Chapter 421 The Fall of Yongzhou
Ruchun concealed the amusement hidden in her eyes, pretending to be extremely calm, and nodded slowly: "Miss, the King of Banquet is so nice, if this slave likes him, is it normal, right?"
Yun Luan suddenly felt a little sour in her heart. She felt a little awkward: "So, these days, you have repeatedly betrayed my affairs to the King of Banquets. Are you just using my affairs to please him and gain his attention?"
Ruchun secretly glanced at Yun Luan's somewhat gloomy face. She was suppressing her laughter and had a stomachache. Could it be that the young lady looked like she was having a bad time? How could she look at the young lady's expression, which was similar to that of the King of Banquets? Is the awkward expression exactly the same? It seems that in the young lady's heart, she still cares about the King of Banquets. Her temptation is still useful. Ruchun was so excited that she had to work harder and add more fire. Maybe the young lady and the King of Yan will soon fall in love and connect with each other? She really feels that the King of Yan is a good man and a good husband worthy of the young lady. If the young lady can marry the King of Yan, the young lady will be very happy in her life. Happy! More than anyone else, she hopes that the young lady can be happy. Ruchun pretended to be a little shy and lowered her head: "Oh, I don't have it, young lady. King Yan is so good, I think all women will like him... I... I just As a slave, even if you like him a little, you can only hide your love in your heart."
"Anyway, I can only accept you, Miss, to marry King Yan. Don't even think about other women. King Yan is so good, I really hope that he can be happy. Miss, King Yan really likes her. You, don’t run away from him anymore, don’t let down his affection for you anymore.”
Yun Luan looked at Ruchun with particularly complicated eyes. For a moment, she couldn't accept the fact that Ruchun liked Xiao Tingyan. How could Ruchun like Xiao Tingyan? Xiao Tingyan was her fiancé! She was a little upset. He pinched his eyebrows. "You girl...you lied to me on purpose, right?"
Ruchun sighed and replied with some sadness: "Miss, there is no need for me to lie to you. I really like King Yan...so much that I am willing to give everything for him. So, miss, you must not do it again." It hurts the King of Banquet..." "Otherwise, I will feel sad. You are the master of this slave, and the King of Banquet is the person that this slave likes... Sometimes the slave will be in trouble if he is caught in the middle."
Yun Luan was so upset that she stood up suddenly. Looking at Ru Chun's eyes, she unconsciously turned colder. "I'm tired and want to rest. You can go out first."
Ruchun pretended not to notice that something was wrong with Yun Luan's mood. When she left, she reminded her again. "Miss, I really like the King of Banquet... If it weren't for my identity as a maid, I would really want to be with you." I’ll fight for it, but unfortunately, I’m destined to have no chance in this life.”
Yun Luan suddenly picked up the tea cup on the table and was about to throw it at Ruchun. "Get out..." Ruchun was so frightened that she trembled. She knew that the young lady was angry. There was drama, there was drama. Ah. If the young lady didn't like the King of Banquets, she would definitely not react so strongly. Ruchun was so happy that she covered her mouth, suppressed her laughter, ran faster than a rabbit, and closed the door with a snap. Yun Luan put down the tea cup and rubbed the center of his brows again. This damn girl is getting more and more courageous. What an injustice. Why did Ruchun fall in love with Xiao Tingyan? How annoying. This night, Yun Luan almost She barely closed her eyes and fell asleep. All she kept thinking about was the fact that Ruchun liked Xiao Tingyan. At dawn, she finally fell asleep in a daze. She suddenly dreamed of her third sister Yun Qing. Yun Qing was covered in blood. Lying on the ground with blood, a scimitar pierced his chest. Yun Luan rushed over with a pale face, and she held Yun Qing's hand tightly. "Third Sister, Third Sister, what's wrong with you? "
Yun Qing's breath seemed to be free. She panted heavily, struggled to hold up her heavy eyelids, and said word by word: "Xiaosi, third sister is here, and third sister will not let you lose your love, nor will she make you suffer. .”
"Aren't you happy that Third Sister saved Prince Rui? A... Promise me that you will be happy in the days to come. I... I hope more than anyone else to see my mistress happy."
Yun Luan's heart ached like a knife. She couldn't understand what was going on. Didn't the third sister go to Yongzhou to handle matters in Yongzhou for her? How could it be possible that the third sister would repeat the same mistake and be crooked in order to save Xiao Xuanrui? The knife passed through her chest? She couldn't help but break down and cry, holding Yun Qing's blood-covered arm tightly. "Third sister, no, don't leave me. I can't save my father and eldest brother, can you even do it now?" Can’t you keep it?”
"Why, why is all this happening? Since God allowed me to be reborn, why can't I save your lives?"
"Xiao Xuanrui and I have broken up? Why do you still want to save him? I don't love him anymore. I really don't like him anymore. Don't you know this?"
"Third sister, I beg you, please don't leave. I really can't bear any more, anyone leaving my side."
Yun Qing was injured too badly. The scimitar passed through her chest and directly pierced her heart. She couldn't hold on for long. A large amount of blood flowed from her mouth. She could hardly hear clearly, Yun Qing said. What on earth was Luan talking about? She just lay there with blurred eyes, looking at the blue sky blankly. "Xiaosi, don't cry. You have to live well, I... I feel so tired, I want to go find him Our family has gone. My father, eldest brother, and second brother are still waiting for me to reunite together."
After Yun Qing said these words, she closed her eyes and died. Yun Luan was heartbroken. She hugged Yun Qing's body tightly and cried uncontrollably. Her heart hurt so much! It was like being pierced by thousands of arrows. .Why wasn't she the one who died? Why did God want to take away her close family members? "Miss, what's wrong with you? Wake up..." Suddenly, a distant cry came to her ears. Yun Luan woke up from despair. The next moment, her feet seemed to have stepped on the ground, and her whole body seemed to have fallen into an abyss. Her body trembled, and she opened her eyes in confusion. Ru Chun was lying on the bed. He nodded and patted her cheek anxiously. "Miss, did you have a nightmare?"
"You keep crying and shedding tears. No matter how I call you, you don't wake up."
As Ruchun spoke, she couldn't help but choked up and started crying. She was really frightened just now. Yun Luan sat up from the bed, and she looked around the room blankly. "That was all just a dream? Three Sister...she is okay?"
Ruchun was startled, and she quickly raised her sleeves to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Miss, what are you talking about? Third Miss, she is doing well in Yongzhou, how could something happen to her?"
"Did you dream about the third lady? What happened?"
Yun Luan's heart skipped a beat. She immediately opened the quilt and told Ruchun to call Black Wing to come in. Unexpectedly, before Ruchun went out to deliver the message, Shi Li hurried in from outside. " County Lord, something serious has happened, there has been a riot in Yongzhou, and Miss Yun San’s whereabouts are unknown now.”
Yun Luan's face turned pale in an instant. Her eyes were spinning. Ruchun quickly raised her hand to support Yun Luan, who was on the verge of falling. "Miss, you must calm down."
Yun Luan gritted her teeth tightly and sat down again. She adjusted her excitement and then looked at Shi Li with red eyes. "What happened?"
Shi Li lowered his eyes and replied with great respect. "According to the reports from the spies stationed in Yongzhou, the bandits in Yongzhou cooperated with the people in the city and opened the city gate late at night. The third lady led a small number of soldiers in the city to resist desperately. Who would have thought that Wei Ran, the state official of Yongzhou, actually surrendered without a fight and handed the Yongzhou military talisman to the bandit leader on the spot and surrendered."
"The third lady was forced into a desperate situation. Due to the disparity in military strength, she could not compete with the bandits. She took the soldiers and some people and escaped from Yongzhou. In order to protect the people of Yongzhou, the third lady chose to cut off the rear and only took a few people with her. Ten soldiers fought with the bandits. Then, the third lady was forced by the bandits and jumped into Jinghu Lake outside Yongzhou and lost her trace."
Yun Luan's expression was extremely ugly. During this period, information about Yongzhou had been passed on to her. Yongzhou was a territory given to her by the emperor. But this territory, surrounded by mountains and surrounded by bandits, was a hot potato. Although Yongzhou has a large land area, it is sparsely populated. Since no one has been able to clean up the bandits in the mountains, the people here have never had a stable life for decades. From time to time, they will suffer The sneak attack of bandits on the mountain... The people of Yongzhou asked the court for help. The court also sent many officials to Yongzhou to exterminate the bandits. But every time, those officials failed and fled and left Yongzhou. Over time, there were no officials. I am willing to go to Yongzhou to serve. Yongzhou has become a worry for Nanchu. The emperor originally appointed Yunluan as the county chief. The reason why he assigned Yongzhou to her was because Yongzhou was too chaotic and bandits were rampant, so it was impossible to manage checks and balances. Therefore, He took this opportunity to throw such a cancer to Yun Luan. Wei Ran, the current governor of Yongzhou, was forced to take office in Yongzhou three years ago. Precisely because he knew that Yongzhou was difficult to control, Yun Qing originally dismissed Zhou Tong After the engagement, he volunteered to go to Yongzhou to help Yun Luan clean up the bandit problem. Who knows, since Yun Qing went to Yongzhou, even with Yun Luan's county chief's token, the state official Wei Ran was unwilling to cooperate, pretending to understand Pretending to be confused and unwilling to hand over the power of Yongzhou to Yun Qing. These days, Yun Qing has been dealing with Wei Ran and finally won some military morale. He planned to force Wei Ran to hand over power. The bandits opened the city gate and broke in. to Yongzhou. Wei Ran didn't hesitate at all, and actually gave the military talisman to the bandits. Yun Luan couldn't sit still for a moment. She was so anxious that nothing could happen to the third sister. Otherwise, she would kill all the bandits in Yongzhou and let them serve as the third sister. Yun Luan quickly put on her clothes and walked outside, telling Shi Li: "This matter is not allowed to be disclosed to the outside world, especially people from the general's palace."
Shi Li pursed his lips and nodded slowly. "I understand."
Their news came relatively quickly, so at this time, no one in Kyoto City knew about the situation in Yongzhou except them. Yun Luan rushed out of the house quickly and jumped on the horse prepared at the door. She turned over and She got on, rode a horse, and flew towards the palace at high speed. She took the county master's token and entered the palace smoothly. Unexpectedly, when she arrived at Chengxin Palace and wanted to ask to see the emperor, Eunuch Zhou was a little embarrassed. He blocked her way: "County Lord, your Majesty hasn't gotten up yet, I'm afraid you have to wait a little. You also know that your Majesty was very angry last night about Princess Jiarong... He almost didn't do anything that night. I didn’t even get a good rest.”
"His Majesty did not attend the morning court today... Now he has finally closed his eyes and rested. Even if I had a hundred courages, I would not dare to let you in and disturb His Majesty's sleep."
Yun Luan closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth and said to Eunuch Zhou, "The fall of Yongzhou is a big deal. If we don't send troops in time to suppress the bandits, the people of Yongzhou will be dead."
"Eunuch Zhou, just go and report it... If Your Majesty is to blame, I will take full responsibility for the matter and will never let Your Majesty get angry with you. This is a matter of life and death and a major matter that shakes the foundation of the country. If you delay for a moment longer, maybe Many innocent people will lose their lives."
"Eunuch Zhou, please weigh the seriousness of this matter carefully yourself. Can you really bear the consequences of this matter? Which is more important, disturbing His Majesty's sleep, or the lives of the people in Yongzhou?"
Eunuch Zhou hesitated. To be honest, he did not dare to bear this responsibility. The fall of Yongzhou and the surrender of the state official Wei Ran were indeed a very important event. If it is not handled well, the court may be shaken. Nan Chu's power. Eunuch Zhou's face looked a little unsightly. Xiao Tingyan hurriedly walked in from the outside. Seeing that Eunuch Zhou was still hesitating, he raised his foot without saying a word and kicked him hard in the stomach. "Since you don't dare to report, then get out of the way..." Eunuch Zhou was caught off guard and was kicked away. His body hit the palace door hard. The door was knocked open and he fell to the ground. , couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face was pale, and he looked up at King Yan. When he touched King Yan's cold and sinister face, he was so frightened that his face was full of panic. "Yan... King Yan... "Xiao Tingyan didn't even look at him. He directly took Yun Luan's hand, walked past Eunuch Zhou, and entered Chengxin Palace. Such a big movement outside naturally woke up the emperor. The emperor frowned, his face full of Unhappy. He sat up from the bed, opened the curtain and was about to scold Eunuch Zhou angrily. When he raised his eyes, he saw Xiao Tingyan rushing to the inner hall with Yun Luan. Through a layer of hazy gauze, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes. He angrily scolded, "Ting Yan, I am the king of a country. You broke into Chengxin Palace without notification. What crime should you do?"
Xiao Tingyan opened the curtain, his face was full of coldness. He took out a letter from his arms and threw it in front of the emperor. "Brother, please see for yourself. Yongzhou has fallen now. Most of the people in Yongzhou are trapped in the city. Those bandits loot, burn and kill, and commit all kinds of evil. Almost all the people in the city are dying. I just want to ask you, the people of Yongzhou are living in purgatory, how are you doing? Can you still sleep?"
The emperor's face was extremely ugly. His eyes were full of surprise: "What, Yongzhou has fallen?"
"How can this be?"
Xiao Tingyan's eyes were full of coldness: "You will know the truth of the matter after reading this letter. Brother Emperor, I'm afraid you don't want the country of Nanchu to be ruined in your hands one day, right?"
Chapter completed!