school days in ancient times

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and the keys have been released at both ends of the Ye Mansion, but the gate of Bihua Pavilion was slapped hurriedly, and the servants in the gatehouse were startled. Usually, if someone calls the door at this time, they must complain about the two. To put it bluntly, it's just that the mansion has a "uneasy" look recently, and they didn't dare to delay for a moment, so they hurriedly put on their clothes and opened the door.

Wei Angqing just got off the banquet, still smelled of alcohol, and was led to Ye Jing's study by his servants.

Ye Jing hadn't rested yet, and was replying to official documents in the study. Wei Angqing looked at the files on his desk that were more than a foot high, and the bulletin spread out in front of him was densely written with annotations, and the ink hadn't dried completely.

Wei Angqing raised his forehead and said: "What time is it, why do you still have the heart to watch this thing! You won't stay in Dali Temple for the rest of your life, is it worth it?"

Ye Jing put the pen on the warm jade pen rest, leaned back in the chair, raised her chin to signal for the servants to serve Wei Angqing tea, and then told them to go out and guard.

"What, the sky is falling outside?"

"The sky is not falling, but my heart is falling!" Wei Angqing said angrily.

Ye Jing shook her head and grinned.

Wei Ang gave him a sideways glance, "Don't tell me you haven't got any news yet, I just had a banquet with someone, and some people came up to talk to me eagerly."

Ye Jing gave a soft "hmm" and said calmly: "Someone told me, but I haven't had time to inquire carefully, but I'm not afraid, what are you so afraid of, you come to knock on my house door in the middle of the night."

Wei Angqing glared at him, "Why am I not afraid, that man is a madman like you, and a mad dog like me! If he catches him, he will die and bite him. Did I recruit him?" He was the one who had nightmares a few days ago, isn't it enough that he has caused me trouble!"

Ye Jing shook his head, and comforted him very carelessly: "What's the rush for something that hasn't been decided yet? It's not too late for me to inquire tomorrow before discussing it. You can go back first. I still have official documents here that I haven't finished reading. "

Where is Wei Angqing willing to go, he sat on the chair comfortably, poured himself a cup of hot tea again, and said in his mouth: "What are you still inquiring about with others, I will ask you carefully tonight , you might as well ask me directly."

Ye Jing had no choice but to put away the official documents in front of her, and glanced at him, "Speak."

Wei Angqing straightened his expression, "This matter has something to do with the Rongnan County King. I heard from Ang Yuan two days ago that your precious brother was grounded by your family because of him, so it seems that it is a bit of an excuse." The meaning of this matter is to fight with your Ye family."

Ye Jing lowered her eyelashes and let out a "hmm".

Wei Angqing sighed: "More than half a year ago, there was a big fuss about how to deal with the Beiman side. One group of people wanted to support the Beiman alone, and we will control the many tribes of the Beiman by controlling the Beiman, but we are also afraid. Let their family dominate and feed tigers."

Ye Jing nodded, "Not bad."

Wei Angqing continued, "The other group of people think that the tribes of the northern barbarians have gone through several years of chaos and fighting, and now they are running out of food and grass, and their urns are exhausted. Resting and recuperating, first, it can bring decades of serious and stable northern frontier, second, it can also allow them to contain each other, not afraid of the northern frontier growing up alone, and it can also show our Dawen's demeanor and demeanor of a great country, "Wei Angqing snorted lightly when he said this, "They touched their tongues up and down, and it was easy to say, who will pay the money, and the princess's mansion is eager to gain a firm foothold in the capital, so it is willing to go according to the saint's will. How much money do you get for supporting Beiman and so many tribes in the whole Beiman? I’m afraid their abacus will be smashed to pieces and they won’t be able to count!”

Ye Jing sneered after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "In this way, my younger brother is worth some money."

Wei Angqing also shook his head and sighed with a smile: "That's not it, the King of Rongnan County mentioned to the saint and the crown prince two days ago that he wanted to re-discuss this matter. If the banker is really willing to pay the money, the saint will naturally be happy to do it. However, the North There's no need to waste the garrison at Frontier, and the mad dog will come back with him..." Wei Angqing gritted his teeth at the end.

Ye Jing's slender fingers tapped on the table, and after thinking for a while, he hummed softly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. Now the saint and the prince must have found out why the princess's mansion suddenly appeared, otherwise they would be in trouble." How did the secret meeting in the study get to your banquet?"

Wei Angqing talked with Ye Jing for a long while, the drunkenness subsided a lot, and his mind became sober again. After thinking for a while, he also frowned and said, "The saint and the crown prince also intend to let the princess mansion be tied with your Ye mansion?"

Ye Jing leaned on the back of the chair and sighed long, "At least I'm happy to see it come to fruition."

Wei Angqing let out a "tsk" and cursed, "This dead child is really the blood of their family. He is not very old, and his tricks are really damaging!"

Ye Jing sneered.

Wei Angqing looked at Ye Jing and shook his head, and comforted him: "In this way, the lunatic may not come back, and the saint and the prince should also watch your response here coldly. Since then, they have tied up this cash cow, wouldn't it be more lucrative than just giving Beiman the deal?"

"Besides, that person more than two years ago..." Wei Angqing coughed, glanced at Ye Jing before continuing: "That person annoyed you, and the saint was very angry, so he sent that lunatic to the northern border garrison. It’s been a few years, and it’s understandable to say that he was sent back to the capital, but if he returned to the capital because of this, wouldn’t it be deliberate to disgust you, wouldn’t the saint’s concerns chill your heart?”

Ye Jing lowered her eyes and nodded irresistibly, "Don't worry, I will deal with it myself."

Wei Angqing saw the indifferent look on his face forever, sighed and teased, "Okay, I don't have anything to worry about, I'll ask my servants to prepare a few more good dog-beating sticks for me when I go back, he Come back, I will stand in front of you and beat him for you."

Wei Angqing clapped his fists, gritted his teeth and said: "The grandson! You still owe me a good beating and went to the north. If you really dare to return to Beijing this time, I will break his dog's legs first!"

On the second day, Ye Shilang naturally summoned Ye Jing to ask about this matter. Ye Jing said a few words to comfort his father, saying that he would accept the invitation of the King of Rongnan County and meet with him tomorrow, and discuss it later.

Ye Shilang sighed sadly.

The next day, Ye Jing went to Zhuang Juan to invite the Sixth Prince to a Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, but brought Ye Mian who was still confined in Yaohuixuan.

Above a water pavilion, a gauze curtain as thin as cicada's wings dilutes the dazzling sunlight at noon, and the servants are standing quietly in the distance waiting for their orders.

In the water pavilion, Zhuang Jue held a light blue porcelain pot in his hand, and carefully applied the medicine cream on the corner of Ye Mian's mouth. This time, Ye Mian's lip corner was torn a small hole, the wound was not big but a little In the middle of the night, when he fell asleep, he always licked unconsciously, so after these few days, he didn't feel any better.

Ye Jing on the other side sat cross-legged on the futon on the floor, staring at them with a very cold expression.

The sixth prince is the owner of the villa, so he naturally wanted to sit with Ye Jing. At this moment, he felt regretful. Why did he say so much before, so he insisted on asking Zhuang Jue to invite him to invite the two Ye family brothers...

The sixth prince glanced at the cousin who was holding Ye Mian's hand complainingly, and made up his mind that if there was a fight here today, he would ask his aunt to pay for the broken table and chairs , It's too wicked, such a matter should be arranged with him!

Ye Mian had been grounded in Yaohuixuan before today, so naturally he didn't know what was going on outside, so along the way, he was very upset. He didn't know what his brother meant, so he asked Ye Jing twice, but his brother didn't know what to do. If he refused to speak, Ye Mian dared not speak any more.

Ye Jing watched Ye Mian's brows and eyes stretched more and more, no longer in the mansion when he was depressed, the sixth prince beside him coughed, and several people looked at him, and the sixth prince glared at the two of them .

Ye Mian rolled his eyes towards his brother, immediately shook off Zhuang Jue's claws, and moved it to the side, not daring to stab his brother's eyes again. He and Zhuang Jue hadn't seen each other for so long, so he was careless for a while... .

There was no reaction on Zhuang Jue's face, and he pulled Ye Mian to sit on the futon opposite Ye Jing, poured a cup of tea for everyone present in a very "polite" manner, looked at Ye Jing calmly and said: "The situation forces , how offending, please don't take offense, Mr. Duan Hua."

Ye Mian frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Zhuang Jue squeezed his hand and comforted him, "I'll explain to you later."

The sixth prince also shook his head slightly at Ye Mian and gave him a wink, Ye Mian could only keep silent and listen to them first.

Zhuang Jue looked at Ye Jing again and said: "This trick is just to force you to take Ye Mian out of the house. The three of us agreed that today, whether I persuade you or not, I will not use that method to arrest my third cousin. Call back to the capital, please rest assured."

Ye Jing narrowed his eyes and didn't speak, Zhuang Jue didn't care, and continued: "I met you two times ago, and I often confessed my friendship to Ye Mian with you, now I won't tell you these things, just Talk about something else."

Zhuang Jue straightened his expression and said, "I believe that Mr. Duanhua, like me, doesn't like to accept secular contracts. Those secular rules are only used to restrain those who are driven by us, and people like us, when they encounter obstacles It's just breaking taboos and setting up a set of rules for the world, so I don't think you object to me being with Ye Mian because of the reputation of Ye Mansion and Bihua Pavilion."

Ye Jing's expression finally changed a little, she raised her eyes to look at him, and said lightly: "You're right, if Brother Mian insists on marrying a man, I won't do anything to him, but that person can't be you."

Zhuang Jue bent his lips, but there was a trace of bitterness in the corner of his mouth, "I guessed right, but I used this method to force you to take him out this time, and I also wanted to tell you that even if I am not good in every way, Only one thing is good," Zhuang Jue looked straight into Ye Jing's eyes, "I can protect him, Ye Shaoqing is certainly the most important thing in the court now, a saint's favorite minister, and no one in the whole capital dares to offend him openly or secretly. But I still have to fear my third cousin who has no rules."

Ye Jing's eyes suddenly became sharp, but Zhuang Jue lowered his eyes, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Of course, it is inevitable that the talent of Mr. Duanhua will be in the top rank, and he will hold total power, but it will never happen." It is in recent years, and in the past ten years, if you have to spend some time to protect yourself, how can you ensure that you can protect Ye Mian?" Zhuang Jue snorted at this point, "I believe Mr. Duanhua can also expect that. , after leaving the Guozi School, there will be no less people who try to make up his mind."

Ye Mian sat there and listened in a daze, why did their affairs have something to do with the third prince again?

Zhuang Jue glanced at Ye Jing's expression, and slowly said: "What's more, Ye Mian and I communicate with each other, not just messing around for a while," Zhuang Jue grabbed Ye Mian's hand and held it in his hand, looking at Ye Mian Ye Jing said: "Back then, in order to protect you, your father Ye Shilang disregarded any official position or future because of your 'willingness', so Ye Mian's 'willingness' is not worth your disregard for other things? "