Chapter 10: Temptation
Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan stayed in place, and the regent opened a crack in the gauze tent, as if he was probing and signaling.
Leng Changxi owed a slight owe, which could be regarded as a salute to the regent.
"Tuoba Gongzi is a busy man" The regent said as he stepped down the wooden steps from the carriage, and looked closely, his eyebrows and eyes were full of elegance and a dignified atmosphere, which was contrary to the innate aggressiveness of the Beidi people, and the regent slowly approached with a kind smile, "But this time the king has come to invite him personally, and he hopes that Tuoba Gongzi can appreciate his face, but he just goes to the restaurant for a small gathering, and he also hopes that Tuoba Gongzi can appreciate his face." After the regent finished speaking, he turned to Qin Yunuan very politely, "If Mrs. Tuoba is also willing to come with a face, it would be even better." โ
The regent came to invite in person, Leng Changxi was afraid that if he shirked it again, he was afraid that it would cause more trouble, in the silence, the regent had already ordered someone to rush to another carriage, the regent waved his hand, pointed to the carriage behind him, and made a gesture of please, although the sun set, but there were still many pedestrians on the street, and the regent did not dare to do anything here.
Leng Changxi led Qin Yunuan into the carriage, compared with Wanyan Ba, the regent's carriage was low-key but exquisite, looking at the inconspicuous black handrails were actually carved and rounded by dozens of processes, the tentacles were round and shiny, and they were extremely comfortable to touch.
It can be seen that the regent is a very elegant person, and even the selected place for the small gathering is a restaurant with a simple and elegant layout, in Beidi, it is not easy to have such a restaurant, sure enough, the proprietress of this restaurant is a Daqi person, looking very familiar with the regent, as soon as the regent came in, he greeted him, but as soon as Leng Changxi saw this proprietress, his expression couldn't help but tighten.
This proprietress who was called "Thirteen Niang" by the regent and Ren Sanniang in Devil City looked exactly the same, although Leng Changxi's heart was surprised, but his face was always unfazed, first, he still didn't know the true identity of this Thirteen Niang, and second, he is now wearing a human skin mask, even if they are all surnamed Tuoba, he is no longer the handsome and handsome Tuoba son in Devil City.
"Lord Wang, I have reserved your favorite seat for you, please go up." Thirteen Niang greeted the three of them very calmly, and her eyes looking at Leng Changxi were no different from looking at other guests.
The regent tilted his head and stopped: "No need, I want to have a banquet today, the previous position is too small, you open a private room, as for the dishes" After the regent finished speaking, he consciously glanced at Leng Changxi and said: "Some of the Central Plains flavor dishes that you are good at, the tea and rice fruits last time are very good." โ
After the regent finished speaking, he looked at Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan and said, "What do you want to eat?" โ
Qin Yunuan said silently: "It turns out that the prince also loves Daqi's dishes. โ
The regent picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip and said, "It's just to accommodate the guests." โ
After a moment of tranquility, Qin Yunuan didn't believe that the regent already knew their identities and knew that they were from Daqi, if not, she wouldn't have made such a Hongmen banquet with temptation, and her tactful tone changed without surprise: "I miss our Western Xia pancakes very much." โ
The regent smiled and ordered a plate of unique Western Xia cornmeal pancakes for Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan.
The dishes were all served, but the regent was not in a hurry to eat, but smiled at Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan and said, "Don't worry, there is still a distinguished guest who has not come;
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Qin Yunuan was stunned, it seems that this distinguished guest is the highlight of today.
There was the sound of steady footsteps on the steps, and by the sound of these footsteps it was clear that this was a man who practiced martial arts, and the curtain of the door of the throne was lifted, and the regent immediately stood up when he saw the man appearing at the door.
"It's really rare for Vice Admiral Shang to come here to appreciate the light."
Leng Changxi turned his head to look at it, it was none other than Shang Xianhua's biological son and Shang Mansion's sister-in-law, Shang Lindong.
At this time, Shang Lindong was dressed in a military uniform, with silver-gray armor on his body, and the red hairpin on the helmet was very eye-catching, like Shang Xianhua who entered the military camp at the beginning of the year, but Shang Xianhua was dead, everyone knew very well, but what was even more terrifying was that Qin Yunuan had attended the wedding banquet of Shang Chunman and Leng Wu, so Shang Lindong recognized her.
Although her eyes were covered with a white veil, Qin Yunuan did not make any disguise except for dressing up and speaking in a tone slightly biased towards the Western Xia accent, watching Shang Lindong slowly approach, Qin Yunuan only felt that the air around her was slowly being sucked away, and the feeling of being suffocated made her face pale, she didn't know Shang Lindong's position, but after Shang Xianhua's death, not only was he not affected, but he was also promoted to the deputy general of the frontier, which was enough to see his attitude towards Sima Rui.
Leng Changxi had already moved his hand to the dagger hidden in his waist, just waiting for Shang Lindong to make a move, and he would fight to the death.
Shang Lindong approached, looked at Qin Yunuan, who was pretending to be calm, and suddenly said, "This lady looks panicked." โ
He didn't even poke Qin Yunuan directly, Qin Yunuan already had confidence in his heart, since he didn't break it on the first side, he wouldn't say anything that shouldn't be said in front of the regent.
The regent carefully observed the interaction between the three of them, and suddenly introduced: "This is the deputy general Shang of Daqi, and now he is guarding the Yumen Pass, in charge of the main road between Daqi and Beidi, General Shang is a family of military generals, and his father Shang Xianhua sacrificed his life for the country and is a loyal martyr." โ
"Really?" Leng Changxi listened to it, and his tone was very light: "Loyalty? โ
Shang Lindong's face was expressionless, as if he had listened to a story far away from him.
The regent smiled and introduced Shang Lindong: "These two are the Tuoba prince and his wife from Western Xia, General Shang looks at it, will it be a little familiar?" โ
Shang Lindong glanced at Qin Yunuan: "I don't know." It didn't seem to be enjoyable, and he added: "I've never heard of it." โ
"Oh, that's it," the regent raised his neck and suddenly asked, "what did General Shang think of the plan that this king and General Shang said last time?" โ
Shang Lindong's words were always cold: "I haven't thought about it." โ
The regent's face froze: "What does General Shang mean?" โ
"I won't consider any plans that are harmful to Daqi." Shang Lindong's attitude is very firm.
"General Shang, why bother."
"Beidi's Daqi food is not as delicious as Daqi's after all" Shang Lindong got up from his seat, but he didn't give the regent any face, "If the prince has nothing else, he will retire." โ
It's just a lieutenant general in the frontier, who dared to argue with the prince of Beidi, looking at the back of Shang Lindong leaving, the guards around the regent couldn't help but say more: "Lord, do you want to give this deputy general who doesn't know how to do it a little bit of color, the prince is kind enough to give him face and a way to make money, he actually dares to pretend to be high in front of the prince, and refutes the prince's kindness, can the prince bear it?" โ
"What's unbearable" The regent said while looking at Leng Changxi with his spare eyes, "Some people, in order to make a comeback, even the ruffian liu'mรกng ugly monster can pretend to be ugly, can be pretended, but he is just a little dog who doesn't know the height of the sky, why bother with it, Tuoba Gongzi, you say, is this the truth?" โ
Leng Changxi raised his eyes, and there was a piece of delicious beef on the triangular fork of the forked meat in his hand, and he silently put the beef into his mouth and chewed it slowly: "This General Shang is very special, but special people all die early;
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At the end of the banquet, Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan left first, and the regent was still leisurely sipping the mellow and delicious pear mare's milk wine in the private seat, looking at the backs of Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan who were slowly leaving under the afterglow of the sunset, and instructed the people behind him: "Follow that deputy general, if this Tuoba prince is really the person who Daqi is looking for, they will definitely meet in private." โ
In the Fourth Prince's Mansion, you could see Concubine Yasu waiting at the door from a distance, and when she saw Qin Yunuan appearing on the stone road, she immediately went down the steps to greet her.
Avoiding Leng Changxi, who had a cold gaze, Ya Su pulled Qin Yunuan aside and said, "Something happened, the fourth prince knew that it was me who privately helped you contact that warrior in Bocharji, and asked him to frame Maugham with a silver needle, and as soon as he came back, he lost his temper with me, saying that I was ignorant, and it made the sweat even sicker." โ
"How did he know?"
Ya Su shrunk her neck, avoiding Qin Yunuan's gaze and said, "He saw the letter I contacted my father, it was an accident, really, when he came into the house, I fell asleep on the desk because I was too sleepy, and I didn't pay attention to putting the letter away." โ
"Bocharzi Khan also knows?" Qin Yunuan was a little speechless about Yasu's behavior.
"Otherwise," Yasu was very aggrieved, "That warrior is my father's person, women have always had no status in Beidi's family, if I don't ask my father, then the warrior won't listen to me at all." โ
"It's okay" Qin Yunuan tried to make Ya Su less nervous, and also tried to calm herself down, "Da Khan's illness is not because he is angry, it is because." Qin Yunuan said this, and stopped abruptly, for a person like Yasu who was in a simple situation, letting her know that Beidi Great Khan had been secretly poisoned by someone would do more harm than good.
Ya Su and Qin Yunuan were still talking, and the four princes had already sent Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan over.
"Concubine Fang, I still advise you, there are some things, don't say too much if you can not say it to others, I know that you trust your own father, but for me and Xianggong, we only trust ourselves" Qin Yunuan's words made Yasu a little afraid, and then Qin Yunuan added: "Don't think what I said is too terrible, the original Princess Saichun was too gullible to believe some people and some things, so she would have such an end." โ
The Four Princes' Mansion has its own martial arts training ground, for the Four Princes themselves and some of the warriors in the palace to practice martial arts and fitness, and the maid who came to inform said that the Four Princes were waiting for two people in this martial arts training ground, Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi walked together, and when they walked to the martial arts training ground more than ten steps away, they heard the sound of spears waving inside.
The fourth prince ** with his upper body, his lean muscles and well-proportioned lines were mixed with beads of sweat the size of beans, adding to the charm of a man, he seemed to be aware of Leng Changxi's arrival, but his first reaction was to directly throw the spear in his hand and project it quickly in the direction of Leng Changxi.