Chapter 483

"Lord Tang, this is..." Xiao Qingfeng was the Shaofu of the empire, while Tang Yin was only the head of a vassal state. Their official ranks were naturally incomparable, but in fact Tang Yin had already gained control of Feng State, which was no different from the King of Feng. Xiao Qingfeng was still very polite to him.

He looked at the box in front of him with a puzzled look on his face, not knowing what was inside.

Tang Yin smiled at him, raised his head and said: "Lord Xiao, open it and you will know." Xiao Qingfeng looked at Tang Yin again suspiciously, stretched out his hand, and slowly opened the box. He saw a layer of paper inside. After removing the paper, there was dense gold sand underneath. Under the candlelight, the gold sand was so bright that it was dazzling. This box was not small, it was filled with gold sand at once. How many taels of gold was this?

Xiao Qingfeng was also a person who had seen the world, but he was still stunned by the box of gold sand in front of him, and his eyes were dizzy because of the dazzling golden light. His head was muddy and he couldn't react for a long time. Xiao Min was also like this. She didn't expect that the gift Tang Yin mentioned would be thousands of taels of gold.

"Master Tang, what are you doing..." After a long while, Xiao Qingfeng finally came to his senses and turned to look at Tang Yin, asking with a trembling voice. His salary was already quite a lot, but even if the salary of several years or even decades was added together, it would not be as much as this box of gold sand. If he said that he was not tempted and greedy, he would definitely be lying.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Sir Xiao, I'm sure Jiang Lu has told you a lot about the current situation of Feng Kingdom, right?" "Yes, yes, yes!" Xiao Qingfeng nodded repeatedly and replied: "Brother Jiang has talked about Feng Kingdom in front of me a lot." Tang Yin smiled and asked again: "Feng Kingdom is currently without a master, and the previous king's family was killed by the rebels. No one can inherit the orthodoxy. In Sir Xiao's opinion, who is the right person to be elected as the new king of Feng Kingdom?" "This..." Xiao Qingfeng is not a fool. Tang Yin is willing to come to Shangjing in person from afar, and give him such a heavy gift as soon as they meet. His purpose must be to plot for the throne of the king of Feng Kingdom. He rolled his eyes, suddenly smiled and said: "Who to choose as the new king of Feng Kingdom can only be decided by the emperor. As a minister, how can I speculate in vain?" Humph! Tang Yin sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm. He collected the papers on the gold sand, rolled them into a thick stack, and handed them to Xiao Qingfeng. He turned his palm so that the front was facing up, and said with a smile: "Master Xiao, this is a silver note of 200,000 taels, which is valid throughout the country. As long as Master Xiao likes, these silvers and this box of gold are all yours." As he spoke, he smiled and pulled Xiao Qingfeng's hand and slapped the thick silver notes in his hand.

Xiao Qingfeng looked down, and although he didn't see anything else clearly, he could see the four big words "Empire Silver Bank". The Empire Silver Bank was a bank established by the government of the Haotian Empire, and its reputation was far superior to those private banks.

200,000 taels of silver! Thousands of taels of gold! Tang Yin's move was extremely generous. He used money to directly hit Xiao Qingfeng's bones and made him willing to work for him.

Looking at the banknotes in his hand and then at the gold sand in front of him, Xiao Qingfeng couldn't help swallowing his saliva. With so much gold and silver, even if he didn't serve as an official in the court in the future, he could be rich for several generations no matter where he went. His heart was so excited that it was about to jump out of his throat, but he pretended to be incredible on the surface. He leaned forward, pushed the banknotes in his hand back in front of Tang Yin, frowned, and said seriously: "What is Lord Tang doing? Take it back quickly. What's more, Lord Tang and Xiao Min are old acquaintances. If there is anything that requires our help, just tell us. As long as it is something that our government can do, we will definitely do our best to help you." Tang Yin did not take the banknote. He turned his head to look at Xiao Min, who was full of surprise as if she didn't know him, and said: "The last time Her Royal Highness the Princess visited Feng "I was in Feng State, mediating the war between Feng and Ning. Lord Xiao must have known about this, right?" "Of course I know." "That time, I was the escort commander, escorting the princess to Fengdu. That's how Miss Xiao Min and I met." "Oh! That's how it is." Xiao Qingfeng suddenly realized it, and nodded repeatedly while being very surprised. At that time, he heard that the person in charge of escorting the princess in Feng State was just a corps commander. In less than two years, Tang Yin actually jumped from a corps commander to a person who controls the military power of Feng State. This is too incredible.

Tang Yin pushed back the banknote that Xiao Qingfeng handed over, and said faintly: "Sir Xiao is a close minister of the emperor, and is also a senior minister who is deeply trusted by the emperor. Sir Xiao's words in front of the emperor are more useful than thousands of words from others, so I hope Sir Xiao can speak well of me in front of the emperor. As for this meeting gift, Sir Xiao must accept it no matter what, otherwise, it will be too embarrassing for me." He said this, leaving Xiao Qingfeng no room for rebuttal, not to mention that he had already been tempted and didn't want to push back this generous meeting gift. But he also had concerns, that is, Xiao Min beside him. He knew Xiao Min's personality too well, she was strong and upright. Although he was her uncle, if he accepted Tang Yin's generous gift in front of her, Xiao Min might expose him to Her Royal Highness the Princess tomorrow.

If I had known this, I wouldn't have forced Xiao Min to come here! Xiao Qingfeng regretted it in his heart, and he was frozen there, not knowing what to say.

He didn't say anything, so Tang Yin took it as his acquiescence. Then, Tang Yin looked at Xiao Min, smiled slightly, and asked, "How is Miss Xiao Min these days?" Originally, Tang Yin had a good impression in Xiao Min's mind, but now, it has taken a 180-degree turn. After not seeing each other for two years, Tang Yin's appearance has not changed, but his personality has changed. He has become smooth, sophisticated, and unscrupulous in doing things. He even had the audacity to bribe the ministers in the court in front of her. He is simply lawless to the extreme. Thinking of this, Xiao Min suddenly wanted to laugh in her heart. Tang Yin's courage has not changed. In the past, he dared to be rude in front of the princess. Compared with that, now it is just a small witch meeting a big witch. She suppressed her smile and replied coldly: "Not bad." "Then...how is Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Tang Yin finally asked the key point, which was also what he cared about the most.

Seeing Tang Yin staring at her without blinking when he asked her questions, Xiao Min raised her lips and said slowly: "You miss the princess." Tang Yin and Yin Rou had been together for so many days, Xiao Min could also sense that Tang Yin's attitude towards the princess was completely different from that towards others. Even the way he looked at the princess was much more complicated than others. Although she didn't understand the specific reason, Xiao Min was sure that Tang Yin's feelings for the princess were extraordinary, but it was a pity...

"Of course!" Tang Yin answered straightforwardly without thinking.

"I don't think you need to miss the princess anymore." Xiao Min said with a hint of meaning.

"What does Miss Xiao Min mean by this?" Tang Yin subconsciously clenched his fists.

"The princess is not something you can reach, not to mention that the princess is already engaged and will be married soon." After saying that, Xiao Min also sighed secretly.

Pop!

Without any warning, the wine glass in Tang Yin's hand suddenly made a crisp sound, and the glass shattered, and the wine mixed with a trace of blood flowed all over the table.

"Sir?" Seeing this, Jiang Lu, Letian, and Jiang Fan were all shocked. They stood up and came forward. Seeing that Tang Yin's palm was cut by the broken pieces of the cup, Letian hurriedly pulled out the sweat towel to bandage Tang Yin. Tang Yin grabbed the sweat towel expressionlessly, held it tightly in his palm, and then waved his hand, motioning them to go back to sit.

His reaction also shocked Xiao Qingfeng and Xiao Min. Although Xiao Min knew that Tang Yin had special feelings for the princess, she didn't expect his reaction to be so strong.

Tang Yin still wanted to keep smiling, but he couldn't smile anymore. Hearing the news that Yin Rou was engaged and about to get married, it was undoubtedly a thunderbolt for him. His whole heart seemed to be hollowed out in an instant. The familiar and unfamiliar pain, the pain of being betrayed by his lover, hit him again, as if there were millions of ants gnawing at his body at the same time.

You betrayed the original vows and caused me to die, and now you are going to marry someone else. How can you do this to me? At that moment, the figures of Crystal and Yin Rou overlapped in his mind, merged into one, and became one person. Tang Yin's eyes also emitted a terrifying green light. At the same time, black mist emanated from his body and surrounded his body.

"My Lord, my Lord..." Jiang Lu was almost dumbfounded at this time, and called out in a trembling voice. He didn't know what was wrong with Tang Yin. What did the princess have to do with the adults if she wanted to get married?

But soon, the black mist around Tang Yin disappeared, and the green light in his eyes quickly dissipated, and reason returned to his brain. Yin Rou is Yin Rou, she is not Crystal, just a delicate princess who looks exactly like Crystal but has nothing to do with him. Tang Yin repeatedly reminded himself in his heart to calm down and not be impulsive.

Fortunately, his willpower was amazing, and he did not let Yan Lie's memory or soul occupy his body.

He lowered his head deeply, paused for a few seconds, and raised his head again, but the murderous aura on his face was gone, and he put on a calm and charming smile. He asked with a smile: "Who is the princess going to marry?" Xiao Qingfeng and Xiao Min looked at Tang Yin in a daze. It is hard to imagine that in such a short period of time, a person can have so many different expressions, first painful, then murderous, and now calm again, as if nothing happened.

After a long time, Xiao Qingfeng finally reacted and said hurriedly: "It is Li Dan, the prince of Zhen State." "Li Dan?!" Tang Yin had never heard of this name, but he had heard of Zhen State. As one of the nine vassal states, Zhen State's national strength is naturally not weak. If An State is the southern tyrant of the empire, then Zhen State is the western tyrant of the empire, basically controlling all the territories in the southwest of the empire. Due to the relatively harsh regional environment, its folk customs are similar to those of Feng State, fierce and warlike, and extremely aggressive.

Yin Rou and Li Dan had made an engagement a long time ago. This marriage is also a typical political marriage. The royal family wants to use this to stabilize Zhen State, and Zhen State can also use this to further enhance its status.