At noon in the Dahui Imperial Palace, the Throne Room was eerily quiet. It was so quiet that one could almost hear the sound of a needle dropping.
A middle-aged man in a luxurious dragon robe sat on the main seat. He looked straight at the entrance of the hall, but his eyes were deep and unfathomable.
"Emperor, all the officials in and out of the palace have been dismissed." After a long time, a palace servant hurried into the hall to report.
"Emperor, the palace gates have been closed." After a while, another palace servant hurried in to report.
"I see. You may leave." The person on the throne was silent for a while. He waved his hand and dismissed the palace servant.
"Emperor …"
"I said leave!" The man strengthened his tone. The two kneeling palace servants looked at each other and bowed helplessly.
"Since you're here, why don't you come in?
Do you need me to come out and greet you? "The man looked straight at the entrance of the hall again. His cold voice broke the silence of the Throne Room.
"I didn't expect that you would still be so rude after 24 years!"
As the man's words fell, a handsome middle-aged man and woman in bright clothes slowly walked in from the entrance of the hall.
"I'm willing to dismiss the palace for an untrustworthy person like you. It's your honor to meet us."
The man on the main seat was the Emperor of the Dahui Kingdom. At this moment, he couldn't help but say angrily to the couple who were leisurely in the Dahui Imperial Palace as if they were taking a walk in their own backyard.
"Tsk tsk … I just sent you a letter to invite you to meet. You make it seem like the end of the Dahui Kingdom."
The man who entered the hall held the woman's hand. He casually picked a seat and pulled the woman to sit down.
"Tell me, what's the matter this time?" Emperor Dahui didn't seem to want to have too much to do with him, so he went straight to the point.
"Nothing much. I just came to see you and the Dahui Kingdom under your rule. The people who live and work in peace and the officials who work hard …"
"Cut the crap!" Emperor Dahui interrupted the man's chatter.
"I remember that twenty-four years ago, the Dahui and Blood Hades had reached an agreement. Blood Hades was not allowed to send troops into the Dahui.
You've gone back on our agreement. "
"That's right," the man answered frankly, "Blood Hades didn't send troops into the Dahui. I didn't break the contract."
"Ten — — Two — — Blood — — Knight — —!"
Emperor Dahui gritted his teeth and spat out the words one by one. The twelve Blood Hades Cavalry of the Country of Blood Hades only obeyed the Emperor's orders.
If not for the orders of the King of Blood Hades, how could they have infiltrated the Dahui and plotted against him?
"I was just about to ask.
The twelve Blood Horsemen suddenly lost their minds and disappeared without a trace.
It was said that Dahui had discovered their tracks.
So, I took the opportunity to celebrate your birthday and bring them back. "The man smiled slightly and looked up at the man who was almost jumping up and down on the main seat.
He explained with a serious tone that couldn't be more serious.
"You … … You … …" Emperor Dahui was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
He pointed his finger at His Highness, the man who seemed to be calm and collected. What he did and what he said didn't show that he was as evil as a demon.
"What?
Could it be that my information was wrong?
The twelve Blood Horsemen are not in the Dahui's territory?
That's it. I didn't break the agreement between the two countries like you said. "The man ignored the almost exasperated man on the throne and said calmly.
"You … …" Emperor Dahui suppressed the anger in his heart and took back his trembling index finger.
He kept comforting himself in his heart: I've known him for thirty years, but I've never won against the terrible man on the lower seat in an official battle. However, I have an excellent counterattack weapon … …
"How's your Tanuki Prince?"
Sure enough, this sentence was comparable to the most powerful weapon in history, directly piercing the opponent's heart.
"Li Wenxiu — —!"
Tsk tsk, this is what it means to be an evil dragon crossing the border.
Li Wenxiu, the Great Emperor of the Great Hui Kingdom, glanced at the Throne Room, which looked like it had been swept by a typhoon. He didn't expect that the fact that they hadn't seen each other for 24 years, which could be called the shame of the royal family of the Bloody Netherworld Kingdom for a hundred years, was still deeply buried in his heart.
"Xue Li … …" The woman who had been accompanying the man tightly hugged the man who gradually calmed down with tears on her face. "Li … … Don't think too much … … Didn't you say there were clues?"
The man trembled slightly when he heard the words. He restrained his anger and looked up at Li Wenxiu who was watching the couple on the main seat like watching a play. His eyes returned to calmness.
"I'm very happy that we, husband and wife, entertained you." The man, no, the King of the Country of Blood Hades, smiled faintly.
He didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt for the life-threatening destruction just now.
"Thank you." Li Wenxiu naturally felt happy that he had turned the tables.
"Then, can we sit down and talk about what I came to see you about today?" Xue Li raised his sword-like eyebrows, looking as if Li Wenxiu didn't have a choice.
"Okay." Li Wenxiu sighed helplessly.
What could he do?!
The strength of the Country of Blood Hades was more than several times stronger than Dahui.
Twenty-four years ago, by chance, he helped Xue Li, who had just taken over the position of the King of the Country of Blood Hades, find his wife who had left in a rage. Only then was he able to make the Country of Blood Hades promise that they would never attack Dahui again. This written promise was exchanged for his super stable position as the Crown Prince. He also successfully ascended to the position of the Emperor the day after the death of his father.
However, this promise only lasted for twenty-four years. Although the Twelve Blood Horsemen of the Blood Hades who sneaked into Dahui were accidentally suppressed, it became a thorn in his heart.
The Twelve Blood Horsemen were the symbol of the Country of Blood Hades's iron power.
Wherever they went, there was no mission that they couldn't complete.
But now, the Twelve Blood Horsemen were all buried in Dahui. He guessed that Xue Li would definitely come.
He just didn't know that Xue Li would come so soon. On his fiftieth birthday, before he was ready to choose a capable assistant for himself, Xue Li came. A letter that asked him to dismiss all outsiders in the palace and asked for a secret meeting with him indicated that Xue Li came to find him to settle the matter of the Twelve Blood Horsemen being suppressed by Dahui.
…
"So, it is indeed the King of Blood Hades and the Mother of the Country who came to the palace?
But why didn't the Emperor receive him as a monarch, but instead met him secretly? "This didn't seem to be the style of the Emperor.
After listening to Lin Siyao's extremely brief report, Liang Xuanjing and Liang Enzai looked at each other in confusion.
"Father, are the Emperor and the King of Blood Hades old friends?"
"They can't be considered … old friends.
However, when the late Emperor was still alive, the treaty of non-aggression between the two countries was indeed signed by the Emperor and the King of Blood Hades.
At that time, the civil and military officials guessed that the Emperor and the King of Blood Hades should be good friends.
But later, although there were no disputes between the two countries, there were no trade exchanges, let alone friendly meetings between the Kings.
Except for the treaty of non-aggression, the way Dahui and the King of Blood Hades interact is no different from that of an enemy country. "
"My good son-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
After Liang Xuanjing finished speaking, he didn't care about his son who had lowered his head and was deep in thought. Instead, he patted Lin Siyao's shoulder and said softly, "Go back to your room, Xu 'er has been thinking about you for a long time."
"Okay." Lin Siyao nodded and walked out of the Prince Jing Palace's largest discussion room expressionlessly.
He walked straight to the Lotus Garden where the guest room was temporarily staying.
Lin Siyao left out a part about the King of Blood Hades destroying the palace and the Mother of Blood Hades crying and comforting him.
Thinking of this, Lin Siyao suppressed the inexplicable anxiety in his heart and walked quickly to the guest room where Shuiche was staying.
He also secretly decided that once the meeting with the Emperor on the eighth day of the new year was over, he would take Shuiche and the twins out of the Imperial Capital and return to Flower Town.
He was used to the peaceful and comfortable days in Flower Town. The chaos in the Imperial Capital couldn't hide the tense and cold bustling scene behind him. It made him have the urge to take his wife and children and leave immediately.
"Once the matter is settled the day after tomorrow, we will go home." Lin Siyao sighed softly as he hugged his wife's warm and fragrant body.
"Okay." Su Shuiche deeply agreed.
She also missed home.
Although Flower Town wasn't as bustling as Feng City, although their two-acre house wasn't as big as the Lotus Garden specially prepared for them in the Palace, although their daily life wasn't as convenient as in the Imperial Capital, although this was also her home — her maiden home.
But she was homesick.
Her hands gently rocked the small bed that Feng Caiyun had specially ordered people to make for her. She saw the twins sleeping peacefully, but when she turned her head, she saw her intimate husband who buried his head in her neck and refused to leave. Su Shuiche raised her eyebrows slightly.
"What are you laughing at?" Lin Siyao, who could feel her emotions even though he was nestled in her neck, asked in a low and hoarse voice.
"Nothing." She looked at him with a smile. She couldn't say that she was satisfied with her life or something like that.
That would make her feel embarrassed.
"Is that so?" He chuckled and didn't expose her.
She was so innocent that any emotions would undoubtedly show on her small face.
This was also the reason why he didn't want her to face strangers alone.
The simple and unadorned Flower Town was the most suitable place for her to live.
Prince Jing Palace. Tsk, so what if she was a legitimate young lady?
Who could guarantee that the concubines and concubines in the Prince Jing Palace were virtuous and honorable?
They had only stayed for one night, but several of Liang Xuanjing's concubines brought their concubines' daughters to disturb Shuiche.
Not to mention whether their actions were sincere or not, just taking a stroll around the Lotus Garden was enough for Shuiche to deal with.
Not to mention those who had ulterior motives.
"By the way, Ah Yao, on the eighth day of the New Year, I've already made the formal attire for you to enter the Palace to meet the Emperor. Try it on and see if it fits."
Su Shuiche turned around and took out the sky blue formal robe that she had prepared when she learned that he was going to enter the Palace. She let him take off his outer robe and try it on.
"So fast?"
Lin Siyao smiled as he took the formal robe from her hands. It had only been ten days since they had confirmed that he was going to meet the Emperor on the eighth day of the New Year. There were still four and a half days on the road, but she had already finished the robe.
However, he never underestimated his little wife.
Especially when it came to needlework. She had an astonishing talent and ability.
"Since you're going to meet the Emperor, you should at least dress properly." Su Shuiche smiled as she gently pushed him, "Try it on. If it doesn't fit, there's still time to change it."
If she hadn't repeatedly assured Ah Yao that she had already prepared a formal robe, her cheap mother would have had the largest ready-made clothing store in the capital send over a variety of high quality formal robes for him to choose from.
"When has it ever not fit when you make it?"
Lin Siyao said, but he obediently listened to her suggestion. He tried on the formal robe just to make her feel at ease.
(To be continued.
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