It was estimated that there was indeed a fierce quarrel inside, otherwise Uncle Ning would not have invited Liu Sheng in.

Liu Sheng did not continue to refuse. He handed the roasted rabbit to Ning Shaoqing and whispered to Ye Qingwan, "You guys eat first. I'll be back soon."

"Okay." Ye Qingwan nodded obediently.

So Liu Sheng left with my uncle Ning. Before he entered, he heard Tuoba Xiong's angry voice: "You can do whatever you want, but you must let me, Ana, go."

King Danchi obviously disagreed: "Xiao Ning instigated my son to rebel, causing strife in my Danchi royal court, and tricked me into coming to the grassland to ambush me. If I let her go? Then did this trip to hell go in vain?"

Tuoba Xiong knew that he was not in the right, so he said: "I can give up the position of Great Khan, and I only ask the King of Danchi to spare my life."

The Danchi King obviously didn't buy it: "Great Khan, you know who Ana is, don't you? I let her go, and she will help you get the position of Great Khan back the next step."

"Besides, when my own son failed in his rebellion, he committed suicide. Why can't he die when he comes to the Great Khan?"

Tuoba Xiong was so blocked that he couldn't say a word. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will take my Ana away from the grassland. Everything in Yazhang will be given to Hu Li. Ana and I will go alone."

"No." This time it was Nangong Muyun's turn to refuse.

Are you kidding me?

I came here to mediate because I was afraid that King Danchi would take over the grassland alone and dominate the country. Now you are actually handing over the entire grassland to Hu Li?

Hu Li is the grandson of King Danchi. If you hand it over to him, isn't it the same as handing it over to King Danchi?

Are you out of your mind?!

If you want to die, don't drag me, Dayu, into it.

When Liu Sheng heard this, he looked at Uncle Ning and finally understood why Uncle Ning insisted on having him come in.

Tuoba Xiong is a person who cannot handle things.

Liu Sheng came in and said with a smile: "Since everyone is not satisfied with each other's proposals, how about I come up with an idea?"

King Danchi admired Liu Sheng for his courage and wisdom. He seemed to see the shadow of his former rival, Ye Chengfeng, in him. This time, his biggest regret was that Ye Chengfeng did not come: "You say."

"The Great Khan ceded half of the tribes and land from the northern border to Yazhang to Huli Khan, and Huli Khan sent Queen Mother Xiao Ning to my Dayu to enjoy her old age. This is killing two birds with one stone."

If half of the land was ceded to Hu Li, the power of the Yazhang would inevitably be greatly weakened. At least during Xiao Ning's lifetime, her dream of unifying the grassland would never be realized.

However, this piece of land is sandwiched between Dayu and Yazhang. If Hu Li wants to annex the grassland, he will inevitably be attacked from both sides by Yazhang and Dayu.

Moreover, since Xiao Ning was in Dayu, he was not afraid that Tuoba Xiong would not obey him.

King Danchi laughed: "This is not killing two birds with one stone, it is clearly killing three birds with one stone. With your arrangement, Dayu can stabilize the grassland and Danchi without bloodshed. At least before Xiao Ning dies, Danchi and the grassland will not threaten you Dayu."

Liu Sheng smiled faintly and did not refute, because this was what he had originally planned.

"Forget it. You saved my life. I will repay you for this favor today." He stood up and said, "Xiao Huli, it's settled. Grandpa has to go back to the royal court to clean up those rebels."

Hu Li stood up immediately: "Yes, Grandpa."

With the departure of King Danchi, the peace talks officially ended. Tuoba Xiong ceded half of the land to Hu Li, and Xiao Ning was brought back to Dayu's capital.

Although Tuoba Xiong was worried, he thought that with Xia Xuejian and Princess Shui Sheng in the capital, Ana's life would not be too difficult.

I just hope that when she arrives in Dayu, she can give up her dream of restoring her country.

Before leaving, Nangong Muyun asked Ye Qingwan to meet under the wishing tree on the grassland, saying that it was the last time they saw each other, which made it seem unkind of her not to go.

Liu Sheng sent her there: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

Then stand far away.

Ye Qingwan climbed up and saw Nangong Muyun standing under a wishing tree with a red ribbon, with his hands behind his back, facing away from her, looking towards the direction of the northern border.

"Can I ask you a question?"

Ye Qingwan nodded, only to realize that he couldn’t see. Really... why was he pretending to be so cool.

"Your Majesty, ask."

"How am I inferior to Liu Sheng? Why did you choose him?"

Ye Qingwan thought for a moment and gave him an analogy: "Your Majesty, if you have a cat, you treat it very well, feeding it with good food and drink every day. But when you want to hug it, it opens its mouth and bites you."

"The first time you didn't get angry and continued to be nice to it, but the second time you wanted to hug it and it bit you indiscriminately, but you still didn't get angry. Then the third time, the fourth time... after countless times, will you still be nice to it?"

Ye Qingwan actually wanted to say that her setting was that she had liked him since childhood and wanted to marry him as her lifelong pursuit. However, facing her persistence, the disgust he showed was really hurtful.

Even though she knew it was fake, she was also a human being, with kind hearts. She had been treated like a worn-out shoe by him so many times, it was good enough that she didn't turn evil, okay?

Do you still expect her to fall in love with you?

Nangong Muyun was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at her, thinking that she was talking about the past when he treated her badly.

"What about the other cat? Was it nice to you? Didn't it bite you?"

Ye Qingwan shook her head: "No, the other cat is very cold and indifferent to me, but it never bites me."

Nangong Muyun choked up and said, "But the cat didn't know the truth before. Is it fair for you to attribute the harm he suffered in previous lives to this life?"

Ye Qingwan was stunned. What do you mean by previous lives?

You haven't been very kind to me in this life, have you?

What about previous lives?

If I added in all the harm you have done to me in previous lives, I could kill you now.

Just as she was stunned, Nangong Muyun suddenly hugged her tightly.

Ye Qingwan:? ?

I examine myself three times a day: Am I too polite? Am I giving you face? Is it time for me to take action?

She was just about to give him a kick that would end her family lineage when he suddenly said in a choked voice, "Give me a chance, I will treat you very well, and I will make up for what I owed you before, okay?"

"Not good." Ye Qingwan pushed him away.

Although it was cruel, she didn't want to hurt him, but if she didn't make a decision, she would suffer the consequences.

Instead of keeping him hanging to give him hope and letting him continue to sink in pain, it is better to be straightforward. A short pain is worse than a long one.

"Xia Xuejian truly loves you, so you should cherish the person in front of you. Don't wait until she becomes like me before you regret it."

After saying that, he turned and left. He grabbed her wrist. Before she could get angry, Liu Sheng's hand reached out and grabbed him: "Your Majesty, please respect yourself."

Nangong Muyun looked at him: "It was you who said we should compete fairly."

Liu Sheng shrugged: "I didn't say that, you said it yourself."

I didn't agree to what you said.

Nangong Muyun was choked for a moment, and suddenly grabbed Liu Sheng, pulled him aside, and said something to him.

Ye Qingwan:? ?

So? The clown is me?!

She couldn't hear what they were saying, she only saw the tutor looking back at her from time to time, his expression changing from gloomy to bright, as if he couldn't make a decision.

Ye Qingwan frowned. Would Nangong Muyun threaten the Grand Tutor?

After a long time, the master came over, held her hands tightly, looked into her eyes, and said carefully: "Let's go back to Dayu?"

Ye Qingwan was dumbfounded. What...did he say?!

"He promised me that he won't force you."

Ye Qingwan looked at him, and although she didn't know why he wanted to go back, she could see the complicated look in his eyes, and it seemed that he had made this decision with great difficulty.

Unable to bear to see him sad, she nodded: "Okay."

She didn't have much time to live anyway, so she would accompany him wherever he wanted to go.

Liu Sheng regained his usual gentle smile, hugged her, rested his chin on her forehead, and looked up at the blue sky and white clouds.

I won't let you die. I want to grow old with Miss Ye.

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