Qing Yan

"Evil! Who allowed you to provoke the eldest princess!" Zhan Teng angrily pointed at Zhan Yu's nose in Beizheng Jin Wang's mansion.

"My son didn't provoke His Highness!" Zhan Yu retorted unconvinced, "My son is in love with her, and my father already knew..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhan Teng with a sneer: "Hmph! Love? A man was born in the world, he should be unscrupulous, he should do some great things, what's the point of being trapped in the love of children?"

"In my father's eyes, the friendship between people is bullshit, right?" Zhan Yu gritted his teeth and said angrily.

"I'm your old man! Keep your mouth clean!"

Zhan Yu didn't hesitate to smile, and smiled very sadly: "Yes, you are my father...but do you treat your son as your son?"

Zhan Teng frowned and looked at him.

"Second brother's grudge, just wiped away like this?" Zhan Yu asked unwillingly, looking directly at his father.

"That's not your business!" Zhan Teng waved his hand impatiently, "Get lost!"

Zhan Yu showed pain on his face, and mournfully said: "Father, stop!"

Zhan Teng glanced at him: "Why are you still talking nonsense here?"

"Since ancient times, how many rebellious officials and thieves have come to a good end? Could it be that father..."

Before Zhan Yu finished speaking, there was a crisp "pop", and Zhan Teng slapped his left cheek hard, and a thread of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Niezi! How dare you call me a traitor!" Zhan Teng's face turned ashen.

As if he had expected this to happen a long time ago, Zhan Yu was slapped, but he was not surprised at all, "If father didn't think this in his heart, how would he know that his son scolded you?"

"You..." Zhan Teng was in a hurry, if the person in front of him was not his own son, he really wanted to kill this person with all his might.

The anger in his heart could not be suppressed, and he kicked Zhan Yu's lower abdomen.Zhan Yu was kicked staggeringly and fell to the ground.

"Go back to your own room! Don't go out without Gu's consent!"

"Father wants me under house arrest?" Zhan Yu covered his lower abdomen with his hands, sweating from the pain.

"Gu has already sent someone to Nanzhao to marry the princess of King Qi Wuman to you."

Zhan Yu was shocked, ignoring the pain, hurriedly got up and took a few steps on his knees, and grabbed Zhan Teng's robe: "My son doesn't even recognize Princess Wuman, so how can he marry her? The person in my son's heart..."

Zhan Teng slapped him away: "This matter is beyond your control! My will is resolved!"

"Did father ignore everything in order to seize the Yang family's country?"

Zhan Teng stared at his questioning son, his eyes were blood red, "Anyone can say this, but you can't! Get out!"

Zhan Yu staggered to his feet, gritted his teeth, and walked away, almost bumping into Chang Xiao who hurried in.

"Young master..." Chang Xiao watched Zhan Yu stumbling away and was startled.

"Ah Xiao?" A warring voice came from the hall.

Chang Xiao hurriedly restrained his mind and walked in quickly. Seeing that the anger on Zhan Teng's face was not calmed down, he hurriedly persuaded him, "Did the prince make the prince angry? Hey, the prince is still young, and there are some things that don't matter. The prince must not take it to heart." go!"

"You son of a bitch!" Zhan Teng let out a long breath of resentment, "Who did all the things that Gu did for? He is still here with Gu! What's that stuff!"

Chang Xiao was busy persuading him.

Zhan Teng calmed down a little, and asked, "How is the situation in Nanzhao?"

"I haven't got any definite news yet. The prince also knows that Wu Man Wang has always been mercenary. If he doesn't see real benefits, he may be unsatisfied."

Zhan Teng said coldly: "Benefits? Gu promised to give him half of Dazhou's land in the future, how can he be dissatisfied? If it wasn't for the people of Monan who still can't find out the details, such a good thing can still be his turn?"

"Your Highness is right."

"That's all! If you pay close attention to this matter, Gu won't believe it. If you become a son and daughter in-law with him, he can still wipe his face and ignore it!"

"Yes, this subordinate will do it now," Chang Xiao changed the subject and said, "There is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"A letter, someone just dropped it on the palace."

"A letter? Whose?" Zhan Teng asked suspiciously.

"Who is it, the subordinates don't know. But the person who submitted the letter said that his master wants to make a big deal with the prince."

"Business?" Zhan Teng became interested when he heard it.

"Yes," Chang Xiao nodded and said, "The man also said that he is from Zhou Tingxiang's palace."

In the dead of night, a huge full moon hangs in the sky.

In early spring, it turns warm and cold, especially at night, when the chill is extremely severe.

Outside the back garden of Kuntai Palace, a black shadow crept over.The black figure slipped under the high wall, raised his face to look at the wall piles that were much higher than himself, curled his lips worriedly.She wanted to give up at this point, but hesitated for a while, still reluctant to part with the temptation.

For that thing, fight!

She put her heart on the sidelines, took a deep breath, exerted force on the soles of her feet, and jumped half a foot high with a "crash", and at the same time stretched her two little hands upwards, and managed to grab the wall so that she would not be too short because of her short body. and fell back to the ground.

She climbed up the wall with hands and feet, stabilized her figure, and jumped into the wall carefully.As soon as it landed, the small heart in the left chest was about to jump away——

Is it easy for her to eat delicious food?

Yes, this person is auspicious.

After dinner today, Jing Yan specially ordered the small kitchen of Kuntai Palace to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake with lotus root and rice for her to eat.As a result, her eyes lit up.

In the past in Monan, most of what Ji Xiang ate was goat's milk, cow's milk, and horse's milk.After coming to Dazhou, her eyes were wide open, and she found that besides milk-flavored snacks, there are so many delicious sweets in the world.Children mostly have a sweet tooth.Today, this dish of lotus root, rice and sweet-scented osmanthus sugar cake is particularly appetizing to her, and she can't help but eat it.

Jing Yan was startled.Although the portion of the cake is quite large, Jing Yan is well versed in the principles of "children should not be pampered" and "a child who is used to it is like killing a child".Fearing that Jixiang's gluttonous sweets would hurt her spleen and stomach, Jing Yan only allowed her to eat a few pieces, and then ordered someone to take them down, coaxing her "there will be more tomorrow, and if you eat too much at once, you will have a stomachache."

Ji Xiang watched the big plate of cakes leave like that, and was so distressed that tears almost came down.

She couldn't resist Jing Yan, nor could she teach her aunt the rules of "going to bed early and getting up early every day", so she had to wait for the dead of night to sneak into the small kitchen of Kuntai Palace to find the cake to comfort her gluttons.

The auspiciousness of the location of the small kitchen in Kuntai Palace is clear.

She rubbed against each other carefully for half a quarter of an hour. Although she was so nervous that she was dying, when she thought of the delicious cake waiting for her not far away, the sweet and fragrant cake almost burst out from the corner of her mouth. The glutinous taste is coming.

After groping for a few more steps, Jixiang's footsteps couldn't help but stop——

She knows martial arts, so her eyesight is naturally good.She suddenly found that there seemed to be a dark shadow more than ten steps away in front of her.

Jixiang would not think that this was some greedy person who came to steal his mouth like himself.There are only two children in the whole palace, she and Yu Wenkai, adults will naturally not do such useless things, Yu Wenkai is still so little...

Then, this black shadow, I'm afraid it's not a good thing!

Jixiang became even more nervous.She dodged quietly, hid behind a thick tree, and took a closer look.

That person was obviously not aware of the existence of auspiciousness, and he was equally cautious, but his goal was not the small kitchen, but the attic where Jing Yan used to study.

Although Jixiang is only a child, she has been with the Queen of Monan since she was a child, and she has never had any serious contact with political affairs, but she has been influenced by her ears and eyes, and she has recently started to study with the master in the imperial study, so she has some sensitivity.Seeing the man sneaking towards the pavilion, she followed up uneasy.

The man was thin and small, not much taller than Jixiang, and Jixiang guessed that he should be a young eunuch.

Seeing that no one was looking around, he sneaked to the door of the pavilion lightly, and put one hand on the door, just about to push it open.

"Which palace are you from?" A child's voice rang in his ears, and he almost fell to the ground in shock.

Seeing his panic-stricken appearance, Jixiang knew he was not a good person, and without hesitation, he rushed forward and kicked the man in the back.

"Ouch!"

That man doesn't know martial arts, how can he stand up to her kick?Immediately, he fell to the ground, and a fishy sweet smell rose from his throat.

His scream pierced the tranquility of the night.The inner court guards patrolling in the distance were immediately attracted.

Jixiang stepped on his back one step earlier, and twisted his arm with his backhand.The man was immediately dislocated, screaming like a pig in pain.

"Have you found out?" Jing Yan sat on the Luohan couch, his face sinking like water.

He Chong only felt his scalp explode.He fully thought that after the case of Prince Yi's Mansion, Yuwen Chengji's remnant party was wiped out, and all the eyeliners planted by him in the palace were cleaned up.Who would have thought that something like this would happen today!Fortunately, the queen mother is fine, if something goes wrong, he will die without a place to bury him.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, I've found out." The sweat on He Chong's forehead hit the floor tiles, and he didn't dare to wipe it off.

Jing Yan's expression softened a little, "Who was instigated by?"

"It's... the second son of Prince Xiang's Mansion..." He Chong also felt dizzy.The Queen Mother hasn't done anything about the Prime Minister's Mansion yet, she has already made up her mind there.Just thinking about it makes me shudder!

Jing Yan paused, and pondered: "Isn't it a trick of torture?"

He Chong hurriedly shook his head and said: "This man is a novice who commits a crime for the first time, he has no experience, and was tricked by the minister."

Jing Yan snorted coldly: "Newbie? That is to say, there are still veterans?"

He Chong was startled.

Jing Yan said coldly: "Investigate! Give the Ai family a thorough investigation!"

"Yes!"

"Good trick! Did he start thinking about mourning the family first?" Jing Yan mocked.

He Chong hurriedly said: "Please don't worry, Queen Mother! The minister will definitely investigate and find out the truth, and bring out all the eyeliners!"

Jing Yan stared at him indifferently, and said coolly: "If it wasn't for auspicious encounter today, Mr. He, I don't know when will the words 'come to light' come true? Do you have to wait until they put the knife on Ai's neck? When it's time to go?"

He Chong was sweating profusely: "This minister has neglected his duty! Please punish the Queen Mother!"

"Punish one month's salary. Take the crime and make meritorious service!"

Since Wang Jun set out at Wangbei Pass, he has conquered cities and conquered territory along the way, winning battles one after another, which can be said to be fought smoothly.One of the reasons is that Wu Bin, a pioneer official, is brave and resourceful, and has a lot of strategy.Second, there is sufficient supply of luggage, food and grass in the rear, without any delay.Three things cannot be separated from Yin He's strategy.He is very familiar with Beizheng's military and political deployment, and he is even more familiar with the guards and military strength of each pass and city.Where he points, it can be said that all attacks are invincible.

In less than half a month, Wang Jun went to the three important towns of Beizheng, which was a big step closer to the capital of Beizheng.

Of course Yu Wenrui was overjoyed.In addition to rushing to write a letter to Jing Yan in the palace to announce the good news, and sharing her joy with him, she greatly praised Yin He.She felt that by recruiting Yin He, she had acquired a big treasure. With this big treasure, why would Beizheng not be attacked?

But during this period, there were joys and worries.What's worrying is that Jing Yan hasn't replied to her letter for a long time.Yu Wenrui didn't know if it was because of the long and tortuous journey, or because of some delays.

People, once they care about someone or something, they tend to lose their minds and worry about gains and losses.Yu Wenrui, who hadn't received a reply for a long time, couldn't help worrying: Are you sick?Or is the government busy?Or, busy with something else?

She is like this, hovering between joy and sorrow every day.

On this day, Yu Wenrui and the generals finished discussing military affairs, and it was already dark.

She felt a little restless, so she went back to the tent to rest.

Lying on the bed, Yu Wenrui tossed and turned unsteadily.

It has been ten days since there was no news from Auntie.

It is a long journey from the palace to here, Yu Wenrui tried his best to calculate the delay time on the way.Even if it's a five-day delay on the road, this is the maximum limit, so it means that sister-in-law didn't respond to her letter for at least five days.

Thinking of this, Yu Wenrui felt that he couldn't lie down anymore.This time, she didn't think about the busy government or Jing Yan's illness. The first thing she thought of was: "Is sister-in-law tired of me? Don't want to talk to me anymore?"

So, care is chaos!

She was so irritable that she stood up and turned back and forth in the tent one after another, but she still couldn't settle down.

Just at this time, the guards shouted suddenly from outside: "Who is it!"

In an instant, calm was restored outside.

"What's going on?" Yu Wenrui asked loudly.

"Your Majesty, an arrow has been shot from somewhere..." the guard replied honestly.

arrow?Someone wants to assassinate me?This was Yu Wenrui's first reaction.

However, what the guard said next dispelled her thoughts, but made her even more puzzled——

"... something is hanging on the arrow..."

what?

As soon as Yu Wenrui lifted the tent curtain and came out, she saw an arrow stuck on the ground about ten steps away from her imperial tent, and something was tied to the arrow.

Wei Shun happened to have just gone to prepare dinner for Yu Wenrui, and when he came back, he saw the emperor walking towards a strange arrow, and he was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, be careful!"

Yu Wenrui paused, turned his head to glance at him, and still walked towards the arrow.

She knelt down and looked at the arrow.It was just an ordinary arrow, not poisoned.So, this volume...

Yu Wenrui pulled the arrow from the ground and looked at it carefully again.

Wei Shun watched her movements anxiously, "Your Majesty, shall we... Shall we pay the bill?"

What if this arrow is an introduction, and the second arrow is aimed at this ancestor?

In the imperial tent, Yu Wenrui unfolded the volume of things.

It was a few pieces of yellowed letter paper, which had obviously been there for some years.The words on the letter paper are free and easy, just like the demeanor of that person when he talks eloquently, and even more like his demeanor of commanding——

Yu Wenrui recognized this word.

Although the writer of the letter was someone she knew well, the contents of the letter deeply hurt her.

No, it wasn't the content of the letter, but the...intimacy and...longing between the lines, which deeply hurt her.

Yu Wenrui really couldn't think of any other two words that could describe that feeling more appropriately.Especially, when she saw the word "Bojia" in the signature of each letter.

If she remembered correctly, that person's name was asked by herself.However, that man and sister-in-law were already so familiar ten years ago?