Chapter 397: The Game
The weather is getting better day by day, and Lin Yingxue's body has also improved significantly under Murong Jun's careful care.
"Here, take one last bite." Murong Jun took the spoon and scooped a spoonful of porridge like a child and sent it to Lin Yingxue's mouth.
Lin Yingxue frowned slightly, and said reluctantly: "I've eaten most of the bowl, I really can't eat it, according to your pig-like feeding method, I'm afraid I will be fat in a few days." β
Lin Yingxue turned around as she spoke, refusing to eat anything more.
"Good, take one more bite." Murong Jun refused to give up, and still held the spoon and came up.
"Ahem......" Leng Yue, who came to report, was still a little unable to adapt to Murong Jun's gentle appearance towards Lin Yingxue.
"What's the matter?" When Murong Jun saw Leng Yue coming, he knew that Lin Yingxue would definitely not eat it again, so he couldn't help but put down the bowl in his hand and turned around.
"Back to the Lord, there is news about the whereabouts of Feng Gongzi." Leng Yue arched her hand and replied solemnly.
"Brother Feng has news?" Hearing the news, Lin Yingxue was even more excited than Murong Jun.
Leng Yue nodded, "Yes, the subordinates have already found the whereabouts of Feng Gongzi, but there are many masters in the place where Feng Gongzi is guarded, if we want to rescue people, I'm afraid it will take some effort." β
"I'll arrange this." Murong Jun said in a deep voice on the side: "I've been dragging on here for a long time, I will enter the palace in these two days, and then you can find an opportunity to take the eldest brother and Yingxue out of the imperial city together." β
"I ......"
Lin Yingxue heard the words and wanted to say something, but Murong Jun seemed to see through her heart, as soon as she spoke, Murong Jun cut off her words: "You obediently follow Leng Yue out of the city, you and your eldest brother are safe, so I don't have to worry about the future." β
As soon as Murong Jun said this, Lin Yingxue could only swallow back what she originally wanted to say, "Then be careful yourself, I will wait for you outside the city with Brother Feng." β
Lin Yingxue raised her head, her obsidian-like eyes full of worry.
"Don't worry." Murong Jun stretched out his hand and rubbed Lin Yingxue's head, spoiling and gentle.
Because Murong Jun had sneaked into the city quietly in order to avoid Meng Yi's eyes and ears, and now he wanted Meng Yi to know his whereabouts, he only needed to enter the city again openly.
"King of the Northwest, I haven't seen you for a long time, the emperor has been waiting for the King of the Northwest in the palace for several days."
Murong Jun just appeared at the gate of the city, and a team of officers and soldiers immediately greeted him, and coincidentally, the leading lieutenant was still an acquaintance he once knew.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, and Zhao Duwei's life seems to be getting more and more moist." Murong Jun replied with a smile, and looked at the big belly of the person in front of him who looked like a pregnant woman, intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhao Kui was looked at by Murong Jun like this, and immediately became a little embarrassed-
I think that when Murong Jun left the imperial city, he was still a sturdy and tall handsome young man, but after just two years, he not only became oil in the officialdom, but even his figure became more and more greasy.
"Uh...... People will always change, just like the king of the northwest is not very different from before? β
After Zhao Kui said something meaningfully, he re-arranged his face and said: "The king of the northwest has been running all the way, it must have been very hard, the emperor has prepared a banquet in the palace, and the king of the northwest will enter the palace together." β
"Then General Lao Zhao will lead the way." Murong Jun's tone was flat, and there was a light smile on his face from beginning to end.
Just like the young man many years ago.
After Murong Jun entered the palace, Meng Yi had already prepared a banquet, "I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed." β
In the past, Meng Yi had only dealt with Murong Jun as a person from the rivers and lakes, and in a blink of an eye, everyone in front of him had already put on a dragon robe and became the Ninth Five-Year Honor.
Don't sigh and make people happy.
"I've seen the emperor." Murong Jun arched his hand, neither humble nor arrogant, standing in the courtyard in white, chic and wanton.
"The king of the northwest has come all the way, it's hard work, sit down and have a drink with me." Meng Yi is also a group of amiable, and the two talk like friends who haven't seen each other for many years.
Murong Jun lifted his robe and sat down when he heard this, and Meng Yi personally poured wine for him and handed it over.
Murong Jun took it and drank it without the slightest hesitation.
Seeing this, Meng Yi's eyes flickered slightly, "The king of the northwest is not afraid that I will poison the wine?" β
"The minister believes that the king of a country will not use such despicable means." As Murong Jun spoke, he picked up the wine jug and poured himself another glass of wine.
But he used Lin Yingxue and Murong Feng to force Murong Jun to come here, isn't it still a despicable method? Looking at Murong Jun's calm appearance, Meng Yi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
After the two drank a few glasses, Murong Jun put down the wine glass and said, "Say, what does the emperor want his ministers to do to let go of the eldest brother and Yingxue?" β
Hearing Murong Jun mention Lin Yingxue, Meng Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart - it seemed that Murong Jun didn't know that Lin Yingxue had been rescued.
So that he can use this to exchange some more conditions.
Thinking of this, Meng Yi's eyes couldn't help but flash a smile, "It's nothing, my conditions are very simple, one, ask the King of the Northwest to hand over all the forces in the Northwest." β
"Two, you will never be allowed to appear in the territory of Rongguo in the future, and ......" Meng Yi said here, suddenly paused and sold a pass.
"What is three?" Seeing this, Murong Jun also turned his head and asked very cooperatively.
"Sanma......" I saw Meng Yi hook the corners of his mouth, and said word by word: "The king of the northwest is strong in martial arts, if the king of the northwest wants to, the king of the northwest will enter the harem of me as if he has entered a no-man's land...... Therefore, I hope that the king of the northwest will consciously abolish his martial arts. β
Waste martial arts?!
It's also thanks to Meng Yi who can think of it!
Let's not talk about how difficult it is for people who practice martial arts to practice martial arts, let's just say that there are many people in the world who have practiced to the level of Murong Jun?
Letting Murong Jun abolish his martial arts is tantamount to wiping out all his talent and hard work for more than 20 years.
Even if Murong Jun can stand up in the future, he is not such a high-spirited Murong Jun after all.
Sure enough, Murong Jun, who had always remained indifferent, heard that his face changed slightly when he heard it.
"The first two ministers can still understand the conditions proposed by the emperor, but this last condition, doesn't the emperor feel that it is difficult for some strongmen?" Murong Jun was a little angry.
Seeing that Murong Jun had finally cleaned up his annoying and breezy appearance, Meng Yi's heart finally became comfortable.
"What? Does the king of the northwest mean that the lives of his brother and his fiancΓ©e are not as important as these things? Meng Yi said sarcastically.
Murong Jun stared at Meng Yi for a long time, and finally opened his mouth and slowly spit out a few words: "Of course it's worth it." β
Meng Yi had long known that Murong Jun would definitely compromise, and the smile he had barely suppressed before slowly began to appear on his face, and there was a faint tendency to become more and more proud.
"That's not it." Meng Yi looked at Murong Jun with a confident face, and said with deep meaning: "The King of the Northwest is a decent person, and I hope that the King of the Northwest can do what he says." β
"The emperor let me see my eldest brother and Yingxue first, and the minister has to confirm their safety first, so that the minister can feel at ease." Murong Jun did not answer Meng Yi's question directly, but instead made a request.
Murong Jun's calmness and non-cooperation made Meng Yi unhappy again, he smiled coldly, looked at Murong Jun and said, "Does the King of the Northwest think that there is still room for bargaining with me now?" β
"Naturally, the minister didn't dare." Murong Jun said this, but his expression was extremely calm, "It's just that until the safety of the eldest brother and Yingxue is confirmed, the minister will not agree to any request from the emperor." β
Murong Jun was indeed much more difficult than he imagined. Meng Yi frowned, turned his head and instructed the palace people on the side, "Go and tell the noble concubine Niangniang and ask her to bring Murong Feng and Lin Yingxue over." β
Everyone in this palace knows that Lin Yingxue has already been rescued, where to take people now? Fortunately, Meng Yi deliberately brought peonies when he gave the order.
The palace people who were ordered were still confused, and then they responded and hurried out-since the emperor specially ordered to let the concubine know about it.
Then they are only responsible for delivering the message, and the concubine will solve the rest of the matter anyway.
And Murong Jun on the side heard the word concubine, and his face suddenly sank, "Wait." He opened his mouth to stop the palace man who was about to retreat.
Hearing this, the palace people first glanced at Murong Jun suspiciously, and then turned their heads to look at Meng Yi.
I saw that Meng Yi was also a little puzzled, "What?" Is there something wrong with the king of the northwest? β
"Yes." Murong Jun's expression suddenly became serious, "The minister wants to find the emperor and ask for someone." β
"Peony?" Meng Yi already had a vague guess in his heart.
"Yes. The minister hopes that the emperor can hand her over to the minister, and if the emperor agrees, the minister will immediately implement the three conditions that the emperor just proposed. β
When Murong Jun talked about the peony, he did not hide his killing intent towards the peony at all.
"Why?" Meng Yi was slightly puzzled when he heard Murong Jun put forward this condition, "Even if I don't hand people out, just relying on Murong Feng and Lin Yingxue, the king of the northwest doesn't have to listen to my arrangement." β
That being the case, why should he pay another peony for nothing.
"It seems that the emperor is reluctant." Murong Jun's tone was heavy, and he seemed to have become another person in the blink of an eye.
"How dare you talk to me like that?" The long-standing power had already made Meng Yi lose himself, so much so that a slight change in Murong Jun's attitude was enough to arouse the displeasure in Meng Yi's heart.
"Originally, I did consider the conditions put forward by the emperor, but the emperor himself did not even have the least sincerity, so the conditions proposed by the emperor before could not be agreed to."
Murong Jun said as he got up and was about to walk out.
And before he could take two steps, a large group of guards suddenly poured out of the courtyard.
"Want to go? Hum! Meng Yi snorted coldly and said coldly: "I don't believe you can get out of this palace gate!" And if you leave, aren't you afraid that I will kill Murong Feng and your sweetheart? β