Chapter 292
After being married for many years, the queen noticed something unusual, and tried to ask, "Did Qingqing do something wrong again?"
"You think too much." Hao Yuntian dropped the words and got up and left. He didn't know when he would find someone. It was impossible for him to sit here and wait for Mrs. Pei to arrive.
It just so happened that Hao Qingqing and the others came back around this time, even though Hao Qingqing didn't want to come back too early once she left the palace.
While she was still outside the palace, Mrs. Pei bumped into the person sent by the emperor to look for her, and entered the palace one step faster than Hao Qingqing.
When seeing Hao Yuntu, Hao Yuntu was sitting in a hall dealing with official business.
"See Your Majesty!" Mrs. Pei, who came in and stood down, cupped her hands in salute.
Hao Yuntu put down the paperwork in his hand, looked up, and asked, "Qingqing went to watch the fun again?"
Mrs. Pei replied respectfully: "Yes."
Hao Yuntu: "That girl will never grow up. What's the result of Feibaotai?"
Mrs. Pei: "Xuan Zichun who challenged was killed by a group of people sent by Niu Youdao..." She told the situation at that time, including what happened when Hao Qingqing went to Niu Youdao's side.
Hao Yuntu smiled, and seemed to be interested, but the interest was not in how Niu Youdao killed people, but on the other hand, "Qingqing and Hu Yanwei played together?"
Mrs. Pei knew what he was interested in, and she didn't know if she should say some things. From a woman's point of view, she was also a little disgusted with Hu Yanwei, but some things were not what she should say, so she reminded her, "Hu Yanwei likes to go to romantic places. The princess is very disgusted with this. There is nothing good to say about Hu Yanwei."
Hao Yuntu was slightly silent, and said: "Men, it's understandable. Hu Yanwei doesn't have much to do now. He's just young, so it's absurd. When he gets married and starts a business, he understands the responsibility. He will naturally restrain himself. The situation of their family can't let him indulge forever. Sanniang, you are someone close to Qingqing, and you have some reasons to talk to Qingqing. Do you understand what the widow means?"
"Yes!" Mrs. Pei agreed, she would not talk to Hao Qingqing about the truths that she didn't even agree with, she just did what she was supposed to do.
Hao Yuntu stared at Mrs. Pei with a deep gaze, and the words came back to the front, "You just said that there are many monks watching the battle on the waterfall platform. How many are there?"
Mrs. Pei thought for a while, "Return to Your Majesty, I don't know how many people are there, at least thousands of people are watching the battle."
"Thousands of people..." Hao Yuntu muttered, and asked again: "Are they all monks?"
Mrs. Pei replied: "They should all be monks, it's not easy for ordinary people to go up there."
Hao Yuntu was silent, and waved his hand in silence.
Mrs. Pei bowed and cupped her fists, took a few steps back, then turned and left.
The hall became quiet, Hao Yuntu leaned back on the chair slowly, and said slowly, "Bu Xun, do you think that girl Qingqing should pay back the money she owes?"
Standing aside, the slightly fat white-haired old eunuch stepped forward, who was exactly Bu Xun the emperor was talking about, with a smile on his face, he said: "It's a joke, don't take it seriously."
Hao Yuntu: "That girl Qingqing promised another 100,000 war horses today."
Bu Xun chuckled, "The princess is naive and ignorant of worldly affairs, so a hundred thousand war horses are even more unreal."
Hao Yuntu tilted his head to look at him, "There are thousands of monks watching the battle on Feiputai, what do you think?"
I have been with you for many years, and I don't say anything about the same mind, but I know the other person's mind well. Bu Xun seemed to understand something, and replied: "This is only at the Waterfall Terrace. I don't know how many monks are not in the Waterfall Terrace, but in the capital."
Hao Yuntu: "That's right! These are only those who went to Feibaotai. I don't know how many there are in the capital. What do so many monks gather in the capital?"
Bu Xun: "It should be sent by various forces to obtain war horses."
"Aren't there too many people gathered? Thousands of monks will gather around for a little excitement, but if something big happens, it's okay? The arena has come to the widow's house! There are so many unruly people wandering around the widow's house. Once there is a change, once someone gathers a crowd to make trouble, the palace wall guards of the widow may not be able to stop it, and it's time to clean it up."
As Hao Yuntu said, he stood up, walked out of the long case, walked out of the door, and stood under the eaves of the palace entrance.
Seek and follow step by step, watching words and colors from the sidelines.
Staring at the front, Hao Yuntu said slowly, "How can the dignified princess of the country of Qi keep her word! My precious daughter owes money, so I can help her pay it back. I will help her fulfill what the widow's daughter promised. Who told the widow to be her father..."
In the deep courtyard, the lights are dim, and the moon butterflies are fluttering under the moon. Niu Youdao looks up at the moon in this beautiful painting environment.
Hei Mudan came with a few pieces of paper in her hand, "Master Dao, this is the situation of the houses you are going to visit tomorrow."
Niu Youdao looked away from the night sky. Just as he got the papers, Duan Hu hurried over again and reported, "Master Pei, Mrs. Pei is here to visit."
Niu Youdao was curious, "What is the little princess doing here at night?"
Duan Hu said: "Princess didn't come, it was Lady Pei and Chai Fei."
Niu Youdao was startled, and said, "Please!"
Soon, Mrs. Pei and Chai Fei arrived, and the guests were invited to sit in the living room.
After the tea was served, Niu Youdao was still curious: "You two, what are your orders?"
Mrs. Pei smiled, "I don't dare to obey the order, we are also here to meet Brother Niu at the order of His Majesty the Emperor."
"Emperor?" Niu Youdao was suspicious, "Emperor Qi has a decree for me?"
Mrs. Pei: "You are not from Qi, so there is no order for you. Your Majesty asked us to negotiate with Brother Niu."
"Negotiation?" Niu Youdao and Hei Mudan looked at each other, both a little dazed, Niu Youdao asked again: "What are you talking about?"
Mrs. Pei: "Your Majesty has said that the dignified Princess of Qi cannot be dishonest. Since she owes money to others, she must pay it back. Since she has made a promise, she must honor it. The two million gold coins that the eldest princess owes brother Niu, and the 100,000 horses that the eldest princess promised to brother Niu, will all be honored by your majesty for the eldest princess, and the debtor will be paid by her father!"
"..." Niu Youdao and Hei Mudan were both speechless, feeling like they were being hit with a stick.
This surprise came too suddenly and too strongly, two million gold coins, one hundred thousand war horses?
Niu Youdao couldn't believe it, "Is His Majesty the Emperor of Qi not kidding?"
Mrs. Pei: "You are not joking!"
Niu Youdao asked suspiciously: "Since the promise is to be fulfilled, what does the so-called negotiation mean?"
Mrs. Pei: "It's like this, brother Niu, you are also a sensible person, and you should have noticed that the princess often speaks without thinking, and your majesty also has a headache. One day the princess gets hot-headed and says to give Qi to someone else, can't your majesty help her fulfill the promise? So, it is simply unrealistic for your majesty to directly give two million gold coins and one hundred thousand war horses to help the princess fulfill the promise. Brother Niu, what do you think?"
Niu Youdao smiled, took a sip of tea slowly, and secretly figured out why the other party came, and what the other party meant by this. It was hard for him to say that he didn't want that large sum of money, let alone that you must honor it.
"What does Your Majesty mean?" Niu Youdao tried to ask.
Mrs. Pei: "It's impossible to give you one hundred thousand war horses. That's unrealistic. Brother Niu must also understand this. As for the two million gold coins, His Majesty is willing to give it to you. It's just that if you take out so much cash at once, the treasury of the Qi Kingdom will also be under pressure. Your Majesty means a compromise!"
Niu Youdao asked again: "What kind of compromise?"
Mrs. Pei took out a roll of parchment from her sleeve, spread it out, and pushed it to Niu Youdao.
Niu Youdao got it and took a look, and found that it turned out to be a stack of permit-exit certificates for war horses. There were ten in total, and the number of each permit-exit was 10,000 horses.
Ten thousand horses! As far as Niu Youdao knew, this was already the maximum limit in the certificate of entry permit for war horses, ten, that is, one hundred thousand horses!
Niu Youdao looked at Mrs. Pei in surprise, pointed at the document, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Mrs. Pei: "I won't give you two million gold coins. The permission to leave the country for these 100,000 horses is worth two million gold coins. As for the money to purchase war horses, Brother Niu will figure out a way for himself. In this way, the princess's absurd promise has been fulfilled in a compromise. What do you think?"
Naturally, this is something you can't wish for, but Niu Youdao didn't believe there was such a good thing, raised the things in his hand, and asked: "If I promise, this thing will be mine?"
Mrs. Pei nodded, "It's still the same sentence, you are not joking! I brought all the things, brother Niu, why should you doubt it. But there are two additional conditions!"
Niu Youdao: "I am willing to listen carefully!"
Mrs. Pei: "First of all, any promises made by the eldest princess to Brother Niu will not count! Secondly, after Brother Niu accepts the things, we must deliver in plain text. Brother Niu must state that he has received the things that the eldest princess has cashed in. He will not owe Brother Niu anything in the future. Brother Niu will not ask the eldest princess to collect any debts from now on. The previous item must also be clearly stated in the delivery document. Brother Niu, it’s as simple as that, isn’t it us using power to oppress others? How?"
Niu Youdao was a little confused. He didn't know what was going on in the palace, and he didn't know anything about the emperor. When such a benefit came to him suddenly, he didn't know anything about the situation, so he couldn't make an accurate judgment at all. He was a little confused.
But after thinking about it, he realized that this was a bright benefit, and it was not harmful to him. It was too much of an advantage, but how could there be such a good thing in the world? Even he himself doesn't take Hao Qingqing's promise seriously, can the emperor take it seriously?
Niu Youdao hesitated, "Can you allow me to think about it for two days?"
Mrs. Pei shook her head: "Brother Niu, what I said next has no other meaning, it's just a fact."
Niu Youdao: "Please tell me!"
Mrs. Pei: "You have to find out what your status is, and what status is His Majesty. His Majesty doesn't have the time and energy to play with you slowly. The only chance is this time. You either promise to settle the terms clearly, or present a proof that you voluntarily renounce all the promises made by the princess. You are not qualified to bargain with His Majesty. At this moment, you have no third choice. If I leave this house tonight and cannot bring back the answer His Majesty wants, everyone in this house will not be able to see the sun tomorrow. You don't need to doubt that!"