Teasing the First Dragon at the Start

Fu Su's eyelids twitched involuntarily. She had wanted to choose someone else, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that no one could match this scoundrel in terms of erudition and eloquence.

Despite her extreme reluctance, she had to admit that in the current situation, only Bai Su, that scoundrel, could save face for the Great Xia Dynasty.

Thinking of this, she whispered a few words to the official beside her, who nodded slightly and then walked towards Hu Yu's direction.

As Fu Su stood before the officials, her every move naturally caught the attention of the courtiers. They looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering if Princess Fu Su had a solution.

After the official walked up to Hu Yu, he whispered a few words to him.

Hu Yi's heterochromatic eyes lit up instantly, his tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, she suddenly spoke up: "The rare beast sent by the Parthian envoy is indeed a rare find in the world, but there is one person in our Great Xia who may know about it."

Yena was taken aback, looking at Hu Yi on the throne with some suspicion, her heart filled with doubt and uncertainty.

After all, this item was brought from Persia and was considered precious and rare there, owned by only a small number of royalty and nobility.

Even if it were placed in Parthia, not many people would recognize it. I thought that taking it out would be enough to leave these people helpless.

But to her utter surprise, in this Central Plains thousands of miles away, Hu Yu actually said that someone recognized this object.

Yena's mind raced with thoughts. After a long period of contemplation, her expression gradually calmed down. She then feigned a question and asked, "The Great Xia is indeed a place of great prosperity and many talented individuals. I wonder where the person Your Highness is referring to is?"

Hu Yingying smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, envoy, I will send someone to summon him right away."

Yena nodded slightly, watching the guards leave with clasped hands, her expression somewhat doubtful.

Could it be that the Great Xia Dynasty truly has capable individuals?

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Meanwhile, deep within the palace.

Bai Su broke the orange into pieces, picked up a piece, and said with a smile, "Ah~"

The Empress Dowager stretched out her fair finger and poked Bai Su's forehead, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said, "Are you treating me like a child?"

She was wearing a loose black dress, lying on the bed, her jet-black hair cascading down like a waterfall, revealing a graceful and noble face.

Bai Su said with a smile, "I just saw that it was inconvenient for you to eat, so I prepared it for you. Besides... we can't let the child go hungry."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted slightly downwards.

She was touching her swollen belly with one hand, radiating a maternal glow.

Zhengjie looked at the orange that Bai Su insisted on handing her, gave him a helpless glare, and ate it. The atmosphere was very warm and cozy.

Bai Su couldn't help but smile. At the same time, he subconsciously glanced at Zheng Jie's heart-shaped eyes and couldn't help but say, "Is it just my imagination? It seems like it's gotten bigger again."

Zhengjie glanced at Bai Su, who was completely lost in thought, and couldn't help but chuckle, "You silly goose, when a woman is pregnant, her body will grow bigger, otherwise how can she raise a child?"

Bai Su suddenly realized something, and looking at Zheng Jie's heartfelt words, she couldn't help but mutter, "Then it seems that my child and I definitely won't go hungry."

Sister Zheng nodded slightly at first, then felt that something was not quite right. What did she mean by saying that neither she nor the child would go hungry?

Her face flushed red, and she glared at Bai Su with a mixture of embarrassment and anger: "You damned treacherous minister!!!"

Bai Su coughed awkwardly. She had been lost in thought and accidentally blurted out what was on her mind.

Just as he was wondering how to explain, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

A palace maid's voice came from outside the door: "His Majesty received foreign envoys in court, but some unexpected changes occurred. His Highness Hu has urgently summoned Lord Bai."

Zheng Jie paused, startled, and couldn't help but ask, "An unexpected turn of events?"

The palace maid took a deep breath and said, "The Parthian envoy has presented a rare and exotic animal, and all the ministers in the court are at a loss. In order to avoid losing face for Great Xia in front of foreign envoys, we hope that Lord Bai will go there as soon as possible."

Bai Su coughed lightly and said in a serious tone, "What a Parthian envoy! How dare they look down on our Celestial Empire! Very well, take me there immediately. I want to see what tricks they're up to."

Looking at Bai Su's indignant expression, Zheng Jie couldn't help but smile wryly and say, "You damned treacherous minister, you just want to take this opportunity to slip away."

Bai Su was immediately embarrassed: "Ahem, Your Majesty, how could you think of me like that? Am I that kind of person?"

The Empress rolled her eyes, then sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, stop joking around in front of me. Quickly go and stabilize the situation. With your abilities, you should be fine, right?"

Bai Su, who had just been all smiles, gradually lost her smile upon hearing these words, and began to exude an aura of authority without anger.

He clasped his hands in a confident gesture and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will certainly not fail in my mission."

As she spoke, Bai Su pulled the blankets up around Zheng Jie, patted the wrinkles off her clothes, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door to go out.

As Zhengjie gazed at Bai Su's reliable back, her lips couldn't help but curl slightly as she murmured, "What a treacherous minister who makes one both delighted and annoyed."

Chapter 385 The visitor is hostile; you are the one who has come.

in the hall.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

The ministers all looked rather grim, their brows furrowed.

They usually consider themselves a superior nation, but when they see these small foreign countries coming to pay tribute, no matter how friendly they pretend to be, they can't help but feel a little disdain and contempt.

After all, compared to the prosperous Central Plains, the surrounding areas were nothing more than a bunch of small, insignificant states.

But now they were stumped by a mere foreign envoy, which made them lose face.

Hu Yi remained calm, showing no sign of panic.

It wasn't that she had come up with a solution, but rather that she trusted her husband. In her eyes, there was nothing in the world that Bai Su didn't know.

As long as my husband comes, all problems can be solved.

Fu Su's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. She wasn't entirely sure if she could help Bai Su, but she was just trying anything as a last resort.

Now, we can only place our hopes on that scoundrel.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances and whispered amongst themselves.

After an unknown amount of time.

A guard entered, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, the Grand Master has arrived."

Upon hearing the guard's words, the assembled officials, who had been frowning, breathed a long sigh of relief, as if the weight on their chests had finally been lifted.

Hu Yi was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Quickly, summon him in."

"Yes."

The guard bowed respectfully and then withdrew.

Not long after, a series of footsteps approached from afar.

Many foreigners stood on tiptoe and looked towards the entrance of the main hall, wanting to see who this extraordinary person Hu Ji was talking about was.

Yena's delicate brows furrowed involuntarily, and she felt a strange sense of panic in her heart.

Finally, under everyone's watchful eyes, a person suddenly walked into the main hall.

This man was dressed in a white robe, with an elegant demeanor and a frivolous smile on his handsome face. However, he was only in his early twenties and seemed somewhat unreliable.

For some reason, the officials of the Great Xia, as well as Xiao Li of the Yuezhi Kingdom and Modu Chanyu of the Xiongnu, all showed surprise on their faces when they saw the newcomers.

Bai Su looked at Hu Yu on the throne, and smiled as he cupped his hands in a salute: "Your subject Bai Su greets Your Highness. May I ask what brings you here today?"

Looking at her handsome husband, Hu Su couldn't help but smile. She said, "Bai Su, the Parthian envoy has presented a rare beast to the Great Xia, but he doesn't know what it is. He came here to ask for your knowledge. Go and see if you recognize it."

After understanding the general situation, Bai Su cupped his hands and said, "Yes, but where is this thing?"

Before Hu Yu could speak, Yena, the Parthian envoy, smiled and pointed to Bai Su herself: "Here."

Bai Su looked in the direction she was pointing, and the rare beast in the cage just happened to raise its head, its azure eyes staring straight at him, and it let out a soft "meow".

This left him completely bewildered.

Those tiny paws covered in paw pads, those big, round eyes, that fluffy tail—isn't that a cat?

As a cat lover in his previous life, he was completely stunned when he suddenly saw this adorable creature in the Xianyang Palace.

Seeing Bai Su's blank expression, Ye Na assumed he didn't recognize the beast and sneered, "Does Your Excellency not recognize this beast either? It seems I overestimated the Great Xia."

Upon hearing her words, the courtiers gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.

Even Fu Su couldn't help but sigh when she saw this. After all, if even the learned Bai Su couldn't figure it out, then they were probably helpless.

A hint of disappointment appeared on Hu Yi's face as she prepared to speak up and smooth things over.

Bai Su suddenly raised her head and looked at Ye Na with a strange expression: "Who said I don't recognize this thing?"

Yena was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief, "Wh...what do you mean you know this rare beast? How is that possible?"

Bai Su stroked his chin: "It's normal that you don't recognize it because of your limited knowledge. The Central Plains is a vast and resource-rich land with countless talented people. It's just a small rare beast, what's the big deal?"

Yena asked suspiciously, "Since you know, then tell me what it's called?"

Bai Su glanced at her: "If you expect me to tell you, then I'll just tell you. Wouldn't that be beneath my dignity? How about this, since you're asking for my guidance, why don't you first perform the apprenticeship ceremony for me, and then I'll teach you?"

"you……"

Ye Na was so angry with Bai Su that her face turned red. She had only come to challenge the school under the pretense of asking for advice, but Bai Su took it seriously and made her perform the ceremony of becoming his disciple. How could this man say such a thing?

Seeing the two locked in a fierce argument, Fu Su couldn't help but say, "Alright, Bai Su, stop fooling around. If you know the answer, just say it."

Seeing this, Bai Su stopped arguing and coughed lightly, saying, "This creature is called a cat. It comes from Egypt and Persia and was domesticated about 1,500 years ago to be kept as a pet. It catches mice and guards granaries."

"In faraway Egypt, this beast is regarded by the locals as a symbol of the goddess in the folk, a lucky charm, and a respected national animal. The locals not only build statues for it, but also carve murals for it."

"There's even a law specifically established that allows people who harm cats to face the death penalty..."

Yena stared at Bai Su in disbelief, her lips slightly parted.

Although she didn't know if the country called Egypt was real or not, the man was absolutely right about cats' instincts and functions.

But how could that be possible?

How could Bai Su, who lives thousands of miles away in the Central Plains, possibly recognize this pet in their local area? Could it be that she just guessed and happened to be right?

Thinking of this, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and continued to ask, "My lord, I have never heard of any country called Egypt. Who knows whether what you just said is true or false? Such words alone are not enough to convince everyone."

Bai Su stroked her chin, agreeing, "That makes sense. Well then, I'll have someone bring over some secret weapons. These are the natural enemies of cats."

"Natural enemy?"

Yena was taken aback. Even as a local of Parthia, she had never heard of cats having any natural enemies.