Chapter 460: Empty Xue Can't Bring Wind
He said calmly, "It's not uncommon to use aliases when traveling. That Mr. Ming is definitely not an ordinary person, and even his wife is no ordinary person. Besides, what they want me to do is what I want to do, so naturally I have to pay attention to it."
Shi Hu was just joking casually. After all, they had been staying in this border area for a long time and had hardly seen many decent women throughout the year, let alone someone like Ji Yunshu.
Hearing Huo Cong say this, he put aside his teasing thoughts and said, "From what that lady said, it seems that a war between Daxia and Mobei is inevitable."
Although there have been constant frictions between the two countries, there have been no major conflicts for many years.
Huo Chong raised his eyes and looked towards Wang Ting's position, and said softly, "Someone has been waiting for too many years."
His brother had been dead for more than ten years. How could it be possible that those spies had been lurking around General Ji for ten years just to pass on some insignificant information?
Shi Hu didn't understand what he said, but he could see the serious expression on his face.
The current situation is probably very bad.
In the royal court, Wujina publicly accused Bilige of plotting to murder her in Daxia, and the two of them completely fell out.
The third prince Batu, who had a broken leg, also stood clearly on Wujina's side.
His biological mother, Queen Suhe, was originally very dissatisfied. She knew that the King of Mobei was deliberately using her to compete with the Queen over the years.
But she had never submitted to the queen, so she was very good at opposing her.
Now that she was suddenly asked to make peace with her lifelong enemy, she felt uncomfortable all over.
But she asked the witch doctor, and he said Batu's leg would never heal.
The king of Mobei might have been born from a slave girl's belly, but he could never be a cripple.
After crying bitterly, she almost exploded with anger after listening to Batu's story about what happened in Daxia.
The King of Mobei had been encouraging her to fight with the Queen over the years, but it turned out that he was paving the way for the son of a slave girl.
Queen Suhe had a bad temper and almost stabbed the King of Mobei with a knife.
Batu, however, calmed down considerably. He stopped the man and said, "He has many people protecting him. There's no way you could hurt him. Why would you let people criticize you for nothing?"
Queen Suhe was furious: "Let them say whatever they want. You have no chance of becoming the queen anyway. What else can they do to you?"
Her desperate attitude left Batu speechless. He was silent for a moment before saying, "I have no chance of becoming the emperor, so we have to help Wujina. Otherwise, if the throne falls to that bastard, none of us will be able to escape unscathed."
"He's dreaming," Queen Suhe slammed the table and said angrily, "The son of a mere slave girl dares to covet the throne. Is there something wrong with your father's brain? Why would he want him to inherit the throne? Look at how sick he looks. Can he live longer than your father?"
Batu sneered: "The witch doctor said he was weak and would not live long since he was a child, but he is still alive today."
He said this and looked at Queen Suhe, "Does mother know what's going on with his body? When will he die?"
If Bilige could really die at any time, then why did he plan all this?
After Queen Suhe's anger subsided, she began to think about some things.
Looking at Batu's legs, he hesitated. "Actually, there were some legends in the royal court in the past. It said that there was a very powerful witch doctor who developed medicine that could cure all diseases and detoxify. But that's just a legend. I don't think it's very reliable."
Batu said, "There's a saying in Daxia that goes 'There's no wind without blood.' If there really isn't any, why would there be such a legend? And how did Bilige survive until now?"
He felt that Bilige's illness did not seem fake, so if he could live until now, he must have taken some medicine.
Queen Suhe was surprised and asked, "Do you think your father gave the magic medicine to Bilige?"
"Mother, do you think this is impossible?"
Queen Suhe coughed and said, "I don't mean to say anything bad about your father, but from what I know about him, if there really was such medicine, he would definitely not give it to Bilige, but would secretly hide it for himself in case of emergency."
Although Batu admired his father, he also knew that his mother was right.
The King of Mobei is a very selfish person.
Not to mention he was an emperor.
How could such a person give life-saving medicine to a son who was born weak?
"You're right. I just find it strange. Bilige is so weak and looks like he'll die at any moment. Why did my father pass the throne to him?"
Queen Suhe shrugged. "Who knows how much water is in his brain? That's why he made such a decision. If you ask me, there's no need for us to help Wujina. Let them fight first."
Batu knew that she had been fighting with the queen for so many years, and it was hard for her to lose face by suddenly making peace.
He explained, "If we don't help Wujina now, what will the Suhe tribe do if she wins? This is still a relatively insignificant matter. As long as you have a thick skin, others won't say anything. But if we stand by and watch Wujina lose to Bilige, have you ever thought about what Bilige will do if he takes power?"
After going out, he felt that he had made a lot of progress.
Princess Suhe covered her head and said, "I have a headache. Do I have to rush over and apologize to that woman myself?"
She didn't want to bow to the queen.
Batu smiled and said, "The queen is a smart person. At this time, she hopes that we can become her helpers, not obstacles, so she will not deliberately make things difficult for you."
Queen Suhe glared at him: "If you ask me, she will naturally treat me with courtesy. I just don't want to."
Batu looked outside and whispered, "If it weren't for Wujina, I would have died in Daxia this time. After hearing this, can you be more reconciled?"
Tears welled up in Queen Suhe's eyes. "Forget it. There's no need for you to persuade me so earnestly. I've always been inferior to her in my life anyway, so this one time won't make a difference."
Batu said: "It's good that you think so. In this case, the queen is seriously ill now, we should go to visit her."
Queen Suhe stood up and said, "Okay, I also have something to ask her."
At this time, in the Queen's palace.
The queen's condition has been deteriorating. She has not had a drop of water today and has started coughing up blood.
Wujina's heart trembled as she watched, and she wished she could take his place, and she refused to leave the bedside for a moment.
Seeing her so nervous, the queen said helplessly, "Don't be like this. You've been busy these days, and you should take care of yourself."
Wujina tried not to cry, and just said, "I'm fine, and the Queen Mother needs to be fine too."
The queen sighed, "I just didn't expect your father to be such an ungrateful person. It would have been fine if he wanted to pass the throne to someone else, but he never gave you a chance to live."
Wujina's lips moved, but she couldn't help herself. "He's also colluding with the Daxia people and trying to take the horses. Mother, believe me, if there were any other way, I wouldn't want to be so cruel to him."
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