If not for Mo Zhu’s sudden appearance here, Hu Xiao would not have known that he had followed Qin Shuo here.
Upon hearing this, Mo Zhu laughed heartily. He said, "Princess, how could I, an insignificant person, dare alarm you? I only came to South Yue to take a look at the scenery."
His voice was not loud, just loud enough for King of the South Yue to hear. His body was releasing the aura of a scholar, and with one glance, one could tell that he was a knowledgeable person.
The King of the South Yue liked the aura on his body, and since he was able to chat with Hu Xiao, there was a subtle change in his heart.
"Crown Prince, take a look at him." He felt that Mo Zhu was not bad, and had the intention of matching up with Hu Xiao.
King of the South Yue’s voice was extremely low, afraid that Hu Xiao and Yue Yang would hear him.
When Mo Zhu came in, Hu Qi had already set his gaze on him. He felt that there was a certain charm on Mo Zhu’s body that attracted the attention of others.
"Royal Father, this son thinks that he is not bad, and thinks that he is worthy of my aunt." Hu Qi analyzed calmly. He saw that his aunt liked Mo Zhu and he liked him too.
Hearing this, King of the South Yue unhurriedly replied: "What a pity, he’s someone from the East Court Kingdom."
Compared to the other nations, he was more willing to see his sister marry a man of South Yue Kingdom, close to her family. If anything were to happen, he would have to take care of her.
Hearing this, Hu Qi rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Royal Father, actually, we can turn him into a person with South Yue."
With that said, the smile on Hu Qi’s face deepened. Their Hu family was no ordinary family.
As long as Mo Zhu was a high official, he would not need to worry about his South Yue Kingdom anymore, even if he was Qin Shuo’s advisor.
South Yue Kingdom was overjoyed. He felt that what the crown prince said was reasonable, since he didn’t want Hu Xiao to marry too far, he could just turn the male party into his own country.
Hu Qi was also very pleased, he thought that as long as his aunt could find someone she liked, it would be fine. As for how to do it, it would be up to the men to think of it.
In light of this situation, the King of the South Yue warmly welcomed Mo Zhu and left him in the palace. Moreover, the King of the South Yue would give whatever Mo Zhu wanted.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he didn’t know what was wrong.
Hence, he directly asked Hu Xiao, "Princess, do you think that your Royal Brother is being too friendly with me?"
For a few days, King of the South Yue held banquets for Mo Zhu, or brought Mo Zhu around the Imperial Palace. He even allowed Mo Zhu to taste all of the palace’s delicacies.
Since he had come to a foreign land, Mo Zhu naturally maintained his vigilance. However, he still believed in Hu Xiao, so he hoped that Hu Xiao could give him an answer.
"You are a guest, who else can you treat better than me? Don’t think too much into it, do you think my Royal Brother wants to fatten you up and then sell you out? As a man, what is there to worry about? "
However, Mo Zhu’s concern was reasonable. Raising his weight before selling it to Hu Xiao, this was also a kind of goal.
Hearing this, Mo Zhu gently waved the folding fan in his hand, and after a long time, he finally forced out a sentence, "I think that King of the South Yue has taken a liking to me and wants to betroth you to me. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so cordial towards me."
"You lunatic, you think too highly of yourself. To think that you’re interested in me. Dream on, you’re not even going to look at yourself in a mirror." Hu Xiao rolled her eyes as she said this with a joking tone.
When she thought about it again, she realized that Mo Zhu’s words were not without reason. The Royal Brother was truly too enthusiastic about Mo Zhu.
Following that, Hu Xiao smiled as she added, "Mo Zhu, you are so outstanding, how can I be worthy of you? Royal Brother must be attracted by your unique aura to be able to treat you well."
The two happily drank and chatted, laughing heartily. Soon after, Mo Zhu seemed to recall something, and his expression gradually became solemn.
"Princess, there is something I must tell you." Mo Zhu looked into Hu Xiao’s eyes and said solemnly.
Hu Xiao was shocked by the expression on his face. She rarely saw such a stern expression on Mo Zhu’s face.
She didn’t dare to play any tricks on him. She nodded and said, "Mm, you tell me, what is it?"
She pursed her lips, her bright red heart beating nervously.
When I just entered the South Yue realm, what I saw was a scene of a civilian not living a peaceful life. The citizens’ faces were yellow and skinny, and they did not sleep well when they were hungry.
After Mo Zhu finished speaking in a single breath, he gently rotated the teacup and lightly said.
After listening, Hu Xiao’s heart ached. She lived in the South Yue Kingdom, so how could she not know about the situation at the border?
She wanted to change the situation, but how was she going to change it? There were a lot of people at the border, and she could not live a good life with the help of the Imperial Court.
Hu Xiao sighed, and said in a low voice: "Un, I have already noticed the situation you mentioned, but I have yet to find a way to resolve it. [There are many people in the capital who have suffered, not to mention the people at the border!]
When she spoke, Hu Xiao’s face was filled with helplessness. That’s right, she was the ruler, but it was fine when there were few people, it was easy to settle things, but the South Yue had always been chaotic and poor, she had thought of many solutions, but none of them succeeded.
"So you gave them up?" The situation at the border has not changed after so long, he thought. The state must have abandoned them.
"No, they are citizens of South Yue. I will not give them up." Hu Xiao said with a firm voice. She raised her head, and stared at Mo Zhu for a long time, and then asked, "Mo Zhu, do you have a way?"
She had no choice. Perhaps Mo Zhu would have a way.
It didn’t matter if she was dead or alive. Her idea was to change the situation and not continue like this.
"We can discuss it." After discussion, he would definitely find a good method.
In the future, Hu Xiao would go to Mo Zhu’s room whenever she had business with him. The main reason was because she wanted to talk to Mo Zhu about the border.
While Qin Shuo stayed in the tavern the entire time, waiting for Hu Xiao to appear. But after so many days, he hadn’t even seen a single hair on Hu Xiao’s body, let alone a single person.
Weird, didn’t they say that the owner of this inn is Hu Xiao? Why is it that after so many days, she still hasn’t come to the inn?
Qin Shuo’s heart was filled with suspicions. He paced back and forth in his room and thought, could it be that he was deceived, that the owner of this inn was Ling Hua and not Hu Xiao?
He waited for a few more days, and only now was he certain that the owner of the inn was Ling Hua. After finding out about this news, he was extremely disappointed, having waited for so many days for nothing.
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