143. Reunion after a long separation

After returning to Jiangxia City, Ye Li waved her hand and had the King of Zhennan and others escorted away, and took the son of Nanhou to see Nanhou who had been waiting anxiously. Seeing his son coming back with injuries all over his body, Nanhou was surprised and distressed. He pulled his son up and down and asked him if he was injured anywhere. Nanhou's son probably didn't expect that he would have the chance to see his parents and relatives again in this life, and his eyes were red. He broke Nanhou's hand, knelt on the ground and whispered: "My child has brought shame to my father."

Nan Hou pulled him up, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Silly boy, it's good that you're back, why are you still saying all this? It's good that you're back..." After the initial joy, Nan Hou remembered that Ye Li and the others were still there, and he quickly wiped his tears and pulled his son and said, "It's thanks to the princess that you can come back safely this time. Why don't you thank the princess for saving your life?" Nan Hou's son stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Thank you, princess, for saving my life." Ye Li pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "Sister, Husband, please don't be polite. We are one family, why should we talk behind each other's backs? Is there anything wrong with my brother-in-law? Did the people of Xiling hurt you?" Nanhou father and son looked at each other, and Nanhou's son shook his head and smiled, "They are all minor injuries. Thank you... Third sister for your concern. If you have any orders in the future, just tell me directly. Nanhou Mansion will definitely help you." Ye Li thanked with a smile, knowing in her heart that even if Nanhou Mansion could not become a helper of Dingguo Palace in the future, it would never become an enemy of Dingwang Palace.

This time, Lei Tengfeng apparently did not do anything. Five days later, at the same time and in the same place, 50,000 dan of grain and 5 million taels of silver were delivered to Ye Li. Ye Li also kept her promise and released the King of Zhennan. The King of Zhennan returned to the camp in Xiling, then turned back and looked at Ye Li deeply and said, "This king is too arrogant. This round is considered to be won by the princess. Princess Ding, we have a long way to go." Ye Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. How can this princess dare to say that she has won the game against you? It's just luck." The King of Zhennan looked humble and turned away. Princess Dingguo, a woman, was not proud of victory and was not satisfied with defeat. She easily won a large amount of grain and silver from Xiling without showing any pride at all. She was indeed not comparable to ordinary women.

Ye Li watched the King of Zhennan disappear in the Xiling Army, then turned around and said to Feng Zhiyuan beside him, "Pass the order down, and put the whole army on alert."

"?" Feng Zhiyao raised his eyebrows in confusion. Ye Li said calmly, "After suffering such a great loss, will the King of Zhennan not come back for revenge?"

"Your Highness, our army has recaptured Xinyang!" A soldier came hurriedly with a happy face.

Ye Li was startled and asked, "What did you say?" The soldier raised his head and said loudly, "Just now, news came from the front that the prince led an army of 100,000 from the north and defeated the Xiling North Route Army. He recaptured Xinyang last night!"

"Xiu Yao is back?!"

"The prince is back!"

Ye Li and Feng Zhiyao looked at each other, and saw ecstasy in each other's eyes. Ye Li gathered his mind and said loudly: "Return to the city!"

Just moments after returning to the city, news came from outside that the Xiling army had retreated. Everyone climbed up the city tower and saw the Xiling army going far away. Yun Ting was full of pride and quickly asked Ye Li, "Princess, I beg you to lead people to pursue the Xiling army." General Yuan Pei stepped forward and said, "No. Princess, although the Xiling army retreated, they were not defeated and their appearance was not in chaos. I'm afraid they are worried that Xinyang will attack them from the front and back. If we pursue them now, I'm afraid we will fall into the trap of the Xiling people." Ye Li nodded and said, "General Yuan Pei is right, let them go. Pass the order, the whole army is on alert and waiting for the prince to return."

"Yes!" Mo Xiuyao seemed to have become the faith of the entire Mohist Army, or in other words, every generation of Prince Dingguo was the faith of the Mohist Army. When they heard that he was coming back soon, everyone's faces were filled with joy and confidence. Ye Li had never thought that Mo Xiuyao would return to Da Chu quietly, and at lightning speed, he passed the blockade of the Xiling North Route Army and took back Xinyang City. However, in this way, the disadvantage of Da Chu caused by time was suddenly reduced a lot. Ye Li, who had been feeling tense these days, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I knew that Mo Xiuyao had arrived in Xinyang, it was several days before I actually saw him. Xinyang was almost an empty city after being massacred by Xiling. Even with the restraint of the King of Zhennan, the people around were still inevitably ravaged by the Xiling army. Mo Xiuyao was busy almost non-stop as soon as he arrived in Xinyang. He only had time to send someone to deliver a letter to Ye Li, asking Ye Li to temporarily hand over the military affairs in his hands to Lu Jinxian and Yuan Pei to meet in Xinyang. Ye Li's affairs were also piled up like a mountain. It was several days before he finished the handover with Lu Jinxian and Yuan Pei and rushed to Xinyang.

"Ari..."

Hearing this deep call, Ye Li's eyes were red unconsciously. After not seeing each other for several months, she didn't feel it until she heard this deep and pleasant voice. She suddenly realized how much she missed him. She didn't care about anything else, she flew into the arms that were already open and waiting for her. Fortunately, everyone around her had already left very tactfully and didn't want to disturb the princess and the prince's reunion after a long absence, otherwise Ye Li would have found that her usual calm and elegant image had disappeared.

"Ali...Ali..." Mo Xiuyao held her tightly in his arms, calling her name over and over again, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones. Ye Li raised her head and looked at the handsome but somewhat frosted and thin face of the man above, and whispered softly: "Xiuyao..." Mo Xiuyao's eyes darkened, and he reached out to embrace the beautiful and petite face of the man, lowered his head and kissed the delicate lips fiercely, "Ali..." Ye Li couldn't help but raise her hands, gently wrapped around his shoulders, and opened her lips to entangle with his lips and tongue. Noticing her initiative, the darkness in Mo Xiuyao's eyes intensified. He held her tightly in his arms, gave her a deep kiss, then leaned over, picked her up and walked towards the room.

Inside, clothes were scattered all over the floor. On the wide bed behind the curtains, two overlapping figures were hugging each other tightly and clinging to each other...

"Ali..." Ye Li opened her eyes and saw Mo Xiuyao's handsome smile and the warmth and tenderness in his eyes. The events that happened earlier flashed through her mind like a movie clip, and her face, which had just woken up, was stained with a layer of blush again. She looked down again and saw the ambiguous red marks on her smooth shoulders. She bit her lip and glared at Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao laughed softly, lowered his head and sniffed the fragrance of her hair, and whispered: "We haven't seen each other for a few months. Xiuyao missed Ah Li very much." Looking at his gentle eyes, Ye Li's heart softened, and she whispered: "Did you have a good journey to Beirong?" Mo Xiuyao looked at her, lowered his head and kissed her, saying: "It's nothing serious, just a little thing delayed the trip. Ah Li has been hard these days."

Ye Li was about to stand up and tell him what had happened in the past few days, but Mo Xiuyao seemed to see what she meant, raised his hand to suppress her and said, "Don't talk about this for now, Ah Li, you should rest for a while."

Ye Li looked at him strangely and said, "I'm not tired." Basically, she didn't have the habit of sleeping during the day, and the Xiling Army had been very quiet these days. She had to deal with some paperwork that didn't require much effort. Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and showed a strange smile, "Aren't you tired? Then... let's do it again." After saying that, without waiting for Ye Li to react, he leaned over and covered Ye Li's body again, lowered his head, and his cool lips lingered on Ye Li's jade-like skin. His big hands also began to explore the graceful figure of the person under him.

"Mo Xiuyao! You..." Ye Li was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and roared in a low voice. Before she could say anything, she was blocked in her mouth, "Um... bastard..."

"Ari...Ari...I miss you so much..."

Ye Li sighed slightly in her heart, and was quickly brought into a new wave by the man.

In the study, Mo Xiuyao walked into the room in a white robe. The people who had been waiting in the study hurried forward to salute. Feng Zhiyao raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully at Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao glanced at him lightly, and Feng Zhiyao was very tactful and covered his mouth with a folding fan to indicate that he would not say anything more. Mo Xiuyao walked to the couch and sat down, saying, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard these days." Nan Hou quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. We are ashamed of the loss of Xinyang. If it were not for Your Majesty to recapture Xinyang, we would not be able to face the people of Da Chu. Here is the seal of the commander-in-chief of the army. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty." His son returned safely. Nan Hou had gotten rid of his previous sick look in the past few days and his health had improved a lot. He took out the seal of the commander-in-chief of the army from his sleeve and handed it back to Mo Xiuyao with both hands.

Mo Xiuyao did not refuse, and took the seal and put it aside. In fact, this seal bestowed by the emperor had no meaning to the Mohist army. It was just that Nan Hou did this to tell everyone that everything in the army would be led by King Ding, and Mo Xiuyao would naturally not refuse Nan Hou's kindness. Although he was far away in Beirong before, and had no time to rest since then, he knew everything that happened in Chujing, Xinyang and Jiangxia. Of course, he also understood why Nan Hou, who had always been neutral, took such an attitude at this time.

"It is my incompetence that has led to the loss of Xinyang and the massacre of the people. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Leng Qingyu stepped forward and knelt on the ground to plead guilty. He still looked thin and pale, but his spirit was much better than the listlessness of the past few days.

Mo Xiuyao frowned slightly when he looked at him, and after a while he said, "General Leng is the commander of an army appointed by the emperor himself. I have no right to punish you. I will send someone to send you back to the capital later, and you can personally apologize to the emperor." Leng Qingyu lowered his eyes and said nothing, and no one in the study spoke. Prince Dingguo has the power to control the soldiers and generals of the world. Not to mention that Leng Qingyu is just a young general, even those famous veterans would not dare to say no if they want to punish him. Prince Ding said this, but he just treated Leng Qingyu as an outsider. With the emperor's temper, Leng Qingyu would never have a good life when he returned to the capital.

Leng Qingyu gritted his teeth and finally said firmly: "I beg Your Majesty to take me in. Leng Qingyu would rather be a small pawn in front of the horse, as long as I can repel the people of Xiling and avenge this humiliation. After returning to the capital, Leng Qingyu is willing to die to atone for his sins!"

Mo Xiuyao stared at him calmly for a while before saying calmly, "In that case, I will grant your wish."