On the tenth day of September, the envoys from Xijiang and Yan Kingdom arrived. After Dayong thought and hesitated again and again, he finally asked Prince Yunchen to take the army as an envoy to Dayong, and they would not arrive until the end of September.
This news was a bit unexpected, but it was also in line with Yun Zishu's expectations.
Although King Qi is not as important as King Jing in the emperor's heart, Prince Yun Chen is really not worthy of being the king of a country. The emperor may have thought that even if something happens, at least King Qi is much stronger than Yun Chen.
Yun Chen himself didn't want to come. As the prince, he went to the border for a trip. Not long after he came back, he had to travel a long way to Dongyou. For him, this was a very hard job, and he might not even be able to return.
His life was lost in Dongyou.
However, today's Yun Chen is no longer the same Yun Chen. His mother was demoted and never raised again. The Wu family's status plummeted. The Xiao family was imprisoned in a prison. They should have been executed after the fall, but his father
I don't know what the emperor had in mind, but he never approved the news from the Ministry of Punishment, so the Xiao family is still locked up in the sky prison.
In Yun Chen's view, this is his only glimmer of hope, but he has not been released yet. He currently does not have enough military power or civil servants in the court to rely on him to act arbitrarily, so even if he doesn't want to come, he can't
I dare not resist my father's will.
In addition to the envoys from the three countries who arrived one after another, two other people also arrived in Dongyou in September, Ji Changqing, the young master of the Ji family, and Tangyue, the shadow guard who treated him and detoxified him.
Ji Changqing was slightly injured, while Tang Yue was covered in dust.
The secret guards have their own unique way of contacting each other, so Tang Yue was the first to send a signal to Leng Yue and Leng Shuang after arriving in the imperial city. After receiving the news, Leng Yue quickly brought them in from outside the palace.
When I met him, I was surprised at first.
"What's wrong with you?" Leng Yue looked at Tang Yue's dusty appearance and raised her eyebrows, "It looks like someone is chasing her all the way."
"We are indeed being hunted." Tang Yuehun didn't care, there was even a hint of disdain in her tone, "They are all those from the Ji family with evil intentions. We have already left Dayong, and they are still chasing after us. But
Those three-legged cats are not enough for me to kill, so don’t worry too much.”
Leng Yue sneered: "Don't be brave, it's so easy. Why are you so embarrassed now? Also, it wasn't supposed to arrive before August, so why has it been delayed until now?"
There was a fierce fight in the backyard of the head of the Ji family, and the six wives, concubines, and children were all bad friends. Originally, Ji Changqing was chronically poisoned and did not have a good life at all. However, Tang Yue, an outsider, stepped in and cured him, beating him.
If she messed up their plan, how could Ji's concubine let her go?
No matter how good Tangyue is, she can't stop the assassins who appear every once in a while along the way. Although the Ji family is a merchant's family, it has money. Money can make all the difference. It's not easy to hire some assassins.
thing?
Along the way, she didn't even remember how many people she had killed.
Being exposed by Leng Yue at this time, Tang Yue was speechless for a moment, and then said harshly: "In any case, they have become the victims of my sword. Those bastards of the Ji family have suffered heavy losses this time. Let's see what tricks they can come up with in the future."
Deal with us."
When Ji Changqing on the side heard this, an undetectable smile flashed across his lips, he remained silent and followed Leng Yue into the palace.
After entering the palace and meeting the ceremony, Yun Zishu finally saw the girl Tangyue who had always existed in Leng Yue's mouth. She was a more beautiful woman than Leng Yue, and a little more graceful than Lianyue. She looked more beautiful.
She looks like a dignified and delicate medical woman, not like she came from a place like Shadow Pavilion.
"Get up." Yun Zishu raised a gentle smile on her lips, "Thank you for coming all the way."
Tang Yue quickly shook her head: "It's not hard, the Queen is much more beautiful than I imagined, and she has an outstanding bearing, unlike ordinary women."
When Yun Zishu heard this, her smile became more cheerful: "Really?"
There is no woman who doesn’t like to hear compliments, not to mention that they are all from her own family.
Just looking at the other person - the young master of the Ji family, Ji Changqing, who was standing aside, Yun Zishu couldn't help but feel a little complicated.
Ji Changqing is her nominal cousin and blood cousin. The involvement between the Ji family and the Dayong royal family can be regarded as a love-hate relationship. I wonder if the current head of the family knows the truth back then.
Tangyue took two steps forward and performed her usual duties: "Will my subordinates take the pulse of the Emperor and the Queen?"
Yun Zishu came back to her senses and shook her head slowly: "No, you have had a hard journey. Go back and have a rest. If possible, we can come to the palace tomorrow for a long talk."
"yes."
Before Ji Changqing resigned, he said something: "The ordinary people already know about the military training in Qihuang Mountain. The Queen is considered half of the Ji family. The military pay, food, war horses and weapons that General Feng needs are all the responsibility of the Ji family. The Queen married into Dongyou
At that time, there were many things going on in the Ji family, and I didn't have time to add makeup to the queen. I hope the queen won't blame her."
Yun Zishu smiled slightly and looked at him deeply: "Military pay, food, war horses and weapons are not a small sum of money. Can Young Master Ji be able to do this?"
"Don't worry, Queen, the grassroots are now in charge of the Ji family." Ji Changqing said, "The grassroots were poisoned before. Thanks to Tangyue for treating me for so long, she was also the one who protected the grassroots along the way, and the grassroots were able to survive.
Living to this day, Tang Yue belongs to the Queen and the Queen. The emperor and the Queen can enjoy the property of the common people at any time, and the common people will never say anything about it."
"Neither the emperor nor I are greedy, so we don't need to give out so much." Yun Zishu said in a calm tone, "But does Young Master Ji know that I asked Feng Ci to recruit troops and buy cavalry for the purpose of training under Qihuang Mountain?"
Ji Changqing closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then said respectfully: "The common people don't want to know, and they don't have to know."
Does that mean you know?
Yun Zishu said: "The troops under Feng Ci need 20,000 cavalry. Your Ji family will be responsible for the equipment of these 20,000 cavalry. If we continue to expand our recruitment in the future, we will pay for the additional troops and horses ourselves."
Ji Changqing nodded: "Yes."
"Go back and rest first." Yun Zishu said, "Now that you are here, you can stay here for a few more days and let Tang Yue and Leng Yue get together more."
Tangyue looked at her in surprise: "Queen?"
Yun Zishu smiled but said nothing.
After the two of them left, Yun Zishu said: "Tang Yue's treatment of the disease and detoxification not only helped Ji Changqing gain power in the Ji family, but also captured the sincerity of the young master of the Ji family."
"So when Ji Changqing leaves, Tang Yue will leave with him?" Leng Yue raised her eyebrows, already understanding something, "No wonder when I saw them outside the palace just now, I felt that there was something weird between them.