Chapter 102 How could it be Chonghuan?
After hearing this, Jiang Xue relaxed a little bit her vigilance and suspicion towards Jing Ye.
Her hands stopped moving, and Jing Ye still held her hand, and she stood there obediently without moving.
They were now in a small courtyard. There were many rich families' farms on the outskirts of Jijing City. This must be a farm somewhere. However, because it was dark at night, they could not see clearly what was around them. They could only see dense trees behind them. The dark shadows of the trees cast a shadow under the moonlight, hiding their figures.
But the moonlight shone into the courtyard, and the two of them could see everything in the courtyard clearly.
The wooden door in the courtyard was pushed open with a creaky sound, and a thin middle-aged man in cloth walked in. There were two light mustaches on the man's lips, and the cloth clothes could not hide his noble air. But underneath the noble air, the man's squinting eyes and slightly upturned lips made him look capable and cunning.
Jiang Xue lowered her voice to the lowest level and asked Jing Ye, "Who is he?"
Jing Ye said: "Princess, why don't you try to guess."
Jiang Xue frowned. Although she didn't know many ministers in the court, she still recognized several of those in important positions. But this person looked really strange.
It is impossible for the rebels of Gan State to make a deal with an unknown minor official of Ji State, so this person can only be -
Jiang Xue looked at Jing Ye, who opened his lips slightly and said softly, "The vanguard."
Jiang Xue lowered her eyes and it was indeed so.
"Is this his residence?" Jiang Xue asked in a low voice.
Jing Ye glanced at her and reminded her softly, "'Inspecting the goods'."
Jiang Xue understood.
She and Jing Ye had previously analyzed that the Beixi military horses disguised as merchant cars were most likely there to inspect the goods in front of pimps and buyers.
She turned her head and continued to look into the courtyard, and saw two burly men walking out of the room opposite where they were standing. They both had thick beards on their faces, and their hair was not tied up and worn with crowns like the men in the Central Plains, but was tied into many small braids and hung down behind their heads.
Jiang Xue was shocked. Is this a Beixi person? !
She had never seen the Beixi man before, so she could only turn around and look at Jing Ye in confusion. Jing Ye nodded at her.
The Beixi people actually came to Jijing and blatantly started trading military horses with others?
The thin middle-aged man in the yard bowed to the two men with a smile. The two big men looked a little impatient, and the three of them started talking.
Being far away, Jiang Xue could not hear all the conversation clearly. She could only vaguely hear a few words such as "my parents", "fuck you", and "I need to take another look".
The two men stayed on the roof for a while. When the two big men entered the house, they saw the man walk to the gate of the courtyard, open the door, and look around for something.
Jiang Xue was so nervous that her palms were slightly sweaty. Jing Ye noticed it and suddenly loosened his grip on her hand and put his hand on her shoulder.
Jiang Xue's heart was already beating like a drum, and now she felt the warmth of Jing Ye's hand on her shoulder, which made her even more nervous.
Is he...trying to comfort her?
Before Jiang Xue had time to think about it, she saw the middle-aged man walk out of the door, close the door quietly, and disappear into the night.
Jing Ye's voice came from my ear: "Did you see it clearly?"
Jiang Xue came back to her senses and nodded at him.
Jing Ye looked at her hand, motioning her to hold it tightly.
Then he put his arm around her waist and flew away gently.
The two followed the route they had just taken and returned to the old banyan tree south of Jijing City.
Jiang Xue had never had her feet off the ground for such a long time in one day. Now that she had calmed down from the shock, she stood leaning against the old banyan tree, breathing softly with her mouth slightly open.
Jing Ye looked at her and suddenly asked, "Are you scared?"
Jiang Xue looked at him for a long while, then shook her head helplessly and said, "I don't know Qinggong, but I'm not afraid, I'm just a little tired."
Jing Ye sneered, stood beside her, leaned against the old banyan tree, looked up, and wondered what he was thinking.
Jiang Xue suddenly asked, "Who is that person?"
Jing Ye turned his head and looked at her, with a smile in his eyes, and said: "Why are you asking me? This person is from your Ji country."
Jiang Xue said, "Your Highness, don't say you don't know. I think you have found someone to contact them. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to find the place where the Beixi people were staying so quickly."
"Princess, are you sure you want to chat here?" Jing Ye turned around, looked at the bright moonlight, and said, "It's good to have a night, but if it gets darker and darker, the dew will be heavier. I don't know if your precious body can withstand the cold."
Jiang Xue stood up helplessly and said, "Let's go."
Jiang Xue looked at the horse in front of her and undoubtedly felt a headache again.
Seeing that she didn't move, Jing Ye teased, "How about I take you back?"
Jiang Xue immediately shook her head and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to trouble your body. Riding a horse is good and it keeps you healthy."
Jing Ye helped her onto the horse, then took off his outer robe and put it on Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue looked back at him in surprise. Jing Ye's eyes were deep and he just said, "The wind is strong. Just consider it as a favor to me."
Jiang Xue was speechless. Why did this man love to ask for favors so much without even asking her if she was willing to owe him this favor?
Jing Ye pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards Wanbao Tower.
Jiang Xue had been worried all night, but now that she was back in the capital, she suddenly felt relieved. She felt sleepy and suddenly she was not so awkward with Jing Ye anymore. She fell asleep while sitting on the horse without knowing when.
The horse was shaking, and Jing Ye looked down and saw that the person in front of him had tilted his head. He could not help but gently pull the reins, and the horse immediately slowed down.
He stretched out a hand and gently embraced her.
Jiang Xue fell asleep leaning on his chest.
Jing Ye's heart paused.
The horse walked slowly, and he also lowered his head to look at the sleeping person in his arms.
Only the tip of her nose could be seen, which was a little red from being exposed to the cool breeze for so long.
Jing Ye unconsciously pulled her outer robe closer.
Soon, he suddenly shook his head slightly, and chuckled softly with self-mockery.
After walking for a while, seeing that Wanbao Tower was almost there, Jing Ye suddenly squeezed the horse's belly, swung the reins, and shouted softly, "Go!"
The horse immediately sped up, and Jiang Xue was shaken awake by the horse's back in an instant.
Realizing that she was too close to Jingye, she reflexively bent forward and hugged the horse's neck tightly.
Jing Ye sneered and asked, "Did the princess sleep well?"
Jiang Xue said somewhat awkwardly: "It's OK, it's OK."
"Fortunately," Jing Ye said sarcastically, "no saliva was left on my outer robe."
Jiang Xue didn't dare to answer. Seeing that they had arrived at the entrance of Wanbao Tower, she no longer paid attention to Jing Ye behind her and immediately turned over and slid down from the horse's back.
Jing Ye harnessed the horse and took her into Wanbao Tower.
The two of them entered a room in the building and sat down. Jiang Xue took off Jing Ye's outer robe and handed it back to him. After hesitating for a while, she said, "Your Highness, can you tell me now? Who is that person?"
Jing Ye did not reach out to take the clothes. He just sat there calmly and said, "Since you have borrowed someone else's clothes, you must wash them before returning them. Princess, don't you understand this principle?"
Jiang Xue had no choice but to put away her outer robe awkwardly.
"That's right. It's getting late at night. Your Highness, please finish talking to me quickly and send me back." Jiang Xue said.
"Your Ji State is truly a place of hidden talents," Jing Ye said, "That man is Chong Huan's staff member."
"Chonghuan?!" Jiang Xue was caught off guard and exclaimed in surprise.
"How is that possible?!"
Chonghuan, the current Minister of War, was the stubborn old man who often quarreled with Prime Minister Lu.
Jing Ye raised his eyebrows and said, "Then Princess, why don't you tell me, how is it impossible?"
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