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Chapter 228
Ye Wenxuan saw that he couldn't hide it anymore, and sighed, "Grandpa was in the Beiliang Palace. He heard those people insulting Tianlu, so he couldn't hold back and got stabbed twice accidentally. However, the injuries are no longer serious. Take care of it for ten days."

He couldn't imagine how frightened Ye Zhaoyan would be if he told the whole truth.

He is the backbone of the Ye family army and the helm of the Ye clan. If he fails, what should these people do?

When Ye Zhaoyan heard these words, he really didn't care about it, but the tears kept falling, "It's all my fault, if I hadn't sneaked out of the sending team, this wouldn't have happened!"

She somewhat regretted yesterday's decision.

Ye Wenxuan coughed lightly, suppressed the pain in his chest, and said calmly as much as possible: "Zhaoyan, don't cry, grandpa feels uncomfortable watching it."

He dare not tell this stubborn granddaughter that even if there is no yesterday, this day will come sooner or later.

His gaze moved to that face unconsciously, unexpectedly, Ye Zhaoyan had a very similar face to Qing Yun's mother.

It never occurred to her that at that time, because of her insignificant status, Qing Yun, who was repeatedly looked down upon by her, would have such a legendary mother.

When Qing Yun was living in Tianlu, she was alone. Later, she met the Lin family and was able to barely settle down.

However, until she passed away, Fu Gui grew up, and Zhao Yan was born, no one had ever seen Qing Yun's mother.

And Zhaoyan, in the nearly fourteen years since he was born, has never been to other countries.

This shocking coincidence was able to be ignored in the sun for so many years.

Perhaps, all of this is predestined.

Ye Zhaoyan had already wiped away the tears from his cheeks, and tried his best to smile: "Grandpa, I didn't cry."

Ye Wenxuan nodded, and changed the subject: "Zhaoyan, when the Battle of Hexi is over, Grandpa will find you a good wife to marry."

Ye Zhaoyan stared at him blankly, "Grandpa, what happened?"

"Grandpa seldom forces you, but you must agree to this matter." Ye Wenxuan's expression was vaguely painful.

If she had married earlier, she might have been able to avoid those scheming exchanges of interests.

Ye Zhaoyan stretched out his hand to caress Ye Wenxuan's frowning brow, "Grandpa, Zhaoyan doesn't understand why it's so sudden..."

She always felt something was wrong.

Ye Wenxuan held her hand and tried his best to pretend nothing had happened, "Silly boy, it's natural for a man to marry a woman, so there's nothing sudden or not. Besides, in two months, you'll be old enough, so you should I'm thinking about getting married, and if I get married early, my grandpa can rest assured."

"What's more..." Ye Wenxuan's tone turned mournful, "A few days ago, when His Majesty announced my audience, he deliberately asked me to conquer the Quartet. The battlefield has no eyes and swords. If something happens one day, grandpa will go if he can't see you getting married. Don't you regret it..."

Ye Zhaoyan's eyes were sore, and tears came down, "Grandpa, I... I will listen to grandpa."

Marven Ye sighed and patted her on the head.

……

Ye Wenxuan was "escorted" all the way to Hexi by soldiers sent by Beiliang because he had negotiated terms with Beiliang.

Ye Zhengping looked at the extra team, and was keenly aware of the abnormality.

On this day, the two of them rode steeds at the end of the vanguard team, looking at the direction of Jindu in the distance, their eyes were gloomy.

Ye Zhengping couldn't help asking: "Father, are we Tianlu really going to take Hexi together with Beiliang?"

"I haven't decided on this matter yet." Ye Wenxuan sighed softly, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes.

He has been trying his best to find a way out of the predicament, and he has sent more than a dozen Feige letters to Jindu, but there has been no news so far.

"Since it is uncertain, why did father make such a decision?"

Marven Ye didn't answer.

"Father, do you know the ambition of the Beiliang royal family?"

"Naturally. Although they didn't say it clearly, I can feel that Beiliang wants to annex Tianlu." Ye Wenxuan said slowly, "They want to use this Battle of Hexi to weaken Tianlu's power, and then seize the opportunity to seize Hexi. Control, in this way, the breakthrough in Tianlu's northern border will be opened."

His tone was somewhat sad, and Ye Zhengping's heart tightened when he heard it. He hadn't felt the powerlessness in those words for a long time from Ye Wenxuan.

"Father agreed to their request, could it be that the Beiliang royal family threatened our Ye family..."

This was the only possibility Ye Zhengping could think of.

Ye Wenxuan didn't look directly into his eyes, "Father doesn't want to lie to you, the situation is critical now, all compromises are a last resort."

"So the letters sent to Jindu in the past few days are all for..." Ye Zhengping suddenly realized.

Ye Wenxuan nodded heavily, "If Your Majesty is unwilling to trust the Ye family, our Tianlu will become the king of Beiliang's pocket. As long as Beiliang acts as a hindrance, we will be powerless to stop it."

After hearing his words, Ye Zhengping remained silent, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"Father, what should we do now?"

"We must gain control of Hexi as soon as possible." Ye Wenxuan said solemnly, then turned around and got on his horse, "We must win this battle. Zhengping, this battle, my father needs you."

Ye Zhengping was silent for a long time, he had already read everything from Ye Wenxuan's expression.

Ye Wenxuan declared that the injury would be cured soon, but only he knew that Ye Wenxuan's condition did not improve even though the military doctor took care of him every day.

But no matter what, Ye Wenxuan never revealed the truth, so he could only cheer up and take care of Ye Jiajun for him.

"I understand." Ye Zhengping took a deep breath and let out a heavy breath.

Marching to the evening of the third day, they arrived near a big mountain on the west side of the river.

This mountain is called "Qingquan Mountain". It is said that the clear spring here gathers the water of the entire Hexi River and is the most fertile place in Hexi.

Among them, the spring water was when the King of Hexi built Qingquan County in the south of the Yangtze River, and ordered the craftsmen to draw a stream from the Qingquan, flow out from the Qingquan, and finally form this Qingquan Mountain.

Although the name of Qingquan Mountain is vulgar, it is a place with beautiful scenery, surrounded by trees and flowers, and there are streams flowing down between the peaks.

Ye Wenxuan, who was rushing all the way, actually ordered all the troops to station here to rest. I don't know if he was attracted by the beautiful scenery.

Ye Zhaoyan's nerves, which had been tense all the way, relaxed a little at this moment. She sat on the horseback, looked at the surrounding scenery, and the gloom between her brows dissipated a lot.

If the war subsides, she must draw a good picture of the scenery here and bring it back to show to her mother.

Ye Zhaoyan's gaze could not help drifting to Jindu, which is far away and unreachable.

By then, will she still be in the mood to come back and watch it again?

Thinking of the war that was about to break out, the book of war in her arms could not help tightening, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes.

She is the daughter of the Ye family, the honor and disgrace of the Ye family, she is duty-bound.

"Zhaoyan, what's the matter with you?" Ye Zhengping turned around, seeing Ye Zhaoyan's distraught look, he couldn't help asking concerned.

(End of this chapter)