Just as he was about to say something, the messenger who had delivered the letter appeared at the door and shouted, "Mister Shao."
Shao Sansheng put the letter into his sleeve and quickly walked to the door. After talking to the messenger, he quickly came back and reported, "Young Master, Wei Kingdom's ambassador, Kang He, is here to see you."
Shao Pingbo was silent for a moment, he seemed a little surprised, but he finally nodded, "Welcome."
He wanted to see what the ambassador was up to.
Shao Sansheng returned to the door to greet the ambassador and communicate with the guards.
Not long after, an elegant man dressed in a brocade robe appeared at the door with a few mages following behind him. However, they were stopped by the guards of the three major sects.
The mages who were stopped insisted on following, while the guards refused to let them go.
The man turned around and saw that the guards were being so cautious. He smiled and waved his hand at his men, indicating that they did not need to follow. The argument at the door finally calmed down.
Shao Pingbo entered the courtyard and greeted him, "Mister Kang, it's an honor to meet you."
"Ah!" Kang He quickly walked closer and looked at him, "Young Master Shao, you are indeed a man of striking appearance!"
"Mr. Kang is too kind. Please come inside!" Shao Pingbo stepped aside and extended his hand to invite the guest into the hall to take a seat.
Shao Sansheng served tea and the guest had to exchange pleasantries.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Shao Pingbo asked for guidance. Kang He didn't want to beat around the bush and stated his purpose of coming. "My husband heard from Weidu that Young Master Shao is in some trouble, so he specially sent me to help Young Master Shao out."
Shao Pingbo smiled, "What trouble?" He was surprised. Was Wei Kingdom well-informed, or had the news already spread?
Kang He did not know the exact situation, and Xuanwei did not know much, so how much could he know? However, he used words to trick the other party, "Young Master Shao just left Bei Zhou and Niu Youdao rushed to Bei Zhou from Wan Shou Clan on a bird. Now that Niu Youdao has left the Northern Prefecture and is rushing to Qi Capital on a flying beast, isn't this troublesome? "
He had no idea that Niu Youdao was on his way to Qi Capital and was just trying to scare Shao Pingbo.
However, it has indeed hit Shao Pingbo's weak spot. Currently, the only person he is afraid of is Niu Youdao. Once he heard that Niu Youdao has arrived at Qi Capital, his heart sank.
Based on his understanding of Niu Youdao, it was possible that Niu Youdao would pursue him relentlessly. It was possible that Niu Youdao would try to kill him when he was at his weakest.
He did not expect Niu Youdao to have a flying mount. He had basically lost all access to information from the outside world. Forget about Niu Youdao, he did not even know what was going on in the Northern Region.
"Why did Prime Minister Wei help me?" Shao Pingbo asked.
Kang He's spirits rose. It seemed that his husband's judgment was correct. He immediately said, "My husband admires young master's talent very much. The small Northern Region is not enough to display young master's talent. My husband is willing to provide a bigger place for young master to display his talent. If young master goes, my husband will personally promise to treat you as a scholar of the nation! "
Shao Pingbo responded with an "oh" and asked again, "Then how do I help? Could it be that Niu Youdao listens to Prime Minister Wei? Or is Prime Minister Wei going to help me kill him? "
Kang He replied, "Young master need not worry about this. My husband has a way to resolve your worries."
Shao Pingbo thought for a while and slowly nodded. "Alright! As long as Prime Minister Wei can resolve my worries, I am willing to do anything for Prime Minister Wei! "
Kang He was secretly delighted. He did not expect the other party to agree so readily.
At this moment, a report came from outside, "Princess Ying has arrived!"
Shao Pingbo stood up and Kang He also stood up. He took two steps forward and warned, "This matter must not be leaked out in case someone makes things difficult for you. I will make arrangements for young master now. Young master, please wait for my news. Since Princess Ying is here to see my brother, I will not disturb her any further. I will take my leave first. "
"I await Lord Kang's good news." Shao Pingbo cupped his hands and sent him off.
The carriage stopped outside the courtyard. Shao Liuer got off the carriage and walked in elegantly and gracefully. None of the guards stopped her.
Since she was the princess of the Qi Kingdom's prince and Shao Pingbo's younger sister, none of the guards dared to stop her.
When she reached the courtyard, she bumped into Kang He, who was leaving.
Shao Liuer could not help but glance at him. Kang He cupped his hands in greeting and quickly left.
"Greetings, Princess Ying." Shao Pingbo also cupped his hands in greeting. After all, Shao Liuer's current status was obvious. Only in private could they see each other as siblings.
"Brother!" Shao Liuer smiled sweetly.
After the siblings entered the hall, Shao Liu-er waved her hand and signaled for a maid to place a box on the table. Afterwards, all the unrelated people left.
The hall was rather quiet. The sound of Shao Sansheng pouring tea could be heard clearly.
"Does the Prince have any instructions?" Shao Pingbo broke the silence. He was slightly expectant.
"Yes!" Shao Liuer nodded. She lifted her sleeves and pointed at the box on the table. "This is a small gift from the Prince. He asked me to deliver it."
Shao Pingbo asked, "Does he have any other instructions?"
Shao Liuer said calmly, "The Prince has always been a dutiful person. He would never abuse his power for personal gain. You are my brother and his brother-in-law. The Prince is not in a position to hire you. He is afraid that people will gossip. He does not know how to ask you, so he asked me to convey your message."
Shao Pingbo stared at her coldly for a while. Then, he suddenly said, "I want to see the Prince."
Shao Liuer said, "There is no need. There is no need to make things difficult for the Prince."
Shao Sansheng, who was standing to the side, looked at the siblings with a complicated expression. The young lady had changed. She was no longer afraid of the young master.
Shao Pingbo asked, "Is the Prince not willing to see me, or are you not willing to let the Prince see me? Can't I see him after I bid farewell? "
Shao Liuer said, "Brother, let me ask you something. Tell me honestly. Did you not care about father's life and death? Did you use father as bait, abandon him, and run away?"
Shao Pingbo was slightly angry. "That is not caring about father's life. It is caring about the overall situation. Father holds the military power in the Northern State. No matter who intervenes in the Northern State, he will not let the Northern State fall into chaos. Naturally, he will not make things difficult for father."
Shao Liuer asked, "What about Niu Youdao? Does he need to care about the overall situation in the Northern State? He probably wants the Northern State to fall into chaos, doesn't he? Aren't you afraid that he will kill father? "
Shao Pingbo was silent for a while. Then, he argued, "That is impossible. The Great Zen Mountain will not let him do as he pleases. If the Northern State falls into chaos, the Great Zen Mountain will have no way out."
"I don't understand these things. Things have already happened. I am living very carefully. I really do not have the ability to worry about this." Shao Liuer stood up and paced around the hall. "At first, the Prince wanted to protect you. He even wrote a letter to Niu Youdao. However, after Niu Youdao replied, the Prince immediately changed his attitude. The Prince purposely showed me the letter to test my mind … "
She told him the contents of the letter. She had a good memory. After reading it once, she could not say that every word was correct, but she could almost recite it.
Shao Pingbo's chest rose and fell rapidly as he listened. His face was flushed. He did not doubt that it was fake. This seemed to be one of Niu Youdao's methods. Back then, the Northern State's King's nursery rhyme showed him how incisive Niu Youdao's rumor-mongering ability was. Today, he experienced it again. The letter was full of heart-wrenching words!
Once he heard it, he knew that even if Haozhen wanted to, he would not dare to use him anymore.
A single letter had cut off one of his paths, which made him so angry that he was about to choke!
Shao Sansheng looked at him worriedly. He was worried that his old illness would relapse.
This was because he knew that he would be fine when facing other people. However, when facing Niu Youdao, this young master would be easily angered.
This was because this proud and arrogant young master rarely had any opponents. However, he had been repeatedly defeated by Niu Youdao. Given his arrogance, it was difficult for him to face this kind of humiliation.
What made him heave a sigh of relief was that the young master seemed to have tensed up this time.
Shao Liuer walked up to Shao Pingbo. "Brother, we are family. Naturally, we will help each other. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, I will definitely plead for you with the Prince. However, I really did not expect that the Prince would secretly contact Niu Youdao. I don't know what their relationship is like. However, I do know that with Niu Youdao interfering, it will be difficult for me to speak up. "
Shao Pingbo shut his eyes tightly. In the end, he took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and stood up. He looked into his sister's eyes for a while and suddenly smiled. "Do you want to use me to get rid of Niu Youdao? Or do you want us to fight each other until both sides suffer?"
Shao Liuer blinked her eyes. "Brother, you misunderstood. I am doing this for your own good. Otherwise, if he keeps biting you, how will you be able to live in peace?"
"You don't have to worry about this. I will naturally get rid of him when the opportunity arises. You should live your own life in the future. Alright, I understand your intentions and the Prince's intentions. You can go back now. "
When Shao Liuer said goodbye and walked to the door, Shao Pingbo suddenly said, "Liuer, regardless of whether you believe me or not, I still have to tell you that I have never thought of hurting you. I have always engraved mother's dying wish in my heart."
"Ever since you were young, I tried my best to keep those messy things away from you. I also didn't want you to see those evil things. I wanted you to live a simple and happy life. You don't know what happened in between. Now that I think about it, perhaps my actions were a mistake. It led to our different understandings of people and things. "
"In your eyes, I was the one who did evil by separating you from that pedantic scholar and forcing you to marry here. But in my eyes, in this chaotic world, is it more important for a woman to fall in love or to live well? Look at the bones on the roadside. How many people have died without a burial? How many people have endured humiliation to survive? You and I, as well as many others, don't have the right to fall in love in this chaotic world. Many of your thoughts are too naive. Isn't it better to let you become Princess Ying? That is the dream of so many women! "
"Do you really think that I have no other choice but to seek refuge with Haozhen? If that's really what you think, then you're underestimating your big brother too much. Let me say something disdainful, Haozhen currently doesn't have the power to move my heart and force me to seek refuge with him. I'm just worried that the Northern Province will fall. I'm worried that you will lose your influence in that area because of my loss. I'm worried that you will be bullied and humiliated here without the support of your maiden family. That's why I came here. "
"Liuer, everything I'm doing is really just for you to live well. In this world, I can hurt anyone but you. "
Shao Liuer, who was standing at the door, listened with her back to him. A mocking smile appeared at the corner of her lips. Even at this point in time, he still wants to move me with such words?
Her skirt swayed as she walked away without looking back.
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