058. Qingyun City Undercurrent(1/2)
When Yun Xiu chased him out, Ye Ling's carriage had already gone away.
There were hundreds of Jinyu Guards around Emperor Chu. They were carefully selected from the army and secretly trained for three years when Ye Sheng was alive.
This time, eleven of them were escorted Ye Ling to Beihu, all dressed as ordinary guards.
Ten men and one woman. The female guard is named Mo Zhu, and is one of the only four women in the Jinyu Guard.
Mo Zhu is eighteen years old, tall and slender, with an ordinary appearance and taciturn word. She is a guard and is responsible for both the maid and the coachman.
The carriage left Chujing, and the speed accelerated and rushed northward.
The entourage that Nangong Heng left in Chujing was named Qixing. He had sent a letter to Nangong Heng yesterday because he judged that what Ye Ling encountered this time was a big event. Qixing chased Ye Ling not far away and headed towards Qingyun City.
Mo Zhu is very capable. She can always do what Ye Ling needs quickly, and she only does not say anything.
Ye Ling likes Mo Zhu very much, but this is not her subordinate, but the Emperor Chu guard. Ye Ling did not get close to Mo Zhu, and spent most of her time reading or practicing in the car.
Chu Jing fought against the royal palace, and Ye Ling left the third day.
Ye Jing couldn't get excited when practicing martial arts these two days because Ye Ling didn't beat him up.
Ye Ying did not learn cooking because she hoped that Ye Ling would teach her by herself after she came back.
The beauty uncle and aunt that Ye Chen liked left. He was not very happy and felt that Feifei was not as fun as before.
On that day, Yunxiu specially sent a small basket of yellow citrus over, and Ye Jing felt that the sun was coming out from the west.
"Thank you, Brother Yun." Ye Jing refused and accepted it. Living under the same roof, he wanted to establish a good relationship with Xue and Yun Xiu.
Yun Xiu actually smiled at Ye Jing: "It's all a family, why are you polite? If you need my help, just speak up. Because my elder brother left, I haven't adjusted my mood before. I've neglected you, I hope I don't mind."
Ye Jing shook his head and said no.
Ye Chen, who was playing next to him, ran over, looked at a basket of citrus, and said with a smile: "I've eaten it! It's sweet!" He ate the tribute oranges that Nangong Heng brought from the palace, twice as big as this one.
Yun Xiu leaned over and wanted to pick Ye Chen up, but Ye Chen hid behind Ye Jing and frowned.
Yun Xiu looked a little embarrassed, but Ye Jing felt normal. Yun Xiu had a cold attitude before, and even had hostility, and had no good face toward the child. Ye Chen didn't like him.
Yun Xiu smiled, squatted down, took the jade pendant on his waist and gave it to Ye Chen. Ye Chen shook his head and didn't want to. No matter how Yun Xiu coaxed him, Ye Chen would not let him hug him.
"Brother Yun, second sister is not here, Chen'er has been unhappy these days, don't mind." Ye Chen is a polite child, and he makes a smooth move.
"It's okay." Yun Xiu shook his head and stood up, "If you need guidance when practicing martial arts, you can go to me at any time."
"Okay, thank you." Ye Jing nodded, but he didn't plan to bother Yun Xiu.
After Yun Xiu left, Ye Jing picked up the basket of citrus and led Ye Chen back to Lingyunyuan.
"Sister, this is sent by Brother Yun Er. He is weird today, no, it's all weird lately!" Ye Jing put down the citrus, picked up one, peeled it off and fed Ye Chen to eat.
"It's just a good deal to live with your face." Ye Ying said casually. She didn't like Yun Xiu. No matter what the reason was before, Yun Xiu's attitude towards them was enough to show that he was not mature at all.
Ye Chen tasted a petal and vomited it out again, shook his head and said it was so sour and could not be eaten.
Ye Jing tasted it, and it was indeed sour. No matter how big or taste it was, it was far from what Nangong Heng brought that time.
But after all, it was Yun Xiu's intention. Fresh fruits are rare this season. Ye Jing plans to keep them for a few days before trying them, thinking that it might be sweeter.
"Sister, what are you thinking?" Ye Jing found Ye Ying distracted.
"Nothing." Ye Ying's gaze turned out the window.
She suddenly remembered Baili Su. She agreed at that time to ask Baili Su to protect Ye Ling, but would they bear her back and not do what they did?
That night, Ye Ying asked Ye Jing to take Ye Chen to Jixueyuan to sleep.
When everything was silent, a sudden scream came from Ye Ying's room, and then the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Bai Li Su, who was hiding in the kitchen, thought something happened to Ye Ying, and he thought nothing and rushed over immediately!
As a result, Baili Su entered the door and saw Ye Ying sitting quietly at the table, dressed in a neat manner and a dark face. He looked at him with an unconcealed anger: "You promised me!"
Baili Su's heart trembled and he quickly explained: "It was Ye Ling who asked me to stay."
"I knew it would be like this!" Ye Ying said coldly, "I shouldn't believe you at all, you can get out!"
"Don't be angry, I don't care about your sister. It's the uncle of the mute around me that happened to come. He followed Ye Ling and I'll stay." Baili Su's voice was helpless, "Uncle Mute's strength is not inferior to me. I swear, I didn't lie to you!"
Ye Ying frowned: "Then why didn't you explain it to me clearly at the beginning?"
Baili Su's voice gradually weakened: "I... because you don't want to see me, I'm afraid you will know, so I'll drive me away..."
"Okay, I know now, please leave!" Ye Ying said coldly.
"Oh." Bai Li Su turned around and went out, and in Ye Ying's sight, he entered the small kitchen not far away.
Baili Su thought to himself that he had left Ye Ying's room. If Ye Ying asked him to leave the Zhan Prince's Mansion, he would say that it was Ye Ling who asked him to stay. It would be impossible to let him leave.
Qingyun City is located at the northernmost end of the Chu State, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is a military fortress.
This city was once the territory of the Northern Hu. It was captured by Ye Sheng five years ago and was later recaptured by the Northern Hu once. It was then occupied by Yun Yao, who was pretending to be Nangong Heng, and was strongly occupied by Yun Yao, who was pretending to be a soldier.
Going north from Qingyun City, there is a big river called Wujiang, which is the dividing line between Southern Chu and Northern Hu.
The Northern Hu army gathered in the northern part of the Wujiang River, training troops and shouting, and has been shouting for several days, but the war has not yet begun.
The general who led the troops in Qingyun City was named Luo Yan, who was 35 years old. He was promoted by Ye Sheng and later followed "Yun Yao" to fight against Beihu.
When Ye Xun arrived in Qingyun City, it was early one morning. He entered the military camp and ordered all the generals to come and see him.
Luo Yan received the news and rushed to the conference hall. He saw Ye Xun sitting upright in the main seat, with an unwilling expression.
"I thought I had to go and invite General Luo in person!" Ye Xun snorted coldly.
The other four generals present looked at each other and did not say anything. Because they had not received the order from the court, seeing Ye Xun's way, it should be the emperor who asked him to take charge of the overall situation.
Luo Yan frowned, gave a few instructions to the entourage behind him, and then strode to Ye Xun: "Zheng Yonghou, this is not your place!"
Ye Xun doubted his ears and slapped the table: "Luo Yan, the enemy is in front of you, you only care about fighting for power and profit. Are you going to rebel?"
Luo Yan's expression was calm: "Luo received the emperor's will the day before yesterday. He waited for this time to listen to Luo's orders."
Ye Xun looked at Luo Yan in disbelief: "How is this possible?"
Luo Yan's entourage had quickly received the imperial edict. After seeing it, Ye Xun's face turned pale, but he did not dare to say much, so he could only let go of the position of the chief general.
Luo Yan didn't sit down, and said to the four generals: "It's all gone, everything is the same." He did not ask them to distribute the soldiers they brought to Ye Xun.
All four generals stood up and left. When they left the chamber, they heard Ye Xun questioning Luo Yan: "What am I doing?"
The four generals exchanged tacit eyes and went to work hard.
Luo Yan sat down and answered Ye Xun's question: "Zheng Yong has just arrived, so let's take a few days off first."
"The surname of Luo, without the Ye family, where did you come from today? Now you are shaking your mighty in front of me!" Ye Xun sneered.
Luo Yan looked at Ye Xun's slightly fat figure because of her pampering habits, shook her head and said, "Of course I will not forget it. It was me who was promoted by Brother Ye Sheng."
"It turns out that my second brother is dead, don't you take the Ye family seriously?" Ye Xun said coldly.
Luo Yan shook his head again: "Since the loyal and brave man insisted on mentioning the things that happened back then, I will say something. Five years ago, General Ye Sheng defeated Beihu in the north and south. He was originally in sight, but he died unexpectedly. As his deputy general, you took his position on his own initiative, took advantage of the victory, stopped when he saw the good, and snatched all his military achievements, and obtained a loyal and brave man. If I remember correctly, it was your first time to go to the battlefield. Last year, Beihu committed another crime, and you "stumbled" sick, and the King of War was ordered to turn the tide. Now, it is your second return to Qingyun City. Do you really don't know that the title of loyal and brave man given to you by the emperor was picked up by you?"
Luo Yan's words were very rude, and Ye Xun's face turned dark: "If you have the surname Luo, recognize your own identity!"
Luo Yan snorted softly: "Ye San, please recognize your identity. Stay well in Chujing, be your marquis, and you must come to Qingyun City to point fingers, and don't look at how much you have! Brother Ye Sheng said, I'll give you what you say! If you don't have the ability, get out as soon as possible, don't come out and embarrass you!"
Luo Yan finished speaking and left, leaving only Ye Xun's eyes red, and he clenched his fists and smashed the table hard.
"Go and see where the second lady has been." Luo Yan went out and whispered to his entourage.
On the evening of the next day, Ye Ling and his party entered Qingyun City.
Even if you are riding on a carriage day and night, it is also very tiring to ride on a carriage. However, Ye Ling reads books during the day and meditates and practices when it gets dark. He is fulfilling and busy, and does not care about those things, so he will naturally not complain about being tired.
When the carriage stopped, Ye Ling put down the book in his hand, packed up the things in the carriage, sorted out the clothes, and jumped out of the carriage. Mo Zhu took off her luggage.
In front of me was a quiet little yard, and there was an ancient tree outside the gate, which was covered with a layer of coat by white snow.
A picture appeared in Ye Ling's mind, a tall and handsome man, a sweet-smiling little girl on her back... The original owner came when he was a child, and this was Ye Sheng's residence in Qingyun City before his death.
There was no one living in the yard for a long time, but it was cleaned very clean. Three cedar trees of different heights were planted in the yard, and chessboards were carved on the stone table.
"Miss Two."
When Ye Ling heard the male voice coming from behind, he turned around and saw a tall man in his thirties, with a dark face and a firm look standing at the door.
"Who are you?" Ye Ling frowned.
"Luo Yan." Luo Yan walked in and waved his hand to let Mo Zhu retreat. He had participated in the selection and training of the Jinyu Guard and was familiar with these people.
The two of them sat down at the stone table. Luo Yan looked at Ye Ling and sighed and said, "In a blink of an eye, the second lady has grown up so old. Your father is my sworn brother and the benefactor I vow to follow for the rest of my life. What a pity..."
Luo Yan mentioned Ye Sheng, looked sad, and sighed and said, "I have never summoned me to return to Beijing for years. I feel guilty that I have not been able to take care of you for my elder brother."
"It doesn't make sense for you to say this now." Ye Ling said with a faint expression. Suddenly, a person who recognized his relatives appeared. She wanted to observe it again to see if it was credible.
"Yes!" Luo Yan shook his head, "Forget it, I won't mention the past. I know that the emperor will not just hand over the second lady to Beihu for handling. How do I need to cooperate here? Please tell me!"
"Why can't I understand what you are saying?" Ye Ling frowned, "The Emperor wants to hand me over to Beihu as compensation and grant my younger brother a throne. Since you are my father's sworn brother, do you have a way to save me?"
Luo Yan frowned: "This... I thought the emperor had other arrangements."
Ye Ling said indifferently: "I've already arrived here, what else can I make?" If Emperor Chu wants Luo Yan to know, he will send someone to tell him that if he doesn't want him to know, Ye Ling shouldn't have said that. Ye Sheng died strangely back then, and his confidants were all suspected.
To be continued...