Zhang Lin was so frightened to death by Qi Yue's words that he staggered and fell down in the mud, unable to say a single word: "Qi, General Qi?"
Qi Yue looked at Zhang Lin with dark eyes, and as soon as he waved his hand, the soldiers behind him moved immediately, and within a moment, they tied up the group of people who threatened to rebel.
He ignored the howling Zhang Lin, but walked to the young man standing in the drizzle first, raised his hand to spread the cloak on his body, and blocked the rain from the person who made him miss him day and night.
Not seeing each other in a day is like three autumns.
Qi Yue finally felt the meaning of this sentence clearly. He greedily painted the young man's clear eyebrows, and after a long time, he said softly: "I am late."
Seeing this man standing beside the eldest prince so presumptuously, the guards behind Qing Yun were not in a hurry to stop him. Just as he was about to give a sharp shout, he remembered what the old Wei Linwei Ge told them when he left the capital: "Don't reveal your Highness's identity outside. , remember to be careful of Zhenbei General Qi Yue."
Now seeing General Zhenbei, who needs them to "be more careful", looking so close to his Royal Highness, the guard blushed, and finally only uttered a sentence to Qing Yun: "My lord... this man..."
Qing Yun waved his hand to stop the guards from going forward, and looked up at the man with longing in his brows and eyes, with a smile that was not a smile: "Oh? Why is General Qi late? Is he late? See your unmarried wife? Miss Zhang just ran away not long ago, the general should have met him on the road."
The sour words came out involuntarily, but Qing Yun frowned a little regretfully, so his face involuntarily turned cold again.
Looking at him, Qi Yue felt that every frown and smile of this man was extremely beautiful, whether it was the slight mocking smile before, or the slightly stern eyebrows and eyes now, he was dazzled.
He lowered his head, hungrily, approaching the young man's face without knowing it, and whispered obediently: "Miss Zhang? What does it have to do with me? I never agreed to that marriage from the beginning to the end."
When Zhang Lin heard Qi Yue's words, he knelt down and howled, "General Qi, the marriage between you and my daughter was bestowed by the emperor!"
Hearing this, Qi Yue's expression became solemn, he took off his cloak and put it on the young man, he strode towards Zhang Lin, pulled the man by the neck with a whip and pulled him over, he said word by word: "I, Qi Yue I would rather resist the decree and suffer the punishment of beheading than casually marry a woman I don’t like, let alone the daughter of a beast like you!”
Seeing the confrontation between the two, the guard moved closer to Qing Yun's ear, hesitantly said: "Young Master, this man is extremely dangerous, what should we do?"
"No problem." Qing Yun shook his head lightly.
But the surrounding refugees who heard the guard's words became concerned, knowing that the new general Qi might be harmful to the eldest prince, they all surrounded Qi Yue defensively, and at the same time, they were also cautious in their words, imitating the guard and not saying anything. Don't dare to reveal the identity of the eldest prince easily.
After tidying up Zhang Lin, Qi Yue arranged for his soldiers to replace these people who were responsible for water control, and then returned to Qing Yun's side.
Seeing how guarded he was by the people around the young man, Qi Yue couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. Everyone can see the good nature of the young man. He has been so loved by the people of Xiangzhou after only a few days in Xiangzhou
Only the eldest prince...
A hint of unhappiness flashed in Qi Yue's eyes again, he moved closer, took the young man's hand and said, "Why did you bring so few people here? Doesn't the eldest prince know the danger of Xiangzhou?"
Seeing the man resolve the marriage matter neatly, most of the depression in Qing Yun's heart these days has finally dissipated. Even the man's rude words didn't make him angry. expression. This look really made Qing Yun discover something extremely interesting.
When this idiot mentioned the First Prince, why did a bright sourness flash in his eyes
A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes, and Qing Yun was aroused, so he deliberately said in a protective tone: "Of course, the eldest prince is fully prepared."
As soon as these words came out, Qing Yun obviously felt that the man's hand holding his palm tightened for a moment, and at the same time the jealousy in those dark eyes was almost boiling.
Hearing the young man defending the eldest prince again, Qi Yue's heart seemed to be stirred by a sharp sword, and his eyes turned red from the pain.
How could he mention others so gently? Between them... only each other should be right...
Jealousy was churning in Qi Yue's heart, causing some thoughts that had been sealed in his heart to break out, but the scene of slandering the eldest prince and making the youth angry was still vivid in his memory, Qi Yue could only express his anger towards the eldest prince. The meaning is pressed in the bottom of my heart.
Seeing the forbearable and suppressed jealousy in the man's eyes, Qing Yun almost burst out laughing.
The idiot!
He didn't expect that this man would be so stupid every life that he was different, he didn't recognize him, but he was jealous in his heart
The gloom in Qing Yun's heart caused by Zhang Luoyan finally dissipated completely, and when he saw the struggle in the man's eyes, he even felt a sense of refreshment.
Ha ha, consider him a confidant? Then let him live his life with this jealous feeling! At this moment, Qing Yun was even thinking about how to fake the illusion that he and the First Prince were actually two people.
Seeing that the sky was about to rain again, several people had no choice but to return to the city first.
Hearing that the Eldest Prince had returned, the people in Xiangzhou immediately came out to greet him. Seeing the Eldest Prince from a distance, the people in the city knelt together and said sincerely, "See the Eldest Prince!"
"Welcome the eldest prince back to the city."
"The eldest prince has worked hard!"
Although the voice was not neat, but it was more sincere, and everyone who heard it could tell that the people in the whole city must be extremely convinced by the eldest prince.
Seeing this scene of people welcoming everyone, Qi Yue was subconsciously taken aback, and looked suspiciously at the young man beside him. When he saw the jade pendant on the young man's waist, he suddenly realized: "I didn't expect Yan Sa to give you the jade pendant that symbolizes his identity. Seeing the jade pendant in person like a prince, he did a good job."
Seeing the eldest prince's close-fitting jade pendant hanging on the young man's waist, Qi Yue's tone became even more sour, and he stretched out his hands to wrap the cloak around the young man's body, only then did the sourness slightly ease.
Qing Yun glanced at Qi Yue with a half-smile.
When he saw the people of Xiangzhou greet him, he secretly thought that something was wrong, he just thought it would be cheap for this man to let this man know the truth so quickly, but he didn't expect that he still overestimated this man's IQ.
Qi Yue is definitely not a fool to be able to sit in the position of the Great General of Zhenbei, but when he saw this young man for the first time, he seemed to have piled up all kinds of beautiful words in the world on this person. connected together? Not to mention after realizing the "intimate" relationship between the young man and the eldest prince.
Qi Yue followed Qing Yun all the way, he stopped and walked, and walked over half of Xiangzhou City, and he already knew the situation of the people in Xiangzhou very well.
When he returned to his residence, Qi Yue was already full of guilt. He looked at the young man with a sarcastic smile on his face, covered his face with a wry smile and said, "Xiangfeng don't want to look at me like this. The people of Xiangzhou have fallen into such a situation. I, Qi Yue, really ... an unforgivable sin!"
"Hmph, you know it too." Not wanting to see this man showing a decadent look, Qing Yun mercifully raised his toe and kicked this man's calf.
Just this small action brought Qi Yue back to life full of blood. He felt extremely guilty for the people of Xiangzhou, and hated Zhang Lin to the bone, but it was the fear in his heart that finally made him show such a depressed state.
He was afraid that if the young man had a bad impression of him because of this incident, what should he do? But the rubbing of the young man's toes seemed to reach the bottom of his heart, making Qi Yue calm down in an instant.
He couldn't help showing a smile, and leaned closer with a deadpan face: "Yes, I deserve to die, my crime is unforgivable, Xiangfeng will punish me!"
"How can I have the ability to punish the general Zhenbei sent by the third prince to control the water?" Qing Yun snorted, and lightly glanced at the man who was beginning to act stupid again with his raised phoenix eyes.
Hearing the young man mentioning the third prince, Qi Yue didn't argue with him about the crown prince as usual, but thought for a while and took the young man's hand again, and said with a smile in his eyes: "I know Xiangfeng supports the first prince, but I Otherwise, why don't you and I compete to see if you can push the eldest prince to the throne in the end, or should I support other people to take the throne?"
"Oh?" Unable to see what this man was thinking, Qing Yun raised his chin, and suddenly smiled, "Bi, Bi, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Anyway, he will always be the one who wins in the end. He can guarantee that no matter who this man wants to support, he will bow his head and bow down when he finally finds out that the eldest prince is him.
Seeing such a proud and sly look rarely seen by young people, Qi Yue stared greedily at his brows and eyes, but he had already decided in his heart that even if he had the reputation of a traitor, even if he left a stain of ungratefulness on the history books, Qi Yue Yue also wanted to support Xiangfeng to take over the position.
There are thousands of dangers in this world. Although the supreme position is not peaceful, it can always deter most of the conspiracies and schemes. No matter how hard he works, he wants to keep the youth safe and public for the rest of his life.
Since his heart is concerned with the world, he will give him a position where he can flex his muscles, instead of being subservient to the eldest prince.
Zhenbei General Qi Yue actually came to Xiangzhou
The people of Xiangzhou panicked when they heard the news. After all, Zhang Lin used Qi Yue's reputation to endanger the world. The people of Xiangzhou really didn't have a good impression of Qi Yue.
Someone comforted: "Everyone, don't panic, the Great Prince is here, and the Zhenbei General will not dare to make trouble!"
But the people who went to control the water when they saw the reaction of Qing Yun's guards were serious: "General Qi heard that he is under the command of the third prince, so I'm afraid it will be bad for the first prince. I dare not stand there when I see the guards behind the first prince." The identity of the First Prince was exposed in front of Qi Yue. This General Zhenbei has not done anything out of line, we must not drag the First Prince down."
"Yes yes yes, that Qi Yue must not be allowed to be unfavorable to the eldest prince!" Now the people of Xiangzhou are very convinced of Qing Yun, no matter who sent the general Zhenbei. If the eldest prince is unfavorable, he is an enemy to them.
Words like this were passed on from ten to ten, and all Xiangzhou people were concerned about this matter. As long as Qi Yue was around, no one would dare to reveal the identity of the eldest prince.
There is another person who knows that Qi Yue has come to Xiangzhou, and that is Zhang Lin's daughter Zhang Luoyan.
Zhang Luoyan is not a fool, let alone a boudoir girl who never leaves the house. She started to intervene in the family business very early, and it was her own idea to help Zhang Lin deter the imperial envoys from the court. Even the appearance of begging for mercy when he ran to the flood control area before was just an illusion. The purpose of Zhang Luoyan's trip was to tell Zhang Lin the manpower situation around the eldest prince in the city and help him plot against him.
But Zhang Luoyan never expected that Qi Yue himself would come to Xiangzhou after the eldest prince, and without a word, suppress the rebellion her father had planned for many days.
By now, Zhang Luoyan would not be so stupid as to think that Qi Yue really had feelings for her, but the rumors in the city still made Zhang Luoyan have a plan in his heart.
Now Qi Yue, the Great General of Zhenbei, is under the command of the Third Prince, so naturally he does not get along with the First Prince, and now Qi Yue does not know that the imperial envoy from the court is the First Prince himself, so there is peace between the two of them.
But Zhang Luoyan didn't intend to let the peace between the two continue any longer, she ran to a small courtyard while there was no one around, and picked up a few extremely delicate flowers on the ponded water in the courtyard.
Looking at these scattered flowers, but with an extremely attractive fragrance, Zhang Luoyan's eyes revealed a hint of shrewdness. She didn't know the extent of the grievances between Qi Yue and the eldest prince, but she guessed that as long as he was a man, he would hate that man deeply if he knew that his fiancée was forcibly defiled by others, even if this fiancée was not in his favor.
Hiding the flower in his bosom, Zhang Luoyan left in a hurry, the shrewdness in those eyes had turned into gleaming complacency.
The conflict between the two men broke out, and she, the weak woman who was the victim, just managed to survive in the cracks. And based on her observations of the eldest prince in the past few days, she might be able to use this man's guilt to save her father in one fell swoop.