Chapter 21

Ye Lian was so aggrieved that she wanted to shed tears again, "Mother, who would have thought that it would become like this, I walked with the prince all the way, and every time I wanted to round the house, I was always delayed, didn't I rush to something, another day my mother went to the temple to ask for a peace charm for me." ”

"I'll talk about this later, and I'll dispose of this little slut and cub first."

Chen pondered for a long time, but she really thought of a plan to kill people with a knife, she motioned to her daughter to come closer, and whispered a few words.

The more Ye Lian listened, the brighter her face became, and finally she couldn't stop nodding again and again, and praised: "Mother, this is a good idea." ”

Bi Tao stood at the gate of the courtyard, and when she saw the little eunuch beside Gonggong Hong coming to invite, she hurriedly entered the house to report.

Ye Lian had reapplied her makeup and changed her clothes, but she could still easily see that her eyes were red and swollen.

When Zuo Yuanhao saw it, he thought she was happy that she had returned safely, so he didn't ask much.

There was nothing to say all the way, and the carriage soon arrived at the palace, and the huge mansion welcomed back the master, and all the maids and eunuchs knelt in front of the door and kowtowed to greet them, and they were all excited.

A slave without a master is the most miserable slave, especially a few stewards who are responsible for the outreach function, and they are easily unwilling to bow their heads when they see the Sanpin official in the capital on weekdays, but this time is like a lost dog, and they have to be careful when talking to a merchant, and now that the master is back, how can they not be happy?

Zuo Yuanhao returned to his mansion, and he also felt a little emotional, and with a wave of his hand, he rewarded everyone with two taels of silver each, which made everyone cheer and shout thanks.

In less than half an hour, the royal relatives who heard the news, as well as the courtiers who were good friends on weekdays, came to visit by car, and the palace suddenly became lively, and the traffic in front of the door was busy, attracting many idlers to gather and stop and discuss.

Ye Lian commanded the maids and servants to prepare the banquet, serve refreshments, and occasionally asked for the account books to check in the past few months, but she was too busy.

Finally stayed up until the evening, Ye Lian took a flower bath, smeared balm cream, risked the risk of contracting the wind and cold, wore a translucent gauze robe, and waited for the prince to come back and rest.

It's a pity that there is news from the front that the prince is resting in the study tonight.

Ye Lian was so angry that she grabbed the teacup and was about to fall, thinking that this was not her mother's backyard, she put it down hatefully, but she was not stupid, so she stopped, and after thinking about it, she put on a big coat and went to the study.

Zuo Yuanhao was tired for a day, and just took off his coat and was about to wash, when he suddenly heard Ye Lian coming, he subconsciously frowned, but he didn't let anyone stop it.

Ye Lian walked in the door, saluted respectfully, carefully looked at Zuo Yuanhao's face, and said in a coquettish voice: "Lord Wang, the concubine is afraid that you are too tired today, so she specially stewed a bowl of ginseng soup, how many sips can you drink?" ”

Zuo Yuanhao remembered the suspicious cup of ginseng tea that day, as well as the guards who died because they covered his escape, and his face suddenly sank. "Your bowl of ginseng soup, this king doesn't dare to drink it."

Gonggong Hong was standing at the door and waiting, but when he heard that the master's voice was wrong, he quickly avoided it, so the couple were left in the house.

Ye Lian simply knelt down, whimpering and crying at Zuo Yuanhao's feet.

"Lord, the concubine is guilty, and the concubine should not be too pampered with spring nights and drizzle on weekdays, so that they forget their duty, but they also saw that the concubine had not had a round with the prince for a long time, so they took the concubine on their backs and put some medicine in the ginseng tea that night. After the concubines returned to Tibetan Kuncheng, they knew what was going on, and they were executed at that time. The concubine is praying to God and worshiping Buddha day and night, and has been a vegetarian for many years, so she hopes that the prince will be safe and sound.

"Woo, the concubine is guilty, and now that the prince has returned, the concubine is ...... The concubine body is no longer concerned, and the concubine body is ...... I implore the prince to allow the concubine to become a nun in order to atone for her previous sins. ”

She seemed to be crying so hard that she didn't even know when the strap of the big strap, revealing the tulle dress inside, and the candlelight was shining, so that the whiteness of her neck seemed to have a layer of light.

Zuo Yuanhao's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, his expression did not move for half a minute, and he said in a deep voice: "The things of the day, just the past, you don't say anything about becoming a nun, keep your duty, and this king will not treat you badly." ”

"Lord Xie doesn't blame the concubine, the concubine is really dead, and it is not enough to repay it." Ye Lian raised her head happily, there were still tears on her eyelashes that had not fallen, it was really pitiful for me, and it was extremely beautiful.

She slowly got up, but it seemed that her legs were a little sore, and her body was about to fall into Zuo Yuanhao's arms as soon as she was crooked.

Zuo Yuanhao subconsciously leaned over, causing her to fall firmly on the carpet.

"Lord Wang!" Ye Lian asked in an aggrieved voice, "Are you still angry with Lian'er?" ”

Zuo Yuanhao coughed dryly, but in the end he still softened his voice, "You go back first, take care of your body, this king has been busy with official business recently, and I will go back to the backyard to see you when I have free time." ”

Ye Lian bit her lip and wanted to fight for one or two more, but after all, she still had some shame in her daughter's family, so she put on a big hat and opened the door and left.

In the past, she occasionally made such a little fuss, Zuo Yuanhao would definitely catch up and coax her, and she would be sweet and sweet as usual, but today she really couldn't walk slower, let the north wind blow her snot and her chin, and she didn't see half a shadow behind her.

She was really angry, and when she returned to the inner room of the main courtyard, she found an excuse to send down the two unlucky maids, and heard the faint screams in the courtyard, as if the board hit Ye Lan who was far away in the sky, and she felt much better in her heart.

The eldest girl who came with her from the Prime Minister's Mansion was in the evening, carefully served the tea, and persuaded her: "Niangniang, don't hurt your spirit because of those two lowly people, when you come back, Madame also told the slave maid to persuade the mother." ”

Ye Lian waved her hand irritably and ordered: "You go down too, remember to have people hang five glass lanterns under the eaves of the porch." I don't have to be on duty tonight, tell the people below to go out of the house and walk around, so that I can wait to be beaten when I see that I am upset. ”

Wanqing heard such a strange order, but there was no doubt on her face, after all, when she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the master often had such orders. She quickly bowed down and exited the courtyard.

Soon, a few mothers-in-law climbed the ladder lightly and hung glass lamps under the eaves of the corridor, and the two little girls who had just left their heads looked at the novelty, secretly lying on the window to look, and were knocked on the head by the housekeeper and the mother, so they honestly turned off the lights and hid in the quilt and shed tears.

Because the palace where the master returned, it was noisy for most of the day, and finally quieted down in the middle of the night of the third watch, and the wind of the cold winter wax moon was howling, and it did not stop here, and the proud play around for a while ran away.

At this time, a black shadow crept in under the cover of the darkness under the wall.

Ye Lian had been sitting by the window and waiting, and when she heard the lattice of the window being knocked, she immediately opened the window.

The black shadow quickly flashed in, glanced around and saw that there was no abnormality, then sat down in a big way, and asked in a cold voice, "What is the reason for hanging the five lanterns?" Your beautiful prince is back, and this palace is much more comprehensive than the prime minister's mansion. ”

Ye Lian saw that the man in black pulled his favorite soft pillow and leaned behind him, the disgust in his eyes flashed, but there was a smile on his face, and he flattered: "The leader's martial arts are world-famous, where can the guards of the palace be stopped." ”

The man in black snorted coldly, waved his hand and ordered, "Say, what is the matter?" ”

Ye Lian thought that she had received some important news, grabbed the handle in her hand, and her waist pole was stiff, and she responded with a smile: "Chief, I heard about a big event today, but I pinched my fingers and calculated, the poison on my body is about to expire, is the leader rewarding me with a few antidotes first, otherwise I may forget the news when I am afraid." ”

The man in black raised his eyebrows, his eyes were as cold as ice, and when he swept towards Ye Lian, she was so frozen that she seemed to be stiff with her internal organs, but she still insisted without knowing whether she was alive or dead: "Chief, if you are reluctant to get the antidote, this news will be ......."

Before she could finish speaking, the man in black suddenly leaned over her and clicked twice.

In an instant, Ye Lian felt that her whole body was numb, and slowly numbness brought an itch like scratching her heart and liver, she couldn't help but start rolling on the ground, rubbing the carpet with her body, hoping to relieve Erding, but soon this itch turned into pain again, like pinpricks.

She finally couldn't help crying, her face was covered with snot and tears, and she whimpered and begged for mercy, "Chief, I was wrong, spare my life, I don't dare anymore, I said, I said it all!" ”

The man in black was so angry that he was provoked, but he slowly poured a bowl of tea and drank it, which made Ye Lian stay up for a quarter of an hour, and then he reached out to relieve her acupoints like grace.

Ye Lian, who was dressed up in a charming and noble makeup earlier, has scattered hair at this time, her clothes are wrinkled, and she is embarrassed like a beggar on the street. ”

"Hmm!" When the man in black heard this, he immediately sat up straight and asked, "How are the troops distributed, and how much grain and grass are prepared?" ”

Seeing him like this, Ye Lian hated him in her heart, but her face was full of grievances, and she responded in a low voice: "I don't know, I only heard this, only the prince knows the specific things, this time the emperor still sent him as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and my father is responsible for dispatching grain, grass and weapons." ”

How could the man in black not hear the implicit reminder in her words, he was also a person who could bend and stretch, and immediately stretched out his hand to help Ye Lian with a smile, and responded: "Such a big news, why didn't you make it clear, but you suffered in vain." Although I am sometimes short-tempered, but the most rewarding and punishing are clear, and I still need to find out the specific details of this matter, if you can get the map of the distribution of troops at the border pass, I will give you two antidotes. If you tell more of this kind of news in the future, when the war is over, I will ask the upper side, and it is not impossible to completely detoxify you. ”

"Really?" Ye Lian was overjoyed, saluted again and again, and finally remembered the main purpose of today, she said stubbornly: "Thank you for the leader's help, but I still have a little matter here, I don't know the leader, can you help solve it?" If I can go to this great trouble, I will do my best to find out the news for the chief. ”

The man in black frowned a little impatiently, but thinking that Ye Lian was still very useful, he suppressed his anger and asked, "What is the matter, tell me?" ”

Ye Lian heard his cold tone, and she didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly said: "There is a small city in the north of Jinghai called Gravel City, there is a Hu family in the city who sells baked cakes, and his niece has just given birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, I want to ask the leader to send someone to end the lives of the three mothers and sons." The leader can rest assured that the Hu family is all old and weak, women and children, and it is easy to do it. ”

The man in black narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart became suspicious, and he asked as if he was joking: "Oh, these old and weak women and children have a grudge against you?" Don't even let the children go? ”

Ye Lian gritted her teeth with hatred when she remembered that Zuo Yuanhao treated her coldly today, but she was not stupid, and she would not tell the true identity of Ye Lan's mother and son, in case this man in black had other thoughts, and arrested Ye Lan's mother and son to threaten Zuo Yuanhao, with the prince's ability, it was not impossible to protect their mother and son and finally escape, then wouldn't she be busy in vain.

"These people have an enmity with me, if they live for a day, I will definitely sleep and eat restlessly, and naturally I dare not guarantee that I can wholeheartedly investigate the news for the leader, so I hope the leader will be fulfilled." As she spoke, she knelt down, her posture lowered.

The man in black snorted coldly, but didn't ask any more questions, "Okay, I'll send someone to take care of this tomorrow." You also have to get the troop distribution map as soon as possible, and on the day you hand over the map, I will bring you two antidotes. ”

Ye Lian was still a little uneasy, so she had the courage to instruct again: "Chief, you must kill that cheap woman, if you can bring her head back, it would be the best." ”

The man in black was completely impatient, flicked his sleeves, opened the window, and jumped out.

Ye Lian listened to it with her ears for a long time, and there was no other movement in the courtyard except for the sound of the north wind, so she let out a sigh of relief, fell softly on the carpet, and clenched her fists with hatred and cursed: "When I detoxify the day, I must break your body into pieces!" ”

After that, Xu is thinking of what Fang Cai had just asked for, and she was rarely happy, "Ye Lan, Miss Ye, hum!" Don't blame me for being ruthless, who wants you to rob the prince of his favor? Send you to see Lord Yama with the two evil species, and there is also a companion on the Huangquan Road......"

In the thick night, the stars and the moon hid in the thick clouds and slept warmly, and in the heavily guarded calendar in the front yard of the palace, Zuo Yuanhao wore a set of dark robes, his hair was lazy and tied with a hosta, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of exhaustion.

Father-in-law Hong leaned on the door frame and took a nap, and accidentally fell on the carpet, he hurriedly got up, raised his eyes to see the hole in the corner of the house, and couldn't help but go around the treasure couch, while holding the wick while reminding the master in a low voice, "Lord, you go home on the first day, the road is hard, it's better to rest early, these twists and turns are not in a hurry." ”

Zuo Yuanhao rubbed his temples fiercely, glanced at the foot-high folds on the table, and sighed. Originally, when he was there, relying on the love of the imperial brother, many things could be said in a few words, but the courtiers did not dare to be as casual as him, and everything had to be folded, so it accumulated, not to mention the consumption of manpower, and many affairs were also delayed, and Jinghai's military strength not only did not increase in the past year, but regressed a lot.

If he can't grasp the changes in the various tribes in time, how can he calmly deal with the joint invasion of the enemy clan that is about to begin?

It's just that since he left Gravel City, he has run a few border passes non-stop, and returned to Zangkun City in hiding, even his iron-beaten body is inevitably tired, but he really can't hold on.

"That's it, let's rest, it's not too late to see tomorrow."

"Yes, lord." Father-in-law Hong was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward to serve the prince to wash his clothes, but at the end he knocked on the low couch under the window and hesitated, and couldn't help but persuade: "Lord, I'm afraid it's uncomfortable to live in this study, otherwise the slave will wait for you to go back to the backyard?" ”

Zuo Yuanhao glanced at him unhappily and did not respond.

(End of chapter)