Chapter 47
The great victory in Luocheng was just as Lord Luo said, the Min people were really fooled. They received the letter from the spies and mistakenly thought that the city gates were opened because of the spies.
They specially drove the spies to the top of the city gate and used illegal means to torture one of them to make him surrender. The rest refused to say anything no matter what, which made Song Tisi admire them.
It is said that the spy was standing high up at the city gate, waving at the soldiers outside the city with a wry smile on his face. At the edge of the city wall, there were four soldiers from Luocheng holding knives against him. As they were far away, the soldiers from the Min Kingdom could not see the spy's expression and could only recognize him as a person.
After receiving the signal from their leader, the soldiers of the Min State immediately commanded the army to rush in.
The guards lying in ambush around the city all smiled wickedly, and when they saw the enemy army marching into the city, they looked at each other and rushed out at lightning speed.
The Min soldiers were horrified when they saw this.
The swords collided, making a sharp sound.
The Min soldiers who rushed in later realized that it was a trap. There were at least 5,000 or even 10,000 soldiers in Luocheng, and there was no such thing as a deserted city as stated in the spy's letter. Now the number of refugees in the city has not been taken into account. If they united, they would have no chance of winning.
Some people were unwilling to leave and rushed forward to fight. The soldiers of Luocheng were familiar with the city and were lying in ambush in every corner. If they were not careful, they would be hit on the head by stones or shot by arrows. In a moment, they were defeated and fled.
The weapons on the ground were thrown all over the ground.
Even so, the number of captured soldiers still reached nearly 800, enough for negotiations at the table.
When Yin Su arrived, the streets of Luocheng had already been cleaned up, and there was no sign of a war having just been fought.
He walked silently on the streets of Changming, listening to the people discussing the defeat of the Min Kingdom. The corners of his lips curled slightly, everything was as expected.
He walked aimlessly, and in a cup of tea's time he arrived at Jiang's house.
But he did not go forward, but instead walked in another direction, which was the Luo Mansion.
"Are you here alone?" City Lord Luo glanced behind him several times.
He helped so much, but Brother Xiao and Minghua didn't come to visit him, and let Zi come to Luocheng alone. No, at this critical juncture of recognition, would Minghua be willing to let him out? Could he have sneaked out?
It seems that he needs to write a letter to ask for confirmation, so that Brother Xiao will not know that Yin Su is here and blame him for not reporting it.
Yin Su seemed to see what he was thinking. He glanced at him indifferently, folded his arms, snorted coldly, and walked into the hall of Luo Mansion without any courtesy and sat down. The tone of his voice was not as polite as when they first met before: "No need to verify. I came here with permission. I have to rush back in ten days. Find me a place to stay in the next few days."
City Lord Luo smiled guiltily: "In that case, why don't you go back to Jiang Mansion to take a look? He has been blamed for no reason, it would be unreasonable if I don't personally explain and apologize."
"The Jiang family are all smart people. I believe they will understand if you apologize sincerely."
Hearing the word Jiang family, Yin Su's eyes darkened and his fingertips curled slightly: "No need."
City Lord Luo carefully observed his expression and saw that he was not strange or reluctant. He nodded thoughtfully, "That's right. You and Second Miss Jiang have only been married for a few months. It's normal to have no feelings. This is good for both you and Second Miss Jiang. Now that the Jiang family is discussing marriage, it won't be good for you to show up again."
Yin Su now has a noble status and is a well-deserved member of the royal family. The emperor originally planned to bring him into the palace when he was ten years old and make him a prince. However, he got lost before he reached the age of maturity. Now that he has returned, the title of prince belongs to him.
Yin Su raised his eyelids, and his amber eyes fell on City Lord Luo, with a look of inquiry and scrutiny: "Discussing marriage?"
The secret guards he sent to guard Madam Jiang never mentioned this matter.
City Lord Luo smiled and explained the reason to him in detail: "I heard that recently, Secretary Song and Second Young Master Song have been running to the Jiang Mansion every day. The two seem to be competing with each other secretly. They can stay for two hours each time. I heard that the Jiang Mansion plans to choose one of them."
Yin Su frowned, suppressed his unhappiness, and glanced coldly at City Lord Luo.
City Lord Luo touched the tip of his nose guiltily and turned his head to the side.
This kid's temperament is very different from his father's. His father was truly good-tempered and his reputation was highly respected in Yuncheng. But now he is different. He is truly bad-tempered, his temperament is gloomy and unstable, and he looks at people with a cold look.
Yin Su smiled, tightened his fingertips that were pinching the tea lid, and said calmly: "This Second Young Master Song is quite a character." He's just a little rude.
City Lord Luo then said, "I heard that Mr. Jiang felt guilty towards his second granddaughter, so he didn't plan to recruit a son-in-law this time, and let her find someone she likes."
Yin Su was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts were instantly pulled back to the conversation between the two of them in Luo Mansion, and the words mentioned flashed through his mind.
In just a moment, his heart was suddenly lifted up. He suppressed the unhappiness and unwillingness in his heart and closed his eyes.
Putting aside other things, although he didn't like Song Tisi, he was a righteous person after all. More importantly, he had never done anything against the law, and his hands were not stained with sin. He should be the image that Madam Jiang liked.
But... he was unwilling...
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On the other side, Jiang Zhaoli listened silently to the news the servant had received in the past few days. They had been looking for Yin Su for more than a month, and even went to the territory of Min State to inquire, but there was still no news about him.
Jiang Zhaoli closed his eyes and raised his hand tremblingly: "Forget it, stop looking for her." Since he was determined to leave, there was no point in continuing the search.
But Yin Su, she would not pursue the past anymore, this time she really wanted to let it go. Even if they were lucky enough to meet again in the future, they would never recognize each other and would never forgive each other in this life.
"I want to make one last trip to the Thousand Buddha Temple."
"Okay, when the young lady leaves, this old servant Chuntao and I will go down and prepare." The wet nurse said.
Since her son-in-law disappeared, the girl has been depressed, and they have tried every way to cheer her up, but to no avail. But she has seen that the girl's complexion has improved a lot these days, so she must have figured it out. Now that she wants to go to the temple, she can just relax.
But after this incident, she was still the second Miss Jiang who was wholeheartedly concerned about the Jiang family.
"Let's pack up and go now." She looked at the still early sky and spoke slowly.
Chuntao and her nurse simply packed two sets of clothes, and took some valuables and dry food that would be needed on the journey.
Within an hour, three people appeared in the carriage.
The sound of car wheels mixed with the noise outside frequently came into the car. This time she was no longer interested in lifting the curtain to look outside.
This was her first time going out after order was restored in Los Angeles. Chuntao seemed to be much more excited than her. She pointed and talked all the way, marveling and sighing. No matter what good things she saw, she would tell her about it, always trying to attract her attention.
Jiang Zhaoli saw it all, and seeing that she was happily sharing with her, she could only smile helplessly. Even so, Chuntao narrowed her eyes in excitement.
There are two ways to go to Thousand Buddha Temple. One is to take a horse carriage directly up there, but the journey is slower, about one or two days, but it won't tire you out.
Another way is to park the carriage at the foot of the mountain and walk up the stairs.
The latter is more pious and suitable for those who are sincere, while the former is suitable for those who add incense and ensure peace and happiness.
"Miss, shall we go up directly? We will stay for a few days." Chuntao couldn't help asking. The several carriages traveling with her on the road all went up directly.
"Take the stairs," she said.
The wet nurse Chuntao looked at each other, and surprise flashed in her eyes.
When Chuntao reacted, she hurriedly said, "No, girl." The girl had only recovered for a few days and could not withstand a long journey. Although the hiking stairs were closer than the other road, they were far less fast.
One must bow after each step on this staircase to show one's sincerity.
Only then did Chuntao understand the girl's intention.
Jiang Zhaoli lowered his eyes and said expressionlessly: "I want to pray for his safety in the end."
Since he always felt that he had committed serious sins, she prayed to God and Buddha to keep him safe.
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