The empress seemed to hear this whisper, she frowned and looked over, Xi Chuyao suddenly stopped, but she couldn't help muttering something indignantly, Chu Nian didn't hear it, but she also felt an inexplicable gaze coming from the empress above, and she couldn't help but tense up a little.

Suddenly there was a figure in front of him, Chu Nian raised his eyes slightly, and saw Ming Xiu standing in front of him, and couldn't help but hook his red lips, and at the end, he hurriedly lowered his head, for fear that others would find out his joy.

Xi Chuyao on the side had a full view of this scene, and couldn't help but look at Chu Nian twice, but this time she was smart in learning, but she was puzzled in her eyes, but she didn't ask.

The empress at the top also glanced at Ming Xiu inquiringly, and immediately withdrew her gaze, the momentum suddenly turned soft, and she smiled slightly: "The bumps on the road of the virtuous nephew must be hard, go back early to rest, and wait for later, I will set up a banquet, thinking that the virtuous nephew will take the wind and wash the dust." Come on, take His Royal Highness Prince Daliang to the palace to rest, and don't slack off. ”

There was a bit of undoubtedness in these words, Ming Xiu had no objections, and a plainly dressed woman stepped forward and led Ming Xiu and the others away, Ming Xiu bowed slightly to the empress above, and calmly turned around and left with the gaze of the civil and military officials present.

Chu Nian followed closely behind Ming Xiu, making enough posture that a little eunuch should have, but he felt that there was a gaze behind him staring at him tightly, and it was not until Chu Nian walked out of the palace gate that this gaze disappeared.

When he got out of the palace gate, Chu Nian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and several secret guards waiting outside the hall immediately followed, seeing Chu Nian's nervous appearance, they all looked at each other. But because there is still a leader in front of him, there are many guards on both sides, and the four secret guards are curious and don't ask, some words, it is better to tell their own people behind closed doors, this foreign land, even if their master's status is high, they don't dare to find trouble easily.

The temporary dormitory for Ming Xiu is in front of the harem, and this palace still inherits the extravagance of all the royal families, not to mention the magnificence, the extravagant furnishings and burning incense are all available.

The maid led Ming Xiu and the others to the palace, then bowed slightly, turned around and left, and the person who received Ming Xiu and the others was a palace person, and at this moment the palace people were respectfully leading Ming Xiu and the others back to the bedroom, and then left in a hurry when Ming Xiu said, "There is no need to be busy here."

Throughout the whole process, Chu Nian, as a little eunuch, obediently followed Ming Xiu's side, and it wasn't until the man left that Chu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Chu Nian, who was relaxed and hurriedly sat on the side, there was a faint distress in Ming Xiu's eyes, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

Chu Nian waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and when the dark three doglegs poured Chu Nian a cup of warm tea, and the warm tea entrance, Chu Nian frowned and spoke, "The territory of this Western Chu Kingdom is not very peaceful, Your Highness, do we want to help Western Chu Yueling?" ”

Chu Nian has also heard about the four princes, I heard that the four princes of Western Chu were brave and good at fighting when they were young, and they did not make meritorious contributions to Western Chu in the war between Western Chu and the barbarians, and now they are old and retreat to the second line, but they also go everywhere with a fierce momentum that makes people retreat, and they have a lot of military power, and they can compete with the Empress of Western Chu.

It can be said that one person is below ten thousand people - almost catching up with Wang Zixuan back then.

Ming Xiu's gaze looked at Chu Nian indulgently, "How do you want to help?" ”

Chu Nian half-lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then got up and looked out the window, the secret guards immediately understood, turned around and walked out of the door, and went on alert.

The strength of the secret guards can also be called first-class in the big cool, but they are not afraid of others listening to the corner, this stall, Chu Niancai turned his eyes, looked at Ming Xiu with a slight smile, but the corners of his mouth were a little meaningful.

"It's easy to say, but it's hard to say, it's also difficult, Your Highness, first of all, do we have to find a way to get in touch with Xichu Yueling first?"

Different from Da Liang, the situation in Western Chu can't help but make Western Chu Yue Ling free to interact with people, tonight's banquet, I am afraid that the five princesses of Western Chu will attend, when the time comes, it is not difficult for Ming Xiu and Chu Nian to communicate with Xi Chu Yue Ling, but they want to have a deeper communication on the bright side, I am afraid that they will be a little taboo about the four princes of Western Chu.

Da Liang only has one prince in Ming Xiu, so naturally it does not involve the trouble of nine sons to win the heir, but Xichu has five princesses, and the relationship with the prince of the neighboring country is naturally the key to winning the heir.

Ming Xiu can naturally unconditionally help Western Chu Yue Ling to win the heir, but in the end, the two countries are neighboring enemy countries, and there are some obscure transactions, so it is better to explain them in advance.

When Chu Nian's words fell, he saw that Ming Xiu fell into deep thought, and after a while, he raised his head, and saw that the thin lips were undetectably curled.

"I'll leave this matter to you?"

……

A magnificent mansion in the imperial city of Western Chu, this mansion looks no different from ordinary rich and noble families on the outside, but the furnishings inside are no less than the extravagance of the palace.

A woman sat lazily on a chair made of gold, staring blankly at the young woman below.

This woman was dressed in brocade, and her eyebrows were somewhat similar to Xichu Yueling, but she was a little more heroic than Xichu Yueling, she had one hand behind her back, straightened her body and frowned at the woman sitting opposite, her face seemed to be angry.

"Auntie, do you want Yuan'er to seduce a man?"

This woman is the third princess of the empress, Xi Chuyuan, at this moment she is wearing a close-fitting brocade robe, but she has a bit of a man's appearance.

The head of Xichu Lu Ning looked at Xichu Yuan in front of him steadily, "Well, what's the matter, you will also want Nafu in the future, why not?" ”

"But, this ...... The other party is the prince of Da Liang, the only prince of Da Liang, even if Yuan'er succeeds, wouldn't he want Yuan'er to marry Da Liang? So how do you take the heir? ”

Xichu Luning chuckled, she got up from her seat and slowly approached Xichuyuan, "You kid, who told you that you want to marry to Da Liang?" ”

Xi Chu Yuan was stunned, she looked at Xi Chu Lu Ning in front of her in astonishment, "This ...... Is it possible, can Da Liang still marry the only prince? ”

Hearing this, Xi Chu Lu Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, she took Xi Chu Yuan's hand, and said with a kind face: "It's not impossible, but it's definitely not now, if you really succeed, then you and Ming Xiu are concubines, Ming Xiu still wants to help you ascend the throne at the moment, as for whether he wants to marry him, and then solve this matter in the future, it's not impossible." ”

Seeing that Xi Chu Yuan's face was not very good-looking, Xi Chu Lu Ning said meaningfully: "If you really don't like Ming Xiu, you don't need to say anything about whether you marry or not, as long as you can get his support at the moment and help you ascend to the throne." ”

Xi Chuyuan's face was cloudy, and she frowned slightly, "What does Aunt want to do?" ”

Seeing Xi Chu Yuan, who had not yet reacted, Xi Chu Lu Ning couldn't help but shake his head and smile, before he said: "You are still young now, there are some things you don't understand, this king can naturally understand, but do you want to be trampled under your eldest sister for the rest of your life?" ”

Speaking of Xi Chu Yue Ling, Xi Chu Yuan suddenly looked stunned.

I saw Xichu Lu Ning pacing to her side, "This king has heard that when Ling Er went to Daliang last time, he did everything he could to seduce that Ming Xiu, and so far their relationship is not bad, but I don't know what happened between them...... If you don't work hard today, then this Da Liang's support, I'm afraid you will give it to your eldest sister. ”

"Auntie, this ......"

Xi Chu Lu Ning's face suddenly turned cold, blocking the second half of Xi Chu Yuan's words, her blood-red lips opened and closed, "Lu, this king has pointed out to you, the opportunity, this king has already created it for you, whether you can seize it or not, it is your own business, if you can't seize the opportunity, let this king down...... Your Fifth Emperor Sister seems to be smart too—"

She elongated her tone, so that Xi Chuyuan couldn't help frowning, and bowed down and said: "Auntie, Yuan'er knows, please don't worry about it, Yuan'er will definitely be able to do this well." ”

Seeing this, Xichu Luning nodded with satisfaction, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a meaningful smile.

"Yes, it's teachable."

At this stall, a woman hurriedly came in from outside the door, this woman was dressed in a close-fitting suit, her hair was tied up high, a black mask, revealing a pair of gloomy eyes, walking in a tiger and a tiger, walking to the side of Xichu Luning and Xichu Yuan, she nodded slightly towards Xichu Yuan, and knelt in front of Xichu Luning on one knee, hugging her fists:

"Forgive the incompetence of his subordinates, Ming Xiu brought four guards, those four people are strong in martial arts, and the subordinates were almost discovered by them before they heard anything, so they had to rush back."

When these words fell, Xichu Luning suddenly froze at the corner of her lips, she touched her chin and said to herself, "Sure enough, Ming Xiu is not as weak as rumored, there is someone at hand who can make you all praise, presumably it is also ......."

At this stall, she seemed to realize that there was another person in the house, so she waved her hand towards Xi Chuyuan and said: "You go back and prepare first, remember to dress yourself up softer at night, this king has heard that most of the women in Da Liang are weak and do not pass the wind, if you still dress up now, I am afraid that the prince of Da Liang will not look at you more." ”

Although Xi Chuyuan's face was not very good-looking, he only responded in a low voice, turned around and walked out of the door.

At this time, Xichu Lu Ning turned his gaze to the woman who was kneeling on one knee on the ground, "Get up and speak." ”

After the woman got up and stood still, Xichu Lu Ning said with a gloomy face: "It's okay if you haven't heard other news, do you know where the little eunuch who followed Ming Xiu came from?" ”

The woman looked a little hesitant, and after a long time, she said: "The subordinates only eavesdropped on the roof for a while, and only heard that the two seemed to be very close, but the others were never heard of by the subordinates again." ”

"Unknown...... Is it? Xichu Lu Ning frowned and thought for a while, then raised his head as if he thought of something, "You go and send someone to find out the news in Daliang, this king wants to know all the news about the Wushuang County Lord in the shortest possible time!" Including where she is now! ”

The woman was obviously a little puzzled, but she didn't suspect him, and answered in a low voice, turned and walked out the door.

There was only one person left in the room, Xi Chu Lu Ning, she paced in the room for a while, then sat down on the chair with some fatigue, rubbed her forehead and said, "I hope it's not the unequaled county lord...... Otherwise, if Ming Xiu didn't come alone, it would be really more difficult to deal with. ”

……

When it was just night, Chu Nian changed into a eunuch costume again, and went to the main hall of the banquet with Ming Xiu.