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280. A Simple Small Goal(1/2)

"Do you know this handwriting?" Jin Liancheng frowned and asked Xiao Yuesheng.

Xiao Yuesheng shook his head: "Of course I don't know each other."

"I didn't say who I am..." Jin Liancheng looked inexplicably, "I told you not to believe anyone? I seemed to have no malice to you, but I was helping you. It should be one of those who just came to the city lord's mansion today."

Xiao Yuesheng had just put away the note when a girl's voice came from the door: "Your Highness, Prince Ming, Empress Qingluan is welcome."

Jin Liancheng lowered his voice and said, "Your father has been in the city lord's mansion for most of the time. He neither came to see you nor invited you there. It seems that he wanted to leave you alone. This Qingluan Empress may be a helper."

Xiao Yuesheng was thinking about the note "Don't trust anyone". He originally thought about finding a backer or an ally. The first candidate was the Qingluan Empress who sent someone to invite him. But now Xiao Yuesheng felt that he should be more cautious, not trust anyone easily, and act according to the opportunity.

Jin Liancheng opened the door and there was a young girl at the door, with a beautiful appearance. She gave a big gift when she saw Xiao Yuesheng: "The emperor is welcome." This sentence shows her identity. She is the maid next to Empress Qingluan.

Xiao Yuesheng was still wearing a mask, and Jin Liancheng, who was still behind him, didn't ask the maid about anything, but followed her out and went to another direction in the Lord's Mansion of Qisha City.

The Seven Killing City City Lord's Mansion covers a large area. There are palaces specially set up for the royal family of the Three Kingdoms. They are in three different directions, and each place has an independent door to enter and exit the City Lord's Mansion.

The servants of the Qisha City Lord's Mansion who saw on the road all retreated aside, stopped to salute them, and waited for them to leave before leaving. In terms of etiquette, the rules of Qisha City were very strict. In Xiao Yuesheng's eyes, the most unruly one was the young master Baili Qing of Qisha City, but this just showed Baili Qing's status in Qisha City. As long as Baili favored Baili Qing, Baili Qing was the king that everyone would bow to.

A stone tablet appeared not far away, with two large characters "Qingluan" engraved on it, and there were also patterns of phoenixes flying around it. Xiao Yuesheng knew that this was the palace of the royal family of Qingluan Kingdom in the Qisha City Lord's Mansion, called Qingluanju. Previously, Li Yue took Xiao Yuesheng to visit the Qisha City Lord's Mansion, and only walked to the stone tablet because it was not allowed to enter.

The guards were two women wearing swords, who looked over twenties and tall. The Qingluan Kingdom was a country where women were respected. From emperors to ministers, all of them were women, and even the generals in charge of military power were women. And women with high status and ability could have multiple husbands, which was exactly the opposite of the rules of other countries.

Xiao Yuesheng entered Qingluanju, and what appeared in front of him was a lake. Beside the lake, the trees were shaded and flowers were blooming. There was a rockery by the lake, which looked very similar to a phoenix flying high. If this was built by the people of Qisha City, it could be said that it was quite attentive.

Bypassing the lake, several courtyards of all sizes appeared in front of me. In the center was a two-story pavilion, which was very exquisitely built. The green glazed tiles shone with a red light under the afterglow of the sunset. There was a plaque hanging on it, with three words "Fengming Pavilion" written on it.

"Prince Ming, please come in, the emperor is inside, this young master, please wait outside for a while." The maid signaled Xiao Yuesheng to enter Fengming Pavilion and let Jin Liancheng stay outside.

Xiao Yuesheng walked in with his foot. There was a faint fragrance in Fengming Pavilion, like the fragrance of some kind of flowers, but Xiao Yuesheng was very sure that he had never smelled this fragrance of flowers before.

The first floor of Fengming Pavilion is very elegant. There is a mountain and water screen in the middle. A woman's voice came from behind the screen: "Is Ming Xiu here?"

Xiao Yuesheng's eyes flashed slightly. When he walked around the screen, he saw a woman standing there with her back facing him, and her age could not be seen from her back.

The woman turned around and was obviously not young, but she was well maintained. Her skin looked like she was in her forties and had no wrinkles. She must have been a beautiful woman when she was young. But as far as Xiao Yuesheng knows, Qingluan Empress Qingyu is already sixty years old this year. She is tall and wears a green robe. Except for a green jade hairpin on her head, there are no other accessories on her body.

"Are you Ming Xiu?" The woman's eyes were gentle, and she looked at Xiao Yuesheng with a faint smile on the corner of her lips.

"Are you the Empress Qingluan?" Xiao Yuesheng asked back. He was a little surprised. Everyone said that the Empress Qingluan was the strongest among the women of the world, with a strong fist, but he couldn't tell the appearance.

The woman nodded slightly, put down a painting in her hand, sat down, looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said, "You should call me a rented mother, sit down first."

Xiao Yuesheng sat down, Qing Yu looked at his purple eyes, sighed slightly and said, "What are you doing with a mask? Take it off and let me see what you look like?"

Xiao Yuesheng reached out and took off the mask on his face. Qing Yu looked at his peerless face, looked slightly stunned, and said, "It looks really similar..."

Xiao Yuesheng learned from Baili Xun that his biological mother Ye Ningxiang was once the adopted daughter of Qingluan Empress Qingyu and was sisters with Baili Qing's mother. Xiao Yuesheng had no other knowledge of Ye Ningxiang except his name. At first, he thought Ye Ningxiang might have come from the Ye royal family of Xuanye Kingdom, but later he found out that it was not.

"Xu'er, your mother was raised by me. I didn't want her to marry the Emperor of the Underworld back then, but she was infatuated with the Emperor of the Underworld and insisted on marrying. I couldn't stop her, so I went with her. When your father had an accident, I told your mother that as long as she was willing to divorce your father and completely cut off relations, I would take her home, but she didn't want to. I am the king of a country. I can't get into a feud with the Kingdom of Heaven and Ming for a daughter, so I could only let your father send your mother away, thinking that you would be able to live a peaceful life when you go far away. But I didn't expect that when you parted, the heavens and man would be separated forever." Qing Yu's expression was very sad, and her words were explaining many things about that year and the relationship between them to Xiao Yuesheng.

"For so many years, I have thought about finding you back many times, but I am afraid of your mother's personality. After I come back, I insist on suffering with Ming Yufeng, so I thought about waiting for Ming Yufeng to succeed." Qing Yu looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said earnestly, "Ming Yufeng finally turned over, but he was very affectionate and had already left you mother and son behind. I made a marriage for you and my granddaughter back then, and this time, it was also for this reason that Ming Yufeng nodded and picked you up. But when you came back, Ningxiang could never come back."

Qing Yu said, her eyes turned red. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a veil, calmed down for a while, and looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said, "It's good that you'll be back safely. If there is anything next, my grandmother will support you."

"It turns out that marriage was just an excuse from my grandmother to pick me up, so I'm relieved." Xiao Yuesheng said to Qing Yu.

"Oh? What does Xiu'er mean? As soon as I came to Qisha City, I heard that you and Qing'er had a very unhappy relationship? Why?" Qing Yu looked at Xiao Yuesheng and asked in a gentle voice, "After seeing you, my grandmother felt that you and Qing'er were a pair of people made of heaven and earth. They were so talented and beautiful, and they were the most suitable."

"When my grandmother entered into a marriage contract with the Qingluan Princess, Baili Qing should have not been born yet, why did it be her?" Xiao Yuesheng asked Qingyu.

"It's because Ningxiang and Qingning have the best relationship. This engagement was also decided by their sisters back then. They said that as long as Qingning gave birth to a daughter, they would marry you." Qingyu looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said, "Qingning is Qing'er's mother, but she is no longer there."

"Grandma, I think the prince of the Ming Kingdom that day did not want to marry into the Baili family." Xiao Yuesheng looked at Qing Yu and said.

"Silly child, what's the good thing about the prince of the Ming Kingdom that day? The royal family of the Ming Kingdom is messy. If you go back, your grandmother will not be able to interfere in your affairs. Don't worry about what others say, there is no male inheritance in this Qisha City. If you marry Qing'er, I will let her be the princess of Qingluan. At that time, you can get whatever you want. As for the Ming Kingdom, you can plan slowly. In time, the world will be yours." Qingyu looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said earnestly.

"There is a question, I want to ask my grandmother." Xiao Yuesheng looked at Qing Yu and said.

"If you have any questions, just tell me." Qing Yu looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said.

"If I don't marry Baili Qing, will my grandmother not let her be the emperor's daughter of Qingluan?" Xiao Yuesheng looked at Qingyu and asked. Qingyu seemed to be better at his grandson who had no blood relationship. He didn't believe it very much, although Qingyu looked very sincere.

"This..." Qing Yu sighed, "Xu'er, you really have a big problem for me, because I thought you would like Qing'er when you come back, and I never thought about other possibilities. Your marriage was decided by your mother. I still hope that you can eliminate the grudges, get along well, and achieve a good thing."

Before Xiao Yuesheng could speak, a voice came from the door: "Emperor, Emperor Ming sent the national magistrate to invite Prince Ming to come over."

Qing Yu's smile faded a little and said to Xiao Yuesheng: "Go Xiu'er, remember what grandmother said to you, grandmother will not harm you."

Xiao Yuesheng nodded slightly, put on the mask again, got up and walked out. Qing Yu looked at Xiao Yuesheng's eminent back, with a little reminiscence in his eyes. He didn't know what he thought of, and the smile on the corner of his lips was a little bitter...

Xiao Yuesheng left Fengming Pavilion and saw Li Yue standing outside, bowing to him and saluting: "Your Highness, the Emperor, please invite him."

"Lead the way." Xiao Yuesheng said with a faint expression. He did not completely believe Qing Yu's words. Now he is going to see what his brother Xing'er said.

Qingluan lives on the north side of the city lord's mansion, and the place where the Tianming Kingdom royal family lives on the south side. Li Yue took Xiao Yuesheng through most of the city lord's mansion and finally walked to the door of "Tianming Xuan". The place where Ming Yufeng lives in Tianming Xuan is called Wolongju.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, has arrived." Li Yue stood outside Wolongju and said respectfully.

"Come in." The voice of a middle-aged man came from inside, low and thick.

Xiao Yuesheng raised his foot in, Li Yue followed behind and also in, Jin Liancheng was still standing outside silently.

The decorations in Wolong House look like the place where the emperor lives, and are luxurious everywhere. On the main seat in the center, there is a middle-aged man with a handsome face and a firm face. His eyes are purple, but his facial features do not look much similar to Xiao Xinghan.

There was also a beautiful woman next to the middle-aged man. Although she was not young and her most exquisite makeup could not cover up the lines at the corners of her eyes, it was still obvious that she was a gentle and charming beauty when she was young.

There was a cushion in front of these two people, which was obviously prepared to kneel down and salute Xiao Yuesheng.

There was also a man in his thirties sitting in the middle of Wolong, with light purple eyes. Looking at his appearance, you can tell that he was the son of the two people in front of him at a glance.

"See the Emperor, long live long live long live long live long! See the Empress and the Great Prince." Li Yue bowed and bowed, but Xiao Yuesheng had no intention of kneeling down at all. He stood there straight and looked at Ming Yufeng quietly.

"Ming Xiu, I heard from Master Li that you are also the king of a country there. After you come back, don't you even understand the basic etiquette?" Ming Yufeng frowned and looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. The prince has been wandering away for so many years. He will inevitably have resentment towards the emperor. Don't worry about it." The woman beside Ming Yufeng quickly spoke and said softly to Ming Yufeng.

Ming Yufeng's expression eased a little, and he snorted softly and said, "Take off the mask! What kind of concealment is it?"

"When did this Empress become the Empress?" Xiao Yuesheng spoke, but looked at the woman beside Ming Yufeng, "If I remember correctly, Li Yue had traveled thousands of miles to search for the Empress and the Crown Prince of Tianming Kingdom. When I returned, when you learned that my mother died, it would take only half a month at most, and you were still on the way to Qisha City. Did you get the news halfway and you couldn't wait to get promoted? Or was Li a fooling teacher? This is already the Empress of Tianming Kingdom?"

The woman beside Ming Yufeng lowered her head with a little sad look, and Ming Yufeng's face darkened: "Is this something that you, a junior, should ask about? It's extremely rude!"

Xiao Yuesheng walked to a seat and sat down, saying no more. In fact, he knew that Li Yue was lying to him at that time. The position of the crown prince is now nominally, but the position of the queen of Tianming Kingdom has never belonged to Ye Ningxiang. When Ye Ningxiang died, he was still the princess of Ming Yufeng, and Ming Yufeng turned over and became the emperor after many years. When he was appointed as the queen, he probably never thought that Ye Ningxiang would have been there.

"Ming Xiu, I have been ashamed of you for many years, but now that you have come back, I have given you the position of crown prince. Next, you will marry the Young Master Baili according to my arrangements." Ming Yufeng looked at Xiao Yuesheng and said unquestionably.

"Why do you have to say so nicely? If you plan to let me marry into a marriage, just say it directly. Since you dare to do it, why be afraid of embarrassing it?" Xiao Yuesheng said coldly. He thought that the reason why the position of the prince in Tianming Kingdom was his was probably because Ming Yufeng's throne had not yet been firmly settled. In order to appease the forces behind his women, the eldest prince was not appointed as the crown prince. Later, Empress Qingluan proposed a marriage contract, so he gave the name of the crown prince to Ye Ningxiang's son. When Xiao Yuesheng really married into the Baili family, Tianming Kingdom was also stable, and the eldest prince could naturally become the crown prince.

Hearing Xiao Yuesheng's words, Ming Yufeng's face turned cold: "Ming Xiu! Do you want to rebel?"

"I dare not, and I don't need it. I am the prince now. When you die, I will naturally be the emperor of Tianming Kingdom. Why do you have to rebel?" Xiao Yuesheng sneered, "I want me to marry into the Baili family, don't daydream! I prefer the prince of Tianming Kingdom that day. If you want to give me the throne now, I don't mind. If you block the way, I will say sorry first. Who made my mother the original wife? I am a serious legitimate? Goodbye!"

After Xiao Yuesheng finished speaking, he got up and left. Ming Yufeng said with a cold expression: "Li Yue, stop him!"

Li Yue flashed and blocked Xiao Yuesheng's way. Ming Yufeng snorted coldly and said, "Please him and let him kneel down!"

Li Yue reached out and grabbed Xiao Yuesheng's shoulder. Xiao Yuesheng stood there without moving or resisting. He turned his head and glanced at Li Yue's hand holding him, and reached out to pat it gently.

The next moment, Li Yue couldn't help but scream and took back his hand. He saw countless dense blood bubbles appearing on the back of his right hand at a speed visible to the naked eye, which looked very crawling. There seemed to be blood flowing in each blood blister, which hurts heart-wrenchingly!

The faces of the others in the room changed. Ming Xu, the eldest prince of Tianming Kingdom, quickly got up and checked Li Yue's situation: "A Yue, are you okay?" You can tell from the name that the relationship between the two is unusual.

Li Yue covered her hands and her face turned pale: "I'm poisoned..."

"Please come here!" Ming Xu said loudly to the outside.

Xiao Yuesheng had already left and disappeared, leaving only Ming Yufeng with a blue face and his queen Xue Rouer.

"Emperor, Master Li reported that the prince was good at poisoning, which was indeed true." Xue Rouer said with a little worried expression, "But why did the prince attack Master Li so ruthlessly?"

"Hmph! I thought I knew some poison skills but I didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick!" Ming Yufeng said coldly.

When Doctor Xu, who was good at detoxifying in Tianming Kingdom, rushed over, Li Yue's right hand was already swollen, and the blood blisters on his hand were still getting bigger, as if sucking blood from other parts of his body. His face turned pale, and his right hand was trembling slightly due to the pain.

But after looking for a while, Mr. Xu poked a blood blister with a golden needle, but he could not see what poison was in Li Yue. The blood blister that Mr. Xu poked began to bleed continuously and showed signs of ulceration.

Ming Xu could only invite Baili Xun to come forward and called the leader of the Qisha City Medical Sect to treat Li Yue. Finally, he used some medicine to prevent the poison from spreading. However, Li Yue's hand had become terrible. Large pieces of flesh and blood were corroded by the medicine, and bones were exposed in some places, and he fainted due to excessive blood loss...

Soon the entire Qisha City Lord's Mansion spread all over the palace. The prince found by Tianming Kingdom was rebellious. He did not kneel down or called his father when he saw the Emperor of Ming. Instead, he humiliated the Queen of Tianming Kingdom, and then seriously injured the national master of Tianming Kingdom with poison...

Baili Qing got the news and came to find Baili Xun, Baili Xun was frowning and pondering.

"What are grandpa thinking?" Baili Qing asked Baili Xun.

"Qing'er, what do you think Ming Cultivation wants to do? If he doesn't want to marry you, he should find a way to please Ming Yufeng, gain a foothold in the Tianming Royal Family, and never be able to get into evil with Li Yue. But with this move, he offended the most important figures of the Tianming Royal Family. Where can he have his place to stay in Tianming Kingdom?" Baili Xun felt that Xiao Yuesheng's behavior was incomprehensible.

"I'm afraid Ming Xiu went to see his grandmother first, and his grandmother made some promises to him, which made him think he had found a backer, so he didn't plan to return to the royal family of the Ming Kingdom to be the crown prince." Baili Qing said with an ugly expression, "I see what my grandmother meant, and she still insisted on letting me marry him, otherwise she would not give me the position of crown prince! Grandmother said that this was the last wish of her two most beloved daughters, and she had to fulfill it."

"What do you mean is that Ming Xiu decided to marry you? So he planned to give up the position of prince in Tianming Kingdom?" Baili Xun frowned.

"Otherwise, how could he treat Emperor Ming and Li Yue like that?" Baili Qing said coldly, "He was just pretending to be noble before. In the face of power and interests, what is the point of getting married into a married woman?"

Baili Xun thought something: "Grandpa always thinks things won't be that simple."

"Grandpa will host a banquet to entertain guests tomorrow, and you will know then." Baili Qing said to Baili Xun, "Grandpa will watch at that time, Ming Xiu will definitely be impatient to say that he wants to get married with me! Humph, a very hypocritical man!"

"Don't Qing'er don't want to marry him?" Baili Xun said to Baili Qing.

"Because he is not worthy of me! How easy is it for him to marry me? I have already thought about several conditions to test him, which is reasonable! He can only marry into the Baili family after he has completed it. With his grandmother's personality, he should not object! Grandpa will be optimistic at that time. I will see if Ming Xiu has the courage to take the initiative!" Baili Qing said proudly.

Baili Xun frowned and said, "Qing'er, grandpa still said the same thing. When encountering anything, be cautious and think twice before acting. Especially when dealing with your grandmother, be careful."

"Apart from the fact that my grandmother insisted on letting me marry Ming Xiu, since childhood, my grandmother loved me the most. I never refused anything I wanted." Baili Qing said to Baili Xun, "Didn't grandpa say that my grandmother loved the most back then? No one except me is qualified to sit in this position of the crown prince!"
To be continued...
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