Dare to Believe the Country and Live Up to Your Honor Ⅲ

It has been more than a year since Pang Ce went to the border. Every time there is bad news about the war, Fan Yong, the magistrate of Yanzhou, recently wrote a letter, and Li Binghao of Nanxia agreed to peace talks. Here comes Yanxi.

Yan Xi and Gongsun Mingyue have been at home for more than half a year. Gongsun Mingyue will go to the college to teach when he has nothing to do, and study medicine with Aunt Yan, but Yan Xi is miserable. He has nothing to do and no cases. Getting more and more excited, wishing someone would die every day.

Hearing that the emperor had summoned him, he didn't even have time for Aunt Yan to say hello, so he dragged Zhan Pei into Beijing.

"Yanxi, do you know why I summoned you this time?" Zhao Zhen asked expressionlessly.

Yan Xi has been paying attention to the battle situation in Nanxia all the time, and he also guessed the reason why the emperor summoned him this time, but what he finds strange is, why him?

Seeing Zhao Zhen's unpredictable expression, Yan Xi cupped his hands and said: "The grassroots don't know, I hope the emperor will make it clear."

"Nan Xia wants peace talks, you should know, I hope you can go to peace talks." Zhao Zhen walked to his side, sighed deeply and said, "Last time the peace talks failed, I hope you don't let me down this time."

Yan Xi raised his head and said sincerely: "Caomin will do everything possible this time to facilitate the peace talks between Nanxia and the imperial court."

Zhao Zhen raised his eyes and looked at him: "I hope you won't let me down again this time."

Yan Xi lowered his head and silently sent Zhao Zhenyuan away,

Only then did Zhan Pei have a chance to speak. He said in confusion, "Brother Yan, what is the emperor trying to do this time? You clearly failed last time, but you are asked to go again this time. No one disagrees?"

"do not know."

It would be a lie to say that you are not worried about the peace talks at all. People in Nanxia have an idea every day. If you don’t manage it, it’s a small thing to lose your life in the end. If you hurt the people in the court, then you have committed a serious crime.

When Gongsun Mingyue knew the purpose of Yan Xi's trip, Gongsun Mingyue couldn't help feeling worried.

"Why did the emperor send you there again? It's obviously a thankless task, why do you have to go every time?" Gongsun Mingyue said unhappily, shaking her fan.

Zhan Pei walked quickly to Gongsun Mingyue, and said with a smile, "If you want me to tell you, Brother Gongsun should go. Anyway, Pang Ce is also there, so we can catch up on the old days after the peace talks."

Gongsun Mingyue glared at Zhan Pei, and said unwillingly, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing interesting." Zhan Pei smiled ambiguously, and hid behind Yan Xi.

"What do you mean by smiling like that just now?" Gongsun Mingyue chased after Zhan Pei.

Seeing the two people circling around him, Yan Xi smiled, and he stretched out his hand lightly to separate the two, saying: "Okay, I'm still in the mood to quarrel here, I'm worried about the peace talks!"

"Yanxi, you can go with peace of mind. I will take care of you at home. My aunt and I are waiting for your good news." Gongsun Mingyue patted Yanxi on the shoulder after finishing speaking.

Yan Xi didn't say a word, just looked at him moved and smiled.

……

It's been several months since Yan Xi left, Gongsun Mingyue doesn't know what's going on in the battle ahead, and why Yan Xi hasn't sent a single letter back, could something have happened?The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He thought that Mrs. Yan must be worried too, so he decided to visit her after school.

The business of the medicine house is not good today, and Aunt Yan is sitting in front of the door picking wolfberries, unaware of Gongsun Mingyue's arrival.

Gongsun Mingyue walked all the way to her side, her tall figure covered the afterglow of the setting sun, Aunt Yan raised her head, saw clearly and said, "It's Gongsun, you're here?"

"Ma'am, it's getting late, and I can't see the picking soon." Gongsun Mingyue knelt down, looked at the wolfberries that were picked out, and couldn't help being stunned. He picked up one of them and said, "Ma'am, can this kind of one be used?"

Only then did Aunt Yan realize that the goji berry that Gongsun Mingyue was holding was broken, she quickly took it over and said, "Oh, I misplaced it."

She put down the goji berries, stood up and dusted off her body, saying, "Gongsun, stay here for dinner today, Madam will cook something delicious for you."

"Okay, I'll help you." After Gongsun Mingyue finished speaking, she followed Aunt Yan into the kitchen.

Soon the sky was completely dark, and when everything was busy and sat down to eat, Gongsun Mingyue felt that she was really hungry.

Aunt Yan said with a smile while serving Gongsun Mingyue vegetables: "Gongsun, from now on, any girl who marries you will be blessed. She can solve crimes and cook."

"Mother, don't laugh at me." Gongsun Mingyue smiled shyly.

"What Auntie said is true. Unlike Yan Xi, who knows nothing but solving cases." Aunt Yan put down her chopsticks, sighed deeply, and said, "I don't know how he and Zhan Pei are doing?"

Gongsun Mingyue also put down her chopsticks, and tried her best to pretend to be natural and said, "Don't worry, ma'am. Yan Xi is so smart that he will be fine, not to mention Zhan Pei is with him, so don't worry."

"It's true to say so, but Ma'am is in her heart!" Madam Yan frowned and said.

Gongsun Mingyue picked up the chopsticks again, and said relaxedly: "Since the aunt is so worried, then I will write a letter to them tomorrow."

"Then this is really great. Thank you, Gongsun!" Aunt Yan looked at Gongsun Mingyue excitedly, and her gratitude was beyond words.

"Mother, don't be polite to me, am I not your son?" Gongsun Mingyue took a bite of food and put it in her mouth.

"Yes, yes, it's better to be a son."

"Then let's eat, ma'am, the sweet and sour pork ribs you made are really delicious."

"Eat more if it's delicious."

"it is good."

……

Seeing that the winter solstice is coming soon, it has been a while since Gongsun Mingyue sent out the letter, but Yan Xi has not replied to the letter, Gongsun Mingyue's heart has become more worried, and he dare not go to Aunt Yan's place these days, so he just Afraid that she would ask herself if Yan Xi replied.

In the past few days, the weather has been particularly gloomy and cold, with sporadic light rain falling in the sky, making the already cold weather even more humid. Gongsun Mingyue hates this kind of damp and cold feeling the most. He always gets sick at this time of year.

He just woke up this morning and felt that something was wrong. He was light-headed, dizzy, his nose seemed to be blocked, and his throat was hoarse and painful. He knew in his heart that he was sick again, and this time he could not go to the medicine house.

Aunt Yan was worried that Gongsun Mingyue didn't come for so many days, so she didn't know about Yan Xi's news. She didn't expect to see him walking into the medicine house with a pale face and powerless body at noon today.

As soon as Aunt Yan saw him, she immediately stepped forward to support him, muttering: "You said you, you will get sick every year at this time, and you can't escape even once."

"Mother, don't make fun of me. Hurry up and make some medicine for me. I'm almost speechless." Gongsun Mingyue said weakly with a hoarse voice.

Aunt Yan helped him sit on the chair, and then fanned the wind in front of the decoction stove: "I knew you couldn't escape this test, so you've been suffering for a long time, and you can drink it in a while. You don't talk, otherwise Throat hurts more."

"Thank you ma'am."

"Thank you when you are well."

Gongsun Mingyue stopped talking, thinking about what he would say if Aunt Yan asked Yanxi if he had written.

Just when the two of them were silent, a strange voice sounded outside: "Is Gongsun Mingyue here?"

Hearing this, Aunt Yan immediately stood up and ran out and asked, "Who is looking for Gongsun Mingyue?"

Gongsun Mingyue also came to the door at this time, and she couldn't help being startled when she saw the person coming: "Eunuch Fu?"

Eunuch Fu is the emperor's personal eunuch, usually there is no special situation, he will not leave the palace casually, this time he actually came to Luzhou to look for Gongsun Mingyue, presumably the matter is very urgent.

When Aunt Yan heard that it was her father-in-law, she knew that he was a powerful person, so she quickly let him into the house and closed the medicine house.

The first thing Fu Gonggong did when he entered the medicine house was to take out a letter, handed it to Gongsun Mingyue with both hands and said: "This is a letter from the emperor."

Gongsun Mingyue took the letter and carefully opened it. There were only four words on the letter: Yan Xi is missing.

These four words shocked Gongsun Mingyue, but he couldn't make it too obvious. He was afraid that Mrs. Yan would see the clue, so he carefully put the letter away and said, "I don't know what else the emperor said?"

"Your majesty has told me that after reading the letter, Mr. Gongsun will go to Beijing with the miscellaneous family to face the saint." Eunuch Fu respectfully said, "I also emphasized that it must be done quickly, Mr. Gongsun, do you think it's time to..."

"Are you in a hurry now? Gongsun Mingyue is still ill." Aunt Yan refused.

"Ma'am, it's fine. Since it's the emperor's order, I'll leave immediately. Can you let me drink that bowl of medicine now?" Gongsun Mingyue said.

"But..." Aunt Yan was still worried, not to mention that he was still sick, but Yanxi hadn't heard from him for a long time, which made her feel very uneasy.

"Ma'am, the emperor's affairs must not be delayed!"

Aunt Yan pulled Gongsun Mingyue aside and asked quietly: "The last time you wrote to Yan Xi, did he reply?"

Gongsun Mingyue could only tell the truth: "No."

"Then why did the emperor call you into the palace this time?"

"It was probably sent to help Yan Xi, but I don't know the details." Gongsun Mingyue took Aunt Yan's hands and said, "Madam, don't worry, if I see Yan Xi, I will definitely ask him to write to you. Don't worry about it."

"Gongsun Gongzi, can we set off?" Eunuch Fu reminded from the side.

"Why are you in a hurry? Let him drink the medicine anyway, don't you be in a hurry right now?" Aunt Yan glanced at Eunuch Fu and said impatiently.

Gongsun Mingyue turned around and said with a smile: "Eunuch Fu, I'm sorry, Gongsun Mingyue is not healthy. I will follow you on the road immediately after drinking the medicine."

Seeing Gongsun Mingyue's look of helplessness, Eunuch Fu thought that he might not be able to trek on horseback, so he thought about renting a carriage.

He cupped his hands and finished and said: "Master Gongsun, the miscellaneous family will rent a carriage for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Fu."

The medicine Aunt Yan boiled was very bitter, like the good medicine she said, Gongsun Mingyue also felt bitter about the future, Yanxi, are you addicted to playing missing?I hope I will be lucky enough to find you again this time. .