Huo Qijing bowed again: "Uncle."
Yan Chengyuan put down the military records and glanced at him: "Yeah."
Yan Shiyue asked someone to bring up the reserved food, and Yan Chengyuan said, "Eat first."
Huo Qijing then sat down to eat. He moved quickly and finished quickly. He then stood in front of Yan Chengyuan again.
Yan Chengyuan then asked, "What do you think of Hayato's border invasion this time?"
Huo Qijing stood straight and said in a deep voice: "The Hayabusa have the East China Sea at their back and the land is barren, so they will definitely want to expand outward. For Dayan, they are like a sharp arrow piercing their belly, and they want to get rid of them as soon as possible. For them, they are also attacked from both sides. Their raising of troops is not sudden, and they should want to strike first. Judging from their formation, they have been planning this battle for at least two or three years..."
Yan Shiyue listened quietly to the conversation between the men without interrupting.
Huo Qijing also couldn't stay any longer. The two chatted for only a quarter of an hour before he got up and left. Yan Chengyuan went with him. Yan Shiyue, as usual, saw them off to the door and watched them mount their horses and leave.
It was dusk at this time. She stood in front of the door for a long time. Suddenly, she noticed some kind of gaze. She pretended to turn around, but suddenly raised her head and looked in that direction.
Then she saw a woman in green clothes, who was lowering her head and adjusting her skirt, as if she hadn't seen her at all.
...
...
But she was sure that she was staring at her just now.
After all, she had just arrived and there was a war going on, so she had to act good for two days. She didn't want to cause trouble, so she just stared at her leisurely. Then, the woman seemed to remember something, and suddenly turned around and walked back steadily.
Yan Shiyue almost laughed out loud at the poor acting.
If she guessed correctly, the woman did not move forward in order to avoid greeting her, so she walked backwards.
But even if she didn't show courtesy, she was still a royal princess. No one else would be so tactful as to try to cover up one's faults.
She was too lazy to care about her and turned back.
The woman in green walked steadily, neither fast nor slow, back to the southern courtyard. The women in the courtyard were still washing their military uniforms in the daylight.
She walked in without looking around, went straight into a small room and closed the door.
Someone couldn't help but say with disdain: "Look at her like that, does she think she's a rich lady?"
"What rich lady?" Someone else laughed and said, "She is the general's wife."
The women laughed in amusement, and someone sneered, "We all serve men, so is serving a man particularly noble?"
"You know what, they are indeed very noble. Otherwise, how could we work so hard day and night, while they can stay away from water?"
As they were talking, several men rode in on horseback and pulled a few people without even looking. The women being pulled were very indifferent. They didn't even wipe the soapy water on their hands and just followed them in. After a while, moaning sounds were heard from next door.
Behind a door, the green-dressed woman Lin Ruping bit her handkerchief.
She would never become like this... She would never let herself fall to this point!
Back in Chang'an City, she was even a candidate for the Crown Princess, and with her natural beauty, she was the center of attention wherever she went.
But once she was convicted, her father and brother were all beheaded, and she and her family were all reduced to prostitutes. Among the people outside now, there are also her half-sister and widowed sister-in-law, who have already become vulgar and unrecognizable. If she had not been chosen by Yan Shiwei as soon as she arrived, she really couldn't imagine what she would have become now.
Yan Shiwei was neither good nor bad to her. At least in the past three or four years, he had not looked for other women.
But she really didn't want to stay in such a desolate place. She missed the brocade houses, embroidered couches, and red and green jadeite in Chang'an City!
She is now twenty-two years old, but her face has been aged by the hardships of the border. She must find a way out for herself before Yan Shiwei despises her...
Today, the opportunity is right in front of us.
As long as she could get close to Princess Fuyan, she could become Yan Shiwei's concubine and follow this common princess back to Chang'an City. Even if she had to endure some torture from her mistress, it would still be a hundred times better than staying at the frontier!
Maybe the hope is slim. Maybe even if I become a concubine, I will still have to follow the army. But how can I know if I don't try?
What if?
Lin Ruping made up her mind.
Yan Shiyue really didn't expect that someone would set their sights on her.
She was of noble status, and if she went out, it would cause trouble to others and herself, so she had no choice but to stay at home. However, she was still worried, so she got up early in the morning and walked around the yard.
Then, someone at the door bowed to her and said, "The sinful girl Lin Ruping pays respect to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Hey! Didn't you say you didn't want to see the ceremony? Why are you here again?
Yan Shiyue didn't know who this person was, so she said, "No." She called herself a criminal, so she shouldn't be a family member. To be cautious, she asked, "Who are you?"
She said with a gentle face: "I am also from Chang'an, my surname is Lin, Your Highness can just call me Lin."
Who asked you this?
Yan Shiyue signaled Wei Bo to deal with it. Yan Shiwei's personal soldiers were guarding the door. Wei Bo went over to ask and directly spat: "Hurry up and leave! His Highness is not someone you can see!"
Lin Ruping knelt down in haste and said, "I am a member of General Yan's staff and have served him for several years. I am also knowledgeable in writing, and I have dabbled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I heard that Your Highness has come here with a small group of people, so I am willing to serve Your Highness with writing."
Wei Bo spat, "You come from a rich family, too. Have you ever seen a sister-in-law bring someone from her elder brother's room to serve him? Why don't you leave now?"
Lin Ruping said earnestly, "In an emergency, we must take the necessary measures. Although I am now helpless, I was once the daughter of a marquis, so I am not clumsy. Now that the enemy country has invaded the border, the soldiers in the army are fighting bloody battles, and we cannot compare with the rich and prosperous Chang'an City. I hope Your Highness will understand."
Wow! This big hat... This weird logic, this familiar smell... Lian'er, is that you?
Her posture was gentle, with tears in her eyes, and her furrowed brows and tightly pursed lips revealed an unconcealable grievance.
Bowing to her would be unfair to you, right?
Yan Shiyue raised his eyebrows slightly.
She admires people with pride, and doesn't hate arrogant people, but she really doesn't like this kind of, how to put it, people who are both self-righteous and arrogant.
On the one hand, she does servile and fawning things, on the other hand, she puts on the cool and elegant attitude of a flower on the mountain top, on the one hand, she wants to curry favor with the powerful and flatter, and on the other hand, she still feels that she is enduring humiliation and condescending herself.
Wei Bo glared and said, "You were the daughter of a marquis before, what does that have to do with us? You are a prostitute now! If you don't leave, I will call for help!"
Yan Shiyue thought that she should bring Jun Buchang with her, as Wei Bo obviously wouldn’t argue.
Lin Ruping cried and said, "Your Highness! I have read the biography of Empress Fu. In my mind, you are gentle and kind, generous and generous. You saved the people of Qinzhou, built Deshan Garden, and advocated for weak women with bound feet... Your Highness's heart is like unpolished jade and gold. Although I am stranded here, I was the daughter of a good family. I have been well-read since I was a child and I am definitely not a vulgar person. I beg Your Highness to have mercy on me and give me a chance to serve you..."
This is the familiar logic of a robber! This is the smell of XX that hits me!
Wei Bo was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
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