Chapter 181 Xiao Jinyu’s wish, routine Wei Xiaokuan
After the soldier finished speaking, he saluted very respectfully and retreated!
"Gentlemen, your noble envoys must be very tired after coming from afar. It's getting late now, so please go and have a rest!"
Under Wei Xiaokuan's order, the soldiers dispersed and returned to the military camp. Immediately, he turned his attention to "Xie Zhen", as if he wanted to ask something. After pondering for a moment in confusion, he asked Yin Zhengyi to take him with him. They went to rest in specially arranged tents.
Zhou Guo used the highest standard of etiquette to receive him, so all the supplies in the camp were provided, and there was even a maid to serve him.
King Lanling saw the maid looking at him shyly and timidly for a long time, and then said to Yin Zhengyi with some discomfort: "Doctor Yin, I don't need a maid to serve me. Besides, I live in the same tent as Ambassador Xie. But, it’s late at night, and it’s inconvenient if there are other people here, so just let her go!”
When she heard that she was staying in the same camp as Envoy Xie, the maid's eyes flashed with surprise, and she looked at Prince Lanling in frustration and shame before leaving angrily!
It happened that Xiao Jinyu came in from outside the camp and said to Yin Zhengyi: "Doctor Yin doesn't need to entertain us. As King Lanling said, he and I will live in the same camp. You all can go out. We are not from Chang'an. Your envoys have worked hard after coming from thousands of miles away!”
Doctor Yin also looked at Prince Lanling and "Xie Zhen" with some suspicion, and then left. After walking out of the tent, he couldn't help but muttered: "Is it possible that Prince Lanling is as good as Long Yang?" But what should I do?”
Seeing that all the envoys from Zhou State had gone away, Xiao Jinyu walked up to King Lanling.
"It seems that the envoy of Qi State has received some order from Yu Wenhu. He wants the woman just now to sleep with you. I don't know if he wants to win over you or frame you?"
Gao Changgong's face turned pale, he hugged Xiao Jinyu and said, "You're not going to be angry, are you?"
"How could I be angry? Chang Gong is so handsome. When I was in Jiankang, the sister-in-laws who liked you lined up a whole street, and the Qinhuai River was so crowded! I think from then on, Chang Gong planned to make full use of himself. Are you here to seduce me with your beauty?”
Gao Changgong was even more shocked when his worries were exposed. At this moment, he heard Xiao Jinyu chuckle again, and then he realized that he was joking.
Xiao Jinyu said seriously again: "Chang Gong, I won't be angry because of how many girls admire you and like you. I can see and feel how good you are to me, and you also refused just now... If we If a husband and wife cannot fully trust each other, they are more likely to allow others to take advantage of them!"
"Just like the maid just now, she is not like an ordinary maid. She is not cautious as a servant. Instead, she is careless and arrogant, and the clothes she wears are very expensive. I guess she should be a noblewoman of the Zhou Dynasty, or maybe She is... the daughter of Yu Wenhu!"
Yuwenhu had five daughters, and two of them had titles. One was Princess Xinxing, and the other was Princess Cui, the adopted daughter of Cui You, the second wife of Boling Cui family, which was Princess Fuping. Yuwenhu intended to marry Princess Xinxing. To Su Chuo's son Su Wei, the other two seem to be married, but only one concubine and Princess Fuping have not yet discussed their marriage.
"Are you suspecting that Yu Wenhu wants to place Xin Zuo next to me?" King Lanling quickly reacted and asked.
Xiao Jinyu nodded: "It is indeed possible! However, it is also possible that I am simply obsessed with your beauty..."
"You're making fun of me again!" Gao Changgong pretended to be angry, but in front of her, he couldn't get angry at all. He couldn't help but hug her tightly, "Ayu, you are so beautiful, so beautiful that sometimes I can't help but hug her tightly." I feel like I can’t bear to blaspheme you.”
Xiao Jinyu was stunned for a moment, and then scolded: "You are talking nonsense again. Without Chang Gong's help, it would be difficult for me to walk out on this path today, and there would be no beauty as you can see!"
She turned around and looked at Gao Changgong, her eyes becoming very gentle and twinkling: "Most women in this world cannot live according to their own wishes. Even the most noble daughter-in-law and royal princess will become a slave for profit." The victims of marriage, those low-status concubines are goods that can be given away at will.
If you are lucky enough to meet someone like Chang Gong, you may be able to live a stable, happy and ordinary life, and more Some of them wasted their years in the back house, and some even died in the privacy of the inner house and withered silently. And these women died when they died, just like abandoned garbage. No one would care, because they lost Exploit value.”
At this point, she paused and said with gratitude, "Chang Gong can support me to become an official and live according to my own heart, which is the greatest kindness to me.
I not only have admiration for Chang Gong, but also the gratitude that is hard to find for a confidant! "
Hearing what she said, Gao Changgong felt very sad and moved in his heart, but at the same time he was shocked by her thoughts.
"I've never asked you, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?" he asked suddenly.
Xiao Jinyu smiled and replied: "Yes, but it may be really difficult to achieve!"
"Say it and I'll listen!"
Xiao Jinyu looked at him and said seriously: "I hope that one day, all women in the world can live according to their own wishes and bloom with all their brilliance, instead of being victims of random exchanges, and will not be harmed by worldly vision..."
King Lanling knew that she was thinking of his mother again. She was also a talented and beautiful person, but her reputation was completely ruined due to worldly vision. She died in a conspiracy and her reputation was slandered even after her death. Unbearable and messy...
"Yes, there will definitely be such a day!"
King Lanling said something very distressed and firmly, then he picked her up and walked towards the couch in the tent.
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Not far outside the camp, the maid happened to see the silhouette of King Lanling picking up "Xie Zhen" in the flickering candlelight.
Seeing the two people hugging each other and leaning on the couch, the woman's face turned red and white, stamped her feet and ran away dejectedly.
"Chang Gong, if you are like this, will anyone say that you are better than Longyang?"
"I don't care what other people say, but I don't feel at ease when you are not with me. And you are still in the military camp of Wei Xiaokuan in the Kingdom of Zhou. Maybe Wei Xiaokuan is an upright person and will not do anything extraordinary, but I see that Yin Zhengyi There is an envoy next to you who seems to be targeting you from the moment we entered the camp. He looks like a thief and has bad intentions! "
Xiao Jinyu laughed.
"It turns out that Company Commander Gong also saw that that person had bad intentions! I'm afraid that person is indeed suspected of sabotaging the Qizhou peace talks!"
"The words you said during the banquet today were meant for Wei Xiaokuan to hear, right?" Gao Changgong asked again.
Xiao Jinyu nodded: "Yes, although Wei Xiaokuan is a gentle and gentle person, and is not an enemy of Yu Wenhu on the surface, in fact he is very resentful of Yu Wenhu's monopolization of power and regicide, and he can ask me what I think about loyalty to the emperor. , it can be seen that he himself is a doubtful person.
In this peace negotiation, I want to make a separate deal with Wei Xiaokuan!
At least, don’t let him become your strong enemy! "
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After the "maid" returned to the camp, she lost her temper with a maid who came with her.
"I didn't expect that Lanling Prince Gao Changgong really had a habit of cutting off his sleeves. I begged my father for so long to come to Yubi City from Chang'an, but I couldn't bear to see such a result...
However, this Gao Changgong is indeed extremely handsome, better looking than all the men in my area! "
The maid was a little timid: "Fifth Lady, King Lanling is good-looking, but I heard that he is already married to a wife, and he is still the most beautiful woman in the South!"
"So what about the most beautiful woman? Look at him holding Xie Zhen now..." She stamped her foot again, and while she was embarrassed, her eyes were full of gloating and pride, "But, brother said, if Lan King Ling was captured by our Zhou Kingdom, so the wife he married will most likely become the possession of the leader of Qi Kingdom, and maybe she will be carried to the bed by the lustful king of Qi Kingdom at this moment!" "Wait for him then! Once my wife dies, I will beg my father to marry me to him again!”
The maid remained silent.
At this moment, Wei Xiaokuan's camp was slightly solemn. Justice Yin sighed heavily and said: "Otsuka Zai asked us to exchange for Mrs. Yan's return to the country at the minimum price. We originally thought that someone would pretend to be a citizen of Guandong and be robbed in exchange. , this plan will definitely deceive these kids from Northern Qi. I didn’t expect that this Xie Zhen would be so smart and smart.
No wonder Prince Yuwen, Lord Sanlang and Duke Wei highly respected Xie Zhen after they came back from Nanchen! "
"Xie Zhen is indeed not a simple person. He is very good at confusing people's hearts. One of his poems and a few words can make our soldiers cry. If this were on the battlefield, it would be comparable to the singing of songs from all sides, which can shake the morale of the army!"
"There is also King Lanling. Although he did not say a word at the banquet, he was able to defeat the powerful Turkic soldiers in the battle of Jinyang at a young age. Moreover, Lord Sanlang and Duke Wei also fought against each other in the land of Nanchen. After dealing with him, he is calm, wise and courageous, and he is not a fool of himself!
It is very likely that he will become a general in the future of Northern Qi!"
Having said this, he looked at Wei Xiaokuan's face, which was also frowning and seemed to be thinking deeply, and asked: "Captain Wei, in your opinion, what should be done about this peace negotiation?"
"It is indeed not a good deal to exchange two counties for an old lady, and Otsuka Zai will not agree to it. Since the Qi State comes to peace talks for the purpose of truce and peace, then we will make an oath and write a truce request. Send a letter to the ruler of Northern Qi, and then send some cinnabar and silk to show your sincerity!"
"That's very good, but I'm afraid these kids in Qi won't agree!" After saying this, he asked worriedly: "What if they don't agree to return Mrs. Yan?"
Wei Xiaokuan then asked: "What does Otsuka Zai mean? Do you want me to kill the envoys of Qi?"
Yin Zhenggong waved his hands repeatedly: "Of course not, the two countries are at war without killing the envoys. Otsuka Zai will not let Governor Wei do such a breach of faith, but Otsuka Zai intends to win over the Lanling King, so he sent his youngest daughter Yu Wenya here. , I originally wanted to give it to Gao Changgong, but today I saw that Gao Changgong seems to be like Long Yang and is not very interested in women, so this plan will not work! "
"Long Yang is so good, with whom?"
"It's this Xie Zhen. The two of them live in the same camp, and they have ordered that no one should bother them. They seem to be sleeping on the same bed!"
Speaking of this, Mr. Yin sighed again, "But this Xie Zhen's talent is rare in the world. If it can be used by our country of Zhou, it will be a great blessing!"
Mr. Yin was hesitant, and Wei Xiaokuan's eyes were dark and unclear. The two of them discussed hesitantly for a long time before going to rest.
The night soon came to dawn, and Gao Changgong indeed spent the night sleeping on the same bed with Xiao Jinyu. It wasn't until the next morning that a maid called outside, saying that she had brought toiletries for them. Xiao Jinyu finally emerged from his sleep. When he woke up and opened his eyes, he realized that he was still lying in his arms.
"Chang Gong, if you do this, will your hands be sore and numb?" Xiao Jinyu quickly stood up, kneaded his arms, and said half-blamingly, "Don't do this again in the future. It's easy to damage your arms. If it's serious, one of your hands will be lost." !”
Gao Changgong smiled and said: "It's okay, I know, I got up and moved when I was too sore!"
"Then you didn't sleep well all night?"
"Just sleep well. You are still the one leading the peace talks. The main thing is that you have to cheer up!"
While the two were talking, they heard the maid outside calling her again. They got up, put on their clothes, and ordered the maid to come in.
The maid kept her head lowered, but judging from her figure, she was not the girl who wanted to sleep with Chang Gong last night.
The maid didn't say anything, she just handed them the wrung-out handkerchief and bath towel in a polite manner.
Gao Changgong was about to pick him up, but Xiao Jinyu stopped him and asked the maid: "Can we also bring women's family members into the military camp of Governor Wei? Or... not women's family members, but women... tricks?"
The maid's face turned slightly red, and she shook her head hurriedly and said, "I am not the female dependent of a general in the army, nor a female... female concubine. I am the personal maid of the fifth lady of the Yuwen family!"
"Oh, then leave all your things and go down! We can do it by ourselves, we don't need anyone to wait on us!"
"yes!"
After the maid placed all the handkerchiefs and bath towels on the couch, she glanced at Xiao Jinyu with evasive eyes, then seemed to look at the washbasin, and then slowly retreated!
As soon as she left, Gao Changgong asked doubtfully: "Did you notice something was wrong?"
Xiao Jinyu hinted to Gao Changgong with her eyes that there were people listening in the corner outside the tent, so she wrote on the table with water: There should be medicine inside this handkerchief. Although the smell is very light, I can still smell it!
"Then this maid..." Gao Changgong also replied with water on the table.
"I guess it must be done carefully!"
After finishing writing, she picked up the handkerchief placed on the desk. Gao Changgong was about to stop her, but saw her shaking her head and wrote again: Chang Gong forgot, my body is invulnerable to all poisons. It's okay. I just want to take a look. What kind of drug is it?
After she looked at it carefully, Gao Changgong saw her brows furrowed slightly, as if she was confused, and asked worriedly: "What is it?"
Xiao Jinyu whispered in his ear: "It's a medicine that can make a person's body soft and weak. Strangely, this medicine also makes me feel familiar."
The two of them had not stayed in the camp for long when Xin Daoxian, the chief minister next to Wei Xiaokuan, came outside the camp and asked them to go horse racing on the outskirts of Yubi City.
And just before Chang Shi arrived, the maid who was hiding in the corner and eavesdropping had already left quickly!
Hunting in the suburbs was a favorite activity of the nobles, whether in the Southern or Northern Dynasties.
"I used to ride in the countryside, riding fast horses like dragons, riding with dozens of young people, stretching my bow strings to make thunderclap sounds..."
Wei Xiaokuan was riding on a tall horse, reciting a poem by the famous Southern Liang general Cao Jingzong, and exclaimed, "This is the joy of field hunting!"
After saying this, he laughed loudly and said: "However, this poem is still far behind the poem that Envoy Xie wrote last night. Every sentence of Xie Envoy's poem is so touching that it can break people's hearts. I wish I could get to know Envoy Xie as soon as possible! Hahaha..."
"Thank you, Governor!"
Xiao Jinyu replied politely and then said, "Speaking of this, Xie really has something to say from the bottom of his heart. He wants to have a chat with the Governor. I wonder if the Governor can ask Doctor Yin to step back and talk to me alone?"
(End of chapter)