Whether Shang Rong and Nangong Hui wanted it or not, Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er could only follow the messenger to return to Jinling early the next morning. If you had made up your mind to do it from the beginning, it might have been possible to change, but by this time, Shang Rong's military power had been handed over, and it would not be so easy to do anything else. At least... While these people are still in the army, they must not do anything.

Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er sat in a carriage and followed the team back to Jinling, heading in the direction of Jinling.

Shang Nian'er held Nangong Hui's hand tightly, and her beautiful face was full of worry and sorrow. She lost her mother at a young age and was raised by her father since she was a child. If it was just ordinary, because she left her father with her husband after getting married, she naturally had nothing to say, but now she understands that when she returns to Jinling, they will become hostages of the emperor and her father. Moreover, now that the war in Ezhou is about to start, who knows ...... Every time she thought of what her father had told them that night, a strong feeling of uneasiness rose in Shang Nian'er's heart.

Nangong Hui stretched out his other hand and patted the back of her hand, and said softly: "Nian'er, don't be afraid." ”

Shang Nian'er smiled reluctantly and shook her head slightly.

The moving carriage slowly stopped, Nangong Hui frowned slightly, got up and lifted the curtain of the carriage to look outside, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The guard in charge of driving the car outside said: "Your Excellency, take a short rest and be on the road." ”

Nangong Hui looked around, they had been walking for a morning, and it was a hundred miles away from the Ezhou military camp. Nangong Hui nodded, turned back to Shang Nian'er and said, "Nian'er, come down and rest for a while." He jumped out of the carriage first and hugged Shang Nian'er. As soon as the two of them turned around, they saw the messenger walking over slowly, looking at the two of them and saying with a bit of yin and yang: "Nangong Gongzi and Mrs. are really in love with the plaice." ”

Nangong Hui didn't speak with a calm face, a petty official from the fifth grade naturally wouldn't take it seriously. But this person is still a messenger sent by the emperor to deliver the decree, and it is always bad if he holds a grudge and speaks ill of Shang Rong in front of Xiao Qianye. It's just that Nangong Hui didn't know that this person had already decided to sue Shang Rong in front of the emperor, and it had nothing to do with whether Nangong Hui would offend him. Thinking about Shang Rong's indifference to himself and King Jingjiang's thoughtfulness to himself, thinking about the thick stack of silver tickets in his cuff and King Jingjiang's entrustment, he naturally knew how to reply in front of His Majesty.

"Nian'er, let's go sit over there for a while." Nangong Hui took Shang Nian'er's hand and said.

Shang Nian'er nodded and said softly, "Okay." ”

Looking at the backs of the two leaving, the man snorted coldly and whispered contemptuously: "Do you still think that you are still the son and brother of the Duke of Chu?" What is it! ”

The two sat in the shade of the tree, eating dry food and resting, and made a carriage all morning, Nangong Hui was fortunately, but Shang Nian'er was really tired. Leaning on Nangong Hui's shoulder, Shang Nian'er said softly: "Husband, my father... Will it be okay? Nangong Hui raised his hand to caress her sideburns and comforted: "My father-in-law has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he will be fine." Rest assured. ”

said so, but in a place where Shang Nian'er couldn't see, Nangong Hui also had a little worry in his eyes. Although he only got along with Wei Hongfei for a moment this time, he could also see that Wei Hongfei obviously wanted to suppress his father-in-law. This is also understandable, after all, his father-in-law has been in Ezhou for a long time, and his reputation and prestige are by no means comparable to Wei Hongfei with a military talisman. It would be fine if Wei Hongfei just wanted to marginalize his father-in-law and weaken his influence, but if... Wei Hongfei was dissatisfied with his father-in-law because of this, and even... That's trouble.

After thinking about it for a long time, Nangong Hui had to shake his head. They can't even get their own freedom now, and they can't think more, and their father-in-law, as a veteran in the army, should be able to think more fully than them, right?

"Nangong Gongzi, Miss Shang." The two had barely spoken a few words, and the annoying man came back to him. There are always some people in this world, who are naturally poor or have mediocre qualifications, and do not have the ability and luck to climb upwards, so they always want to trample on those who are originally higher and more capable than them in order to gain a sense of superiority and satisfaction. Such a person is not a bad person who is extremely evil, but a villain who is indeed a full villain, and sometimes he makes people do evil more than those bad people.

Nangong Hui's expression was flat, "What's the matter?" ”

The man smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, just mention the two of you." Now... General Shang's situation in His Majesty is not very good, if the two of them think about General Shang, they will have to bother to deal with one or two things when they enter Jinling. ”

Why don't you know that I want to take care of you?

Nangong Hui is not a stupid person, how can a person like this speak in front of the emperor? It's just an opportunity to sue and black. It was also only because Xiao Qianye and many important ministers did not want to see the Nangong family that he had the confidence to say this. Otherwise, with Shang Nian'er's identity as the beloved daughter of the naturalized general, even if Shang Rong is not so favored by Xiao Qianye now, he is not a mere minor official who dares to slack off.

The man's eyes turned around on Shang Nian'er, and he said with a smile: "Miss Shang's head is really beautiful, I don't know where I bought it, and the lower official also wants to buy one back for the little girl." ”

This person's character is not very good, but his vision is very good, and this phoenix hairpin is one of the dowry gifts given by the Nangong family to the merchants. At that time, Nangong Huai was still there, and the marriage was handled by Nangong Xu himself, so it was naturally not an ordinary thing for him to choose as a dowry. Nangong Hui's face sank, and before he could speak, he heard a low sneer coming from nowhere.

"The people under Xiao Qianye's hands are becoming more and more competitive. It's just that this eats... It's a little ugly. ”

"Who!?" The man turned back abruptly but didn't see a figure, and the guards around him were already on alert with their weapons. After a while, I saw a tall and outstanding cyan figure strolling out of the woods

"Who are you?!" The messenger snapped.

The man in Tsing Yi raised his eyebrows, his handsome face was indifferent, "Dead people don't need to know

"Dead people don't need to know much. ”

"What... What the?! The messenger was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked at the guards beside him and the man in Tsing Yi who was alone opposite, and quickly became arrogant again, "Dead? Are you talking about yourself? You're alone? ”

He was originally in a low position, whether it was a court meeting or a banquet in the palace, he didn't have anything to do, so he naturally didn't know the person in front of him. But there were many people among the guards who had seen each other from afar, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but take two steps back and blurted out: "Guard... Wei Gongzi? ”

"What?" The man's face turned pale suddenly, and he suddenly looked at the man in Tsing Yi who was strolling towards him on the other side, wasn't it, those purple eyes as cold as ice, "You... Are you Wei Junmo?! ”

Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er were also a little surprised, glanced at each other and stood up, "Wei... Wei Gongzi. Nangong Hui felt that even if he was given a lifetime of time, he probably wouldn't be able to say the word brother-in-law smoothly in front of Wei Junmo.

"Wei Junmo, you... How did you end up here?! The person who was still showing off his might had already hid behind the guards at this time, and he only dared to shout at Wei Junmo in the midst of the heavy guards. Although he didn't know much about Wei Junmo, he knew that this person was cruel just by the words he heard. What's more... Isn't Wei Junmo the leader of the rebel army who has now captured Yuezhou and other places?

"Quick! Kill him! As long as he brings his head back to His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely have a heavy reward! The messenger shouted.

"......" The guards present just wanted to fool this idiot. There were only more than 20 of them in total, and according to the reliable news circulating secretly, as early as more than two years, the former Gongzi and the county lord of Star City had destroyed most of the Seven Star Serial Pavilion with the power of two people, and cut off the head of Jin Pingyi, the head of the Seven Star Serial Pavilion Lord. If you meet this kind of person in such a place where you don't have a village or a store, it's good to be able to get out safely, okay?

In fact, he is not to blame for this, firstly, he is a civil official, not a military general, nor a person in the rivers and lakes. In the eyes of civil officials, what is the head of a general among thousands of troops, that is a script and a legend, even if there is some brute force and martial arts, will more than 20 imperial court guards and masters be unable to beat a person? Second, he heard more about the deeds of Wei Gongzi in the Hanlin Academy, and more of them were his outstanding military achievements, ruthlessness, and ruthlessness. No matter which one is, there is no mention that Gongzi Wei can fight a hundred with one enemy.

Wei Junmo glanced at Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er lightly, and then raised his hand and pulled out the Sigui Sword on his waist. The hearts of all the people present were tight, and when Wei Junmo took another step forward, except for a few guards who rushed towards him, more of them turned around and rushed in all directions.

The messenger was dumbfounded. Before he could come to his senses, a blood flower had spurted out from one of the guards in front of him, splashing his face with blood.

"Huh?!" A shrill scream suddenly resounded throughout the woods.

Nangong Hui touched his nose speechlessly, looked at the man in front of him who was holding his body and screaming more than a woman, looking at his wife beside him. He dared to swear that even if Nian'er encountered this kind of thing alone, he would never be so miserable. Although Shang Nian'er is weak, she is afraid that she is indeed much bigger than this man. At least Shang Nian'er grew up with his father at the border pass since he was a child, and he has seen a lot of battlefields where the two armies fought, and even helped the wounded soldiers who were drenched in blood to bandage their wounds.

Look at the screaming people next to him who didn't have a regular meeting at all, and chased after the guards Wei Gongzi. Nangong Hui raised his foot and gently kicked the person who continued to scream, and the scream finally stopped, but when he saw the guard on the scene not far away, the whole person trembled like a sieve. The next moment, he pounced and saved Nangong Hui's leg, "Nangong Gongzi, help!" ”

Nangong Hui said: "I can't beat him." ”

"It's... This... Aren't you Wei Gongzi's brother-in-law? Didn't he come for you? I beg you to be small before, and you don't know Taishan, please spare a lot of small lives. ”

"......" This kind of thing, I always feel that it is useless for you to tell me. Wei Junmo will definitely not listen to me. However, the speed at which the character changed was enough to impress him.

Wei Junmo came back quickly, and he didn't even have a trace of blood on his body. Glancing at the people kneeling on the ground, Wei Junmo said, "You two, what are your plans?" Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er looked at each other speechlessly. You killed people before you asked us what our plans were, do you really have room for us to leave our own plans?

Sure enough, Wei Gongzi continued: "If not, come with me." ”

"That's... Yes, Mo'er invited you here? Nangong Hui could only think of this.

Wei Junmo's indifferent eyes showed him a strange brilliance, "Do you think you have any other value in letting me come in person?" ”

Nangong Hui grinded his teeth, "I am the son-in-law of the naturalized general!" "When he's stupid? The first-line gorge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he doesn't believe that Wei Junmo doesn't want to rebel against his father-in-law. Wei Gongzi was disdainful, "That's the value of Shang Rong, what does it have to do with you?" ”

Inhale, exhale! Although his personality is much calmer, the temperament of the second son of the Nangong family has never been gentle. However, looking at the sword in Wei Gongzi's hand that was still dripping blood, Nangong Hui endured it silently. Xiaomei must have suffered a lot if she has such a bastard father-in-law.

"Let's go." Seeing that they had no opinions, Wei Junmo said in a deep voice.

"And what about him?" Nangong Hui asked, as well as the guards who had fled. As long as one of these people will go to Jinling, his father-in-law will be in great trouble.

Before the messenger kneeling on the ground could speak, he saw a flash of silver light, and Wei Gongzi backhanded his sword, and the man's eyes widened in horror as he watched the long sword inserted into his belly fall to the ground silently. Wei Junmo leaned over, took out some things from him and put them in his cuff, and said, "Let's go, someone will deal with the rest." ”

"You... You don't even spare the dead?! He clearly saw Wei Junmo pull out a thick one from the man's cuff

Come with a thick dozen silver tickets. Visually, it's at least tens of thousands of taels, right?

Wei Junmo turned his head and glanced at Nangong Hui up and down, "No wonder you would be so poor without the Nangong family." ”

...... "Where the hell do you see that labor and management are poor?!" Well, if people are dead for tens of thousands of taels and then the corpses are burned or buried, it is a stupid fork.

What Wei Junmo did was actually very simple, kill all the people in the group, and then find two corpses of a man and a woman to replace Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er. It's like encountering bandits, anyway, if it's already chaotic today, bandits and bandits are endless. When encountered, he can only admit that he is unlucky, even if someone suspects that there is no evidence, what can he do?

In the evening, Shang Rong returned to his tent with anger and worry, and there was already a man in ordinary soldier's clothes waiting in the big tent, "General." ”

Shang Rong saw that his expression was a little strange, and his heart couldn't help but sink, "What happened to the eldest lady and uncle?" ”

The man shook his head and said, "When my subordinates arrived... I only saw corpses all over the ground, as if I had encountered a bandit, and my belongings were also looted. The "corpses" of the eldest lady and aunt are also among them, it's just... Disfigured. "They are all people who are familiar with Nangong Hui, so they can naturally tell whether the two corpses belong to Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er. Therefore, he also helped to do more tricks on the corpse, ensuring that when it was discovered, even if the general went to see it himself, he would not be able to recognize whether it was true or false.

However, the fact of being taken the lead is still a bit depressing.

He pulled a letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands, "This is the letter found at the scene. ”

Just an extremely ordinary envelope, sealed with fire paint. On the envelope, there were only five words on the envelope, General Guiyuan. Shang Rong frowned, quickly opened the envelope and swept it through the ten lines, the expression on his face became a little complicated, but he quickly regained his calm. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "So... It's good. ”

The county lord of Xingcheng is Nangong Hui's own sister in the end, and his daughter and son-in-law will not suffer much if they go there. Although the situation between the imperial court and the Yan Wangfu is not yet clear1, but... Just looking at his current situation and His Majesty's arrangement, it is difficult for Shang Rong to maintain too high confidence in the imperial court.

He raised his hand and lit the letter on the candlestick in front of him, and threw it on the inkstone in front of him. In a moment, the letter was engulfed in flames and turned into a pile of ashes.

"General, then we ......"

"Withdraw the manpower as if he didn't know anything." Shang Rong Road.

"Yes, General. The subordinates retired. ”

The man respectfully withdrew, and Shang Rong was the only one left in the big tent. Shang Rong closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before he let out a long sigh, "Young Master Wei and the County Lord of Star City really live up to their reputation. 陛xià.... The minister does not want to betray the Lord, but I hope that His Majesty xià ......"

On the other side, after Wei Junmo took Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er out of Ezhou, he directly kicked people out of Xianning and asked people to send them to Chenzhou. Now Nangong Hui and Shang Nian'er must not appear in front of people, once someone finds out, Shang Rong's old life will be lost. Shang Rong was a good general, and he was also a rare smart person, and Wei Gongzi didn't intend to kill him in this way.

Nangong Hui and his wife were quickly sent to the mansion in Chenzhou, and at this time, the mansion was also welcoming several other guests.

Nangong Mo sat in the hall, looked at Nangong Xu, who was sitting under him, and secretly sighed in his heart. really let Qin Zixu say it, how long did it take for Nangong Xu to appear in Chenzhou City. As for the reason why Nangong Xu appeared in Chenzhou, it is also very simple, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and one army cannot allow several voices to give orders at the same time. Since Xiao Qianwei went to the army, the soldiers in the army have been faintly divided into three factions, led by Xiao Qianwei, Nangong Xu and Xiao Qianjiong. Xiao Qianjiong fortunately said that he is not very strong in the ** of power, and whoever makes sense will hear about it. Of course, occasionally the interest comes, and there are people who don't listen to anyone. But Xiao Qianwei is different, as soon as he arrives in the army, he faintly wants to say goodbye to Nangong Xu, and even wants to receive Nangong Xu under the account.

Nangong Xu is not arrogant, he thinks that Lao Tzu is the best person in the world, if he changes Xue Zhen or Chen Yu, neither Nangong Xu will feel anything. But Xiao Qianwei really doesn't have the capital to make Nangong Xu surrender in addition to his identity, and he can tolerate it at first, but the more the two sides go to the back, the more angry they become. In the end, it even affected the war, and the previous war was because Nangong Xu and Xiao Qianwei insisted on their own opinions and led the war to lose. Hearing the news, King Yan was immediately furious, and slapped the two of them with fifty boards each. Then he sent someone to beat Xiao Qianwei hard. Originally, King Yan was on Nangong Xu's side in this way, and Xiao Qianwei was helpless even if he was dissatisfied. But Nangong Xu is not very interested in intrigue now, not to mention that he did not join the army to make meritorious contributions. On the spot, he told the person sent by King Yan that he was limited in ability and could not bear the responsibility and resigned, and the eldest prince of Nangong said: I won't play with you anymore!

King Yan naturally comforted him, but Nangong Xu had already made up his mind and indicated that he would go to Chenzhou to help his sister and brother-in-law. His Royal Highness King Yan had nothing to say, so he had to touch his nose and let him go. turned his head and scolded Xiao Qianwei again. Where did the struggle for power begin, and then it will be again? His Royal Highness King Yan is very wise to his subordinate courtiers, but what he has always pursued to his son is: disobedient? Beat! It's simple and crude.

"Since the eldest brother is here, how about a few days of rest?" Nangong Mo smiled lightly.

Nangong Xu nodded and said, "I've seen a lot along the way, Mo'er, although you are a woman, you are more capable than me and your second brother." ”

Nangong Mo shook his head and smiled: "Big brother is serious, I won't lead troops to fight." What's more, I can't do these things alone. There are people below to do specific things, and I'm just afraid that it will be bad if I accidentally make a mistake in commanding. ”

"You're doing a great job." Nangong Xudao. Looking at his sister's eyes full of relief, although no one in the Nangong family has taken care of this sister since she was a child, but Mo'er has grown up so well, presumably her mother Jiuquan should also be deeply gratified.

"County Lord." Outside the door, Liu Han walked in quickly, with a smile on his face.

"What?" Nangong Mo asked with a smile, looking at Liu Han's expression, he knew that it was not a bad thing.

Liu Han said with a smile: "Back to the county lord, the prince asked the second prince of Nangong and the young lady to send back." ”