After the Lantern Festival, Yun Qing was too busy to see anyone. Yuxi didn't complain, except that the next day they sent food and clothes to the barracks, and nothing else. She didn't understand the war, so she didn't ask about it. Pomegranate entered the house and said to Yuxi, "Madam, Guan Shi Han is back." Pomegranate used to be Yuxi's third-class maid, and when she arrived in Yucheng, she was transferred to the inner courtyard to serve Yuxi. But she hasn't experienced it yet, and now she's just doing errands.
Han Ji walked in with a windy expression and said to Yuxi: "Madam, the things are all set, and I will go to Xinping City to pick up the goods in two days." After speaking, he showed Yuxi the list of things he bought.
Yuxi looked at the list and found that things were much cheaper than he expected. Yuxi asked at the moment: "I heard that Yucheng has war every year since the beginning of spring, so the things at this time are 40% to 50% higher than when there is no war. The prices of these things you buy are about the same as normal. Is it for some reason?"
Han Ji nodded and said, "Ying's family said that this business was introduced by Grandma Fu, and it was all from his own family, so there was no price increase." As for the real reason, his wife knew it too.
Yuxi put the list on the desk, and said with a smile: "No business is not evil, they give such a big discount, they must have a plan? Let's talk, what do they plan?"
Han Ji said: "Ying's family wants to do business with his wife for a long time in the future." It is equivalent to saying that Ying's family thinks Yunqing is a potential stock and wants to catch up with Yuxi. In the future, Yun Qing gained the upper hand, and with the Yuxi relationship, they could seek greater business in the future.
Yuxi heard the meaning of this, and said with a hum, "You can rest in the mansion for these two days!" It is not easy to travel to and from Xinping City.
In the evening, purple pansy came back from the school. As soon as I got back to the house, I went into the kitchen to find Bai's mother and said, "Bai's mother, do you have anything to eat? Get me some."
Mother Bai took a steamed bun for Zijin, and said with a smile: "There is still chicken soup in the cupboard one night, which was just scooped out." All layers with oil must be scooped out. When Yun Qing was there, he always used noodles in chicken soup. Now, this bowl of chicken soup is given to purple pansy.
Seeing Zijin eating a bite of steamed buns and a bite of chicken soup, she was so hungry, Mother Bai smiled and asked, "Why are you hungry like this? The school won't give you food?"
Zijin finished the steamed buns in a few mouthfuls, and said, "Where can mother Bai make delicious food in the academy?" In the academy, I can only be full. If I want to be more delicious, I don't even think about it. They didn't eat much at noon, and taught them martial arts again in the afternoon, so they would be really hungry.
After the steamed buns and chicken soup were eaten, Zijin finally felt comfortable. As he was about to enter the house to find Yuxi to talk about it, he saw Han Ji hurriedly walk in.
When Yuxi heard Han Ji coming, he immediately said, "Let Guan Gang come in." This must be something urgent. Otherwise, Guan Shi should rest again this time.
Han Ji took out a letter from his sleeve to Yuxi, and said, "Madam, the capital has written the letter. The person who delivered the letter said that he was in a hurry."
Yuxi took the letter and opened it, looking a little strange after reading it. After a while, Yuxi waved to Han Ji and said, "Go down first!"
Han Ji said, "Madam, the messenger said that he hopes his wife can reply as soon as possible, so that he can take the letter back." Looking at the lady's expression, she was quite calm, so it shouldn't be a big deal.
Yuxi nodded and said, "I see, let him rest, and let's hurry up tomorrow morning!" This is not a trivial matter, she can't decide it herself. It can be decided after discussing with Yun Qing and Huo Changqing.
Upon seeing this, Han Ji went down immediately.
Yuxi did not ask Yun Qing to call Huo Changqing, but stayed in the study alone. As for what she does in the study, no one knows except herself.
At nightfall, Yun Qing and Huo Changqing returned. This time Huo Changqing directly followed Yun Qing into the inner courtyard, and met Yuxi and asked: "Let us come back, what's the urgent matter?"
Yuxi handed out the letter Han Jianming had written to her, and said: "The prince knew that Yu family wanted to win over Herui, so he wanted to stop it." The prince could not sit back and watch Yu family get involved in the military power.
Huo Changqing asked: "How does the prince want to stop it?"
Yuxi said: "For the prince, the safest way is to let Yun Qing take refuge in him." All of them became his people, and the people in Yu's family were gone.
Huo Changqing didn't speak, but looked at Yun Qing.
Yun Qing was silent for a long time and said: "The prince is the crown prince and the future emperor. No matter how powerful the Yu family is, he is only a courtier." This sentence is enough to show Yun Qing's attitude.
Yuxi asked Huo Changqing: "Uncle Huo, what do you mean?" Yun Qing's answer was within Yuxi's expectation. Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is something carved into Yun Qing's bones. It is not that difficult for him to give up the crown prince and seek refuge at home. Of course, that is for others, but it is not difficult for her. But this trump card is not at the end, she will not release it.
Huo Changqing looked at Yun Qing and said: "Your wife just said that the prince wants you to take refuge in him. Taking refuge means that you will work for him and do things for him in the future. If the prince is famous and powerful, he will occupy righteousness again. I will not stop you and ask you to take refuge in him. But now that the prince is famous and has no power, he is completely emptied. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a puppet. If you take refuge in him, not only will we not get any benefits, but will Offends home." Huo Changqing's meaning is very simple. It is not worthwhile to take refuge in the prince and offend home.
After a pause, Huo Changqing continued: "Yu's family is different. Our relationship with Yu's family is a cooperative relationship. If they can't satisfy us, we can break the relationship with them at any time."
Yun Qing said with a calm face,
Seeing this, Huo Changqing looked at Yuxi, and asked, "What do you mean?" In fact, he didn't need to ask to know that Yuxi was definitely not willing to cooperate with the prince.
Yuxi did not hide it, and directly said what she meant: "The prince has the blood of the Song family in his body, and the vicious and cold blood of the Song family is in his bones. If He Rui turns to the prince, then He Rui will become him. The sharp weapon in his hand is a sharp weapon to eradicate other forces. When he seizes power and has a firm foothold, it is time for this sharp weapon to disappear." This means that the prince will unload the grit and kill the donkey.
Yun Qing said after hearing: "If the prince’s position is unstable, the ambitions of the Yu family and the Song family will be difficult to fill, and sooner or later the world will be in chaos. Although the hatred between me and the Song family is not shared, if the world is in chaos, it will be the one who suffers in the end. People. What the 100,000 soldiers in the border town do to guard Yucheng to the death, is to protect the people of the world from the poison of war and live a stable life."
After hearing this, Yuxi was shocked and asked, "You mean for justice. Not only can you not avenge your family, but you can also sacrifice yourself and your wife and children?"
Yun Qing said, "I don't have a man in the Yun family who ignores the overall situation for self-interest. Otherwise, under Jiuquan, I will be speechless to see Grandpa and Dad." This is already very clear. Even if the prince is weak, he will Only take refuge in the prince and will not cooperate with Yu's family.
After hearing this, Yuxi couldn't help but cry. She didn't understand, really didn't understand, why was such a broad-minded, open-minded, and pretending man so unbearable in his previous life? She is not worthy for Yun Qing, and she really hates Yun Qing for not worthy.
Yun Qing watched Yuxi's tears rolling down, thinking she was sad for what she said just now, and felt a little guilty in her heart, and said to Yuxi: "I'm sorry. Yuxi, I am the general, the general who guards the land and the country." This sentence shows that his attitude cannot be changed.
Yuxi shook her head and said, "I didn't blame you." She really didn't blame Yun Qing, but was distressed, and she didn't know how much Yun Qing had been burdened in her life.
When Yun Qing heard these words, he was a little moved: "Thank you, Yuxi, thank you." With his wife like this, he has no regrets in this life.
Huo Changqing's expression was a little gloomy. He did not agree with Yun Qing's thoughts, but he could not say that Yun Qing's thoughts were wrong. If Yuxi was also on Yun Qing's side, this matter would be irrevocable. Thinking of this, Huo Changqing looked at Yuxi and me, and asked: "Do you also support Yun Qing's refuge in the prince?"
Yuxi wiped her tears, shook her head and said, "No, I didn't support him in taking refuge in the prince. On the contrary, the prince is absolutely not allowed to take refuge."
Hearing this, Huo Changqing felt calm and asked: "How do you say this?" Huo Changqing is not a selfish person. If he was a selfish person, Mr. Yun would not entrust Yun Qing to him. It's just that he has his own set of principles in his actions. For example, Yun Qing said to take refuge in the prince. If the prince is wise, he supports it even if the prince is in a difficult situation. But obviously, the prince is not reliable at all. As Yuxi said, the prince had the cold blood and cruelty of the Song family in his bones. How can such a person be worthy of refuge
Yuxi looked at Yun Qing and said, "Do you remember the Tongcheng Incident?"
How Yun Qing could forget the Tongcheng Incident, it was because of the Tongcheng Incident that his family was destroyed. This matter will never be forgotten to death.
Yuxi said slowly: "The Tongcheng Incident back then, in fact, the Ninth Prince, the current prince, also participated in it."
Huo Changqing was shocked when he heard this. Yun Qing walked up to Yuxi, grabbed Yuxi's shoulder with both claws, and asked, "How did you know this?"
Yuxi's face was distorted, and she said, "You hurt me." What are you doing! She felt that her bones were about to be crushed.
Yun Qing returned to his senses and his expression changed drastically. He immediately lowered his hand from Yuxi's shoulder, turned and walked out: "Should I call the doctor?"
Yuxi took a sigh of relief and suppressed the strangeness that emerged from his heart, and said, "You don't need to call the doctor, I'll be fine, it will be fine in a while."
Huo Changqing didn't wait for Yun Qing to speak, and asked: "Just now you said that the Tongcheng Incident and the prince also participated in it. What do you mean?" He knew that Yuxi would definitely not make up for the purpose of persuading Yun Qing to give up working with the prince and Yu's family. It was a mess, Yuxi was not such a senseless person.
Yun Qing said, "It won't be too late to talk about this later, I'll call the doctor first." After speaking, he walked out in large strides.
Yuxi looked at Yun Qing's back with a heavy heart.