A soldier found a tall footstool out of nowhere and put it at Yan Xiaoyi's feet, Yan Xiaowei was supported by him and slowly climbed off the horse.

She was thinking about Rong Xiu in her heart, but her eyes swept around, and there were at least hundreds of tents in her eyes, where was he?

Before he could ask, the tent of the main tent was lifted from the inside, and a man with a gray beard poked his head out, immediately slapped his thigh, and said in a sharp voice: "The emperor has been talking about when and when to come back since he saw the cloud-piercing arrow just now. I'm looking forward to your return! ”

His eyes fell on the Nine Emperor Princes at the front, and after a pause, tears welled up in his eyes: "Hey, look who this is, it turns out that our Nine Highnesses are back!" ”

He stepped forward and grabbed the arm of the Nine Emperor Princes, looked him up and down carefully, and was heartbroken: "How can you lose weight like this, and your complexion is not good!" In the past three years, you have suffered in this bandit's den, how much Your Highness Nine should have suffered! Not to mention the emperor, even the old slave was distressed when he saw it! ”

The Nine Emperor Prince put his hand on the father-in-law's hand, and smiled gently: "Princess, where did you go, didn't I come back well, but you, your body has always been good?" ”

The prince nodded again and again: "Okay, okay!" He hurriedly raised the curtain of the tent for the Nine Emperors: "Your Royal Highness the Nine, come in and let the emperor take a look, you have not heard anything in the past three years, and the emperor thinks about you day and night!" ”

After hearing this, the Nine Emperors bowed their heads slightly, and walked into the tent.

Yan Xiaowei followed behind her and quietly looked at Pan Shu beside her, is there nothing wrong with her when the father and son get together? She also wants to hurry up and see Rong Xiu!

Pan Shu understood the hidden meaning in her eyes, and hurriedly whispered: "Father-in-law! ”

Only then did the prince divert his attention from the Nine Emperors: "Ouch, look at me, I'm really confused, I actually forgot that there was Miss Yan with me!" ”

He stretched out his hand and gestured to Yan Xiaoyi: "Mrs. Yan is also here with this emperor, and he is in the tent!" But the emperor didn't order that the foreign daughter was not allowed to trespass, and he also bothered Miss Yan to wait outside for a while, and let the old slave go in and report to the emperor! ”

Yan Xiaowei knew that this royal etiquette was extraordinary, nodded again and again, and when she heard the name of Yan's father, she was slightly stunned, why did he come too?

There was a faint sound of talking in the tent, and the Nine Emperor Princes had been in for almost half an hour, but the prince still didn't come out, leaving her standing alone outside the tent, wanting to go but unable to go, wanting to enter but not being able to enter, it was really difficult.

Because she was worried about Rong Xiu, she first sent Pan Shu to Rong Xiu to ask about the situation. But now that Pan Shu has gone to a stick of incense, there is not even a response, and she can't help kicking the stone under her feet with some irritation.

Who would have thought, a small pebble was kicked up by her embroidered shoes, rolled in the air, and flew straight towards the door of the main tent.

Coincidentally, someone just lifted the curtain and walked out. The stone was like a hidden weapon, and it struck the man the knee without even turning a corner.

The prince groaned, and an old hand covered the joint of his knee.

Yan Xiaowei was frightened, how can this be done, although it is a father-in-law who hit, but since this father-in-law can follow the emperor out of the palace, looking at the age and grade, I am afraid that he is a celebrity in front of the emperor. She's reckless this time, but she's really in trouble!

was panicking and didn't know what to do, the prince pursed the corners of his mouth, and his tone was not good: "Miss Yan is in a hurry, take the old slave to lose her temper?" This Mrs. Yan taught the prince etiquette in the prince's palace all day long, but he didn't know that his daughter was a non-accepting gift! ”

Yan Xiaowei secretly screamed in her heart, why did she touch the moldy head of this princess?

The little woman was able to bend and stretch, and she hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry for the princess, Xiao Cumin really didn't mean it!" Speaking of this, her eyes rolled, and she was full of wit: "Isn't it a little long to stand at this gate, I have been injured in the past two days, and I have followed the Nine Emperors to walk a lot, and my legs are a little weak, I quietly moved twice, but I didn't think that I kicked the stone for a while, and you were tricked." You adults have a lot, don't be like cumin! ”

As soon as she heard her mention the Nine Emperor Princes, the prince's face really relaxed, looking at her dirty, with a splint tied to her right hand, a little sympathy suddenly appeared in her heart: "Also, your girl's family must have suffered a lot these days." ”

He lifted the curtain of the door with his hand: "Go in, the emperor is waiting for you!" ”

finally appeased the princess, and her heart was slightly relieved, but when she thought of seeing the emperor, she immediately became nervous again.

She was not afraid of the powerful, but she was a little apprehensive when she thought that the people inside were the masters of this hundred miles of court, and one sentence could make people go to heaven, and the same sentence could also make people fall into hell, so she was more or less apprehensive.

She inhaled quietly, clenched her fists in her cuffs, and stepped into the tent with her eyebrows lowered.

With a slight glance, she could see the general situation. The tent is very large, about can accommodate dozens of people at the same time, the innermost is placed with a pine crane longevity screen, under the screen stand two beautiful women in brocade clothes and golden hairpins, one holds a fan, the other holds an incense burner, exuding a curling fragrance. On the first place, there is a pear blossom wood carved bed, the edge of the bed and the legs are carved with flowers, the head of the bed is carved with a lifelike coiling dragon, the dragon head is plated with golden gold, under the bright light of the tent, it is particularly dazzling.

On the couch was a middle-aged man leaning on the side, dressed in a bright yellow brocade robe, with thick eyebrows and thin eyes, revealing a shrewdness and majesty in his eyes.

Presumably this is the emperor of the Baili Dynasty, Baili Ying!

Yan Xiaowei hurriedly lowered her eyes, and stood in the middle of the tent to salute Baili Ying: "The courtier Yan Xiaowei has seen the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" ”

Baili Ying's eyes flashed and waved her hand: "Flat." ”

Yan Xiaowei stood up, his hands in front of him and stood respectfully.

Bai Li Ying saw that her eyes were slightly lowered, and she stood straight, although respectful but not humble. The other women who saw him looked evasive, very different, their eyes flashed, and they said in a deep voice: "Raise your head and let me see!" ”

Yan Xiaoyi's heart mentioned that the emperor, as the number one person in the world, likes others to revere him and look up to him, and is afraid when he looks at him, while others are disgusted with others looking up to him and flattering, and he can't see others being submissive in front of him, and his face is timid.

Yan Xiaowei couldn't figure out what kind of temper this Baili Ying was, and she was really afraid that she would accidentally touch him with some taboo, but after thinking about it, she didn't have any good countermeasures, so she took a breath quietly, simply raised her face, and looked at him generously.

Yan Xiaoyi's big cat-like eyes looked at him without shying away, Bai Liying's eyes flashed, and there was suddenly a little more interest in her eyes: "You are very bold, aren't you afraid of me?" ”

Yan Xiaoyi's heart sank, here!

But she has always been such a person, the more scared she is, the more calm she is on the surface, she bent the corners of her lips lightly, not to say Baili Ying, but to talk about the Nine Emperor Princes first.

"Back to the emperor, the courtiers were first caught by bandits on Qingyun Mountain and imprisoned in a dark hall, where the people were all kinds of people. The courtier's daughter accidentally angered an eldest sister and was almost beaten. Fortunately, a young man came to the rescue at that time, and the courtier's daughter escaped. That prince is none other than the Nine Emperor Princes! ”

She suddenly smiled faintly: "Don't everyone say that children usually have the epitome of their parents?" Although he has only known the Nine Emperor Princes for a few days, it can be seen that he is strong, brave, kind and righteous. Originally, the emperor was the supreme of the Ninth Five, and I am afraid that he was the biggest person the people had ever seen in her life, and I had been nervous and apprehensive in my heart, but when I saw you just now, I thought that you were the father of the Nine Emperor Sons, and I felt a cordial feeling in my heart. So it's not that you're bold, it's that you have a quality that makes you feel majestic and want to be close. ”

Although Bai Liying has always been strong in the court, she may be old and pays special attention to the children around her. Especially when I haven't seen the Nine Emperor Son Baili Yesu for three years, when the father and son met just now, I saw that my son had so many injuries and was so weak, and I was really distressed as my father. Therefore, Yan Xiaoyi's words can be regarded as a point, no matter how heavenly he is, no matter how powerful and noble he is, when he comes to the Nine Emperors, he is just an ordinary father.

And what father in the world doesn't like to listen to his children's good words? Although Yan Xiaoyi's words praised the Nine Emperor Princes, he was actually cautiously alluding to his education.

He has read countless people in his life, how can he not see the nervousness and careful flattery in Yan Xiaoyi's eyes? However, when she said this today, she really poked him in the heart, and he was in a good mood for a while.

However, his complexion did not change much, and he was already majestic: "The little girl speaks beautifully, and the things she does are even more beautiful!" His tone paused slightly, and there seemed to be some deep meaning flashing in his eyes: "I heard that thanks to what gunpowder you figured out on Qingyun Mountain, you blew up the rock city wall, and our Rong family army easily attacked the cottage?" ”

Yan Xiaoyi's eyebrows furrowed without a trace, she had clearly discussed with Rong Xiu not to mention gunpowder, so as not to be used by someone with a heart to kill, how could this word reach the emperor's ears now?

Yan Xiaowei lowered her head slightly, and made a modest appearance: "Your Majesty, you are really well-informed, the courtiers and daughters have just seen this method in ancient books, and they are just curious to try it." The Rong family army has always been brave and invincible, and it is the iron wall of our Baili Dynasty, how can it be stumped by a small bandit village? The courtier's small gunpowder was just the icing on the cake, and a pair of chopsticks were added to the table. ”

Bai Liying suddenly straightened her waist, stretched out her hand and waved her sleeve, and her slender eyes narrowed: "It's just icing on the cake?" Oh, Miss Yan, you are too modest! ”

Yan Xiaowei was startled by his sudden change in tone, and her body stiffened unconsciously.

Bai Liying was really angry, and got up from the couch with a big stride, and a palace maid rushed over to put shoes on him, but he yelled back: "Get out!" ”

He walked barefoot and slowly walked in front of Yan Xiaowei step by step. The body was not strong but unusually tall, and the shadow cast in front of Yan Xiaoyi's eyes, shrouding her whole person in a shadow.

His tone was gloomy, as if squeezing out of his teeth: "You are so understatement and flickering, do you really think that what you are doing is not modest?" Or are you afraid that I will ask you about the method of making gunpowder, so what about these inappropriate words to prevaricate me? ”

Yan Xiaoyun stalked her neck: "God is a witness, the courtiers have no intention of prevaricating to the emperor, every sentence is sincere!" ”

Bai Liying suddenly turned around and sat on the couch with a huff, and the bright yellow clothes suddenly turned around in the air, setting off a chill.

He slapped his big palm on the pear blossom tree, "Every sentence is from the heart? You say that, too! My people have already heard from Qingyun Mountain that you have made extremely powerful gunpowder, but you plan to hide the recipe for your own sake! You say, "Is there such a thing or not?" This shot can turn the world upside down the gunpowder formula, you don't report and hand it over, but you want to keep it in your hands privately, don't you have the intention of usurping? ”

The voice turned around in the tent, and sank down with an echo, and the air suddenly froze, not to mention Yan Xiaoyi, even the palace maids and eunuchs guarding the tent couldn't help but shrink their necks.

Usurpation? If this big hat is buckled down, she is a cat, and nine lives are not enough to kill!

She thought about it, since Bai Liying said this, she must have understood the words she said to Rong Xiu in advance. In this case, it is useless for her to say no, but to make a crime of bullying the king.

She simply raised her head and admitted briskly: "Since the emperor has a clear understanding, the courtiers will not hide it and say it directly." Let's Baili Dynasty, east to Baita River, west to Qingyunding, south to Nanluowan, north to the Zhen border. You rule over such a large territory, and your thoughts must be extremely far-reaching, and you must be able to understand the thoughts of the people's daughters. ”

Bai Liying didn't eat her set, and frowned: "Don't talk nonsense, talk about the point!" If you don't say a word or two today, I will never spare you! ”

Yan Xiaowei took a deep breath, staring at Bai Liying without blinking, her eyes were clear: "First of all, the courtiers want to dare to ask the emperor a question, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Bai Liying didn't think about it, and waved her hand boldly: "You say!" ”

Yan Xiaowei licked the corner of her lower lip: "Excuse me, what should the Baili Dynasty look like in the emperor's mind?" What kind of life should the people of the Baili Dynasty live? ”

Bai Liying's thick eyebrows twisted: "Naturally, the country and the people are safe, and the people are rich!" ”

Yan Xiaowei nodded: "Yes, only when our Baili country is stable, can the people live in peace and mind, eat well and sleep well." It was precisely because of this that the courtiers did not want to make the gunpowder formula public! Our Baili Dynasty now has a vast territory, and it takes two or three days to walk non-stop from the capital to Qingyun Mountain, let alone travel around the country. Although the courtiers didn't read many books and traveled few roads, they also knew that it was really difficult to defend such a large side of water and soil. ”

She paused slightly, and seeing that Bai Liying was listening seriously, she cleared her throat and continued.

"After the efforts of our ancestors for several generations, and the wise rule of your emperor, we have seen the prosperity of all parts of the world today, and our Baili Dynasty has become the first power on the Kyushu continent, and the surrounding countries have also come to congratulate you. However, this does not mean that there is no crisis. ”

She smiled lightly: "Like this Qingyun Mountain, which occupies the mountain as the king, and the Zhen clan who are waiting for an opportunity to move in the frontier, they are all uneasy factors in the prosperous world of Changping. However, you can't deny that in a world like this, no one wants to fight. Even if the surrounding small countries have bad intentions, no matter how financial and human resources are comparable to our Baili Dynasty, in the final analysis, they still hit the stone with an egg. Take this gunpowder as an example, although once it is used, it is very powerful, and you can shock the world! But in case other people have bad intentions, it is not difficult to make this thing. When the time comes, everyone will hold the gunpowder in their hands, and they will come to such a shot at every turn, then the ancestral industry that the ancestors have accumulated for many years may disappear in an instant! ”

After saying this, her voice was a little hoarse: "As the saying goes, if you plant melons, you will get melons, and if you plant beans, we will definitely encounter blood with gunpowder, and the final result can only be a lose-lose situation!" Therefore, the courtiers pinched this formula in their hands, not only did they not want to usurp, but they were precisely to consolidate and stabilize your country! ”

Baili Ying looked at her deeply: "Then according to what you say, there are bandits in the Baili Dynasty, and the territory is being raided, I really can't use this gunpowder?" ”

Yan Xiaoyun didn't answer but asked rhetorically: "Could it be that without the gunpowder I matched, if there are bandits or alien raids, we will only have to surrender obediently and be bullied?" ”

Bai Liying's face sank suddenly: "Nonsense, don't say they don't dare, even if there is really someone like Qingyun Mountain who is not long-sighted, no matter how many people he has, our Rong family army can beat them to the ground!" ”

Yan Xiaoyi saw him take the bait, and smiled lightly: "In this case, what are you still bothering about gunpowder?" ”

Bai Liying's words were abrupt, and her face was gloomy.

Yan Xiaoyi's heart was beating straight, but he still didn't shy away from his sharp gaze at all, and even had a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth.

Just as she was holding her breath and waiting for him to lose his temper in anger, Bai Liying's face changed suddenly, like turning a book, which made people scratch their heads.

He looked at Yan Xiaoyun and laughed heartily a few times: "You talk back to me like this, aren't you afraid that I will be unhappy to cure you for the crime of contempt of the holy will?" ”

Yan Xiaowei also smiled lightly: "The courtiers just talk about things and honestly say what they think in their hearts." If you think that the courtier's words are wrong, and you want to cure the courtier's sin, the courtier's will have nothing to say. The power of life and death is in your hands, and the courtier's daughter said a lot of words before she died, which can be regarded as enjoyable! ”

Bai Liying's sharp eyes suddenly fell on Yan's father Yan Haisheng, who had been wrinkling his eyebrows and not saying a word, and glanced carefully: "Mrs. Yan, what do you think about this matter?" Speak it up and listen to it! ”