Chapter 82 Don’t Provoke Me “Okay, I promise you.”
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When a person dies, it is like a light going out.
Some people's death is heavier than Mount Tai, while some people's death is as light as a feather.
Some people were once extremely noble, while for some people even death was a taboo, and mentioning it would harm the interests of the living, so there was no need to mention it.
If Jiang Hui's deterrence was fierce, he pointed his sword at his eyebrows.
No matter whether they take action or not, or whether they dare to resist or not, it doesn’t matter. He himself is a knife that can kill Jue Dingding.
Therefore, the momentum, still as a mountain but powerful as thunder when moving, makes people feel nervous in the first place.
But Yan Siqing has always been a soft knife that can only hurt people, and the knife is not in her hand yet.
In the center of the center.
In the hands of the Supreme, no one is invincible, even Jiang Hui has to bow down.
She is good at creating terrifying situations and desperate situations where people can't advance or retreat, forcing people to give in to her after carefully considering and weighing the pros and cons.
One is hard and the other is soft, and the situation is determined.
Therefore, even though they had lost their status, they could still stand on the earthly side with the unreasonable statement of "He is still my cousin after all, no matter what he did wrong, you can't be so ruthless", and punish Jiang Hui, labeling him as cold-blooded and ruthless, so that the royal family would exclude him, and even make the emperor furious and disgusted with punishing him.
It's okay now.
Having said that, if the emperor still punishes us, then... it would be a bit unfair to the soldiers on the border.
So that's how it happened.
Prince Ling was a rather interesting man. He silently said, "I have always said that Brother Qi is a wicked person. He has betrayed his country and family. He has let down his father, the court, and the people. He has also led his son astray. With both father and son acting like this, it's no wonder Chi Lin and Lord Yan are angry. I am angry too."
From boss to master, the title changed again.
The subtlety of human nature lies entirely in this.
Under the eaves, raindrops drip, strung into threads, and then into beads.
The sound of raindrops fell on the damp green steps. As the hosts of the house, the Xie brothers and sisters were looking at the man and woman in front of them in the rain.
While Xie Rong was still staring intently, he heard his sister's voice in his ears.
They were under the eaves, but the musicians who were originally playing the piano inside did not dare to go out and remained in their seats. Fuling saw through the window and the gaps among this group of nobles that the lady from the first family of the empire was famous, giving orders to the housekeeper in an anxious yet gentle voice.
"Boil some water, prepare some medicinal soup to dispel the cold and dampness, and get your clothes ready... Hot springs? No need for hot springs. They're too hot and might not be suitable."
Xie Juanshu thought that Yan Siqing had been very busy recently, and the maids beside her took the initiative to find tea for her. It can be seen that she has been drinking a lot of tea recently. Drinking too much tea has made her body colder than that of ordinary people. If it is too hot, it is very good for men to sweat, but women are weak and it is not advisable to be too extreme.
She gave these instructions, and the housekeeper complied with them one by one. However, when he passed by a tall and handsome young man, he whispered something to him.
"I heard that Master Yan likes oranges and other fruits and vegetables."
The butler was stunned and looked at him. He didn't recognize who this man was at first, mainly because he was a stranger, but after looking at the other person's clothes, he realized that he was not a stranger.
He is neither civil nor military, and seems to have always been with Prince Ling.
He responded and left.
But in the end, he turned around, silently memorized the other person's face, and when he went to the kitchen in the back to make arrangements, he thought about it and asked the attending doctor whether it was appropriate to use multi-flavored dried fruits to prepare medicine. The doctor said it was okay.
"Then prepare some dried fruits, in a variety of flavors, with more dried oranges..."
"Sweeter dried fruit."
"I want the best."
The housekeeper was careful and attentive, and the servants did not dare to be negligent.
Then the butler looked at the young man outside again.
There are too many people here. Some of them have low-key identities and do not publicize their official positions. He is only in charge of the hot spring villa here, and is not the butler of the family who is responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests. Therefore, it is impossible for him to understand the affairs of the court too thoroughly. Therefore, he cannot recognize people, but he is cautious.
After noting down the shape, I went downstairs to draw on paper.
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Soon, the turmoil outside was settled, and Wei Tingzhong stepped forward to resolve the awkward atmosphere between the two of them and the princes and ministers, and then they went down the stairs.
He also said that he was attacked, and was attacked together with Yan Siqing.
This is the final conclusion, there is nothing more to say.
Then Jian Wuliang who was present also said that the military pay had to be investigated - Yan Siqing did not make up the story, because it was reasonable for this matter to be recorded in the case file. However, Jian Wuliang tacitly agreed that this was an unsolved case involving party disputes and whether the imperial general Wu Huheyun had received the military pay. There was only reasoning but no evidence, and the relevant people were either dead or missing, so there was no way to investigate.
He even knew from the very beginning at the White Horse Temple that Yan Siqing was avoiding the topic, and he predicted that she knew the emperor's mind, so he didn't dare to test her again and gave up.
In fact, it was his own idea - he didn't want to get involved in party disputes anymore and wanted to avoid the vortex.
So the content of this case file is rather vague, and we let her make the decision.
Including Wei Tingzhong - the case files they wrote were also reviewed by him and sent to Chang'an on Shen Ce's horse.
Now, in the emperor's view, this is the result of the tripartite agreement.
Now it seems that she has figured out the minds of all of them.
And drag them into the water together.
What could Jian Wuliang do? He accepted it without even touching his nose.
"I have indeed had several serious conversations with Lady Yan, and I am particularly concerned about the issue of military pay. On this point, we have no disagreement. We had originally planned to have another meal together to discuss the follow-up investigation of this case in detail, and were just waiting for His Majesty's decree. I didn't expect this matter to be exposed."
"Master Yan, we haven't even had our meal yet, and this matter has already been exposed. It seems that Prince Qi's influence is very large and has infiltrated all the tribes. Whether it's the Dali Temple or the Shen Ce Army, there are some problems."
"We have to check further."
"Yeah."
This person...
Yan Siqing was also surprised. She glanced at the serious Jian Wuliang and knew that this person was taking the opportunity to "blackmail" her.
But she rarely takes advantage of others for free. As an official, it is natural for the other party to avoid political risks. It is not a mistake. It is her who has the strategy and takes advantage of the other party.
so.....
"Yes, Master Jane."
She agreed to it, and Jian Wuliang was stunned. He was just unwilling to let her make all the arrangements, and he wanted to show off in front of her.
Because I realized that this person...actually does not reject other people's resistance and methods.
Even appreciate it.
Finally, she agreed.
Jian Wuliang made another misjudgment, feeling complicated but secretly happy. "Okay, it's settled, Master Yan, we..."
My skull suddenly felt a little cold.
Only then did he realize that the sound of horse hooves was approaching.
Turn your head.
Yan Siqing could also feel someone's burning gaze.
The man on horseback, the young man in red.
She felt a little bitter in her heart, but did not look over. She walked towards Wei Tingzhong and said a few words, completing the decent handover of functions.
Before Prince Ling could speak, Xie Juanshu arranged for her to go to the other courtyard.
Prince Ling glanced at Xie Juanshu with an ambiguous expression, "Miss Xie, do you want to leave Master Yan alone?"
Xie Juanshu smiled: "Lord Yan just said that official business is important. If there is any mistake, you nobles will inevitably be blamed, and our Xie family will also be blamed, right?"
This is also a good talker.
Prince Ling was furious and secretly cursed those old guys in the Xie family for saying that Xie Juanshu was dignified and polite, and was the most suitable wife.
Oh!
"Old Four, stop messing around."
The honest Prince Lie touched his thick ears and sighed, "It's not easy for Miss Xie either. Let's leave it at that. Lord Yan, you've worked hard on this. Father is always strict. If we don't handle it well, we bastards will be scolded. I just hope these things won't delay tomorrow's ceremony."
"otherwise....."
Everyone suddenly felt a sense of empathy.
Wei Tingzhong did not get involved in the disputes among these princes and royal family, and glanced at Yan Siqing and Jiang Hui.
The two of them had no words or actions connected from beginning to end. They just stopped at the point and the connection was abrupt, with no connection at all.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't look at her again.
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Yan Siqing was arranged to bathe and change clothes in the next yard. She was not keen on washing in such a big pool.
"Is this a hot spring pool?"
"Yes, ma'am. Each courtyard is very large, with separate private rooms. Almost every room is equipped with a hot spring connected to the mountain. However, if you want the best experience, you still have to go up the mountain. There are separate pools for men and women there. It is very safe and suitable for enjoyment."
The hot springs here are world-renowned and even known overseas, so Yan Siqing naturally knows it too.
"It's very good," she said.
The maid smiled and asked, "Has your Excellency been here?"
Yan Siqing: "Yes, I have been here before, when I was a kid."
She also has a good background. Many people know that Yan Que traveled all over the country and was ordered to visit local medical offices. His family lived in Chang'an all year round, and Mrs. Yan became famous at a young age... It is not surprising that the couple brought their children to Guanzhong City.
But Yan Siqing did not enter the pool. She used a bathtub. After she finished, she came out tired and saw the medicinal soup and the fruit plate.
There are all kinds of dried fruits in the fruit plate, but the bright orange ones are the most eye-catching and have the strongest smell.
She was stunned. The servant was gone, and only Xiaoyun was using medicine to test the poison.
Yes, she doesn’t trust anyone and will check everything that enters.
"It's non-toxic and can be used."
Yan Siqing drank the medicine, looked at the dried fruits for a moment, and asked, "Miss Xie, was this arranged?"
"Oh, that should be it. I just stole two slices and they were quite delicious. Maybe it's on the same level as the tributes from the emperor's family."
Xiaoyun became familiar with Yan Siqing and used the opportunity of testing poison to indulge in his food.
Yan Siqing thought it was funny, but after looking at the dried fruit for a few more seconds, he didn't care much and asked casually.
"Are you hurt?"
Xiaoyun: "Who?"
Yan Siqing doesn't speak.
Xiaoyun: "Oh, Your Highness...it seems like the wound has opened up."
"Nothing, I'm used to it."
"We martial artists are bound to get hurt, so please don't take it too seriously."
Yan Siqing lowered his eyes, put down the medicine bowl, and remained silent for a long time.
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At midnight, all the noise quieted down.
There was only the sound of raindrops.
Yan Siqing was lying on her side with the quilt tucked under her arm. With her beautiful appearance, she looked gentle and charming when she smiled, and stubborn when she was silent.
The edges and corners change all the time, but after getting to know her for a long time, I feel that her personal characteristics are vividly displayed on the paper, like ink that is freely spread on the blank paper of other people's lives and can never be washed away.
Such a person...whose influence would she be willing to leave in her life experience?
The figure approaches.
He leaned over and half-knelt in front of her bed.
The medicine has a light and subtle smell.
She opened her eyes and met a pair of eyes that she dared not look into during the day.
In the silence, she did not retreat, but just looked at him quietly.
quite a while.
Jiang Huicai said, "Aren't you going to jump up and hit me, or call me a scoundrel, sister?"
Yan Siqing was able to remain calm after all, and simply said calmly: "You have been so outrageous more than once or twice. If it really gets out, I don't want it, and you won't be happy either."
Jiang Hui: "I'm not happy about it."
"I think....."
Yan Siqing: "What are you thinking about?"
She asked directly and clearly, which made it seem that this ambiguity was not worth her attention.
Jiang Hui: “…”
He knelt in front of the couch, staring at her sleeping in her pajamas, so far away from her, a man and a woman alone.
Even if we talk about it in a low voice, it is still immoral and unbearable. How can we have the glorious and bright general spirit like in the daytime?
But this is not the first or second time they have done this.
Jiang Hui: "I didn't come here to take advantage of you asking Xiaoyun to give me the medicine to flirt with you. It's because it's not easy to contact you openly under the eyes of those people. But I have to go to the border, and I need to confirm some things, confirm your plans, and make sure you are okay, so I can go with peace of mind."
He is also very direct.
He was indeed going to the frontier.
Even though she was here, the situation was still dangerous.
He still had to go.
Yan Siqing hummed weakly, with the drowsiness and fatigue from drinking the medicine. His throat was hoarse, but his voice was still clear. He only said, "I will be soft-hearted too, Your Highness."
Jiang Hui was stunned.
Yan Siqing: "You are a great general who protects our home and our country."
"I don't want anything to happen to you, anything at all."
"There's nothing to hide about this kind of affection. I hope everyone has this kind of affection for you."
"It should also be more sincere, lasting, and more beneficial to you than any other emotion."
This time, she was frank, without hiding or avoiding anything, and even allowed him to be so presumptuous.
Come here again.
Spy on her at night.
His eyes were burning.
Everything that needed to be said between them had been said, but she still maintained the same attitude. He should have known this too, so there was no need to bring it up again. It all depended on who could stay sober.
Jiang Hui would never say such unlucky words as "farewell by death".
"The troublemakers are the Dian Cang tribe outside the Great Wall, but I suspect the Beiyu Kingdom is behind the instigation."
"Wu Hu He Yun is a very powerful person. I am not completely sure about his abilities."
"I'm not even sure which of those present today are Wu Hu He Yun's lackeys."
"This kind of people are much more difficult to deal with than my uncles."
"You must be careful. They will not be swayed by the situation. Their goal is to eliminate the empire's most talented people."
Jiang Hui believed that the uncles were easy to deal with because they would eventually submit to the imperial power.
But those running dogs are not foreign enemies.
Yan Siqing was silent for a moment, then said, "A talented person? Me?"
She thought it was funny and actually laughed.
Jiang Hui didn't say anything, just stared at her.
His eyes were full of wet heartache and recognition.
His eyes speak - yes, you are, Yan Siqing, you have always been.
Just like when he first forced her and held her hostage in Yancheng, he did not hide his amazement.
It's not about appearance.
He truly recognized and even admired her abilities.
This kind of identification makes people happy and makes it difficult for them to feel bad.
Yan Siqing also admitted that he was a vulgar person.
She had to lower her eyes to avoid missing the boy's sincerity, but she saw blood oozing from the bandage on his hand.
"Yes, was he injured during the pursuit in the woods?"
"poisonous?"
If it is not poisonous, the wound will stop bleeding and reduce inflammation quickly.
Wangfu Medicine is good.
Jiang Hui withdrew his palm and hid it. "It's not poisonous, it just scratches me."
Yan Siqing pursed her lips.
"Can you back off?"
He moved his body and lifted the quilt.
Jiang Hui stepped back and turned away, a faint fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose, but he heard the rustling sound of the person putting on her outer robe and tying the belt, as well as the slight sound of her taking medical supplies from the shelf.
"come over."
Yan Siqing looked at the wound and said, "The blade is poisonous. You handled it properly. It was only a minor scrape. The border environment is harsh and dusty. If any dirt gets on the wound, it will become inflamed and fester. Metal weapons also contain a lot of mineral toxins. You can't rest and recuperate, which will easily aggravate the infection."
Jiang Hui: "The imperial physician has said so, but...we'll do whatever you say."
He has already extended his hand obediently.
Yan Siqing: "I will scrape the flesh and remove the layers, then apply blood-activating medicine. It will be very painful, but it's a risky move. By the time we've rushed all the way from you to the border, its new flesh should have just grown. My clinic sells herbal stickers, which I've had delivered. Take them with you before you leave. Apply them to the wound before bandaging it. It can stop inflammation. There are different types..."
When it comes to serious matters, especially matters of life and death such as wars on the border, she will not care about reputation and taboos. She knows he will come and allows him to come.
Now that she's here, she'll help.
"Are you listening?"
Yan Siqing was getting started and giving instructions when he realized that the man's eyes looked a little dazed.
She pursed her lips, a little angry.
"No, I was distracted. Can you write it for me?" Jiang Hui asked. She had her hair untied, with her long black hair hanging down to her shoulders. She was wearing a simple black dress and no ornaments on her body. She was graceful and defenseless, with her eyebrows and eyes as gorgeous as a painting.
Look, I'm distracted.
He was really crazy. He even dared to dream that if he married her, he would be lucky enough to see her like this every night before going to bed and every night after waking up.
As silent, grand and beautiful as the rising and setting of the sun and the moon.
Yan Siqing was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "I won't write."
Jiang Hui: "Oh, so stingy."
"You don't charge for those posts, right?"
Yan Siqing: “….”
"Your Highness's mouth is like this poison, quite powerful, and it still leaves marks."
"What?"
"this."
Yan Siqing was an experienced doctor. After bandaging the wound, he casually pointed at the scar on the back of his hand.
"Mosquitoes."
"Go back early. It's very humid here and there are a lot of mosquitoes."
She spoke calmly, with a hint of joking. In fact, she was also thinking about the first time they met in Yancheng. This guy was stubborn and pretentious, but ended up lying on the eaves next to the lotus pond where there were the most mosquitoes. She didn't know how badly he was bitten.
It's really funny.
It was a very casual thing, and he was about to chase the person away, but after laughing for a moment, he was stunned.
Because Jiang Hui suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Just when she pointed her finger at him, he couldn't hold it anymore.
The whole person was like a mountain that collapsed after being disguised, and was about to bury her alive.
"I endured it well and left right away."
"The words are like yours."
"Don't bother me."
Yan Siqing's heart sank.
The other person's palm was broad, his fingers were extremely long, and his joints were strong. The angularity of his bones could be clearly seen penetrating her skin, and his fingertips just pressed against the blue veins on her wrist.
He was originally sitting and she was standing to make it easier to apply the medicine.
Now he stood up.
She suddenly remembered...White Horse Temple...
When you need to retreat.
Her waist was grasped and frozen in place. He kept some distance from her, but bent down and whispered a few words in her ear.
"I will definitely come back and be your support in Chang'an again. Prince Yan's Mansion will still be behind you. I have already discussed this with my father. You can trust me. I will keep my word."
"You're fine."
The former is faith and promise, and the latter...is accompanied by three points of prayer.
Yan Siqing seemed to be held in his arms.
There is clearly a distance between us, but there is scattered darkness and tiny raindrops.
The windows were rattling.
She was a little dazed, so she lowered her eyes.
"Okay, I promise."
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