Chapter 175 Xie Lingxi's identity is revealed
A few days later.
Outside the border town where the Starry Kingdom meets the desert, there is a royal palace.
"County Lady, look, in front of us is the Luoyan Palace where we agreed to trade with King Fanxing." Zhou Gou respectfully pointed to the palace in the distance and introduced it.
Jiang Rong had changed back into Daxia clothing, wearing a veil and cloak.
In order to avoid letting the cat out of the bag, Zhou Gou simply addressed the person she was impersonating.
Xie Lingxi disguised himself as the masked leader of the Dong family's secret guards and followed her closely.
Xiao Nanxing was also dressed as a secret guard and accompanied them.
Dong Xiqi and King Fanxing have agreed on the transaction time and place.
In order to avoid being controlled by others in the other party's territory after entering the capital. After all, she was engaged in a shady business, and even if she was robbed by the King of Stars, she would not dare to complain to the Great Xia court.
Therefore, the trading location she chose was a palace near the desert in the Starry Kingdom.
After the transaction is completed.
She could then go straight into the desert.
The bandits she hired could not enter the Western Regions. According to the originally agreed terms, they would escort her away after the transaction was completed.
These eight thousand armor-piercing crossbows are related to the war between Fanxing and the neighboring Yuesha.
The King of Stars had something to ask of him, so he cooperated very well and came here specially to trade.
I have to say that Dong Xiqi's arrangements were quite thorough and clever. However, she actually thought she could marry Xie Lingxi...
He had planned everything, but was still blinded by one thing.
Not to mention that Xie Lingxi was deeply in love with her and would not marry anyone else but her. Even if Xie Lingxi did not love her, even if he was really just the dandy boy that Dong Xiqi thought he was, he would never marry a girl from the Dong family.
The four great generals are pawns used by the royal family to suppress and contain the Xie family.
These four families can fight among themselves or cooperate with each other, but if one of them forms an alliance with the Xie family...
The emperor couldn't sleep at night.
There was no way he would allow the Xie and Dong families to marry.
Even if she really died, it would not be her turn to take the throne.
"Please inform her that my county lady has arrived!" Zhou Gou presented Dong Xiqi's identity token and handed it to the commander of the guards outside the palace.
Just a moment.
The palace gate opened.
A middle-aged man in his thirties came out surrounded by a group of guards. He smiled warmly and enthusiastically: "The county lady has come from afar, and I am honored to welcome the county lady to the Western Region."
His eyes were fixed on the woman in the cloak and veil in front of him.
Although he couldn't make out Dong Xiqi's face, he didn't care whether Dong Xiqi looked good or not. He looked like he was eager to help "Dong Xiqi":
"I have been waiting here for many days just to meet the county lady! The county lady said she was not feeling well last time, but the Western Regions are rich in medicinal herbs, which is just right for the county lady to recuperate. I wonder if the county lady will give me a chance..."
Xie Lingxi's eyes instantly turned cold. He took a step forward and stood in front of Jiang Rong.
Zhou Gou was so frightened that his soul flew away, and he quickly said:
"Lord Fanxing, the county lady has already explained it very clearly in the letter... The county lady came here to get medicine. I wonder if the prince still needs the armor-piercing crossbow?"
King Fanxing's eyes fell on Zhou Gou and he smiled, "It's been a long time since we last met, Manager Zhou. The county lady specially sent me an armor-piercing crossbow, so of course I want it. I just hope the county lady can give it some more consideration."
He couldn't defeat King Yuesha.
I really hope to get help from the Dong family.
"Don't think about it, just do the deal directly. I have something else to do." Jiang Rong urged coldly.
King Fanxing looked at Jiang Rong for a moment, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He didn't believe that Dong Xiqi could marry anyone else besides him?
She has already come to the Western Regions, how can we let her leave like this?
"Okay, then let's start the trade. Come, bring Bing Yukui." King Fanxing smiled and ordered.
The attendant brought a rare flower.
It looks like a sunflower, but its body is as white as jade and it grows on the top of a snowy mountain. It likes coolness and hates heat. Now that it has been transplanted, there are also ice cubes around it.
Xiao Nanxing stepped forward to check on Bing Yukui.
King Fanxing also sent his subordinates to check the armor-piercing crossbow.
"It's real." After checking carefully, Xiao Nanxing took the strange flower back and said happily.
The Star King smiled with calculations hidden in his heart, "It's rare for the county lady to come to the Western Regions, so I will do my best to be a good host and invite the county lady to have a good time in the Star Country..."
His men were in a vague posture of surrounding Jiang Rong and his group.
He threatened the "Sand Thief" specifically:
"You can go now."
If this was the real Sand Bandit, he would definitely not be involved in the fight between Dong Xiqi and the royal family...
But he had just finished speaking.
Xie Lingxi said coldly, "Do it!"
The next moment, all the "Sand bandits" and "Dong family guards" picked up the armor-piercing crossbows on the car and fired at the royal guards around them.
"What are you doing!" King Fanxing was shocked.
He never expected that Dong Xiqi would dare to attack him!
Xie Lingxi didn't waste time talking to him.
As the two sides started fighting, there were flashes of swords and blood and flesh flying everywhere.
In the distance, dust was flying in the desert, and the chief shopkeeper rushed over with reinforcements.
Xiao Nanxing immediately hid back in the carriage holding the flowerpot.
Zhou Gou was so frightened that he climbed into the carriage, his face pale. Horrible, so horrible!
The sand thieves are really not as fierce as them!
Even the Sand Bandits dare not attack the royal family of the Western Regions.
…
Half an hour later.
A group of corpses were lying on the sand, and several surrendered guards were kneeling on the side.
King Fanxing knelt the fastest and begged for mercy in a hurry: "I was wrong... County Master, I shouldn't have had such thoughts about you..."
The head shopkeeper quickly tied him up and looked at Xie Lingxi for instructions:
"Sir, how do we deal with this person?"
"Send it to the capital." Xie Lingxi said calmly.
King Fanxing colluded with Dong Xiqi to smuggle armor-piercing crossbows, a capital crime. Daxia will support the next royal family to stabilize the situation in the Western Regions.
Next, the court still has a lot to prepare.
"Yes!" The chief shopkeeper accepted the order.
Xie Lingxi took Jiang Rong back to Wanjin City.
Xiao Nanxing boiled the Bing Yu Kui with some auxiliary herbs and presented it to Jiang Rong for her to drink.
"Young Master, we received an urgent letter from King Yuesha!" Jingzhe presented a letter tube.
Xie Lingxi opened it and his eyes fixed.
Ye Yan discovered Shadow's whereabouts. Did they enter the desert?
…
Half a month later.
Daxia, the capital.
The emperor drank a bowl of ginseng soup with a little tiredness. He always felt weak recently. It might be because the quarrels between the Prince's Party and the Prince Duan's Party gave him a headache, or it might be because the power of the Xie family was beyond his imagination, and the Xun family fell again...
He was very worried and uneasy.
"Your Majesty, a secret letter has been sent by the top spy." Chu Shouchen presented a sealed letter tube.
Mingxinsi is the emperor's trusted guard.
Among them, the most important spies were placed by the emperor in several major generals' houses to gather information.
He would not easily send a message to the emperor to avoid being exposed.
And once the message is delivered, it means that the news received is of great importance.
The emperor's face turned serious in an instant. He opened the letter tube, unfolded the letter, and his pupils widened.
"Xie Lingxi is the son of Crown Prince Zhaoren!"
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