sjar Chapter 413 Waiting for Return (2 chapters combined into 1 chapter)
Chapter 413 Waiting for Return (2 chapters combined into 1 chapter)
It can be said that one of the brothers is struggling in the open, while the other is struggling in the dark.
When he was younger, Jiang Yuchuan would go to visit his younger brother. The palace maids and eunuchs in his palace were afraid of this prince who was in the emperor's favor, and on the surface they asked Jiang Jichen to maintain the prince's dignity.
But after he became a teenager, the Fourth Prince rarely visited his younger brother...
"Master, it's not that I don't miss you..."
Jiang Si lowered his head, and the hands that he used to hold the knife were now tightly grasping the corners of his clothes.
He pursed his lips, and after hesitating for a long time, he decided to speak out, "The master is competing with the eldest prince for the throne, and everyone close to him will be in danger."
Your Majesty...even His Majesty is under pressure from the aristocratic families headed by the Xie family.
If he gets close to Jiang Jichen again...
The dirty tricks of the palace maids and eunuchs will only make the prince's life miserable, but seeking power will cost one's life.
The Imperial Concubine and His Majesty are both protected by their side, and even the Fourth Prince himself is surrounded by many experts, but Jiang Jichen is not like that.
He only had the secret guard Jiang Jiu and an old eunuch.
In this war for the throne, Jiang Jichen is a soft persimmon.
"So King Yong also has a role in sending my father to the North?"
Jiang Si hummed.
The matter was first proposed by the Imperial Concubine at that time, and Jiang Yuchuan overheard it but did not stop it.
"My master told me that it is better to go to the north and fight for myself than to endure in the deep palace and see only a square sky until death."
The little girl hugged the quilt and hugged herself tightly.
She tilted her head to look at the window in front of the bed, closed her eyes and felt the warmth of the sunlight coming in.
"It seems...he is not that bad."
Jiang An said.
She thought that the Prince of Yong was bound to be a rebellious and arrogant person, like the Empress Dowager...
Now think about it, if he was really like that, why would her father bring people to pay homage every Qingming Festival?
Looking back over the past twenty years, perhaps neither of the two brothers was wrong.
What is wrong is human nature and greed.
They were born into the wrong family and should not have been born into the royal family.
Thinking of her father, the little girl remembered that the envelope in her hand was still unopened.
She tossed and turned on the bed and finally found the letter under her butt.
When the letter paper was unfolded, the handwriting was vigorous and majestic.
The letter was just a thin piece of paper with just a few words written on it.
Her father said, when you have enough fun, go home early...
Looking at the familiar words, Jiang An seemed to smell the soothing scent from her father.
The little girl pursed her lips, her eyes filled with tears, and she crumpled the letter into a ball, saying aggrievedly, "Stinky old man, wait for me to come home!"
"big liar!"
Nianniang happened to come into the inner room with medicine. When she heard what the young lady said, she chuckled and shook her head.
In this world, perhaps only their young lady dares to call the King of Zhenguo an old man...
In the north, the King’s Palace.
It is now the end of October. The temperature in the north has dropped suddenly. There are no leaves on the branches of the trees. It will snow in a few days.
Hu Yan fell ill before winter this year.
The court doctor was already old, so he went to the military camp personally to bring the man back to the palace to recuperate.
Look... right now, he is playing chess with the prince in the main courtyard.
While the two men were playing chess, General Xie was lying on his back with nothing to do beside them.
He was quite carefree. He had a pot of wine and drank one cup after another while looking at the bleak autumn scenery in the yard.
On the chessboard, the chess pieces are scattered, the situation is unclear, and people can't see through it...
Hu Yan, who was dressed in a green shirt, paused for a while with the white piece in his hand, sighed lightly, and threw the chess piece back into the jar.
"Your Majesty, please stop torturing me, okay?"
He pinched his brows and said helplessly: "I am still a patient!"
You are so...
Hu Yan didn't dare to finish saying the last sentence even in his heart.
He raised his eyes to look at Jiang Jichen's expression, and as expected, the prince looked solemn.
If you don’t know, you would think that there is going to be another big battle here!
General Xie, who was standing by, gloated over the misfortune and drank a glass of hot wine, "You old fox, just be patient..."
"There is no news from Kyoto, our prince is very anxious!"
He leaned in closer and complained: "You didn't see him writing a letter to a little girl~"
Either I can't pick up the pen, or I throw the paper away and rewrite after writing a word...
I spent the whole morning struggling and finally only managed to write a few words!
"Look, young master, as long as the little girl doesn't come back, our prince will have to play chess with you again."
He patted the old fox on the shoulder and said, "Just bear with it~"
Look at his considerate look. If you didn’t smile, I would have really believed you!
Hu Yan rolled his eyes and slapped his hand away with the folding fan in his hand.
At the same time, Jiang Jichen, who had been silent, turned his wrist and a black particle shot out, smashing the young general's wine jug.
The aroma of wine...
The sound of Xie Yunshan jumping up and down in the yard could be heard from far away... very far away.
Just as the noise was going on, a hawk suddenly cried out in the sky above the main courtyard.
Jiang Jichen stopped moving the piece, and the black piece on his fingertips fell where it shouldn't have.
Hu Yan's eyes were deep as he stared at the chess board.
One move changed the whole game...
"master…"
Butler Sun came in from outside the courtyard in a hurry, followed by two unfamiliar secret guards.
Hu Yan tilted his head and took a look, "The demon's men..."
From Kyoto.
If you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here!
The secret guard came to the yard but did not speak directly. After saluting, he stood aside like a wooden man and waited.
Jiang Jichen beckoned the goshawk to land on his arm and took out the letter from its small cloth bag.
As he unfolded the letter, he asked, "What's the matter?"
Just as General Xie was about to find a less embarrassing excuse to leave, he stopped.
He looked at Hu Yan. Should he leave or not?
The old fox smiled and said, "Thank you, General, for staying and listening."
After all, it's a matter of Kyoto, maybe it can be used in some way.
Xie Yunshan didn't know what Hu Yan was thinking, otherwise he would definitely make a scene...
A secret guard stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the young lady sent us to escort the people and things back to the north."
thing?
Anyone else?
Jiang Jichen paused in his movement of unfolding the letter, and suddenly had a bad feeling.
He frowned, "What?"
"Where are the people?"
After a while…
There were fifteen large boxes neatly arranged in the main courtyard of the palace.
The boxes were opened one by one, revealing valuables, famous paintings, porcelain, rare books, etc.
Xie Yunshan smacked his lips, picked up a gilded candlestick, and said with a look of condemnation, "You're not even going to let this go?"
Whose house did she copy?
Hu Yan covered his face with a folding fan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
However, Jiang Jichen had been looking at the items in one of the boxes.
There were some common things in there, like some young master's old things...
Steward Sun came out to reply, "The person the young master asked to be brought back is the director of the Imperial Hospital in the palace, and he is also the junior brother of the palace doctor in our mansion."
"Since you have been traveling so long, I will take the initiative to send you directly to the government hospital."
He must be confident in the person the young lady sent back, so he would not be on extra guard.
"Who?"
Xie Yunshan scratched his ears, looking shocked.
"Young girl, if you kidnap the warden, aren't you afraid that the ladies in the harem will eat her alive?"
He had been in Kyoto before, so he had heard of this person.
He has good medical skills, and the various health-preserving and beauty-enhancing pills he makes are loved by the concubines in the harem. He is like a treasure!
"wrong…"
Xie Yunshan's mind was working very quickly at this time.
He paced back and forth, "This supervisor is usually in the palace, and rarely goes home. The little girl is in the Huguo Temple..."
"One is in the imperial city, and the other is outside Kyoto. How did they bump into each other?"
One of the secret guards looked up at Xie Yunshan and thought to himself: You are quite smart.
"I also want to know..." The prince gritted his teeth.
There was nothing on the letter paper in Jiang Jichen's hand, just a kneeling stick figure with a vivid expression on his face.
"cough…"
Hu Yan coughed lightly to suppress his smile, and silently moved away from the prince.
When the city gate catches fire, be careful not to let the innocent get hurt!
The prince is angry?
The two secret guards simultaneously glanced at the two unopened boxes, wondering in their minds how likely it was that they would be able to return to Kyoto standing.
"What are you looking at?"
Jiang Jichen spoke in a gloomy tone.
"Gudong" is the sound of swallowing saliva.
The two secret guards knelt happily and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please calm down..."
The courtyard was silent for a moment.
"Oh, look at how cowardly you two are."
Steward Sun walked forward with a smile and slapped one of them on the back of the head, "When has our prince ever been angry with the young lady?"
Jiang Jichen looked at the old butler helplessly.
The look in his eyes clearly said: Just spoil her!
"Okay, everyone, get up..."
After all, they were just following orders to deliver the things back.
"What's in this box? Open it and let me see."
Xie Yunshan stretched his neck, he was also curious~
"Yes."
The secret guard took orders and opened the box.
"hiss…"
It was the sound of General Xie taking a breath of cold air.
and also…
The sound of our prince's fist hardening.
Even Hu Yan couldn't hold it anymore and said, "This little girl..."
Although he left the capital at a young age, he could still distinguish a few things in the palace...
There are several items here that were placed in the Chenglong Hall when the late emperor was alive, and he has also seen them.
Jiang An even raided the emperor's house!
Fortunately, she had some sense and didn't take over the national treasury.
Wait a minute…
Hu Yan suddenly laughed out loud. When did his bottom line towards the little girl retreat to this point?
Xie Yunshan took two more steps forward and asked, "Could it be possible that the imperial seal was also brought back?"
!
After these words were spoken, Hu Yan and Jiang Jichen looked at each other.
All eyes present were on the two secret guards.
"no!"
The secret guard's back was stiff as he replied in a decisive tone.
"The young lady said that the imperial seal cannot be sold or used. It would be useless and troublesome if I took it."
My goodness, she still feels disgusted!
The Imperial Seal cannot be sold, but these palace items can be sold! ?
The veins on the old father's forehead were throbbing wildly.
“Speak! Tell me everything that little bastard has said and done since he arrived in Kyoto!”
The secret guard stood as still as a pine tree, not daring to breathe, and could only repeat everything in detail.
From the assassination of the little girl when she first arrived in the suburbs of Kyoto, to being stopped outside the Gokoku-ji Temple, to the killing of Jiang Shi, he told her everything one by one.
At the end of the speech, Xie Yunshan went from standing to sitting, feeling overwhelmed.
Imprisoned the imperial concubine, started a massacre in the Huguo Temple, and scolded the imperial teacher...
And assassinate the emperor!
And it wasn't just one assassination!
And framed the Queen Mother!
And set fire to the imperial city!!
In the end, he spent several days in death row!
Otherwise, let her sit on His Majesty's throne!
"No!"
Xie Yunshan was startled, "I have to go and catch this devil!"
If we don’t catch him, Kyoto will be in chaos!
General Xie rushed out of the mansion and returned to the camp to count the troops...
Hu Yan tried to stop them from behind, but was stopped by the prince.
Jiang Jichen: “Let him go!”
If that little ancestor doesn't come back, once the people in Kyoto react, she will probably be besieged by everyone!
"She dared to burn down the imperial city, and she is not afraid of her ancestors knocking on her door in the middle of the night!"
The prince had a handsome face and a frightening aura.
Now, even Butler Sun didn't dare to defend the young master...
Hu Yan frowned when he heard his words.
"Your Majesty is just angry at An An for setting fire to the imperial city?"
Jiang Jichen frowned, "Every brick and tile of the imperial city was built from the national treasury."
"Now it's burned, using the money from the people's taxes. She is really wrong about this!"
So, wait until An An comes back and he will be punished!
The old fox narrowed his eyes and deliberately said, "What about her imprisonment of the concubine?"
"A killing spree took place in the Huguo Temple?"
The old father raised his eyebrows, "What?"
"It is only natural for my daughter to avenge me!"
Besides, who knows?
Who dares to say that it was the little girl who did it!
I'm afraid I've lived enough!
After getting the expected answer, Hu Yan shook his head and laughed, and just said lightly, "Just protect her!"
He caused such a terrible disaster, yet he still protects him!
However, it is really satisfying to do!
Hu Yan: "In just a few days, we cut off all contact between the Concubine Dowager and the outside world, uncovered all the connections under her name, and then sent someone to take over, without anyone being able to detect any flaws..."
He smiled heartily, "It's not in vain that I learned from you!"
He thought that the little girl would cry bitterly after learning the truth in Kyoto, and then return to the north.
Unexpectedly, she cut the Gordian knot so quickly that she did not forget to remove the Zhenguo Palace from the matter of the Second Prince's rebellion.
Jiang Jichen had a smile on his face, and his brows, which had been furrowed for many days, relaxed a little on the day the little girl got into trouble.
He said: "It's obviously because of my father's good teaching!"
Hu Yan was happy and didn't argue with him.
After all, it's rare to see this side of his friend~
"Military Advisor Hu..."
Outside the main courtyard, a soldier saluted from a distance and said, "The court doctor asked you to go back. He said his junior brother is here to diagnose your pulse and treat your illness."
Hu Yan: …
He sighed, wrapped his cloak tightly around himself, and said helplessly: "This little girl, one person is not enough to feed me medicine, and she found another one!"
"Your Majesty, I will leave first..."
Jiang Jichen nodded indifferently and just thought about his daughter.
"My lord..."
The secret guard spoke up only after almost everyone in the main courtyard had left.
"The young lady has already set off to return to the North..."
"According to the distance, we are already far away from Kyoto now."
So, thanks to General Xiao for this trip...
Jiang Jichen: "It's okay, you can just pick me up halfway."
When his daughter comes back, someone has to pick her up.
After saying that, he waved his hand.
The two secret guards bowed and left.
"master…"
Butler Sun stepped forward, poured tea for the master, and tentatively said, "Young master, come back..."
Jiang Jichen had no idea what he was going to say, so he could only promise in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't punish her. I will only say a few words at most."
How could he bear to punish his daughter who had come all the way here to make her suffer?
"Eh!"
Butler Sun had a huge smile on his face.
As he laughed, his eyes became red.
The old man quickly wiped away the tears from his eyes with his sleeves, "I said... Even if the young master knew, he would definitely feel sorry for you and would not disown you."
What a good little girl she is...