Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Zheng Fu opened his mouth, unable to speak.

He didn't want Yuan Bao to stay, nor did he want himself to stay.

But Li Ji's attitude is very strong, Zheng Fu can only choose one between the two.

In the end, Zheng Fu chose to let Yuan Bao stay.

Zheng Fu walked with heavy steps.

It was impossible for him to ignore Yuan Bao's life and death, so when he went to the county government this time, he really could only sing an opera, and after the opera was over, he had to bring the troupe back to the inn.

After sending Zheng Fu away, Li Ji closed the door, and when he turned around, he saw Hua Manman standing by the window.

Hua Manman looked out through the window and saw two officers and soldiers coming out of the inn.

She withdrew her gaze, turned her head and said to Li Ji.

"Such a small place, what kind of distinguished guests can there be?"

Li Ji: "If you want to know, wait for Zheng Fu and the others to come back tomorrow, just ask them."

Before dawn the next day, the members of the Yunhe troupe got up.

They left the inn with the guys they needed for singing and headed towards the county government.

Singing opera can't be finished in a short time, not to mention that all the troupes in the city have been invited to sing operas one by one, and it will take a day or two to finish all the operas.

And it is true.

Hua Manman and his party waited until dark, but they still haven't waited for the members of the Yunhe troupe to come back.

On the contrary, a person from the county government sent a message, saying that the nobleman liked the plays of the Yunhe Troupe very much, so he specially named the Yunhe Troupe and asked them to stay in the county government to sing for one more day, even tonight they didn’t I can't go back to the inn, so I can only stay in the county government for the night.

Li Ji sent people to investigate around the county government quietly, and they really got some information.

It turned out that the distinguished guest hosted by the county government this time was the Xiliang Mission.

Hua Manman and Li Liao have been away from Beijing for many years, so they don't know much about the recent situation in Beijing and China.

The two looked at Li Ji in unison.

Li Ji told the whole story.

"It will be the Queen Mother's birthday in half a month. The Xiliang Kingdom sent us a letter in advance. They want to send a mission to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. By the way, they will contact the relationship between the two countries. This is not a big deal. The Ministry of Education Everyone agrees, and I have nothing to say."

Hua Manman remembered that the last time Xiliang sent a mission to Beijing, she also left Princess Longzhu, who was known as the pearl of the desert, in the palace and became the emperor's concubine. Unfortunately, Princess Longzhu was not favored, and it didn't take long. He was cast into the cold palace because of a mistake, and never showed his face in front of others.

That peace talk not only did not promote the relationship between the two countries, but instead created obstacles for both of them.

Unexpectedly, six years later, the Xiliang Kingdom would send another mission.

Willpower can be said to be quite tenacious.

Hua Manman was very curious: "Who is leading the Xiliang mission this time?"

Li Ji: "It is said that he is the illegitimate son of the king of Xiliang Kingdom."

As soon as she heard about the illegitimate child, Hua Manman's gossip soul immediately burned.

"There are still illegitimate children in Xiliang?"

Li Ji: "It is said that the king of Xiliang Kingdom had an affair with a dancer when he went out to play, and that dancer gave birth to a child for him, but because of the persecution, the dancer died early, and her son died. , was lucky enough to escape the catastrophe, and survived until the king of Xiliang Kingdom found the child four years ago, took him back to the palace, and revealed his identity as the prince."

These are all the news that the spies came back from Xiliang. The general content is true and reliable, but the specific details are only known to the person concerned.

Hua Manman listened with gusto.

"Isn't this the male version of Huan Zhu Ge Ge?"

Li Ji frowned: "What brother?"

She has never seen that person before, so how could she just open her mouth and call him brother?

Hua Manman immediately defended herself.

"It's not brother, it's Gege! Oh, don't worry about it so much, that prince was sent by the king of Xiliang as an envoy to Dazhou, which shows that he is quite valued by the king of Xiliang."

Li Ji: "The man's ability to gain the trust of the king of Xiliang Kingdom in just a few years is enough to show the man's city and means. If he really gets him to Tianjing, the little prince may not be able to restrain him."

Having said that, he curled his lips and smiled, obviously waiting for a good show.

Hua Manman noticed that Li Liao hadn't spoken, so she couldn't help but look at him twice, and saw that his face was solemn, as if he was thinking about something very important.

She remembered that the Duke of Zhen was beaten so badly during the battle with Xiliang that he almost lost his life.

With such a big hatred in front of him, Li Liao must not have a good impression of Xiliang Kingdom.

Li Ji also noticed his father's strangeness and asked proactively.

"What does daddy think about this?"

Li Liao avoided his eyes, looked away, and replied in a low voice.

"It's all in the past, and I don't care about things in Xiliang now."

This is obviously a gesture of avoidance.

It's not easy for Li Ji to ask, so he had to give up for now.

They waited until the afternoon of the next day before they brought Yunhe troupe back.

I thought it would be a turnaround.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Fu brought back a piece of news——

"That distinguished guest heard that we were going to Tianjing too, so he proposed to come with us. When he is bored on the road, he can listen to our opera to amuse himself."

Hua Manman hurriedly said: "You reject him!"

Zheng Fu said bitterly.

"I really want to refuse, but the other party is not asking at all, but announcing, and the county magistrate is putting pressure on me, so I can't refuse at all."

Hua Manman immediately went to see Li Ji, and asked with his eyes what to do next?

Although the Prince Huanzhu from Xiliang should have never met Li Ji, but there is no guarantee that no one in the Xiliang mission knows Li Ji,

If someone recognized him, Li Ji's situation would be in danger.

Li Ji was very calm.

"Since you want to go together, let's go together."

Seeing that he agreed very happily and did not intend to make trouble, Zheng Fu heaved a long sigh of relief.

As soon as he left, Hua Manman immediately said to Li Ji.

"If we go with the Xiliang mission, the danger of our identity being exposed will be greatly increased."

Li Ji said, "As the saying goes, the more dangerous the place is, the safer it is. Even the Queen Mother and the saint may not have imagined that we were hiding in the Xiliang Mission."

Hua Manman was taken aback.

It seems to be such a rationale.

With a shield as big as the Xiliang mission standing in front of them, they will definitely be able to travel unimpeded along the way.

But with it comes the risk of being recognized by the Xiliang Mission.

Li Ji: "I will change my face."

Hua Manman thought of his appearance in Lingxi City, and the effect of disguise was very good, unless it was someone who was very close and familiar with him, they would generally not be able to recognize him.

So the last hesitation in her heart dissipated.

"Then you change your face quickly. I'll go and tell General Bian and ask him to make arrangements for the people under his command so as not to reveal his secrets."

Li Ji nodded and replied: "Yes."