Chapter 381 Seeking Help
Cui Yuankai replied with a smile, "My nephew is not as capable as Master Qi, so why not ask Master Qi to borrow troops from the Western Rong?"
Even though he knew that Cui Yuankai intended to provoke him, Qi Sui was unwilling to admit defeat in front of a junior.
What's more, in his opinion, surrendering to the Western Rong was also a good way out.
He immediately took his men to Xirong and asked to see the emperor of Xirong.
Qi Zhuanyu's illness had worsened recently, to the point where he couldn't even take a drop of tea or water. The doctors at the Imperial Hospital were helpless and could only leave him to die.
Qi Hongzong thought about the letter left by Xiao Ye, and with a try-it attitude, he asked someone to buy tonic pills from Lingnan officials at a high price and brought them back for Qi Zhuanyu to take.
Unexpectedly, after taking these pills, Qi Zhuanyu's condition improved.
Looking at such a magical pill, Qi Hongzong has completely believed what Xiao Ye said in the letter.
However, Xirong has not yet recovered, while the soldiers under Lu Shiyan are becoming stronger and stronger. Even though his ambition grows and he wants to take Jiang Tangtang for himself, he dare not act impulsively.
He could only plan in secret, slowly wait for the opportunity, and strike when Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan least expected it.
At this time, Qi Sui, who came to him on his own initiative, became a good choice for him.
However, Qi Hongzong did not want anyone to know his purpose.
That day, after meeting Qi Sui, he summoned Xiao Qinyun.
Xiao Qinyun, with the help of the letter in her hand, became the prince's concubine as she wished. However, no ceremony was held. She, the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, actually served tea to the wife as if she were a concubine.
Not only was she subjected to a great insult, but Qi Hongzong also did not allow her to rest in his room all night, leaving her suffering extreme humiliation.
When she tried to find excuses to meet Qi Hongzong, she was repeatedly rejected by her subordinates.
Xiao Qinyun was filled with anger. Seeing Qi Hongzong, she sneered, "Why did your highness think of me today? Let me think about it."
She tilted her head pretentiously and said, "I think with Your Highness's ability, you have already confirmed the authenticity of the letter. You come to see me at this time, either to ask questions or to kill me to silence me!"
Qi Hongzong had always looked down on the Great Zhou royal family, and had never taken Xiao Qinyun seriously. He was so offended by her that he said coldly, "You don't still think of yourself as a princess of the Great Zhou?"
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Xiao Qinyun was not frightened by his aura. She continued to taunt him, "Could it be that Your Highness is here to find love?"
"I have fulfilled your request and made you a concubine. I have not broken my promise."
"A disrespected concubine?" Xiao Qinyun said, "You should understand that I didn't obtain such important information just to become your concubine. With this information in my hands, I can receive the best treatment in any country."
Qi Hongzong agreed with what she said.
Who among those who hold high positions in this world does not want to live forever?
Only then did he begin to seriously examine the woman in front of him. After staring at Xiao Qinyun for a while, Qi Hongzong slowly said, "You still have a backup plan. Do you want to negotiate with me again?"
"I'm not trying to negotiate with you. I'm just leaving some security for my own safety." Xiao Qinyun said, "Instead of being on guard against me, why not cooperate with me?"
Since Xiao Qinyun had been prepared, Qi Hongzong had to temporarily give up the idea of killing her and try to accept Xiao Qinyun's proposal.
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Lingnan, Qiongzhou.
That day, before dawn, Jiang Tangtang and his group left the city.
In order to help the two children get familiar with tigers as quickly as possible, she decided to take them to the mountains to spend more time with the tigers.
It just so happened that she wanted to go and see what was going on in the orchard.
The orchards and tea gardens that were planned earlier had to be put aside due to the drought.
After it finally rained, she was busy dealing with floods and snowstorms. She became even busier after the beginning of the year. Jiang Tangtang put the affairs of the orchard and tea garden aside and didn't take care of them at all.
This time, taking the opportunity to accompany her children, Jiang Tangtang plans to restart her plan and set up an orchard and tea garden.
On this trip, Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan took a horse-drawn carriage, while several children rode on tigers and ran excitedly in front.
Listening to the laughter of the children, Jiang Tangtang curled her lips and took out her planning drawings from that year to look through them.
Lu Shiyan hid in the space and searched for information. He had recently read a lot of books and had some ideas about making cement.
As for Jiang Tangtang, after two years of settling down, she had some new ideas about the old plan, and she took advantage of the free time in the car to improve the plan.
While Jiang Tangtang was perfecting the drawings and Lu Shiyan was looking up information, the children were already having fun.
In fact, Jiang Tangtang's worries were completely unnecessary.
Although Lu Jingcheng and Lu Jingheng were not familiar with the tigers, the two tigers were smart and knew that they were their little masters, so they behaved very well in front of them.
At this moment, Lu Jingcheng and his siblings were racing on tigers to see who could run faster. Gugu was in the air, secretly protecting them.
Jiang Tangtang was tired of looking at the blueprints, so she stopped and opened the car curtain to look at the fields outside. Seeing the lush green outside, Jiang Tangtang felt happy.
These are all the results of her hard work!
Just as she was sighing in her heart, a cry for help suddenly rang out from the front. Jiang Tangtang's heart tightened, and she quickly moved Lu Shiyan out of the space.
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