Otherwise, what awaits her is that Ji Wudao will toy with her and then abandon her.
Xue Qingshang recalled what her elder sister had said to her before: if you want to control someone, you have to lure them with benefits and show them harm. So what is Ji Wudao afraid of now? Her messy thoughts suddenly became clear.
"I went to the palace today and heard from my sister that the emperor has taken the elixir and will be back from Xianyang tomorrow." Xue Qingshang said coldly, "I came here with good intentions to pass on the news to my brother, but it seems that my brother doesn't treat me as his own sister at all, so I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, Xue Qingshang was about to go out.
One of Ji Wudao's lieutenants stood up and raised his arm to stop her.
"How dare you! Who do you think you are to stop me?" Xue Qingshang appeared fierce but restrained. She acted arrogant and looked at Ji Wudao coldly. "I know that the general is in power now and is no longer the same as before, but don't forget that Shengjing is not Taiyuan Prefecture nor Xuanfu under your jurisdiction. Xianyang is only half an hour away from Shengjing. Since the emperor specially asked someone to send a message to my sister, I think she will return to Beijing soon." She hinted that Xue Rong would be favored again.
"I came here today on the orders of my elder sister. I want you to think carefully and not sacrifice your hard-earned position of general for a useless person!"
Ji Wudao sat up, his eyes clear, without any trace of drunkenness from before. He concentrated and thought for a while. He couldn't get any help from Xianyang, and the information he got was all sent by Zhu Yu. If Zhu Kuang was really sober, the matter he and Zhu Yu were planning would become difficult.
Ji Wudao stared at Xue Qingshang for a long time. Seeing that she did not dodge at all, he could not tell whether she was telling the truth or a lie.
If it was a lie, it didn't matter. When the great cause was accomplished, he would rush into Jingyuan Bo's mansion and snatch the person out. What would happen? It would only be a few days later.
By then... a ruthless look flashed in Ji Wudao's eyes.
Seeing that Ji Wudao seemed to be frightened by her, Xue Qingshang became calmer. She continued, "When my sister employs people, it is always a clear exchange of interests. Not all masters are like my sister, who only wants to benefit both of us. I am afraid that some people have bad intentions and conceal many things for their own selfish interests, coaxing General Ji to charge into battle for them so that they can reap the fruits of their labor."
She sneered, "You don't even think carefully about why His Majesty handed over the military power of the three camps to others, and deliberately arranged for the Second Prince to be the regent."
Ji Wudao suddenly smiled and picked up the wine cup on the table: "Changle, I was drunk just now, I want to apologize to you. The imperial concubine really has good intentions, your words have enlightened me, and made me sober up a lot. Drinking is a mistake, it really is a mistake! This cup of wine is my apology to you."
"General Ji, take care of yourself." Xue Qingshang remained unmoved, knowing that the more arrogant she was at the moment, the more her words would seem to be true.
She frowned and glared at the deputy general who was still blocking her, and said arrogantly: "Get out of here!"
The deputy general looked at Ji Wudao, and when he saw that the other party shook his head slightly at him, he put down his arm that was blocking the way.
Xue Qingshang walked quickly towards the door and forced herself to leave the inn. Her feet were already weak and her palms were already wet and covered with cold sweat.
She reluctantly walked to the front of the carriage and said to the driver in a low voice, "Help me up quickly."
The driver quickly helped Xue Qingshang get on the carriage. Before she even sat down, she hurriedly urged, "Hurry up, hurry up."
The driver immediately whipped his whip and drove away at full speed.
Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away from the inn, Xue Qingshang took several deep breaths, his back felt cold and wet. The feeling of escaping death was indescribable.
What happened today was purely due to her arrogance and ignorance.
Over the years, she had considered herself to be extremely talented, wise and intelligent, but after going through things, she realized that she was simply as stupid as a pig.
She naively thought that by lowering her head and becoming Ji Wudao's woman she could bribe him and make him change his mind. However, if Ji Wudao was really that kind of lustful and good-for-nothing, he would not have held the military power of two major military towns.
This is the limitation of being a woman in the harem. She considers things from a shallow and ignorant perspective, always believing in the illusory love between men and women, and mistakenly thinking that a woman's beauty and body are valuable things that can be exchanged for value from men.
But what men care about in their hearts is only their own interests. Ambitious men like Ji Wudao only have power in their eyes.
Xue Qingshang did not feel relieved, but felt sad for her elder sister. It turned out that dealing with others was so dangerous and difficult, and it was probably even more so in the harem.
In the inn, after Xue Qingshang left, Ji Wudao coldly ordered people to catch up with her carriage, and also ordered people to go to the palace to find Zhu Yu to inquire about the news in Xianyang.
The reason why Ji Wudao let Xue Qingshang go so easily was not because he was frightened by her words, but because he was afraid of the 50,000 troops stationed in Xianyang.
The three major camps of the Beijing Army have at most 20,000 soldiers and guards, most of whom are scions of aristocratic families born out of official families. They are not a force to be reckoned with, and only half of their number of soldiers can be used at most. This cannot stop the elite soldiers and generals he brought from Xuanfu.
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