New Song Dynasty: My Wife is an Imperial Princess

Feeling the inexplicable heat in Tang Qian's gaze, Wan Yanxi's face flushed slightly, but she regained her composure in an instant.

She waved to Xiao Li and Balha behind her: "You two may leave now."

Xiao Li responded softly, turned around and took two steps. Seeing that Balha hesitated and didn't seem to want to leave, she immediately reached out and pulled him.

Tang Qian was nothing more than a weak and frail young master who couldn't lift a finger. If it weren't for his little Qi guarding him, he probably wouldn't have been able to harm Wanyan Xi, who had grown up on horseback since childhood.

Once the two figures had completely disappeared into the darkness around the corner, Wanyan Xi turned to Tang Qian, her eyes slightly upturned, revealing two crescent moons: "This princess would like to ask you a question, young master: besides wanting to gain my protection, do you have any other motives for being so concerned about Youzhou?"

Wanyan Xi's expression was almost seductive, making Tang Qian feel that he was being blinded by lust. Without the slightest hesitation, he nodded: "Your Highness is very perceptive, I..."

"I would like to hear the details."

Tang Qian smiled faintly: "Does Your Highness want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Wanyan Xi was intrigued by his answer: "How do you tell a lie? And how do you tell the truth?"

"A lie? Your Highness is kind-hearted and willing to give up everything in your household to save the people of Youzhou from suffering. I admire you greatly." Tang Qian stroked his chin. "As for the truth, it's because you're beautiful."

"What?" Wanyan Xi's cheeks suddenly flushed even more, but her expression quickly turned cold. "Do you know what the consequences are for flirting with and disrespecting this princess?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Qian immediately took a step back. He was genuinely worried that Wan Yanxi might suddenly attack someone. He had heard from Miss Xiao Li that the Seventh Princess's hobby was hunting. He wondered how strong a woman who could draw a bowstring must be. He, a weakling, did not want to try it.

However, judging from the attitude the other party is showing at this moment, Wanyan Xi probably just wanted to scare her and did not have any intention to kill her, otherwise she would have called for her personal guards long ago.

"Your Highness said you wanted to hear the truth, and I dared to speak, but Your Highness didn't believe me." Tang Qian looked aggrieved. "Everyone has a love of beauty. I am a shallow person, so it is only natural that I was attracted by Your Highness's beauty."

"You!" Wan Yanxi was so angry at Tang Qian's explanation that she was speechless for a moment. She stammered "you" for a long time but couldn't get a complete sentence out. Was she attracted to her beauty because she was shallow? Why did that sound so awkward?

Thinking of this, Wanyan Xi suddenly paused slightly, realizing that she seemed to have lost sight of the main point. Shouldn't she be angry because Tang Qian had taken liberties with her?

With a sudden flick of her sleeve, Wanyan Xi hurriedly left without looking back, leaving Tang Qian standing there at a loss.

Once the surroundings returned to calm, a dark shadow flashed on a rooftop not far away, and Tang Xiaoqi landed smoothly. Her eyes were full of mockery as she looked at her young master: "Young master's methods are indeed impressive. It seems that the seventh princess of the Jin Kingdom has already fallen for you."

Tang Qian snapped out of his daze and patted Xiao Qi's head: "I taught you to be careful with your words and actions, but you've forgotten it again?" He led Tang Xiao Qi through the backyard and out of the princess's residence through the side gate. Seeing that no one was around, Tang Qian gave a helpless bitter smile.

You see, he just wanted to test Wanyan Xi's bottom line and see if their relationship had developed to the point where they could occasionally make such harmless jokes. Tang Qian was prepared to be slapped.

Who would have thought that after spending this time together, Wanyan Xi seemed to have grown more fond of her? Even though his words were too blunt and sounded like flirting, she only left in a huff and didn't actually get angry.

This is a bit troublesome.

Tang Qian sighed inwardly.

Even if the two were in love, there would be no good outcome for him and Wanyan Xi. This move might even bring him death. The Jin emperor, Wanyan Wuqimai, would never marry his precious daughter to a powerless Song man like him.

Even if one shaves their head to show their resolve and is willing to donate money, the only tragic ending is being inexplicably killed.

However, Wanyan Xi is very clever and would naturally think of this as well. If she did not want to see herself killed, she probably wouldn't mention it to outsiders.

In any case, he could no longer provoke that Jin princess; Tang Qian was unwilling to die in Youzhou in such an unclear and unexplained manner.

Tang Qian shook his head, putting all these irrelevant thoughts behind him. While Wanyan Xun was away on campaign, he needed to make plans in order to break free from the other party's control.

It's unclear whether, in this Youzhou city controlled by the Jurchens, the position of Youzhou city lord Wanyan Xi was higher, or the official rank of Youzhou army commander Wanyan Xun was greater.

Meanwhile, in a dilapidated mansion in the city, Ye Yilie, surrounded by several guards, appeared somewhat excited.

A cold smile played on his lips, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and his youthful face was flushed, but his expression held a hint of ferocity: "It's truly heaven's help! I never imagined that the dog emperor of the Jin Kingdom would come to Youzhou."

Fortunately, on the day Balha returned to the city with the grain, he did not order the assassination of the Seventh Princess Wanyan Xi. If he had alerted the enemy at that time and only killed one princess of the Jin Kingdom, how could that be considered revenge for his father and brothers who died in Youzhou?

"Is the young master's information reliable? Since he ascended the throne, that old thief Wanyan Wuqimai has never left Liaoyang City. Could it be a trap to deal with us?"

"No." Ye Yilie shook his head. "Tang Xiaoqi is quite skilled, but unfortunately he's brainless. I only asked him a few questions, and he confessed without any suspicion. This matter is absolutely true. Perhaps Wanyan Wuqimai is already on his way to Youzhou."

Ye Yilie's affirmative answer caused a hint of excitement to appear on the faces of the few assassins around him: "If we can really kill the Jin emperor, we will die without regret."

Whether or not they succeeded in assassinating Wanyan Wuqimai in the streets of Youzhou City, they would certainly have no chance of survival.

"There's no need for you all to be too pessimistic. Wanyan Wuqimai came for the glass, so he naturally needs to go to the mine that Tang Qian mentioned. If we assassinate him there and then hide in the Yanshan Mountains after we succeed, we might not necessarily die."

Taking action outside the city would greatly increase everyone's chances of escaping safely. Ye Yilie only had a few people around him that he could rely on, and he really didn't want to see these few remaining people die tragically.

During this time, Ye Yilie had been working alongside Tang Qian. In addition, Tang Qian needed Ye Yilie's help to communicate with the Jin craftsmen, so Ye Yilie asked about all the necessary information clearly.

If he could really succeed in one strike, Ye Yilie felt that the first person he needed to thank was Tang Qian.

"Tang Qian said that the emperor wants to see the glassmaking process, but now there are no raw materials left in the city. The mine deep underground needs to be excavated in advance. Ah Da, you need to infiltrate the mining team and take the opportunity to find out the location of the mine. Then you and the others should quickly find out the specific situation of that mountain valley and find the best position to launch a surprise attack." "Ah Er, you immediately go out of the city to find out where Wanyan Wuqimai's team is and how many people are with them, so that we can complete the deployment in time."

“A-Si, you are the best archer, so you will be tasked with killing Wanyan Wuqimai. A-San will provide backup from the side. A-Da, you will miner among the miners. Once A-San fires his arrow, it will surely cause a commotion. At that time, you will take advantage of the chaos to assassinate Wanyan Xi. This time, we must make sure that this dog emperor never returns.”

With Ah San's superb archery skills and the calculated yet unprepared plan, Wanyan Wuqimai's arrow was bound to hit her. As for Wanyan Xi, if she could be killed, it would be a bonus; if she managed to escape, it would be a blessing in disguise.

"To be fair, Wanyan Xi treated the Liao people in the city equally, which shows she had a conscience. It's a pity she died, since she was born into the Wanyan family of the Jin Dynasty."

Ye Yilie was quite satisfied with his meticulous arrangements. After giving his orders, the assassins immediately obeyed and withdrew, each carrying out their respective actions according to their young master's plan.