The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress

Chapter 116

Less than half a month after the credential was sent out, the envoys of Xiwei first arrived in Yejing. +++Cartino novel website and this envoy, unexpectedly is their old acquaintance-Xue Wuyi. Xue Wuyi is still the same, a weak literati, even in the February sky, still wearing a thick fox fur cloak. The cheeks that came out were three points whiter than the paper, and the lips (color) were also lighter, and only a pair of blue and white eyes were particularly energetic.

An envoy from the west dung, Honghe Temple hosted a banquet, Xiao Zhige and An Changqing also attended the banquet out of respect. Xiao Zhige and An Changqing were seated side by side, Xue Wuyi and the other two dungeons were in the guest seat, and Hongxiqing was accompanied by the side.

At the banquet, it was nothing more than polite remarks, mostly about the customs of the two countries. Xue Wuyi said less, the other two envoys said more. After a conversation, they knew that they had come to Yejing this time because they had been instructed by the king of the west, and even appointed the prime minister Xue Wuyi to come.

The situation in the west dung, even if it is far away in Daye, they still know one or two. For example, the Queen Mother of the West Dung and some courtiers have begun to force Xue Wuyi to return to power and delegate power. Another example is that the fifteen-year-old West Dung is married. The queen is his cousin and is still the daughter of the Puyang Wang family. For example, in the West Dung, many formerly oppressed West Dung people have raised the anti-banner. These West Dung people, who are regarded as inferior untouchables, are united and are already a big force. The prime minister Xue Wuyi did not order the rebellion for some time. As a result, officials from the west dung have played the inaction of the prime minister, and some officials united with the west dung royal family, including the west dung king, to bring Xue Wuyi down.

The situation in the West Dung is changing rapidly. At such a critical moment, the West Dung King sent Xue Wuyi as an envoy to Da Ye… the purpose was obvious. What is even more suspicious is that Xue Wuyi could have not come, but he has come instead.

Unconsciously, An Changqing turned his gaze to Xue Wuyi, and saw him sitting there with his back straight, his eyes drooping and drinking unhurriedly, and he was still following the unsmiling maid who called Ji Xue to his side. It’s just that among the West Dung Guards during this trip, Shang Que was not seen.

The banquet lasted for nearly two hours. The other two envoys of the Western Dungeon and the Honourable Hung Po Temple seemed to have seen it at first sight, and were very interested in the customs of the Daye. They were accompanied by the Honourable Hung Po Temple and took them to visit Yejing. This prosperous capital. Only Xue Wuyi said that she was unwell and had no peers.

Because he was not going, the two envoys of Xi Wei first came to sue him. An Changqing listened and found that although their actions were respectful, their words were full of sharp knives, and the appearance of guns and sticks was obviously not in agreement with Xue Wuyi.

An Changqing left with Xiao Zhige, and asked in a low voice, “King Xiyu wants to drag Xue Wuyi here?”

At the banquet today, the envoys of the West Dung talked a lot of gossip, and they wanted to take a look at the local customs of Daye, but they didn’t talk about serious matters, and looked like they were here for fun.

“The king of the west probably thought that Xue Wuyi was dragging here. But how did he know that Xue Wuyi didn’t want to come by himself?” Xiao Zhige said meaningfully.

The previous cooperation between them and Xue Wuyi was quite pleasant. In addition, Xiao Zhige was angered by the Queen Mother’s attempt to win over Emperor An Qing with the secret treasure of the Western Dung, and they are now willing to cooperate with Xue Wuyi. After all, Xue Wuyi is a smart person, and it is always easier to be a neighbor with a smart person.

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After the first day of the banquet, Xiao Zhige arranged for Qing Haosheng from Hongyou Temple to entertain the two people, and took them to tour the style of Yejing, while Xue Wuyi did not leave a single step in the station. After five days of this, Hongyou Si Qing handed over the news, saying that the two envoys wanted to meet Xiao Zhige alone.

Xiao Zhige and An Changqing summoned the two together.

Therefore, the interview is secret, and the time is set at night. Qing Honghu Temple led the two to the side hall of Chongzheng Hall to meet them. When the two envoys saw An Changqing sitting next to the emperor, their faces (colors) suddenly became a little uncomfortable.

One of them (cao) tuned (qiang) in the somewhat weird Daye Mandarin and asked: “Our king has another letter of credence handed to His Majesty. We cannot let other unrelated people see it.”

This irrelevant person would like to say that it was An Changqing.

Before An Changqing could speak, he heard Xiao Zhige displeased: “Where are there unrelated people waiting?”

The two envoys looked at An Changqing with their eyes together. Hongyousiqing coughed, and hurriedly said, “The Goose King is the one-word king by his majesty, and he has the same respect as his majesty.”

The two ambassadors looked very angry and did not dare to say any more, they could only sue the crime, and submitted the letter of credence to the king of the West Dung.

This letter of credence is very long, and there are many things written eloquently, but in summary, it is roughly as follows: Xiduan intends to establish a mutual market with Daye and form friendly relations. If Daye agrees, Xidang is willing to make offerings every year. ) Gold and silver cattle and horses, and at the same time gave up the three adjacent cities of Xiwei and Daye. This generous profit also added a sentence: The prime minister Xue Wuyi has the power, because he covets the secret treasure left by the ancestors of the west, and intends to rebel. For the smooth cooperation between the two countries in the future, I implore the emperor of Daye for help (to kill sha). Rebellious minister.

Xiao Zhige finished reading scribbled, and handed the letter of credence to An Changqing, unclear.

The two envoys couldn’t figure out what he meant, and said cautiously: “The king has shown the utmost sincerity.”

“The battle between the two countries has not yet come. The prime minister of the West is going to Da Ye. If something goes wrong in Yejing, I am afraid it will be difficult.” Xiao Zhige put his hands on his knees, as if embarrassed.

The envoys glanced at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said in a low voice: “Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will not fall into your Majesty’s injustice. In fact, the prime minister has a long history of stubborn illness, (body shen) has always been not very good. If he is born. The death of a sudden illness will never be noticed. This will not affect the relations between the two countries.”

Xiao Zhige seemed to have doubts, and said, “If it is poisoned, wouldn’t it be able to be found out by an autopsy? It’s still wrong.”

The envoy hesitated for a moment, and took out a prescription from his sleeve: “This is the prescription that the king gave to me before I set off. I only need to prepare the prescription according to the prescription, and then add it to the prime minister’s meals without knowing it. Even if you do an autopsy, you can only find out that you have a sudden illness.”

Han Zhang took the prescription and held it up to Xiao Zhige for review. Xiao Zhige took a look and smiled, “Sure enough, it’s a perfect way. But I still need to ask the doctor to verify this prescription…”

The envoy immediately understood and bowed and said: “Your Majesty just asks someone to verify it. We are waiting for your majesty’s good news.”

Xiao Zhige gave an inexplicable “um”, and instructed Hongyu Temple Qing to send people back to the inn, and be sure to treat him well.

The two envoys thought that he was moved by the heavy profit, and when he had completed most of his task, they left with Honghu Temple with ease. As soon as they left, Xiao Zhige threw the book of credence and the pharmacy to Han Zhang in disgust, shook his head and said, “If Xue Wuyi is gone, Xi Dung will perish.”

An Changqing frowned, “I heard that Xue Wuyi is still the teacher of the Western Dung King.”

The old dung king died of solitude, and Xue Wuyi has been his teacher since the young master was five years old. Now that King Xideng is a fifteen-year-old boy, the two have a ten-year relationship between teachers and students, and they are not as close as father and son, nor should they resort to such despicable means to murder him.

Xiao Zhige said, “No matter how you kiss the teacher, you can’t kiss your mother.”

Xue Wuyi was to stabilize the court and to prevent the Queen Mother (gan gan) from becoming politically powerful. Has been deliberately suppressing the Fuyang royal family, as well as suppressing other royal family members. Therefore, these people, headed by the Queen Mother, hated Xue Wuyi. However, the king of Xihu unsurprisingly chose his biological mother between his biological mother and the prime minister.

An Changqing sighed: “Is Xue Wuyi not moving?”

Xiao Zhige said: “Not before, but these two people came to meet us in secret today, and Xue Wuyi should have responded.”

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Xue Wuyi’s patience (sexual xing) was more than they thought. He seemed not at all anxious about his situation, and he could not leave the door behind closed doors. Since he was not in a hurry, Xiao Zhige didn’t bother to take care of him (fuck cao), and instead ordered someone to prepare An Changqing’s birthday banquet.

An Changqing’s birthday falls on February 15th. In Daye’s customs, only people over fifty years old can live their lives, and those under fifty years old only have a “small birthday.” Little birthdays are only celebrated with relatives, not big.

But even so, Xiao Zhige still wanted to celebrate him. In the early days, Han Zhang was asked to send someone to the King’s Mansion to make preparations, and then the family would celebrate in the King’s Mansion.

However, although it was not a big deal, with An Changqing’s current status, after the news spread, many people still prepared gifts to send home. Xiao Zhige used the fame of King Goose’s birthday to openly attend the meeting on February 15th. After the early morning of February 14th, after the dispersal, he drove to the Yanwang Mansion.

They went back one day in advance, and the palace was still busy. The people underwent sweeping dust, building flowers and plants…Even Yu and An Xianyu were busy, and there was no time to greet them.

People come and go in the palace, the voices are noisy, An Changqing is too noisy, can stay in the room, staring at Xiao Zhige: “I said it’s better to be the same as before, you have to toss. Now Niangdu I’m too busy to take care of me.”

Xiao Zhige laughed and pointed to the pile of gift presents on the table: “Hey, if you are bored, it’s better to tear down the gift.”

An Changqing is wilting, and he is not willing to take it apart. These were sent by colleagues in the officialdom or by some people who were willing to cling to them, but they were only human relations, and he really didn’t have much interest. He was bored, so he listened to An Fulai’s circumstance: “A young man Xue is here to give a gift.”

“Master Xue?” An Changqing was taken aback. There was only one Master Xue he knew, and he looked at Xiao Zhige suspiciously: “Why is he here at this time?”

Xiao Zhige said, “You’ll know if you invite people in,” and said to An Fu: “Take the guests to the lobby.”

An Fu responded and went to invite someone. An Changqing went to the lobby with Xiao Zhige.

In the front hall.

Xue Wuyi had been invited in, and when he saw them both, he stood up to bow, glanced over the two of them, and said with emotion: “Your Majesty and the prince really have a good relationship.”

There was a hint of melancholy in his tone, and a hint of envy.

An Changqing pursed her lips and smiled, and told her to come to tea: “The humble house is noisy these past few days, don’t be surprised by Xue Cheng.”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a lively event.” Xue Wuyi shook his head slightly, and then said: “I heard that King Goose will be born tomorrow, and today I will send a congratulatory gift.

Ji Xue, who was following him, brought up the wooden box she was holding. An Changqing took it and thanked him politely. Just as he was about to put away the gift, he heard Xue Wuyi say: “Wang Ye, don’t open it.”

Hearing this, An Changqing had to open the box. Inside the long vermilion wooden box, there is a picture scroll. An Changqing took out the picture scroll and slowly unfolded it. When it was halfway open, his face (color) changed slightly, and then rolled up the picture scroll and put it back. The picture clearly showed the man of the Jongren tribe who was very similar to him. It was the one that Xiao Zhige had shown him.

“What does Prime Minister Xue mean?”

“I once ordered someone to send a copy to your majesty. Now the one given to the prince is the original one.” Xue Wuyi coughed with a fist against his lips and coughed, before continuing: “It’s not suitable to be told here. Talk in detail?”

An Changqing exchanged glances with Xiao Zhige, got up and took him to the study.

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