Su Ci was dazed and almost fell asleep, but she suddenly remembered something and woke up immediately. She quickly jumped out of bed and hugged Yang Yanzong's arm: "My husband, I have something to tell you!"

Yang Yanzong glanced at her sideways without stopping his hand which was buttoning his inner armor. Is she so sweet? He raised an eyebrow: "What's the matter?"

Su Ci smiled sweetly at him and said quickly, "It belongs to my sister. You know my sister, right? She is helping out in the medical camp now."

"Um."

Thinking of this, Su Ci frowned: "You know, my sister has learned martial arts for more than ten years. It's such a waste for her to just carry things in the medical camp. She has never been exposed to this before. She can only do rough work."

She nudged Yang Yanzong with her hip, and said in a friendly way: "Can you assign a new job to my sister? One that can show her strengths. She is very good at light body skills, so she can probably do tracking, getting information, etc., yeah! And sometimes it would be more convenient to have a woman, right?"

Su Ci had actually had this idea for a long time, but her relationship with Yang Yanzong had not reached that point before, so it was not appropriate to bring it up.

Does Yang Yanzong have shortcomings? Of course he does, for example, he is very chauvinistic. But there are two sides to every coin, and every thing has its pros and cons. Yang Yanzong's strengths are definitely far greater than his weaknesses.

There was one thing that Su Ci admired very much. He didn't care about gender when hiring people. As long as you had the ability, he would let you do it! When Su Ci showed excellent medical knowledge and considerable flexibility and courage in the military town, he did not hesitate to bring her out and put her in the medical camp after she came back.

What a rare quality this is in today's world! First there is the difference in talent and then there is the difference in gender. As long as you are a talent, in his eyes there is no distinction between gender and he can use you.

Su Ci praised him very much for this point. He was indeed amazing. He had transcended the limitations of the times. He was indeed worthy of being a reserve hero.

"Su Yan?"

Yang Yanzong raised his eyebrows. He took off his outer robe from the wooden beam, glanced at Su Ci who was hanging on his arm and looking at him eagerly, and raised his eyebrows: "But why should I agree to you?"

He said, "I have no shortage of spies."

This guy!

Su Ci sighed, "But I'm not your wife." She shook his arm, "What's wrong with helping your wife solve some problems?"

She is still your aunt, so what's wrong with taking care of her?

"That does make some sense."

Yang Yanzong nodded, seemingly agreeing with her. He smiled with interest, threw his outer robe into her arms, pointed at the teacup on the table with his chin, and said with his arms folded, "It depends on your performance."

Su Ci: “…”

Okay, sure, no problem.

Judging from the performance, there is a way! Totally OK!

The outer robe was so big that it covered her head. She pulled it off and said with a smile: "Wait for me, sir. I'm coming right up!"

Yang Yanzong coughed and spread his arms. She diligently put on Yang's outer robe first, then tied the leather belt, stood on tiptoe to adjust the tightness of the belt at the front of the collar, and then invited Yang to take a seat like Little Leo helping Old Buddha. She ran to get his thick boots, and carried the food box that had been sent to the outer room, and provided a one-stop service by arranging the plates and setting the chopsticks. Finally, she thoughtfully brewed a cup of strong hot tea after the meal. She was as diligent as a little bee.

Yang Yanzong enjoyed such a thoughtful service, feeling relaxed all over. He glanced at her, took the teacup with one hand, and then put it on the table. With his other hand, he pulled her into his arms and sat her on his lap. The charcoal was hot, and she was wearing thin clothes, but her hands were not too cold. He played with her five slender jade-like fingers, "So, your sister is really going to marry someone else?"

"Yeah," Su Ci nodded. Su Yan had always thought so, and after years of struggling with her eldest daughter, Su Di and Chen seemed to be gradually accepting her fate and compromising. "I think it's good. With her personality, I can't bear to see her being detained and wronged in someone else's home. As long as she likes it, that's fine. Nowadays, if she wants to find someone, she can find one. We're not afraid that she'll suffer any loss as long as we're watching her."

"My mother has no son, so it would be nice for us sisters to keep one at home."

Yang Yanzong did not comment, but generally speaking, after he and Su Ci got married, he became much more tolerant of Su Yan's behavior. Since the Su family was willing, there was nothing to say. "Okay, well, I'll let her follow Yanzhen first, how about that?"

Su Ci nodded immediately. She had been out with a large army before, so she knew that Yang Yanzhen was responsible for part of the tracking, sentry and cleanup work at the time.

This is a good idea. Her sister should like it very much. Besides, it will be much safer and easier to integrate into the family with someone she knows.

Su Ci was happy. She hugged Yang Yanzong's neck and chirped several times without hesitation. Her voice was so disgusting that it seemed like she could squeeze out ten pounds of honey. "My husband, you are so good~"

Yang Yanzong snorted and laughed. It was really good now. No one whispered and said bad things about him behind his back. He stood up. Su Ci's weight was so light under him that there was no pressure at all. He lifted her up easily and walked back to the inner room. He half-knelt on the bed and pressed her down. He stared at the sweet and slippery pink face for a long time and kissed her hard.

The two of them entangled in the bed for a long time and almost had an orgasm, but fortunately Yang Yanzong did not forget that he had to go out. At the last moment, he turned over and lay on his back, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a long time before he recovered.

Then Su Ci thought of another thing, and her curiosity emerged again. She was not happy. "Hey," she kicked him with her foot, "Who were you talking about yesterday? How come it doesn't matter now?"

Didn’t you say that I would tell you if you serve your man well? It was a very harmonious day yesterday, no one went back on their word!

She leaned over and shook his arm, whispering, "Come on, tell me."

It's the most annoying thing to only tell half of a secret.

Yang Yanzong opened his eyes and mentioned Ji Yan. His eyes became darker. After a while, he glanced at her sideways and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Ji Ye."

The voice was calm, but it carried a sense of coldness that seemed to see through people's hearts.

Su Ci: "Ji Ye?"

Isn’t that Aunt Yan’s adopted son? After the princess took Ji Yan away, Aunt Yan had no more children, so a few years later she adopted another illegitimate son from her concubine as a consolation.

Ji Ye has a gentle personality. Due to the natural relationship with Aunt Yan, he has been following Ji Yan since he was a child. He is not outstanding, but among so many illegitimate sons in the palace, he is the only one who has not been suppressed by the princess and Ji Yan. He follows Ji Yan to do some trivial things on a daily basis.

Su Ci opened her eyes wide: "But, isn't he... gentle and polite?"

She didn't know what to say for a moment, but Ji Ye was gentle and elegant, and never competed for the best. Moreover, he was Ji Yan's man, and always kept his duties and refused to overstep them. Anyway, Su Ci felt that he was a good man who kept his duties and refused to compete, so he never had a strong sense of presence.

Yang Yanzong couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "Gentle and polite?"

Even Su Ci said so, which shows that Ji Ye was truly successful.

A person who no one thinks is harmful, but such a gentle person who abides by his duty and does not fight or compete, unknowingly followed Ji Yan into the outer study room, and became a son that even the Sixth Prince knew about.

If we look at the result instead of the process, Yang Yanzong showed a meaningful smile: "Do you still think he is a man who does not fight with the world and keeps to his duty?"

You know, there are more than twenty illegitimate sons in the Sixth Prince's Mansion, big and small, and the Sixth Prince is not a meticulous person who stays in the harem. He even forgot how old some of his children are because no one has mentioned them for a long time. Under the joint suppression of the Sixth Prince's Consort and Ji Yan, Ji Ye is the only son of the Sixth Prince's Mansion who often appears in front of the Sixth Prince besides Ji Yan.

He is so subtle and silent in his influence that no one even thinks he is harmful. Can he be a simple person? Is it really possible to be free of desires?

Anyway, Yang Yanzong doesn’t believe it!

If the other party was waiting for an opportunity, then he got it.

Su Ci was stunned. Yang Yanzong turned over and sat up, patting her face: "Sleep for a while, I'll send someone to the backyard to tell them."

Su Ci immediately glanced at him, her big, rolling eyes sticking out from under the red quilt. Yang Yanzong glanced at her and said unhappily, "They said you came back very late from the medical camp yesterday."

Su Ci immediately felt refreshed. She half got out of the quilt, stood up and kissed him on the face. That’s right, do it this way. There will be a reward for good work.

Yang Yanzong snorted, straightened his clothes and stood up. Seeing that it was getting late, he decided not to delay any longer and turned around and walked out quickly.

Su Ci fell back into the warm bed and fell into a deep sleep in less than a minute.

…

It was still dark, and the early spring morning was very cold. He strode out of the main room. The chilly spring wind blew, and the remaining relaxation in Yang Yanzong's brows disappeared completely. His hawk-like fierce eyes reappeared with sternness.

Season Weir.

Ji Ye.

He snorted and chuckled, strode out, took the whip, jumped on the horse, whipped it, and rode out at lightning speed.

The conversation between Yang Yanzong and Ji Ye took place in the evening of that day.

Today, Yang Yanzong first went to Yangdu and rushed back to Suiping in the afternoon. The list of people from the Six Princes' Mansion who would go to Swing River had been preliminarily finalized. They discussed the details in the study room for an entire afternoon. Finally, the Six Princes instructed the people on the list to get ready and they would set off in the next two or three days.

Yang Yanzong was not in a hurry. The palace prepared a lot of supplies for them. The Sixth Prince gave an order and Ji Ye stood up to respond. He went out first to distribute the things prepared in the palace to everyone. Those who lived in the palace were first sent to their respective residences, and those who lived outside the palace were arranged to load them on trucks.

He usually does these trivial but not very important things, and everyone is used to it.

Everything was normal, but today, when he was watching Jian Pu and Yang Yanzong's personal soldiers handing over and loading the carriage outside the stable, someone walked up to him and stood still: "Seventh Young Master is very careful and alert, it's a waste to do these trivial matters."

The cold and indifferent male voice seemed to be simply narrating a fact.

Ji Ye's eyelashes twitched slightly, and he turned his head in surprise, but met Yang Yanzong's pair of cold and insightful eyes.

This strong man who had made several leaps in less than two years and even jumped to a high position that could already feed back to the Sixth Prince's Mansion, curled his lips and said to him: "You know the grudge between Ji Yan and me." Yang Yanzong said indifferently: "Of me and him, only one can survive. Seventh Young Master, you must know that you will not wait for a better opportunity than this!"

"We can win together, right?"

Yang Yanzong tilted his head slightly, his lips moved slightly, and in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I need him to go swimming in the river."

After that, the two men passed each other. Yang Yanzong walked out of the door directly and went to the seven or eight carriages and horses. When their eyes met, they looked at each other for a long time.

Ji Ye lowered his eyes, hiding the look that was inconsistent with his gentle personality.

Yang Yanzong strode forward and smiled.

Interests and common goals are the most solid foundation for cooperation.

…

"Seventh Young Master."

"Seventh Young Master."

After loading the items for everyone, they exchanged a few words with a smile and said goodbye to each other, then Ji Ye slowly returned to his own courtyard.

It was already dark, and family members who were holding lamps along the way bowed to greet him when they saw him. These people were more polite to him than those brothers whom the six kings had forgotten about, but there was always something missing compared to Ji Yan.

It's the kind of respect that comes from the heart.

But why is this so? Aren’t we all bastards too? He can even be said to be the son of Aunt Yan. Just because he was raised by the princess, does that make Ji Yan so much more noble? !

He has been bossing around since he was young. Although they are brothers, his status is only slightly better than that of a close follower. He never dares to disobey or show any dissatisfaction. Since he was old enough to understand, he has been constantly instilled with the concept of obedience and being content to be a supporting role and a close follower.

But he wanted to ask why? !

If Ji Yan was really the princess's son and was born with noble blood, that would be fine, but Ji Yan was just the son of a lowly concubine, the descendant of a criminal eunuch, and his mother's background was even worse than his! His biological mother was the daughter of a gentry after all!

There is no need to hesitate. Ji Ye has been waiting for this opportunity for many years. What Yang Yanzong said is absolutely right. He will not wait for a better time than this!

Swimming into the river to sink the silver, right?

Ji Ye smiled and signaled to the servants one by one. When one of them accidentally fell off the high stool, he even helped him up. After returning to his residence, his gentle and elegant smile unconsciously disappeared, and his handsome face was slightly gloomy and fierce.

He quickly wrote two lines, cut them off with a paper cutter, and handed them to his trusted servant: "Send them to Zhang Dongling as soon as possible."

The servant folded it carefully and walked out of the house quickly.

Ji Ye was the only one left in the dim room. He stared at the door that closed with a creaking sound for a long while, then slowly opened the fire and lit the candlestick.

An orange-yellow light came on and he stared at the flame.

Yang Yanzong came to find him, and he made the right choice.

Ji Ye is absolutely sure about this matter!

…

No one knows that one of Ji Yan’s two most trusted aides, Mr. Zhang Dongling, is Ji Ye’s man.

He had been planning this move for almost eight years and had never moved it, just waiting for this day.

Zhang Dongling didn't spend much effort to make this river swimming trip happen.

Ji Yan is not very prominent in public, but in fact he has been hesitant these days. Should he go swimming in the river or not?

He was a little wary of Yang Yanzong. It was not that he was afraid, but he was very clear about how difficult this man was, and he didn't want to get involved with him unless necessary.

Of course not. To be honest, swimming into the river to sink the silver is a very important mission. The Sixth Prince's Mansion had made some moves before, and this time the situation is unpredictable. All those who go are elites. Therefore, according to the news from the Fourth Prince's Mansion and the Seventh Prince's Mansion, the Fourth Prince's son and the Seventh Prince's son are both going personally.

To gain achievements, reputation and ability, the most important thing is to grasp the pulse of the situation on the front line, which is very important for the heir of a faction.

"Well, whether to go or not, the prince should make a decision as soon as possible." Zhang Dongling stroked his beard. The six princes will submit the final list tomorrow.

"So what do you think, should I go or not?"

Ji Yan picked up the teacup, took a sip, frowned because it was too bland, threw it down, and looked around at everyone.

The teacup fell on the table with a "click" sound, and Zhang Dongling's eyebrows moved slightly. For some reason, Ji Yan seemed a little more irritable tonight than usual.

However, this did not prevent him from standing up and bowing: "Prince, please forgive me for being frank. If the fourth prince and the seventh prince all go, but you do not go, it is fine if there is nothing else to do. But if something happens in the Swing River in the future, I am afraid that Your Majesty will also be..."

Besides, does it mean that Ji Yan never touches any task that Yang Yanzong helps with? Zhang Dongling shook his head slightly: "It's not a long-term solution!"

He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I think you should go."

Brother Shi Shigan nodded when he heard this. The two brothers looked at each other and finally agreed with Zhang Dongling's words, "...Prince, why don't you go?"

Of the five people present, three agreed, excluding himself. Ji Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "Okay, I'll go tell my father right away!"

He stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Ji Yan had another secret plan that even his trusted aides present, including Zhang Dongling, did not know - Ji Yan had put people under his father's command, and before swimming into the river to sink the silver this time, he had also tried to get the silver.

——It is not easy to gather a lot of power to support so many people. The Sixth Prince's Mansion lost the support of Liu Ying brothers and empty salaries, and the cash flow was under great pressure for a while.

But in fact, Ji Yan also did so. He secretly raised private soldiers, which even the six kings didn't know about, and it cost a huge amount of money every year.

The situation is now changing rapidly and undercurrents are turbulent. Ji Yan, like other royal palaces, is afraid that anyone who has tried to get involved will be out of control and unable to do anything.

This is the reason why the Sixth, Fourth and Seventh Prince's Palaces sent so many people there, and it is also one of the most important reasons.

Ji Yan gave a few instructions and walked out quickly. The Shi Shigan brothers looked at each other. Because they had provided financial support in the past, they knew something about private soldiers. They understood Ji Yan's cautiousness and hesitation over the past two days.

No one revealed anything, but Zhang Dongling had a keen sense of smell because he knew that Ji Yan had private soldiers. Ji Ye told him.

His mind suddenly turned, and he curled his lips slightly, then he understood.

…

That night, after Ji Ye bathed and washed himself, he went to visit Aunt Yan in the morning and evening. Before entering the small attic, he received the news.

He leaned over to greet her, asked about her diet and sleep, and chatted with her, comforting her in a gentle voice about her longing for her son. Finally, he helped her into the inner room and tucked her in, "Aunt, have a good rest."

Walking out of the small building, the night wind was chilly. Ji Ye stared at the lake water with cold phosphorescence and curled his lips. "I will send a letter to Yang Yanzong tomorrow. OK."

"Also, I'll give him another piece of news. Ji Yan may have attacked the Silver Ship in secret!"

The servant was surprised, Ji Ye smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, my brother is always skilled and bold, he thinks three steps ahead before taking one step."

What is there for him to be afraid of?

He is the Sixth Prince, second only to the emperor and above everyone else!

…

The next day, Yang Yanzong was at home when he received the news.

Salvaging the sunken silver is urgent. Official documents to nearby prefectures have been sent out one after another. Various tools and personnel have been urgently recruited. After the morning court today, His Majesty has ordered to set off on a date to salvage the sunken silver as soon as possible!

They had to set off today. Yang Yanzong returned to Suiping from Yangdu. He arrived home before noon, packed his luggage, said goodbye to his parents and set off.

Su Ci smiled and said, "Father and mother, you two must take good care of yourselves at home. It's cool in spring and cold at night, so don't save the charcoal."

Yang Chongying nodded: "Thank you for being thoughtful, old man. Be careful on this trip and take good care of Dalang and yourself."

Yan's lips moved. She was very unhappy that Yang Yanzong brought Su Ci along, but she had no say in what happened outside. After Yang Chongying finished speaking, he turned his head and glared at her with a warning look. Yan was angry, but no one paid attention to her muttering a few words, so she could only shut up.

Yang Yanzong was standing at the door of the hall. Su Ci noticed that Azhao came to the door and he paced out a few steps.

Ah Zhao whispered a few words in his ear.

Yang Yanzong suddenly curled his lips and smiled.