"Ji Rong?" After an unknown amount of time, Xie Yan finally asked, "Mr. Song, have you ever had contact with him?"
Song Wenyue smiled and nodded: "Yes."
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and heard Song Wenyue say: "Nine years ago."
Xie Yan was not in a hurry and still acted as if he was all ears.
Song Wenyue seemed to be reminiscing about something. After a while, he slowly said: "Your Majesty also knows that although I will not be imprisoned in a black prison like the Cui family master in the Qi tribe, I can't move freely, and the people I can see are also very rare."
Limited. The ninth prince of the Qi tribe has been frail and sick since he was a child. Bai Jingrong has been busy fighting with the Queen of the Qi tribe and other nobles of the Qi tribe all day long. Such a son is a drag on her. I was extremely injured during that time.
Seriously, Bai Jingrong was afraid that I would die, so he took me out of prison to recuperate for a month, and it was during that month that I met the Ninth Prince."
Xie Yan knew that the royal court of the Qi clan was not as big as the inner city of Shangyong. To put it harshly, the entire royal court of the Qi clan combined was probably not as big as the inner city of Shangyong.
Although the royal family no longer lives in tents, the palace area is not large.
However, the royal family also likes to have children. In addition to the four sons born to the queen and Bai Jingrong, Ji Sui, the king of Qi, has seven sons and five daughters. Ji Sui also has six or seven living brothers, plus the brothers of these people
The living environment for the descendants and other descendants is indeed somewhat cramped.
Why do foreigners always want to invade the Central Plains? Because the land outside the Pass is indeed not as fertile and rich as the Central Plains. The life of the foreign princesses outside the Pass may not be as good as that of the second-rate famous ladies in the Central Plains.
Therefore, even if Song Wenyue is a prisoner, it is not difficult to meet Ji Rong.
"Nine years ago? Ji Rong was still a child." Xie Yan said.
Song Wenyue nodded and said: "That's right. The internal strife among the royal families of the Qi tribe is even worse than that in the Central Plains. Bai Jingrong is an outsider. He focuses on his two sons Ji Zhan and Ji Qing and almost ignores Ji Rong.
. Even so, Ji Zhan and Ji Qing have been assassinated at least five times, but Ji Rong has been able to grow up safely until now. How many such children has the prince seen? "
Xie Yan was silent. In his early years, he had also seen some intrigues between concubines and princes in the palace.
After lowering his eyes and thinking for a long time, Xie Yan asked: "That month... what did the gentleman say to him?"
Song Wenyue smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just saw that the child was pitiful and gave him a few tips on how to save his life."
The way to save life? Xie Yan chewed these words with some interest, and looked up at Song Wenyue, which was very meaningful.
Song Wenyue was very calm, "I really just felt sorry for that child."
He was not so crazy that he would take advantage of a child who was only a few years old. What's more, he was in jail himself. Who knew if he would have a chance to get out? If he was cultivating chess pieces at that time, the uncertainty was too high. Being discovered by Bai Jingrong, on the contrary
It's a devastating disaster.
But after he came out, he found that the growth of the ninth prince seemed to be quite gratifying.
Xie Yan nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, sir, and will consider it carefully. It's just that... Ji Rong's physical weakness is not fake. I'm afraid it won't last long."
Song Wenyue stood up and excused himself, leaving only a faint sentence, "Does the prince really expect him to unify the Qi people and achieve long-term peace and stability?"
Watching Song Wenyue leave, Xie Yan pondered for a moment and then chuckled.
Yes, no one wants long-term peace and stability for the Qi clan.
He just needs someone to temporarily stabilize the Qi people, so that they don't go crazy and cause trouble to Dasheng, and don't make peace with the Yin people in the west.
When he frees up his hands, the blood debt of these years will eventually be repaid.
When Xie Yan met Song Wenyue, Luo Junyao was not idle either.
The steward said that Yu Mingqiu was a little distraught when he came back from outside. When he entered the room, he locked himself up and saw no one. The steward was afraid that something had happened, so he hurriedly came to report to the prince and princess.
Xie Yan and Song Wenyue obviously had important matters to discuss, so Luo Junyao followed the steward to find out.
After hearing Xie Yan tell some of Yu Mingqiu's deeds, Luo Junyao still admired this once brave and unparalleled general.
His experience is even more regrettable.
During these years of being trapped in the Qi tribe, he had been separated from his relatives, suffered heavy physical and mental injuries, and wasted the best years of his life. He was once the most trusted person of the late emperor, otherwise he would not be only bigger than Xie Yan
He was in charge of the secret guard when he was only a few years old. If he had not wasted all these years, he would have become famous and powerful by now.
Luo Junyao came to the courtyard where Yu Mingqiu was staying temporarily. As expected, the door was tightly closed, and the people sent by the palace to take care of him could only guard outside the door helplessly.
"What's going on?" Luo Junyao asked.
The attendant whispered: "Your Majesty told us that we don't need to ask where General Yu wants to go. General Yu didn't take anyone with him when he went out this morning..."
Luo Junyao waved his hand to signal them to leave, walked forward and knocked lightly on the door, "General Yu, may I disturb you?"
It was quiet inside, and just when Luo Junyao thought that the people inside were not going to respond, he heard a burst of footsteps.
After a moment, the closed door was opened from the inside. Yu Mingqiu stood at the door and looked down at her, "Princess?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I'm disturbing the general."
Yu Mingqiu was silent for a moment and said, "No, Princess, please come in."
Yu Mingqiu turned sideways and let Luo Junyao in. After Luo Junyao entered, he found that all the windows in the entire room were tightly closed. There were no lights on, so even though it was broad daylight, the room was inevitably dim.
As if that wasn't enough, Yu Mingqiu retreated to the dimmest corner of the room after Luo Jun came through the door.
Luo Junyao glanced across the scars on his face, feeling a little clearer in his heart.
"Princess, please sit down."
Luo Junyao thanked him, sat down at the table, and asked, "Did the general go home today?"
The corners of Yu Mingqiu's lips curled up with some difficulty, but he neither admitted nor denied.
Luo Junyao said: "General, after returning from a calamity, you should go home as soon as possible. If you delay it for a long time, it will be chilling."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Junyao also knows a little about Yu Mingqiu’s family background. There is an account book in Jingyuan that has nothing to do with the accounts of the Chu Palace. All the accounts were taken from Xie Yan’s private treasury. The account book is from Jingyuan’s
The manager takes care of everything.
A considerable sum of money is given every year to the family members of some of Xie Yan's men who have either died or disappeared or are on missions but whose identities cannot be revealed.
Among them were Yu Mingqiu’s family members.
Yu Mingqiu is an orphan and has no parents or relatives.
But he has a wife, Luo Shi.
Luo came from a scholarly family. When she married Yu Mingqiu, her family had already fallen into ruin and both her parents had died. Their status and family background were almost the same.
It's just that Luo is a weak woman after all, and Yu Mingqiu is a sensitive person as a secret guard of the royal family. Therefore, she doesn't know her husband's true identity and only thinks that Yu Mingqiu is an ordinary junior high school captain.
After Yu Mingqiu disappeared outside the customs, the late emperor sent people out to investigate and search for him, while also letting people secretly take care of Luo. Later, when the late emperor died, these matters naturally fell on Xie Yan. Xie Yan sent people to pay monthly tributes to the fallen soldiers.
Send some money and food over there.
Yu Mingqiu once said that if he could not come back, he hoped that his wife would find someone else to marry.
Xie Yan also told his subordinates that if Luo Shi wanted to remarry, he would give her a dowry for Yu Mingqiu. However, Luo Shi had been alone in these years, but he had never used the dowry.
Luo Junyao heard from the steward that the Regent's Palace had secretly tried to help Luo Shi in a way that would not reveal her identity, but she rejected them all.
In this case, I am afraid that Luo Che really had deep feelings for her husband, or she did not believe that he had died in the battle.
Now Yu Mingqiu went out for a trip, but it seemed that he did not reunite with his wife. It was obvious that he was still worried.
Yu Mingqiu looked up at Luo Junyao and asked after a while: "Princess, if... there is no news from the prince in the past ten years and he is a useless person when he comes back, do you... hope to see him again?"
"..." What kind of Shura Field problem is this?
Yu Mingqiu asked: "Isn't it difficult to answer?"
Luo Junyao thought about it seriously and said: "It's not that it's not difficult to answer, I just think... if I say that I have always missed him, and no matter how long I look forward to him coming back without regrets and continuing to live with me without any grudges,
You definitely don’t believe it.”
Yu Mingqiu raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Actually, I don't believe it either."
"..."
Luo Junyao said: "Well, let's analyze the specific problem in detail? If you really have such deep feelings that you have to be with him no matter what, and you won't complain even if you wait for a lifetime, then naturally I will be happy no matter what he becomes and when he comes back. If
...As time goes by, the relationship gradually fades away, but there was always love once, and I still hope that he can come back well. Can we talk about the rest of the things later?"
Yu Mingqiu seemed to find this idea interesting and asked: "What kind of princess is she?"
Luo Junyao thought for a while and said: "I will probably try my best to prevent this kind of thing from happening. If it inevitably happens, I will try to find him back. If I really can't find him, just live my life well. As for what you want
You know...I don't know either, maybe it will take a lifetime, maybe it will pass as time goes by."
Yu Mingqiu was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "The princess said this, aren't you afraid that the prince will be sad?"
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "If he knew that I was not reliable, he would have to work hard to prevent this from happening. I try my best to do what I can, but everyone has different standards for best efforts, General Yu
Then if I trick someone else, it might make people sad. Isn’t the current situation that the lady is still waiting for you? You should go back and face her, whether it is to ask her to forgive you and stay together for the rest of your life or to live well together, instead of
Sitting here avoiding the problem."
Yu Mingqiu took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "The princess is right, I was the one who caught the eye."
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "I heard from the prince that General Yu was so brave and brave that he made countless young people timid. He shouldn't be timid when he is close to home, right? Today... you are coming back. Could it be that you are afraid that Madam will dislike the scars on your face?"
The light dimmed, and Yu Mingqiu twitched the corners of his lips and said nothing.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "I can answer this question for you. Although I like handsome men, I don't want to divorce him just because of a few scars. Besides, General Yu is more heroic now.
"
This is not a lie. The scars on Yu Mingqiu's face are indeed a bit hideous, but after all, they are not as scary as new wounds after a long time.
Luo Junyao has seen many people injured on the battlefield, including facial injuries. Yu Mingqiu's seriousness is nothing.
"If General Yu needs comfort, then I can only say...scar is a man's medal, and it is also a general's medal?"
Yu Mingqiu was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled and said: "Thank you, Princess. If the prince can marry a wife like you, he will be very happy in the future."
"You're welcome, I'll bring my wife to the palace to play when you have time." I always felt that this man's last sentence was strange.
After coming out of Yu Mingqiu's small courtyard, Luo Junyao returned to Jingyuan. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xie Yan leaning on the bed and reading a book.
Luo Junyao looked behind her with some confusion. Why didn't anyone tell her that Xie Yan was back?
Xie Yan raised his head, put down the book, and looked at her intently. The look on his face made Luo Junyao feel a little dangerous.
"Have you met Mr. Song?" Luo Junyao stopped in his tracks alertly.
Xie Yan smiled, raised his hand and waved to her, "Shake, come here."
"Oh." Luo Junyao hesitated for a moment, but found nothing wrong and walked over, "What did Mr. Song tell you? I just went to see General Yu, and it seemed..."
wrong!
Luo Junyao quickly tried to pull away the hand that was about to be placed in Xie Yan's palm, but unfortunately Xie Yan was obviously one step faster and held her slender wrist firmly with one hand.
Luo Jun waved his hands and tried to struggle, but unfortunately she was obviously not Xie Yan's opponent. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had passed seven or eight moves, but Xie Yan was still holding them firmly.
Xie Yan exerted a little force, and Luo Junyao spun around and fell into his arms.
"..."
Luo Junyao just raised his head and felt his warm breath close to his ear.
"It has passed as time has passed. Huh?" Xie Yan said softly.
Luo Junyao trembled for a moment, and secretly resented in his heart: Yu Mingqiu, this princess is kind enough to enlighten you, but you actually harmed me!
Xie Yan's inner strength was so high that she couldn't notice it in the room, but couldn't Yu Mingqiu also notice it?
Xie Yan said that his martial arts had not been abolished.
His last laugh was clearly intentional!
Miss Luo, who rarely capsized in the gutter, gritted her teeth in her heart and secretly cursed Yu Mingqiu for being kicked out of the house by his wife and punished by kneeling on the washboard.
Xie Yan said softly: "I don't know, this is what Yaoyao thinks?"
Luo Junyao pushed him and whispered: "Am I not comforting General Yu?"
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "To comfort Yu Mingqiu, shouldn't you tell him that your love for me is as deep as the sea and will never waver?"
Luo Junyao couldn't help but tremble, raised his head and blinked his eyes and said innocently: "It's too disgusting, I can't say it. And... seeing that he has a gloomy aura, he may not believe it when I say it. Just trick him back to see you.
If you marry his wife, the subsequent problems will always be easy to solve. Avoiding will not solve the problem."
"Shao Yao is so smart." Xie Yan rubbed her hair and said softly.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Then...can you let me go?"
Xie Yan shook his head, "I can't say anything in front of Yu Mingqiu, how about saying it in front of me?"
Luo Junyao took a deep breath, raised his head, kissed him hard on the lips, and said: "What a beautiful idea! If you don't come back, I will find a beautiful man tomorrow. There are thousands of beautiful men in the world, but if I can't do it, I won't do it every day."
Change!"
"Change every day?" Xie Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at her chattering little mouth.
Luo Junyao snorted, slightly provocative, "See if I dare! If you are disfigured and disabled, I will barely dislike you. But if you hide outside and refuse to go home even though you are back, you
Give it a try.”
Xie Yan chuckled: "The princess is right, as long as I have breath, I will come back no matter what."
Luo Junyao held his handsome cheeks with satisfaction and said, "That's good. If Yu Mingqiu doesn't do that, he will be beaten severely by Madam."
Xie Yan nodded and said: "The princess taught you a lesson, but... let's talk about changing every day, shall we?"
Luo Junyao felt a moment of topsy-turvy, and in an instant they had changed positions.
Xie Yan looked down at her condescendingly, "Who does the princess want to replace?"
Luo Junyao said quickly: "No one, except the prince, is there any handsome man in the entire capital. The prince is truly the most beautiful man in the imperial city."
Xie Yan chuckled, "Do you really mean what the princess said?"
"Sincerity is truer than gold." Luo Jun said.
Xie Yan shook his head and said: "I think this is not very credible."
"You don't believe me?" Luo Junyao glared at him.
Xie Yan said: "The princess said it herself just now, you are not very reliable."
Luo Jun was on the verge of crying, "I just said it casually."
Xie Yan looked at her with a half-smile, and Luo Junyao quickly made up for it, "The saying about the most beautiful man before is true."
Faced with that imposing handsome face, Luo Junyao surrendered helplessly to the beauty and said, "Is it okay that I was wrong? What do you want?"
Xie Yan raised his hand and caressed her delicate red lips, and said: "Of course, the princess has no time to think about other beautiful men."
After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed the lips that still wanted to quibble.
Hey hey! When did I miss another handsome man?!
Swept by a storm of enthusiasm, Luo Junyao thought helplessly in a daze.
