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Chang Liu has been waiting outside the courtyard door for a long time.
She is the mistress of this Tong An courtyard and she is pregnant, but she was stopped in front of her own courtyard gate to wait for the guests to enter, several maids around her felt that this Prince of Dan Lin was too rude. However, Chang Liu has encountered series of good things recently, her mood is extremely good, not bothered by anything.
She has thought about He Di knowing the secret agreement between her and Duke Ming and at this time the special envoy of Duke Ming is also in this courtyard, in case it comes up during the conversation, she didn’t let other maids know.
Kong Liu follows to enter into the courtyard gate, she orders the maids to stay in place and wait for her, and goes inside the room alone.
This is the first time Chang Liu comes in person after He Di lived in the Tong An courtyard, just like Ziyan, as soon as she entered the door, she’s surprised at the completely changed inner side room.
It’s as if she suddenly fell from the Tong Kingdom to the distant Dan Lin Palace, an exotic atmosphere permeated everywhere.
“I’m sorry to have kept the imperial consort waiting.” He Di leans on the soft pillow immodestly, “Just now I’ve talked about important matters with Duke Ming’s Special Envoy and couldn’t get away for a while.” His chin lifts towards Ziyan.
Chang Liu glances at Ziyan.
Ziyan stands politely as Chang Liu entered the door, his posture just looks good, hearing the shameless explanation just now he hardly feels the courage and shame in his heart, seeing Chang Liu looks at him, he quickly shows a respect and serious expression, he cups his hand and says, “Greeting The imperial consort.”
“Greeting Special Envoy”
“Don’t stand, please sit down.” He Di says.
There are no chairs or seats in this room, the only place where she can sit down is only the silk sheeted bed where He Di arrogantly half lying stretching out his long legs.
Chang Liu looks around for a while, and silently goes up to choose a comfortable position to sit.
Ziyan had no choice but to step up and sit down, unexpectedly He Di sits up, reaches out and holds his wrist, he pulls him to his side, showing a “good intention” smile, “The imperial consort is inconvenient, so Special Envoy sit over here to make room for her. “
Ziyan refuses, but he’s pulled to him until their knees almost attached, looking at his proud smile, he felt a deep hatred.
Princess Chang Liu said thank you and sighs in her heart, even such a foreign prince who doesn’t obey the law is also more careful and considerate than Qing Li.
She felt more favorable to He Di.
At this moment the attendant outside the room were brought refreshments from Dan Lin’s specialty.
“What advice does the imperial consort have to tell for coming here today?” He Di looks at Chang Liu, his eyes were extremely bold and straightforward.
“How dare Chang Liu teach His Royal Highness?” Chan Liu’s words and deeds shows a master’s grace, and she gracefully says, “This time I made a special trip to make amends, the noble guest has been here for a long time and i am negligent. In addition, I also want to see how His Royal Highness lives here, if there’s anything to add, I’ll order the attendants to add it quickly. “
These are the routine greetings of the master and guests, as well as the etiquette of ordinary people. He Di was used to it and was the least concerned about these phrases, “No need, everything here is complete, and I’m not used to using other people’s things.”
Recently, his mind has been around on Ziyan, even Qing Li has come over several times and he decline with the excuse of fasting, he let Princess Chang Liu to come in this time, one is to take opportunity of Princess Chang Liu’s arrival to cool down his heart that is about to explode, the second is because Princess Chang Liu has a certain relationship with Duke Ming.
If it has something to do with Duke Ming, of course it has something to do with Duke Ming’s special envoy Ziyan.
“How does the Princess and Duke Ming’s secret alliance work?” Using his most familiar method, He Di discards all nonsense and goes straight to the point. “If The Princess had plans for Duke Ming who is in the Tong An courtyard, Prince Qing Li’s hostility will not post much threat to Duke Ming.”
As expected, Ziyan’s attention is immediately attracted.
Chang Liu leisurely says, “There are so many talents around Duke Ming, why should Chang Liu plan for him? As for the hostility, Qing Li was only encouraged by the ignorant woman and was confused for a while. In this regard, I hope that when the envoy meets Duke Ming in the future, he can say a good word or two on behalf of my husband.” She turns to Ziyan who’s sitting upright.
After all, she is still Qing Li’s wife, husband and wife are of the same body, and now they have their flesh and blood, she never hopes that Duke Ming who has a huge background will bear a grudge against Qing Li.
Chang Liu sighs lowly, “With the disappearance Father King, Qing Li was dealt a great blow, his personality has changed a lot and this unexpected accident happened, so he’s so easily confused and listened to that woman, not only did he believe that Duke Ming is the murderer of the Great King, he also naively thought that by killing Duke Ming, he could confirm the death of the Great King and successfully inherit the throne. Aih… I collect the information here for Duke Ming and Let Duke Ming prepare in case something goes wrong, I hope that what I’ve done would leave one more way for our children in the future.”
Qing Li determined that Feng Ming was the murderer and want to take revenge and wipe out the grudge by killing Feng Ming and ascends the throne by the way, this is almost a public secret. Ziyan knew in that day and thought to himself, not to mention killing even if Qing Li only hurt Duke Ming, our king would have eaten him alive, not only the whole Qing Li’s family even The Tong Kingdom would suffer. Princess Chang Liu can see this and still dare to stand up, she’s indeed a bold woman.
However, this is the first time Ziyan has heard of the fact that Chang Liu and Duke Ming have a secret alliance.
“Princess and Duke Ming have made a covenant?” Ziyan asks.
Chang Liu is strangely stunned and asks, “Isn’t the special envoy coming from Duke Ming? How could you not know?”
Ziyan thought for a while.
During this period of time, he first followed Rong Tian from Zhao Bei to Dong Fan, and was sent by Rong Tian to follow Feng Ming halfway, he accepted the task after only for one night on the ship, he first entered the Tong Kingdom to investigate the movement of the Tong royal family, later on, most of the times he stays on Dan Lin pirates place.
Until Feng Ming had fought with He Di, abandoned the ship and landed in Han Ruo, he hurried back to Feng Ming from Dan Lin seaside.
As soon as he met Feng Ming, he accepted the appointment as the Special Envoy to Dan Lin out of the blue, he felt depressed for the next few days, he followed everyone to the Tong pond and once they arrived at the Tong pond he was ‘invited’ to the Tong An courtyard after the first night of the palace banquet…
In this way, he really has little time around Feng Ming, if Feng Ming and Chang Liu have reached a secret agreement, it’s not surprising that he doesn’t know.
If it’s Rong Hu, he must have known about it.
Zi Yan confronted the puzzled Chang Liu and explained calmly, “I’ve been sent elsewhere most of the time, and not beside Duke Ming, so i’m not so clear about this matter.”
Chang Liu nods in relief, “So that’s why. If you want to know such a thing, only Duke Ming and the person in charge know it. Shi Min also said that Duke Ming’s people do things very carefully. The most important thing is to prevent the leaking information.”
He Di asks, “Did the princess and Ming Wang meet again after the banquet at the palace?”Chang Liu shakes her head, “I am a married woman live inside the deep courtyard, and also hindered by Qing Li, how can I meet with Duke Ming? It’s just through the confidant’s maid that Duke Ming’s subordinate agreed to exchange information. This is the inconvenience to be a woman, if it were His Royal Highness, he would be able to see him at any time. “
“Coincidentally, I just received a letter from Duke Ming, inviting me and the special envoy to meet him.” Although He Di is talking to Chang Liu, the sly smile on his lips is meant for Ziyan, he frowns and says, “I just don’t know if I should come or not.”
Ziyan froze, “Duke Ming has sent a letter here? Why don’t I know?” his tone is slightly dissatisfied.
He is the special envoy on behalf of Duke Ming, if Duke Ming has a letter he will never failed to mention him, the letter probably assigned to him.
Needless to say, the abominable pirate leader must have intercepted.
Only shameless people will do shameless things.
Facing his accusing eyes, He Di had no shame on his face and says frankly, “The important mutual agreement between Dan Lin and Duke Ming is now fully maintained by you and me, if I know it means you know. “
These words threaten and hoodlum, no matter how good Ziyan is, he’s also angry that his throat stagnates.
Princess Chang Liu didn’t know what was going on between them, but she also saw that they were not in harmony, so she quickly calms down the atmosphere, and asks He Di softly, “Why does His Royal Highness hesitate to be invited? Duke Ming’s personality is extraordinary, to be able to interact with him should be a pleasant thing, and now His Highness and Duke Ming also have signed such an important contract. “
“It’s because the contract is too important that i hesitate.” He Di narrows his eyes dangerously, “At present, the special envoy and I are still communicating with each other, and many things have not been determined. I think it’s better to meet Duke Ming together, isn’t it? “
Ziyan properly says, “The contract has been signed and the above terms have been made very clear, in my opinion nothing is uncertain. The rest depends on whether His Highness is sincere in fulfilling the contract.”
He Di laughs, “Of course, This Prince is very sincere.” He gets closer, licking his eyes over Ziyan’s neck, as if he might bite him at any time, he says harboring other intention, “As long as the special envoy will fulfill the contract to the end on behalf of Duke Ming and not regretting it halfway, everything else is fine.”
Ziyan’s cheeks twitched slightly, and a chill crawled from his waist to his neck.
He Di’s scorching breath spray directly onto his face, Ziyan turns his face to avoid it, seemingly carelessly looks at the decorations on the door, after a while he had to look back because of the silent atmosphere in the room. “Why don’t you talk?”
He Di is also looking at him, as if he had known that he would compromise, hanging his thin lips sarcastically, “Aren’t i waiting for the special envoy’s opinion? Should you go for the appointment, special envoy?”
The deep meaning of this sentence is clear to each other —— the so-called contract is fulfilled to the end and not retreat halfway, it’s no different than tying his hands to this rogue thug.
But how can the great unification of the world be destroyed by his selfish refusal?
Finally, he takes a deep breath and proudly meets He Di’s eyes, “Of course I’m going.”
“Okay.” He Di still had sarcasm on his face, but his eyes overflowed with joy.Princess Chang Liu who had always been smart keeps her silent, finally chose the most appropriate time to speak. “When His Royal Highness Prince and Special Envoy went to see Duke Ming, please send greetings from Chang Liu. Time passes so fast, Chang Liu says goodbye”
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Li Kingdom Capital City, Li Tong.
In the middle of the night, the sound of horseshoe wheels rang out hastily on the bluestone brick road of the roadway, at the gate of the Li Kingdom’s Imperial Palace, the fire is swaying, the ministers sit on their respective carriages and left under the escort of the master guard.
The grand banquet to welcome King of Li Ruo Yan’s return to the capital just ended.The feast was dripping in the palace hall and the humble maids were busy bending over to clean.
Miao Guang, who was supposed to feasted and returned like the ministers, went to the end of the palace without any hindrance, relying on her special identity as the Imperial Sister while everyone was gone.
“Princess?”
She waves silently to the guards at the door, Miao Guang takes a few deep breaths and carefully steps into the thick-atmosphered imperial chamber.
Ruo Yan’s tall silent back came into view.
He’s standing quietly in front of a large and finely-drawn map hanging upside down, with his both hands behind his back, not knowing what he was thinking.
Miao Guang gently walks over and stops behind him, she holds her breath for a while, then gather her courage, and asks gently, “Is Brother King still sulking for the advancement of the ministers?”
Ruo Yan seems to have known that she had come in, still standing silently, his eyes staring at the big map in front of him.
It depicts the whole world.
These eleven kingdoms of Li, Yan Ting, Pu Rong, Dong Fan, Bei Qi, Bo Jian, Tong, Yong Yin, Fan Jia, Zirin, Xirei, coexist on the same piece of land and have a century of history. Share alpine, jungles, hilly plains, and the vast and endless Aman River.
On the other side of the vast Dan Lin Strait, Dan Lin the island country leisurely live alone at a corner.
Finally Ruo Yan says, “It’s time to change Fan Jia’s colors on this picture.”
“Yes.” Miao Guang whispers softly, “Congratulations to Brother King for finally bringing Fan Jia back into our hands. Since then, Fan Jia is only a part of The Li Kingdom, the eleven kingdoms on the earth changed to ten. Soon after, the remaining nine kingdoms will be conquered one by one by the Brother King. “
Ruo Yan laughs loudly.
“What did you ask me just now?” He retracts his gaze from the big map and looks back at his sister.
Miao Guang lowered her face slightly, and says nothing.
“You asked me, am i still angry at the minister’s advancement, didn’t you?” There’s a rare touch of a gentleness on Ruo Yan’s face, “Do you think I should be angry?”
Miao Guang’s expression shows a faint sadness and her voice is weak like a fly. “Miao Guang doesn’t know.”
“I don’t know.” Ruo Yan looks up and laughs loudly, “As The King of Li, I made up my ambition to dominate the world on the day I ascended the throne, now that I finally managed to break the stalemate that lasted for centuries, Fan Jia was finally swallowed up in one mouthful, it’s time to make a big show. In order to come up with a plan for a massive military force to the outside, we must first settle the inside. It has been several years since the queen passed away, and she has not given birth to an heir to me. Today, the ministers collectively advance and ask me to choose a new queen as soon as possible, it’s not a bad thing to give birth to the future heirs of the Li Kingdom so as to reassure the people who leave the country.” The laughter shake the beams and is full of domineering.
Miao Guang feel a lil bit uncomfortable to hear it, she looks up at the elder brother’s sharp jaw side face, her eyes slowly turns and stops on the exquisite large bed half covered by the curtain at the end of the imperial chamber.
On that day, Rong Tian fell into the water, and Feng Ming was caught after being missed, he had been under house arrested for a long time and was lying on this bed.
Although Feng Ming received repeated stimuli and his body was weak, he could only lie on the bed and his speech was unclear, often mistook Ruo Yan as Rong Tian, and said a lot of silly words that were incomprehensible, but that’s probably the most hopeful day in this imperial chamber, right?
Since then, the situation has changed dramatically.
A war on the Aman River turned a brilliant sunny day into a cloudy day. With Feng Ming and Rong Tian’s joint efforts, Li Kingdom suffered an unprecedented heavy blow, even Ruo Yan who went to battle was shot by Rong Tian’s bow and arrow in the melee, severely injured and sent back to the Li Kingdom unconscious.
What would have happened if he was not obsessed with annexing Xirei as soon as possible, but kept Feng Ming imprisoned in the Li Kingdom’s imperial palace and far away from the ominous Aman River?
If so, that Duke Ming who has a pair of clear black and white eyes, has a simple mind but can always be surprising, will he still be kept in this imperial chamber?
In Miao Guang’s heart, she deeply missed the imperfect scene.
The talented doctor was invited to specialize in nursing and recuperation, the nourishing sacred goods were constantly sent to the imperial chamber, back and forth in the imperial chamber, the chamberlain maids attentively served, like holding a fragile and beautiful moon.
The faintly discernible hanging curtain, often revealing that person’s arm or a pair of white ankles, just a little bit, but it also made people feel at ease.
In those days, Brother King was more like a proud king whose wishes came true than ever before, even though he knew that the man was just pretending to be crazy and foolish to buy time, he pretended not to know. The Brother King wouldn’t be angry when he called Rong Tian, and he actually responded to him and regarded himself as Rong Tian, the King of Xirei whom he hated the most, just to get him close to himself intimately …
“What are you thinking?” Ruo Yan’s deep voice sounded in her ear.
Miao Guang hurriedly recovered her wandering mind and shakes her head. “No… Brother King appreciated the painstaking efforts of the ministers to worry about the descendants of the royal family. Of course, for the Li Kingdom the best thing to do is to consider another choice. It’s just… Who has this qualification and is worthy of Brother King?”
“I’ve made a choice.” There’s a sneer on Ruo Yan’s face, “You should have guessed this candidate too.”
Miao Guang froze for a long while, and then quietly asks, “Really?” She sighed.”Do you feel something’s wrong?”
Miao Guang still shakes her head slightly and asks in a low voice, “Will she agree?”Ruo Yan is unusually certain, he says lightly, “She will agree.”
we will finish soon..only left 2 chapters…. should i continue to work on Vol. 18???