Chapter 222 Xia Luoran’s Letter, Xia Weiyang Expresses His Goodwill (Please Subscribe, Please Vote!)

"Try this fish. It's brought from the North Sea. It tastes very delicious." The eldest princess said.

Put a piece of fish in Xiao Ran's bowl.

"Yeah." Xiao Ran responded.

He took the chopsticks and started eating.

"What happened to Yang Ping'an just now?" The eldest princess looked curious.

"This guy ate up everything at Yaohe's place and forgot about him in the blink of an eye. Qing'er was heartbroken, but he was able to coax her back to health again."

"Let me tell you, this guy has such a sweet mouth."

Xiao Ran smiled and said nothing.

Chatting and eating.

Eat and drink enough.

The eldest princess raised her head, a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes fell on him, "Are you going back tonight?"

"No." Xiao Ran shook his head.

"I'm not going anywhere, I'm just here with you."

Put down the tea cup.

He stood up from the chair, walked to her, picked her up from the chair, sat on the sofa, took off her shoes, took off her shoes again, and lay down on the bed.

He rested his chin on her shoulder and said with a smile, "The moon is very round tonight, want to see it?"

"Leave purgatory?" the eldest princess asked.

"No need." Xiao Ran shook his head.

Mobilize the power of the soul, twist it with both hands, and cast a mirror spell to reflect the scenery outside.

"Is your spiritual master cultivation so advanced?"

"Let's make do!" Xiao Ran was very modest.

A mirror transformed by the power of the soul appeared in the sky.

in the screen.

A full moon hangs high in the sky, surrounded by bright stars, forming a beautiful picture between heaven and earth.

"It's so beautiful." The eldest princess sighed.

"It's indeed beautiful." Xiao Ran felt the same way.

Hug tighter.

The eldest princess snuggled in his arms, enjoying this happy time like a lazy kitten.

suddenly.

She thought of something again and said, "There's a letter from Luo Ran."

"It's been such a long time and you haven't written back until now?"

"Yes." The eldest princess nodded.

He took out a letter from under the pillow and handed it over.

"Look."

He took the letter, took out the letter inside, and read it carefully.

The content is very short and has only two meanings.

The first meaning is that she has traveled all over Daxia, but she has not received any news about the Seven-Hearted Divine Lotus.

The second meaning.

She has entered the territory of Zhou State, hiding her name, secretly inquiring about its whereabouts.

Finally, let the eldest princess and the others not worry about her, everything is fine with her.

As for "them", they refer to the eldest princess and Xiao Ran.

He closed the letter and stuffed it into the envelope.

"Is she so stubborn?" Xiao Ran asked.

"Da Xia has been turned upside down by her, but she still doesn't give up. It seems like she has a lot of obsession. From the looks of it, she won't give up until she finds the Seven-Hearted Divine Lotus of Creation."

"I underestimated her too." The eldest princess sighed quietly.

"I thought she would come back after hitting a wall outside and give up looking for the Seven-Hearted Divine Lotus. Unexpectedly, she entered the territory of Zhou Kingdom again. It is no better than Daxia. Once her identity is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous. Zhou Kingdom will definitely We will take her down at all costs.”

"People will always grow up, especially after experiencing so many things. She is no longer the same as before. No matter how she deals with things or how she walks around, she will always seek to make a move." Xiao Ran said again, holding her catkin in hand.

"You don't have to worry too much. You have to believe in her. Only by experiencing ups and downs can the young eagle truly grow up."

"What a pity! I don't have much power in the Zhou Kingdom. I only have a few spies, and the information I can get is limited." The eldest princess shook her head.

"This is already very good." Xiao Ran said.

Continue to look at the full moon in the mirror.

Time passed, and soon it was early morning.

The eldest princess broke the calm, "I'm tired."

"Then rest." Xiao Ran waved his right hand.

The mirror image in the sky disappears.

Once again, the pure spiritual power rushed out and evolved into a barrier, covering the place. Viewed from the outside, the scenery inside could not be seen.

He took off his coat and lay on the bed with his arms around the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was like a docile kitten, with her legs crossed on Xiao Ran's body.

"Go to sleep!"

"Yeah." Xiao Ran nodded.

Entered dreamland.

royal palace.

A dragon-controlling holy guard quickly entered the Pingxin Palace, stopped in front of Xia Weiyang, whispered a few words in his ear, and then retreated.

"Is there any result?" Zhu Gonggong asked openly.

Eunuch Liang has recovered from his injuries after a day of rest.

"Yeah." Xia Weiyang nodded.

"The news came from over there. Everyone was interrogated. Except for the dead lieutenant, including the warriors in the eldest prince's house, everything was normal and no useful information was obtained. As for the officers, they didn't know anything about it."

A rhetorical question.

"The film department investigated and got no information?"

"Yeah." Eunuch Zhu didn't want to admit it, but it was the truth.

"All kinds of methods were used. Zhu Zhenguo and the deputy general's family members were tortured and interrogated. In the end, there was still no news at all."

Xia Weiyang had a cold face and tapped the table with his index finger, making a "dong dong" sound.

"We underestimated them. We didn't expect that for the sake of the crown prince, they would do such cruel things. If Xiao Ran hadn't used the True Dragon Order this time and Longtai Camp arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous."

"Will you continue to be detained?" Eunuch Zhu asked.

Xia Weiyang was silent.

The three of them looked at each other and looked at the full moon in the night sky.

It is obviously the Reunion Festival, which is happy, festive and lively, but now it has become like this, making everyone unhappy and ruining a good festival.

a long time.

Xia Weiyang said tentatively, "You want them to go back for the festival?"

"It's already late." Eunuch Zhu added.

"It's not past midnight, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"..." Eunuch Zhu was speechless.

After thinking for a while he said.

"They can be allowed to go back, but each of them has to pay a sum of money. This time nearly 30,000 soldiers were lost, and the pension is a large amount of silver. They have to pay this money."

"Can they take it out?" Xia Weiyang was suspicious.

Eunuch Zhu smiled without saying a word and drank from the tea cup.

Eunuch Liang added, "You underestimate them too much. The property left behind by the Ninth Prince after his death, as well as the Cui family's huge property, were secretly divided up by them. In addition to their overt and covert properties, Don't mention this, even if it is doubled again, it can be easily taken out."

"What if it doubles?" Xia Weiyang asked.

"Can."

After receiving a positive answer, Xia Weiyang made up his mind, "I didn't expect that my nephews are quite rich. In this case, let them spit out twice the wealth."

“What if someone can’t come up with the money?”

"It's them who caused the trouble. Even if they can't be slapped, they are also responsible. As long as one person can't come up with the money and continues to imprison them, I can just use the True Dragon Order to beat them hard once." Xia Weiyang said.

"Okay." I wish both father-in-law and father-in-law have no objections.

Negotiable.

Xia Weiyang needs to go there in person, otherwise the Dragon Royal Guards outside will not be able to intimidate the eldest prince and others.

Arrive at a palace.

There are three circles inside and three circles outside, and there are dragon-controlling holy guards, dragon-blooded warriors, and powerful men hiding in the dark.

Let alone them, even if the ancestor of Beiming is here, he still has to stay there.

"I've met Lord Longtou!" Everyone saluted respectfully.

"Yeah." Xia Weiyang nodded expressionlessly.

Stepped into the main hall.

The eldest prince and others were sitting on chairs. When they saw him coming, they looked over hurriedly, then stood up from the chairs and saluted, "I've met your uncle!"

Xia Weiyang sat on the main seat with a cold face.

He took the teapot and poured a cup, then drank from the teacup.

Take your time and whet their appetite.

Although the eldest prince and others were anxious, there was nothing they could do.

Not mentioning Xia Weiyang's identity, his cultivation alone made them very powerless. It was really too strong to be able to sit at the head of the Dragon Controlling Saint Guard.

I drank a cup of tea for half an hour.

Seeing that the heat was almost done, Xia Weiyang put down the tea cup.

Indifferent eyes swept over them one by one.

Started to beat, "You have enjoyed the best resources of the royal family since you were young, but the result? It's very disappointing! You actually made such a big joke, how do all the officials think of you? What do the people of the world think? What if it spreads again? According to the ears of Zhou Guo, there is no one in the royal family of Daxia, and everyone is a drunkard. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, they are good at fighting in the nest."

The princes lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.

"Tell me! What are you going to do about this matter?"

brush!

All eyes fell on the eldest prince.

At this moment, they remembered again that the eldest prince was their good elder brother, and naturally he had to take the lead if anything happened.

"Fuck! You bunch of beasts." The eldest prince was furious and cursed.

If he hadn't been so good at nourishing qi, he would have gone berserk at this time.

"You are the boss, take the lead and set an example." Xia Weiyang called his name.

This time I really couldn’t hide even if I wanted to.

have no choice.

The eldest prince had no choice but to stand up and asked tentatively, "Uncle, please give me a heads up."

"Are you sure you want me to remind you?"

"..." The eldest prince was extremely speechless.

Thoughts whirled, meditating quickly.

The father was assassinated by Hong Yi, and the mastermind behind it must be hidden among them. It was not him. The biggest suspects were the second and third sons. The other princes also had certain suspicions.

Judging from Xia Weiyang's current attitude, Hong Yi probably didn't succeed.

Otherwise, it would not be him who came, but Zong Zheng who brought people here and took them away for torture and interrogation.

There is no evidence, and my father has not woken up, so he should not move around.

in this case.

There is only one thing left, the "infighting" of the Suzaku Sect.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers died, all of whom were elite soldiers from hundreds of battles. Coupled with the strong men who died, the losses this time were too great.

The pension alone is an astronomical sum.

The treasury can indeed easily get it, but considering the matter of the father.

They are still holding back their anger and want the court to pay for the aftermath, but there is no way.

This is the thought.

The eldest prince made a decision, and at the same time guessed Xia Weiyang's purpose of coming this time, he wanted to save money and avoid disaster. As long as the money was in place, they could go back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival tonight.

If he cannot be satisfied, he will continue to be detained here until his father wakes up.

"Cough! Cough!"

He deliberately coughed twice to attract everyone's attention.

Then he spoke.

"Although this matter is Zhu Zhenguo's fault, we can't escape the relationship. Although he was concerned about the safety of his father and was a little impulsive, he was forced to protect himself, which triggered this "internal fight", but it is an indisputable fact."

One sentence sets the tone for the matter.

They are all innocent, and all the fault is Zhu Zhenguo's fault, and he alone bears the blame.

Anyway, people cannot be resurrected after death. If Zhu Zhenguo doesn’t take the blame, who will take the blame?

The conversation changed.

"What has happened has made us feel very sad. Nearly 30,000 lives have been lost. Many of them are the backbone of the family, and they depend on their military salary for food. I suggest that our brothers should share the money equally to appease the families of the deceased. "

Without looking at him, Xia Weiyang took the teapot, poured a cup, and continued drinking.

The eldest prince felt a sudden thought, "Aren't you satisfied that the money is too little?"

"Double the pension and give it to the court, and let the court distribute it on your behalf."

Xia Weiyang still didn't move and continued to drink tea.

The eldest prince's palms hidden under his sleeves were tightly held together.

At this moment, he hated the people who secretly took action and wished to kill them all.

Not to mention the death of many people, looking at the situation in front of him, he even had to spend a large sum of money to leave here.

Take a deep breath.

spoke again.

"Twice!" he said through gritted teeth.

"Do you agree with what he said?" Xia Weiyang looked at the remaining princes.

A prince stood up and started to sell miserably, "Uncle, we theoretically support what the eldest brother said, but if we are asked to take out such a large sum of money, let alone twice it, even if it is not doubled, we can't get it. Come out. For daily living expenses, I can barely survive on my meager salary."

When someone speaks, someone else echoes.

Except for the second prince and the third prince who did not express their opinions, everyone else expressed their opinions.

The meaning is the same, no money!

boom!

The tea cup vibrated on the table, causing the noisy hall to immediately fall silent.

"It's getting late. I'm a little tired. We'll discuss this later." Xia Weiyang said.

He stood up from the chair and walked outside.

See this.

The princes present were all anxious.

No one is a fool. If Xia Weiyang really leaves here and wants to leave here, he doesn't know when he will get it.

The prince who danced the most happily just now wanted to slap himself hard in the mouth.

"Uncle Emperor, please wait a moment!" Almost at the same time, everyone spoke.

Xia Weiyang stopped and said with a cold face, "You are not sleepy, but I am still sleepy."

"Can you give us some time to discuss it behind the scenes?" the eldest prince suggested.

"Okay! But my time is precious and I am wasting it on such a trivial matter. Why don't you give me an explanation?"

"The pension will be increased two and a half times on the original basis." The eldest prince gritted his teeth.

"Forget it! For the sake of your being so sensible, I, as an elder, will stay a little longer." Xia Weiyang said.

A group of people went in the back.

soon.

The quarrel in the back hall turned into a pot of porridge. If it was easy to get started, it would probably start a fight.

With the corners of his mouth raised and his eyes narrowed, Xia Weiyang sneered in his heart, "If I don't make you vomit blood this time, when will you make you vomit blood again?"

Halfway through a cup of tea.

The eldest prince and others walked out of it, all with grim faces, resentful eyes, and no smiles at all. It seemed that they had already reached an agreement.

Stop in the main hall.

"Uncle Emperor, we have decided that the pension will be doubled and will be handed over to the treasury before dark tomorrow." The eldest prince said.

"Yeah." Xia Weiyang nodded.

"You are all very good. It is good that you can correct your mistakes when you know them. It is not terrible to make mistakes, but you must have a correct attitude when admitting your mistakes."

"The emperor taught you a lesson!"

"It's getting late. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival again. Let's go back early to celebrate the festival!" Xia Weiyang waved his hand.

"What about our people?"

"They have been taken to the sky prison. It will not be easy over there during the big festival. We have been very busy for them. According to the head count and the level of cultivation, we have to pay a deposit and take the people back!" Xia Weiyang sent it to Xiao Ran! A great gift.

One more thing to add.

"You cannot redeem someone individually. If you want to redeem someone, you must redeem them together."

"Thank you, Uncle Emperor, for your advice!" The eldest prince handed over his hand.

Xia Weiyang left with his hands behind his back.

After he left, the princes all had gloomy faces, the harmonious atmosphere disappeared, and their swords were at war. They all snorted coldly, flicked their sleeves, left the palace, and rushed towards their own mansions.

Return to the mansion.

The eldest prince immediately called Old Man Tianji to the study.

Close the door.

The suppressed anger could no longer be held back and exploded directly.

He violently smashed the vase on the ground, tore the calligraphy and paintings into pieces, and kicked the tables and chairs to vent his rage.

Old Man Tianji knew that he was holding it back, so he didn't persuade him and just let him vent.

About a quarter of an hour passed.

The study was in a mess, so he stopped.

"Are you feeling better?" Old Man Tianji asked.

"These beasts! They actually took this prince into account. They lost so many people and even paid a huge sum of money." The eldest prince cursed loudly.

"Do you have anyone in mind?"

"The possibility of the second and third children is very high, and it is not ruled out that they are other people."

Old Man Tianji shook his head, taking things apart and analyzing them one by one, "Hong Yi is an old man in the palace, and Shun'an is his confidant. He belongs to the people in the inner palace. It's very difficult to impress him and make him risk everything. It’s difficult to do. Zhu Zhenguo has no interaction with him. I’ve had people check it out, and there is no contact with their family members or friends. In addition, due to the special nature of the Zhuque Sect, we have always regarded him as His Majesty’s person. .”

There was a pause.

"But what happened last night was a slap in the face to us. He was bribed, and that's why there will be "infighting" next."

Having said this, he did not continue.

But the eldest prince already understood. With his intelligence, how could he not guess it.

"Are you saying that it is possible that two waves of people will attack at the same time this time? The purpose of Hongyi and the others is unknown for the time being. Is Zhu Zhenguo completely disrupting the situation?"

"This is very likely." Old Man Tianji said.

"Have the second child and the third child joined forces?" The eldest prince's expression changed drastically.

"No." Old Man Tianji shook his head.

"This matter is getting more and more complicated. It's so confusing that I can't even see clearly."

The eldest prince walked up and down the hall with an expressionless face.

Various countermeasures flashed through his mind one by one, but he shook his head and rejected them.

"wait!"

"Have you decided?"

"Yes." The eldest prince looked firmly.

"The current defeat is not unexpected. As long as the crown prince has not been decided and my father is still on the throne for one day, I have not lost! During this period, do not do anything. Continue to implement the previous plan and secretly accumulate strength. , win over everyone who can be won over. If they like money, give them money. If they like beauties, then collect beauties and send them over. If they want power, wait until I, the prince, sit in that position, and promise them wealth for the rest of their lives."

"Sure enough, I saw the right person." Old Man Tianji smiled with satisfaction.

"Our people were all escorted to the sky prison and asked to bring money and a little more to ransom them back before dawn so that they could celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Not bad! You see it clearly." Old Man Tianji became more and more satisfied.

…

Xuanwufang, No. 18.

The second prince's residence.

Like the eldest prince, when he first came back, he vented his anger in the study. Jiang Ming watched the whole process without trying to persuade him.

No matter who encounters this, he will be a coward and will definitely vent his anger.

quite a while.

He stopped, with a ferocious expression on his face, twisting together, "They deserve to die!"

"Now is not the time to be angry. What we have to do now is to be patient! We will wait until His Majesty wakes up before making a decision. The most urgent task is to redeem the people imprisoned in the sky prison first, so as not to chill others."

"This prince knows." The second prince said with a cold face.

"You go and do it now, redeem the person, and bring more banknotes."

"Yeah." Jiang Ming nodded, stood up and left.

After he left.

Uncle Huo walked out of the darkness.

"Your character is still not good enough. This little thing happened and you exposed your true nature. You have disappointed me!"

"What you taught me is that I was reckless." The second prince took a deep breath and rationally admitted his mistake.

"What's next?"

"Only when you hold the knife in your own hands can you solve the danger when you encounter it." The second prince said sinisterly.

"This incident made me understand that our intelligence network is still too weak."

His eyes sparkled.

"Expand the intelligence network at all costs. As long as it is a prince or a princess, I want to know what they are doing immediately. Even if they go to the latrine and use a few pieces of paper, I must know it clearly."

"Excluding this compensation, plus daily expenses, as well as purchasing training resources and training dead soldiers, the money is not enough." Uncle Huo said.

"Ask them to lend me one billion taels of silver."

"This is a good idea." Uncle Huo smiled and nodded.

suddenly.

There was a crisp sound of footsteps outside, and Concubine Jiang's voice came over, "Your Highness, are you still busy?"

"I'm going out first." Uncle Huo said.

He came and went without a trace, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.

The door to the study room was pushed open. Looking at the mess on the floor, Concubine Jiang closed the door again.

He walked over and stopped beside him, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay!" The second prince gritted his teeth.

He pressed her shoulders, made her kneel on the ground, faced her puzzled gaze, threw the belt aside, and then grabbed her head...

Qinglongfang.

The third prince's residence.

Compared with the anger of the boss and the second child, he is much calmer.

Nong Hua placed the brewed tea in front of him.

"Still angry?"

"No!" The third prince shook his head.

After taking a sip of tea, he said, "First send people to Tianlao to redeem our people, and then prepare a generous holiday gift for them so that they can have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Yes." Nong Hua stood up and made arrangements.

soon.

She returned again.

"The arrangements have been made, and they will be able to come out within half an hour."

"This time, one move was missing, and someone took advantage of it. It attracted firepower for them, and that's why so many bad things happened later. We don't blame anyone, just ourselves. We didn't consider them carefully and took them into account, so we let them go." A small Zhu Zhenguo disrupts all arrangements." The third prince analyzed rationally.

"I have already checked here, and there are no useful clues at all. From this, it can be inferred that the people hiding in the dark are very clever and good at seizing opportunities. We have to be careful." The farmer's face looked solemn.

"This prince knows." The third prince nodded.

"What a pity! Hong Yi and the others are dead. Now our power in the palace is zero. We can't get any news at the first time."

"There is nothing we can do about this." Nong Hua shook his head.

"After you left, my people also arrived and asked them to sneak into the palace. No one survived. It seems that they have all been solved."

"It's expected, but it's also unexpected." The third prince said.

"In this case, we all underestimated someone."

"Xiao Ran?"

"Yes." The third prince nodded.

"My good aunt actually handed the True Dragon Token to him, which is enough to prove how much she values ​​him."

Looking at her.

"When will Ling'er arrive?"

Ling'er's full name is Long Ling. She is the apple of the eye of the Holy Lord of Yaochi Holy Land. She has a noble status, is as beautiful as a fairy, and is also her biological sister.

"There are still two days." Nong Hua said.

Looking at him.

"You won't let her get close to Xiao Ran, right?"

"Yeah." The third prince didn't hide anything.

"With Ling'er's intelligence and skills, coupled with her beauty, you can play with him in the palm of your hand. As long as you capture him and let him convince his aunt, even if the father wakes up, this prince will We can also go one step further and be established as the prince. By then, the overall situation has been decided, and the resources of the royal family will be at my disposal."

Speaking of this, a terrifying cold light circulated.

"Let's have a good settlement with them and let them pay back everything they owe me."

Nong Hua was silent and did not answer immediately.

The third prince seemed to have guessed the worries in her heart, and took the initiative to hold her jade hand, "As long as I sit in that position, I hereby promise to establish the Yaochi Holy Land as the national religion of Daxia."

"Seriously?" Nong Hua's beautiful eyes lit up.

If it can really become the state religion of Daxia, it will enjoy the blessing of Xia's national destiny.

At that time, her Yaochi Holy Land will soar into the sky.

Overpowering other holy places, the top powers have become the number one holy place in the Fantasy Continent.

"Yes." The third prince nodded seriously.

"Okay! After Ling'er comes, I will help you persuade her personally. As for whether she will agree, I can't say for the time being."

"She will definitely agree." The third prince was confident.

His face darkened.

"After wasting so much effort, I still didn't get the Golden Dragon Azure Bowl and Dragon Blood. It seems I have to think of other ways."

"A little loss doesn't hurt! As long as we plan properly, we still have a chance to make a comeback." Nong Hua said.

One more thing to add.

"It seems that the strong men of the Daqingshan Bull Demon Clan are here and will arrive in the capital in the near future."

"What are they here for?"

"This matter involves a secret from the past, and few people know about it." Nong Hua said.

"The current emperor of the Bull Demon Clan has a younger brother called the Bull Demon King. He failed to compete for the position of clan leader and should have been executed. Later, their mother begged for mercy and the Bull Demon Emperor released him and lived with the Alliance of Hundred Tribes. .”

"Then what?" the third prince asked again.

"Judging from the information they secretly investigated, the Bull Demon King died at the hands of someone from the Xia Kingdom. This person is still in the capital. He should be here for revenge this time. As for who it is, I am still trying to find out."

"You want to take advantage of them?" The third prince frowned.

"Yeah." Nong Hua didn't hide anything.

"Don't rush to take action. You can continue to inquire about the news. We can wait until Ling'er arrives." The third prince said.

"Okay." Nong Hua responded.

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