Chapter 40: Chess Pieces
"It's just that the dream hasn't woken up, and the person has gone to see the king of Hades," Li Xue sneered disdainfully, "However, according to His Highness, has this Louvre mentioned a 'deal' to the monarch of Qi?" ”
"Naturally, I didn't have time," Jin Xi said, "No matter how stupid this prince of Yue Guo is, he has understood Qi Guojun's temperament and likes and dislikes, so he will not go so rashly and directly say to Qi Guojun, he should have mentioned it to the people around Qi Guojun first, and then reached some kind of agreement, so there was this banquet for Princess Murong." "Speaking www.biquge.info of Murong Jin, Jin Xi's cold and hard facial lines became soft and warm.
"Who would be willing to cooperate with this good-for-nothing prince of the Yue Kingdom?" Li Xue didn't believe it, and poured tea for Jin Xi at the same time.
"Whoever says something has weight, look for whom," Jin Xi looked at him, and his eyes were full of coldness, "Also, I have already said that although Lu Yu has no strength and nothing to rely on, there are many attractive conditions, and the royal family of Yue Guo alone cannot be underestimated. ”
"What His Highness said is-" Li Xue frowned and thought about it, and tried to whisper, "Empress Xun? She presided over this banquet. ”
Jin Xi sneered, knowing it but not breaking it: "Since it is a banquet to welcome Princess Murong, how can it only invite the monarch and the harem Fandai, the strangest thing is that Murong Hui is also invited, obviously, this banquet is aimed at the Murong brothers and sisters." ”
Li Xue nodded in agreement, and then said, "Your Highness, you said that the death of a prince who is not favored and has a humble biological mother in a foreign country will really cause the two countries to fight each other?" ”
"According to common sense, it is not so, but if the country is not handled properly, it is difficult to say, not to mention that the two countries are eyeing each other," Jin Xi said softly but surely, "I deduce that those few entourages will be the best 'fuse'." ”
"Fuse?!" Li Xue was surprised.
"Yes!" In the face of Li Xue's surprise, Jin Xi only calmly raised his cup to drink tea to moisten his throat, and said lightly, "There will always be a source for everything, I said earlier that if the Qi country is not handled properly, it will cause trouble, it is not groundless, the only responsibility they are unwilling to bear is to let the people of the Qi country bear it, and if they don't do it well, they can also fulfill the ambitions of the politicians of the Yue country." Jin Xi summed up satirically.
"My subordinates understand!" Li Xueji's face was relieved, "Then Your Highness, what next?" ”
"Wait to see a good show," Jin Xi leaned back lazily, supported his elbows on the ground, and smiled a little coldly, "'You sing and I will appear', the more lively it is, the more powerful it is for us." ”
Li Xue knew what it meant, although she was excited, she restrained: "It's finally here, but the prince's side ......"
Jin Xi knew that Li Xue was referring to Fu Hong wanting to follow him to learn the art of war and martial arts, and Murong Jin was also among them.
"Qi Guojun has agreed to my three requests, and I am not worried," Jin Xi was silent for only a moment before writing lightly, "There are many times when a certain place that seems to be an obstacle can become a breakthrough point at a critical moment. ”
Li Xue smiled understandingly, and didn't continue on this matter, only asked when she would go to Ji Mansion again.
"As soon as the entourage of the envoys of the Yue Kingdom leaves, the monarch of Qi will take the initiative to come to us and go with us." Jin Xi sat up and reached out to take the book and flip through it, which was a sign that he was about to end the conversation.
Li Xue, who has been following her for many years, naturally understands what it means, but when she heard that the monarch of Qi was going to go with her, she still opened her eyes in surprise and blurted out: "The monarch is also going?" "For Li Xue, the fewer people who wish to go, the better, and the freedom to speak and act is freer, and there is nothing to care about, but if the monarch goes, what else can he say?
Jin Xi's eyes were staring at a certain page, and he didn't raise his head: "Yes." Maybe he felt Li Xue's disappointment, raised his eyes, and said patiently, "Qi Guojun will definitely go, but it's just a 'reassuring pill' for himself, just go once, you think he is an 'idler' like you and me, how many things are waiting for him." ”
"Well, I understand," Li Xue said, "Your Highness, you can read the book, don't bother." ”
Jin Xi lowered his head again, and the moment he opened the book, his sword eyebrows suddenly twisted: Li Xue's words reminded him that Murong Jin would go with him when he arrived, so should he find an opportunity to remind her to be restrained in front of Qi Guojun, so as not to let the other party see that she knew Murong Shu? Then I remembered that when I talked about Murong Shu to Murong Jin before, Murong Jin's cautious self-restraint - Jin Xi's lips showed a smile on his lips, and he felt that he was really worried.
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After the banquet dispersed, Murong Jin returned to the Invitation Moon Palace accompanied by the palace maids. As soon as Queen Xun arrived at Kunning Palace, she smashed the cup and smashed the plate, and everyone who saw it retreated, and the palace maids who accompanied her only waited for her to fall enough to clean up the "mess".
"Idiot! What a bunch of useless things! Queen Xun roared indignantly in her heart. Her facial expressions were sometimes stiff and sometimes distorted by the emotions in her heart, and the timid palace maid did not dare to raise her head.
"Queen Mother, the coming day is long, you don't have to worry about today's affairs." It was Concubine Yu who was on the side who spoke, her expression was as indifferent as ever, and her speech was also light, as if her throat would hurt when she heard a lot.
Queen Xun squinted away, and when she saw Concubine Yu's appearance of "standing and talking without backache", she became angry.
"You can just pick up cheap ones," Queen Xun snorted coldly in her nostrils and said disdainfully, "Why did you go earlier?" I didn't dare to let out a fart at the banquet before, and besides, what did the palace maids you sent do to eat, and they went for so long, and they didn't detect any clues?! Concubine Yu, what else do you say this palace can expect from you! ”
"This is all a dereliction of duty by the concubine, and she didn't train her subordinates well," Concubine Yu raised her head unhurriedly and said slowly, "But Qingping has mentioned a situation to the concubine, I don't know if it will be useful to the queen." ”
"Tell me about it." Empress Xun responded lukewarmly.
"The palace maid Qingping said to the concubine, General Murong will go to the Moon Palace whenever he enters the palace to face the saint-"
"Is that a 'situation'?" Concubine Yu didn't finish her words, and was interrupted by Queen Xun's unhappy face, "Murong Hui went to invite the Moon Palace to see Murong Jin, their brother and sister got together to catch up with His Majesty's permission, what's wrong!" ”
"The problem is that every time their brother and sister meet, they have to close the palace door tightly, and let all the palace maids stay outside the door of the Inviting Moon Palace," compared to Queen Xun's impatience, Concubine Yu was very calm, "Queen Mother, do you think, if there is nothing unspeakable, why do the Murong brothers and sisters have to 'hide it' like this?" This is the way things are in the world, 'if it is too full, it will overflow' -- the more it is covered, the more it will be 'chewed'. ”
Empress Xun stood up suddenly, her phoenix eyes narrowed, she held her breath, and after a while, she turned to Concubine Yu and said:
"This palace wants to know if Murong Hui has been to the Moon Invitation Palace before tonight's banquet?"
"I've been." Concubine Yu moved her mouth expressionlessly.
Empress Xun took a deep breath, her eyes widened suddenly, filled with a cold smile, but she turned to Concubine Yu and said angrily:
"Why didn't you say it earlier?"
"The concubine is not convinced."
"Next time, if Murong Hui goes to invite the Moon Palace again, he will report it quickly."
"Yes, the concubine understands." Concubine Yu said timidly.
Queen Xun glanced at her, as if looking at a chess piece that could be discarded at any time: "Go down, it's none of your business." ”