Hsu Fengnian didn't shift his gaze. He nodded and said, "In this courtyard, she's always been the stupidest. Her handwriting is the ugliest, her chess playing is the worst, and her zither playing is also lacking in spirit. Every time you guys instigated her to go and provoke bad luck, to assassinate Yu Youwei, to assassinate Pei Nanwei, to assassinate Lu Chengyan. She attacked from all sides and made enemies on all sides. Even after taking the blame, she still thinks that she's a righteous and indomitable heroine. Every time I wanted to scold her, I didn't know how to open my mouth. If I scolded her in a roundabout way, she would definitely take it as a compliment. If I scolded her directly, she would cry to death. The stupidest one of us became a spy. In the end, she was really stupid to death. So I don't blame her, because she's just a silly girl. Besides, she still has her parents in Liyangyang Prefecture, so she had no choice. But what about you? You've always been the smartest one in this courtyard. My sister said that you have no relatives or friends in Beimang, so why were you willing to risk your life for the barbarians? For fun? If you had switched sides earlier and been content to be a Beiliang woman, Green Ant, who would have been able to come to Wutongin to kill you? Zhong Liang? Murong Baoding? Or Hong Jingyan? The latter two, the top ten martial art masters in the world, were both called to Qingcang City by you. Didn't they still fail to kill me? I really don't understand. "
Green Ant said calmly, "Your Highness, why don't we drink wine and chat? Which cup is Your Highness', and which cup is mine? Just take it as a farewell for me. I'm braver than Cucumber, and I'm more shrewd. I also hope that Your Highness will be able to return home alive, but I want to be able to talk to Your Highness again. Cucumber doesn't dare. Not only is he stupid, he's also a coward. "
Hsu Fengnian laughed coldly and said softly, "He's already a ghost. It's good that we're here before Qingming Festival. "
Green Ant shook Hsu Fengnian's sleeve, her eyes blurred as she looked into his eyes. This beautiful and intelligent woman muttered to herself, "We are both women, why should I be a maid? Why should I call myself a servant when I see Your Highness? Why should I only be able to look at you from afar for the rest of my life? I'm not stupid, I dare to kill people, I can even kill people on paper. I also have a name, I also want to get married, I want to be a good wife and teach my children. I have too many ideas, but Your Highness, do you know what my biggest idea is? I remember when His Highness came back from the capital, he drank with me and talked a lot about dreams. He said that the dream of a homeless dog was to have a home. It was said that the dream of a soldier crossing the river was to be able to turn back after crossing the river. It was said that the dream of a swordsman was to enter the jianghu with a sword and leave the jianghu with a sword. It was also said that you don't want anyone to die because of you. You don't want to see the people around you die one after another. So my dream is to make you look at me one more time, really look at me, just like now. You can only remember me when I'm dead. You can hate me for as long as you live. "
Hsu Fengnian shook back his sleeve, not letting her grab it.
Green Ant exhaled and smiled sweetly, "I'm done talking. I can die now. Your Highness, you can leave now. Don't dirty your eyes. I don't want to make Your Highness feel guilty before I die."
Hsu Fengnian turned and left.
Not long after Hsu Fengnian left the room, there was a slight squeaking sound of a wheelchair outside the room. Green Ant didn't turn to look at the woman who was colder and smarter than herself. She bent down and reached for a cup of wine, "Is this the Green Ant Wine prepared by the Second Commandery Princess?"
Green Ant didn't look at the woman in the wheelchair, and the latter didn't look at Green Ant either. Her expression was indifferent.
Green Ant snorted softly, "Then it's the same."
The Green Ants were really smart. If His Highness personally prepared two cups of Green Ant Wine, one cup would be Dove Wine, while the other cup would naturally be ordinary Green Ant Wine. Whether the Green Ants lived or died would depend on fate. However, if it was the Second Commandery Princess Xu Weixiong who gave her two cups of wine, she was destined to be poisoned behind His Royal Highness' back. Therefore, it didn't matter which cup she drank.
Green Ant picked up a cup of Green Ant Wine and drank it in one gulp. It was so fast that she didn't even taste the wine before she picked up the second cup and drank it in one gulp. Since she was going to die, it was better to drink an extra cup of wine. She had played chess with the Second Commandery Princess many times and won only a few times because she had accumulated advantages bit by bit.
Green Ant sat back in her chair and waited for her death.
After a long time, Green Ant frowned. She heard Xu Weixiong say coldly, "I did prepare two cups of poisoned wine for you, and I also guessed that he would change the two cups for you. He wants you to drink one cup of wine and feel lucky that you're still alive. Then, you'll leave Beiliang and find a beautiful place to hide. You'll be able to live with a clear conscience. However, I won't let you leave this courtyard so comfortably. I'm here to force you to drink two cups of wine. I'll let you, an ungrateful wretch, know who's the one who owes whom! He doesn't want you to die, but at the same time, he wants you to live comfortably. I'm not that kind. You can only die of old age. I'll let a few elite falcons follow you for the rest of your life … "
A voice interrupted the quarrel between the two women. "That's enough, sister."
Hsu Fengnian came back and pushed the wheelchair away.
Hsu Fengnian pushed her to the top of Mount Qingliang. They looked down at Liangzhou together. He said softly, "My last bit of patience has been worn out. So, sister, don't worry. I won't be so kind in the future. Mother said before that no one is born to suffer. Even if a man can't treat a woman well, he can't hurt her as he wishes. He has to treat her as a real human being. Now that Wutongin is peaceful, I don't have anything to worry about. This time, you can take it as I've made a clean break. I'll be willful with you for the last time. Sister, what do you think? "
Xu Weixiong grunted in agreement.
Hsu Fengnian smiled in surprise. "Sister, when did you become so reasonable? I'm not used to it."
Xu Weixiong knocked her head hard against him. She said calmly, "I saw that after you became King of Beiliang, you went to the Bureau of Machine-Building in the back of the mountain more often than I expected. That's why I made an exception and allowed you to be willful for once."
Beiliang's Bureau of Machine-Building was built at the base of Mount Qingliang.
It was this inconspicuous organization that produced the best sabers, the best spears, the best crossbows, and the best armor for the Northern Liang Cavalry.
Every saber, every spear, every crossbow, and every set of armor were only slightly better than the others. But with the addition of the three hundred thousand cavalrymen, how enormous and shocking was the accumulated hidden advantage?
Beiliang was most dependent on gold and silver. Other than the military expenses, it was the large-scale military equipment produced by the Bureau of Machine-Building.
The second King of Beiliang, who guarded the northwest gate of the empire, attached even more importance to this than the old king. It was almost to the point of morbidity.
Hsu Fengnian's eyes were resolute. He made a shooting gesture with his hand and said in a deep voice, "I want to talk to Beimang Li Yang about an old principle set by Xu Xiao. The greatest principle in the world is within the range of Beiliang's crossbows!"
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