She was full of worries: "Is there any way for Lord Gu to win this game?" ”

Gu Xuesong said calmly: "The reason why I invited Miss Ning over today is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to inform Miss Ning that Miss Ning must go north in person." ”

Ningxia Qing was stunned.

The prince still knows about her existence?

Moreover, the prince actually planned to let her go north to negotiate such a large deal?

Ning Xia Qing didn't react at all, so he heard Gu Xuesong say in a low voice: "I don't have much time to continue to stay in Meigong County, and I also ask Miss Ning to make plans early, this trip must be sure to win the order from the north, otherwise, the fate of the Ning family will be the same as the Qi family in the past." ”

Ning Xia Qing was even more stunned, and asked puzzledly: "What do you mean?" ”

Gu Xuesong only said, "Miss Ning won't not understand. ”

Suddenly, she realized a terrible truth. The Ning family is to the crown prince, what the Xiao family is to the five princes, and the Qi family is to the Xiao family.

The Chamber of Commerce was turbulent a while ago, but it was saved later, presumably because of the prince's words.

Now the prince needs the Ning family to come forward to confront the Xiao family, if the Ning family is not effective, the prince's attitude towards the Ning family will not be more gentle than the Xiao family's treatment of the Qi family.

She suddenly felt chills all over her body!

Gu Xuesong persuaded: "Miss Ning doesn't have to feel unwilling, and she doesn't have to feel that the prince is ruthless. After all, the reason why the prince was able to protect the Chamber of Commerce was because the Chamber of Commerce needed to coordinate the overall situation in Meigong County after the trade, but if the Chamber of Commerce could not get the order, this reason would no longer be valid, and the prince would naturally no longer be able to protect the Chamber of Commerce. ”

She understood what Gu Xuesong meant. However, she really had no confidence in asking her to go north to negotiate a deal, which was more difficult than everything she had ever experienced before......

She only felt cold and shivered.

She thought about it, but she could only leave a little hope and asked tentatively: "Master Gu, since the prince can no longer speak out to protect the Chamber of Commerce, what if the Ning family quits the Chamber of Commerce now?" ”

Gu Xuesong shook his head: "Miss Ning thinks, can the Ning family still retreat now?" ”

Gu Xuesong said coldly: "Miss Ning, do you really think that when Wan Yanfang caught fire, the fifth prince didn't find Ah Zheng?" If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind his back, the five princes' subordinates would have gone to Huacaiyuan to arrest people a long time ago. If the Ning clan retreats now and is no longer protected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the five princes will naturally attack the Ning clan immediately. ”

What Gu Xuesong said was the worst situation for Ningxia Qing.

For so long, she has borrowed so much strength from Gu Xuesong, which means that she has already taken refuge under the wings of the crown prince, and has already opposed the five princes and the Xiao family. If the Ning family withdraws at this time, even if the crown prince will not retaliate against the Ning family who escaped from the battle, the five princes and the Xiao family will not let the Ning family go.

When the time comes, the Ning family loses the backer of the crown prince, and is suppressed by the five princes and the Xiao family, she can imagine what the outcome will be. Therefore, by now, she and the Ning family have long lost the right to withdraw. With the arrow on the bow, she had to go to the Northlands.

She almost cried: "I can't quit, I can't fail, this just drives me into a dead end......

"How does Miss Ning know that she will not succeed?" Gu Xuesong looked at her and asked.

She said angrily, "How can I succeed?" The Xiao clan has power in both the imperial court and the Northland, and the Ning clan is just a small merchant in Meigong County, I don't have any support in the Northland thousands of miles away, how can I snatch business from the Xiao clan when I get there? Master Gu, although I have always been extraordinary, I am also self-aware. ”

Gu Xuesong pondered for a while and said in a low voice, "Could it be that Miss Ning would think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would let you go to the Northland even though he knew that you would not succeed?" ”

"Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think that I can have such earth-shaking abilities?" Although she was a little annoyed, she didn't dare to say anything arrogant, but her tone was a little displeased.

Gu Xuesong just looked at her a little heavily, there was endless indescribable emotion in his eyes, his eyes drifted away, he frowned deeply, and whispered: "Miss Ning, do you know who is the person who laid the Tianshan path?" ”

Ning Xia Qing frowned and glanced at Gu Xuesong, who was also looking at her.

Before Ningxia Qing set off, the old patriarch gave her something.

On this trip to the north, Ning Yongzhi deliberately contacted a caravan that traveled between the north and the Central Plains all the year round, and Ning Ningqing, who was very worried, brought some goods from Ning's workshop, and followed this caravan full of men to start the road north. What made her even more worried was that not only did Tan Wenshi go to the public office, but even Xiao Jingyuan went out in person.

There are many tribes in the Northland, and the tribe where Yelu Wushu is located is only one of the relatively strong tribes, and the strongest tribe in the Northland is the tribe of the Mongol Great Khan.

Ah Zheng is not from any tribe, Ah Zheng is an unidentified foundling, although he grew up in the tribe where Yelu Wushu is located, he cannot be counted as a member of the Yelu tribe.

This time, the Mongol Great Khan spearheaded the attack on the Tien Shan Mountains and borrowed Ah Zheng from the Yelu tribe, which resulted in a complete victory.

Over the years, the tribes of the Northland have been relatively united because they have been infested by the Lesh for many years, and there have been no internal wars, but this does not mean that there is no friction between them. For example, because of Ah Zheng's prestige and his special background, the Mongolian tribe and the Yelu tribe have always been secretly competing to keep Ah Zheng.

Ah Zheng's prestige is very high and his origin is unknown, a person like him is equivalent to a wandering jade seal, and whoever can fight for his belonging is equivalent to being able to become the rightful king of the Northland.

Ah Zheng has no parents and brothers, if he wants him to belong justifiably, he can only arrange a marriage for him. If he was able to marry a woman from the Mongol tribe or the Yelu tribe and have children, it would be equivalent to his bloodline being integrated into the tribe, and he would naturally be a member of this tribe.

The Yelu tribe has been subservient to the Mongol tribe for all these years, so it is inevitable that there will be the idea of replacing it. The Yelu tribe hoped that they could justifiably overpower the Mongol tribe with the help of Ah Zheng, so they tried their best to hope that Ah Zheng could marry a woman from their own tribe, but Ah Zheng refused for many years.

On the other hand, the Mongol tribes have long had this intention. Ah Zheng grew up in the Yelu tribe, and he was very close to the Yelu tribe in his heart, but he couldn't help but give face to the Mongolian tribe, so as not to be retaliated by the angry Mongolian tribe, so he had to refuse while trying his best to maneuver.

In the past year, the Yelu tribe has gradually grown in strength, and there is a tendency to threaten the dominance of the Mongol tribes in the northland. Ah Zheng was born in the Yelu tribe, and he was reluctant to agree to the marriage referred to by the Mongolian tribe, which made the Mongolian tribe suspect that Ah Zheng was more inclined to the Yelu tribe, so their attitude towards Ah Zheng became increasingly nervous.

Over the years, Ah Zheng has always been sandwiched between these two tribes, and his identity is quite sensitive.

This time, the Mongolian tribe borrowed Ah Zheng to attack the Lesh people, not only grateful for Ah Zheng's bravery, but also jealous of Ah Zheng's rising prestige, so it became more and more urgent for Ah Zheng to marry a Mongolian tribe woman.

Ah Zheng has made meritorious contributions to the tribes of the Northland, but his own situation is more tense than before.

Ning Xia Qing heard about Ah Zheng from Gu Xuesong, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She knew that Ah Zheng would definitely help her, but Ah Zheng's identity was so sensitive, even if Ah Zheng helped, she couldn't say what the final outcome of this matter would be.

And she also knew from Gu Xuesong that the younger brother of the current Mongolian Great Khan, the head of the Mongolian tribe, the head of the Mongolian tribe, married a lord from the Central Plains.

As the name suggests, the Great General of Qi was the person whose status in the tribe could be compared to that of the Great Khan, and he was the most powerful person in the entire Mongolian tribe except for the Great Khan.

A few years ago, the Central Plains Imperial Court named a Xiao woman as the lord of Weng and sent her to the north to make peace with the general of Qishou. This Xiao woman is Xiao Jingyuan's own sister, that is to say, General Qi Shou is Xiao Jingyuan's brother-in-law.

The Mongol tribes were the most powerful tribes in the Northlands. When she went north this time, she naturally wanted to negotiate business with the Mongolian tribes. Compared with Xiao Jingyuan, who was the wife and brother of the general of Qi Shou, Ning Xia Qing only felt that his situation was too difficult.

By the time we arrived in the Northland, it was already more than a month later.

It turns out that the world is so big!

It's really hard to appreciate this if you don't go out and see it yourself. Ningxia has come all the way here, only to feel like a lonely boat in the sea, farther and farther away from his hometown, and his future is out of reach.

Only when you come out can you feel that the world is so amazing!

At this time, it was a scorching summer, and I often heard people say that the northland was cool, but now that I came here in person, Ningxia Qing knew that what the northland was cool was a lie!

The skinny Ningxia Qing and the black Jade sat on the bumpy carriage, the carriage swaying, and they were also groggy, like two fish that were about to dry on the sand.

"Girl......" Cuiyu's throat was sandy as if it had been blown by the wind and sand on the grassland: "Girl, you ...... Ahem...... Let's drink saliva to relieve the heat. Cuiyu said, and handed the kettle to Ningxia Qing's mouth.

"Don't drink, don't drink." Ning Xia Qing waved his hand: "If you drink it, you have to be respectful, it's too troublesome." ”

In the month that she came out with the caravan, the two things of Izuku Gong and Yuexin were almost tormenting her. The caravan was full of men, and this group of big men were together, often going out of courtesy, and she and Cuiyu sometimes didn't even dare to get out of the carriage.

If it is in the Central Plains, there are woods on both sides of the official road, and the woman may be able to hide in the woods. But this is a grassland, as far as the eye can see, Ningxia Qing and Cuiyu can't even find a small sapling that can cover their bodies, and if they want to go out, they can almost only wait until they settle down in the camp.

Ningxia Qing sniffed his body and felt that he was stinking. Ask the jade again, it stinks. Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

Cuiyu thought that Ningxia Qing was laughing at herself, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Girl, ......"

Ning Xia Qing said with a smile: "Before we go back to Meigong County, we have to find an inn to take a good bath." Otherwise, if you go back stinkily, how can you see Dong Zizhen? ”

Cuiyu snorted without blushing and heartbeat, and said: "Speaking of him, I get angry, when the girl and I are suffering here, he is sure to drink sour plum soup at home!" Really, I knew it earlier...... Ahem...... So he called him too, and let him suffer this hardship too! ”

"Yo." Ning Xia Qing quipped in a slightly exaggerated tone: "If you take him with you, you will probably run to fight with him all day long, so you can still take care of accompanying me?" ”

Cuiyu glanced at her face and said without hesitation: "I just ignored him, let him be exposed to the wind and sun outside, and I will sit in the carriage with the girl!" Jade tilted her head to imagine while holding back a wicked smile.

At this moment, there happened to be a few businessmen's laughter outside the carriage, Ning Xia Qing listened in the carriage and laughed along, and Cuiyu was also covering her mouth and was very happy.

Ning Ningqing knew in the past that these businessmen were different from ordinary businessmen, and the businessmen were straightforward, and their speech was also very dirty, so dirty that their sentences were unbearable, and because of this, she was even afraid of dealing with businessmen in the past.

But now that she had followed the caravan herself, she finally realized why these people who were in the merchant were so rude.

Because business is really too bitter and bitter. And if one is not careful, they will lose their lives. Business is so hard that it is challenging the limit of everyone's endurance, and with today, I don't know if there is a tomorrow, at this time, I will feel that benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom are really bullshit, and it is not as important as a mouthful of precious water.

Cuiyu pursed her lips, remembered something, and suddenly asked, "By the way, didn't the girl write a letter to Ah Zheng before leaving?" I don't know if Ah Zheng received it. ”

As soon as this was mentioned, Ning Ningqing was a little worried: "It's hard to say." The war is changing rapidly, and I only heard that the Tianshan Passage Road has been defeated before, but I don't know what happened after that. I didn't even know where Ah Zheng was now, so I had to send the letter to Yelu Wushu first, and ask him to help me pass it to Ah Zheng. ”

She didn't know how far the war was going, and she didn't know if Ah Zheng could come. But in her heart, she hoped that Ah Zheng would receive the letter and come to pick her up.

Because of the war, there are many more northland refugees nearby. In addition, many of Lesh's captives have been wandering around since they escaped, and these people have naturally become refugees. Naturally, these people put the hope of eating on the caravan.

Due to the lack of jurisdiction here, there are Northland bandits who live by robbing houses on almost every mountain, and now there is a group of displaced people and refugees, and it is even more difficult for caravans to pass safely.

Some time ago, about a dozen caravans passed by, half of them were robbed, and the worst of all was that one of them was beheaded by the outlaw refugees!

Because of this, Master Ning San hired a dart master to protect him with a lot of money, but even so, there was no guarantee that he would be able to escape from the hands of those outlaws.

Ningxia Qing only hoped that Ah Zheng would come to pick her up after receiving the letter. Otherwise, she doesn't know if she can survive until tomorrow.

But I don't know—

In the battle of the Tianshan Mountains, although the northern tribes led by the Mongol tribes defeated the Lesh people, they failed to capture the king of Lesh, and the king of Lesh fled with the remnants, and out of revenge, he went to attack the camps of the northern tribes from time to time. Now the Northlands are busy chasing King Raish everywhere.

Therefore, Ah Zheng did not learn the news of Ningxia Qing's arrival in the north in time.