"How was your discussion?" Zhou Xingyun returned to the East Chamber, and Han Qiumiao immediately asked him about the results of testing Zen Master Tianhu today.
"I think the conversation between the two parties was quite pleasant." Zhou Xingyun responded 1510 times. Just as Han Qiumiao expected, Zen Master Tianhu did not have a deep understanding that assisting Qingtian Xiong in capturing Han Qiumiao would most likely cause conflicts between the tribe and the big people.
The Tang Dynasty fell into the quagmire of war.
Now that Zen Master Tianhu is aware of this, he will definitely consider it carefully and try to avoid the worst case scenario.
In short, Zhou Xingyun had already thrown out the bait according to what Han Qiumiao said, and it was up to him to see if Zen Master Tianhu would take the bait and catch their olive branch.
"Well, you continue to talk to him tomorrow. If he is interested in cooperating with us, you might as well ask him about the conditions he wants. It is true that he only provides weapons and equipment, which is not difficult for us." Han Qiumiao took his time.
He told Zhou Xingyun that the Sixteenth Son of the Emperor failed to unite with the northern princes in their rebellion, and they captured a large number of fine armors. Therefore, the weapons arsenal in the capital was full, and it would not be a problem to provide equipment to Zen Master Tianhu's tribe.
Han Qiumiao is a calculating housekeeper, and her logistics skills are outstanding. I wonder if you still remember that the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor controlled the inner circle of the palace area in the capital. In order to intimidate him, Xu Zhiqian once asked the people to build armors and armors outside the high walls of the palace area.
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At that time, Xu Zhiqian used the damaged equipment to pretend to forge armor, and finally forced the sixteenth son of the emperor to panic, so that he was eager for quick success and led troops to attack the imperial city.
Afterwards, Han Qiumiao felt that these decent tattered armors seemed to have some use value. It would be a pity to throw them away. It would be good to have them recast and turned into cheap battle armors.
Zen Master Tianhu’s tribe needs weapons and equipment? This batch of cheap iron armor and iron tools can be given to him. Anyway, the war uniforms stored in the capital’s arsenal are all steel weapons obtained from the elite soldiers of the Sixteenth Son of the Emperor.
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Nowadays, the military police stationed in the capital have all replaced their guns with cannons, and use steel equipment, and iron tools have begun to be eliminated.
Thinking back to the time when Han Qiumiao put down the rebellion and captured the rebels' equipment, I was really surprised and happy.
Jin Zheng Han, the former Minister of Accounts who was in charge of finance, may have provided a lot of help to the Sixteenth Emperor. Han Qiumiao never expected that the Sixteenth Emperor would actually forge so many high-quality steel helmets.
To sum up, the capital's donation of obsolete iron equipment to Zen Master Tianhu's tribe can be regarded as waste utilization and does no harm to the capital.
What's more, Han Qiumiao has mastered the era-changing iron smelting technology. I believe that it won't be long before the current steel weapons will become outdated and they will be transformed into lighter, harder, and sharper alloy weapons.
All in all, just providing weapons and equipment to Zen Master Tianhu's tribe does not require the capital to send troops to assist in defense, so there is no problem at all for Han Qiumiao.
"Okay, I will continue to talk to him tomorrow. However, Xiao Qiuqiu, I have worked hard for you. If I can really instigate Zen Master Tianhu, shouldn't you give me some reward?" Zhou Xingyun shamelessly asked Han Qiumiao for benefits.
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"What other reward do you want?" Han Qiumiao asked coldly. She had already rewarded the all-powerful beauty Xun Xuan to this brat. Isn't this guy satisfied?
When Han Qiumiao asked back, Zhou Xingyun didn't say anything, and only glanced at Han Shuangshuang beside her with a pair of alloy dog eyes.
However, when Han Qiumiao noticed Zhou Xingyun's intentions, the gangster actually had bad intentions for Shuangshuang.
, the cold expression gradually turned angry, Zhou Xingyun quickly changed his words and said: "Xiao Qiuqiu, for the sake of my willingness to go through fire and water for you, can you give me some more change to spend in the future, so that I can live a happy life?
Some. I can assure you that I will never use the pocket money you give me every month for whoring."
"That's it?" Han Qiumiao stared at Zhou Xingyun calmly.
"Yes, that's it." Zhou Xingyun felt guilty. This was not his intention, but it would cause Her Royal Highness to lose her temper. Now this is the only way.
Zhou Xingyun comforted himself silently...
The days are long, Han Shuangshuang is Han Qiumiao's personal bodyguard, and the princess's dowry maid will belong to him sooner or later.
"I will consider."
"Does this still need to be considered..." Zhou Xingyun couldn't laugh or cry. Although the request he made was not his original intention and was a temporary change of mind, Xiao Qiuqiu didn't even readily agree to this. Isn't he too stingy?
Zhou Xingyun chatted with Han Qiumiao in the East Chamber courtyard for a while, and then it was time for dinner. Qingtian Xiong followed the usual practice and sent someone to deliver the cooked dinner to the East Chamber courtyard.
Yesterday, Zhou Xingyun learned from Rao Yue that Qingtian Xiong had ulterior motives and asked Hou Baihu to poison the food.
At lunch today, Zhou Xingyun and others refused the food provided by Qingtian Xiong and ate the dry food they brought with them, so there was no need to worry about the poison in the pancakes.
After all, it is obviously very troublesome to have Qin Beiyan test for poison every time he eats. One test a day is enough. During the day, Zhou Xingyun and others eat the dry food they brought with them, and then bother the medical fairy sister to test for poison during dinner.
The guards brought the delicacies one after another into the east chamber courtyard and placed them on the rectangular table in the courtyard, where Qin Beiyan inspected them one by one.
"Xiaoyue...should we tell everyone the truth about Qingtian Xiong's conspiracy?" Zhou Xingyun walked quietly to Sister Rao Yue, thinking that it would be safer to tell everyone about Qingtian Xiong's plot to drug him.
.Otherwise, if Han Qiumiao and others accidentally eat something they shouldn't, things could be serious.
"Where's An?" Rao Yue smiled at Zhou Xingyun and took out a small white bottle from her arms.
"What's this?"
"A colorless and tasteless love drug." Sister Raoyue's seemingly harmless smile became more and more amiable, almost like the girl next door holding candy in her hand to comfort the children next door.
Hou Baihu was just a top martial artist, and Rao Yue learned that he had medicine hidden on his body, and it would be easy to steal or switch it away.
The small medicine bottle in Hou Baihu's hand now only contained some ordinary flour. No matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.
However, Miss Rao Yue was filled with pranks, so she reached out and hooked Zhou Xingyun's chin, asking the little guy to accompany her to do things together.
"Ahem, Xiaoyue, do you know? The thing you are holding in your hand is very dangerous, why not leave it to me for safekeeping." Zhou Xingyun's eyes gleamed. The medicine Xiaoyue is holding is rare.
Baby! If he used it to deal with Ning Xiangyi and Xun Xuan, wouldn't it be so beautiful to him?
"Please." Rao Yue hadn't teased Zhou Xingyun for a long time. She was in a happy mood today and decided to tease the little pervert.
"I beg you, please do it." Zhou Xingyun quickly hugged the girl, kissed her face tenderly, and whispered in her ear.
Zhou Xingyun has already figured out Xiaoyue's temperament. As long as he follows her and makes her happy, he will benefit a lot and enjoy the softness, fragrance and warmth.
"Take it." Rao Yue handed the small bottle in her hand to Zhou Xingyun without thinking.
"Really gave it to me?" Zhou Xingyun was very surprised. To be fair, Xiaoyue sister usually wouldn't listen to him so honestly. At least he had to coax her for a long time before the little monster would be as merciful as he was.
"It's just flour, the real thing is here. Hehehe..." Sure enough, the little fox had a clue that the medicine she handed to Zhou Xingyun was fake.
"Hey! I won't lead you to lie like this..." Zhou Xingyun was about to rebel, baring his teeth and claws like a wolf. If sister Rao Yue didn't hand over the medicine, he would eat her in one bite.
"Don't be impatient, come with me." Rao Yue suddenly stopped Zhou Xingyun. At this time, Qin Beiyan had finished experiencing the poison, and Hou Baihu walked out of the wing in a sneaky way, probably wanting to take this opportunity to do something.
So, Rao Yue took Zhou Xingyun's arm and walked towards the dining table.
However, Zhou Xingyun and Rao Yue had not taken a few steps before they were pestered by Wei Suyao: "What do you want to do?"
Wei Suyao had a mission this afternoon and had been 'looking at the scenery' in the backyard of the east wing so that Mu Ya could pass the message with flying arrows, so he was not with Zhou Xingyun.
However, when Qi Li'an called her back for dinner, Wei Suyao just walked into the courtyard and saw Zhou Xingyun and Rao Yue hiding in the corner of the courtyard, whispering to each other furtively.
According to Wei Suyao's rich experience of being victimized, if Zhou Xingyun showed a dirty smile, there must be something wrong!
"Do whatever you have to do, it's none of your business here." Rao Yue scolded Wei Suyao unceremoniously. She and Zhou Xingyun were playing happily, but the blond girl jumped out to disturb the scenery.
"Suyao, I heard a secret report that Qingtian Xiong is going to be harmful to Qiu Miao. Hou Baihu plans to put medicine in tonight's meal, so Xiaoyue and I have to stop him secretly." Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Xingyun felt deeply.
Afraid that Rao Yue and Wei Suyao would get into trouble, Hanhan couldn't help but explain.
Hou Baihu is still valuable to them, and it is not appropriate to reveal his true identity now, so he plans to act secretly with Rao Yue to prevent Hou Baihu from poisoning Han Qiumiao.
"Don't you need my help?" Wei Suyao is a sensible person, and Rao Yue treated her in a bad tone, obviously not wanting her to get involved.
Wei Suyao could understand this, after all...she also liked to spend time alone with Zhou Xingyun, brewing some little secrets between the two of them.
"If necessary, I'll talk to you again." Zhou Xingyun smiled awkwardly and told her not to worry. She could have whatever she wanted for dinner, and Hou Baihu would leave it to him and Rao Yue to cook.
Wei Suyao only needs to pay a little attention to the situation and give everyone a heads up when necessary. He can ignore other issues...
"Yeah. I'll talk to Qiu Miao and you can figure out the rest."
Wei Suyao replied in a very reasonable manner. After all, her master's relationship caused a lot of trouble to Zhou Xingyun, Rao Yue and others a while ago.
In order for Zhou Xingyun to gain the recognition of her master, Rao Yue and the other girls made many concessions and tried not to be flirtatious with Zhou Xingyun in front of Elder Shao, so as not to cause displeasure to Elder Shao.
Therefore, Wei Suyao returned the favor and would not cause any trouble to Rao Yue today, and allowed Zhou Xingyun to let her play mischief.