Chapter 35: A Sip
Jiang Wuyou had been hiding outside the study waiting for He Yunxiao to come out.
She did not have the hearing of He Yunxiao's warrior level, so she could only hear a few words of the conversation in the study. However, when He Yunxiao really went out, Jiang Wuyou was not in a hurry to ask. She waited until He Yunxiao sat next to her before saying, "Xiao'er, how is it?"
He Yunxiao made an "OK" gesture and said, "It's OK. I'll go in and pretend to be intimate with Li Qingmeng. I think my father and aunt can understand what I mean."
Jiang Wuyou joked, "Just pretending to be intimate?"
He Yunxiao put his arm around Jiang Wuyou's waist and put his face in front of her, so close that they could feel each other's body temperature.
"Are you jealous, madam?"
"If I say jealous, it's only a little bit, but I'm mostly happy."
"Are you really happy?"
Jiang Wuyou rolled her eyes at He Yunxiao, "Of course, do you think I'm the kind of jealous girl who throws a tantrum? Xiao'er married an excellent woman, which means he is marrying into the other family. In this way, not only will Xiao'er be happy, but the power of the He family will also be guaranteed. Why not be happy? Moreover, if the woman is beautiful and intelligent, Xiao'er's child will also be beautiful and intelligent. This is another happy event. Why is Wuyou not happy?"
He Yunxiao kissed Sister Jiang's soft face, "Madam, aren't you afraid of losing favor in the future?"
Jiang Wuyou smiled and said, "With more people in the family, the husband will naturally have less time to spend with each person, so how can he lose favor? Wuyou thinks that in the future, the husband will not have time to accompany Wuyou, and he will feel guilty, and will favor Wuyou more."
He Yunxiao couldn't help it.
Collect interest!
Must collect!
Collect it hard for me!
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It was the third watch of the night. At this time, everything was silent, the lights were off, and the night watchman shouted "It's dry," so the last noise before dawn ended. Outside the closed doors and windows of every household, there would be a whistling night wind from time to time. After all, it was autumn.
In the garden of the Marquis's Mansion, the strong night wind blew up a fat leaf.
Blow it high into the sky, watch it fall, and then blow it up again immediately. The airflow of the night wind passed closely to the body of the leaf, and between the ups and downs, the airflow had flowed through every corner of the leaf's body.
The leaf was already exhausted from the heavy load, but the night wind seemed endless, going back and forth, and had no intention of letting the leaf go.
Finally, the wind blew the leaf against the wall, pressing it for a long time, until the day was about to dawn and the temperature warmed up, and then let the leaf go.
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Jiang Wuyou's plump body couldn't lift a single bit of strength. She leaned on He Yunxiao and said softly, "Aren't you afraid of being heard by your parents, you little bastard?"
He Yunxiao smiled and said, "There is an internal force soundproof barrier. Besides, my father is discussing important matters with Li Qingmeng, so he doesn't have time to care about us."
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After He Yunxiao showed his affection once, He Yuanhao's attitude towards Meng Qingqian obviously improved a lot.
"Your Highness, why do you want soldiers? Can you tell me the reason?"
Meng Qingqian thought for a while, "The general can see the current court situation clearly. The prime minister is strong in military and weak in literature, and my Meng family is strong in literature and weak in military. It has always been my Meng family's wish to ask for a brave general to protect the country."
He Yuanhao nodded. It was a tacit understanding among all the officials in the court that the princess had no soldiers to use. Everyone knew that the literary people would join the Meng family and the military people would follow the prime minister.
"But... why now?"
"Because of the assassination." Meng Qingqian lowered her head and took a sip of hot tea, then slowly raised her eyes.
"General, I'm already 'dead', the court is leaderless, and Yan is going to start a rebellion. Perhaps, they have already started a rebellion."
He Yuanhao was not too surprised. It would be strange if Yan didn't take advantage of the death of the princess.
"General, after learning that the Emperor of Yan intended to assassinate, I ordered the governors of the three passes of Luoyue, Jubei, and Yushan to investigate the border situation every half a day, and then report to me by fast horse."
He Yuanhao's breathing was rapid for a moment, and he said, "What's going on now?"
"What I received today was the letter from the previous day. But I estimate that by tomorrow, the letter will not be delivered. My Qi spies have been paying attention to the movements of the Yan army outside the border. Yan has gathered troops outside the three passes, intending to send troops from three sides to attack Qi."
He Yuanhao said calmly: "My Qi border is not so easy to attack. Soldiers The law says, surround them with ten, attack them with five, and divide them with twice the force. If Yan's army is really divided into three routes, they won't be able to take down a single border pass. "
Meng Qingqian didn't argue much, just said: "That's the information."
He Yuanhao thought for a while, "Does Han Wenxin know?"
"I have never had any contact with him."
He Yuanhao frowned and said: "Your Highness, this matter concerns the safety of Qi, how can it be confined to the party households?"
Meng Qingqian said slowly: "Yan is a fierce tiger, and the Han family is a poisonous snake. The general should understand."
When He Yuanhao heard this, he understood what Meng Qingqian was thinking.
Why did she want to be "killed" and why did she visit late at night? It was just the idea of both sides suffering losses and the fisherman benefiting. The military power of Qi was almost in the hands of Han Wenxin. Xiaoyue waited for him to fight with the Emperor of Yan and both sides suffered losses, so that she could use the power of the He family to sweep away a group of defeated soldiers and generals, and thus unify Qi.
I have to say, this is a really good move. There are conspiracy and conspiracy, and there is viciousness in the conspiracy.
He Yuanhao raised his head and looked directly at Meng Qingqian. He asked slowly in a low voice: "Your Highness, I dare to ask a question. What will happen next?"
Meng Qingqian sat upright, his eyes were firm, and his face did not change.
"Everything will be the same after that."
Zhang Jingxian also understood, she quietly grasped He Yuanhao's clothes by the shoulders and neck, her palms full of sweat.
He Yuanhao took advantage of the silent night and asked a treasonous question.
"Your Highness, after you defeat the Prime Minister and expel the State of Yan, will you return the power to the emperor on time as the late emperor said?"
Meng Qingqian said coldly: "Yes."
He Yuanhao then questioned her, "Are you willing?"
Meng Qingqian clenched her fists, but did not answer.
The current court is the result of her years of hard work. First, she was ordered to rule in place of the Queen Mother, and she stood firm in the decline of the Meng family and the fierce attack of the Prime Minister; then she began to fight back step by step, and finally she could divide Qi with the Han family; finally, she pretended to die, and used the power of Yan to eliminate political enemies and unify the court of Qi.
With such achievements and abilities, are you really willing to hand all this over to a stinky boy who is still wet behind the ears?
He Yuanhao looked at Meng Qingqian quietly, as if waiting for her answer.
The world seemed to have misunderstood Meng Qingqian. She was naturally unwilling to give up everything she had worked hard for, but this did not mean that she was greedy for power.
Meng Qingqian's favorite thing was when she was "Li Qingmeng".
She could pick fruits, read novels, and eat flowers. He Yunxiao would help her when the sky fell. If she wanted something, she only needed to pretend to be wronged and shed tears. This trick could even get the moon in the sky. Isn't all this happier than being a "female emperor"?
Meng Qingqian didn't speak, and He Yuanhao didn't speak either. The situation seemed to be deadlocked.
At this moment, He Yunxiao suddenly broke in and smacked Meng Bao's little face in front of He Yuanhao and Zhang Jingxian.
Meng Qingqian's eyes widened and her little face flushed instantly.