Chapter 352 He Can't Die in the Territory
Thinking that the two people in front of him needed his help, Huyan Yuan's brain, which had been resting for a few months, suddenly became active again.
Although the sources of his confidence were different, he was equally sure that Xiao Ji and Xie Yao would not take his life.
He looked around, sat on a chair at one side, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked at the two people above him leisurely.
If you want him to do something, yes!
He has never been a good person. He has paid so much for Lao Er, but Lao Er has always been ruthless and wary of him...
In that case, don't blame him for being disloyal!
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji looked at each other and were not surprised at all by Hu Yanyuan's words.
Huyan Yuan was a vengeful person, and he was betrayed by Huyan Ye. If he still had no reaction, he would not be a real person, but a Bodhisattva.
but……
Xiao Ji said directly: "We can give you freedom."
Huyan Yuan waited for Xiao Ji's next words.
And then it was gone.
Xiao Ji calmly picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. He seemed to be in a good mood.
Hu Yanyuan's face darkened.
Give him freedom? What's the use of freedom? He doesn't even need to go back to the Northern Frontier. He's afraid that he will die as soon as he leaves the palace.
Huyan Yuan still believed in Huyan Ye's abilities.
Even if killing him would cause Hu Yanye's power in the capital of Xia State to suffer heavy losses, it would be worth it!
and……
Hu Yanyuan sneered and said, "If I die in Xia State, it will just give Hu Yanye a reason to send troops."
"Is Xia Country ready for war?"
As long as he died in the territory of Xia State, Huyan Ye would definitely blame all the crimes on Xia State.
After Hu Yanyuan finished speaking, he didn't notice the change in Xiao Ji's expression, and his mood suddenly became complicated.
Xia Guo...really not afraid?
That’s right. When Pei Chen was in the northern border, Huyan Ye didn’t get any benefits from Pei Chen.
Now that Xiao Ji sits on the throne, Xiao Ji's good friend Pei Chen will surely take power again.
Huyan Yuan's eyes flickered, and he said, "Huyan Ye is not as simple as you think. In the past, he was restrained by the boss, so he always had some spare strength."
"It's different now. He has ascended the throne and would like to prove his bravery with war and blood!"
The people of Northern Xinjiang are better at archery and horse riding, and their stature is also relatively tall.
In response to Hu Yanyuan's words, Xiao Ji looked at him with eyes that saw through everything and said, "You are anxious."
Whoever gets anxious first will be at a disadvantage.
Their move of sending Hu Yanyuan back to his country was optional, but for Hu Yanyuan, it was the only way to survive.
And revenge.
Hu Yanyuan's expression froze slightly, and finally he admitted frankly: "Okay, I was anxious."
"So, state your requirements and conditions." He thought, he was indeed a pure northern border person, even though he grew up in Xia Country, he was still straightforward in his bones.
Half an hour later.
Huyan Yuan was taken out of Fengyi Palace, and the couple was the only ones left in the palace, and it became quiet again.
Xie Yao brought the teacup to Xiao Ji and said, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard. Moisten your throat."
Xiao Ji and Hu Yanyuan were bargaining just now, so Xie Yao said this.
Xiao Ji's voice was actually not tired.
He didn't say much just now, it was mainly Hu Yanyuan who was bargaining, and of course, he adhered to the bottom line.
Hu Yanyuan's request was too excessive, so he remained silent until Hu Yanyuan gave in.
This trick is very useful.
So after the initial stalemate, the two of them communicated more smoothly and it was over in half an hour.
These are national affairs.
But Xiao Ji had no intention of hiding it from Xie Yao.
Xiao Ji held Xie Yao's hand, took the teacup and took a sip, "It's not hard, but Yaoyao, you've been sitting for so long, are you tired?"
Given his current situation, as long as he is not allowed to come into contact with other women, he won't have any hardship at all.
As for Xie Yao, the imperial physician said that she was in very good health, but she needed to combine work and rest and not overwork herself.
The imperial physician said it was one thing.
But Xiao Ji also knew that Xie Yao would never want to be just a queen who contacted his ministers, so he never used this to restrict Xie Yao and always discussed everything with her.
Xie Yao curled her lips and smiled, "Not tired."
Originally, many ministers in the court did not believe that Xiao Ji was allergic to women. However, the last time Xuan Yue suddenly entered the palace, Xiao Ji vomited on the spot, which increased the credibility of this matter a lot.
Since the emperor had this illness and the previous emperor had just passed away, it was naturally difficult for the ministers to mention expanding the harem.
But everyone is a little worried.
Your Majesty needs to expand the royal family, but Your Majesty now only has a prince and a princess, so it is inevitably a little thin.
Plus, the two of them are still young, so it’s hard to predict what will happen in the future…
Just then, news came out that the queen was pregnant.
After calculating the month, it was found that the emperor must have been conceived before he fell into a coma. The ministers immediately became obedient. Even if they wanted to find fault, they couldn't find any and could only congratulate him honestly.
Many people were relieved because of this.
Although Your Majesty is allergic to women, the Queen is an exception!
As for the continuation of the royal lineage... doesn't he have a queen?
What's the hurry?
Some people are looking forward to it, maybe in a year or two, His Majesty's illness will be cured.
After all, Your Majesty didn't seem to have this problem before.
Therefore, the court, which was originally somewhat unstable, is now extremely harmonious. Of course, all this is also due to the fact that Xiao Ji's ability is seen by all the ministers.
A few days later.
Huyan Yuan was secretly sent away from the capital and headed to the northern border.
Huyan Yuan and Xiao Ji had already agreed on the terms, and Xiao Ji naturally didn't want to waste food to feed him.
Now that winter has arrived, snow has fallen in the north.
This is not good news for the Xia Kingdom, but quite the opposite for Hu Yanye.
Pei Chen wrote to me that Huyan Ye was planning a large-scale attack in the past few days. It seemed that Huyan Ye felt that the soldiers from the northern border had an advantage in fighting in the ice and snow.
After all, the northern border is in winter for half a year, while the Xia Kingdom has four distinct seasons, and what’s worse is that it doesn’t even snow in the south.
So Xiao Ji and Xie Yao felt that now was the right time.
Since Huyan Ye wants to do something big, it’s just right to send Huyan Yuan to cause trouble for him!
"Your Majesty, Madam."
Si Nan walked in from outside and reported respectfully, "The person has been sent away from the capital. Si Xi will escort him all the way, and Miss Wei San's people are on the way to pick him up."
Although the news is confidential, we still need to protect Hu Yanyuan just in case.
"Yes." Xiao Ji nodded, "Make sure to send him out of Xia Country safely."
Even if the useless Hu Yanyuan must die, he cannot die in the territory of Xia. As for when he arrived in the northern border, Xiao Ji believed that Hu Yanyuan still had some means.
Otherwise, Huyan Yuan would not have agreed so readily.
Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji and asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that Hu Yanyuan will go back on his word?" After all, after Hu Yanyuan left the Xia Kingdom, he was free to do whatever he wanted.
Even if Huyan Yuan turned to Huyan Ye, they would have no way to stop him.
"He won't." Xiao Ji's voice was very firm, and he seemed to have great confidence in Hu Yanyuan.
Xie Yao raised her eyebrows slightly and immediately looked at Xiao Ji, "Your Majesty, there is something you didn't tell me."
"Nothing can be hidden from Yaoyao." Xiao Ji said helplessly: "I just reminded Hu Yanyuan of some things."
"For example, he did not volunteer to replace Hu Yanye as a hostage when he was young, but was deceived by Hu Yanye..."
Xie Yaowei widened her eyes.
Xiao Ji continued, "When Hu Yanyuan first came, his life was pretty good, but later things started to get tough. At that time... I had a pretty good relationship with him."
After all, they were all bullied by Xiao Hong, so it was inevitable that they would feel some sympathy.
"He mentioned these things at the time, but later on I don't know if he forgot about them or didn't think much about them... so I reminded him."
"Initially, the hostage candidate chosen by the old emperor of Northern Frontier was Hu Yanye. Hu Yanye knew about this and did not want to come to Xia State, so he tricked his younger brother Hu Yanyuan into getting on the carriage to Xia State for him."
"By the time this matter was exposed, Hu Yanyuan had already entered the territory of Xia."
It was too late to change it, so he could only make the best of it. Of course, Xiao Ji also had to question whether Beijiang wanted to change it.
After all, a stupid person like Huyan Yuan might not be of much value to the old emperor of Northern Frontier.
So Huyan Yuan came to the Xia Kingdom as a hostage for twenty years, and the old emperor of the Northern Frontier acted as if he had no son at all. Even when he paid tribute every year, he never cared about him.
Xie Yao was shocked when she heard this. "At that time... Hu Yanye wasn't that old, but he actually attacked his own brother..."
The old emperor of Northern Frontier had many sons and gave birth to quite a few of them. At that time, there were princes who were younger than Huyan Yuan.
But the reason why Huyan Ye chose Huyan Yuan was very simple.
The two are brothers and have natural trust, so it's easy to do it!
Knowing this, Xie Yao understood why Xiao Ji was so determined. Huyan Yuan would also know clearly in his heart that even if he could compromise, Huyan Ye would not let him go.
Hu Yanyuan had no choice.
Xie Yao thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid Hu Yanyuan didn't forget everything, he just pretended to forget."
"It seems that we really helped him a lot this time."
Huyan Yuan has been in Xia Kingdom for so many years, and the old emperor has never asked about him. The support Huyan Yuan got from the northern border may only come from Huyan Ye.
As Huyan Ye grew up and held military power, Huyan Yuan dared not offend him rashly, lest he be completely abandoned by Beijiang and locked up in the Xia Kingdom's palace for a long time without any news.
Xie Yao thought about the several fights she had with Huyan Yuan in the past. He didn't seem like a simple-minded person.
I'm afraid he had already made up his mind, and this return to Northern Xinjiang was just a smooth journey.
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji looked at each other and understood what each other was thinking. It was obvious that their ideas were almost the same.
Xie Yao curved her eyebrows.
She didn't think that Hu Yanyuan's thoughts could be hidden from Xiao Ji, so Xiao Ji naturally went along with it.
"It seems that the Northern Frontier is going to become lively." Xie Yao said.
"Yes." Xiao Ji nodded, "It's just right for the soldiers in the north to have a good New Year."
Zhao Ying will arrive in Beijing soon. If the situation in the northern border is pacified, she can stay in Beijing to celebrate the New Year before going to the northern border.
"Your Majesty is so kind." Xie Yao smiled.
The cold winter is coming with force, and the temperature drops sharply in just a few days.
The sun, which had occasionally appeared, was completely obscured by heavy dark clouds, and a cold wind was howling.
Zhu Qing entered Fengyi Palace and felt warm. She rubbed her hands on the spot before walking inside.
There is an underground heating in Fengyi Palace, which is burning brightly at the moment. As soon as you enter the palace, you will feel very warm.
However, Zhu Qing thought that she had just returned from outside, so she did not approach Xie Yao immediately. Instead, she said, "My Lady, I just left the palace and returned to the Prince's Mansion to do some work. Guess who I met?"
Xie Yao's belly was already slightly bulging.
At this moment, she was sitting on the kang, with a soft pillow behind her, flipping through memorials in her hands. Upon hearing this, she raised her eyes and smiled, "Are you keeping me in suspense?"
Zhu Qing hurriedly said: "I dare not!"
"I brought someone into the palace without your permission, please don't punish me."
Xie Yao became interested.
The person who could make Zhu Qing say this must be someone she knows and trusts, otherwise Zhu Qing would not bring him to her.
but……
Xie Yao looked behind her and asked, "Where is she?"
The smile on Zhu Qing's face instantly faded, and he said, "In reply to your Majesty, I'm going to go wash up and pack up, and I'll come to see you later."
Half an hour later.
Only then did Xie Yao know who Zhu Qing met!
The short little girl who had been raised by her to be plump and fair had now become as thin as a bamboo pole. Her chin was pointed and thin, making her eyes look much bigger. She looked at her pitifully with her big eyes.
Xie Yao's heart softened at once.
"Shan Shan!"
Xie Yao exclaimed in surprise. She immediately stood up, walked quickly to Shan Shan, and looked the girl up and down.
"Shanshan, where have you been for the past two months? Why have you become so thin?" Xie Yao was really distressed.
She took such good care of him, he was plump and even his originally dark skin became much whiter.
But what about now?
Dark and thin, like a monkey.
The clothes she had specially made for Shanshan were now empty, and could almost fit two Shanshans.
"Thank you, Yao!"
Shanshan hadn't reacted at first, but when she heard Xie Yao's concerned voice, she couldn't help it any longer. Her voice sounded extremely aggrieved, and she threw herself into Xie Yao's arms.
Xie Yao was embraced by Shan Shan and quickly hugged her, feeling extremely distressed. "I'm here, I'm here, don't cry..."
"No, I didn't cry." Shanshan's awkward but choked voice sounded.
Xie Yao: “…”
Fine, she could pretend to believe it.
After a while, Shan Shan calmed down and looked at Xie Yao and said, "I didn't mean to leave you. I just had to go because of something."
"Someone threatened me with the lives of my tribe members."
When Xie Yao heard this, she frowned.
After Shanshan disappeared, Si Bei naturally checked Shanshan's tribe immediately. After all, there were not many ways to lure Shanshan away.
But the result is that everything is normal for the ethnic group.
She didn’t think Shanshan was lying, but... Shanshan was deceived.
Shanshan continued, "I wanted to pick out clothes for you that day, really."
Xie Yao made so many beautiful clothes for her, she also wanted to make some for Xie Yao...
"That man sent me a threatening letter and the pendant that the high priest always carries with him. He also forbade me to leave any message. I was forced to leave with him."
"But...he actually lied to me!" Shanshan's voice sounded aggrieved and angry.
Xie Yao hurriedly patted Shanshan's back to comfort her, "This person is simply too much! How could he deceive our Shanshan?!"
Zhuqing and Zhuxin stood aside and looked at each other with some helplessness in their eyes when they heard the words.
The Queen's tone... is clearly coaxing a child!
But when they thought about the fact that she was talking to Shanshan, they felt it made sense. Sometimes they all felt that the queen didn't treat Shanshan like a friend or a sister.
Like raising a daughter...
Or the kind used for changing clothes...
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