A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 628 The Moon's Pity

Xiao Tongyan smiled and said, "Ah, Your Highness, how do you know that the money is not in the city?"

"Nonsense, given the terrain, I haven't stayed in this inn for so long for nothing."

"Hahaha... Then please rest in the inn for a while until the things are transported to the Zhou army at the city gate. They will come to redeem the Duke of Wei and others with the things. It won't be too late for you to consider whether to stay or leave."

Yuan Wuyou nodded, his eyes appreciating, "So this is why you forced them to stay."

"Now that everything has been arranged," Xiao Tongyan suddenly waved to the white-robed soldier following behind him, and someone came forward with a tray of clothes.

"Your Majesty, you may change out of the uniform of Prince Fengling so that you can come and go freely in the future. I'm taking my leave now." As she said this, she patted the shoulders of the Governor of Xiangyang and Prince Consort Yu respectively, and asked the accompanying white-robed soldiers to forcibly invite them out.

Wan Yuwu Yu, who was pushed by the white-robed soldiers, groaned in pain, and turned back to look at the princess nervously, but his view was blocked by a tall white-robed soldier and he was forcibly pulled out.

The main hall, which was originally packed with people, was suddenly left with only Yuan Wuyou and Prince Xiao beside him.

She picked up the tray and said awkwardly, "I'll just--"

"——No need!" The young man grabbed the tray and stared at her with trembling eyelashes, "No need to avoid me. Your Highness, don't you want to be alone with me for a moment?"

"Thank you very much for what you did just now."

"Is it possible that in your heart, Your Highness, you only feel gratitude towards me?"

Yuan Wuyou was stunned, "What else?"

Xiao Qingzhi's eye sockets were red, and he suddenly frowned and smiled sadly: "I originally wanted to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon only shines on the ditch."

Her heart skipped a beat, and she wondered what this boy was doing? Did the Xiao family send him to seduce her with a beauty trap? But she was not moved at all by this young boy.

Yuan Wuyou silently put down the tray and walked to the bedside, where he stood, tall and straight, with phoenix eyes looking down. "Who is Mingyue? The prince is really eloquent and talented."

Xiao Qingzhi supported his injured left arm with his right hand and raised his eyes, his eyes moist and sparkling.

"I have been wandering in the secular world for eighteen years, with no relatives to rely on, living under the roof of others, like a duckweed with a broken stem. Until today, I saw the king counter the moves at the Hongmen Banquet. His majesty and domineering power could have swept across the Three Kingdoms. My heart was moved and I admired him so much..."

Hearing this, Yuan Wuyou quickly raised his hand to interrupt: "Stop, stop! I don't have such high talent, can you please speak some human language, my lord?"

Then Prince Xiao suddenly stood up straight, bowed respectfully to her and saluted:
"I hope... the bright moon will have mercy on me."

Looking at Prince Xiao bowing in submission before him, Yuan Wuyou was not excited, nor was he surprised.

In fact, she asked Xiao Tongyan to invite the Gao family today, and worked with Xiao Tongyan to show off her tyrannical behavior. She wanted the Gao brothers to see with their own eyes that they were not pawns living under someone else's roof, and that they could take on responsibilities.

It was a pity that Gao Changgong did not come, but Gao Yanzong did. As for capturing the admiration of the prince of Southern Liang, although Yuan Wuyou was surprised, he instantly accepted that this was reasonable.

Yuan Wuyou gently helped the boy up with a calm expression on his face.

"I can't bear the prince's wrong love. I am still a floating duckweed, with no place to stand. I am afraid I can't give the prince a stable life."

Xiao Qingzhi said anxiously, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. I don't want to be a male concubine, but I want to advance and retreat with Your Highness and work for great things."

"Oh? You?"

The princess, dressed in the robes of a noble, just stood there, tall and straight, looking down at him for a few times, which made Xiao Qingzhi tense all over and feel numb as if being caressed by her gaze.

He bit his lower lip, but all he got was her teasing chuckle: "How do you plan?"

Her question gave Xiao Qingzhi a sudden burst of courage. His eyes were firm.

"Your Highness is in need of an advisor, and I have no grudges against Your Highness, we are not related, and we have no conflict of interest, so I am the most suitable person to be an advisor."

"But you and I just met by chance, we have no friendship, and I don't need you."

Xiao Qingzhi suddenly realized that at some point, she had changed her self-proclaimed name from "Gu" to "I", which was a good sign that excited him.

The young man raised his long eyelashes, revealing his pupils as blue and purple as gemstones, his eyes sparkling, but with a certain self-confidence.

"Your Highness, you don't believe me, do you?"

"That's right."

"Do you really want me to promise you my benefits and tell you everything?"

Yuan Wuyou was a little annoyed when he heard this. "I have no interest in making a deal with you. Not to mention that I can't even stay out of trouble now. If you keep pestering me like this, I can only suspect that your Xiao family has sent someone as a spy, but I don't have the ability to help you restore your country and rebel." "I definitely don't want to restore my country... If possible, I would rather stay with the king for the rest of my life, and our family will watch over the rivers and drink wine together."

The two men looked at each other, one with sharp and calm eyes, and was very secretive about everything about himself except his allies; the other one had eyes full of hope and piety for a wise and enlightened ruler.

But Yuan Wuyou didn't see any credibility in his eyes.

So she ignored him and turned away. The next moment, someone grabbed her sleeve again.

Yuan Wuyou was trying to throw away his sleeves in annoyance, but a figure in green shirt flashed before his eyes.

The boy's thin legs like bamboo poles moved slowly, his knees were quite weak, and he knelt down directly in front of her.

Then he tilted his head back, bent his tender white neck, looked at her with his pretty face, which was framed by the gold and jeweled headband, and his gentle eyes like wild grapes.

She has peach blossom eyes and a pretty face, and is considered to be a leader among those with light complexion.

He grabbed her hand hidden in her sleeves and put it on his neck, while speaking in a soft voice and tender eyes:

"Please have mercy on me, Mingyue."

"Why are you pitying me? I really don't need anyone around me."

"What about the pillow?"

Yuan Wuyou: "..."

Seeing her keep her eyes down and remain silent, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and he could not hide the joy in his eyes.

Xiao Qingzhi's pink lips curled slightly, and when she spoke in a melodious voice, it was as pleasant as singing: "Your Highness and I are not innocent. Have you forgotten, Your Highness? On the night of Grandmother Zheng's birthday in Mulan City, Your Highness accidentally took the happy medicine and happened to run into me..."

"Shut up."

Her amber eyes suddenly became sharp, but Xiao Qingzhi smiled, "Your Highness, are you shy or timid?"

Yuan Wuyou has never been the kind of person who would back down when faced with difficulties, so when faced with such a blatant provocation, she would naturally accept it.

Her slender and strong fingers stroked his Adam's apple. He couldn't help but feel itchy, so he held her fingers and squeezed them into his palm.

"Naughty."

"presumptuous."

Her casual remark conveyed an overwhelming sense of alienation.

Xiao Qingzhi had no choice but to let go and looked up at her expression, which made him jump with fear... It wasn't that her eyes were scary, on the contrary, her slightly lowered eyes could not hide the gentleness and affection in her phoenix eyes, and her eyes were focused...

My admiration for him was not based on desire, but was full of aggression and an arrogance that was determined to win.

But there was a strong sense of distance, as if I was looking at something else through him. I could even say that looking at him was like looking at some inanimate object like porcelain or jade carvings, which I could pick up at will, and smash in anger without caring...

"Your Highness, do you still have no desire for me?"

"Asking knowingly."

She was too lazy to even give a perfunctory response.

He felt somewhat desperate, but not heartbroken. After all, he had only met her a few times this year.

"Your Highness, I know you are wary of offering yourself to me. I am just... begging for a favor from a good person like crazy. I am too hasty. I haven't seen Chang'an for many years. Seeing you is like seeing Chang'an again."

"Have you been to Chang'an?"

"I went there several times when I was young, with my mother, and I also saw the majestic and heroic figure of the female Khan."

"Why did you go? To visit relatives or friends, or on business?"

"My mother used to farm with my uncle. She did well in farming and was invited to pay the grain harvest."

"Oh."

"..."