You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"What else can I do? Just pretend I don't know!"

Wanyan Hongze suddenly put down the teacup and smiled bitterly.

In his opinion, the most effective way at present is to wait and see and respond to all changes with constancy.

God knows what Emperor Daye and Empress Dowager Qiao are planning. The marriage team they sent is so weak that it can't even deal with a few bandits.

They lost Princess Yunluo themselves, so what does it have to do with Loulan?

"I'm afraid that's not appropriate. Princess Yunluo was given to you by Emperor Daye.

Now that she is suddenly lost, Emperor Daye will definitely say that it was because we failed to protect her properly that this happened."

Wanyan Jingyun always felt that there was something wrong with what Wanyan Hongze said. She looked at him in confusion, then glanced at Abao.

Abao pouted, indicating that he was also at a loss.

"The person disappeared at the Xian'an government post station. What does it have to do with us? I still want to ask Daye for the person!"

“If Emperor Daye and Empress Dowager Qiao are really unreasonable, we will use this to massacre Daye with blood.

I want to see how they explain it to me next!"

What completely shocked Wanyan Jingyun and Abao was that Wanyan Hongze said it so easily and looked like he was just waiting to see a good show.

This seemed out of keeping with his earlier anxiety.

The two looked at each other, feeling confused and at a loss.

"My Lord, what should we do next?

I guess the Emperor of Daye has already received the news."

"But in recent days, I have observed the Tusi Mansion and found that they did not send troops to look for Princess Yunluo. Instead, they were looking for Queen Daye."

"Xiang'an City is quite active in looking for the person. After all, the person was abducted from their side."

A Bao said everything in his heart in one breath, feeling relieved.

It's understandable that he had been holding these words in his heart for a long time, but he just couldn't find the right opportunity to say them out.

"Just wait and see what happens."

Wanyan Hongze spoke calmly, smiled maliciously, and continued to drink his tea calmly.

Ever since he heard that Princess Yunluo was abducted by bandits, Wanyan Hongze has sneaked into Xifeng Mountain several times in recent days, but has not found the whereabouts of Princess Yunluo.

The bandits in the mountains had already been beaten to a pulp, with corpses strewn all over the ground. It was so tragic.

"It can only be the."

Wanyan Jingyun couldn't think of any good solution, so she could only listen to her brother's instructions and sit down obediently.

"Oh, brother, I just heard them say that Queen Daye can turn mountains into mines.

Several gold mines recently discovered in the Tusi Mansion in southern Yunnan were discovered by her!"

The silence lasted only three seconds before Wanyan Jingyun suddenly remembered this and couldn't wait to tell Wanyan Hongze about it.

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Hongze and Abao couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Sister, as far as I know, the Queen of Daye is imprisoned in the palace at this time. When did she come to southern Yunnan? Don't listen to their nonsense."

Wanyan Hongze had also heard people spreading these stories recently, but he knew Du Qingwan and Zhu Yunhao very well.

Zhu Yunhao and Queen Mother Qiao would rather banish Du Qingwan to the cold palace and abolish her title of queen than let her come to southern Yunnan and turn the mountains into mines to benefit the people of southern Yunnan.

He had long heard that the imperial court wanted to seize the mining rights in southern Yunnan for itself and had been putting pressure on the chieftain's office.

Under such circumstances, how could Zhu Yunhao and Queen Mother Qiao allow Du Qingwan to dig out gold for southern Yunnan after learning that she had such abilities?

"Ah? But I feel like what they say is true!

They said it with details and with an expression of admiration and pride. Most likely..."

Wanyan Jingyun still didn't quite agree with Wanyan Hongze's idea, and she held her chin with one hand and talked to herself.

Seeing this, Wanyan Hongze couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"It's probably fake. Even if Du Qingwan really came, she definitely doesn't have the ability to turn stone into gold!"

His tone was firm and full of confidence.

Abao and Wanyan Jingyun were dumbfounded and very confused.

The two of them didn't know where Wanyan Hongze got his confidence from. They pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

"OK then."

Wanyan Jingyun pursed her lips, indicating that she would not pursue the issue any further.

But she immediately asked the same question as Po.

"Then... Brother, Princess Yunluo is missing. Should we continue to stay here or return to Loulan immediately?"

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Hongze gave a helpless smile, reached out and gently stroked her little head, feeling like crying but without the tears.

"Of course I'm going home! If the Emperor of Daye doesn't give me an explanation within ten days, I will personally lead the troops to attack Daye."

"By then, their losses will definitely be more than just the Thirteen Prefectures of Youyun!"

After Wanyan Hongze finished speaking, he quickly stood up and left the inn.

Seeing this, the two of them hurriedly trotted after him.

"Ah? Thirteen Prefectures of Youyun? Brother, isn't your ambition too big? Then can Daye... agree to it?"

Wanyan Jingyun was always worried that Wanyan Hongze's ambitions were too big and he might even lose the entire Loulan.

But Wanyan Hongze didn't take it seriously. He smiled with ulterior motives and said calmly:

"That's not up to them! They have to agree even if they don't want to!

Who made them agree to the marriage and then lost me?"

After speaking calmly, Wanyan Hongze quickened his pace and left the inn, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.

Even though Wanyan Jingyun and Abao had many worries in their hearts, they did not dare to interfere with Wanyan Hongze's decision. They could only follow him silently and leave together.

……

Yan'an Temple

"Emperor, a pigeon has been sent from Xian'an City saying that the queen was abducted by bandits and her whereabouts are still unknown. What do you think?"

As soon as Zhu Yunhao arrived at Ren'an Palace and sat down, Empress Dowager Qiao had a gloomy face and was in a bad mood.

She originally planned to make Du Qingwan disappear so that the marriage between the two countries could not be achieved, so that her evil plot could succeed.

Who would have thought that Du Qingwan disappeared before the marriage team reached the territory of Loulan.

God was clearly playing a trick on her!

If we can't find Du Qingwan now and send her to the King of Loulan as soon as possible, we probably only have one last way left.

"I have heard about this matter, too. But I have no other options, so I have come to discuss this with you."

Zhu Yunhao was telling the truth and did not hide anything.

He originally wanted to rob Du Qingwan halfway, but he never expected that Xi Fengshan's bandits would get there first.

What to do now?

"The queen was abducted, and the marriage between Loulan and our country fell through.

If Loulan were to hold us accountable, neither you nor I would be able to shoulder the responsibility, and our two countries would surely become enemies."

Seeing Zhu Yunhao's distressed look, Queen Mother Qiao glanced at him with ulterior motives and continued calmly:

"The most important thing right now is to send Yunluo over quickly and give Loulan an explanation."

But as she was talking, she suddenly stopped.

She quietly observed Zhu Yunhao's reaction from the corner of her eye, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, revealing an ambiguous smile.

Even though Zhu Yunhao pretended to be stupid, he was still very clear-headed at the critical moment.

Yunluo is his bottom line, and no one has ever succeeded.

As soon as Empress Dowager Qiao finished speaking, he flew into a rage and quickly slammed the table and stood up.

"Absolutely not! Yunluo is the apple of my eye, how can she go to a place like Loulan? I absolutely disagree!"

Queen Mother Qiao had long expected Zhu Yunhao to have such a reaction, so she was not surprised at all, but just smiled with ulterior motives.