Chapter Ninety-Seven: Showdown and Half Cards
The position where the queen was sitting was facing the door that Qi Wanli had walked into, so she noticed Qi Wanli's arrival before the old man.
And the first thing Qi Wanli saw was also the queen.
Today's queen dress is very formal, she is wearing a much more solemn robe than last time on the top of the mountain, compared with herself, this robe is much wider, there are many complicated patterns on it, wearing gorgeous and precious decorations, although the decoration of the whole person is different from the "queen mother" that Qi Wanli once saw in those film and television dramas, but the overall temperament is very similar.
"I don't know what kind of political theories the so-called feudal emperors of this era followed? But in this way, which god is the spokesperson of the emperor? Which god's religious philosophy is he following? Hey, I really haven't thought about this before, and I haven't felt the relevant thinking in the Shuo Dynasty. It seems that the gods of this era have had a low influence on the religious ideas of mankind. ”
Qi Wanli thought wildly, but his hands and feet were not slow at all, he bowed according to the method that Yan Kai had taught him in advance, and expressed his respect to the queen, and then raised his eyes and looked at the queen squarely.
"Bai Xiaoyao, you came just in time to meet Mr. Tan. ”
The queen was not polite, pointed to the old man in a wheelchair and said: "Mr. Tan is the third disciple of the National Teacher, who is very good at mathematics and invention, and is the deputy minister of state affairs of my Shuo Dynasty, in charge of all domestic engineering affairs. ”
"Li Chengkong's third apprentice, Tan Shanhe, turned out to be such an old man of such an age?"
Qi Wanli was taken aback in his heart, of course he heard Li carefully mention her third senior brother Tan Shanhe, and he also knew that this was a genius in arithmetic, engineering, and invention and creation, but he didn't know that her third senior brother was already so old.
"It turned out to be Mr. Tan San, Jiu Yang. Qi Wanli saluted Tan Shanhe and said with a smile: "When I chatted with the fifth lady of the Hanging Pavilion, I heard a lot of stories about Mr. Tan San. ”
He didn't exaggerate this, Li carefully told him that the battery production factories in the Shuo Dynasty, the glass production process, and many technologies that could be regarded as relatively advanced in this era were all built by Tan Shanhe, including many interpretations and reproductions of unknown antiquities in the glorious era, which he was also doing.
If you put it in your own era, this Tan Shanhe is the so-called national super science bull and the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Li Chengkong himself is a super AI artificial intelligence, and the few apprentices he accepts are also very powerful. The eldest apprentice Zhao Yue is a 'hero' with outstanding strength; the second apprentice Rong Qian takes care of all the business of the Hanging Pavilion and is a super strong woman; the third apprentice Tan Shanhe is a master of science and technology; the fifth apprentice Li is careful and has achieved extraordinary achievements in his teens, his strength is not weak, and his business is also doing well. Now there is only one fourth child who has never even met their senior brothers and sisters, and I have never heard of it. ”
"The vein of the Hanging Pavilion is really powerful. I heard that Zhao Yue and Tan Shanhe have also accepted a lot of apprentices, although they may not be the way of the secret spellmaster, but they also know some magical methods that ordinary and extraordinary people don't understand very well, and they all mix well...... No wonder they are able to become the largest chamber of commerce in the world. ”
Qi Wanli thought secretly and sat down on the chair next to Tan Shanhe.
"It turns out that the person the queen wants to see today is Dean Bai. Tan Shanhe said in an old voice: "I have also read the cheats you wrote, it is really ingenious." ”
"When it comes to ingenuity, who would dare to compare with Mr. Tan San?" Qi Wanli said modestly with a smile.
After the two exchanged a few words, Tan Shanhe said to the queen: "Queen Mother, the minister's affairs have been finished, so I won't bother." ”
"Okay, Mr. Tan walks slowly. The queen smiled softly and reservedly.
In the process of greeting Tan Shanhe just now, she never spoke, but when the two of them spoke, there was no taste of dominance, she just sat there, and she was the clear owner.
The palace maid who was in charge of making tea by the tea tray stood up and pushed Tan Shanhe's wheelchair away, and Qi Wanli took over the work of making tea.
"Bai Xiaoyao, you are also an earl now, how can you come to make tea in person? The queen laughed.
Qi Wanli shook his head and didn't speak, he skillfully brewed the tea, poured out two cups of hot tea with just the right temperature and fragrance, and gently put them in front of the queen and himself.
Seeing his skillful and gentle movements, the queen laughed softly.
But the next second, her smile froze.
Because Qi Wanli raised his hand, casually stroked a few times in the air, and drew a few runes, and the blue runes dissipated in the air, cutting off all connection between this room and the outside world.
"How do you know how to write a spell? And what do you want to do?" the queen was slightly nervous, and vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she did not attack immediately.
Qi Wanli smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I want to talk to the queen about a very important thing next, and I don't want others to hear it." Everyone is a smart person, so I won't talk nonsense, your fourth sister Yan Zhiyi is not dead, I escorted her into Beijing. ”
The queen's face changed drastically!
She grabbed the teacup in front of her violently, but instead of smashing it in Qi Wanli's face, she smashed it towards the window on the side!
"Very smart, knowing that I have cut off the sound here, since she smashed the cup on the ground, the sound can't be heard, and it is impossible to resist me, it is better to break the window, so that since there is no sound, someone outside the window will definitely notice. ”
Qi Wanli's thought flashed, his hand was raised, and the cup was still in the air, and he took it into his hand.
"Queen Mother, why did you throw away the cup of tea I just made?" he sneered at the panicked and shocked queen: "Don't be nervous, I'm really not here to disadvantage you." I'm here to negotiate terms with you. ”
He saw that the queen's face was ruthless, and it seemed that he was about to burst out, so he said coldly: "Don't let me lose my patience, my people are guarding your fourth sister outside the palace, if I can't get out of the palace today, immediately, the news that your Yan family is chasing and killing your fourth sister will spread throughout the capital." ”
A hint of resentment flashed on the queen's face, she took a deep breath and asked, "Who are you!"
"I am Bai Xiaoyao, your Yan family's guest, the newly sealed Xiaoyao. Qi Wanli said with a smile: "I went to participate in the royal hunting competition with all my might, in fact, just to meet the queen. ”
At this time, the queen had gradually calmed down and said, "Okay, you spent so much effort to get a chance to talk alone with the palace, there must be something to ask for, right?"
"Of course. ”
Qi Wanli scalded the teacup he had just grabbed with hot water, put the tea tray on the table, brewed tea, and handed it to the queen.
"My request is very simple, please ask the Yan family to immediately stop chasing Yan Zhiyi and withdraw the ridiculous pursuit of the so-called 'maid'. Also, don't tell anyone about today, including Yan Kai, it's as simple as that. ”
The queen narrowed her eyes.
She didn't drink the tea handed by Qi Wanli, sat upright, and said coldly: "If you have any purpose, say it at once." ”
"How can that be?"
Qi Wanli smiled and said: "In this situation, I am obviously your enemy of the queen mother, how can I say my purpose like this?"
The queen sneered and said, "Then do you know that the Yan family is not threatened? Let you tell the purpose because you had the opportunity to kill this palace today, but you didn't kill this palace, then this palace owes you a life." However, Hongu will kill you and your comrades next, and then, Hongu will try to see if it can help you fulfill your wish and return your life. ”
Qi Wanli was dumbfounded.
He said in shock: "Are you Yan family members all perverts? aren't you afraid that I will spread your news everywhere?"
The queen continued to sneer: "How many blows has the Yan family suffered in the past hundred years?
Qi Wanli sighed, feeling a little headache, he knew that this matter could not be negotiated so easily today, but he didn't expect this queen mother to be so strong. It seems that it is not possible to play no cards and expect smooth sailing.
"Okay, then I'll talk to you and let you know how sincere I am. ”
He shrugged his shoulders, took a sip of tea, and said: "This matter is actually not complicated at all, that is, my friend and I inadvertently saved Yan Zhiyi, and originally took care of her as a stupid girl, but as a result, Wei Ping'an, the head of your Yan family's secret envoy, was about to kill us with a group of people? ”
"So, my friend and I have a very simple purpose, Yan Zhiyi is very pitiful, she doesn't deserve to die, and we are both innocent and shouldn't be hunted down. Therefore, we will find your Yan family to fight a lawsuit next, and go directly to sue the royal court to seek justice. ”
Now, it was the queen's turn to be dumbfounded.
"You, what are you talking about? You want to sue the royal court, sue the palace?" the queen became a little stammered when she spoke, and she didn't know if she had heard it wrong.
"That's right. Qi Wanli said as a matter of course: "You despise the law and treat human life as nothing, we are the bitter lord, sue you, is it strange?"
The expression on the queen's face became wonderful, as if it was sneering, as if sarcastic, as if it was not believing.
"Don't put on that look, we mean it. Qi Wan said without changing his face: "Telling you about this, I just give you a reminder in advance, because it means that sooner or later the news of your murder of your sister will spread, and I will do this just to give you more time to react, and after that, I will see you in court." ”
The queen stared at Qi Wanli's frank face, and her smile gradually converged.
She began to realize that the man was telling the truth.
It looked like a simple murder, but she knew better than anyone what was behind it. She couldn't know how much the mysterious Bai Xiaoyao in front of her knew, but he was right, if he was really just a person who wanted to sue for justice, if he came to wake up now, he would give himself a lot of time to react in advance......
Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered what Tan Shanhe said in front of her just half an hour ago.
"According to the old calculation, no matter how you choose next, the Yan family will not die. However, it is difficult to say whether the Yan family will change hands. ”
The queen's body trembled slightly, and her intuition told her that her choice at this time directly determined the future of the Yan family!
Qi Wanli was not in a hurry, still slowly pouring tea and drinking tea, waiting for the queen's answer.
Finally, after a long time, the queen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, Hongu promises you. ”