In the early morning, Zhang Yanling woke up in Zhu Qingyi's boudoir.
The sound of birds chirping in early summer is pleasant to the ears, and the sound of wind chimes on the porch is so sweet. The morning sun shines into the house from between the window lattice, and the golden light makes everything in the room warm and comfortable.
The pain in the shoulder socket was relieved a lot, and the soreness in the body was not so severe. Zhang Yanling sat up, lifted a corner of the gauze and lowered his head to check the signs of the wound. He found that there was no blood oozing out of the wound and it had become dry.
I felt relieved.
He got up and got out of bed. When he was getting dressed, he pulled at the wound on his shoulder. It still hurt and he frowned. After reluctantly putting on his clothes and shoes, he heard footsteps outside.
"Are you awake? How do you feel?" Zhu Qingyi's figure appeared at the door of the room.
Today, Zhu Qingyi is wearing a yellow skirt, with her hair pulled high and her eyebrows lightly swept, looking graceful and upright. Especially under the golden light, her skin looks even more beautiful than snow, and she is more charming and charming.
Zhang Yanling looked at her in a daze. He actually didn't look at Zhu Qingyi carefully, or he didn't seriously appreciate her appearance. Only then did he realize that Zhu Qingyi is an extremely beautiful woman. She is also in the most youthful years of her life.
, like a flower in full bloom.
"Master Hou, let me ask you something." Zhu Qingyi was a little shy when Zhang Yanling saw her, and she said coquettishly.
Zhang Yanling hurriedly said: "Beautiful, so beautiful."
Zhu Qingyi blushed even more and said angrily: "What? I asked you if you feel better?"
Zhang Yanling came to her senses and said hurriedly: "Oh, it's much better, much better."
Zhu Qingyi glanced at Zhang Yanling and thought: It's not in vain that she got up early and dressed up carefully. He said it was beautiful, so it was not in vain.
"Caiyun, bring water for the Marquis to wash up, and then prepare breakfast. Marquis Zhang didn't eat last night, I'm afraid he's hungry." Zhu Qingyi turned to the outside and ordered in a sweet voice.
Outside, Caiyun agreed and walked quickly. Soon after, Caiyun came in with a maid carrying warm water, towels and other things for washing.
"Master Hou, please wash up, hehe." Caiyun put down the basin towel and smiled at Zhang Yanling.
"Thank you Miss Caiyun." Zhang Yanling thanked her.
Caiyun smiled and said: "You're welcome. As long as the Marquis treats my princess well, it will be fine."
Zhang Yanling was stunned, and Zhu Qingyi said angrily: "Caiyun, what are you talking about? Why don't you prepare breakfast?"
Caiyun responded repeatedly and left with a smile.
Zhang Yanling understood that Caiyun must have seen her staying in Zhu Qingyi's boudoir last night, so she thought that she and Zhu Qingyi had a physical relationship, so she spoke like this. But in fact, she slept deeply last night, but what?
Didn't do anything.
What Zhang Yanling didn't know was that although he slept deeply last night, he held Zhu Qingyi's hand and wouldn't let go. Zhu Qingyi finally tied her up and fell asleep on his body. When Caiyun entered the room in the morning, she saw
The two hugged each other, and the way Zhang Hou held the princess tightly in his arms naturally gave rise to associations.
"Master Hou, please wash up." Zhu Qingyi said softly.
Zhang Yanling nodded, rinsed his mouth with warm water, and went to wash his face. But the injury on his right hand hurt, and his left hand was not used to it, and the cloth could not be twisted, so the water dripped.
Zhu Qingyi silently stepped forward, twisted the cloth for Zhang Yanling, and wiped his face bit by bit. The two people couldn't help but make eye contact and smell each other's breath. A strange feeling arose in their hearts, and the atmosphere in the room became ambiguous.
"Qingyi!" Zhang Yanling put her arms around Zhu Qingyi's waist and stretched out her mouth to kiss her.
Zhu Qingyi took a step back, shook her head, pointed outside and whispered: "There are people outside."
Zhang Yanling smiled and had no choice but to give up.
He closed his eyes and let Zhu Qingyi wipe his cheeks. He then sat down in front of the dressing table, dipped his messy hair in water and gently combed it smoothly, tied it into a bun, and pinned a silver hairpin on it.
"Okay! Let's go out to eat." Zhu Qingyi put down her comb and looked at Zhang Yanling's appearance after washing and tidying up, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.
This man is indeed very handsome. Although he looks haggard, his look and charm cannot be concealed. It's a pity...
"Thank you, Princess. I am indeed a little hungry." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Zhu Qingyi nodded, suddenly stood up on her tiptoes and kissed Zhang Yanling on the lips. By the time Zhang Yanling came to her senses and wanted to respond, the gentle kiss had ended, and Zhu Qingyi had already gone out with a blushing face.
After drinking a bowl of rice porridge and a few snacks, Zhang Yanling walked downstairs slowly. When he got out of the small building, he was startled to see that Zhang Yin, Chen Shi, Liu Tan, Feng Mazi, and Qiu Yue were all standing on the open space in the yard.
Wait for the general.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, and when they saw Zhang Yanling coming out, they all hurriedly raised their hands and saluted.
"I have met the Marquis in this humble position."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said with a smile: "Why are you here? Why didn't you notify me?"
Chen Shiyi limped forward and said with a smile: "Brothers, we don't want to disturb the Marquis from his rest. Besides..."
Chen Shi glanced at Zhu Qingyi, who was walking behind Zhang Yanling, with deep meaning in his eyes.
Zhang Yanling glared at him, smiled and said to everyone: "Let me introduce to you, this is the princess of Prince Qing's Mansion. This time, it was because of the princess's care that I was able to escape the city's arrests safely. The princess knows very well.
Your righteousness is admirable. Why don't you show your respect to the princess?"
All the generals raised their hands and said, "I have met the princess."
Zhu Qingyi nodded and said in return: "Thank you for your hard work, generals. The marquis and the generals traveled thousands of miles from the capital to quell the rebellion of the rebels, and their hard work has been very meritorious. Qing Yijin expresses his gratitude on behalf of Prince Qing's Mansion. My brother, Prince Qing, did not participate due to Zhu Chixiu's request."
He rebelled and was beaten and seriously injured by the old thieves, so he was unable to come to see you. Qingyi expressed his gratitude to all the generals on his behalf."
All the generals said one after another: "Thank you, Princess, and thank you, Prince Qing."
Zhu Qingyi smiled and nodded, and said to Zhang Yanling: "The Marquis still has many things to do, so Qingyi was sent here. The Marquis should take care of himself and don't overwork yourself. Qingyi takes her leave."
Zhang Yanling cupped her hands and said, "Okay. Princess, please do as you please."
Zhu Qingyi returned the courtesy and turned around to walk into the small building, but Zhang Yanling stopped her again.
"Princess, I almost forgot something. If Princess is free and Prince Qing is able to get up, can you go around the city to help appease the people and stabilize order. Prince Qing's Mansion has a high reputation, and the effect is better than our appeasement."
Much better.”
Zhu Qingyi smiled and said: "That's natural. I told Taihun this morning. After he changes his medicine and rests for a while, we will go to appease the people. After a while, I will issue an announcement to calm the people in the name of Prince Qing's Mansion."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "The princess is really considerate, thank you very much."
Zhu Qingyi smiled, turned and left.
Zhang Yanling turned around and walked out surrounded by the generals. As he walked, the generals reported what happened.
"Master Marquis, the clearing of the city has basically ended, and all the small groups of rebels have been wiped out. What is left is sporadic clearing operations. The fire at the west gate has been put out, and the gate cannot be repaired for the time being. I ordered people to block it with stones and mud bags.
They opened the city gate to ensure the safety of the city gate." Zhang Yin reported.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Very good. Pay close attention to the surrounding situation. We are actually not safe now. Taking Ningxia City is certainly a victory, but we are going deep alone now. If the imperial army is not here for a day, we need to be extremely vigilant in order to
Just in case."
Zhang Yin nodded and said, "I understand."
Zhang Yanling asked: "Has the fire in Anhua Palace been extinguished?"
Zhang Yin said: "It burned all night and is now basically extinguished. According to the order of the Marquis, I sent soldiers and horses to patrol the surrounding streets. No secret exits were found in the nearby streets, and no one was allowed to approach."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look later."
Zhang Yin nodded in agreement.
"Master Hou, the action of surrendering and reporting that started yesterday afternoon was very successful. So far, more than 1,300 people have surrendered. According to what Master Hou said, they have been screened for low-level positions. The words and deeds of these people have been recorded in a book.
Some unrelated people were temporarily released. Seventy-nine others were arrested and detained under orders of humiliation, and their crimes are being further investigated to await their punishment," Qiu Yue reported.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Very good, the limit is three days. Those who are still stubborn and refuse to surrender after three days will not be tolerated. Those who have committed the most heinous crimes will be registered. I will report to the court and request a public trial on the spot to impose the death penalty."
To serve as a warning to others. If you don’t kill a group of people in such a big chaos, it won’t be enough to shock people. But the people killed must be the ones who deserve to be killed. It’s up to you to handle the screening and investigation.”
Qiu Yue cupped his hands and said, "I understand this humble position, Lord Marquis, just don't worry."
Zhang Yanling said: "By the way, is there any news from Lingzhou? Logically speaking, there should be news."
Qiu Yue said: "There is no news yet. But there should be news soon. Shi Yong should have received the news at noon yesterday. I guess it will take some research and judgment to report it to Mr. Yang Yiqing."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "That's natural. I was a little hasty before and couldn't explain clearly. I guess they may not believe this is true. But they will understand it soon. As soon as there is news, report it to me immediately."
Qiu Yue said: "Don't worry, Lord Hou. I will report to Lord Hou as soon as I receive the news."
Zhang Yanling nodded, and Qiu Yue said again: "By the way, I have found the person the Marquis told me to look for. This guy hid and showed up this morning. Now he is pretending to be alright and wants to ask for help."
I’m seeing Mr. Hou. Mr. Hou, should you arrest him directly, or..."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "What are you arresting him for? Just let him come to see me. I also want to ask some questions from him. Tell him that you will let him come to see me later. Don't scare him and pretend
Don’t know anything.”
Qiu Yue nodded and said, "As ordered."
Chen Shi asked: "Who are you talking about?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Who else could it be? Ma Qiang from the Qianhu Station of Ningxia Jinyiwei. It was this guy who leaked the news about our entry into the city. How did he know the news? How could I not ask?"
Chen Shi suddenly realized, gritted his teeth and said, "Is this bitch pretending to be innocent now? He needs to be punished properly."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Of course we have to punish him, but we must first find out who told him the news. He is not the only one who has to settle accounts."