The side hall was very quiet, Qin Yuankai was reading the letter carefully, and no one spoke.

The little guy standing outside didn't know when he left, probably because he was afraid that the conversation between Qin Yuankai and the Beidi people would leak, so there were no outsiders around the side hall except for a few of them.

Yun Yao was a little nervous, and her palms couldn't stop sweating, but she wiped it once, so she didn't dare to wipe it again, for fear that Qin Yuankai would find out about her small movements, so as to notice that something was wrong with her.

Before coming to Qin Yuankai, Yun Yao, Gu Qingming and Shen Che had studied the letter back and forth many times, and every word and sentence was sure that there was no problem, so they put it in Beidi's unique envelope and sealed it with fire paint.

Yun Yao's ability to imitate handwriting has become more and more perfect with the passage of time, as long as Qin Yuankai is not sharp-eyed, she is sure that there is no flaw in this letter.

What's more, there is not much contact between Qin Yuankai and Bol Bing, and they can be confused after all.

But before there was no result, Yun Yao's heart was always carried and couldn't be put down. And Gu Qingming was also preoccupied with guard, as if as soon as Qin Yuankai made a move, he would rush over to protect Yun Yao and prevent her from being hurt in any way.

After a long time, Qin Yuankai finally read the entire letter, and Bolbing expressed two things in the letter: first, find Qin Yuankai to fulfill his promise and return one million loads of grain; second, the Beidi army is to drag Gu Qingming for Qin Yuankai, so it suffered heavy losses, so Qin Yuankai wants to help Ge Shuying and find Gu Qingming to take revenge.

Yun Yao's name was not mentioned in this letter from beginning to end, what they were afraid of was that Qin Yuankai would have associations that were unfavorable to them when he saw Yun Yao.

However, there is a reason for this. Through the original letter written by Bol Bing, Yun Yao deduced that Qin Yuankai did not know in advance that she had followed Gu Qingming to Chicheng, nor did he know that she had gone deep into the Beidi military camp, so as long as his name was not mentioned, Qin Yuankai would not have any suspicions.

Sure enough, after reading the letter, Qin Yuankai carefully put the letter away, put it in his sleeve, and said to Yun Yao: "Miss Geshu, the letter of King Beidi has already been read by General Ben. For that million loads of grain, the general will immediately send someone to Beidi, and as for finding Gu Qingming for revenge, it needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no fluctuation on her face, and she still said in that tone, and asked: "Think about it in the long run? I don't know how long it will take General Qin to think about it in the long run?" You know, Beidi's winter is already sad, this time in order to help the general, our Beidi has suffered heavy losses, if you can't find Gu Qingming for revenge, how will this girl explain to His Majesty the King when she goes back?"

"Miss Geshu, please rest assured, this general has his own arrangements. Qin Yuankai said, "Now that King Yi's army is coming to the city, and there are spies and fine works all around, you can stay in my general's mansion for the time being, and wait for the general to make a plan, and then talk to Miss Geshu in detail." I wonder what Miss Geshu thinks?"

Yun Yao frowned, as if she couldn't make up her mind, turned her head to look at the three people behind her, and asked, "What do you think?" After all, His Majesty the King sent you here to assist me in my errands, if we keep being turtles with shrunken heads, what can we do?"

Gu Qingming knew that Yun Yao's intention was to reflect her "brainlessness", so he did the opposite and said, "Miss Geshu, before His Majesty sent us, he specially told him to listen to General Qin's arrangements in Daning. The general and we have the same goal, and I believe that General Qin will not let us down. ”

"Well, in that case, we'll live here. But General Qin, we don't have much time, no matter how you want to deal with Gu Qingming, please give us an explanation as soon as possible. Yun Yao said, "Otherwise, His Majesty the King will be angry, and maybe he will disclose something that should not be disclosed." ”

Yun Yao's salty and indifferent threats made Qin Yuankai unhappy, but he also seemed to know that the Beidi people had no brains, and they had always said something, and they didn't realize the reality that their people had to bow their heads under the eaves, so he didn't bother with them.

Qin Yuankai turned around and asked the housekeeper to take his brother Shu Ying and the three entourages to a relatively remote courtyard in the west of the Qin Mansion and settle them down.

The west courtyard is really the most remote location in the Qin Mansion, since Qin Yuankai lived in the General's Mansion, this courtyard has never been inhabited, the gate has been locked, and even the people in the mansion have never come here, so it seems very secluded and quiet.

The garden is surrounded by plants that have never been built, and a variety of flowers and trees surround it, and at first glance it looks like a hut in the middle of the forest.

Although it is still March, the winter in the north has not yet ended, the flowers and plants have not yet budded, and the trees have not yet flourished, and the whole scene looks like an abandoned old house, and there are no people.

But Steward Qin sent someone to clean it, and the courtyard was completely new, but it had a somewhat quiet and elegant feeling.

Of course, no matter what the living environment is, Yun Yao and Gu Qingming can't be picky and disgusted, after all, there is no such good house in Beidi, and before they came to Daning, they set out from the barracks, and no matter how remote the yard is, the conditions are better than the barracks, I don't know how many times.

"Miss Geshu, this yard has been cleaned up, you can live in the room at will, and there are two errand boys and two waiting maids arranged outside the yard, if you need anything, just ask. The general said, several of them are distinguished guests, and if there is any small demand, we must try to meet it. Steward Qin's tone was respectful, but his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, which fully demonstrated the bearing of Daning, the butler of the general's mansion of a great country.

If the person in front of him was really a Beidi person, then his general style would definitely be useful, but it was a pity that he was facing Gu Qingming and Yun Yao, authentic Daning people, and the number of dignitaries and nobles he had seen was countless, so he didn't feel anything about the housekeeper's behavior.

After settling down, the housekeeper left, instructed the maid and maid at the door to deliver food to them on time, and then went back to Qin Yuankai to get his life.

Yun Yao chose the main house of the courtyard, and Gu Qingming chose the room next to her in order to protect her, and the other two soldiers chose the east and west wings of the courtyard respectively, which were close to Yun Yao and Gu Qingming, and if they lived separately, even if there was an accident, they would not be wiped out.

These two soldiers, one named Xiang Hua and the other Zheng Ping, are both loyal dead soldiers under King Yi, with strong martial arts, and have gone out to do various tasks, and their adaptability is also very strong, so this time King Yi Shen Che sent the two of them out to assist Yun Yao and Gu Qingming.

After choosing the house, Gu Qingming asked Xiang Hua and Zheng Ping to go to the main house and gather in the hall to discuss what to do next.

"Zheng Ping, Xiang Hua, you two use your internal force to sense if there is anything wrong around this courtyard. Gu Qingming turned his head to the two of them and said, and then explained, "You are the secret guards and dead soldiers around Your Highness, and you are more sensitive to the perception of danger and the breath of people in the same path. ”

Gu Qingming's martial arts are very high, but he doesn't think he is so high that he can do anything. He knew that there were many capable people in this world, and the exercises they practiced could adjust the body's breathing and heartbeat to facilitate concealment and tracking.

And the breath of this kind of person, Gu Qingming sometimes can't feel it, but Xiang Hua and Zheng Ping can, because they are also people who are good at hiding their identities, for people like them, the perception of danger, and the sense of unfamiliar breath can usually save their lives at critical times.

After listening to Gu Qingming's words, the two of them no longer hesitated, closed their eyes directly, and urged their internal forces to investigate the surrounding atmosphere, and sure enough, they found that there were a few places around this courtyard that were not quite right, even if they were well hidden, but they affected the surrounding environment, and also made them aware of the clues.

"There should be three people staring at the dark place, not too close to us, they can't hear us, I think they should be afraid that we will notice, but where they are, they should be able to see every move in this courtyard. Zheng Ping opened his eyes and spoke.

"I know that Qin Yuankai, like the Empress Dowager Qin, is very suspicious, even if he can't find any flaws in Ayao, he won't take it so lightly. Gu Qingming said, "Judging from the courtyard where he settled us, on the surface, it is because it is quiet and can cover the identity of the Beidi people from being discovered, but in fact, it is because the surrounding vegetation is luxuriant, which is convenient for his people to hide in it." ”

"Then what should we do? With so many people watching, our movements will be limited everywhere, not to mention completing the task and then retreating, and it will be difficult to even get out of this courtyard. Yun Yao said with some concern.

She doesn't know martial arts, so she naturally can't perceive the people and things around her, but listening to Gu Qingming and Xiang Hua, she also knows that the people hidden around the courtyard are not simple. What's more, I want to know that Qin Yuankai will definitely not send a few straw bales to spy on them.

"General Gu, it's better to let your subordinates go. Xiang Hua thought for a while, and arched his hand and said, "My subordinates are the dead soldiers of His Royal Highness, and they are ready to sacrifice their lives. ”

"Don't rush yet, wait a minute. Gu Qingming shook his head and said, "You are all powerful people around Your Highness, sacrificing any one of them is a huge loss, and I don't want you to be in any danger unless it is absolutely necessary." Qin Yuankai is not too suspicious of us yet, so we still have time. ”

"The general has a point. Anyway, we live in the General's Mansion, that is, the building near the water will get the moon first, I don't believe we will not find a flaw. Yun Yao nodded, agreeing with Gu Qingming's statement, "We are four of us together, and we have to leave together." ”

Xiang Hua and Zheng Ping listened to the words of the two, their hearts were moved, they glanced at each other, and at the same time clenched their fists and arched their hands: "But according to General Gu and Miss Yun's orders." ”

As dead soldiers, the only principle they believe in is to obey the orders of their masters, even if they sacrifice their lives for their masters, they will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for their masters, so they have been mentally prepared to be sacrificed early on, and even the moment they entered the Qin Mansion, they had already decided to protect Gu Qingming and Yun Yao even if they died.

didn't expect that in the hearts of Gu Qingming and Yun Yao, they would value their lives so much.