The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 821: I live up to you
Chapter 821 I Will Not Fail You
“Hmm?” Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyan who had stopped.
Yue Shi, who was ten steps behind the two men, saw this and hurriedly asked his guards and the soldiers brought by Bai Qingyan to turn around. He lowered his voice and said, “Don’t look at anything inappropriate! Don’t look at anything inappropriate!”
She lowered her eyes, stretched out her hand and grasped Xiao Rongyan’s strong hand with distinct joints, looked up at him, and whispered: “If Queen Ji knew that this sword is now in the hands of Yue Shi who is guarding you, and knew that this sword has guarded you countless times, she would definitely feel gratified.”
Xiao Rongyan lowered his eyes and held Bai Qingyan’s hands with both hands. The silence in his eyes was gradually dispelled by warmth. He lowered his head and gently kissed the back of Bai Qingyan’s hand, then raised his eyes and stared at her: “Abao is my mother’s soulmate. Abao said so… Mother must think so!”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Yes!”
Thinking of his father, Xiao Rongyan couldn’t help but think of his mother’s ending, and solemnly said to Bai Qing: “I will never let Abao down in this life!”
When their eyes met, Bai Qingyan’s hand, which was held by Xiao Rongyan, tightened slightly, and her ears couldn’t help but feel hot. She whispered, “If you don’t betray me, I won’t betray you.”
He resisted the urge to hug Bai Qingyan and kiss her deeply. He squeezed Bai Qingyan’s hand and held her hand without letting go: “Let’s go, I’ll take you out…”
She nodded and didn’t struggle.
After sending Bai Qingyan to the door of the inn, Xiao Rongyan personally led the horse for her. Before Bai Qingyan got on the horse, he suddenly grabbed her wrist and asked in a low voice: “A Bao, do you blame me for the matter of Rongdi Ghost-faced Prince?”
Hearing this, she stared into Xiao Rongyan’s eyes quietly, with a slight smile on her lips. She jumped onto the horse holding the saddle and took the reins from Xiao Rongyan.
Xiao Rongyan was caught off guard, his hands were empty, and his fingertips were scratched by the reins, which hurt a little.
Bai Qingyan, who was on the horse, looked at Xiao Rongyan’s stunned expression, and seemed to feel relieved after letting out a sigh of relief. A faint smile appeared in his eyes, and he asked him, “Have you ever blamed me for what happened to King Xihuai?”
Bai Qingyan felt relieved because she knew Xiao Rongyan did nothing wrong, and she also believed that with her brother’s ability, Xiao Rongyan would not achieve his goal so easily.
Xiao Rongyan said honestly: “Yes, but it was fleeting. After all, you and I had agreed before that personal feelings would not be considered when it comes to major events.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he understood that Bai Qingyan felt the same as he did.
He finally understood what Bai Qingyan once said: everything has its reason, except feelings.
This is how everyone is; no one is an exception.
But…he and Bai Qingyan are not ordinary people.
He felt relieved, smiled and took a step back, bowing to Bai Qingyan.
“Goodbye!” Bai Qingyan raised his hand and bowed to Xiao Rongyan, pulled the reins, turned the horse’s head, and led his troops away at a gallop.
This was the first time that Xiao Rongyan carefully guessed someone’s thoughts. He glanced at his red fingertips, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and his fingers tightened slightly. He was used to Bai Qingyan’s calmness, and he was very greedy for Bai Qingyan’s unscrupulous temper in front of him, just like a girl…
“Master…” Yue Shi stepped forward and whispered to Xiao Rongyan, “Prince Xihuai called Dong Guian over.”
Dong Guian is the most capable secret guard beside King Xihuai. It seems… King Xihuai’s itinerary will have to change because of Bai Qingyan’s words.
But Xiao Rongyan’s goal was to get King Xihuai away from Wei State and find a beautiful place with mountains and rivers in Liang State, so that King Xihuai could spend the rest of his life and continue to live the life he liked before… a rich and leisurely life.
If King Xihuai planned to return to Wei because of Bai Qingyan’s words, or asked Dong Guian to go back and deliver the message, he would have no choice but to resort to extraordinary measures.
“Go and order our people to keep an eye on Dong Guian. If Dong Guian wants to return to Wei, find a chance to kill him off along the way and do it cleanly.” Xiao Rongyan said indifferently.
“Yes!” Yue Shi nodded.
Only after Bai Qingyan disappeared from his sight did Xiao Rongyan turn around and go back to persuade King Xihuai again.
When Xiao Rongyan entered the room, he only heard King Xihuai instructing Dong Guian: “Send the message to Prime Minister Gongsun as soon as possible, and tell Prime Minister Gongsun that I have failed to live up to Prime Minister Gongsun’s trust. I am afraid that I cannot ask the Rongdi people for help. The State of Wei is at the critical moment of survival. Prime Minister Gongsun must agree to Xiliang’s conditions! You must do it quickly! Do not delay on the road, the safety of the State of Wei depends on you alone.”
As soon as he finished speaking, King Xihuai saw Xiao Rongyan and patted Dong Guian on the shoulder.
“Your Highness, are you going to ask Lord Dong to go back to Weishu City to deliver the message?” Xiao Rongyan stepped over the threshold. “In addition to asking Your Highness to come and look for the Rongdi Ghost-faced Prince, do the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Gongsun have any other plans with Xiliang?”
After Xiao Rongyan risked his life to save King Xihuai, King Xihuai and the people around him had already regarded Xiao Rongyan as a trustworthy person, but they still had not explained what arrangements Prime Minister Gongsun had made.
Dong Guian only clasped his fists and said to Xiao Rongyan: “After Guian leaves, I hope Mr. Xiao will take good care of the prince!”
Xiao Rongyan nodded to Dong Guian, and after watching him leave, he looked at King Xihuai and asked, “Your Highness, are you planning to split your troops into two groups, letting Dong Guian go back to report the news while Your Highness continues to seek help from the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi?”
King Xihuai nodded: “The words of the Princess Zhenguo have awakened me from my dream. Although I don’t know much about marching and fighting, the Princess Zhenguo is famous. No matter whether it is right or not, I must send someone back to inform Wei Shucheng so that the Queen Mother and His Majesty can be prepared! I still have to continue to ask the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi. If the Ghost-faced Prince of Rongdi does not agree…”
King Xihuai paused, and his lips murmured for a long time without making any sound.
“If you don’t agree?” Xiao Rongyan asked, “Does the prince want to reveal the secret of the Ghost-faced Prince and make both sides lose the game?”
When King Xihuai didn’t answer, he asked again: “Yan…just now I heard from the prince that Prime Minister Gongsun has a backup plan?”
King Xi Huai nodded and said, “Prime Minister Gongsun is a minister of the Kingdom of Wei. He is unwilling to use this method unless it is absolutely necessary. This matter is of great importance, so I will not explain it in detail!”
“What if Prime Minister Gongsun’s method doesn’t work?” Xiao Rongyan asked again.
“It won’t be useless!” King Xihuai said this with an uncanny firmness in his voice, “Even if it really doesn’t work in the end, I will rush back to Weishu City to live and die with Your Majesty and the Queen Mother.”
Xiao Rongyan looked at King Xihuai with a firm gaze in surprise. He did not expect that King Xihuai, who had always been greedy for pleasure, would say such words. It really made Xiao Rongyan look at him with new eyes.
Xiao Rongyan pursed his lips and said, “Your Highness, if Dong Guian rushes back, it may be too late. The Wei Kingdom… has been destroyed. Your Highness must think of a way out for himself. Yan is willing to lend a hand to Your Highness.”
“Even if my country is destroyed, I will return to Wei!” King Xihuai sat weakly on the chair, as if he had already seen the demise of Wei.
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