Bring me my sword
"Your Highness Changsheng..." The three of them were stunned and murmured unconsciously.
Jiang Jingyuan didn't say anything, but just curled his eyes at them.
The three of them blushed instantly, as if they couldn't bear to look directly at him, and turned their eyes away with red faces.
The maid holding the pink handkerchief unconsciously rubbed the edge of the pink handkerchief with her fingertips, her mouth slightly pouted, her head lowered, and her eyes wandering.
When did it start?
His Highness Changsheng suddenly smiled at them...
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Amid the rustling sound of grass and trees, a furry rabbit face suddenly emerged from the grass. The agile gray hare slowly raised its upper body, stood on its hind legs, and hooked its two furry forelimbs in front of its body.
The long ears moved at the wind and bent backwards. The gray-haired hare looked vigilantly into the distance through the gaps in the grass.
The long silver-white beard swayed, the tip of the nose twitched twice, and the gray-haired hare suddenly bent down, jumped quickly and ran into the depths of the grass and disappeared without a trace.
In front of the tent outside the jungle, a large flat area was enclosed by a fence, and teams of guards stood among the trees outside the jungle.
Among them, there was singing, dancing and laughter during the banquet.
"Cough... cough..." Suddenly, the elderly figure at the top of the table trembled, and the low coughing sound as if there was a mouthful of phlegm in his throat was carried by the wind to the ears of everyone at the table.
The talking and laughing stopped instantly. Amid the soft and gentle music, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look up or say anything - as if they hadn't noticed anything at all.
Two palace maids lowered their heads and lifted up a heavy black longbow that was carved with ancient patterns.
The old emperor coughed twice and spoke slowly in a hoarse voice:
"Leader, I respectfully give this bow."
Amidst the gentle laughter of the crowd, the high-spirited young men also left their seats with a smile, mounted their horses and headed into the jungle.
Not until they had walked far away and looked back to see the tall and lush trees behind them blocking the view of the banquet hall did everyone secretly breathe a sigh of relief and wipe the non-existent sweat from their foreheads.
What a weird atmosphere... The young men thought to themselves, holding the reins, and riding their horses towards the young men from noble families or royal heirs they were familiar with.
On the outskirts of the lush jungle, bright sunlight shines into the woods through the gaps between branches and leaves. Wild rabbits poke their heads out of the grass, and birds fold their wings and land on the ground to peck at grass seeds.
The breeze brought the melodious sound of horse hooves.
"Da, da, da..."
The gray mixed-haired hare suddenly retracted its head and huddled tightly in the grass. The birds that had landed in the grass also fluttered away in panic.
A girl in a delicate pink and beige round-necked riding outfit rode a snow-white pony leisurely through the jungle.
The sunlight cast beams of different sizes among the woods ahead, and grayish-white dust particles floated up and down around the halo. The hazy but not rigid deep forest seemed like a fairyland.
The snow-white pony swung its tail and walked slowly into the clear light with the girl on its back.
Jiang Jingyuan tilted her head, holding the reins in one hand, and raised a finger with the other hand to poke a big brown and black squirrel on the branch next to her that was baring its teeth at her.
While he was still dazed and hadn't reacted yet, Jiang Jingyuan quickly withdrew his hand and rode away on his pony.
During the spring search, Jiang Jingyuan and the pony were flirting with the flowers and grass. She would reach out and poke any furry animal she could catch when it was least prepared.
Jiang Jingyuan's eyes followed the birds jumping on the branches. She blinked and stared in that direction. Suddenly, she seemed to have noticed something. Her dark eyes instantly became calm and alert. She retracted her gaze and pulled the reins to stop the pony.
After all, it was carefully selected and well-trained. The pony immediately cooperated and stopped moving. Even its tail, which had been wagging all the time, was taut and hung down. All the muscles in its body were instantly tensed, and it stood alert and motionless.
Jiang Jingyuan's dark eyes moved silently, looking towards the front side that was hidden by lush branches and leaves.
Not far away, two tall and powerful horses met on a narrow road. The two people on the horses, one light purple and the other sea blue, stared at each other in front of them. In their colliding silver-gray and ink-black eyes, one was cold and the other was smiling lightly, with a deep sense of indifference.
"What? Big brother, are you planning to kneel in the palace again?" Jiang Jingzong pulled the reins, frowned coldly, and said something sarcastically to the person who was blocking his way.
Jiang Jinghui had a faint smile on his face and shook his head gently.
"Then get out of the way!" Jiang Jingzong said coldly, impatient to deal with this man's hesitation.
Seeing the man in front of him impatiently tugging at the reins and spurring his horse to pass by him, Jiang Jinghui did not stop him. He just smiled and said, "Jiang Jingjian is back."
"You're the only one who knows?" Jiang Jingzong retorted subconsciously, but he still controlled the reins to slow the horse's pace. His silver-gray eyes stared coldly at the smiling face of the person beside him. "What do you want to say? Stop talking nonsense."
Jiang Jinghui sighed and shook his head again, muttering as if in a familiar voice, "You are always so impatient, kid."
Jiang Jingzong gave him a cold sidelong glance.
After a pause, Jiang Jinghui smiled and said, "How about we join forces?"
With a sneer, Jiang Jingzong tilted his head, glanced at him, and said slowly, "No big deal."
"Why do we have to do such a thankless task?" Jiang Jinghui looked helpless, as if he was very confused.
"Aren't you the same?" Jiang Jingzong said without any special reaction.
Jiang Jinghui smiled and shook his head. His dark eyes flashed with interest, as if he had thought of something. The smile on his face gradually widened, but his voice remained gentle as he said, "It's different..."
Jiang Jingzong stopped entangled with him, snorted coldly, and rode away with his light purple robes fluttering.
As he rode his horse through the lush jungle, the coldness and mockery on his face vanished in an instant. Jiang Jingzong's face was solemn, and his silver-grey eyes dimmed for a moment.
Isn't it different?
The Xie family might be strong, but they were only strong in Yuan Country. Looking at the world as a whole, the Xie family was far from being able to compete with the Rong family... He didn't think Jiang Jingbai was someone who was blindly confident. Jiang Jingbai must have... something else to rely on...
What is it?
Jiang Jingzong thought back to what he had seen and heard over the years, and sighed that he still had no roots in Yuan Country. His keen intuition seemed to sense that there were some important secrets hidden within Yuan Country, but it was difficult to see the truth.
never mind.
Just give it a try, just give it a try, only then will you be satisfied...
At worst, I can just flee from Yuan State——
Going further afield——
Conquer the world.
In the deep forest behind him, a figure in green sat on a tall horse, looking in the direction opposite to him for a long time without moving, wondering what he was thinking.
Suddenly, his beautiful eyebrows frowned fiercely, he raised his hands to cover his heart, slightly bent his waist, and cold sweat slid down his increasingly pale face.
Jiang Jinghui tried hard to endure the sudden pain in his heart, his facial features twisted, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain.
After a moment, he exhaled, his face not looking good, with heaviness and a hint of doubt in his dark eyes.
"What's going on..." Jiang Jinghui straightened up and looked in the direction he came from, but he could only see a stretch of green stretching into the distance. He murmured softly in his heart, "Why do I have such a strange and ominous premonition..."
"Did I forget something?" Jiang Jinghui's face was pale, with a thin layer of sweat hanging on his chin, about to fall off. He had no intention of wiping it off, nor of walking. He just sat on the tall horse, standing there with a chill all over his body.
In the direction he looked, behind layers of thick trees, at the banquet, the elderly emperor was hunched over in pain, coughing heart-wrenchingly, one after another, which was hard to ignore.
The ministers below exchanged a silent glance. Unexpectedly, a solemn and uneasy look appeared in the eyes of the ministers who were each working in their own camps.
The future of Dayuan...sigh...
In the tent at the rear.
Two or three palace servants lifted the curtain and walked in.
"How dare you!" the palace servants inside the tent shouted sternly, "You have entered without permission and offended the Empress. Ten of you are not worth chopping off!"
The leading palace servant smiled faintly and said nothing, but the two people following behind him were so scared that they took a step back. Their hands trembled, and two exquisite silver wine glasses fell from the tray they were holding with a "ding-dong" sound.
The palace servant who came out from the depths of the tent saw that they were still standing there without moving. His eyes widened with anger and he shouted towards the outside of the tent: "Someone! Someone, drag them away!!"
The palace servant walking in front raised his hand to flick off the non-existent dust on his sleeves. The smile on his face remained unchanged, and he opened his mouth.
However, a soft female voice from deep inside the tent spoke before he did: "Stop shouting."
"No one will come." A gentle figure walked out slowly.
"Your Majesty..." The maid with almond-shaped eyes was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked towards Xie Chuwan and whispered, "Aren't you having a headache? Why did you come out? I'll immediately..."
Xie Chuwan raised her hand slightly and interrupted her.
Suddenly, the palace maid seemed to understand something, her expression turned ugly, she turned her head and stared at the three people in front of her with unfriendly eyes.
"What does the emperor mean?" Xie Chuwan looked at the three people in front of her and asked calmly.
For some reason, although she was clearly gentle, at this moment she made people subconsciously avoid her and suddenly look away, not daring to look at her.
Only the palace attendant standing before the two men smiled and said, "Your Majesty's order."
The almond-eyed maid clenched her fists and glared at him angrily. Xie Chuwan, who was being supported, remained calm and composed. "Does he want to take someone with him before he dies, or is he so foolish as to think my death can shake the Xie and Lian families' cooperation?"
After a pause, Xie Chuwan sighed and shook her head: "How stupid."
The palace attendant in front of her had an unchanged expression on his face, showing no emotion at all due to her outrageous words. He simply smiled and said, "Please don't embarrass us, Your Majesty."
Xie Chuwan glanced at him nonchalantly, "So what if I embarrass you?"
The two palace servants holding wine glasses and wine pots at the back lowered their heads in fear, while the man in the front just laughed.
Amidst the rustling sounds, a large group of armored guards approached the tent. Amidst the heavy footsteps, a palace attendant inside the tent said with a smile, "It's harmless to embarrass a few of us servants, but Your Majesty, the Xie family, the Lian family, and even Yuan Guo must obey His Majesty's orders..."
"Puchi..." Xie Chuwan laughed mercilessly. At this moment, the gentleness around her was concealed by a biting coldness, as if a sleeping beast had opened its eyes. Just one glance was enough to frighten countless creatures.
She scoffed, "When did it become the turn of that cowardly and incompetent old loser to call the shots in Yuan Kingdom?"
"Your Majesty, you are determined to go against His Majesty..." The smile on the face of the leading palace servant disappeared, and he sighed deeply, as if he had already foreseen the inevitable outcome.
Xie Chuwan ignored him and turned to look at the palace maid beside her who was trembling with anger. She said softly, "Nuan'er, bring me my sword."
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