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Chapter 72 Becoming a Great Lord (3)
This time the Empress Dowager Huang finally understood - Shuilong was asking her for the territory of Nanyun City.

Empress Dowager Huang is not an ordinary person. She participated in government affairs when the first emperor was still alive.Now that the eldest grandson Luoyin is in power, she seems to live in a deep palace, and her power is actually higher than that of the current empress, and most of the affairs of the court are clear.

The area of ​​Nanyun City, the Empress Dowager Huang remembers, is indeed a messy land, because the area near the sea is not good, the grain harvest is not good, and there is not much tax collected all the year round, and there will be disasters from time to time. Appropriation passed.The people living inside are even more chaotic, and the city lord has long since lost his life.

This is an area equal to being abandoned by the imperial court.

Empress Dowager Huang didn't expect that Shuilong would ask for this piece of land. At this moment, she couldn't help thinking: Is she really crazy, and she doesn't want to stay sad in the imperial city, so she plans to go to that chaotic land to degenerate and indulge?
This thought just passed away in a flash, the Empress Dowager Huang saw Shuilong's bright eyes and knew that the other party was very awake.

She said softly: "Huayang, that place is in chaos, you will suffer even if you go."

Shui Long shook her head, said with a smile, "I just like messy places."

As soon as these words came out, several of the noble concubines below showed terrified expressions, presumably they remembered Bai Shuilong's brutal and murderous character.

Queen Mother Huang was silent for a while.

Shuilong didn't wait in a hurry.She believed that the Empress Dowager Huang would agree, because she wanted to agree to divorce herself, and the land in Nanyun City had no effect on Xiling, but was more like a cancerous tumor, which made Xiling want to cut it off.Handing over such a piece of land to her would not only do no harm, but it would also allow her, the 'scourge', to stay away from the imperial city temporarily.

What's more, if Shuilong really brought Nanyun City into chaos, it would be a great joy for Xiling.

Who would refuse such a thing whose advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Shuilong also guessed the power and power of Queen Mother Huang, so it should be easy for Queen Mother Huang to get this land for her.

"That's all, that's all." Sure enough, Empress Dowager Huang let go, and sighed softly, "Since Hua Yang likes it, there's no reason why Ai's family shouldn't."

Listening to these words, it seems that she loves Shuilong so much, it is full of indulgent love.

Shui Long would not be confused by her anymore, and said with a smile: "Thank you Queen Mother."

"Silly girl, why would you like to thank the Ai family." The Empress Dowager Huang said in an intimate tone, "The Ai family still feels that Hua Yang has been wronged."

Shui Long crawled along the pole, smiling purely and heartily: "I'm not wronged, I've wanted a private territory for a long time."

Empress Dowager Huang's expression flickered unnaturally.She originally planned to only give Shuilong the position of Nanyun City Lord.Now Shuilong has become a private domain as soon as she opened her mouth, which was not her original intention.

City lord and lord are completely two concepts.

A city lord is in charge of the entire city territory, but this territory is still owned by the state. The city lord is equivalent to the general manager of a company, after all, he works for the big boss.The lord of a land is the owner of the entire territory, which means that the land has nothing to do with the country, and is only owned by the lord himself. He does not need to pay taxes to the country, nor does he need to report the status of the territory to the country.

Empress Dowager Huang's unnaturalness only recovered in an instant. Seeing that Shuilong's smile was the same, she also thought that Bai Shuilong was not a calculating person except on the battlefield, and she didn't realize that she was doing it on purpose, so she smiled and said: "Huayang will be the youngest lord of Xiling in the future, and he will definitely be envied by women in the world and admired by men in the world."

The condition of Nanyun City was really bad, and Empress Dowager Huang felt that there would be no loss if she packed it up and threw it to Shuilong.Who cares whether a cancer stays or dies?
Shui Long nodded with a smile, noncommittal to what Queen Mother Huang said later.

Just by looking at the expressions of the noble concubines below, one can see how false the Empress Dowager Huang's words are.

Will Bai Shuilong be envied by women all over the world, and admired by men?A woman who had been married once and was about to be divorced; a woman who killed her mother with her own hands; a woman who had a dull appearance and won a dilapidated territory... Would such a woman be enviable and admired?This is really the funniest joke they have ever heard!

At this time, regardless of the Queen Mother who said this, or everyone present except Shui Long, who heard this, they all thought it was a big joke.In the future, when this sentence really comes true, things have already changed, making them regret it.

Of course, this is something.At this time, they all mocked Shuilong's stupidity in their hearts, and their dignified appearance did not show any changes.

Empress Dowager Huang was in a happy mood, with a smile on her brows and eyes.The smoothness of the matter made her quite pleasing to Shuilong, and her attitude towards her was even more gentle, and she said to her: "What does Huayang want to do with this girl who betrayed the Lord?"

Shuilong looked at Yuxiang who was kneeling on the ground, and said casually: "The Queen Mother is the master."

Empress Dowager Huang nodded, waved her hand and said, "Let's just fine him a hundred."

"Queen! Please spare your life!" Yuxiang screamed.She is not stupid, if she is hit with a hundred sticks, she will definitely die.

Empress Dowager Huang was stabbed by her sharp voice, impatience flashed in her eyes, and she said, "Drag on."

The eunuch moved quickly, dragging her hands and dragging her out of the door regardless of her struggle.

"Miss, Miss, I know I'm wrong, Miss, I beg you to be my servant!" Yuxiang looked at Shuilong closely, and cried out in a high voice.

Shuilong's expression was calm, and she didn't have any intention of pleading for her.

"Wuuu, spare this servant, I know I was wrong! The second lady asked this servant to do this, and this servant is innocent! Queen Mother, please let this servant be merciful..."

Empress Dowager Huang picked up the teacup, took a sip gracefully, and said, "Sure enough, she is a girl who betrayed the master. She first betrayed the original master and then the new master. It is useless for such a girl to live."

Her words were soft, but the words she said were so cruel.

"Xuewei's child, the Ai family also knows, is a good child, and will not let a girl do such a thing. Huayang, what do you think?"

Shui Long smiled unchanged, "Yes."

Empress Dowager Huang carefully looked at her eyebrows and eyes, and after a while, she also saw something strange, and smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, there were faint screams of pain coming from outside the door, but the expressions of all the people in the hall remained unchanged.

As soon as the matter of retiring the engagement was over, Empress Dowager Huang pulled Shuilong to gossip again.This time the queen and the noble concubines also chatted a few words from time to time, the atmosphere felt good, I don't know how long it had passed, it was almost time for lunch, Queen Mother Huang asked Shuilong to have dinner together.

Shuilong saw that she was just talking casually, and didn't really want to have dinner with her, so she shirked that she had to rush back to the Princess's Mansion.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Huang did not keep her, and said with a smile: "Huayang should go back quickly if you have something to do, and remember to come to the palace to see Aijia more often in the future. Huayang doesn't have to worry about marriage and territory matters, Aijia can handle it appropriate."

Shuilong thanked her again, and when she turned to leave, she heard the queen say again: "These days, Huayang will stay in the princess mansion and stop running around. After all, General Bai's wife just passed away, and the city is full of rumors about you. You can make others worry less if you keep quiet."

(End of this chapter)