GBP Chapter 852: Meeting Xiao Yu Again
Chapter 852: Meeting Xiao Yu Again
After Jiang Jinyan left, Jiang Fenghua and Jiang Huai stayed in the study room with their eyes wide open.
"Ruan Ruan." Jiang Huai spoke first.
"Dad, please stop talking. My daughter has not suffered. You know the emperor's character. At most, he has neglected my daughter." Jiang Fenghua said lightly and calmly.
She added, "The most important thing now is the current crisis. The envoys came with ill intentions. The Northern Xiao Kingdom is ambitious. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions. He dared to come to the Great Zhou openly, which shows that he has enough confidence and the confidence to retreat safely. It is unknown how many assassins from the Disha Sect there are in the Great Zhou."
Jiang Huai said: "There has been some unusual movement in the northwest. The emperor has sent General Peng to take people there to guard the place immediately. The emperor is under a lot of pressure. Ruan Ruan should return to the palace as soon as possible!"
Jiang Fenghua said: "You must protect yourselves. We have people watching the Jiang Mansion, but it's different outside. Tell mother and second sister's family to be careful."
She has too many weaknesses, and everyone is staring at her and the Jiang family.
Jiang Huai said: "Is there any danger? The Northern Xiao Nation is coming for the Great Zhou, why are they targeting the Jiang family?"
Jiang Fenghua sighed, "Maybe this is what my father was worried about back then! My daughter has already entered the game and can't escape. The Jiang family and the royal family are already tied together. They prosper together and suffer together."
Jiang Huai could only sigh, "Let Ah Yu stay with you from now on. She is smart and can help you. Your father will be relieved."
Jiang Fenghua said: "Okay."
Jiang Fenghua left the study, and Jiang Huai stayed behind on the pretext of busying himself with official business. As soon as his daughter left, he fell into deep thought. The future of the Jiang family should not rest on Ruan Ruan alone.
Jiang Huai picked up his pen and began to write a letter to his family in Yucheng and his fourth son Jiang Zhiqin who was guarding the border far away.
On this side, Jiang Fenghua came out of the study and walked to the front yard and saw Xiao Yu again.
Xiao Yu quickly stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Queen."
"Sir Xiao, please don't be so polite." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.
Jiang Jinyan frowned, "Ruan Ruan, Minister Xiao brought an important message, let's go into the inner room and talk!"
Jiang Fenghua felt heavy-hearted after hearing this. "Yinchuan Country, what do you mean?"
Xiao Yu stared at the petals between Jiang Fenghua's eyebrows and explained, "The mark between Madam's eyebrows was not painted on, right?"
"No." Jiang Fenghua did not hide it.
Xiao Yu clenched his fists, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "It is said that there was an ancient country that disappeared in history, called Yinchuan. There is a legend that the Ice Phoenix Seal is the divine emblem of Yinchuan's founding queen Ashina Xue. Madam, take a close look at the flower between your eyebrows to see if it has changed. Does it look like a fire phoenix reborn from the ashes?"
Jiang Jinyan moved closer and took the candlestick to carefully observe Jiang Fenghua's brow. He said in amazement: "If you look carefully from another angle, it really does look like a fire phoenix."
Jiang Fenghua let Jiang Jinyan look at her. She said, "You are getting more and more ridiculous. It is clearly a flower, how can it look like a phoenix?"
"Xiao Yu, come and take a look. Does it look like a fire phoenix?"
Xiao Yu was pulled by Jiang Jinyan, and he also looked closely at the flower between her eyebrows...
He said, "That day, I looked at the brows of the queen and felt a little worried."
"What are you worried about..." Jiang Fenghua said lightly.
She suddenly raised her hand and wanted to touch her forehead. Could it really change?
Unexpectedly, she accidentally knocked over the candlestick in Jiang Jinyan's hand. Jiang Jinyan was immersed in his own thoughts and did not notice that the candlestick almost ignited her sleeve, so he quickly moved away.
At the same time, Xiao Yu was quick to pull Jiang Fenghua's wrist away. For a moment, the distance between them was very close. Xiao Yu subconsciously protected Jiang Fenghua's body. The red spider lily between her eyebrows seemed to hit his heart.
His heart suddenly began to beat violently, and his cheeks seemed to be flushed. He saw that his right hand was still holding Jiang Fenghua's wrist. He quickly retracted his hand and said respectfully, "Are you okay, Madam?"
Xiao Yu was originally handsome, with fair skin, as gentle as jade, and as holy as the bright moon.
Jiang Fenghua had a smile on his lips. It was hard to imagine how such a gentle man could carry the corpse without changing his expression.
She changed the subject nonchalantly, "Why did Lord Xiao bring up Yinchuan again? I have never heard of Yinchuan. What does the flower between my eyebrows have to do with the ancient country of Yinchuan? The eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom said it was called Lycoris radiata. It has no connection with the Ice Phoenix of Yinchuan!"
Xiao Yu calmed his mind and explained, "The ancient country of Yinchuan has a long history, and its disappearance is mysterious. The establishment of Beixiao Kingdom is only two hundred years old. According to legend, the first Khan of Beixiao Kingdom was also from the Central Plains. However, the glaciers in the polar regions are extremely difficult, and people from the Central Plains have never set foot there. As time went by, Beixiao Kingdom gradually took shape and had its own territory. The legend of the ancient country of Yinchuan has been around for thousands of years."
"Are they in any way connected?" Jiang Fenghua wondered.
“There should be no connection.”
"The ancient country of Yinchuan has a secret technique that is said to be able to bring the dead back to life." Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "These are recent rumors. I have only heard some of them sporadically. There is no coherent information."
Jiang Fenghua was suddenly shocked. The words "resurrection from the dead" made her feel uneasy for a long time. Was her rebirth an accident, or was it someone's deliberate act?
Did the ancient kingdom of Yinchuan really exist, or was it fabricated?
Jiang Jinyan asked, "Where did Brother Xiao hear this?"
"Someone outside is spreading the word. They compiled it into a storybook and started giving lectures in restaurants and teahouses." Xiao Yu looked at Jiang Fenghua and said, "The mark between the queen's eyebrows may need to be covered up."
Jiang Fenghua shook her head. "I'm afraid it's too late to hide it. No wonder the eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom looked at the mark between my eyebrows as if it meant something. He might have come here for the legend of the ancient country of Yinchuan."
She said calmly, "The Northern Xiao Kingdom wants to conquer the Great Zhou. I am guessing that the Northern Xiao Kingdom also wants to find traces of the ancient Yinchuan Kingdom. They may be here for the secret technique."
Jiang Jinyan and Xiao Yu were shocked at the same time. They stared at Jiang Fenghua in amazement.
It's possible.
Jiang Fenghua glared at them and said, "I have no connection with the queen of the ancient country of Yinchuan. I am the daughter of the Jiang family and a member of the Great Zhou. Don't let your imagination run wild."
Xiao Yu said: "But there is a folk legend that the Ice Phoenix is reincarnated and the world changes hands."
Jiang Fenghua's heart was beating like a drum. What was the reincarnation of the Ice Phoenix? Could her rebirth really be related to the Yinchuan secret technique? But what did this have to do with the Northern Owl Kingdom? The way Xiao Shang looked at her, and the weirdness of Xiao Shang, whether in the past life or in this life, she had nothing to do with the Northern Owl Kingdom or Xiao Shang.
"Ruan Ruan." Jiang Jinyan said solemnly: "Should we tell the emperor about this?"
Jiang Fenghua smiled bitterly and said, "Xie Shang has always been wary of me. When he heard the words 'Ice Phoenix reincarnates, the world changes hands', even if he loves me, I'm afraid it won't offset his fear and suspicion that someone wants to seize his kingdom."
"Brother, these words were probably spread intentionally by someone with ulterior motives, with the goal of alienating the emperor and empress." She forced a smile, fearing that Xiao Shang already knew that she was a reborn person, so he used the rumors about the ancient country of Yinchuan to test her.
In the current situation, she can only take one step at a time and try to stop it if a god comes.