Ye Qingwan lowered her head and said nothing. Liu Sheng pulled her hand. Ye Qingwan looked up at him in surprise. He just smiled at her, slightly increased the strength in his hand, and then let go.
"Start early and be careful along the way."
After saying that, he turned around and left, adjusted his mood, and prepared for battle.
Ye Qingwan got on the carriage and felt it moving slowly forward. She pulled aside the curtains and saw men on the street hurrying towards the city gate. Each of them was holding a different weapon, a shovel, a stick, and some even just carried a bench, but they still rushed forward without hesitation.
When passing by the armory, she happened to see the Ninth Prince directing people to distribute weapons and armor to the people. The Ninth Prince probably heard the sound of the carriage and turned around to look at her.
Ye Qingwan asked Qingqing to stop the carriage, and the Ninth Prince came over.
"Your Majesty."
The Ninth Prince laughed and teased her, "Why, you don't want to call me Brother Mu Yun anymore?"
Ye Qingwan: ...
Sure enough, he likes the crying baby monster.
But sorry, she can't cry now.
"Call me again." The Ninth Prince suddenly said something nonsensical.
Ye Qingwan was stunned for a moment, then she understood what he meant and called him seriously, "Brother Mu Yun."
It's not that sarcastic kind of shouting.
The Ninth Prince seemed very satisfied: "Right, this is great. You have to be so weird and annoying all the time. You must be stupid."
The Ninth Prince said this while gently poking her head.
After poking her, he told her to leave quickly, and then he turned around and went back to continue commanding. Just as Ye Qingwan was about to return to the carriage, he turned around and shouted to her, "Wait until I drive away the grassland people, and then I will marry you when I return."
Ye Qingwan: ...
Then you'd better be beaten to death by the grassland people.
This part does exist in the original novel. It is about her returning from evil, transforming into a crying monster, and sowing discord in various ways, which leads to a sharp increase in misunderstandings between the male and female protagonists.
In order to protect the heroine, the Ninth Prince ignored her and asked His Majesty to grant him a marriage with Ye Qingwan.
Although she was very sad now, Ye Qingwan couldn't help rolling her eyes. She really couldn't understand the way these people thought. They ignored her just to protect her. They even deliberately showed an attitude of disgust towards her in front of outsiders. Are you sure this can really protect her?
Instead of letting her be bullied by others because of your neglect and disgust?
It's completely sensational for the sake of sensationalism, and sadomasochism for the sake of sadomasochism. It feels no different from the car accidents and incurable cancer in Korean dramas.
System: I advise you not to meddle in other people’s business.
Ye Qingwan: Get out!
After leaving the city, Ye Qingwan immediately called Qingqing: "Qingqing, take me to find Hu Li."
"Are you crazy? Why are you looking for him? Have you forgotten how he treated you?" Ning Shaoqing refused to go no matter what.
"If you don't go, I'll go by myself." Ye Qingwan said as she jumped off the carriage without wasting a quarter of an hour.
According to the original plot, Hu Li would have attacked the Yazhang and forced Xiao Ning to return for help, thus saving the Northern Frontier.
It's just that he attacked the Yazhang at a relatively late time, and by that time almost all the soldiers in the Northern Frontier had been killed or wounded.
So Ye Qingwan had thought it through before leaving the city, and she went to find Hu Li in advance. As long as he was willing to send troops to the Yazhang immediately, the danger in the northern border could be resolved immediately.
The timeline has been advanced, but the final result matches, so the plot should not be too broken.
Ning Shaoqing saw her running very fast, and followed her angrily: "Alright, alright, can you outrun me?"
You are so tough that even Buddha would kowtow to you twice.
After saying that, he picked her up and disappeared into the darkness.
In less than an incense stick of time, they arrived in front of Hu Li's tent. They wanted to secretly dig a hole to see if Hu Li was there, but suddenly they heard someone behind them say, "The princess has a good taste. She doesn't stay in the northern border, but likes to come to this Khan's tent to dig a hole."
Ye Qingwan still had one finger inserted into the hole that had just been dug in the tent. She was caught doing something bad and it was... very embarrassing.
She quickly hid her hands behind her back and used her body to block the hole, looking at Hu Li with a smile: "Hu Li Khan, what a coincidence."
Hu Li raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Of course, it's a coincidence that I can meet the princess outside my tent."
Ye Qingwan: ...
Okay, okay, I was wrong, isn't that okay?
Can you stop being so sarcastic?!
Even so, Hu Li still invited them in and treated them to delicious food and wine.
Ye Qingwan was in no mood to drink and eat meat. She explained her purpose, but Hu Li looked at her with amusement: "Princess, are you kidding me? Do you know what sending troops to the Yazhang means to me?"
"I know, it means you have completely broken off with Yazhang."
"Since Your Highness knows all this, then Your Highness, what conditions do you think you have to offer in order for me to take such a big risk?" Hu Li looked at her leisurely.
"You sent troops to relieve the distress in the northern border. I think our Majesty would be happy to form an alliance with Huli Khan."
Forming a separate alliance with Dayu meant that Dayu recognized Hu Li's independence and separation from the Yamen.
This would be a milestone in his quest to overthrow Tuoba Xiong and unify the grassland. Under such conditions, he would definitely take action.
Sure enough, when Hu Li heard this condition, he pondered for a moment and said, "I don't believe in verbal agreements. I want a real relationship."
honest?!
"Hu Li Khan can form an alliance with Dayu." Ye Qingwan was not talking nonsense. Since ancient times, marriage has been the simplest and most important way for two countries to make friends.
After Hu Li finished listening, his eyes fell on her silently.
Ye Qingwan stopped him immediately: "It's not me. Hu Li Khan doesn't know that my father is Prime Minister Dayu. The emperor is very wary of my family. If you marry me, your alliance with Dayu will not only be of no benefit, but will be counterproductive."
Seeing her so flustered, Hu Li couldn't help but tease her, "What if this Khan must have you?"
"That depends on whether you can take a beating or not." Ning Shaoqing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said this.
Ye Qingwan quickly covered his mouth with her hands and quickly said with a smile, "He is sleepwalking, Hu Li Khan, don't take it seriously."
Hu Li did not argue with him, but stood up and said, "Princess, think about it slowly. When you figure it out, come to me. I have plenty of time and can wait. But I don't know if the soldiers in the northern border can wait."
Ye Qingwan: ...
She knew they couldn't wait, but she deliberately used this to threaten her. How could she be so bullying?
When Ning Shaoqing heard this, he became even more furious and jumped up to beat him.
"Qingqing, don't, don't..." Ye Qingwan hugged his waist tightly, not allowing him to move.
Hu Li looked at her being humiliated and laughed happily.
Ye Qingwan looked at him in confusion: "You obviously don't like me, why do you have to marry me?"
Hu Li also said honestly: "Because someone likes it, I don't want to satisfy his wishes."
Ning Shaoqing: ...
Ye Qingwan: ...
You really are a bat with chicken feathers stuck on it, a real birdman.
Seeing that he was about to leave the tent, Ye Qingwan gritted her teeth and shouted, "Okay, I promise you, you will send troops right now."
Anyway, once the crisis in the northern border is resolved, Nangong Muyun will go back to ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage, and then you two can have a fight.