"Ahhh~ Ahhh~"
Hongfu, who was originally lying on Xiaobai's back, jumped off it and came to Nalan Qiudi, calling in a baby voice.
Seeing Nalan Qiudi so unruly, Hongfu couldn't help but feel a little regretful. In the past, he was only concerned with fighting for power and neglected to discipline his daughter. However, if Nalan Qiudi was allowed to continue like this, it would probably cause trouble.
Thinking of this, Hongfu turned her head and called out to Xiaobai a few times.
Xiaobai, who had the potential to be a wife slave, heard Hongfu's words and immediately started barking at Hua Qingcheng, "Awoo~Awoo~". However, Hua Qingcheng, who didn't understand what he was saying, just thought it was very noisy.
"Your Highness~"
Seeing this, Yu Xiaotian came to Hua Qingcheng and whispered in her ear. After listening, Hua Qingcheng looked at Hong Fu and Nalan Qiudi in disbelief.
"Aye, Zuo'an, come here!"
Hua Qingcheng called her two husbands to her side, whispered a few instructions to them, and then they left in a hurry.
"Hey, where are you going, cousin?"
Looking at the ink-black figure walking away from the hall, Nalan Qiudi pretended to chase Situ Ye, but was stopped by Hua Qingcheng.
"Third sister, no, cousin, let's... talk!" Hua Qingcheng glanced at Nalan Qiudi, curled her lips and smiled slightly, then walked out of the hall and headed towards the study.
Upon hearing this, Nalan Qiudi slightly raised her eyebrows and wrinkled her nose, but she scratched the tip of her nose with her thumb, looking like a ruffian and dandy girl. Then she followed to see what her cheap fourth sister or cousin-in-law was up to.
A moment later, in the study of the villa.
"I wonder if Your Highness the Crown Princess has anything to say to me?" Nalan Qiudi walked directly to the chair in front of the desk and sat down, as if he didn't consider himself an outsider at all.
Hua Qingcheng, who roughly guessed what Nalan Qiudi was thinking, was not angry at this guy's rudeness. After all, she wanted what he had in his hands, so it didn't matter if she let him vent first.
But Hua Qingcheng pulled over a chair and sat opposite Nalan Qiudi. Her pair of bright and clear eyes were filled with a sharp look that seemed to be able to see through everything. She just stared straight at Nalan Qiudi, who inexplicably felt uneasy.
“Cough cough cough…”
"Nalan Qingcheng, this prince likes men, not men."
Hua Qingcheng's gaze was so scorching that Nalan Qiudi felt like a piece of ice, almost melting away by her.
"Third Sister, how about we make a fair deal?"
Hua Qingcheng glanced at Nalan Qiudi indifferently, taking in her embarrassment. The words she spoke were extremely cold, yet inexplicably carried a condescending aura, or perhaps it was the pressure from a superior.
"Deal? What deal?" Nalan Qiudi frowned slightly and looked at the woman sitting opposite him with a wary look.
Even though it was said that this Fourth Princess grew up in the countryside, the aura she exuded made it impossible to ignore her presence. Could it be that like fathers beget sons, like mothers beget daughters?
"I want the 50,000 private soldiers in your hands..." Hua Qingcheng opened her red lips and said it nonchalantly, as if all she wanted was a cabbage or a radish.
Nalan Qiudi was slightly shocked when he heard this, but he quickly regained his composure. However, when he heard her directly refuse, "I don't know what you are talking about..."
"Third sister, you...can't protect them. But, I can." Hua Qingcheng stood up from her seat, leaned forward slightly, looked down at Nalan Qiudi, with a calm look as if she was sure of victory.
"madman……"
Nalan Qiudi turned his head away, both because he was angry at the woman's exorbitant demands and to hide his hidden guilt.
To secure the position of Crown Princess, she had been strategizing for years, indeed establishing her own power. Her private army now numbered not just 50,000, but as many as 60,000. But how had she even heard of Nalan Qingcheng? Nalan Qiudi was filled with suspicion.
(Hong Fu: Of course it was your father who told her. I personally watched those forces being built up bit by bit. Silly child, this is a strong golden thigh, don't struggle, just obey her as soon as possible...)
"Third sister, the deal I'm going to make is in exchange for the 50,000 private soldiers in your hands. Not only can I avenge you, but... I can also bring your brother back to life, and even... let you meet your father. In addition, I'll give you an extra gift!" Hua Qingcheng curled her lips slightly, looking calmly at the woman sitting opposite her whose expression changed as brilliantly as a palette.
"hehe……"
"Do you think you're a god, that you can bring back the dead?"
Nalan Qiudi smiled faintly, neither admitting nor denying that she had a private army. However, the sorrow on her face and the tears in her eyes showed that her heart was not untouched.
The reason why Nalan Qiudi returned to Beijing this time was not only to see Chu Kangyi, but also to hook up with the spies from Lengyue Kingdom and...Pingxi King Xiahou Jing.
The current King You, Nalan Qiudi, is not attached to power. All she wants is to kill Ouyang Yuming and drag the eldest princess, Nalan Junxue, into hell to avenge her father and brother.
Even though she had no evidence, she knew that the deaths of Situ Mingting and Nalan Qiufeng were definitely related to that father and daughter...
"Third Sister..."
Hua Qingcheng sighed slightly, "Qiu Feng is only ten years old. He's not only your brother, but also mine. Do you really not want him to survive? Although I'm not a god, I'm not the kind of person who makes random promises. What if I can really do it? Don't you want to take a chance? In your heart, are these private soldiers more important than your brother's life and revenge for your father?"
"You..." Nalan Qiudi was suddenly speechless by Hua Qingcheng, or perhaps he was simply too angry at her to speak.
If it wasn't for her father and brother, why would she risk the death penalty for disobeying the imperial order and travel thousands of miles back to the capital, just to unite the King of Pingxi and the Lengyue Kingdom to achieve her goal of revenge?
"Ahhhh~" (My mother is really too sinister...)
Hong Fu, standing by, bared her teeth and growled at Hua Qingcheng in a childish voice. However, she was still young, so not only did she not have any aura, but she also looked rather adorable. Seeing this, Xiao Bai hurried to comfort her.
"Awoo, awoo..." (Xiaohong, mother is your future mother-in-law. We are all family, why should we make such distinctions? Your daughter's things can naturally be considered our mother's things...)
Xiaobai, the doting demon who dotes on his mother, has no bottom line for Hua Qingcheng. The key point is that Hongfu was really fooled by him.
"Are you serious?" Nalan Qiudi thought for a quarter of an hour before suddenly asking.
Her goal was revenge anyway, so collaborating with anyone was like collaborating. Even if she collaborated with the Prince of Pingxi and the Lengyue Kingdom, they were no pushovers. They were all eyeing the little thing she had in her hands, so it was just like trying to get something from a tiger.
"My words are my bond, so I will keep them!"
Hua Qingcheng sat back in her seat, the corners of her lips slightly raised, her bright eyes staring straight at Nalan Qiudi opposite her, her face full of determination, not at all like she was joking.
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