Chapter 51: The Hidden Mystery
Jiang Liyue only responded with a smile on her face, raised her eyes and glanced at the position that had been vacant on the opposite side for a long time: "It's not an acquaintance, but there is a relationship, I didn't know that he was the son of Yunnan at the time." ”
In her previous life, because of Li Changlu's villainous tricks, she almost never left the Li Mansion after she got married, even if Ye Xuan had also entered Beijing at that time, she didn't know anything, but after welcoming the prince of Yunnan back to the city this time, Jiang Liyue vaguely remembered that she had heard Li Changlu confide in the truth after getting drunk, and Qin Yinghan would be a black hand against Mu Yan in the hunting ground in the near future.
When Ye Xuan returned to the banquet again, it was almost the end of the banquet, although Jiang Liyue knew that he had returned to his original position, but her eyes were almost never on him, and all the news about him was only heard from Spruce after returning home.
Spruce knew that Jiang Liyue wanted to find an opportunity to repay the favor, and after inquiring about the news from all sides, she told her that Yexuan was going to stay in Kyoto City for a few days, but this method of gratitude was indeed debatable, if she recognized someone and pretended that nothing happened, it would be too unsympathetic, Jiang Liyue considered a few ways while waiting for the bath in the house, and prepared to discuss it together after the two of them finished picking up.
The spring day is coming to an end, the night is warm, Jiang Liyue only put on a white coat and went back to the room after bathing, when she opened the curtain and entered, she saw that Mu Yan had flipped through the scrolls by candlelight, and sent the spruce waiting behind her to wait outside the house, and entered the house by herself.
Mu Yan's gaze that was originally fixed on the scroll loosened because of the movement, and it took a while to lift his eyelids, Jiang Liyue's face was still smeared red at the moment because of the heat of the bath room, and there were faint droplets of stars hanging on his lotus arms, he closed his eyes, raised his index finger and hooked to summon the person to his side.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was silent, Jiang Liyue's heart occasionally fluctuated, she sat on a square stool on one side, and took the lead in speaking: "Yan Lang has something to say to me?" It just so happens that I have something to say to you tonight, and it is a coincidence that the two of us are in a hurry. ”
The candles on the bronze candlesticks at the four corners were burning vigorously, Mu Yan got up and closed the window that was originally a little wider, and turned back to the table, but he didn't sit down for a long time: "What do you want to explain to me at the banquet today?" ”
It turned out that Fang Cai's silence was all because of this, Jiang Liyue's eyebrows and eyes were bent, and she returned to her face after a while: "I wanted to tell Lang Jun tonight that I had seen the prince of Yunnan in Jizhou that day, but I didn't remember his appearance in a hurry that day, if it weren't for Spruce's reminder today, I probably wouldn't remember the appearance of people." ”
"That's all? There is nothing to say at the banquet, could it be that the lady has a weak heart? ”
Jiang Liyue glanced at him inexplicably, and began to fiddle with the newly pruned flower bones on the table: "What is my heart?" Lang Jun thinks where should I be weak? ”
After fiddling for a long time, she realized that something was wrong with his words, suddenly raised her head in realization, raised her face and asked a little inaccurately: "Lang Junmo doesn't feel that I am interested in Yunnan Shizi, in fact, the reason why I mentioned Yunnan Shizi is completely because he found the jade plate for me that day, and when I entered Jizhou, I was accidentally stolen by someone with a heart when I was eating at the inn that day, and I thought I couldn't find it back." ”
"I never thought that the prince of Yunnan would find it back, but before today, I didn't know that it was the prince of Yunnan who found the jade plate for me, and the spruce saw his face with his own eyes, and I didn't see anyone clearly that day."
After Jiang Liyue finished explaining, she blinked at Mu Yan with her little face up.
The reason why the coincidence of that day was completely because Ye Xuan set off from Cloud City to Jizhou to inquire about the situation, and happened to meet Jiang Liyue on the way who was robbed of the jade medal before he came to help, the original attendant had advised Ye Xuantang to be nosy, but Jiang Liyue's female dress as a man had already been seen through by him at a glance, if it was a man who lost the jade card, he would not care about this idle matter, but if it was a woman, he naturally had to help according to the situation, not to mention that Jiang Liyue's face was obviously very anxious that day.
And he chased the thief that day to recapture the jade card after obviously found the hidden mystery in the jade card, after returning to Yunnan he had heard a few times, but the book on the jade record is not much, so he has not had a clue, this time in Beijing in addition to visiting the eldest sister, but also want to take the opportunity to explore the record of the jade card in Beijing.
If you can find the relevant booklet, then it will be much easier to trace the secret hidden in the jade plate.
Mu Yan's eyes were clear when he saw Jiang Liyue's explanation, and he had no intention of hiding it, plus he had always known Jiang Liyue's intentions, and at this moment, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull upward: "Okay, I'm just asking, you don't have to explain so much, rest early, I still need to go to court tomorrow." ”
Jiang Liyue saw Mu Yan's relaxed tone, and her heart was also relaxed, she followed Mu Yan's pace to the bed, Mu Yan stopped her steps, she didn't pay attention to her forehead and hit his broad shoulder blades, she couldn't help but reach out and rub the corners of her forehead that was a little painful, and soon a solemn voice came from her ears: "Bumped?" Walking in a hurry to see the road, you are used to not letting me worry. ”
How could she say this like an idiot who can't take care of herself, she was about to argue, Mu Yan had already made way sideways for her to go to bed, she muttered while taking off her boots: "If it weren't for Lang Jun standing in front of me, how could I accidentally bump into it, Lang Jun obviously did it on purpose." ”
Why did he end up doing it on purpose? However, when he came back to his senses, he saw that Jiang Liyue had tears rolling in his eyes, and immediately he couldn't say anything to refute it, and after she calmed down, he stretched out his fingertips and gently rubbed the corners of her forehead with his fingertips: "How is it?" Does it still hurt? ”
Jiang Liyue had closed her eyes, felt the deliberate lightening force on her forehead, and immediately shook her head, and fell asleep in a short time.
In the early morning of the next day, Mu Yan went out of the house after changing into court clothes, waiting outside the palace gate in advance, about half a cup of tea, Qin Yinghan saw Mu Yan standing tall and waiting outside the palace gate when he got off the sedan chair, and took three or two steps before and after talking without authorization: "The son of the Mu family, it happened to be a coincidence, and you also have something urgent?" ”
At that time, Mu Yan was obsessed with the follow-up disaster relief in Jizhou, and he didn't even tilt his head: "Recently, there have been frequent floods in Jizhou, and as a courtier, I should prepare as soon as possible." ”
This is the first time that the two have met since the bamboo house tried each other, Qin Yinghan obviously remembered the enmity of that day, but in the current public, he didn't want to have any inappropriate actions, and he could only swallow it if he was unhappy.
Until the early dynasty, the two maintained a proper distance between the two of them, Qin Yinghan did not provoke new disputes, after the civil and military officials entered the palace in an orderly manner, Jiang Chen sat on the high couch, ready to listen to the ministers.
After the first few people finished playing, Mu Yan moved his body, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, since the spring, Jizhou and several surrounding prefectures and counties have often suffered floods, and residents have been displaced. ”
When the first emperor reigned, Jizhou was not peaceful, because it was on the edge of the border under the control of the Hu people, often suffered from the Hu people's disturbances, and the local disaster victims were not allowed to live and work in peace and contentment, and then the two sides signed a peace agreement after living in peace for a long time, and the people had to live in peace, but in recent days, the spring disasters have occurred frequently, and the new emperor has done nothing about the disasters in various places, not to mention the people's grievances, and the surrounding small countries are waiting for the opportunity to move.
The reason why the Hu people dared to try to cause disputes this time was just to test how the military defense of Daliang was now, and it happened that it was the weakest moment of the military defense in Jizhou, if the Hu people took the opportunity to raise troops to capture the city of Jizhou, they would be able to go south in one fell swoop, annex dozens of cities in the south, and approach Kyoto, if things really develop to such a point, the people of Kyoto will also be in danger.
Qin Yinghan heard that the matter that Mu Yan started was related to Jizhou, and he inevitably wanted to stir up troubled waters, so he slowly stepped forward and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if the disaster of Jizhou is really to be solved from the root, it is not difficult to solve it, and it only takes one step to easily force the Hu people back to their city." ”
A slightly uneasy premonition arose in Mu Yan's heart, but Jiang Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Qin Aiqing can do anything to cure the Hu people?" ”
In the future, before Mu Yan could speak, Qin Yinghan had already blurted out the words that he thought were superior: "Naturally, we will send elite soldiers to attack and repel the Hu soldiers who are trying to sneak into Jizhou, which can fundamentally persuade those Hu people who have wolf ambitions, and it can also have a certain deterrent effect." ”
When Jiang Chen was about to agree to Qin Yinghan's proposal, Jiang Mo hurriedly stepped forward to refute: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to attack the Hu people, in the past, Da Liang and the Xiongnu signed a truce, if now I Da Liang easily sent troops to attack the Xiongnu camp, it is inevitable that I will take the initiative to provoke disputes." ”
Jiang Chen frowned and took over the conversation: "What does the king think this time should be?" ”
Jiang Mo saw that there was room for reversal, and hurriedly explained: "Although the Hu people have provoked disputes in Daliang, the local officers and soldiers must have suppressed it, and if they attack rashly now, I am afraid it will backfire. ”
Jiang Chen's original frowning eyebrows raised upwards and asked, "Who does King Duan think is the best candidate to go to Jizhou?" ”
Jiang Mo glanced at Mu Yan and was about to speak, but Qin Yinghan had already stepped forward: "Your Majesty, it is better to let the minister go this time, and the minister can take the opportunity to explore the reality of this Hun invasion of the border." ”
As soon as these words came out, most of the people in the court who belonged to Duanwang's faction looked at each other, and when they were expecting Jiang Chen to make a rebuttal, the next moment Jiang Chen had responded very neatly, and added a sentence at the end: "This matter needs to be careful, so I will send Mu Yan to go with you, and you two will take care of it on the road." ”
Hundreds of officials in the court know that Qin Mu's two families have not dealt with each other for a long time, if the two of them travel together, they don't have to think deeply and know that there must be constant internal disputes, first of all, Qin Yinghan's temperament is really difficult to deal with, and when the time comes, when he arrives in Jizhou, he will not say that he will take care of it, I am afraid that it is difficult to pray that the two of them do not have differences of opinion on everything.
Mu Yan was obviously a little inexplicable about Jiang Chen's sudden demotion, but he knew that the situation was urgent and could not be delayed, so he hurriedly bowed forward: "The minister will live up to the holy grace." ”
Jiang Mo didn't know that the situation would develop to this point, and after talking to Mu Yan when he went down to court, he patted Mu Yan's shoulder meaningfully, and instructed pointedly: "Now that you have a lot of responsibilities, you have to deal with them one by one." ”