Chapter 52: Cold War
"Before, I heard from the prince that Prince Xiao was so extraordinary and extraordinary. I didn't believe it at first, but now that I look at it, the prince is really a talented person, a dragon and a phoenix among men. I didn't know until I met Prince Xiao.
It really makes Zhuang Shu sigh that there is such a divine man in the world, and he has wasted most of his life."
Seeing Xiao Chen, Zhuang Shu came up with unscrupulous compliments. Zhuang Shu in the carriage had a flattering look on his face and kept smiling at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was slightly stunned, always feeling that this sloppy man in front of him was...
There's something wrong with my brain.
Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Xiao Chen responded with a slight smile.
Seeing that Xiao Chen didn't speak, Zhuang Shu didn't show any embarrassment at all. He paused and continued: "Prince Xiao, God's grace is so great that he gave me an imperial edict to connect our two families, Qin and Jin. The prince has specially ordered me to bring him with me."
Come and greet the prince with a small gift."
Lifting the curtain, Zhuang Shu waved his hand gently, and two guards immediately carried a large box onto the carriage.
Xiao Chen pointed at the box and said, "What's inside?"
Zhuang Shu smiled slightly and said: "There are all kinds of treasures here, including century-old fine mountain ginseng, Tianshan snow lotus, thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and..."
"Wait a minute!" Looking at Zhuang Shu's gushing appearance, Xiao Chen waved his hands with some lack of interest and said: "I'm not really interested in these things, so you can just take them back, but you
Tell Prince Linghu that I, Xiao Chen, will accept this offer."
One moment he looked like he was at odds with himself, and the next moment he was all kinds of solicitous. Xiao Chen always felt that Linghu Chu had no good intentions.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was unwilling to accept it, Zhuang Shu suddenly became a little anxious and quickly said: "Your Majesty, if you don't accept these gifts today, Your Majesty will definitely not be able to spare me. I hope it will not be easy for Your Majesty to be my subordinate."
For my sake, just accept it."
Xiao Chen shook his head firmly!
"This..." Seeing Xiao Chen looking like he had eaten a weight, Zhuang Shu also felt embarrassed for a moment.
Behind Xiao Chen, Diexiang slowly came to Xiao Chen's side and said: "My lord, don't you want to give me and sister Du Yingying two maids? How about..."
Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, he didn't dare to take this medicine, girl...
With a smile, Xiao Chen looked at Zhuang Shu and rubbed his hands. Seeing Xiao Chen's malicious look on his face, Zhuang Shu couldn't help but feel excited.
"Your Majesty!" Zhuang Shu bowed and lowered his head.
Xiao Chen patted Zhuang Shu on the shoulder and said, "I heard that Prince Linghu brought several beautiful maids with him on this trip?"
Zhuang Shu was stunned, and looked up at the smiling Xiao Chen. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. Could this Xiao Chen be the woman who wanted Ling Hu Chu? Although he had long heard that Xiao Chen was extravagant, as a son-in-law, he wanted
My father-in-law’s woman is going too far!
Although he was a little shocked, Zhuang Shu still nodded truthfully and said: "Reporting to the prince, my master did bring two maids with him on this trip to relieve the loneliness of the journey."
Zhuang Shu thought that he had hinted clearly enough. These two women were not only maids, but also Linghu Chu's personal maids.
But who would have thought that Xiao Chen nodded slightly and said, "Two, that's just right."
As he spoke, Xiao Chen pointed to the treasure box in front of him and said: "Send these things back. As for the two maids, please sir, please say thank you to the prince!"
The corner of Zhuang Shu's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't know if Xiao Chen was pretending to be stupid or if he was really stupid, but since Xiao Chen had already said everything, there was nothing Zhuang Shu could do as a servant.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely tell my prince about this matter, but as for whether it will succeed or not, my subordinates cannot guarantee it!" Zhuang Shu bowed.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said: "Hey, what do you mean? Prince Linghu is my future father-in-law. I just want two maids. I believe he will not be so stingy."
Zhuang Shu forced a smile and slowly retreated.
In the carriage of King Linghuchu who was patrolling the West, when Linghuchu heard that Xiao Chen actually wanted his personal maid, he couldn't help but show deep anger on his face.
"What is Xiao Chen doing? He's asking me for another woman despite his engagement with my daughter. Is this a demonstration for me?"
Clenching his fists tightly, Linghu Chu said through gritted teeth.
Zhuang Shu lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty, is it possible that Xiao Chen is establishing his dominant position to Your Majesty?"
"Huh?" Linghu Chu looked at Zhuang Shu with a puzzled look on his face.
Zhuang Shu analyzed it for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, the two maids are nothing unusual to you and Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen chose these two people from the Prince. I couldn't understand Xiao Chen at first.
Why do I do this? But I thought about it for a long time on the way back, and suddenly realized that if Xiao Chen had already anticipated the future cooperation between the two families, then his actions might make sense."
Linghu Chu narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you mean that Xiao Chen wants to tell me through this incident that he wants to be his father-in-law's master?"
Zhuang Shu glanced at Linghu Chu indifferently and said: "Your Majesty, there are only eternal interests in this world, but there are no eternal friends. The country often makes marriages to quell the chaos on the border. Do you think you and Xiao Chen can really work together?
Do you have a good relationship with Weng and your son-in-law?"
After hearing this, Linghu Chu's face showed a cold and gloomy look, and his whole body trembled slightly with anger.
"Who does Xiao Chen mean? Just because I was careless and lost to him in Falling Soul Gorge? What does he have? Yong'an's five thousand black armors, these thousand martial arts people?"
The gloom on his face gradually turned into a ruthless look, and Linghu Chu said coldly: "As long as I am willing, with the 60,000 soldiers and horses in our two southwest cities, I can conquer Yong'an. Even when his father Xiao Ding was still there, he saw
This king has to bow his head in salute, how far has he gone before he dares to demonstrate to me?"
Taking a deep look at Linghu Chu, who was in a rage, Zhuang Shu showed a hint of disappointment on his face. How could such a master who was so angry at every turn be able to compete with Xiao Chen, who had a huge city in his heart?
However, Zhuang Shu quickly suppressed the disappointment on his face and bowed: "Your Majesty, although Xiao Chen's actions are hateful, Xiao Chen is no longer what he used to be. Bai Qi even forced His Majesty to give him a gift for him.
Marriage edict, if we take action against him, we can't guarantee that Bai Qi will not take action. In addition, the chaos in Wei State is imminent. If there is an internal fight with Xiao Chen at this time, other princes will definitely take the opportunity to take action against you and Xiao Chen.
Chendu is not a good thing."
Linghu Chu shouted angrily: "Then what should I do? If I just tolerate this yellow-mouthed kid sitting on my head and shitting and peeing, do I still have to swallow my anger?"
Zhuang Shu rolled his eyes slightly and said: "My lord, please don't worry, this is just your first confrontation. As the saying goes, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. A temporary defeat is nothing. Even if Xiao Chen takes advantage this time, in the future,
It may not be possible to get it back.”
Seeing that Ling Huchu still looked unwilling, Zhuang Shu continued: "Moreover, even if these two maids want to give it to him, they can't give it to him so easily..."
Inside Xiao Chen's carriage.
It was late at night, and Sun Simiao and Du Yingying had fallen into a deep sleep due to exhaustion. However, Diexiang leaned on the carriage and looked thoughtfully at Xiao Chen, who was lying casually on the collapse of the car in front of him.
"My lord, are you asleep?" Diexiang asked in a lowered voice.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at Diexiang. Diexiang, who was wearing a tight long dress, looked even more alluring against the night sky. Her bright red thin lips were burning fiercely in the carriage like a fire.
Xiao Chen smiled nonchalantly and said, "What? Do you want to sleep with me?"
"Not serious!" Diexiang rolled her eyes at Xiao Chen with a charming look, and gently walked to Xiao Chen and sat down. Xiao Chen also took advantage of the situation and put a hand on Diexiang's plump waist. He was about to go up and down.
After asking for help, Diexiang slapped her mercilessly.
Diexiang looked at Xiao Chen angrily, then looked at Du Yingying who was sleeping beside her and said, "Aren't you afraid that sister Yingying will not forgive you after seeing this scene?"
Upon hearing Du Yingying's name, Xiao Chen felt as if he had been showered with cold water. He sighed and let go of his hand in frustration.
Seeing Xiao Chen's helpless and aggrieved look, Diexiang smiled, took Xiao Chen's hand and put it in her palm and said: "Your Majesty, actually I have always wanted to ask you a question!"
Xiao Chen's eyes became clear, he nodded and said: "When a beauty asks, she will naturally tell you everything she knows."
Diexiang's expression suddenly became serious, she stared at Xiao Chen and said, "My lord, are you really a playboy?"
Xiao Chen was stunned by Die Xiang's sudden question, and said with a wry smile: "You have been with me for so long, don't you still know whether I am a playboy or not?"
As Xiao Chen's hand held by Diexiang became restless again, Diexiang suddenly increased the strength on his hand. Seeing that there was no chance, Xiao Chen had no choice but to give up and looked at Diexiang seriously and said
: "I hope I'm not a dandy, but it's a pity that it's true!"
Looking at Xiao Chen's serious expression, Diexiang said with confusion: "Actually, sometimes, I find that I can't see through the prince. To be honest with the prince, although Diexiang is not as knowledgeable as those world-famous think tanks,
God can be said to have understood most people’s hearts, but there are two people in my life that I have never been able to understand.”
Xiao Chen became interested, looked at Diexiang and said, "Who are they?"
Diexiang said: "One, of course, is my family master, Li Luo, King of Huainan of Xia Kingdom. In the turbulent Xia Kingdom, step by step, he relied on himself to become the king of Huainan that shocked the world. His thoughts are like clouds.
It’s unfathomable that in front of him, I seemed to be facing an insurmountable peak, and I didn’t even have the courage to look up.”
Hearing Li Luo's name, Xiao Chen nodded extremely seriously. Li Luo, the king of Huainan, should not be underestimated, and as Xiao Chen got to know Li Luo better, Xiao Chen felt that Li Luo was more and more scary.
Because not long ago, according to the message from the guards of Qunying Pavilion, in fact, before Li Luo arrived in Thunder City, he suffered an assassination from multiple parties in Yunmengshuize. It is said that even Bai Qi was involved in that action.
The White Tiger Army all participated in it, but in the end, Li Luo was still alive and kicking in the world. It was reasonable that Diexiang couldn't see through such a person.
However, this also made Xiao Chen more and more curious about another person in Diexiang whom he could not see through. It was a great honor to be compared with someone like Li Luo.
"Where is the other person?" Li Luo asked.
Chapter completed!