Chapter 81: Not Recognizing the Prince
Although the weather is getting warmer, there is still a chill in the early spring mornings.

In a garden at the rear hall of Huanyin Pavilion, although the weather was still chilly, the ground seemed to be emitting warm air, and springs beside the road were gurgling, spewing out hot water.

In front of the warm pavilion in the middle of the hot spring pool, Fanyintian paced back and forth on the corridor bridge in annoyance, asking questions in surprise.

"Is that boy a man?!"

On the other side, Ji Ruxue clasped her hands across her chest with a cold expression on her face.

Miao Chengtian, who had just returned to Fengxiang today, was beside her, pinching his brows with some worry, thinking that Fanyintian had made a bad move. Finally, he said, "No matter what, you can't take advantage of Xue'er getting drunk..."

Fan Yintian ignored her, walked to Ji Ruxue's side, and asked in a low voice: "That boy really didn't touch you at all?"

The girl had a cold face, but finally shook her head.

"I should have done it myself earlier. The woman next to that boy, I feel like she has some plans for him." Fanyintian said: "Xue'er, I'm not trying to hurt you. Do you think I can't see that you have some feelings for that boy? Now, he has a beautiful woman by his side, and he is strategic and good at martial arts. If you don't take the initiative, I'm afraid that in the end, you will be unmoved..."

Ji Ruxue was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Miao Chengtian frowned secretly, but still felt that Fanyintian's action was inappropriate.

But before she could express her opinion, she saw a tall, graceful figure emerging from the hot spring behind the screen on the other side of the warm pavilion.

They immediately turned around so as not to face each other.

At the same time, maids nearby bowed their heads and stepped forward, handing over a dark red court robe with gold embroidery that had been prepared long ago and was extremely majestic.

After a moment, a figure walked out from behind the screen with his hands behind his back. He had his hair tied up high, a crown on his head, a handsome face, and a flower ornament between his eyebrows, which made him look very elegant.

She walked up to the warm pavilion, brushed her clothes, and sat down at the stone table.

There was already some tea prepared by the maid on the table, which was emitting wisps of hot steam.

At this time, several women came forward to greet them: "Greetings to the Empress..."

"Today in Huanyinfang, call me King Qi."

"Yes, King Qi."

Then, a maid wanted to go forward to pour tea, but the empress waved her hand and said, "You leave first."

The maids waiting outside the pavilion bowed and retreated quietly.

Afterwards, she looked at Ji Ruxue and said, "I have heard what Fan Yintian said just now. Do you feel wronged by what happened last night?"

When Fanyintian heard this, he instantly became nervous and subconsciously wanted to explain, but seeing that the empress's expression did not show whether she was happy or angry, he held back his words.

Ji Ruxue bit her lips lightly and remained silent for a long time.

The empress couldn't help but frowned slightly, thinking that Ji Ruxue had some concerns, but before she could say anything, a maid came forward and reported that Xiao Yan had been invited.

She glared at Fanyintian fiercely, and then asked her maid to bring someone in.

……

A moment later, two figures followed the maid into the garden.

Xiao Yan did not look around as he walked along. He had seen too many beautiful scenery, big guys and strong men in his previous life, so he did not feel any extra novelty about the ingeniously laid out Huanyinfang.

But Jiang Chen felt quite elegant when he walked beside him, and felt that it matched her temperament.

At this moment, Xiao Yan's figure suddenly stopped, and then he looked towards the warm pavilion that seemed to be located in the center of the lake. He saw a very dignified figure sitting in front of a stone table. He was sipping tea carefully, but now he seemed to have sensed something and raised his eyes slightly, looking in this direction, and his eyes met his instantly.

He did not avoid her, but looked at her boldly.

Judging from his attire, this man is indeed a man.

But he didn't know whether it was because Xiao Yan already knew that she was a woman dressed as a man, or because she had never deliberately dressed up, but at this moment he felt that she was extremely beautiful.

Is it that flawless oval face? Or...

Xiao Yan subconsciously wanted to move his gaze downwards, looking towards his chest.

But he stopped in an instant, and looked away with a serious face, and saw Ji Ruxue who was not looking at him because of shyness. On the side, Jiang Chen looked at him and said with his inner force: "Did you see that beauty in the pavilion? She has really nice eyes..."

Xiao Yan kept some distance from her without changing his expression, and then bowed after they crossed the corridor bridge.

"I have heard of King Qi's great name for a long time, and now I finally see him. It is not easy."

Inside the warm pavilion, the empress stood up with a frown.

She had heard that Xiao Yan was bold, but she didn't know he could be as bold as he was just now.

Although he was just a young boy, his eyes seemed to have seen through all her details.

At the same time, she had already noticed the surrendered minister who had landed behind Xiao Yan. She half closed her eyes, then put on her normal expression, laughed loudly in a false voice, and stood up to greet him.

"I wonder why Tian Anxing came to see me today?"

"It's because I'm a bad person."

Xiao Yan paused and said, "There is another layer, which is the identity of King Qi's ally."

The empress laughed when she heard this, raised her hand and invited him to take a seat, then looked at the surrendered minister with a puzzled look and asked, "I wonder if this lady..."

Jiang Chen Yingying walked behind Xiao Yan and put her jade hand on the latter's shoulder.

"I am also his ally."

Xiao Yan pushed her hand away and explained, "King Qi can just ignore her and ignore her."

The empress frowned, slowly put away her smile, and said, "But I don't want others to know what I discussed with Tian Anxing today."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked up at the surrendered minister and gave him a look.

Jiang Chen widened his beautiful eyes, raised a finger and made the symbol of "one".

Xiao Yan remained unmoved and just looked at her with a frown.

"whispering sound."

The surrendered minister was secretly annoyed, and he pinched his fingers until they made a crackling sound. Then he gritted his teeth, turned around and left angrily.

"King Qi, you can continue now." Xiao Yan watched her figure go away, thinking about how to make amends in his mind, but now he spoke.

"I have learned everything about what Tian Anxing said before about cooperating to build a Central Plains intelligence network."

The empress blew the tea slowly and said, "I have to say that Tian Anxing's idea is very good. I can adopt it. But there is one thing that I need to explain to you in advance."

"King Qi, please speak."

"If we want to do this, we can't avoid the word "subordinate". Although we are talking about cooperation, we also need to set rules in advance. You, the bad guys, should be subordinates of my Huanyinfang. Before doing anything, you must also put my country of Qi first."

Xiao Yan frowned, "Does King Qi want to cross the river and then destroy the bridge?"

"how you said that?"

"Back in Bianliang, Fanyin Tianshengji had already agreed to my request. Now that the crisis in Huanyinfang Central Plains has been resolved, King Qi will no longer recognize me?"

"I have not agreed." The empress chuckled and said, "Besides, you, the bad people, and my country of Qi both respect the Great Tang. You, the bad people, should obey the orders of me, the vassal king of the Great Tang."

"Besides, if Tian Anxing is not satisfied, I will give you Fanyintian. You can kill me or chop me up as you wish."

"In that case, there is no point in talking about it anymore."

Xiao Yan's expression became indifferent, and before he stood up, he added: "You take it for granted. The Bad People have always only recognized the commander's orders, not the bullshit vassal kings."

"Also, if Qi is destroyed someday, King Qi should not regret it."

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