When Zhao Wenyi and Zhao Wenqiang heard this, they were shocked. The words of Lord Heiqing were clearly trying to win over Li Qinghan.
Zhao Wenyi couldn't help it anymore, and just as he was about to step forward to smooth things over, Li Qinghan said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty~"
Zhao Wenyi was stunned and looked at Li Qinghan with some horror. For the first time, fear appeared in his eyes.
Lord Heiqing could naturally see all this, but he still did not point it out, nor did he pay attention to Zhao Wenyi. Instead, he laughed and said: "That's good~ Then this will be the number of things I promised to do~
"
Li Qinghan hummed, expressing his agreement with Lord Heiqing's decision.
...
At this time, Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward slowly and stood beside Li Qinghan. Li Qinghan's mind moved slightly and he was actually a little excited.
"This bad guy..." Li Qinghan couldn't help but complain in her heart, but in fact, her love for Ma Xiaoquan had never been less.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and cupped his hands at Li Qinghan and said: "Vulcan Empress' ability is really amazing, and it really opened my eyes. Empress, you are tired, please rest here."
Li Qinghan hummed softly, and Concubine Hong could hear the feminine tone in his voice immediately.
Concubine Hong frowned slightly, and she became even more certain that Wan Shanhe (Ma Xiaoquan) and the Vulcan Empress (Li Qinghan) were involved, but she didn't say anything.
...
The next banquet was, as usual, toasting each other and eating and drinking.
As the executive officer of the banquet, Ma Xiaoquan didn't drink much, but even so, when he raised his glass, he could clearly feel the burning gaze directed at him by Li Qinghan on the other side.
"Hey~" Ma Xiaoquan sighed in his heart, thinking that my woman is right in front of me, but I can't go up and hug her. Oh~ it's really miserable...
After thinking about it, Ma Xiaoquan still pretended to be polite, nodding frequently to Li Qinghan, Zhao Wenyi and others.
...
The banquet lasted until late at night. Before leaving, Ma Xiaoquan deliberately glanced at Li Qinghan a few more times, but the latter did not notice him. Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and watched Li Qinghan get on the carriage and drive slowly towards the inn.
On the carriage, Li Qinghan bit his lip, tears streaming down his cheeks. Seeing this, the maid next to him asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, is the wine in the Heiqing Palace not good to drink? You are crying.
....."
Li Qinghan nodded and said: "Yes, the wine tastes a bit strong, and now I feel uncomfortable in my eyes..."
The maid hummed and said, "Mother, are we leaving too?"
"Well, you go back and tidy up. You should be leaving tomorrow and the day after tomorrow~"
"Great, I'm finally going back~" The maid exhaled and said, "It's so depressing here, but there are a lot of rouges and gouache that we don't have in the United Nations. I have promised a few sisters that I will bring some to them.
Going back, hey, my monthly salary..."
Li Qinghan smiled slightly: "You don't have to spend it. You only get this little salary every month. You can buy it before I leave tomorrow. I will give it to you when I come back~"
The maid nodded happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Li Qinghan looked at the little maid next to him and stretched out his hand to touch her little head. In fact, this little maid was less than ten years old, but because her family was poor and there were many sisters, her parents could only send her away.
Be a maid.
Originally, Li Qinghan came to Heiqing Country this time to bring two older maids, but seeing how well-behaved this little girl was, Li Qinghan finally changed his mind and took her with him.
"I still don't know what your name is..." Li Qinghan asked.
"Reply to my wife, my name is Xiaohuan..."
"Xiaohuan..." Li Qinghan was slightly startled. She used to be in Ma's house, and the maid who served her was also named Xiaohuan. It's been so long now, and she doesn't know if Xiaohuan is still in Ma's house. Maybe, she
She must be married already...
"Okay, I'll go back and clean up later~"
"Yes, Madam~~" Xiaohuan nodded, blinked and suddenly asked, "Madam, Xiaohuan has a question, I don't know if I can ask..."
"Hmm? What's the question? Ask..."
"The empress was so powerful at the banquet, they were all scared, but Xiaohuan saw that besides our people, there were a few people who didn't seem to be scared at all..."
Li Qinghan asked with a smile: "Oh, that's natural. The Black and Green Country is much more powerful than the United Kingdom. Some of them have seen many of them on the market, so it's not surprising that they are not scared."
"No, no..." Xiaohuan was a little anxious, but because she had never read a book and was still young, she didn't know how to express herself for a while.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly..." Li Qinghan gently patted Xiaohuan's head.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh..." Xiaohuan nodded repeatedly and thought for a while before saying, "Xiaohuan always feels that Wanshanhe knows the empress..."
Li Qinghan was stunned and asked: "Why do you think so?"
Xiaohuan shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, the way my brother looks at my sister-in-law is just like the way Wan Shanhe looks at my empress..."
Li Qinghan was a little worried. Even such a little girl could see it. With so many adults at the banquet, someone must have seen the clues... This is troublesome...
"Haha, I'm afraid Wan Shanhe thinks I'm good-looking. Look at me more. As you said, I've seen too many..."
After all, Xiaohuan was young and had little experience. When Li Qinghan said this, she nodded.
...
In the Blackwater Palace, after Concubine Hong settled the Lord Heiqing to rest, she was alone in the pavilion in front of the wing admiring the moon.
"Sister Hong..." A soft voice suddenly came from behind her.
Concubine Hong didn't turn around, she just hummed softly and said, "You're here..."
"Sister Hong, what's wrong?" A woman in red gauze walked gently in front of Concubine Hong. This woman was none other than the biological sister of King Heiqing, and was the leader of the "Assassin's Alliance" - Min Xian'er.
Concubine Hong murmured: "Xian'er, have you ever fought against the Vulcan Empress?"
Min Xian'er shook her head: "No, but I have this plan... It's just that it's inconvenient in Heishui City. I will go when they leave Heishui City."
"Hmm~"
"Sister Hong, what's wrong? I see you're acting like this, you're not just trying to get me to fight with that Li Qinghan, right?"
"Haha, of course it's not that simple. At the banquet today, I could see that the Vulcan Empress Li Qinghan has something to do with the Wanshan River of the Wan family..."
Min Xian'er frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "I know who he is..."
"He? Do you mean Wanshanhe?"
"Hmm~" Min Xian'er nodded, "His name is Ma Xiaoquan, and he is actually the man from Li Qinghan."
"How do you know?" Concubine Hong looked at Min Xian'er in surprise. Then, Concubine Hong suddenly reacted, covered her mouth, and after a long time she said, "Xian'er, let alone the man who broke your body.
That Wan...oh no, that Ma Xiaoquan?"
Min Xian'er nodded.
Concubine Hong took a breath, calmed down, and said, "Does your brother know about this?"
Min Xian'er shook her head: "I don't plan to tell my brother."
Concubine Hong narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Xian'er, could it be that you have fallen in love with that man?"
Min Xian'er bit her lip and shook her head: "No, but I don't hate him..."
"So you didn't kill him. With your ability, it should be easy to kill someone... Sigh..." Concubine Hong sighed, "Xian'er, actually Sister Hong thinks you are quite
It’s not easy. Sister Hong has been thinking several times, why don’t you find a good man to marry..."
Min Xian'er shook his head and smiled: "It's too late. I have now officially become the leader of the Assassin's Alliance. Let the past things be in the past..."
Concubine Hong nodded and said, "When you said that, I figured it out. Well, looking at you, it seems you know something about Ma Xiaoquan?"
Min Xian'er hummed: "Of course I know...is Sister Hong interested?"
Concubine Hong shook her head: "Although there is, I'd better not listen to it, lest I tell your brother a big mouth. Your brother's health is deteriorating, and you can't give him any more trouble..."
"Okay~~" Min Xian'er hummed, turned and left.
...
In a night market not far from the Blackwater Palace, Ma Xiaoquan was slurping down hot noodles.
I had been waiting for everyone at the banquet palace before, so I was already hungry.
"Prince Shanhe, eat slowly. We have a lot of them in the store. How about I give you a plate of soy sauce beef?" the store owner greeted enthusiastically.
Ma Xiaoquan did not raise his head, but just said "hmm" three times.
The shop owner smiled and nodded, and personally brought over a plate of cut beef with soy sauce, and gently placed it on the table. The shop owner asked: "Prince Shanhe... After the king's banquet today,
,Are the guests from the United Nations about to leave?"
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and glanced at the shop owner, and said with a smile: "You guy, I knew you had no good intentions in giving me soy beef~"
The shop owner chuckled and said: "The small shop occasionally sells some gossip, but it can't sustain itself if it only sells noodles. Prince Shanhe, don't you know, the taxes for doing business in Heishui City are very high...
..."
Ma Xiaoquan sucked a long noodle, wiped his mouth and said: "It doesn't matter if I tell you, they will leave in the past two days, but if you are selling information, don't talk nonsense..."