On the side, Wanyan Zhongjie laughed out loud. "A million soldiers? You Mongolians have a lot of assets, but even if you add all your troops, Temujin's Qie Xue Army, the other princes' armies, and the servants' armies, you won't even have a million. Who are you trying to scare? "
Xu Liewu thought to himself, I told you to massacre the Western Xia, and you're telling me if there's a million or not? Was this a f * cking million thing?
He was about to explode when he remembered that he had lost all the experts he had brought with him, and that the enemy also had someone like Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison. Besides, this was the Western Xia, and he would be at a disadvantage if he caused trouble here. So, he could only snort and leave with a gloomy face.
Xu Liewu left in anger, but Wanyan Zhongjie couldn't be happy. He looked in the direction of the inner hall and pouted. "Hmph, when I get back, I'll also hold a matchmaking convention!"
Since the prince had been chosen, the others all left dejectedly with the paintings. Only Xue Baochai stood there for a long time, as if she had not lost her soul.
The maid Xiao Lei quickly came back with a note. "Miss Xue, Young Master Jia gave this to you."
Xue Baochai shivered and quickly opened the note. It said, "Sister Bao, they want me to stay in the palace to meet the Old Princess, the Empress, and the others. You should go back first. Take care!"
Song Qingshu was pretending to be Jia Baoyu, so he must have practiced his handwriting. Naturally, he wouldn't reveal any flaws.
Xue Baochai felt a sweetness in her throat, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. Her vision darkened, and she fainted. Southern Song's companions hurried to support her, and Xiao Lei quickly found an imperial doctor to treat her.
"I didn't expect this woman to be so infatuated with you," Li Qinglu couldn't help but say from the dark.
"Not to me, but to her childhood sweetheart." Song Qingshu's figure moved slightly. He was about to go out and investigate, but he hesitated. There was nothing to say in this situation, so he stopped.
Fortunately, the imperial doctor had checked that it was just a side effect of breathing. It wasn't anything serious, and she would be fine after a good rest.
Xiao Lei had originally asked the palace maids to carry her to a room in the palace to rest, but Xue Baochai slowly woke up. She didn't want to stay in the palace anymore and struggled to go back. Xiao Lei had to arrange a carriage to escort her back.
When Huo Qingtong, Galdan, and the others arrived at the Southern Song Dynasty's diplomatic mission to congratulate Jia Baoyu on becoming the Emperor's son-in-law, they were shocked to find that the atmosphere of the entire embassy was very strange. Xue Baochai, who had been in charge, was nowhere to be seen, and no joy could be seen on the faces of the others.
The Lu Brothers and Qiu Tongfu naturally didn't need to be mentioned. They had always looked down on the ignorant and incompetent Jia Baoyu, but in the end, they didn't manage to get anything out of it. Instead, Jia Baoyu took advantage of them. Naturally, they were extremely displeased.
Even Xue Pan, who was usually on good terms with Jia Baoyu, couldn't feel happy. After all, Jia Baoyu had always treated Xue Pan as his brother-in-law. But now, he had married another woman. What was going on?
Huo Qingtong and the rest noticed the strange atmosphere. After staying for a while, they felt extremely uncomfortable and hurriedly left.
The yellow-robed girl had just returned from sending off the Princess of Jincheng. When she noticed this scene, she hurriedly grabbed Xue Pan and asked him what was going on. When she heard that Jia Baoyu had been chosen as the Emperor's son-in-law, she was immediately flustered. "Is the Xixia Princess blind?"
Xue Pan was immediately dissatisfied. "Baoyu's talent and appearance are the best of the best. How is he bad? Moreover, my younger sister has a good impression of him. Is she blind as well? "
The yellow-robed girl couldn't be bothered with him. She directly asked, "Where is Miss Xue?"
Xue Pan pouted in a certain direction. "She locked herself in her room after returning from the palace …" Before he could finish, he realized that the other party was nowhere to be seen.
The yellow-robed girl came to Xue Baochai's room and called out a few times from outside. She then pushed the door open and walked in. She found the other party leaning on the table in a daze.
"Baochai, I've heard about the matter. You have to be more open-minded." The yellow-robed girl sighed and asked what love was in the world.
"Sister Yang, you're back." Xue Baochai's eyes lit up when she saw the yellow-robed girl. "How can I be open-minded? I was the one who personally escorted him to the marriage contest. I even gave him advice along the way. Who would have thought that I would really push him into the arms of another woman."
The yellow-robed girl walked over and kissed her hand. "In fact, Baoyu isn't a good match. You can just get out of it. Why not?"
Xue Baochai shook her head. "I grew up with Baoyu. You won't understand this kind of feeling …" Her tears fell as she spoke.
The yellow-robed girl saw that Xue Baochai was getting sadder and sadder. She was worried that Xue Baochai would do something stupid. She changed her method of persuasion. "Don't you feel that there's something strange about this marriage contest in Xixia?"
"What do you mean?" Xue Baochai looked puzzled.
The yellow-robed girl said, "You grew up with Jia Baoyu. Of course you know how good he is. But the Xixia Princess doesn't know him. Why did she choose him among so many young talents? You should know very well that there are many people who are more handsome and powerful than him in this marriage contest. "
"But Baoyu won the first place in the wushu test after all. And his answers in the written test also suit the Princess." Xue Baochai answered subconsciously.
The yellow-robed girl rolled her eyes. "Others don't know that he won the first place in the wushu test, but don't you? There are so many spies in the Class One Hall watching the arena. It's impossible for the Xixia Princess not to know what happened to the first place. But in the end, she still chose Jia Baoyu, who is neither good in literature nor in martial arts. The motive behind it is very suspicious. "
"So you mean they are going to harm Baoyu?" Hearing that Baoyu might be in danger, Xue Baochai immediately sat up straight.
The yellow-robed girl shook her head. "This is also the thing I can't figure out. I don't understand why the Xixia Princess would choose him as the son-in-law. If Jia Shidao was still in power, it would be understandable. But now …"
Xue Baochai suddenly stood up. "No, I have to go see Baoyu. I'm afraid he is in danger."
The yellow-robed girl was shocked. "But he is in the palace now."
Xue Baochai shook her head. "No, my eyelids have been twitching. I have to see him to be at ease."
The yellow-robed girl hesitated for a while. Seeing that Xue Baochai had made up her mind, she was worried that something might happen to her. So, she said, "I'll go with you."
"Thank you." Xue Baochai didn't refuse. Although her martial arts were not weak, she was not sure if she could break into the palace. With the yellow-robed girl looking after her, she would feel much more at ease.
After the discussion, the two sneaked out of the hostel quietly. After all, breaking into the palace at night was something that could not be seen. If they were not careful, they could easily cause a diplomatic incident. So, they didn't dare to alarm anyone.
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