C80 The Meeting of the Emperor and His Subjects
"By the way, Sister Yin, I heard that the war between the border and the Yan Kingdom has been suspended. It's said that the Yan Kingdom's scenery is picturesque and there are as many beauties as the clouds. I've always wanted to go and take a look. Big Sister Yin, do you want to go together?" It was inconvenient for her to mention the matter of eavesdropping at Sang Ji Medical Store, so she didn't ask if she wanted to "return" to Yan Country. Instead, she asked if she wanted to "go."
Did they stop fighting? Then wouldn't Pei Hongqing and the others return to Chang An City?
Yun Zhu smiled. "I don't know when I'll be able to finish what I'm doing. If the Princess wants to go to the Yan Kingdom to play, we can set off first, but it's best to find a few guards with powerful martial arts to protect us. It'll be bad if you encounter bad people. "
"Alright then. I'll go with my easy-going team next month. If Sister Yin goes to Yan Country, remember to come to Chang'an's post-house to play with me."
"Okay," Wang Yao said. If she could go back, she would definitely go to Chang'an. It was just that Xiao Heng had something on her...
She was worried about this matter when Xiao Ya faintly sighed. "I hope Qu Yang can live happily when he marries into the General Estate. I have always been unable to figure it out. Why are there so many female members of the imperial clan sent to reunite with their relatives after the war in history ended? Why are there so many more princes and princes sent to be prosecuted? Even our country, which has never advocated the superiority of males and females, is also the same. "
" It would be better to send a prince out to be made a hostage. At the very least, they wouldn't be forced to marry a woman they don't like. "
When Yun Zhu heard the "General's Estate," her heart twitched. However, in Chang'an City, there wasn't only the General's Estate where Pei Hongqing lived. Moreover, most people called that estate "General Estate," so it shouldn't be like what she'd thought just now.
She patted Xiao Ya's shoulder. "Probably no one would want to do that kind of strenuous and unrewarding thing. Although the Great Liang does not advocate males and females being inferior, in the Imperial Court, apart from a few Empresses, I have never heard of any other women."
A pleasantly surprised expression immediately appeared on Xiao Ya's face. "That's right! Sister Yin, you've reminded me. This is the crux of the problem. The Imperial Court never accepts female officials. Under the orders of the higher-ups and below, the people naturally felt that it was abnormal for female students to enroll in the Imperial Examination. If female students can also enroll in the court as officials, then the atmosphere of the entire country will naturally be gradually corrected."
" Elder Sister Yin, when the time comes, are you willing to come to Bengong's side to help? " This time, the girl no longer used 'I' to casually address herself in front of Yunshu. Instead, it was' Bengong 'who wanted to make an agreement with her as a subject and subject.
"I..." Yunshu wanted to say that she was not from the Great Liang and that if she was found out after entering the Great Liang Imperial Court, it would bring her trouble.
However, Xiao Ya shook her head as if she knew everything. "Sister Yin only needs to tell Bengong whether she is willing or not. Bengong will help her get rid of the other troubles."
Yunshu had previously thought that she was a picky little girl. After getting along with her, she realized that she actually had such ambitions in her heart. She couldn't help but admire a teenage girl who had such ambitions.
She also thought that it was impossible for her to sneak back to the Yan Kingdom under Xiao Heng's nose in such a short period of time, even if she was fortunate enough to return to the Medicine Hut. Unless Xiao Heng voluntarily gave up on exposing that she disguised as a man and snuck into the military camp to threaten her. And during this period of time in the foreign country, it was inevitable that he would not be controlled by Xiao Heng. If she had the bargaining chip to contend with him, then he would be able to obtain a certain degree of freedom.
Thus, she finally nodded her head. Xiao Ya seemed to know that she would make this choice in the end, and she smiled very satisfactorily.
Before the lunch banquet began, Yunshu brought Xiao Ya to the table to take a seat. As Xiao Ya's identity was there, what was left for her was naturally the most distinguished seat to sit west to east. However, Xiao Ya said that she had the biggest birthday present today, so she returned the seat to Madam Jiang. She then sat on the left side.
Xiao Ya's actions, which were completely different from what she had done today, caused the officials present to look at her with respect.
Once Yunshu left Xiao Ya's side, she would not be free. However, she still saw her seemingly insignificant actions as she was actually trying to win over the hearts of the people. Moreover, she was helping her secretly observe who among these people could be used. Which people needed to stay far away.
Before Xiao Ya left the Prime Minister's Estate, she told Xiao Ya the details of her observations. The two of them agreed to meet at Drunken Cloud Restaurant in the east of the city half a month after the Imperial Examinations ended.
You Jinshu's worries were true on the last day that Yunshu stayed at the World Security Courtyard.
On this day, Jiang Xunyang went out after breakfast as usual. Thinking about how his injuries were almost completely healed, Yun Zhu did not allow herself to sleep until she woke up naturally these few days. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to change her habit of returning to Jingan Hall. Although she didn't originally come to the Prime Minister Estate to be a maidservant, a maidservant who could make the master's house rest easy would always be able to obtain more freedom than a maidservant who was constantly being scolded in the estate. After that, it would be more convenient for her to steal Netherworld Documents.
She had some free time and cleaned up the study room that she often went to during this period of time. She was just about to sit down and take a sip of tea to rest. Ying Chun came in. "I'm satisfied. Young Master asked you to quickly send the Spring River Yeyue Painting that he collects to Zhai Xing Pavilion. That painting is very expensive. Before handing it over to Young Master, you must not let anyone else have it. "
"Alright." Yun Zhu agreed as she went to look for that painting on the bookshelf, so she did not notice the flash of guilt in Ying Chun's eyes before he turned around and left.
She followed the servant waiting outside the door to Zhai Xing Pavilion, but just as she arrived outside the building, she saw the young ladies on the second floor leaning against the railing and smiling as they welcomed the guests. She knew where this place was and immediately wanted to pass the painting to the manservant to return. However, when she thought of how Ying Chun said that the painting could not be passed on to anyone else, she hesitated again and again. She followed the servant into the room on the second floor, which was the innermost room.
After entering, he did not see Jiang Xunyang's person. There were only two men who did not look handsome inside. Just by looking at the clothes and accessories, one could tell that they were either rich or expensive. It was just that these two people were holding a girl who was half-naked in their arms and teasing her. It was truly a bit unbearable to look at. There was also a girl who hid behind the veil of Roman, half-hugging her lute and playing a little tune to liven things up.
She was just about to pull over the servant to ask if she had entered the wrong room when she did not expect that one of them would actually come over with a wine jug. "Brother Xunyang, you've finally arrived with the good paintings you've collected." After saying that, the man turned his head to look behind the veil and called out, "Brother Xunyang." However, no one responded to him.
Another person finished the cup of wine in the beauty's hand and said, "Didn't Brother Xunyang leave just now?"
Only then did the man seem to remember. He smiled and nodded. "Ah... Right!"
"Since that's the case, let's take a look at this painting first."
The man raised his hand and was about to take the painting in her arms when Yunshu hurriedly took a step back. "Sorry, I have to hand this painting to Young Master personally."
Seeing her reaction, the man was first stunned. Then he laughed loudly and opened a wine cup. "Otherwise, if Miss drinks this cup of wine... I will wait for your young master to come back before I take a look at the painting." Hearing the man's words, the man who had been sitting behind the table playing with the waist of the beauty in his arms turned his head over with interest.
Yunshu's intuition was somewhat wrong, but before she could say anything, the man in front of her pressed one hand on the back of her head and poured the cup of wine into her mouth with the other.
"Cough cough... Cough!" The spicy liquid choked in his throat, and tears uncontrollably flowed out from the corners of his eyes. "Now there's no need to look at the painting."
" There's no need to look at the painting first. Anyway, there will be something even more beautiful in a while. I'm looking forward to seeing... the lady's... body. "
"You... in the wine..."
"The lady guessed correctly."
Yunshu was so angry that she didn't know what to say. She wanted to turn around and leave, but when she lifted her feet, she felt as if her legs had been filled with lead water. Her head was a little dizzy, and the scroll in her hand fell to the ground.
She used almost all of her strength to grab the door frame by the side before she fell to the ground. The man behind her grabbed her by the collar and brought her into his embrace. He directly used the wine jug to continue pouring wine into her mouth. "Looks like Miss still needs to drink a little more. She can actually still think of escaping."
"What are you doing!?" Before Yun Zhu lost consciousness, she only heard a somewhat familiar voice and hurried footsteps approaching.
The man raised his head to look at the person opposite him who snatched the person in his arms and smiled rather meaningfully. "Could it be that this girl wasn't specially called over by Brother Xunyang to relieve our boredom? Why is she pretending to be serious now? It's meaningless. " As he spoke, he carried the wine jug back to his seat.
Jiang Xunyang glared angrily at that man. "When did I say I wanted to give her to you?" With that, he carried Yunshu and left. He found an empty room and placed her on the bed.
The clothes on Yunshu's body had been rubbed off quite a bit when she had been carried. Jiang Xunyang sat by the bed. His hand was pressed against her hot cheeks. "Miss Yin... Miss Yin?" He lightly patted her face a few times and saw that she did not show any signs of waking up. Instead, he panted heavily as he leaned over and pressed his face against his hand. Only then did he pull out his hand and take off the clothes on his body.
"Miss Yin, I'm saving you this time. After you wake up, there shouldn't be any reason for you to hate me, right?" He kissed between Yunshu's tightly knitted brows and hooked his belt to remove Yunshu's clothes one by one. When he touched the white inner garment, his Adam's apple couldn't help but roll up and down. The darkness in his eyes sank.
But just as he was about to continue, he felt a pain in the back of his head and fainted.
The person was dressed in black clothes and had a pair of bright eyes. His black hair was casually tied behind his back with a black silk belt. He frowned and threw the person who had fainted beside Yunshu under the bed before pinching the hand that was searching for living things. He pressed on her acupuncture points before helping her put on her clothes. He hugged her and jumped out of the window.
Yunshu felt as if her entire body was burning, but just as she was about to collapse and faint, her body was surrounded by a cool breeze, but there seemed to be someone behind her who hugged her in order to not let her continue sliding down. She felt somewhat irritated from being imprisoned.
After her consciousness returned to normal, she opened her eyes and turned her head to look. When her gaze came into contact with that person, she could not help but reveal a surprised expression. "Why are you here?"
The man behind her pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes were filled with coldness. Such an expression did not appear in her memories. She was a little frightened the moment she finished asking. Then, she recalled the voice she had heard before she lost consciousness. She dared to conclude that it definitely did not belong to this person in front of her. So she could only ask again, "The person who was with me before..."
Before she could finish speaking, the man cut her off with a cold expression. "You care so much about that person? I'm really sorry. This general might have accidentally interrupted your good relationship. "