Chu Feiyang's words reminded the Xiahou clan leader and Xiahou Qin, and they immediately fell into deep thought.
"Grandfather, don't forget how the imperial court treated the people of Luocheng when the plague broke out in Luocheng. Blockading Luocheng meant abandoning all the people in the city. At that time, the imperial court didn't care about the people of Luocheng. Can we still expect the garrison troops in Luocheng to protect the people during the war? We have no other way except to save ourselves. Moreover, everyone in Luocheng is from the Xiahou clan, and they are the ones I trust the most. If Luocheng is safe, in the future..." Chu Feiyang didn't say the rest of the words. This was just the last step, and he would not take this step unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, Luocheng was far from the capital, and many unexpected events might occur along the way. Even if his protection was impeccable, he would still worry about the possibility of something happening. And he could not afford such a possibility.
"I understand. We will set off for Luocheng early tomorrow morning. But, Grandpa, you and An'er..." Xiahou Qin was also a little embarrassed. He was afraid that if Grandpa and An'er stayed in the capital, they would be in the way. But he didn't dare say this in front of the Xiahou clan leader.
The Xiahou clan leader glanced at his grandson coldly and said indifferently, "Let's stay in the capital for now. The situation is dangerous now. If such a large group of us openly leave the capital, we will definitely become a target. If we are caught, Feiyang will be in a passive position!"
The older you get, the wiser it is. Patriarch Xiahou considers things more thoroughly.
"Your Highness!" At this time, Xi Lin received a report from his subordinates, and immediately went outside the door and called out softly to Chu Feiyang.
"I'll be back soon!" Chu Feiyang stood up and stood under the eaves, listening to Xi Lin's whispered report.
Chu Feiyang raised his head slightly and looked at the rolling clouds in the sky, his face calm and composed. After listening, he was silent for a moment.
After a while, Chu Feiyang withdrew his gaze and whispered a series of instructions to Xi Lin.
"What happened?" Chu Nanshan asked when he saw Chu Feiyang returning to the study.
"It's not a big deal!" After saying that, Chu Feiyang took the map of Western Chu from the bookshelf and spread it on the table, pointing to the important cities on it and discussing a series of things with the other three.
After finishing his discussion late at night, Chu Feiyang returned to Mengxin Cottage, but he was not sleepy at all. He lay on the outside of the bed, looking at Yun Qianmeng carefully from his side, his slender fingers sliding quietly along the contours of her face.
Yun Qianmeng frowned in her sleep, feeling a slight itch on her face. She raised her weak hand to try to push it away, but the hand lingered on her, disturbing her sweet dreams. She was forced to slowly open her eyes, only to find Chu Feiyang, awake in the middle of the night, staring at her in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Yun Qianmeng yawned with a thick nasal tone, then turned sideways and nestled into Chu Feiyang's arms. After finding a comfortable position, she asked, "Did you just come back?"
Although the voice was still sleepy, Yun Qianmeng's mind was already awake.
Although he had been sleepy lately, she knew everything he needed to know. Chu Feiyang had been getting busier and busier lately. Whenever he had free time, he would go to the study to discuss things with his grandfather and others. I guess the world is really going to change.
"Did I wake you up?" Chu Feiyang lay down, put one hand through Yun Qianmeng's neck, put his arm around her shoulders and brought her into his arms, and asked in a low voice with his thin lips against her forehead.
Yun Qianmeng blinked, fully awake this time. Upon hearing Chu Feiyang's question, she pouted her red lips unhappily and spoke with a hint of irritation, "Need I say this? Who would tease someone while they're sleeping?"
Hearing the coquettish tone in her voice, Chu Feiyang curled his lips and smiled. The heaviness in his heart miraculously dissipated a little. He replied cheekily, "Don't you still have me?"
Yun Qianmeng was furious and reached out to gently tap Chu Feiyang's chest as a warning, but Chu Feiyang held her hand and kissed her on the lips.
"Is there something bothering you?" It was rare to see Chu Feiyang remain silent in front of her. Yun Qianmeng was a little worried, so she let him hold her hand.
"No. It's just that we seem to be busy with our own things recently. It's been a long time since we lay down and talked like this. I feel a little sad." In the dark night, Chu Feiyang narrowed his eyes slightly, and his brows were full of enjoyment. It seemed that only in front of Yun Qianmeng could he feel so relaxed.
Yun Qianmeng laughed out loud when she heard this. This was indeed the case recently. She moved closer to Chu Feiyang and kissed him on the face.
"The interest rate is too low." But some people have big appetites.
He rolled over and pressed Yun Qianmeng under him, muttering, "This is enough..."
Before the words died down, his lips were already touching.
When Yun Qianmeng thought he was going to make further moves, Chu Feiyang let go of her lips and resumed the action of holding her. He patted her back with one hand and whispered in Yun Qianmeng's ear about some recent events in the court.
Yun Qianmeng nestled in his arms, quietly listening to him analyze the situation in the court. After a while, she finally spoke, "It seems this is unavoidable! Since it's unavoidable, we can only face it! I think we can expand the production of firearms. At least we should have a team of such weapons in our hands. They are more powerful than swords and can at least improve our combat effectiveness!"
Chu Feiyang became a little excited when he saw her talking about muskets. He patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "That's exactly what I was thinking. But I don't understand these things. Since you are an expert, I naturally want you to plan it!"
Chu Feiyang naturally had his own plans for bringing up this matter.
"Really?" Yun Qianmeng immediately raised her head and looked at Chu Feiyang, her eyes shining with joy.
Reaching out and tapping the tip of her nose, Chu Feiyang smiled and said, "When has my husband ever told a lie?"
Hearing this, Yun Qianmeng wrinkled her nose and thought to herself that she had told too many lies and had hardly told any truth in front of Emperor Yugan, King Chen, King Hai and the others.
How could Chu Feiyang not understand Yun Qianmeng's inner criticism of him? He pinched her pretty nose with two fingers and said with a stern face, "Your husband has never told you a lie!" But he felt a little proud in his heart!
"Who said no? How did you team up with Xi Lin and Nie Huaiyuan to deceive me when I was injured in Jiangzhou?" Yun Qianmeng slapped Chu Feiyang's hand away and retorted unconvincedly. She remembered all of this clearly!
Chu Feiyang was speechless after being refuted. He looked at the young woman in his arms smiling happily and carefreely. All he could do was to shut up that sharp-tongued woman...
Imperial palace and ancestral temple.
"Noble Concubine Rong, it's time for dinner!" Ever since Rong Rong was punished by Emperor Yu Gan to reflect on her mistakes in the ancestral temple, the eunuchs and maids in the palace have become increasingly disrespectful to her.
Hearing the disrespectful shouts outside, Rong Rong put down the wooden fish in her hand, stood up, and slowly walked to the door. Just as she was about to reach out to take the bowl and chopsticks handed to her, the eunuch from the imperial kitchen complained to her, "Why are you so late? Don't you know we still have to deliver dinner to other concubines? It's really unlucky that we have to run all the way to the back mountain every day to deliver food to you. I don't know how much blessing you have accumulated, but the emperor is still so kind to you!"
As he spoke, the eunuch threw the bowl and chopsticks in his hands to the ground. A cloud of dust rose as the bowl and chopsticks fell to the ground and immediately fell into the food and rice in the bowl.
Rong Rong, however, was a man of few words. Regardless of the palace servants' sneering sarcasm or their attempts to tease her, she remained silent. Yet, she couldn't help but feel relieved. Fortunately, Ying'er had been left at Puguo Temple. Otherwise, if she had followed him back to the palace, the girl would have seen his plight and would have stood up for him, potentially causing further trouble for the palace staff. Given his current situation, even if he had tried to save her, he would have been powerless.
Bending down, she picked up the bowl and chopsticks on the ground, and used the chopsticks to clear away the dusty food on them. Rong Rong chewed slowly and swallowed her only meal of the day.
"Hurry up, hurry up. Do you really think you are still the imperial concubine held in the emperor's palm? I am so unlucky that I come to deliver meals to you every day without any reward money and not even a word of thanks. Humph!" The little eunuch was still cursing and urging Imperial Concubine Rong to finish eating quickly from time to time.
Rong Rong raised her eyes slightly and glanced at him through the crack in the door. Just one glance made the young eunuch shut his mouth immediately.
After all, she is the imperial concubine. Even though she is in trouble now, her aura is still there. How can she be compared with that of a little eunuch delivering imperial meals from the imperial kitchen?
After swallowing the last bite of food, Rong Rong silently returned the bowl and chopsticks to the eunuch, without even looking at him again. She turned around and knelt in front of the tablet, continuing to chant scriptures and recite Buddhist scriptures.
"Pah!" The young eunuch spat softly inside and kicked the threshold. He then cleared the bowls and chopsticks and placed them in the food box. He followed the path down the mountain, but did not immediately return to the imperial kitchen...
Concubine Rong's punishment of kneeling in the ancestral temple instantly calmed her heart. Although she was in the imperial palace, this mountain was far away from the harem. And considering Emperor Yugan's current dislike for her, he would surely forget her soon. If she could stay in this ancestral temple for the rest of her life, Rong Rong would be willing to do so.
In the quiet back mountain, only the sound of wooden fish accompanied her through the days and nights.
At night, the mountain wind began to rise, and a strong wind blew in from the crack of the door, blowing out half of the candlelight in an instant, and the light in the hall dimmed in an instant.
Unable to see the scriptures in front of her clearly, Concubine Rong stood up and tried to relight the candle, but her body shook a few times.
Concubine Rong hurriedly supported herself on the table with both hands to steady herself. She shook her head, but found that her head was heavy and her vision was gradually blurred.
The mountain breeze blew in again and blew out the remaining candles. Apart from the scattered moonlight from outside, there was almost no light in the hall.
Rong Rong raised her left hand and patted her cheek, trying to cheer herself up, but she heard a very faint sound of footsteps.
At this moment, a dark shadow sneaked over from the back of the hall...
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