Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Daiyu has something to do and returns to Beijing
Wu Tianyue had long known that his identity would be exposed after handing in the evidence, but he had not expected the emperor to be so cunning. Instead of directly issuing an order to summon him back or expose his fake identity, he had people watching him secretly. As a result, he was now unable to curse those weird relatives in his family behind their backs with everyone.
However, the high-ranking military officials knew that Wu Tianyue's identity also had its advantages. People like Zhou Dashan who were on good terms with him received relatively fair treatment. Those who deserved promotions were promoted, and those who deserved rewards received rewards. Seeing this, Wu Tianyue pinched his nose and endured the irritation of being monitored by General Liu's men all day long.
That day, after training the soldiers as usual and inspecting outside the camp, Wu Tianyue returned to the tent and lay down. Zhou Dashan lifted the curtain and came in, handing him a note.
"What's the matter again?" Wu Tianyue was lying on the simple bed, too lazy to get up, so he just reached out to take it.
"Would you mind if your people stopped looking for me?" Zhou Dashan said, his forehead veins throbbing with anger. "I just want to be a soldier in peace. I don't want to get involved in your affairs."
"How dare I contact anyone in my current situation?" Wu Tianyue slowly unfolded the note. "And wasn't it because of you that I was exposed?"
This sentence left Zhou Dashan speechless. He turned around with a cold face and was about to leave when he saw Wu Tianyue suddenly jump up and run out of the tent.
He walked so fast that Zhou Dashan only had time to see the words written on the note. However, he had only learned to read with Wu Tianyue after the truce, so he only understood four words: "The girl has something wrong."
After that day, Zhou Dashan never saw Wu Tianyue again. Wu Tianyue was capable, generous and unassuming, and was very popular in the army. The soldiers who had received his favor were very worried when they learned that he was missing. They kept asking General Liu about him all day long. It was not until General Liu ordered that no one should talk about "Zhao Yi" that the gossip in the army gradually subsided.
As time went by, the army became increasingly quiet, as if a man named "Zhao Yi" had never been there. Only when the fur shop regularly sent subsidies to the widows of the fallen soldiers, did Zhou Dashan, in his hard time guarding the border, remember the "God of War" with a full beard and an unusually eccentric personality.
It’s not that Wu Tianyue didn’t want to say goodbye to everyone, but after reading the note, his mind went blank. When he came to his senses, he was already sitting in front of the Northern Frontier Jiedushi.
Jin Lang was leading his men to discuss a truce with the Beidi people at the time. When he heard that someone had the emperor's jade pendant, he hurried back home.
After greeting Wu Tianyue and sitting down, he looked at the man in front of him in the old military uniform, feeling a little dazed. This man was tall and straight, with a murderous aura tempered by hundreds of battles. He didn't look like the young man in the capital who was always quarreling with the second prince.
Seeing him staring at him and not answering his question, Wu Tianyue said in a deep voice, "What's the problem?"
Jin Lang was startled by his intimidating voice and found it a little funny that he was frightened by a child under twenty. He calmed himself and said, "Sir, are you sure you want to return to the capital?"
Wu Tianyue was in no mood to care about what he was thinking. He nodded and said, "I want the fastest horse."
"That's not difficult." Jin Lang had inquired about him a lot these days, and felt a little sorry that this useful sword was gone. "But... the prince had just established himself in the army, and he's just giving up like this?"
"I killed many of the Northern Di generals. It will take them three to five years to recover." Wu Tianyue sneered. "If I stay in the army to win over the people, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it to your superiors."
Jin Lang thought of the secret letter sent from the capital and laughed awkwardly a few times. He didn't respond and ordered his personal guards to prepare the horses. He added, "Your Highness, wash up and rest for a while. I will send someone to escort you back to the capital tomorrow morning."
"No need." Wu Tianyue stood up and said, "Prepare the horse and food, I will leave today."
"This..." Jin Lang was about to say something else, but when he met Wu Tianyue's sharp eyes, he swallowed it back, "I will order someone to prepare it immediately."
Wu Tianyue hurriedly ate a meal and mounted his horse to head for the capital.
After galloping for a month and changing horses countless times along the way, Wu Tianyue finally arrived at the stronghold outside the capital.
Fei Yan had received the news and was waiting outside the door. When he saw him riding in, he went up to greet him and bowed, and then advised, "Sir, eat something before entering the city."
Wu Tianyue didn't respond to this, and before he even dismounted, he hurriedly asked, "How is the girl?"
"The girl is fine, it's just..."
"Just what?" Wu Tianyue dismounted. "It's only been almost two years since we last met. When did you become so hesitant in your words?"
"Master, let's talk inside."
This sentence made Wu Tianyue even more anxious. He thought it might be something big and walked quickly into the house.
"Nothing serious happened to the young lady." Fei Yan stepped forward. "It was just that one day on the way back to the Jia residence from the palace, she bumped into the Second Prince's carriage. The Second Prince insisted that the young lady come out and apologize to him in person. Although he was stopped, the Second Prince still lifted the curtain of the young lady's sedan chair. In a moment of desperation, the young lady used the silver needle in her Hibiscus Hairpin to injure the Second Prince. The Supreme Emperor was furious and wanted to hold the young lady accountable."
"Wu Wuyu!" After hearing this, Wu Tianyue got so angry that he stood up and wanted to walk out.
"Master, don't worry. The Emperor and His Majesty have secured the young lady, and the Second Prince has been detained in the palace and is not allowed to leave." Fei Yan hurriedly stopped him. "It's just that rumors about the young lady have suddenly spread in the capital."
Seeing that he looked a little strange, Wu Tianyue asked, "What nonsense?"
Fei Yan organized his words and replied, "They say the prince moved out of the Grand View Garden because the young lady fell in love with me. I couldn't stand the entanglement and ran away. But the queen also wanted me to marry her. I couldn't stand the annoyance and found an excuse to go on a study tour to run away. The young lady was unwilling to accept this, so she took the opportunity to stop the Second Prince's carriage and recommend herself."
Wu Tianyue didn't know whether to be angry or speechless for a moment: "There are people who believe this kind of nonsense?"
"If someone else said it, no one would believe it, but..." Fei Yan hesitated, "but this rumor was spread by people in Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, and even the masters of the two mansions acquiesced."
"How dare Jia Zheng gossip like that?"
"It wasn't him," Fei Yan replied. "It was Jia She of Rongguo Mansion and Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion. The Jia family has been on the decline in recent years. The second wife, in order to secure Concubine Jia in the palace, became engaged to Miss Xue, who holds the power of the Xue family. The first wife's income is very low, and Jia She even betrothed his only daughter to the notorious Sun Shaozu. He agreed after the Empress gave him money. Jia Zhen is a hedonist, lustful, and clueless. The Empress's people sent him a few skinny Yangzhou horses, and those people just spread rumors casually, so he tacitly allowed the servants to spread them. Although he didn't say it directly when others asked, he hinted that it was true, just like Jia She did."
At this point, a look of confusion crossed her face. "Plus, a few days ago, the Second Wife of the Jia family, the head of the household, went crazy for some unknown reason and suddenly raided the Grand View Garden. Although she ordered people to keep the news secret, the Empress's spies leaked it. As a result, all the noble families in the capital believed these rumors without a doubt. And... besides the Empress, there are probably other forces secretly pushing this matter, so it spread very quickly."
Wu Tianyue has calmed down and figured it out. He has made great contributions in the Northern Frontier. Now that the Northern Frontier is temporarily stable, he has not returned but stayed there. The emperor is anxious and afraid that he will win over the people's hearts. He uses this method to force him to come back. It is really disgusting. He has set his sights on a little girl. He originally wanted to detain him and wait until the prince came to power. Now it seems that he should make plans early.
Fei Yan was unaware of the rebellious thoughts in his head and continued, "Your Majesty's point is that the rumors are spreading like wildfire, and the only way to suppress them is to arrange an engagement for the young lady. However, you are not here, and if she goes to ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage, I'm afraid someone with ulterior motives will use this opportunity to confirm the rumors."
"I'll go to the palace tomorrow." Wu Tianyue nodded and said coldly, "It seems the heir's imprisonment hasn't taught the Jia family a lesson. Go investigate thoroughly for me. I don't believe this family has only committed those illegal acts."
"Yes." Fei Yan was a little shocked by the cruelty in his tone, but he also understood that people who have been to the battlefield can no longer be the same as before.
Wu Tianyue said this and stood up to go out. Suddenly, he stopped and ordered, "After you finish this, see if you can spread the information network to Jiangnan, especially Gusu, so that the young lady can communicate with Master Lin in the future."
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand to touch his beard and asked Fei Yan, "Am I scary like this?"
Fei Yan had just finished lamenting his change, and upon hearing his worried tone, she was somewhat speechless. However, she still took a closer look and replied, "He seems fine to me, but the girls in the backyard usually see handsome young men..."
I understand. I am now a rough and unkempt man. Thinking of this, Wu Tianyue was surprised and asked, "Young Master?"
"Yes." Fei Yan suppressed his gloating smile, "The Queen has held many flower viewing banquets and invited many young men of appropriate age for the young lady to choose from."
Wu Tianyue felt a sense of crisis and turned to walk into the house: "Quick, quick, quick! Prepare hot water."
After taking a shower and shaving, it was almost evening. Wu Tianyue looked in the mirror. Although his skin color had darkened and he had grown taller and stronger, and was not as gentle as before, he was still handsome and had more resoluteness. Yu'er should not dislike him.
Wu Tianyue was thinking anxiously while riding his horse into the city and heading straight for Rongguo Mansion.
Winter comes later in the capital than in northern Xinjiang, but it is still winter now.
The bamboos in Xiaoxiang Pavilion have lost their autumn splendor, leaving only sparse and thin bones. Nothing in the courtyard seems to have changed: the winding paths, the old stone steps, the gurgling stream beside the pavilion, and the lingering medicinal fragrance all year round.
Wu Tianyue stood at the door and felt his whole body relaxed. The solemn and cold atmosphere of the battlefield was dispelled by the medicinal fragrance that filled the yard.
"Prince."
The old woman who led him in saw him standing blankly at the door and couldn't help but remind him.
Wu Tianyue came back to his senses and said, "You go down, I'll go in by myself."
The old woman was a little hesitant. It was really against the rules for a man from outside to enter the inner courtyard, let alone enter the girl's residence alone. But these days, the ladies were probably scared by Princess Zhongshun. When they heard that the prince wanted to see Miss Lin, they ignored all the rules and just let her bring him in. If she disobeyed him and was punished, the second wife would definitely not help her.
There are also old women and maids in Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Except for a few that Jia's mother admires herself, the rest are sent by the palace. Miss Lin's reputation is not good enough for her to get married now. She just listens to her master, so no matter how much blame is placed on her, it cannot be her fault.
Thinking of this, the old woman smiled flatteringly and said, "I will go down first."
Seeing that she let him in without asking any questions, Wu Tianyue felt even more dissatisfied with the Jia family. They were too unreliable. While thinking about transferring a few more people to guard the place, he walked into Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
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The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angels "Don't Want to Go to Work", "Bed Girl Cat Planet Adventure", and "Yaya" for the nutrient solution~
Tomorrow I will be on the new book 1,000-word list, and will update at 11pm, and then at 10pm.
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