Chapter 28 Winning or Losing the Competition
Chen Heng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "The Qi army is really heroic. β
He stood up and saluted to the King of Qi, "The country of Qi is strong and powerful, and there are many rare treasures, and if you try these three games, you will lose." β
King Qi laughed, "The prince is too humble, but this game is flat." β
"The first two games have been lost, it is a foregone conclusion, according to the previous discussion, the king can choose one of the three treasures of our country, and I am willing to give it to the king. β
King Qi smiled, "Then thank King Chen for his generosity." He turned to the queen and said, "What does the queen like?"
"I see that this sobering felt is good, so the king might as well keep it. If the king is drunk, he will never have a headache again. β
He said to Lan Guifei again, "What about Concubine Ai?"
"I like that picture of spring stepping on spring, it looks good, otherwise the king will give it to his concubines. The Great Kingβthe Great Kingβ"
She even screamed and shook King Qi's bones crispy, and he was about to speak, Yan Sha suddenly stood up, "Father, my son thinks that although this spring day is good, it is not as good as listening to the rain map in summer, and it feels cooler in the room." There is also this sobering felt, after all, it is a dead thing, although it can be sobered, but it is extremely difficult to preserve, and it is easy to take out a use, rather than shelving it, it is better to choose a person who understands the mood and understands the meaning. That dancing girl is a rare beauty, and if her father stays by her side, isn't there an extra flower of interpretation?"
This is not like Yan Sha's personality, he never plays in front of the palace, and he will not suddenly interject, and all kinds of performances today are full of strangeness.
Chu Yun looked at him in surprise, and when he came into contact with her gaze, Yan Xu didn't seem to see it. He was also for her this time, the look in King Qi's eyes just now was really worrying, with his thoughts, it was best to leave that spring outing picture in Qi country. But it's a dead thing, no matter how important it is, it's not as important as a living person. If he wants to protect Chu Yun, he must protect her from harm.
This is also something that has been measured in his heart for a long time, the spring outing map can be obtained by finding a way, as long as Chen Heng does not leave, he will have a chance, but she, really, really can't ask King Qi to take advantage of it.
Li Yunhui dusted his cuffs, "Fourth brother, don't we have beauties in Qi Kingdom?" β
"Oh?" Yan Xu raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it His Royal Highness the Prince's beloved beauty?"
"Fourth brother, what do you mean by this?"
Yan Xu smiled, "Everyone has a love for beauty, what is a beautiful woman?"
When the two of them were fighting in the palace, King Qi was slightly unhappy on his face, "It's just a woman, do you need to fight for it?"
"Today is the day of the envoys' visit, so why should the king be angry? Isn't it just a selection of treasures, what's so difficult?" It was Chu Huainan who spoke, and he was also a master who didn't often speak, even if he pried his mouth open, it was difficult for him to speak.
King Qi looked at him suspiciously, "What's the matter?"
"It's not enough to have an idea, but is it just that there are a few rare treasures in our Great Qi Congress? It's really ridiculous, I don't have to let people listen to it, and I think that the Ding Dong of the Great Qi is poor. In my opinion, there is no need to leave a word, and all the beauties who are not beautiful will be driven out,"
King Qi: "Then leave the decanting felt." β
After the palace banquet, the ministers pushed out of the palace and walked outside the palace one after another.
Chu Yun came out of the main hall and took a deep breath, he did achieve his goal today and attracted the attention of King Qi, but I am afraid that this attention will attract too much. The dedication of the painting was her plan, and beyond her surprise was this dedication, "Dance of Neon Clothes" was so eye-catching.
Just as he was about to move, a voice came from behind him, "Where is Master Chu going?"
She looked up, it was the crown prince Li Yunhui, she saluted respectfully, "What is the matter with His Royal Highness the prince?"
"Today's Chu painter's dance is peerless, and in a few days it will be the birthday of this prince, I don't know if I can invite you to perform in the house?"
"Is Your Highness going to celebrate your birthday these days? It was Chen Heng who came out of the palace next, "Your Highness wants to watch singing and dancing, so it's better to let my dancing girl come to the house and ensure that His Highness is satisfied." β
Li Yunhui glanced at him, "The Seventh Prince is so gracious, that's really a thank you." β
"You and I hit it off at first sight, let's go, let's go to the banquet again. β
Li Yunhui was pulled by him, and he couldn't hide if he wanted to, he should have avoided suspicion in the palace, and it was not appropriate to get too close to the envoys, but he was caught by him like this, and it was difficult to break free, so he could only go out with him.
Chu Yun was very grateful to Chen Heng for appearing at the right time, she knew that he was here to help him, if he wasn't there today, she was afraid that she would be bullied by the prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to have been looking at her very unpleasantly lately.
Out of the palace gate, I suddenly saw a solid horse with a brocade saddle galloping under the gaze of the officers and soldiers at the corner of the street, and turned to the south. The knight on the horse was dressed in beautiful fashionable new clothes, embroidered jade belts, dazzling and swaggering, and the whole person exuded a chic and elegant extravagance, and looked triumphantly comparable to an arrogant bee that had just picked flowers.
Chu Yun couldn't help but praise when he looked at it, "What a free and easy person." β
"That's His Royal Highness the Prince's brother-in-law, Yan Que. β
Chu Yun looked back and saw Li Yuelong standing behind him, standing with his hands behind his back, smiling at her.
Seeing him, Chu Yun felt angry and complained: "You see dancing, why do you want to tell the prince about my ability to dance?"
Li Yuelong sighed slightly, "You have wronged me, which I said on purpose, that day you and I played songs and dances in the garden, but you can know that the house next door is the residence of the son of Yan Queyan, if he sees anything, he can't say it." β
It's a coincidence, but fortunately nothing happened, and she didn't care.
Back at home, Nephrite had already returned, looking like she was prostration.
Chu Yun said, "What's wrong?
"That housekeeper looks reliable, and after a ride, I'll be back. β
"Can Steward Ann tell me where to send it?"
"It should be Chen Guo. β
Chu Yun sighed, it could only be there, after all, among the three kingdoms, only Chen Guo was willing to accept the old people of Chu State. She didn't know much about the current situation of the people of Chu, but she didn't have to think about it to know that it would definitely be miserable. And if you want to change this situation, you can only start from the national politics, either change the hatred of the King of Qi for the Chu people, or have a way to make him
Nephrite has been outside for so long, she is hungry and clamoring to eat.
Chu Yun licked her lips, she hadn't eaten for most of the day. It's a pity that I don't have a penny on me, and I can't buy it if I want to.
"Is there anything else I can eat at home?"
"A little bit of sun-dried noodles, a handful of shallots. β
"Then let's make a scallion noodle. She rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.
Nephrite followed excitedly, this was the first time she had seen her make food, and she was excited. In her eyes, Chu Yun is omnipotent, beautiful, and has some spells, and she has infinite fantasies about how beautiful that side is. Unfortunately, the soft shape of the noodles has not yet been seen, and the pot has been mushy.
The kitchen smelled of burnt paste, and the smoke was billowing and choking.
Nephrite rolled her eyes as she looked at her, "I said, girl, if I don't remind you that the water is dry, will you order all this kitchen?"
Chu Yun pouted, didn't she order the kitchen, as for the fuss?
She went to clean up the pot, intending to make persistent efforts, Nephrite sighed on the side, "People like you who can't be popular and can't cook, I'm really afraid you won't be able to get married." β
Chu Yun glared at her, "Or you can do it." β
Nephrite's head shook like a rattle, although she had spells, she couldn't use them for cooking, and she didn't have to be much stronger than Chu Yun in that skill.
The two of them were cleaning up the burned pot, and suddenly smelled a fragrance, Yan Sha stood in the courtyard, holding an oiled paper bag, and the aroma came from it.
Nephrite pounced on the first one, snatching the paper bag in his hand like a hungry wolf, Yongheju's sauced beef, which was her favorite.
Chu Yun also wanted to grab it, but unfortunately seeing his face that was neither yin nor yang, he had to give up.
"What's the matter? Angry again?"
"People say that anger hurts the liver, why is your body so good?"
Yan Xu glared, "You still dare to say that you never think about the consequences of doing things." β
She rubbed her stomach, "I'm hungry. β
Yan Xu's inexplicable anger disappeared first, and although he complained in his mouth, he had already rolled up his sleeves and entered the kitchen.
The beef is for nephrite, and she just eats the food he cooks himself.
Chu Yun moved a bench and sat next to him, watching him light the fire and add firewood to the stove little by little. He didn't know how to use dry noodles, scooped up the flour and made the noodles with his own hands. His technique is very good, the dough is very thin, each one is only a little thicker than a hair, and it floats up after a moment in the pot.
It is said that the man in labor is the most handsome, and watching him cook for himself is full of emotion. She held her cheeks and looked at it for an unknown amount of time, until she smelled a fragrant smell of scallion oil at the end of her nose.
A bowl of scallion noodles was brought to her eyes, and the chopsticks were handed to her, and Chu Yun immediately smiled when she saw it.
"No matter what time it is, your craft will always be so good. β
Yan Xu snorted lightly, "You eat first, and then talk after eating." β
Chu Yun sucked, she was also really hungry, and a bowl of noodles was eaten in a while.
She swallowed the last bite and laughed, "Are you here to make noodles for me today?"
"And thou hast acted recklessly today, lest thou shalt bring the root of evil to come. β
Chu Yun said with a smile: "Since I have taken this road, I am not afraid, you can rest assured, I still have the ability to protect myself." β
"I don't care what you're going to do, but you can't put yourself in danger. What are you going to do in the future, it's best to discuss it with me first. β
"I know. She smiled, but didn't take it to heart.
Yan Xu sat for a while and then got up to leave, Chu Yun asked him where he was going, he smiled and said that he wanted to ask Chen Heng for something, even if he wanted to grab it, he would snatch it out of his hand.
After he left, Chu Yun sat in the courtyard and thought about things.
"Girl, what are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking about today. "Today in the court, it is easy to see that there seems to be no harmony between the national teacher and the crown prince, and if she can provoke a dispute between the two, she will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
That night, Hongge turned into Yan Sha's appearance, I am afraid that he deliberately provoked the fight between the national teacher and Yan Sha.
Although Chu Huainan was not liked by the King of Qi, he had a special status in the court because of his great ability. If it can lead to infighting between the two, it can increase internal friction and make the Qi State decline rapidly, and she will have an opportunity.
"But how do you start?"
She muttered, and suddenly nephrite's voice came from behind her, "I said, big girl, what are you talking to yourself alone?"
Chu Yun turned around and smiled, "It's nothing, it's just a little bit of a god, can you finish your beef?"
Nephrite immediately covered the paper bag in her hand in fright, "You don't want to rob me." β
Chu Yun smiled, Yan Sha made a pot of noodles that was enough for her to eat. When he was leaving, he forced her to finish eating, saying that the food he made must not enter the second person's mouth, and that she would rather pour it out than give nephrite. She felt that it was a pity to pour it out, so she swallowed it all. Speaking of which, this is also the fullest meal she has eaten in Qidu in months.
She said, "Nephrite, you have seen the national teacher and the prince, how do you think they can fight?"
"Fight for power, fight for profit, fight for women?"
For men, there seems to be only a few things to fight for in the world.
Chu Yun thought it was true, needless to say that the struggle for power was not to mention, the national teacher was powerful, and the prince naturally wanted to overwhelm his momentum, and it was not a day or two that the two looked at each other unpleasantly. But this kind of struggle is limited to a little war of words, not a fight. How can we help?
Nephrite bit the flesh and said vaguely: "I look at that national teacher and the prince, they are a little interesting to you, it is better for you to use a beauty trick." β
Chu Yun glared at her, "Which eye did you see?"
"Both eyes saw. She laughed and took a bite of the beef and ran away until she swallowed the last bite in the distance, intending not to give it to her at all.
At today's state banquet, the crown prince Li Yunhui and the national teacher both showed unusual concern for her, but with their personalities, they were not interested in it for a while, and it was impossible to talk about fighting for her. It seems that we have to start with the prince's house.
Such a big thing happened, Qi Du has not heard any news so far, and Chu Huainan seems to have completely forgotten it, and he has not even seen him mention it.
I ate too much, I didn't eat dinner at all, I lay in bed and slept for a while, and when I woke up again, the house was suddenly noisy and noisy.
When she opened her eyes, she saw a man standing in front of the bed, with a blue face and a knife in his hand, smiling at him.
"Get up and eat. β
"I'm not hungry. β
"Get up, I want to eat. β
The knife was back and forth in her, as if she was looking for somewhere to start.
Chu Yun was startled, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Who are you?"
As soon as the words fell, a burst of Lang Lang's laughter sounded outside the door, "I said that you stinky centipede, you dare to be so arrogant when you come to someone's house, be careful that Nephrite will ignore you again." β
The blue-faced man took the knife and said with a smile: "I just scared her, and I didn't really want to eat it." β
Chu Yun grinds her teeth, it's not so scary, right?
These people should be those fairy friends of Nephrite, one by one, they are arrogant and like what, what do they think of her here?
I was too lazy to get angry with these monsters, so I put on my shoes and came out, and there were already a few tables of banquets in the courtyard outside, and more than a dozen monsters were boxing, drinking, and drinking, and they were noisy and happy.
The food is a good dish, the wine is a good wine, and the pungent aroma of wine comes to make people feel intoxicated.
When the monsters saw it, some grinned, and some beckoned, "Come, big girl, come and have a drink with us." β
Chu Yun frowned and said to Nephrite, "Why did you invite these monsters again?"
Nephrite seemed to have drunk a lot, drunk and staggering, and said in a long voice: "Miss, you don't know, my friends are going to find someone to take revenge today." β
"Who to get revenge on?"
"Who else can there be, except for the national teacher Chu Huainan, who doesn't know the height of the sky?"
Nephrite talks a lot when she gets drunk, and she rambles on and on about a snake spirit falling in love with a centipede spirit.
Demons and demons love each other.,Originally, it was quite a match.,Although I don't know what it was born to.,But it's rare for people to have a good relationship with monsters.γ
It's a pity that the good times are not good, and on a certain day in a certain year, one of them changed his mind, and it is said that he fell in love with a cultivator, so it triggered a struggle between shemales. The outcome of the struggle is unknown, but the protagonist of the story is shocking.
When he heard the name Chu Huainan from her mouth, the shock in his heart was incomparable, and at the same time, there was a trace of resentment, did he still hook up with a snake spirit when he was in a relationship with her?
This time, nephrite came out of the house with a mission, to find the centipede essence and avenge her aunt.
Chu Yun said: "Are you sure that person is the national teacher?"
"I don't know, anyway, whether it's right or not, let's kill it first. β
Chu Yun grinned, her personality was really bold.
I've been talking to these monsters for a long time, and I don't think they're terrible, or I have a preconceived understanding of Qi Huwei, and there are good ones among the monsters.
Especially a hedgehog spirit, the more he talked to her, the more speculative he became, and he became a confidant for a while.
Chu Yun also intended to befriend them, and a few monsters drank too much, and their blood was boiling to find someone to fight. Her heart moved, thinking of the mansion of the crown prince Li Yunhui, which was really an opportunity given by God.
In the middle of the night, there were suddenly many drunkards on the streets of Qidu, shouting all the way to the outside of the city.
Chu Yun had heard the story of a hundred ghosts walking at night before, the ghost king paraded in the silent night with the ghostly spirit, and tonight she also brought a dozen monsters, although occasionally a few did not obey the command and ran away, and the rest actually followed her to the house.
After the last experience, from the outside, this mansion seems to be even more lonely, there are no soldiers, not a single soldier, to be exact, there is no one here at all. Since the last time, Li Yunhui seems to have given up on this house, but the demons raised inside can't be released, and they are all locked in huge cages.
The demons who were still majestic that day looked languishing one by one at the moment, without food for many days, and with pitiful eyes open. Since the prince has abandoned this place, he must have not fed for a long time.
These things are accustomed to eating blood, and if they are released, it will definitely harm the people. This group of monsters happened to be boiling in the semester, and they had too much strength, just to spend a little time with these demons, and the development of things seemed to be in Chu Yun's plan, although these demons were powerful, where were the opponents of these monsters who had cultivated for thousands of years, and they were all ruined.
A fire, the house carefully built by the crown prince Li Yunhui was destroyed, and nephrite mischievous printed a line of big characters in a piece of ashes, and Chu Huainan came here to visit.
Chu Yun watched her messing around, although she also knew that she wouldn't let it go, but it could make things more messy, which she was happy to see.
Taking advantage of the night, a group of youkai flew away.