"Master, it's time to eat." Yan Ji's voice came from outside.
Yan Ling collapsed on the couch and replied feebly: "I'm not hungry."
Yan Ji didn't believe it at all: "You usually eat at least four meals a day, and you complain that you are hungry while you are still in class. You just drank some porridge today, are you not hungry? No matter what, you have eaten beforehand, and the sky will not fall after eating.
Come down..."
He was so verbose that Yan Ling's head was pounding, so she quickly interrupted: "Okay, okay, you can bring it in!"
"Okay!" Yanji responded cheerfully and opened the door with a creak.
Yan Ling cheered up, turned over and sat up, only to find that the person who brought the food was not Yan Ji, but a maid who was both strange and familiar.
He was stunned: "You..."
The door closed quickly, the maid turned around and said with a smile: "Why, you don't want to see me?"
Yan Ling blinked, glanced at the door, and lowered his voice: "Why are you here? The palace is full of informants from the palace. Are you not afraid of being discovered?"
Xu Yin pointed to his face: "Even if they saw it, would they know who it was?"
She dared to come here with a disguise. With Xiao Sang's disguise skills, ordinary people would not be able to recognize her. However, she did not expect Yan Ling to recognize it at just one glance.
"How did you find out something was wrong?"
Yan Ling replied casually: "Look at your body shape! It makes a big difference whether a girl wears makeup or not. Plus her body shape makes it easier to identify her."
This was how he recognized Xue Ru last time. She changed her makeup, and the effect was almost the same as disguise.
The topic passed by in passing, and Xu Yin said softly: "I want to ask you, will Duke Zhao Guo not come to Beijing?"
Yan Ling nodded: "Father hasn't sent the message yet, but I know what he will do. Going to Beijing at this time is simply a matter of thousands of miles away."
Xu Yin was not surprised at all, and then asked: "What about you?"
Unless Duke Zhao comes, he will never be able to escape.
Yan Ling smiled bitterly: "What else can I do? Your Majesty doesn't dare to kill me, so he can at best imprison me. I came to the capital with him before, and I was already prepared in my heart. At worst, I will have to endure it for a few years, and if I can't endure it, I will break up!"
"
When they break up, it will probably be the moment when the world is in chaos.
But this is not a good choice for the Yan family. With Yan Ling as a hostage, what if the emperor does something?
Xu Yin said: "I have a way, which may solve the problem once and for all."
"What?"
She smiled and uttered three words: "Kill Yu Chong."
…
A few days later, the emperor indeed threw the memorial in the court hall.
Duke Zhao refused to admit that by pretending to be ill, he was seriously injured and his life was in danger.
However, when it came to how to deal with it, the courtiers shut up again.
Since so many soldiers and horses of the Yan family are not vegetarians, are they going to be kidnapped and brought back to Beijing for trial? Yan Shu is not a fool. If he really wants to kidnap him by force, then there will be a war!
Seizing the title is even more nonsense. The imperial edict is issued here, but the emperor's order cannot enter Guanzhong over there. What should I do?
Furthermore, Duke Zhao had just repelled the Xirong according to the decree, and now he was about to be punished. How would the governors and governors of various places react? The emperor's life was already worthless, and if he continued to deal with it, he would lose his face.
A group of people talked and talked, but other than mild reprimands, they actually had no idea at all.
The emperor was so disappointed that he withdrew from the court and summoned Yu Chong.
"What does this Yan Shu have in mind? I have taken good care of his child and taken care of it like a prince, but he has tried every means to deceive his son back. What do you want to do if you are so worried about me?"
Yu Chong replied calmly: "Your Majesty, over the years, the Yan family's power has continued to expand, and Cun's intentions have long been known to everyone. You love his child, and he only thinks that you are keeping him as a hostage."
This sentence aroused the emperor's anger even more. He raised his hand and slammed the paperweight: "How disrespectful! He is disrespectful!"
Yu Chong knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
It took the emperor a while to recover, waving his hand and saying: "Get up! Tell me, what do you think we should do?"
Yu Chong stood up as instructed and said: "I think it is your Majesty's decree to reprimand. As for the others, the second son of the Yan family is here, so he dare not make any mistakes."
"That's it?" the emperor asked, "doesn't this mean he's declaring to the world that I can't do anything to him?"
Yu Chong said tactfully: "Your Majesty, the Yan family has deep roots and luxuriant leaves. It cannot be managed in a short period of time."
"If you can't cook for a while, what about for a long time? Can you cook?" the emperor asked.
Yu Chong did not hesitate: "If Yan Shu is really seriously injured and dies, then he can really take care of it."
The emperor was stunned for a moment: "Didn't you say he was pretending?"
Yu Chong said: "So let it come true."
The emperor was silent for a long time and asked: "Can your manpower in Zhaoguo's palace still be used?"
"It can no longer be used." After Yu answered, he immediately added, "But it can be cultivated again."
The emperor thought about it and finally said solemnly: "Yu Qing, it's up to you."
Yu Chong immediately kowtowed and said, "I will never give up even if I die!"
Coming out of the imperial study room, Yu Chong breathed a sigh of relief.
After such manipulation, His Majesty finally trusted him again, and also drove Yan Er away from the Crown Prince, which really killed two birds with one stone.
As for Prince Duan, who was spying on him secretly, Yu Chong curled his lips. He had military power in his hands, how could he still be afraid of him being an idle prince? We would slowly deal with him in a few days!
…
"Sir, it's time to eat."
It was another idle day, and this time Yan Ling did not refuse: "Come in."
The door opened and Yanji entered the room carrying a food box.
Yan Ling looked at the food on the table and muttered: "It's the same again, can't it be done differently?"
Yanji asked: "What do you want to eat? Go back and buy some?"
Yan Ling unceremoniously announced the names of the dishes: "Steamed goose from Deyilou, cured chicken from Shengji, eight-treasure soup from Jinshifang, and Linyuan's..."
"Okay, okay!" Yan Ji interrupted him quickly, "I'll go buy it later, and you can make peace with me first."
As he spoke, he put a steamed bun into his young master's hand.
After Yan Ji went out, Yan Ling broke open the steamed bun and took out the note inside.
After scanning ten lines at a time, he nodded, threw the note into the incense burner, burned it, and ate and drank.
Late that night, Xu Yin heard Wei Jun come to announce in person: "Miss Third, the guests are here."
The man in black who followed him took off his hood and smiled at her.
Xu Yin's face changed slightly, and after Wei Jun closed the door in person, she said softly: "If you want to see me, just ask someone to send a message. It's too risky to come out like this."
Yan Ling smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, those people won't find out. I just didn't want to come out before, it's not that I couldn't come out."
This tone was too crazy. Xu Yin knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he didn't say much and asked: "You have been safe and sound after being detained for so many days. What's the big deal about venturing out this time?"
Yan Ling nodded and said: "My father sent a message. He said that the family has made preparations and let me take care of it. If it is safe, I can stay. If not, it doesn't matter if I go back."
Being prepared, does this mean he doesn't have to be afraid of angering the emperor?
Xu Yin thought about it and saw him smiling and saying: "So, your last proposal can be implemented - let's kill Yu Chong!"