Chapter 167 Chasing Gu Changxiao
But now is not the time to gossip, Jin Sui thought: "What does the princess want to cooperate with the head of the Yan family?"
Narentoya's eyes lit up and she said, "Of course, it's to take back the throne for my brother, and also to kill Zuo Xian Wang."
Jin Sui tried hard not to complain and asked with a smile, "What benefits can the Yan family master get?"
Narentuoya clasped her hands together and said, "This princess can give all the trade rights between Northern Xinjiang and Yandi to Yan Jiu!"
Jin Sui raised his eyebrows. Was this princess too naive, or was it just the way of thinking of this era? The superiors all thought that business was unimportant, and even that business was hurting the country by harming agriculture.
Give the entire Northern Frontier's commercial rights to Yan Jiu. Do you believe that within ten years Yan Jiu can short-sell your Northern Frontier's economy, make your country in debt, and have the whole nation work for him?
It seems that my strategy of collecting rabbit skins for the Northern Frontier Kingdom can be implemented. I thought that only the Great Xia court was fighting internally, and the fighting in the Northern Frontier was even more fierce.
When the court is in internal strife, there will be less attention paid to the lower classes, and their lives will become muddy, which is perfect for sabotage.
Seeing that Jin Sui remained silent, Naren Tuoya smiled again and said, "This princess can also give Yan Jiu another reward, let him be my princess's consort!"
Fortunately, he wasn't drinking tea, otherwise Jinsui would have exploded.
"Hey, go tell Yan Jiu that I can marry him according to your Han customs. As long as he helps my brother regain the throne."
Jin Sui laughed dryly: "Marriage is a big deal, it's not easy for outsiders to pass on the message, Princess, you should talk to the head of the Yan family yourself!"
She would never get involved in such things! She had introduced Yan Shier Niang and Gu Chang Xiao before, and the two of them had fought.
I don't have the talent to be a matchmaker, and it is said that interfering with other people's love affairs will damage my own love affairs. Why should I, a single mother, get involved in your muddy water!
But what she wants to say is: "The two rewards of the princess are too big and empty. As we Han people say, they are just 'pie in the sky' and have no reality at all."
Naren Toya was unhappy: "How is it impractical? Isn't it practical enough for me to marry him? If he doesn't believe me, I can go to bed with him tonight."
Jinsui: ...
Sister, you are really awesome!
Liuyun, who was eating candy over there, looked over. Was it so exciting? "Princess, you don't know that we Han people cannot sleep together before getting married! And, I don't know if the head of the Yan family is willing to be your consort."
In order to avoid angering the paranoid princess, Jin Sui quickly said, "The trade rights you mentioned also require a lot of time to operate before they can be rewarded. Instead of drawing these big promises, it is better to give some actual rewards.
For example, the throne of Northern Frontier, would it be too much to ask for 100,000 taels of gold?"
Narentuoya raised her chin and said, "Of course our Northern Frontier throne is worth more than 100,000 taels of gold!"
Jin Sui nodded in agreement, yes, that's the attitude I want from you. But she was speechless again when she heard the next sentence: "But this princess has no money! My brother has no money either."
"Of course, after my brother ascends the throne, we can pay Yan Jiu in cattle, sheep, gold and silver annually."
You will also pay in installments!
Even though you have no money, you are still so arrogant, with an arrogant look on your face as if saying, "I'm not poor, I just don't have money."
If you don’t have money, that makes it easier.
"Even if the princess has no money, then you can pay me another reward. I want the princess to protect the King Li and his subordinates and return to Daxia safely, and find evidence of the Queen and the Zuo Xian King's alliance."
Naren Tuoya looked at her with confusion: "Is this Yan Jiu's request? I heard that Yan Jiu is not on good terms with the Daxia royal family. Why does he care about the life and death of the King of Li?"
It's amazing that you are so far away, yet you can get such information clearly.
At this time, Yan Jiu's voice sounded: "This is not something the princess should consider. The princess only needs to answer, do you agree or not?"
He came in wearing a fox-collared cloak, bringing with him a chilly air of winter snow.
Jin Sui found that his boots were covered with mud and the hem of his cloak was a little dirty, so he went out again to look for clues about Shi Er Niang.
As soon as Yan Jiu came in, Naren Tuoya perked up, stood up and asked with a smile: "I agree, then will you agree to marry me?"
Yan Jiu glanced at her expressionlessly and turned to leave.
Naren Tuoya quickly opened her arms to stop him: "Well, if you don't want to marry me, then don't marry me. This princess doesn't want to marry to Daxia yet!
Then let’s talk about cooperation in detail.”
After she finished speaking, she looked at Jin Sui, her intention was obvious, there was no place for a little maid like you to interrupt, get out! But Yan Jiu said, "Miss Ji, stay and discuss together."
"Miss Ji? Isn't she your maid?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "Master Cheng thinks highly of us. Strictly speaking, we are partners. Just like the princess and the master are also partners next."
Naren Tuoya was very dissatisfied with this answer and asked loudly: "Then I like Yan Jiu. If he is willing to stay in Northern Xinjiang, I will let him be my consort. Do you like Yan Jiu too?"
Jin Sui thought Yan Jiu would stop her from talking nonsense, but she found that Yan Jiu actually lowered his eyes, and his ears were red, not sure if it was because of the cold or the warmth in the room.
Brother, have you never been confessed to? The princess openly said she liked you, and you lost your mind like this? Aren't women in Yandi very brave? No one has ever confessed to Yan Jiu?
She sighed softly and took out her ID card, a Taoist card: "I am a Taoist nun, I cannot be involved in private affairs."
"Ami...ah, Wuliang Tianzun."
Narentoya's attitude changed immediately, and she clasped her hands together and bowed to her: "I didn't know you were a servant of the gods. I'm sorry."
Well, I am different from the saint girl sent to the temple from your Northern Frontier.
Anyway, the princess agreed to let Jin Sui stay and was much more polite to her. The three of them discussed the issue of overthrowing Zuo Xian Wang, and Liu Yun continued to squat in the corner pretending to be invisible.
But Jin Sui didn't kick him out. She needed a "witness" to pass a message to Gu Changxiao.
Just then there was a commotion outside, and then a group of Northern Frontier soldiers were seen pushing and shoving the Yan family guards, shouting something.
Princess Toya was shocked: "They are the people of Zuo Xian Wang. How did they know I was here?"
But she didn't doubt Yan Jiu or Jin Sui at all. Instead, she looked around for another way out: "I'm leaving first. You can find me at the woods yesterday later."
At this moment, a man dressed as a general broke into the yurt. When he saw Princess Toya, his eyes lit up and he laughed, as if what he saw was not a woman, but wealth and power.
Whether he was captured alive or killed, he could go to King Zuo Xian to claim a huge reward! Princess Toya was busy looking for her knife, but Jin Sui reacted faster: "Liu Yun!"
At the same time, Princess Pu said: "Go quickly, this man Liuyun will keep him!"
When he heard about staying, the figure was as fast as a lightning cloud and asked, "How much do you want to leave?"
Jin Sui was stunned. What did it mean to leave a certain amount? Princess Toya shouted first: "Leave half!"
Then there was a quick "click" sound, and a silver-white knife light flashed, and the general who rushed in was split into two parts in a very even posture, and Liuyun put away the knife with a handsome "clang".
Without even turning his head, he said to Princess Toya, "You choose half!"
Jinsui: ...
Crazy! I told you, anyone who stays in a border town for too long will become a little abnormal!
You call this keeping people? Keep half of them! And you get to choose? Besides, my yurt is covered in blood, I can't live in it anymore! Yan Jiu looked at the bloodstains under his clothes with disdain, and said calmly: "Let's go together! It seems that someone has leaked our whereabouts."
Princess Toya broke away from Jinsui's hand and ran to Liuyun with sparkling eyes: "Your swordsmanship is really good, teach me!"
Liuyun pretended to be a fool, and Niu said loudly: "My sword can only kill people, not teach them."
Jin Sui wanted to hold the two men's heads and drag them away. Is this the time to talk about this?
She looked at Yan Jiu sympathetically. You fell out of favor so quickly! No wonder he never considered marrying Princess Toya. It turned out that Her Royal Highness changed her mind so quickly.
The Yan family guards stepped forward to help, and the four of them rode their horses out of the chaos. Once the general was dead, the other soldiers didn't chase them hard, and they didn't wait long at the edge of the woods before the Yan family guards arrived.
Yan Jiu's face was very solemn. It seemed that many of the Yan shopkeepers who remained in the northern border had defected.
If he could sell his whereabouts to Princess Toya, he could naturally also sell it to King Zuo Xian.
To be honest, he had not been very interested in getting involved in Princess Toya's affairs, but now it seemed that King Zuo Xian had already regarded him as an enemy, and it would be difficult for him to extricate himself.
At this time, Jin Sui, who had been writing something, looked up and said to him, "We have to split our forces into two groups. The head of the family and Princess Toya will go to see the prince, and organize troops to ambush near the royal court and prepare to kill King Zuoxian."
"Liu Yun and I went after Gu Chang Xiao and told him about this plan. He also joined in the cooperation."
Yan Jiu frowned slightly and did not answer. Jin Sui sighed softly: "I know that finding Twelve Niang is the most urgent thing, but it is like looking for a needle in a haystack for us to find someone in the desolate northern border. I don't know if those shopkeepers can all be trusted."
"We can change our strategy and let Twelve Lady come to find us! If news of this happens, Twelve Lady will definitely hear about it no matter where she is. Patriarch Yan and Princess Toya have teamed up, so she will definitely find a way to send a message to us."
"What we need to do now is to stand high up, high enough to be able to see Twelve Lady no matter where she is."
This made Yan Jiu's brows relax a lot, and he nodded slowly: "Miss Ji, what you said makes sense, then let's do as you said, you go catch up with King Li, and we will meet at the royal court."
Princess Tuoya hurried over and said, "Then Miss Ji can just go after them by herself. No, I can send someone to protect you. Master Liuyun has to stay."
Liuyun, who was chewing an energy bar, looked up blankly. Master Liuyun, you sound like a monk, how unpleasant! Jinsui chuckled: "No, Liuyun has to follow me."
Toya was unconvinced: "Why? Is he your slave? Then this princess will redeem him!"
Jin Sui sighed helplessly and pushed Liu Yun: "You tell her."
Liuyun broke the energy bar in half and handed it to her. Princess Toya took it without any suspicion and started eating it. The more she ate, the brighter her eyes became.
"My duty is to protect Taoist Xiao Ji. Goodbye!" Liu Yun said this and turned to mount his horse. He left Jin Sui and Tuo Ya in a daze. Is that how you explain it?
Jinsui had no choice but to comfort Tuoya: "After we meet at the royal court, I will convince Liuyun to teach you swordsmanship!"
Yan Jiu arranged for dozens of people to accompany Jin Sui, but she refused because it would attract too much attention. She only picked two guards from the Yan family and asked Tuoya for another guard.
Since they needed a guide, the five of them all dressed up as people from the Northern Frontier and quickly went after Gu Changxiao.
You know what, Liuyun looks like an exotic young man in a mink coat and a fur hat. She stroked her chin and looked at him for a long time, then said with a smile: "If there was an eagle standing on your shoulder, with a sword hanging from your waist like this, and you were riding on a horse, you would be a prairie prince for sure!"
In the future, I guarantee that he will become an Internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans! No, our Liuyun is more handsome than many young handsome guys, and it is not a problem for him to become a big star.
Liuyun pulled at his collar uncomfortably and rolled his eyes at her: "I don't want to be a little prince of the grassland, I'm a Han Chinese!"
Jinsui teased, "I think Princess Toya likes you, what do you think?"
Liuyun remained calm: "She just likes good-looking men, and I just happen to be good-looking."
Jinsui's mouth twitched, you are quite narcissistic.
"Besides, she likes my knife better."
Liuyun showed off his precious sword like a proud primary school student showing off his treasure.
Jinsui doesn't want to talk to this kid anymore. Wait until you catch up with Gu Changxiao, then go play with Heihu!
Before leaving, Yan Jiu quietly reminded Jin Sui: "Your safety is the most important thing in everything."
Jin Sui nodded heavily and said, "The same goes for the head of the family. Be careful. Princess Toya should also be careful. Don't let her force you to be her husband!"
Yan Jiu raised his lips slightly: "Miss Ji doesn't want me to be your consort?"
Jin Sui asked suspiciously, "Do you want to?"
Yan Jiu coughed lightly, showing a rare trace of panic: "Of course not! Then we will meet in the royal court."
Talking to Liuyun is like coaxing a spoiled primary school student, and talking to Yanjiu is like playing a charade. If it weren't for the fact that you two have good-looking faces, I guarantee it would be harder for you to find a wife than Heihu!
Arriving at the state capital of the northern border, it became much easier to chase after Gu Changxiao. Tuoya's subordinates acted as guides, and when they met a herdsman, they asked and found out where the Great Xia imperial envoy's team was.
He took Jinsui and a few others to walk on small paths, and they were able to stay in the herdsmen's yurts at night. Jinsui was very glad to bring him along, as having a guide was very important.
But she still had to be cautious. She used a telescope to look at the surrounding environment and then marked it on the map. Only then did she feel relieved when she was sure that she was heading towards the royal court.
Three days later, a herdsman told them that the Xia army had passed by here just yesterday.
Jinsui became nervous for no reason, but Liuyun was as happy as a child: "Finally caught up with the prince!"
"I misunderstood you before."
"What do you misunderstand about me?"
"I thought you wanted to be under Yan Jiu's command, not the prince."
Jin Sui rolled his eyes at him: "What do you mean you don't want the prince anymore? Your prince is not mine!"
"Besides, I was going to work under Yan Jiu anyway. Didn't you hear our conversation on the way? Yan Jiu lent me manpower and financial resources to bring your prince and the Black Feather Army back to the border town, and I had to find a safe passage for the Yan family to go out to sea."
Liuyun was stunned: "You didn't lie to him?"
Jin Sui almost got in front of his face and asked, "When have I ever lied to anyone?"
Liuyun shrank back: "You have been lying all along! The Black Feather Camp and the prince still don't know that you are a woman."
Speaking of this, Jinsui was instantly deflated. Yes, to be honest, I did lie to Grandpa and Jinan!
I am no longer the real Ling Jinsui. Maybe I have even deceived the gods, otherwise how could I have traveled through time?
“Well, you’re right, I’m a liar.
But I didn't lie to Yan Jiu. When we return to Border Town, your prince and I will owe each other nothing."
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