Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard him say again: "Irresponsible bumping into someone and raping a civilian girl. These two things together can already send you to jail for several months."
However, the king thinks that your grandfather and father have been honest officials and have been loyal to the court for decades, so I will not pursue it today. I hope that you will abandon evil and do good from now on, and stop doing random things.
You injured this old woman and took her to a nearby hospital for treatment. If she can't be saved, then you can only go to jail for murder, do you understand?"
"Ming, I understand." Sun Yaozong was so frightened that he broke into a sweat. Hearing that he was going to let her go, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked his servants to help the old woman to the hospital.
After everyone around him dispersed, Xiao Yunchen looked at Yu Yunxuan.
Ever since he appeared, Yu Yunxuan's eyes had been fixed on him and never left him. It wasn't until his eyes came over that she lowered her eyelids in panic.
"Is the third princess okay?" Xiao Yunchen asked.
Yu Yunxuan smiled and said: "It's okay. I just thanked the prince for the rescue. Yunxuan is very grateful."
Xiao Yunchen smiled slightly and said: "Princess is kind-hearted, regardless of her own safety, and can draw out her sword to help when there is an injustice. I admire her very much, and it is right to help. Princess, there is no need to say thank you."
Yu Yunxuan just smiled, but didn't know what to say. In addition, it was the first time he saw her appearance, she was a little nervous and embarrassed, and she seemed particularly restrained.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yunchen felt his heart soften and had the urge to get closer to her. However, in the end, he did not do so. He always kept the proper distance and asked politely:
"The princess came out alone today? She didn't bring an entourage with her. It's not safe for my daughter to go out alone."
Yu Yunxuan glanced at him and smiled sweetly: "I got bored staying in the post house, so I went out for a walk. The Second Emperor didn't allow me to go out too often, so I could only sneak out, so I didn't bring my entourage. ."
Xiao Yunchen looked into Yu Yunxuan's dark eyes with a smile on his lips. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he said: "It's only two streets away from the post house. Why don't I send you back."
"No, no need," Yu Yunxuan quickly refused, "I can just go back by myself. Your Majesty is busy with official business, and Yunxuan doesn't dare to delay you."
Xiao Yunchen immediately laughed loudly and said: "I happen to be free right now. If you don't want to delay, let's go!" After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation.
Yu Yunxuan was extremely happy in her heart. Since the other party said there would be no delay, she was no longer reserved and walked side by side with him generously towards the direction of the post house.
Xiao Yunchen is a very talkative person, and he is very good at stirring up topics. Traveling with him will never be boring. Yu Yunxuan thought to herself while talking to him.
Walking all the way to the door of the post house actually took a stick of incense, but Yu Yunxuan only felt that it only took a moment.
It would be great if I could get along with Xiao Yunchen sincerely. It would be great if she was not the princess of the Western Kingdom and did not have a heavy responsibility. It would be great if...
There were many what-ifs in her mind, but it was a pity that she knew very well that none of these what-ifs could come true. She gathered her thoughts and stopped at the door of the post house: "We're here. Thank you, Your Majesty, for seeing me off."
Xiao Yunchen waved his hand: "With a little effort, I will take my leave now."
Yu Yunxuan looked at Xiao Yunchen's walking figure and felt more and more uncomfortable. What was she feeling uncomfortable about? Wasn't everything going according to plan? Isn't this exactly what she wanted? Why did she still feel that something was wrong?
When he turned back, he met Yu Xiunan's half-smiling face. He walked over, patted Yu Yunxuan's shoulder, and said: "Third sister, it seems that the regent is quite interested. Today's work was very successful."
Yes, the previous conflict with Sun Yaozong on the street was planned. The old woman and child were the actors bribed by Yu Xiunan in order to make Xiao Yunchen "hero save beauty".
It seemed successful. Yu Yunxuan showed her stunning beauty to Xiao Yunchen, and perfectly showed that she was kind-hearted and helpful. But why didn't she feel any joy at all?
"Third sister, why do you seem unhappy? What's wrong?" Yu Xiunan, who was as meticulous as silk, noticed something was wrong with his sister at a glance. He carefully observed her expression, but what he saw was a face full of sorrow.
Yu Yunxuan shook her head, smiled and said: "It's okay, maybe I'm a little tired today, I'll just go back and rest."
Just after taking a few steps, Yu Xiunan suddenly stopped him: "Third sister, you have done a good job. Second brother hopes that you can do the same in the future. If our country wants to achieve glory, someone must sacrifice and contribute. You
Do you understand?"
Yu Yunxuan is one of those who sacrifice and give. She nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Yu Xiunan watched her walk away, frowning slightly, looking into the distance with an unclear expression, thinking about his next step.
A few days later, an urgent report came from the border. This time it came from the northern border. There were five or six small countries in the north. Most of them were nomadic people. Their folk customs were strong and their fighting power was strong. They had long caused trouble to Dongchen Kingdom.
A small nuisance.
The newspaper reported that Daqiang, one of the countries in the north, had led a large army to harass Dongchen in the south. The army numbered more than 200,000 and was attacking Xinyuan City. The war was currently tense and reinforcements were urgently needed.
After deliberation, Xiao Yunchen ordered Liang Shuang, the former Minister of War and now the general, to lead an army of 150,000 to Xinyuan City to fight against the enemy.
The sudden intrusion of the Da Qiang caused a wave of turmoil in the court. Originally, the Da Qiang alone was not a concern, but the biggest problem is that we are now in a critical period of peace talks with the Western Kingdom.
The Western Kingdom originally wanted to expand its territory to the west. If it took advantage of this opportunity to move its troops eastward, then Dongchen would be attacked from both sides and the country would be in danger.
The ministers were very anxious and hoped to sign an alliance with the Western Kingdom as soon as possible, but the second prince Yu Xiunan always pushed back and hid in the post house with excuses, refusing to talk about peace talks.
None of the ministers understood why, except Bai Yuxian and Xiao Yunchen.
Xiao Yunchen then mentioned the previous incident to Bai Yuxian again. But Bai Yuxian still refused to change his mind, and the two brothers quarreled again, almost alarming the servants in Prince Chen's Mansion.
In fact, several servants heard the quarrel in the study, and they all felt strange. The two brothers, Prince Chen and Prince Regent, had always had a deep relationship and had never had a quarrel. Why did they ignore their brotherly love this time?
The servants secretly discussed it, passing it on to one another, and finally it reached Ye Fuxun's ears.
Ye Fuxun was also very surprised and couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to ask Bai Yuxian.
The border has been in turmoil recently and there is an urgent need for troops. In order to train a group of elite soldiers as soon as possible, Bai Yuxian will go to the school field outside the city to train soldiers every day. Many civil and political matters are not handled. Those who leave early and return late will hardly see anyone during the day.