The King of the South Yue arranged the pastries in the pavilion and waited for Mo Zhu to come over.
"Mr Mo Zhu, please sit!" Seeing Mo Zhu sit down, he raised his wine cup and toasted to Mo Zhu.
"King of the South Yue, if you are a straightforward person, don’t speak the truth. I am a straightforward person. If you have something to say, just say it." Mo Zhu smiled and said generously. He had a smile on his face as he looked at King of the South Yue.
Hearing that, the King of the South Yue was startled, such a tactful person like him was indeed someone he had his eyes on.
King of the South Yue drank a mouthful of wine, then laughed out loud and said: "Mr Mo Zhu, I can see that you have extraordinary capabilities. I would like to recruit you as my Prime Minister, are you interested?"
In the South Yue, the Prime Minister’s position was only second to the Sovereign King, which showed the King of the South Yue’s determination to recruit her.
This was something that Mo Zhu did not expect. He did not do much, why would the King of the South Yue choose him?
His fingers lightly tapped on the table, seemingly considering on how to respond to King of the South Yue to prevent both sides from feeling awkward.
"King of the South Yue," Mo Zhu said. "I am very sorry, but I cannot accept your invitation. As the advisor of the East Court, I should be completely loyal to the East Court."
He paused for a moment, before changing the topic, "However, I can help South Yue, I am Hu Xiao’s friend, if South Yue are in danger, I will definitely not sit by and do nothing, so, King of the South Yue, if there is anything you need my help with, please do not hesitate to say it, I will definitely do my best."
Since he said so, the King of the South Yue would not force him. The two chatted about national affairs for a while longer before dispersing.
At the same time, Qin Shuo hugged Hu Xiao and carried her back to her room. When Hu Xiao mentioned about letting him marry into her family, he felt extremely awkward.
Now that they were locked in the room, it would be easy to negotiate with each other.
"Xiaoxiao, you don’t want to return to the East Court anymore, right?" Qin Shuo lowered his head and whispered into Hu Xiao’s ear, "Did you forget what you did at East Court?"
Hu Xiao struggled to leave his embrace, but Qin Shuo hugged her tightly, not giving her the chance to leave at all. Hu Xiao had no choice but to continue staying in his embrace.
She turned her head to look into Qin Shuo’s eyes, and laughed: "Aren’t you eating well at South Yue, so you’re just marrying into South Yue? Why are you still saying that you want to leave?"
Hu Xiao raised his eyebrows, and looked at him with an innocent gaze, "Furthermore, did you only say one sentence when you first arrived? I’ll go wherever Xiaoxiao is, don’t tell me you forgot to say those words!"
Hu Xiao started to talk about old debts, wherever Hu Xiao was, he would also be there. These words were spoken truthfully, and Hu Xiao did not allow him to forget them.
Qin Shuo shook his head and said sincerely: "How dare I, I have never forgotten the words that I have said to you, I have indeed said them, but, Xiao-Xiao, if I were to marry into South Yue, I am afraid that the coffin lid of the ancestors of the Qin family would not even be able to hold me down."
When Hu Xiao heard this, she could not help but smile brightly. She thought that Qin Shuo would become more humorous instead, and not be as presumptuous as before.
"Xiaoxiao, follow me back to the East Court. This time, I will treat you well, and I won’t let you suffer a little. I’ll be there wherever you are." Qin Shuo repeated himself, but there were conditions to his words. Only if Hu Xiao was in the East Court would he be able to accomplish such a feat.
Hu Xiao placed both of her hands on her waist, narrowed her eyes and said: "What’s wrong with South Yue, why are you rejecting it like that!"
She intentionally glared at Qin Shuo, pretending to be angry. Actually, she was extremely happy.
"Xiaoxiao, you have misunderstood. South Yue is your home, East Court is your husband’s. If you have a husband, why don’t you go back to your home? Others will gossip about you." Qin Shuo pinched Hu Xiao’s face and said seriously, as if he was being reasonable.
"Both sides are at home. Isn’t it still the same? Why must we divide up some family?" Hu Xiao rolled her eyes at him. Only Qin Shuo could say such a thing.
As far as she was concerned, whether it was her parents or her husband, as long as they were together, they could live anywhere.
Seeing that he could not convince Hu Xiao, Qin Shuo was not discouraged. He cleared his throat and continued to speak: "Xiaoxiao, if you do not return to East Court, the women from East Court will be bullied to death, and now that you are no longer here, every single one of them rode on top of their heads. Now that you have returned to how you were before, do you want to see your hard work ruined?"
Qin Shuo suddenly thought of the girls in the East Court, and so he brought them out.
After hearing it, Hu Xiao touched her chin, thinking that Qin Shuo was right. If he wasn’t here for so many days, the women in East Court would have probably forgotten about the things he taught them.
"Xiao-Xiao, are you really not going back?" Seeing that Hu Xiao was hesitating, Qin Shuo immediately struck the iron while it was hot, "I am not joking with you, you will understand when you return."
"Alright, alright. Can’t I go back with you?" Hu Xiao rolled her eyes. For the sake of the East Court women, it didn’t matter if she went back once, if not, she would be fine staying at the South Yue.
Leave the rest to Royal Brother and Qi’er, they have been idle for a while now, it was time to find something for them to do.
Seeing Hu Xiao agreeing, Qin Shuo was overjoyed. He hugged Hu Xiao and kissed him fiercely, but did not care if Hu Xiao decided to return to the East Court for his sake.
Before she left, Hu Xiao was the most reluctant to leave. Ling Hua opened an inn with her South Yue, and with Hu Qi surrounding her, even if she wanted to take Ling Hua away, she could not.
"Ling Hua, I haven’t been here for a long time. How’s the business of the inn?" Hu Xiao asked with a smile, she found a seat close to the window and sat down, then smiled at Ling Hua who was walking towards her.
"Heh, I was worried about the inn’s income the moment I arrived, so why aren’t you worried about me!" It had been three days since they last met.
"I’m worried about you. The person I care about the most is you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to see you." Hu Xiao poured a cup of tea and passed it over to Ling Hua: "The inn’s business is good, your mood is good, so, in the end, I’m still worried about you."
"Smooth talker, if you were a man, women would fall into your arms." Ling Hua also laughed, laughing. She could tell that something was wrong from Hu Xiao’s eyes.
Then, she asked leisurely: "Hu Xiao, you didn’t come to the inn because you missed me right? Tell me, what else do you want?"
Hearing this, Hu Xiao was startled, thinking, is my worries so obvious?
"What’s the matter? Didn’t I say it just now? I can’t bear to part with you." Hu Xiao supported her cheeks with both hands and said softly, "Ling Hua, I’m about to leave the South Yue now. I’ll head back to the East Court with Qin Shuo, and at that time, it’ll probably be very difficult for us to meet again."
Hu Xiao said in all seriousness. Indeed, it was not convenient to travel in this era, it was not easy to meet them.
Hearing this, Ling Hua was stunned, why did she not receive any news beforehand? What a good Hu Xiao, she actually hid it so well!
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