"Mengbao~"
"Once you go, don't go back to Yinjing."
"Mengbao~"
Meng Qingqian continued to sneer, "Hmph, you don't even want to explain anymore..."
He Yunxiao knew that Mengbao was giving him a way out, so he quickly pledged his loyalty.
“Mengbao, I used to study at Deer Antler Academy and had some connections with Fan Ziruo. It just so happens that she's Fan Yu's daughter, and Fan Yu isn't leaving the city, and she needs a bodyguard, and I happen to need to accumulate military merits and am skilled in martial arts…”
After repeatedly emphasizing the "coincidence" of the situation with a series of "coincidences," He Yunxiao continued, "I merely wanted to use her to gain control of the 80,000-strong Chu family army. You must understand that the current Chu family army is a cobbled-together force of many small units, incomparable to what it was back then. It's time to find a new general. Fan Ziruo is a woman; she's passable as a teacher, but her military leadership is mediocre..."
“Mengbao, think about it. Our family’s direct forces currently only consist of your father’s 120,000 elite troops. If I go out and take over 80,000 Chu family troops, our family will have 200,000 men at our disposal. If you train a few more generals, then the Qi army will all belong to you, cough cough, you and your cousin Meng Qingqian. At that time, Qi’s decrees will be implemented without hindrance, and how could the Great Qi not prosper?”
"Mengbao~"
"Mengbao, please let me go!"
Meng Qingqian was held in He Yunxiao's arms, and then a barrage of sweet talk was thrown at her face, making her little face flushed.
He Yunxiao's words had many flaws, but the Princess of Daqi was also upset and unable to concentrate on her thoughts while sitting in her lover's arms.
Moreover, Meng Qingqian knew perfectly well what her lover's attitude was towards the young girl.
If I force him to give up someone, he will definitely hold a grudge against me. It's not worth damaging my relationship with my husband for some dispensable concubine.
Anyway, someone needs to share He Yunxiao's burden now. Although Fan Ziruo is uncontrollable, she is at least a well-bred young lady and is qualified to be her and Nanzhu's younger sister.
"You can go, but be careful," Meng Qingqian said.
"He Yunxiao loves Mengbao the most!"
Meng Qingqian blushed and said, "The Chu family army's garrison should not be far from Yinjing. You should contact me daily using the red whistle. Otherwise, you can forget about entering the gates of Yinjing."
Meng Qingqian's tactical thinking was clear. She knew she would eventually have to give in to He Yunxiao, and since that was the case, she needed to maintain the posture and exercise the power of the empress as much as possible. Meeting the young lady? Sure. But this "sure" was only a "sure" because she "agreed."
He Yunxiao didn't care about all that; there was plenty of time to wear them down over time.
"Mengbao, I need to talk to you about something."
"What?"
"Tomorrow we leave the city. Lend me a hundred horses."
Meng Qingqian: ? ? ?
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