After the compensation money sent by the Yue Kingdom entered the country, the Ministry of War arranged for people to escort them to Shangjing, but they were looted by mountain bandits on the way. The officers and soldiers in charge of the escort were all killed, the money was gone, and no one was caught.

Not to mention that Gongye Han wanted to kill Du Quan, Wen Ling wanted to kill him with his own hands.

30 million taels of silver, nearly 100 chests, said to have been robbed, and they were robbed.

She didn't believe that the green forest on the road dared to rob the 30 million taels of officials, and if she wanted to say that this matter had nothing to do with Gongye Feng, she cut off her head.

The people sent to summon Du Quan came back and said that they had not found him, and that the entire army department did not know where he had gone.

Wen Ling blindly guessed that this guy was afraid of crime and absconded.

The place where the official gang was robbed is in Raozhou, and the governor of Raozhou is already starting an investigation.

But the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and Wen Ling is worried that Gongye Feng is secretly obstructing, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Raozhou.

Gong Yehan refused.

"If he really did this, it means that he has jumped off the wall in a hurry, then this money must be used to recruit troops and buy horses, at this time, if you go to Raozhou again, what is the difference between a sheep and a tiger?"

"Then we can't sit still, now that the treasury is empty, if he really uses this money to recruit troops and buy horses, plus Shuzhong and the Yasukuni Mansion, we have almost no chance of winning."

Gongye Han thought for a moment and said: "The key to the matter is not in Raozhou, but in Du Quan, if he unites Gongye Feng to guard and steal, then he must know where the money goes, if Gongye Feng wants to use this money to recruit troops and buy horses, then we will give him a salary from the bottom of the kettle, so that he can't spend this money." ”

"How do you get paid?"

"You think, now the grain of Daqian and Xia Guo has been basically controlled by us, as for Yue Guo, we can use the queen to make a deal with Yue Qingci, so that Gongye Feng can only buy weapons and horses if he gets this money, but the household department is still in our hands, Du Quan absconded, which means that he also gave up the military department, he wants to smelt iron and buy horses, so we let him have no iron to smelt and no horses to buy."

"What about Raozhou?"

If you want to investigate the case, it stands to reason that someone from the Criminal Department should be sent, but Hua Yaozuo is a person from Gongyefeng, and even if he is sent, he can't find anything.

Gong Yehan's brows tightened, although he was extremely reluctant, he still said: "Transfer Huarong Xiu over." ”

Let Hua Rongxiu investigate, no matter what the final result is, he has to go back to Beijing to report on his work.

Thinking of this, Gong Yehan was unhappy.

Seeing that Wen Ling was still worried, he said: "I know you're not at ease, but you can't do everything yourself, otherwise we spend money to feed so many people to eat dry food?" ”

Of course, Wen Ling knows that being a boss can't always do the work of employees.

But what she was worried about was that since Gong Yefeng had the script in his hand and looked at the overall situation, would Gong Ye Han's every step of planning and action be predicted by him, just like letting her steal the Death Token at the beginning.

What's more, if it is really the last battle now, their forces will not be enough to ensure victory.

Wen Ling rubbed his fingers, and his heart was bottomless.

Gong Yehan got up from the chair, held her uneasy hand, as if to see through her worries, and said, "I'll go to Yue Qingci to negotiate now, Zheng Fangkong will arrange the matter of iron smelting and horses, and Hua Rongxiu's order will be sent out urgently for six hundred li today." ”

Wen Ling raised his head and said "um".

But the look of worry in his eyes could not be concealed.

Gong Yehan said again: "If it really comes to the last moment, the forbidden army and the dead soldiers in the capital will escort you and Yansi away, you don't have to worry." ”

Hearing his tone of confession, Wen Ling's heart was excited.

Although she originally just wanted to live together, she didn't want to die together.

But he is so bent on thinking about her and Yansi, which makes her seem to be a special thing.

"I ...... I didn't mean that. ”

Seeing the guilt and narrowness in her eyes, Gongye suddenly tasted a hint of revenge.

He couldn't help but want to deepen the pleasure.

"What? Do you want to live and sleep with me and die with me? ”

Murder and punishment, Wen Ling's heart said.

"Don't say such frustrating words, if Gongye Feng's beast can win, heaven will not tolerate it! Steady, we can win! ”

said it righteously and strictly, as if she was the protagonist, with the light of righteousness on her head.

Gong Yehan smiled and said, "Okay, I believe in you, you have to believe in me, even if it really comes to the day when the army is defeated, I have a way to let you leave safely." ”

"Let's go together."

With such a classic and earthy line, Wen Ling almost blurted it out.

Sure enough, a good director can stimulate the potential of actors.

Gongye Han looked at her quietly for a long time, and smiled: "Okay." ”

*

Yue Qing thought that Gong Ye Han would come to him, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, and he didn't expect that he was not for what he did just now, but for the grain business.

The two countries have already held peace talks, the border gates have long been opened, and the non-governmental trade in commodities is free as long as they pay customs duties.

But Gongye Han offered the queen's freedom in exchange for it, and Yue Qingci could not refuse.

"There is another matter," Gongye Han said, "I see that the prince's health is not very good, and the dry climate in the north is not suitable for recuperation, so tomorrow you will set off to stay in the palace of the capital for a while, and come back when you are cured." ”

That is, never have to come back.

Yue Qing was stunned.

It seems that the emperor does not really care.

Rescuing the queen was the purpose of his trip, and now that the purpose has been achieved, it seems that there is really no need for him to stay here.

It's the same everywhere you go.

Maybe it's more comfortable to accompany the capital.

But why didn't he want to go......

He lowered his eyes and drank tea, his face couldn't see his likes and dislikes, and he said after a while: "I'm afraid the concubine won't agree......"

Before he could finish speaking, Gong Yehan's face suddenly sank.

Yue Qingci added: "Because I still have to do one thing for the concubine Niangniang." ”

Gongye Han knew what Yue Qingci meant.

At Gongyefeng's wedding, the bottle of jade cream he gave still needs to be finished.

But he couldn't continue to tolerate this guy living in the palace to seduce Wen Ling and challenge his bottom line.

"When I need you, I will take you back."

"The soldiers are fast, are you sure that the time is in time?"

The two looked at each other, and the killing intent on Gong Yehan's body rose instantly.

"You think I'm talking to you?"

He suddenly got up and walked away.

Until his back had completely disappeared, Yue Qingci was still distracted in his chair.

After a long time, he spoke: "Su Liang, the big-sleeved shirt that Concubine Wen fell, you can send it to her in a while." ”

"Yes." Su Liang responded.

*

When the Imperial Forest Army arrived at Du's mansion, the mansion was empty.

The emperor ordered the blockade of the capital and several surrounding towns, and searched along the road, but no one was found for many days.

On the side of the household department, Zheng Fangkong is still strictly prohibiting and strictly investigating Ma Zheng.

Wen Ling went to send the queen one last antidote.

That night, a fire broke out in the cold palace, and the queen died.

The day after the fire was extinguished, Wen Ling went to Yuxiu Palace to find Yue Qingci, but the building was empty.

She stood in the empty room for a long time to react, and then hurried all the way to the Zichen Hall to ask Gong Yehan.

Gong Yehan replied: "He said that the northern climate is dry and not suitable for recuperation, so he wants to go to the palace of the capital to stay temporarily, and come back when he recovers." ”

Wen Ling sat down in his chair in a daze, unable to believe that the fish he had just caught had slipped away like this.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt lost, and I didn't even have an appetite for dinner.

But Gong Yehan also sandwiched a piece of fish and put it in her bowl. "Fish should be eaten hot, and it won't taste good when it's cold."

Wen Ling: "......"

Can you not rub salt into other people's wounds?

*

More than a month later, it was the middle of June, and it was still calm.

The secret letter sent by Yue Qingci mentioned that there were indeed people who bought grain in Yue Guo on a large scale. Due to border restrictions, none of this food was ever shipped out of the country.

It can be seen from this that Gongyefeng's purpose of using this money to hoard grain and fight the war is already obvious.

The calm before the storm permeated the palace, and Wen Ling felt faintly uneasy.

The silver thrown out finally had a passable account, and Wen Ling came to Linhua Hall as if he was invited, and he didn't leave.

Zheng Wan'er crackled with an abacus, and finally said in disgust: "This payment is too slow, when will we be able to build our own business empire?" ”

Wen Ling: Most of the money is used to stock up on grain, and of course the payment is slow.

"This kind of thing can't be rushed, you have to be steady, I don't want to go back tonight, I'll sleep with you."

She fell on the bed and didn't want to move.

Zheng Wan'er put down the account book and threw the small abacus aside.

"I can finally change to a pure gold abacus, oops, your hair bun hasn't been removed, and your makeup hasn't been removed yet, hurry up."

Wen Ling was forcibly pulled up by Zheng Wan'er again.

The two sat side by side, with Xi Xin and Qing Cen waiting behind them to remove their makeup.

Zheng Wan'er said: "You quarreled with Your Majesty again?" ”

“...... No, what do I have to quarrel with him? ”

"Then every time he sends someone to you, why do you always shirk it?"

"Why didn't I go? Don't I go for every meal? ”

“......”

After the two washed up, they lay on the bed and chatted before going to bed.

Zheng Wan'er did not give up and continued to gossip.

"I heard that after you went to find Yue Qingci, Your Majesty sent him to accompany him?"

"What does it have to do with me, it's because this place is not conducive to his recuperation, so His Majesty let him accompany the capital."

"Hmph, do you believe this kind of argument yourself?"

Wen Ling didn't speak.

After a while, Zheng Wan'er said again: "I really don't understand what the two of you are messing with, on the surface, it seems that you are in love with each other, but you can separate at every turn." ”

“...... He and I were just friends. ”

"You're a liar?"

After a long time, Zheng Wan'er thought that Wen Ling was asleep.

Wen Ling suddenly said lightly: "I once liked a person, but he hurt me completely, I am a person who is naturally timid, and since then I have become a frightened bird, and I don't dare to stay in any place for too long."

"Then one day, I looked back and saw that I had become the same person as him, and after a long time, I couldn't tell if he had made me like this, or if I was like this.

"I tell myself that at least my heart is free, it lives a nomadic life"

"Are you talking about the scum of King Ping?" Zheng Wan'er asked.

Wen Ling did not answer.

Zheng Wan'er said again: "But no nomads are voluntary nomads, they are all forced by the living environment, if possible, they also want to settle down, don't they?" ”