The World is Shocking 103. Goodbye Han Mingxi
"I have met the prince."
In the flower hall, seeing the man in white walking out, Qingshuang and the others hurriedly greeted him. Mo Xiuyao's eyes swept over the four people calmly, and asked lightly: "What's the matter?" Looking at the other three, Qingyu had to step forward and said: "Your Highness, the new head of the Han family, Mr. Han Mingxi, wants to see the princess." They had never followed the princess out, so they didn't know how the princess and Mr. Han knew each other. It was just that An Er and An San who followed the princess said that Mr. Han was a friend of the princess. So even though they knew that the prince would definitely be unhappy to be disturbed, the four people still came to report with courage.
"Han Mingxi?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and snorted softly, "He came so quickly. Take him to the study, I will go to see him. Ah Li is resting, don't disturb her. Have someone prepare some more food. Qingyu, you come with me."
The four of them looked at each other quietly for a few seconds, and it seemed that the prince was in a very good mood.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In the study, Han Mingxi stood with his hands behind his back, staring at a piece of calligraphy on the wall in a trance. The word "忍" seems to be restrained and gentle, but if you savor it carefully, you can clearly feel the murderous intent and sharpness in it. He has lived under the protection of his parents and brother for half his life, and he can't imagine what kind of person can write a word that is so gentle and peaceful, but contains murderous intent. It is as dangerous and painful as wrapping a poisonous sword in the softest part of one's heart. His eyes slowly moved away from the word and turned to look at the door. Mo Xiuyao had been standing at the door without knowing when. Compared with the last time they met in Guangling City, Mo Xiuyao now seems to be more casual. Although Han Mingxi didn't know Mo Xiuyao, he just felt that he was in a good mood.
Han Mingxi stared at the man in front of him. He was wearing a plain white shirt, with a lock of black hair casually falling on his shoulders. He looked lazy and harmless. When Han Mingxi's eyes fell on a faint red mark on his neck, his eyes suddenly shrank, and his hands behind his back unconsciously clenched tightly, "Prince." He was a romantic man, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was among a hundred flowers. So even if Mo Xiuyao's appearance was not impolite, he could still see what Mo Xiuyao was doing before he appeared in the study.
"Master Han, please sit down." Mo Xiuyao stepped into the study and nodded calmly, "Ah Li is feeling a little unwell. I'm afraid I can't meet Master Han today. Please forgive me."
Han Mingxi sat down in silence and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is too polite. Since the Han family has chosen to be loyal to you and the princess, we will naturally wait until the princess has time to speak."
Mo Xiuyao looked at Han Mingxi with some surprise. Mo Xiuyao knew exactly who Han Mingxi was. Han Mingyue had spoiled him since he was a child, which made him willful and outspoken. But Han Mingxi, who was sitting opposite him at this moment, was indeed rare in his calmness and forbearance. It seemed that Han Mingyue's departure was a great blow to both the Han family and Han Mingxi. After thinking for a moment, Mo Xiuyao said, "Since I have already said that the Han family listens to A Li's orders, I will not say anything more to Mr. Han. Mr. Han might as well go to the guest room to rest first. If you need anything, you can ask Butler Mo or An Er and An San. They must be familiar with Mr. Han."
Han Mingxi nodded calmly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now."
After watching Han Mingxi leave, Qingyu, who was left outside the door, walked in cautiously, "Prince."
Mo Xiuyao nodded, "Did you find out anything about the tea?" Qingyu nodded and said, "I checked it. The tea contains musk and safflower, as well as some cold and yin medicines. After I came back, I consulted Doctor Shen. Doctor Shen said that the tea does have... the effect of sterilizing people, but that refers to the concubines in the palace. Many women in the palace use musk, camphor and other spices all year round, which have some effects on their physical constitution. If they take a large amount of cold and yin orally, Cold things are likely to cause sterility, but the princess never uses those spices, and she is in very good health. So Doctor Shen said that unless she takes it for a long time, it won’t be a big deal even if the princess drinks that cup of tea. In addition, the musk smell is very strong, and it is impossible to cover up the smell of tea. It is very easy to be discovered, so Doctor Shen believes that the person who drugged her may not have intended for the princess to drink that cup of tea... It should just be a test. "
"Test?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows slightly.
Qingyu nodded quickly and said, "Musk and other drugs are not very harmful to ordinary people, and it is absolutely impossible to achieve the effect of sterilization after taking them once or twice. But they are very dangerous to pregnant women. Doctor Shen also said so after looking at the tea I brought back. If the princess is pregnant, just one sip of this tea is enough to cause miscarriage."
There was silence in the study for a long while before Mo Xiuyao waved his hand and said, "You can go down. You are the only one among Ah Li who knows pharmacology and medicine, so be more careful."
"I'll take my leave." Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and quickly left. Even if the prince didn't show his anger, the low pressure from him was something that little girls like them couldn't bear.
Qingyu left, and the study was quiet. Mo Xiuyao's usually gentle and deep eyes were full of gloom. Mo Jingqi really knew how to prepare for a rainy day. He couldn't wait to test Ah Li as soon as he recovered. Maybe he wanted to test whether he was really fully recovered. Or was he really so confident that he didn't dare to touch him?
"Someone come."
"Your Highness." A gray-clothed figure appeared in the study. "Your Highness, we have already found out. It was Wang Zhaorong who asked someone to put drugs in the tea. It is said that when the emperor was favoring Wang Zhaorong before, he accidentally mentioned the issue of the princess's offspring. Wang Zhaorong wanted to use this opportunity to win favor, so she put drugs in the tea." Mo Xiuyao sneered, "Zhaorong is just a mere Zhaorong. Her people have the ability to put drugs in the tea in the harem?" The gray-clothed man naturally did not dare to answer. He also understood that the prince did not want to hear his answer. He just asked: "Wang Zhaorong intends to plot the heirs of the prince's mansion. Your Highness, should we..." Mo Xiuyao shook his head, his smile was icy cold, "No, since she likes to add ingredients to the tea so much. Let Qingyu prepare the medicine according to that cup of tea, and watch her drink it for three months!"
"My Lord... Wang Zhaorong may be pregnant."
"Don't you understand what the king said?"
The man in gray felt a chill in his heart and quickly bowed his head and said, "I obey your command!"
In the bedroom, Ye Li slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't help but frown at the slight discomfort in her body. Recalling what happened before, the passionate and lingering scenes flashed through her mind, and her face, which had just become more and more charming after being entertained, suddenly flushed. Helplessly reaching out to pat her cheeks that were so hot that she felt like she could fry eggs, Ye Li wrapped herself in the quilt and shook her head desperately, trying to get rid of the blushing scenes in her mind. The discomfort in her body made her moan softly, Ye Li, you are so useless and shameful...
Rolling in the quilt, Ye Li couldn't help grinding her teeth when she thought of that bastard man who had gone to nowhere. If she still couldn't figure out that he did it on purpose, she was an idiot. But she, an idiot, took it seriously at the time, and panicked when she saw his gloomy look. She apologized and comforted him in every possible way, but she ended up getting herself involved. Although she didn't object to it later on an impulse she didn't know where it came from...
"Ari, are you awake?"
The sound of gentle footsteps came from outside the screen. Ye Li looked up and saw Mo Xiuyao standing at the head of the bed, smiling at her. Seeing Mo Xiuyao standing in front of her in a neat suit, Ye Li glared at him angrily and asked, "Where have you been?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows slightly, walked to the table, poured a cup of warm water and brought it to her to feed her. Ye Li quickly reached out her hand to take it and drink it herself. Mo Xiuyao didn't care. He smiled faintly and sat down on the bed and said, "I was afraid that sitting inside would wake you up, so I watched something outside. By the way... Han Mingxi came in the afternoon, and I let him stay in the guest house first."
Ye Li choked and swallowed the water in her mouth before saying, "Han Mingxi is here, how come he came so quickly? I'll go see him..."
His warm lips pressed against hers, shutting down the words that were about to come out of her mouth. After their lips rubbed gently for a moment, Mo Xiuyao took the teacup from her hand and put it aside, laughing softly, "Ari, it won't be too late to go see him tomorrow."
"But..." Ye Li frowned slightly. Mo Xiuyao did not allow her to refuse and gently touched her tender red lips with his index finger. "Ah Li, if you care too much about other men, I will be jealous."
Ye Li's eyes flickered, and she looked at him and said, "So what if I'm jealous?"
"I'm jealous... maybe I want to silence him." Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly. Ye Li raised an eyebrow, "So you did it on purpose today? Huh?" Mo Xiuyao didn't deny it. His Ah Li was too smart to deny it. "I just think today is a good day." Leaning gently in his arms, Ye Li sighed and said, "As long as you don't let me down, I will never let you down."
"Even if Mo Xiuyao lets down the whole world, he will never let down Ah Li."
Ye Li couldn't win over Mo Xiuyao after all. Someone once said that when you start to get used to giving in to someone, you are very likely to have fallen in love with him. Ye Li is not a person who likes to cover her ears and steal the bell. Mo Xiuyao is her husband, the closest person to her in this world besides her blood relatives. She doesn't want to deny the fact that she may fall in love with Mo Xiuyao. Because even when she heard Mo Xiuyao's low words of love in the midst of love, her heart still felt joy and pleasure from the bottom of her heart. In such an era, as a woman, what else can be better than marrying a man who loves you and is loved by you and makes people feel happy?
"Master Han." When Ye Li entered the guest house, Han Mingxi was sitting under a magnolia tree, lost in thought. The purple-red petals gently falling in the breeze fell on his moon-white clothes, interweaving into a strange luxury. I was used to Han Mingxi wearing a flamboyant red silk dress wherever he went, and looking at the person in front of me, I felt a little strange and alienated. Han Mingxi came back to his senses, and looked at the elegant woman walking slowly towards him. He couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment, but soon came back to his senses, "Jun Wei...Princess."
Ye Li smiled helplessly and said, "I'm not used to hearing you call me that."
Han Mingxi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Although the princess has always called me Young Master Han, I'm actually not used to it. What's more, Han Mingxi will be the princess' subordinate in the future. If the princess keeps calling him like that, wouldn't it make people feel weird?" Ye Li tilted his head and smiled, "In that case, I'll call you Mingxi, you...you can do whatever you want. How is the Han family?" Han Mingxi nodded, "Han Mingyue has nothing to do with the Han family now, and even if something happens in the future, it will not be related to the Han family. By the way, I have sorted out the Han family's account books, Your Majesty...do you want to take a look?" After all, he was still reluctant to call her the princess in such a strange and distant way.
Ye Li looked at him in surprise, shook her head and said, "The prince and I have no intention of annexing the Han family."
Han Mingxi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Prince Ding's Mansion is rich enough to rival a country. I naturally understand that Prince Ding looks down on the small Han family. But since you have already sworn allegiance, you naturally have to show your sincerity." Ye Li smiled and said, "Even if the Han family really pledges allegiance to Prince Ding's Mansion, there is no reason to empty the Han family. The Han family is still the Han family, and the Han family's industry is naturally still named Han. Those account books give me a headache, so Mingxi of the Han family should take them back and read them slowly. . Well... maybe you can exchange ideas with An Er and An San, that is, Lin Han and Zhuo Jing. They have also been looking at the account books recently. "Han Mingxi pondered for a moment, nodded and smiled, "I understand. If there is anything you need from me or the Han family in the future, just tell me." Ye Li nodded, "Very good, I happen to have some new cooperation. If you have had breakfast, we can go to the study to discuss it later. If not, why not have breakfast together."
"I thought you should have had breakfast with Prince Ding?"
Ye Li said calmly, "Your Majesty has deep inner strength, and he won't feel hungry even if he skips a meal." Thinking of a certain man who was pushing his luck, Ye Li snorted in her heart. Not being angry doesn't mean she won't bear grudges. Han Mingxi turned around and saw the woman behind him inadvertently exuding a charm that she had never seen before. With a gloomy heart, he turned around and walked into the house, "Then I have the honor of inviting Princess Ding to share breakfast with me."
Ye Li postponed the selection of relatives. The Dingguo Palace was still closed to welcome visitors, which avoided the expected noise. However, the visiting cards and invitations that were sent to the Dingguo Palace were still endless. Ye Li just took a look at them casually and put them aside for Chief Steward Mo and Nanny Sun to deal with. An Er and An San made rapid progress under the joint training of Chief Steward Mo and Han Mingxi. Although Han Mingxi never took care of things in the past, he was born in a business family after all, and he was smart. Even if he had heard and seen since he was a child, he was much better than ordinary people. Otherwise, Han Mingyue might not dare to hand over the Han family to him with such confidence. Ye Li’s so-called cooperation with the Han family was more about Ye Li coming up with ideas and providing part of the funds, and the specific operations would be all operated by Han Mingxi. By the time she had finished talking to Han Mingxi, it was already several days later. Ye Li thought about the elites of the Dingguo Palace who had been thrown into the valley by her and tortured to death, and decided to go see them first.
Although Qin Feng did not stay in the valley with his comrades these days, his life was not easy at all. After all, the princess had already proposed that he would lead the last team after training. In this case, as a leader, he naturally could not be worse than his subordinates. So when he returned home that day, he went to ask An Er and An San for advice. It happened that An San was confused by the account books in the room, and Qin Feng came to him as a punching bag, and An San did not know how to be polite at all. The heavy and varied training every day made Qin Feng, the Black Cloud Cavalry leader who was originally full of pride and looked down on the dark guards, lose his temper.
Following Ye Li to the valley below the Black Cloud Peak again, Qin Feng had to admit that he was indeed a little curious about what those elites had been tortured into. When he really saw his comrades crawling and rolling in the dust in the wide area below the cliff, Qin Feng couldn't help but be shocked. This look... was really too embarrassing for the Black Cloud Cavalry and the Mohist Army.
Ye Li was still sitting on the roof, patiently waiting for the people who were running to finish. Only when everyone returned to the yard covered in dust and dirt did she jump off the roof and ask with a smile: "Elites, how do you feel these days?"
The elites all looked pale and expressionless. Could they say they were so tired that they wanted to die? If someone had told them in the past that they could be exhausted just by running and doing some strange exercises, they would never have believed it even if they were beaten to death. Who are they? The best secret guards and soldiers in the entire Chu. How could they be stumped by such a small thing? Now they understand that the reason they think running is not difficult is because they have never run seriously. In fact, the most unlucky secret guards were so tired that they couldn't even crawl on the first day just by running. Seeing the faces of the elites, Ye Li nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "I have said it before, good martial arts does not mean good health, good health does not necessarily mean good physical strength, and even good physical strength does not mean good endurance. After these few days of training, I believe that everyone must have made great progress in both physical strength and endurance, and I hope you can continue to maintain it. In addition, add five more miles per day for running, and add 100 miles for each of the other movements." As soon as these words came out, the team below finally couldn't help but wail. Ye Li didn't care, and continued, "I don't need many of you to become peerless masters, I just need you to become the strongest soldiers, you will be the elite among the elite of the Mohist Army and even the entire Great Chu."
"Sir, do you mean that we will return to the army and still be members of the Mohist Army?" Someone below could not help asking. This was also the doubt of everyone present. Most people were more inclined to believe that the prince was going to train them to become another team that was more powerful than the Dark Guards and the Secret Service. But they did not expect that they were still soldiers, and from what Master Chu said, they would return to the Mohist Army in the future. Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "I can't tell you now, but I can guarantee that you will have a legitimate title in the end. All positions will be promoted to the same or even better than those of the Black Cloud Cavalry and the Mohist Army. When it is no longer suitable to stay or because of an accidental injury, you will be transferred to the Mohist Army or to a place within the capabilities of the Dingwang Mansion."
Everyone was amazed. Even the Black Cloud Cavalry didn't have such treatment. This also made everyone more curious about what kind of army they would be.
"However, all of this is based on the premise that you can stay here smoothly. Although I am a little surprised that none of you have fallen behind in these seven days, but... this is just the beginning. Qin Feng, this is the training plan for the next half month."
Qin Feng looked at the scroll of black words on white paper as if he was reading a death warrant. He slowly opened it and took a look, then his brows knitted together, "Sir, these... I don't quite understand them." Ye Li smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't understand. Starting tomorrow, Zhuo Jing and Lin Han will take turns to watch them. Before they come, you can study the things on the training ground by yourselves. In fact, the first month is completely physical training, and I won't control you too much. Tomorrow, the eight masters who are watching you will also withdraw, so everyone depends on their own instincts. In addition, when you are free, read the books I brought over, and read as much as you can. These will make the next two months easier for you."
Qin Feng passed the paper roll in his hand down, letting everyone appreciate it and have a general idea in their hearts. The soldiers who had been exhausted these days were silently vomiting blood in their hearts. With the addition of some new content, the amount of training was at least 50% more than before. This Mr. Chu actually wanted to kill them, right? What's more terrible is that before, they only required to complete the task, but now this paper requires running to be completed within a certain time. After these days of training, everyone has a general idea in their hearts. The requirements above are too harsh even for these elite soldiers.
"Master Chu, this is simply impossible!" a soldier standing in the front row said unconvinced.
Ye Li glanced at him, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Impossible?"
"That's right. Without Qinggong, it would be impossible to complete so many tasks in such a short time!"
Ye Li's smile deepened, "Black Cloud Riders? I haven't heard that you rely so much on martial arts? The ones who like to study martial arts should be the secret guards. If someone does it, what are you going to do?" The soldier said proudly, "If someone can do it, we can do it too." Ye Li nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, assemble at the training ground." Watching the soldiers marching out, Qin Feng looked at Ye Li with some concern and whispered, "Princess...you are not talking about you, are you?" He believed that someone could do it, and the princess would not deliberately tease them with an impossible task. But how could it be the princess who looked so delicate? Although he knew that the princess was very powerful, it was just like what the princess said. Good martial arts and good physical strength are two completely different things, and what is written on it obviously requires more physical strength than martial arts. If something happens to the princess, the prince will have to chop him!
Ye Li looked down at her clothes. She had specially put on suitable clothes to deal with such emergencies. After all, she had a lot of training experience. The reactions of these elites were basically what Ye Li had experienced when she was training and being trained. Even if she guessed, she could guess a little.
The craftsmen who were responsible for building this valley were very dedicated, and the training ground outside the courtyard basically met Ye Li's requirements. A group of unconvinced soldiers stood on the training ground, stunned and watched the young lady Chu, who was much taller than them and very thin, running calmly with a weight of several dozen kilograms on her back. No one paid attention at first, but when she ran five or six laps around the training ground and still had no problem breathing, everyone finally realized that this young lady Chu was indeed not simple. After ten laps, Master Chu did not stop to rest but rushed directly to the pile of strange things in the middle of the training ground, climbed over the net hung with caltrops and various sharp objects, climbed over the net rope that was more than two meters high, climbed over the earth wall that was more than ten meters high, and swung over the distance of two meters by holding the rope to accurately land on a wood that was less than half a foot wide but five feet high. In the stunned eyes of the crowd, he rushed over as if walking on flat ground. Finally, he rushed to the finish line, where the bow and arrow were already placed. Ye Li picked up the longbow, drew the arrow and shot the arrow into the bull's eye. And there was still a little fine sand in the hourglass on the side that was slowly flowing out.
Ye Li turned around and raised her eyebrows at the group of stupid people in front of her. She heaved a long sigh of relief in her heart. In fact, it was still a bit difficult for her to complete this series of movements. Although she had never stopped training herself in the past few years, she could train herself without any hindrance in the year since she married into Prince Ding's Mansion. She even made some progress in ancient martial arts because of Mo Xiuyao's occasional guidance, but she hadn't done such a series of movements in full for many years. Fortunately, it was completed smoothly. If something went wrong in front of these guys, it would be difficult to teach them a lesson later. Ye Li secretly moved her tired and stiff body, but she smiled and responded calmly, "How is it?"
"Good!" The crowd was silent for a moment before they burst into cheers. No matter what they thought before, this Mr. Chu in front of them easily did what they couldn't do, which meant he was better than them. And they all admired the strong without a doubt.
"So... will you all listen carefully to the coach's instructions and let me see your results in half a month?"
"Yes, sir!" everyone answered in unison.
After sending everyone away, Ye Li's originally confident smile suddenly fell. She leaned against the balance beam and sighed bitterly. Qin Feng saw this and raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought it was easy for the princess to do this?"
Ye Li waved her hands helplessly, "No matter how easy it is, it can't last for too long without practice. My hands are unfamiliar... I almost fell off just now. I was too careless. I was very busy after returning and didn't even have a chance to familiarize myself with the venue. But it doesn't matter... Who will give you time to familiarize yourself with the venue when you really go to the battlefield?"
Qin Feng frowned and said in confusion: "Princess, you don't have to work so hard."
Ye Li smiled and said, "Not really. Compared to going back and forth in the capital, testing this and guessing that, I would rather stay here. If I don't fight hard, how can those arrogant guys be convinced? This is just the beginning. I have to scare them frequently in the future, so that they won't be arrogant."
Qin Feng couldn't help but pat his forehead. You've already hit people hard enough today, do you still want to scare them?
"Let's go back. I'm almost exhausted. I'll take a rest before going home." Ye Li rubbed his arm and turned to walk into the courtyard. "By the way, I don't need to remind you what confidentiality means, right? If the prince knows what happened today, all your tasks will be doubled."
"Yes. Princess."