GBP Chapter 134 A quick report on his mother-in-law
Chapter 134 A quick report on his mother-in-law
Lu Aza handed Wu Ziyan to Qi Ersa: "Captain, the mission has been successfully completed."
She circled around Wu Ziyan, looking her up and down, wondering what it was about this seemingly powerless woman that made them wary of her.
"Haha, crushing her is as easy as crushing an ant for me!"
"Yes, yes, that's right, but could you please not crush me to death? I'm afraid of dying!"
Seeing how timid she was, Zirsa burst into laughter. Sure enough, this short woman had no outstanding qualities!
"Then bring him back alive and present him to the Prime Minister as a great gift."
Wu Ziyan's mind raced. Looking at her, he realized that they were transporting weapons, probably trying to avoid inspection by taking the trade route. This was something they could take advantage of.
"You arrested me simply to curry favor with the Prime Minister, claiming you wanted to transport weapons, isn't that right?"
"You little brat, why do you talk so much!" he said, and was about to stuff her mouth with a stinky rag.
With a sob in her voice, Wu Ziyan put on her acting skills on cue: "Wait, when it comes to crossing the trade route, I'm more effective than the Prime Minister, do you believe me or not!"
They frowned, wondering how Wu Ziyan knew their plan, and gestured for someone not to gag her, letting her continue.
Wu Ziyan smiled ingratiatingly: "Please, ladies, tie me up gently."
"Stop talking so much!"
“Think about it, I negotiated the business deal and I’m familiar with them. Wouldn’t it be easier for you to bring me along? If you were to bring the Prime Minister’s or my second sister’s documents, things might not be so easy.”
Those people fell silent, thinking it over and over, and it seemed to make sense. What use is a piece of paper as a living person?
"Besides, you handing me over to the Prime Minister or the Second Princess is just a favor. Our Wu Dynasty is powerful. They can easily wipe us out with a single military move. Do you think they will still remember this favor?"
"On the contrary, now that you've resolved their internal strife, wouldn't they be able to start expanding their territory?"
The more she spoke, the more they felt it made sense. Staring at this small person in front of them, they realized that what she was saying made a lot of sense!
"Then tell me, how should we handle this?"
"You want to oppose Beirong, not to be enemies of the Wu Dynasty. What you want is the assistance the Wu Dynasty will provide. In other words, do you think it's more convenient to hold the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords, or to have to guard against someone sneaking up on you from time to time?"
This means that her strength is actually comparable to that of the Prime Minister and the Second Prince. It's too dangerous to negotiate with a tiger for its skin. Cooperating with this little chicken means you can control her at any time. Wouldn't that be much better?
"Bright words!"
"Wonderful, sister, that's a wonderful use of the idiom. But you also think what I said makes sense, don't you?"
At this moment, she winked at A-Qing. Wu Ziyan had told her before that if she said anything, she would contradict him.
Because she knew that Zirsa was suspicious by nature, and since she hadn't corresponded with them for months, she might do the opposite if they spoke against her.
"Captain Qi, I think she's very cunning! Don't believe her sweet talk!"
"Why did you interrupt her in such a hurry?" Do you want to steal my credit? You're a traitor, I can kill you anytime!
After thinking it over, they realized that what she said made sense, so someone immediately loosened her ties, but her hands were still tied in front of her.
The corners of her mouth curved slightly upwards in a way that was imperceptible to most people. All she had to do next was lure them onto the main road. Mo Baiyun's spies would definitely not let this go unchecked, and they could just wait for the rescue.
"Captain, you're tying her up so easily, what if she runs away?" Lu Aza asked earnestly, seemingly genuinely worried that she might escape!
“She’s a piece of trash, where could she run off to? My scimitar and long arrows are no joke. Without exaggeration, I could shoot through five or six of her small frame with one arrow.”
She shrank her neck. Zirsa did look fierce. If he had a beard, he would look like a leopard with bulging eyes!
“However, I think we should first inform the princess and see what her plans are,” another of Zirsa’s men whispered in her ear, a statement that reminded her of this.
Wu Ziyan strained her ears to listen, but couldn't hear what they were saying. Plus, they were speaking in Xiao Rong language, which she couldn't understand at all. However, A Qing, who was standing nearby, heard them.
It turns out that Zirsa had always been under the command of the princess, while their royal court only had one princess and one prince. Strangely enough, their prince had a more feminine personality and was always secretly competing with his sister for superiority.
Wu Ziyan had no knowledge of their country's internal conflicts, so she was completely bewildered. A Qing was relatively close to her, but she didn't dare to get too close.
He whispered to her about the distribution of power in the Xiao Rong Dynasty.
In general, Qi Zeyun is the eldest princess, and Qi Zexuan is the eldest prince. The prince is born of the rightful heir, while the princess is born of the emperor's consort. In terms of status, the eldest prince is definitely more noble, but in terms of strength and the current situation where women are in power, the eldest princess is definitely stronger.
But the eldest prince also wants to sit on that position and has been cultivating his own power. Who would want to follow a man? Most importantly, Qi Zexuan is ruthless and not at all approachable.
There was no other way; many court officials succumbed to his tyranny, which led to their princess colluding with foreign powers in an attempt to gain their assistance.
Wu Ziyan concluded that, in this case, Princess Xiao Rong is a good person, and the prince is a bad person!
Her mind raced, and she came up with a plan. She had no reason to help a foreigner, but if it meant she could kill two birds with one stone, she could do so while ensuring her own survival.
Just as Qiersa was about to send a secret message to Xiao Rong, Wu Ziyan called out to her loudly: "Well, Captain, I've heard a little about your country's cause. Actually, we in the Wu Dynasty have a saying: the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Qiersa glared at Wu Ziyan, who trembled. "Our country's political power is similar to yours. The Empress turns a blind eye, but my second sister and the Prime Minister are unpopular and want to kill me. I'm on my eldest sister's side."
"If you help the Prime Minister and the Second Princess, it's equivalent to helping your prince in your country. Isn't that going against the natural order?"
“Let me tell you, the Prime Minister is my mother-in-law, but she doesn’t even care about her own son. Why would she care about the alliance with you? You should talk to your princess and cooperate directly with the eldest princess. She must have heard of Wu Chengji, right?”
"Hey! And it's all over the place, they're coming to our Wu Dynasty to pay homage. If our friendly nation is in trouble, how can we not help? Besides, our Prime Minister probably won't give up cooperating with you. If you don't cooperate with him, the Crown Prince's people will."
“If the Crown Prince’s men cooperate with him, I can just turn around and report my mother-in-law. This will not only eliminate our biggest threat, but also yours, right?”