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Yuwen Xiao rubbed his itchy nose and took out a handkerchief to cover his nose and mouth before he turned around and left the hall.

As expected, he did not have much to do with such matters.

Fang Weiyong followed behind him, holding back his laughter.

Yuwen Xiao carelessly wiped away his mucus and tears before turning around. Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at him and said with a smile that was not a smile, "Eunuch Fang, do you think that it's so funny that this duke is in such a sorry state?"

"No no, this servant doesn't dare."

"Then I won't dare to say it."

Hearing that, the Regent King snorted coldly, scaring Eunuch Fang Fang Weiyong so much that he quickly kneeled down to him, "Your servant is terrified! This servant does not dare! "

Seeing Eunuch Fang's shocked face, the Regent was in a good mood, "Alright, I'm just teasing you, get up."

Eunuch Fang: "…"

This Regent was even more difficult to deal with than the Emperor. He seemed amiable and amiable, but how could a servant bear to think that he had such a personality?

He slowly stood up, trembling in fear.

A certain Regent hid his mucus and tears away his handkerchief, and then asked in a serious tone, "Oh right, is there any news about Yanzhou?"

"General Yang sent a letter from the border region saying that he still did not find the whereabouts of Miss Tang. However, the southern territory's diplomatic mission seems to be preparing to depart. "

Yuwen Xiao pondered for a moment, "At this time, the Southern Wilderness had sent a so-called mission to the capital. Eunuch Fang, do you think the people of the Southern Wilderness truly want to fix it with us? "

"This …"

"If you have something to say, just say it, don't be this and that!"

The Regent, who was the most impatient, couldn't stand this. Eunuch Fang thought for a moment that the other party might want to say: Hurry up and say what you have to say.

Fang Weiyong immediately straightened his back and said seriously: "This servant thinks that our Da Xia Empire has never had any dealings with the Southern Wilderness. However, their previous Keeper, who was also their senior priest, had colluded with Yuwen Jue and the Tatar people to get so many Gu worms at the borders of Da Xia Empire, and they almost couldn't get rid of them. Maybe the people of the Southern Wilderness were afraid that we would take the opportunity to start a war with them, so they decided to take precautions.

With that, he paused and continued, "However, the people of the Southern Wilderness rarely interact with outsiders. As the saying goes, one should not have the intention to harm others, and must not lack the intention to guard against them. No one knows if the people of the Southern Wilderness are the same as the people of Tatar. "

When Yuwen Xiao heard his words, he pondered for a moment before patting Eunuch Fang on the shoulder, "I didn't expect Eunuch Fang to be such a wise man. No wonder he wanted to keep you here."

This caused Eunuch Fang to kneel down in fear again, "This servant deserves to die! This servant has no complaints, Regent, please spare my life! "

Yuwen Xiao was stunned: "Eunuch Fang, what are you doing?"

"Servant is a servant of the palace, he shouldn't interfere in political affairs. Servants deserve to die." Eunuch Fang was terrified and nervous.

The Regent immediately felt his head hurt, "Alright, alright, alright, I won't ask you anymore." Imperial study, let's go to it. "

Thousands of miles away, in the Southern Wilderness' palace.

The delicate and pretty girl slowly woke up from her dream, and the woman sitting beside the bed immediately leaned over, "A Duo, you've finally woken up. Are you feeling better? Does your head still hurt? "

She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that this was her mother, who was also the descendant of the King of the Southern Wilderness.

"I, I'm fine." Seeing the worried and caring face of the woman in front of her, she had no choice but to reply.

Although she said that this was her mother, she always felt that her relationship with her mother was very estranged. It was strange to be not close to her at all, to feel like a stranger instead.

Was it because she had gotten so sick that she couldn't remember anything from the past?

"Queen, the king has said that if the princess wakes up, she will immediately go and see him." the maid behind the queen warned.

The queen frowned, as if unwilling, but not daring to protest. "I see," she whispered.

After saying that, she pulled A Duo's hand and explained to him, "A Duo, after you go see your royal father, remember that you must promise him everything he says. You mustn't go against him, or else …"

"What else would happen?"

"If your father is angry, your mother won't be able to do anything to him." "So you must not disobey him. Whatever he says, he will agree to it, and we will discuss the rest. Do you understand?"

A Duo's mind was still a little muddled, but she could still tell that the queen's words were for her own good, so she nodded her head obediently.

Then she changed her clothes and followed the queen's maid to the king's chamber.

At the moment, the room was bustling with noise and cheers, and there were dancing dancers wearing very rarely seen clothes. When A Duo arrived, the singing and dancing stopped.

King of the Southern Wilderness waved his hand, and everyone left, leaving only and King of the Southern Wilderness behind.

King of the Southern Wilderness stared at her for a long time as if he was sizing his up, but also as if he was trying to confirm his thoughts.

After a long while, he finally spoke out, "A Duo, do you know the reason why I called you over?"

The young girl, A Duo, shook her head.

He continued, "You know how weak our Southern Wilderness is, and how small our territory is. There have always been a few powerful countries eyeing us and living in danger. "In the past, Tatar had prepared to attack us on several occasions. Fortunately, now that Tatar has been defeated by Western Xia and suffered a great blow to its strength, it is temporarily of no threat to our Southern Wilderness."

"And then?"

"Because Tatar will not have the chance to make a move against us, we must seize this opportunity to repair the debt with the Western Xia Emperor, and take this opportunity to seek protection."

A Duo scratched her head, "Why? Isn't it true that Tatar is no longer a threat to the Southern Wilderness? "

The King of the Southern Wilderness became anxious from her words, and arrogantly slammed the table and rose: "It is precisely because Tatar is not a threat for the time being that we seek protection. The Tatar people are brave and fight well, and they wholeheartedly want to expand their territory. Once they recover their strength, their cavalry will trample over our Southern Wilderness at the first possible moment. Because they can't swallow the Western Xia in one gulp, they can only choose to swallow us to strengthen their own strengths! "

A Duo suddenly realised, blinking her eyes she asked: "Then, what do you need me to do?"

"Marriage."

"Engagement?!"

"That's right. Previously, East Mausoleum and Tatar had sent a princess to the Western Xia Emperor. Later, the princess of East Mausoleum had successfully become the empress. So we can follow their example and send a princess there too. "

The King of the Southern Wilderness said solemnly, "You know, if we can use harmony to solve the problem, we can lean our backs against the Western Xia and Western Xia can lean against the East Mausoleum. At that time, the citizens of our Southern Wilderness will have protection, so we don't have to be afraid of Tatar anymore. So, are you willing to go? "

A Duo puffed her cheeks: "Then do I refuse?"

King of the Southern Wilderness slammed the table in anger, "No way!"

They couldn't say whether they were willing or not. Wasn't that a lie?

A Duo muttered in her heart, but her expression did not change at all, "Since the king wants me to go, then I will go. However, you must promise me, if I go to the marriage alliance, you are not allowed to mistreat my mother, or else I will cause trouble in the Western Summer Palace! "

"Hey!" Who gave you the guts to talk to me like that! " King of the Southern Wilderness's face immediately turned green, "Are you tired of living? If it wasn't for me, you two would have already died on the roadside! I'm telling you, you have to go even if you want to. Otherwise, I can pinch both of you to death at any time! "

Died by the roadside?

Why did it sound so wrong?

However, A Duo didn't have the heart to think about it. It was only because the King of the Southern Wilderness in front of him had a face that was too repulsive, which made others especially want to punch him.

But when she thought of the words that the queen, her mother, had said to her before she came, she gritted her teeth and endured it. "Whoever says that I won't go, I'll go, but you have to promise me what I say, otherwise I'll keep my word. If I go to the Western Xia, then you won't be able to control me."

King of the Southern Wilderness's face darkened, thinking: This girl is really hard to control.

But after weighing the prodigies, he didn't continue to insist. "I can promise to build a Courtyard outside the palace, and let your mother stay in the Courtyard. If there's nothing to do, no one is allowed to disturb her.

A Duo smiled slightly, "That's more like it."

"Oh, right. There are no emperors in the Western Xia right now. The only one left is the Regent. You can go by yourself. Be more quick-witted and don't screw it up."

A Duo frowned, why does she feel that this King of the Southern Wilderness letting her go to the marriage alliance was so casual?

Although she said that she wanted to be engaged, A Duo was the last to know. The second day after King of the Southern Wilderness finished speaking, he urged her to set off, not giving her any time to rest.

Fortunately, she had personally seen her mother move out of the palace. Only after leaving did she feel slightly more at ease.

When they parted, the queen told her again and again to be very careful when she went to the Western Xia, and to give her a small package when she left, telling her to keep the contents of the package close to her body so that they would not be discovered.

Although A Duo could not be considered to be close to her mother, she knew in her heart that her mother would not harm her.

Before leaving the palace, King of the Southern Wilderness had also given her a letter of credence, ordering her to keep it properly. When he arrived in Western Xia, he would personally hand it over to the Regent.

A Duo promised and kept the things.

On this trip, the maid A Xia who had been accompanying her all this while, could also be considered to be someone she was familiar with.

Although the entire envoy had the most respected status as a princess, everyone listened to the words of that Guard Captain, so she could only obediently cooperate. There was nothing A Duo could do, he just stayed in the horse carriage and kept her things, not caring about anything else.

As the carriage jolted and swayed, she drifted into sleep, but uncontrollably had a nightmare.

In her dream, she was being chased down by someone holding a sharp sword. She couldn't even run away, but just as she was about to die, someone bravely stepped forward and took one of the blows for her.

When she saw the bloody blade, she woke up from her dream.

He was sweating profusely, as if his whole body had been soaked in water.

"Princess, are you alright?" The maid A Xia was also frightened by her and immediately asked.