Chapter 685: Each Fights a Dumb Riddle
Anxian Terrace is made of white marble, there are spiral steps to surround and go up, although only six zhang high, it is the highest place in the harem, it is an excellent place to view the garden, and it was a special place for the Chongyang gathering of the ancestors and the princes.
Because Lie Yufeng was estranged from the brothers, and there was no more Chongyang party, this An Xiantai was given to Cui'er to live in after Cui'er was named a virtuous concubine.
Under the reflection of the gorgeous sunset, on the pure white platform, next to the carved jade threshold, Hu Xianxian was dressed in a water blue robe, standing chic and leaning against the wind; Cui'er was dressed in a light green gauze skirt, pointing out all the places under the stage at her side, detailing the scenes; Ma Shuo, dressed in an indigo Confucian robe, stood three steps away from them, and looked at Cui'er with a smile.
When Hu Xianxian saw the Ghost King, Shang Ren and Zha Cuo walking out of the main hall in the distance, a cloud hung between his eyebrows.
Cui'er's eyesight is not as good as Hu Xianxian, she can't see that far, Ma Shuo only revolves around Cui'er, and she doesn't look in that direction, they don't know why Hu Xianxian's face suddenly changed.
They looked at her in silence and confusion, while she stared intently at the three of them.
The ghost king and they felt that someone was staring at them, and following the direction from which the gaze came, Shang Ren couldn't see Hu Xianxian clearly, but the ghost king and Zacuo saw clearly.
Zacuo paused, and deliberately used spiritual power in his eyes to meet Hu Xianxian's gaze, and his eyes seemed to be provocative and provocative.
"Tsk, the last god, you want to dedicate yourself to her spell again?" The Ghost King teased.
He was still wearing a scarlet robe, with flamboyant makeup and an uninhibited expression, which was particularly eye-catching when he went there.
Zhatso squinted at him and walked in the direction of Anxiandae, followed by the Ghost King. Shang Ren didn't know what to do, so he caught up and said, "The king, the last god, we should go and meet those stubborn ministers, the gate to leave the palace is here." β
"We won't go out of the palace, we'll talk about those pedantic old men tomorrow, and we'll have to find something interesting to do at this moment." The Ghost King stroked his long hair and pulled Sangin to walk towards Anxiandae together.
The guards in the courtyard said that outsiders were not allowed to enter, and Shang Ren glared at them, and when he saw that the prince was angry, they had to obediently let them in.
When they entered the courtyard, Cui'er and Ma Shuo saw that someone was visiting, Ma Shuo had only seen the ghost king, and he didn't expect that the people who came with him were not good people, so he looked at Hu Xianxian nervously.
"Do you want to greet them?" Although Cui'er had never met Zacuo, she knew his identity.
"If you come uninvited, why bother to greet you?" Hu Xianxian said very indifferently, but his eyes unconsciously became vigilant.
"Haha, Xianxian, it's better to meet by chance, it seems that we are really destined." The Ghost King flew up and landed beside Hu Xianxian as lightly as a crane's wings.
"I didn't expect to meet you here, the ghost king." Hu Xianxian bowed his head in greeting.
"What are you doing with such politeness between you and me?" The ghost king and Hu Xianxian were very familiar with each other, and greeted Cui'er with a smile, but they turned a blind eye to Ma Shuo.
Ma Shuo gritted his teeth tightly, glared at the ghost king, and secretly clenched the Zhengyang carving knife in his hand.
Zhatso and Shangren did not fly up the high platform, but slowly stepped up the steps unhurriedly. The ghost king laughed at why did they have to climb for so long, Shang Ren frowned secretly, but Za Cuo slightly hooked the corners of his lips towards Hu Xianxian.
"Look at your deep sour look, don't you just want to show her that you want to be more steady?" The Ghost King pursed his lips.
"What about you? You just want to show that you are very free, so that she thinks that you have no coveting heart for her, and she will gradually see you as a friend, and you think that you can get close to her. Zhatso sneered.
Unexpectedly, their own people pinched each other inexplicably, and Cui'er and Ma Shuo both looked at Hu Xianxian suspiciously. Hu Xianxian shrugged his shoulders and whispered to the two of them: "Don't care what the hell they do, let's remember our purpose, don't let them say that they are dizzy." β
"What the hell are you doing? Xianxian, don't you add the word 'engagement' in front of the ghost in front of me, okay? I can't do it for anyone, unless it's you. β
Unexpectedly, the ghost king answered like this, Hu Xianxian pursed his lips in embarrassment, didn't say anything more, and pulled Cui'er closer to Ma Shuo.
Zha Cuo and Shang Ren had already arrived on the stage, and when Shang Ren saw Hu Xianxian, he said hello with some shame, and stood in the corner with an unnatural expression.
"Xianxian, after I helped you block the thunder punishment a few days ago, why did you leave without making a sound?" Zha Cuo is wearing a white gold-rimmed cardigan today, with a white jade and gold crown to tie his hair, which is a lot less exotic, and he is more like a noble son of the Central Plains.
"You helped me, of course I'm going to find a way to repay your favor. Rest assured, I will thank you again. Hu Xianxian asked Cui'er and Ma Shuo to stand side by side, and hid behind them.
Zacuo lowered his head slightly and looked at Hu Xianxian in a downward posture: "Oh, thank me?" I don't have any gold or silver treasures, why don't you give me a chance to help you undo the spell?" β
Seeing that his eyes were full of ambiguity, Ma Shuo scolded angrily: "You have to be respectful, people are already engaged, don't waste it!" β
Unexpectedly, a mortal would dare to say this about himself, Zacuo was stunned, and when he saw that he was deflated, the ghost king gloated and laughed.
Zacuo could crush Ma Shuo with a single finger, but doing so in full view would only make people think he was a bully.
He held back his anger and asked Ma Shuo with a sad smile: "Do you know how stupid you are like that?" You are a mortal with no power, and the little maids who do chores here can beat you without any power to fight back, and you still want to be heroes to protect them? β
"It's one thing to beat them or not, it's another thing to be willing to protect them." Ma Shuo was so nervous that his legs and stomach were about to cramp, but there was still no fear on his face, "Cheng Haofeng is my friend, watching others flirt with his fiancΓ©e, I can't stand idly by!" β
Zacuo and the Ghost King both sneered contemptuously, but Hu Xianxian praised Ma Shuo to Cui'er and said, "Look, there are many bloody men, and they won't bully women because of their strength like some people. β
Cui'er looked at Ma Shuo approvingly, her eyes were shining brightly, and Ma Shuo blushed to the root of her ears.
Although he had to be careful to guard against Zacuo and the Ghost King, Hu Xianxian was not afraid of them, and gave Ma Shuo a chance to speak up, so that he could show more advantages in front of Cui'er. If they can really fall in love, it will be a good marriage, and it will also make it less difficult for Lie Yufeng.
After laughing and making fun, Hu Xianxian said to Shang Ren again: "Shang Zhenren, please call someone to come and serve refreshments to your distinguished guests." β
"This is Concubine Xian's residence, how can I tell people to do things?" Shang Ren asked, puzzled.
"We are prisoners under house arrest, who will listen to us? Lord Guozhang, it's better for you to let them do things, and don't neglect your two distinguished guests. Hu Xianxian said in a long tone.
Listening to her yin and yang tone of sarcasm about herself, Shang Ren became ashamed: "How can this low palace wall stop Hu Yuanjun?" What do you say about soft or not house arrest? β
"I can go out easily, but Queen Shang has told them not to let us go out, I always have to give Queen Shang a little face, and it will not be wrong to be obedient! I used to be too disobedient, so I would fight zombies desperately, and I was annoying to others! β
When Hu Xianxian saw Shang Ren with the Ghost King and Zha Cuo together, she understood that the tribes of the Manshan Mountains were really allied with Fanbang, and Shang Weiran's various measures in the Qingqiu Kingdom must have been done at the behest of Shang Ren, so the situation must have been deliberately unfavorable to the French Dynasty, and she was really a little chilled.
Referring to the fact that he was chasing Orihun, Lie Yuxun, and Gong Qian'er to help destroy zombies in the Barbarian Mountain Realm, Shangren looked uneasy.
But he still stiffened his mouth and said, "That's all to help Qingqiu Kingdom, not to help me!" Moreover, my little daughter and I have always respected Hu Yuanjun, and it is Hu Yuanjun who has always interfered in Qingqiu's internal affairs and caused dissatisfaction! β
"I don't care about any internal and external affairs, I just want you to let go of my fifth senior brother, three thousand years old and Cai'er!" Hu Xianxian no longer smiled and said sharply.
They argued, Cui'er and Ma Shuo stood silently beside Hu Xianxian, and Zacuo and the Ghost King both looked at them coldly with their own calculations.
"As long as Lie Yufeng agrees to the conditions, we can release the people!" Shangren said.
"Conditions?" Hu Xianxian's heart sank, could it be that Shang Weiran's house arrest of Lie Yufeng was not just to let him be the lord of the country well, what he wanted was not just to be accompanied by husband and wife?
"I won't say much about what the conditions are, as long as he agrees." Shang Ren saw that Hu Xianxian should not know more secret things, and his mind was much calmer.
Hu Xianxian was fascinated by what other secrets there were in Qingqiu Kingdom, and Zacuo's eyes turned around Hu Xianxian's face sticky.
After looking at her for a while, he said with a smile: "Cheng Haofeng is a person who is so stubborn that he refuses to agree to the conditions, and Lie Yufeng is like that, he really deserves to be an apprentice taught by a master." I couldn't get along with the French Dynasty in the capital, so I had to come to Qingqiu Country again, and this time I had to negotiate! β
Hu Xianxian's eyebrows twisted, knowing that he had something to say, but he looked into the distance with a sideways face and didn't answer his words.
"Ignore me? Very good. In fact, women shouldn't care about these big things, as long as they wait obediently to see the results, whoever wins will follow whom, how simple it is. A chill crossed Zhatso's eyes.
"I don't understand your big things, and I don't want to take care of them, I just want to do my own small things and private affairs!" Hu Xianxian had no choice but to respond, and he couldn't let Zacuo think that he was really afraid of him.
Zha Cuo met her by chance a few days ago, and she must have gone to the capital to have something important, but what was it? The situation of all parties may have a more terrible side than what she has seen, Hu Xianxian has a headache, but soon she put aside many conjectures in her mind and decided to do what she needs to do first.
She looked at Za Tso, then at Shang Ren and said, "I just want you to release the people I care about, and I will thank Queen Shang for helping her restore her appearance." β
"You don't have to be so goal-oriented, okay? Since you have met us, you should know that the matter between Shang Weiran and Lie Yufeng is not so simple, and you should slowly deal with us in order to learn more about the truth. Zacuo's rather playful eyes were filled with disgust.
"Is there any absolute truth in the things of this world? I just have to figure out what I'm going to do, so why don't I have to be simpler and more happy? β
Zacuo shook his head and sighed lightly: "You just coax me, I know that you are a person who is bound by rules and regulations in your bones, and you are just afraid of dealing with us so you directly put forward your goals and conditions." Do you understand that women can't learn to deal with men, so they belong to stereotypical and boring women? β
"I'm bound by rules and regulations in my bones, stereotyped and boring? Oh, I'm not alive to make you think I'm funny. Hu Xianxian turned around and walked towards the stage.
This Zha Cuo kept talking nonsense, and the key things were not revealed at all, she really didn't want to entangle with him anymore. It would be good to be able to get out of Shang Ren's mouth that they were still talking to Lie Yufeng about the conditions, at least it was clear that Lie Yufeng was temporarily free of worries.