Where to go?
The world is vast; you can go anywhere.
Chi Ying was silent for a moment before replying, "I have nowhere else to go, so I want to go and see the famous mountains and rivers on behalf of my master."
Yuan Yuan: "..."
After a long while, he finally recovered and said, "Oh."
oh?
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
After a long while, Chi Ying finally asked, "Would you like to drink?"
“Drink,” Yuan Yuan replied.
So, Chi Ying went to the palace wine cellar and brought back a bunch of wine.
After returning to Chaoyun Palace, Yuan Yuan found a pavilion to sit down.
The weather is excellent today.
A warm spring breeze is blowing.
On the stone table in the pavilion were three wine cups, a dish of melon seeds, a few oranges, and a few apples...
They look so pitiful.
Chi Ying's lips twitched, and she asked, "These..."
"To go with drinks," Yuan Yuan said indifferently.
To go with drinks?
Chi Ying glanced at the deserted palace and casually said, "If you're worried about the palace servants, I can pick out a few that you'll like and bring them back later."
At least, someone can help make a couple of snacks to go with the drinks...
"Let's choose one in the palace." Yuan Yuan took a cup, picked and chose, selected a jar, and poured three cups.
He picked up a glass, faced south, and poured it on the ground.
Seeing this, Chi Ying picked up a small, exquisite wine pot and poured half of it into the pot, facing south.
The rich aroma of wine wafted on the wind.
Yuan Yuan downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, threw the cup aside, grabbed a light blue wine bottle with his slender fingers, opened the bottle, and took a sip from the rim.
Seeing this, Chi Ying poured out the entire jar of wine, then grabbed another jar, opened it, and drank it down.
Yuan Yuan raised his hand to wipe the wine stains from his lips: "After a while, I'll go back and add some soil to his grave and light some incense."
Chi Ying replied, "Okay."
Yuan Yuan continued, "Once the Great Qi is settled, if you wish to visit famous mountains and rivers, I will accompany you."
Upon hearing this, Chi Ying paused in her drinking motion.
"What? You don't want to?" Yuan Yuan glanced at him sideways.
“I’m willing!” Chi Ying turned her head to look at him.
Yuan Yuan's lips curled slightly: "Shall we go back for Qingming Festival?"
Chi Ying smiled faintly: "Okay."
Yuan Yuan opened a jar of wine, placed it aside, lightly tapped it against his own jar, and then raised the jar to Chi Ying.
Chi Ying, carrying a wine jar, clinked it against his.
The two sat side by side in the pavilion, lazily basking in the warm spring sun and drinking wine...
After a long while, Yuan Yuan finally said, "It's too deserted."
"Hmm," Chi Ying responded through her nose.
Yuan Yuan continued, "It's so boring."
"Mm," Chi Ying responded.
Yuan Yuan took a sip of wine and said, "How about we recruit some people to have some fun?"
Hiring?
play?
Chi Ying thought she was drunk.
He raised his long, slender fingers and gently pinched the space between his eyebrows, asking, "What kind of person do you want?"
"An orphan," Yuan Yuan said, slightly drunk.
Chi Ying: "?"
"Don't understand?" Yuan Yuan looked up at him.
Chi Ying: "..."
Yuan Yuan smiled, a hint of drunkenness in his eyes, and said, "Have you heard of the Dark Guards?"
Secret Guard?
Chi Ying nodded: "When Master was alive, he mentioned it casually."
"Secret guards are specially trained to protect, monitor, and assassinate from the shadows; they are shadows that cannot see the light of day."
As she spoke, Chi Ying said, "However, in the hundred years since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, it has never trained any shadow guards."
“It wasn’t there before, but it will be in the future.” Yuan Yuan looked at him.
Chi Ying's thin lips moved slightly: "A Yuan, you...you want me to help you train bodyguards?"
"Is it alright, Senior Brother?" Yuan Yuan asked, raising an eyebrow.
Senior brother...
In recent years, Yuan Yuan has rarely called him "senior brother".
Chi Ying remained silent for a long while before replying, "Okay."
He would agree to anything just because of that "senior brother" address.
Let's get right to it.
After making up her mind, Chi Ying disappeared for days on end...
Yuan Yuan was also quite busy.
With the new emperor newly enthroned, all neglected matters were revived.
The court officials suffered heavy casualties, and now, the main hall is almost empty every day when they go to court.
Many seats are empty.
After a three-day argument, a group of newly appointed imperial relatives and veteran officials tried to take away the military tally from Yuan Yuan.
Finally, one of the senior officials was so excited that he fainted and it took three days to revive him before the matter was finally settled.
However, 200,000 of the Imperial Guards under Yuan Yuan's command were still divided up and sent out.
One hundred thousand were distributed to General Xie Yun, who was in charge of pacifying the south, and another one hundred thousand were distributed to General Lin Qianshan, who was in charge of pacifying the army.
Yuan Yuan had only 30,000 Imperial Guards left...
Yuan Yuan went to court every day with a blank expression, while Jiang Xian felt particularly indignant on his behalf, feeling both angry and helpless.
That day, after court, Jiang Xian kept Yuan Yuan behind: "A Yuan!"
Yuan Yuan coldly looked at the angry emperor: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Xian forcefully flung his robes aside and said angrily, "Those old ministers are just taking advantage of their age to bully people!"
Two hundred thousand troops were subdued by you, A Yuan, through your own desperate efforts; they didn't just come to us by chance!
"Now look what's happened, they've all ended up in other people's hands!"
I'm so angry! I'm so angry!
Hearing the emperor utter such childish words, Yuan Yuan's lips curled up: "Is Your Majesty very angry?"
“I…” Jiang Xian turned to look at him, and asked angrily, “Aren’t you angry?”
Yuan Yuan smiled and looked ahead: "It's natural to be angry that the military power we risked our lives for has been taken away."
"Then what should we do?" Jiang Xian asked.
“It will come back on its own,” Yuan Yuan said confidently.
"Huh?" Jiang Xian was completely confused.
Will military power return?
What does this mean?
At this moment, Yuan Yuan spoke up: "Is Your Majesty hungry? Would you like to have a meal?"
Upon hearing about food, Jiang Xian immediately perked up: "A-Yuan, let's go to Yong'an Palace for a meal! Let's invite my sister too!"
"Um."
Yuan Yuan and Jiang Xian arrived at Yong'an Palace first, while Liu Yue arrived a little later.
She brought a can of tea with her when she came.
Upon seeing Yuan Yuan, her eyes sparkled as she handed him a tea canister: "Yuan, I know you like tea. I got a pot of good tea and brought it to you specially."
Take it home and try it, see if it tastes good.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuan glanced at the tea canister.
The character "林" (Lin) was faintly printed on the tea canister.
Seeing that Yuan Yuan hesitated to accept it, Liu Yue coughed lightly: "Um, Yuan, this tea was given to me by the wife of General Dingjun when she entered the palace."
The wife of General Dingjun?
Yuan Yuan said coldly, "I haven't been enjoying tea lately; I prefer other things. Princess, you can keep this tea and drink it slowly."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yue opened her mouth and said, "A Yuan..."
Yuan Yuan interrupted Liu Yue and asked, "General Dingjun's wife didn't enter the palace alone, did she?"
“Ah…” Liuyue hesitated.
Yuan Yuan looked at her calmly and said, "It's alright, just speak."
Liu Yue pursed her lips before saying, "Besides the General's wife, Miss Lin is also here. Hmm... that young lady's name is Lin Xiwu."
Lin Xiwu?
Jiang Xian bluntly said, "Isn't that A Yuan's former fiancée?"
Yuan Yuan: "..."
Liuyue: "..."
Seeing that the two remained silent, Jiang Xian spoke again: "A-Yuan, is that Miss Lin here to force us into marriage?"
Oh no, A-Yuan might be getting married!
Jiang Xian suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
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