Chapter 274: The City Lord's Temptation
"Hehe, that chapter city lord really has a heart!" Yan Zixi's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, glanced at Zhang Huatian in front of him and smiled meaningfully.
Zhang Huatian waved his hand again and again, with a hint of indifference between his eyebrows, "What Zhang did was just a trivial matter, as long as Princess Xiao can be happy, there will be no waste of Zhang's hard work." ”
Yan Zixi smiled coldly, what does this Zhang Huatian want to do? Did he deliberately try to try it, or did he want to use it to win him over...... No, maybe what he wants to win over is the Zhenguo General's Mansion, right?
But it doesn't make sense, he is the lord of a border town, so he won't be involved in the center of the power struggle in the capital at all, isn't it good to stay in the north and be a high-ranking emperor?
Thinking of this, Yan Zixi's smart eyes once again showed a few hints of doubt, and her eyes stared at Zhang Huatian in front of her without turning.
Seeing that Yan Zixi had been looking at him, Zhang Huatian couldn't help but smile, and asked tentatively: "Princess Xiao, you seem to have any other questions?" might as well talk about it, Zhang Mou will definitely solve the doubts of Princess Xiao! ”
Hearing Zhang Huatian say this, Yan Zixi didn't plan to continue to pretend to be garlic with this Zhang Huatian, so she calmed down a little, and then talked to Zhang Huatian with a serious face.
"City Lord Zhang, since we have drunk this tea and eaten the pastries, shouldn't we have a good talk about business?"
"Oh, business? I don't know what Princess Xiao wants to talk about with Zhang? Zhang Huatian looked at Yan Zixi in front of him with a smile and asked.
Yan Zixi patted her head lightly, hooked the corners of her lips, and then asked softly: "Oh, it's nothing, it's just that this palace came to Yuncheng with Xiao Wang Ye all the way, and someone framed the city lord of Zhang for colluding with the Northern Liang Kingdom, which was sent by the Northern Liang, I don't know what happened?" ”
That Zhang Huatian was also stunned when he heard Yan Zixi's question, he didn't expect that the woman in front of him who looked weak would come up and give himself a dismount and ask such a sensitive question directly, and it was in this special period.
"Okay, you Princess Xiao, you are really a little bold, I underestimate you!"
Zhang Huatian thought secretly in his heart, and even showed a shallow smile, quickly waved his hand, and defended himself: "Ridiculous, really ridiculous!" I don't know where Princess Xiao heard such ridiculous news, Zhang, as the lord of Yuncheng City, a feudal official, has been favored by the imperial court for many years, how could he collude with Beiliang and frame Da Xiao! ”
Zhang Huatian said as he hugged his fist at the sky: "Zhang has a loyal heart, the sun and the moon can be learned!" Please also ask Princess Xiao to be aware of it, don't believe the villain's slanderous words, and wronged the loyal officials of the court! On the one hand, Zhang Huatian's words were to show his loyalty, and on the other hand, he was deliberately reminding Yan Zixi.
Yan Zixi smiled when she heard this, revealing two shallow pear vortices, "The words of the city lord of Zhang are serious, and this palace is just some gossip from hearsay, the city lord of Zhang is loyal, and the sky can be learned, how can this palace not know?" The palace will explain the mind of the city lord in front of the prince. ”
"In this way, Zhang Mou thanked Princess Xiao for her kindness first." After Zhang Huatian finished speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Yan Zixi to express his gratitude.
After thanking him, Zhang Huatian said with a smile: "Princess Xiao, Zhang also wants to remind you of something." ”
"Oh, City Lord Zhang, there are no outsiders here, you might as well speak up if you have something to say." Yan Zixi saw that Zhang Huatian had something to say to herself, and when she became interested, she motioned for him to continue.
After a slight pause, Zhang Huatian calmed down and said in his mouth: "Princess Xiao, you and the prince have been pampered in the capital, I'm afraid you don't know the situation in this Cloud City and even the entire northern Xinjiang, right?" Yuncheng is an important military town in northern Xinjiang, and it is also the gateway to the north. Even if this official has been working here for many years, he still can't manage it completely, so Zhang has a piece of advice to advise Princess Xiao......"
As Zhang Huatian spoke, he raised his head and secretly observed Yan Zixi from the corner of his eye, wanting to see if there was any change in the expression on her face after hearing her words.
"Princess Xiao, Zhang Mou advises you, it is better to leave Yuncheng as soon as possible, leave the land of right and wrong in Northern Xinjiang, this is not the place you should come to, return to the capital and continue to enjoy your glory and wealth!" 77 eBooks
"City Lord Zhang, what do you mean by this? Now that Beiliang and Yuan Xia are eyeing my Great Xiao, Chen Bing is outside the pass, and he is waging war at any time, and now let the palace and the prince return to Beijing, do you want to sit idly by? When Yan Zixi heard this, a trace of gloom appeared on her pretty face, and she glared at Zhang Huatian in front of her without the slightest hesitation and asked.
Zhang Huatian spread his hands and continued to explain: "Princess Xiao, Zhang Mou is just telling the truth, this Cloud City and Northern Xinjiang are far more complicated than you imagined, Zhang Mou is also thinking about the safety of Princess Xiao and Prince Xiao's lives, if you have any accidents, then Zhang Mou will not be able to redeem his body even if he dies!" ”
This chapter Huatian was full of tears and impassioned, if he hadn't known some of his bad deeds in advance, I'm afraid Yan Zixi would really believe his "heartfelt words" at this time.
"City Lord Zhang, your kindness has been appreciated by this palace. But now that the national crisis is at hand, the palace will not retreat, and Prince Xiao, as a peerless general, will not retreat. Yan Zixi stared at Zhang Huatian, and her sonorous words were unswerving.
"Princess Xiao and Prince Xiao are really the pillars of the country, and they are really models for our generation!" Zhang Huatian deliberately raised Yan Zixi and gave her a high hat to wear, and then the words changed, and his mouth continued to warn: "But...... This Cloud City is treacherous, if something really happens, Zhang Mou is also powerless, and asks Princess Xiao for forgiveness. ”
When Yan Zixi heard this, she immediately sneered in her heart, "Okay, you Zhang Huatian, will you give my mother a preventive shot now?" Do you want to warn me that if you continue to stay in Cloud City, you can't guarantee our safety, and you don't know how Jing Cong and I died? Or are you already planning to hire a killer assassin to get rid of me and Jing Cong as soon as possible?! ”
Thinking of this, Yan Zixi suppressed the anger in her heart, and still pretended to be calm and light-hearted on the surface, as if she didn't take Zhang Huatian's "warning" in her eyes at all. Yan Zixi hooked her lips and smiled, and then asked again: "City Lord Zhang, this palace always thinks that you have something to say, you might as well say it bluntly, do you know some inside information?" ”
In the face of Yan Zixi's questioning, Zhang Huatian still remained calm and calm, and asked rhetorically: "Princess Xiao, I don't know what you want to know from Zhang's mouth?" ”
Zhang Huatian is a smart person, kicked the ball back again, and waited for Yan Zixi to reveal his flaws.
Sure enough, hearing that Zhang Huatian's rhetorical question, Yan Zixi frowned slightly, her pale red lips opened and closed slightly, staring at Zhang Huatian in front of her and said with a smile: "City Lord Zhang, you should understand the meaning of this palace, this palace just wants to know whether those rumors are true or false." Also, Prince Xiao and I were chased and killed by assassins as soon as we arrived in Cloud City yesterday, this shouldn't be some accidental coincidence, right? Isn't it true that the city lord of Zhang really collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and let those killers of Northern Liang enter the city to assassinate? ”
However, what kind of idle person is that Zhang Huatian, in the face of Yan Zixi's question with a handle trap, he directly chose not to answer directly, only to see that he was as calm as water, and the corners of his mouth raised a smile, and those deep eyes stared at Yan Zixi, and after a long time, he spit out a few words, "What does Princess Xiao think in her heart?" ”
Yan Zixi was silent and did not answer.
Zhang Huatian sat down again, and after taking a sip of the fragrant tea in the cup, he said leisurely this time: "Princess Xiao, many times we can't believe what we hear with our own ears and what we see with our own eyes, we can only feel it with our hearts...... Do you see what kind of person Zhang is? ”
Well? Are you deliberately testing yourself?
Yan Zixi smiled in her mouth, got up and moved her hands and feet, and then said slowly: "The city lord of this palace Guanzhang is dignified, his momentum is extraordinary, and his words and deeds are even more elegant and noble, which is really very different from what is passed down in the rumors!" ”
"Is that all?" After listening to Yan Zixi's evaluation of himself, the smile on Zhang Huatian's face became even stronger, and he seemed to be more and more interested in the Princess Xiao in front of him.
The woman who can be favored by the dignified peerless general Xiao Jingcong is really unique, Zhang Huatian thought secretly in his heart, and stared at the beautiful woman in front of him dressed as a man.
"Is it, what does the city lord still want to say in this palace? After all, this palace and you are only one-sided friends, and it has been less than twelve hours since we met yesterday, so you can't let this palace praise you there, right? Yan Zixi smiled and turned her head to look at Zhang Huatian.
Zhang Huatian also snorted and laughed when he heard this, "I didn't expect that Princess Xiao was not only beautiful and fragrant, but also so funny...... I can't hide it, Lord Xiao, my Zhang family has been blessed with holy grace for generations, and I will never do such a stinking deed as treason and collaboration with the enemy. What's more, my father also warned on his deathbed to protect the people of Northern Xinjiang and keep them away from the flames of war, Zhang always remembered it in his heart, and he didn't dare to forget it for a moment, how could I be the kind of despicable villain that circulated in the rumors in the market......"
Saying that, the smile on Zhang Huatian's face stopped, and his expression became gloomy, "If Zhang is really such a despicable villain, I'm afraid that Princess Xiao will already become my prisoner by this time......"
Yan Zixi felt the momentum coming from Zhang Huatian's body, and he knew that the other party was not joking with him, this was not a temptation, but a warning.