After the guests left, Nanyuan returned to its former peace and tranquility.
A few days later, Duke Zhao's messenger arrived, bringing a new marriage proposal.
Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief. He had filled in all the other paperwork. This marriage proposal letter had to be written by an elder.
After meeting Xu Huan, he asked the messenger to speak: "Isn't father angry? I left Rongguan without permission. It's really an emergency."
The messenger replied: "Second Young Master, don't worry. The Duke is not angry. When he learned that the ceremonial car had been robbed, he immediately made up the marriage proposal and ordered his subordinates to come quickly."
Yan Ling finally felt relieved.
He knew that he had done the right thing, and not to mention personal affairs, the alliance with Nanyuan was very important to the Yan family. If something went wrong, he would have to find a way to make up for it immediately. But this time he made his own decisions, and he felt a little guilty.
"It doesn't matter over there at Rongguan, right?"
"The Duke has sent General Xiahou to integrate the pass, so there is nothing to do at the moment."
Yan Ling was satisfied and patted the messenger on the shoulder: "Okay, your errand is done, go and rest. I have already sent someone back to report the matter here, so don't be in a hurry."
The messenger sounded wrong: "Second Young Master, won't you reply?"
Yan Ling said solemnly: "You don't know, something happened before, involving the current situation, I have to keep an eye on it here."
"oh."
The messenger went to rest with Yan Ji. After hearing Yan Ling's explanation, Yan Ji unceremoniously said: "Don't listen to the young master's nonsense. He has been playing with Miss Xu San every day these days. He is so happy that he doesn't want to go home!"
Having said that, what can they do as subordinates? Just see through it and don't tell it.
…
After October, the weather gradually became colder.
In the Jiangbei Governor's Mansion, Jiang Yi got up early in the morning and put on his clothes to serve as director.
He was dressed very thickly, with a fleece blanket covering his knees, and the charcoal pot next to him was lit. The subordinates who came in to answer questions and stayed a little longer were all forced to break out in a thin sweat.
Jiang Yi paid a little attention, glanced at the lieutenant who was wiping his sweat, and said: "I can't stand the slightest bit of cold now, so I can only bear it with you."
The lieutenant general said hurriedly: "What did the governor say? Your body is the most important."
Speaking of this incident, all the subordinates in the Dudu Mansion were angry.
The governor was originally a romantic figure who could kill enemies on horseback and compose poems on horseback. Since the battle in Jiangdu last year, he was seriously injured and soaked in the water for several hours, and his body has deteriorated a lot. His life was saved, but the weather changed a little.
It was so cold that my bones ached from the cold, so I could only cover it like this. I used everything from charcoal basins to blankets to get some relief.
And all of this is thanks to Miss Xu San!
The two talked about some official business, and the matter came to an end. Jiang Yi raised his head and saw the fallen leaves falling outside the window. He was stunned for a while and asked: "Is there any news about A Yue?"
The clerk who was writing furiously put down his pen and stood up and replied: "The last letter was received two days ago. You have already read it."
Jiang Yi said "Oh" and continued to be in a daze.
He felt a little uneasy. After receiving Mr. Jiang's letter, he had no intention of letting Jiang Yue go. This kid has been possessed by inner demons since the battle in Jiangdu. He works harder than ever and is more sophisticated than ever. He feels that this
It’s not a good thing, but it’s not easy to resolve the knot in your heart. Even after talking about it a few times, it’s of no use.
When he went to Beijing before, Jiang Yi also wanted Jiang Yue to relax and relax the strings in his heart, so that nothing would happen again.
In fact, he didn't blame Jiang Yue. Mr. Jiang had followed him, and he was the one who was really in charge. Even Mr. Jiang was caught off guard, so what could Jiang Yue do? He could only blame his own bad luck.
When Jiang Yue came back from the capital, his heart became even more knotted. Before he received Mr. Jiang's letter, before he had even spoken, the boy came to ask for his life.
Jiang Yi objected, but Jiang Yue refused to give in. He even knelt down to beg, and finally had to agree.
Gu Yan
He agreed to this not because of anything else, but because Jiang Yue was on the verge of collapse at that time. He needed medicine for his heart ailment. The reason for all this was Miss Xu San. If he could find that opportunity during this trip, maybe he
Enough.
However, thinking of Miss Xu San's abilities, Jiang Yi couldn't help but worry.
Previously, he wrote to the emperor to take her to the capital, just to cause trouble for her. As a result, Miss Xu San left the capital completely, but several concubines in the harem all suffered because of her.
Wu can draw a bow, Wen can fight in the palace, can Jiang Yue take advantage of her?
However, nothing major should happen. The pseudo-emperor's imperial edict was forcing him to do so. It was expected that Nanyuan would not dare to fall out with him. Since Jiang Yue's trip was unsuccessful, his life should be saved.
Jiang Yi thought uneasily.
According to the time, Miss Xu San’s hairpin ceremony has passed, and there should be an outcome to this matter, right?
Perhaps sensing his thoughts, there were chaotic footsteps outside. Before anyone arrived, the voice came first: "Captain! Governor! The Major General is back!"
Jiang Yi suddenly stood up, his voice full of joy: "Really? Where is it?"
Immediately afterwards, he saw a group of people coming in carrying a stretcher with a person lying on it.
After seeing the man's appearance clearly, Jiang Yi's head buzzed, and he calmed down before walking over quickly.
"What's going on? Ah Yue, he..."
Jiang Yue was lifeless on the stretcher, and his face and lips were bloodless.
Jiang Yi stretched out his hand to lift off the blanket on his body and saw the shocking wound wrapped in white cloth.
"he……"
"Captain!" Someone rushed up from behind and knelt down in front of him, crying. "My subordinates are incompetent. I failed to protect the young general."
These two men were the subordinates who went to Nanyuan with Jiang Yue. They looked better, but their limbs and shoulders were also wrapped in bandages.
Jiang Yi collected himself, calmed himself down, and asked: "What happened? Please tell me slowly."
"Yes." The two subordinates wiped away their tears and slowly completed Nan Yuan's story with each other.
Jiang Yi listened expressionlessly, his eyes getting colder and colder.
The subordinate officer promptly handed over a document and said in a low voice: "Commander, this is a letter from Xu Huan, saying that he is grateful to the major general for his Yiyi intervention and relieving Nanyuan from the siege."
Jiang Yi pursed his lips, took the letter, and read it carefully.
The letter was politely worded, and the thank you words at the end were particularly eye-catching.
"How is Ah Yue?" He regained his emotions and asked calmly, "Is the doctor here? Let's take a look at him quickly."
"I'm coming."
The military doctor from the Dudu Mansion who was best at bruises and bruises arrived and hurriedly diagnosed and treated Jiang Yue.
After an inspection, the military doctor breathed a sigh of relief and reported: "Commander, the Major General is not in danger of his life, but..."
"But what?"
The military doctor lowered his head: "I'm afraid I won't be able to lift a knife or draw a bow anymore..."
Jiang Yi grabbed the letter in his hand and looked down at Jiang Yue's lifeless face.
Not only could he no longer lift the sword and draw the bow, he was clearly awake but unable to move. This meant that his heart was dead too!