After that day, with some kind of tacit understanding, the barrier between Ahaya and Xie Jie seemed to disappear.
Xie Jie wished he could tie her to his side. In addition to dealing with political affairs, he had to take her with him wherever he went, which made Aheya feel exhausted mentally and physically.
"girl."
Ahaya was sitting in front of the mirror, dressing up, when she heard Zhou Zhong's respectful voice coming from outside, and for a moment she couldn't help showing a bit of helplessness on her face.
Liu Nu was also a little speechless. He clicked his tongue and cursed in a lowered voice: "Is this emperor of Daxu an unweaned child who can't live without people for even a moment?"
"Liu Nu." Aheya raised her head, shook her head at Liu Nu, and told her to pay attention to her words, then she put on a smile and let Zhou Zhong in.
"Did His Majesty call me over again?" She curled her lips and her eyes were filled with joy.
Zhou Zhong hunched over and did not dare to raise his eyes to look at Aheya. He just said: "Your Majesty is hosting a banquet in the front yard for Wancheng officials. Please invite the girl over."
Ahaya was stunned, but she didn't expect that there was really something serious, so she nodded in agreement.
"You go ahead. I'll go after I change my clothes."
Her original clothes were not grand enough, so now that she was going to the banquet, she had to change her clothes.
After she finished tidying up her appearance and went to the front yard with Liu Nu, she unexpectedly saw someone.
"Since Your Majesty has decided, of course there is Your Majesty's reason!"
Lin Heng was wearing an official robe, holding a scroll of paintings, frowning, and scolding coldly, as if he had a conflict with someone.
Standing opposite him was a man dressed as a military general. There was a scar piercing through his right eye. He was staring and looking even more ferocious: "Of course you civil servants can stand and talk without pain! The ones who died are not your soldiers!"
"Captain Wang! Be careful what you say!" Lin Heng shouted angrily, as if ice was about to form in his eyes.
Ahaya had never seen him like this before, and she frowned slightly and stopped.
What do you mean...the ones who died were not their soldiers?
Why did people die? What did Xie Jie want to do?
She was inexplicably flustered, glanced at Lin Heng, and couldn't help but clenched the handkerchief tightly with her fingertips.
Lin Heng seemed to have noticed her presence. He barely restrained his anger, closed his mouth, saluted her from afar, and walked away.
Ahaya then slowly withdrew her gaze, her tone a little harsh.
"Liu Nu."
She called, her eyes changing and flickering.
This is Wancheng. If Xie Jie wants to use troops... there are almost no two choices for the target.
Especially after their good prime minister from Beirong gave them such a ready-made handle.
"We have to get ready." She closed her eyes and heard her trembling voice, "You don't have to follow me to the banquet. Take the command talisman, go to Yuchun Tower, and let the secret whistle get ready."
She didn't say what she was prepared for, but her eyes clearly showed determination.
She is the princess of Beirong... If there is a war, she will have to put the interests of the country before herself.
Ahaya took a deep breath, collected her emotions, put on a decent smile again, and then entered the banquet under the guidance of the maid.
Xie Jie was sitting at the top. When he saw her coming, he raised his hand slightly, his eyes full of smiles, and he did not hide his preference at all.
"come over."
Ahaya curled up the corners of her lips, pulled out a smile, and walked to sit beside him obediently.
"What, who provoked you? Are you so depressed?" Xie Jie's fingertips fell on her chin, studying her expression, and his smile faded.
"Your Majesty." Ahaya suppressed her thoughts, holding his sleeve with one hand, her eyes drifting downward, humming, hesitating for a while before speaking, as if she was jealous and embarrassed, "Why?
Are there so many female relatives?”
She paused and then added without any hesitation: "I'm not jealous, I'm just curious."
"Girls from Daxu, please get engaged as early as possible. These are all ladies from married families." Xie Jie laughed, glanced at her sideways, and said helplessly: "What do you think?"
A blush suddenly appeared on Ahaya's face. She glanced at Xie Jie in embarrassment and refused to speak.
Xie Jie rarely saw her eating, and on a whim, he wanted to tease her a few more words, but he heard a rough voice from below, interrupting his interest.
"His Majesty!"
Ahaya subconsciously raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw that the man who had been arguing with Lin Heng outside stood up and bowed his hands in salute to Xie Jie.
"At this time, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and food and grass are not growing. It is definitely not the time to use troops against the Beirong. I sincerely request your majesty to withdraw your order."
As he opened his mouth, several more generals stood up and started admonishing him.
"We know nothing about the grassland. We don't even know where the Beirong people are. If we attack them now, aren't we going to be targets?"
"Your Majesty! Raising troops for no reason will only make the soldiers die in vain!"
Ahaya's pupils narrowed as she listened to their words, and her fingers under the hem of her skirt quickly tightened.
She subconsciously looked to her side, her heart feeling cold.
Xie Jie is really going to take action against Beirong.
"My dear friends." Xie Jie squinted his eyes slightly, his eyes were cold, he curled his lips and said in a cold tone, "It seems that you are quite dissatisfied with my imperial edict."
"I don't dare. I just hope that Your Majesty will think twice."
As soon as he said these words, he knelt down on the ground. After all, it was Captain Wang who had the courage to speak, half explaining and half insisting.
"Who said that I raised troops for no reason?"
Xie Jie twitched the corners of his lips, with murderous intent in his voice. The king's aura immediately suppressed everyone so that they did not dare to raise their heads: "The Shen family's rebellion case has the handiwork of the Beirong people. You really can't even receive any information.
, or are you pretending to be confused with me?"
These words were heartbreaking, and there was a moment of silence, with no one daring to respond.
"What's more, who said I don't have Beirong's border defense map in my hands."
Seeing that no one spoke again, Xie Jie withdrew his gaze and lazily poured himself a glass of wine. His tone was light, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Aheya's heart.
Border defense map.
Her eyes suddenly turned cold, almost breaking her teeth.
Now Beirong stationed at the border of Daxu is General Kunle's cavalry.
That was the most elite force in the entire Beirong! No matter how difficult it was, she never thought about letting this cavalry leave the border, because that was equivalent to bringing the entire Beirong to Daxu's mouth.
Prime Minister, how dare he!
There seemed to be a fire burning in her heart, making her want to chop the treasonous sinner alive, and she had to sit next to Xie Jie, listening to all his plans and ambitions for Beirong, and felt chills in her back.
Until she couldn't hide her strangeness, Xie Jie turned around and looked at her, his eyes changed from sharp to softened, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty..." She was so anxious that she lowered her head with a red face to cover up her angry eyes. She stirred the hem of her skirt with her fingertips, looking embarrassed and ashamed, and said in a voice like a mosquito, "I..."