Back Off, Let Me Come

The man didn't seem to expect that the king would summon him at this time, and asked in his usual slow and gentle voice: "Is there something important?"

The eunuch's smile seemed to be extremely flattering, but in fact he pushed back the man's words neither softly nor hard: "How dare I guess the king's intention?"

Of course, he would have to wait until the man got there to know what the specific matter was.

The man glanced at the sky. The golden crows were setting in the west, leaving only a few strands of afterglow, and most of the sky was stained with ink. He worriedly told his son on the side: "Take good care of your mother. Your father will be back in one hour at the shortest and two hours at the longest."

This was said to his son, but someone else really listened.

"There's no need to rush. The king of a country summons his trusted ministers at dinner time, and it's reasonable to leave a meal for him."

The eunuch had a pair of drooping triangular eyes with small eyeballs. When he stared at people, he exuded an indescribable gloomy temperament, as if a poisonous snake had stared at his vitals. He squinted at the woman with his peripheral vision and said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Cui, which female relative is this in the mansion? How can a mere woman discuss the dignity of the king?"

The atmosphere became inexplicably anxious and tense.

The man said: "It's my wife."

The eunuch retreated appropriately, and then wondered: "I heard that Mr. Cui has been single for many years. Is this his new wife? Congratulations!"

He said congratulations, but his eyes were not sincere.

When he lowered his head and frowned, there was a flash of disdain and ridicule in his eyes. I don't know what kind of temper the surname Cui has. How many noble families in the royal capital wanted to send their beautiful daughters to his bed, but he rejected them all and turned around to choose such a rustic old woman.

"I have never been single, and she is not a new wife." The man stepped over the eunuch and got on the carriage, saying in a calm voice, "You are an old man serving in front of the emperor, you should know that not keeping a tight mouth will hinder your future."

It's okay if it only hinders your future, but it's not good if it hinders your life.

When the eunuch heard this, the nerves around his eyes twitched unnaturally, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and the hostility in his triangular eyes became even stronger.

He replied unnaturally: "Mr. Cui is right."

As the carriage from the palace to pick up people was only a small dot at the end of the street, the young man frowned and said indignantly: "The eunuch just now was really looking for death! He really thought that serving in front of the emperor was nothing? Provoking the Cui family mistress in front of his father, it's really..."

The woman interrupted her son's words.

Unhappy: "Why is your father so self-indulgent?"

How many years have they been divorced?

Is that divorce letter a waste paper?

The young man's murderous aura was completely restrained, and he said softly: "Father also doesn't want you to be looked down upon by a eunuch. Even if you divorce, you are not the mistress of the Cui family, but the future head of the Cui family. If a eunuch humiliates you, isn't it humiliating the son and the father?" The woman said: "Don't use me as a scapegoat for him to kill people." To outsiders, the ex-husband should be a gentle scholar. When I first saw him, I felt that his daily life was burning incense, drinking tea, listening to the rain, and playing the piano. When he was free, he would drink and play chess with friends. If he was interested, he would go to Houyue to find seclusion in the middle of the night. In fact? The murderous nature is hidden under this skin. It is undeniable that his words just now have the element of protecting himself, but what is the main purpose? The Cui family and the king of Qi are not an indestructible alliance. Occasionally expressing dissatisfaction to make the ally pay attention to the degree is also a means. The more the woman thought about it, the more meaningless she felt. She said with a little tiredness: "I'm tired, prepare the guest room." The boy trotted to catch up. He whispered, "How can I let my mother stay in the guest room?"

The woman ignored her son's nagging and pointed at Shen Tang: "Look at how smart you are. Serve me first and learn well. You will not be in a hurry to serve the queen in the future."

The boy's steps became more hurried.

"Mother, my son has arranged people..."

The boy was greeted by the door that slammed shut.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, the door would have clamped his nose. After being rejected, the boy stamped his feet outside in a hurry, aggrieved to the point of crying: "Mother, mother——"

It's ok for the mother to dislike the father, but why does she dislike him?

His pleading did not open the door, but he heard the footsteps gradually fading away in the courtyard. Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, the boy could only slump his shoulders in frustration and look back every few steps. After turning the corner of the corridor, where was the grievance on the boy's slightly immature face?

Although the eyes that resembled his father were misty, through the mist one could see the coldness in his eyes like a cold pond.

"Let that eunuch die!"

A figure seemed to be shaking in the darkness.

A vague response sounded in the air: "After all, he is in front of the emperor."

The young man slowly took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from his eyes due to his excitement: "So what if he is in front of the emperor? Do you really think that a eunuch is equivalent to the emperor just because he has been a mouthpiece for the king a few times? A useless abandoned child, just kill him."

"But the parents..."

"Do you think he will stop me?" The young man sneered, "If that's the case, it's normal to be abandoned. That face is not fresh enough to keep people, and now even his brain is soaked. He wrote a lot of poems about women's complaints, but he sent one out?"

Secret guard: "..."

——

The woman sighed: "I said, the education of a family like the Cui family will sooner or later have problems, and it's better to drive one crazy."

After locking her son outside the door, the woman did not walk away directly, but winked at Shen Tang. With Shen Tang's help, the two secretly eavesdropped and unexpectedly saw another side of her son that was rarely seen. Shen Tang asked: "Ke Wu, is your son mentally OK?"

"He should be OK."

The woman looked worry-free.

Shen Tang: "..."

Then he looked at the woman with great confusion and asked a question he had been holding back for a long time: "Kewu, how did you recognize me?"

The woman is Cui Hui and Cui Kewu.

Cui Hui confessed: "I thought you were Miao Ximin."

Shen Tang: "..."

Cui Hui: "But considering that Miao Ximin's character is not capable of doing what you did, I guessed that you are an internal agent arranged by Qi Yuanliang - the things sent by Lord Kang are too big, and it is unrealistic to expect me to complete them alone. Ah, there must be help."

The "Miao Ximin" in her mouth is Miao Ne.

Cui Hui walked with Miao Na for a while, and the two had a pleasant conversation, but they were afraid that her ex-husband would notice and part ways when they approached the border of Qi State. Miao Ne took another route and went around to find a suitable identity to meet him again. Cui Hui has been paying special attention to the strange women appearing around him these days. Everyone looks like Miao Ne. Having said this, Cui Hui became angry again.

"The person named Cui is simply not a human being."

"At my age, he can even eat it."

"He is really hungry..."

"Why did you come so late? If it had been earlier, I would have suffered less. Cui, who was on good terms with Li back then, now sees me as if he has caught an enemy. If I hadn't been so thick-skinned and refused to leave, I would have been killed long ago. He rushed out of Qi State and suffered the same crime!"

Only then did Shen Tang interject: "Breaking out of Qi Country?"

Cui Hui nodded: "Yes, his people chased me away."

Relying on the fact that these people did not dare to do anything to him, Cui Hui refused to leave. When he saw his ex-husband, he exploded - they were strangers after they divorced. Could his surname Cui be the king of Qi State? ? Why don't you let yourself set foot in Qi country?

She came to see her son and old mother.

He has nothing to do with his surname Cui!

After a good talk, Cui Hui could enter the country.

Shen Tang guessed: "Could it be that he knows your purpose?"

Cui Hui thought for a while: "This shouldn't be possible. In my opinion, there should be some conflict between the Cui family and the leader of the Qi State. He is worried that the leader of the Qi State will take me as a hostage. Although we have reconciled, I will be the next parent of the Cui family. So I have some value."

"Why do you say that? Because of the chambermaid?"

Cui Hui said: "Yeah."

The chamberlain who serves the emperor is the mouthpiece of the king. Some words and attitudes that the king cannot express are usually done by the chamberlain. Cui Hui didn't believe that the leader of Qi State would show a bad attitude because of such an outrageous reason as jealousy.

It is possible for ordinary people, but that woman is a rare female king in the world and a powerful leader. The love between children can only be adjusted, and it can be easily abandoned if it affects interests. No matter how popular the man named Cui was when he was young, he is now a two-handed man. How can the leader of the country be so mean for him?

Shen Tang chewed the words and said, "It makes sense."

Her next words made Cui Hui almost lose his mind.

"But, I'm not a spy."

Cui Hui: "..."

The moment he heard Shen Tang's words, Cui Hui threw out the dagger hidden in his sleeve without thinking. The sharp blade left a streak of white light in the darkness and stabbed directly into Shen Tang's eyes. She moved quickly, and Shen Tang's movements would only be faster. While capturing Cui Hui, he completed the second half of the sentence: "But I am Shen Youli, Cui Nujun is so brave!"

Cui Hui lost his dagger because of pain.

Shen Tang picked him up before he even hit the ground.

As if they were afraid that Cui Huineng would fly away with wings, there were guards outside the courtyard, and the sound of weapons falling to the ground would alarm these people. In the darkness, laughter burst from Shen Tang's throat: "Nvjun Cui, it's really me, and I didn't mean to scare you."

Cui Hui suspected that he had tinnitus.

What did you just hear?

Who does this little girl in front of me say she is?

"you--"

Shen Tang handed the dagger back to her: "Shen Youli."

Cui Hui: "..."

She was dumbfounded.

Who would have thought that instead of staying in his own territory, the leader of Kang State actually went to Qi State and even walked around in front of Cui. After Cui Hui was shocked, he gave a serious admonishment: "Do you know that a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone put himself in danger?"

Cui Hui was so shocked that he forgot to verify Shen Tang's identity.

Shen Tang said: "It's okay, I'm safe."

How can Cui Hui trust him?

She repeatedly emphasized the seriousness of the matter: "Master Shen, please don't underestimate Cui and Cui's current parents."

"I don't underestimate it. How could a man who can be chosen as a husband by Ke Wu be a mediocre person? It's just that my situation is a little special and I have to be like this." Shen Tang was vague about this experience. Cui Hui also knew better than to get to the bottom of the matter, "If the Cui family really has a conflict with the royal family..."

Then you can use the topic to your advantage.

Cui Huidao: "It won't be an irreconcilable contradiction."

At most, the two sides can get along for a while and put aside their previous differences.

Cooperation is also a process of mutual compromise.

She knew her ex-husband too well, and there was only one possibility that could really make him flip the table - the harm of continuing to cooperate would far outweigh the benefits, and the partner would not give in, seriously damaging Cui's interests.

My ex-husband was probably talking about this when he was called over.

Shen Tang said: "Don't be in a hurry, take your time."

If you are patient, you will always get a chance.

She also studied the situation of Qi State carefully, and the leader of Qi State was stepping on the shoulders of her father and brother. The start is high and the explosive momentum is strong, but everything has its pros and cons. She took away the foundation of her father and brother and achieved today's great achievements, but she also lost the perfect opportunity to "break and then build", absorbing the good and bad of Qi Guo.

Do you want to eradicate and peel off the bad ones in the future?

Haha, it's not that easy.

If Qi Guo were a human body, the forces headed by Cui would be a tumor that could absorb nutrients. Will this tumor absorb nutrients peacefully or worsen and threaten the life of the physical body?

It is estimated that only the owner of the body knows best.

——

The carriage drove slowly into the temporary palace.

It is said to be a palace, but it is actually an exquisite house.

The original owner of the house encountered misfortune during the siege, and now he had asked the Lord of Hell for Meng Po soup. After the house was confiscated, it was packed up for the ruler of Qi State to stay. When the head of the Cui family arrived, candles were already lit in the main hall of the house.

In addition to the king, there were also a number of familiar civil and military figures in the hall.

The head of the Cui family is sitting first on the lower left, opposite Mei Jinghe who has no expression. Perhaps it was the sequelae of the successful failure of the scribe's way, Mei Meng's eyebrows showed a little haggard. The head of the Cui family and his colleagues greeted him silently, and then nodded to Mei Meng, who rarely responded. But soon, some people with poor eyesight jumped out to make trouble for him: "Mr. Cui is really a big arrogant person. You asked me to wait here for you for more than an hour."

"What are you waiting for Mr. Cui to do?"

The head of the Cui family currently only holds a false title. Every time I come here, it's just a routine. I don't want to make attendance too ugly. I only come five times out of ten at most. In fact, if you don’t come these five times, it won’t affect anything. He was really flattered that a group of people were waiting for him.

"What are you waiting for? Does Mr. Cui not know?"

"Please let me know, General."

This sentence touched the opponent's pain point. He stood up and stared directly at the Cui family head with a pair of big copper bell eyes. The hatred bursting out of his eyes seemed to make him cramp, and the knuckles of his fists cracked loudly: "If it weren't for Cui Gong's secret instructions, how could they have the guts to act against the will? Is the Qi State the master, or is your surname Cui the master?"

This question is a bit pointed.

The smile on Cui's family's lips disappeared completely: "General, has he drank too much yellow soup and is not clear-headed? The king is here, how dare you act so arrogantly! The Cui family is loyal to the king from top to bottom, and they are absolutely loyal! You are talking empty words and making no distinction. Throwing sewage on someone who is innocent will be punishable!"

"Can it be punished? Because your surname is Cui?"

The quarrel between the two did not last.

"Why don't we make room for you two to quarrel over the outcome?" The woman who was sitting upright hit the corner of the table with her cigarette in her hand. There was a crisp thud, a silent threat like an invisible hand grabbing her throat. The military commander looked ugly and swallowed back the curse words.

"My lord, I don't dare!"

The head of the Cui family also bowed his head.

With a snap, the woman waved her hand and swept a simple book on the table in front of him: "Cui Qing, take a look, does it look familiar?"

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Except for the signature, you can still read it, but the other words are like a dog crawling. So I thought of a way to write the signature first and practice the other sentences separately. Practice and write at the same time.