When winter came, the matter of Zi Sang's invasion of the three eastern cities of Dai Viet was finally resolved satisfactorily. All the Zi Sang troops withdrew from Dai Viet. The second prince Jin Yu fled back to Zi Sang. His military power was taken away, and he was ordered by the Lord of Zi Sang to shut up and reflect on his past mistakes. The most talented heir to the throne tasted failure for the first time.
On the Dai Viet side, the Ninth Prince Bai Ye and the Ninth Princess Luo Zhiyi were both injured in the battle at Dongsan City. The Emperor was considerate and allowed the Ninth Prince and his wife to recuperate in Dongsan City and return to the capital after recovering from their injuries.
Bai Ye was very happy for the emperor's consideration. He stayed with Luo Zhiyi all day long. When he couldn't get out of bed, the two of them would sit on the bed together, play chess and read books. After he could get out of bed, Bai Ye would take Luo Zhiyi with him. Luo Zhiyi walks on the beach, watches the tide rise and fall, and watches the sunrise on the sea...
The two wandered around every corner of Dongsan City, looking for the happiness and sweetness of ordinary people.
Seeing the two of them inseparable, Luo Yunting and Luo Yunxi left with peace of mind. The way Bai Ye looked at Luo Zhiyi was so familiar to them, the way his father looked at his mother, so they will Luo Zhiyi was handed over to Bai Ye, and they were relieved.
On this day, when Bai Ye sent Luo Zhiyi, who was tiredly sleeping on his back, back to his room, he saw Zhou Yan waiting outside the dormitory without saying anything, with an anxious look on his face.
After gently letting go of Luo Zhiyi, Bai Ye quietly closed the door and walked directly to the study.
As soon as he entered the study, Zhou Yan handed over an envelope with both hands: "Master, this is the emperor's secret decree."
Bai Ye had a solemn expression on his face. After reading the letter, his brows furrowed even more tightly. After a while, he ordered: "Get ready to return to Beijing."
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Twenty days later, Bai Ye and Luo Zhiyi returned to the capital. Before they had time to rest, Bai Ye was summoned into the palace by the emperor. Before leaving, he asked Luo Zhiyi to have a good rest.
In the side courtyard of Hanmoxuan, Jin He hugged Luo Zhiyi tightly and did not let go for a long time: "Miss, you scared Jin He to death."
"Am I back now?"
"You also said, look at your hands." Jinhe said, rolling up Luo Zhiyi's sleeves, revealing the terrible scar on his forearm, tears welling up in his eyes, full of distress: "You look like this Damn, when have you ever suffered like this?" Jin He burst into tears as he spoke.
"Okay, Jin He, thank God for coming back alive." Luo Zhiyi gently comforted his little maid, feeling warm in his heart.
"Oh, look, I've forgotten." Jin He then let go of Luo Zhiyi, helped her sit down on the bed, and then started running around.
Luo Zhiyi looked at her busy figure with a smile, and felt at ease: "I'm finally back." Her tone was a little regretful but also a little relieved. The month in Dongsan City was the happiest one since she married Bai Ye. Yue, there is no government affairs, no other women, just she and Bai Ye, living the simplest and most ordinary married life.
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In the imperial study room of the Dai Viet Palace, the emperor retreated to the left and right sides, and was alone in the room having a secret conversation with Bai Ye.
"Brother Emperor, are they really going to take action?" Bai Ye sat opposite the emperor with a solemn expression, looking at the information in his hand and asked in disbelief.
"Recently, their contact has become more and more frequent, and they have made more and more small moves. They are probably about to take action." The emperor also looked solemn: "After you left, Lao Wu has been keeping his peace on the surface and has not made any moves. However, the less he moves, the more I think there is a problem, but I haven't thought of what the problem is yet."
"There is no action because he is not sure yet." Speaking of this fifth brother, Bai Ye despised in his heart: "If my guess is correct, Zi Sang invaded my country and occupied the three eastern cities because he was luring the wolf into the house. The purpose was Transfer me away from the capital. Once Dongsancheng Jinyu succeeds in dragging or killing me, he will immediately take action in the capital. Unfortunately, Jinyu did not succeed, so he has been standing still. His cautious attitude People will not move unless they are completely sure."
"Do you have any evidence that Zisang's invasion is related to him?" The emperor was very angry at this act of luring wolves into the house. No matter how his brothers fought, it was just a family matter, but colluding with foreigners was unforgivable.
Bai Ye shook his head: "His hands and feet are very clean, and he didn't leave any clues last time. This time, if Jin Yu falls into my hands, I might ask something, but..."
"Could it be that we are overthinking it? He is right under our noses when he stays in the capital..." There is a cancer that has not been eliminated. If King Yongxi is also a cancer, when he eliminates one , the other one is very likely to take the opportunity to cause trouble.
"Since Fifth Brother has given up his first child and wants to stay in the capital, he must have a plan. He didn't show his tricks. One is because he didn't make any moves. The other is, maybe he had already arranged it before entering the capital. Everything." Bai Ye said firmly.
"I heard that my brother and sister are going back to their parents' home tomorrow to visit their parents!" The emperor suddenly changed the subject.
"Well, I will accompany her back tomorrow." Bai Ye said with a smile.
The emperor looked at Bai Ye's spring-like smile, with a cold glint in his eyes, and whispered: "Ninth brother, do you remember what we first saw in Concubine Qing's wardrobe when you were six years old?"
Bai Ye was shocked, raised his head and looked at the emperor in astonishment, with an unpredictable expression on his face: "Of course I will remember it, I will not forget it for a moment."
"Just remember, I hope you won't disappoint me, brother emperor."
"Brother Chen understands." Bai Ye lowered his head: "I will do everything well tomorrow."
"Wan Ping has entered the palace, waiting to see you? In the past few months since you left, she has been talking about you in my ears every day?" The emperor had a friendly smile on his face, and he only had it when he was alone with Bai Ye. , the emperor will be like an elder brother rather than an emperor.
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Luo Zhiyi was woken up by the noise outside early in the morning. Seeing that it was still early, he felt depressed. Bai Ye didn't come back all night last night. He couldn't help but feel sorry for his body. He muttered and complained: "The emperor is really He also said that he was the closest to Bai Ye, but he didn’t know how to take care of his health at all, and just started doing things when he came back. Are the other officials just decorations? "
"Madam, what you said is so disrespectful!" Suddenly, a voice sounded at the door, but it was Bai Ye standing there in regular clothes, looking at her with a smile.
"Husband, you are back." Luo Zhiyi happily stepped forward and threw himself into Bai Ye's arms, rubbing his neck affectionately.
"Why do you look like a puppy?" Bai Ye said, picking her up and saying, "It's cold, so take care of yourself." He wrapped her in the quilt, tapped her nose, and said, "Get up, today Are you going back to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law?”
Luo Zhi saw Bai Ye go to get her clothes and asked, "When did you come back."
"I came back a long time ago. When I came back, I saw someone sleeping like a pig." Bai Ye smiled and picked up her clothes, peeled her out of the quilt, and started to put them on her one by one.
"If I am a little pig, then who are you?" Luo Zhiyi hugged Bai Ye's neck in a good mood and asked with a smile.
"You!" Bai Ye reluctantly lowered his head and kissed her lips, tightened his arms, and embedded her into his arms.