Dai Ziling

Chapter 163
After each experienced inner struggle and torture, the two pairs of mother and son finally met again.

There is no imaginative sensational scene, the two mothers are calm and calm, and the two children are polite and stable.As if nothing had happened, all the concerns were quietly hidden in the tears in their eyes.

Zixi was very envious, she hugged the queen's arms even tighter, and pinned her longing for her mother on the woman who loved her with all her heart.

"What do you want?" Teng Xuanyi smiled at her mother, then asked Zixi with a dark face.

Sit up straight, cross-legged, look up, after a series of movements, Zixi said sullenly, "I want you... shut up!"

The queen twitched the corners of her mouth, suppressed her laughter, and thought: Someone can cure this brat!

"Hahaha..." Teng Xuanyun smiled and bent over. This girl really won't disappoint, and the fourth brother's face turned blue when she said a word.

"Yun'er! Don't be rude!" Concubine Jin frowned.

Teng Xuanyun immediately stood up straight, restrained his smile, and then noticed that Qin Rao was sitting beside Concubine Jin, looking at him with a smile.

Unnaturally looking away, Teng Xuanyun turned to look at Zhu Lan who was standing at the door, and shouted, "Hey! Zhu Lan! Come in!"

Zhu Lan walked into the hall slowly, bowed her hands to the queen and concubine Jin, and then silently stood aside.

The Queen and Concubine Jin looked at each other, they knew that this Zhu Lan was not simple, and of course, Concubine Jin had a deep understanding.She stood up, raised her sleeves, pointed to the wooden chair, and said, "Mr. Zhulan, please sit down."

With a slight nod, Zhu Lan walked over and sat down, then her gaze was fixed on one spot, and she never moved away.

"How is it? The old... Did His Majesty King Nandan make things difficult for you?"

Zixi still sat cross-legged steadily, and didn't care at all whether it was His Royal Highness who came in.

Taking a peek at her mother, Teng Xuanyi pretended to be calm and said, "No."

"Cut! Then what bad idea did you give him?"

"……No."

"Ah?" Zixi finally stood up: "Then why did he ask you to go? Could it be... miss your son?"

Seeing the fourth brother's face turning blue and then white, Teng Xuanyun really couldn't bear it, he took the words: "There will be a banquet tonight, the reception is due to the reason, and the father wants us to attend together, er... there is the fourth brother, why don't we go to the banquet?" Be safe."

Zixi curled her lips and muttered, "Tsk tsk tsk! How shameless!"

After throwing the words out, the girl realized where she was now!She instinctively covered her mouth, glanced at Teng Xuanyi from the corner of her eye, then looked at the queen, and thought to herself: It's over, it's over!How did I speak out what was in my heart!
Just thinking about how to round up the words, who knows that Zhu Lan sat across from her and said lightly: "Well, it is true."

Teng Xuanyun covered her face, unable to bear to look directly at the expressions of her mothers and fourth brother.The queen smiled awkwardly, got up and said, "I will go to the small kitchen to see if the soup is ready..."

Concubine Jin immediately said: "I will go with you."

The Queen and Concubine Jin stepped out of the hall quickly, expressing their eagerness to leave this "place of right and wrong" with small, high-frequency steps.

Teng Xuanyi walked towards Zixi with an expression of "you're done", this girl's amazing habit of speaking is really stable as always.

Whoosh!
Zixi rushed behind Zhulan with a stride, and said in a low voice:

"Share the blessings, share the troubles, you go!"

Zhu Lan smiled, stood up and walked in front of Teng Xuanyi, saying:

"What are your plans for dinner?"

"That depends on what Hengcang wants to do, and what big brother wants to do!"

While talking, Teng Xuanyi turned his head to look at Zixi, and saw that girl swaggeringly sat in Zhulan's seat, ate the pastry with Erlang's legs crossed, and raised the corners of her mouth.

Putting his head straight, Zhu Lan said seriously: "Your elder brother won't participate."

Teng Xuanyi finally came back to his senses, and said in shock, "You...just now?"

There was no one else in the hall, and seeing Teng Xuanyi's sudden change of expression, Teng Xuanyun and Qin Rao also joined in.The strange thing is, Zixi didn't respond at all, she should eat and drink, as if she didn't hear or see anything.

Sighing, Teng Xuanyi understood that everything was what this girl meant.

Qin Rao was a little worried and asked:

"Zixi...why did you choose this time?"

After drinking a cup of scented tea, Zixi smacked her lips and said, "Treat me with my own way!"

"I know, but we still can't determine the purpose of Heng Cang's coming here, what if we make a rash move like this and make things more and more complicated?"

"Is it complicated? No matter how complicated it is, there are only four words of gratitude, resentment, love and hatred. Qinrao, don't all your worries stem from these four words!"

Qin Rao closed her mouth, every time Zi Xi decides to do something, she must have her reasons, Teng Xuanyang has been poisoned, fortunately there is an antidote!Zixi once said that he would not kill him, let alone Teng Xuanchun's friendship...

Enmity, love and hatred are right, all the turmoil in the world is indeed caused by these four words.

Seeing that Qin Rao was thinking, Zi Xi put down the pastry in his hand, and said: "It's human nature to miss an old friend, how about I take you to meet her?"

"No!" Zhulan and Teng Xuanyi shouted in unison, while Teng Xuanyun looked blank and said, "What old friend?"

Zixi completely ignored these three people, and continued to say to Qinrao: "It's up to you to go or not! Tonight, I must go!"

Teng Xuanyun was really confused, leaned close to Zhu Lan and asked in a low voice: "What is she talking about? Where is she going?"

"Prince Yang's Mansion."

"...Brother, he..." Teng Xuanyun was a little panicked. Thinking of Zhulan's sentence "Your brother will not participate", he suddenly realized something: Zixi was not joking, she really poisoned her brother up!
Teng Xuanyi knew she couldn't stop her, and said, "Zixi, tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll go with you."

Zixi smiled and said, "I just don't want you to accompany me, so I want to go tonight! If you go to the banquet, Zhulan is enough!"

Qin Rao said: "I'll accompany you too, with me here, she won't hurt you!"

Picking up the pastry and stuffing it into her mouth, Zixi said, "I'm not afraid that she will hurt me, but I'm afraid that she will thank me!"

What is this girl thinking?
Teng Xuanyi and Zhu Lan didn't understand the meaning of the words, that's all, she always had her own reasons.

The sky was getting dark, and after drinking two big bowls of fragrant soup, these people bid farewell to the queen and concubine Jin, and went to their respective places.

The banquet was very grand and the atmosphere was very tense.

After Nandan King said some high-sounding scenes, he went straight to the topic: "Yanyou has always been at odds with Nandan, but now that the army is coming, the prince is visiting again in person. I don't know what he wants to do?"

Scanning around where the princes were sitting, Heng Cang's face flashed a trace of doubt, and said: "Your Majesty is joking, Nandan is now strong and powerful, and the princes must have strategies and methods. They are really the father of the tiger." There is no dog! The expansion of Nandan's borders is just around the corner, and how can I dare to provoke it at will?"

After finishing speaking, he winked at the attendant standing beside him, and the attendant bowed his head and retreated.

Heng Cang not only mocked King Nandan's ambition, but also pointed the finger at the princes, but the one he wanted to see most was sick and absent.

The King of Nandan showed displeasure, and said: "This is contradictory. Who is it that is now approaching our Nandan city? And who is it that has been harassing and violating my border all this time? Don't forget, this is the Nandan Imperial Palace. Even if you are the crown prince of a country, and the widow advises you, it is better not to lose your sense of proportion when speaking!"

The smell of gunpowder was getting stronger, and the ministers at the banquet began to whisper, what is the purpose of Heng Cang's coming here?
Glancing at Teng Xuanyi, Heng Cang's sharp gaze softened. He stood up and bowed to King Nandan, and said, "I was rude! Actually, I came here this time to propose a marriage."

begging?

The audience was in an uproar. As we all know, there is no princess in Nandan Kingdom. Could it be that Hengcang has taken a fancy to the daughter of some noble?

"Oh?" King Nandan was also very surprised, and said:
"Now that the two armies are facing each other at the border, you come to ask for marriage? Why, is it possible that this is a peace negotiation?"

"Confrontation? No, no, no, Your Majesty misunderstood. When did I hesitate to fight? The 500,000 army is to welcome the future queen to enter."

King Nandan's eyes widened, and he thought to himself in disbelief: Absurd!

Taking a few breaths, King Nandan said: "Since this is the case, I wonder which family's noble daughter is so favored by the crown prince?"

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Heng Cang said loudly: "This girl's name is Ningfu! She should be the eldest prince's confidante!"

There was a commotion in the hall, and the ministers talked one after another: What Ningfu?Who is Ningfu?The eldest prince's... this... how decent is this!

King Nandan's face sank: What he wants is Teng Xuanyang's woman?When did they meet?How many secrets are there that I don't know!
"Hey! I didn't expect that the prince is still a lover. Since you said that this woman belongs to the elder brother, then you are not easy to win the love of the prince!"

Teng Xuanchun stood up with a slightly provocative tone.

Glancing at Teng Xuanchun, Heng Cang said: "Your Majesty, it is not a loss to exchange a woman for the peace of the people on the border of Nandan!"

Glaring at Teng Xuanchun, King Nandan said: "Xuanchun, don't be presumptuous!"

As soon as these words came out, the people present already understood what King Nandan meant, and he agreed!It's just that His Majesty is not here, and whoever it is, he can't hold back on this kind of thing!
Sure enough, King Nandan nodded: "Okay! I will decide this matter for you! But... the eldest prince is not feeling well today, and when he recovers, I will make a decree! What... what? The widow will seal her the position of princess, and I hope you, the prince, will keep your promise and withdraw your troops as soon as possible!"

With a smug smile, Heng Cang bowed his head and said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, Heng Cang will definitely keep the promise!"

Teng Xuanyi never imagined that Heng Cang's purpose for coming here is this!How could she agree?
At this moment, Zixi and the others should have arrived, wondering if they will meet her?The news of Heng Cang's courtship will soon reach Prince Yang's Mansion, what's going on there?
With her fingertips embedded in her palms, Teng Xuanyi felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles, wishing she could fly to Prince Yang's mansion to have a look, but at this moment, Teng Xuanchun spoke again:
"Father, I want to visit my elder brother. I was fine in the imperial study in the afternoon. I suddenly feel unwell. I'm afraid I have some kind of emergency. I'm very worried."

King Nandan said: "Alright, then you can tell him about this by the way, he should understand the principle that state affairs should be the most important thing in everything!"

Teng Xuanchun bowed his head and said "yes", and walked out with a sullen face...

(End of this chapter)