"Ma'am, should I really stay?"

Gu Xin asked a little blankly.

Ye Ying looked at her quietly, "You shouldn't ask me this, I know you can't bear your brother, but once you leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back, so I hope you can think clearly about which kind of life you want to choose." ”

Gu Xin nodded slightly, "Okay, then I'll go back first." ”

She left the room, her steps a little unsteady, revealing some of her uneasy heart.

As the case came to an end, the envoys of Xihe Kingdom also officially arrived in the capital.

That night, Qi Muyuan's face was very bad when he came back, and it was cloudy.

Ye Ying helped him press his shoulder and asked softly, "Why are you so unhappy?" Didn't you know about the affairs of Xihe Country for a long time? These days, you are also ready to send troops to help at any time, so you don't want to do it now, right? ”

Qi Muyuan endured his anger and frowned: "If the emperor just sent me out to help Xiheguo, it would be fine, but Xiheguo accepted such a gift of thanks, and he didn't fight for it anymore." ”

"The soldiers of the three armies are fighting in front, and they are all looking forward to the good of their country, but if they know that the thank-you gifts are just these, I am afraid that they will also be cold."

Ye Ying said curiously: "What a thank you gift." ”

"Ceding a state and county."

"Isn't that okay?"

Qi Muyuan sighed, "Don't you know, that state and county have been plagued by disasters and famines for many years, and there has been a plague outbreak in recent times, if we really accept it, we will have to spend the treasury to help, and the gains outweigh the losses, not to mention that if we don't help Xihe this time, Xihe will definitely perish, such a great kindness, I will repay it with such a state and county, how can I swallow my breath." ”

This gift, on the contrary, can be said to be a trouble thrown by the other party, but their Emperor His Majesty actually took it.

Ye Ying also felt incredible when she heard it, "Didn't the other ministers stand up against it?" ”

"Naturally." Qi Muyuan said, "Almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were opposed, but the emperor insisted on going his own way and directly stamped his seal." ”

That's too capricious, isn't it?

Is it any good for him to come against his own courtiers?

Isn't it that Naxi and the country secretly gave the emperor any benefits?

No matter how big the benefits are, what can the poor and remote Xihe get.

Although Nangong Ming, the emperor, is not a virtuous monarch, he is not a too mediocre monarch.

Qi Muyuan exhaled fiercely and pulled down Ye Ying's hand, "That's it, this is all a matter of the court, so I won't say much, I'm just afraid that I will leave in a few days, you are alone in the mansion, you have to take care of yourself, if there is anything, go to King Ming." ”

"Okay." Ye Ying responded with a smile, "As long as you are safe and secure on the front line, naturally no one will dare to touch me." ”

The general is fighting on the front line, if his wife is still being bullied, it will not make the world laugh.

As long as they don't come to Ming, won't Ye Sakura fight back in secret?

"That's right." Qi Muyuan suddenly said, "This time, I plan to take Gu Lintong with me, although he can't join the company, but his intelligence is very good, Gu Xin is here, and I bother you to take care of it." ”

"Gu Xin and I have always supported each other."

Ye Ying bent her eyes and laughed, as if a stone had fallen from the bottom of her heart.

Previously, Gu Lin said that he wanted to leave, and Gu Xin had been hesitant, but now that Gu Lin chose to follow Qi Muyuan, there is no so-called saying between them.

Just thinking that Qi Muyuan was going to leave him, and he might not be able to see him for a long time, Ye Ying was also very sad.

As if sensing her emotions, Qi Muyuan said with a smile: "If there is no need for anything during this time, I will push it off and play with you for two days." ”

He took Ye Ying's hand and rubbed it gently.

The palms of his hands were suddenly tickled by him.

Ye Ying couldn't help but smile and nodded, "Okay, but during this time, you should also go and see the old lady, her health is getting worse and worse, and I don't know if I can hold out until you come back." ”

"I'll go and say hello to her every day."

Qi Muyuan said, his mood was somewhat complicated.

After all, the old lady is his mother, although the old lady has done many things that make him angry before, but the mother and son are mother and son after all.

Although he said that he would accompany Ye Ying these days, but early the next morning, the palace summoned him in because of the dispatch of troops.

When Ye Ying went to greet the old lady in the morning, she told her about it.

The old lady also looked a little stunned, and said gloomily: "He's leaving?" ”

"I'll be back." Ye Ying served her to drink the decoction and said softly, "The general said that he would often visit you these days." ”

The old lady didn't know what she was thinking, her eyes were far away, and the look on her face was even more reminiscent of memories.

She unconsciously drank the medicine one by one, and the corners of her eyes were a little ruddy, "Think about it carefully, I don't seem to have really cared for him and taken care of him all these years, this is true for him, and it is also for Qiao'er, if it weren't for me...... Ahem......"

The old lady suddenly coughed violently.

Ye Ying hurriedly helped her carry it.

After gradually slowing down, the old lady continued: "If I hadn't insisted that the two of them be together and gave Qiao'er hope, Qiao'er wouldn't have gone like this, I hurt her after all." ”

Her eyes were full of regret and sadness, which made Ye Ying somewhat moved.

Opening her mouth, she slowly comforted: "It's not all your fault, don't blame yourself so much, the general knows, he will definitely not feel good, seeing that he is about to leave, you should have a happy time with him These days are." ”

The old lady suddenly turned her head to look at Ye Ying.

In the originally cloudy gaze, light emanated.

There was no dislike for Ye Ying in her eyes, but Ye Ying still couldn't understand that complicated look.

The old lady looked at her like this for a long time, and finally withdrew her gaze.

She lay down, slowly closed her eyes, and said to Ye Ying: "You go back, I'll rest by myself for a while, and I don't need Yuan'er to say hello today, tomorrow." ”

"Yes."

Ye Ying took a deep look at her, then turned around and walked out of her room.

She always felt that something was wrong with the old lady.

Perhaps, when people are about to die, they can feel it most clearly.

She groaned for a long time, and felt that this person who had been treating her harshly was leaving, and she also felt a little sad in her heart.

I don't know if it's because of the old lady, or because of something else.

She shook her head and didn't continue to think about it, but only told the house that she must provide the best things for the old lady these days.

That night, she also said to Qi Muyuan: "Why don't we take the old lady out for a good time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." ”