Just now, the people who were sitting on the stone bench around a round stone table under the pavilion heard Zhao Defang's accusation against Li Guanyu without warning. They were all shocked. The handsome woman who was sitting opposite Li Guanyu, who was dressed in the Khitan costume, immediately lost her smile and turned pale after hearing Zhao Defang's words.
"You, the young prince of Song Country, you are so unreasonable. Our princess was merely asking Li Shaoqing of the Chamberlain of Dependencies about what happened to Your Highness. Just now, Li Shaoqing had only mentioned a few heroic deeds of Your Highness. He was praising Your Highness and had no intention of belittling you.
"And you, your highness, you didn't even ask about the right and wrong, slandering Li Shaoqing as a spy of our Great Liao. It really makes our Great Liao people feel that you are a very muddle-headed prince, and it's infuriating. Even I, a weak woman from the Liao Dynasty, can't stand it anymore.”The strong looking servant girl standing beside Xiao Chuo, the princess of Liao Kingdom, looked around at the shocked crowd, then turned to Zhao Defang, who was coming at her menacingly, and spoke up for Li Guanyu without any fear.
Zhao Defang, who was originally filled with righteous indignation, was stunned when he heard the words of the sturdy servant girl. Then, he asked with some doubt,"Is what you said just now true? This king has always heard that you Khitans are cunning and cunning. If what you said is to deceive me, how can this king distinguish?”
"You, this little prince, you're not old, but you're quite scheming. Even if we Khitans deceived you? Tell me about it. I'm just angry that you wronged a loyal minister of your Great Song. If you don't believe me, you can ask our princess to see if what I said is true. Our princess has always kept her word and has never lied to anyone.”When the sturdy servant girl heard Zhao Defang questioning the authenticity of her words, she immediately blushed with anger. Her face with some baby fat turned to the other side and shot a pleading look at Xiao Chuo as she explained.
"King of Song, what my personal maid said just now was true. I, Xiao Chuo, swear on my head that I, I only asked Li Shaoqing about some strange things about you, and Li Shaoqing only said a few things casually. Not to mention leaking the military secrets of the Great Song. If you don't believe me, then I have no choice.”Xiao Chuo, whose cheeks were red, originally wanted to find a hole to hide in, but from the corner of her eye, she saw the servant girl beside her looking for help. She could not bear to swear.
In ancient society, if a person made an oath, especially if they used their own life as a bet, it would be believed by 70 to 80 percent. After all, the ancient people still valued the trust of others.
Zhao Defang, who came from a modern society more than 1,000 years later, could be said to be in an era of "the collapse of etiquette and music". The trust between people could be said to be extremely poor. From the time an old man fell on the street, whether the people passing by should help him up or not, such a small matter that could be taken action without hesitation in the eyes of ancient people could be discussed for ten days or half a month in the modern society where he lived. The basic trust between people could be said to have been completely lost. There was not much left.
However, Zhao Defang still chose to believe Xiao Chuo's words based on his intuition. It was because Xiao Chuo would soon become the " Empress " of his generation. Not only in the history books of the Khitan race, but also in the history books of the entire 5,000 years of China.
Of course, he felt a little uncomfortable when the sturdy servant girl called Zhao Defang "Little Prince". A servant girl from the Liao Kingdom dared to address him so boldly in the territory of the Song Kingdom, especially in the posthouse outside the Imperial City. She must have a backer behind her. Needless to say, her backer was Xiao Chuo, who was still the princess of the Liao Kingdom.
There was a saying that went,'If you don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. If you beat a dog, look at its master.' Therefore, Zhao Defang was determined not to fuss over this rude Liao girl for Xiao Chuo's sake.
At this moment, Zhao Defang might have forgotten that he was only sixteen years old. In the eyes of the sturdy servant girl and Xiao Chuo, who looked to be in their twenties, he indeed seemed a little young. Although she was young, Zhao Defang was not ignorant.
"Alright, I'll choose to believe you.”After Zhao Defang thought for a moment, the anger in her heart was reduced by more than half. She let out a long sigh of relief and pretended to be reluctant as she replied.
However, when he thought about it again, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why would Xiao Chuo, the princess of the Liao Kingdom, listen to Li Guanyu about him in broad daylight? According to common sense, when the foreign ministers of these two countries talked together, they should be discussing the military affairs that the two countries were most concerned about and testing each other's bottom line in order to fight for the greatest interests for the countries they represented.
However, Li Guanyu, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chamberlain of Dependencies, and Xiao Chuo, who was the envoy of the Liao Kingdom to the Song Dynasty, did not talk about these things. Instead, they were concerned about Zhao Defang's daily life, which made him confused. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Defang was still confused about this matter and had no clue at all.
"Cough cough, then, princess of Liao Kingdom, why don't you discuss military affairs with Li Shaoqing of the Chamberlain of Dependencies of Great Song? Why are you concerned about my personal matters? Also, did Li Shaoqing tell you about me without my permission? If you tell me the truth, this king will not pursue the matter.
"Humph, otherwise, if you violate this king's authority and anger this king, no matter who it is, I will never let them off easily.”After Zhao Defang deliberately coughed twice, she pretended to be serious. With her hands behind her back, she slowly walked to Xiao Chuo, who was blushing, like a little adult. After sweeping a sharp glance at the people standing around her, she snorted coldly and said in a powerful voice.
When Zhao Defang's voice fell, everyone present was like a frightened bird, keeping quiet like cicadas in winter. After all, at the Zichen Palace yesterday, everyone present had witnessed the strength of this young Qin King of the Song Kingdom. Even the so-called number one warrior of the Liao Kingdom, Brother Yelu Xiu, was not his match. The few Khitans on the battlefield trembled when they thought of this matter, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Even the sturdy servant girl who had been braving the injustice for Li Guanyu lowered her head quickly, not daring to look at Zhao Defang, who was still as calm as water.
Of course, in the eyes of the extremely competitive Princess Xiao Chuo of the Liao Kingdom, after yesterday in the Purple Mansion Hall, whether it was using her mouth or her hands, she felt that these Khitans present were not Zhao Defang's match. Her heart could not help but thump, and she secretly complained endlessly.
Xiao Chuo then remembered that he had indeed been listening to Li Shaoqing of the Chamberlain of Dependencies about Zhao Defang. She only had one goal, and that was to find Zhao Defang's weakness from the information she had obtained from Li Shaoqing.
However, before Li Shaoqing could reveal too much information about Zhao Defang, Zhao Defang herself rushed over so quickly. Therefore, her hidden scheme did not succeed. At this moment, she was restrained by Zhao Defang.
However, what puzzled everyone present was that it was the first time they heard someone say the word "power". However, these three cold words came from Zhao Defang, who was somewhat flustered and exasperated. Even if they did not understand what it meant, they guessed that it was not a good word. Naturally, no one dared to stand up and voice the doubts in their hearts at this time.
"King of Great Song, please calm down. The reason why I asked Li Shaoqing of the Chamberlain of Dependencies for information about your highness was because you saved my life at the Bian River a few days ago. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring, not to mention that your highness saved my life. Thus, I wanted to hear from Li Shaoqing what your highness likes so that I can cater to his preferences and properly thank your highness for saving my life.”After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chuo frowned and thought about how he had been rescued on the bank of the Bian River a few days ago. He immediately followed this train of thought and pretended to be sincere.
"Oh, I see. However, Princess, you haven't answered my question yet. Just now, Princess, you've heard all the information about me from Li Shaoqing. Hurry up and tell me everything.”Zhao Defang finally heaved a sigh of relief and nodded slightly. After a pause, he seemed to have thought of something. He frowned and continued to ask.
"Just now, I only heard from Li Shaoqing that your highness had a very large blood bubble on your forehead when you knocked yourself in the cave at the back of your mountain more than a month ago. However, you miraculously recovered in less than three to five days. Moreover, your character has changed since then. From the mischievous you in the past, you have become the intelligent and brave you now. Your Highness, you know a fist technique that is extremely slow but extremely lethal. The number one warrior of our Great Liao Kingdom, Ye Lui Xiu Ge, was defeated by your fist technique. Other than that, your highness is also well-read and has excellent calligraphy. You have the strength of character of Yan Zhenqing and can be said to be invincible in both literature and martial arts.
"Not only that, your highness, in a short month, you invented a kind of water condensed from flower petals that can drive away mosquitoes and hit the exquisitely crafted glass bottle. This water gives off a faint fragrance that refreshes the heart and refreshes the mind. Moreover, it has an extremely pleasant name-'Beauty Fragrance Dew.' What is surprising is that your highness created a tea brewing method. The tea that you brew is clear and fragrant, making people smell the fragrance of the tea and taste fresh and delicious.
"A few days ago, Your Highness even invented showers and bathtubs. Even the officials of Great Song requested Your Highness to build a bathhouse with showers and bathtubs in the backyard of Funing Palace. All the strange things that happened to Your Highness were heard by the people of the Liao Dynasty, and they were amazed. They also secretly sighed that Your Highness was really a rare genius in your Song Country.”Xiao Chuo was ready to risk everything and buried his conspiracy deep in his heart. He heard about Zhao Defang's glorious deeds from Li Shaoqing's mouth and listed them one by one from the surface.
After listening to Xiao Chuo's long speech, Zhao Defang, who was standing in front of him, broke out in a cold sweat. She immediately glanced at Li Guanyu, who was sitting on the white marble bench expressionlessly and as if nothing had happened, and sighed to herself," Li Guanyu, my dear Li Guanyu, our relationship is nothing at all. If my father hadn't arranged for me to work in the Chamberlain of Dependencies that you're in charge of, I'm afraid we would only be acquaintances.
However, even with such a simple relationship, why did you tell the Liao Kingdom's delinquent so much about all the glorious deeds that I did in Great Song? It could be said that you didn't even mention the details. You know all these things about me, but now you're brazenly exposing my private parts in front of the Liao people. Is this really good?
What if this troublesome Xiao Chuo asks me for Floral Dew, a shower, and a bathtub, as well as for me to teach him Taiji Fist? I won't dare to face him like this. After all, my skin is thin. Once a pretty girl with a good figure opens her mouth, how can I, this little white dragon, reject her?
After Zhao Defang sighed to herself, she looked at Li Guanyu, who seemed to be fine, and sighed. She shook her head slightly and said," Alas, Li Guanyu is now my superior. Although I was conferred the title of King of Qin by the Zhao family, my official position is not as high as Li Guanyu's. I still have to work under him in the future.
If I go against him, it won't be good for my future. After all, we're working in the same government office and we'll see each other all the time. Anyway, it was just telling a young and ignorant girl about my glorious deeds that were not worth mentioning. It was not a big deal.
If I were to get angry with him because of this, then it would be a little inappropriate. I'm going to be the Crown Prince and the Emperor in the future. I'll just endure it this time.
"Oh, I see. I thought that Li Shaoqing had revealed some military secrets to the Liao envoy. Looks like I really misunderstood Li Shaoqing. " Li Shaoqing, I didn't think about what I said just now before I criticized you. But I did it out of my sincerity to the Song Dynasty and the government. I hope Li Shaoqing won't lower himself to my level. Please forgive me."”Zhao Defang thought for a long time and seemed to be enlightened. She quickly bowed to Li Guanyu, who had been sitting on the white marble stool all this while, and made an apology.
"Your Highness, you, you're killing this old minister. This old subject knows that His Highness the King of Qin is loyal to the Song Dynasty and the royal family. Moreover, the King of Qin did not know about this matter before. How could I blame His Highness the King of Qin?”At this moment, Li Guanyu slowly stood up and greeted Zhao Defang politely.
"Qin Wang, you, can you give me some beauty fragrance that can drive away mosquitoes? Also, can I see the shower and bathtub that you invented? Our Liao Kingdom is a vast grassland. There are too many mosquitoes when the weather is hot. It was so annoying that it was difficult to sleep well in the tent at night.
"And we Khitans make a living by riding horses and hunting all year round. Many of the people of our Liao Kingdom can only bathe a few times a year. If we are lucky enough to see these things invented by the King of Qin, it will really make us feel lucky. I hope the King of Qin will not refuse my presumptuous request.”
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