No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 577 Ambition and Revenge

King Chaqin looked at Bai Jingrong, and said in a deep voice, "I want half of the territory of the Qi people, as well as several small countries in the northwest, and I will transfer them to Chaqin in the future."

Bai Jingrong's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said coldly: "King Chaqin's appetite is too big."

King Chaqin didn't think he was disobedient, and laughed loudly: "Mrs. Rong, the cooperation with you requires me to spend most of Chaqin's family property. You don't think that as long as you can pull your son down, you can sit back and relax, right? Forgive me for speaking bluntly, King Qi is still your own son after all, if it were someone else..."

Bai Jingrong said: "You don't need to worry about that."

King Chaqin looked at her and said, "This king knows that you still have a son. But your son may not be recognized by the nobles of the Qi tribe. At that time, this king will definitely need to contribute. Shouldn't this king take more money?" benefit?"

Bai Jingrong looked at him, sighed faintly and said, "It's not that I don't know what to do, but if I really agree to your condition, there will be no place for our mother and son in the Qi tribe in the future, and how can we talk about cooperation?"

King Chaqin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "What does Madam want?"

Bai Jingrong said: "The small countries in the Western Regions can be given to King Chaqin. As for the clan land of the Qi people, it is absolutely impossible. But I can make the decision and give the land of Rouran back then to King Chaqin."

"This..." King Chaqin thought about the power of this, and remained silent for a while.

Bai Jingrong was not in a hurry, but just sat quietly and waited.

After a while, I heard King Chaqin chuckled and said: "Madam is so straightforward, I shouldn't be stingy, so it's settled?"

Bai Jingrong smiled and said, "Naturally, it is my honor to cooperate with King Chaqin."

King Chaqin looked at Bai Jingrong thoughtfully.

Bai Jingrong asked, "King Chaqin, what else do you want to say?"

"Madam is the princess of the Central Plains, do you plan to stay outside the Great Wall for the rest of your life?" King Chaqin asked suddenly.

Bai Jingrong was startled, and after a long time he sighed softly, and said: "Now that the Central Plains is strong and prosperous, even if I want to restore the country, what can I do? Don't say it is me, it is the majesty and prestige of Dayin who ruled the Western Regions back then, isn't it also..."

Before Bai Jingrong finished speaking, King Chaqin's expression changed, and he couldn't help but snorted coldly.

The so-called Great Chen of the Bai family only lasted more than a dozen years from the founding of the country to the collapse of the country, but the Dayin established by the Yin people back then was the hegemony of the Central Plains Dongling.

At that time, Dayin's territory even included part of the northwest part of Dasheng today, but it was a pity that it fell apart and fell apart.Not to mention maintaining a strong empire, it is impossible to even maintain the rule in the Western Regions, so it can only be forced to move all the way west.

In recent years, the Yin clan has been unable to unify for a long time, and part of the reason is that they cannot reach a unified opinion internally.

Some people think that the Central Plains Dynasty has always been strong and prosperous, and it is almost impossible for Dayin to restore its former glory, so it is better to expand westward.However, King Chaqin and others believed that the Western Regions were their homeland, and only by seizing the Central Plains could Dayin's glory rise to its peak.

The downfall of Dayin has always been a matter of hatred in King Chaqin's heart, and he was naturally displeased when Bai Jingrong brought it up at this time.

Bai Jingrong didn't seem to see his anger, and said with a sweet smile, "Why should King Chaqin be angry? I've also heard about your ambitions, and Bai Jingrong deeply admires them. It's just...with the current strength of the Chaqin Department, if you want to Aspiring to the Central Plains, I'm afraid it is very unlikely."

King Chaqin looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, "What do you want to say, madam?"

Bai Jingrong said: "King Chaqin wants the Central Plains, and my Bai family also wants to restore the country. In this case, why don't we cooperate?"

"Cooperation?"

Bai Jingrong said with a smile: "Exactly, it is more intimate and in-depth cooperation than now. If King Chaqin wants to plot the Central Plains, he must cross the Qi tribe. Although the Qi tribe is no longer what it used to be, they may not be afraid of the Chaqin tribe. "

"What does that lady mean?"

Bai Jingrong said: "If the two of you become one family, everything will be easy to talk about."

In the middle of the night, after Bai Jingrong left, King Chaqin still hadn't rested.

"gone?"

Seeing the young man who sent Bai Jingrong out come in, King Chaqin asked indifferently.

The young man nodded in agreement, and King Chaqin snorted coldly and said, "Bai Jingrong is a woman who really lives up to her reputation."

Hearing this, the young man couldn't help but frowned, looked at King Chaqin and hesitated to speak.

"Speak straight."

The young man said: "My lord, this girl is very ambitious, so I have to guard against it."

"The king naturally knows her ambitions. Does this woman think that the king is Ji Sui, that lecherous person?" King Chaqin said disdainfully, "If Ji Sui hadn't been obsessed with lust and married this woman back then, I'm afraid the Qi people wouldn't marry her now. Will be reduced to this point, and I will die young. It's a pity, Ji Sui can be regarded as a hero for a while..."

The problem of the Qi people today is not only because they were forced to relocate after losing to Dasheng, and their power is not as good as before.The biggest problem is internal division, and the various nobles of the Qi nationality have their own ideas.

After all, Qi Wang Ji Zhan still has half of the blood of the Central Plains, and not everyone is willing to buy it.

Even Bai Jingrong and Ji Zhan's mother and son began to break up with each other. Can the Qi people get better?
At such an opportunity, it would be a big loss not to take the opportunity to take a bite.

"Send someone to send a letter to the Regent of Dasheng, saying that the king wants to have an interview with him."

The young man was startled, "What does the king mean, that you don't plan to cooperate with Bai Jingrong?" The Dasheng regent will never allow them to step on two boats.But the conditions that the king had just discussed with Bai Jingrong were enough to make people's hearts flutter.

King Chaqin smiled and said, "Bai Jingrong has great ambitions, but unfortunately Dasheng is stronger in terms of strength. If we cooperate with Bai Jingrong, do you think Xie Yan will turn to support Ji Zhan?"

"This..." It's really hard to say.

It is true that the Qi and Dasheng are feuds, but the exchanges between countries are not as simple as kindness and resentment.What's more, with Ji Zhan's current and future situation, he might become a puppet in the hands of the Dasheng people.

That being the case, it's better for them to cooperate with Dasheng first and carve up the Qi people.

As for the future, that is the future.

"Xie Yan came to the royal court of the Qi clan in person, I'm afraid he came with the intention of destroying the Qi clan." King Chaqin said thoughtfully.

The young man's mind was more flexible, he thought for a while and couldn't help but said: "My lord, if we give Xie Yan to..." He made a murderous gesture and looked at King Chaqin expectantly.

It is actually a very dangerous thing for Xie Yan to take the risk of sneaking into the royal court of the Qi clan alone.If Xie Yan could be killed here, the hatred of the Dasheng people would only be attributed to the Qi people.For them, nature kills two birds with one stone.

"Do you think this king hasn't thought about this?" He was considering this possibility the first time he saw Xie Yan in Chaqin's department, but he still didn't do it after all.

"Xie Yan dared to risk himself, so he wouldn't be unprepared. If he can't kill him, he will be in trouble in the future." King Chaqin said regretfully.

Luo Junyao got up early in the morning. Now she does not need to participate in the study and work of the maids in the palace, but needs to study a series of courses that Bai Jingrong arranged for her.

Bai Jingrong seemed to really intend to train her as a future successor, although Luo Junyao always felt that it was unreliable.

If Bai Jingrong didn't even believe his own son, how could he believe a stranger like her who he had only met for two days?

Just because she has no one to rely on and has to rely on Bai Jingrong?
Although thinking so, Luo Junyao still seriously memorized the various brochures that Bai Jingrong asked Bai Ning to give her.

What is written on it is the identity and relationship context of the nobles of the royal court of the Qi nationality, as well as the identity information of some important figures in the current Bai family army.

While reciting, Luo Junyao compared it with the known ones in his memory, thinking about how reliable these things were.

She was a little surprised to find that the correct rate was as high as [-]% or more. It can be seen that Bai Jingrong still put some thought into it, and not all of them were fooling her.

"Miss Chuchu." Ji Rong's voice came from behind, Luo Jun shook his head and saw Ji Rong walking over from not far away.

Luo Junyao still remembered the grudge he had for throwing himself in the garden yesterday, so he rolled his eyes at him, turned around and continued to look at the booklet in his hand.

Seeing this, Ji Rong chuckled, walked to the table and stood still, looked at the girl who was seriously memorizing the information and said, "You know, what's the use of memorizing these?"

Luo Jun said: "Sister Bai Ning said, the most important thing for me to follow my mother is to recognize all the dignitaries in the royal court first, so as not to be rude when I meet people in the future."

Ji Rong sneered and said, "It's not just the information of the nobles, but also a lot of secrets about the nobles, right?"

"Is there something wrong?" Luo Junyao asked.

Ji Rong sighed softly and sat down opposite her.

"Simple little girl."

Luo Junyao watched him without speaking, sitting in front of someone like Ji Rong as another person was an interesting experience.

Luo Junyao was a little curious about how Ji Rong behaved differently in front of Chuchu than Ji Rong in front of the regent princess.

After a moment of silence, Ji Rong said: "My mother just told me that if I want to gain the power in her hands, I must marry the woman she appoints."

"So?" Luo Jun shook his head slightly, puzzled.

"You're not curious, who did mother appoint?" Ji Rong asked.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "The daughter of a Qi clan nobleman who obeys her mother, or the daughter of a general of the Bai family army who loyally follows her mother?"

Ji Rong shook her head slowly and said, "I guessed wrong."

Luo Jun raised her eyebrows slightly, she didn't think she guessed wrong.

It is impossible for Bai Jingrong to fight against Ji Zhan by herself. Even though she has the heart to be a queen, the reality will not give her this chance.

If she was from the Qi people, there was still some possibility. The Qi people would not accept a pure Central Plains woman as the queen of the Qi people.

Since Bai Jingrong failed to complete this step while Ji Sui was alive, it would be even more impossible after Ji Zhan came to power.Therefore, Bai Jingrong must have a son, and there is no doubt that this son can only be Ji Rong at present.

It is not difficult to guess the wife that Bai Jingrong wants Ji Rong to marry. Ji Rong needs power to fight against Ji Zhan, and the best way is to marry.

Ji Rong looked at her and said, "Chuchu is really smart, but you don't understand mother."

Luo Jun shook: "Then who exactly does the empress want you to marry?"

Ji Rong curled her lips slightly and looked at her with a smile.Luo Junyao suddenly felt his scalp go numb, and couldn't help swallowing, "Could you mean... me?"

Ji Rong nodded.

"Why?" Luo Junyao was really puzzled this time. Bai Jingrong wanted to support Ji Rong and Ji Zhan to seize power. No matter how he thought about it, Ji Rong shouldn't be allowed to marry a woman of a foreign race who has no power and power, and doesn't even have a mother's family.

The best choice is to marry a noble girl from the Qi nationality, just like Ji Zhan.

If you want to be the king of others, you must always show your willingness to be the family of others.

Otherwise, Ji Sui doesn't only have two sons, Ji Zhan and Ji Rong, why should the nobles of the Qi nationality choose you?
Ji Rong said: "That's why I said, you don't understand mother."

Luo Jun shook and blinked, "Prince Ji Rong please advise."

Ji Rong said lightly: "Do you think my mother really wants to support me to the top, and really wants to hand over the power in her hands to you?"

Luo Jun shook his head again and again, nodding because Bai Jingrong really needed to support Ji Rong to take over the position, shaking his head because she really didn't believe that Bai Jingrong would give her the power in his hands.

Ji Rong smiled lightly and said: "I guess what mother is thinking now is that even if she supports me to the throne, there is no guarantee that I will not betray him like my elder brother."

Luo Junyao hesitated and said: "Could it be that the empress will choose...other heirs of the former king?" Is this possible?
"Of course she won't make wedding dresses for others."

Luo Junyao looked at Ji Rong and stopped talking. After what Ji Rong said, she felt that she could no longer guess what Bai Jingrong was thinking.

Ji Rong stood up, leaned slightly close to Luo Junyao and whispered in the ear: "She doesn't want me to be in power, nor does she want to give anyone the power in her hands. So, she plans to copy what happened in 30 years and start a new game .”

Luo Junyao blinked slightly and did not speak, as if frightened by Ji Rong's words.

Ji Rong raised her hand and patted her on the shoulder and said, "Mother has hinted to Ji Zhan that if she wants the power in her hands, she must marry you. Be careful."

"Why?" Luo Junyao asked, "Why did your empress do this?"

Ji Rong said: "Because she wants to, she is willing. You can also think that she is taking revenge on Ji Zhan. If Ji Zhan wants to take over the power in her hands smoothly, even if she asks Ji Zhan to marry a beggar, Ji Zhan can only Do so. Although Ji Zhan is now King Qi, his position is not stable, and he cannot withstand any turmoil. Although her power is not as good as before, she still has many followers. As long as she wants, she can do it at any time. Ji Zhan can't afford the consequences of causing a storm in the royal court."

"Chuchu, you have to be careful." Ji Rong smiled and said, "Do you think Ji Zhan wants to marry you or kill you more now?"

Luo Junyao looked at Ji Rong and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell your mother?"

Ji Rong looked at her with a smile and asked, "Do you dare to tell her?"

"..." If she was just Chu Chu, she really wouldn't dare.

Luo Jun watched Ji Rong's back go away, and after a long time, he slowly said: "Both mother and son are crazy! No, the three of them are not normal people."

Luo Junyao was not strictly restricted in her actions in Bai Jingrong Palace. After all, at least in name, she was not a maidservant, but the future daughter of the Empress Dowager.But the maids in the Empress Dowager's palace did not dare to get close to Luo Junyao, instead they seemed to keep them at arm's length.

On the contrary, the steward named Yunchang who offended him on the first day of entering the palace, always told Luo Junyao that his nose was not his nose, and his eyes were not his eyes.

Luo Junyao only knew after listening to Bai Ning that this Yun Chang's father was originally a middle-level general under the command of the Bai family army, but he died in battle later. Yun Chang came to serve Bai Jingrong when he was a teenager, and gradually grew into Bai Jingrong's steward.

Not to mention that Luo Junyao had a grievance with Yun Chang on the first day, even if the two did not have an enmity, Yun Chang would still dislike Luo Junyao.

She has worked hard to serve the Queen Mother for more than ten years, but she has only just gotten into a position of steward.Luo Junyao, a little girl who was sold into slavery, was about to be adopted as a foster daughter by the queen mother when she first arrived. How could Yun Chang like it?

Yun Chang originally recommended her niece to Bai Jingrong, but unfortunately Bai Jingrong didn't like it.

"Chu Chu." Yun Chang came over with a gloomy face, and called out in a cold voice before reaching her.

Luo Junyao immediately said in unison with a bright smile, "Aunt Yunchang, what's the matter?"

Yun Chang took a look at her and asked, "I saw Prince Ji Rong go out from here just now, what did you say?"

Luo Junyao said innocently: "Prince Ji Rong came to see how I'm doing, and gave me a few words to tell me to study hard so that I don't disappoint my mother's high expectations."

"That's all?" Yun Chang frowned, obviously not believing it.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "That's all, what else does Aunt Yunchang think?"

Yun Chang snorted softly and said, "I advise you not to have too much contact with Prince Ji Rong, and always remember that the Empress Dowager is your only master."

Luo Junyao nodded obediently, without any sign of anger or dissatisfaction.

Seeing her like this, instead of being happy, Yun Chang's expression became even uglier.She had already decided in her heart that Luo Junyao was a troublemaker, and the more well-behaved she was, the more she believed that Luo Junyao was hiding a traitor.

Yunchang put the things in her hands heavily on the table in front of Luo Junyao, and said angrily: "Your Majesty told me that you have been in the palace for a few days, and you should go out for a walk. I want you to bring someone and send this to the queen." .”

Luo Junyao asked in surprise, "Me? Send it to the queen?"

Yun Chang said mockingly: "What? You don't think you really became a princess, do you? The king disagreed one day, and you are still a maidservant in the Queen Mother's palace. Want to be lazy?"

"No, I'll go right away." Luo Junyao said quickly, she was about to go out for a stroll.It is much better to be able to go out openly than to take risks and find a way by yourself.

"I don't know if the Empress Dowager has any orders?" Luo Junyao asked.

Yun Chang glanced at her coldly and said: "Just give the things to the empress dowager, you don't have to worry about the rest." After finishing speaking, she knocked on the box and said: "Hurry up, don't delay the empress dowager's affairs. "

Luo Junyao glanced at the box thoughtfully, nodded and said, "Understood, don't worry, Aunt Yunchang, I'll go right away."

Yunchang sneered, turned and left without looking back.

(End of this chapter)