Chapter Sixteen: The Difficulty of Affection (Part 2)
Back at the Military Advisor's Mansion, He Ran found Yun Ye and told him about the idea of kidnapping his eldest brother.
When Yun Ye heard that he was asked to lead the team, he immediately felt the pressure. To be honest, he would rather face thousands of troops alone than do this. The lives of his brother and sister-in-law were in his hands. If anything happened, he would not do it. Failure to do so will result in a lifelong regret.
He Ran could understand his feelings and said with true feelings: "I know this is to embarrass you, but after thinking about it, I can't trust it to others. My elder brother has become Zhao Min's weapon against me. Now I see this is a rescue." This is the best opportunity for the eldest brother. If Zhao Min transfers the eldest brother back, it will be even more difficult in the future, so you have to take some risks this time, just in case...if anything happens, I will never blame you."
Yun Ye said with a bitter face: "You also know that my eldest brother has superb martial arts skills. Even if I can beat him with just one and a half moves, I still can't capture him easily. If he really intends to commit suicide, I can't stop him. Do you think you can?" Can’t you try to attack people like Jin Yun? If you can persuade them, then you can say anything.”
He Ran said worriedly: "I thought of them, but I was afraid that if I failed to persuade them, the news would be leaked. These guards of my eldest brother were very good to me in the past, and I am also worried that I might hurt their lives by taking action." [
Yun Ye whispered: "I have some friendship with some of them. I want to sneak into Dingyang first and find an opportunity to have a secret talk with Jin Yun. Understand the reason. They understand our friendship with eldest brother and they should also understand why we are doing this. Hello, big brother, with Jin Yun’s temperament, I’m somewhat sure of persuading him.”
He Ran shook his head and said: "It's too risky for you to sneak in alone."
Yun Ye said with a smile: "You are worrying too much. Even if my whereabouts are exposed and I am captured, can you still kill me?"
"I don't know how to kill you, but I don't need to ask. I know that Zhao Min must have left officials and generals to monitor my brother. I can't let you back at will. Having him in Zhao Min's hands is enough for me. Plus, I can't let you back at will." How will you attack Zhao in the future?"
Yun Ye was silent for a while and said: "If you want me to rob my brother, you have to let me take this risk. I have no confidence in doing it directly. I can't bear the responsibility. Even if you don't blame me, I can't do it myself." Account for yourself."
"I can't let you go. Let's think of other ways. Maybe Dazai can come up with a good strategy. You can go and discuss it with him." He is confused when he meets relatives. This is He Ran's weakness. At this moment, his heart is a little confused. Yeah, that's why he was willing to let Su Ge plan this matter.
After Yunye left, Houyu's close confidant Luqiang came to visit him. It was obvious that he was here to get close to him, but the purpose was not to let them go back to Kaiqing City early. Luqiang left perfunctorily, and he sat quietly and meditated, but still couldn't help it. It was a good idea. He even thought of transferring Dongfang Ao, Lin Yang and other generals with strong martial arts skills to join Yun Ye in Dingyang City. This idea made him feel funny. They are now in charge. Generals, he actually wanted to use them as assassins. If they were to catch them all, he wouldn't even have time to cry.
Such a ridiculous idea came to mind, and He Ran knew that his heart could not calm down anymore. He sighed helplessly and could only leave this matter completely to Su Ge.
Back in the inner house, Su Xiyao and Lin Yan had just finished playing a game of chess and were reviewing the game. He sat quietly and watched quietly, looking very focused on his expression.
Su Xiyao glanced at him and knew that he was worried. After Lin Yan left, she asked, "What happened?"
He Ran talked about the worries in his heart, Su Xiyao handed him her tea cup, pondered for a while and said: "That's all as long as you have done your best. Su Ge's concerns are justified, and I can't think of anything good for you." Method, brother Jin Shi has a strong temperament and is loyal, so persuasion is useless. We can only force him to come here first. I have a close relationship with Qingyun, so I can help persuade him then."
He Ran nodded slightly, his expression still not relaxed.
When I stayed in Su Xiyao's room at night, tossing and turning until the fourth watch, I finally fell asleep and woke up suddenly not long after.
Su Xiyao noticed that he was covered in cold sweat and asked with concern: "Did you have a nightmare?"
He Ran was in shock, and after a long time he said: "It seems so, but I can't remember what I dreamed about."
Su Xiyao wiped his sweat distressedly and said: "Is it because of your sworn brother Xuan Xin? You are thinking too much. Brother Jin Shi is not a stupid person. Jin Shibo is still alive. He will not commit suicide casually. He should have a more thorough plan." There won’t be any surprises, Su Ge is a cautious person.”
He Ran sat on the couch and seemed oblivious, but after a while he suddenly got dressed.
"It's not yet dawn, what are you going to do?" Su Xiyao asked uneasily.
He Ran got off the bed and hurriedly arranged his clothes and said: "No, the more I think about this matter, the less reliable it becomes. Yun Ye himself has no confidence. This matter cannot be done. I would rather send some troops to surround Dingyang for a long time." If you take this risk, as long as the eldest brother cannot go back and can no longer be used by Zhao Min, I will tell Su Ge." [
Su Xiyao, dumbfounded, pulled him and said, "They didn't go to do it early in the morning, so why are they in such a hurry? It's not too late to wait until daybreak. Breaking into the house in the middle of the night is nothing."
He Ran seemed to have just recovered and sat back on the bed.
Su Xiyao advised: "Get some more sleep, you didn't sleep much this night."
Having made up his mind, He Ran felt at ease, took off his clothes and got on the bed again, and soon fell asleep.
Su Xiyao was so troubled that she lost her sleep. She lit an oil lamp and looked at his pure sleeping state lovingly. Her pretty face was sometimes smiling and sometimes worried. As for what she was thinking, only she knew. Until the sky brightened. , when she heard Xiaozhu walking around outside, she gently patted He Ran's face to wake him up.
He Ran washed up in a hurry and rushed to see Su Ge without even bothering to eat breakfast. Unexpectedly, Xi Ning came first.
Hearing that Xi Ning had come to visit so early, He Ran was secretly shocked and hurriedly met Su Xiyao.
Xi Ning was already shy by nature, and now she was even more embarrassed when she arrived at the house at dawn. Her face turned red before she said anything, and she apologized again and again.
Su Xiyao held her hand affectionately and asked, "Did something happen?"
Xi Ning looked at He Ran and whispered: "It's nothing. I just want to ask my second brother if he sent Yun Ye to do some confidential things. He didn't come back last night. If...if something is involved I won’t ask about military aircraft.”
"He didn't come home all night?" He Ran's face changed slightly.
Seeing He Ran's nervous expression, Xi Ning couldn't help but become more worried, and said anxiously: "So it's not the second brother who sent him to do things? Then...then where has he gone? Those guards don't know his whereabouts. Usually he You always have to tell me if you don't come back."
He Ran hurriedly smiled and said: "I forgot, Dazai mentioned yesterday that he was asked to do something. Maybe Dazai had some confidential matters and entrusted him to do it. Don't worry, I will go to Dazai's mansion and ask about it."
"Oh." Xi Ning breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him shyly: "I have caused trouble to my second brother. I shouldn't have bothered my second brother with such a trivial matter. It's just that this kind of thing has never happened before, so I feel a little uneasy. Since If that’s the case, then I don’t dare bother my second brother anymore, it’s probably Dazai who sent him on errands.”
He Ran smiled and said: "What are you talking about? Brother and sister, you are too polite. There is nothing bigger in the world than the matter between brothers? When you saw that he didn't come home late at night, you should have sent someone to ask me. I was worried. Late?"
Xi Ning smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm a little worried. How can I come over and disturb you in the middle of the night?"
He Ran was already panicking, and winked at Su Xiyao, and then said to Xi Ning: "It's rare that you can come over, so just talk to a few sisters-in-law. I'll go see Dazai right away, and I'll send someone after you find out. I’ll give you a message when I come back.”
Xi Ning felt a little regretful and said, "It's not that I don't want to come over to visit my brother and sister-in-law. It's just because you both have a lot of official work, and I'm afraid that coming here will cause disturbance. It's still early, so I'm not in a hurry to ask, lest I displease Dazai."
He Ran waved his hand and said: "I was going to discuss matters with him, so don't worry about it." He walked to the door and said, "Come over if you have time. No one else is busy in this mansion except Zhongshu Ling."
Hearing him address his beloved wife Zhuyin using Zhongshu Ling, Xi Ning couldn't help but lower her head and smile.