When Ye Chuyan woke up, it was already the fifth day.
She was woken up by Bai Zhi's nagging. When she opened her eyes, she saw Bai Zhi beside her bed with red eyes and tears.
Seeing Ye Chuyan wake up, Bai Zhi went up and hugged Ye Chuyan, strangling Ye Chuyan so hard that he could hardly breathe.
"Princess, you scared this slave to death. You have been suppressing bandits alone for so long, and this slave is worried about you every day."
"When the prince came back with you in his arms, he said that you had lost all your internal strength. The slave was so frightened that he lost his mind."
"The prince said that you are fine, but you just need to sleep for a few days. I pray to God and Buddha every day these days, hoping that you will wake up soon."
"Princess, will you never go out to suppress bandits again?"
"Princess, you have been in coma for five days and have lost your martial arts skills. What will you do if you are bullied in the future? I am really worried..."
Bai Zhi kept talking non-stop, with tears and runny noses.
Ye Chuyan's heart felt warm, and she patted Bai Zhi's back gently, "Bai Zhi, if you keep strangling me like this, I won't survive."
Bai Zhi was so frightened that she hurriedly let go of her hand, knelt on the ground and said, "Princess, this slave has lost his temper."
Ye Chuyan pretended to be angry and said, "Bai Zhi, I told you that you don't need to kneel in front of me."
Bai Zhi had never heard Ye Chuyan scolding her so harshly. She couldn't help but look up and saw Ye Chuyan squinting at her and smiling. She turned her tears into a smile and wiped away her tears.
"Princess, this servant will bring you water to wash up."
After saying that, he ran away in a flash.
Ye Chuyan seemed to hear Bai Zhi talking to Yan Xi outside the house. Not long after, Bai Zhi came in with water. After helping Ye Chuyan wash up, Bai Zhi found a set of bright yellow winter clothes to put on Ye Chuyan.
He also said solemnly: The princess has lost her internal strength and her body is not as good as before. She just woke up after sleeping for three days. Now her body is weak and she must not catch the cold.
Ye Chuyan was dumbfounded by Bai Zhi, and allowed her to put on this thick coat for herself.
As soon as they finished cleaning up, Bai Zhi coughed a few times at the door, and Yan Pei came in with a bowl of red bean porridge.
Ye Chuyan was surprised. He looked at Bai Zhi and then at Yan Pei.
Bai Zhi's face turned red when Ye Chuyan stared at her, and she said in a dull voice: "Princess, the prince said that you had lost your skills and needed a personal bodyguard, so he gave you the strict bodyguards. For the past three days, all the strict bodyguards have been here."
Ye Chuyan looked at Yan Che, who still had the same expressionless face. He nodded slightly, which was a response to Bai Zhi's words.
"Since Guard Yan is a guard sent by the prince, why is he doing the work of a maid?" Ye Chuyan couldn't help but ask.
These words made Yan Qi and Bai Zhi's ears turn red at the same time.
Bai Zhi hesitated and said: "I...I...didn't instruct Guard Yan to do the work, he did it voluntarily."
Yan Che stiffened his body, put down the porridge with his head lowered, said "I'll go guard outside the yard" and ran away as if running for his life.
Ye Chuyan looked at Bai Zhi with a half-smile, and sighed faintly, "Hey, there is no chance for a female college student to stay."
Bai Zhi's face was as red as a ripe persimmon, and she stuttered when she spoke.
"King, Princess...you drink some porridge. The doctor said that after you wake up, you can't eat hard food for the time being. Drink some red bean porridge first..."
As she spoke, she hurriedly served the red bean porridge and almost overturned the bowl.
Ye Chuyan resisted laughing, reached out to take the porridge, and changed the topic.
"What's going on over there at Tianlang Village?"
Seeing that Ye Chuyan finally stopped teasing herself, Bai Zhi briefly thought about thanking God and spoke sharply.
"I heard from Guard Yan that all the gunpowder and jewelry in Tianlang Village were dug out. All the officers and soldiers admired the princess and said that you were very resourceful and that this time the Tianlang Village was destroyed with almost no soldiers."
"However, all three thousand bandits on the mountain died. Master Shi was very angry because he did not inquire about the source of the gunpowder."
"Although the emperor was also very angry that the source of the gunpowder was not found, he still rewarded everyone who suppressed the bandits according to their merits. Mr. Shi has now been promoted to the minister of Dali Temple."
"Vice General Zhang who went with you was originally named the chief minister of Dali Temple, but he didn't take up the post for a long time. The emperor became angry and canceled his official position. This matter caused a big fuss and everyone knew about it."
"Oh, by the way, the emperor said that the princess is brave and resourceful, and that she suppressed bandits for her husband, which made people cry. He didn't care about using the money from the bandits to provide disaster relief. He also rewarded you with many things. Butler Mo will help you count them and put them all away. It’s our small warehouse in Jiangjiayuan.”
"In the past few days while you were sleeping, the threshold of our Qing Prince's Mansion was almost broken, and all the noble ladies came to visit you."
"Ever since the Ye family's incident, they saw you hiding like a ghost. They were unwilling to talk to you when they met in the palace, for fear that the Ye family's affairs would implicate them."
"Now the emperor has publicly praised you in the court, and they have all come over. They are all like princesses and short princesses. They are rushing to recognize you as relatives. It is really disgusting."
"Fortunately, the prince will not allow anyone to disturb your recuperation. Butler Mo drove all these people away."
Bai Zhi poured out the beans and told Ye Chuyan everything she had heard and happened in the past few days, word for word.
Ye Chuyan's thoughts were racing when he heard this. How did Pei Xiuyan deal with Zhang Jing so that he gave up taking office?
Bai Zhi saw that Ye Chuyan was absent-minded, "Princess, princess?"
Ye Chuyan came back to her senses, "I'm listening, what else?" Why didn't Bai Zhi say a word about Wu Mu?
Bai Zhi scratched her head and said, "No, that's all. I've told you everything I know."
"Oh, by the way, the prince comes here every day during court, and he will probably be here soon."
Ye Chuyan was thinking about how to ask Wu Mu from the side.
"What happened to the unearthed jewelry?"
Bai Zhi suddenly realized.
"Oh, are you talking about those jewels? All those jewels were used for disaster relief at the prince's suggestion. Among them, the Wu family has the most, but the Wu family said that disaster relief is a major livelihood project, and they support it with both hands."
"Afterwards, the prince also proposed that the Wu family take the lead in donating some money for disaster relief. I heard that the emperor particularly appreciated the prince's method. The Wu family gave another 20 million taels of silver for disaster relief the day before yesterday. Together with the money from other aristocratic families, it was just enough for this. money for disaster relief.”
Ye Chuyan's hair stood on end when he heard this.
The Wu family donated 50 million taels of silver to the border area a year ago. Pei Xiuyan used both soft and hard tactics to force the Wu family to spend so much money for disaster relief. The Wu family's financial resources were completely exposed.
Pei Ye has just been in charge for a few years, and now he is short of money. If this continues, sooner or later he will kill this fat sheep of the Wu family.
Thinking of this, Ye Chuyan's nails dug into the palm of his hand unconsciously.
"Ayan." Pei Xiuyan came in wearing a black robe. He was in high spirits, with a smile on his lips, as handsome as ever.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Ye Chuyan who was in a daze, wearing bright yellow clothes, and his steps slowed down.
Zhao Yujiao was wearing clothes of this color that day to plot against her. The secret guards have not found her until now. Zhao Yujiao seems to have disappeared from the world.
Thinking of this, Pei Xiuyan couldn't help but feel cold in his eyes.
Bai Zhi hurriedly saluted, "Your Majesty."
Pei Xiuyan came back to his senses, smiled again, and waved for Bai Zhi to retreat.
Ye Chuyan narrowed her eyes and smiled brightly at Pei Xiuyan, "Ace, you are back."
Pei Xiuyan walked over and held Ye Chuyan in his arms. Through the thick cotton clothes, he still felt that the man in his arms had lost a lot of weight.
During these days of continuous suppression of bandits and several days of coma, she could hardly eat well and became very thin.
He felt a little distressed, "Ayan, please rest for a while. How about I take you out to watch a show in the evening?"
"Watching a show?" Ye Chuyan was a little confused. Pei Xiuyan has never been someone who likes to watch shows and join in the fun.
Pei Xiuyan met her eyes, couldn't help but feel moved, and kissed the corners of her eyes gently.
"Well, watch the show. You will definitely be satisfied."
Pei Xiuyan stayed with Ye Chuyan in Jianjiayuan until the evening.
Ye Chuyan felt that Pei Xiuyan looked strange today. Although he still looked tender and affectionate, there was a strange feeling about him.
She couldn't explain what this strange feeling was.
As soon as the night darkened the entire sky and the bright moon emerged from the clouds, Pei Xiuyan asked Yan Xi to drive the carriage and take the two of them out.
Ye Chuyan opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out, wondering: "This road seems to go to Zhang Qingman's mansion."
Pei Xiuyan laughed softly and said, "Ayan has such a good memory."
Ye Chuyan didn't know why Pei Xiuyan brought him to Zhang Qingman's house in the middle of the night, and he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
The carriage soon stopped in a remote alley near Zhang's mansion. Pei Xiuyan hugged Ye Chuyan and flew up to a big tree outside Zhang's residence.
He was extremely skilled in Qinggong. He hugged Ye Chuyan and hid in the branches of the sycamore tree without being noticed by anyone in the Zhang family yard.
The view here is very good, you can just see the entire backyard of Zhang's house.
Ye Chuyan saw a thin boy carrying food and knocking on the door of a room in the backyard. A roar soon came from inside, "Get out!"
The boy was a little scared, and tremblingly placed the food at the door, and whispered: "Master, please have something to eat..."
Before he finished speaking, the door was suddenly opened. Zhang Jing looked pale and disheveled, like a madman. He yelled and went up to bite the boy crazily.
The boy rolled and crawled back.
The guards in the courtyard looked at everything in front of them indifferently, not moving at all.
At this moment, Zhang Qingman brought someone over. He waved his hand, and a tall guard in the courtyard took advantage of Zhang Jing's unpreparedness and struck him unconscious with a palm from behind.
Zhang Qingman stamped his foot hard and said, "What a sin!" After saying that, he asked the guards to tie Zhang Jing up.
This scene left Ye Chuyan stunned.
She raised her head to meet Pei Xiuyan's face and asked with her eyes: Is this the reason why Zhang Jing can't take office? Is he crazy?
Pei Xiuyan gently pecked Ye Chuyan's brow, "Last time you said he drugged you. I let him experience what it was like to be raped by bandits."
He ordered Yan Qi to feed Wuhun Powder to Zhang Jing, and also imprisoned a dozen bandits who had been fed aphrodisiacs with him. Afterwards, he killed all the bandits and released Zhang Jing.
Ye Chuyanguang felt sick and wanted to vomit when he thought of this scene.
She finally understood what was strange about Pei Xiuyan today. There was a vague violence in him.
In the past, if she told Pei Xiuyan about this, Pei Xiuyan would definitely try his best to prevent Zhang Jing from being granted meritorious service in front of the emperor, so that Zhang Jing would not be reused for life.
This was also her original plan, hoping that Zhang Jing would not get what he wanted.
But since when did Pei Xiuyan become so terrifying? To use such disgusting and despicable methods to deal with a man?
Pei Xiuyan saw Ye Chuyan's complex expression, held her face, captured her eyes, and said with a smile:
"Zhang Jing has gone crazy. Zhang Qingman's youngest son Zhang Puyu has disappeared. The Zhang family now urgently needs a man to help safeguard the Zhang family's status."
"The Wu family has just donated money for disaster relief. It is in the limelight and is in urgent need of a backer in the court. Each family takes what they need, and they will probably get married as soon as possible. Since Young Master Wu has helped you, I will also help him and help him get married and start a business as soon as possible. , become a good son-in-law of the minister."
When Ye Chuyan heard this, the soles of his feet were numb and his whole heart was trembling.
Pei Xiuyan is too scary!
He did it on purpose. As expected, he still had a grudge against Wu Mu because of what happened to Tianlang Village.
He completely exposed the Wu family's financial resources in order to destroy the Wu family.
