Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 290 The request of the Xixia Princess

When the maid heard this, she could only go in again to report. After a while, she came out and saluted, "Master Lu, please come in with your servant."

Lu Xiuping followed the maid all the way to the hall and saw Li Xuan sitting on the soft couch with a haggard look and dull eyes.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Lu Xiu asked hurriedly without even bothering to be polite.

Li Xuan's dull eyes regained a trace of color, and her voice was hoarse: "I'm fine. What do you want to do here?"

"Princess, what happened after you left the city?" Seeing that Li Xuan didn't say anything, Lu Xiuping asked again.

"If you have nothing to do, go out. I'm tired and need to rest." Li Xuan said coldly.

Lu Xiuping had no choice but to say: "The disappearance of the princess has alarmed the Emperor of Zhou. The Emperor of Zhou will definitely send someone to inquire about the details in a while. If the princess doesn't tell me, how can I answer?"

Li Xuan was silent for a while and said: "Let's just say that I am very yearning for the food and scenery of Dazhou. I went out of the city to see the scenery and got lost."

"Princess, how can anyone go out of the city at night to enjoy the scenery? Da Zhou wouldn't believe it at all." Lu Xiuping said.

"Does it matter whether Da Zhou believes it or not?" After Li Xuan finished speaking, she stood up and walked inside.

"this…"

Lu Xiuping looked at Li Xuan's leaving figure and opened his mouth.

Indeed, it doesn’t matter whether Da Zhou believes it or not.

Even if Da Zhou had some doubts, there was nothing he could do without evidence.

We can't arrest Li Xuan for questioning, right?

When he said that, he actually wanted to ask Li Xuan what happened after she left the city.

When I met Li Xuan last night, Li Xuan was in a very wrong state.

It's like being hunted.

And Li Xuan's mood was also very wrong.

However, Li Xuan didn't say anything at all, and there was nothing he could do.

Lu Xiuping had no choice but to bow to the inner room and retreat.

As soon as he left the courtyard, someone came to report that King Huan of Zhou Dynasty had arrived and was already waiting in the main hall of his courtyard.

After hearing this, Lu Xiuping went to the main hall.

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"The foreign minister has met His Royal Highness King Huan!" Lu Xiu saluted.

"Your Majesty is very polite." Zhao Ceying waved his hand and said.

"My princess caused a lot of trouble to Da Zhou because she admired Da Zhou's food and scenery. I'm really sorry." Lu Xiuping said apologetically.

Zhao Ceying frowned. He came here this time on the order of Zhao Zongquan to test the reason why Princess Xixia left the city.

Li Xuan went out of the city in the evening, which was really weird.

As a result, Lu Xiuping blocked his words before he opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, you are welcome. As long as nothing happens to your princess, it will be fine." Zhao Ceying said with a smile.

"This matter has caused trouble for Da Zhou. I will report it to the king of our country and I will definitely receive a big thank you." Lu Xiuping said with cupped hands.

"That's not necessary. Since Princess Xixia has arrived in Dazhou, Dazhou will naturally ensure her safety. Princess Xixia likes the food and scenery of Dazhou, which is Dazhou's honor. In order to prevent this from happening again, I am prepared to I would like to ask my father to send someone to protect Princess Xixia when she travels. This will not only allow Princess Xixia to appreciate the delicious food and beauty of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also protect Princess Xixia's safety. What do you think, your envoy?" Zhao Ceying asked.

Since Lu Xiuping didn't give him a chance to ask, no matter what Xixia's secret plans were, he could just send someone to keep an eye on Princess Xixia.

Lu Xiuping's eyes flashed when he heard this. He could naturally guess Zhao Ceying's intention, and he wanted to refuse, but when he saw the threatening look in Zhao Ceying's eyes, he pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Huan."

"Haha, no trouble. Since your envoy has no objection, I will enter the palace and ask my father to send someone." Zhao Ceying said with a smile.

"I'll see you off, Your Highness."

Lu Xiuping saw Zhao Ceying out of Honglu Temple, and his face darkened as he watched him leave in a carriage.

After thinking for a while, he walked into Honglu Temple and came to Li Xuan's yard again.

"Master Lu, are you free?" Li Xuan said irritably with an ugly face.

"Your Royal Highness, King Huan of Zhou Dynasty has just arrived..." Lu Xiuping told the story of Zhou Dynasty's plan to send people to protect him.

It is said to be a guard, but in reality it is surveillance.

After hearing this, Li Xuan was silent for a while and said, "Go and tell King Huan that you can agree to send a guard, but you have to send Yuan Wenshao."

Mentioning the name Yuan Wenshao, a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes.

Lu Xiuping shook his head and said: "Princess, Yuan Wenshao is the Marquis of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a second-grade general. How could the Great Zhou Dynasty agree to let him bring people to protect the princess?"

"Wouldn't it be better not to agree?" Li Xuan said calmly.

Lu Xiuping was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized and said with a smile: "Your Highness is still smart."

Da Zhou wanted to send someone to monitor them and put forward such a condition that Da Zhou could not agree to. If Da Zhou refused, they could naturally refuse.

Lu Xiu left with a bow, found the officials of Honglu Temple, and put forward his request.

Of course, what he told the officials of Honglu Temple was that Yuan Wenshao was highly skilled in martial arts and he would feel more at ease with Yuan Wenshao as his guard.

The officials of Honglu Temple could not make the decision and could only report it.

Zhao Ceying left Honglu Temple, went to the palace, and reported the meeting to Zhao Zongquan.

After Zhao Zongquan listened, he pondered for a moment and said: "Your idea is very good. Just transfer five hundred people from the Forbidden Army to go to Honglu Temple to protect the safety of Princess Xixia. In addition, continue to send people to investigate. Princess Xixia left the city in the evening and was outside. After staying for a day and a night, there must be something wrong.”

"Yes." Zhao Ceying responded.

At this moment, a eunuch came in and saluted: "Your Majesty, the officials from Honglu Temple just sent someone to say that the Xixia envoy requested that Marquis Zhongyong lead troops to protect him."

"The envoys of Xixia are so bold. I, the Marquis of Great Zhou, from the second rank of the Commander-in-Chief, go to protect them?" Zhao Zongquan said angrily when he heard this.

"Father, please calm down. I think it's a good idea to let Marquis Zhongyong go. Marquis Zhongyong has a lot of strategies. If you let him go, maybe you can find out something." Zhao Ceying said.

Zhao Zongquan pondered for a while and said: "If this happens, Yuan Wenshao will probably have complaints in his heart."

"Father, my son can go to Marquis Zhongyong and explain the interests involved. Marquis Zhongyong knows the importance and will agree." Zhao Ceying said.

"In that case, let's do this." Zhao Zongquan said.

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"Officer, what's wrong with you?"

Hualan placed the porridge in front of Yuan Wenshao and was a little worried when she saw that Yuan Wenshao was lost in thought.

When Yuan Wenshao came back to his senses, he looked at Hua Lan's worried eyes, squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm just thinking about something."

The two have been married for so many years, but Hua Lan couldn't tell that Yuan Wenshao's smile was very forced. She grabbed Yuan Wenshao's hand and said, "I'm useless. I can't help you. But no matter what happens, I will accompany you." Yes."

"It's okay. Stop thinking so much and let's eat." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

It's past midnight, and there hasn't been any movement yet. It seems that Li Xuan hasn't told anyone about this matter.

Whether Li Xuan is doing it for fame or for other reasons, it is good news for him.

Yuan Wenshao took a sip of the porridge, took a bite of a bun, and said vaguely, "Nothing happened at home these days, right?"

Hua Lan hesitated after hearing this, shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

Yuan Wenshao noticed the hesitation in Hua Lan's eyes and said, "Tell the truth, otherwise the family will take care of you."

Hua Lan's face turned red when she heard this, and she said coquettishly, "What nonsense are you talking about?" "Hehe."

Yuan Wenshao smiled and said, "Tell me, what is it?"

"It's nothing."

Hualan pursed her lips and said, "Guardian, isn't Uncle Anyang under your command?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Yuan Wenshao asked confused.

Anyang Bo's name was Pu Qing, and he was the general of the rear camp.

"Anyang Bo's second son is now of marriageable age and is discussing marriage, but has not decided yet," Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao raised his eyebrows and said, "Mother-in-law wants to marry my fifth sister?"

"Well, mother would like to ask you to find out what Uncle Anyang means." Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly. He and Pu Qing only had a superior-subordinate relationship and were not very familiar with each other.

It's just a taste, it doesn't matter if you're familiar with it or not.

The problem is that Pu Qing is under his command, and Sheng Changwu is in charge of the fourth battalion of the rear army. If the Sheng family marries Pu Qing, they will also become relatives with him.

So what does Zhao Zongquan think?

"Official, if you are in trouble, forget it." Hua Lan said quickly.

Yuan Wenshao smiled and said: "It's not that it's embarrassing, I'm just worried. Will the fifth sister be willing? If she still thinks of Wen Yanjing in her heart, what will happen if there is a fuss?"

"The fifth sister has slowly let go after the persuasion of me and the sixth sister. Otherwise, how would my mother dare to negotiate for her marriage," Hua Lan said.

During this time, she would go to Sheng's house to persuade Ru Lan if she had nothing to do.

And Minglan would go to talk to Rulan every day to cheer him up.

Although Rulan had some feelings for Wen Yanjing, the two didn't have much contact and their relationship wasn't that deep.

The reason why she committed suicide before without eating or drinking was just to force Mrs. Wang to agree.

Moreover, now that Wen Yanjing has agreed to marry a girl from the Lu family, she is already practicing the three books and six etiquettes. Even if she still chants Wen Yanjing, it is useless.

"Okay, I'll meet up later to check out Uncle Anyang's tone." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Thank you, officer." Hua Lan said gratefully.

"What are we talking about? Let's eat quickly. It will get cold in a while." Yuan Wenshao said.

After breakfast, Hua Lan went to the backyard to see his son.

Brother Xian is now able to turn over, and he doesn't sleep after eating like he did in the past few months. He is very energetic.

Yuan Wenshao also followed and teased him for a while.

Every time Brother Xian was about to turn over, Yuan Wenshao stretched out his hand to press him down.

Brother Xian's small black eyes were a little confused, not knowing what happened.

After being stunned for a while, he tried to turn over again, but was pressed down by Yuan Wenshao again.

Brother Xian realized something was wrong now, his mouth dropped, and he started crying at the top of his lungs.

Yuan Wenshao was kicked out by the angry Hua Lan.

As soon as he was kicked out, Zhang An walked over.

"My lord, King Huan went to Honglu Temple early in the morning, stayed for a while, then left, and then went to the palace." Zhang An whispered.

Yuan Wenshao's heart tightened. Did Li Xuan tell anyone?

If so, he would be in trouble.

But Yuan Wenshao soon calmed down.

If Zhao Ceying knew about it, given the relationship between the two, he should remind himself.

Yuan Wenshao comforted himself in his heart, telling himself to stay calm and not to mess up his position.

Even if Li Xuan really said it, the people who wanted to take him are probably halfway there now, and it would be too late for him and his family to run away.

Yuan Wenshao asked Zhang An to find Ning Zhiguang and wanted to discuss it with him.

As soon as Zhang An left, a servant came to inform him that Prince Huan was here.

Yuan Wenshao's heart sank when he heard this and asked, "Did King Huan bring anyone here?"

"Back to my lord, King Huan only brought a team of guards." The maid said.

Yuan Wenshao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It seemed that they were not here to arrest him.

"Where is King Huan now?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"We have been invited to the front hall," the maid said.

Yuan Wenshao nodded and went to the front hall.

When they came to the front hall, Zhao Ceying was drinking tea. Apart from him, there was only the maid in the hall.

Seeing this, Yuan Wenshao felt even more relieved. He walked in and saluted: "I pay homage to Your Highness."

"No courtesy, sit down and talk." Zhao Ceying waved her hand and said.

"Yes." Yuan Wenshao sat down.

"The Princess of Xixia is missing. Last night I took the Xixia envoy to the army just to find the Princess of Xixia." Zhao Ceying put down the tea cup and said.

"I know, but didn't I hear that the person has been found?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"Well, I found her on the way back to the city after leaving the military camp. When I met her, she took action directly. She was almost killed by my guards without being regarded as an assassin. Fortunately, I saw that she was alone, so I ordered her to be captured alive." Zhao Ceying said.

Yuan Wenshao: "..."

Li Xuan probably regarded those people as pursuers.

"Has Your Highness ever asked why Princess Xixia left the city?" Yuan Wenshao asked tentatively.

"The Princess of Xixia seemed to have been injured during the fight, and she didn't have time to ask. This morning, I went to Honglu Temple and wanted to ask, but the Xixia envoy told me that she was out of the city to enjoy the scenery." Zhao Ceying said.

"Isn't this nonsense? How can anyone go out of the city to enjoy the scenery in the evening?" Yuan Wenshao said this, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Now it seems that Li Xuan did not say it out loud.

"Princess Xixia must have a purpose for leaving the city. Although I don't know what it is yet, my father's intention is to put people under surveillance first in the name of sending people for protection." Zhao Ceying said.

"Can the Xixia envoy agree?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"They didn't dare not agree, but they also put forward a condition." After Zhao Ceying finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Wenshao.

Yuan Wenshao was stunned and said in surprise: "Your Highness, this condition must have something to do with me, right?"

"That's right, Princess Xixia's request is that you personally lead the escort." Zhao Ceying said.

Yuan Wenshao heard this and said: "Your Highness, we are busy with things in the army, how can we have that time? And this is not appropriate."

"It is indeed inappropriate, but the city gate where the Xixia Princess left the city was in the direction of the rear army, and it was not far from the military camp when we found her. It was also suggested by the Xixia envoy to go to the military camp to inquire. I suspect that the purpose of the Xixia Princess leaving the city was The rear army may even be you." Zhao Ceying said.

Yuan Wenshao was shocked when he heard this, but said calmly: "How is this possible? Even if Xixia wants to assassinate me, they won't let a princess take action, right? Moreover, the Xixia envoys are all in Bianjing, so they can't escape if they do this. Drop it."

"There are indeed a lot of doubts in this that I can't figure out, but apart from this explanation, I really can't think of any other possibility. I have discussed with my father that you can protect it and try to figure out what Xixia's purpose is." Zhao Ceying said.

(End of this chapter)