Qianguo, Imperial Palace.

Duanmu Yi receives news from Kasyapa City every day. Ever since he learned that Gu Ling and Su Liang quickly defeated the Yan Kingdom's army, they not only calmed the war, but also killed the Yan Kingdom's general Fan Tong in public, using tough methods to earn money for the Qian Kingdom. After regaining his face, he wiped away his previous sorrowful expression and was delighted. Over the past few days, he praised Gu Ling and Su Liang generously in the court, and also rewarded them with many things, which he sent to the Su Mansion.

When he received the report again that day, Duanmu Chen was also there. He counted the time, and Nian Jincheng and his army should be arriving at Kasyapa City soon.

"It's a booklet written by Su Liang." Duanmu Yi opened it with a smile, "It must be to ask me whether I want to attack the Yan Kingdom."

Duanmu Chen agreed. In the current situation, the Yan Kingdom has no initiative. However, he believes that it is not wise to attack the Yan Kingdom again. The Qian Kingdom is not strong enough to not be afraid of the Yan and Liang countries. It's time to start a war rashly.

As a result, when Duanmu Yi saw the contents of the booklet, his expression immediately changed and his brows furrowed.

"Father, what happened?" Duanmu Chen asked respectfully.

"The two of them are so bold! They don't take me seriously at all!" Duanmu Yi threw the fold to Duanmu Chen.

Duanmu Chen looked at it and frowned. It was completely beyond their expectations. Su Liang did not ask for instructions whether to attack the Yan Kingdom, but he acquiesced that he would not fight. He secretly went to the Yan Kingdom with Gu Ling to investigate the secret records of Mu's organization!

The latter is of course also very important, but the problem is that as ministers, their behavior of beheading first and reporting later is against the rules.

Of course it is good to have powerful ministers, but when they reach a certain level, the emperor cares more about their loyalty, and it is important to abide by the rules.

Duanmu Chen explained to Su Liang as always, "The matter of the secret records cannot be delayed. If the Yan Kingdom really gets the other half of the secret records, even one day late, it may cause the two countries, Yan and Liang, to merge the secret records together, which will be extremely harmful to us. Unfavorable! This must be why Su Liang decided to go to Yan Country immediately."

Duanmu Yi calmed down, knowing that what Duanmu Chen said was true, he snorted coldly, "If she can really get the other half of the secret book, I won't care."

As soon as Duanmu Chen heard this, he knew that after the turmoil in Kasyapa City and seeing Su Liang's strength and mind again, Duanmu Yi really agreed with what he said before, "If Su Liang conquers the world, they have already obtained her." But the checks and balances between monarch and ministers are still tight.

Situ Jing, the eldest grandson of the King of Yue, who came to the Liang Kingdom to welcome Situ Yao, had arrived the day before yesterday. Xing Yuyan will get married in three days, and the one who was arranged to go to the Liang Kingdom to see off her bride and welcome Situ Yao back was Qin Yuheng, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin.

"Is this the case for the Yan Kingdom?" Duanmu Chen asked.

In the excerpt, Su Liang also asked when trade with the Yan Kingdom would be resumed. A short-term cessation of trade would be fine, as it was just a statement of attitude, but a long-term cessation of trade would harm others and not benefit oneself.

Duanmu Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "Let's see if Su Liang and Gu Ling gain anything from their trip. We'll wait until people from Yan Kingdom come to tell us."

Trade can be resumed, but the royal family of the Yan Kingdom must make a clear statement of peace. Matters of face are related to the dignity of the country and the unity of the people, and are by no means meaningless.

…

Su Mansion.

Su Liang and Gu Ling left on the day of their wedding, leaving only Qi Jun Lingdong and Old Man Bai in the house.

Old Man Bai didn't like talking to people other than Su Liang. After his body gradually recovered, he didn't need Qi Jun and Ling Dong to wait on him. He spent half a day every day sitting in a daze in the pavilion by the garden lake, and half a day wandering around on the first floor of Yuanming Pavilion. medicinal materials.

Old Man Bai dictated the list of medicinal materials that Su Liang had written before. Song Qi successively sent the medicinal materials he found and placed them on the first floor of Yuanming Pavilion. They were almost full at one time, but they were quickly used by Old Man Bai.

Qi Jun purchased hundreds of porcelain vases of various sizes according to Old Man Bai's request.

Although Old Man Bai did not allow Qi Jun and Lonicera to disturb him when he was making medicine, Qi Jun and Lonicera would go in every day after he left Yuanming Pavilion to check how much medicinal materials were missing, how many medicine bottles had been used, and even made records.

"These must be gifts that Senior Bai wants to give to the master." Qi Jun said.

Lonicera agreed, but Old Man Bai's zombie-like state worried her, "Senior Bai doesn't want to leave just after using up the medicinal ingredients, right?"

Qi Jun didn't think so, but he was afraid of what might happen, so he asked Song Qi to continue buying medicinal materials according to the order, no limit, the more the better.

Old Man Bai didn't seem to care that the medicinal materials were increasing faster than he was consuming, and didn't say anything. Seeing this, Qi Jun and Ling Dong thought that maybe they were overthinking.

As for Old Man Mu, who left earlier, he has not returned yet.

News that Su Liang and Gu Ling had settled the war reached the capital. Qi Jun specifically told Old Man Bai, but he just nodded and said, "It's good that she's fine."

…

Kasyapa City.

Six days have passed since Gu Ling and Su Liang left.

Chen Yun's injury has recovered well. It will take another half a year for Lin Yi's arm to recover as good as Chu Shao said. This is what Su Liang said. They got along well with Nian Jincheng, and after the three people discussed it, they further improved the defense of Kasyapa City.

, he did not slack off in daily military training. Even though he knew that a fight was unlikely in the near future, he was still fully prepared.

Occasionally, Lin Wei would invite Chen Yun and Nian Jincheng to drink together when he had free time. Sometimes Chen Yun would bring Chen Xiao with him, and Lin Wei would call his soon-to-be brother-in-law Yuan Pei, whom he had grown up with since childhood.

Yuan Pei and Lin Wei's sister Lin Shan were engaged by their grandparents, and they were childhood sweethearts. Now Yuan Pei is the only one left in the Yuan family, and Lin's father and Lin's mother care about him very much and often invite him to their home.

Everything was fine until one day, Lin Chen, Lin Xie's younger brother, wanted to talk to him.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xin smiled and ruffled Lin Chen's hair, "I always have a straight face at such a young age, but you look older than me!"

Lin Chen frowned, "Brother, don't make trouble, I have something serious to say."

"Which lady do you have your eye on?" Lin Xin chuckled.

Lin Chen's face darkened, "Brother!"

"Okay, okay, you tell me, I'm listening." Lin Wei then sat down seriously.

"There's something wrong with my sister." Lin Chen said seriously.

Lin Wei was stunned for a moment, "Shanshan? She looks pretty good these days and is willing to go out. Isn't that great?"

Lin Chen shook his head, "That's not what I'm talking about. I accidentally saw my sister talking to Brother Chen in the garden. Although I didn't hear what they said, the look on my sister's face as she watched Brother Chen leave... Anyway, I felt something was wrong!"

Lin Wei was stunned, "You mean...Shanshan has fallen in love with Chen Yun? No way? Aren't she and Apei always very good?"

"Maybe it's because my sister has amnesia and has forgotten the past with Brother Yuan?" Lin Chen sighed, "What if my sister really likes Brother Chen?"

According to the rules of the Qian Kingdom, parents must observe mourning for three years after their death. Yuan Pei and Lin Shan were originally scheduled to get married this year. Because Yuan Ye passed away, Yuan Pei wanted to observe mourning for his grandfather for one year, so the wedding was postponed to next year, and the Lin family had no objections.

.

Lin Wei frowned, "I'll ask Shanshan. You didn't tell your parents, right?"

Lin Chen shook his head, "Not yet. Brother, please advise my sister not to like Brother Chen, otherwise Brother Yuan will be very sad!"

"What do children know? Go read a book." Lin Xie ruffled Lin Chen's hair again and strode out.

When Lin Xie found Lin Shan, he saw her sitting in a daze by the window.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Wei stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Lin Shan's eyes.

"Brother is here, I didn't think about anything." Lin Shan shook her head and smiled.

Lin Xizhuang said as if unintentionally, "Apei has been having a hard time recently. Please spend more time with him. Didn't you like to go swimming in the lake the most in the past?"

Lin Shan frowned slightly when she heard this, "Brother, I..."

Seeing this, Lin Wei had a bad feeling in her heart. Before he could ask, Lin Shan confessed that she wanted to be with Chen Yun, "Brother, I know that Brother Yuan is very good, but now I only have Brother Chen in my heart.

"

Lin Wei frowned, sat down next to Lin Shan, looked into her eyes and asked, "Have you expressed your feelings to Chen Yun?"

Lin Shan shook her head slightly, "No. I want to make it clear to Brother Yuan that we should terminate the engagement as soon as possible. Brother, you must help me."

Lin Wei rubbed his forehead, "Apei has been having a hard time recently... Well, if you really don't like him, it would be bad for both of you if you insist on being together. I'll ask Chen Yun first, if he treats you

If there is no intention, you should give up as soon as possible, you know?"

Lin Shan's eyes lit up with joy, "I understand. Thank you, brother."

…

When Lin Wei found Chen Yun, he had just returned from patrolling the south city gate.

Before coming, Lin Wei felt that Chen Yun would definitely say that he only regarded Lin Wei as his sister.

But the result surprised Lin Wei. When Chen Yun heard his question, he remained silent.

"What do you mean? Just say it!" Lin Xin frowned.

Chen Yun narrowed her eyes and said, "I like your sister because she is engaged, but I have never revealed it. I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone."

Lin Wei felt a headache, "You didn't do anything wrong, so why are you sorry? It's just that I didn't expect you to... In fact, I always thought you had a crush on Su Xiaoliang!"

Chen Yun didn't say anything, and Lin Yi sighed again and again, "If you want to be with my sister without A Bei, of course I would be happy to see it happen. Now that things have happened, I can only tell A Bei as soon as possible and see what he says."

…

When Lin Wei found Yuan Pei, he was repairing Yuan Ye's favorite vase. When the General's Mansion was occupied by the Fan family and his son, Fan Gang broke many things in the mansion, but Yuan Pei didn't throw them away and wanted to restore them to their original state.

After drinking a cup of tea, Lin Wei finally told Yuan Pei about Chen Yun and Lin Wei's love, "I only found out today. If Shanshan hadn't been injured and forgotten you, she would never have been like this.

"

Yuan Pei was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He put down the fragments of the vase in his hand, and his expression quickly returned to calm, "Actually, I knew it earlier."

Lin Yi was shocked, "You know?"

"Sister Shan didn't fall in love with Brother Chen because she lost her memory and forgot about me." Yuan Pei shook his head, his eyes dim, "Before the incident in Kasyapa City, I could tell that Sister Shan was interested in Brother Chen. She went out alone that day and was caught

She was taken away to find Brother Chen, and I saw it from a distance. I thought that after a disaster, she had forgotten everything, and maybe we could start over, but I didn’t expect that the person who was really forgotten was me."

Lin Wei frowned, "Shanshan liked Chen Yun before? Why didn't I notice it at all?"

Yuan Pei picked up the broken porcelain, looked at the half-repaired vase, and shook his head, "Perhaps we were not meant for each other, and it was just an engagement arranged by our elders. Originally, she only regarded me as her brother. Her real destiny is Brother Chen.

, Brother Chen is outstanding, they are a perfect match."

"Apei, you..." Lin Wei looked at Yuan Pei with worry on his face.

"I'm fine." Yuan Pei twitched his lips, "Let's cancel the engagement. I'll tell my uncle and aunt. Even if grandpa is alive, he won't stop it. He has always treated Shan Mei as his own granddaughter."
To be continued...