A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 560 Street Confrontation

"Don't be ridiculous. It's been more than ten years since the Jiangling disaster!"

"History will not repeat itself, but it will repeat its mistakes. Not to mention the Battle of Jiangling, even the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China... just happened today."

Yuan Wuyou had long suspected that Southern Chen had sent an envoy earlier and Northern Qi later, so why did they do it today? How dare Xiao Tongyan and Yuwen Huaibi enter the city when Qi and Chen were meeting?
But when she saw that Xiao Tongyan dared to blatantly take her to watch the fire from the other side of the river and the inn was on fire, she understood everything.

"Princess Jiangxia, do you have something to say to me?" Yuan Wuyou turned around and glanced at Jialuo, "Aluo, take Sister Feng into the house first. I'll come find you later."

Jialuo's greatest advantage is that people absolutely obey her orders. So when Feng Lingxin wanted to stay unwillingly, Jialuo reached out, grabbed her sister's collar and dragged the little girl away.

Yuan Wuyou was already anxious to recover the money that was lost in the Zheng Mansion, so he had no intention of watching the fire. When he turned around and approached Xiao Tongyan, he instantly smelled a familiar fragrance!

She raised her right hand, grabbed Xiao Tongyan's shoulder, frowned and asked, "No, what kind of spices are you wearing?"

“There’s no incense.”

Xiao Tongyan tried to evade the question, but she didn't expect the girl to suddenly lower her head and sniff her. Then she raised her eyes, and her gaze suddenly became sharp and cold!
"You also like the scent of camellia? Did you just meet Gao Yanzong?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tongyan suddenly remembered that King Ande had twisted her shoulder in anger just now! She was so angry, you were afraid that your wife would find out that you were meeting with another woman, but you left the scent to expose me?
Xiao Tongyan naturally couldn't admit it, and hurriedly shook his head sincerely.

"How could His Highness be so suspicious? Why would I meet him? After all, I have been under his command for many years, and he has rewarded me with his favorite incense. It is normal for me to like him more and more, right?"

"Oh? You have the same scent as the leader. You have complicated feelings for King Ande, right?" Miss Yuan raised her thick black eyelashes, and her slightly narrowed eyes became sharp and intimidating.

"I heard him say that you and Lanling Wang have known each other for a long time. You are not secretly in love with him, are you?" Yuan Wuyou shook his head secretly, thinking, is Xiao Tongyan also going to fall? If so, then Gao Yanzong, this fox, is really charming. Others can only nibble on the grass near their nests, but he can circle all the wild flowers to his nest.

After dealing with him for these days, Xiao Tongyan also knew that the young master of Western Wei, the Little Empress Huaxu, was a shrewd man whose wisdom was no less than that of King Ande.

Since she gave a wrong idea, he simply gritted his teeth and admitted, "The king is really discerning! You can see this? But don't worry, Your Highness, I have let him go now... I am curious about one thing. I heard that you Huaxu people have the blood of Lu Shu, which can make men give birth."

At this point, Xiao Tongyan successfully drew her attention to him. Seeing her frowning brows and unfriendly eyes, he took advantage of the situation and said, "You and King Ande have been married for a while now, so why are both of you not pregnant? Is it you... that can't do it, or is it him?"

"How dare you! Is this something you should be asking about?!"

As soon as Yuan Wuyou finished speaking, a shout suddenly rang out in their ears - "Is that you? Yuan Wuyou!"

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw the shadow of a huge monster suddenly appear under the dark shadow of a tree at the street corner!

As the black shadows jumped out from under the shade of the trees, they turned out to be two figures as tall as mountains and pines and cypresses. As the sound of hard-soled military boots hitting the mud was heard, the figures became clearer step by step.

Along with the footsteps came the surprised and anxious tone of the person opposite!
"It's you! I'm here to tell you that Xiao Tongyan broke into the inn at night and took your..." When he saw that there was someone else beside the one-armed girl, he stopped talking.

The two figures opposite also revealed their true identities. The ghost-faced man in the lead was like a leopard walking out of the darkness. He was wearing a crimson cross-collared military uniform. Without armor, his broad shoulders and narrow waist were clearly visible. Because he had lost weight rapidly in recent days, the fabric that originally fit him well and could fully show his muscular yet sexy body now hung loosely on his round shoulders, supporting his majestic figure, but still giving off a sense of oppression that made people breathless.

When the man took a step with his long legs, his waist, which was tightened by the black leather belt, looked even narrower, giving people the illusion that he was so fragile that he could be hugged.

There was a guard in military uniform and armor following beside him. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a familiar face, Wei Xiangyuan.

Yuan Wuyou was also surprised, "Gao Changgong? How did you find this place?"

The two of them were originally walking with difficulty and heavy steps.

Gao Changgong saw that the source of all evil, Xiao Tongyan, was standing next to the red-shirted one-armed girl. He immediately ran to her, pointed at the girl from the Xiao family, and questioned her with shock in his eyes:

"How could you associate with a thief? She just stabbed me and took your money! Could it be that--"

As soon as she saw Gao Changgong coming, Xiao Tongyan was anxious to get away. Fearing that he would tell the truth, she interrupted him in dissatisfaction, "The inn was attacked by assassins. Why did Lanling Wang not go to protect the emperor? How could he have time to come to see the queen? Could he be a lobbyist for Ande Wang?"

As soon as Yanzong was mentioned, Yuan Wuyou's face suddenly turned ugly.

Gao Changgong's dark eyes suddenly glared under his ghostly face, and he spoke sharply, but his tone was inexplicably weak:

"I was ordered to protect the safety of the Lord of Huaxu. It has nothing to do with my fifth brother. I don't even know where he went... Since the robber is here, you can just ask her where she got the money."

Then he received a cold look from the girl in front of him.

Xiao Tongyan caught a glimpse of a young man wearing a golden mask, suddenly walking towards him from the street opposite Gao Changgong. He knew that he could not stay in this confrontation between multiple parties, so he smiled and said, "I can't give it to her now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the young man in the golden mask rushed to the little empress, staring at her with scarlet phoenix eyes, and angrily asked:

"Just when I was about to leave, I heard that King Ande of Northern Qi forged your handwriting and falsely conveyed the emperor's order, and even used the Longquan ink to seal it. His behavior deserves death."

He turned his head and looked at the ghost-faced man in front of his sister, "What are you doing here? Do you think you haven't cheated my sister enough?"

Seeing that the young man was full of anger and came with a fierce momentum, it seemed that he was someone from her mother's family who came to support Yuan Wuyou. Although Gao Changgong did not let her down, as a member of her husband's family, she also felt guilty for her fifth brother.

Gao Changgong was speechless: "I am here to protect the king."

"You brothers are not good people. If you are used for protection, you are like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. Where is your brother?"

The black-shirted young man in front of him wore a golden mask and was about the same height as his sister, but half a head shorter than Gao Changgong. But when he was protecting his son, he looked really imposing, aggressive, and spoke harshly, and Gao Changgong had no power to resist.

When he heard him asking about his brother's whereabouts, it was obvious that he was here to seek revenge. The man with the ghost face trembled as he spoke: "No, I don't know."