Chapter 101
A deep bond between siblings
Looking at Liu Feiyan who suddenly appeared in front of him with surprise, the former country boy has grown strong in a short time under the pampering of nutritious delicacies!
They are both half a head taller than Liu Buqi, and their similar faces make this handsome young man in brocade clothes look a bit more aggressive and handsome.
But his sturdy figure and sun-tanned bronze skin do not give him the slightest sense of weakness!
Before entering the capital, Liu Buqi, worried about the complicated situation in the capital, arranged for someone to send his younger brother back to Youzhou first, intending to let him study and learn literature.
Unexpectedly, Liu Feiyan had no interest at all, but was obsessed with the rich martial arts atmosphere of Youzhou and couldn't extricate himself!
Sometimes he pestered Wang Sheng to learn military tactics, sometimes he tricked Zhang Xiruo into teaching him martial arts, and even secretly wore armor and ran to the Great Wall battlefield to kill the enemy. If Gao Yi had not been sharp-eyed and held him down, he would have reported it to Liu Buqi who was far away in the capital.
Liu Buqi was afraid that it would take a long time for her to realize that Liu Feiyan was "ignoring his job", but she didn't expect that Yue Lingxi liked this cheap brother-in-law very much and didn't care about Liu Buqi at all, who was so angry that he wanted to take his brother to his side to discipline him.
Not only did he arrange for Gao Yi and Wang Changling to personally teach him military tactics and battle formations, but when Bai Qiangwei arrived, he also arranged for martial arts masters to teach him martial arts, and took Liu Feiyan to explore the martial arts world and travel to Taiyue to broaden his horizons.
Before this expedition, Yue Lingxi arranged for someone to recall him to Yanjing. At this time, he had just recovered from the surprise of seeing his sister, and began to speak ill of his brother-in-law!
"Sister, you know what? I was about to have a second fight with the lay disciples of Shaolin Temple when my brother-in-law called me back!"
"I thought I could go with the army this time, but instead I was stuck in the mansion and can't go anywhere. I'm so suffocated!"
Liu Buqi, however, smiled with tears in her eyes as she hugged her only "family member" tightly. Yue Lingxi arranged for her brother to accompany her because she was afraid that she would have to give birth alone.
"Sister, oh, don't cry! Don't cry! I won't run around. Can't I just go study?" Liu Feiyan was a little at a loss because of Liu Buqi's sudden emotional outburst!
Liu Buqi's mood has been a little unstable recently. She knows that this may be the so-called "pregnancy syndrome", but she really can't control it!
Fortunately, emotions came and went quickly. Liu Buqi calmed down in a short while and waved his hand to lightly hit Liu Feiyan!
"How old are you? The battlefield is dangerous, the world is treacherous. If something were to happen to you, how would I explain it to my parents?"
However, Liu Feiyan did not react at all to this tickling-like lesson. Instead, he happily told her about the interesting things that happened during this period.
Liu Buqi had no choice but to give up preaching, and she also truly felt the difficulty of being a parent in advance! At this time, the maid outside the door came in to announce that Yue Hanxin came to greet her!
He quickly calmed himself down, tidied up his appearance, concealed the traces of tears, and greeted the imperial princess with a smile.
During this period, thanks to Yue Hanxin who took care of the affairs in the mansion and arranged everything in order, otherwise Liu Buqi, who suddenly returned home, might have to be busy for a while.
Yue Han respectfully greeted the mistress. He had no intention of disturbing the reunion of Liu Buqi and her brother. He quickly reported the recent expenses and personnel changes in the mansion and left the courtyard.
The personal maid who had been following her around spoke after making sure that no one was around:
"Your Highness, now that everything has been arranged, can we proceed?"
A trace of conflicting emotions crossed Yue Hanxin's face, but he quickly regained his composure. "No rush. We need to wait until the net is spread wide before we can accomplish our goal in one fell swoop!"
The maidservant didn't say anything more. She just looked at Yue Han in front of her with a cold smile, thinking to herself, "Those who accomplish great things don't care about trivial matters. Princess Yixiang is too weak. I'm afraid she won't be able to accomplish great things!"
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Liu Buqi naturally had no idea what big things Yue Hanxin, who had always been well-behaved, was planning. The person who came in to visit right after him was Xu Ningmei, the female Situ who was now in charge of the central Youzhou.
In the past month, many prestigious scholars have come to Youzhou. Xu Ningmei temporarily arranged them to work in various government offices, which also made it easier to examine those with real knowledge.
These lists needed Liu Buqi's signature before he could officially take office. He handed the list to Gongsun Wuhui beside him. Yue Lingxi was going on an expedition, and Liu Buqi originally wanted Gongsun Wuhui to protect him closely.
But Yue Lingxi firmly disagreed and insisted on leaving her to Liu Buqi, so Bai Qiangwei could only follow him. After all, he didn't know that Zhan Zhige would appear at that time.
Now Gongsun Wuhui is acting as the head of the Internal Court. There is a unique review mechanism for officials in Youzhou, which is to conduct "political review" on the officials themselves and their families. If they are found to have ties with other forces, they will not be retained.
Xu Ningmei exchanged a few more pleasantries and then said goodbye. Although the most important thing in Youzhou now was to support the battlefield outside the Great Wall, and most of the related powers were handled by Lu Xin in Zhenbei Prefecture, there were still many miscellaneous matters that needed to be dealt with.
After seeing the two off, Liu Buqi, who was already a little tired, forced himself to chat with Liu Feiyan for a while, but he really couldn't bear the exhaustion anymore.
He let Liu Feiyan wander around the mansion by himself and then returned to his room and fell into a deep sleep.
It was not until he was awakened by the noise outside the door that he slowly got up and hurriedly called Gongsun Wuhui to go out and see what was happening.
After a while, she came back with a dark face and said that Liu Feiyan had a quarrel with the kitchen staff and the quarrel had already reached the door!
When he heard that it was about Liu Feiyan, Liu Buqi put on a coat and hurried to the door.
"Tell me, who are you? What are you doing sneaking around in the kitchen?" Liu Feiyan grabbed a middle-aged man in his forties in front of the door. Judging from his dress, he was indeed a servant in the palace, but Liu Buqi had never seen this man before.
Seeing Liu Buqi appear, the man rolled on his knees and begged for mercy!
"Madam, please spare me. I am Wang Er, a food deliveryman to the mansion. I just made a delivery to the wrong place. I was trying to find my way when this young master saw me. He insisted on accusing me of being a spy. I am truly wronged!"
Liu Buqi signaled his brother to let this person go. The recent purchases in the mansion were not arranged by him. The Wang Er in front of him, who Yue Hanxin seemed to have just mentioned, was indeed the merchant who delivered vegetables recently.
But why is he wearing the clothes of a servant in the mansion? At this time, Yue Hanxin and her maid also rushed here, and the maid's voice was heard before she arrived!
"Wang Er, I gave you the clothes in the mansion so that you can deliver the food. Why are you here?"
However, Liu Buqi stared at the other direction and saw the surprise on Yue Hanxin's face!
Her heart was finally at ease. Judging from Yue Hanxin's reaction, she really didn't know anything about Wang Er!
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