Chapter 489: Zhuge Liang
"Okay, stop covering your head and just speak. You can't take the title of Mr. for nothing, right?" Bai Kui laughed and slapped the frail old scholar on the back with his hands, almost slapping his lungs out.
The three giants of the exile land were getting older and had more free time. They would gather together every now and then and drag Huo Ziheng to join in the fun.
Everyone is gathered today, and there is also a poisonous old man with a bad mouth.
Mrs. Huo thought listening to them talk was too tiring, so she didn't like to stay at home at such times. She would visit the people in the opposite courtyard to entertain Nian Nian Sui Sui and enjoy the delicious food made by Xiu'er.
In the cold winter of December, the snow fell silently in the yard and the chill was blowing.
There was a brazier and a low table in the main room. The men gathered around the fire, brewing tea and chatting, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere.
Huo Ziheng pushed Bai Kui's long arm back, feeling helpless. "You can talk if you want, but you always take the opportunity to slap me. Isn't it childish at your age?"
In return, the man laughed even more heartily.
There were also sounds drifting in from the opposite yard, the babbling of a baby, the excited and noisy voices of young people, the chattering of elders... They were so heartwarming that one couldn't help but laugh along.
Huo Ziheng smiled, a clean handkerchief resting on his palm as he picked up the bubbling teapot and refilled the cups of several people. "Nan Sang's atrocities have spread across the world. A great nation has broken the rule of not killing envoys. To keep the secret, they have killed all the envoys who came to congratulate them. The other countries will not let this go. Moreover, the magical weapon that has only existed in legends for many years is now in Nan Sang's hands. This makes it even more impossible for things to end peacefully."
But a war will not break out easily, at least not within a year and a half. The countries must take the time to understand the details of the magic soldiers to avoid dying in vain.
During this time, Nan Sang will try every possible means to get rid of Tian Bao. This is what we should worry about. We must not take it lightly and must take precautions before it happens."
Bai Xiaofeng nodded in agreement. "Nan Sang already hates Tian Bao to the core. And when Tian Bao appeared in the Nan Sang Palace that day, the changes in Quartz must have been seen by the Nan Sang Emperor. The magic weapon is Nan Sang's reliance on fighting against other countries, but the changes in the magic weapon in front of Tian Bao will make Nan Sang wary. To be absolutely sure, they will do everything they can to deal with Tian Bao first."
The bearded man clapped his hands and continued, "And Tianbao's weaknesses are all in the Land of Exile! So what Old Huo said is right. What we need to do is to make plans before the other party does and prevent any disasters before they happen!"
"Let me interject a few words. The situation we're facing now is slightly different from before. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, right? Now all the countries are facing off against Nan Sang, and it just so happens that Tian Bao can control the magic weapon Nan Sang relies on! So, for their own sake, the other countries won't just sit there and watch Tian Bao get tricked by Nan Sang. Instead, they'll turn around and help Tian Bao. Otherwise, once Nan Sang has no scruples anymore, they'll all become dumplings in Nan Sang's pot, hahaha!"
The old man squinted his triangular eyes and looked at this and that, and said with a sound of "tut-tut," "Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. The old saying is very true!"
Zhuge Liang and the cobblers all turned to look at him, "Then you're just Cheng Yaojin, the man who's always messing things up and never succeeding in anything!"
Old man, “…”
Grandpa's been away for a few months and no one's given you medicine, so you're starting to get sick, right?
In the Su family's courtyard, Mrs. Huo held Sui Sui in one hand and rolled glutinous rice cakes with the other. She curled her lips as she listened to the quarreling coming from her own room. "Listen, what did I say? Those people can't stay together for long. They'll start quarreling within half an hour. Look, Du Lao is back, and he can't even last half an hour."
After saying that, he stuffed the glutinous rice cake into his mouth, finishing it in two bites, each half the size of his palm, and smacked his lips with satisfaction.
"No matter how much they quarrel, they are actually good friends." Old Mrs. Su hugged her eldest grandson Niannian and smiled happily.
The Chinese New Year is coming, and the children all know that it is time to go home. For these old guys, the happiest thing is that the whole family can be together in the New Year.
The eldest princess also smiled with satisfaction, "They have a good relationship, and the children have a good relationship too. Everything is good, everything is good!"
"Speaking of which, I have another story to tell. Sister Xi, you came late, so you don't know about their past troubles. They used to quarrel really hard, and they would kill each other if they didn't agree on a word! The old man Du once went to Bai Xiaofeng's place to steal things and almost lost his life! And then there was the bearded man, Xiu'er. Back then, he was beaten by three parties and a fire burned him so hard that he almost lost his pants! Bai Xiaofeng didn't get away with it either. His siege crossbow, which was worth thousands of gold, died after using it once..."
When the women talked about the past, they always had countless jokes to tell, and they were very excited and the listeners enjoyed it very much.
Su Da and Su Er pulled the younger ones to hide in another corner, secretly trying to find out the latest gossip.
"Did you really bring back the prince of Nansang? Is his broken leg healed? What do the people of Nansang look like?"
"That was the prince. Nan Sang just watched you take him away without sending anyone to chase him?"
"Back then, even when we were growing vegetables behind our house, waves of experts would come and kill us. And when the crown prince of Nansang was kidnapped, they didn't do anything. They're a big country after all, so how come they can't even catch up with the Twelve Piers?"
"Are you really going to throw him into the yamen jail? He won't freeze to death in such cold weather, will he? Will the yamen master be happy to take on this hot potato?"
Old Man Su, who prided himself on being the head of the family, held back and didn't come over. He sat on a small stool nearby, pretending to be deep and thoughtful, with his ears perked up.
The three brothers of the Su family loved to tell stories to their elders at home every time they came back from traveling.
Su Wu slapped his thigh, straightened his expression and was about to start speaking, but there was a noise at the gate of the courtyard, which interrupted him abruptly.
Someone came to ask for a meeting.
When someone arrived, it turned out to be the big boss of the yamen they had just mentioned, Xiang Qian.
"Is Princess Mingyue at home? The Border Town Government wants to see Xiang Qian!" Xiang Qian got off the carriage and stood at the gate of the Su family's courtyard, shouting respectfully inside.
The weather was too cold and snow was falling from the sky. Xiang Qian wore a thick coat when he went out, and also wrapped himself in a rat fur cloak to keep warm.
Although it may not be as spectacular as Zhao Yu's at first glance, it is still half a ball.
Tian Bao poked his head out of the main room and glanced out through the falling snow. He didn't really want to greet anyone. "Yes, what's up?"
Xiang Qian was delighted and was about to walk into the courtyard. "Princess Mingyue, may I have a word with you?"
"Stay there and don't move." Tian Bao sighed, stood up, walked to the door and faced Xiang Qian, "Let's talk here if you have something to say. If you go in, my grandpa and grandma will have to greet you. Please excuse me."
To the money, “…”
In fact, he was not willing to go in. When the princess' elders saluted him, he was more frightened than they were.
But he had something to say, and he had to come here. He couldn't let the princess go to the yamen to see him in person, right?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
