When Xiaona woke up again, it was already the next morning. At this time, she was completely awake. She remembered that at the critical moment, when Deanna was about to kill her, Tang Yin arrived in time. She also remembered that Tang Yin was standing next to her at night.
With those bright eyes, she immediately turned her head and looked at the bedside. Sure enough, there was someone sitting beside the bed, but to her disappointment, that person was not Tang Yin, but Tang Yin's maid Ji Lianyan.
"Princess, are you awake?" Seeing that Xiao Na had woken up, Ji Lianyan immediately stood up and asked, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"
It turned out that the person keeping vigil for her was not Tang Yin at all! A trace of melancholy flashed across Xiaona's face, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was right. Tang Yin didn't care about her in the first place, not to mention that he had caused such a big trouble because of his escape from marriage. How could he?
Maybe stay with me at night?
She shook her head slowly, trying to say that she was fine, but there was only a hoarse sound in her throat, which felt like it was on fire, dry and painful. She frowned and whispered: "I want water..."
Ji Lianyan couldn't understand what she was talking about, but she could figure it out. She was stunned for a moment, then she immediately turned around, brought a bowl of ginseng soup from the table, and handed it to Xiaona.
I had never had anything like this in Besashona. After taking the ginseng soup, I immediately felt the pungent taste and immediately handed the bowl back to Ji Lianyan.
Ji Lianyan didn't take it, and while gesturing with her hands to drink, she said, "This is what the king ordered for the princess."
She couldn't understand Xiaona's words, and Xiaona certainly couldn't understand hers. No matter how hard she pushed the ginseng soup out, she couldn't push it away. In the end, she almost drank the whole bowl of ginseng soup under Ji Lianyan's semi-force.
Got it clean.
The taste of the ginseng soup was bitter and astringent, which made Xiaona feel nauseous, but her uncomfortable throat felt much better, as if it had been moisturized by a coolness. Xiaona felt strange about Yuuki Reiyan, a popular maid.
It was awkward. After all, there was a language barrier and it was impossible to communicate. She said: "Call my maid to come in."
Ji Lianyan looked at her in confusion, whether she understood or not. Seeing this, Xiao Na, who was already in a bad mood, became even more angry and said loudly: "Call my maid!" While speaking,
She sat up with all her strength, but just halfway, she felt a burning pain in her ribs. With Ji Lianyan's help, she lay back weakly.
Not to mention that Ji Lianyan couldn't understand what Xiaona said. Even if he did, there was nothing he could do. Now all Xiaona's maids were under house arrest by Tang Yin. Because of what happened to Deanna, Tang Yin couldn't be sure about what happened to Xiaona.
Is there any spies among the people? For safety reasons, he has already issued an order to imprison all his maids.
Compared with the Besa people, Tang Yin certainly trusted the people around him more. For this reason, he left Ji Lianyan in Xiaona's room and asked her to take care of Xiaona.
After helping Xiaona lie down on the bed, Ji Lianyan immediately walked to the door of the room and asked the Fengguo guards outside to find an interpreter.
Not long after, a middle-aged civil servant who was proficient in Besa language came closer from outside. He first saluted Xiaona and said hello, and then stood aside politely.
Hearing that he could speak Besa, Xiaona couldn't wait to ask: "Where is my maid?"
The civil servant translated her words to Ji Lianyan truthfully (below).
Ji Lianyan said seriously: "Reporting to the princess, the king is afraid that there are traitors around the princess, so he has temporarily placed the maids who used to serve the princess under house arrest."
Xiaona was shocked at first when she heard this, and then became furious. Those maids were all servants who had served her for several years or even more than ten years. How could they be spies? She shook her head and said, "They are not spies. Let them all go."
Ji Lianyan lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "Only with the king's order can I release him."
"You..." Xiaona became even more angry. She stretched out her hand and pointed at Ji Lianyan, and immediately touched the wound on her shoulder. She frowned in pain and weakly put her arm down. After a while, the wound finally stopped hurting.
Then she gasped and asked: "Where is Deanna? Where is she now?"
Deanna? Ji Lianyan was stunned for a while before she figured out who she was asking. She hurriedly said: "Deanna tried to kill the princess and was executed by the king."
"Kill her?" Xiaona's eyes widened and she exclaimed in shock: "How can we kill her? She is not the real mastermind behind the scenes. If she is killed, wouldn't it mean that she is dead without evidence?"
Ji Lianyan remained silent. She was just a female official beside Tang Yin. How could she dare to interfere with the king's affairs?
Xiaona couldn't lie down on the bed anymore. She shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, help me up. I have to go see Tang Yin!"
Ji Lianyan secretly frowned. How could a pampered princess like Xiaona get out of bed now? She stepped forward, held down Xiaona who was about to get up, shook her head and said, "Princess's injury is not serious, and she can't get out of bed now."
It is not advisable to walk around, otherwise it will open the wound, making it difficult to heal and leaving scars."
Xiaona said: "Then let Tang Yin come over and see me."
What a unruly and willful princess! Ji Lianyan shook her head secretly, but did not show it on her face. She said seriously: "The king is currently discussing matters. I'm afraid he won't have time to see the princess."
This doesn't work, that doesn't work either. Xiaona was angry and aggrieved at the same time. Her eyes were red and tears flowed out. She choked and murmured: "I was so seriously injured and he didn't come to accompany me. How could he still come to me?"
Do you think of me as his wife?"
Ji Lianyan frowned and said: "I think the princess has misunderstood. Last night, the king stayed with the princess all the time. He stayed up all night and did not leave until dawn. The king mentioned that the princess woke up once in the middle of the night, and the princess forgot
Yet?"
"Really...really?" Xiaona was startled and looked at Ji Lianyan blankly, without saying a word for a long time. Of course she remembered that she had woken up before, and she also remembered the pair of bright eyes beside her and the gentle and inviting charm.
With An Xin's words, it turned out that what he felt was right, it was indeed Tang Yin who was guarding him at night.
"Of course it's true. How dare you deceive the princess?" Ji Lianyan smiled helplessly.
The tears in Xiaona's eyes became more intense, but her tears at this time were completely different from the tears just now.
Tang Yin was indeed discussing matters with Lu She, Jiang Fan and others.
They were discussing how to deal with the 10,000 heavy cavalry that Bessa had given as dowry. Now Tang Yin had no trust in these 10,000 heavy cavalry. If they were brought to Yancheng, or even brought to the palace, what if there were still some among them?
For a spy like Deanna, the consequences would be disastrous.
Tang Yin would not be stupid enough to plant a time bomb around himself. According to his intention, all these 10,000 heavy cavalry were sent back to Bessa.
Lushe did not agree with what he meant. Since the heavy cavalry was sent by Kenis to protect the princess, if he sent them back, it would not only refute Kenis's face, it would also be a humiliation for Besa, and it would be easy to tell the truth.
After hearing what he said, Tang Yin was amused and asked: "Do I know that there will be spies among them, so I still want to keep them with me and Xiaona? If a dangerous situation like this happens again, will you be responsible?"
Lu She shivered with fright. No matter Tang Yin or Xiao Na, he couldn't bear any accident. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my intention is not to repatriate the heavy cavalry, but also not to take them back to the capital.
They can stay in the border town."
"For what reason are they left in the border town?"
"Suppress the bandits!" Lu She said without thinking: "The princess was attacked by horse bandits near the border town. As a guard protecting the princess, shouldn't we find the murderer? And the place where horse bandits hang out is in Bessa.
, it is not appropriate for our Feng army to enter, so these 10,000 Bessa heavy cavalry have no worries and can come and go freely, so they are also the most suitable candidates to eliminate banditry. Your Majesty can use this as a reason to keep them in the border town for a long time."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded his head and turned to ask Jiang Fan, "What do you think of Lu She's idea?"
Jiang Fan cupped his hands and said, "What Mr. Lu said is true. I will never think it is feasible."
Hearing that Jiang Fan agreed, Tang Yin no longer hesitated and said immediately: "Okay, let's handle this matter according to your wishes!" After a pause, he asked again: "Lu She, what do you think should be done with the maid next to the princess?
?”
Lu She said quietly: "The maid is the easiest person to get close to the princess. She is very important and must be absolutely safe. Therefore, the king should rather kill her by mistake than release her by mistake!"
What he meant was to kill all these maids and avoid future troubles forever. Tang Yin nodded again, thinking that Lu She's words were reasonable, and he responded: "I... understand."
Then, he seemed to ask casually: "What do you think of the border city lord Yan Seo?"
Lu She took a breath. He did not dare to answer this question easily. The border town is located in Pingyuan County, and Pingyuan County is where Tang Yin started his career. The appointment of its officials has always been personally approved by the right prime minister Shangguan Yuanji. He thought for a long time and said
: "I saw that the border town was well managed, and I thought that Mr. Yan must be outstanding."
His answer was also very skillful. He did not say whether Yan Duo was good or bad, but only affirmed his ability.
Tang Yin smiled leisurely, raised his head and said, "Today's friends are likely to be tomorrow's enemies. The border town is the gateway to the north of our country. It is an important location and cannot be defended. Once something changes, the city lord's ability will be tested."
Could it be that the king was hinting to himself that the Feng Kingdom might still have a war with Besa in the future? Lu She was extremely smart and could tell the truth at once. He lowered his head and responded carefully: "The king is worried!"
Tang Yin laughed on his back and patted Lu She on the shoulder.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the attendant came to report that the princess had woken up.
Tang Yin stood up and walked out and said: "The princess's injury has not healed, so we need to stay in the border town for a few more days. Now the border town is expanding and the affairs are complicated. Lu She, you and Master Yan should walk around more and see if you can
Wherever I can help.”
Lu She understood that the king did not really want to take care of Yan Duo himself, but wanted to see Yan Duo's abilities and conduct through more contact. He stood up quickly, bowed and saluted, and said, "I obey!"