Three quarters in the hour.

The sun is still on the horizon in the east, and Wang Yu has already embarked on a journey.

This time it was said that it was to keep a low profile, but it has long been a secret to the outside world, and the Yizhou family basically knows the inside story, and the Jiannan Jiedu Embassy is not a matter of one or two days, and the secrecy is child's play.

Wang Yu took Bai Qiyuan and other staff out of the city, and Songmei and a group of apprentices and the "guards" who took refuge automatically marched forward in the horse team.

Wang Ji and Gongsun Jian didn't have to go to the front line, they followed the team this time, and just sent Wang Yu out of the city.

Wang Yu didn't care about his son's filial piety, and he didn't mean to stay and explain alone.

In this way, Wang Ji naturally couldn't propose to Wang Yu to let Yang Yun accompany the army, so he had no choice but to find his cousin Wang Lian and make an explanation.

"Third brother, don't worry, I will take care of Daoist Wuzun and not let him suffer any grievances. This expedition is fully prepared, and I, Datang, will definitely be able to take Huiye City in one fell swoop. ”

Wang Lian said confidently.

Wang Ji nodded, "It's so good, with the help of Wuzun's predecessors, presumably victory is already a sure thing!" Oh yes, the fourth sister came to me last night and asked about the situation of the fourth brother-in-law, I don't know how the fourth brother-in-law has been on the front line in Yazhou recently......"

Wang Lian shook her head and sighed: "The festival commander didn't mention it, and the fourth brother-in-law didn't write back, which is really worrying." Actually, what worries me the most is, the next ...... The marshal will still let the fourth brother-in-law lead the troops and charge ahead, and siege warfare has always been the battle with the heaviest casualties......"

"Alas!"

Wang Ji sighed faintly, "My father is still haunted by the fourth sister's original choice, why bother?" If the fourth brother-in-law dies on the battlefield, the fourth sister doesn't know how sad she will be, and the father and daughter will turn against each other in the future...... In fact, the fourth brother-in-law established meritorious deeds, and he should have been withdrawn to rest and recuperate, and no one would say anything, but now it will give people a kind of cold ......"

Wang Lian glanced at Wang Ji with disgust, and took the initiative to interrupt him: "Third brother, how can these words be said by the Son of Man?" You'd better think more about your studies, I'm leaving. ”

Wang Ji glanced at Wang Yu who was far away, and said, "Sixth sister, let's go." ”

"Drive!"

Wang Lian beat the horse and left, and Wang Jimu saw all the horse teams go out of the city, so he turned around and went home, relieving his sister Wang Qian.

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On the same day, the city gate of Chengdu was fortified, and people were not allowed to enter and exit at will.

The people in the city are panicking, and those who don't know that there is a war can guess the clue through the changes in the city's defenses.

Wang Ji accompanied his sister to lunch before he remembered to find Yang Yun, he wanted to ask Yang Yun to continue to make fire charms, in case of emergency, he went to the workshop and did not see anyone, and went to Yang Yun's house and the fairy building, but there was no one.

"What's going on? The master had a night meeting with Miss Liu, and he didn't return all night? ”

Wang Ji did not think that Yang Yun would leave Chengdu.

He led people to look around, and searched around the places where Yang Yun usually went, the sun was setting in the west, and he still found nothing, and he felt that the situation was not good, so he immediately sent someone to pass on Gongsun Jian to see him.

Gongsun Jian was in Qingyang Palace that day, representing the Jiedu Embassy and the Taoist sects of Jiannan Province on behalf of the secret business forces, and the king's close followers came to the door, he was still a little inexplicable, and hurriedly returned to the Jiedu Embassy to see the king's family, only to know that Yang Yun was missing.

Gongsun Jian flattened his mouth and said disapprerovingly: "The left and right are just a little Taoist priest who is not in the stream, why is the third prince so concerned about his whereabouts?" ”

Wang Ji scolded: "What kind of little Taoist priest who is not in the stream, it is he who humiliated the Qinghe Taoist you recommended to the point of incompleteness, and threw him to his grandmother's house in shame...... No, it can't be that you can't be angry and send someone to plot against him, right? If you want to do it, you will formally fight the Fa at the Fa meeting, and you are not a righteous gentleman by using the means of the next three indiscriminate. ”

Gongsun Jian looked wronged: "Childe, look where did you go?" The marshal goes on the expedition, and the contemptible person has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so why should he take action against a small person? Isn't that self-deprecating? ”

Wang Jihu glanced at Gongsun Jian suspiciously, "You said it wasn't you, how can you prove it?" I met him only yesterday, and this morning the gates of the city were closed, and a ban was placed in the streets, so that no one could take him and hide him, except for the people of the government...... Could it be that he is still in Liu's mansion? ”

Wang Ji suddenly slapped his thigh: "Oh, why didn't I think of this?" No, I'm going to find Liu Gongzi, I have to find the whereabouts of the master. ”

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Wang Ji hurriedly went to find Liu Yuanzhuo.

Liu Yuanzhuo was shocked when he heard that the willful little sister had invited a man with strong blood to a private meeting in the middle of the night in the courtyard.

"Why haven't you heard of this? Brother Wang, don't talk nonsense, dirty people are innocent. Liu Yuanzhuo pretended to be calm and said.

Wang Ji had a gloating expression on his face, "This is just a trivial matter, what is Brother Liu afraid of?" Yang Daochang is a master in the world, with profound mana, and even meritorious service, which is completely worthy of the Liu family...... I just don't know if Wuzun Zhenren is allowed to get married...... Ha ha......

Liu Yuanzhuo was very anxious and didn't know how to explain to Wang Ji.

After a long time, Liu Yuanzhuo sighed: "Brother Wang may not know, in fact...... The Wang and Liu families made a marriage contract, and the little sister was originally going to marry into the Wang family. ”

"Huh!?"

Wang Ji blinked when he heard this, and then his face was full of confused expressions, and he blurted out, "Who are you marrying?" ”

Liu Yuanzhuo smiled bitterly: "Who else in the Wang family is now an adult but has not yet married?" ”

Wang Ji was stunned and said: "There are six sisters and four brothers, but the fourth brother is a concubine...... Oops, it can't be me, right? ”

Liu Yuanzhuo nodded helplessly.

Wang's face turned green, as uncomfortable as eating a fly, and he stammered, "This ...... How can this be...... Possible...... I...... Between me and Sister Ling...... This misunderstanding is a bit ...... It's too big...... The matter ...... Stop...... Hugh will mention it again......"

Liu Yuanzhuo sighed, he didn't support marrying his sister to Wang Ji, not that he didn't think that anyone between Wang Ji and Liu Qingyuan was worthy of anyone, but he didn't want his sister's marriage to be involved in political interests.

The Liu family intends to match the royal family with Liu Qingyuan, mainly because the two generations of the Liu family have not occupied a high position in the center, resulting in signs of decline. The Liu family married the young lady to the most favored son of the Jiannan Provincial Jiedu Envoy, hoping to bring prosperity to the Liu family for more than ten years or even decades by virtue of political marriage.

After a long time, Wang Ji's mood calmed down and asked, "Where is Sister Ling?" ”

Liu Yuanzhuo shook his head: "Liu's family is very strict, since childhood, the women in the family are not allowed to show their heads outside, and they invite famous teachers to teach piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but my little sister has a stubborn temper, and the stricter the control, the more rebellious she becomes, and she is beaten up for this." Now that the little sister is in her prime, she often gathers the daughters of the Yizhou family in the courtyard of her home and enjoys herself. The elders of the family see that they are not moral, and they can maintain good relations with the major families, so they let it go. ”

"During this time, she was basically messing around with a group of girlfriends, and I couldn't even touch her shadow, so how could I know her whereabouts? As for what you said about Brother Yang going to visit the other courtyard last night, I only learned about the situation now, but as you said, don't worry, Brother Yang is a Taoist priest after all, how could Sister Yang have a personal affair with an outsider? But after all, this matter involves the marriage contract between you and your little sister, and if you have any questions, I sent someone to ask. ”

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Liu Yuanzhuo sent his henchmen to inquire, and in order to avoid damage to his young lady's reputation, the subordinates of the other courtyard only said that Yang Yun would leave soon after he came.

When Wang Ji heard the return, he was a little absent-minded, and he was still thinking about his marriage contract with Liu Qingyuan.

"It seems that Brother Wang can only look elsewhere."

Liu Yuanzhuo spread his hands, revealing an expression of helplessness, and pushed the matter out without the slightest hesitation.

"Hmm."

Wang Ji nodded, got up and was about to leave. But when he looked up and faced Liu Yuanzhuo, he didn't know what to say, he always felt that his head was green, and finally arched his hand and walked away, which made Liu Yuanzhuo very embarrassed.

Liu Yuanzhuo came to the window, watched Wang Ji ride away, shook his head and sighed: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have told him about the marriage contract...... Alas, the little sister is too, she actually invited a man into the house at night, and let people know the inside story, this is ...... Isn't this a self-revealing scandal? ”

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Liu Yuanzhuo was in front of Wang Ji, there were many things that were inconvenient to say, Wang Ji left, and he also hurried downstairs to find his little sister in the other courtyard.

At this time, Liu Qingyuan was tinkering with her iced sour plum soup in the boudoir.

In the afternoon, she boiled a large pot of sour plum soup, and made ice cubes according to Yang Yun's recipe, at this moment the ice was knocked into ice slag and put it in a bowl, and then scooped in the sour plum soup, and took a sip to her mouth, feeling extremely comfortable, at this moment she heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind her, which startled her.

"Brother, what are you doing here? Is your daughter's room a big man who can come in casually? Liu Qingyuan was a thief, turned his body, blocked the porcelain bowl behind him, and asked sharply.

Liu Yuanzhuo didn't pay attention to the porcelain jar and wooden box on the table that held sour plum soup and ice, knelt on the mat, glared at his sister and said, "Look at the good things you have done!" ”

"I ...... What's wrong with me? ”

Liu Qingyuan's tone became hesitant.

Liu Yuanzhuo said: "Did you have a private meeting with the Taoist surnamed Yang in the other courtyard last night?" ”

Liu Qingyuan frowned and said angrily: "I just saw a friend, so I need to make such a fuss?" ”

Liu Yuanzhuo said angrily: "If you meet your sisters, no one will blame you, but are you meeting with a man, or at night, he ...... is a close friend of the third son of the Jieshuai Mansion, and you know that the family has decided to marry you into the Jieshuai Mansion, this is ...... Isn't this embarrassing for the third prince? ”

"I didn't say I had to marry him...... In this world, there are no good days, no flowers are red for a hundred days, although the Wang family is like the sky, but the king is like a tiger, it is difficult to ensure that Wang Jiedu will not anger His Majesty and harm his descendants, how should I deal with myself at that time? ”

Liu Qingyuan turned away, did not look at Liu Yuanzhuo, and said aggrievedly.

Liu Yuanzhuo was very surprised, he didn't expect his sister to say such philosophical words, so he slowed down his tone and said: "Sister, I know you want to find a wishful husband, but a good match will definitely not be a Taoist priest, and Yang Gongzi is too young, his origin is unknown and his net worth is thin......"

"Regarding your marriage to the Wang family, it is a decision made by your ancestors and fathers after careful consideration. My Liu family is not as good as before, after the death of the second uncle, there was no one to help speak in the court, how many powerful people are worried about the fame, status, and industry of my Liu family? How many families want to take their place? ”

"Now that the commander has just won the great victory in Xichuan, he is in the middle of the day, if he leads the troops to take Huiye City this time, he will be able to glorify his ancestors and carry the throne to the pillar country. Wang Sangongzi has always been the most beloved son of Jieshuai, and if you marry him, you will not insult you. Besides, you've also seen him, he's open-minded, righteous, talented, and dignified, what's not like you? ”

Liu Qingyuan turned around and said indignantly: "I want to marry you, I am the master of who I marry, you insist on me marrying, I will die headlong, let the third prince marry my corpse!" Whining! ”

After speaking, he hid his face and fled, without giving Liu Yuanzhuo any chance to persuade him softly.