Chapter 999 How Blind Was I Back Then
Baoqin could only start from the imperial concubine's side and try to find out what the quarrel between the imperial concubine and the emperor was about.
Xiao Xixi poked her head out from under the quilt: "I'm fine."
Baoqin was frightened by her behavior.
"Who did this makeup for you? Why is it so bad?"
Xiao Xixi was stabbed in the heart again.
She cried and asked, "Is it really that ugly?"
Baoqin looked at her face carefully and said seriously, "It's really ugly!"
Xiao Xixi: “…”
As the saying goes, a mother doesn't think her son is ugly, but Baoqin mother, you actually think I'm ugly! You don't love me anymore, woo woo woo!
Seeing her pitiful appearance, looking like she was about to cry, Baoqin hurried to comfort her.
"Don't cry, don't cry. I will wash off your makeup right now. You are naturally beautiful. Even without makeup, you are still very beautiful!"
…
Yi Mei was summoned by the emperor.
She didn't know why the emperor wanted to see her, and she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
She bowed and said, "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor."
Luo Qinghan didn't exchange pleasantries with her and went straight to the point.
"I want you to leave for the Thousand Islands immediately."
Yi Mei was stunned: "Are we leaving now?"
Luo Qinghan: "Yes."
The news came too suddenly, and Yi Mei was at a loss: "Why?"
Luo Qinghan explained slowly and calmly.
“We suspect that Guan Ying wants to use your and Yi Zhou’s deaths to sow discord between the Great Sheng Dynasty and the Thousand Islands, and to provoke a war between the two countries.
I may not take the initiative to go to war, but if your father is instigated and insists on going to war with Dasheng, I will have no choice but to fight back.
But you should know that with the military strength of the Great Sheng Dynasty, it is not a problem to defeat a small Thousand Island Country.
If you don't want the soldiers of the Thousand Islands to sacrifice their lives in vain, you must set off immediately and return to the Thousand Islands as soon as possible to expose Guan Ying's sinister intentions and prevent this war from happening."
Yi Mei was stunned after hearing that.
She raised her finger and pointed at her nose, asking in disbelief.
"I, can I really do this?"
Preventing a war between two countries sounds thrilling just by sounding it.
She was just a spoiled little princess, unable to carry anything, and even needed someone to help her with her dressing and combing her hair.
Suddenly asking her to complete such a difficult and important task is like putting a fledgling bird that is not yet able to support itself on the edge of a cliff and kicking her down, forcing her to fly.
If she couldn't fly, she would be smashed to pieces.
Yimei couldn't help but feel scared.
She was afraid that she would mess up the task.
If it was just an ordinary little matter, it would be fine if it got messed up, but this matter concerns the lives of countless soldiers of the Thousand Islands, and it must not be messed up!
Luo Qinghan noticed the change in her expression and spoke calmly.
"It's okay if you don't want to go back. I won't force you. I will send someone else to report to the Thousand Islands."
Yimei felt relieved, and the burden on her shoulders suddenly disappeared.
She then asked, "Is it really reliable to entrust such an important matter to others?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "I don't know."
Yimei was stunned again.
Luo Qinghan said calmly in an almost cold tone.
"In fact, for me, the benefits you bring to me by staying in Shengjing City are far greater than if you return to the Thousand Islands.
Because in this way, I can use your life to threaten the Emperor of the Thousand Islands, forcing him to hand over the Haishenghua and submit to our Dasheng.
If the Emperor of the Thousand Islands disagrees, that's fine. At worst, we can just fight a war, and I'll use you as a hostage as a sacrifice."
He wasn't bluffing, he really meant it.
It's a pity that Xixi didn't want to. She would rather choose a more tortuous and troublesome path than to see the two countries go to war.
Luo Qinghan gave up his original idea, followed Xixi's wishes, and gave the Thousand Islands another chance.
He didn't care whether doing so would ultimately resolve the conflict, he just wanted to make Xixi happy.
In his heart, nothing is more important than making Xixi happy.
Yimei was so frightened that her face turned pale and she was trembling, and she almost ran away.
She knew that Emperor Dasheng was not a human being, but she didn't expect him to be such a villain!
Luo Qinghan looked at her with his deep and indifferent eyes, quietly waiting for her answer.
Yimei could feel that he was serious and not trying to scare her.
It is said that when the Dasheng Emperor was still a prince, he led his army to capture the capital of the Liao Dynasty and forced the Liao emperor to surrender.
The Liao Kingdom, once known as the overlord of the north, has now become a vassal state of the Great Sheng Dynasty. It has to pay tribute of large quantities of cattle, sheep, gold and silver every year, and it no longer has the glory of its former days.
This shows the iron-blooded hand of the young emperor in front of him.
Yimei doesn't want her country to follow in the footsteps of the Liao Kingdom. She is afraid that her hometown will be devastated by war, and she is even more afraid that people around her will lose their lives in the war.
For the sake of her hometown and loved ones, Yimei took a deep breath and tried her best to suppress the strong uneasiness and fear in her heart.
She clenched her fists, made up her mind, and spoke through gritted teeth.
"I will return to the Thousand Islands immediately! I will do everything I can to prevent this war from happening!"
Rather than placing all her hopes on an irrelevant person, she would rather complete this important task herself!
She, like the Imperial Concubine, is a princess.
The imperial concubine can sacrifice her own happiness and devote herself to the Emperor of Dasheng for the sake of the country and the family.
Why can't she be a little braver for her country? !
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this result.
He said calmly, "I will send a guard team to escort you back to your country, and Yi Zhou's body will also be sent back. I wish you a safe journey."
Yi Mei walked out of the meeting hall step by step.
She stood on the steps, the cold wind blowing snowflakes towards her, giving her a chill.
Only then did she realize that her palms and back were covered in sweat.
This was all caused by being scared.
Just now when she was facing the Emperor of Dasheng, she truly felt an aura of indifference that penetrated deep into her bones.
It seemed that in front of him, she was no different from a stone or a weed on the roadside, and her life or death was not worth mentioning to him.
Yi Mei pressed her chest, calmed herself down, and silently complained to herself.
"How blind was I to fall for such a cold-blooded guy?!"
Eunuch Chang: "Your Highness, the roads are slippery on snowy days. Please walk slowly."
Yimei was startled and turned her head hurriedly, and found Eunuch Chang standing beside her, looking at her with a smile.
Just now she was completely immersed in her own world and didn't notice that there were other people around.
Didn’t this guy hear her complaints just now?
Yimei felt uneasy and couldn't help but look at Eunuch Chang twice more.
(End of this chapter)
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