The king of Xiangjun is not in Xiangcheng? Where did he go
Su Fengnuan frowned after hearing the words.
Ye Chang raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked the emperor, "But the news from Qingwuwei?"
The emperor nodded, "I sent people to the fiefs more than ten days ago to convey the decree of the vassal princes from all over the country to come to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. Doctor Yan said that the rash should be kept behind closed doors, and the wind will not be seen, and it will infect people. Therefore, the princess of Xiangjun took over the order. When the Qingwu guard secretly investigated, he knew that the king of Xiangjun was not in the mansion, but went out gone."
Su Fengnuan heard the words, "How long have you been out?"
The emperor said, "It seems that it's been a while. I just received the news from Qingwuwei. These years, I don't easily send Qingwuwei out of the capital. As far as Jianghu is concerned, Qingwuwei has not been involved deeply, and I am afraid it will be a while." I couldn't find out his whereabouts for a while, so I thought of you."
Su Fengnuan tapped his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am not omnipotent. It may not be easy to find out the whereabouts of Xiangjun King in a short time. I have some subordinates, but they are all sent to protect my senior brother and return to Ye's house." After finishing the words, she suddenly asked Ye Chang, "How long has it been since Senior Brother left? Why is there no news yet? Count the days, is it time to arrive?"
Ye Chang said, "It's been more than ten days since he left, and he should have arrived, but he hasn't sent back any news, maybe it's not smooth enough to send you a message back to Beijing, or something happened on the way."
Su Fengnuan heard the words, "I still believe in my brother's ability, even if it's not smooth, ordinary people can't help him."
At this time, the emperor said, "The crossbow arrows used by the people who secretly intercepted and killed the Ye family master are very similar to the slingshot you fished out of the Xiangjun prince's mansion. Is it really the Xiangjun king behind this? Now that your brother is returning to Ye's house, is it possible that the Xiangjun king is going to go to the Ye family?" Leaving Jiangnan Ye's territory?"
Su Fengnuan said, "I can't say for sure. After I go back tonight, I will try my best to contact people to investigate this matter."
The emperor nodded, "If the king of Xiangjun really has a different heart and sneaks into the Ye family in the south of the Yangtze River to stir up chaos in the Ye family, I'm afraid the conspiracy is serious. Little girl, you have to be more careful and investigate this matter quickly, my Qingwuwei Also check it out. See if the king of Xiangjun is in Ye's house?"
Su Fengnuan nodded.
The emperor glanced at Ye Chang, and didn't shy away from him, and asked Su Fengnuan, "How is the crossbow and arrow secret?"
Su Feng said warmly, "It has initially reached the power and level I want, and then it can be mass-produced, but it will take time. Now the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Master Zhou of the Military Weapons Supervision are exhausted, ** **Keep an eye on the progress, and when things are done, the emperor will reward them with kindness."
The emperor nodded, "It's much faster than I expected. I didn't use you wrong. After the matter is completed, you will reward me together." After saying that, he looked at Ye Chang, "How is your injury? I see you today Smells great."
Ye Chang said lazily, "It's okay to walk, but it will take a while to ride a horse and shoot arrows."
The emperor heard the words and said, "Don't mess around with me these days, and take good care of your body. I still count on you to work. I always feel that the matter of the King of Xiangjun is really not a trivial matter. It is just as I expected. I'm afraid I want to make waves. Internal and external troubles, I am also quite weak."
Ye Chang heard this and said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of his spring and autumn, if you don't look through the cards of concubines in the harem a few times, you will gain strength."
The emperor laughed and scolded, "You bastard, you dare to make fun of me, aren't you skinny? Don't think that I won't get angry with you." After saying that, he turned to Su Fengnuan, "Little girl, show me what you can do!" , teach him well for me. Look at what he says!"
Su Fengnuan laughed so hard, "I think what he said makes sense. The emperor is still in his prime, don't say anything weak. The women in the harem will not listen to what you say."
The emperor laughed angrily when he heard the words, "You two got together to annoy me, didn't you? Sure enough, both of you are bastards. If you put the two of you together to harm each other, so as not to harm others, I have done something. A matter of merit."
Ye Chang smiled and said, "I can't ask for it."
Su Fengnuan rolled his eyes, not daring to add more firewood to offend the emperor, so he simply smiled and said nothing.
The emperor waved his hands to the two, "Go away, don't be an eyesore in front of me."
Ye Chang got up slowly, grabbed Su Fengnuan, and walked out of the Nuan Pavilion happily.
After the two left, the emperor was still angry and smiling, and said to Koizumi, "Look at the two of them, are they a good match?"
Koizumi said with a smile, "The slave looks at Ye Shizi and Miss Su as a perfect match."
The emperor nodded, "I am afraid that anyone who sees them today will have this idea. Back then, King Rong An and Princess Wang were the same, they were a perfect match." After finishing speaking, he said, "I originally thought that Ye Chang's clan would be the most suitable to marry Miss Su Fu Prince, but I didn't expect that the two of them have been in contact for a long time, and now it can be regarded as the best of both worlds."
Koizumi immediately laughed and said, "The Emperor loves Ye Shizi very much, and also likes Miss Su. It is really a happy event for everyone to marry the two of them together."
The emperor smiled and said, "It's not necessarily that everyone is happy. Some people may not be happy. But I am naturally happy to see them do this marriage. The royal family can't get the prince to marry the general's lady. The clan can only choose Ye Chang, Liu Yan is still too young. For many years, I have supported the clan and fought against the Xu family. Now Xu Yunchu is no better than the head of the country. , always hold back."
Koizumi nodded.
The emperor continued, "What's more, if I want to protect the General's Mansion and stabilize the military, I also want to find a backer for the General's Mansion. Su Che has been away from Beijing for twelve years in the countryside, and there is not much left of the foundation from that year. Fighting ahead, The most taboo is someone from behind. Although Ye Chang is a thin boy, although he is the only one left alone in the Rong'an Palace, he is a descendant of the clan after all. The old things in the clan headed by King Jin all have their hearts on him, he is With Xiang Xinli, if he marries Su Fengnuan, and the entire clan is the backing of the General's Mansion, most of the Southern Qin Dynasty will be stable."
Koizumi said in admiration, "What the emperor thinks and thinks about is the same. If you don't say it, the slave is stupid and really can't think about this level. He only thinks that the emperor asked Ye Shizi to marry Miss Xu in order to contain the country's husband. , I never thought that the emperor would value the General's Mansion, and wanted the clan and the General's Mansion to rely on each other." After saying that, he hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "The General's Mansion has a military power of one million, and with the clan as a backer, if in the future..."
The emperor laughed and said, "Are you trying to say that if Su Che turns against me in the future, my country will be ruined?" After saying that, he said, "If it's someone else, I'm naturally worried, but this person is Su Che, I can rest assured that he devoted himself to serving the country back then. He left his status as the heir of the Prince of Yanbei and came to Beijing alone. Once, Rongsheng was easily discarded, just for a word of righteousness. This year, when the country was in crisis, he was ordered to go into battle in armor and go through fire and water. A person like Su Che is a true person for the country and the people, and no one will oppose him. .”
Koizumi nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, "This servant is stupid. Although this servant has met General Su, he doesn't know him well, and he doesn't know what General Su is like."
The emperor said, "Su Che is a real dignified man, and his actions are open and aboveboard. When he returns to the court, you will see him more, and you will understand." After saying that, he ordered, "Whether Grand Scholar Wang, Prime Minister, and Patriarch Ye enter the palace?" Already? Go ask them to come."
Koizumi should be, and hurried to go.
After Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan left the Nuan Pavilion, they walked far away and came to a place where there was no one. Su Fengnuan said to Ye Chang, "The king of Xiangjun is not in Xiangcheng, what do you think? Did he really go to Jiangnan?"
Ye Chang frowned and pondered, "Grandpa couldn't bear to come to Beijing to visit me because of my serious injury, but he was intercepted and killed halfway. Now he is staying safely in the capital. Although my cousin has returned to Ye's house, if he doesn't come back smoothly now Ye family, then, the Ye family has no one who is in charge of major affairs now, if the king of Xiangjun had planned in advance, and took the opportunity to make the Ye family chaotic, the Ye family would not be able to keep the chaos."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "But senior brother has returned to Ye's house. Even if Xiang Jun Wang really planned in the Ye family's territory, there might not be a big trouble. Even if there is a big trouble, with the senior brother's ability, he must be able to deal with it."
Ye Chang nodded.
Su Fengnuan said, "It's not convenient for me to be in the palace, no one is available, you send someone out of the palace to Hongfen Building to send a letter to Lianlian, asking her to contact Sesel, and check if there is anything wrong with the senior brother on the way back to Ye's house ?”
Ye Chang nodded, called Qian Han, gave him instructions, Qian Han nodded, and immediately went to send a message.
After Qian Han left, Ye Chang said to Su Fengnuan, "It's still early for the dinner party, so I'll take you to the back garden to visit the lake and pick lotus pods? At this time, the lotus seeds growing in the lotus pods are fragrant and tender. After this time, you should be old .”
Su Fengnuan looked up at the sky, nodded, "Okay."
The two left the quiet place and went to the back garden.
On the road, I met people who attended the palace banquet in twos and threes. In the entire Southern Qi capital, there was no one who didn't know Ye Chang. When they saw him, they all greeted him with a smile and said "Ye Shizi", but few people knew Su Fengnuan, but Seeing her walking with Ye Chang, and the rumors that Ye Chang asked for a marriage a few days ago, they naturally guessed her identity, secretly thinking, Ye Shizi and Miss Su walking together like this are really a good match .
The folk customs of the Southern Qi Dynasty are open, and the defense of men and women is not so heavy, especially young men and women who the emperor intends to bestow marriages on. It has long been rumored that on the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Ye Chang brought Mrs. Su, Lord Wang, and Patriarch Ye into the palace to talk about this matter. Almost everyone felt that their marriage was a matter of time, No one gossips about the two of them being unruly and lonely.
The two came all the way to the Lotus Lake in the Royal Garden. As Ye Chang said, although there are still lotus flowers in bloom in the lake, the lotus flowers that failed to bloom earlier have already formed lotus pods. The boats used for swimming in the palace are docked by the lake.
Ye Chang gave someone an order, and the boatman saw that it was Ye Shizi who was going to swim in the lake, so he didn't have to say anything else, and hurriedly set off the boat according to his order.
Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan boarded the boat.