Chapter 219 Return to Kyoto
Chen Qiu looked at Jingxin, then tried hard to force a smile towards her, "Sister Jingxin, I know, but I can't face them right now, wait a minute."
Jingxin just sighed and said nothing more.
Mei Qi was very quick. He bought a very large carriage, which Mei Qi covered with thick blankets and bedding. In addition to being able to accommodate Ye Chen and Shen Qiu, there was even room for a small table.
Xiao Hang and Lan Yu also prepared carriages for Xiaofu and Liuyun. Jingxin and Liuyun rode in one carriage. There were three patients to take care of, and Jingxin was very tired.
When they were leaving, the Regent and the High Priest also came to see them off. As someone from a neighboring country who came to help, Ye Chen left with all the proper respect, but he was not happy.
After Ye Chen and the others left, Lan Minxing asked Lan Yu, "Why did your friend leave in such a hurry? When I went to see him and his wife, he said he wanted to see the customs and habits of Ye Nan and that he wanted to wait until you and Xiao Hang got married before leaving. Why did he leave so suddenly?"
Lan Yu didn't know how to answer. She was extremely upset, but what had been done had already been done. Explanations alone would not make Ye Chen and Shen Qiu forgive her.
Lan Yu told Lan Minhang everything that happened today. Lan Minhang could only sigh. What happened had already happened and nothing he said would help. The feeling of being betrayed by a friend could not be let go by just a few explanations.
"Yu'er, you were indeed wrong in doing this. The friendship between the Duke and Duchess of Dayin for you and Xiao Hang is deeper than you can imagine. This is really hurtful. If it were me, I would leave immediately." Bai Han, who was standing aside, suddenly spoke.
Lan Yu leaned his head against her chest, "What should I do then? I regret it so much. If I could turn back time, I would definitely go and tell Xiao Qiu openly and honestly instead of letting Liuyun test her."
"Yu'er, no matter what kind of feelings you have, you can't test them. Testing them means you don't completely trust this relationship, and that you haven't completely opened your heart to this friend or lover. Alas, I think this is what makes them most heartbroken!" Bai Han said the truth.
Lan Yu finally realized what a foolish thing he had done. "Then, High Priest, what should I do to earn their forgiveness?"
Bai Han smiled and said, "Just because you realize you're wrong doesn't mean you're hopeless."
"Remember, only if you truly treat them as friends, just as they treat you, will you naturally know what to do. If I teach you everything step by step, it doesn't mean you really want to, so it's better not to make amends. Things like this should never be left to others."
Lan Yu seemed to understand, nodded slightly, and then went back thoughtfully.
When Ye Chen and his companions left, it was already afternoon. Because Lan Minhang had sent people on express horses to greet the post stations along the way in advance, Ye Chen and his companions checked into the post stations when it was almost dark.
Although the carriage was covered with thick mats, Ye Chen was almost recovered and Chen Qiu was not that fragile, but Xiaofu was different.
She was already getting weaker and weaker, and now the road was bumpy, so it was really difficult for her to hold on. In order not to torment her, Liuyun and Xiaofu spent the night in the carriage.
"Liuyun, where is my sister? Is her injury not healed yet? Is she seriously injured?" Although Xiaofu is mentally retarded, she has the IQ of a child of a few years old. She is not a complete fool.
"Well, Sister Xiaoqiu is seriously injured. She will definitely come to see you when she recovers. But, your husband did something that hurt Sister Xiaoqiu's heart, and I don't know how to make her happy. Xiaofu, what do you think your husband should do?" Liuyun talked to Xiaofu while wiping his face.
After hearing what Liuyun said, Xiaofu looked at Liuyun and asked, "Is it because of Xiaofu? Is it because of Xiaofu that my husband made me angry?"
Liuyun didn't expect Xiaofu to be so smart and guessed it immediately.
Liuyun didn't say anything, but just started to wipe Xiaofu's hands again. His movements were very gentle. Xiaofu was now like a piece of exquisite porcelain. It looked good, but it would break if a little force was applied. In order to send this exquisite porcelain back to Kyoto safely for treatment, Liuyun covered the carriage with three layers of thick quilts and surrounded Xiaofu with pillows on both sides of the carriage, for fear that she would be bumped into.
Xiaofu looked at the roof of the carriage and said with a smile, "Sister is the best. She won't really be angry. You should comfort her more and treat her like your own sister. She will feel it."
Liuyun listened to Xiaofu's words and kept them in mind.
Because they had a special patient, Xiaofu, they did not dare to delay too long along the way. They headed straight towards Kyoto and did not even enter Binzhou where Lu Chenyuan passed by.
They didn't mention Lan Yu and Xiao Hang along the way.
When Ye Chen entered Kyoto, his leg injury had healed. However, Chen Qiu had injured his bones, so although he could walk on his own, he was still not fully recovered.
When they arrived at the Ye Mansion, Madam Xiao wiped away her tears again. She felt that God was really unfair and that God had no eyes.
Most elderly people of her age, especially those from large families, like to set up a small Buddhist shrine in their own house, or like to donate incense money to the temple to bless the safety and health of the old and young in the family. However, Madam Xiao does not believe in Buddhism or God. Even though so many things have happened in the Ye Mansion, she has never gone to the temple to pray for anything.
In his previous life, after Shen Qiu died, Ye Chen went crazy and thought about how to commit suicide all day long. If Madam Xiao had not forced him to swear not to commit suicide, Ye Chen would probably have committed suicide a few days after Shen Qiu's death.
Later, Ye Chen stopped committing suicide, but when he was working for the emperor, he killed more and more people, and sometimes he even killed people himself. He was a weak scholar who sometimes returned home covered in blood.
At that time, Madam Shen, Chen Qiu's grandmother, introduced Monk Wenxin to Madam Xiao, and later Wenxin always followed Ye Chen.
In this life, at this very moment, Lady Xiao was muttering that God was unfair.
Ye Chen entered the palace early the next morning after returning to the Ye Mansion.
Although the memorial had already been sent back to the emperor, he still had to report to the emperor in person after returning, especially about the existence of the Silver Armor Army.
Until now, the emperor has not blamed Lu Chenyuan for the Silver Armor Army. One reason is that he is afraid of the military strength in Lu Chenyuan's hands, and the other is that he trusts Ye Chen.
If it weren't for the trust in Ye Chen, the existence of the Silver Armor Army would have been an important bargaining chip to defeat Lu Chenyuan. After all, this was not the regular army of the court, and it had not been reported to the Ministry of War. This was considered private training.
"You're back? I heard that you and your wife were injured. How are you doing?" When the emperor saw Ye Chen coming in, he stood up from his chair and pulled Ye Chen to look him up and down.
"Uncle, I'm fine. Qiu'er protected me under her body at that time. I only suffered a minor injury on my leg, but Qiu'er broke two ribs and injured his internal organs. He still can't use martial arts." Ye Chen felt heartbroken whenever he thought of Chen Qiu.
"Oh, you married a good wife. Take out all the treasures I asked you to hide before, and I will give them to your wife as rewards. She is a great benefactor of our Chu family!" The emperor sat on a chair beside him and generously rewarded Chen Qiu with a treasure.
Ye Chen's mouth twitched. His uncle had gone to great lengths to obtain those treasures, yet now he was just giving them to Qiu'er? It seemed that all the treasures from Luojiazhuang in various places had been transported to Kyoto, otherwise his stingy uncle wouldn't be so generous.
"Well, uncle, have all the treasures of Luojiazhuang been put into the national treasury? How many are there?" Ye Chen asked the emperor softly.
The emperor took a sip of tea, laughed involuntarily, and then smacked his lips, "Anyway, it's a lot. I don't care about the little you hid. I'm a rich man now!" Ye Chen had never seen the emperor laugh so cunningly.
"Uncle, please give me some land. How much is it? Just tell me, which is more, compared to what I got back from Wuzhou?" Ye Chen also became curious. How much is it that his uncle can laugh like this?
The emperor looked at Ye Chen, then covered his mouth with his hand. He leaned closer to Ye Chen and said, "What you brought back from Wuzhou is not as much as what you brought back from Luojiazhuang." Then the emperor put down his hand and suddenly raised his voice, "We have confiscated more than a dozen Luojiazhuangs throughout the Great Yin, and Wuzhou has the least treasure."
Ye Chen was stunned. When he left, the people sent by the emperor to various places had not returned yet. Ye Chen guessed that the treasures of Luojiazhuang in various places would not be more than those in Wuzhou. After all, Wuzhou was the place where they decided to revolt, and the treasures should be the most abundant, but unexpectedly it was the least.
Now Ye Chen recalled what Xia Hanshan said before his death, "He has plenty of wealth." This is not just rich enough to rival a country. If the Wuzhou incident succeeds, they can drag down Dayin even if they delay.
"Okay, tell me, what are your thoughts on this trip to Ye Nan?" The emperor changed the subject directly.
"Hehe, I don't have any insights, I just learned some more lessons. By the way, what are you going to do with Lu Chenyuan's Silver Armored Army?" In addition to Xiaofu's matter, Ye Chen also went to the palace for Lu Chenyuan's matter.
"Well, I don't plan on what to do. His Silver Armored Army is like Great Yin having an Iron Cavalry. However, the number of Silver Armored Army can only be 5,000. This is my biggest concession. The other 5,000 people will be sent to the Ministry of War to establish military registration." The emperor had obviously thought about the whereabouts of the Silver Armored Army.
For an emperor, this was the greatest mercy. He secretly trained such a cavalry. If it were another emperor, Binzhou would probably have been a river of blood by now.
"By the way, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you. After thinking about it, I can only feel at ease if you do it." The emperor suddenly said to Ye Chen very seriously.
"What is it?"
"I plan to train a team of secret guards unique to Yier to protect him. Also, I want to find a master for him to teach him kung fu. He is in poor health, and practicing kung fu can not only strengthen his body, but also protect himself. You know a lot of masters, can you recommend a few of them to meet Yier and see who of them has a destiny with Yier? However, they must be willing to do so." The emperor devoted all his energy to his son Chu Jingyi. He originally wanted him to have a stable and happy life, but he was born in an imperial family, so this became his luxury.
"Okay, I understand. Leave it to me!" Ye Chen also had this plan, but he hadn't mentioned it to the emperor yet, so he went to Ye Nan.
"Uncle, I have something to ask you." Ye Chen said as he stood up and bowed to the emperor.
The emperor was startled by Ye Chen's formal appearance.
"Just tell me what's going on."
"I want to borrow the hot spring in the palace outside the city from my uncle to treat a friend's injury." Ye Chen told the emperor about Xiaofu.
The emperor sighed and said, "We cannot let you use the temporary palace, otherwise the ministers in the court will write memorials to impeach you again. But you can draw the water out of the pool. You can ask the doctor if it is possible." The emperor first thought of Ye Chen's situation. He didn't know what had happened recently. There were more and more memorials impeaching Ye Chen. Even if Ye Chen had a meal, someone would talk about it. During the time that Ye Chen was not in Dayin, the emperor received many memorials impeaching Ye Chen.
These people didn't dare to come openly when Ye Chen was around, but they all ran out after he left. They captured the Silver Armor Army and reported Ye Chen for a long time.
Ye Chen thought about it and went back first to discuss it with Jingxin.
After returning to the Ye Mansion, Ye Chen went back to Qiuchen Courtyard first. Mingyue was there with Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, and Xing'er also came from her home. They all surrounded Shen Qiu. An An was running on the ground all the time, shouting, "Mom, look how powerful I am! Hey!" He threw whatever he caught in his hands. This kid is getting more and more naughty. He is over two years old and he talks more and more.
While talking to Mingyue Xing'er, Chen Qiu watched his son and two younger brothers playing mischief there, with a smile on his face.
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu who had come back to life and finally put down the stone.
"Why don't you go in?" Mei Qi came back from outside with a bunch of wild flowers in her hand. She asked casually when she saw Ye Chen standing at the door. Following Ye Chen's gaze, she saw Chen Qiu smiling.
"I'm looking at Qiu'er. Isn't she so beautiful like this?" Ye Chen said this, but his eyes never left Chen Qiu on the bed.
"Yes, they are very beautiful." Mei Qi smiled and then raised her head to wave the wild flowers in her hand. "I picked these from outside. Huaer said that the wild flowers are in full bloom now, so she asked me to pick some for her. How about it? They are beautiful, right?"
"Well, let's put it in the vase on Qiu'er's bedside." Ye Chen and Mei Qi then walked in.
"You are back? Husband, how is it? Does the emperor agree?" Chen Qiu knew that Ye Chen came to the palace, and one of the things he did was to ask the emperor for Xiaofu's treatment.
Ye Chen shook his head and did not give a specific reason. "But, the emperor said that the hot spring can be diverted to Xiaofu for use. I was just about to go find Jingxin to ask if it is possible."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Ye Chen went straight to find Jingxin. Xiaofu's body had really reached the final stage and there was no time to waste.
Ye Chen explained the result of his prayer and nodded calmly, "Yes, the hot spring contains some useful things that are useful to Xiaofu. It is okay for us to draw the hot spring out."
"But, should we build a house outside the palace? Building a house is taking too long, and Xiaofu can't wait any longer."
"Leave this to me and take her there tomorrow. I'll go to the palace again. Having someone live next to the temporary palace also requires the emperor's approval. You prepare what you can do, and I'll do what I can." Ye Chen is not a doctor, and he can't do what a doctor can do, but these things are easy for him.
"Ye Chen, you and Xiaoqiu are truly impeccable friends. I'm really sorry about what happened in Ye Nan!" Jingxin suddenly called out to Ye Chen and said this.
Ye Chen has lived two lives, and he doesn't care about these things. Apart from his family, he cares about those people only because they are the people Chen Qiu cares about, and he loves them as well.
"Qiu'er and I treat you as friends, and we have a clear conscience, but we cannot force our friends to treat us with the same affection. You should treat Xiaofu well." After saying this, Ye Chen walked away quickly.
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