred thousand war horses can't be taken seriously."
Hao Yuntu turned his head and looked at him, "There are thousands of monks watching the battle at the waterfall platform. What do you think?"
Having been with each other for many years, not to mention having a mutual understanding and knowing each other's thoughts well, Bu Xun seemed to understand something and replied: "This is just for those who are at Fei Waterfall Terrace. The monks who are not at Fei Waterfall Terrace don't know yet."
How many."
Hao Yuntu: "Yes! These are just those who went to Feipu Terrace. There are still many in the capital. What do so many monks want to do when they gather in the capital?"
Bu Xun: "They should all be sent by various forces to get war horses."
"Isn't there too many people gathered? Thousands of monks can show up to watch just a little excitement. What if something big happens? The ring has even reached the door of my house! There are so many people with evil intentions in my house.
Wandering around, if something changes, if someone gathers to make trouble, I'm afraid the palace wall guards won't be able to stop it, so it's time to clean up."
Hao Yuntu stood up as he spoke, walked around the long desk, walked out of the door, and stood under the eaves at the entrance of the palace.
Follow each step step by step, observe the words and colors on the sidelines.
Staring ahead, Hao Yuntu said slowly: "How can the majestic Princess Qi break her promise! If my precious daughter owes money, let me help her pay it back. If my daughter promises, I will help her fulfill it."
, who made me her father..."
In the deep courtyard, with dim lights and moon butterflies fluttering under the moon, Niu Youdao raised his head and looked at the moon in this beautiful painting.
Black Mudan came with a few pieces of paper in her hand, "Master Dao, this is the situation of the houses you are going to visit tomorrow."
Niu Youdao withdrew his gaze from the night sky. As soon as he got the pieces of paper, Duan Hu hurried over again and reported: "Master Dao, Mrs. Pei is here to visit."
Niu Youdao was curious, "Why is that weak princess doing this so late at night?"
Duan Hu said: "The princess is not here, it's just Mrs. Pei and Chai Fei."
Niu Youdao was slightly startled and said: "Please!"
Soon, Mrs. Pei and Chai Fei arrived and invited the guests to sit down in the living room.
After the tea was served, Niu Youdao was still curious: "You two, what are your orders?"
Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "I don't dare to obey the orders. We are also here to see Brother Niu on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor."
"Emperor?" Niu Youdao was suspicious, "The Emperor of Qi has a decree for me?"
Mrs. Pei: "You are not from Qi, so how can I give you any orders? Your Majesty asked us to come to Brother Niu to negotiate."
"Negotiation?" Niu Youdao and Hei Mudan looked at each other, a little confused. Niu Youdao asked again: "What to talk about?"
Madam Pei: "Your Majesty said that the eldest princess of Qi cannot break her promise. Since she owes money to others, she must pay it back. Since she has made a promise, she must fulfill it. The eldest princess owes Brother Niu two million.
The gold coins, as well as the 100,000 war horses promised by the eldest princess to Brother Niu, will all be cashed by your majesty for the eldest princess, and the daughter's debt will be repaid by the father!"
"..." Niu Youdao and Hei Mudan were both speechless, feeling as if they had been beaten with a stick.
This surprise came too suddenly and too intensely, two million gold coins, one hundred thousand war horses?
Niu Youdao couldn't believe it, "His Majesty the Emperor of Qi is not joking, right?"
Mrs. Pei: "You have no joke!"
Niu Youdao said suspiciously: "Since we have to fulfill our promise, what does the so-called negotiation mean?"
Mrs. Pei: "That's right, Brother Niu, you are also a sensible person. You should have noticed that the princess often speaks without thinking, and your majesty also has a headache. One day, the princess got hot-headed and said that she would give the country of Qi to others. Your majesty
You can’t help her fulfill her promise, right? So, it’s simply unrealistic for His Majesty to directly give two million gold coins and 100,000 horses to help the princess fulfill her promise. Brother Niu, what do you think?”
Niu Youdao laughed, took the tea and took a slow sip, secretly trying to figure out the other party's intention and what the other party meant. He couldn't say for a while that he didn't want that large sum of money, let alone that you must cash it in.
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"What does your Majesty mean?" Niu Youdao tried to ask.
Mrs. Pei: "It is impossible to give you one hundred thousand war horses. That is unrealistic. Brother Niu must also understand this. As for the two million gold coins, your majesty is willing to give it. He just takes out so much cash at once. Qi Guo's
The treasury is also under pressure. Your Majesty wants to compromise!"
Niu Youdao asked again: "What's the compromise?"
Mrs. Pei took out a roll of parchment from her sleeve, spread it out, and pushed it in front of Niu Youdao.
Niu Youdao took a look at it and found that it was actually a pile of documents permitting the departure of war horses. There were ten of them, and each of them allowed for the departure of 10,000 horses.
Ten thousand horses! As far as Niu Youdao knows, this is the maximum limit for war horses allowed to leave the country. Ten of them means one hundred thousand horses!
Niu Youdao looked at Mrs. Pei in surprise, pointed at the document, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Mrs. Pei: "I won't give you two million gold coins. The permission to leave the country for these 100,000 horses is worth two million gold coins. As for the money to purchase the horses, Brother Niu will find a way by himself. In this way, the princess's ridiculous promise will be compromised."
It’s all been fulfilled, what do you think?”
Naturally, this was something that was desired, but Niu Youdao didn't believe that such a good thing could happen. He raised the thing in his hand and asked, "If I agree, will this thing be mine?"
Mrs. Pei nodded, "It's still the same sentence, Jun Wu Yan! I have brought everything. Brother Niu has nothing to doubt. But there are two additional conditions!"
Niu Youdao: "I am willing to listen attentively!"
Mrs. Pei: "First of all, any promises the eldest princess makes to Brother Niu from now on will not count! Secondly, after Brother Niu accepts the things, we must deliver the goods in clear documents. Brother Niu must state that he has received the things honoured by the eldest princess.
From now on, Brother Niu will no longer owe anything to Brother Niu, and Brother Niu will not be able to collect any debts from the eldest princess in the future. As for the previous point, it must also be written clearly in the delivery document. Brother Niu, it’s that simple, this does not count as us using our power to suppress others.
Right? If you can agree, we will officially deliver the goods now. If you can't agree, forget it. What do you think?"
Niu Youdao was a little confused. He didn't know what was going on in the palace, and he didn't know anything about the emperor. Suddenly such a benefit hit his head. He knew nothing about the situation and couldn't make an accurate judgment at all.
, a little confused.
But after thinking about it, he realized that this was an obvious benefit, and it was not detrimental to him at all. It was too much of an advantage, but how could there be such a good thing in the world? Even he himself didn't take Hao Qingqing's promise seriously, how could the emperor take it seriously?
Niu Youdao hesitated and said: "Can you allow me to think about it for two days?"
Lady Pei shook her head: "Brother Niu, what I say next has no other meaning. It is just a fact."
Niu Youdao: "Please speak!"
Mrs. Pei: "You have to figure out what your status is and what your Majesty's status is. Your Majesty doesn't have the time or energy to play with you. You only have this chance. You can either agree to deliver the conditions clearly or issue the certificate now."
Take the initiative to give up all the promises made by the princess. You are not qualified to bargain with His Majesty. At this moment, you have no third choice. If I walk out of this house tonight and cannot bring back the answer Your Majesty wants, everyone in this house will
You won’t be able to see the sun tomorrow, you don’t have to doubt that!”