jdhmnovel Chapter 225 Arriving at Xiling, Helan Ci personally greets
Chapter 225 Arriving at Xiling, Helan Ci personally greets
Su Yueqing and his group stood outside the city gate. Before they could say anything, Helan Ci on the city wall spoke first.
"My dear!" Helan Ci shouted excitedly, "Prince Regent!"
"Open the city gate quickly and let them in!" Helan Ci ordered.
The emperor has been guarding here since last night. The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately opened the city gate.
As the city gate was opened, Su Yueqing and his party entered the city smoothly.
Before entering the city, Su Yueqing did a quick check and found no danger.
"My dear, Regent, you have worked hard on the journey." Helan Ci said, "I have ordered people to prepare food, let's eat and talk at the same time."
In the letter, Su Yueqing only said that she was going to Xiling, but did not mention the specific matters. However, Helan Ci knew that it must be something big, otherwise Qingqing would not have said it so solemnly in her heart.
Su Yueqing nodded, "Yeah, I'm really hungry after traveling for two days."
On the dinner table, there was a rich array of food, including delicacies from land and sea, all of which were Xiling specialties.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Helan Ci asked, "Qingqing, Regent, I wonder why you came to Xiling in person this time?"
In the battle between Dongli and Beiming, Beiming won a great victory. Helan Ci also got the news that Dongli is now ruled by Jun Yuansheng.
In this way, Dongli and Beiming can live in peace for several years.
Su Yueqing didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "For peace!"
"For peace?" Helan Ci asked doubtfully, somewhat puzzled.
Su Yueqing took out the contract from her bosom and handed it to Helan Ci, "This is it, the Hundred Years Truce Covenant, Xiling needs to sign it."
"Once signed, you must abide by the agreement, otherwise you will not die a good death." Su Yueqing added.
Helan Ci took the contract and looked at it. Jun Yuansheng's name was on it.
"I sign." Helan Ci said without hesitation: "If we can have a truce for a hundred years and the war ends, the people of all countries will live and work in peace and not suffer from the war."
Having been together for so long, Su Yueqing knew Helan Ci quite well and naturally thought about his attitude.
So the moment I saw Helan Ci putting on the yellow robe, I said that this journey would be smooth and unobstructed.
"Someone, bring a pen." Helan Ci did what he said and immediately ordered the servant to bring a pen.
"Wait." Su Yueqing tried to stop him, "You can't sign it now."
"Hmm?" Helan Ci asked.
"The contract must be formally signed in front of all the civil and military officials of Xiling." Su Yueqing explained: "Otherwise, no one will know that Your Majesty has signed this contract."
"Besides, my husband and I will attend the Xiling banquet as the Regent King and Regent Princess of Beiming to show our sincerity and attitude." Su Yueqing looked at Xiao Mochen beside her, "In this way, everyone in Xiling will know about this matter, and the greatest effect can be achieved."
Helan Ci nodded repeatedly. He was only thinking about signing the contract and didn't think too much about it.
Now listening to what Qingqing said, it is indeed true.
Public affairs must be decided in the court.
"Okay, then I will order people to prepare a welcoming banquet." Helan Ci said.
Su Yueqing nodded. For things like this, the sooner the better, to avoid any complications.
After finishing the business, Helan Ci noticed that there was an unfamiliar girl sitting next to Su Yueqing.
The girl had a cold face, giving people a feeling that no strangers should approach her, as if she were a fairy who was not tainted by the mundane world.
Just now, he was concentrating on the purpose of Qingqing and the Regent coming to Xiling, and he did not pay attention to the people around Su Yueqing.
Now looking at them carefully, he was familiar with Jiang Biechen, Bai Zhi and Bai Shao, but he really couldn't recognize this stranger face.
"Qingqing, who is this girl?" Helan Ci asked.
Su Yueqing turned her head to look at the senior sister beside her and introduced her, "I was so busy eating and talking about business that I forgot to introduce her to His Majesty."
"This is my senior sister, Leng Qingqiu."
"Senior sister, this is Helan Ci, the Emperor of Xiling."
Leng Qingqiu raised her eyes to look at the man in front of her, nodded and smiled slightly, politely but distantly.
After taking revenge, Leng Qingqiu did become much more cheerful and smiled more often, but the indifference and alienation in his bones would be difficult to completely change in a short period of time.
Looking at the cold beauty with a faint smile, Helan Ci was a little dazed.
He was so used to seeing women fawning on him that he became numb to it.
Ever since his father passed away and he became the Emperor of Xiling, those ministers all wanted to put their own daughters into the palace and kept urging him to select concubines.
Fortunately, the power left to him by his father was strong enough to prevent him from being constrained by ministers.
Therefore, regarding the selection of concubines, he always pretended to be ignorant and spoke vaguely.
He is not interested in women. In this life, he just wants to find a girl he loves and spend the rest of his life with her.
He had been accustomed to his father's harem since he was a child, where people were deceitful and scheming against each other, and they wore masks of disguise every day, with no true feelings at all.
These people value the power of the emperor, not the emperor himself.
He is not the father, nor does he want to be the father.
"What's wrong? Are you mesmerized by how beautiful my senior sister is?" Su Yueqing joked as she looked at Helan Ci who was distracted.
Helan Ci pulled himself out of his memories and laughed awkwardly twice, "You are always good at teasing me."
As he spoke, Helan Ci rubbed the back of his head, feeling a little headache. "I just feel a little headache when I think about those ministers who want to stuff women into the palace all the time."
Su Yueqing gave Helan Ci an "I understand" look, and said meaningfully, "I didn't expect that Your Majesty is still a pure boy who likes to engage in pure love."
Helan Ci was confused again, "What is pure love?"
Su Yueqing lowered her head and thought for a while, then took Xiao Mochen's arm, "Just like my husband and I, we will be together for the rest of our lives."
"A pair for a lifetime?" Helan Ci repeated this sentence.
Qingqing was right. After seeing the love between Qingqing and the Regent, this was exactly what he wanted.
I wish to find a like-minded person who will stay with me until we grow old. We will support each other, trust each other, and spend our lives together.
The words "a lifetime together" also echoed in Leng Qingqiu's mind.
This is a good sentence, but she probably won't have it.
She has spent a lot of effort on revenge, and she probably won't meet love in this life.
Jiang Biechen's heart trembled when he heard these words, and the figure of Mu Qingge in the capital city unconsciously appeared in his mind.
She was walking towards him wearing a phoenix coronet and a red wedding dress.
Jiang Biechen shook his head, but Mu Qingge's red figure kept echoing in his mind, unable to be shaken off.
"Your Majesty, someone has been sent from the palace, and the ministers are waiting in the study for a meeting." The eunuch's words brought the subject back to the main topic.
Helan Ci came last night and left a pile of memorials with no one to take care of them.
"Tell them that I will go back immediately." Helan Ci said.
It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to discuss with them the signing of a hundred-year alliance.
It is said to be a discussion, but in fact it is just a notification.
This covenant must be signed both publicly and privately!
"My dear, Regent, you also come into the palace. I will sign the covenant in front of all the ministers at the welcoming banquet tonight." Helan Ci said.
Su Yueqing nodded, "Okay."