Retreat, Retreat, Retreat! - Chapter 26

Xiao Changning’s bow is more solemn than any empty promise.

Shen Xuan was really taken aback.

He has seen his subordinates kowtow to him, saw Baiguan arching his hands, and his opponents succumbing to him, but he has never had a royal family honourably bowed to him. The people of the Xiao family, even if they are at the mercy of the puppets, still maintain the highness of the royal family in their bones. For so many years, Shen Xuan is once again a high position, and to the royals, it is nothing more than a human being. Dog minion.

They were both afraid of him and despised him.

Xiao Changning was the only one who respected him with great respect.

The young eldest princess folded her hands in front of her forehead at this time, slowly bend her knees and bend over, bowing to the end, her thin shoulders trembled slightly, like a rush of grass, rooted in the turbulent wind and rain of the troubled world, with her own strength Lift up the majesty of an empire.

‘The monarch treats me with a scholar, and I shall repay it with a scholar. “Shen Xuan once sneered at this sentence. He didn’t understand why the assassins went to death for a promise, but now, he understands a little bit.

Xiao Changning still maintained the posture of saluting. Perhaps, if Shen Xuan did not agree for a moment, she would not get up for a moment.

Stubbornness is distressing.

The faint winter sun shone on the icy ridges between the corrugated sheets, reflecting a crystal luster. The snow melted, dripped from under the eaves, and landed in the puddle in front of the steps, making a clear sound.

It was very hard to maintain the posture of saluting, Xiao Changning’s arm trembled, and when she was about to be unable to support it, Shen Xuan got up and walked to her and stood still.

From Xiao Changning’s point of view, he can only see his neat lower skirt and slender soap boots.

The next moment, Shen Xuan knelt on her knees, and looked at her in an equal posture. He stretched out a slender and clean palm, gently pulled down her hands placed in front of her forehead, and said helplessly: “You are a princess, you shouldn’t salute your ministers.”

Xiao Changning slowly raised his eyes, with water glowing in his eyes, like a plume of autumn water, sincerely said: “You don’t need anything, besides this, this palace can’t think of other ways to show sincerity.”

“Does Your Highness have to talk to ministers like this?” Shen Xu knelt on the ground, looking at Xiao Changning, who also maintained a kneeling posture, “When we were married, you and I had never been married to each other, but now it complements the etiquette. “

He was still in the mood to joke, Xiao Changning was happy, knowing that there was hope for the alliance, and hurriedly asked: “Then you can accept me?”

Shen Xuan had an unpredictable smile in her eyes, but she still had a handsome face, pretending to be calm and calm, and said: “Your Royal Highness might as well talk about being an alliance with me, what benefits can you give me? ?”

Xiao Changning had already thought about the answer, and the answer was like a flow: “First, you and the queen dowager have half the power of the court today, but the queen dowager is a relative and an ambitious woman after all. Sooner or later, we have to decide whether we will win or lose. Even so, multiple friends are better than multiple enemies.”

Shen Xuan actually had an answer in her heart. She didn’t show it, she just sat at the back of the case with a deep face, staring at Xiao Changning’s opened lips and said: “Go on.”

Xiao Changning sat opposite him and tried his best to lobby: “Secondly, I am of the Xiao family’s blood. If you form an alliance with me, you are an alliance with the orthodox world, and the history books will no longer criticize you.”

Shen Xuan said’um’, scooped two pickled green plums from the crock on the case table and threw them in the jug, then boiled the pot on the charcoal basin, and said casually: “This governor doesn’t care how the history books comment. .”

“Third,” Xiao Changning breathed a deep breath and slowly said, “I can win Yue Yao for you.”

Shen Xuan’s hands cooking wine. He showed a little interest on his face, “Interesting. But this governor heard that the Fusi Yuefu in Beizhen has always been neutral and has never belonged to any party, so how can he look at Dongchang.”

“My palace grew up with her since I was a child, so I know her naturally. The Yue family has received the favor of my concubine. In order to repay her, she insisted not to be subordinate to the queen mother, but chose to serve the emperor. But her Beizhen Fusi She was really weak, and she was disliked by the Queen Mother. She was sandwiched between Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and she lived a life that was unthankful on both sides.”

At this point, Xiao Changning’s eyes were full of hope, and she leaned forward slightly closer to Shenxuan, “She didn’t really want to be neutral, but because she didn’t want to be attached to the Queen Mother, and was affected by the discord between the factory and the guard, she was caught in a dilemma. That’s it. If the corporal of Dongchang Kenlixian cleared up her suspicions, she would definitely not refuse.”

Xiao Changning’s serious look is really cute. The corners of Shen Xuan’s mouth raised slightly, pouring the hot wine into the cup, and asked: “His Royal Highness is so sure, will the more caressers really agree to join Dongchang?”

“Under the cover of the nest, there are no eggs? She won’t understand this.” The steam was steaming and the wine was overflowing. Xiao Changning made a final summary, “Admiral Shen can let Yue Yao do the internal response and penetrate into Jin Yiwei. How about adding wings to a tiger?”

Shen Xuan chuckled lightly and raised her slanting eyebrows to look at her: “The more you caress, do you know that your Royal Highness pitted her like this?”

“…”

“How can it be said that it is a pit?” Xiao Changning was speechless for a while, while looking at him with his eyes, while quietly defending, “Sister Yue already knows. Before I came to see you, the palace communicated with her and told her This matter.”

In fact, Yue Yao didn’t oppose it. The Yue family is full of loyalty, and Yue Yao’s heart is also toward the Xiao family. As long as Dongchang can stand by Xiao Changning’s side, she is naturally willing to make a modest effort.

“I don’t know something about this Governor.” Shen Xuan straightened her sleeves and asked, “Why did Your Highness abandon the Queen Mother and choose Dongchang?”

The amber wine in the cup rippled, reflecting Xiao Changning’s reddish cheeks.

The wind blew the window sashes, and the snow fell, making a rustling sound.

“Because I want to live, and the scenery will live infinitely.” Xiao Changning raised his eyes, the water in his eyes was faint, and he said every word, “When I got married, the queen mother once told me that if I help her kill you, she It will greet me back to the palace in the beautiful scenery.”

Shen Xuan raised her eyebrows, but she didn’t expect that she would directly shake the matter out.

“But I’m not stupid, I know she was lying to me. I became a victim from the moment I married into Dongchang, and became a shame to the royal family. People like the Queen Mother will never allow me this’stain’ Survived. If you die, the queen mother will no longer have any scruples, and I will have no value to use. Only death is waiting for me… Therefore, if I want to live, I must be with you and put the’shame’ of eunuchs. Become the supreme glory.”

Shen Xuan listened carefully and asked, “You understood your situation from the beginning, but why did you only make a decision now?”

Xiao Changning paused and said with a guilty conscience: “Because…because I have been afraid of you before.”

Shen Xuan liked her inadvertently showing weakness and frankness, and then asked: “Why are you not afraid now?”

“My palace is not stupid. Who treats me well, who uses me, can’t my palace tell? Besides, I…”

……I like you. She said quietly in her heart.

Yueyao once told her: As for the relationship, whoever moves first will lose.

In this way, she had lost completely, but she was willing to lose.

“Anyway,” she said with a blushing jade face and clear eyes, compellingly said, “Are you willing to form an alliance with this palace and end foreign relatives’ political affairs?”

Shen Yan’s gaze fell on Xiao Changning’s ten fingers tightly, and she could see through the anxiety under her calm appearance. He did not speak, but only pushed a cup of hot wine on the case table in front of Xiao Changning, and said for a long time: “Drink this wine, and the covenant will take effect.”

Xiao Changning was startled, the anxiety in his eyes turned into astonishment, and then gradually turned into joy: “Did you agree?”

Shen Xuan scared her: “If you don’t drink it anymore, the governor will have to go back.”

Xiao Changning hurriedly picked up the cup of wine and touched Shen Xuan’s cup with a clear sound. Ignoring that the spilled wine wetted the cuffs, she drank it all, and buckled the empty wine glass on the table, frowning and tongue-tiing, but still smiling brightly, saying: “The action must be fruitful, and the promise will be fulfilled. !”

Shen Xuan looked at the wet light on Xiao Changning’s red lips, her eyes darkened, and she couldn’t help but think of the deep kiss in the broken snow yesterday. He couldn’t help but stretched out one hand, crossed the desk, and gently brushed her soft lips, wiped off the fascinating light of water, and with the other hand he took his wine cup to his lips, looking up. First drink up.

While drinking, his narrow, sharp eyes kept looking at Xiao Changning. The spirits entered his throat, but he didn’t even frown his brows, and only raised a glass to her, “Welcome to the East Factory, Your Royal Highness.”

I don’t know if it’s the drunken head or the shaking heart, Xiao Changning only feels that the place he has touched is like electricity, the heat flow from the limbs and corpses rushes to the cheeks, and his legs are unconsciously soft.

She could only conceal a light cough, and turned her gaze away: “Since we have formed an alliance, there are two things… My palace needs to confess to you.”

Shen Xuan withdrew her hand calmly and said: “Please speak.”

Xiao Changning tried his best to calm the turbulent heartbeat, saying: “Nianguan Taimiao pays homage to the ancestors, the queen mother and Jin Yiwei will do something, you have to be careful.”

Shen Xuan was not surprised by what was expected, and calmly said: “This matter has already been reported to this supervisor.”

So fast? ! The efficiency of the East Factory’s work is really…

Xiao Changning became a little nervous again. Although she has already formed an alliance with Dongchang, she is too weak compared with the fanzi in Changzhong. She is really worried that Shenxuan will dismiss her as useless and ruin the alliance agreement.

Shen Xuan seemed to see what she was thinking, and said in a low voice: “His Royal Highness only needs to stabilize the queen mother and the emperor, and you don’t need to do the rest. The governor will arrange it.”

Xiao Changning nodded, opened his mouth, and stopped talking.

Shen Xuan asked, “What is the second thing your Royal Highness wants to confess?”

“The second thing…” Xiao Changning showed an expression of indescribable expression, his eyes drifted for a while, Fang gathered up the courage to say guilty, “Say okay first, this incident happened completely by accident. Don’t get angry after you hear it.”

Shen Xu said: “Let’s talk about it.”

Xiao Changning shook her head again and again, begging: “No… you promise not to be angry, this palace dare to say.”

Shen Xuan raised her eyebrows, wondering what she was playing around again. About that she couldn’t make any serious mistakes, he simply nodded and said, “The governor agreed, just say it.”

Xiao Changning rubbed his sleeves nervously, hung his head with a guilty look, and he paused for a while before saying in a thin voice: “Well, if you say, my palace accidentally… lost your baby ‘,What will you do?”

“…” Shen Xuan was silent for a while, frowning: “What baby?”