She is a beautiful woman, but after hearing so many legends about her, people who meet her for the first time will inevitably be a little disappointed.

She was only a teenager when she married the old Khan, and now she was not yet forty years old, and like most steppe women, she began to grow in shape, her expression was resolute, and she walked very fast, like a gust of wind swept into a tent, showing a manly body.

Fang Wen had heard a lot of information about Xiao Yan's clan, and it was all quickly passed through Gu Shenwei's mind at this time.

The most important one is that she has no children, and on the surface, the relationship with the princes is not far or close, and most of the people in Beiting believe that the Xiao Yan clan will either be martyred for the old Khan in the future, or go to the north to exile herself, and no one has heard that she is supporting a certain Khan prince.

The Xiao Yan clan has an independent cavalry force of 10,000 people, which was allocated to her by the old Khan king many years ago, and this army has always been one of the important defense forces of the Dragon Court, but it is far from enough to control the entire situation.

There are more personal rumors about her, most of which are not substantiated, for example, she is eight feet tall, she can pick up a man with one hand and throw it a hundred steps away, although the real Xiao Yan is British, but she is not at all like a person who dances a sword and picks a sword, her warrior-like walking style shows not physical strength, but the pride of power.

Gu Shenwei's mind immediately appeared such a scene: Xiao Yan's stride meteor, followed by a group of followers, all in a hurry, fine sweat oozing from his forehead, not only to hear and carry out every order of the master, but also to guess where the master would go next......

"You're not what I imagined. It was Xiao Yan who said this, she did not bring an entourage, and there was only the indifferent and vigilant look of the Sun Chase King behind her, who obviously did not support this meeting.

"Rumors are harmful. Gu Shenwei said lightly, causing a burst of laughter from Xiao Yan.

"Ah, yes, we all know the power of rumors. ”

After a moment of coldness, the King of the Sun came forward and said, "The Dragon King is suspicious, waiting for the Xiao Yan clan to come and persuade him. ”

The tone of the King of the Sun was strange, oscillating between respect and control, which he thought was well concealed, but it was clear to outsiders.

Xiao Yan spread his arms, "To be honest, the most important reason why I chose to form an alliance with the Dragon King is that you have no way out, am I right?"

A wry smile appeared on the face of the King of Rizhu, Gu Shenwei didn't care, he had heard similar words many times in the North Garden, and everyone who wanted to win him over would point out the Dragon King's predicament either explicitly or implicitly, "There is no way to go and there are roads in all directions, it almost means the same thing, this is the grassland, you can go any way." ”

"You are very proud, worthy of being Gu Lun's son. ”

The King of the Sun Chase knew the true identity of the Dragon King, and the Xiao Yan clan naturally knew it too.

Gu Shenwei didn't plan to answer.

Xiao Yan turned his head to the Sun King and said, "I want to talk to the Dragon King alone. ”

"This ......" King Rizhu was reluctant, but he only spit out one word, nodded instead, and slowly withdrew from the tent, and gave the Dragon King a serious look before lowering the curtain.

"I know your father, he and the Seventh Prince are almost inseparable, not like a guard, but like a brother. ”

Xiao Yan took the initiative to mention the past, and Gu Shenwei no longer avoided it, "King Rizhu said to me, you and the Seventh Prince have never met. ”

"Haha, he's right, before that incident, we hadn't met, and when I married the old Khan king, we actually met often, at that time, the seven princes had become a strong contender for the emperor of the Central Plains, and the old Khan king naturally wanted to envelop him, and I usually followed him. ”

This explains why Gu Lun killed a prince and grandson, but the old Khan king wanted to calm things down.

"You ...... Very familiar?" Gu Shenwei didn't know how to ask questions to accurately express the doubts in his heart, and at the same time not seem too rude.

Xiao Yan replied with what Gu Shenwei had said, "Rumors are harmful. ”

She didn't seem to want to elaborate, but after hesitating for a while, she still opened her mouth to explain, "The woman favored by the prince of the Central Plains and the old Khan king, eyebrows and eyes, secret songs, and beautiful legends, even those honest herdsmen who worship the old Khan King as a god, talk about this kind of thing with relish, no one has ever thought that I am only a teenager, I have just married the greatest Khan king on the steppe, my position is not stable, I am always threatened by rumors and slander, I live under dozens of pairs of eyes from morning to night, I don't even dare to breathe, and I can cheat with the prince of the enemy country?"

Gu Shenwei didn't know the living conditions of Xiao Yan's back then, looking at her current appearance, it seemed easy to cheat, "People just want to listen to what they want to hear." ”

Xiao Yan still looked indignant, and suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?"

"Twenty ...... One. ”

"Alas, what a young man, when I was your age, I had to try my best every day to please a loose and hairy body, in order to numb myself, I drank every day, so drunk that no matter what I put in my mouth, I didn't feel dirty, I can't imagine how I persevered. ”

The closer you go, the more realistic what you see and hear, but Gu Shenwei still admires Xiao Yan's courage and dares to describe the old Khan King like this to someone who meets him for the first time.

"The King of the Sun wants to protect the Old Khan King, I just want to secure my position, I have paid too much, and I never want my hard-earned rewards to be snatched away by others. ”

"That's probably what Luo Ning Tea told me. ”

"That stupid woman, she's very competent to pass on words, have you slept with her?"

Xiao Yan seemed to regard the Dragon King as an acquaintance, Gu Shenwei was a little uncomfortable at first, but quickly changed his attitude and nodded briskly, "She is beautiful." ”

"Yes, such a beautiful woman, I want to get my hands on her. Xiao Yan's laughter dissolved the obscene color in her words, "I hid her because I was afraid that she would be seen by the old Khan King, and this woman would like to recommend herself." ”

If there is a chance, Luo Ningcha will definitely be willing to replace Shangguan Shaomin to marry the old Khan King, Gu Shenwei is not surprised at all, "Her mission is over." ”

"Yes, but she doesn't know it yet. Xiao Yan put away her smile and said that she wanted to get down to business, "I heard that you sent people to inquire about me these days, and you are especially interested in that incident back then. ”

"I want to know the truth about the destruction of my family. ”

Xiao Yan looked at him coldly and was silent for a moment, "I still want to know whose son you are." ”

Gu Shenwei was said to be in his heart, calculating the time before and after, he found out that when he was born, his father Gu Lun should still be guarding the Seventh Prince in the North Garden, it stands to reason that it is impossible for his father to take his mother with him.

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth turned up, and he actually showed a girlish sly smile, "If I say that you are my son, do you believe it or not?"

Maybe the customs of Beiting are open, maybe Xiao Yan has been in power for a long time and can be free, she is not cautious at all as she imagined the reserve and arrogance, and her words are so bold that almost every sentence makes it difficult for him to answer.

Gu Shenwei shook his head, "I don't believe it." ”

"Why?"

"You can't hide your pregnancy in front of the old Khan. ”

"Haha, this is what a normal person should think, then again, I really want to deceive the old Khan King, there is no need to hide the pregnancy, I can say that it is his child, and when it is time to give birth, give him a dead baby, and give the baby to the real father. ”

This kind of thing is easier said than done, in the period when the Xiao Yan clan was not yet in power and was supervised everywhere, there was no possibility of realizing it at all, and the Xiao Yan clan was just joking, sighing, "I really wish I could have a son, in that case, things will be much easier, I don't need to support anyone, my son is the Khan King." ”

"In that case, the Xiao Yan clan will be involved in the battle for the throne of the Khan very early, attracting more rumors and slander, and things are probably not the way they are now. ”

Xiao Yan is favored by the old Khan King, but can slowly become detached from the initial public target, no heirs is one of the most important reasons, she herself understands this truth, "I am like those eunuchs like monsters, knowing that the inheritance is hopeless, but I want to hold everything tightly in my hands." ”

"All living beings are like this, some hold and some can't. ”

"I'm going to be boring to talk to, so you can play with me like a monk. Xiao Yan pouted disdainfully, "You are not my son, your father is not messy, there is no woman in the North Garden, he has to go back to the Central Plains once a year to pave the way for the Seventh Prince to pass the message, during which you can't pass the house without entering, it's normal to have a few sons, if you can still find the old family in the past, you will know as soon as you ask." ”

Gu Shenwei blocked a stone in his heart and shattered in an instant, he didn't fully believe Xiao Yan, but she did dispel the biggest doubt, thinking back to his parents and brother's attitude towards him, he didn't understand how he could have such a nonsensical doubt.

"Thank you, but that doesn't make me do things for you. ”

Xiao Yan waved his hand indifferently, "Of course, if I want you to do things for me, I will lie to you that you are my son, and you can be the king of Khan or something in the future, but I hope this is a mutually beneficial deal, and the two sides have neither suspicion nor trust, after everything is over, you get the Western Regions, and I will keep the North Court." ”

"That's all?"

"That's all. ”

"I need guarantees. ”

"When you see me and the helpers that the King of the Sun has sent to you, you will know that my promise is true. ”

Gu Shenwei admired this woman even more, she didn't say a few words about the alliance from beginning to end, it was all done by Luo Ningcha and the king of the day, she was only responsible for breaking the suspicion of the dragon king.

The Xiao Yan clan basically succeeded, and the Dragon King seemed to have been conquered by her, and was willing to join the team to protect the Old Khan King.

It was at this time that Gu Shenwei threw out a question that surprised her, "How did you put poison on my father's knife?"

He still hasn't forgotten what happened more than 20 years ago, Gu Lun originally just wanted to teach the son of the king of the day to be taught, but he was killed because of the poison on the knife.

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, obviously understanding what this sentence meant, his face changed slightly, and returned to normal in a blink of an eye, "It is the human heart that is poisonous, not a knife." ”

She also learned to play wittily and laugh out loud, and Gu Shenwei finally understood what a clever disguise her laughter was, which could turn sharp words into slickness, vulgar jokes into bluntness, and finally, make the act of hiding secrets seem like a heart-to-heart.

"That incident has nothing to do with Gu Lun or you, give up, your enemy will definitely not be in the North Court, pull out your sword, kill for me, and fight for yourself in the Western Regions. ”

(To be continued)