Chapter 140 Unsuitable

Uncle Qi smiled slightly,

And said:

“Isn’t it inappropriate?”

Zheng Boye also smiled,

And said;

“This Lord is very busy.”

After saying that,

Zheng Boye lowered the curtain and sat back.

Little Zhang started driving the carriage forward again, but it stopped again because Uncle Qi didn't move aside and was still blocking the road.

But soon,

Little Zhang gritted his teeth.

Being Zhang's adopted son, Little Zhang's qualifications were naturally excellent. He knew the identity of the person blocking the road in front of him, but at the same time, he knew even more what kind of relationship the person sitting in the carriage behind him and his master had.

His adoptive father once taught him that

After losing your roots,

You'll be a rootless person for the rest of your life.

If a rootless person wants to gain a foothold and survive in this world, they can only rely on their master.

Your eyes should only have your master.

So,

After a brief hesitation,

Little Zhang drove the carriage and ran over Uncle Qi.

Uncle Qi's sword was half-drawn.

Inside the carriage,

Long Yuan next to the Sword Saint was also half-drawn.

The next moment,

Uncle Qi moved out of the way,

The carriage drove past.

Little Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the carriage, the Sword Saint returned Long Yuan to its sheath, looked at Zheng Fan, and said:

"I feel like you're much tougher than you were at Xuehai Pass."

Zheng Boye shook his head and said:

"Because Xuehai Pass is my territory, so I have to be restrained. But this is the capital, and I can let go even more. If he continues to block the road, I'll really ask you to help me use that sword, so I don't have to carry a sword around with me even at this old age, it's tiring."

If the Princess had an accident at Xuehai Pass, it would definitely be his fault;

But in the capital, in full view of everyone, it's actually a place where you can reason things out.

The Yan Emperor held such a grand ceremony for him to enter the capital yesterday, it's impossible for him to just watch him die in the street today.

"His sword, it's not easy to cultivate either."

"I'm annoyed by him, and I'm also annoyed by the crazy woman behind him."

The Sword Saint nodded.

Zheng Boye stretched, half-closed his eyes, and leaned back against the carriage wall again, and said:

"In less than half a year, my confidence has become stronger. Apart from the different locations, there are two other reasons.

One is the Princess;

One Princess has made the other three of the four young generals who were rumored in the Jianghu only eat farts behind me. Reputation can tire people, but reputation can also save lives.

There's another one,

It's you,

You've recovered,

Brother,

You are the key.

No matter what you say, no matter how many titles, no matter how many errands, no matter how big the relationship, if someone can just stab you to death with a sword when you go out on the street, then it's all nonsense.

I don't like putting my life on other people's overall situation, because I myself am not a person who likes to consider the overall situation."

A princess and a Sword Saint,

Can allow Zheng Boye to stand up straight in front of the Princess.

And it's still a relatively independent position, the capital;

After that,

It's about comparing backgrounds;

You have the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion standing behind you, and I have the Jingnan Marquis standing behind me, who's afraid of who?

…

The Blind Man and the Wild Man King, along with a group of followers, had already entered Ji Chengjue's mansion. This mansion was very safe, because Ji Chengjue, in order to protect his wife, had hired several experts and a group of people good at lurking around to protect her.

The steward of the mansion carefully entertained Earl Pingye's entourage.

There were fresh oranges, and the Blind Man grabbed several and stuffed them into his pockets.

It wasn't easy to eat fruit at Xuehai Pass. Although the Blind Man privately ordered people to transplant some orange trees, to be honest, the oranges that grew weren't delicious.

The fruits in Ji Chengjue's mansion were all fresh and tributes from various places. His Majesty would order the Department of Internal Affairs to send them to his grandson regularly.

"Shamelessly grabbing oranges from children."

Gou Moli teased unhappily.

"Children are weak, and eating too many oranges can easily cause internal heat." The Blind Man continued to peel the oranges.

Gou Moli sat on the steps. This was a small courtyard for guests, not big, with only a small piece of sky, but Gou Moli greedily stretched out his tongue and breathed in the air here.

The Blind Man put a piece of orange pulp into his mouth,

And said:

"Like a dog."

Gou Moli wasn't angry. He had always called himself a puppy anyway, and said triumphantly:

"I didn't expect that I could breathe in the scent of Yanjing so freely."

"But it should be different from what you imagined, the method is different."

Gou Moli shook his head and said: "No, I never thought that one day I would be able to lead an army into this capital. I worked as an auxiliary soldier in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion in Beifeng County. I know how difficult it is to conquer this country.

Actually, I initially thought that taking most of Jin would be enough. I couldn't provoke the Yan people too much. Who knew that these Yan people were really like a tiger's ass, relatives who were stubborn about face."

"Heh heh." The Blind Man laughed.

"I thought that winning a battle at Wangjiang should be enough. Dividing the river to rule, or taking the opportunity to take Yingdu, my requirements weren't high, and I was willing to submit to the Yan people, as long as..."

"As long as you marry the Princess?"

"That's my dream, no, it's an obsession. You said that the Princess was still young at that time. Although she whipped me once, I really wouldn't have any thoughts about a little girl. On the contrary, you Xia people, some nobles like them when they're young. We Holy Race like those with a large physique who can bear children.

I don't even know what she looks like now, but I can't help but think about her, miss her.

Because she was the oath I made."

"Is that the goal you set for yourself when you were lying low?"

"This statement is appropriate, yes, struggling in the mud time after time, bowing and scraping in front of others time after time, and enduring those short-sighted but self-righteous tribal leaders on the snowy plains.

I've wronged myself for so long, there must be a reason to support me, right?

She,

Is the reward I reserved for myself."

"Understood."

"Thank you."

"But I don't like this kind of life."

"I can see it, you are all a bunch of lunatics. In your eyes, nothing is more important than your own happiness!"

"That's called following your heart."

"Heh heh."

"Let me tell you the truth, even if we already have the current family business, the foundation of Xuehai Pass, lowering our heads slightly, lying low for a while, and planning for the future, it's not unacceptable, but if we really retreat to the bottom line..."

"For example, what does it mean to retreat to the bottom line?"

"Probably, the lives of some of us, or the Lord having to hand over his women."

"I think, other than the Lord's own life, everything else can be handed over."

"Look, this is the biggest difference between you and us. In fact, we have always been prepared to overturn the table if it really doesn't work, and at worst, go to the snowy plains, the desert, or open an inn in Jiangnan, Qian."

"Willing to give it up?"

"Willing to give it up."

"Tsk."

"Look, someone like you, who has been lying low for half your life, and then the great cause turns out to be a dream, isn't that a loss?"

"I've been here, I've seen it, I've experienced it."

"Sounds a bit familiar."

"The Lord once said that."

The Blind Man nodded and said:

"The more officials who like to flaunt their integrity and the more they like to publicize their love for the people, the more they can't stand investigation."

"Are you mocking your lord?"

"I dare to say that in front of my lord."

"I don't believe it."

The Blind Man peeled a second orange and said, "I'm not lying to you."

"If you have the ability, wait for the Lord to come back, and say it again in front of him."

"Say what?"

"Just what you just said."

"What did I say?"

"You said that Zheng Boye is hypocritical, aloof, pretentious, and two-faced..."

"Whoosh..."

The courtyard door was pushed open, and Zheng Boye walked in, followed by the Sword Saint.

"..." Gou Moli.

Zheng Boye glanced at Gou Moli, and Gou Moli immediately knelt down.

"You're pretty free, huh?"

Gou Moli shivered.

Zheng Boye looked at the Blind Man and said, "Did you send the gifts to the Princess?"

The Blind Man nodded and said: "In addition to the gifts for Her Highness, the Madam, and the children, the other gifts for the women, we had already sent people to the palace before. At this moment, they should have already handed them over to the people in the palace.

I sent He Chunlai and Chen Daole, heh heh."

There's a problem with the identities of He Chunlai and Chen Daole. This is something everyone tacitly knows.

They are both Jin people and should have participated in activities to resist Yan and restore Jin.

Letting them deliver gifts is actually a kind of bad taste of the Blind Man.

Look,

The Dayan Imperial Palace is right in front of you two,

Go ahead.

"Did you send them all?"

"Huh? Lord, is there a problem?" The Blind Man was a little puzzled.

Zheng Boye looked at the Sword Saint standing next to him, shook his head, and said:

"It's okay, Li Qing should be able to arrange it herself."

Zheng Boye had also prepared a set of Jiao (a chess piece) made of old mountain wood from the snowy plains.

This wood is very precious,

Waterproof,

Cold-resistant,

And can retain warmth when held for a long time.

Wild tribes often use it in medicine to treat rheumatism and colds.

This was originally what Zheng Boye prepared to send to the Empress Dowager of Jin,

But now it seems that it should be sent to the palace together.

It's hard to say this in front of the Sword Saint, after all, the Sword Saint's surname is Yu, what kind of intentions do you have when you go to send this thing to someone else's Empress Dowager?

The Blind Man naturally didn't expect that his Lord and Si Niang had actually prepared this gift. There was no way, no matter how good you are at predicting things, it's hard to calculate this unexpected move.

He only thought that Zheng Boye was worried about the Princess in the palace, and comforted him:

"Lord, the Princess was born in the Da Chu Imperial Palace, she can handle these things."

"Mm, mm."

Zheng Boye nodded,

And said:

"By the way, I met that Uncle Qi on the road before."

Gou Moli, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly raised his head,

The Blind Man reached out and pressed down on his head, pressing him down again.

"That Princess is awake, huh?"

"She's awake, there are really many capable people in the capital. She invited me to the back garden, I refused, if she wants to see me, she can come here to see me."

The Blind Man nodded and said, "That's what should be done."

"But it's hard to say that that crazy woman will really come over."

Zheng Boye pointed at Gou Moli,

And said:

"So tie this guy up first, so he doesn't suddenly pop out and embarrass me later."

"..." Gou Moli.

…

"Sister, what are you so happy about?"

"Hehe, didn't I go to see the Da Chu Princess at Consort Qin's place today."

"Is that the one that Earl Pingye snatched back from Chu?"

"Isn't it?"

"Sister, what does that Da Chu Princess look like?"

"Not exactly a beauty that could topple cities, but she has a certain charm. She can be considered a lovely person. Alas, but after all, she is a Princess from a proper background. Da Chu has always emphasized rules and etiquette. I see that she treats people, and she does have the air of a noble lady.

Just looking at her from the side, I feel like I'm being compared to her."

"Why should sister be like this, sister is also a beauty that can make fish sink and geese fall."

"Sister, you don't understand this. Beautiful women in the world are something that ordinary people can't ask for, they need to think about day and night, tossing and turning. But for men who truly hold power, they are just flowers and plants that can be seen everywhere.

No matter how good the skin is, it's just an appearance after all. At this point, men value the things inside even more.

The Princess's noble air is something that women like you and me, who were born in the folk, can never cultivate."

Noble Lady Cai was from Qian, while Consort Ding was a Jin woman.

Both of them were born in the folk and were later sent to the palace.

Noble Lady Cai was conferred the title in the first year of Yongping, when the Yan army entered Qian.

Little Sixth once joked with Zheng Boye in private that his father had been favoring several concubines from Qian during that time, thinking of giving birth to one or two princes with Qian blood.

Zheng Boye said at the time that he really admired His Majesty, working hard for the country day and night, and was really exhausting himself.

Anyway, the two of them dared to say anything and joke about anything in private.

And this Noble Lady Cai was favored by His Majesty at that time.

After that,

Jin was incorporated into the territory of Da Yan.

His Majesty also took several Jin women into the palace.

In fact, it was the Jin clans who actively sent them over. This was also a customary rule.

Consort Ding was one of them.

In the past year, His Majesty would occasionally stay in her residence.

The court and the public have been speculating about the health of the Yan Emperor, but His Majesty has been living deep in the palace after all. Even though the Three Jins have been taken over in the past few years, he has never toured around, and the palace is airtight under the management of Wei Zhonghe, so the outside world has never been able to obtain accurate information about the Yan Emperor's health.

But there is one thing that cannot be faked and cannot be concealed.

That is, in recent years,

The concubines in the harem have not given birth.

The last one who was pregnant was Consort Qin, but that was also a few years ago, and the child was not kept.

And the last one to give birth to a prince was Consort Shu, who was also the mother of the Seventh Prince.

Royal heirs cannot be faked. Even the Emperor would not dare to do anything in this kind of thing.

Therefore,

The fact that the Yan Emperor has not given birth in recent years is generally regarded by the outside world as an important evidence that the Yan Emperor's health has been bad since the first year of Yongping.

You must know that the Qian Emperor, who is about the same age as the Yan Emperor, has been giving birth to princes and princesses every year. Especially the Seventh Princess of Qian, according to the date of her birth, the Yan army outside the capital of Qian had not yet retreated when her mother was pregnant.

Some Qian literati even wrote a poem for this, in which the Qian Emperor was depicted as being calm and composed in the face of the Yan invasion, holding a cup of beauty, and talking and laughing, the Yan soldiers retreated on their own.

Of course, this can be said to be flattering in a shameless way.

But it can also be seen from this perspective that the Qian Emperor's body has always been healthy.

"By the way, sister, what is this?"

Consort Ding asked, pointing to the box that Noble Lady Cai was holding back;

This box was beautifully packaged, with delicate and lustrous textures, it could be imagined that the things inside were also extremely valuable.

"This, ah, that Princess brought a lot of gifts. When Consort Qin asked me to visit the Princess, the Princess let us choose. There are many good things."

"It's a pity that my sister's rank is not high enough to go there."

"Look at what you're saying, sister. How long have you been in the palace and you've already been favored by His Majesty? It won't be long before your rank will come up. When that time comes, I'll have to salute you when I see you."

"Sister is teasing me again."

At this time,

A little eunuch ran over in a hurry,

"Oh, Noble Lady Cai, you really made me search for you!"

"Hmm? Little Eunuch Li, what's the matter?"

"Isn't it that the Qian envoy is coming to see you today, Madam, at the Qihe Hall? Have you forgotten?"

"Oh dear, I really forgot, I was only thinking about going to see the Princess."

"Noble Lady, you should quickly go and prepare with this servant."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go right away, I'll go right away."

Noble Lady Cai hurriedly followed Little Eunuch Li away.

Noble Lady Cai was from Chuzhou County, Qian, and was originally from a small merchant family. Later, the family's business broke down, and in order to pay off the debt, she was sold to a caravan going to the Yan country.

Naturally, the operation of the Dayan Secret Spy Division was indispensable in this. Later, Noble Lady Cai was taken into the palace and became the Qian concubine of the Yan Emperor.

When Noble Lady Cai first entered the palace,

Dayan and Qian had not yet started a war,

The Qian Dynasty, upon receiving the news, did a very shameless thing, that is, they bestowed a title on Noble Lady Cai's family in Chuzhou County.

Although it was just a commoner title, without a fief or food, it was considered to have supported her family.

There was no way, who told Qian at that time to have a great lack of confidence in Yan.

Isn't the back garden outside the capital now built by the Qian people for the Yan emperor.

Since then, every time a Qian envoy came to Yan, they would send a female official to the palace to meet this Noble Lady Cai and offer their regards.

The Yan palace was also very open to this, just a meeting, nothing serious.

A while ago, there were frequent frictions on the border between the two countries. Zhong Tianlang led the cavalry to make the Yan people suffer several losses, but as the Great Prince Ji Wujiang came to Nanwang City to preside over military affairs, the Qian people suffered defeats in several small-scale conflicts;

The Qian people, who did not want to expand the war, immediately sent envoys to pray for the resumption of peace on the border. Since the envoys had come, then according to the previous practice, they still had to come and see this Noble Lady Cai again.

And Noble Lady Cai was also very enthusiastic about this kind of "family" visit. First, it made this poor woman feel that she also had a family, and second, she could also get some information about her parents and brothers from the female officials of the delegation.

But today, she really forgot the day because she saw the Princess.

Noble Lady Cai left in a hurry,

Forgetting the box left on the stone table in the pavilion.

Consort Ding wanted to stop her, but after hesitating, she didn't call out, but instead picked up the box and walked back to her bedroom.

As soon as she returned to her bedroom and put down the box, a palace maid came to report that Consort Qin was asking her to come over.

Because the Princess distributed things today, but those who could get them were all ranked concubines and noble ladies. Consort Qin was a good manager of the harem, so she opened her dressing case and let those Consorts, Talents, and those who agreed to come over all make rewards, and kept the evening meal.

Therefore,

When Consort Ding returned to her bedroom with a hairpin again, it was almost nightfall.

The reason why everyone came back at this time, and didn't stay to talk more, was because it was almost time for His Majesty to flip the sign or for His Majesty to decide where to stay tonight.

Consort Ding put down this not very valuable hairpin,

And disdainfully said:

"It's embarrassing to give people this kind of broken thing, do you really think I've never seen the world?"

Consort Ding was born in a big family in Jin, and was used to brocade clothes and jade food since she was a child.

Immediately,

Consort Ding took the exquisite box that she had taken from Noble Lady Cai,

There was also a puzzle lock on it, which was not difficult to open, but gave people a very ingenious feeling.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter..."

Opening one button after another,

Consort Ding finally opened the box slowly,

"What...is this?"

Consort Ding took out a very exquisite *jiao* from the box. This thing was actually a little hot to the touch.

But this shape,

Looks like,

Looks like;

Just then,

Consort Ding suddenly found a figure beside her. She immediately turned around and saw the Yan Emperor who had entered without her being notified.

At this time,

The Yan Emperor's face,

Was very gloomy, very heavy.

"Your...Your Majesty..."

"It seems that I can't satisfy you."

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I'm a little tired today, so there's only one update, let the Dragon take a break.