readsfreenovel Chapter 256 Temporary stability
Chapter 256 Temporary stability
One day later, Laocheng-
Tan Qianhuan went to the dungeon right after settling Ran Qianxi down. Baili Shang was trapped on the cross with a long chain and had lost all his blood.
He took a few leisurely steps forward, and the vicious prince in his previous life appeared vividly again.
"You shouldn't be here."
"Rebel!"
The word "traitor" did not make him angry, but he took a deep breath and approached him casually.
"Traitor? I have built this kingdom for Dachang and devoted my entire youth to the battlefield. You call me a traitor, which is a good idea."
He paused for a moment, walked to the torture instrument and touched it from left to right, his tone still calm.
"Without this traitor, you and your Baili wouldn't be where you are today."
In this situation, Baili Shang became the one who got angry and embarrassed. He shouted excitedly: "Bah! Kill me if you have the guts!"
"Hmph..."
Tan Qianhuan sneered a few times and did not choose to torture him. Instead, he slowly turned around and walked out of the dungeon.
Baili Shang shouted behind him: "If you don't kill me today, I will tear you to pieces when I come to Japan."
When he reached the prison gate, he looked back against the light and smiled like a winner who owned the world.
"This king knows that you two have a deep bond as brothers, and I look forward to your reunion."
Xiaoxian Ranfu-
Upon hearing that his sister had returned home early, Xiahou Heng came to visit her early in the morning with valuable gifts.
He loved to wear blue clothes, his black hair was tied up with a pearl hairpin with intertwined branches, and he wore a glass tassel earring on his left ear. He had an extraordinary demeanor and it was obvious that he was a wealthy man. He was also born with fair skin and a clear figure, and his charm was still there, which was not enough to describe.
"I heard that my sister returned overnight, and I missed her so much that I came to visit her."
The voice arrived before others, Xiahou Jin was full of expectations but Ran Yuelian had a gloomy face.
Xiahou Heng is not a biological child of the Xiahou family. He was picked up by Lady Xiahou when she was eight months pregnant at the age of five. After careful training by Xiahou Ze, he grew up to be exceptionally outstanding. At the age of ten, he could check the account books of thousands of families. At the age of thirteen, he could make friends and create benefits for the Xiahou family. At the age of eighteen, he had the ability to lead everyone in the Chamber of Commerce, so naturally he was selected as the president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Having been the guild president for more than thirty years, he has become a skilled man through countless trials and tribulations.
He had secretly fallen in love with Xiahou Jin since she was thirteen years old. Later, when she was a little older, even Xiahou Ze wanted them to get married. However, Xiahou Jin, who was proud and rebellious, was too ambitious. She thought that she should go out and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dachang. So she left Xiao County at the age of twenty, thus creating her own wonderful and glorious life.
Xiahou Ze had no biological children, so he could only pass the family business to Xiahou Heng. However, his daughter was unwilling to marry him. Xiahou Heng, who was sensible, married the daughter of a wealthy Persian businessman according to Xiahou Ze's wishes. As a result, the Xiahou family became more prosperous and even had many businesses overseas. Xiahou Chen was a real mixed-race handsome man.
Xiahou Jin stood up happily and hugged Xiahou Heng without any hesitation. Even though she was over 40 years old, her mentality was still that of a girl.
"Brother brought such good ginseng?"
"I happened to see it when I went to Luoyu to discuss business last time, so I bought it. It's cold and irritable in winter, so it's just the right thing to replenish your body."
Ran Yuelian glanced at the ginseng and sneered. Xiahou Heng, who caught his laughter, raised his eyelids and looked at him. The smell of gunpowder instantly filled the main hall. Ran Qiongxi felt sweaty and slipped out with Xiahou Chen.
Xiahou Heng: "What's wrong with my brother-in-law's eyes? Is it because he reads those sour books every day?"
Ran Yuelian: "How can an ignorant businessman talk about picking sour food?"
The tit-for-tat voices in the hall were heard, and the two children had to leave the house in one go.
In the other courtyard, Hong Fan and Li Zhengzhong looked at each other. The cats, dogs and rabbits raised by Ran Qianxi were all running around them. Even though Xiahou Chen had brought many animals back to the Xiahou Mansion, this place still felt like a zoo.
Hong Fan: "We're having braised rabbit head tonight."
As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the two rabbits. Li Zhengzhong frowned and snatched them away.
"This is what A Qian raised. Are you crazy with hunger?"
"Anyway, there are still so many in the yard that Qian won't even remember how many she has."
Li Zhengzhong obviously disagreed with him.
"How do you know?"
Hong Fan raised his eyebrows, smiled proudly and provocatively, and then picked up two more.
"Because I am her childhood sweetheart."
Her parents, brother and Lan Yan have all been settled, but Ran Qianxi lives alone in the Jibei Palace. Her family did not stop her because they know that he treats her sincerely and they know that she has him in her heart.
Xu Yuanchao is the desire, Tan Qianhuan is the favor, Baili Yong is the destination, but the ending is difficult to achieve.
The palace is in a mess, and the only threat to the country is Baili Yong's negativity.
The ministers knelt on the ground one after another and were still divided into the red and blue sides. They agreed to exchange Ran Qianxi for the only part of the military token, and suggested that they immediately send people to capture Jizhou for the other part.
Shu Xuanhe had a hard time concentrating in court. He didn't understand why he kept thinking of Ran Qianxi for no apparent reason.
The two sides were deadlocked and Baili Yong was unwilling to listen any more.
He left court early and walked into the East Palace, where Liu Xun was instructing Crown Prince Baili Ji on how to read people's minds. Baili Yong walked in slowly, and all he saw was Ran Qianxi and the little crown prince playing around, and the bowl of leftover cheese.
"Master Liu, is it true that I am not destined to be with Xi'er?"
Liu Xun looked back suddenly, and seeing the emperor's miserable appearance, he felt the same pain. Although he was no longer the so-called uncle, the two of them were ultimately not destined to be together.
"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. The world belongs to you, and everything in the world also belongs to you."
Baili Yong smiled foolishly. He knew that asking him would be pointless. He turned and left, leaving behind a faint sentence: "Let Xier have a good New Year."
He already had his own plans.
Palace Dungeon-
Ran Qianxi strolled around and was already familiar with the terrain here. No one would restrict her where to go in this life.
As she walked to the door of the dungeon, she suddenly remembered the soldier who stopped her at the city gate in her previous life. He suddenly died within a day. Now she thought that he must have been dealt with by Tan Qianhuan.
She had no intention of going in, but she heard someone inside swearing foul language.
"Tan Qianhuan, you are a traitor who is worse than pigs and dogs. Kill me if you dare!"
He didn't want to become a threat to Baili Yong, and kept irritating Tan Qianhuan but got no response.
With Baili Yong's character, he would definitely send troops to encircle and suppress the enemy. At that time, my death would affect whether he could escape unscathed or not. I am not Ran Qianxi, and even if I am abandoned by Tan Qianhuan, he will still treat me well. But if I am abandoned, I will only die. Baili Yong understands this, and considering their brotherhood, he will definitely be in a dilemma.
Hearing the increasingly foul language, Ran Qianxi walked in curiously, and when he reached the innermost part, he found a soldier standing with his hands on his hips, looking at him helplessly...
Soldier: "What's the point of cursing? Eat a few bites!"
Baili Shang: "Bah! I would rather die of starvation than eat a single grain of rice from the Jibei Palace!"
At this time, a woman's voice reached their ears.
"This isn't rice either. Isn't this a steamed bun?"
Baili Shang frowned and became extremely angry after seeing Ran Qianxi's face clearly!
"You are not a good wife! That is against human ethics!"
When the soldier heard his dirty talk, he punched him hard in the stomach, and blood immediately gushed out!
"Oh my god, it's so accurate?"
The soldier saluted and left the dungeon. He thought that it was Tan Qianhuan who sent Ran Qianxi to deal with Baili Shang.
Ran Qianxi was stunned for a moment and picked up the steamed buns and vegetables on the ground.
"Look, isn't this a steamed bun?"
Baili Shang looked at the rice ball in the bowl and couldn't help wondering...
Ran Qianxi: "You said this is rice? Is your eyesight not working well?"
Baili Shang: "What are you trying to do?"
Ran Qianxi pretended to be innocent and sniffed the rice ball: "You royal family call this rice? Why does it smell like steamed buns to me..."
She denied it again and again, and Baili Shang suddenly wavered...
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Ran Qianxi picked up the rice ball and brought it to his mouth and said, "We call this steamed buns. It looks like rice, but it's actually steamed buns. If you don't believe me, try it."
Baili Shang sniffed it tentatively, and Ran Qianxi smiled, picked up the rice ball with chopsticks and pushed it forward.
"Really? You haven't eaten it before, right? This is really a steamed bun."
He frowned for a moment, but finally took a bite hesitantly. Ran Qianxi suddenly smiled.
"Hahaha, is it rice or steamed buns?"
Baili Shang realized he had been tricked and wanted to spit out the rice ball, but Ran Qianxi quickly fed him another mouthful. Forced to cover his mouth, he could only swallow the rice from Jibei Palace.
After Baili Shang swallowed a mouthful, Ran Qianxi fed him another mouthful. After a few times, he actually started to eat obediently.
"Not bad, right? Other prisoners don't get the privilege of being fed by a beauty like me."
He knew that Ran Qianxi was just trying to get him to eat with good intentions, and gradually he let go of his prejudice against her, and even felt that she was different...
"No wonder they all like you."
"Oh, liking something also needs to be classified. I like my body more."
Baili Shang smiled gently, and even though her hair was messy, she still managed to amaze time.
"Are you so confident?"
"What kind of confidence is this? Saying that everyone in the world truly likes me is confidence..."
"Hahaha, maybe they like your body at first, but maybe they will really like you later."
After about an incense stick of time, Ran Qianxi finished feeding the baby all the food including half a bowl of soup.
“This soup is really awful...”
Seeing that he frowned and found it difficult to swallow, Ran Qianxi was stunned, took the soup and smelled it, then immediately turned her head away.
"This is the soup..."
After she finished speaking, she quickly put down the soup bowl and ran out. A moment later, she came back with her own soup.
"Drink this, it's freshly brewed in the kitchen."
A warm smile appeared on an extremely charming face, and Baili Shang was stunned for a moment.
Thinking of his support for her position as the successor in her previous life, Ran Qianxi patiently fed him one sip at a time.
"Is this still okay?"
Baili Shang smiled lightly and said, "It tastes good."
By the time she finished feeding him a whole bowl of soup, her arms were sore.
"As long as it tastes good. I know you and Baili Yong have a deep relationship, but no matter how much you scold Tan Qianhuan, he will not kill you, so if you still want to see your brother, you must insist on eating and avoid committing suicide."
She said the last half of the sentence very seriously. Despite the dire situation, she still managed to make Baili Shang laugh. He repeated, "Insist on eating and don't commit suicide."
"Haha, that's right, you stay here, I'll go back first."
She put down the bowl and left the dungeon. Looking at her back, complicated sparks burned in Baili Shang's heart.