"I plan to go to Lingnan myself." Liu Ziqi said to Gu Yun seriously and solemnly, "After I leave Beijing, Yu Jiao will be left in your care."
The weight of these words was very heavy, and Gu Yun understood it in his heart. He put his fist against his chest and promised, "I will protect her even if I risk my life."
They could not leave Beijing, but every soldier in Lingnan was led by Gu Wei himself. He could not watch Ji Huai lead them to die. The lives of the soldiers at the border should be valuable, even if they died, on the battlefield! They could not be buried under the iron cavalry of Baiyue because of Ji Huai, who had never been on the battlefield, and commanded them recklessly.
Because Liu Ziqi runs a business, he is away from the capital for most of the year. In fact, since he started his business, he has spent some time every year in the Lingnan army. If he is willing to go to Lingnan in person, Wuyi Pass may not be impossible to defend.
Gu Yun vaguely felt that his father left the tiger talisman in Lingnan perhaps not to deal with Emperor Ming Zheng.
What Liu Ziqi was most worried about when he was leaving Beijing was Yu Jiao. Things in the world are unpredictable, and even though he had made many preparations, he was afraid that once he was thousands of miles away, he would not be able to get back in time to protect Yu Jiao.
However, he trusted Gu Yun. If anything unexpected happened, Liu Ziqi believed that Gu Yun would risk his life to protect Yu Jiao's safety.
"When are you planning to leave?" Gu Yun asked.
"Just these few days. After I leave Beijing, you have to be careful of Cheng Ying. Although he has adopted Yu Jiao as his adopted daughter, I don't know what he is up to." Liu Ziqi reminded, "Wu Yi has a woman named Su He living in his other courtyard. This woman has the jade button that Yu Jiao accidentally lost, and there is also a small red mole on her back. I don't know what Wu Yi is up to. Although I arranged for someone to investigate, they didn't find out anything. If someone uses this woman to make trouble in the future, you will act according to the situation."
Gu Yun nodded. Liu Ziqi thought of something and said to Gu Yun, "Yang Yuanchen's daughter married Zhou Li's son not long ago. She has a feud with Yu Jiao. You should stay with her more secretly and watch out for her plotting against Yu Jiao. Don't be rash about Yu Jiao. If you don't have time to send a message to Lingnan, you can discuss it with my father."
Liu Ziqi seldom talked like this on weekdays. Gu Yun knew that it was because he was worried about Yu Jiao, so he listened carefully and wrote down everything and everyone that Liu Ziqi told him about.
Yu Jiao led Yu Zhizhou and Yu Fuling along the veranda and took a walk around the front yard. The flowers, plants and trees in the mansion had already sprouted new buds. Several apricot trees planted beside Fangshan had bloomed small pink and white flowers, but it was not very clear as the sky was getting dark. There was a faint scent of flowers in the wind.
Yu Zhizhou drank too much during the banquet and was blown by the cold wind, so he followed the servant to the toilet.
Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling sat at the stone table in the yard, watching people light the lanterns hanging on the eaves of the corridor. Not far behind them was Liu Yu's study.
Candles were lit in the study, and Liu Yu was sitting at the desk. He had already told Yu Qizhe all the advice he needed. This man was much smarter than he had imagined, and he understood his good intention of suppressing his ranking in the palace examination.
He is not panicked about being in the spotlight and being framed by the Shen Party in the future, and seems to be able to deal with it calmly.
This made Liu Yu feel a little uncomfortable. This man's essays on the examination showed that he hated evil and was full of righteousness. He had some of the simplicity and stubbornness of a young man, but when they really got to know each other, he was completely different.
Liu Yu still had official business to attend to, so he asked Yu Qizhe to leave first. Watching Yu Qizhe leave the study, Liu Yu withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but think of his answer to Emperor Mingzheng in the palace examination. This man might not be as simple as he thought.
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