Chapter 252 He is a True Gentleman
Xiao Rongrong hid in the corner. Although there was no scar on her body, she looked at her husband in horror and huddled into a ball.
Yelu Hongji, panting, sat opposite Lu Sen. He loosened his collar and asked, "Master Lu, how much is this wooden armor?"
Lu Sen glanced at Xiao Rongrong next to him, shook his head slightly, and then said, "One hundred and thirty."
"What do I need to give you?" At this time, Yelu Hongji was no longer interested in Xiao Rongrong beside him. He only had eyes for the wooden armor: "Gold, silver and treasures, as long as I have them, I will give them all to you."
Lu Sen said: "Please don't worry, Lord. I repeat, this wooden armor is not completely invincible. It has spiritual energy attached to it. Once the spiritual energy is used up, it will break."
"I understand." Yelu Hongji nodded, then he looked at Xiao Rongrong who was not far away, with no emotion in his eyes: "How much spiritual energy is left in the wooden armor worn by the queen after being stabbed so many times."
“Seventy percent!”
Yelu Hongji's eyes revealed extreme greed. He himself had some basic skills in martial arts and knew that under normal circumstances, no one could be stabbed so many times.
In other words, if this thing is in the hands of an expert, it will definitely be very powerful.
Ordinary people are easily attacked, but masters are not so easy. Moreover, with this wooden armor, masters will not be easily killed by stray arrows in the chaos of the army. If a special team of masters can be equipped, the effect brought about... is clear without thinking.
When Lu Sen saw Yelu Hongji's expression, he smiled happily in his heart.
Thanks to the level increase, Yang Jinhua's spouse attribute bonus, and the effect of any recipe item made by Lu Sen has also been improved to a certain extent.
The wooden armor he made today is no longer on the same level as the one he made when he first arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Yelu Hongji struggled to move his gaze back from the wooden armor and asked, "Now, Master Lu, can you tell me what you want?"
"I want gems." Lu Sen took a sip of the tea he had brewed earlier: "Gems of various colors. One wooden armor is equivalent to two catties!"
"Master Lu is trying to empty my inner treasury." Yelu Hongji sighed: "Can it be halved?"
Lu Sen smiled and said nothing.
Seeing the other party's appearance, he thought that he would not give in easily. Yelu Hongji gritted his teeth and said, "I will prepare the things in one day. Please ask Master Lu to prepare the goods."
After that, Yelu Hongji stood up. He looked at Xiao Rongrong in the corner and said gently, "Queen, I seem to have scared you just now. I apologize to you. Now Master Lu is our noble, you should treat him well."
Hearing this, Xiao Rongrong's eyes suddenly widened and she looked at her husband with an incredible expression.
But Yelu Hongji ignored her, turned around and left.
At this time, Xiao Rongrong stood up, rushed to the fence, stretched out her hand to grab Yelu Hongji's clothes, her lips kept moving, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it, only two pairs of tear marks crossed her face.
Zhao Bilian looked at Yelu Hongji's gradually disappearing back, snorted, and said, "He is so heartless!"
Lu Sen sighed, "It's not surprising. His throne is about to be unstable. Outside his bed, there are rebels and a bloody disaster is approaching. It's not surprising for an emperor to do such a thing."
Zhao Bilian sighed, walked to Xiao Rongrong, and said, "Don't worry, my husband won't do anything to you."
Xiao Rongrong turned around and shook her head vigorously .
At this moment, it no longer matters whether Lu Sen will treat her any differently. What matters is... her beloved husband has completely abandoned her.
If you put her in the cold palace, there is a chance that she will be remembered in the future.
But this is obviously giving her away... No emperor would like a queen who has been humiliated by outsiders.
Even if she had not been touched by anyone, in the eyes of the emperor, this was already an established fact.
Lu Sen couldn't help but say, "It seems that my husband and I have caused great trouble to Empress Xiao."
Xiao Rongrong shook her head, wiped the tears from her face, walked to the table and sat down, whispering: "It has nothing to do with you two. Even if you didn't come, I would not have the chance to continue my relationship with the emperor."
The appearance of Xiao Shen and the defection of the Xiao family pushed this beautiful woman into the fire pit step by step.
Ultimately, it's Lu Sen's fault.
The current situation of Khitan is all planned by Lu Sen.
Of course...if left alone, Xiao Guanyin in history would be executed by Yelu Hongji ten years later.
The charge was adultery with an actor.
"How about we take her away, sir?"
Zhao Bilian felt that Xiao Rongrong was very pitiful. If she were given away by her husband, she would probably be so heartbroken that she would commit suicide on the spot.
Lu Sen shook his head: "Not suitable."
Although there seems to be no problem in taking Xiao Rongrong away now, Lu Sen does not want to give others a handle. Besides, if you take someone away, you have to be responsible for it, and the follow-up matters will be very troublesome.
"Then she will die if she stays here!" Zhao Bilian shook Lu Sen's arm and said coquettishly, "Look at her, she looks exactly like Xianxian Jingjing. It makes me sad to let her suffer here."
Lu Sen looked at Xiao Rongrong. Thanks to Lu Jingjing's bloodline, she was exactly like the two foxes at home, except that she lacked some spirituality.
It would have been fine if Zhao Bilian hadn't said anything. Once she said it, Lu Sen also felt that letting Xiao Rongrong suffer here seemed a bit like letting Lu Xianxian suffer here.
He thought for a while and said, "How about this? I will not take back this small homeland and give it to Empress Xiao."
"Give this place to me?" Xiao Rongrong was secretly worried, but when she heard this, she was stunned.
"Yes." Lu Sen pointed around and said with a smile: "Although the area here is not very large, it is still possible to build a small room for sleeping and dig a few vegetable fields . Besides, it is spring all year round here, so you and your maid don't have to worry about suffering from the cold or heat when you stay here."
Xiao Rongrong's eyes gradually brightened.
As the queen, she was very powerful on the surface, but in reality, she had nothing that completely belonged to her. Everything belonged to the emperor, including her own body and soul.
She can now be described as a "proletarian".
Those who have no permanent property have no permanent heart.
To put it bluntly, it means that one lacks a sense of security and is often miserable.
Even... there is no firewood for heating in the Xiao Mansion.
If Lu Sen hadn't come, she estimated that in a few days, she and her maid would freeze to death in this temporary "cold palace".
The area of this small home is about 100 square meters. Although it is precious, in Lu Sen's opinion, it is not big and he can accept giving it away. Besides, he has the right to recycle it, so he is not worried that it will fall into the hands of others in the future.
Empress Xiao looked around, at the flowers, plants and colorful butterflies here, and then through the fence, at the cold wind and snow outside. Her mood gradually improved and she seemed less sad.
She stood up, bowed gracefully, and said in a low voice: "Then I would like to thank Master Lu."
After all, Xiao Rongrong was a woman with a quick mind. She was very clear about the value of this small world. In an instant, she had thought of what she could do with it, and there was even a great possibility that she could regain the emperor's favor.
Looking at Xiao Rongrong's overjoyed expression, Lu Sen roughly guessed what she was thinking.
But he didn't point it out. Once the things have been given away, it is the other party's right to decide how to use them.
Next, Xiao Rongrong learned from Lu Sen how to manage this small world, and the two sides lived happily together. Before long, she called Zhao Bilian "sister".
Lu Sen stayed here for a night, and early the next morning, Yelu Hongji came with a group of eunuchs.
The eunuchs carried two boxes and placed them in front of the wooden door.
The snow had stopped by now, and around the fence the snow was ankle-deep, but inside the fence the grass was green and the flowers were blood-red.
Such a scene made many servants shocked. If Emperor Yelu Hongji had not been right next to them, they would probably have all knelt down before Lu Sen.
"Master Lu, I have brought what you want." Yelu Hongji ordered people to open the treasure chest, revealing the colorful gems inside, and said, "Then where is the thing Master Lu promised?"
In fact, Lu Sen doesn't need gems at all, but many times, when you give something away for free, the other party will worry whether there is some "conspiracy" behind your behavior.
Asking for gems is just to appease the other person.
Lu Sen waved his hand, and golden light flew out from his sleeves, fell to the ground and turned into wooden armor.
He rolled up his sleeves again, and the two boxes turned into golden light and flew into Lu Sen's system backpack.
"Good trick." Yelu Hongji praised again.
Lu Sen smiled, cupped his hands and said, "The goods have been paid, and I have something important to deal with, so I'll take my leave now!"
"Master Lu, why don't you stay as our guest for a while longer..."
Having said that, Yelu Hongji shut his mouth.
Because Lu Sen took out the flying vehicle, he took Zhao Bilian into the sky in front of a group of people's surprised eyes and quickly disappeared into the blue sky and white clouds.
Just go when you say go, without any delay.
"Godly means, but unfortunately I am not a Khitan."
Yelu Hongji had thought about recruiting Lu Sen, but when he thought about it, compared with the Song State, his place was a barren land. What qualifications did he have to keep him here?
So he was tactful enough not to mention it.
Why couldn't Khitan have such a cultivator? He sighed. Feeling depressed, he suddenly saw Empress Xiao standing opposite him with a smile on her face, no longer looking as miserable as she did yesterday.
"The Queen is quite happy today?"
"Your Majesty, I am indeed very happy." Empress Xiao bowed and smiled, "It is thanks to Your Majesty that I was able to get this great opportunity today!"
Great opportunity?
Yelu Hongji was stunned for a moment, then he found that Lu Sen did not take that little world away, and Empress Xiao was standing in the fence, smiling sweetly.
How is it possible! Master Lu is so generous?
Yelu Hongji knew very well that Lu Sen did not do anything dirty with Empress Xiao last night, because there had been spies lurking in the Xiao Mansion.
They just chatted last night and chatted all night long. They were not sleepy at all.
Is this how the legendary 'cave' was delivered?
Although it is not big, it is still a thing of the immortals, and mortals have no chance of getting it.
Looking at Yelu Hongji who looked shocked, Xiao Rongrong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to come in and sit with me and chat for a while?"
Yelu Hong originally wanted to refuse, but for some reason he agreed.
Then he walked into the fence, and his father-in-law next to him wanted to follow him in, but was blocked outside by the invisible wall.
Stepping on the flowers and plants on the ground, Yelu Hongji was very envious. In his heart, he wanted to seize this little world, but when he thought of Lu Sen, he didn't dare!
What if Master Lu comes back one day and sees that the things have been stolen?
But he was really envious of this place, and after thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Queen, please take good care of this precious place. This is an important place for our Yelu family."
"If the emperor says yes, then so be it."
Although Xiao Rongrong was smiling, the expression on her face did not look particularly happy.
If she had heard Yelu Hongji speak so gently in the past, she would definitely be overjoyed, but now, she had a feeling... that it was just so-so.
The so-called royal majesty, in her eyes, did not seem so high and mighty.
Lu Sen flew back to Hangzhou with Zhao Bilian.
With more than a hundred sets of wooden armor, Yelu Hongji would most likely be able to fight with Xiao Shen for a while.
The North has been stabilized for the time being, so it is time to continue to advance and accelerate the "historical" process.
There are now more and more maritime merchants in Hangzhou, and the volume of long-distance trade with other ports is also increasing.
After all, Hangzhou's cargo throughput is limited, and tax revenues from seaports such as Guangzhou and Quanzhou are also increasing substantially. The imperial court is no longer short of money, and the money collected from maritime transportation is simply too much.
Moreover, the whole country has been planting "Giant Rice" recently, and the country has a bumper grain harvest. It can be said that this is the most abundant time in history.
And it was under such circumstances that the officials in the court began a new plan.
The ministers under the Secretariat gathered together, and even Bao Zheng was transferred back from Gui County and returned to the position of acting governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.
"We now have enough money and food. General Di has pushed the front line back to Qingzhou. Next, we have to retake Xingqing Prefecture." Master Pang pointed to the mark on the map: "Master Lu's Rejuvenation Banner is still hanging here. If we can't take it back, what excuse do we have to invite him back to the court?"
The entire court was extremely regretful about the Rejuvenation Banner. Such a good thing was actually snatched away by the Xixia people.
Bao Zheng sat down and asked calmly, "Master Pang, are you sure that as long as we get the Rejuvenation Banner back, we can let Master Lu return to the court?"
"I can't guarantee it!" Master Pang shook his head: "But isn't it because we dare not fight that Master Lu is disappointed in us?"
Wang Anshi was standing behind Master Pang at this time. He bowed and said, "I have talked with Master Lu. He gave me the impression that he was neither a warrior nor a scholar. If I had to say it, he was probably a gentleman from the Warring States Period."
"Isn't a gentleman a man of letters?" Lu Huiqing retorted not far away.
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "Back then, Confucius carried a sword and led three thousand disciples to travel around the countries, killing bandits and robbers along the way. We are just scholars, not gentlemen."
