Peach Blossom Makeup

Chapter 178 Princess: The King of Shunan's Attempt

Concubine Luo blinked, Qin Shou's other hand was still wrapped in white gauze, the small lotus leaf bowl tilted, Concubine Luo's unused porridge spilled all over his palm.

Fortunately, the porridge is not scalding, otherwise Qin Shoufei's injury would be worse.

Concubine Luo coughed lightly, she sat down firmly, raised the curtain, and called Shouyang to come in to tidy up.

She was already half full, so she simply stopped eating, and when Shouyang cleaned up the dishes, the carriage finally felt spacious.

She glanced at Qin Shou and saw that he had removed the gauze from his hand and was changing it by himself.

Xu Shi was not flexible with one hand, and the long strip of gauze couldn't be wrapped well. Concubine Luo didn't ask for help at all, so she gave Shouyang a wink as a matter of course.

Shouyang paused, and then said to Qin Shou, "My son-in-law, do you need help?"

Qin Shou looked up at Concubine Luo, and saw that she was playing with the multicolored silk sash and white jade pendant around her waist, so he nodded.

After getting the answer, Shouyang leaned over and wrapped himself tightly in two or three strokes.

After Shouyang retreated, there were only Concubine Luo and Qin Shou in the carriage, and there was no sound, except for the rumble of the wooden wheels of the carriage, and a weird and uncomfortable atmosphere spread.

Concubine Luo didn't even raise her eyelids. From the beginning to the end, he didn't even give Qin Shou a glimpse. Qin Shou naturally did the same. He either closed his eyes and rested his mind, or raised the curtain of the car and turned his head to look outside. The two of them coincidentally never looked at each other. .

At noon, the entire convoy stopped abruptly, and the carriage that Concubine Luo was sitting in also stopped.

Qin Shou raised the curtain to look out, and Shouyang came over with an unfamiliar little lady.

The little lady lowered her eyebrows and bowed to Concubine Luo and Qin Shou, then timidly said, "Princess and son-in-law, my lord invites you two to have some snacks."

Concubine Luo raised her chin expressionlessly, and there were mottled shadows cast on her face, which made her even more unapproachable, "Since the King of Shunan invited me, I and my son-in-law should go."

Qin Shou only took a look at her indifferently for her self-assessment, and didn't say much else.

The two got out of the carriage one after the other, Concubine Luo led Shouyang, followed by Qin Shou, and walked forward slowly under the leadership of the little lady.

Not far away, Shunan Wang Nanqing was sitting at a black lacquered pear wood table with curved legs, holding a cup of top-quality purple sand tea in his hand.

Seeing Concubine Luo and Qin Shou coming hand in hand, he immediately got up, flapped his sleeves, stretched out his hand to pretense, "I've seen the princess and son-in-law."

Concubine Luo's eyes wandered around the set of tables and chairs, and then fell on the purple sand teapot on the table, and then looked up at the dark blue fringed big canopy that shaded it.

"Shunan King, you really enjoy it." Concubine Luo waved her sleeves and sat down, with a distant smile on her lips.

The unsmiling face of the King of Shunan softened, he rolled up his sleeves, poured a cup of tea with Concubine Luo and Qin Shou respectively, and said, "Princess, I don't know, the weather in southern Shunan is cloudy and sunny, so it's not a good idea to go out. , it must be drenched, and the minister thought that since he was going to pick up the princess, it would be even more appropriate, right?"

What she said was reasonable, if Concubine Luo hadn't been used to hearing such nonsense in the deep palace, maybe she would really believe it.

Concubine Luo clapped her palms and smiled, "The King of Shunan is thoughtful, otherwise how could he run into the remnants of the Shangguan family and open his eyes and let them go?"

This last sentence suddenly gave rise to a biting coldness, even the brows of Concubine Luo's brows were covered with ice flowers that could not be melted.

The King of Shunan paused, put down the purple sand teacup in his hand, thought for a moment and said, "Princess Qi, it's not that I don't want to arrest Shangguan Mi, it's because I can't right now."

"Hmph, why not?" Concubine Luo was domineering.

The King of Shunan sighed and said, "Brother Shangguan Mi has 5 horses in the hands of the rebel Zhuque Army, which is half of the Zhuque Army guarding the south of Shu. These 5 horses now occupy Longshan in the south of Shu as the king, and Longshan , located in the middle of southern Shu, you can go down the mountain from the west and you will be able to directly kill Rongcheng, in winter you will face the dense forest of Nanman, and in the south you will be close to the sea.

"I will settle the accounts for the princess again," the King of Shunan twirled his fingers, dipped in a cup of tea, and wrote lightly on the table. , there is no edict, and the ministers are not allowed to move. If these 3 people are against 5 horses, even if they win, the whole of southern Sichuan will be destroyed. On the contrary, the southern barbarians who are not under the control of the ministers will take advantage of the situation and invade the Great Yin."

Speaking of this, the King of Shunan looked at Concubine Luo with a serious face, "Princess, it's not that I don't want to arrest Shangguanmi, but if Shangguanmi is damaged, I dare to say that within half a day, the [-] Suzaku army will be able to kill you." Kill into Rongcheng."

Concubine Luo pursed her lips, she believed what the King of Shunan said, but she didn't believe that there was nothing he could do.

So she said, "You have wronged the king of Shunan. How could you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch. If you don't get rid of the remnants of Shangguan's family today, maybe tomorrow, this Shunan will still change hands."

Hearing this, the King of Shunan frowned.

Qin Shou, who had been silent all this time, laughed softly, and turned the purple sand teacup in his hand, "Princess is very true, King of Shunan, you should think about it, after all, if a jackal like Shangguan Mi turns back, it will not be repaying your favor." It's revenge."

Speaking of this, the King of Shunan also heard Concubine Luo's determination, he immediately waved his sleeves and said to Concubine Luo, "I will obey the princess' orders!"

This means that everything is at her command.

Concubine Luo glanced at Qin Shou lightly, and Qin Shou said coldly, "The king of Shunan doesn't have to be like this. The princess came here this time because of the purpose of the Vermilion Bird Army. How can she understand other things?" of."

"That's right," Concubine Luo continued, "Before leaving, the emperor's elder brother also told me that under the rule of the King of Shunan these years, Shunan Prefecture is prosperous and prosperous, but even the Nanmans are much more peaceful. Let me learn more than the King of Shunan."

Hearing this, the King of Shunan immediately lost his reserve. He stroked the gray stubble on his chin, "It's a sage who admires me and is willing to give me this opportunity, otherwise I wouldn't be here today."

In short, anyone can say such a high-sounding thing, and it will not lose a piece of meat if you say something nice.

Concubine Luo nodded, and brought the conversation back, "So, for the Shangguan family's remnants of sin, I still need the cooperation of the King of Shunan when I come up with a plan."

"Naturally, naturally." The King of Shunan responded immediately.

At this time, at first the little lady led the servants to bring up many snacks, each of which was the size of a copper coin, and one could clearly see that there were various flowers inside.

The King of Shunan explained to Concubine Luo with a smile, "This is a famous flower cake in the South of Shu, the princess and the son-in-law have a try?"

Qin Shou didn't like these sweet and greasy pastries, but he brought over a clean plate very naturally, took a small piece of each with Concubine Luo, and brought it to her.

Concubine Luo was used to this kind of service, she curled up her little finger and took a small bite delicately with her sleeve half concealed, her peach blossom eyes immediately lit up.

"That's right, you can still enjoy the fresh fragrance of flowers." Concubine Luo didn't use much, she only picked roses and peonies and bit a small gap in each.

The King of Shunan only drank tea, but seeing that Concubine Luo liked it, he immediately told the maidservant behind him, "Go, find the cook, and give a copy of this secret recipe to the princess' maid."

Concubine Luo wasn't too polite, she took something from the King of Shunan because she liked him, on the contrary, if she declined, the King of Shunan would think more.

An hour later, the whole team continued on their way. Concubine Luo stared at the flower cakes on the carriage case with dark eyes, and cursed in a low voice, "Another old fox, huh!"

Hearing what she said, Qin Shou turned his head to look at her, saw her frown tightly, and said, "In his thirties, the elder and the princess are naturally old foxes."

Concubine Luo raised her eyes, and unconsciously said what she was thinking, "I always feel that he is not sincerely helping me deal with Brother Shangguan Mi, although he speaks nicely."

Qin Shou nodded approvingly, "The princess is still smart, and she doesn't trust the King of Shunan too much."

Concubine Luo was bored, she knew that in Shunan, without the support of the King of Shunan, it would be quite difficult to deal with Shangguan Mi with just her few people, but she couldn't figure out where the King of Shunan's weakness was.

As if he knew what Concubine Luo was thinking, Qin Shou pinched a piece of flower cake, tried to sip it, and said calmly, "In the eyes of the princess, what does this prince of Kyushu want to do?"

Concubine Luo glanced at him with her wet eyes, and said angrily, "What else do you want to do, don't you just want to do what you did back then?"

Qin Shou agreed, "Yes, what about the King of Shunan?"

Concubine Luo continued, "He should know better than anyone else that with half of the Nanman blood, anyone can take that position, but he is the only one who can't."

Seeing that she started to think in that direction, Qin Shou said again, "The princess can think of it, and the king of Shunan naturally understands it. Then Kyushu will ask the princess again, what is the identity of the king of Shunan before he was recruited by the court?"

Concubine Luo stroked the lines of her skirt on her knees a few times, "King of the Nanman, the leader of the Nanman."

The corner of Qin Shou's mouth curled up into a sneer, "The leader of the Southern Barbarians is not under the control of the court, and he doesn't follow the etiquette of the Great Yin. He can do whatever he wants. Compared to now, he is really free."

He only throws diamonds to lure jade here, and let Concubine Luo think about the rest.

At that moment, Concubine Luo seemed to catch a glimpse of enlightenment, she felt that she could sort out everything by just a little bit, but the difference was always a difference, she couldn't pierce the layer of paper.

Qin Shou secretly sighed, Concubine Luo is not unintelligent, she is just spoiled by the Queen Mother and the sage, she will not be mentioned about any court affairs in the past, so the situation is too small, how can she stand in the overall situation Consider the problem.

He finally said, "People always have plans in their lives, some are ambition, some are love, and some are freedom..."

Like lightning in the night, Concubine Luo suddenly realized this sentence. She looked at Qin Shou and said word by word, "King of Shunan, he wants to stand on his own!"

Seeing that she had finally figured it out, Qin Shou nodded affirmatively, "Yes, he did this in his previous life. The king of Shunan doesn't want to be king, he just wants to embrace Shu and stand on his own, and Nanman can become a country on its own!"

In this way, he can achieve a dynasty without having to compete with the Kyushu vassal king.

(End of this chapter)