Chapter 14: Difficult Choice
The two looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
Chen Yu took out a few meals from the house and put them on the stone table in the courtyard, and after setting up the dishes and chopsticks for Chongguang, he waved his hand to relieve the two of them. He turned his back to the door, waved at them, and said in disgust, "If you want to eat, take your own bowl, and don't stand in the way of my door." ”
Ye Luwu hurried all morning, and was already hungry, and when he heard this, he hurriedly went to the house to get a bowl, sat down at the table and complimented: "This meal is so delicious! Even the imperial chef can't compare to it!"
Wen Yu also responded to the side and said, "Yes, yes, I have never eaten such a delicious dish!"
Chen Yu was unmoved, his eyes narrowed and said, "If it weren't for Chongguang, I would have kicked you out long ago." If you don't want to eat, leave quickly, I don't have time to listen to your noise. ”
The ploy to please failed, and the two had to obediently bury their heads in eating, and did not dare to say a word more.
The chaotic shadows of the trees on the stone table swayed in the wind, and Ye Luwu stared at the shadows dangling on his wrist while eating, thinking how to persuade Chen Yu to rescue them...... She smacked her lips, if she could succeed, she still needed to beg him, and she could go.
The meal ended under her cranky thoughts, and before he could think of a countermeasure, he heard Chen Yu get up and order: "It's time to change the dressing, you guys clean up here, you have to satisfy me, understand?"
Hearing this, Ye Luwu snorted, this means that there is still hope? She looked at Wen Yu and found that his eyes were also shining with the same excitement as herself.
The two of them immediately set about it, not only to clean up the leftovers, but also to clean the kitchen. Seeing that Chen Yu hadn't changed the medicine yet, he cleaned up the courtyard again, and never let go of a single fallen leaf.
After everything stopped, Chenyu's voice came from the room on the side, "Come in." ”
Ye Luwu obediently walked in and quietly looked around, only to find that the room was not as unbearable as they imagined. In addition to daily necessities, there are many ornaments of bottles and cans, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance, which is elegant but can penetrate into the hearts of the people.
When they entered, Chen Yu was re-bandaging the wound on Chongguang's forehead, and sneered: "Tsk, this time it's ugly again." If you go back like this, it will break the hearts of many female disciples. ”
Chongguang glanced faintly and retorted, "Thanks to you." ”
After wrapping the wound, Chen Yu sneered, "It's a pity that those people are still waiting for their omnipotent senior brother to save their lives, but I don't know that you are a waste person with no soul power." He turned his head to Ye Luwu again and said, "He can't even beat you now, waiting for him to save people, isn't it wishful thinking?"
Ye Luwu said fiercely in his heart, it is not because you have no soul power, and now you are saying such things, whether to go or not. But there was still a flattering smile on his face, "As long as there is a senior brother, the rest of the sects will definitely believe our words and form an alliance to jointly destroy the Moque Society." Besides, if it's not you, you're definitely not going to leave your brother alone, right?"
Chen Yu laughed, and the hand on Chongba's shoulder suddenly forced, "You seem to have made a mistake, it was he chasing after me, not that I didn't leave him." If he hadn't suddenly attacked me, you wouldn't have been infiltrated by the Moque Society and wouldn't have known about it, would you? Even if I blocked the meridians, I still caught up with him relentlessly, so you should ask him if he was not. ”
Under the puzzled gaze of the two, Chongguang slowly spoke, and his voice seemed to leak out of the ice spring, "Don't say that the meridians are sealed, even if you are disabled, I will climb in front of you and get your answer." ”
There was silence in the room, and only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.
After a long time, Chen Yu continued, "Since I brought him out of the Lanmen, the cooperation between me and the Moque Society has ended here. I don't think they're pleasing to the eye for a day or two, and I'm about to settle accounts with them. As for what you want, it has nothing to do with me. ”
Ye Luwu hurriedly said happily: "We will never cause you trouble! Thank you!"
"Don't be too busy thanking you yet," Chen Yu said again, "I won't contact other sects, I feel disgusted when I see the faces of those self-righteous and decent people." Even to form an alliance against the Moque Society, it is really a shame for the monks. ”
This is his pride, Ye Luwu thought, Lanmen and Mo Que will be incompatible, he can actually offend both sides, but I am afraid that all factions in the rivers and lakes will also offend him.
Wen Yu interjected at the right time, "Then when are we leaving?" ”
Chen Yu looked at the light and turned to them, "In two days, his wounds will not need to be wrapped, and then he will set off." Wang Teng kept them useful, and he wouldn't kill them for the time being. ”
Seeing that the two of them didn't move, he frowned and said, "Why don't you leave, and you still want me to send you?"
Ye Luwu reacted at this time and hurriedly exited the door.
"It seems that I have to stay at the inn for two days," she sighed, "the Taiwei Mansion has already said goodbye, and it is not good to go back." There must be royal guards near the Peony Garden, and the Holy Lord asked the crown prince and King Rong to accompany me around the capital, and it is not good to show off in the city again without saying goodbye. Let's find a remote inn to live in. ”
Wen Yu nodded and said softly: "It's okay, then I'll take advantage of these two days to buy a few horses, and save time on the road." ”
After saying that, the two returned to the capital and found an inn closest to the suburbs of Beijing to settle down.
Ye Luwu sat by the window and thought that only the four of them were going to break into the Moque Society, and there was always a feeling that a moth was fighting a fire. But Chenyu's strength should not be underestimated, and when the time comes, he will definitely unlock the meridian confinement of Chongguang, and the chances of winning will be much greater.
The sunlight was obscured by a large cloud, and it was as soft as the moonlight, and she suddenly thought of the little bright moon that Xiao Chenyi gave her last night, and there were still two days left to go, so why not go and see him? He was also alone in the capital like himself, and the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival must have been very lonely.
With that in mind, she got up and straightened her dress and went out.
In order not to attract attention, she walked through the busiest South Market. It's the most crowded of the four markets, and because the vendors here sell worthless gadgets, people from better families don't come here. Not to mention Xu Mingchuan and Xu Minghe, for them, mentioning Nanshi is an insult to them. Therefore, it will never be discovered by their people.
As she hurried by, she was fascinated by a candy seller's stall, and the small piece of candy became a living animal with her fingers flying. She involuntarily walked over, the vendor was making Chang'e's sugar man, Chang'e's face was clear, and the jade rabbit in her arms was also cute, even the shawl on her body was fluttering, it was really vivid.
The candy man sticks to his lips as soon as he bites it open, and only children love to eat it. She suddenly became playful, and she couldn't help laughing when she thought that Xiao Chenyi gave up the appearance of a noble son, and her lips were stained with crumbs of the sugar man.
"How much is this Chang'e?" she said with a smile, pointing to the Chang'e she had just made.
"This is the best one I've ever made, so you can give me five cents. The vendor put away his work, and when he looked up, he saw a gorgeous girl staring at him, and he was a little distracted for a moment.
Ye Luwu rummaged through his purse, took out five copper plates from it and handed them to him, and walked away with the candy man.
The vendor looked at her back and exclaimed, "Chang'e has survived ......."
She thought while holding the candy man, she was still careful, and prepared various forms of money in her purse, so that it would be much more convenient to go out.
When she arrived at Xiao Chenyi's residence, she faintly heard a faint sound of conversation coming from inside, and when she was further on, the housekeeper Hou Ce stopped her, "Girl, the young master is talking about something, you can't go in now!"
Maybe his voice was too loud, or they had already finished talking, and after he stopped him, Xiao Chenyi's voice came from inside the door: "Hou Ce, you are so bold that you dare to disobey my orders." ”
Ye Luwu followed the sound and saw Xiao Chenyi and a woman walking out side by side inside.
Hou Ce hurriedly apologized, "The little one is that I didn't let the girl in because I saw that the young master was deliberating, so I was afraid of disturbing the young master." ”
Xiao Chenyi's expression froze, and the momentum around him immediately spread, "If you don't listen to orders and quibble, you can go and get the punishment yourself." ”
As she was talking, the woman walked over with Nana, and when she walked to the door, she turned to Xiao Chenyi and smiled charmingly, her voice seductive: "You have to consider my words carefully, after all, this is your best choice." ”
Seeing Xiao Chenyi's sword frowning, she went out with a smile, and when she left, she glanced deeply at Ye Luwu, and there was a different emotion in her eyes, which made her a little uncertain.
He took her by the sleeve and walked into the room, closing the door.
Now that only the two of them are there, Xiao Chenyi's expression stretched in an instant, and a pair of smiling eyes filled with spring light: "Why is Ah Wu here, do you still like the moonlight last night?"
Ye Luwu withdrew his thoughts from the woman, and lifted the sugar man from behind him as if offering a treasure, "I like it, but I don't have anything to give you, so I have to use this to make amends, and I hope that Young Master Xiao will not dislike it." ”
Xiao Chenyi's eyes were full of joy, the girl in front of her had crooked eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes were shining, shining like a sugar man in her hand. He just didn't hear Ye Luwu's joke, took the cheap thing from the white and slender hand, which he had never eaten in his life, and solemnly put it to his lips, a little harder.
There was only a slight "click" as the crumbs of the sugar man stuck to his lips and could not fall off.
Seeing this, Ye Luwu sat on the chair with his stomach covered and smiled, and the laughter like silver bells surrounded the room, like a breeze blowing through the reeds, causing thousands of ripples.
Xiao Chenyi calmly took out a handkerchief from his arms to wipe off the crumbs from the corners of his mouth, and pretended to be angry: "It's really in vain for you to mock me like this!"
Ye Luwu stopped laughing, clasped his hands in front of his chin, blinked his eyes, and said with a pitiful look: "You have eaten this Chang'e, and you have also eaten the Jade Rabbit, but you have eaten the Mid-Autumn Festival in your stomach." How can you say that I am mocking you. ”
Seeing that he was still angry, she rolled her eyes and said earnestly: "If Xiaoyi still ignores me, I will cry to death first." ”
As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief and dipped it in the corner of his eye, pretending to cry.
Xiao Chenyi touched her head helplessly, and sighed slightly: "Your trick is not new, but you still don't get tired of trying me, and you will succeed every time." ”
Sure enough, after Ye Luwu removed the handkerchief, he revealed a pair of cunning eyes.
Xiao Chenyi said with a smile, "Originally, I had an important matter to tell you, but I almost forgot about it when you made such a fuss." ”
Ye Luwu didn't speak, just tilted his head to look at him.
He touched his nose and said, "Do you know why the emperor treats you like this?"
"How do you know? Could it be that you have placed eyeliner next to me?" Ye Luwu said so, but he knew in his heart that his power might be able to penetrate deep into the palace. Although he never mentioned his background in front of him, she never asked, this is the tacit understanding of each other.
Xiao Chenyi was unusual, put his hands on her shoulders and said solemnly: "Your father's old subordinates, although the Ye family soldiers who are loyal to the Ye family have entered the imperial court, they do not obey the control, they are using their own methods to interpret the Ye family's unfair treatment. The emperor is so good to you at this time, he is doing it to the Ye family, he wants them to know that he is not exchanging the life of the Ye family for the country, but taking more care of the Ye family's orphans. ”
Ye Luwu was shocked, "I see, he asked the prince and the king to accompany me, probably because he was afraid that someone would pass on the news to me." He thought that this would make the soldiers forget how he exterminated my Manchus? Hmph, it's ridiculous. ”
"But Ah Wu, you have to understand one thing," he said in a deep voice, "If you can come forward to speak for the emperor, Ye Jiajun will believe you and obey the arrangements of the imperial court." If you refuse the emperor's overtures for the sake of your life, then Changguo will lose the strongest army of the Ye family. Now that the two countries have just begun to fight, they may be evenly matched, but if there is no participation of the Ye family army in the future, they will definitely be defeated. What will you do then?"
Ye Luwu lowered his head and fell into a long silence.
As far as the country is concerned, she should indeed help the emperor appease the army, but wouldn't she ignore her own family in doing so? If she avenges her family, she will push her country into the fire pit and become a sinner for the ages. She was in a dilemma, and her family feud and national hatred were like two walls that were constantly approaching, pressing her tightly and overwhelmingly. For more than a decade before this, she had lived a life of profligate and freewheeling, and now she was suddenly asked to choose between loyalty and righteousness, like an illiterate mountain villager in charge of the whole country, leaving her at a loss.
Xiao Chenyi looked at Ye Luwu, who was deep in thought, and sighed in his heart, he really wanted to protect her for the rest of his life, so that she would always be as innocent as she is now. But the troubled times are coming, and there will always be a time when he can't protect him, and before that time, his Ah Wu must become strong enough to wait for the moment when he stands side by side with him.