Looking at my silent look, Pei Yuanhao said slowly: "Do you understand what I mean and what he means?"

“…”

I looked up at him without saying anything, and more things came to my mind—

Among the people here, I was the only one who really went to Guoshengjing. Although I was captured back then, I was only thinking about escaping with Huang Tianba and didn't spend too much effort on other people, but when I think about it carefully, it seems that at that time, the Iron Cavalry King had a feeling of being out of place with other people, which made me have a deeper impression of him than others and better.

There are some things in him that other people don’t have. If you have to say, it might be the aura of a king?

I looked up at Pei Yuanhao: "Then, how are you going to win over the Iron Cavalry King?"

"This is what I have been talking about with him today."

“…”

"This person doesn't seem to have any weaknesses."

I thought for a while and said, "I haven't been in Shengjing for a long time and I don't know him very well, but this person is indeed a very self-disciplined person. When Qinghan passed Jingxing Pass before, he said that if a person is good, he will often fall into something. But I don't seem to see anything like this in him."

Pei Yuanhao raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "What is his son's name? Prince Yangchu?"

I hurriedly said, "Only with him can you ensure Miaoyan's safety, you must not make any moves on him!"

Pei Yuanhao glanced at me and said, "I said that I wanted to win over the Iron Cavalry King, not to coerce him. I will not make an enemy with me at this time."

I was relieved.

He murmured again: "It seems that this person is a solid person?"

When he said this, I frowned and passed every scene that happened during the day and every word the other party said in his mind, and then said, "I don't think it's necessary."

"oh?"

"I think he has the intention of being inclined to us."

"Why?"

"Your Majesty just said that he was excluded from the power center of Shengjing, but in my opinion, the other great kings may not have his ability. At least the Xie Houqi who helped Pei Yuanxiu in the capital now, and his father, Iron Whip King, don't think they are stronger than the Iron Cavalry King. Such a strong person was rejected, obviously there was something wrong with them, and how could such a person be willing to be rejected all the time?"

“…”

"He should have to find a way."

“…”

"Maybe his method will become our opportunity?"

Pei Yuanhao was silent for a while and nodded: "I will be more convinced if you say this."

"That's it, but-"

"I know."

This kind of thing is just a sentence, but it is much more difficult to do it.

Moreover, I still have something in my mind now - the Iron Cavalry King and the others took away not only Miaoyan, but also Nangong Lizhu. With Prince Yangchu here, I can feel a little relieved about Miaoyan's safety, but Nangong Lizhu, she is still related to Qinghan. Without her blood, Qinghan's poison would be difficult to relieve!

Thinking of this, I frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's not a matter of winning over the Iron Cavalry King overnight. At least I'm not sure, but we will be very passive, but Concubine Nangong, on her-"

"I know."

Pei Yuanhao's voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "I won't ignore this matter."

“…”

He was silent for a while, and then said, "So, you still hope to exchange them all for Xie Feng."

I whispered: "After all, they are two people. My wonderful words... I don't want to separate from her anymore; and Concubine Nangong... Your Majesty, don't you want to find her back too?"

He looked down at me: "Then do you know what Xie Feng means to us?"

“…”

This time, my own voice became hoarse and I couldn't speak. Without him asking, I was also very clear about what Xie Feng's existence means. What Pei Yuanhao wants to take care of will never be one or two people. What he wants to focus on is the present and future of the whole world.

I nodded heavily.

He looked at me for a while and suddenly said with a smile: "You have always known more than everyone else to take into account the overall situation. I thought, this time, you would, but I didn't expect--"

I said hoarsely, "That's my daughter..."

People who take the overall situation into consideration will become selfish when facing their own relatives.

Looking at my frowning look, Pei Yuanhao didn't say anything anymore. He also frowned and looked at me for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "I understand, you go back first. I've been tossing for a day, and you should have a rest early."

"That--"

"I want to stay here, think about it."

Yes, I can be selfish in this matter because I am a mother. I don’t have to be responsible for what the world will become, but he is different. His identity is not just Miaoyan’s father.

I nodded, turned around and picked up the bowls and chopsticks he placed on the stone and was about to leave, but after walking two steps, I stopped and looked back at his figure standing by the lake with his hands on his back.

He was born strong and tall, and he would not look weak even when he was the weakest and thin. But at this time, looking at his figure in the darkness, unexpectedly giving people a feeling of loneliness, as if there was no one around him, no one could hear his words, and no one could understand his thoughts.

I was already in a heavy mood, but at this moment I felt like a big stone was pressing on, making it difficult for me to breathe.

Actually, I originally wanted to ask him about the Longxi Army, but now I know the priorities and should not disturb him about this matter anymore, so I turned around and left.

The distance from the lake to the camp is not long, but I walked for half an hour. Every step I took, a thought came out of my mind, but taking another step, I denied this idea.

People will be exhausted by the irritability in their hearts.

It was already midnight when I finally returned to the camp, and some bonfires were still burning. They were still worried that someone would attack them, and they were even more worried about the beasts nearby, so they sent additional staff to watch the night. I handed the dishes and chopsticks to the servants to clean them, and then went directly to Yao Lao's tent.

As soon as he lifted the curtain, Yao Lao heard the sound and immediately turned around.

"You're here."

"Um."

"You're here just in time," he said, pointing to the other side of the tent: "Take him back."

I was stunned for a moment, turned around and saw that Qinghan was still here. He was sitting on the felt beside him and dozing off, his head bit by bit like a chicken pecking at rice.

"He must wait for Xie Feng to wake up. I told him that this matter might be accurate. Who can wake up with one hand and wake up with a clear hand? No matter how good a person is, he will have to endure half his life. But he has to sit here and wait. Is his body not his body?"

“…”

"You should take him back quickly. I can't see that he wasn't poisoned to death, and I'll endure myself first."

I smiled bitterly, walked over and looked down. He was really tired. My elder and I didn't wake him up even if I talked like this. There was only a candlelight in the tent, reflecting the large blue-black area under his eyes. It was obviously uncomfortable to sleep like this, but I could hear his gentle snoring.

If I saw him like this, I would definitely come up to wake him up immediately and let him go to bed. But today I didn’t move, but looked back at Yao Lao, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Yao Lao, I have obtained a prescription before, saying that it can make people sleep unconscious. Four cents of sheep wormwood, two cents of jasmine roots, and two cents of calamus, decocted in water, but I tried it once, and the effect seemed unsatisfactory. Look, is there something wrong in this prescription?”

Yao Lao frowned: "What are you going to do?"

Without waiting for my answer, he immediately understood that he seemed to come over and looked back at Xie Feng who was sleepy on the bed and said, "You, you want to give it to him-"

I bit my lower lip and nodded gently.

Lao Yao immediately said, "Your Majesty, have you agreed to exchange him for them?"

"I don't know, but I think, be prepared."

"But you have made a gentleman agreement with the Iron Cavalry King."

"I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a woman."

Seeing me like this, Yao Lao didn't speak for a while. After a long time of silence, he slowly said: "There is a sperm of Thunder Vine in your prescription. Add three cents of Thunder Vine and decoct them in water. Ordinary people will have to sleep for a long time. People who are seriously injured like this will be in a coma for at least ten days."

"What about increasing the dose?"

“It’s hard not to be discovered.”

I nodded and said, "You can prepare this medicine first and increase the dosage. Tomorrow, act according to the opportunity."

Yao Lao looked at me for a while before saying softly: "The old man has always regarded you as the girl who was in the prison and was slaughtered by others. Now it seems that he may be the one who looks the least like you."

This sentence is not a compliment or a derogatory sentence, but I still felt a little uncomfortable when I heard it, I smiled reluctantly, and then said, "I just want to keep a backup plan."

Yao Lao shook his head and said, "They all value your opinions. Since you have already decided like this, the emperor will definitely agree to exchange them back tomorrow." Speaking of this, he breathed a long sigh: "In this way, I will be really relieved."

After saying that, he pointed at Qinghan with his chin: "Let him go back. After Li Zhu comes back, it is not easy to detoxify."

I nodded, then turned around and woke Qinghan up. He was sleeping in a daze. When I woke me up, I was stunned and murmured, "Has Xie Feng woke up?"

I smiled and said softly: "He is not awake. You should wake up. You are here to disturb Yao Lao's rest."

He blinked, looked around again, then came to his senses, and hurriedly got up and walked to the bedside. Xie Feng was indeed not awake yet. He sighed in disappointment. I pulled his arm and said, "It's not a solution for you to stay like this all night. The poison on your body has not been relieved yet, so you can't get rid of it. Go back and rest first."

Faced with the persuasion of Lao Yao and I, he could only follow me obediently.

When he lifted the tent and walked out, a cold wind immediately blew, which made him wake up a little. He looked away: "Emperor, are you still there?"

"Well, he's still thinking about things."

"Have he told you everything?"

"I said that, he said that your two opinions are about trying to win over the Iron Cavalry King."

"What do you think?"

"This is not that easy. Although I also saw that the Iron Cavalry King was excluded from Shengjing's power center, he was one of the eight heavenly kings after all. If he wanted to give up his identity and stand in the same camp as us, this would definitely not be something that could be done overnight."

Qinghan frowned and thought for a long time, then sighed and said, "I know too."

“…”

"But if that's the case, then tomorrow, we will really use Xie Feng to exchange Miaoyan and Nangong Lizhu back. I don't worry about anything else, just worry that if Xie Feng goes back, they will continue-"

"I know," I interrupted him and said, "So, I just asked Yao Lao to prepare a prescription."

"prescription?"

"A prescription that can make people sleepless."

Qinghan was stunned for a moment, turned to look at me: "You, do you want to use medicine for Xie Feng so that he can't wake up?"

I nodded: "I can't wake up for the time being, of course I won't wake up forever."

“…”

"I don't have a deep hatred between him and I don't want to kill him."

“…”

He was silent, his expression was obviously a little messy, and even his breathing became messy. After a while, he turned to look at me again: "If this is the case, will it be-"

"I know what you mean," I interrupted him and said with a heavy expression: "But I think you understand my mood. Of course, you must be upright in your life, but sometimes, in extraordinary times, you still have to use some extraordinary means. In this matter, I would rather be a villain."

He was silent and did not speak, disagree, nor objected.

He is not a morally flawless person. After all, Alan told me all the things he did in Yangzhou at the beginning, but it is a bit burden to us to "injure" a person who is seriously injured and has no ability to resist.

I said, "But you don't have to worry too much. This is just a backup plan for me. The specific situation depends on how the emperor decided tomorrow, and we will make plans."

Qinghan nodded gently.

However, his expression did not relax because of my comfort. The hanging needle patterns between his eyebrows seemed to be unable to dissipate. When he returned to his tent, I looked back at the lake and could vaguely see Pei Yuanhao's figure standing there. On the dark night, I don't know how much trouble he felt in his heart at this moment.

I sighed and returned to my tent.
Chapter completed!