"Governor, when will the emperor return to Beijing from Xianyang?" Yu Jiao pondered for a moment and asked.
Cheng Ying glanced at her, somewhat surprised that Yu Jiao would ask this question.
"How can we casually reveal His Majesty's whereabouts?"
Yu Jiao shook her head and looked at Cheng Ying and said, "I'm not trying to find out the whereabouts of the emperor. I'm just wondering if Ji Wudao is so bold as to mobilize troops privately. Is he planning to be disloyal?"
Cheng Yingdan raised her eyes slightly and asked her, "Are you worried about Yu Qizhe?"
Yu Jiao did not deny it and replied, "He dared to send someone to kidnap me, so he must have some ulterior motive. I want to hurry back to Beijing tonight."
Cheng Ying said: "The emperor has given Yu Qizhe the military power of the three major camps stationed in Beijing. Why do you have to worry about him?"
"But Xuanfu and Taiyuanfu have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. What if Ji Wudao really wants to rebel?" Yu Jiao looked straight at him and said slowly, "Your Majesty must have expected this a long time ago, so he hid in Xianyang."
Otherwise, why would Emperor Mingzheng give the military power to Yu Qizhe? He was just a Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, a fourth-rank official. He had the prince Zhu Chui above him and military generals leading troops below him. Even if Emperor Mingzheng was optimistic about Yu Qizhe, he should not suddenly give him the military power to garrison the entire capital.
Cheng Ying said calmly, "This has nothing to do with you. Even if Ji Wudao really wants to rebel, what can you do if you rush back? If Yu Qizhe can't protect himself, it will be useless for you to go back."
Yu Jiao said without thinking: "But I can stand with him."
"Is he all you have left in your life?" Cheng Ying's face became calmer and his heart more restrained. He asked with almost malicious intent, "If he dies, will you not live anymore?"
Yu Jiao felt a chill in her heart when she heard what Cheng Ying said. Did Cheng Ying mean that the capital city was about to undergo a huge change? Was Ji Wudao indeed planning a rebellion?
"Of course, my life is not just about Yu Qizhe, but he is the person I like, the person I want to spend my life with, and the person I want to share life and death with." Yu Jiao looked in the direction of the capital and said firmly, "We have been married. I am not saying that if something happens to him, I will not live alone, but I will stand by him and weather the storm together."
Cheng Ying pursed his lips and his expression turned cold. He had been following Yu Jiao for the past few days and kept hearing her mention Yu Qizhe over and over again. Every time he heard her express her feelings without hesitation, it was like self-abuse to him.
He sneered, "You are possessed by a ghost."
Yu Jiao didn't care about his ridicule and just said, "We'll set off in the evening. If you don't want to go with us, we can go our separate ways."
Cheng Ying said nothing, and the few short sentences between the two were filled with the feeling of parting on bad terms.
It was not until dinner time that the meal could be considered joyful due to the presence of Yu Fuling and his wife.
After dinner, Yu Jiao said goodbye to Yu Fuling. Although Yu Fuling was reluctant to let her go, she saw that Yu Jiao suddenly seemed worried, as if she had something urgent to do. So she suppressed her reluctance and went out to see her off while carrying Xiao Nanrao, who had just woken up.
"This time we go to the capital, the mountains are high and the roads are long, and we can't meet often." Yu Fuling said with some sadness as she watched Yu Jiao get on the carriage.
Yu Jiao patted her hands and said, "There is a long way to go, and we will meet many times in the future. You should store more food at home. I have told Manager Zhou that if you don't have enough food at home in the future, you can go to the grain store to get more."
If a war breaks out, food will become extremely valuable. Yu Jiao plans to return to the city and instructs Manager Zhou to stock up on food.
Yu Fuling smiled and said, "There is still plenty of food at home, enough to eat."
"That's good. You and your brother-in-law take care of yourselves." After Yu Jiao gave her instructions, she waved to Yu Fuling, and the carriage slowly drove away.
Cheng Ying sat in the carriage without saying a word. Although Yu Jiao was reluctant to talk to him, she still wanted to find out as much as possible about Emperor Mingzheng's arrangements.
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