C93 The Ambassador of Yan

"Catch it! Run!" As expected, there was still no way for the flagpole to be directly inserted into the bamboo tube. This was too difficult for her. Moreover, the bamboo pole was also very heavy and difficult to easily control. However, it was not a problem to toss the flag over to Little Qiuzi's side.

She saw that Little Qiuzi did not dare to stop and run back after grabbing the flag on the ground. She could not help but heave a sigh of relief. The following competitions were all individual competitions, so the other eight did not expect her to have "companions." First, they were stunned on the cliff for a while before they started to climb down.

In order to buy more time for Little Qiuzi, Yunshu could only use the bamboo pole in her hand to stop them from smoothly descending. But she had to deal with eight people, so she couldn't split up. In the end, she could only buy Little Qiuzi around the time it took to make a cup of tea. When two people had already fallen to the ground and dodged the bamboo pole to chase after Little Qiuzi, she quickly threw the bamboo pole and chased after him. She wanted to entangle the two of them, but when she knocked them down to the ground, the third person slipped away from her back.

She could only chase the third person in front of her, but the third person ran faster than her and was gradually approaching Little Qiuzi. Fortunately, Little Qiuzi ran past the starting line before him.

The Thousand Year Competition ended just like that. The eunuch who acted as the referee led Little Qiuzi to the front to receive the rewards. Yunshu smiled as she sat paralyzed on the grass and took a deep breath. She felt as if she had run back and forth. Her chest was about to explode, as if there was a thick smoke running about inside. It was so hot that her throat felt uncomfortable.

After she had rested enough, she went into the palace. She wanted to ask Xiao Ya how to arrange for her to leave the Palace, but logically speaking, the Princess should be accompanying her father in the Imperial Garden. Thus, it was not convenient for her to go and see her now, so she first followed the palace people to the Yongle Palace. However, she did not expect to meet an old friend on the way.

Pei Hongqing had originally come here to take a breather. As an ambassador sent by the Yan Kingdom, whose strength was on par with Great Liang and had never been on good terms with Great Liang, he had come here. He had received a lot of attention, and those who had their eyes on him had their own thoughts. He had come to chat with him for a different purpose. It was not easy for him to escape here and catch his breath. However, he found that there was a line of eyes staring at him.

He frowned a little tiredly and wanted to follow the line of sight and stare back. That person did not dare to stare at him again, but he did not expect that line of sight to come from a palace maid. Furthermore, the lower half of the palace maid's face was covered with an embroidered handkerchief. But after looking at it for a long time, he discovered that the other party gave him a very familiar feeling.

"Miss..." Have I seen you somewhere before?

Before he could finish his words, a man hurriedly walked past him and interrupted, "Come over and pour wine for This King." When the man pulled away the veiled palace maid, he turned his head to glare at him.

Pei Hongqing looked at the two people's departing figures and suddenly understood something. Immediately, he became even more irritated and impatient, but he still followed them back.

Yun Zhu did not expect that Xiao Heng would recognize her and even personally come to arrest her. Unfortunately, she did not have enough strength and was completely unable to break free of his hands. Xiao Heng only sneered and lowered his head to ask her in a low voice, "The one who saved you from Jiang Xunyang the last time was him, right? Your General Pei. "

Hearing him say these words with a certain tone, Yun Zhu could not help but be a little surprised. She had thought that Xiao Heng would ask who Jiang Xunyang had saved her. It was because he couldn't find out. She didn't expect him to still know. However, she still held onto a sliver of hope as she tried her best to maintain a calm expression on her face. "No."

"Why did you lie to me about this? Is it because Jiang Xunyang said something to you? Are you afraid that I will treat you the same way I treat Jiang Xunyang?" When he asked the last part, his voice became colder and colder, and the strength in his hands also tightened a little.

Yunshu only felt that her wrist, which was pinched by him, was in pain. Fortunately, she could still endure it. "I don't know what you are talking about."

"I don't know what This King is talking about? Just continue playing dumb with This King." Xiao Heng chuckled lightly. "Guess, does your Great General Pei know that the person this king is pulling away from is you? He is following behind us, but he can only watch helplessly as this king pulls you away. Why don't this king help you take off the embroidered handkerchief and see if your Great General Pei came to find you to reminisce about old times or pretend not to know you and walk away? " As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.

Yunshu immediately dodged and stared at him in astonishment. "Are you crazy? I was brought in by the princess. If others find out that I'm not Qinghe... If this were to spread to the Imperial Court, she would not be able to escape responsibility. Do you want to harm your niece? " Furthermore, she indeed did not want Pei Hongqing to know that she was here. If he knew... He would definitely pretend that he did not know her. When he thought about what would happen, she could not accept it.

"Do you think the royal family will think too highly of familial love? There are many brothers and sisters who kill each other."

"But I thought you were different from them." She saw that Xiao Heng's expression had loosened, so she struck while the iron was hot. "When the outskirts of the city was in danger, the assassin carried the Royal Guard's sign. You didn't suspect that His Majesty wanted to deal with you either. Could it be that you have the heart to put a little girl in danger this time?"

Xiao Heng withdrew his hand, but his expression became even uglier. "Sometimes, letting a person who can see through yourself by your side isn't a wise move." After saying that, he silently pulled the person forward. However, his footsteps became faster, as if he wanted to get rid of the man following behind him.

Yunshu heaved a sigh of relief because she had won the bet, but not long after, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her situation became a little difficult again because Xiao Heng had really taken her to the Imperial Garden. Moreover, he had even let her kneel beside him, so that she could pour wine for him at all times.

Although there were palace maids serving the various Princes present, the fact that King Heng had personally brought a palace maid from outside the Imperial Garden still aroused the interest of many people. Instantly, the palace maid whose lower half of her face was covered by an embroidered handkerchief became the topic of the uncles and cousins teasing Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng only said as he drank with these uncles and brothers who came forward, "It was just randomly called over." In the end, even his twin brothers who sat in high positions did not let him go. He walked down from his throne and insisted on seeing what kind of palace maid it was, to actually let King Heng, who never brought a female companion at the banquet, personally bring her to the Imperial Garden.

"The young palace maid is covering her face with an embroidered handkerchief. I'm afraid that her appearance is not good. Your Majesty, it's better not to look at her." Xiao Heng put down his wine cup and advised.

However, before he ascended the throne, he had always liked to fight with his older brother. He didn't plan on paying any attention to the excuse of having a poor appearance. He raised his hand and was about to remove the silk handkerchief from Yun Zhu's face when Yun Zhu subconsciously hid behind Xiao Heng.

"Father, she's from my palace. She's average-looking. There's nothing to look at. Furthermore, the Imperial Uncle only brought some people to serve some wine. " When Xiao Ya saw that her Imperial Father really wanted to see the face underneath the embroidered handkerchief, she quickly stepped forward to stop him.

After hearing Xiao Ya say this, she glanced at Yunshu again before walking back.

Xiao Ya and Yunshu looked at each other and simultaneously heaved a sigh of relief. Just a little bit more and not only would the duck fly away from their mouths, but the two of them would also get into trouble.

Xiao Heng held Yunshu's hand after the father and daughter left as if he was comforting her. Yun Zhu stiffened for a moment when she was held and immediately pulled out. When Xiao Heng discovered that Pei Hongqing was looking in their direction, he naturally assumed that Yun Zhu had pulled her hand out because of him. He could not help but laugh bitterly. "Why do you care so much about your Great General Pei seeing this king holding your hand?" As soon as he finished speaking, a cup of wine was poured into his mouth.

Only after his reminder did Yun Zhu realize that Pei Hongqing was also looking over there. Instantly, the hand that poured the wine trembled slightly. A vicious glint flashed across Xiao Heng's eyes. He raised his hand and pressed it against Yun Zhu's hand that was holding the wine bottle. "Don't pour it out. When the time comes, you'll be able to bear the consequences of dirtying this king's robe." Since she did not want to get close to him in front of Pei Hongqing, he insisted on doing so.

After holding her hand, his thumb even deliberately rubbed the area between her thumb and index finger a few times. Yun Zhu subconsciously glared at him. The smile in Xiao Heng's eyes did not decrease but instead increased. "Why does your gaze seem to be acting like a spoiled child with this king?" As he spoke, he moved closer, as if he wanted to see through her eyes and see what she was thinking.

Yun Zhu could only feel that his gaze was not good. She was clearly angry, but he saw her as acting spoiled. His Royal Highness most likely needed to look at the doctor with his eyes.

The two of them secretly fought with each other, but they did not know that Pei Hongqing was not the only one who saw this scene. The person sitting at the top also looked at them with interest.