Yuguo Temple

Si Ling stood in front of the sacred tree with a calm and peaceful expression. The sunlight shone on his face, making him look more holy. He looked like a banished immortal. People dared not look directly at him for fear of offending him.

The guard walked in and stared at the scene in a daze until he met the pair of silver eyes. Then he came to his senses and quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Excellency, I have offended you. I hope you can forgive me this time."

Si Ling said nothing, turned around and walked towards the corridor, and his voice came faintly: "Come here and tell me the situation of each country in detail."

"……Yes."

There were letters on the table. After Si Ling finished reading them, he took one of them out and raised his eyebrows: "You said that Emperor Ming posted a notice that if you serve in the army for ten years, your retirement will be taken care of by the court, right?"

Mu Ruo nodded: "Yes, the news sent back by the spies is like this. Qiguo is really crazy. Not only did they propose this pension, they also conscripted slaves into the army. Killing 100 enemies will earn you the status of a good citizen."

"How is this possible? They are lowly slaves..."

"Who proposed this? Emperor Ming can't do it. He doesn't have the brains to do it."

"Yes... Princess, they are just making a fuss. Why do you care so much? Qi is just a small country. No matter how they make trouble, if a war really breaks out, they will not be able to resist."

Si Ling raised his eyelids and twitched the corners of his mouth, saying meaningfully, "Really? That's because you don't understand her. Although she's a little crazy, look at when she's ever suffered a loss."

"She seemed to be fooling around when she was doing things that others couldn't do, but she accomplished them in the end. Don't underestimate Qiguo. Let the spies pay more attention to what else they have done."

Although Mu Ruo was puzzled, since the Lord had said it, he just listened. Maybe that madman was really doing something behind the scenes. Even if it didn't threaten the Yu Kingdom, it would always be a good thing to know more.

"Continue, what is the Crown Prince of Yun doing? How are they preparing food and fodder? You can find out the details. Can the spies planted there be successfully placed there?"

"That madman wants to unify the world, so he will definitely attack Yu Country. Send more spies there. The barbarians in Mobei are not powerful enough and will not pose a threat to Yu Country."

Si Ling looked in one direction and said quietly, "Yun Country is the threat. That madman is willing to kill all the people of Yun Country in order to achieve his goal."

Mu Ruo shuddered upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly: "Your Excellency is right, I will make arrangements right away and make sure to place someone there and provide us with information at any time."

"No, if you can plant it there, just use it as a hidden chess piece and don't move it easily, so as not to be discovered by them. It will be enough if you can use it at the critical moment."

"Yes, I understand."

After everyone left, Si Ling sat alone, holding a letter in his hand. He read it carefully several times and murmured, "Jiang Li, what are you going to do?"

"The chessboard has been laid out. If you can't deliver on your promise, Qi will... perish without the need for other countries to fight. Have you ever thought about the consequences?"

*

Panlong Village

Jiang Li sneezed several times, cursing, "Damn it, who is nagging me for no reason? I don't want to listen to this bastard, it's so annoying, I guess I have a cold."

"A-choo~~A-choo~~~"

Xiuhua came in with tea and said worriedly, "Master, are you okay? But you kicked the quilt when you slept at night. Don't catch a cold. I'll make ginger tea for you. I promise you'll be fine after you drink it and have a good sleep."

"Hey, the quilt is covered, but the baby is so stubborn and snatches it away. I have no quilt to cover myself with at night. It's so pitiful, wuwu."

"Ah, what should I do? He only recognizes his master. He cries when anyone else takes care of him. My brain is blown away by the noise. It gives me a headache."

Jiang Li slumped down in the chair like a salted fish, his eyes dull and dark under his eyes: "Who said that? Why do I look so popular with kids? A sweet burden."

Xiuhua sighed and looked at him with sympathy: "Master, how about this servant help you sew the two sides of the quilt together, so that when you get in, the quilt won't be pulled."

"Sleeping bag? Xiuhua, you are really smart."

...She didn't know what a sleeping bag was. She just thought that it could prevent her from kicking off the quilt. Otherwise, what if the master got sick? The Queen Mother would definitely blame them. If they didn't serve the master well, they would be transferred back.

No, she wants to be outside and doesn’t want to be locked up in the backyard.

Jiang Li sniffed and indeed had a little runny nose. His voice was a little hoarse: "Okay, go and do it. I'll wait for you to finish. A-choo, bring me the ginger tea first. I have a headache."

Xiuhua's face changed, and she said hurriedly: "Okay, I'll go and make it right away, Master, please wait a moment, after you finish drinking, go to sleep and sweat it out, and you'll be fine."

"Yeah, got it."

Not long after, Xiuhua came over with a big bowl of ginger tea.

Jiang Li finished the drink in one breath, sweat broke out on his forehead. He lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, held the baby in his arms, and fell asleep unknowingly.

I slept until dark.

Yun Kingdom Palace

Prince's Palace

An evil man in red, holding a letter in his hand, laughed softly, with a human head under his feet. The smell of blood filled the hall, making people shudder.

The ministers came in trembling, their feet were sticky, needless to say, they knew it was blood. The prince... was killing people again. He had killed so many people, including eunuchs and palace maids.

Can they still survive? I’m afraid that one day, they will suddenly be, oh.

"Your Highness, I wonder why you have asked me to come here."

Feng Su glanced at them indifferently, narrowed his eyes slightly, the corners of his eyes were bloodshot, looking a little weirdly gorgeous, and there was a smile on his face that was hard to tell whether he was male or female.

"Lord Wang, please step forward and take a look at the memorial. Is it interesting? I haven't seen something this interesting for a long time. Qiguo is quite interesting."

An old man stepped forward cautiously, holding up the memorial with trembling hands. After reading it carefully, he licked his dry lips and said, "Your Highness, this is impossible. Qi Kingdom is nothing to be afraid of."

"Oh, Wen Ruosheng didn't say that. The Princess of Qi is a bit interesting. Send an envoy to her and tell her that I want to marry her. Five cities are the betrothal gift."

"What? Your Highness, you can't do that. It's just a small country. How can we give it five cities? If the Emperor knew, he would definitely..."

The gaze above suddenly turned cold: "Father is not in good health and needs to rest. How can such a small matter make Father worry? You'd better keep your mouth shut and don't let this matter know."

The ministers looked at each other, lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

The envoy stepped forward, frowned and whispered, "Your Highness, the venerable of Qi country has already married the third son of Mo family. How can this...be a marriage? If Your Highness wants to marry, then of course you need someone with a clean body."

"I don't know what the second princess of Qi is like. Although her mother, the imperial concubine, is dead, she is innocent after all. If Your Highness finds it interesting, you can marry her as a concubine, and you don't have to give her the city."

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