The end of the year is approaching. Every family hangs red cages, and every household puts on couplets. It’s a happy and peaceful scene. Only Yejia is a little bit different. One is because Ye Huaili is about to return to Guanzhong, and the other is because the Jiangnan Tea House has gone out. point question.
As we all know, the south of the Yangtze River is flat and fertile for thousands of miles. It is known as the land of fish and rice. It is especially rich in tea. The Ye family has long spotted this trade route and bought a large tea field in the three states and five cities. It has been in business since Ye Huaiyang’s great-grandfathers have been running it until now, and it has become the first choice for tribute tea.
Every spring is the tribute season. Because the journey to the north is far away, the tea house has to prepare the tea for tribute before the Chinese New Year. This year’s tea has already been sealed and filled in the box, but a few days ago, an evil fire suddenly broke out, and the whole warehouse was destroyed. It was completely burnt, and the steward knew that the matter was serious and did not dare to hide it without authorization, so he sent an urgent letter to the capital overnight.
After Ye Huaiyang received the letter, he immediately sent people to other tea houses to collect tea of the same quality. Due to the high price, 80% of the tea was quickly filled, and the remaining 20% were unique treasures of Yejia Tea House. Only a few taels are produced every year, and there is no market for the price, so I can’t find a comparable substitute for a while. Seeing that the tribute will be paid after the New Year, and if I can’t get it right, my head will be lost, so Ye Huaiyang Staring every day, almost no time to rest.
Compared with the hustle and bustle on the Ye family side, Prince Lan's mansion can be described as calm. Chu Jinglan stayed in the study every day to handle important tasks. Lu Heng raised fish in the pond. Only Tang Qingfeng noticed that there was no movement next door for a long time. Only then did I know that such a big thing had happened, Ye Huaiyang went back to his home to deal with it, and took Lan Lan away, so this place was vacant.
Afterwards, he reported the matter truthfully to Chu Jinglan. Unexpectedly, Chu Jinglan only nodded slightly to show that he knew, and there was no other response. He hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask: "My lord, Yejia Tea House has been taken care of. Could the burning thing be done by the Bai family?"
"Mostly."
Hearing such a firm answer, Tang Qingfeng hesitated even more, "Then... do you need to go down and talk to Lady Ye?"
Chu Jinglan looked up at him and said lightly, "Has this king promised to cooperate with the Ye family?"
Tang Qingfeng suffocated, bowed his head and said, "No."
"If that's the case, why do you need to inform Ye Huaiyang? It's better to let the two great families fight each other. It will kill each other's strength, and it will be easier to deal with in the future."
"...Yes, my subordinates know."
This matter was put on hold in this way, and a few days later, it was time for Ye Huaili to leave for Guanzhong.
As the saying goes, the eldest brother is the father. Ye Huaili has been taking care of the two younger brothers and sisters since Ye Zhen and his wife went into hiding. Although she is sometimes strict, she loves them very much. Ye Huaiyang doesn't understand, so at this time She also had to arrange everything at home and let Ye Huaili leave with confidence.
The most troublesome thing right now is the matter of the tea house. Ye Huaiyang was afraid that Ye Huaili would be worried, so she specially ordered the people below to keep silent. Unexpectedly, Ye Huaili gave her a few words when she was parting, as if she had known this for a long time. thing.
"Yang'er, Weixiong knows that you are smart and alert, and your mind is a hundred times better than others, but you can't stand up for anything. If you have any difficulties, you should tell Weixiong, even if the sky falls, you will be carried by Weixiong, understand?"
Ye Huaiyang nodded, her heart felt as if it had been flooded by the waves, and it was extremely wet, "Brother, you already know..."
Now that we are about to part, Ye Huaili doesn't bother to take the time to investigate the matter, so he just snorts: "If it's in Guanzhong, that's all, I'm still at home, isn't it a bit too difficult for you to hide everything from me inside and outside?"
"It's a bit difficult." Ye Huaiyang couldn't help laughing, and after he glared at him, he immediately restrained himself, and then said sternly, "But don't worry, I will handle the tea house properly, and I will not miss this year. tribute period."
"That's the next thing." Ye Huaili's voice suddenly sank a little, as if it contained some kind of deep meaning, "Have you sent someone to investigate the cause of the fire in detail?"
"I'm investigating."
The two brothers and sisters looked at each other quite tacitly, and it seemed that they had thought of one thing, so Ye Huaili didn't say any more, just instructed: "Be careful."
Ye Huaiyang hummed lightly, and immediately turned his head out of the car window.
In fact, her heart was bright, and this matter must have something to do with the Bai family. After all, she was the one who made the first move. The Bai family's counterattack was also expected, but she couldn't tell Ye Huaili. Jinglan will definitely be furious when he contacts, and things will only get more complicated by then.
Fortunately, she still has Huaxin to help, and she is not completely helpless. Thinking of this, she can't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
The sound of the hoofs gradually slowed down, and the carriage slowly stopped by the roadside. At this moment, they were far away from the city gate, and they went to the official road after a mile. Ye Huaili didn't want Ye Huaiyang to send it forward, so she urged her to go home. .
"Okay, it's getting late, you can go back."
Ye Huaiyang stood between the two carriages. The cold wind whistled past, causing ripples in the long dress of Huanhua. The crescent moon and the driver behind him shrank their shoulders from the cold, but she didn't realize it and stretched out Bai Nen. The soft weed hugged Ye Huaili's waist and whispered, "Brother, I'll wait for you to come back."
It was rare to see her showing her daughter's coquettish demeanor, Ye Huaili's hard heart instantly turned into softness around his fingers, he slowly stroked Ye Huaiyang's hair, his eyes filled with joy.
"I know for my brother, you want to..."
He wanted to say that you should be obedient, but then he thought that she was in charge of the whole family, who should you listen to? From childhood to adulthood, what worried him most was Huaixin, and Huaiyang was always the one that made people feel gratified.
Thinking of this, he said in a hoarse voice, "The family will be entrusted to you, Yang'er."
"Don't worry, brother."
Ye Huaiyang gave him a charming smile, which was inexplicably reassuring. Ye Huaili held her shoulders and gave her a steady look, then resolutely turned around and boarded the carriage. The figure slid into the curtain of the car and was never seen again.
Sending you thousands of miles, you have to say goodbye in the end.
It's not that she didn't understand the truth, but she couldn't hide her reluctance to see the carriage leaving, and she couldn't help but stand there and watch for a while, until the carriage disappeared at the end of her line of sight.
Crescent Moon came over and closed the cloak for her, and said, "Miss, let's go back, it's cold, be careful of the cold."
Ye Huaiyang turned around sadly, and her exquisite body immediately disappeared into the carriage.
On the way back, it suddenly snowed heavily, like feathers and fluttering in the sky. Looking around, it was so vast that the road ruts could hardly be discerned. The guard signaled the driver to slow down, so as not to accidentally fall into the ditch. It is solid, so that no snowflakes can leak in.
Ye Huaiyang, as always, closed his eyes and fell asleep, listening to the movement beside him without opening his eyes, he just asked casually, "Is it snowing?"
"Well, is it cold, miss? Shall I cover you with a blanket?"
"No, I'm not cold." Ye Huaiyang paused, her voice adding a bit of confusion, "I'm just thinking, it's probably snowing in Lingnan at this time. I don't know what happened to Xin'er there."
Perhaps due to the heavy snow blocking the road, Ye Huaixin only sent two letters back after arriving in Lingnan, and there was no further news. It is difficult to guarantee that Bai Xingzhi will not raise his vigilance, which will make Ye Huaixin's task even more difficult.
Knowing that she was worried about Ye Huaixin, Crescent Moon comforted her: "Don't worry, the Eighth Young Master is so witty and protected by Ci Yuan, who is highly skilled in martial arts, there will definitely be no problem, maybe he is returning now. We're on our way to the capital!"
Ye Huaiyang looked at her and said, "If this is the case, I will give you a big red envelope, Moon Banxian, what do you think?"
Crescent Moon exaggeratedly bowed: "Then the servant will thank the young lady first!"
As soon as the words were finished, the horse suddenly raised its hoofs and roared, and the carriage tilted backwards. Ye Huaiyang and Crescent Moon slammed into the back wall of the carriage, making a loud noise. Landing next to the carriage, Qi Qi sent out his palm and patted Xiang Yu, and the carriage maintained its balance.
"Miss, are you okay?"
After a bump just now, Ye Huaiyang and Crescent Moon must have been disheveled. They couldn't open the curtain to check, so they could only ask anxiously outside. Fortunately, Ye Huaiyang answered quickly.
"It's okay, what happened?"
The headed guard was about to speak when the sound of a sharp weapon breaking through the air suddenly came from his ears. His body was tense, and he suddenly raised his sword to block, only to hear a clang, an arrow with a thick finger in his sleeve hit the body of the sword and bounced He landed in the grass beside the road, and upon seeing this, he immediately shouted, "Protect Miss!"
It was too late to speak, and dozens of black shadows jumped out from the grassy field and stood in front of them, all covering their heads and covering their faces, holding sharp swords, and a strong murderous aura lingered around them.
The visitor is not good.
Ye Huaiyang raised a corner of the curtain, not only did he not panic when he saw the situation outside, but instead commanded them extremely calmly: "Send a signal to Tianqi Tower and try to hold them back."
A phoenix-tail-like smoke burst suddenly into the air, dyeing the snowflakes red.
The man in black thought badly and needed to fight quickly, so he raised his steel knife and rushed towards him. The four guards fought against him. Although the opponent's tactics changed a lot, they always strictly guarded the carriage and stayed close to each other.
The carriage was shaking all the time, and blood sprayed in from time to time. Crescent Moon was so frightened that her hands were shaking, but she firmly stood in front of Ye Huaiyang. Ye Huaiyang quietly observed the situation outside, looking for opportunities to defeat the enemy. Soon she I can see the strangeness - these people are very similar to the assassins of the Lan Wangfu from their clothes to their moves!
At this moment, a cold arrow flew from the grass again, aiming at Ye Huaiyang behind the gap in the feather curtain! The guard yelled in a hurry, but was entangled by the man in black and couldn't do anything, so he could only watch the arrow disappear into the wall of the car. After a dull sound, the big blood flower fainted on the feather curtain.
"Miss-"
Ye Huaiyang was pulled into the corner by the force of the arrow, the blood quickly faded from his face, his right hand was on his left shoulder, and blood kept oozing from his fingers. Crescent Moon burst into tears when she saw this scene, and hurriedly tore her cloak to stop the bleeding, but she stopped her.
"Go and tell them I'm fine..."
After Ye Huaiyang gasped and said this, she immediately bit her lower lip, thinking that the pain was so severe that the crescent moon was like a formidable enemy. Turn around and treat Ye Huaiyang's wound.
The four guards outside heard that their young lady was fine, so they felt at ease against the enemy. At the same time, they were very annoyed by the act of letting go of the cold arrow. All of a sudden, they were so energetic that the man in black couldn't break into the line of defense formed by the four people.
Finally, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the direction of the city gate. From far to near, the sound gradually subsided. Soon, several figures appeared in the blinding wind and snow, galloping on the slush, and plunged into the battle situation like thunder. among.
The people from Tianqi Building have arrived.
Ye Huaiyang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the sound, knowing that the danger had been saved. In an instant, all her strength seemed to be drained. She couldn't hold it any longer and fell softly to the crescent moon.
"Miss! How are you? Don't scare the servants!"
Ye Huaiyang didn't speak, although she was a little dazed, she couldn't resist the boiling anger in her chest.
When did the killer raised by the Bai family run rampant all over the street? After all, her Ye family is a century-old family, and there are still generals who control 200,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong. They dare to assassinate with such a big fanfare. Do they really think that Ye Huaiyang is bullying? She must let them eat and walk around!