After the Enrong Banquet, the news that King Yu was going to marry the Duke Protector suddenly spread throughout the city.
Si Yiluo went out of the city alone early in the morning, which made the tail following her feel strange.
"Your Highness, there are spies everywhere in the city. I am afraid of being discovered, so I don't dare to follow too closely. Now that people are out of the city, I can't keep up."
It means that the person has been lost.
In the teahouse, Zhou Chang was sitting by the window, listening to the reports from his subordinates, and asked: "Did Wei Heyan enter the palace today?"
The subordinate replied: "I entered the palace early in the morning, and my subordinates stayed outside the Si Mansion all night last night. Two thieves climbed over the wall and entered the Si Mansion last night. They didn't hear any movement inside. This morning
, there is nothing special about the Si Mansion.”
"Your Highness, should we still keep an eye on the Si Mansion?"
Zhou Chang shook his folding fan and looked towards the street. He only had these men, and he couldn't compare with Si Yiluo, let alone Wei Heyan. He couldn't keep a close eye on them.
"No need, keep an eye on Wei Heyan to see if he has any next move."
Royal Palace.
Emperor Yao picked up the book and saw the content inside, then he remembered something.
"It has been almost a year since Xiang Xiao came to Beijing. How effective is the training of the Ban Army?"
Wei Heyan replaced the already cold tea and handed it to Si Hai. He placed the newly poured tea in front of the table and respectfully replied: "Go back to the emperor, the tiger father has no dog son, Xiping Hou has managed well, Xiang Shizi will be right if he wants to come."
Where to go."
Emperor Yao glanced at the memorial.
"Xiang Xiao is young after all, so I don't feel at ease. He Yan, please take a trip on my behalf, go to the army to reward me and show condolences, and see how the training is going for me."
Wei Heyan deliberately put the information about the three major camps in front of him, waiting for Emperor Yao to say yes, and then retreated to prepare.
Instruct Sihai to prepare the carriage.
"I'll leave the city first. You guys wait for me ten miles outside the military camp."
Si Hai knew that his governor had important matters when he left the city, so he did not dare to be careless and promised: "Don't worry, governor."
When the motorcade passed through the busy city and saw Wei Heyan's car, Zhou Chang called his subordinates and asked, "Where is Wei Heyan going?"
When the motorcade passed by, his subordinates gave money to a young eunuch he knew and found out Wei Heyan's whereabouts. He took the opportunity to report: "Back to Your Highness, Governor Wei has gone to reward the Ban army on the emperor's order."
Such a coincidence, do you have to leave the city?
Zhou Chang always felt that it might not be a coincidence, but he couldn't find any evidence.
The inside of the carriage was tightly blocked by curtains. Zhou Chang stood by the window and said to himself: "Is Wei Heyan really inside?"
No one can answer this question, because no one dares to risk their lives to go forward and check.
Outside the city, in an uninhabited place surrounded by mountains, three small bulging earthen bags at the foot of the green hills are covered with weeds. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to tell that these are other people's graves.
Si Yiluo pulled out the weeds, shoveled in new soil with a shovel, and repaired the grave so that it looked decent. He took off the package from the horse and placed the tribute incense and candles.
She has little memory of her hometown. She only remembers experiencing a flood when she was a child. Then her family moved north and settled in Xiajiazhuang, Longtou Town outside the capital.
Later, there was a war in the north, and my father was drafted into the army and died on the battlefield. Then there was a drought, no grain was harvested, and her mother and brother were gone. She buried them here without even having time to erect a tombstone.
.
The other grave was her father's tomb, and there was only a plaque buried in it.
She originally wanted to wait until she came forward to repair the tomb... Later, she was even more afraid to erect a monument, fearing that her family would not be able to live in peace under the Nine Springs, and they would be picked out, dig graves and whip the corpses...
The girl knelt down in front of the grave and lit incense.
Wei Heyan stepped on the weeds and stood behind her.
"Father, mother, brother, Aluo is unfilial and came to see you today..."
When she came to worship this time, Si Yiluo felt no less emotional than when she was first reborn. Times had changed, and she had been rushing forward alone. She thought she had long been used to it, but it turned out that she still felt aggrieved and uncomfortable.
With sore eyes, she held back the tears, took out the paper money from her bag and scattered it in front of the grave.
Wei Heyan took out the fire certificate from his arms, squatted down and helped her light the paper money, and put his arms around her shoulders.
"Don't worry, second elder, as long as I am here, I will protect her."
He didn't kneel. With his status, he didn't need to kneel to common people like them, but Si Yiluo felt satisfied that he could come.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
Si Yiluo kowtowed three times, wiped away tears with his sleeves, and asked him: "What reason did you find?"
Wei Heyan looked at her red eyes, took off the water bag on his horse, poured water into the handkerchief, and wiped her face.
"The emperor asked me to reward the Ban army. I left Beijing early and rushed here. I will rush back later."
The Ban army who went to Beijing for training were camped in Xishan, not close to here. Si Yiluo urged: "Then you should leave quickly. You will be late and will not be able to make it in time."
Even in late spring, there was still a chill in the mountains. Wei Heyan took off his cloak and put it on her shoulders. After making sure that she was okay, he mounted his horse and left.
Si Yiluo looked at his back, turned around and sat down in front of the grave, taking out a jar of wine.
"Dad, brother, do you think you can trust him?"
After pouring three cups on the ground, she raised her head and took a sip herself.
"Honestly, I don't know... In his last life, he didn't do it himself, but he faked his death without telling me, and he didn't tell me that he was the King of Han. Si Hai and I died at the gate of the city without any explanation..."
"Whenever I think about it, my heart is filled with panic. It seems that he has not hidden anything from me in this life. Although I still can't let him go, I can never trust him as wholeheartedly as I did in my previous life..."
After drinking, Si Yiluo sat in front of the grave until dark. Only when she was alone would the anxiety and hesitation in her heart be vented. She could not reveal these negative emotions to anyone and could only carry them by herself.
Even if she is reborn, she is still confused and uncertain about the future.
The sky is hazy, and I won't be able to go back to Beijing if I don't.
She just got up and walked towards the capital.
No matter what the future holds, just have a clear conscience.
She didn't hear about the news of Zhou Yu's marriage to the Duke Protector until she returned to Beijing. In just one day, even the common people in the capital were talking about it.
Si Yiluo did not return to his home, but took a detour to go to Prince Zhan's Mansion.
"A Luo, why did you come here at this hour?" Seeing her, Shen Moran's first reaction was surprise, and then she was happy, "There is probably a curfew outside. Since you are here, you can stay at the house for one night."
Zhou Zhan's eyebrows moved slightly, and his eyes signaled Yin Yue to close the door.
"But what's important?"
Si Yiluo got straight to the point: "I just came back from outside the city, and the people on the street were talking about Zhou Yu marrying Chang Jinchan. Was it you who let this news out?"
Shen Moran was slightly surprised.
"Have the rumors spread to this extent? I just added fuel to the flames a little bit, and I'm afraid Zhou Yu is not the only one who is trying his best."
Zhou Yu wants to marry Chang Jinchan, so there is no need for the rumor to spread until even the common people know about it.
"He wants to marry the Duke Protector, but there are many people who don't want him to marry. He is using public opinion to force Emperor Yao. He made the wrong move."
Everything must be reversed.
Shen Moran's eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "He is not far away from being abandoned by the emperor."
After all, this matter has brought Chang Jinchan's reputation into play. Si Yiluo originally disagreed, but the person involved did not object, so she didn't say much.
But she was very sure that this girl Chang Jinchan must have been tricked by Shen Moran.
She asked Zhou Zhan: "You just don't care about her?"