When Shi Yi heard this, the strange feeling in his heart became even more serious. Hadn't his master already explained their relationship to him? Why was he still bringing this up?
He moved his lips, ready to speak, but was stopped by Li Yancheng, "Okay, Yanxi, it's getting late, let's pack up and leave quickly. The longer we delay, the harder it will be to get to Lin'an before dark. By then, we'll have no choice but to sleep outdoors."
"Okay." Yan Xi nodded, and no longer paid attention to Shi Yi. He gave the order to set off immediately.
…
Li Yancheng pushed Yan Xi onto the carriage, but he himself did not move.
Yan Xi looked back at him in confusion, "Prince?"
Li Yancheng looked at Shi Yi, who had a grim expression beside the carriage, and smiled slightly, "I have something to discuss with him. You go in first, and I'll come up later."
Only then did Yan Xi get into the car obediently.
Li Yancheng sent Mingzhu and Hongling away again, and looked at Shi Yi with an indifferent expression and cold eyes. "No matter what you know, from today on, shut up for me."
Shi Yi said calmly, "I only know that the general is my master, and I must do what he tells me to do."
Upon hearing this, Li Yancheng curled his lips, shook his head and smiled, his eyes filled with a dark coldness, unable to distinguish between joy and anger. "I don't think you want your master to be distracted by this matter, right? He is on the scene now, and the enemy is the Xiongnu, who are skilled in cavalry and archery. If we are not careful, you should know the consequences."
Shi Yi's expression turned pale and blue in an instant, looking very ugly.
"So I advise you not to tell him about this for the time being, otherwise you will bear the consequences." The longer you can delay, the better. Once the hypnosis he used on Yan Xi stabilizes, no matter how Lou Jinchuan tries to wake him up, it will be useless.
Li Yancheng suppressed the curve of his lips, turned around coldly, and got on the carriage slowly.
Shi Yi was left alone, gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, struggling in his heart.
Out of consideration for the overall situation, he finally compromised and chose to keep it secret, but he was always uneasy and afraid that something might go wrong.
Lord He looked at him with a very cold look today, unlike before when he was so warm to him.
All kinds of performances were unexpected.
But he couldn't tell what was strange about it.
Shi Yi suppressed his doubts and followed the team.
…
The group traveled non-stop and arrived in Lin'an smoothly at dusk.
As a court official transferred back to Lin'an, Yan Xi must go to the palace to meet the emperor as soon as possible.
In this case, Li Yancheng had to separate from him.
When they arrived at the palace, the emperor praised Yan Xi a few words, promoted him to the position of Dali Temple Minister, and rewarded him.
However, Yan Xi declined these rewards, saying that it would be more meaningful to use them for war.
Such behavior made the emperor even more satisfied with him.
Yan Xi left the palace, eager to return home, and went straight to He's house.
Knowing that he was coming back, everyone in the He family gathered at the door to greet him.
After not seeing each other for many years, He Wei and Mrs. He had a few more wrinkles on their faces and their hair had turned a lot whiter.
The sixteen-year-old He Youyi was tall and graceful, and looked bright and charming in her gorgeous green dress.
Seeing him get off the carriage, her face was filled with excitement. She ignored etiquette and gave him a big bear hug. "Brother! You're finally back. I missed you so much!"
Seeing her like this, Madam He said helplessly, "Youyi, how can you be so disrespectful in public? How can you be so disrespectful?"
He Youyi didn't care about that. She hugged Yan Xi's arm and smiled brightly, "Mother, isn't this brother back? I'm so happy."
He Wei stroked his beard and chuckled, "Madam, we haven't seen the two children for a long time, so just let them be."
Madam He scolded her, "You only know how to pamper her. Look at her, she's already grown up and past the age of marriage, but she still refuses to talk about marriage. In a few years, if she doesn't get married, she'll be an old maid."
When He Youyi heard her words, she unconsciously clenched Yan Xi's sleeves, and her smile became uncomfortable. "I... I won't get married. My brother hasn't even married yet. As his younger sister, how can I get married first? Don't you think so, brother?"
She looked at Yanxi and blinked at him wildly.
Yan Xi understood what he meant, but felt a sense of injustice in his heart.
You really are my sister, and you bring up all sorts of things. I've been trying to put it off until now, but I'm still not married until I'm 26. Now that you say that, I'm going to be urged to get married every day in the days to come.
As expected, Madam He looked at him seriously and asked in a cold voice, "Xi'er, where is Miss Hongling?"
“…” See, I knew it.
Yan Xi smiled dryly, "She went home. She said she hadn't been home for a long time and missed it so much that she went back first."
"Xi'er, you..."
He Wei spoke up at the right time, interrupting her, "Madam, Xier must be tired from the journey. Let him go in and sit down and rest for a while before we continue."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. He woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly brought the person into the mansion.
Yan Xi and He Youyi both breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Xi: If you keep asking, I don’t know how to explain it.
He Youyi: Fortunately, I have my brother. If you ask me any more questions, I won’t know what to say.
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