Wei Jun was dumbfounded as he watched Wen Yi swear to the sky that he would complete the mission well, and finally leave with a lot of gratitude.
Wasn’t Miss Third looking for someone to kill? Why did Wen Yi come to plead with him to go to Liangdu?
This is not a good job. If you are not careful, you may lose your head.
"What are you doing standing around?" Xu Yin called him, "It's time to work."
Working? What kind of work? Wei Jun asked in a daze, "Miss Third, what are your orders?"
Xu Yin stood up, put on the cloak by his maid, and said calmly: "Go kill someone."
Killing people? Isn’t Wu Zijing dead? Why do he still kill people?
Wei Jun couldn't follow her train of thought for a while, so he watched her leave the palace door and stood there waiting.
Soon Du Ming came back and reported to her: "Wen Changshi and the envoys have made arrangements, and the general has sent people to guard them to ensure that they will not leak the news."
Xu Yin nodded and said, "Let's get started."
"yes."
There are three generals in the Yongcheng garrison. Du Ming is responsible for personal guard and guarding the palace, and there are two others outside.
Du Ming said that his subordinates would advance and retreat with him, but the other two could not guarantee that. Their relationship was not close, and they even had constant conflicts because Wu Zijing valued him.
Xu Yin thought for a while and felt that these two people could not stay.
To be brought to Yongcheng by Wu Zijing, these people are his closest subordinates. Du Ming is an outlier, and the other two will not be so easily persuaded to surrender.
What they now rely on is the personal bodyguard in Du Ming's hands. They fight with the few against the many and cannot allow any negligence.
Du Ming went to do something, and Wei Jun went with him.
Yan Ling came over and asked, "Are you going to trick the other two lieutenants into killing them?"
Xu Yin nodded and asked him: "Isn't it appropriate?"
Yan Ling shook his head: "No, I would do the same thing."
He had just washed his face, and his eyes seemed to be very clear with water vapor still in them.
Seeing him like this, Xu Yin couldn't help but feel a little hot. He turned around and said, "You can go and rest for a while. They won't be here soon."
"It's okay, I'm not tired."
Having said this, Xu Yin stopped talking.
It was already the middle of the night, and the night wind was getting cooler and cooler. Xu Yin only wore a summer shirt and a thin cloak. He couldn't help but stroke his arms at this moment.
"Here!" A voice sounded in her ears. She looked down and found that Yan Ling was holding a piece of plum blossom cake in her hand.
He looked at her with a smile in his eyes: "You didn't eat much just now, you must be hungry."
Xu Yin paused, took it silently, and found that it was still warm.
"I just went to the imperial kitchen to get it," Yan Ling explained, as if he knew what she was thinking, "I didn't dare to eat before because I was hungry."
Xu Yin couldn't help but laugh. This is the time when a young man eats a lot, especially when he is practicing martial arts. If he doesn't eat for one meal, he will suffer a huge sin.
Seeing her smile, Yan Ling's eyebrows relaxed and she said enthusiastically, "I've tried it. This plum blossom cake is the most delicious. You can try it."
Xu Yin nodded, picked up the plum blossom cake and took a bite. It was indeed sweet, soft and extremely delicious.
Eating the sweet cakes, there seemed to be a hint of sweetness lingering in her heart, and Xu Yin was a little dazed. It wasn't that she couldn't see Yan Ling's thoughts, but this kind of thoughts never left her with good memories.
When she left Nanyuan in her previous life, she was still ignorant. Later, in the Dongjiang Palace, she had already seen all kinds of ugliness before she even had the chance to fall in love. She had never tried that kind of simple and sincere feelings. It is the same for her now.
strangeness.
A piece of plum blossom cake entered my stomach and my body felt warm.
Yan Ling dragged two mats from nowhere and pulled her to sit on the stone steps and wait.
"Don't worry, as long as they come into the palace, they will be killed," he said.
Xu Yin nodded.
The most dangerous time was when they came to the banquet. She and Yan Ling were the only two people with no other leverage, and Wu Zijing was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also had so many elite soldiers around him.
This situation has been reversed, and killing two lieutenants by deception is nothing at all.
——After all, this is all Yan Ling's fault, and he is willing to be used just because of his thoughts.
In his previous life, Xu Yin had never been soft-hearted when taking advantage of others, but now he felt a little sorry when faced with the young man's sincere thoughts.
After hesitating for a while, she took the initiative and asked: "You ran away from home, will you be punished if you go back?"
Yan Ling didn't care: "Just punish me, I'm used to it."
Xu Yin couldn't help but smile, and she became curious. Duke Zhao once saved their sisters, so she paid special attention to the Yan family. But at that time, Duke Zhao's wife had passed away, and she heard that there was some discord between their brothers.
This is not surprising, since the Duke of Zhao raised the uprising flag and the second son went to war and made great achievements, it is normal for the prince of Duke Zhao, as the eldest son, to be overshadowed and fearful of his brothers.
However, Yan Ling today is so different from the one she knew, and it always feels weird.
"Are you often punished?" Xu Yin asked tentatively.
Yan Ling touched her hair and felt a little embarrassed: "Fortunately, my father always said that I was not stable enough and wanted to temper my temper. But he couldn't punish me for long, and my mother and elder brother would secretly let me out."
Xu Yin couldn't help but ask: "You have a good relationship with your eldest brother?"
Yan Ling nodded: "Of course! My eldest brother has taken good care of me since I was a child. When my father punishes me, his eldest brother always takes the punishment on my behalf. Sometimes when I get into trouble, my eldest brother will take it upon me. He would rather get beaten than accuse me.
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The more he said this, the more puzzled Xu Yin became.
She knew that the concubines had dirty tricks, and some aunts would deliberately indulge their bastards. On the surface, they seemed to be doing well, but in fact, they deliberately ruined their lives.
Although Yan Ling has a bit of a young man's temper, he is cheerful and friendly to others, and he never looks like he has been neglected. What's more, his martial arts skills would never have been achieved without hard training.
Therefore, Prince Zhao should simply treat him well.
This is strange. Brothers who have such a good relationship, how could they end up in such trouble later?
Yan Ling's temper doesn't seem like he would fight for power with his brother.
Xu Yin thought for a while and asked again: "It sounds like the Duke's wife treats you very well!"
Yan Ling smiled: "Of course."
Xu Yin continued to test: "What about your eldest brother? As the eldest son, he must not have it easy, right? He certainly can't do whatever he wants like you."
"It's not bad." Yan Ling thought for a while, "The eldest brother has learned more, but his father is more strict with him, but his mother is still the same."
So, the later discord between the brothers was not due to the parents favoring the younger son?
Xu Yin shook his head and put this doubt in his heart. Perhaps, as his power grew stronger and his mother was not around to explain, people's hearts changed.
While the two of them were talking, the fire started burning in the night, turning half of the sky red.