Chapter 278 It’s too early to laugh
Madam Li clutched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, looking at the Qi Wang army camp in the distance through the tall bushes. Her face turned pale and her teeth chattered constantly.
She is going to meet the King of Qi later.
It's so scary.
It was a warm, sunny day at noon, but she felt as if she had fallen into an ice hole.
Madam Li became increasingly frightened as she thought about it. She turned to Shen Yuexi and said, "Yuexi, let me be frank... I did have bad intentions towards you before, and it's all my fault. For the sake of my nephew and your cousin, please spare my life."
No wonder the secret guards didn't let her leave before. Shen Yuexi must be resentful of the bad things she had done before. Now she wants to settle the score with her and get rid of her with the help of King Qi.
After thinking it over, today is the day I will die.
But she was shaking so hard that the sound was like the humming of a mosquito. Shen Yuexi was busy with her own things with her back to her and didn't hear it at all.
Now Mrs. Li was more certain of her judgment.
To express her remorse, Mrs. Li decided to slap herself hard in the face. Her niece-in-law was a kind woman, and perhaps if she slapped her harder, she would soften her heart.
Shen Yuexi was wearing a maid's outfit and putting makeup on her face in front of the mirror when she heard a crisp "pop" sound in her ears.
She turned around and saw it, and quickly reached out to stop him: "Aunt, why are you hitting yourself in the face?"
Madam Li said with a sad face, "If beating me doesn't satisfy my anger, then break out my other front tooth too. I don't want to die..."
"Aunt, you don't have to be so scared." Shen Yuexi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and could only comfort Madam Li. "I'm really not asking you to die. I'm going with you. Besides, didn't you play with the King of Qi when you were a child?"
"That was so long ago... My sister and he have no official relationship, and he has long since disowned me."
Madam Li's front teeth were so loose they couldn't be explained. Shen Yuexi was at a loss. She turned back to Xia Lan, winked, and said, "Bring a pear to calm Auntie."
Mrs. Li loved eating pears, so before leaving, she bought a basket of fresh duck pears and took them in the car.
Xia Lan agreed, put down the mirror in her hand, turned around and went to the car to get a large, crisp, yellow pear and handed it to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li held the pear in both hands and finally stopped shaking so violently.
"Aunt, eat a pear first. I'll tell you what's going to happen next." Shen Yuexi soothed her, "After those court officials leave the barracks, Xia Lan and I will pretend to be your maids and go in with you..."
Madam Li had just taken a bite of the pear when she heard Shen Yuexi's words. She puffed her cheeks and looked up and said, "Can't you go by yourself?"
"I can't show up directly," Shen Yuexi explained with embarrassment, "The Qi King's army now knows that I was the one who set the ambush in the Lower Round Valley, and the Qi King was burned, so they feel guilty."
Out of kindness, she and Xiao Zhuo both concealed the real reason from Madam Li.
Xiao Beiheng was determined to kill Xiao Zhuo, and she couldn't tell which soldiers were Xiao Beiheng's and which were the King of Qi's. If she rashly appeared before the enemy, she would be in danger if she was captured by Xiao Beiheng's soldiers.
She discussed with Xiao Zhuo and found the best person to stand up for them: Madam Li.
Lady Li is Empress Pei's biological sister. Given this relationship, the King of Qi shouldn't make things difficult for her.
After the discussion was over, she and Xiao Zhuo went to find Madam Li.
Madam Li had previously tried to flee with Li Wan, but was stopped by Qiang Lin. She was now living in fear, fearing that the Qi King's army would invade the city. Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo came to visit, and Shen Yuexi first told Madam Li about Xiao Zhuo's relationship with the Qi King.
After hearing this, Madam Li was stunned for a moment, then collapsed on the ground and started crying:
"My poor sister... What evil has she committed? She's implicated so many people... The whole world is in chaos. My mother and I were fine, but the old man kicked us out... She can't become a marquise, her front teeth have fallen out, and she's not living comfortably... Woo woo."
Mrs. Li wept and clapped her hands, babbling non-stop, making everyone present feel like she could cry all day.
Xiao Zhuo was good at everything except dealing with situations like this. He could only stand there stiffly, constantly pouting and winking at Shen Yuexi. Shen Yuexi had no choice but to bite the bullet and join Li Wan in persuading her. When Madam Li cried her heart out, she even shed a few tears along with her.
Madam Li finally stopped crying, and Shen Yuexi quickly seized the opportunity to talk about business, which was to ask her aunt to go see the King of Qi herself...
From then on, Mrs. Li's teeth started to chatter, and they continue to do so until now.
Shen Yuexi had no idea what Madam Li was thinking and thought she was simply afraid of meeting the King of Qi.
Just as she was comforting him, Xia Lan pointed to the Qi Wang camp and said, "Madam, the convoy from the capital has left the camp."
Shen Yuexi hurried to the bushes, and Xia Lan reached out to push down the branches that were in the way. From afar, they saw a large convoy emerging from the Qi King's camp, flanked by imperial guards.
"That's the Prime Minister's carriage. The one in front... seems to belong to the Minister of Revenue." Xia Lan explained to Shen Yuexi as she looked.
"Why are there so many ministers suddenly here?" Shen Yuexi asked.
It must have been difficult for these ministers to come all the way from the capital.
"Didn't Emperor Yongde pass away? Now the country has no emperor, and no one is in charge of government affairs." Madam Li also came over to see, "I guess things are a bit chaotic. They asked the King of Qi to return and ascend the throne."
Having said this, the three of them sighed and laughed.
If the King of Qi had listened to the advice of these ministers and withdrawn his troops back to the capital, wouldn't that be exactly what everyone wanted?
"The King of Qi has always put the people of the world first," Madam Li said happily, her trembling no longer fading. "I believe he will lead his army back to the capital soon. So we don't have to go, right?"
Shen Yuexi also nodded with a smile.
Her original purpose was to persuade the King of Qi to withdraw his troops. If he did so now, she wouldn't have to rush to the barracks with Madam Li. As for Bai Ling, she would pick a time to give it to the King of Qi later.
The three men were laughing when a cannon shot out from the Qi King's camp and the Qi King's soldiers, fully armored, rushed out of the camp.
The direction is Langya Pass...
"Until we eliminate this great threat, Xiao Zhuo," said King Qi Xiao Ming, sitting on a plain sedan chair, being pushed out of the camp gate by soldiers, pointing at the Langya Pass, "I will never return to the capital!"
His legs were hit by the burning tree and burned. Thinking of being ambushed by Xiao Zhuo, he was furious.
As soon as he recovered a little, the ministers from the capital came and asked him to return and ascend the throne, but he refused.
Song Zhen followed beside him and advised, "King of Qi, the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Government affairs are now neglected, and bandits are rampant in the prefectures and counties. The Prime Minister and other important officials have come thousands of miles to invite you, so why do you insist on not returning to the capital?"
"Military advisor, you may not know that the world is now at peace, only Xiao Zhuo's army is causing chaos." Xiao Ming placed his hands on the armrests of the plain carriage. "The bandits are a minor threat, but Xiao Zhuo's army is a major threat. If we don't eliminate them now, they will grow in strength and become a disaster in the future. This action of mine is for the sake of the people."
Seeing the King of Qi's determination, Song Zhen said, "The King of Qi's injuries have not healed yet, so you can leave the Crown Prince here to fight..."
Xiao Ming waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Bei Heng is no match for him. I will mobilize my entire army to help him. I don't believe we can't capture this small city."
Before Song Zhen could say anything, a famous general came over and said, "Prince Qi, do you want to use the twelve Tiger Crouching Cannons that have been shipped to the capital this time?"
Xiao Ming patted the armrest: "Use it."
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