Chapter 503 [Changes within Changes]
On horseback, Xin Ningyu, who was surrounded by the grassland cavalry like the moon surrounded by stars, glanced at Xia Su with a bright smile on his face.
That smile sent chills down Xia Su's spine.
"No, it's impossible..."
Xia Su stood there in a daze. "How could Xin Ningyu still be alive and at the center of the grassland delegation?"
However, Xin Ningyu was the daughter of a powerful official and a sickly woman who never left her house. Not many people knew what she looked like, let alone the ordinary people in the capital.
"My Lord, what's wrong?"
At this time, the captain of the guards noticed that Xia Su was distracted, "Sir, have you found anything strange about these envoys?"
"Nothing. Maybe I'm just dazzled."
Xia Su shook his head, but he was still uneasy, so he asked the captain of the guards: "You led this grassland delegation to the capital. Is there any gossip about the identity of the woman in the delegation?"
"We all guessed that he was the only one who could hold such a high position on the grassland."
The captain of the guards lowered his voice and said, "Everyone thinks this is Yu Ning, the invincible grassland Valkyrie who conquered all lands."
"Valkyrie of the Prairie?"
That had even less connection with the sickly third daughter of the Xin family, but the coincidence of the name Yu Ning made Xia Su feel uneasy again.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
The sickly girl from the Xin family has very little chance of survival after marrying to the grassland. The unfamiliar climate and water alone will cost her half her life, not to mention the grassland Khan Yan Chaoyue's brutality!
How could such a sickly young lady suddenly transform into an invincible Valkyrie of the grassland?
The person following closely behind the woman in the center of the team was the grassland Khan Yan Chaoyue.
He rode on a tall black warhorse, its mane gleaming glossy in the sunlight.
Yan Chaoyue was wearing a thick sable fur cloak with golden patterns on the edges, which swayed gently with the horse's steps.
A thick beard covered most of his face, leaving only a pair of sharp eyes exposed, which revealed unquestionable majesty.
In his hand he held a whip inlaid with silver ornaments, and the tip of the whip gently hit the saddle, making a crisp sound.
The delegation followed closely behind, each of them riding a tall horse, wearing gorgeous clothes, and holding various flags and ceremonial objects.
The flags of the Bol grassland fluttered in the wind, and the metal decorations on the ceremonial guards sparkled in the sun.
Such a majestic scene is far from the impression of the people that the Bol grassland is full of ruffians, which makes people feel a sense of crisis.
This time, the grassland delegation came to Beijing not to negotiate peace, but rather to show off their military power.
There was no cheering from the people watching on the roadside, only sighs.
"If Prince Zhao and his son had been able to lead the Xin family army to stay in the north, the Bol Grassland would not have dared to take advantage of the fact that Yao Chengping, a loser, was helpless against them and act arrogantly and expand!"
"Yes, if the Xin family had always been in the northwest, the Bol Grassland would definitely not be so arrogant. The Loulan and the northern border they annexed might have been ours."
"After all, the real culprit is the unjust case at Zhaoping Marquis Mansion! Yao Chengping, that heartless ungrateful bastard!"
The people were whispering, and He Lin's navy was already taking action among them.
"Do you really think that the unjust case was orchestrated by Yao Chengping, who was once a subordinate of Prince Zhao and his son?"
"Does he have that ability?"
When the others heard the soldier's face as if he knew the inside story, they all asked, "Besides him, there must be someone else. But who is the person behind him? Could it be the prime minister?"
The water soldier shook his head, with an expression that the secret could not be revealed: "Let me just say this: if someone asks who is the most powerful person in Dasheng, and what is the most powerful surname?"
"Is your first reaction the one above or the Xin family?"
After hearing this, the others were stunned. Almost the first reaction that popped into their minds was the latter.
"Don't say that! It'll cost you your head!"
“I just want to ask if this is true?”
The navy soldier spread his hands, looking fearless and reckless. "And that Lord Xue Wei, he's made such great contributions to the Northwest, but recently he was demoted and scolded for letting Yao Chengping escape."
"Given Lord Xue's character, could he have let Yao Chengping escape on purpose?"
The others shook their heads.
"In fact, Lord Xue was a meritorious official in clearing the Zhaoping Marquisate of its injustice. He discovered 300,000 taels of military pay hidden in the tomb of the previous emperor, but he took it upon himself to send it to the capital. Moreover, the silver arrived on the day of the public meeting on the case."
"So who did Lord Xue offend? In fact, with Lord Xue's influence and favor, who would dare to touch him? Unless..."
The navy soldier stopped talking because he noticed that the guards were already listening attentively to what was happening on their side.
"Master Xue is going back to Beijing for this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, so he might not be able to go back to the northwest."
After he made this prophecy, he quickly crouched down and disappeared into the crowd.
"Ah? Is what this person said true or false?"
"Mid-Autumn Festival is five days away. Won't we know in five days?"
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"drive!"
The grassland delegation was marching majestically on the main road, and at this moment, a strong female voice sounded, and the vast grassland delegation suddenly made way.
The woman in Hanfu, whose identity had made everyone speculate, rode out on her horse. After running to the front of the team, she still did not slow down, but pulled the reins, turned a corner, and went directly to Linlang Street in the west.
This sudden change made all the guards of the Bingmasi panic!
"Master Xia, what should we do? That woman left the diplomatic corps without permission and headed towards Linlang Street!"
When Xia Su heard the words "Linlang Street", he got goosebumps.
Prince Zhao's Palace is located on Linlang Street.
"Master Xia, should we stop her?"
——"Do you dare to stop me?"
Xia Su questioned them.
If they had the courage, these guards would have rushed forward to stop the woman as soon as she turned the corner.
The guards shook their heads honestly upon hearing this.
Xia Su was furious when he saw the guard's cowardly behavior. He was so angry that he compared her to the grassland cavalry of the envoys. "Hurry up and send a team to follow her and see what she is going to do!"
"yes!"
However, at this moment, another horse rushed out from the delegation!
"Fuck, they're coming again. Who's so arrogant this time?"
Xia Su turned around with a headache and saw Yan Chaoyue, the Khan of the Bol Grassland, riding a black horse, following the mysterious woman, and also turned towards Linlang Street!
The unexpected change within this unexpected event caught everyone off guard!
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