"No, I was just traveling around the area and came here at the request of my elders to see if General Ding needed any help. I will not interfere with General Ding's important business. I just didn't want the two of you to tarnish the peace talks, so I spoke up to stop you."
Ying Huaixia continued, "However, Chang Le and I are old acquaintances. I heard she is in the northern part of the city. I wonder if it would be possible to meet her?"
Ye Buqi said, "Chang Le is resting and I can't see her for now. Just talk to me about the relevant discussions, I can take responsibility."
After saying that, without waiting for Ding Yu to speak, Ye Buqi turned around and left: "Follow me."
Ding Yu was getting a little anxious.
His real target was Chang Le, not someone who actually wanted to discuss any kind of collaborative plan.
However, Ying Huaixia had already caught up slowly, and Ding Yu sent a message to the people who were still outside the city and guarding the city, and then followed.
...
"Ye Buqi?" Qin Shaoji's expression turned solemn upon hearing the news from Ding Yu. "The Grand President of the Dragon Scale Society is said to be someone personally trained by the Dragon Emperor. Her intervention shows that the Dragon Faction is determined to protect Chang Le."
"Wait, you said someone from the management team stopped Ding Yu's recklessness in time, who?"
Qin Miao said, "It is... Ying Huaixia."
Qin Shaoji glared at him: "How did he end up there?"
Qin Miao said, "I checked. Ying Huaixia had been traveling in the area where the Eighth and Ninth Districts meet several months ago. He only went to the North City after being informed by the Ying family. It doesn't seem like he went there on purpose to target Chang Le."
"But isn't this just too much of a coincidence?"
Qin Miao said, "But his very essence has been destroyed, he's a sickly man. What do Chang Le's secrets have to do with him?"
A fervent glint flashed in Qin Shaoji's eyes: "[Fusion] is a miracle. What if Ying Huaixia is unwilling to become a cripple like this?"
"But... it's been two whole years, and he hasn't made a single move. He hasn't even glanced at the things that belonged to the Dragon Emperor back then. He really does seem to have no interest in integrating these things."
Qin Shaoji sneered: "The Ying family brat is very cunning and cannot be judged by common sense. Have Ding Yu keep an eye on things and make sure he doesn't mess things up."
"yes."
Qin Shaoji then went to the top of the Star Gazing Tower.
A short while later, Ying Miao came to the rooftop yawning: "Old man Qin, why are you disturbing my beauty sleep so early in the morning?"
"I didn't ask you to come!" Qin Shaoji sneered.
Ying Miao raised an eyebrow and kicked him in the shin: "Did all my kindness go to waste?"
"You!" Qin Shaoji was so angry that his face turned red when he saw the shoe print on his leg, but when he looked at Ying Miao's face, he didn't lash out in the end. He just kept his anger to himself and turned away without saying a word.
"What a silent devil! He's clearly here to see me." Ying Miao touched her arm, which was only covered by a thin velvet cheongsam, and said, "So, what do you want?"
Qin Shaoji turned his head and asked in a deep voice, "Why is Ying Huaixia in Beicheng?"
A look of surprise flashed in Ying Miao's eyes, and she said, "I don't know."
How could you not know?
Ying Miao said irritably, "Xia Xia and I haven't been close these past two years, and I haven't disciplined him. I don't know what's so strange about that?"
"What? Qin Shaoji! You suspect I deliberately sent him to interfere with your Qin family's affairs? Ha! You always try to pin everything on me, don't you?"
Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, Qin Shaoji said, "If it really wasn't you, then how come he happened to be there?"
Ying Miao chuckled and said sarcastically, "Everyone who gets close to Chang Le is doing it for the sake of integration, right? They've all become a threat to you, ha! Old man Qin, let me remind you, it's not too late to back down now."
Qin Shaoji's gaze sharpened: "I don't understand what you're saying."
Ying Miao met his gaze: "How many years have we known each other? From when we were a few years old until now, almost a hundred years, Qin Shaoji, a full hundred years. I know your methods very well."
Ding Yu's trip to negotiate was just a pretext; you wanted him to take advantage of the situation and target Chang Le! Once you control Chang Le, everything—fusion, the golden medicine—will naturally fall into your hands.
But Ding Yu alone can't do all this. Are you still secretly contacting those people?
Qin Shaoji remained silent.
Ying Miao already knew the answer, and gave a wry smile: "Brother Qin! Have you thought about what the consequences would be for the Qin family if others found out what you've done?"
Qin Shaoji emphasized, "The Central Plains cannot abandon the Qin family!"
Ying Miao said helplessly, "What the Central Plains needs is the ability of [Sun and Moon Shining Brightly], not a particular aristocratic family! If it really comes to that, they have plenty of ways to protect [Sun and Moon Shining Brightly] and uproot the Qin family!"
Qin Shaoji had no rebuttal, his face grim: "But without integration, the Qin family will inevitably decline sooner or later!"
"Rise and fall are the norm."
"But I can't just stand by and watch the Qin family decline!"
Ying Miao hesitated, then let out a long sigh:
"Do as you please. I've reached the end of my life, and if I don't do something, I really won't leave a trace."
After Xia's accident, I lost the drive I had when I was young, and I no longer had those ambitions or wanted to carry too much of a burden.
But I know you can't let go, so I won't try to persuade you.
However, you must remember that you are first and foremost the head of the Central Plains Management Committee, the leader of hundreds of millions of people in the Central Plains. Don't let obsession and desire devour your true humanity.
"Brother Qin, I hope that in the end, we can leave this world peacefully," Ying Miao said with a smile.
Qin Shaoji remained silent for a long time, then suddenly took off his coat and draped it over Ying Miao's shoulders, giving a soft "hmm" and saying in a low voice, "You're getting old, take care of yourself... uh!"
He let go and took a step back, but was suddenly pulled forward by a pair of hands grabbing his collar. The delicate body was pulled into his arms, making his body stiffen and his ears ring.
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