Chapter 78: Twelve Guards of Youyun
With the increase in population, it was naturally inconvenient to live in the small courtyard of Jimin Hall. Shen Yi and Jiang Yuyan moved to a three-courtyard house called "Shen Garden" not far away, which they used for the purpose of nurturing the fetus.
The four slaves sent by Zhaixing Tower were indeed a big deal for Jiang Yuyan. She let Cangyi try them out. One of them was a young man with strong martial arts skills, and his moves were sharp and cunning. He could even take on Cangyi's ten moves. Another young man had excellent Qinggong skills, even better than Cangyi. The other two were slightly weaker in martial arts, but had other strengths. One was good at disguise and ventriloquism, and the other was good at tracking and assassination.
What's important is the origins of these people, which Chu Yanfeng has written clearly. Jiang Yuyan looks at their behavior and appearance and feels that they are all quite decent and capable of being used.
She was not good at naming, so she named the man with excellent martial arts skills Cang Er, the one who was good at disguise was named Cang San, the one who was good at tracking was named Cang Si, and the young man was Xiao Wu.
With Shen Yi by her side, Jiang Yuyan didn't have to worry about her personal safety. So she appointed Cang Yi as the leader and trained the other four to become qualified shadow guards.
These people all had their own backgrounds, and were somewhat unruly at first. However, Cang Yi was highly skilled in martial arts, had unparalleled wisdom, and still had the aura of having held a high position for many years, and soon he was completely obedient.
Shen Yi wanted to use the Gelsemium elegans poison to control the newcomers, but Jiang Yuyan turned around and gave them the antidote.
"If people's hearts are not with me and they are just trapped by the poison, I will be tired of watching it. If you have no choice but to leave me and cannot be used by me in the future, you can leave on your own. But if anyone dares to betray me, the end will be more tragic than the poison!" Jiang Yuyan said coldly.
From hell to heaven, several people were immediately convinced by this beautiful new master. They knelt down and made their own promises: "We swear to be loyal to the lady until death, and we will obey the lady's orders and never betray her. If we break this oath, we will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
Cang Yi looked at the couple, one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop, and felt that he held the hearts of these people in his hands. He was secretly shocked and looked confused for a moment.
After the others left, Jiang Yuyan saw Cang Yi still standing there, and couldn't help but want to tease him, so she smiled and said, "Won't you swear an oath together?"
Cangyi looked up at her and said, "I don't need it." Then he strode away.
Jiang Yuyan touched her nose and felt that although her Shadow Guard Leader was very capable, his personality was a little too boring.
A team of five was not enough. Jiang Yuyan was now wealthy and powerful, so she went to Zhaixing Tower one after another and poached a few people from Chu Yanfeng.
Shen Yi has done many favors in the martial arts world, and he has also picked a few people who were willing to serve him in the past but were rejected by him. One of them is Jin Wei, the elder of the former Songyun Sect, the first sect in the martial arts world. He has superb swordsmanship, but he was secretly harmed and became demented. Shen Yi saved him, and now he has become Jiang Yuyan's shadow guard.
A few months later, Jiang Yuyan had a shadow guard team of twelve people, and these people would be Jiang Yuyan's weapon when she returned to Beijing in the future.
She got a headache when she thought of Xie Jingyu's immature "Lihentian". Because she was from Yunzhou, she named these twelve people "Youyun Twelve Guards."
Soon, the Twelve Guards of Youyun faced their first battle to prove their strength.
Cang Yi discovered it when Nie Wuyou came to Chen Garden in the dark. However, the person who came did not have murderous intent, so Cang Yi pointed to Cang Twelve, the weakest one, to deal with it.
Seeing the man using his lightness skills to head towards the main house, Cang Twelve appeared and stood in front of him.
Nie Wuyou didn't know where the man came from, and just as he was about to ask him to move away, Cang Twelve had already made his move.
Nie Wuyou shouted "Brother Chen~" while dealing with it. Although he didn't want to hurt the guard, Cang Twelve's foundation was too weak and he was defeated within ten moves.
Cang Yi blew the whistle with his hand to signal, and Cang Twelve retreated to the side in a well-trained manner, and Cang Wu quickly came out to meet him.
Xiao Wu's weapon was a two-handed short sword. Although he was young, he was flexible and decisive. People couldn't see his figure clearly and couldn't predict his position. Even Nie Wuyou was entangled and couldn't get away. He couldn't help but be secretly shocked. Where did these people come from? How could a little kid have such strength?
There were bursts of fighting sounds in the courtyard, and the lights in the main house soon came on. Shen Yi leaned against the door in his outer robe, watching the fight with interest.
Nie Wuyou was extremely embarrassed and shouted, "Brother Chen, it's me, tell your guards to stop!"
Chen Yi said nonchalantly: "If someone comes to my house without a letter at night, who else should I fight if not you?" He also leisurely instructed Xiao Wu on his moves.
Nie Wuyou couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You want me to be your little guard's sparring partner!"
"Young Pavilion Master is getting worse and worse now. If your old Pavilion Master knew that you can't even beat a child now..." Shen Yi sneered. He didn't forget how Nie Wuyou had instructed his wife to scare his wife.
The two exchanged hundreds of sword moves, and Shen Yi finally understood that Nie Wuyou was in a mess because he didn't understand Xiao Wu's moves, but his internal strength was too deep for Xiao Wu to match, and if this continued, Xiao Wu would surely lose, so he signaled with his hand to stop.
After all, Xiao Wu was young and had a rather naughty temperament. He was unwilling to accept the defeat and wanted to fight again, but Jiang Yuyan's voice sounded behind him.
The boy listened to her the most and stepped aside obediently.
Cangyi gave him a disapproving look. Xiaowu bowed his head and said nothing.
Nie Wuyou finally saw the two of them clearly. He didn't come in person on the wedding day, so he didn't know what Shen Yi really looked like, and he had never seen Jiang Yuyan now. He was shocked when he saw it now. If it weren't for the fact that the information from his Tianji Pavilion was correct and this was indeed Shen Garden, he would have thought he had found the wrong place~
Nie Wuyou glanced at the two of them, finally landing on Jiang Yuyan's increasingly bulging belly. His face flushed slightly, and he coughed unnaturally, "The virtuous couple is truly a peerless beauty..."
Jiang Yuyan was not happy with this person and asked, "What are you doing here so late?"
Nie Wuyou said: "My Tianji Pavilion only does business at night, and I just came to visit you and your wife."
"Oh, then go back after you've taken a look. I won't see you off!" Jiang Yuyan waved her hand. She was feeling heavier now, and she felt very sleepy when she got up in the middle of the night.
"No, I have two pieces of news to tell you." Nie Wuyou said.
"What news?"
"One good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Nie Wuyou tilted his head and smiled in a rogue manner.
".……….Good news." Jiang Yuyan said.
"The good news is that your Third Lord Qin Shangyu has been promoted to the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue because of his outstanding achievements in Hangzhou County. He was transferred back to the capital seven days ago."
"What about the bad news?" Jiang Yuyan frowned slightly.
"The bad news is that the emperor used the excuse that the imperial concubine was ill to order the princess to return to the capital early to take care of her. Qin Shangyu wrote to the emperor to ask him to revoke the order on the grounds that he had not been there for two years. The emperor rebuked him and suspended him from his post for three months."
"Oh, the emperor has always been like this! People in the capital probably think I'm dead. The dead are not as important as the living." Jiang Yuyan snorted coldly.
Thinking of the scene when she was thrown in front of the gate of Jiang Mansion with blood all over her face and was pointed at and sympathized by others, Jiang Yuyan suddenly felt angry.
The victim suffered a lot, but the perpetrator was just moved to another place. Now the emperor can even go back on his word and let that mean girl continue to bully others...
Jiang Yuyan touched her belly. The little life inside was already kicking and punching to show its presence. "Wait a little longer. They won't be able to jump around for too long..."
Shen Yi held her hand, hugged her in his arms and comforted her softly, "Qin Shangyu is just reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors. The emperor was unreasonable in this matter. He will be fine."
"Hmm..." Jiang Yuyan nodded, "It's just that he is embarrassed as a minister. He was reprimanded by the emperor right after taking office. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to move forward..."
Nie Wuyou said: "Don't worry about that. The Minister of Revenue and the Right Prime Minister are brothers-in-law. They are very upright people. I believe they will not embarrass Qin Shangyu in the future."
Jiang Yuyan's eyes flashed, and she said to Nie Wuyou: "I want to ask you to do something..."
"What are you planning now?"
Jiang Yuyan smiled slightly, approached him and said: "Princess Baoyue likes handsome men. Ask your men to find two young men to create some chance encounters, and then......"
Nie Wuyou listened to her plan, clapped his hands, and said with a roll of his eyes: "But why should I help you?"
Jiang Yuyan said indifferently: "Pay the money, the price is up to you."
Nie Wuyou raised the corners of his lips, ignoring the existence of Shen Yi, and said: "I don't want the silver. I said at the beginning that if you can cure your face, I will marry you. How about it?"
Jiang Yuyan was about to slam the words "arrogant and straight male" in his face. "No, just pay the money!"
Nie Wuyou frowned and his face darkened. "My Tianji Pavilion is also a top-notch organization in the martial arts world. My mother only has one man, my father. I don't mind that you have four husbands!"
Jiang Yuyan glared at him angrily, he was really tactless. Shen Yi was going to be unhappy again, she didn't know how to coax him tonight.
"Let's go now that we've finished talking. If you don't help me, I'll find someone else!" Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but order him to leave.
Nie Wuyou was shameless, "Help, help, help... If you are unhappy, I can kill that unruly princess for you with one sword from the Tianji Pavilion."
"No need, I can solve my own problems by myself!" Jiang Yuyan said with narrowed eyes.
Nie Wuyou licked his cheeks and moved closer, "Are you really not going to consider it again? My Tianji Pavilion is also very wealthy..."
“.………….”
Jiang Yuyan covered her face and said, "No need!" This persistence was nothing like the evil spirit he had been before.
After finally sending this person away, Shen Yi waved his hand and went back into the house. Jiang Yuyan held her stomach and smiled awkwardly.
Shen Yi said coldly: “Madam is really charming.”
"No way, I didn't even respond to him!" Jiang Yuyan pulled Shen Yi's hand pitifully. Shen Yi turned his head away and ignored her.
Jiang Yuyan held her stomach and cried, "Ouch!"
Shen Yi turned around instantly and asked anxiously: "What's wrong?!"
“The baby kicked me…” Jiang Yuyan frowned and complained aggrievedly.
“.……….”
Shen Yi knew that she was trying to change the subject, but he still covered his belly with his hands, using his father's strength to gently comfort the little cub inside.
Jiang Yuyan looked at his gentle expression as a new father, as if a legendary god had come to the world, and she was deeply intoxicated by it.
On the second day, Jiang Yuyan specially rewarded Cang Twelve. Although he was defeated within ten moves, he obeyed the order. Moreover, Nie Wuyou was a master, and the fact that he could take ten moves showed that he had made great progress.
Xiaowu's temper still needs to be tempered, so Jiang Yuyan spared him verbal praise and also gave him some money. It's not good to make him proud.
Cangyi also admired the way Jiang Yuyan handled the matter.
Not long after, Nie Wuyou came again and laughed: "The capital is full of rumors that Princess Baoyue returned to the capital, pretending to take care of the sick, but actually stayed overnight in a brothel, and was caught by the Dali Temple Shaoqing who was investigating the case. It was really funny. The emperor was furious and sent the princess back, and imposed an additional six months of punishment."
Jiang Yuyan was very happy, "A dog will always eat shit. This princess would rob a man and stay in a brothel overnight. It's not surprising."
Nie Wuyou felt itchy inside when he saw her charming and amorous smile. He pretended to be wronged and said, "You touched my whole body at the beginning. You have to be responsible for me!"
Jiang Yuyan glanced at him sideways, "It was you who said I was too ugly and unworthy of being your wife!"
Nie Wuyou had lifted a rock to hit his own foot, and he was speechless. His face really hurt! He had no choice but to go back to where he came from in shame.
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