"Sili, Liyou has led his army to set off, why are you still here?"
Xiao Ling held up the hem of her goose-yellow skirt and hurriedly ran into Yusheng Courtyard. When she saw that Ye Sili was still sitting in the courtyard embroidering, she kept urging her.
"I know, I know, I'll be fine soon."
Ye Sili's tone was also anxious, but the work in her hands was serious and meticulous.
Finally, Ye Sili took the scissors, cut off the buried thread, picked up the medicinal materials that had been prepared, put them into her purse, and hurried out of the house.
In July of the 18th year of Xining, there were mountain bandits in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As a result, the surrounding people were in dire straits and fled one after another. Today, Emperor Yuan of Zhou Dynasty sent Gu Liyou to lead 3,000 elite troops to suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion.
Ye Sili rode on horseback. Fortunately, the army was not moving fast at this time and finally caught up with Gu Liyou outside the city.
"Ahyou!"
Gu Liyou turned around and saw Ye Sili chasing after him, and immediately ordered Bai Yi to lead the army to continue moving forward, while he turned around and waited for Ye Sili.
"Ah Li, why are you here?" Gu Liyou was a little surprised.
Ye Sili said nothing and directly threw the embroidered purse to him.
"There are the most mosquitoes this season. I have mosquito repellent medicine in my purse. Remember to take it with you."
Gu Liyou put the purse to the tip of his nose and smelled it. A faint herbal fragrance overflowed, which smelled very good.
"Okay." Gu Liyou put his purse into his breast pocket.
Ye Sili looked at the lightly-armed team, but still felt uneasy, and said:
"I heard that Liangcheng is remote and mostly in hilly areas. The bandits have been fighting with local soldiers all year round. They are quite experienced and cunning. You must be careful."
"Okay." Gu Liyou smiled fondly, touched Ye Sili's head, and suddenly said with some pity:
"It's a long journey to Liangcheng. I'm afraid I won't be able to spend your birthday with you this year."
Ye Sili didn't pay attention and said with a smile: "If you have time to write me a letter, I will be very happy."
"Then it's settled."
The marching team gradually went away, and Gu Liyou said goodbye:
"You will return to the city later. Please don't ride on the streets. Pay attention to your safety."
Ye Sili touched the horse under her crotch and said, "I understand."
"Ayou, take care of yourself."
Gu Liyou nodded in response, then rode away on horseback.
In late spring, Huanxia accompanied Ye Zhongyao back to his residence. When he saw Xiao Ling standing at the door of Yugong's residence at a loss, late spring stepped forward and asked:
"Princess, didn't you and the princess go to see the young master off? Why are you standing at the door?"
Xiao Ling looked at the horse at the door, then turned to look at Yun An, and said with great reluctance to admit:
"Si Li drove the horse too fast and I couldn't catch up."
"..."
Late spring and Huanxia instantly understood that every time they met with the young master, the princess would ignore them.
Today, he was actually riding a horse on the streets of Kyoto. Fortunately, the princess's equestrian skills were inherited from the master, so nothing went wrong.
Mosquitoes are the most annoying in July. Ye Sili sat on the swing and swatted a mosquito to death.
"Princess, there are too many mosquitoes outside, let's go inside." Wuchun advised.
Ye Sili threw away the mosquito in his hand and asked:
"When do you think Ayou will come back?"
"..." Late spring and Huan Xia looked at each other, and finally Huan Xia said:
"Princess, the young master just set out today and hasn't arrived in Liangcheng yet."
…
Ye Sili sat by the window, staring blankly at the orange sunset, and asked:
"Why haven't you heard from Ayou yet? I miss him so much."
Huan Xia lit some incense and put it on the dressing table, saying:
"Princess, the young master has only been away for two days, please wait."
…
The morning light is coming, the birds are chirping crisply, and the air is fresh.
Ye Sili opened the door, stretched out, and unconsciously glanced in the direction of Yulan Courtyard. She turned to ask Munchun, who came out with a basin to pour the face wash: "Is there any news about Ayou?"
Late spring was very helpless and still replied:
"My good princess, Kyoto is quite far away from Liangcheng. Even if we work hard and work day and night, it will probably take three to five days. What's more, the young master's trip involves thousands of people. According to the normal process, it will take about seven days.
Today is only the third day, please wait patiently."
…
"Si Li, you are the protagonist today, why are you hiding in Yulan Courtyard alone?"
Xiao Ling finally found Ye Sili and took the birthday gift she prepared for Ye Sili from Yun An.
"Open it quickly and take a look. I left it specially for you."
Ye Sili carefully opened the wooden box, and there lay a luminous pearl with a slight blue light inside.
"Wow, this night pearl is so beautiful." Ye Sili showed a joy he had never felt in the past few days.
Seeing that Ye Sili liked it, Xiao Ling said proudly: "Of course it's beautiful. This is a tribute from the Qiang Kingdom. This is the only one. I specially asked my father for it, thinking that you would like it."
"I like it." Ye Sili nodded repeatedly.
"As expected, you are hiding here." Mu Jiufeng also came to find him, folding the folding fan in his hand smoothly, pointing to the two jars of good wine that Yuan Mu was carrying, and said: "I wonder if you still like the peach blossom wine I brought specially for you.
dislike?"
Peach blossom stuffing?
"Peach blossom wine from Zuiyunlou?" Ye Sili opened her eyes in surprise.
Mu Jiufeng smiled and nodded.
Ye Sili quickly walked over, opened the lid and smelled it: "Wow, it really is Zuiyunlou's peach blossom wine."
"Didn't the brewing master go back to his hometown? How did you get it?"
Mu Jiufeng tapped the folding fan in his hand one by one, pretending to be mysterious and said: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked."
Ye Sili hadn't drank for a long time. Smelling the aroma of wine, she couldn't help but let Huan Xia take the wine glass, and the three of them sat around the table in the courtyard.
Mu Jiufeng saw that Ye Sili had already finished two glasses of wine after only a few moments, and quickly advised:
"You should take it easy and don't drink too much, otherwise that guy from Liyou will scold me again if he finds out."
Hearing this, Ye Sili put down his wine glass.
"I don't know if Ayou's journey is smooth."
Mu Jiufeng comforted him and said, "Don't worry. In the past, Liyou led troops to fight in a majestic manner. Now it's just a matter of course to suppress a bandit. Don't worry about it."
Xiao Ling glared at Mu Jiufeng, "Can you speak? What do you mean by worrying blindly?"
"My fault, my fault." Mu Jiufeng was able to bend and stretch.
"Princess, the young master has sent back a letter."
Qingluo ran into Yulan Courtyard.
Ye Sili stood up suddenly and quickly took the letter.
"Ali kisses"
Just looking at these four words, the corners of Ye Sili's mouth couldn't help but turn up.
This handwriting was so familiar to her that she could not be more familiar with it. She slowly unfolded the letter paper and read every word. She seemed to be able to see Gu Liyou sitting at the desk writing a letter seriously.
The entire two pieces of paper expressed my longing for Yugong Mansion.
Ye Sili's eyebrows stretched and the corners of her mouth raised. The thoughts and worries of the past seven days were now comforted.
"What did Liyou say to make you smile so happily?"
Mu Jiufeng leaned his head over, Ye Sili folded the letter paper, put it back into the envelope, pointed to the four words on the envelope, and smiled at Mu Jiufeng:
"This is what Ayou wrote to me."
"……mean."
Xiao Ling asked curiously:
"What did Liyou say? Is everything okay?"
Ye Sili nodded and said, "Ayou arrived in Liangcheng yesterday. Everything went well."
Qingluo stepped forward again and offered the jade flute with both hands, saying:
"Young master said that today is your birthday, but he is not with you, so he sent the jade flute back. I hope you can be happy."
Ye Sili took the jade flute in surprise. This flute was brought by Ayou since she was a child. It was very precious, but now it was sent back from thousands of miles away just to wish her a happy birthday...
The magistrate of Liangcheng was well prepared to welcome him. After Gu Liyou arrived at Liangcheng, he immediately placed his entourage and soldiers in place. Without any formalities, he got straight to the point and understood the current situation of Liangcheng.
"Sir, it's getting late today. You have to go to Liangcheng Military Camp tomorrow morning, so you'd better rest early."
Bai Yi organized the files that Gu Liyou had read and persuaded him.
Gu Liyou closed the topographic map of Liangcheng in his hand, stood up and walked outside the house.
He looked up at the sky full of stars, his hair moving slightly in the night wind.
Although there is no bright moon in the sky tonight, my thoughts can still reach that person across thousands of rivers and mountains.
"The stars are shining tonight."
"Ali, happy birthday."
Ye Sili was sitting on the swing, holding a jade flute in her hand, laughing silly by herself.
In the past few days, she often received letters from Ayou. Most of the letters contained patient instructions, but Ye Sili could read them over and over again many times.
"Sili! It's not good!"
Mu Jiufeng hurriedly walked into Yusheng Courtyard.
Seeing him looking so anxious, Ye Sili felt a little uneasy and asked cautiously:
"What's the matter?"
Mu Jiufeng wanted to take out the folding fan out of habit, but he forgot to bring it because he was in a hurry to go out.
"Something happened in Liangcheng."
"..." Ye Sili was confused, stood up slowly, walked to Mu Jiufeng, and questioned:
"How is that possible? I just received a letter from Ayou a few days ago, in which he said everything was fine."
Naturally, Mu Jiufeng didn't want to believe it. He had just received the news and was stunned for a long time before he realized it. Gu Liyou had many battle experiences on the battlefield, coupled with his superb martial arts skills and foresight, how could he fail in Xiaoliang City?
"How many days have it been since you received a letter from Liyou?"
"...Three days" Ye Sili felt uneasy.
When Mu Jiufeng heard this, he had to admit: "That's right. There is a long distance between Liangcheng and Kyoto, so it is normal for the news to lag behind."
"I have been inquiring about Liangcheng these days, and I just learned today that bandits raided two days ago, causing chaos in the city."
Ye Sili gradually calmed down and asked: "The Holy Lord sent three thousand soldiers and horses to go with Ayou. Together with the local army in Liangcheng, there are tens of thousands of soldiers at least. We shouldn't let the bandits make such trouble."
"How is Ayou doing now?"
Mu Jiufeng shook his head and said: "According to reports from my subordinates, bandits invaded two days ago. Liyou personally led his troops to stop the attack at the city gate, but he didn't know where the bandits entered the city from, scaring the people and fleeing in all directions."
Ye Sili thought deeply: "The bandits must also have heard that the imperial court sent people to suppress the bandits. They want to give Ayou a blow."
"But," Ye Sili still had doubts: "According to Ayou's temperament, he should have made arrangements with the city officials on the day he arrived in Liangcheng. How could such a mess happen now?"