Chapter 213 Cunxin’s new mission confirmed Cunxin…
After confirming that Cunxin did not have the talent to be a spy, and that she was indeed here on Hongxin's orders, Fu Li turned the topic to business.
"You're truly young and promising! No wonder Hongxin entrusted this important task to you instead of anyone else."
Cunxin giggled, a hint of pride in her shyness. Suddenly, she slapped her forehead and cried out, "Oh, my Lord!" "Oh, by the way, my Second Sister from the East Sea sent me here to tell you that you shouldn't worry about the things in Shuzhong; she's taken care of everything."
Fu Li nodded to show that she understood.
Fu Li'ao already had plenty of experience in listening to Hong Xin. For something as important as this, when Hong Xin said, "I've already arranged it," she meant, "Ji Meng and I have already arranged it."
Compared to Ji Meng, who had experienced the storm of the Lich War and whose mind had become calmer, Hong Xin was at the age where he was eager for achievements, so he was inevitably more active when taking credit for himself.
However, this wasn't a disadvantage for Fuli. She was a proactive monarch who liked her subordinates to have strong ambitions.
If everyone is so indifferent and she has to arrange everything, she will never be able to finish the work even if she dies of exhaustion.
"Besides this, does Hong Xin have anything else to say... or anything else for you to give me?"
"No more." Cunxin shook her head first, then remembered something and took off a sea-blue clam shell from her waist. It was the size of a palm and had natural pearl red patterns on it. It had a kind of intoxicating beauty.
"Emperor, this is a small gift from Xiaolong to you. Please accept it."
Fu Li showed a surprised look: "What are you doing?"
Cunxin chuckled and instantly turned into a lackey: "This is what my father taught me. I must learn to please the monarch. If the monarch is happy and remembers me, he will think of me first when he has the opportunity in the future."
Fu Li: “…………”
She was speechless for a long while, then said earnestly, "Cunxin, learn something good from your brothers and sisters. The tactics of your father, uncles, and their generation are outdated."
"Huh?" Cunxin was stunned. He looked up at Fuli, then down at the clam in his hand. He said blankly, "Is it that Xiaolong prepared something that didn't touch the Emperor's heart?"
She was immediately very annoyed and tried to take the clam shell back in a panic, but then she remembered something and put it on the table in a panic.
——Quotes from Xihai Ao Run: Even if your superiors don’t like something, you can’t take it back. You have to let your superiors see your sincerity so that they can give you something better in the future.
Fu Li couldn't help but burst out laughing.
It turns out that people can really laugh when they are speechless.
To prevent the little pink dragon from going astray, Fu Li spoke to her in the kindest tone, earnestly and earnestly: "Your father passed on his experience in dealing with people and things to you because he loves you. This fatherly heart is good.
However, the monarch he once served has long since passed away. Now I am the master of the house, and his methods will not work with me. That is why there is a power transition in your dragon clan. Do you understand?"
Cunxin's long eyelashes blinked for a while, and suddenly realized: "Oh~ So it was you who instigated the eldest brother and the second sister of Donghai to usurp the throne!"
Fu Li: "...You could say that."
——But little pink dragon, aren’t you missing the point?
Cunxin cleared her throat, sat up straight, opened her clear eyes, and asked seriously, "So, Emperor, what kind of ministers do you like?"
Fu Li: Tsk, it can be considered a lucky coincidence.
She smiled helplessly and answered seriously, "I like people like your brothers and sisters who are hardworking, motivated, and focus on practical work."
Cunxin nodded as he listened, a thoughtful look on his face, and his originally clear eyes began to show signs of being contaminated by knowledge.
After a long while, she lowered her head a little embarrassedly, her cheeks flushed: "Emperor, Xiaolong still doesn't quite understand."
"You're still young and new to the industry, so it's normal that you don't understand. Your older brother and Hong Xin, who you're following now, are senior members and know everything. Just follow them and learn, and you'll understand everything slowly."
"Yes." The little pink dragon nodded vigorously and said with full energy, "Thank you for the encouragement, Emperor. I will study hard and ask my brothers and sisters for advice. I will definitely not let you down!"
After she finished speaking, she suddenly stood up, saluted the two, and smiled. "Emperor, Marshal, Xiaolong's mission of delivering the message has been completed. If you two don't have anything else for me to pass on to the Second Sister of the East Sea, Xiaolong will return first." Fu Li smiled and said, "Go ahead. Oh, and take that clam shell away."
Cunxin smiled and said, "There are a few water-repellent beads in this clam shell. Your Majesty, please take them and play with them." After saying that, he transformed himself into a small pink snake with horns again and swam out close to the ground.
"Oh, this girl!" Fu Li shook her head, but smiled.
Nezha smiled and said, "Sister obviously likes her very much."
Fu Li said, "I haven't seen such a simple person in a long time. Don't you like him?"
"Simple people are indeed likable." Nezha nodded, but then raised his eyebrows and changed the subject, "But... my sister said she hasn't seen such a simple person in a long time, is that true?"
He folded his hands in front of his chest, raised his left thumb in the direction of Ganquan Palace, and had a teasing smile on his face.
Fu Li subconsciously glanced over there and said speechlessly, "Are you talking about Zhao Ji? She's not just innocent, she's simply stupid."
Perhaps it was fate that Zhao Ji met Lao Ai. Although Zheng Cuo had arranged Li Yong for her in advance, and Lu Buwei was devoted to serving the former dynasty and no longer colluded with Zhao Ji, someone still offered Lao Ai to Zhao Ji in order to please her.
Although Lao Ai was crude and uncultured, he was quite strong. Li Yong looked down on his background, but was also afraid of his strength and did not think of confronting him head-on.
Because Li Yong was humble and knew how to avoid the newcomer's edge, the two of them were able to coexist peacefully in the early days.
Some people are born with the ability to push their buttons. If someone gives them what they want, they think they are afraid of them. In less than a month, Lao Ai began to flatter Li Yong in front of Zhao Ji.
Li Yong was a princess of the Kingdom of Shu, raised in the palace. Her mother, King Ling of Zheng, was a foolish and lustful womanizer. From childhood to adulthood, she had witnessed countless intrigues within the harem.
With all the tricks that Lao Ai had, they were no match for him.
He only learned a little bit about tea art, but it made Zhao Ji feel extremely distressed. She felt that Lao Ai was too jealous and intolerant.
Li Yong was well aware of the principle that "if you fail to kill the snake, you will suffer from it", so he simply took action and not only made Zhao Ji completely disgusted with Lao Ai, but also told Ying Zheng when he went to visit Zhao Ji that Lao Ai had instigated Zhao Ji to ask for an official position and a title on his behalf.
There were many eunuchs and palace maids present at the time. Ying Zheng had them taken out for interrogation. After confirming that what Li Yong said was not far from the truth, he secretly ordered the execution of Lao Ai.
It can be said that if Li Yong had not been so resourceful and clear-headed, Zhao Ji would definitely have asked Ying Zheng to grant her an official position and a title because of the pillow talk of her male favorite.
After teasing Zhao Ji, Fu Li collected the clam shells. Nezha extinguished the lights, and the couple rested together.
The next morning, after getting up and washing up, the two asked the palace maids and learned that Ying Zheng had not had breakfast yet, so they simply went to Zhangtai Palace to have breakfast with Ying Zheng.
Now that Ying Zheng is nominally ill, all the government affairs of the previous dynasty are decided by the two prime ministers. He cannot invite people from various schools of thought to come and give lectures, so he is really bored.
After breakfast, Fu Li saw that he was bored, so she took out the clam shells she had found yesterday and said, "Stop looking so gloomy. Come, let me show you something good."
The clam shell was truly beautiful, its sea-blue background and pearl-red veins even more elegant and gorgeous than the finest porcelain. Ying Zheng took one look at it, and was completely captivated.
"Teacher, what is this?"
Fu Li looked around, then leaned over and whispered, "This is a treasure from the West Sea, not something ordinary people can see."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng quickly sent the attendants away and personally poured a cup of tea for the two before asking, "What treasure is it?"
Fu Li opened the shell, and five round red pearls lay quietly inside.
Ying Zheng's smile froze, and he pointed at the five beads and asked, "Teacher, are the treasures you are talking about these five beads?"
He thought it was the clam shell.
Nezha chuckled and clapped his hands, saying, "I've finally seen a living person!"
Fuli picked up a bead and brought it to his lips: "Open your mouth."
Ying Zheng opened his mouth obediently and let her put the bead into his mouth. She pushed his jaw and forced him to swallow it.
"This is a water-repellent bead. With this bead in your abdomen, you will be protected from water disasters for the rest of your life." Fu Li closed the shell and shook it in her hand. "As for this shell, if you like it, I'll get ten for you next time I have a chance."
There are many colorful shells in the sea, and this one is just particularly beautiful.
Fu Li remembered that it was she who suggested Ao Guang to use beautiful shells as cargo containers, and now this technique has been widely promoted.
They would specifically look for clams with colorful shells in the sea, and trade elixirs and skills with them. The clams would cultivate their shells in exchange for resources for cultivation.
In this way, the dragon clan not only had an endless supply of beautiful clam shells, but also tied the clam clan to their chariots, which was killing two birds with one stone.
That night, Cunxin came again, this time to help Ji Meng convey a message: the Black and White Mountain King was indeed sent by her. The Black Mountain King was ambushed on his way to Huaguo Mountain and was seriously injured. He is now recuperating in Penglai.
"Great Sage Ji Meng said that Prince Wukong is too big a target. If he comes looking for you two, it will easily expose his plan. The Emperor and the Marshal can completely trust Bai Shanjun. Oh, and Xiaolong."
Because she did a great job in delivering the message last time, she was given a long-term mission this time: to pretend to be a mortal and lurk in Xianyang to protect the emperor closely.
Fu Li knew that Ji Meng was afraid that she would get into an accident, so she didn't refuse. She just asked Cun Xin to call her "Female Lord" and Nezha "Male Lord", and to stop calling herself Xiaolong and call herself "Minister".
"Your current status is that of my retainer. A dragon as clever as Cunxin would never let anything slip in public, right?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Cunxin nodded vigorously, with an excited smile on her face, making Fuli wonder if she had taken too much chicken blood?
"Then the Emperor...oh, it's the Lady. Lady, do I no longer have to hide and can just appear in front of people?"
Fu Li said, "Of course I can, but not now. You know my residence in Xianyang, right?"
"I know." Cunxin nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"Then I will write a letter now. You can take it and visit through the main gate tomorrow morning. Give my letter to the patriarch and he will arrange everything for you."
——It’s too scary to have just one more person in the palace!
The little pink dragon didn't think too much about it. She just obeyed Fu Li's orders: "Yes, my lady, I understand."
Fu Li wrote a letter on the spot, sealed it with wax, stamped it with a wax seal, and solemnly handed it to Cunxin.
Those who knew that it was just a handwritten letter would think that the two people were handing over a letter to mobilize troops.
But Cunxin fell for it. She took it solemnly with both hands, put it away carefully, then bowed and turned into a little pink snake and rushed out.
Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen this, Nezha was still speechless: "This is too stupid!"
"This is pretty good, isn't it?" Fu Li smiled. "A simple life, free from worries. But... anyone with a little bit of magic power can enter and leave the palace at will. This is too dangerous!"
After returning to heaven, she will definitely add one more rule to the heavenly law: without the special pardon of the reigning king, no gods, demons or monsters can set foot in the palace!
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