Guan Yubai's suggestion made Zhennan Wang think for a long time.
In the final analysis, although Guan Yubai came here on order, it was only for the war with Baiyue and had nothing to do with Huiling City. Guan Yubai said that he was going to Huiling City, which was already considered an arrogance, and Zhennan King could bluntly refuse, and even make a big fuss about it, so that he would not dare to intervene in the affairs of southern Xinjiang in the future.
But…
Now, King Zhennan has no reason to refuse, and even has to say that Guan Yubai's proposal is really good. Guan Yubai went to see the current situation of Huiling City in person, and he would understand the current situation in southern Xinjiang, so there was naturally room for maneuver in the matter with Baiyue.
Why.
Guan Yubai is worthy of being a general, unlike those civil servants who only look at the surface and make a big fuss.
However, Guan Yubai has just come to Southern Xinjiang, if he is allowed to go to Huiling City now, what will others think... Maybe they will think that he was sent by the emperor to restrain him, if so, what is his prestige in Southern Xinjiang
I don't know if Guan Yubai would agree to go there at a later date...
King Zhennan was thinking about it, and Guan Yubai said thoughtfully: "My lord, I heard that my lord's birthday is approaching. If my lord allows me, I would like to go to Huiling City after congratulating you on my birthday."
Guanyubai deserves to be Guanyubai! The king of Zhennan felt much more at ease, and a sincere smile appeared on his face. He said: "Master Hou is always on the battlefield, and he is unparalleled in wit. I will trouble Master Hou to go to Huiling City and teach him for the king. Teach that boy Ayi, if Ayi can learn a little from Lord Hou, it will be a blessing for me in southern Xinjiang."
Guan Yubai bowed his body and said, "Yubai must obey his orders."
While talking, someone came to report: General Tang Qinghong asked to see him.
Guan Yubai smiled slightly, and said, "Since the lord has official duties, I will take my leave first."
The king of Zhennan was very satisfied with his knowledge and interest, and brought tea to the guests and said: "This king will not give it away."
Guan Yubai stood up and made a bow, flicked his sleeves, and left the study.
Tang Qinghong was waiting in front of the study door, and after meeting Guan Yubai, he strode in.
At this time, the sky was already dark, the sky was full of dazzling stars, and the wind that was coming towards us was no longer as muggy as the day, and even the heat seemed to be blown away a bit. Guan Yubai took Xiao Si to the direction of Qingyunwu, walking unhurriedly,
The King of Zhennan is easier to deal with than he originally thought. With such a prince in southern Xinjiang, no matter what he wants to do, he will go smoothly.
Southern Xinjiang…
Guan Yubai looked at the stars in the sky, with a smile softer than the breeze on his lips.
He used to think that his whole life was to fight on the battlefield to protect his family and the country.
Later, he thought that the rest of his life would be to clear his father's grievances and avenge his blood.
Now, the vengeance has been avenged, the long-cherished wish has come to an end, and he also has the opportunity to live for himself...
So far it's off to a good start.
Guan Yubai withdrew his gaze, and said softly, "Xiao Si, let's go for a walk tomorrow."
Xiao Si naturally obeyed.
So, in the early morning of the second day, taking advantage of the still light, Guan Yubai took Xiao Si and Feng Xing out of the palace, and went leisurely all the way to the south of the city, stop and go, stop and go...
Luoyue City was still under martial law, and patrolling Southern Border Army passed by from time to time. Whenever soldiers passed by, the surroundings subconsciously fell silent, and it was not until they left that the noise broke out again.
Perhaps after the last martial law, the people in the city were mentally prepared. This time, after the initial panic, they quickly returned to normal.
The small roadside stalls were set up again, and the common people also came out to make a living, and the streets were only slightly deserted than before.
"Young Master, Xiao Si, wait a minute, I'll buy another pack of candied fruit!" Feng Xing, whose mouth was already stuffed, ran towards a candied fruit shop with a "swish".
Xiao Si looked at Feng Xing with black lines all over his face, regretting so much that his intestines turned green.
If I had known earlier, I would not have brought this guy out. When I went out, I was just shopping, not a girl's house. The distance that could be reached by walking a stick of incense was delayed by him for more than half an hour.
After a while, Fengxing came back with candied fruit in his arms, and enthusiastically asked Guan Yubai and Xiao Si if they wanted to eat.
Xiao Si shook his head indifferently in gratitude, Feng Xing didn't take it seriously, his gaze was suddenly attracted by a pastry shop across the street, his eyes lit up and he said: "The pastries in that shop seem to be..."
"...Brother Guan!" A familiar male voice cheerfully interrupted Feng Xing, Feng Xing didn't recognize the owner of the voice, but Xiao Si did, and he knew who the owner of the voice was without looking back, his brows twitched.
Guan Yu Bai Xunsheng looked over, and saw across the street, Xiao Luan walked over quickly carrying a cardboard box tied with a hemp rope, with a bright smile on his handsome face.
"Brother Guan, what a coincidence." Xiao Luan said with a smile, "Are you going to Ji Li Fang to buy some dim sum?"
Before Guan Yubai could answer, Xiao Luan had already asked and answered: "Fortunately, I came in time, otherwise you would have bought the wrong one."
Feng Xing blinked suspiciously, looked at the dim sum shop that had already lined up at the door, and thought: Isn't this dim sum shop doing very well
As if seeing his doubts, Xiao Luan said again: "Didn't you see who are the people in line?" He shook his head and sighed, "The dim sum they sell is really sweet, and I don't know the girls who sell it. How does your mouth grow?"
"Brother Guan, the cakes from this Bai's shop are much more delicious, with moderate sweetness." Xiao Luan picked up the paper box in his hand and brought it to Guan Yubai, "Brother Guan, let me treat you to eat today Let's have a snack. This is the sweet-scented osmanthus red bean cake that just came out of the oven, and it will take more than half an hour for the next one!" Although this dessert was originally bought for his family, but Pianpian is so considerate, she should be considerate of herself! At most, he will buy it for her tomorrow.
Guan Yubai hadn't spoken yet, Feng Xing already had the audacity to accept it for Guan Yubai, and said with a smile, "Oh, Second Young Master Xiao, how embarrassing this is."
"Then I will be disrespectful, Second Young Master." Guan Yubai said with a smile.
Seeing Guan Yubai accepting it, Xiao Luan smiled even brighter, waved his hand boldly, and said, "You're welcome, Brother Guan, after you instructed me to write last time, even my picky sister rarely said that I wrote Well done." Xiao Luan boasted brazenly.
Xiao Si was silent at the side. Xiao Si also saw Xiao Luan's handwriting that day, it was like a dog crawling, and after being pointed out by the young master, it was barely noticeable...
Xiao Luan continued: "Brother Guan, you helped me a lot that day. Hey, Brother Guan, you are not an outsider, and I won't hide it from you. Don't you know that my younger sister can train people better than my father? Wang Ke is much more powerful. If I can't pass her level, she can be ruthless and stare at me to rewrite..." As he spoke, Xiao Luan shivered as if thinking of that scene. The existence of my sister is really terrifying!
Who is not an "outsider" to you! The corner of Xiao Si's mouth twitched, and here he came again, the familiar Xiao family!
With such an uncommon second brother, Xiao Si almost felt a little sympathetic to Xiao Fei.
Xiao Luan was talking happily, but he didn't notice a green-covered carriage passing by.
The people in the carriage saw Xiao Luan chatting on the side of the road and—
The official language is white!
"Master Hou!" Qiao Ruolan in the carriage couldn't believe her eyes and blurted out.
It's really official! She will never admit it wrong!
Qiao Ruolan stared blankly at Guan Yubai's handsome face for a long while, even though her mother said that at his age, she should have been married, but these days, she just couldn't let go...
Qiao Ruolan gritted her teeth and shouted hastily, "Stop! Stop for me!"
"Call—"
Although the coachman outside didn't know what was going on, he immediately slowed down the carriage and tried to pull over to the side of the road.
Qiao Ruolan opened some curtains, still staring at Guan Yubai without blinking.
Since what happened last time, she doesn't want to go out at all. Today, it was the mother who was afraid that she would get into trouble when she was bored at home all day long, so she let her come out to look at the newly made jewelry for her uncle's birthday banquet. Unexpectedly, it was a rare time to go out and meet the person she was thinking of!
Sure enough, there was an invisible red thread that tied the two of them tightly together.
Therefore, they will meet again and again.
Qiao Ruolan could only feel her heart beating faster, and seeing the carriage stopped, she hurriedly urged the maid to help her out of the carriage.
She smoothed her temple hair a little, brushed her skirt again, and said to herself that Cousin Luan was also there, and later she would pretend to say hello to Cousin Luan, and then casually talk to Lord Guanhou.
Qiao Ruolan bit her lower lip shyly, turned around and looked diagonally opposite, only to see that Guan Yubai had already walked away...
Qiao Ruolan's entire face froze, she didn't know if she was to blame for taking a step too late, or Xiao Luan for not staying a moment longer.
Damn, really hateful!
Qiao Ruolan stomped her feet, and could only watch Guan Yu Bai go away...
"Cousin Lan." Xiao Luan, who was about to turn around and leave, saw Qiao Ruolan, and walked towards her while shouting.
Qiao Ruolan gave Xiao Luan a salute, a little absent-mindedly: "Brother Luan." How could it be that the person who saw her was not "he"!
Xiao Luan looked at Qiao Ruolan up and down, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Cousin Lan, you were arrested by thieves not long ago, and the city is in chaos recently, you'd better stay at home and don't go out for a walk! If something happens again, it will cause trouble to the father again!" When the father is in a bad mood, he will stare at his homework.
Qiao Ruolan was already in a depressed mood, but after hearing Xiao Luan's words, her breath was blocked in her chest. Him, what does he mean? ! It seems that she is a troublemaker looking for trouble!
"Luan..."
Qiao Ruolan was about to defend herself, but she heard Xiao Luan order her maid: "Hurry up and send your girl back home!" After finishing speaking, he left.
Only Qiao Ruolan was left to look at his back for a while, and then looked in the direction where Guan Yubai had just left, but at this time, even the back was gone.
The three of Guan Yubai walked all the way, turned from the bustling street in the south of the city to a small alley, and walked straight to a house deep in the alley. This house is quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, isolating the hustle and bustle of the street, simple and quiet.
This house is under Xiao Yi's name, and the key was handed over to Guan Yubai by Nangong Yuetuo Baihui a few days ago.
After Xiao Si knocked four times on the black-painted door, a middle-aged man with a slight limp in one leg and a short coat of coarse cloth came to answer the door.
"Young Master." After saluting Guan Yubai, the middle-aged man hurriedly welcomed the three of them into the house.
The people in the house had already got the news that Guan Yubai was coming today, so seven or eight men in different clothes were already waiting in the hall. They have just arrived in Luoyue City in the past few days, so several of them are still covered with wind and frost.
When they saw Guan Yubai coming, they all went out of the house to greet him.
"I've seen you, son!" The voices were in unison.
Guan Yubai smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, get up. Let's go in and talk."
A group of people surrounded Guan Yubai and entered the hall, and immediately someone moved several tables and put them together, while Xiaosi took out a map drawn on white muslin and spread it out on the table.
This is a detailed map of southern Xinjiang.
Guan Yubai motioned for the crowd to gather around, pointed his slender fingers at a certain place on the map, and ordered lightly: "The Nine Kings of Nanliang have escaped smoothly, and they will come to meet them soon. Let's 'help' them and let him escape here..." Then, his finger followed the trend on the map, and slowly swept across...
Guan Yubai looked at the map with downcast eyes, and a wise and calm light shone in his dark pupils.
…
The Ninth King of Nanliang "smoothly" escaped, and the news that Tashi Dorji was captured alive, Nangong Yue also learned of it immediately.
Nangong Yue nodded to Zai Baihui who just got a message from Zhu Xing and came to report, stroking the cat Xiaobai on her knee, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
This round went from luring the enemy into the bait in the Great Buddha Temple, to trying to capture Tashi Dorje, and using the martial law in Luoyue City to force him to be smart enough to persuade the Nine Kings to flee, and then to let the Nine Kings go... It was all in Guan Yubai's plan among. Nangong Yue guessed that this strategy was not just about eradicating the Nanliang spies in Luoyue City, but even she didn't know what Guan Yubai's real intention was at this moment.
I don't know, I don't know, Nangong Yue has already told Zhu Xing to obey all the arrangements of Guan Yubai.
Nangong Yue lowered her eyes and thought about it, but she didn't want Baihui to continue to report: "Concubine Shizi, there is one more thing. Mr. Ye was imprisoned yesterday for the crime of colluding with Nanliang..."'
Mr. Ye? Ye Yinming colluded with Nanliang? ! Nangong Yue looked at Baihui in unconcealed surprise, and her stroking movements subconsciously stopped.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows and asked, "How could Ye Yinming have anything to do with this matter?"
Not only her, but also Huamei and the others beside her were a little curious, and they all looked over in unison.
"Meow—" Xiao Bai on her knee raised her head in dissatisfaction, as if complaining, hey, why did you stop
Nangong Yue obediently continued to caress the soft and smooth white fur on its back, Xiao Bai sat down again contentedly, yawned lazily, and the beautiful mandarin duck squinted into a straight line sleepily.
Baihui narrated how the Nine Kings of Nanliang used Ye Yinming to leave the city, including how Ye Yinming was knocked out by the Nine King Langma and stripped of his robe...
While speaking, Baihui had a strange expression on her face.
In fact, a lot of people from the Shizi were placed on the city gate yesterday to ensure that the Nine Kings could "escape" from Luoyue City smoothly, so it doesn't really matter whether there is Ye Yinming or not. I don't know whether to say that Ye Yinming was unlucky, or that he was too vigilant. It is estimated that if the Ninth King of Nanliang was not in a hurry to escape, Ye Yinming's little life would not be worth mentioning in the eyes of the Ninth King of Nanliang.
Baihui continued: "After the Ninth King of Nanliang left, an old woman who was about to enter the city took her daughter-in-law into the tea shed for a rest, and found Mr. Ye who had been knocked out in the corner. The old woman was crying and asked someone to comment, saying Her daughter-in-law has been widowed for ten years, and the village originally wanted to erect a chastity memorial archway for her, but now she is insulted by this disheveled rascal, what should I do?" Baihui's eyes twitched as she spoke, and from this point Speaking of it, Ye Yinming is still somewhat "innocent".
Huamei and the others couldn't help laughing, and looked at each other amusedly.
Baihui was still talking: "The old woman kept saying that she would go to the government to sue Mr. Ye for disheveled clothes, which is degrading to gentlemen and harmful to morality. Because she made a lot of noise, she attracted Shen Pianjiang, who was leading a patrol nearby. After Mr. Ye was rescued, he explained that he was also a victim and was deceived by the villain. The other party not only knocked him out, but also took off his clothes and stole his belongings. He asked the general to investigate the thief After careful investigation, Shen Pianjiang suspected that Mr. Nalang was probably from Nanliang, and he also found out that Mr. Ye was guarding him in front of the city gate guards, causing the guards to be "negligent" and let him go. Ye Yin Ming naturally complained repeatedly, saying that he was deceived by traitors..."
But at that time, under the public eye, even if Shen Pianjiang learned that Ye Yinming had some relationship with Zhennan Palace from the city gate soldiers, he could only handle it impartially and temporarily take Ye Yinming into custody, so as not to provoke public anger.
Nangong Yue didn't say anything. How to deal with Ye Yinming is naturally decided by the government...
"Miwu—" Xiaobai called out softly, and patted Nangong Yue's hand away with one front paw. After stretching its body and stretching its body, it jumped briskly onto the desk beside it.
Fearing that the cat owner would bump into the teacup on the desk, Thrush took the teacup away quickly.
Xiao Bai walked around the desk slowly, then curled up into a ball of white hair, swaggeringly fell asleep.
Looking at the fluffy white hair balls, Nangong Yue felt a little itchy, but just raised her hand, Xiao Bai's ears moved, and she opened her eyes, staring at her with cat eyes like colored glass beads, as if saying, don't disturb me sleep!
The maids were struggling to hold back their laughter, Xiaobai was probably the only one in the whole family who had such a big "cat courage" to treat his master like this.
Every time at this time, Nangong Yue couldn't help but miss Xiao Bai's trembling and pitiful little boy when Xiao Yi had just thrown him to her. At that time, Xiaobai was so well-behaved and obedient.
How did it become like this...
Nangong Yue was a little bored, so she just picked up a miscellaneous book and read it... Gradually, she became fascinated.
The maids knew that the master was reading, and each of them acted lightly, as if they didn't exist at all.
I don't know how long it took, a maidservant in Tsing Yi opened the bamboo curtain of Concubine Xiang slightly, and winked at Que'er in the inner room with a strange expression.
Que'er walked over, and the maidservant in Tsing Yi whispered a few words to her.
Que'er frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "You wait here a while, I'll go and talk to Shi Zifei."
The maid in Tsing Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked Que'er with a blessing.
Que'er walked up to Nangong Yue, and was about to call out tentatively, when she saw Nangong Yue put down the book in her hand, and she also noticed the movement between the two maidservants.
"Concubine Shizi, Dou Lu said that Aunt Ye has been kneeling outside the courtyard for a long time." Que'er reported, "No matter how much Dou Lu and the others try to persuade her, she just refuses to leave and insists on kneeling there."
Que'er felt it was ridiculous and had a headache. Why is Miss Ye like a dog skin plaster that can't be shaken off? She has changed from Miss Ye to Aunt Ye, but she still doesn't know her identity—Auntie is a half-servant, how could she? Qualified to ask to see the crown prince at will!
The servant girl serving in the yard kindly wanted to mention Ye Yili a few words, but Ye Yili had a bad temper and would not listen to persuasion at all, insisting on kneeling at the entrance of the yard, making it difficult for the servants.
There were a lot of people in Bixiaotang, Ye Yili was the prince's aunt after all, she knelt here for a long time, and when it was reported to the palace, there would be an uproar, it would be bad if the prince blamed the concubine, so Doulu hesitated and came to report.
What Ye Yili did, Nangong Yue knew after thinking about it, she frowned slightly, and said lightly: "You let Dou Lu and the others pass my message to Aunt Ye, if she refuses to leave, just kneel down." Her tone was cold and calm alienated.
She and Ye Yili didn't have any special relationship at first, and Ye Yili took herself too seriously.
"Yes, Crown Princess."
After saluting, Que'er withdrew.
When Dou Lu got Nangong Yue's words, she knew it in her heart, and became more courageous. She went to the entrance of the yard with two big-armed and round women, and said coldly with her hands on her hips: "Aunt Ye, please go back. Otherwise The servant girl can only let people 'invite' Auntie to go back." Shi Zifei is easy to talk, and I can't just let Auntie Ye kneel here and let people see Bixiaotang's jokes for nothing.
Seeing the two women walking towards her with a fake smile on their faces, Ye Yili's expression was extremely ugly.
Of course she didn't want to come to ask Nangong Yue, so before coming to Bixiao Hall, she first went to see Concubine Wei, and told Concubine Wei everything about her brother Ye Yinming, hoping to ask him to help. But side concubine Wei politely rejected her, saying that this matter was too important to interfere with as a side concubine.
Ye Yili thought about it for a long time, so she could only come to Bixiao Hall, hoping that Nangong Yue would help her out because she could see her past love.
She knelt down, but she didn't expect Nangong Yue's heart to be as hard as a stone, not only remained unmoved, but even sent someone to humiliate herself!
Ye Yili gritted her teeth, staggeringly trying to stand up.
"Auntie..." The maid on the side quickly supported Ye Yili, so that she would not be too embarrassed.
Ye Yili's knees were a little numb and painful from kneeling for a long time, but these flesh pains were nothing compared to the pain in her heart. It was as if someone had stabbed her heart with a knife again and again, causing her heart to hurt.
Ye Yili turned around and walked along the cobblestone path in a daze. The maid beside her asked softly, "Auntie, do you want to go back now?"
Ye Yili didn't speak, she was thinking about who else she could ask to help her brother...
Zhennan King!
The answer suddenly appeared in Ye Yili's mind.
By the way, Zhennan King!
Ye Yili's originally dull and lifeless eyes lit up as if seeing the dawn of hope.
That's right, the only one who can help my brother is the prince!
As long as she begs the prince with gentle words and soft words, he will definitely help her like before, right
In the past, no matter what happened, the prince would help her. It's only because she felt that she was forced to be a concubine by the prince after she entered the palace, so she was unwilling to commit herself to the prince, so she was left in the cold by the prince.
Ye Yili stopped suddenly, her hands clenched into fists in her sleeves.
She decided that she would not reject the prince anymore, as long as she lowered her posture and showed some tenderness, the prince would soften his heart.
A strange spark flashed in Ye Yili's eyes, and she said resolutely, "I'm going to see the prince!"
"Auntie..." the servant girl muttered, her mouth moved, she wanted to persuade Ye Yili, but she didn't dare to persuade her, thinking to herself: As the saying goes: "A wife is worse than a concubine, and a concubine is worse than stealing". No matter how much the prince cared for Aunt Ye before she entered the door, since she officially passed the door, the entire family has seen his attitude. Aunt Ye is going to look for the prince at this time, I'm afraid it won't be good...
Ye Yili hastily returned from Bixiao Hall to the inner courtyard of the palace, intending to go to the outer study room to ask Zhennan King, thinking in her heart how she should respond if the servants in the outer study deliberately made things hard for her to prevent her from seeing Zhennan King...
However, her luck seemed to be pretty good. Before she left the inner courtyard, she saw King Zhennan striding past the second gate in a purple brocade robe from a distance.
Ye Yili was overjoyed, God really helped her.
She stepped forward step by step, bowed her knees and saluted: "I have seen the prince." She half-cast her eyes, and did not notice that Zhennan Wang's complexion was not very good-looking at all.
Because it was related to the escaped Nanliang spy, Tang Qinghong reported the matter of Ye Yinming to the King of Zhennan last night. The King of Zhennan was furious and felt that Ye Yinming was really shameless. Pingping, now he is using the reputation of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to pretend to be a tiger outside, and even mix with Nanliang people...
And this Ye Yili...
Zhennan Wang half-closed his eyes, which were gloomy and gloomy.