"I wonder when Lord Lanting will be back?"
Ge Lin felt uncomfortable. He didn't like staying there as if there were countless eyes staring at him.
Wei Ci said, "My lord is out hunting. It's about time he's back. If you're in a hurry, I'll ask around for you. "
Han Yu was still busy, Xie Ze and Jiang Nongqin were training the soldiers, and Yang Si was nowhere to be found.
Wei Ci was about to send someone to pass the message when Ge Chun shuddered. His eyes were filled with fear as he stared at the exit of the tent.
Before he could figure it out, he heard familiar footsteps coming from afar. It seemed to be accompanied by an invigorating vitality.
"Zixiao, I heard there's a delegation visiting?"
Ge Chun heard the voice before he saw the person. He was like a beast that had encountered a strong enemy. His back was drenched in cold sweat.
"Greetings, my lord."
Wei Ci stood up and bowed. Ge Chun also bowed. "Greetings, Lord Lanting."
Jiang Pengji knew who it was at first glance. After all, the mental state of a person with a split personality was too obvious. She couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.
"This is …?"
Wei Ci took the initiative to introduce Jiang Pengji. Jiang Pengji walked to the seat of honor and sat down. She asked Ge Chun casually, "What did An Cui send you here for?"
Ge Chun froze on the spot. He was born into a family of generals. He didn't like small talk.
It was better to leave it to the professionals.
Jiang Pengji clearly "saw" that Hua Yuan's mental state was active again. Several mental groups were squeezing each other, showing signs of splitting again.
After a while, Jiang Pengji knew that Hua Yuan's personality had changed.
His eyes were not as serious as before. Instead, they were frivolous. His standing posture was not as straight and strong as before.
He bowed respectfully to Jiang Pengji and said a lot of formulaic things.
Jiang Pengji's eyes lit up.
Hua Yuan's personality disorder was interesting. He could switch personalities seamlessly.
This personality was the culprit that made Yuanxin cry.
Hua Yuan's elder brother!
Ge Chun finally squeezed back and kicked Hua Yuan's second personality out.
"A straightforward person doesn't beat around the bush. Just tell me what An Cui wants." Jiang Pengji listened for a while, then waved her hand disinterestedly. She stared at Hua Yuan and said bluntly, "I've heard of your heroic deeds in Chenzhou. An Cui got this huge sum of money for nothing. Don't tell me you're still poor?"
Hua Yuan was not embarrassed. He said righteously, "Duke of Lanting, you're wrong."
Jiang Pengji asked, "What did I say wrong?"
Hua Yuan said, "If I hadn't taken the millions of grains stored in Chenzhou, how could the Duke of Lanting have gotten them so easily?"
"So An Cui feels that this deal is a loss and wants me to pay for the labor." Jiang Pengji teased him with a smile, "Master Hua Yuan came all the way here to help me succeed. This is indeed a favor. What does An Cui want? "
Jiang Pengji was a straightforward person. She did not have the patience to explain things clearly in a few words. She had to use a long speech to probe.
An Cui had not sent Hua Yuan over to exchange pleasantries. There had to be a reason.
If an ordinary person had been questioned by Jiang Pengji so rudely, they would have blushed and covered their faces in embarrassment.
It was not shyness, it was awkwardness.
However, Hua Yuan was a thick-skinned person who was not ashamed but proud of it. He turned a deaf ear to Jiang Pengji's overt and covert sarcasm.
"The Duke of Lanting is as straightforward as people say," Hua Yuan said. Hua Yuan said, "My master and the Duke of Lanting are old friends. My master has returned to his homeland many years ago. Even now, he does not forget the Duke of Lanting's help and life-saving grace. How can the matter in Chenzhou be enough to make up for this favor? "
Jiang Pengji listened quietly.
When these literati talked, they were like pigs wearing bras. People who didn't know better would think that An Cui was on good terms with her. An Cui would always remember her life-saving grace? Nonsense. She would rather believe that Zi Xiao would offer himself to sleep with her tonight than believe that.
Hua Yuan was good at making friends, but Jiang Pengji did not fall for it.
She laughed. "So you helped me for nothing? You really don't want anything in return? "
Hua Yuan said to himself. The Duke of Lanting was indeed not an ordinary person. He was straightforward and harder to deal with than others.
"It's my duty to help my allies. Moreover, you saved my master's life."
Jiang Pengji could roughly guess Hua Yuan's intentions. If she was not mistaken, it should be to make friends and form an alliance.
If he really did not want anything in return, why would Hua Yuan come all the way here? Did he really think that An Cui's territory was close to hers?
Only a fool would do this business if he could not even earn back the travel expenses after spending so much effort to come here.
An Cui was obviously not a fool, and neither was Hua Yuan.
Jiang Pengji gave him a way out, so Hua Yuan took the opportunity to reveal his true intentions.
Just as she thought, the two families formed an alliance to help each other.
Jiang Pengji teased, "An Cui is really not afraid."
Hua Yuan did not understand. "What do you mean, Duke of Lanting?"
Jiang Pengji said, "I once formed an alliance with Xin Zhao, Bogao, and Zhengze. Does Duo Xi also want to form an alliance with me?"
Hua Yuan's smile stiffened.
Xin Zhao was Xu Bei, Jiang Pengji's former ally. In the end, she attacked Shanwu City, and Xu Bei burned himself to death.
Bogao was Huang Song, Jiang Pengji's former ally. They were currently at loggerheads, and it was estimated that he would not survive the winter.
Zhengze was Yang Tao, Jiang Pengji's current ally. They were not at loggerheads yet, but when Huang Song knelt down, she would definitely snatch Zhangzhou from Yang Tao's hands. The countdown to the loggerheads was not far. Now that An Cui had come to form an alliance with her, was this a ticket to the next loggerheads?
As a maniac with multiple split personalities, for the first time, Hua Yuan felt that he was a normal person, and Jiang Pengji was more like a maniac.
Hua Yuan pretended not to understand Jiang Pengji's hint. He smiled and said, "Those who form an alliance with the Duke of Lanting are all heroes of the age. If my lord has this honor, I would naturally be more than happy to do so. If the two families form an alliance and help each other, when the day comes for my lord to expel the southern barbarians, the Duke of Lanting will reside in Dongqing, and my lord will reside in Nansheng. The two countries will forever form an alliance and advance and retreat together. It will be a beautiful story that will be passed down for generations to come … "
Tsk tsk …
That was a good plan. An Cui was also very confident in himself. He wanted to set up Nansheng?
Sorry, this farm was hers, including Nansheng.
Jiang Pengji changed her mind. On the surface, she dealt with Hua Yuan, letting him see the hope of forming an alliance, but she did not give him a specific answer.
After all, this matter still needed to be discussed with the group of princesses.
An Cui suddenly proposed to form an alliance with her. She had a feeling that there was going to be a huge change in the power of Nansheng.
If there was a huge change in Nansheng, it would be a good opportunity for her to take advantage of it.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. She would be the last person to use a slingshot to catch the oriole!
However, before coveting Nansheng's land, she had to first defeat Huang Song and become the only feudal lord in Dongqing!
At the same time, Huang Song sneezed out of the blue.
Cheng Jing said with concern, "The weather has changed a lot recently. My lord, you must pay more attention."
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