In fact, along the way, Qin Mubai would think of someone from time to time - Chen Yan.
"She never came to me again after all."
Qin Mubai didn't have too many negative thoughts about Chen Yan. This is a woman with unique charm, who is true to her word, tough-minded, affectionate and righteous, and very principled in her behavior. She risked her life for a promise, and once she decided on something, it was extremely difficult to change it.
In her, Qin Mubai saw the traditional Chinese chivalrous spirit that had only appeared in novels.
So pure and real.
This woman, who looks as cold as snow, but whose heart is as turbulent as fire, is like a green-edged sword coming out of its box, cold but unyielding. It would be very unfortunate to become her enemy, but to become her friend, she would become a rare confidant, worthy of reliance and trust.
Qin Mubai thought he couldn't do it for his friends, but Chen Yan definitely could!
Many times, Chen Yan's gender is somewhat downplayed in Qin Mubai's impression. Anyone like her would be willing to make friends with her. However, Chen Yan was withdrawn and taciturn and very careful in choosing friends. If it hadn't been for the Zhu Chengwen incident, Qin Mubai would never have had any interaction with her.
But everyone has their own ambitions. Even though Qin Mubai tried his best to invite her, Chen Yan still didn't come.
Qin Mubai felt a little regretful in his heart. However, the temptation is not sweet. Chen Yan is not willing to stay in the palace of his adoptive father, King Jiang Xia, and still has to wander around the world. How can he come to Chang'an to change his life because of his verbal invitation
Thinking of this, Qin Mubai smiled in relief: As long as you live a good life, I hope we can meet again!
After parting ways with Wu Meiniang, Qin Mubai led a hundred cavalry soldiers back to the imperial city.
When Qin Mubai returned from a long journey, many officials in the imperial city saw it. Some stopped to watch, and some were discussing in private.
Qin Mubai felt a little surprised: What's so good about it? I just left the imperial city for half a year. Is it possible that Cheng Cheng doesn't recognize me? Could it be that something happened in the court or palace recently, and it was related to me
With this doubt, Qin Mubai decided to return to the military camp first, first to settle the soldiers, and secondly, to find Pang Fei and ask him the reason. If something happens, you can be prepared.
Back at the Hundred Cavalry Camp, when my brothers returned from a long journey, they were naturally greeted by a lively crowd. Li Junxian, who temporarily took over Qin Mubai's duties as commander of Baiqi, and his two deputy envoys Cheng Huaibi and Yuchi Baoyun came to greet him.
After chatting with colleagues in the government office for a while, everyone went back to handle military affairs. Qin Mubai returned to his room to rest for a while, and then sent someone to call Pang Fei.
Pang Fei was working in the harem and arrived after a long time. Entering Qin Mubai's room, he stepped forward to pay homage with some excitement: "Disciple pays homage to my mentor! My mentor is finally back!"
"Well, let's talk about the gossip later. Tell me, has anything strange happened in the palace recently, especially related to me?" Qin Mubai asked.
"Uh... Teacher, do you really not know? Such a big thing..." Pang Fei said in surprise.
"Nonsense, if I knew, would I still ask you?"
"Yes, then I will say it. This will make the words longer..." Pang Fei looked embarrassed, as if he was a little scared and did not dare to speak.
"Then just pick up the important points, cutting it from beginning to end. It's best to summarize it clearly in one sentence. I don't have much time, and I have to rush to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."
Pang Fei gritted his teeth and said it out in one breath: "After Princess Gaoyang escaped and returned to the palace, she openly announced that she would never marry her husband, but she would marry you! Now she has been thrown into the cold palace by the emperor, and no one is allowed to see her!"
"What?!" Although Qin Mubai was already mentally prepared, he couldn't help but sat up in shock, "She's crazy!"
"I'm probably going crazy." Pang Fei's eyes were dull and he nodded blankly, "I'm really going crazy..."
"What?" Qin Mubai was stunned, "Really crazy? The kind of crazy person who is sick?"
"Yeah... In the cold palace, Princess Gaoyang is crazy all day long. It's so pitiful." Pang Fei looked worried and sighed, "The emperor is too cruel. He loved her so much before, but now he …”
"Now we're in big trouble..." Qin Mubai murmured to himself, "It's true to Chen Yan's words. Princess Gaoyang is really capable of causing trouble, and will bring disaster to me sooner or later. This time it's better, I'll get into trouble. She even went crazy... This is really the biggest crisis I have encountered since I came to Datang!"
"Teacher, what are you going to do? Now, everyone knows that Princess Gaoyang has an affair with you, so she would rather die than marry into the Fang family. The emperor was so angry that he almost ordered Princess Gaoyang to die... What do you think the emperor will do to you? Huh?" Pang Fei said extremely worried.
"I don't know either." Qin Mubai frowned and fell into deep thought, waving his hands, "You go out first and let me think twice."
"Okay..." Pang Fei cupped his hands and backed away from the door hesitantly. Halfway through, his hand just touched the door bolt and came back.
"I asked you to leave, why did you come back?" Qin Mubai asked in confusion.
"Teacher!" Pang Fei suddenly solemnly bowed with his fists clasped, "If there is really big trouble this time, I am willing to retreat with you at the same time!"
"You'll be fine if you say something stupid!" Qin Mubai reprimanded him, then patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "I'm very happy that you have such intention. But don't worry, I won't It’s okay. Also, you did a good job in what I told you last time, thank you.”
"Why should my mentor say thank you to his disciple?" Pang Fei looked at Qin Mubai and said seriously, "As long as my mentor says a word, why would my disciple regret dying?"
"Okay, I understand." Qin Mubai smiled happily, "Go out and let me be quiet for a while to think."
"Well, I'm resigning, disciple." Pang Fei then left with peace of mind.
Qin Mubai smiled slightly: Pang Fei is quite considerate, loyal and affectionate, and is a good man.
There was only one person left in the quiet room. Qin Mubai poured tea, lit a burner of incense, picked up a pipa, and played it slowly.
If the mind is confused, the song will be scattered.
Qin Mubai wanted to know how chaotic his heart was and whether he could calm it down. If you cannot calm down and think, you will always be at a loss when facing difficulties and problems.
Regardless of whether it was in his past life or this life, Qin Mubai always had this habit of playing music when he was upset. The light notes were like a tranquilizer, soothing his chaotic mind and calming his irritable emotions.
Half an hour later, Qin Mubai put down his pipa and smiled slightly.
"It's a near miss, I'm sure nothing will happen to me!"
This is not to comfort himself. Qin Mubai has enough reasons to believe that the emperor will not punish him for this!
In this world, who can control their own feelings? Not to mention Princess Gaoyang, who was just in love at a young age!
I, Qin Mubai, "fell" in love with Princess Gaoyang. Is that also my fault? !
Who asked me to go to the harem to take care of Li Zhi and Li Mingda, so that I was "harassed" by Princess Gaoyang every day? Who asked me to teach Princess Gaoyang how to play the piano? Who is it, who knew that Princess Gaoyang and I were getting closer but turned a blind eye, and instead made a cold move to marry Princess Gaoyang to Fang Yiai
It's the emperor.
From the beginning, Li Shimin was somewhat negligent. For him, running the country is like cooking fresh food, but he is too careless when it comes to his children's family affairs. He ignored that Princess Gaoyang was also a living person with flesh and blood, her own emotions, her own thoughts and personality. Li Shimin considers things more from the overall situation and national affairs. In his view, family ties and personal emotions are expendable.
It is because of this kind of thinking that the current situation has occurred.
From beginning to end, what did I, Qin Mubai, do? Did I seduce Princess Gaoyang? Did anything happen between me and her? I even acted like I was avoiding her.
If the emperor wants to punish me in this way, then he is a complete fool. It is not enough to convince the public and make the world laugh at it, not to mention that my Qin family is still the founding sect that is famous all over the world!
This is of course logical. But the human heart grows from the flesh. Even if Li Shimin can't convict me of this, he probably has some prejudice against me in his heart. At least, he would not be happy to let me stay in the palace as an errand, and would give me another errand to keep me away from Princess Gaoyang.
Let's change it. Anyway, I'm a little tired of doing the job of the Hundred Cavalry Envoy. Although it looks grand on the surface, it is really a big responsibility and a lot of trouble. If you do it well, you should do it, but if you do it poorly, you will lose your head. It has to sound ugly, just like what Princess Gaoyang scolded back then, Baiqi is also the royal watchdog.
Even Lei Feng is unwilling to take on such a job!
As long as I leave the palace and stop being the envoy, and stay far away from Princess Gaoyang, the emperor will naturally have no reason to hate me anymore. After all, I have always been loyal to my duties and have never violated the precepts or gone beyond the limits. Besides, Li Shimin would definitely not be so domineering and ignorant as to punish anyone just because his daughter likes him.
"Hey..." After thinking about this, Qin Mubai still sighed, "It's hard for Gao Yang. Are you really crazy? What a cute and persistent little girl. I seem to have been really moved by her. And I'm a little tempted... When the limelight is over, I will see her no matter what. After all, she is obsessed with me and has done so much for me, but I have never given her anything, not even a promise or an attitude. He just blindly and stupidly liked me, and he did not hesitate to do so at all costs. When I left, I told her to give in to the emperor and express her willingness to marry into the Fang family. Why did she end up like this again? Are you such a stupid person? There must be something fishy in this..."
Looking around, Qin Mubai couldn't figure it out. According to the previous design he, Li Ke, and Gao Yang had made when they were in Jishan, there shouldn't be any big problems. After it was revealed that Fang Yiai had insulted Princess Gaoyang's maid and caused her to die, how could the Fang family dare to continue to accept this royal marriage? As long as Princess Gaoyang takes a step back to ease the relationship between her and the emperor and prevents the situation from deteriorating, the engagement will be terminated sooner or later. The winning ticket will be in the hands of Princess Gaoyang.
What else happened in the middle
Li Ke must know about it. Let’s find out these things one by one later. Now it’s better to go see the emperor first!
Taking a deep breath, Qin Mubai packed his bags and headed to the palace.