It was late at night when Mrs. Gantang returned to the courtyard, and there was a man still kneeling there, like a stone sculpture.
She stood behind the man and said tiredly: "Go back."
Tang Rong was still kneeling there, the young man straightened his spine, neither looking back nor getting up, speaking sincerely and sadly.
"Madam, you just need to leave everything to me. Even if the Qi people come to arrest you, you can say that I used the life of the child to threaten you, forcing you to steal the tiger talisman and lead the Yucheng army back to Lidu. Mansion, this matter is all my idea and has nothing to do with you!"
Mrs. Gantang was exhausted mentally and physically and had no energy to argue anymore. She walked over slowly, picked up her skirt and sat on the steps, looking at Tang Rong.
He was once the Du Yuhou who followed Ping Nanhou and was highly valued, but he was willing to pretend to be an ordinary guard and guard her side. After coming to Wangxuewu for so long, he still hasn't adapted to the life in a noble family, and he is very silent. Last night, she said that she would adopt the child to her eldest brother, so that whether she lived or died would not affect the child. Tang Rong acted extremely fiercely and even had a big quarrel with her, and then he knelt here in song. , refused to leave.
She remembered that on the day Yucheng surrendered, he also knelt in front of the Marquis's mansion and begged Nanhou to fight to the bitter end.
At this lofty and ambitious age, he thought that sincerity could change anything, but nothing could be changed.
...No, there have been changes. At that time, he heard that Marquis Pingnan wanted to dedicate Mrs. Gantang to the Qi people. He had never met the woman who lived in the deep house, but he just felt that this was wrong, so he rushed into the inner house to report to her.
Mrs. Gantang had never seen a reckless man in a military camp before, and she was shocked at the time. When he explained his purpose, she realized that the situation outside was already so bad.
At that time, she was extremely angry. The person she had been sleeping with for ten years showed such an ugly face. She bore him children and treated him with respect, but when disaster struck, they couldn't even fly separately, so they sacrificed her to the enemy to show their loyalty. This anger led her to make a rebellious decision that no one expected - to steal the Tiger Talisman and escape with her troops.
Only she knew that the righteousness and bravery praised by outsiders were actually just anger in the beginning, hiding her impulse to defeat the enemy.
It was only when she actually set out on the road that she realized how difficult it was. She took her two and a half-year-old children with her and lived in the open air with Yu Chengjun. They had to avoid Qi Bing along the way, and spent most of their time trekking in the mountains and fields. Occasionally they passed through towns, and they only dared to send a few people into the city to buy some supplies.
For the first half of her life, she was pampered and always supported by others while walking. She never even truly set foot on this land and moved forward on her own feet. She prides herself on being kind and never uses her power to bully others. She is willing to give alms to beggars when she sees them. Only then did she realize, what kind of kindness is this? In the past, it was more like the pretentious behavior of a superior person.
After traveling thousands of miles, she saw the desolation of people's livelihood, which really gave her a huge impact. She later realized that the decision she made impulsively at that time was accidentally made right.
But faith is faith, and it can occasionally offset the suffering in the body, but it is not effective all the time. She didn't dare to show her timidity, because this was a big lie she was letting go of. There are also times when she really can't hold on and wants to give up. Every cliff she passes by, she wants to forget about jumping off. Why is this world so miserable?
But every time she looked back, she could see Tang Rong's tense eyes, and he was protecting her closely. No matter where he went along the way, he would stay outside her tent every night, not allowing any danger to approach her.
Obviously it doesn't have to be like this. She is the wife of the Marquis, but in troubled times, she can be nothing. But the young man insisted on the order in his heart so passionately. He led the Yucheng army to respect her, respect her and protect her. She slowly realized that as soldiers, they had lost their king and their coach overnight, and they also needed to find a spiritual belief in this troubled world.
And she, who stole the Tiger Talisman for selfish reasons, became a noble scholar worth protecting in their hearts. For the sake of this friendship, she also wanted to put up the airs of the high scholar, saying that she could not escape at all, and she wanted to lead them out of a way out.
After making this choice, she felt extremely relaxed. Tang Rong didn't know that she had also become a warrior, and she was very happy.
It's just that this child is very stubborn and he doesn't want her to be in danger.
It was extremely quiet at the moment, and the spring breeze with a bit of chill blew by, shaking off a few clusters of flower bones from the tree, and they fell on the back of my hand.
Mrs. Gantang smiled suddenly.
Facing Tang Rong's confused gaze, she handed it over with the back of her hand, and the flower bloomed right in her tiger's mouth.
"Tang Rong, the flowers are blooming."
Tang Rong stared at her face blankly, wondering why she smiled a long-lost smile at a fallen flower after experiencing a heavy day.
But at this moment, he only felt that she was no longer a woman who had gone through wars and experienced vicissitudes of life. She was sitting in the courtyard where she had lived for more than ten years before leaving the cabinet. It seemed that time had not passed, and she was still the same woman with that fake look in her eyes. A girl with spring flowers and autumn moon.
"This is beautiful," he murmured.
A smile slowly appeared on Mrs. Gantang's face: "What if I just want to protect the beauty of this spring flower? Tang Rong, you have to help me."
Tang Rong didn't know why, he had been in the army for half his life, and he was so strong-willed that he was hit by this sentence, and there were tears in his eyes.
"Madam, just let us protect you!" He clenched his fists, refusing to show any weakness.
"You have protected me for thousands of miles and returned home safely. From now on, whatever the Yucheng army wants to do, you can do it without worrying about me. But I... will live and die with you, and I will lead you. I said it the day we left the city."
"lady!"
He couldn't help but took a few steps forward and grasped a hem of her skirt.
He held it tightly, pinching the brocade into wrinkles. There was gold under the man's knees, and he would not shed tears lightly, but he showed all his vulnerability and urgency to her without any scruples.
"That's just a useless sacrifice!"
"It's not meaningless," she said firmly, "the sky, the earth, the sun and the moon are all watching. Foolish Old Man moving mountains also starts with a grain of ashes and a handful of soil."
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In these days when everything in the city is in jeopardy and people's lives are in danger, no one knows where justice and justice are.
Usha is already red-blooded. As long as Bingzhusi is found out, let alone the Yucheng army, the whereabouts of King Ling'an can be obtained without any effort.
He made such great progress, but Wanyan Jun was caught off guard.
He didn't know where Usha had such great ability, which made him feel uneasy. The previous crushing advantage in Husha had changed subtly. He could not control his general. It was obvious that he was an ambitious tiger, not a lost dog.
He was worried about the current situation, when Zhang Yue returned to the last day of the seven-day appointment and brought him top-secret information.
Bingzhusi is trying to find a way to contact Lingfu Emperor Ji. Lingfu Emperor Ji may have brought the imperial edict of Emperor Yu's succession.
Wanyan Jun broke out in a cold sweat. No one knew better than him. Before setting off, Xu Keyue asked for his grace and wanted to say goodbye to her parents - she had met Emperor Yuchao once! Although the conversation was under his surveillance, if there was any handover, it would be impossible to prevent it. The matter of the imperial edict cannot be groundless!
And this is Xie Queshan's bargaining chip to help Zhang Yuehui pass the test.
Zhang Yuehui originally wanted Usha and Wanyan Jun to bite the dog and muddy the water so that he could escape, but this didn't work so quickly. Xie Queshan's powerful medicine quickly allowed Zhang Yuehui to regain Wanyan Jun's trust.
This even made Zhang Yuehui a little confused - if the edict of passing the throne is true, Bingzhusi would not get any benefit from revealing this news to Wanyan Jun, and he might even catch up with Xu Keyue, no matter from which angle Look, neither is a good thing.
Has Xie Queshan really rebelled? Or have you gone crazy because you can’t continue working as an undercover agent?
But with such a great opportunity, why would he sell it to him on a personal basis? Zhang Yuehui felt that there must be something fishy in it, but he was too lazy to think about it. Even if the edict is false, as long as he can't find it, it will be like a nail stuck in people's hearts, and it won't stop, so it is not a loss-making business for him.
And in the final analysis, this has nothing to do with him. What he wants is to get out of this mess as soon as possible and bring Nan Yi to him.
The most anxious person in this game should be Wanyan Jun. He was the one who brought this person to Lidu Mansion. No matter what, he would dig deep into the ground to find this thing.
It was already late at night when the information was received. Wanyan Jun pulled the sleeping Xu Keyue up from the bed and carried him to the yard. A group of soldiers rushed into the room and began to search roughly.
There was a tinkling sound, and even just looking through the window made me feel frightened.
The yard in early spring was still a bit chilly. Xu Keyue only wore a thin shirt and stood shivering in the wind.
As soon as he opened his mouth, his teeth were trembling with coldness: "Sir...what happened?"
Wanyan Jun stood beside her, did not answer, just waited quietly.
I don't know how long it took, but finally, the movement in the room ended, and the soldiers lined up and walked out, returning to Wanyan Jun.
"Reporting to your lord, no suspicious paper was found."
Wanyan Jun's eyes seemed to be darkened, but after a while he just said: "Everyone, step back."
In the blink of an eye, everyone retreated completely.
Wanyan Jun took off his robe and put it on Xu Keyue. He held her shoulders tightly and his tone was surprisingly gentle.
"Ayue, have you hidden anything from me?"
Xu Keyue shook her head in confusion and fear.
"Do you know how much pressure I was under when I brought you back to the south? The emperors, concubines, and even the queen who came with you are still suffering in the laundry and being trampled by thousands of people. Your life It's much easier than them. If you hide something from me... and I get implicated, no one can protect you."
Tears were forced out of Xu Keyue's eyes, and she could only nod her head in agreement with Wanyan Jun's words.
She sobbed and said: "I follow you all the way, and every move is in your eyes... Even if you don't believe me, you should believe your own eyes, right?"
I don’t know if Wanyan Jun was convinced, but he still had that bottomless smile on his face, and his broad palm covered Xu Keyue’s face.
The fingers slowly tightened, causing her bones to ache. His smile slowly turned into a cold, ferocious expression.
……
Ling Fu Diji was the task assigned to Nan Yi by Song Muchuan.
The members of the Bingzhusi party who were lurking in the Qiren King's court risked their lives to bring out two important pieces of news. The first one is to have Fu Diji carry the edict of passing the throne with her, and there is another thing that is even more frightening - the ministers traveled south, and among the new team formed in Jinling, a core of important ministers secretly rebelled, codenamed "Great".
"Daman" is a strange code name. Among the twenty solar terms, there is only "little full" and no "big full". This is the wisdom and golden mean of the ancestors. When the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon waxes and wanes, this man spoke arrogantly and called himself "big full". "Full", the plan is very big, and its ambition can be seen.
What "Daman" knew and how much he told the Qi people were all unknown, but finding out the traitor was Jinling's business, and Lidu Mansion had no control over it. What Song Muchuan had to do was to send someone to contact Xu Keyue and bring out the edict of succession.
Before this, no one knew that there was an edict of succession.
The emperor was captured in Daqi and imprisoned. The situation was urgent and no funeral arrangements could be made. In an emergency, the new dynasty supported King Ling'an because he was the only uncaptured prince in the clan. However, since King Ling'an was not the prince and had not received the imperial edict, there would always be people who were interested in questioning whether he was in the right position. This disorder leads to the direction. The courtiers are also doing this under pressure. If they can get the edict of passing the throne, everything will be justified.
The emperor who was in the enemy camp probably thought of this, so he took great pains to hand over the edict of succession to Xu Keyue, the only one who was likely to go south.
But when Xu Keyue came to Lidu Mansion, the place had been completely occupied, the prefect had rebelled, and King Ling'an was nowhere to be found. Looking around, there was no reliable force in the city. Presumably she didn't know who to hand over the edict of succession, so she remained silent, looking for an opportunity and waiting for a suitable person.
When Nan Yi received this task, he was also a little stunned.
She had never understood why the Emperor Ji was still alive after suffering such humiliation. At this moment... she seemed to have a vague answer.
She was not content to just get close to Xu Keyue and bring out the imperial edict... She wanted to rescue the Emperor Ji as well.
It's just that Wanyan Jun's mansion is kept watertight. Her actions must not only be steady, but also fast. This is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
