Yang Yanzong handed the cut piece of paper to Azhao and ordered someone to deliver it to Ji Yuanhao immediately. Then he went out of the house through a secret passage, left Yangdu silently, and rode straight to Changyi on horseback.
When Yang Yanzong's letter arrived, Ji Yuanhao was furious in his mansion.
As for Ren's side, Ji Yuanhao finally found out.
Ji Zimu said.
The son felt sorry for his mother, so Ren didn't dare to rub the medicine on his knees in the room, fearing that Ji Yuanhao would smell the medicine and notice something was wrong. So she moved to her eldest son's room. The boy's eyes turned red when he saw his mother's knees. He wanted to tell his father several times, but Ren held him back. Finally, she couldn't help it and said, "Why can't you tell him?!"
Even if there is no way to save the mother from suffering, shouldn’t the father be informed? !
He broke free from his mother's hand, turned around and rushed out of the room, running all the way to the outer study, startling Ji Yuanhao who was discussing matters with his confidant. Ji Yuanhao frowned and looked at his reckless son, "What's the matter?"
Ji Zimu was a little timid in front of his father, but he still straightened his chest and mustered up the courage to say: "Father! My mother is sick and is kneeling in the palace!"
Ji Yuanhao came very quickly. He worked day and night and had not rested in the backyard for a long time. He came to see Ren occasionally. Ren deliberately dimmed the lights and put on makeup, so she didn't notice anything. Now he walked into the room quickly. Ren washed off her makeup, her face was sallow and haggard, and there was a strong pungent smell of ointment in the room. She heard the footsteps and hurriedly put down her rolled-up trouser legs, but Ji Yuanhao had already seen her.
He walked forward quickly, rolled up Ren's trouser legs and took a look. His face immediately turned pale and he turned back angrily: "Go call the court doctor!!"
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet. Even though Ren deliberately downplayed the situation, Ji Yuanhao was still filled with anger. He kicked and stomped in anger: "What a jerk Kun is!!"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
The court doctor came and checked Ren's pulse. The atmosphere in the room was both gloomy and joyful. Ji Chengtan pulled Ji Zimu's hand, took his nephew out quietly and closed the door. Ji Yuanhao sat down on the edge of the bed, held Ren's hand, frowned and talked to her.
Ren shook her head gently, gazing at him with watery eyes. The man's concerned look and warm gestures at this moment made her feel happy.
She gently placed her head on the side of his neck and said, "What's the harm in telling you? It will only make more people angry."
"My family is a royal family, and I have no excuse for my old injuries to relapse."
“You!”
Ji Yuanhao scolded her lightly, but he said, "Don't do this again next time."
She curled her lips slightly, "Yeah."
She was just the daughter of a minor retainer, of humble status, and she was lucky to serve him and become his wife.
She watched him struggle through blood and tears to rise over the years, and she couldn't offer any help. She only hoped to help as much as possible in areas where she could.
He has been trapped for too long, and she only hopes that he can be full of energy and soar into the sky.
Ren closed her eyes, snuggled up to him, and gently pressed her hands on her abdomen. This was the only unexpected thing this time.
"Fortunately, the baby is in good condition, otherwise I wonder what you would do?"
Ji Yuanhao patted her on the back, loosened his grip slightly, and finally said another sentence.
He insisted on calling the government doctor, but after the diagnosis, he got an unexpected result.
This time, Ren has really made it. She is pregnant and has been pregnant for more than three months.
Ren gave birth to a child at a young age, which was a bit harmful to her health. She didn't get pregnant for many years afterwards, and her menstruation was also very irregular. Sometimes it came for most of the month, and sometimes it didn't come for several months. She tried to take care of herself, but the results were not ideal.
In addition, she had been busy with many things recently and was feeling a little unwell, so she didn't know it was more than three months. Fortunately, the child was strong. The mother suffered a lot, but he was still stable. The court doctor prescribed a few pills to stabilize the pregnancy, saying that it would be fine after taking them to consolidate the pregnancy and the fetus was stable.
Ji Yuanhao said: "You are lying in bed claiming to be sick, and that means your fetus is unstable. Don't go to the palace anymore."
"Um."
Ren also breathed a sigh of relief. This surprising child really came at the right time and saved his mother from her predicament. She was surprised and distressed, and nodded quickly in response.
Ji Yuanhao stood up, his brows cold, "Don't worry, the Kun family won't be so proud for long."
He unfolded the letter he had just received from Yang Yanzong. The small piece of paper cutting left him speechless for a moment, but his attention was quickly drawn to the content.
Ren was surprised to hear this.
Ji Yuanhao whispered in his ear: "King Qian is in our hands now."
Ren was not an outsider. After she was surprised, she became happy and hurriedly urged him, "Then go quickly! I'm fine. I'll take a good rest."
She could already hear the footsteps of her guardsmen pacing up and down the corridor.
Ji Yuanhao nodded and stroked the top of Ren's head: "Okay, then you should have a good rest. I may be back the day after tomorrow."
He gave Ren a few words of advice, then opened the door and told the maids and old women to take good care of her. Ji Yuanhao left in a hurry.
After seeing his father and uncle leave, Ji Zimu returned to the room. He stole a glance at Ren, who sighed softly and waved, "Da Lang, come quickly, come to mother."
He snuggled up to Ren and sat down. Ren caressed his face lovingly, "Da Lang loves you dearly. I know it all."
Ji Zimu said softly: "Yeah."
The mother and son whispered and hugged each other. Finally, Ji Zimu said happily: "Father said that mother doesn't need to go to the palace anymore. Is that true?"
"Yes."
Ren took her eldest son's hand and touched her belly, and said with a smile: "Da Lang and Er Lang are going to have a brother or sister. Are you happy?"
Ji Zimu touched his mother's hand, but pursed his lips, feeling a little bit displeased. With this brother and sister-in-law, his mother couldn't take medicine and could only use some external application. Then his mother would have to suffer pain for a long time.
But he still smiled at his mother's expectant eyes: "Yeah, I'm happy."
…
Ji Yuanhao and Yang Yanzong arrived at Changyi Hot Spring Village one after the other. They rode their horses straight through the mountain path, covering a distance of 400 miles. It took them half a night and a whole day to reach the destination.
Yang Yanzong had just arrived and had not yet entered the village when Ji Yuanhao arrived with Ji Chengtan and a group of trusted guards.
Su Ci was wearing a thin black cloak. As soon as she walked out of the manor gate, she caught a glimpse of Ji Chengtan from the corner of her eye. She said: "..."
Damn, why is this guy here again?
But in fact, people can grow up very quickly. After all, Ji Chengtan is Ji Yuanhao's biological brother from the same mother. Even if he is not as outstanding as his brother, his genes are not too mediocre. After slowly adapting, he gradually got on track.
With both parents dead, Ji Yuanhao only has this younger brother left. It is no exaggeration to say that Ji Yuanhao values him more than his own son. Since his younger brother is not a hopeless person, Ji Yuanhao will naturally keep him by his side and teach and cultivate him well. Therefore, it is not surprising that he brings Ji Chengtan with him to important matters in recent times.
Ji Chengtan carefully glanced over here, quickly lowered his head to hold the reins, and followed his brother silently.
Su Ci didn't dare to look over there at all, because Yang Yanzong had already strode up to her and was looking at her.
Their eyes met, and she couldn't help but smile. It was getting dark. In the evening breeze, he touched her cheek, which was not cold. He asked, "Have you taken the medicinal food?"
"Yes. How about you? Have you had dinner?"
"I've used up the dry food."
"Dry food?" Su Ci looked at Yang Yanzong's face and found some blue marks under his eyes. He looked obviously tired. He has always been very energetic. Maybe he didn't get much sleep in the past few days?
She whispered, "I asked someone to stew some beef soup. Can I bring you a bowl later?"
Yang Yanzong couldn't help but smile. He pinched her face and said, "Okay."
The three of them walked side by side into the manor. Su Ci turned her head and gave a few instructions, then pointed to a small courtyard with a black eave on the east side of the manor, "That person is there, shall we go over there?"
Yang Yanzong glanced at her and said, "Don't worry about it. Go back to sleep first. I'll tell you when you wake up."
When they walked to where there were lights, he carefully looked at Su Ci's face. It looked a lot rosier and her spirits were better. He was very satisfied. It seemed that the medicinal diet plus the hot spring treatment were quite effective.
The old doctor who prescribed the medicine reminded me that I should go to bed early and get up early while taking the medicinal food, and not overwork or stress myself, so that the best effect can be achieved.
Yang Yanzong didn't like her staying up late, so he sent her to sleep as soon as they entered the farmhouse, and told her to do the same thing the next morning.
Su Ci said "hmm", okay, then she went to sleep. She felt uncomfortable with Ji Chengtan around.
She went to the main courtyard happily.
Yang Yanzong watched her go for a while. Su Ci led A Zheng and his party gradually walked away. Ji Yuanhao coughed lightly and teased, "Brother Yang is very kind to women."
Yang Yanzong glanced at him and said expressionlessly, "It's better than having a wife kneeling in the palace for almost a month without knowing it."
This is really a case of bringing up something irrelevant. Ji Yuanhao's face turned dark, and his good mood was gone.
Yang Yanzong walked quickly towards the courtyard. He gritted his teeth and followed quickly.
…
Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao held a "friendly" consultation with King Qian that night.
The latter heard two particularly different footsteps and the voices of the guards guarding the courtyard greeting him. His cold star-like eyes drooped and his thin lips tightened.
No one would be happy to do something under coercion, even if the other person had just saved his or her life.
However, Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao came tonight to reason with King Qian. The so-called appeal to emotions, explanation of reason, analysis of pros and cons, and cooperation will of course be more harmonious and smooth only when both parties are willing.
They are not here to threaten King Qian.
Yang Yanzong stood outside the door, staring at Prince Qian on the sickbed for a while, then walked in slowly and clasped his fists slightly: "Your Highness Prince Qian, long time no see."
Ji Yuanhao also smiled and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. Your Highness Prince Qian had a fright underwater, but luckily he is safe and sound."
The personal guards brought two armchairs, and Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao sat down. Prince Qian pursed his lips and said nothing.
But neither Yang Yanzong nor Ji Yuanhao took it as an offense. They had seen too many people practicing non-violence and non-cooperation. King Qian was not the first, and would not be the last.
If you want to cooperate, give us the chips! King Qian has what they want, and they give each other what they want, so cooperation will naturally come about.
The two of them didn't care at all whether he was an immortal or not. They didn't believe that there were people who were detached from this world. The reason they disagreed was simply that the benefits were not enough and could not move people's hearts.
Yang Yanzong didn't waste any words: "If Prince Qian wants to overthrow the Kun family and save Your Majesty by himself, I'm afraid it's impossible, right?"
Ji Yuanhao said: "How about we cooperate?"
King Qian kept his eyes down and remained silent. Ji Yuanhao smiled and said, "Is King Qian willing to watch Your Majesty become a puppet of the Kun family? To be firmly controlled by the Kun family for the rest of your life?"
"Poor child, from childhood to adulthood, you have no control over your own life!"
This sentence was so touching that King Qian's eyelashes twitched and he suddenly opened his eyes. He was no longer as gentle and melancholy as usual. His cold star-like eyes shot straight at the two people in front of him!
Yang Yanzong said calmly, "Your Highness Prince Qian, there is no need to treat us two as jackals and tigers. I believe you are clear about the situation of Zhongchen and I. Now, we just have a common enemy."
King Qian finally spoke, and he sneered, "What's the difference between the Kun family and the two of you?"
He just didn't believe that if these two people succeeded in defeating the Kun family, they would be willing to be loyal ministers and generals to assist the little emperor. It's just a change of person who holds the emperor hostage to control the princes! When it comes to being ruthless, I'm afraid the two people in front of us are no less than the Kun family, right?
Is drinking poison to quench thirst a good idea?
If we dig deeper, it turns out that Kun and the little emperor are related by blood, but what about these two people in front of us?
As a father, he couldn't help the little emperor much, but at least he couldn't make his situation worse in the future!
King Qian's answer was expected. Yang Yanzong smiled and it was time to reveal their trump card, which was the focus of their original plan.
"I might as well tell you the truth, Your Highness King Qian. The Kun family is very powerful and has deep roots. They have also controlled the emperor and occupied the throne. Even if Zhongchen and I join forces, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win in a short period of time. Your Highness King Qian, you don't deny this, right?"
King Qian said nothing, this is the fact.
"Speed is of the essence in war. If you delay for too long, without a just cause, you will lose more than you win."
Therefore, neither Yang Yanzong nor Ji Yuanhao planned to delay.
The longer it delays, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.
"To achieve a surprise victory, we must bring in external forces. I'll tell you about someone who might be of interest to Your Highness."
Yang Yanzong paused and slowly uttered four words: "General Xu."
"Duke Jingguo, the son of Princess Jiale, the eldest daughter of Emperor Xuanzong, our senior general and important official of four dynasties, and now General Xu who is stationed in Gaobian!"
Prince Qian's heart was shaken, and he suddenly looked up at Yang Yanzong!
Yang Yanzong looked at him without blinking: "If General Xu intervenes, Your Highness Prince Qian will feel more at ease, right?"
If General Xu were still alive, there might be powerful officials, but at the very least, he would never allow Kun to suffocate the little emperor like he did today, no matter who it was.
"That's all I have to say. Your Highness, Prince Qian, please carefully distinguish the truth from the false. You only have one chance. I hope Your Highness will not miss it."
Yang Yanzong stood up suddenly and left the courtyard quickly with Ji Yuanhao.
As the two of them stepped out of the door, they heard King Qian's weak but raised voice behind them, "Wait!"
The two raised their eyebrows and turned around. King Qian looked at them and asked word by word: "Is there any lie in what you just said?"
Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao didn't waste any words and raised their hands to swear an oath.
In fact, the oath or not was just for assistance. King Qian had his own judgment. He carefully considered the situation of Yang Ji and the others, as well as the political situation, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "...Okay, I promise you!"
…
very good!
A cooperation agreement was reached.
Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao looked at each other, and there was a hint of satisfaction in both of their eyes. This secret trip out of Beijing was extremely fruitful.
It filled an important part of their plan.
Then, the two of them returned to the house, King Qian forced himself to sit up, and the three of them discussed for nearly two hours.
During this time, Prince Qian revealed several very important connections. The first one was someone close to the young emperor. He said, "The jade ring is the one that Madam Yang took away. Give it to this person, and she will give it to Your Majesty."
In addition, he wrote seven or eight letters, one of which was to the little emperor and the second was to little Kun.
He didn't like Xiao Kun very much, but the couple had never had a quarrel in many years, and he knew Xiao Kun's thoughts and personality very well.
"Kun Tai, Little Kun, Queen Mother Kun and Uncle Kun's father have passed away for many years. The current clan leader is their uncle, that is, the father of Kun Tai and Little Kun."
It is not impossible for the Kun family to be divided internally, especially since the younger Kun family member is not a very content person.
King Qian thought about it and finally gritted his teeth and handed over 70% to 80% of the important chips in his hand.
I just hope he didn't make a wrong bet!
Yang Yanzong Ji Yuanhao read the letters one by one, sealed them with his own hands, put them away, and ordered someone to help King Qian lie down to rest. "Your Highness, rest here first. If there is any progress, Yang will let his wife inform you."
King Qian's lips became even paler after his hard work, and he was too weak to even half-close his eyes. The two men did not stay long and left immediately.
After the two men discussed it briefly, it was already past three o'clock in the morning. Yang Yanzong ordered someone to arrange a yard for Ji Yuanhao and his party to rest, and they would set out for the capital at dawn the next day.
After being busy for many days and riding fast for a day and a night, even people with extraordinary physiques like Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao felt very tired.
He pressed his forehead and decided not to go back to disturb her sleep in the middle of the night. Yang Yanzong lay down on the short couch in the study with his clothes on. He took a nap for more than an hour, then felt better and opened his eyes to get up.
He washed his face, and Akang brought him a bowl of hot beef noodle soup, which was made with the beef soup that Su Ci had specially cooked last night.
He ate a bowl of rice and drank the soup. His stomach was full and his body was warm. He still had some time, so he hurried to the main courtyard.
It was quiet in Zhengju. The sky was just beginning to turn pale, but it was still dark in the mountains. He waved his hand to call the guards who greeted him silently, then pushed the door and entered the house.
There was still a lamp left on in the room, specially for him.
Yang Yanzong couldn't help but laugh.
He tiptoed to the bed and lifted the curtain. Su Ci was sleeping soundly with the quilt in her arms. He touched her face, and she wrinkled her nose and rubbed her face with her hands.
He smiled again and gently closed the bed curtains, still not wanting to wake her up, although he really wanted to talk to her.
He walked around the room. It had only been a few days since Su Ci arrived, but the room was full of traces of her daily life. He had sharp eyes and noticed an embroidery frame by the window as soon as he entered the room.
It looks quite realistic.
Yang Yanzong walked over, lifted the cotton cloth covering the embroidery shed and took a look. He couldn't help laughing. What a mess!
It can be seen that Su Ci tried very hard, but the embroidery was a mess. The outline seemed to be barely recognizable as a tiger descending the mountain, but unfortunately there was only a circle of relatively straight contour lines. The inside quickly became a mess, and in the end a large ball of thread was stuck on the tiger's forehead. It was simply horrible.
He looked at the ugly tiger carefully and laughed as he did so.
"Yang Yanzong?"
Suddenly, there was a sound of someone getting up from behind. Su Ci vaguely felt someone. She struggled, opened her eyes, jumped out of bed and saw that it was indeed Yang Yanzong.
But she immediately became angry and rushed over barefoot, covered the embroidery tent with cotton cloth, and said angrily: "What are you laughing at?!"
Have you never seen people embroidering? ah? !
Yang Yanzong laughed loudly, rocking back and forth. The hearty laughter that burst out of his chest drove away the fatigue caused by lack of sleep. He picked up the puffy baby and kissed him hard, "Okay, okay, I'm wrong, I won't laugh anymore."
He carried her to the short couch and sat on it. He kissed and coaxed her for a while before Su Ci's anger turned into joy. She glanced at him and said, "When are you going back?"
She snuggled into his arms, feeling warm, and reached out to play with his belt.
"I'll be back soon, Mao Shi, come and see you."
"What about King Qian?"
"It's already been discussed."
Yang Yanzong told her about the conversation last night, and at the end, he revealed a bit of coldness: "Kun is not the late emperor after all. As long as we can win over the young emperor, and add General Xu, we are not powerless to compete."
Yang Yanzong narrowed his eyes. The first goal of him and Ji Yuanhao was to share power with the Kun family and force them to reach an agreement on a court where both forces would jointly assist in governing the country!
In other words, it means dividing the regency power in half!
If they succeed in this step, they will be invincible.
Originally, they were stuck at the step of winning over the little emperor. After all, the little emperor was surrounded by the Kun family, and the other party had just come out of Changqiu Palace, so they had no idea where to start.
Yang Yanzong kissed Su Ci, but this key point was accidentally broken by Su Ci.
With King Qian, they have a much better chance of winning over the young emperor or dividing and dealing with the Kun family.
He sighed, "Now, only Ci'er is thinking of sharing some of the burden with me."
This was a love talk, but Su Ci blinked and heard something. She glanced at him and said, "How is things at home? Is mother feeling better?"
She has been out for several days, so it's normal to ask her.
Of course, another reason is that she is a gossip.
Yang Yanzong's face turned from sunny to cloudy immediately. It must be said that his fatigue was not only due to the high mental and physical workload.
But he didn't tell her about these things. He asked her to come here to take good care of her body. He just said briefly, "Better now. I can walk a few steps now."
Let’s not talk about this.
He took her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it, "You can go home when this is over."
At that time, no one could just come and make her suffer, even if that person was Queen Mother Kun!
Yang Yanzong kissed her twice. He had sharp eyes and noticed several pinholes on her index and middle fingers.
The piercing was particularly deep.
——After all, for a novice with unskilled skills, the needle is particularly uncontrollable when it is poked.
Yang Yanzong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't bear to say no, so he whispered, "How about you embroider something simpler?"
The tiger is gone.
Su Ci rolled her eyes. If she couldn't do it, then she must embroider something simple.
She's not stupid, you say.
But she was very sweet, hugged Yang Yanzong's neck and said coquettishly: "No, that's a gift for you!"
Yang Yanzong was embraced by her. He hugged her tightly, his lips curled up a little to the back of his ears. She really dispelled all the fatigue and haze. He tried very hard to make his voice sound almost the same as usual. He coughed twice and said, "Well, if it doesn't work, we'll talk about it later." He kissed her fingertips, "Don't poke it."
Can't bear to be separated!
But the time was almost up, and he could already hear Azhao's familiar footsteps and the sound of him talking in low voices with the soldiers guarding the courtyard.
I miss you even before we part.
It’s all the fault of that damn Queen Mother Kun!
It seems that he needs to work harder and implement the plan as soon as possible to suppress the Kun family.
…
Although he was reluctant to leave, he had to go. It was already dawn, and Azhao called him twice softly from outside, so Yang Yanzong had to get up.
Su Ci wanted to see him off, but he glared at her. How dare she run out when she was still wearing her snow-white pajama set and cloak? !
Su Ci smiled and quickly put on her coat and trousers. The whole process took less than three seconds. She just wrapped herself in the cloak and she was done.
Yang Yanzong had no choice but to follow her.
It was a bit chilly in the early morning. As Yang Yanzong walked out of the door, his expression became serious. He led A Zhao and others who were ready to go and walked quickly towards the village gate.
The horses neighed and their hooves clattered. Yang Yanzong walked over and whispered to Ji Yuanhao. Su Ci grabbed a familiar handsome guy from behind and asked, "What happened at home?"
The handsome young man blushed at first, and was a little nervous. He showed a constipated expression when he heard the words. He didn't dare to discuss the master's family affairs, but he couldn't ignore the lady's question. He hesitated for a while and whispered: "The old lady is injured."
"The Second Young Madam had a miscarriage and is said to be resting in bed."
Fuck.
No way, is it so lively?
It was really hard for Yang Yanzong. No wonder such a strong man showed signs of physical and mental fatigue.
But Su Ci had no other choice. After all, she was Yang Yanzong's biological mother and she could not be replaced.
She could only whisper: "If there is anything, send a letter here, and ask A Zhao to pay more attention and take good care of his diet and daily life."
The personal soldier didn't dare to say that his master had told him not to disturb the lady from recuperating unless necessary, so he just nodded quickly to show that he understood.
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