According to the plan, Qingling and Luo Yao concealed their identities and went to Zhangyao, the capital of Jiuqiu Kingdom, to meet the heroine Luo Jia.

Along the way, Qing Ling was a little apprehensive, and several times he drove the unicorn beast in the wrong direction.

Luo Yao saw her nervousness, so he spoke: "You don't have to worry too much, the last time you met my mother in the palace of Zhangyao, didn't she feel sorry for you?" ”

Qing Ling covered her mind and argued: "Who said that I was worried that your mother would embarrass me? I'm thinking about the contents of the peace talks between the two countries, and I'm thinking about serious things! ”

Luo Yao smiled silently.

Qing Lingwu hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but open his mouth again, "That...... Not...... You used to say that your mother told you to marry someone you didn't like...... What does that mean? Later, when we became married, did she express any attitude? I remember the last time I saw her in the palace of Zhangyao, although she was polite to me, she was ...... But he doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic. Is she ...... Don't you like me? If I didn't like it at that time, and later I became the emperor of Chaoyan, wouldn't she mind my identity, and even more dislike......"

Luo Yao raised his eyebrows slightly, "Hey, isn't Senior Sister thinking about the serious matter of negotiating peace?" Why did you suddenly care about my mother's attitude? ”

Qing Ling refused to admit it, "It's because I want to negotiate peace that I need to understand her attitude towards me!" What's so weird? ”

Luo Yao chuckled, hugged her and said, "Don't worry, if she treats you badly, we will say that you are pregnant, just like last time." When the time comes, no matter what conditions you propose, she will definitely consider it. ”

Qing Ling was annoyed and angry, turned around, and pinched.

When he was quiet, he repeatedly told himself in his heart that this time he went to Zhangyao to meet the heroine of Jiuqiu as Emperor Yan, and he had the heavy responsibility of the political situation in the Eastern Continent on his shoulders, and he must not act vaguely because of his personal feelings.

If there is another war between Chaoyan and Jiuqiu, the Eastern Continent will once again fall into an unstable situation of continuous war......

The two of them took the pass token in the Chaoyan army, and went all the way unimpeded, and when they arrived in Zhangyao City, they changed their faces again, and walked in the direction of the palace along the street they walked together back then.

The scenery of the city has not changed much, and the hawkers along the streets and the children laughing and jostling through the streets are still the same as they were back then.

It's just that people's state of mind is naturally different from the past.

Qingling took Luo Yao's hand, looking forward to the left and right, while thinking that when he first came out of Chongwu that day, he saw the bustling flow of people in this Zhangyao City, and he only felt that the city was prosperous and lively! Now that he is accustomed to seeing places like Lingxiao City and Wind City, and then turning back to look at Zhangyao, he understands what it means that there is a sky outside the sky, and he can't help but sigh in his heart.

And this person next to him......

Qing Ling subconsciously raised his head and looked at Luo Yao, who was walking side by side with him.

Why didn't I notice his goodness and like him at that time?

If she could have the chance to do it all over again, would she have chosen him from the beginning?

Luo Yao realized Qing Ling's gaze and looked down at her, "Senior sister, isn't it...... Like rough-looking men? ”

In order to conceal his identity, he himself transformed into a peasant man with a swallow jaw and beard, and Qing Ling also transformed into a woman with a turmeric face, but because of the difference between the two cultivators, he could see through Qing Ling's illusion at a glance, but Qing Ling couldn't see his true face.

Qing Ling twisted his head when he heard this, cleared his throat, and asked, "I suddenly remembered that when we came to Zhangyao City that year, you persuaded me several times to go back to Yifeng City with you...... Could it be that you had some evil thoughts about me at that time, right? ”

Luo Yao paused and looked at Qing Ling seriously, "After Senior Sister became an important position, she really became smarter, and even the evil thoughts I had stored so many years ago can be thoroughly understood. ”

If you had seen it through earlier, would the things that had happened between them have changed?

Or, even if she had insight into her mind early on, would she still just abandon her steps and still follow Mu Chen?

Qing Ling heard Luo Yao's ridiculous tone, but he never denied it, and he couldn't help but have mixed thoughts in his heart, and there was a faint heat in the corners of his eyes.

So that's it......

Really......

So......

She suddenly remembered another thing, raised her eyes and asked, "Then you said that the demon clan couldn't control the mount, and you had to pull me to ride in the carriage with you, which was also deliberate?" ”

Luo Yao's face was scornful, and he was forced to look at by Qing Ling for a long time, and chuckled helplessly: "Senior sister has really become smarter......

Qing Ling remembered that he had been wobbly and jolted in that carriage for four or five days, shaking so much that his internal organs were about to vomit, and it turned out to be a bad trick that someone came up with in order to delay the time with him!

She only felt angry and funny, and then sighed for the mistakes and mistakes of these years, and for a while, her mood was indescribably complicated.

The two arrived outside the gate of the Jiuqiu Palace.

Luo Yao withdrew the illusion and stepped forward to explain his intentions.

The demon clan soldiers guarding outside the gate of the tall Xuanhong Palace were all Luo Yao's "old acquaintances", and they all stepped forward to greet and salute.

Someone recognized Qing Ling who was standing aside, and whispered, "Isn't that the fiancée of Baili Gongzi?" ”

Someone else said: "Isn't Baili Gongzi married?" I heard that she was married to the emperor of Chaoyan. ”

"That'...... Could it be that girl is Emperor Chaoyan? ”

"Chaoyan's royal family," he lowered his voice, "but it's not a good thing......

Qingling's hearing has always been keen, and no matter how low the other party suppresses his voice, it has not escaped her ears.

Soon, the guards who went in to pass the message turned back, opened the palace gate, and respectfully invited Luo Yao and the others to enter.

Qing Ling followed behind Luo Yao and the palace maid who led him with a heavy heart, and slowly passed through the three tall palace gates and came to the wide palace built by Jin Haishi.

Because of the previous experience, once again stepping into the slightly weird Zhangyao Palace, all the way up and down, Qingling did not feel afraid and afraid. However, the worry and panic in her heart did not allow her to relax for a moment.

Luo Yao slowed down, took Qing Ling's hand, held it tightly in his palm, and comforted: "Don't worry, I'm here." ”

Qing Ling felt the temperature of Luo Yao's palm, calmed down a little, and unconsciously moved closer to him.

The two held hands and followed the palace maid who led the way into a side hall underground. Qing Ling recognized that this was the same place as when he met Luo Jia last time, and the beauty paintings, bronze wolf beast statues, and furniture ornaments in the room were all as they were in the past. The only difference is that Luo Jia, the heroine of Jiuqiu, has already sat on the main seat, waiting for the person to meet with dignity.

Luo Yao stepped forward to bow and saluted, "Mother." ”

Because of the previous war between Chaoyan and the south, the area around Jiuqiu was completely blocked by Chaoyan's garrison, cutting off all possibilities of communication with the outside world.

During the absence, during which he went north to Lieyang and mediated between the two major regimes of the Eastern Continent and the Northern Continent, he forced the Chaoyan army to retreat without a single soldier, and fulfilled the promise he made to his mother that day in the most peaceful way.

When Luo Jia saw his son at this time, his heart fluctuated, but the emotions in his voice were controlled very decently, and he raised his hand unhurriedly, "Get up." ”

Luo Yao stood up, looked sideways at Qing Ling, who looked cramped and seemed to be a little overwhelmed, reached out and pinched her fingertips, and said with a smile: "You can also salute your mother." ”

Qing Ling reacted, his face flushed in an instant, and he bowed down according to Luo Yao's posture just now, and his mouth was shimping, and the pronunciation of the word "mother" was brewing in his mouth.

When she wanted to marry Daze, because it was a marriage without emotion, she changed her name to Bailiyu and called her father, although she felt false, but she didn't feel awkward, and now she and Luo Yao are really husband and wife, but she feels embarrassed and embarrassed......

Who knew that before her knees touched the ground, she heard Luo Ji speak: "The emperor's status is noble, so there is no need to make such a big gift." ”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet.

Luo Yao looked up at his mother, but he couldn't look at her expression through the curtain of the hood, so he had to smile and said, "Although Qing Ling is the concubine of Emperor Chaoyan, she is also the wife of a child, so it is really appropriate to pay a big bow to her mother." ”

Luo Jia was noncommittal, still maintaining a posture of sitting upright, and made a gesture to the maid waiting on the side, "Caiyi, you go and help the emperor up." ”

The maid took the order and stepped forward to help Qingling up.

Qing Ling's heart was panic and cold at this time, and at the same time, it was mixed with resentment and grievance that he tried his best to endure, he lowered his eyes for a moment, slowly stood up straight, and raised his head to look at Luo Xuan, "Your Majesty is planning to discuss official affairs directly?" ”

Luo Yao moved to Qing Ling's side and held her hand.

He felt the slight tremor of Qing Ling's fingertips, and his heart became more and more unbearable, and he also looked sideways at his mother, and his tone suddenly added a slightly pleading toughness: "Mother! ”

Luo Jian raised his hand, signaled his son not to interfere, and said to Qing Ling: "I have already received the letter from Emperor Chaoyan. What do you think of the terms of the peace listed above? ”

Qing Ling was slightly surprised when he heard this.

Before leaving Lingxiao City, Mu Chen had granted her a secret decree containing various peace terms, but she didn't know that Mu Chen had also informed Luo Jia of the contents of it.

It stands to reason that her original plan was to meet Luo Ji as a daughter-in-law first, and then slowly test Jiuqiu's attitude in the process of getting along, and then put out the terms of the peace one by one to negotiate.

But the current situation is not up to her step by step......

Qing Ling quickly sorted out his thoughts and said calmly: "Most of those terms are my own proposals, and I also agree with the rest. ”

Luo Ji was silent for a moment, "That means that you also agree with the opening of the borders of Jiuqiu and the relocation of the people of the Sixteen Towns to the Central Plains?" ”

Qing Ling nodded, "Yes, I agree. ”

Luo Ji fell silent again, and after a long time, he slowly spoke: "If Emperor Ji doesn't mind, I want to say a few words alone with my son." ”