Chapter 71 Meeting King Hu
As soon as Gu Xiyue entered, several subordinates on both sides of the man in the upper position cast their eyes unscrupulously on Gu Xiyue's face and body, looking at all kinds of things.
That look was like looking at livestock.
Especially when they saw that Gu Xiyue was fair-skinned and beautiful, their eyes became playful.
The last few people laughed and looked at the man in the lead. A man on King Hu's right who seemed very close to King Hu said with a smile, not caring about Gu Xiyue's presence, "Your Majesty, I have seen countless beauties when I traveled in Dayu before, but I have never seen a woman as beautiful as her. Your Majesty, why don't you take her in? Let her serve you with clothes and meals, and help warm your bed at night!"
King Hu was fine at first, but when he heard what his most trusted subordinate Yuan said, his expression became subtle. He squinted his eyes and looked at Gu Xiyue again, as if thinking about how to let this beautiful woman in front of him serve him in the evening.
When he thought of the touching moment, he subconsciously licked his lips, and the tip of his tongue circled around his lips, which was disgusting and obscene.
Xiao Heng tightened his grip on Gu Xiyue's hand. Gu Xiyue could feel his anger. Although he didn't show it on the surface, she knew that he was almost at his limit of endurance.
Gu Xiyue rubbed the back of his hand with her thumb to calm him down.
Under everyone's gaze, she spoke with a look of disdain.
"I thought King Hu was a wise king, able to expand his territory while ensuring the people lived and worked in peace. I had originally intended to come and discuss a cooperation plan that would benefit everyone, but I never expected that the real King Hu would actually bully men and women like this!"
"How outrageous!"
As soon as Gu Xiyue finished speaking, Yuan's subordinates rushed forward with rough arms, veins bulging. He pointed at Gu Xiyue and said angrily: "You are a woman of unknown origin, and you dare to speak nonsense in front of my king? You are simply tired of living..."
"Then may I ask, what's going on with those people outside the city gate?"
Xiao Heng spoke indifferently, his eyes threatening Yuan's subordinates. He had a kingly demeanor, and when he stood there, a cold air whizzed off his body.
His stern face and scrutinizing gaze swept across everyone, like beating their pain with a cold hammer, making people feel ashamed.
Yuan's subordinate was a little confused. He couldn't be sure of the identity of the man in front of him.
"hehe!"
Gu Xiyue let go of Xiao Heng's hand, took a step forward, and stared straight at Yuan's subordinate's face.
"May I ask this warrior, who did you rely on to expand your territory?"
"These people you rely on, who do they care about the most?"
After two pressing questions, Gu Xiyue said in a forceful tone, "Your expansion of territory depends on your people! And the people your people care about most are their parents, wives, and children at home."
"And you?"
Gu Xiyue laughed at him
The expression on her face directly angered Yuan's subordinate. He stood up with a bang, gnashing his teeth and ready to pounce on Gu Xiyue and tear her apart.
"Don't move!"
King Hu shouted and scolded him again, "Just sit still and listen to what the beautiful girl has to say first. She is a guest from afar after all!"
Yuan's subordinates were obviously not convinced. They sat there with their beards puffing and their eyes glaring, their faces black with anger.
"You forcibly abducted the able-bodied laborers from the homes of the common people, disregarding their lives. These old, weak, and sick people stood guard at the door, enduring hunger and thirst, hoping to seek an explanation from the king, yet you locked them out!"
"Your Highness King Hu, after you expand your territory, will it benefit your people?"
King Hu's face became solemn and he stared at Gu Xiyue in a daze, with a look of deep thought.
Gu Xiyue suddenly smiled and said mysteriously, "If His Majesty King Hu doesn't properly accommodate the soldiers' families, think about what will happen to your soldiers? If someone bullies your wives, children, and parents, what will you do?"
"Do you want to kill them?"
Gu Xiyue expressed their thoughts quietly.
The men in the big tent were suddenly shocked, gasped involuntarily, and looked at each other.
King Hu's expression became noticeably serious.
"You arrested the sons, brothers, and husbands of those defenseless elderly people, women, and children. Although they were sad, it was understandable. However, you bullied a weak woman holding a child in broad daylight. Three grown men forced her into a haystack, ignoring the cries of her one-year-old child, and tore off her clothes..."
Gu Xiyue's voice trembled, and she cried out in sorrow, "If you work for someone else and he bullies your wife who is holding a child, can you tolerate it?"
Gu Xiyue's voice is full of emotion, and when she talks about sadness, it is very touching.
It was so quiet in the big tent that you could hear any movement.
"If they knew how you treated your family members who risked their lives for you, not only would they not be able to help you expand your territory, they might even come back and kill you..."
"Stop talking!"
Yuan's subordinate stood up again and pointed at Gu Xiyue and said, "You wild woman, you only know how to talk nonsense. You are simply spreading rumors to confuse the public!"
King Hu also recovered from his grief and said in a cold voice, "My dear little girl, I consider you guests and allow you to earn points, but I don't want you to talk nonsense. I naturally love my people, and you don't need to worry about this."
"Of course!"
Gu Xiyue agreed, "Your affairs have nothing to do with me, so I naturally don't care. It's just that when I came here, I happened to encounter a few things, and out of kindness, I saved a weak woman who was bullied. I know that you are short of salt, cloth, pottery and other daily necessities. I wanted to cooperate with you, but it seems..."
Gu Xiyue shook her head, not wanting to say anything more, and turned around to leave.
"etc!"
King Hu stopped her and was about to speak when Yuan's subordinates hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, she is just making up stories. Don't believe her!"
Xiao Heng, who had been observing silently, stared at Yuan's subordinates and said meaningfully, "Warrior, you have repeatedly obstructed King Hu's decisions. It seems that you don't even take your king seriously."
After Xiao Heng finished speaking, he bowed to King Hu, then stood up straight and stopped talking.
Yuan's subordinates pointed at Xiao Heng in frustration, but before they could say anything, they were scolded by King Hu.
He turned around and said to Gu Xiyue: "I'm sorry to make you laugh. You said you saved a woman, how can I believe you?"
He was calling Gu Xiyue "mine" just now, but now he started calling her "king" and began to communicate with her in a king's way.
He originally wanted to maintain the king's dignity, and at the same time, he respected Gu Xiyue. As the leader of the Hu Kingdom, he could occasionally act unrestrained with his subordinates, but most of the time, he knew what he was doing.
I wanted to use this question to stump her, but Gu Xiyue said, "She is outside right now, and those who bullied her were also brought here."
When Yuan's men heard this, they were about to speak again, but after receiving the stern gaze from King Hu, they quickly retreated obediently.
King Hu waved his hand, and soon the guards came out and went outside to bring people in.
While waiting, Wei Lin handcuffed the three men and tied their hands behind their backs. When someone came out to take them inside, he quickly opened their acupoints as they entered the tent, allowing them to return to normal.
Meixiang supported Cheng Xiaoying and walked at the back, and the child fell asleep in Xiaoying's arms.
As soon as the three soldiers came to their senses, they didn't realize where they were for a while, and one of the leaders started to speak wildly.
"Damn, I'm so unlucky. I played with a few of them yesterday, but they were all empty-handed. Today, I finally caught one breastfeeding. I thought I'd have a bite while they were having fun, but I got interrupted. Who was so blind that I didn't see..."
The words were vulgar and unbearable to hear, and the other two companions echoed them.
Everyone in the big tent heard it clearly.
Not only did they bully women who were breastfeeding their babies, they even did that to several of them yesterday!
Who are these people playing?
Yuan's subordinates recognized at a glance that these three people were their own subordinates.
Suddenly his face turned the color of liver.
Not only did he recognize him, but his other subordinates and King Hu also recognized him.
King Hu turned around and looked at him deeply.
It was too late for Yuan's subordinates to cover up the facts at this time, so they could only lower their heads and pretend not to see it.
The three guards also reacted at this time. At first they thought they were dazzled, but when they realized what was happening, they were all stunned.
The leader, upon seeing Yuan's men, raised his voice to claim credit, "General Yuan, we've guarded the city gates remarkably well. I followed your instructions and had everyone hold the gates tight. Anyone who breaks in will be dead. They dare to hope to see the king. Do they really think the king... What's wrong with your eyes, General?"
The soldier who was speaking didn't understand why General Yuan kept winking at him and thought he had an eye disease.
It was not until his companion nudged him with his shoulder and gestured to the left that he looked to the left and found that Gu Xiyue, Xiao Heng and Wei Lin were also there.
Seeing Wei Lin, his eyes widened and he said angrily: "General, it was him yesterday, it was him, who ruined our brothers' good deeds!"
General Yuan almost rolled his eyes and now he just wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
He swore fiercely in his heart that if he could remain safe, he would kill the guards and his entire family.
The leading guard seemed to realize that something was wrong at this time, and his face turned purple.
"very good!"
King Hu clapped his hands with a gloomy face, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth, so cold and frightening.
The three guards knelt on the ground with their heads lowered, trembling.
You could hear a pin drop in the big tent. The other subordinates thought about what Gu Xiyue said and saw Yuan's men behaving so recklessly, and their hearts changed.
If Yuan's subordinates were allowed to continue to act recklessly like this, then what Gu Xiyue said would come true.
Suddenly, everyone spoke out to condemn Yuan's subordinates.
With Meixiang's support, Cheng Xiaoying knelt down tremblingly and told King Hu everything about her experience.
That voice made everyone present look solemn.
"Your Majesty, my father died of illness the day before yesterday. We can no longer afford to make ends meet. I have no other choice but to come to you, Your Majesty, and beg you to let my husband see me."
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