No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Several girls were chattering about Luo Junyao's adventures during this period while listening to Luo Junyao, Linglan came in and told, "Princess, Marquis Yueyang has returned to Beijing."

On the first day after returning, Luo Junyao instructed Linglan to keep an eye on the situation in the Yueyang Hou Mansion.

"Marquis of Yueyang?" Qin Ning said, "The one guarding the city with Yaoyao in Yanzhou... is Jiang Che's father?"

Luo Junyao said helplessly: "I didn't defend the city, it was Marquis Yueyang and Gu Jue who defended the city."

Qin Ning waved her hand to express that she didn't need to care about these details, "Why do you care about him?"

Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Prince Gao Yu was escorted back to Beijing by Marquis Yueyang, and I have a grudge against him."

Qin Ning looked at him and couldn't help complaining: "Is he the one who has a grudge against you? He is a dignified Prince Gao Yu, and being tricked by you is not miserable enough?"

Luo Junyao patted her on the head unceremoniously, and said, "Princess Anyang, do you still have the self-consciousness to be the lord of Dasheng? He is Prince Gaoyu and our enemy."

"That's right." Qin Ning nodded solemnly and said, "He deserves to be unlucky to meet you. Shall we go and watch, and bring some rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves by the way?"

"..."

Ling Lan coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the princess is too late, Prince Gao Yu has probably been taken into prison by now."

Song Huo glanced at Qin Ning and said: "Although he is said to be a prisoner, he is still a prince. The regent will definitely use him to negotiate with Gao Yu to gain benefits. You should save your rotten eggs and rotten leaves first." Bar."

Seeing that Luo Junyao was a little distracted, Song Yu knew that something might be wrong with her.

"It's getting late today, let's go back first. Shake, don't forget the letter from Tantai Island Master." Song Juan said to the others.

Everyone also knew that Luo Junyao had just returned to the capital, and there must have been a lot of things to do, and they all followed Song Yu to get up and bid farewell to Xi Luojun.

After sending everyone out, Luo Junyao turned around and asked Linglan, "Is there anything else I didn't say?"

Linglan said: "The Marquis of Yueyang really brought back a woman and two children, and..."

"And what?"

Linglan said: "The whole Shangyong people saw that Marquis Yueyang carried the woman and rode his horse into the city."

"Crack." The teacup in Luo Junyao's hand shattered at the sound. Seeing Luo Junyao's expression was cold, Linglan didn't dare to say much.

Luo Junyao sneered and said, "He wouldn't want to make the incident known to everyone, so as to force Mrs. Yue Yanghou to recognize the mother and son?"

Linglan hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's just a concubine and two concubines, Madam Yueyang Hou shouldn't take it to heart, right?"

There will inevitably be sadness, but Yueyang Hou Shizi is not young, and now he is His Majesty's companion, with a bright future.There is no need for Mrs. Yueyang Hou to lower her status to embarrass a concubine and two concubine children.

Luo Junyao said indifferently: "It must be that Marquis Yueyang really just wants to take a concubine to enter the room."

Linglan blinked her eyes suspiciously, what else could she do?Could it be that Marquis Yueyang dared to give up his marriage for a concubine's house, raised children for her for many years, and took care of his parents' married wife?
Luo Jun waved his hand and said, "Let people stare at the Yueyang Hou Mansion."

"Yes, princess."

In another cell separated by a wall from Cao Mian and Ruan Ting, there is a new prisoner who moved in today.

He Ruomuti sat alone in the empty cell. Although he was a prisoner, as Gao Yu's important prince, he was treated even better than Ruan Ting and Cao Mian.

It's just that he is not in the mood to care about how he is treated now, and sits in the cell with a numb expression, turning a blind eye to everything around him.

The days when he became a captive was the trough in He Ruomuti's life, and he even suspected that this might be the end of his life.

Until he was escorted back to Shangyong, He Ruomuti gradually understood that Xie Yan would not kill him.

After entering the city today, when sitting in the prison car and facing the disgusted and mocking eyes of the people on both sides of the street, He Ruomuti couldn't help thinking of the situation when he came to Shangyong as Gao Yu's envoy last year.

At that time, Gao Yu was still an ally of Dasheng, so they were naturally received grandly and warmly by Dasheng.

What kind of scenery is that?
He even thought of his younger brother, He Ruoqiuti, who always felt a little stupid.

After this battle, he has no intention of being the biggest loser.

And the winner turned out to be He Ruoqiuti.

Xie Yan came in from the outside, with Wei Changting at his side.

He Ruomuti raised his head to look at Xie Yan who was standing outside, and said with a wry smile: "The prince is here to visit me, a prisoner?"

Xie Yan said: "King Gao Yu has agreed to send envoys to Shangyong to negotiate. Whether the eldest prince can go back depends on the price that King Gao Yu is willing to pay."

He Ruomuti shook his head and said: "If the prince is counting on this, he might as well kill me directly. My father... will not pay a high price for me."

He Ruomuti used to be the most valued prince of King Gao Yu, but he was not proud of his favor.Because he knew very well why King Gao Yu loved him so much.

His father's respect and favor was never because of him, He Ruomuti.

Xie Yan said calmly: "The eldest prince doesn't have to be so pessimistic."

He Ruomuti smiled wryly, could he be so optimistic?
"My lord is also from the royal family, do you still really believe that father and son are deeply in love?"

These words are somewhat provocative and ironic, after all, even if He Ruomuti is from Gao Yu, he still knows the relationship between Xie Yan and his biological parents.

The life and death of Mu Wang and his wife are unknown now, so no one suspects that Xie Yan has killed Mu Wang and his wife.

Wei Changting next to him said with a smile: "Eldest Prince, what our lord means is that perhaps the Eldest Prince is still very useful to King Gao Yu. The Eldest Prince may think of a way to make this value even greater."

"For example?" He Ruomu asked.

Wei Changting said: "For example, write a letter to King Gao Yu, reminiscing about old feelings or something."

He Ruomuti's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately understood.

"What are you trying to use me for?"

Wei Changting said: "The real cause of General Jamuka's death is currently unknown in Gaoyu."

He Ruomuti's eyes brightened slightly, and he remained silent for a while, with a clear expression of struggle on his face.

He knew what Wei Changting meant, and even more what Xie Yan wanted to do.

He has already betrayed Gao Yu once, is there still a way to turn back?
If you don't follow the path given by Xie Yan, it would be ridiculous to be unyielding at this time.

But he knew better that once he nodded, he would be under the control of Xie Yan and Dasheng from now on.

Even if he returned to Gao Yu, he would still be Xie Yan's puppet.

Wei Changting slowly added some weight, "King Gao Yu's current situation is not very good, once the throne of Gao Yu is formally taken over by He Ruoqiu..."

Wei Changting smiled, but did not say the rest.

But He Ruoqiuti understood what he meant, once He Ruoqiuti formally succeeded to the throne, he would be useless.

No one in Gao Yu would be interested in a prince who was defeated and captured, and half of Hu blood.

And those who are useless, naturally don't have to do it again.

He Ruomuti bowed his head in silence for a long time, finally raised his head, and said slowly: "What does the lord want me to do?"

Xie Yan and Wei Changting came out of He Ruomuti's cell, while Jiang Guanmu was waiting outside the cell.

"My lord, Prince Wei." Jiang Guanmu cupped his hands.

Wei Changting bowed his hands and returned the salute, "Yueyanghou."

Xie Yan said: "Marquis Yueyang escorted He Ruomuti and Cao Jie all the way back to Beijing. It was a hard journey."

"The last general dare not." Jiang Guanmu said.

Xie Yan said: "Marquis Yueyang go back to rest first, and discuss the rest in the palace tomorrow."

Jiang Guanmu hesitated for a moment, but still bowed his hands and resigned, "Yes, my lord, I will retire at the end."

Watching Jiang Guanmu leave, Wei Changting said with a smile, "This Marquis Yueyang just returned to Beijing today, but he had a lot of fun."

Xie Yan looked at him sideways, and Wei Changting smiled and said, "Yueyanghou is riding a horse in the street with a weak beauty in his arms. Most of the people in Shangyong have seen it. Famous generals and beauties complement each other. Yueyanghou is stationed near the border. In ten years, you will naturally be surrounded by lovers and confidants with red sleeves. Just wait, I am afraid that the story of Yue Yanghou and that beauty will be circulated among teahouses and restaurants in the morning."

Xie Yan frowned, turned and walked outside.

Wei Changting followed him, "Aren't you going to see Cao Mian?"

"What's there to see?" Xie Yan said: "Wait until all the members of the Cao family are escorted back to the capital, and the author can follow the law."

"But that's right, coming back this way, what should be said or not should be said, and it should be pretty much the same."

Xie Yan said: "That's not true, Bai Tu's notes, he still refuses to speak."

Wei Changting also heard something about the relationship between Cao Mian and Bai Xu, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it possible that this diary is not in his hands at all?"

Xie Yan said: "Perhaps, this is not important."

Wei Changting shrugged, "Since the prince said it's not important, then it's not important."

Yueyang Hou Mansion.

Mrs. Yueyang Hou sat on the main seat in the lobby with a dignified expression, and beside her stood Jiang Che with a cold expression.Jiang Che was originally still a child, but at this time his expression was cold and solemn, but he had the air of an adult faintly.

On the ground in front of their mother and son, there was a weak woman and two children kneeling.

Madam Yueyang Hou looked calm, but Jiang Che's eyes were full of anger.

This anger was not all about the big and young in front of him, but more about his father who he hadn't seen in the past few years and hadn't stepped into the house.

Mrs. Yueyang Hou said lightly: "Let the two children get up."

Mrs. Han raised her head and looked at Mrs. Yueyanghou.

Madam Yueyanghou's appearance surprised her a little, because Jiang Guanmu didn't often mention his wife, Han always thought that Madam Yueyanghou was only from a wealthy family, and her appearance was not very good.

But when I saw her today, I realized that Mrs. Yueyanghou's appearance was no less than her own, and even surpassed her.

This made her a little uneasy, and she could only comfort herself in her heart: Lord Hou is not only interested in people with looks, otherwise Lord Hou would not be the only one who loves herself because of how many young and beautiful women have come to her door over the years.

Jiang Che looked at Han's affection, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. He was about to step forward but was held back by his mother.

"Stand still, what's the trouble?"

"Mother!" Jiang Che gritted his teeth.

Mrs. Yueyang Hou patted her son's arm reassuringly, and said to Han: "You get up too. Come, someone, take this girl and the two children to the guest room to rest, and wait for Master Hou to come back to talk about anything."

Hearing the word girl, Han's face turned pale.

"Ma'am, I..."

Mrs. Yueyang Hou raised her hand to stop her, "Miss Han, what's the matter, wait for Master Hou to come back. Please."

The servants of Yueyanghou's mansion came in, and respectfully but coldly invited Han's mother and son out.

Han stood up, led the two children and turned to leave, but suddenly turned around and fell to his knees again with a plop.

"Ma'am, I know that Master Hou and I are the ones who are sorry for you. For the sake of the two children, please help us." Han covered her face and wept.

The two children looked at their mother ignorantly, and couldn't help crying with their mouths puckered.

The girl threw herself into her mother's arms, looked at Yueyang Hou Hu who was sitting on the main seat, and cried, "You bully mother, you are bad people! I will ask Daddy to beat you!"

Han hurriedly covered her daughter's mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Madame, madam didn't bully mother."

The little girl looked at her mother puzzled, it was obvious that these people bullied her mother, why did she still say no?Why is mother still crying?

Children who are too young can't understand things between adults at all, so they can only burst into tears.

"Let them get out!" Jiang Che couldn't bear it any longer, and pointed at the mother and child on the ground and sternly said.

"Who do you want to get out?" Jiang Guanmu's voice came from outside.

As soon as the two children heard their father's voice, they immediately got up and rushed towards Jiang Guanmu who came in from the door.

"Wow... woo woo, daddy, they are bad people, bullying your mother!"

"Woooo... Daddy, Qin'er is afraid!"

Jiang Guanmu leaned over to pick up his daughter, and patted her gently, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, with Daddy here, no one dares to bully Qin'er."

Jiang Che stared fixedly at the tall man holding the little girl in front of him, with a cold and angry expression on his face.

This is the father he looks forward to every day?
Did he ever care about his mother's face or his son?
Whose husband is he, whose father?
Jiang Che thought of his joy and anticipation these days, and felt that he was ridiculous at that time.

"I said, let them get out!" Jiang Che snapped.

Jiang Che's voice was so sharp and cold that the crying in the hall stopped.

It was only then that Jiang Guanmu noticed his wife and children whom he had not seen for several years. His wife sat on the main seat with a calm expression, and his son looked at them indifferently with anger and hatred in his eyes.

Jiang Guanmu felt guilty and guilty for a moment, but soon another wave of anger welled up in his heart.

"Jiang Che, who told you to treat your younger siblings like this?" Jiang Guanmu said coldly, "I am your father, what is your attitude?"

Jiang Che gritted his teeth and wanted to speak, but Mrs. Yueyanghou held his shoulder.

Jiang Che was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at his mother, "Mother?"

Mrs. Yueyang Hou looked at Jiang Guanmu calmly, "Master Hou is dissatisfied with me?"

Jiang Guanmu's face changed slightly, but his tone softened a bit, he said softly: "Ma'am, Ah Che is not a child anymore, this temper..."

"Ah Che is fine, he has never made any mistakes outside."

Mrs. Yueyanghou interrupted him and said: "Even the Tai Tuo and the gentlemen around His Majesty have never said anything wrong with Ah Che."

"..." You talk like this, what else do you want me to say?