Mrs. Yu Hua sat in her chair for a long time, and her face was still very pale. Yan Gongzi checked her pulse, watched her take medicine, and then retired and left.

The room was quiet, and only she and Chiba were left. After another half an hour, Mrs. Yu finally opened her eyes and said, "Chiba, who are you?" ”

Chiba leaned against the door with his arms crossed and looked at Mrs. Yuhua, "What does Madam think?" ”

Mrs. Yuhua shook her head, "I thought I knew, but after what happened tonight, I was confused again...... Can you talk about it now? What exactly do you want to take from me? ”

Chiba raised her eyebrows, "If I'm not mistaken, Madame thought I was here to take Madame's life, right?" ”

Mrs. Yuhua didn't speak, and listened to Chiba continue: "Everyone is afraid of death, but Madame is not afraid, because Madame is the one who is going to die, even if she thinks that I am here to kill someone, she still chooses to trade with me." Because in Madame's opinion, it is very cost-effective to exchange the life of a dead person for the bargaining chip to save Prince Mingyuan. ”

"Yes, you guessed right." Mrs. Yu Hua nodded, "But what happened tonight has exceeded my estimates, and I have a feeling in my heart that what you are asking for is not the same as I thought, no, it should be said that it is much bigger." Chiba, you're much more ambitious, am I right? ”

"Madam, your younger brother As, it is not by chance that he can sit in the position of the king of Beizhao, he has the ability to sit in this position, but the anger in his heart needs to be suppressed, if I am the first king of Beizhao, who will I use to suppress this new king of Beizhao? Minister? Not assured; Your Highness the Seven? More unlikely. What the first king of Beizhao needs is a person who can be trusted and prestigious, and at the same time will not covet the throne of Beizhao, so who is this person? Chiba smiled, "Who else can there be other than Madame who meets all the requirements?" ”

Mrs. Yu Hua frowned and said nothing, her fingers tightened silently.

"Madame once said that the person in charge of the army is the most important thing in a country, and I don't think this is what Madame said, but Madame's father, the king of Beizhao, right?" Chiba stared at Mrs. Yuhua, "Before the first king of Beizhao died, he summoned his wife to return to Beizhao, is it really just to see his wife?" Madame's temperament has changed greatly since then, and she has raised a male pet in a house, is it really just for His Royal Highness Ming Yuan? The new king of Beizhao was drunk and said that everything can be shared with his wife, even if it is the throne of Beizhao, if his wife wants it, he can also offer it with both hands, but I have been with my wife in the house for these days, but I have not seen that my wife and the new king of Beizhao have a deep relationship with their sisters and brothers, and the friendship is deep to this extent. ”

Mrs. Yuhua's face gradually turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Madam, there is no turning back when you open the bow, Beizhao Xinjun is a suspicious character, tonight's events are like a lit explosive fuse, which may blow up Mrs. Yuhua's mansion to the ground at any time. Madame is a smart person, and naturally understands in her heart what I am talking about, so why waste time going around in circles with me? ”

Mrs. Yuhua's chest rose and fell violently, "What you want is ......"

"Yes." Chiba nodded, "I want something from Madame's hand." The things that the first king of Beizhao handed over to his wife and used to suppress the new king of Beizhao. Seeing that Mrs. Yuhua did not speak, he said again: "Didn't Mrs. say that whatever I want, I will give it with both hands?" What, now you regret it? Want to break your promise? ”

Mrs. Yuhua stood up suddenly, "I don't have anything to say if you want my life, but once that thing gets out of control, it will destroy the country!" I am the princess of Beizhao, and I will never see the people of Beizhao fall back into war. Chiba, I can't give you something. ”

"Half of the palm talisman that can mobilize the soldiers and horses of Beizhao is indeed as Mrs. said, it is a sharp weapon of the country, and it cannot be shown. Originally, this thing was divided into two, half of which should be in the hands of the king of Beizhao, and the other half was in the hands of the commanders, restraining and controlling each other. Speaking of this, Chiba raised his eyebrows, "Beizhao Xinjun doesn't have that half of the palm talisman in his hand, this is a joke in itself, and once it spreads, it will also be a major event that will shake the foundation of Beizhao." Didn't Madame think that with Madame's current physical condition, once there was a good one day, she thought that Beizhao would not fall into a bigger riot? ”

Mrs. Yu Hua said excitedly: "I am the princess of Beizhao, even if I die, I can't just hand over this palm talisman to a person of unknown origin!" ”

"I'm sorry, madam, it's best if you still don't know my origin, it's not good for Madame to know too much, and I don't use this palm talisman for my own use, Madam wants to know, I'm an outsider, even if I have a palm talisman, I can't move Beizhao's army."

Hearing this, Mrs. Yuhua hesitated and said, "Then what do you want this for?" ”

"Madam, we need allies, and the Soldier Charm is the best token to lobby allies."

Mrs. Yuhua was silent, "You mean...... Ho Xiyun? ”

Chiba didn't answer and asked, "Madam, if An Jinghou Xie Daohuan dies, who else can lead the troops in Beizhao now besides Huo Xiyun?" Your Highness the Seven? As long as he is still Madame's younger brother Asi as the king of Beizhao, it is absolutely impossible. ”

Mrs. Yu Hua gasped sharply, "What did you do?" An Jinghou, you can't move at this time......"

"Madam, be careful that even if you can sail a ship of ten thousand years, it will be a very small ship, and it will capsize when the wind and waves are strong. Is Madame going to make that boat? After tonight's incident, it is impossible for An Jinghou to make a comeback. He was born as a literati, and this kind of scandal would make him lose his reputation among the scholars, and he also made another big mistake by killing his brother-in-law, Wugongzi, tonight, and even the power of Mrs. Xie Hou's mother's family was lost. He is now a fallen tree, and the king of Beizhao is not a fool, and he will definitely not keep the chess pieces that should be discarded. Xie Hou Ye has now responded to the old saying, if you gain momentum too quickly, you will lose momentum even faster. I bet with my wife that the people who will participate in An Jinghou tomorrow or the day after tomorrow will account for more than half of the entire courtiers of Beizhao, why? Because those who hate him for gaining power too quickly will not miss this opportunity for revenge, and those who step on him and lose power faster will naturally not miss this opportunity to win over Huo Xiyun, understand, madam? ”

"You mean to let me win over Huo Xiyun in advance?"

Chiba nodded, "Again, people will only be grateful to those who send charcoal in the snow, and no one will remember the icing on the cake." Madame wants to rush ahead of everyone and throw an olive branch to Huo Xiyun. The stingy palm talisman in her hand is not a choice that a woman of such an atmosphere as Madame should make. ”

"I know what you mean, but that would be a complete abandonment of Ace." Mrs. Yu Hua's eyebrows were solemn, "Huo Xiyun is towards Chenji, once Huo Xiyun returns to military power, Asi's position will no longer be stable." ”

"Didn't Madam already choose His Highness Ming Yuan? Can't bear your brother at the moment? ”

"How do I know that when Lao Qi is the king, he won't attack Ming Yuan?"

Chiba smiled, "Then don't worry about Madame, I'll just do the thing of lobbying Huo Xiyun." Naturally, the palm talisman was not given to him for nothing, and of course Madame could mention Madame's conditions. ”

Mrs. Yu Hua raised her forehead and sighed, "I have been choosing all my life, but it seems to be wrong every time." ”

"Ma'am." Chiba also frowned, "You've done enough for Beizhao, and now that you and His Royal Highness Mingyuan are both people with a future, let's be selfish for each other." ”

These words pierced Mrs. Yuhua's last defense, she was speechless for a while, and finally smiled bitterly: "Chiba, you have successfully lobbied me, I can only trust you...... By the way, what's going on with that Yu'er girl tonight? ”

Chiba snorted, "Fake, Madame should already know, right?" Yan Gongzi left halfway, so I thought I was going to confirm Yu'er's affairs, right? ”

Mrs. Yu Hua was a little crying and laughing, "I actually have a headache How to tell you about this, it turns out that you already know." ”

"Madame didn't take Yu'er back to the house that night, because she was taken away by the fifth son's people first, right?" Chiba raised an eyebrow, "Where is Yu'er now?" ”

"I've asked Rong Yue to bring her back, do you want to see her?"

Chiba nodded, "I have something to tell her." ”

"I asked Rong Yue to take you there...... However, Mrs. Yuhua hesitated, "Who is the dancing girl who died tonight?" ”

*****

She didn't say a word since she brought her back. She refused to be approached by anyone, and after locking herself in her room, she never moved again.

This is not very like her, Huo Xiyun frowned and thought. It's just been a few months since she saw her, and she seems to have changed a lot...... Became covered in thorns.

"Chaoyun, do you really want to do it with me?" When he asked her this, her eyes flashed with hesitation, followed by confusion.

He didn't think he could bring her back, after all, the memories of their separation were not good. He thought that she would fight desperately, and that she would question sharply, but he didn't expect that she would be so silent, as if she didn't care about anything.

She would never do anything to him. He knew her for more than ten years, and she was used to how to protect him, but she had never learned to resist him. But he never thought that goodbye would be like this, such a silent reunion.

She followed him back to the house and did not do anything more. It's not like in the past, it's because she is happy and convinced of the decisions he made, and now she is more like subconsciously fulfilling his wishes.

He didn't like it...... It was as if their distance was near, but their hearts were far away.

"She won't open the door?"

The maidservant who delivered the meal was embarrassed: "Back to the county king, the girl refused to open the door." ”

Huo Xiyun waved his hand and motioned for her to go down. After the maidservant withdrew, he knocked on the door again, and heard her impatiently say, "I have said that I will not eat, and I will not be annoyed!" ”

"Then you should eat with me, can't you?"

There was silence for a long time, and finally there was the sound of footsteps. She opened the door, and the moonlight shone on her body, a warm light.

She took the initiative to take the tray in his hand, and he finally smiled, "Not angry?" ”

She didn't answer, but said, "You are the king of the county, why do you do something that only the next person will do." ”