Jiangbei female bandits

Chapter 61 The Grudge Is Growing
The road is only a few feet wide, even if you want to pretend you don't see it, you can't.Fortunately, both of them didn't bring any entourage with them, so Chen Nian didn't have to worry about anything, he simply turned around and walked back.

Zheng Lun chased after her and called out to her, "Thank you, miss!"

Chen Nian turned a deaf ear to it, Zheng Lun saw her like this, and in a moment of impatience, he stretched out his hand to pinch her shoulder.Chen Nian's shoulders sank and he staggered, dodging Zheng Lun's palm, and dodged to the wall.With such a movement, the wound on her back was involved again, Chen Nian couldn't help frowning slightly, and said coldly in a low voice: "Zheng Lun, don't push people too much!"

Zheng Lun stopped and said, "We haven't finished talking yet."

When Chen Nian heard the words, he really didn't know how to deal with him for a moment, he was so angry that he lost his temper, so he said helplessly: "General Zheng, I know you didn't scold enough yesterday. But I have something on my mind today, I really don't have the patience to listen to you Insulting. Can you change the time to scold me again? I will definitely listen to you and let you scold to your heart's content, okay?"

Her rascal tone made Zheng Lun stunned for a moment, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "I didn't mean to insult you yesterday, I said it before, I've never been able to speak."

Chen Nian couldn't help staring, stared at him blankly for a while, and then said mockingly: "General Zheng, you are not talking, you are scolding. Although you can't speak, you are quite good at scolding."

Zheng Lun looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, don't blame me."

Chen Nian lowered his eyes slightly, and said in a cold voice: "General Zheng is too polite, it's not the first time you have scolded me, let alone this time it is justified. I can only reflect on myself, how dare I blame you. I still have things to do, if you have no other orders, please let me go."

Zheng Lun knew that Chen Nian was still angry, but he was suffering from clumsy tongue and didn't know how to apologize. After thinking about it, he said: "You said something yesterday and you want to tell me, but you haven't said it yet."

"Oh." Chen Nian seemed to have just remembered, and replied, "Since General Zheng always talks about the wedding, please write me a letter of divorce, so that we can have our own happiness."

Zheng Lun froze slightly, and asked her in a low voice: "You just want to tell me this?"

Chen Nian wanted to ask him to apologize yesterday, but after he scolded him like that, he dispelled his thoughts, and only pretended not to care, and only replied: "Yes."

Zheng Lun felt extremely depressed, but he couldn't speak.He raised his eyes to look at Chen Nian, and seeing her relaxed face, she didn't care at all, he couldn't help feeling annoyed, and was about to open his mouth to speak, but Chen Nian rushed ahead of him and said, "You must not speak. , what you want to export will definitely not be a good word."

Zheng Lun was taken aback by what she said, and looked at her in surprise.

"You don't need to ask me how I know, your eyes have changed." Chen Nian felt weak, and subconsciously leaned his body heavily against the wall behind him, but accidentally bumped into the wound on his back, and immediately sucked in the pain. When he was busy, he stood up straight again.

Seeing her like this, Zheng Lun couldn't help asking her, "Do you have an injury on your back?"

Chen Nian ignored his question.Today, because of He Zhen's arrival, she was already upset, but now the pain from the wound on her back made her even more irritable. She didn't have the time to deal with Zheng Lun, so she said, "Zheng Lun, I really don't understand. What are you going to do? You gave me a divorce letter, wouldn't it be a one-and-done thing? I feel ashamed of you, and I have tolerated you everywhere, why are you still going on? What do you want from me? "

Zheng Lun is not good at words, but the more he is like this, the more he will speak stubborn words, so he answered her: "You shouldn't talk and act like this."

Chen Nian hated his words so much, he couldn't help sneering: "I'm really sorry, I've been wandering for more than ten years, and I can't change it." She paused, and then said, "You have to be lucky I am a rascal, if not, I should have killed you long ago when I was in Qingzhou last year."

She suddenly brought up the matter of Qingzhou, causing Zheng Lun to suffocate, his face was also red and white, extremely ugly.

Seeing his reaction like this, Chen Nian felt relieved in his heart. He couldn't help but leaned forward and asked Zheng Lun: "General Zheng, although you were controlled by drugs at that time, you still kissed me and hugged me. I I'm sorry you did it unintentionally, and I didn't cause any trouble for you afterwards. Did you think I was frivolous at the time, or did you think I understood righteousness? Hmm?"

Zheng Lun's face was livid, his breathing was heavy, but his lips were tightly pursed, unable to answer.

Chen Nian couldn't help laughing sarcastically, and said: "So, don't label me as frivolous and debauched anymore. I'm in your way, and my words and deeds are frivolous and debauched. I'm beneficial to you. The same words and deeds will change in a sudden change." He has a deep understanding of righteousness. General Zheng, you are a seven-foot man, but you are so hypocritical when you don’t want to, I feel ashamed for you!"

She was only focused on fighting for strength, but she didn't know that Zheng Lun was about to collapse under the pressure of these words.The matter of Qingzhou was a demon in his heart that he could not let go of, and now that she brought it up like this to ridicule and ridicule him, he suddenly felt that his dirtiest, most filthy and shady thoughts were exposed in front of others. people curse.

He slowly raised his eyes to look at Chen Nian, his eyes were sinister and cruel, which startled Chen Nian slightly, and subconsciously took a step back.Zheng Lun stared at her closely, and then took another step forward.Chen Nian was afraid that he would kill him again when he became angry, so he hurriedly shouted: "Zheng Lun! Don't make a fool of yourself! Feng Junyang is in the main courtyard right now. I only need to shout loudly to attract people. If you If you are not afraid of being known by him, you will do it."

As if to confirm her words, Shunping shouted from the side of the aisle: "General Zheng!"

Shun Ping trotted over, his injured leg was not yet healed, he was still limping when he ran, but he didn't seem to notice it, he ran up to him, and then he said to Zheng Lun: "General Zheng, the lord has something to do now, Knowing that you are coming, order me to lead you to the study to wait."

He said, then turned to look at Chen Nian, and asked with a smile: "Didn't you say you want to go back, why are you still here?"

Even now, Chen Nian doesn't want Feng Junyang to know about the conflict between her and Zheng Lun.She glanced at Zheng Lun first, and replied Shunping: "When I met General Zheng, I asked a few questions about Qiu San's situation, and I was delayed for a while."

She was looking for an excuse at random, but she didn't want to, but it caused Shunping's emotion, and said bitterly: "Oh, that guy Qiu San is a real cunning. In the past few years, the little one has eaten his old man. It’s a loss. But for any good deeds, the lord will give credit to him, and that tank is all called the little one to give him the top!”

Chen Nian smiled unconsciously, and said: "Others are more naughty, but their hearts are not bad."

Hearing the words, Shunping seemed to feel even more aggrieved, and shouted: "Look, even you say that, it shows how good he is at being a good person!"

The two of them talked and laughed freely, but Zheng Lun remained indifferent.Chen Nian spoke a few words with Shunping, then greeted Zheng Lun with a natural expression, then turned and left.When her figure disappeared at the end of the lane, Shunping turned around to look at Zheng Lun, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he asked him coldly: "General Zheng, do you want to put the lord, yourself, and all of us together?" Backed to a dead end, isn't it?"

Zheng Lun was shocked and said, "I don't want to."

Shunping was angry and angry, and asked in a low voice: "You don't want to, why do you want to do this? You are a prince, you really don't know your thoughts? He is Gu Nian and you for many years! He is serious What about you? What are you doing? What about your loyalty? What about your righteousness?"

"I, Zheng Lun, have never had any disagreements with the lord!" Zheng Lun only felt bitterness in his mouth, and after a while, he said slowly, "Don't say any more, just report the matter to the lord truthfully. If he wants me to I deserve my life. If he allows me to live, I will invite myself to guard Lingnan and never return."

Hearing this, Shun Ping laughed angrily, and said, "What a hero General Zheng! Right now Jiangbei is employing people, but you are going to Lingnan. Where do you want to put the prince?"

Zheng Lun's mind was disturbed, how could he answer the words, he just lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing him like this, Shunping changed his tone again, stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder, and persuaded him in a low voice: "You and I grew up together, and I know what kind of person you are best. You are a temporary It's a dead end. Even the prince knows about it."

Although Zheng Lun hadn't spoken yet, his expression softened a lot.Shunping looked into his eyes, sighed secretly in his heart, but said again: "He Zhen is here and is talking to the prince. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait in the wing room for a while."

Zheng Lun has gradually calmed down. Hearing this, he was a little surprised, and couldn't help asking: "He really came?"

Shunping's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he thought to himself that Zheng Lun seemed to have known that He Zhen was coming.He glanced at Zheng Lun with a smile, and said, "You know he's coming? I didn't expect that at all. I just thought he was still beating the Zhang family in Jingyang."

Zheng Lun realized that Chen Nian had concealed from Feng Junyang the matter of the two meeting and quarreling last night, and suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, so he covered it up and said: "The Taixing navy has been standing still these days, so I guess they are waiting for some important person. Congratulations. Both Jin and He Ze are here, and the only one who can make them both obedient is He Zhen."

Then Shunping nodded slowly, and walked with him to the main courtyard. Just outside the door, he happened to see Feng Junyang sending He Zhen out.The two hurriedly sideways to avoid the side of the road, but when He Zhen passed by, they stopped, glanced at Zheng Lun, and asked, "Are you Zheng Lun?"

Zheng Lun used to be Feng Junyang's personal guard, so he followed him to Taixing and knew He Zhen.In the second year of Yongning, he was ordered to escort Yunsheng back to Taixing from Qingzhou, and even met He Zhen alone.Now that He Zhen asked this question, Zheng Lun put his hand on his sword, bowed slightly, and replied, "Zheng Lun has met General He."

He Zhen didn't say anything else, just smiled lightly and continued walking.

Feng Junyang sent He Zhen to the outside of the city, and watched him ride his horse away, then let out a soft breath, and the first thing he did when he returned to the mansion was to tell Zheng Lun: "He Zhen should retreat, The Taixing navy will return west in two days, so you keep an eye on them to prevent any changes."

Zheng Lun knew that what He Zhen did just now was intentional, to drive a wedge between him and Feng Junyang, now that Feng Junyang still trusts him so much, he was moved, so he respectfully agreed, turned around and strode forward go out.

After he left, Feng Junyang ordered Shunping to come in. Shunping reported in detail about Chen Nian's encounter with Zheng Lun in the lane, and said, "Because I didn't dare to get too close, I couldn't hear what the two said clearly. What. But judging by the situation, Miss Xie is furious, as if she scolded Zheng Lun."

Feng Junyang looked gloomy, and asked again: "Where is Zheng Lun?"

Shunping replied: "I didn't see him at first, but his face was very ugly. Later, I don't know what Miss Xie said, but he seemed to want to make a move on Miss Xie, scared the villain and hurried over." Said At this point, he hesitated for a moment, and then Fang said, "Zheng Lun seems to have known that He Zhen came to Yiping before."

Feng Junyang was silent for a moment, then said in a cold voice: "If I'm not mistaken, the person who fought against Chen Nian last night was probably Zheng Lun."

Shunping was startled when he heard that, and his face revealed a look of astonishment: "Shouldn't it be?"

Feng Junyang's mouth curled up slightly, and he laughed at himself: "Shunping, your prince is afraid that he will raise tigers."

Shunping couldn't help asking: "Then what should we do? Can we take back Zheng Lun's military power?"

Feng Junyang shook his head slowly, pondered and remained silent. He Zhen's army was still eyeing him. At this time, there must be no chaos in the army, otherwise He Zhen would have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Seeing him like this, Shunping tentatively said: "I have a way, you can try Zheng Lun."

Feng Junyang looked up at him, and said lightly, "Say."

"It's better to find some beautiful and docile women, and send two to each of the generals in the army as a token of condolence, and also take the opportunity to see Zheng Lun's reaction." Shunping said this, but his eyes kept looking at Feng. Jun Yang's reaction, seeing the slight change in his eyes, immediately knelt down on the ground in fright, and begged in a low voice, "My lord, listen to the little one before he gets angry."

Feng Junyang tightened his jaw, looked at Shunping coldly and said nothing.

Shunping walked a few steps forward, leaned in front of Feng Junyang, and said, "Think about it, my lord, Zheng Lun has always looked at Miss Xie disliked, and Miss Xie has never given him a good face, why would he still be angry? With that kind of thought?"

Feng Junyang said coldly: "Finish your words."

Then Shun Ping hurriedly said: "I think it's Zheng Lun's own thoughts. Because of his martial arts practice, he seldom has contact with women. When he first saw a young and beautiful girl like Miss Xie, he was confused for a while. .If he has a concubine Ji by his side, maybe he will understand."

Because the matter involved Chen Nian, Shunping didn't dare to speak too bluntly, but Feng Junyang understood what he meant.He thought for a while, held back the anger in his heart, and told Shunping: "You can do this."

Shunping kowtowed two more times, then stood up, and was about to go out, but was stopped by Feng Junyang, and said in a low voice: "Keep the matter secret, don't let Chennian know."

Shunping responded cautiously, and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I know."

Feng Junyang sat in the room for a while, then got up and went to the back to find Chen Nian.When Chen Nian heard that he had sent He Zhen out of the city, he couldn't help asking: "Why didn't you detain him? If he dared to come so loudly, we should detain him and tell He Ze to hurry!"

Feng Junyang laughed when he heard the words, and said: "At any rate, he is also your biological father. If he hears this, he will definitely be so angry that he vomits blood."

Chen Nian, however, declared sternly: "I won't recognize him as a father."

"If you don't admit it, don't admit it." Feng Junyang just smiled. Seeing that Chen Nian was still staring at him, he suppressed his smile, pondered for a while, and explained to her, "He Zhen has to let go of both public and private matters." The main force of the He family is in the northwest, and Jingyang is about to be captured. If we fight him to the death at this time, it will only benefit Zhang Jiabai."

Chen Nian nodded slowly, and said: "The overall situation is the most important, I understand."

Feng Junyang saw that she was in a bad mood, looked up at the sky outside, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in time when I cross the river again, but boating on the river at night is not so interesting. Get up, and I'll take you there."

But Chen Nian had no intention of going out to play, he just said: "The weather is cold, I want to see how the refugees in the city are resettled. You can deal with your own affairs, don't worry about me."

Seeing her firm attitude, Feng Junyang didn't want to persuade her anymore, and he also had something on his mind that he was afraid of being seen by Chen Nian, so he said, "Alright, you go. Ask someone to take those who don't have a male at home. Give me a brochure, and I will try to settle in Jiangnan."

Chen Nian was overjoyed when he heard the words, and excitedly took Lu Rongfeng, Zhu Zhen and others to deal with this matter, and did not return to the city guard mansion until dark.Shunping had already prepared a hot meal, and he said to Chennian: "My lord has been waiting for you to come back for dinner, but I didn't think that there was an urgent report just now, and he is calling people to discuss matters in the study. He called Xiao I sent you a message, saying that you don't have to wait for him, and go back to your room early after dinner to rest."

Chen Nian nodded to show he knew, but couldn't help but asked Shun Ping, "But what happened?"

Shun Ping said: "I don't know much about the small one, it seems to be a military matter."

Since he said that, no matter whether it is true or false, Chen Nian is not easy to ask.After a brief meal, she brought Lu Rongfeng and other village chiefs over, and they all gathered under the lamp to discuss the resettlement of the refugees across the river.

After discussing everything properly, Chen Nian looked around at everyone in the room, and said: "I have a few words from my confidant, I want to share with everyone. You all know my temper, I don't have any ambitions. The village became a big family only for the sake of food and clothing for dozens of people. Later, when the war broke out, more and more refugees were taken in in the village, and for the sake of food and clothing for tens of thousands of people, they were forced to step by step. I have come to this day. Seeing that these refugees have to cross the river to be resettled, I have fulfilled my wish, this village owner, I don’t want to do it anymore.”

As soon as she finished speaking, someone shouted: "Don't leave, Master, we all have to follow you to fight for the world!"

"The world is so contentious!" Chen Nian laughed, stopped everyone's persuasion, and said, "I am young and impulsive, and I have no great talent. It is only with the help of everyone that I can secure the position of the village leader. Leading everyone to fight for the world without self-sufficiency can only harm others and ourselves. Our Juyi Village is called Juyi. Since we gathered for righteousness, we should also disperse for righteousness. We must not harm the people. I looked at Yun Xi Wang is still a wise master, if you want to make some achievements, you might as well follow him. If you want to have a good time, or follow the refugees across the river, or go back to Taihang, it's all up to you."

Everyone was silent, each thinking.

Chen Nian smiled, and finally said: "I'll put my words here first, everyone will think about it when they go back, whether to go or stay, I will try my best to help."

It was already late at night, everyone dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest.Chen Nian also came out of the hall, and when he passed by the study room, he saw that the lights were still brightly lit, knowing that Feng Junyang was still discussing matters with others, although he was also curious, he only glanced at it from a distance, and then went back to his yard .

There were not many people in the study, except for Feng Junyang's most trusted confidant, there were only Song Yan and veteran Mo Heng, but Zheng Lun was nowhere to be seen.Feng Junyang took a sip of his tea and asked softly, "What do you guys think?"

Mo Heng pondered for a moment, and spoke first: "According to the current situation of the Zhang family, they are completely unable to fight on two fronts. If the news is true, if the Xian's army really goes south, all the places outside the pass will be lost. Now let's see how long Zhang Huaimin can hold off the Xian family." Whether He Zhen can capture Jingyang in time and keep the Xian clan out of the pass."

The staff surnamed Han Minghua, in his fifties, was a fat man. Hearing this, he said, "If I were Zhang Huaimin, I would never die against the Xian clan. Instead, I would use his soldiers to fight He Zhen."

Both Mo Heng and Song Yan were taken aback, Mo Heng couldn't help but asked: "Could it be that Zhang Huaimin dared to lure a foreign race into the customs and be infamous forever?"

Feng Junyang said: "According to the report from the spies in Shangjing, there are indeed envoys from the Zhang family entering and leaving the royal court."

Mo Heng showed an angry look on his face, and said: "If this is the case, I'm afraid we need to send troops to the northwest as soon as possible to capture Lintong, so as to help He Zhen."

Feng Junyang smiled and remained silent.Han Hua glanced at him first, then turned to Mo Heng and asked, "Why should we help He Zhen?"

As soon as these words came out, Mo Heng couldn't help staring, and immediately said: "The terrain in the pass is flat. Once the Xian family enters Jingyang, there will be thousands of miles of fertile fields for them to gallop. If Yuzhou is lost again, it will be Taixing, just like in the Shengyuan period." The northern desert invaded south, and in just a few months, all the land in the north of the river was taken. If the Xian family is not blocked from outside the pass, is it possible to ask him to drink Ma Wanjiang?"

Han Hua asked in a deep voice: "If you don't let the Xian family enter the customs, are you going to take the Jiangbei land from He Zhen?"

Mo Heng was stopped by his question, held back for a long time, Fang said: "No matter what, you can't just watch the people in Jiangbei being trampled by the iron hooves of foreigners!"

Feng Junyang ignored the argument between the two of them, turned to Song Yan, and asked him, "Song Yan, what do you think?"

Song Yan thought for a while and replied: "In the humble opinion of the general, there is no need to send troops to the northwest for the time being, but Wu'an should be captured. In this way, if we advance, we can attack Lintong, and attack the Xian family with He Zhen. If we retreat, we can defend Qingzhou , Refuse to watch the battle between He Zhen and the Xian family from the land of Qingji."

This answer suits Feng Junyang's heart, he nodded slowly, and then asked Han Hua: "What do you think, Mr. Han?"

Han Hua understood Feng Junyang's thoughts best, and said immediately after hearing the words: "This is the best policy."

Feng Junyang pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Yiping will still be guarded by Song Yan."

Song Yan replied in a deep voice, "The last general takes orders."

Feng Junyang looked at Mo Heng again, and said, "Qingzhou will be entrusted to General Mo."

If the Xian family enters the customs, Qingzhou will become the gateway of Qingzhou and Jizhou, which is very important.Moreover, Qingzhou belonged to Yang Cheng first, then Xue Shengying, and now it is occupied by Zheng Lun. However, in just three or four years, it has changed hands several times, and the situation in the city is extremely complicated.Mo Heng thought for a moment, and said calmly: "With the Qingzhou Army alone, the subordinates may not be able to defend Qingzhou."

"I don't ask you to guard alone. There is also Yang Cheng's youngest son, Yang Yi." Feng Junyang smiled, looked at Song Yan and Mo Heng puzzled, and explained, "It's Cui Xi from Juyi Village. His real name is Yang Yi, but he is the son of Yang Cheng's concubine. When he was hunted down by Xue Shengying earlier, he fell grass on Niutou Mountain. His pseudonym is Cui Xi. Qingzhou belongs to Yang's family. Let Yang Yi go to Qingzhou now, which happens to be returned to the original owner. , most justifiably.”

Mo Heng was a little puzzled, and hesitantly said: "The prince wants to use Yang Yi's name?"

Feng Junyang smiled faintly, shook his head and said: "Yang Yi is different from Xue Shengying. This person is quite talented, and I really want to use him. With the calmness of an old general and the vigor of Yang Yi, if you two can work together, Qingzhou will have no worries. "

Although Mo Heng didn't know Yang Yi well, he knew that Feng Junyang made good use of people, so he responded when he heard the words: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will definitely guard Qingzhou well with Yang Yi."

Feng Junyang told him and Song Yan a few more words, and then told them to go down.For a while, only Feng Junyang and Han Hua were left in the room. Han Hua glanced at Feng Junyang and asked, "Qingzhou is handed over to Old General Mo and Yang Yi. How will the prince arrange Zheng Lun?"

Feng Junyang lowered his eyes slightly, turned the teacup in his hand, and replied lightly: "I want him to seize Wu'an."

After capturing Wu'an and leaving the army alone, it would be best if Zheng Lun was loyal, and even if he had a different heart, it would not threaten Qinghai and Hebei.Han Hua thought that this method is not bad. It can use Zheng Lun and defend against Zheng Lun. He nodded slowly and said, "That's good."

Seeing that Feng Junyang had nothing to say, Han Hua resigned and left.Feng Junyang sat alone for a while, called Shunping in, and asked, "Is Chen Nian back?"

Shunping hurriedly said: "Miss Xie came back a long time ago, after dinner, she called the leaders of Juyi Village to discuss matters."

Feng Junyang smiled unconsciously and asked, "Is it a matter of resettling refugees across the river?"

"My lord's guess is really accurate!" Shunping smiled, and said again, "But Miss Xie finally said that she would not be the owner of the village after the refugees crossed the river. She also asked Lu Rongfeng and the others what their plans were. , if you want to make contributions, follow the prince, if you don't want to, tell her in advance, she can make arrangements."

Feng Junyang guessed that Chennian was planning to retire. From this point of view, she really wanted to give up Xie Chennian's identity for him.Feng Junyang felt both joyful and somewhat guilty towards Chennian, he was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked Shunping, "What time is it now?"

How clever Shunping was, he immediately replied after hearing the words: "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's just passed the hour. Miss Xie returned to the backyard not long ago, when she just passed the study, she even glanced over here."

Hearing what he said, Feng Junyang felt like grass grew in his heart. After a moment of hesitation, he stood up and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go and have a look at her. If she falls asleep, we won't bother her again. Just come back."

They were two masters and servants, and they didn't bring any other followers, they came out of the study and came to the backyard.After waiting outside the Chennian courtyard, seeing that there was no movement in the pitch-black courtyard, Feng Junyang felt a little disappointed. He stood outside the door for a while, turned around and whispered to Shunping, "Let's go."

Shunping turned around silently to lead the way, just after taking two steps, his foot twisted on purpose, and he cried out: "Ouch! My lord, I sprained my little foot again!"

It was already quiet in the middle of the night, and his voice was so loud, he saw the lights in the courtyard behind him, and after a while, there were footsteps coming towards the courtyard gate.Feng Junyang saw that Shunping was making trouble on purpose, and was afraid that Chennian would find out that he was instigating, so he felt a little embarrassed, so he kicked Shunping angrily, and cursed in a low voice: "Why didn't you break your leg?" Doglegs!"

Shunping was still screaming in pain, but his legs and feet were extremely agile, and he dodged Feng Junyang's kick in a flash, and said with a smile: "The little one sprained his feet because of the prince, so it's okay if the prince doesn't pity the little one." , why do you still want to beat the younger one?"

While speaking, the courtyard door behind him creaked open.Feng Junyang hurriedly grimaced, turned around and looked over, and saw that the person who opened the door was a maid, so he asked, "But did you disturb your girls?"

The maid didn't want Feng Junyang to come over at this time, so she hurriedly came forward to salute, and replied respectfully: "I haven't heard anything from the girl, maybe she is asleep."

Feng Junyang was surprised when he heard the words, Chen Nian was a martial arts practitioner, his eyes and ears were extremely sharp, Shun Ping's yelling was so loud just now, it woke up the maids, it is impossible for Chen Nian not to hear.Some bad thoughts suddenly appeared in Feng Junyang's mind, he passed the maid, went straight into the courtyard, walked outside the door and called out: "Chen Nian? Chen Nian?"

But no one answered in the room, Feng Junyang couldn't hold back anymore, he kicked open the door, walked into the inner room quickly, and saw Chen Nian's figure on the bed.It was as if someone had hit him with a sap from behind, and his body froze instantly.Shun Ping followed in from the outside, and was a little dumbfounded seeing this situation, and when he realized it, he turned around and asked the maid, "Where is Miss Xie?"

The maid didn't know why Chen Nian would suddenly disappear, she was startled and fearful, and replied tremblingly: "Servant, I don't know, the servant clearly watched Miss Xie fall asleep before going out."

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the courtyard, and several people in the room turned their heads unconsciously, and saw Lu Rongfeng hurried in from the door, saying, "Your Majesty, your daughter is back. .”

It turned out that Lu Rongfeng lived in this Chengshou mansion, in the middle of the night he heard someone knocking on the door lightly, when he opened the door, it was his daughter Lingque.Ling Que and Chen Nian had a falling out in public before, and went off alone to look for Lu Xiao. Although Lu Rongfeng hated his daughter for being ignorant, he was worried about her safety after all. Seeing her daughter coming back in good order, he forgot all his grievances for a while, and only felt happy Endless.

The father and daughter had just exchanged a few words, Lingque said: "Daddy, I came back this time with Big Brother Lu to meet the head of the family, so Daddy will go with us."

Lu Rongfeng was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly deceived his daughter with words, and found an excuse to report to Feng Junyang, and when he learned that he had come to Chennian, he quickly chased after him.

After Feng Junyang listened, he felt a little empty in his heart, and after a while he said in a daze: "Is she really lying to me again?"

No one could answer this question.Shunping was so worried that his teeth hurt, he caught a glimpse of a piece of letter paper on the table next to him, hurriedly went over to get it, and said: "My lord, thank you for leaving the letter!"

Feng Junyang unfolded the letter paper and looked at it through the candlelight brought by Shunping, and saw that there was only a simple line written on it: friends come, come back when they go, don't read.

It is indeed Chen Nian's handwriting.

Shunping boldly glanced at the word, heaved a sigh of relief, and persuaded Feng Junyang: "My lord, relax a bit, since Miss Xie is willing to leave a note, she won't sneak away."

Feng Junyang smiled wryly, Chen Nian left this note, maybe he really just went out to clarify the matter with Lu Xiao, but it may also be deliberately staying to confuse him, so as to buy time to escape.

Looking at his expression, Shunping knew that he couldn't let go of his heart, so he said: "If the prince is still worried about Miss Xie, why don't you ask Lingque here. Since she came back with Lu Xiao, she should know where Lu Xiao is. Moreover, if Miss Xie really wants to leave, according to her temper, she will definitely not leave Sparrow alone. When the time comes..."

He didn't finish his sentence, he just looked at Feng Junyang's face with his eyes.

Feng Junyang stood silently for a moment, but said: "No need, let the sparrow go."

As soon as these words came out, both Shunping and Lu Rongfeng were very surprised.Shunping hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Then do you want to send someone out to find Miss Xie?"

Feng Junyang shook his head, smiled slightly, and said, "No, I'll wait for her here. Go out and don't disturb others."

After he finished speaking, he sat down beside the bed.Since Chen Nian said that they should try to trust each other, then he would trust her.He let go and waited here for her to come back.

Shunping sighed secretly, winked at Lu Rongfeng and the maid, and the three of them quietly exited the door.Shunping called Lu Rongfeng aside, and said in a low voice: "Although the prince said so, we can't do nothing. Don't worry, Chief Lu, the prince is a person who clearly rewards and punishes, even if Miss Xie is really gone. Now, he won't take his anger on the sparrow and embarrass you father and daughter."

When Lu Rongfeng heard this, he kept nodding his head.

Shunping thought for a while, and said: "How about this, you pretend to be willing to go with them, and see what's going on."

Lu Rongfeng responded, and hurriedly returned to his residence alone.

Lingque was waiting anxiously in the room. Seeing his father coming back, he hurriedly came forward and asked in a low voice, "How is it? Uncle Jiang, do you want to go with us?"

Lu Rongfeng pretended to sigh, and said: "I asked him insinuatingly, if he was willing to go back to the mountains again, but I didn't want him to make contributions with this prince. Seeing him like this, I didn't dare to say anything, so I hurried back gone."

How did Lingque think that his father was lying to him, seeing him sighing so much, instead he persuaded: "Everyone has his own aspirations, since he is willing to stay, then let's leave him alone."

Lu Rongfeng nodded, and said again: "Father was confused for a while, so he put eyeliner on that prince, and he has been blaming himself and regretting it all the time. Do you think the master can really forgive me?"

Lingque wanted to pull her father out of the quagmire, and said, "Don't worry, Daddy, don't you know what kind of temper the head is? Don't worry, she won't hate Daddy." , "If the head of the family refuses to forgive, then our father and daughter will go elsewhere. There is always a place for us."

Only then did Lu Rongfeng seem to have made up his mind, and said, "Okay! Daddy will go with you."

His father and daughter simply packed their bags and then sneaked out the door.Shunping had already greeted the hidden guards of the mansion, so no one went to stop them two.The two of them left the city guard's mansion smoothly all the way, chose a secluded path, sneaked over the city wall and walked north quickly for seven or eight miles, and then they arrived at the small forest where Lingque and Lu Xiao met.

The bonfire in the forest was still there, and a few horses were tied to a tree nearby, but Chen Nian and Lu Xiao were nowhere to be seen.Lingque wondered: "Their footsteps should be faster than the two of us, why haven't they arrived yet?"

Lu Rongfeng was also surprised, and said, "Maybe it's coming soon, just wait for a while."

Lu's father and daughter anxiously waited for Chen Nian and Lu Xiao to arrive in the forest, but they didn't know that the two were in the south of Yiping City at the moment.

There is a small hill not far southwest of Yiping, and there is a restaurant on the top of the mountain called Wangjianglou. Because it is high on the river and has an excellent scenery, it was a very lively place. Until He Ze led the army to attack Yiping a while ago, the business of this restaurant It just faded away.The owner of the restaurant was afraid of being affected by the war, so he simply closed the restaurant and took his family back to his hometown in Jiangnan.

Because Lu Xiao wanted Chen Nian to watch the moon with him, Chen Nian thought of this place, brought him here specially, and said with a smile, "Let's also learn Fengya and enjoy the moon by the river."

Lu Xiao replied with a smile, "Okay."

Chen Nian looked up at Dangkong Haoyue, and said: "Go to the roof and wait first, I'll go to the backyard to get the wine. I've heard people say that there are good wines hidden in the wine cellar at the back, but I don't know if there are still any."

This restaurant has enjoyed a good reputation for a long time, apart from the beautiful scenery, it is also one of the reasons for its collection of fine wines.After a while, Chen Nian touched decades of old wine from the backyard wine cellar, jumped up to the roof of the building, threw it to Lu Xiao, and said with a smile: "You always look down on our fine wine in the Central Plains, try it, this It's worse than your Xian's wine!"

Lu Xiao took it, patted the mouth of the altar open, raised his head and took a few sips, and couldn't help but praise: "Good wine."

Chen Nian smiled, walked over and sat down beside him, seeing Lu Xiao handing over the wine jar, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No, I don't dare to drink such a strong wine."

Lu Xiao knew that Chen Nian didn't have a lot of alcohol, and he didn't force it. He just held the wine jar and drank alone. After a while, he suddenly asked her, "Have you really made up your mind? Follow him?"

Chen Nian nodded, and said softly: "En."

Lu Xiao glanced at her from the corner of his eye, took another sip of wine, and then said: "After reading your letter, I know that you have never let him go in your heart."

Chen Nian once asked Wen Daya to send a letter to Lu Xiao, asking him to help find a place for them to settle outside the pass, which also explained that she would not go there and there was no need to wait for her.

"When I wrote that letter, I didn't think about reconciling with him. I just felt that I shouldn't bother you anymore. It's best to go far and fly alone, with no worries and worries." Chen Nian explained, and after a moment of silence, he added, " Feel sorry."

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "Why are you apologizing? This love affair between a man and a woman is the most unreasonable thing to say. I just don't give up, so I came to take a look at you. To be honest with you, in fact, looking at you like this, I am like It’s because I suddenly took on a heavy burden and felt a lot easier. You gave me an excuse to give up, and I can say, look, it’s not that I don’t work hard, but that the reality of feelings cannot be forced.”

Chen Nian smiled, he didn't want to talk about this matter with him again, so he changed the subject and asked him, "How does Tuoba Yao treat Yun Sheng?"

Lu Xiao thought for a while and replied, "Not bad."

Chen Nian was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that Tuobayao had already moved his capital to Beijing and became king, so he should have been crowned empress long ago, but she didn't want nothing to happen, so she couldn't help asking: "Then why hasn't she been appointed empress? "

"This involves the struggle between the new and old tribes in the royal court. Several tribes have always opposed Li Yunsheng as the empress, saying that although she is the blood of Queen Yashan, half of her blood comes from Xihu, which is not as good as our Xian family's own nobles. The girl's blood is pure. Speaking of it, I'm also curious, as if someone is obstructing it." Lu Xiao went to look at Chen Nian again and asked, "Guess who I saw in the Murong Department?"

"Who?" Chen Nian couldn't help asking.

"Fan Jingyun. Although he has changed his face, I can see that he is him."

Fan Jingyun is the leader of Feng Junyang's secret service in the Xian family, so it's not surprising to see him in the Murong Department.But Lu Xiao specifically brought him up. Chen Nian thought about it and asked, "Does the Murong Ministry object to Li Yunsheng being the empress?"

Lu Xiao said: "Yes, the Murong tribe is the tribe with the most fierce opposition. Their power has increased greatly in recent years, even the king has to be a little bit afraid."

Chen Nian suddenly understood that Feng Junyang didn't want the He family to fall to the Xian clan, and naturally he didn't want Yunsheng to become the queen of the Xian clan.It's just that, Yun Sheng is the most innocent.Chen Nian knew that Feng Junyang had always acted unscrupulously, and this matter involved a dispute in the world. Although he didn't agree with him in his heart, he could understand it.

Lu Xiao said again: "That Fan Jingyun was very cunning, and he was not caught. The Murong family refused to admit it, and only killed Yun Sheng with impure blood. Making her queen is not as good as setting up a noble daughter of the eight major clans of the Xian family. "

Chen Nian couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and asked Lu Xiao, "Does the Murong family have any noble daughters to marry?"

Lu Xiao smiled and said: "You are really smart, you guessed their thoughts immediately. The Murong family obviously wanted to marry their daughter, but they couldn't say it clearly, so they first pushed the Eight Great Clans out, which attracted them too. "

Tuobayao ascended to the throne relying on the support of the emerging tribes. In order to gain the support of the old nobles of the Xian family, he went to find the spiritual bones and the orphan of the princess.Unexpectedly, both the spirit bone and the orphan of the princess were found back, and the eight major clans finally agreed to recognize his throne, but these new tribes who supported him refused to agree to make Yunsheng the queen.

Chen Nian couldn't help sighing: "It seems that it's just a fight for a queen, but after all, it's just a fight for power."

The two had their own concerns, and they were silent for a while, after a while, Chen Nian suddenly pointed at the bright moon on the river, and laughed with Lu Xiao: "Look, why do I see that the moon in the river is brighter than the one in the sky? "As soon as she finished speaking, she let out a soft "Huh" and said strangely, "It seems that there is a boat coming on the river."

Lu Xiao looked in the direction Chen Nian pointed, and sure enough, he saw several boats passing far upstream.These boats were all sailing close to the center of the river, and there was no light on board. If it wasn't for the bright moonlight tonight and the excellent eyesight of the two of them, they probably wouldn't have been able to spot them at all.

Chen Nian said: "This is not an ordinary merchant ship."

Lu Xiao was born in the inland and didn't understand these things. Hearing this, he asked in amazement, "How can you tell?"

Chen Nian stood up, looked at the boat carefully, and said: "Night sailing is already very dangerous, but these boats are not even willing to light a lamp, obviously to cover up their tracks." She thought for a moment, and said with Lu Xiao said, "You don't know, the Taixing navy is on an island in the west of the river, maybe it's them, I have to go and take a closer look."

As she spoke, she jumped downstairs. Seeing this, Lu Xiao hurriedly followed.The two descended from the east side of the mountain and soon reached the riverside.It's just that the river is very wide, and although the moonlight is bright, it's still not clear what's going on in the river.Lu Xiao saw a ferry not far away, and there were a few small fishing boats parked beside it, so he said, "There are boats over there, let's go to the river to have a look?"

When Chen Nian heard this, he smiled and said, "As long as you and I are able to handle the boat, we can't let others slaughter us when we reach the middle of the river? Let's forget it sooner."

Lu Xiao couldn't help remembering the time when the two escaped from Qingzhou and crossed the Ziya River in a boat. He smiled and asked, "Then what should we do? Does Yiping have a navy?"

"Feng Junyang does have some, but the water camp is on the other side." Chen Nian thought for a while, then suddenly moved in his heart, and said, "Let's light a fire by the river to see the situation first. To warn the other side, and secondly, to warn the boat on the river, if it is really the Taixing navy, it will restrain itself when its whereabouts are discovered."

Lu Xiao nodded, and went with Chen Nian to look for dead branches and hay.Fortunately, it was late autumn at this time, but within a short time, the two of them lit a fire.Chen Nian said: "Be careful of stabbing people in the back, let's go to another place to guard."

(End of this chapter)