The old King of Nanyang was indeed angry. An Huajin gave him some relief, but his anger still lingered.
He looked at An Huajin and waved his hand, "Stand still and listen to me."
An Huajin stood still and said, "Just tell me!"
She no longer refutes, and she no longer deliberately makes excuses.
The old King of Nanyang took a deep breath and said earnestly, "I am getting old, and my body is becoming more and more useless. When I was in the capital, the prince insisted on keeping me here until next spring, but I can't live here.
Old Bones, you live less and less every day, and you may not wake up when you close your eyes. What I am most worried about is not the Nanyang Army, but you."
An Huajin opened his mouth, closed it again, and listened obediently.
The old King of Nanyang looked at her, "I know you are going to say that my body and bones are in good condition. I don't have to worry about it. It's not a problem to live for a few more years. These are just nice words. I know my body best. I use good medicine."
He feeds you every day, he looks healthy, but in fact he is just a strong man, and grandpa won’t live long. If your life-long event is not completely decided on your wedding, I can’t rest at ease.”
"I can't feel at ease. If you don't feel at ease all the time, don't you have to stay alive and wait?" An Huajin finally couldn't help but say.
Old Nanyang King was extremely angry again, "Are you going to piss me off to death?"
An Huajin shut up again, "No, no."
The old King of Nanyang looked at her, laughed angrily, and pointed at her, "Tell me about you, grandpa doesn't understand. What's wrong with Huai'an? You were dragging your feet when you were in the capital."
We have been dragged back and forth until His Majesty canceled your engagement, causing many troubles. Now you are thinking about breaking up. What are you thinking in your little head? Didn’t I tell you?
I’ve taught you bad things since you were young, and you can’t let go of the Nanyang Army. So after your wedding to Huai’an, you spend half a year in the capital and half a year in Nanyang, and you can’t make a compromise?”
An Huajin remained silent.
Why not? Gu Qingyan, that is the person she likes very much.
If she hadn't gone to Fenggupo and Zhang Chengze hadn't said those words to her, she wouldn't have known about the conspiracy between His Majesty and Zhang Zaifu eight years ago. Unexpectedly, she would have been happy if the Gu family knew about it but didn't stop it.
Now, how can she marry him without any grudges and then go to the Gu family in the capital to live for half a year? She can't do it.
Nowadays, the easiest way to do it for yourself is this: don’t advance or retreat.
It seems that she and Gu Qingyan have been in this pattern of being unable to retreat since their blind date at the eldest princess's Qianqing Taoyuan in April this year.
"Since you have entrusted Ning'er to his guidance, you naturally trust him. Tell the truth to grandpa, why have you never got married? Now His Majesty is no longer in the way, and the Gu family is also willing, so you have to nod." Old Nanyang King
It’s really heartbreaking, “You said.”
What should An Huajin say? She couldn't tell.
She was silent for a while and could only say, "Grandpa, Nan Qi and Nan Liang have made some moves and seem to be raising troops. Do you think it is time for our wedding?"
The old Nanyang King was shocked, "Seriously?"
"Seriously, I asked Anping to inquire about it a month ago. Zhang Chengze tried his best to persuade the Nanliang King to raise troops in Nanliang. The Nanliang court was divided into two factions. One faction advocated the war, and the other did not advocate raising troops at this time. Although the Nanyang King did not express his position, he summoned
Zhang Chengze is very diligent and obviously takes the initiative in his heart."
The old King of Nanyang immediately dropped the matter of An Huajin's marriage that he had been holding on to, "There has been no movement in Nanqi and Nanliang for eight years, and now there is movement again, which shows that troops are indeed going to be raised. This is a big deal." p>
An Huajin nodded.
The old King of Nanyang said again, "Zhang Zaifu was robbed, did you know?"
An Huajin nodded.
Of course you know that it was in my hands that Gu Qingyan was robbed, because he and Wang Anzhi had a hand injury and were seriously injured for a month. I just hid it from you.
"Your Majesty was furious and asked the prince and Chu Chen to investigate, but no clues were found, so we had to put it aside." Old Nanyang King said, "Your Majesty guessed that it was probably Zhang Chengze who was responsible for the robbery. Zhang Zaifu has already gone.
We have reached Nanliang."
An Huajin raised his eyebrows. Your Majesty is really good at guessing, why don't you guess at her?
"If this is the case, our Nanyang army must prepare for war." The old Nanyang King took two steps back and forth in the room, "Have you made arrangements yet?"
"Well, the arrangements have been made. I have been in the army recently just for this matter." An Huajin said, "Shen Yuanzhi is training soldiers and horses in the army day and night."
King Nanyang nodded and sighed, "It's a pity that we don't have any good weapons."
"It's a pity, there are good weapons." An Huajin felt that it was time to tell the old King of Nanyang at this time, "Three years ago, after you asked me to take over the affairs of Nanyang, I conspired with Shen Yuanzhi to secretly build an arsenal. Now,
The new weapons have been secretly put into the Nanyang Army. Shen Yuanzhi is in the capital training the soldiers to use the new weapons."
Old Nanyang King suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared at An Huajin, his eyeballs as big as copper bells, "What did you say?"
An Huajin took a step back and smiled, "Grandpa, I even hid Ning'er's affairs from you for eight years. Now that I know the weaknesses of the Nanyang Army, how could I think of ways to make up for it after you took over the affairs of the Nanyang Palace for me?
This weakness? His Majesty does not allow the reconstruction of the weapons inspection hall. So, our Nanyang Tiangao Emperor is far away, so what if we build it privately? How about not letting him know? If you don’t want to be known by Your Majesty, then of course you have to do it too.
You have to hide it. Your Majesty used to have spies around you. After I came back from the palace banquet, I just out of anger uprooted the spies that Your Majesty placed around you and in Nanyang City. You haven't forgotten it, right?
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"You stinky girl! I'll beat you to death. How dare you do such a big thing!" Old Nanyang King picked up the military stick and was about to beat An Huajin.
Anhua Jincai didn't want to be hit by the military stick, so he turned around and ran away. At the same time, he said, "Grandpa, take a rest for two days and go back to the army to have a look. It will be shiny and sharp and brand new."
The old King of Nanyang chased him out of the room and into the yard. An Huajin had already disappeared, leaving only a single echo.
The old King of Nanyang stood in the courtyard angrily, twirling his military stick. He was angry but couldn't hit anyone. After being angry for a while, he sighed again, "Old man, old man, hey, even a stinky girl did it under my nose."
I don’t know the action, it’s really useless!”
Chu Xiyun finally had a good and solid sleep yesterday. She woke up late the next day. After she got up, she hurriedly washed herself and rushed to the old Nanyang King's yard. As soon as she came in, she saw the old Nanyang King taking his turn.
The military stick stood in the yard and cursed people. She was startled, "Grandpa?"
When the old King of Nanyang saw Chu Xiyun, a delicate little girl, he naturally couldn't scare her with a military stick. He immediately handed the military stick to Amber, his face became as amiable as the weather, "Girl Yun? Why not?"
Sleep a little longer? You look good today. Are you feeling better?"
Amber took the military stick and said with emotion, in the same daughter's house, the old prince treated the young princess and the third princess were two different people. One was beaten casually with a military stick, and the other was soft-spoken and kind. "I feel much lighter today, and my illness is almost gone." Chu Xiyun stepped forward and asked tentatively, "Grandpa, are you angry with someone with that stick?"
"Your cousin, that stinky girl, is always so angry that I want to beat her up." Old Nanyang King walked towards the house and called Chu Xiyun at the same time, "Come in quickly, it's cold outside, don't freeze anymore."
Chu Xiyun suddenly realized that her cousin was indeed right. Her grandfather did often beat her up.
She asked curiously, "Where is my cousin?"
"Run away!"
Chu Xiyun was filled with admiration. Her grandfather wanted to beat someone up, but her cousin dared to run away. If it were her, she would not dare to run away.
After An Huajin left the courtyard of the old Nanyang King, he walked far away and looked back. The old Nanyang King did not come after him. It can be seen that as he said, his body and bones were really getting worse day by day. She still remembered her past.
Even if she ran away, he could chase her eight times in a row. The most powerful thing was that one year, she ran out of Nanyang Palace and he chased her for three streets, which alarmed the people and many people interceded for her.
An Huajin thought about it and wanted to laugh and feel sad at the same time. The old man really has no energy. Now he can only curse.
"Why are you standing here sighing?" Cui Zhuo came out of the yard and not far away, he saw An Huajin standing on the bluestone floor with his head lowered, holding a purse and sighing.
An Huajin raised his head and smiled at Cui Zhuo, "Good morning, Brother Cui Shi."
"Morning." Cui Zhuorong looked gentle, "What's wrong? Did you get scolded by Grandpa An?"
"Isn't that right? He wants to beat me up, but he can't run anymore and can't catch up with me." An Huajin stepped forward, "I wanted to have breakfast with him, but forget it, I won't go back and mess with him.
I'm angry, I'll go to the study to eat, Brother Cui Shi, where are you?"
Cui Zhuo said, "I will accompany you to the study to eat. I just saw that the third princess seemed to have gone to Grandpa An's yard."
