Thirty-seven
"You're saying that you were ambushed on the way, and you got separated from the delegation. Then you fled to the capital alone, and the delegation disappeared without a trace?"
"Well, you haven't told me your name yet."
Yun Qi: “…”
Brother, you have lost your delegation, how come you still have the mood to ask for names? You are really careless.
Yun Qi answered casually: "Yun Qi."
"Yun Qi..." Feng He muttered silently.
Yun Qi then asked, "Then why did you come to my place?"
"To avoid being hunted, it just happened."
He said it without blushing or getting nervous, even though Yunqi didn't believe it.
"Do you have anything to prove your identity?"
Feng He leaned against the headboard and felt around his waist, "Well... they're all lost, but I still have this!"
Yun Qi watched him pull out a pendant from the collar around his neck. It looked like a moon-shaped wooden carving, but it was not a pure wooden carving. It was inlaid with several colorful gems.
"This is what my mother personally gave me on my coming-of-age ceremony. Everyone in Diyue recognizes it."
Feng He took it off and handed it to Yun Qi.
Yun Qi's outstretched hand paused in mid-air. He struggled internally for a few moments and then let it go.
"Forget it, forget it. Since it's a gift from your mother, I won't let it leave your possession. I'll send a message to the imperial court now. When they send someone over, we'll know whether it's true or not."
Feng He moved closer to the bed and asked, "Is Yun Qi a member of the imperial court?"
"I guess so."
"What's your position?"
"No official position or job."
"Since you have no official position, are you interested in coming to our Diyue?" Feng He looked at him expectantly.
Yun Qi thought he meant for him to abandon Da Gan and join Di Yue. He was so shocked that he quickly expressed his attitude, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not interested. I'm not that kind of person."
Feng He saw this and hurriedly explained, "I'm a guest, I'm a guest."
Yun Qi then realized that he had misunderstood. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "So you are here as a guest. I'm sorry, I just thought..."
Feng He: "No, it's not Yun Qi's fault, it's my poor expression, so, are you willing to go?"
Why can't I go there? It's just tourism.
"Yes, of course I would. I've heard that the customs and people of Diyue are unique, and that music and singing are always heard in the streets and alleys. I've always wanted to see it."
"That's great!" Feng He suddenly became a little excited and began to speak incoherently, "Then, then, then...you..."
Seeing how hard he was trying to speak, Yun Qi swallowed subconsciously and tried to be patient and listen to him finish.
Yun Qi didn't understand why a prince of a country could be so nervous when facing an outsider.
Feng He seemed to realize something, so he simply stopped talking and handed the pendant back to Yun Qi.
"Take this... Take it. When you come to Diyue next time, people there will know you are me..." Feng He paused, then said, "Friend."
Yun Qi was overwhelmed by the sudden kindness.
"You... don't have to do this. This is our first meeting, and this is something your mother gave you. What if I lose it?"
Feng He suddenly asked seriously, "Will you lose it?"
Yun Qi choked up, "Not really... no."
As soon as Yun Qi finished speaking, Feng He quickly leaned forward and pulled Yun Qi's arm. At first, Yun Qi thought he had ulterior motives and was about to take action, until the next second the other party put something in his hand.
"Then keep it. My mother said that if you meet someone you like, you should be brave enough to give him everything you have. This is just a small part of it."
Yun Qi froze instantly.
Now he was the one speaking incoherently. "What...what did you say?"
Looking at Yun Qi's complex, confused, and horrified expression, Feng He suddenly seemed to remember something. "Oh, I forgot. You people from the Central Plains are different from us. In our country, as long as we are close to someone, we can express our feelings by saying 'like'."
"Oh...I misunderstood again, didn't I?"
Feng He didn't reply, but Yun Qi thought he agreed.
Yunqi put his hand on his chest and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was scary. Fortunately, not everyone was like Ling Junyan. It was enough for him to have a "devil" like Ling Junyan by his side. It was enough for him to bear.
After a storm of thought, Yun Qi finally came to his senses. His arm became extremely sensitive. He looked down and found that Feng He was still pulling him.
"Okay, Prince, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept the things."
After saying that, he broke free, grabbed the other person's hand, and returned the thing.
After this wave of operations, Feng He lowered his eyebrows slightly, and he looked a little disappointed. After looking at it for a few times, he held the thing in his hand.
"Okay. Yunqi, the first time I saw you, I felt that we were a good match. If we were to judge by the way we both express our friendship..."
At this time, Feng He lightly tapped the thumb of the hand holding the pendant.
Then he continued, "Do you like me?"
Even though Feng He explained that it was a matter of custom, Yun Qi still felt uncomfortable after hearing it. He wanted to quickly pass on the topic, so he perfunctorily said, "I like it, I like it."
Feng He moved his thumb again.
"Prince, regardless of the reasons for your actions today, you must give His Majesty and the entire court a reasonable explanation regarding the diplomatic mission."
"Don't worry, even for you..."
Yun Qi corrected him, "It's for the people of both countries."
After Yun Qi and Ling Junyan exchanged information, it was confirmed by many people that this person was Prince Di Yue.
Two days later, the delegation entered Beijing smoothly. After inspection, the credentials and other documents were complete and all the personnel were present. Later, under the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, Feng He brought the delegation to the palace to meet the emperor. Ling Junyan ordered a thorough investigation into the attack on the delegation.
Yunqi also returned to the palace after a long absence.
When you have nothing to do, stroll around the Imperial Garden.
The Vietnamese delegation was attacked, but except for the prince who was slightly injured, there was no other loss. Even the members' clothes and appearance did not look like they had just experienced danger not long ago. Prince Fenghe was not at all panicked before the delegation entered Beijing.
If they don't have an extraordinary mindset, then they are directing and acting in their own drama, but their purpose, no matter from which angle, is to do both countries harm and no benefit.
Originally, they hadn't arrived on time and were busy, but then this happened...
Just as he was thinking about it, Ling Junyan came from a distance, probably finishing the face-to-face reception of the delegation.
Seeing this, Yun Qi went forward and asked, "What happened..."
Before he could even ask the question, Ling Junyan walked away from him.
Why?
Yun Qi looked over in disbelief, and the man in front of him didn't even turn his head, and his steps were as fast as lightning.
What do you mean? Pretend you can't see?
Yun Qi still didn't believe it, he immediately chased after him, shouting: "Stop! Ling Junyan!"
After finally catching up with him, he tried his best to pull him, which was really a waste of effort. In the end, Ling Junyan couldn't bear it anymore and stopped.
Yun Qi walked around to him and asked with a hint of resentment: "Just tell me what happened, why are you pretending not to see me?"
Ling Junyan looked at him, with a hint of gloom between his brows. Yun Qi could see that he was angry, but he couldn't be so unclear and ambiguous, as he had done nothing wrong.
Ling Junyan stared at Yun Qi for a long time. He had been suppressing his anger since he came back from the previous dynasty, but now seeing Yun Qi appear in front of him like this, he didn't know what to do.
"Just let me be quiet for a while." Ling Junyan replied tiredly after an intense inner struggle, and then he ran away again.
Yunqi stood there in a daze. Before he could figure out what was going on, Lao Shiyi caught up with him.
When she reached him, she was already panting, "Yun Qi."
Yun Qi seemed to have seen a savior and asked hurriedly: "What happened to you? Why did he become like this?"
As far as his eyes could see, Ling Junyan hadn't left.
Old Eleven leaned on his knees and bent over to relax for a moment, "I was just about to tell you."
Yun Qijing waited for him to speak.
The Eleventh Prince said, "At the banquet today, the Prince of Yue asked the Emperor for someone."
At this point, Yun Qi had a bad feeling.
As expected, Old Eleven hesitated for a moment and then said, "You."
!!!
"What!?"
Even though the so-called premonition came first, Yunqi still couldn't believe his ears.
Before Yun Qi recovered from his shock, Lao Shiyi continued, "You don't know, he took out something at that time, saying it was Di Yue's sacred object, called a recording."
"What, you mean recording?" Yun Qi's head suddenly hurt, but he could still bear it. He could only say that this name was as familiar as the truth.
Old Eleven didn’t realize there was anything wrong. “Yes, and listen to me, that thing can record people’s language, and… and I don’t know if you still remember, it’s that… I like that…” Old Eleven felt that this was a bit hot to the mouth.
After hearing this, Yunqi immediately remembered that it was the pendant.
The Eleventh Prince quickly covered it up with a sarcastic tone, "Then he insisted that you two were in love. My brother, of course, disagreed, but the prince's implication was that if this happened, he would conceal the news of the envoy's assassination in Daqian to save our dynasty's reputation."
Yun Qi sighed secretly, it seems that he was careless. But who could have thought that something like this would appear.
"Actually, my brother doesn't care about what he said, because he can easily handle it. But he's just unhappy that this person is treating you as a bargain. And then there's that... I like you. Oh, of course, my brother definitely believes you, but he's still angry. We have no choice but to ask you to persuade him. At that time, we all felt that if that person went any further, my brother would directly send troops."
Of course, Lao Shiyi used an exaggeration.
Yun Qi nodded, "Okay, I'll go talk to him."
"Okay, okay." Old Eleven rubbed his hands. In his eyes, Yun Qi was undoubtedly his savior.
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