Chapter 9: The country is so delicate and peeping
Yan Jingnan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with joy, and when he walked into the gate, he happened to meet a person, with a gloomy face and a very evil eyebrow. Yan Jingnan hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Dad! ”
This person is Yan Xingchen, the prime minister of Yuguo!
Yan Xingchen saw his son smiling, and couldn't help but stop the steps that were about to go out, and asked, "What?" Entered the palace again today? ”
Yan Jingnan couldn't hide the joy in his heart and said, "Dad, Your Majesty has promised to fulfill the child!" ”
Yan Xingchen squinted, his eyes focused on the dark anger, which was so strong that it couldn't be dissolved. After a long time, he said quietly: "Oh, the princess made a promise to you personally? ”
Yan Jingnan was immersed in joy, and he didn't notice the change in Yan Xingchen's eyes at all, and said happily: "Your Majesty is willing, are you still afraid that Li Ruo will not agree?" ”
When Yan Xingchen heard this, he understood in his heart what was going on, Emperor Heng was nothing more than procrastinating, giving the eldest princess enough time to show her strengths. It's just that his son is in a deep love vortex and can't see Ni Duan, so he plots to let him coax. After thinking about it, he sneered in his heart: Okay, you Heng Emperor, Yuguo Jiangshan is my Yan family's father and son desperately guarding for you, but you coaxed my son. Could it be that my son's dignified appearance, mighty and heroic, is not worthy of the pampering and arrogant little princess? In this case, Hugh blames the old man for turning his face and being ruthless!
Yan Xingchen frowned and stroked his beard, pondered for a while, and said, "My son is nonsense!" Yuguo is the inheritance of the eldest princess, why do you abandon the bright future? And trapped in the love of the little princess? Besides, even if His Majesty agrees, the little princess has been delicate since she was a child, how could she let Her Majesty be the master and promise her a lifelong event? I'm afraid that my son will be happy and fall for His Majesty's tricks. ”
When Yan Jingnan heard this, he was displeased, he always knew that his father was peeping at the imperial power, and his heart was abnormal. So secretly rejected, but didn't dare to speak out. At this time, he couldn't help it anymore, and said in a stiff tone: "The child is not interested in Yuguo Jiangshan and the eldest princess, and Dad doesn't have to bother." ”
Yan Xingchen was very angry when he saw his son being so stubborn, but his face was not obvious, and he snorted coldly: "You and my father and son have worked hard for Yuguo, but he has been successful and abandoned the government. So worrying! In vain, our Yan family's efforts were wasted. ”
Yan Jingnan frowned, and his tone was even more unkind: "Dad, this is wrong!" As a well-educated man, he should serve the country. Besides, Yuguo does not treat the Yan family badly, his father has always been in a high position and has controlled the government and the opposition, and His Majesty is even more obedient to his father and trusts him very much. He also attaches great importance to the child and entrusts him with a heavy responsibility, so... What is Daddy not satisfied? ”
Yan Xingchen's face was extremely ugly, looking at his stubborn and obsessive son, he could no longer bear it, he was angry, and said in a deep voice: "What is not a weapon, short-sighted, has no ambitions, and dares to speak passionately and speak wildly? It's been a waste of my efforts, waste! After that, he brushed his sleeves away angrily.
Yan Jingnan lowered his head, knowing that Fang Cai's tone was inappropriate, no wonder his father was angry. Although he is ashamed of his unfilial piety, he is not guilty, and he only hopes that his father can restrain his ambition to peep at the imperial power and not force him to do things against his will.
Yan Jingnan was thinking about it, and Yan Xingchen, who came to the door, said coldly: "If you insist on going your own way, I am afraid that the Yan family will be ruined by then!" ”
Yan Jingnan was stunned and asked, "Why did Daddy say this?" ”
Yan Xingchen's footsteps froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you think about why Your Majesty was so ruthless in sending away the eldest princess in the first place?" It's nothing more than Taoguang to raise his sharpness, but I'm afraid that when the eldest princess is full-fledged, it will be the day when the Yan family suffers. Yan Xingchen raised his head and sighed, and said at the end: "Unless the little princess promises you personally, I'm afraid it's just your wishful thinking!" After saying that, Yan Xingchen walked away.
Yan Jingnan, who was originally distraught, listened to Yan Xingchen's last sentence, and his eyes were full of hope. After thinking for a long time, he turned around and went out.
Yan Xingchen got into the carriage that had been prepared in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion and headed all the way south.
The carriage traveled for about an hour until it came to the foot of a Wei'e mountain peak and stopped in front of a gazebo.
In the pavilion, the owner of Yueyi Zhuang stood with his hands in his hands, his body was white and elegant, but his body was as cold as frost.
The night shadow beside him caught a glimpse of Yan Xingchen coming down from the carriage, and said, "Owner, he's here!" ”
The owner of Yueyi did not look back, still standing with his hands behind his back.
Yan Xingchen stepped forward quickly, and Shi Li said: "The owner has been waiting for a long time!" ”
The owner of Yueyi Village still did not turn back, and said indifferently: "It's okay! ”
Although Yan Xingchen was annoyed by his arrogance and indifference, he did not dare to slack off, and was busy reporting to him on the recent movements of Emperor Heng and the progress of the plan.
After listening to what Yan Xingchen said, the owner of Yueyi Village listened indifferently, his eyes were deep and calm, and he said coldly: "Within ten days, I plan to close the net." ”
Yan Xingchen's face was embarrassed, and he hesitated: "Can the owner be more tolerant for a little longer?" ”
The owner of Yueyi Village raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Why? ”
Yan Xingchen sighed helplessly: "It's a shame to say that the dog has been in love with the little princess since he was a child and refused His Majesty's request to marry, so he can't force the eldest princess to show up with marriage as originally planned." ”
The owner of Yueyi Village said coldly: "This is Yan Xiang's state affairs, as for the plan, the village will mainly see it within ten days, otherwise another person will be chosen." ”
Yan Xingchen was shocked in his heart, and he couldn't help but shudder secretly when he saw the ruthlessness of the gloomy back of the owner of Yueyi. Thinking that he has been frightened by a hundred battles and waves, he has long been not afraid of the wind and clouds, but why is he so afraid of the elegant and handsome man in front of him?
Three months ago, Yan Xingchen found the people in the rivers and lakes who called Bai Xiaojun through some means, and through Bai Xiaojun's connection, Yan Xingchen saw the owner of Yueyi Village. When he first saw him, he was secretly surprised: he didn't expect that the owner of Yueyi, a famous figure in the rivers and lakes, was actually a handsome and elegant young man?
Although Yan Xingchen was puzzled in his heart, the indifferent and gloomy eyes of the owner of Yueyi made him understand that this was a ruthless person who was hidden deeply, and I was afraid that most people in the rivers and lakes would be confused by his handsome face and lose their lives. And this is exactly what Yan Xingchen meant, he thought: If you want to succeed in winning the imperial power, you must rely on the owner of Yueyi!
After making up his mind, Yan Xingchen informed him of the overall plan and sincerely asked him for help. As long as he can help Yan Xingchen overthrow Emperor Heng's government, the conditions are up to him.
The owner of Yueyi Village didn't say a word, his cold eyes were extremely sharp, and just when Yan Xingchen thought it was hopeless, he promised to help Yan Xingchen. However, the condition is that Yuguo will henceforth be under the authority of the Yue State, and it will be required to pay tribute to the Yue State every year, and the Yue State can protect Yu Guo from the attacks of its neighbors, and make a ten-year peace treaty.
Yan Xingchen, who has always been ambitious and has been watching the imperial power for a long time, immediately reached a consensus with the owner of Yueyi.
Later, Yan Xingchen, who calmed down, had doubts: Yueyi Villa is a fiefdom, and it has the help of reckless heroes in the rivers and lakes, which is very popular. But why do you want to help the Moon Kingdom recover the ten-year peace treaty of Yuguo? But the wolf's ambition was that he thought that the seizure of imperial power was just around the corner, so he put aside his doubts and began to implement the plan.
But because Yan Jingnan was infatuated with Su Liruo, the plan stalled, and today, it was the last pass that the owner of Yueyi Zhuang gave him.
Yan Xingchen suppressed the fear in his heart and said: "Everything is up to the owner's orders!" After a pause, he said: "When the plan closes the net, I hope the owner of the village will help!" ”
The owner of Yueyi said slowly: "That's nature! ”
Bidding farewell to the owner of Yueyi, Yan Xingchen got into the carriage and left quickly.
When the sound of Yan Xingchen's carriage was far away, the owner of Yueyi Village slowly turned around, and the cold handsome face was calm.
Nightshade watched the carriage disappear under the mountain peak, and turned around and asked, "Why did the owner choose him as the target of the recovery of Yuguo?" ”
The evil sneer flashed on the lips of the owner of Yueyi, and said lightly: "This person is greedy, vicious, and ambitious, although I hate his methods, but if you want to recover Yuguo, he must be the best candidate." After that, his eyes were dark and gloomy and he said coldly: "I'm about to return to the Moon Country, I have to give a meeting gift to someone I haven't seen in the past ten years... Father! A little bit of gratitude..."
Night Shadow glanced at the owner's indifferent face, as if he saw a trace of desolate pathos, which was lost in an instant.
It is said that Yan Jingnan entered the palace again, hurriedly came to Qiu Yige, and heard Su Liruo's crisp and sweet laughter from the garden from a distance, rippling his feelings like wind chimes.
Yan Jingnan waved his hand to stop the maidservant from reporting, and hurriedly walked towards the back garden.
The winter is cold, the flowers in the garden are withered and withered, only the cold plum stands proudly in the world, lonely and lonely, and is loved.
Su Liruo was admiring the plum blossoms in the garden, sighing that the cold plum was arrogant, not afraid of wind and snow, and stood alone in the world.
How do you drink away that loneliness? in order to bloom with brilliant light. How do you break through that frost? Can you stand proudly?
Su Liruo touched his heart and chanted softly:
The iron bones tremble,
Coquettishness is powerless to deter ice and snow.
Who said, drifting and withering for another winter.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiao's branches bloomed happily.
Qiandai is thick, and the warbler cries and praises.
What can I do, Yu Jiebing clears the intestines.
The coming spring is full of sorrow,
How to be idle when you are tired of tears?
Xiao Wei saw that her eyes were quiet, but she was melancholy. Although I don't understand the meaning of the princess's poems? But I know that the princess is thinking about the distant people who are far away.
Xiao Wei, who has always been empathetic, pointed to Qianqiu in the garden and said: "Princess, I haven't been swinging for a long time, it's better for the slave to push the princess a few times and swing away the feelings of longing..."
Before Xiao Wei's words fell, Su Liruo, who was pierced through her heart, was ashamed and angry, and said angrily: "You girl is becoming more and more unruly, and she even speculates about the princess's thoughts, see if I don't teach you a good lesson today!" As he spoke, he pretended to be angry and pounced on Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei smiled and ran away, Su Liruo chased around the garden, she has been practicing dance since she was a child, her steps are light, and her posture is even more fluttering. Like a butterfly flying in the flowers, it fluttered leisurely, and caught Xiao Wei in a few steps, but unexpectedly, Xiao Wei struggled hard, Su Liruo didn't catch it and was escaped by her, and playfully shouted at Su Liruo: "Come on... The princess came to catch the slaves..."
So the master and servant chased after them in circles, grabbed and released, and the sound of playful laughter cleared the whole garden.
Yan Jingnan came in just to see this scene, and his heart shook her innocent and naughty smile, just like the unsuspecting affection between him and her childhood sweetheart many years ago.
It was not only her long-lost smile that hit his heart, but also the light as a feather that fluttered in his heart.
Yan Jingnan stared at her stupidly, and secretly swore that she would do her best in this life to protect her pure smile and her weak figure like a fallen leaf.
The quick-eyed Xiao Wei caught a glimpse of Yan Jingnan's figure, stopped in time, and couldn't help but exclaim: "General Yan..."
Su Liruo also stopped dancing and said in amazement: "Brother Jingnan, why are you here?" ”
Hearing the call, the obsessed Yan Jingnan suddenly came back to his senses, only to realize that he had recklessly broken into the princess's boudoir and peeped into his daughter's house to play.
When Su Liruo and Lu were in place this year, Emperor Heng had already decreed that no one should trespass into the princess's boudoir without permission, including Yan Jingnan, who grew up together since childhood. Otherwise, they will be severely punished, and if the situation is serious, they will be punished according to the law. Sometimes, if Su Liruo attends the palace banquet, she is begged to wear a veil to travel.
Yan Jingnan smiled bitterly and said: "Jingnan is reckless, he forgot His Majesty's will for a while, please don't be angry!" ”
Su Liruo was helpless, but he couldn't bear to blame, and after a while, he said quietly: "Brother Jingnan can't be so reckless in the future!" If his father knows about it, I am afraid that he will punish Brother Jingnan. After that, he hurriedly instructed Xiao Wei to take Yan Jingnan to the main hall to wait.