Return the umbrella? Ji Man really wants to roll his eyes, there are obvious dangers here, what kind of lover is he using an umbrella to pretend to be
"Looking at the sky, it might snow at night, Master Hou should keep his umbrella." Ji Man couldn't help but took two steps forward: "It's getting dark, you..."
Can you quickly turn back and run
The ambushes around obviously didn't give Mo Yuhou this chance, even though Ji Man winked and his eyes twitched, Ning Yuxuan didn't seize the best opportunity to escape, and was surrounded by people who suddenly rushed out from around.
The white oil-paper umbrella was still in his hand, and little by little bright red plum blossoms bloomed on it. Ning Yuxuan stood on the spot, glanced at the people around him, and looked deeply at the person behind the crowd.
"Aren't you worried about me?"
If he is brought here like this, if something happens to him, won't she be worried
Ji Man pursed her lips, a little dumbfounded. Who knew that this person would really come here so stupidly? He was stupid, did he blame her? Isn't he always calm and calm, with a pair of eyes that can see through other people's situations, how did he step into such an obvious trap today
If he could be so distracted by her, then the two of them would not be unable to get along forever.
The leader stepped forward to arrest Mo Yuhou. There were a lot of people, and those who knew the current affairs were heroes, so Ning Yuxuan didn't struggle, but the umbrella fell on the ground, and he looked at it with some distress.
"Master Hou, take care." Ji Man could only say this to him with his hands folded.
Ning Yuxuan stared at her, and said softly: "I really want to know, if I go, the king of Changjun will put me in the prison and never see the light of day, what will you do?"
Ji Man trembled slightly, looking down at the umbrella on the ground.
The king of Changjun has turned his back on him, and the city is already full of vigilance. Mo Yuhou threw himself into the trap, so naturally it would not end well. For a moment, a series of cruel scenes such as whipping the tiger bench flashed through Ji Man's mind, and finally he felt a little regretful.
I knew I couldn't pretend to be sick. It's not that I feel sorry for him, it's just... This person was killed by me because of his feelings. Thinking about it, it's a bit sinful.
"I'll go to the prison to see Lord Hou." Ji Man said boldly.
Ning Yuxuan's face darkened, and there was a hint of a smile just now, but now he finally calmed down: "Thank you."
"Um."
A group of people escorted Ning Yuxuan away, Ji Man picked up the umbrella and followed from a distance, seeing the formerly magnificent man being detained like this, he was quite embarrassed, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart for no reason.
It's time to rest when we go back to the Changjun mansion, but tossing and turning on the couch can't sleep, so I just got up and put on my clothes to see the situation.
It is said that Ning Yuxuan was taken to the main courtyard of the Wangfu, and the prince himself interrogated him, and now he does not know what to do.
Wu Yong just came out of the main courtyard, frowning with a sense of worry, Ji Man rushed up to meet him and asked, "Brother Wu, what's the situation inside?"
"Why haven't you rested yet?" Wu Yong raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, then said: "The prince has decided to resist the soldiers sent by the court with all his strength, that is to say, this day is about to change. Hou Moyu has a deep plan , and holding great power, I think that since I have already caught it, it is better to behead him to show the public, and it just shows the Changjun's position. But the prince disagrees."
"Of course not!" Ji Man was a little excited, and his voice was slightly louder, which startled Wu Yong. After calming down a bit, Ji Man smiled and said: "Killing Mo Yuhou, isn't it more just for the emperor to send troops to fight against? In this way, we will be in a passive position, which is naturally not good."
Wu Yong thought for a while and nodded, but he was still very worried and said: "If you keep Mo Yuhou, one day he will become a big disaster. The prince has already ordered him to be imprisoned in the prison, and I don't know how to deal with it."
"Is it locked in the sky prison?" Ji Man was taken aback: "Is it the one in the north of Changjun City?"
Wu Yong nodded: "It should be there." The prince just ordered.
Without further ado, Ji Man took the badge of the Changjun Prince's Mansion, pocketed the money and left.
"Hey, brother Ji, where are you going?" Wu Yong couldn't help shouting, but Ji Man didn't hear him, and ran away in a hurry.
In the main courtyard, Mo Yuhou, who was about to be imprisoned in the sky prison, said something before going out, which made the king of Changjun let him go.
Ning Yuxuan said: "Prime Minister Xiao has a letter that I want to forward to the prince."
Zhao Zhe's expression changed, and he hurriedly let him go, and closed the door of the room again.
Ji Man hurriedly hired a carriage to go to the prison, it was already late, and there was no one on the street, the driver still enthusiastically said: "It's good to go to the prison at night, bring some hot wine and hot dishes, and put two envelopes of money , those people let you in."
With a forced smile, Ji Man said, "Yes, it's very convenient."
"I see you are in such a hurry, which relative has gone in?" The coachman sighed, "The army is in chaos these days, and arresting people is also random arresting."
Ji Man was not in the mood to chat with him, so he just sat on the side of the car and looked into the distance until the shadow of the prison appeared.
After giving the money, Ji Man hurriedly got out of the car, straightened her clothes, and went to the door to look for the night watchman. After spending so long in Chang County, she still has some connections, but it's not good to bother people in the middle of the night, so she took the money herself as a stepping stone.
To put it bluntly, she was only allowed to enter the prison all the way, and when she asked Ning Yuxuan, they all said that there was no such prisoner.
It should be confidential, so it can't be leaked? Ji Man thought for a while, and stuffed some more money: "Please sir, for your convenience, just take a look at some of the people who came in today."
The money was enough, and the jailer could talk easily, so he took her for a walk inside. The sky prison in this place is not a place with strict discipline. Lynching is used a lot, and the rows of torture instruments hanging on the wall are scary to look at. The further Ji Man walked, the heavier his heart became, but Ning Yuxuan was not found after searching all over.
Wu Yong lied to her? Impossible, then it can only be that Ning Yuxuan was secretly imprisoned, so it is not possible to see it if you have money.
Depressedly leaving the dungeon, Ji Man also felt a little regretful. A man is doing great things, so why should a woman be her stumbling block? If Ning Yuxuan was planted here, it wouldn't be worth it. Maybe in the future, when someone writes a biography of Mo Yuhou, they will write her as a concubine.
Back to the palace, I went to inquire again, but no one knew where Mo Yuhou had gone. Ji Man didn't sleep well all night, and had a nightmare at dawn. When he woke up, he was very dazed and couldn't remember the content of the dream. He just felt a little scared.
As a result, during breakfast, Gui Bai unexpectedly came.
"Master Hou has already left the city." Gui Bai looked at her seriously and said, "Let me tell Mr. Ji if I have something to say."
Out of town? Ji Man was startled, and a big stone in his heart fell to the ground with a bang. Fortunately, she didn't really harm him.
"What?" Ji Man asked with a slight smile.
Guibai lowered his head, probably imitating Mo Yuhou's expression, pursed his lips and said, "Master Hou said, it's been a long journey, full of expectations, but it's a joy in vain. I haven't seen you in three months, it's like three years. It's just this meeting , he would rather go back and wait another three years."
Ji Man's smile stiffened a bit, and the corners of his mouth slowly dropped. Finally, he curled his lips and said with a chuckle, "The last few sentences don't rhyme, bad review."
Gui Bai bowed deeply to her, turned and left.
It's cold today, and it's snowing. Standing at the door of the house, Ji Man breathed white air, looked at the tip of the house in the distance, and couldn't help laughing again.
It's fine to be merciless, she should not be merciful to him, and he should not be merciful to her, after all, he is just passing by, don't be sad in the future.
The imperial army has already stationed in Xihe, and Ning Yuxuan has returned to the tent. Ning Mingjie looked at his unsightly expression, and asked with a light smile, "What's the matter? Didn't he come early? How does it look like? Not too happy?"
Ning Yuxuan said expressionlessly: "It's too cold, I'm frozen, I can't move my face."
Ning Mingjie didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and beckoned him to come over: "Changjun has sent people to announce the decree, but judging by the posture, it is bound to start a war. I have already written the battle report and asked the emperor to send more reinforcements."
"En." Mo Yuhou went to the side to look at the documents piled up on the table, and said calmly: "Hold the troops and wait until the imperial reinforcements arrive, and then look at the matter of attacking Changjun."
"That's exactly what I mean." Ning Mingjie smiled slightly: "This battle will probably take a long time. When we go back, we don't even know how old the children will be."
Ning Yuxuan was taken aback for a moment, and he couldn't help sighing when he thought of Hao Hao who was still in the palace.
Changjun refused to accept the imperial decree, closed the city gates tightly, closed the twelve cities around Changjun, and took Xihe as the boundary, threatening to take the side of the Qing Dynasty. When the news spread back to the capital, the emperor was furious. While sending troops to reinforce Ning Mingjie, he put the queen mother under house arrest, and even wanted to take this opportunity to attack the Xiao family.
The smell of gunpowder has spread from the court to the common people. How can the century-old foundation of the Xiao family be eradicated overnight? Xiao Tianyi incited the people, civil and military officials jointly signed a letter to protect the Xiao family, Zhao Li woke up from the dream, looked at the court, and his own people were unknowingly attracted by the Xiao family.
Among the six ministries, apart from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the other ministries that he arranged to be taken over by him turned out to be the ones with the most traitors. They all said that Prime Minister Xiao is a good official for the country and the people, and the Xiao family has always been responsible for helping the community. Heavy duty, don't harm it.
Zhao Li was forced to have no choice but to abandon Xiao's family and make Princess Kangyuan the Concubine Shu. King Yong'an took the opportunity to enter King Jingqin and borrowed troops from Ning Mingjie, who was bound to help him take down Changjun.
The situation in the court suddenly became tense, Zhao Li was a little dazed, looking back, he hadn't seen Pengyue for a long time, Kang Yuan treated him wholeheartedly, but... his heart was inexplicably empty.
Reinforcements were sent to Changjun continuously, but Ning Mingjie stayed put. At the beginning of spring, reinforcements outside Changjun had reached 50,000 people. The food supply was slightly tight, but the court was still struggling to support it. The emperor issued four imperial decrees to order Ning Mingjie to attack as soon as possible, but Ning Mingjie ignored them.
When the spring is thick, the battle of Gongcheng will officially start.