Morning mist, wetlands, winter trees, siblings.
In the distance, the snowy peaks of Mochou's former mountain suddenly appeared from the mist, reflecting the morning sun from the east. It arrived on this slope and broke the long silence and inexplicably oppressive atmosphere.
"How are you going back to the Empire?" Xu Le asked.
Huai Caoshi calmly looked at him and said without hesitation, "I'm going to take you back with me."
He had asked about the method of returning to the Empire, but she had answered about the state of returning to the Empire. During this exchange, a certain emotion entered Xu Le's body, making his heart contract slightly. His thick eyebrows rose slightly, and he said in a low voice of self-mockery, "Humanities training, responsibility … do you really expect me to go to the Empire and become some Crown Prince, leading the Imperial armies back to the Federation in the future?"
Calmly looking at his slightly tanned and thin face, Huai Caoshi suddenly said, "Actually, I really wanted to talk about a man's responsibility, because although I look like a man and have a man's temperament, in the end, I am not a man."
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her hands were behind her back. She looked around indifferently in the light of the morning. Her entire body exuded the unique dominance, or perhaps strength, of a man. For someone like her to say such a thing, it was not funny, but rather sad.
"But I suddenly don't want to say it. I don't want to tell you how many people of the Imperial family have died for this war, how many children my father and the other princes have sacrificed for the Hero Plan. I don't care if you are the last survivor of this plan, nor do I care what benefits you can bring to the Empire in this war."
She looked into Xu Le's eyes and calmly said, "I only have you as a little brother. I must bring you back alive. For me, this is the most important matter."
In the snowy forest outside Qingcheng Prison, Huai Caoshi spoke more briefly, but the meaning she wanted to express was basically the same. Moreover, Xu Le believed in the meaning and emotion she wanted to express. As the princess of the Empire, crossing the river of stars to come to the Federation, no matter how great the benefits were, could not make up for the losses and risks she and the Empire would suffer.
Because he believed, he was moved. Because he was moved and confused about his identity, Xu Le had been slightly flustered. At this moment, standing under the winter tree in the wetland, he was moved again.
He still couldn't call out that name, but Xu Le's eyes became calmer and warmer. He thought that perhaps there was no reason in this universe, but perhaps some relationships were really precious.
He looked at Huai Caoshi and noticed that at some point, her hair had been dyed purple. He immediately thought that this was to conceal her identity as a member of the imperial family. But why was it purple?
"Shui 'er has already dyed her hair black." Xu Le smiled.
Huai Caoshi smiled and said, "Although she is my sister, she is not related to you by blood, so you don't have to be nervous."
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Going northwest from the wetland where the two of them were, following the source of the gentle swamp, passing through the entire reserve, climbing up the steep rock mountain, and skimming over the tranquil lake on the other side of the mountain, there was a balcony not far away in a straight line.
In the early morning, Lady Tai, who had been woken up by an emergency phone call, stood on the balcony expressionlessly in her pajamas. Her eyes swept across the rippling water as she silently listened to the deep and powerful voice on the phone. The warm and moist air flow converged through some unknown method, making this early winter balcony exceptionally pleasant.
"Madam, I have already indicated the possible identity of this person. If you insist on providing protection for him, then the government will have no choice but to take legal measures. This concerns the fundamental interests of the Federation, so I will not make any concessions."
Hearing President Pabre's resolute voice, Lady Tai's expression didn't change. Her fingers gently slid over the railing, and after a long silence, she said, "Mr. President, if the government's intelligence system is still useful, then you should know very well that right now, this guest in the back of Mochou Mountain, if he is really the person you guessed he is, then not only does he have a highly respected identity in the empire, he is also the only pacifist in the upper echelons of the empire. If you are truly considering the interests of the Federation, then how to treat him is a question worth pondering."
"Madam, don't you think this is something that the Federation government needs to consider? I don't care if this person of the empire is a pacifist or not. I only know that he is a great master of the empire. No matter how you think about it, you personally receiving him is a very wrong choice. "
"There is one point that I must explain clearly. I hope you also heard it very clearly. "
The winter lake wind blew onto the balcony and landed on Lady Tai's face. Although it was no longer biting cold, her expression was cold and indifferent. She said, "From the beginning to the end, I didn't know if he was a great master of the empire. He is a member of the official diplomatic group of the empire's resistance organization. He was personally recommended by Commander Mu En to come to the back of Mochou Mountain to negotiate the stability of the mining in Galaxy X."
"Did you hear it clearly?" she asked in a deep voice.
There was no reply from the other end of the phone. President Pabre should be thinking or controlling his anger after his authority was wantonly challenged.
Madam gently held the phone and asked, "During the election, you participated in the killing of my son. Fortunately, nothing happened to Ah Yuan. Now that this layer of paper has been exposed by Shi Qinghai and Xu Le, if you still try to use framing and violence to treat a taxpayer that should be respected, then I will turn you, your government, and all your ambitions into ashes."
The way this sentence was put together was as direct and fierce as a woman in the marketplace. The content of the sentence was extremely tyrannical, and even had a crazy feeling of burning the autumn forest and destroying the world. However, it was said in such a calm and indifferent tone, which made it seem particularly terrifying.
Without waiting for President Pabre to answer, Lady Tai directly hung up the phone indifferently. She walked into the building from the balcony and looked at the middle-aged man on the sofa who was fighting with the synthetic meat. Even she couldn't help but be blinked by the extremely bad taste of the Federation's famous brand combination, and the beautiful face that couldn't be suppressed even with such bad taste. She slightly frowned and said with a bitter smile, "Did you sleep well last night?"
The master took a tissue and wiped his shiny lips, looked at Lady Tai and said with a sigh, "That prince of ours must be dead. In the entire Federation, other than madam, where else can I sleep well?"
"Guest from afar, since you already know that your identity has been exposed, how can you still eat?"
Lady Tai sat back in the chair, smiled and sipped the tea. With a very casual joke, she officially started the conversation.
"As the ultimate literature middle-aged man who loves peace and love, the most charming thing about the Federation is its protection of wild animals."
The master picked up the fried synthetic meat on the plate and said seriously, "Although the taste of this meat is really terrible, I strongly support the idea of not killing, so I have to finish it to show respect to one of the predecessors in the five-person group."
Madam watched him swallow the piece of synthetic meat with difficulty, then said softly, "I'm very curious, why did you choose the Tai family?"
"Nasri once said that in the Federation, only your family has enough magnanimity and courage to protect a poor foreigner."
The master nodded politely to Butler Jin who came to clean up the tableware, then looked at the madam and said miserably, "That prince of ours abandoned a poor person like me without hesitation, so I can only come to ask for your help."
"Nasri? I've heard of this name before. It's his nickname in the Empire, right? "
Lady Tai responded with a smile, but her right hand holding the chair couldn't help but bend and tremble slightly.
"With the close friendship between you and their family, I'm not surprised that you know this name."
The madam was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "But even our Tai family can't protect a master of the Empire for a long time. You have to know that this is making the entire Federation an enemy. I don't want the foundation of the Tai family to be destroyed by the anger of the public."
"Madam, on the way here, I've already discussed with Mr. Mu En. In the future, I will become the spiritual teacher of the underground resistance group and support them on a spiritual level to fight against the Baijin Royal Family. With my special position in the Empire, the Federation should let me live, right?"
The master opened his eyes like a child and looked at her face pitifully.
Even with Lady Tai's shrewdness, she couldn't help but be shocked when she suddenly heard this sentence. She said in disbelief, "You want to break ties with the Empire's royal family?"
"My ancestors seem to have done this kind of thing often. Of course, it's mainly on a spiritual level. After that, I didn't see any strong opposition from the Baijin Royal Family, so it shouldn't be a big deal to do it occasionally."
Lady Tai smiled bitterly and said, "Even I can't believe it. Do you think the Federation government will believe it? Just like hearing your fluent and precise Federation language, how can I believe that you didn't specially learn it before coming to the Federation? "
"Our family is full of geniuses. I've heard that the brains of our ancestors even have the terrifying ability to copy memories. As for the Federation language, I often studied Master Schiller's wonderful works in the Empire, so I have some understanding of the language, so this isn't difficult."
Master Fan said proudly. When he thought about how Lady Tai had rejected his request to protect him for a long time, his expression became extremely gloomy. Suddenly, he became spirited and said, "Madam, is it convenient to arrange a meeting between me and Mr. Tai Zhiyuan?"
"Although that child has already passed his coming of age ceremony, I'm still in charge of dealing with people of your status. If you have any requests, you can tell me."
Lady Tai gently placed the teacup on the table and said casually, but the scene instantly fell into a dead silence. She knew better than anyone else in the Federation what kind of status and ability this seemingly crazy Great Teacher of the Empire had. Since they were going to negotiate, then someone had to start raising conditions.
Master Fan smiled slightly and looked at her. He shook his head and said with a sigh, "It's a pity. My ancestor has left an order that it's strictly forbidden to negotiate with any woman. She's not to be trifled with."
Lady Tai was slightly stunned. She didn't expect the other party to refuse to negotiate with her. She frowned slightly and said, "According to the records I know, the first ancestor of your Hua family that appeared in the Empire … was a woman."
Master Fan smiled slightly and didn't explain.
Lady Tai also smiled. She picked up the teacup and took a sip. She sighed and shook her head. Then, she said to Butler Jin beside her, "This tea called Xuaner Mei is pretty good. We'll use it in the afternoon tea party. Also, have Shen Li inform the President's Office that the Crystal Mining Consortium will allow the government to invest funds and that the profits from the mines will be distributed according to proportion."
Master Fan's smiling face suddenly became calm and solemn. He calmly looked at the woman holding the teacup.
Lady Tai had told him two things in this short conversation. One was a small matter of drinking tea, and the other was a heaven-shaking action that could change the Federation's situation for thousands of years. She told him these two things at the same time, but it just so happened that he felt it was a matter of course!
"I'm impressed. This is the true meaning of lifting something heavy as if it were light."
He looked at Lady Tai and praised sincerely, "And the conversation on the balcony just now, I have to say that your president … is definitely not your match."
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