Chapter 168: The border is in an emergency
Coming out of the room, Princess Yan was still a little stunned. She sighed slightly, took the hand of the grandmother beside her and turned around and walked towards the room where Lin Zhuohua was resting.
Lin Zhuohua had already woken up in the room, she leaned on the soft pillow, rubbing her somewhat drowsy head. Hear the door open and look up.
Through the screen, I vaguely saw the two walking in.
"Auntie, have you finished the previous matter?" When Lin Zhuohua saw the visitor, he immediately asked with concern. She was a little embarrassed, after all, because of her own affairs, I was afraid that this spring banquet would not be held.
Princess Yan sat on the low stool next to the bed, holding her somewhat cold little hand.
"Well, it's been taken care of. The guests also left, and as for Lord Ni Yuan...... she was silent for a moment, and then she recounted what had happened in the main hall.
"Auntie doesn't have to feel self-blame, then Lord Ni Yuan dared to push me into the water so blatantly, it must be something to rely on. Now that the emperor has asked the envoy of the Jin Kingdom to send her back, I am afraid that it will not please her. ”
She lowered her eyes slightly, even if it was family affection, she couldn't help tossing again and again. How much trouble did Lord Ni Yuan cause to Emperor Jin, and she knew that Emperor Jin was not a person who valued feelings.
His favor and tolerance for Lord Ni Yuan may have reached the limit, she sneered in her heart, Ni Yuan really played a good hand of cards in pieces, just like her last life.
"Although you were rescued in time, you soaked in cold water for a while, stayed here for two days, and when I finished arranging here, we will return to the mansion together."
When Princess Yan saw that her little niece was so sensible, she became more and more disgusted with Lord Ni Yuan in her heart. Thinking in his heart, how to dispel this evil breath for his little niece.
Lin Zhuohua didn't object, she didn't want to move now, so she nodded: "Well, everything is arranged by my aunt." ”
"You rest, I'll have dinner brought over." Princess Yan stood up, there were still many things to deal with in the house, so she could only leave first.
Two days have passed in a blink of an eye, and Lin Zhuohua's body has recovered. Early in the morning, I followed my aunt and returned to the Guogong Mansion.
The carriage drove through the streets, and occasionally I could hear some news about the lord of Ni Kite from the conversations of the people outside.
When she heard that the county lord Ni Yuan was having an affair with a poor scholar, but she didn't look down on the other party, but she wanted to marry King Yi, it was simply wishful thinking, shameless and filthy, etc.
She was a little stunned, turned her head to look at her aunt sitting beside her, and asked, "Is this outside news so well-informed?" ”
It stands to reason that this news is not good news for the Jin Kingdom or the Lord of Ni Yuan and King Yi. They should all be suppressed, how can they let the people talk about it so unscrupulously?
When she mentioned this Prince Yan, she felt relieved, so she said: "I heard that the poor scholar beat the drum directly and sued the government. As soon as the government heard that it was related to the county lord of Ni Yuan, they immediately reported it to the higher-ups. But the poor scholar is also a powerful person, and he made a fuss about this matter, and everyone knew about it, even if the envoy of the Jin Kingdom wanted to suppress it, he couldn't suppress it. ”
This news can be said to be spread all over the sky, and she doesn't believe it if no one is behind it. But no matter who manipulated it, the result was what they were happy to see.
"But I have wronged King Yi, and now many people feel that King Yi is pitiful, and he is favored by a woman like Lord Ni Yuan."
Lin Zhuohua frowned, moved the corners of his mouth, and finally said nothing.
When Princess Yan saw her frowning and pondering, she didn't say anything more. She could see that her little niece had a good relationship with King Yi, and she was afraid that she felt a little sorry for King Yi when she knew the news.
Back at the Guogong Mansion, the old lady immediately rushed to Taoyuan. Seeing her ruddy complexion, she was completely relieved.
"Next time, let's stay away from those who are hostile to you, who knows what they will do." It was rare for the old lady to talk to Lin Zhuohua with such a serious face, so it could be seen that she was really frightened this time.
Last time, the little granddaughter was pushed down the lake by the eldest lady of the Fu family, and she was not in Beijing. But this time, it happened right under her nose, which made her how not to be frightened.
"Okay, it's all up to Grandmother." Lin Zhuohua knew that this time must have scared her grandmother, so she followed her in everything.
Seeing her like this, the old lady sighed: "Don't be perfunctory to me, this incident can be regarded as a reminder." How many people in Shangjing are jealous of you now, jealousy will make people lose their minds and do things they can't even think of. ”
Lin Zhuohua pursed her lips when she heard this, she knew that what her grandmother said was right. Now she is doing business with the emperor, and was named the lord of Ronghua with a fief by the emperor, and was loved by the queen mother and the queen.
All of these piles have made her stand on the cusp of the storm now, but there is no way to do it. She wanted to keep a low profile, but now she found that she couldn't keep a low profile at all.
Moreover, this is a regain of life, she originally wanted to low-key development of power and protect her family. But there are always people who come to provoke her, so why should she bear it, it is better to be on the cusp of the storm, so that everyone knows how many people support her behind her.
When you are more capable than others, you will be jealous, and some people will even try their best to pull you down by all kinds of dirty means. But when you stand at a certain height and can only let them look up, she can't think of pulling you down anymore.
"You can rest well." Seeing that her little granddaughter looked tired, the old lady patted her hand and got up to leave.
On the second day of Lin Zhuohua's return to the palace, Li Zeyi came out of the palace and came directly to the Guogong Mansion in a carriage.
Nowadays, the people in the Guogong Mansion have become accustomed to King Yi often visiting his eldest lady, and many people in the mansion are discussing it in private. King Yi is much better than the prince, and he cares about the eldest lady.
In the past, when the eldest lady was the future princess, the prince would only come occasionally, and most of the time there was a second lady to accompany him, but now it seems that the prince has something to do with the second lady at that time.
Such a voice gradually sounded in the backyard of the Guogong Mansion, and Lin Youran was very annoyed when he heard this. She dropped the teacup in her hand, she hadn't been so angry in a long time.
"Why should you be angry, Miss, these people are just jealous of you." Mama Dong gave Qiu Ye a look, and then comforted softly: "It's not worth being angry with them, you don't have to surrender your identity." ”
Lin Youran closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she still regained her composure, and she sneered: "That being said, if I don't deal with it, won't they think I'm a bully?" ”
Killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, this truth is naturally clear to Mama Dong. After thinking for a while, he nodded: "Miss is right, but we have to look for this chicken, and it must be able to play a deterrent role." ”
The master and servant deliberated and finally decided on the chicken's man.
Regarding Lin Youran's rumors, Lin Zhuohua naturally heard it. But at this time, she didn't have the heart to care about this, anyway, according to her understanding of Lin Youran, she would definitely not let go of the person who spread the news, but she didn't know who was going to be pulled out to worship the monkey.
Coming out of his mother's yard, Lin Zhuohua held a stack of ledgers, his face full of helplessness.
She didn't like to look at the ledgers, but she didn't know what was wrong with her mother, so she suddenly handed her all the ledgers, saying that she was going out with her father for a while.
It was rare to see his mother so happy, and Lin Zhuohua was embarrassed to refuse, so he could only take over all the account books and the key to the feed with a bitter face.
Looking at the bitter little face of his young lady, Jade and Onyx glanced at each other, and a smile flashed in their eyes. It's really rare to see Miss like this, but it's not bad to stay in the house these days.
When Li Zeyi walked in, he saw the little girl sitting at the table with a bitter face. On the table was a stack of ledgers, and on the side of the ledger were half-plated snacks and tea.
Lin Zhuohua was very speechless, isn't it good to hand these over to the account room? If you have to check the spread yourself, you are not embarrassing yourself. So what do they spend money to hire a bookkeeper for, and what do they provide?
"What's wrong? A sad face? ”
A deep and beautiful voice sounded overhead, Lin Zhuohua raised his head violently, and when he saw Li Zeyi standing in front of him, his eyes instantly lit up. Huanhuan stretched out his hand and pulled him to sit beside him.
"Why are you here?"
Lin Zhuohua personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. Throwing the ledger aside in his hand, he asked, tilting his head.
Not only is he very busy these days, but even her grandfather, second uncle and eldest brother are very busy, and the eldest brother will go back to live in the house for a few days before, but he has not come back during this time. Vaguely, she guessed something, probably because there was another movement at the border gate. 67
Looking at her dark and moist phoenix eyes, he reached out and rubbed her little head, and said softly: "A few days ago, my father received a secret letter, and the Long Rui people on the border gate began to be dishonest again, and they often harassed them. Especially these few times have become more and more excessive, and the people at the border have been disturbed unspeakably. ”
Lin Zhuohua's brows furrowed when she heard this, how could she feel that the time seemed to be a little different from the previous life. It seems to be much earlier than the previous life, she remembered that in the previous life, in the autumn, the emperor sent troops to fight with Long Rui for more than a year under the command of Feng Xiaoda, who was stationed at the border pass.
"Does the emperor want to fight with Long Rui?"
Longrui is a small country near the border of Jingguo, although the country is small, they are extremely brave and good at fighting, regardless of men and women, so it is not very easy to deal with. For so many years, everyone has always kept the well water from the river, but I don't know what happened this year, and they frequently attacked the border gates.
However, fortunately, Commander Feng Xiaoda has been stationed at the border pass, and he is resourceful and talented in military affairs. With him in charge, the people of Longrui did not dare to be too presumptuous for so many years. But this time, they unscrupulously killed the people at the border, which had already angered Long Yan.
Li Zeyi nodded, and his face rarely showed a solemn look.
"Commander Feng Xiaoda got the true inheritance of Commander Feng, and he said in his letter that this time Long Rui's side seems to be different from before. It's very difficult to deal with, and he and the border soldiers are already a little at a disadvantage, which is like going to Beijing to ask for help. ”
His narrow peach blossom eyes narrowed, and a cold glow flashed. There was a trace of doubt in his heart, and it could be seen from Feng Xiaoda's letter that the Longrui people seemed to have received divine help, and they had the upper hand in several battles.
He remembered that although the Longrui people in the previous life were brave and good at fighting, their brains were not so bright, so they were quickly defeated by Jingguo's army, and finally they could only disarm and surrender, and sent a letter of surrender and a lot of compensation.
Pinching the little girl's soft palm, Li Zeyi suppressed the solemnity in his heart, he was afraid that in addition to him and the little girl, there were others who were reborn like them.
"Are you going to ask for an order to join the army?" Lin Zhuohua pursed his lips, the poison in his body has been resolved, and with her conditioning, his body has completely recovered to health, even better than ordinary people.
But thinking of the sword without eyes on the battlefield, she couldn't help but worry about his safety. Selfishly, she didn't want him to go to the battlefield.
I watched the little girl purse her lips and raise her head to look at him. His face was reflected in those beautiful eye masks, as if he was the only one in his eyes, and the reluctance in those eyes made his firm heart shake a little.
He didn't want to leave her, but it was a rare opportunity. Since he decided to marry her, he would not let anyone bully her or look down on her.
Although the world is afraid of him, there are many people behind him who say that he is a sick and weak prince. When his father died, he had nothing left.
Lin Zhuohua married her, it seems to be beautiful, but in the end, most people are afraid that they can't look down on her.
He worked hard to be strong and develop the forces in the dark, all for the sake of being able to protect her for a lifetime and ensure that she had no worries in her life.
This opportunity just let everyone know that although he is sick and weak, he can still support the little girl by his own ability, not because of his father's favor that the world is afraid of him and afraid of him.
He stretched out his large, knobby hand and covered her dark eyes.
"When I come back, I will definitely let you marry me in style."
He was no longer sure how long this war would last, and he could let Commander Feng Xiaoda send a letter asking for help, which showed that the other party's ability was not weak. Next year, the little girl will be married, and their marriage can be decided, and I only hope that the battle at the border can be finished at that time.
Lin Zhuohua's eyes darkened, and when he heard his low and cold voice and the firmness in his tone, he knew that he couldn't change his decision.
She reached out and took his large hand, pulling it off her eyes. The reluctance in his eyes disappeared, and a touch of trust floated.
"I believe that you will win this battle, and I will wait for you to come back and marry me home."
Li Zeyi only felt that his heart was full of her trust, and stretched out his long arm to hug the little girl's soft and fragrant body into his arms.
The perfectly contoured chin rests on the top of her head, and the sweet aroma lingers between the wings of her nose. The hand around the slender waist tightened, and when he returned, they would no longer have to worry about the prince, and she would only need to live according to her heart.
The noon sun shone in through the window lattice, enveloping the two of them, and there was a sense of quiet time.
Emerald and Onyx stood outside, just in time to be seen through the slightly open gap in the window lattice, and the two glanced at each other, and saw a smile in each other's eyes.
Seeing that Miss and King Yi have such a good relationship, they are all happy for Miss, and they only hope that Miss and His Royal Highness King Yi can go on for a long time.
Since knowing that Li Zeyi was going to fight, Lin Zhuohua has been living in her small pharmacy all day long. Equipped with all kinds of wound medicine and poison for treatment, as long as she could think of it.
A few days passed in a blink of an eye, the sun was just right, and Lin Zhuohua had just come out of the small pharmacy when he saw Jade coming in from outside, and his face was not very good-looking.
"What's wrong? Seeing that your face is not very good, who made you angry? ”
Jade pursed her lips when she heard this: "Miss, Mama Dong next to the second miss caught the youngest daughter of Steward Liu, saying that she spread those rumors about the second miss, deliberately provoking the relationship between the eldest lady and the second miss, and now she is pressuring people to play boards in the yard, and has called a lot of people to come over to watch." ”
Lin Zhuohua was stunned when he heard this, there are many stewards in the Guogong Mansion, and everyone performs their duties. She really can't remember this Liu steward, but looking at the appearance of Jade, she should know it.
"Do you know that little maid?"
Jade nodded and sighed: "That girl has a lively temperament, but she has a broken mouth, but in fact, people don't have any bad intentions." She was arrested this time to be a typical example, I am afraid that it is because Steward Liu is very valued by Mrs. among these stewards in the house, and she is using that little girl to make that chicken. ”
Lin Zhuohua frowned when he heard this, and then patted Jade's shoulder: "You also said that the girl had a broken mouth, this time it should be taken as a lesson for her, the master's matter is not something that a little maid can say behind her back." ”
Lin Zhuohua didn't sympathize with the little girl, maybe the other party didn't have any bad intentions. But sometimes it's just because of a casual sentence that can bring serious consequences.
One to ten, ten to hundred. It's not true, but when there are more people talking about it, it becomes true. Although what the little maid said this time was really true, Lin Youran had already hooked up with the prince at that time.
But this time she must eat the lesson, so as not to be killed by her own mouth in the future.
But fortunately, the current Lin Youran also knows some measure, and the people who called the onlookers were all maids in the house, and there were no small servants. Otherwise, I'm afraid that after hitting the board this time, people will die.
When Jade saw her young lady say this, she felt that it seemed to be such a reason, so that the little girl could learn a lesson, so as not to be harmed by her own broken mouth in the future.
"Well, what Miss said makes sense, or you have considered it thoroughly."
Lin Zhuohua twitched the corners of her mouth, as if after the contract was set, no matter what she said, these maids would feel that what she said was right.
"You go and get two larger boxes and pack up the medicine I prepared in the small pharmacy."
Jade nodded, and immediately went to find the box.
Looking at the two large boxes full of wound cures and poisons, Lin Zhuohua was very satisfied. Even if it takes a year to fight, it should be enough.
"Prepare the car and go to King Yi's mansion."
The carriage departed from the entrance of the Guogong Mansion and traveled along the wide streets.
"Did King Yi really ask the emperor for his order to go on the expedition? Can King Yi's sick body work? ”
"I heard that King Yi's body has improved a lot under the treatment of Lord Ronghua, and it is not in the way to go to the battlefield."
Lin Zhuohua was slightly stunned, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.