Chapter 7 Block
Just as she was about to step into the back door of the general's mansion, Jiang Lianzhi called out to her, "Why?"
Chen Yu had one foot in the door, but she paused when she heard the words. The door was a few steps higher, and she looked down at him.
"Because I already have someone I like, is that reason enough?"
"Who?" Jiang Lianzhi approached, showing no intention of giving up.
There is no one that Shen Yu likes. If she hesitates for even a moment, she will be exposed.
"Master Lan Yue." After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.
The sound of the door slamming made the servant shudder. "This Miss Shen has a really bad temper. I don't think she is lame. She walks quite fast."
Jiang Lianzhi looked at the closed door for a while, then curled his lips.
How could she know any Young Master Lan Yue? She might have just heard about him from other people. If she dared to bring him up and make up a story for him, it would depend on whether he believed it or not.
The servant looked at Jiang Lianzhi's expression and didn't know why his master was smiling at the lantern.
This guy must be stupid. He smiles so happily even after being rejected.
“Sir, if Miss Shen doesn’t want to get married…” The attendant’s voice became smaller and smaller.
"She will marry me," Jiang Lianzhi turned and walked towards the alley, saying firmly, "She will definitely marry me, and only me."
Several masters of the family were at the border all year round, and there were not many maids and servants in the general's mansion. At this hour, most of the servants had already gone to bed.
Chen Yu and Lu Yao chose a less traveled path, and walked into the yard with familiarity, entering without any obstruction.
Green Medicine had been muttering to himself all the way on the road.
"Miss, have you seen Master Lan Yue? Is he more handsome than Minister Jiang?"
"I heard that Master Lan Yue is as cool as the wind and clear as the moon. Is that true?"
"Miss, Miss?"
Chen Yu said in a deep voice: “Shut up!”
Green medicine: "..."
The Prince of Beilin, Xie Yun, was named Tingzhou. It is unknown how the name "Prince Lanyue" came about, but it is said to be taken from the line "I stop the boat to embrace the moon, and look at the clear sky at dusk on the mountain."
She had never seen Xie Yun in person in her previous life. She only remembered that Prince Xie had taken up arms and fought on the battlefield at the age of fourteen. He drove the Northern Rong people away for hundreds of miles and became a killing god that the enemy troops in the border counties feared.
Unfortunately, he was injured on the battlefield and lost all his martial arts skills, which was somewhat similar to his own situation. Later, the imperial power changed, and the new emperor was afraid of Bei Lin, so he planned to kill him.
He was killed outside Chengtian Gate.
How can we not feel sad when a great man passes away like this?
"Miss, don't be silent. Say something." Lu Yao was very anxious.
Chen Yu came back to her senses and whispered, "Use your brain to think about it. If he is Qingfeng Jiyue, what does he rely on when he goes to the battlefield? Use male beauty to seduce the enemy?"
Lu Yao suddenly realized, "Yes, but I have heard such a rumor. It is said that an enemy soldier was so stunned when he saw the prince of Beilin on the battlefield that he even forgot to draw his sword."
Chen Yu had been to the battlefield, where life and death were decided in a split second. Who could be so distracted as to not care about their own life? Whoever wanted to believe such rumors could believe them, but she definitely didn't believe them.
"It's still somewhat convincing to say that he was frightened silly by Xie Yun."
"But the rumors can't be all false, right? Doesn't he not go to the battlefield now?" Lu Yao said.
Chen Yu thought for a moment, "That makes sense. He was seriously injured on the battlefield a few years ago. It is said that the arrow was poisoned. After that, he never went to war again. The north is rich and the young masters there are very elegant. Maybe he will change his career after retiring."
The lights in the yard were almost all off, and the two of them sneaked out. After entering the door, Shen Yu called out softly.
"Red Qiao".
Hongqiao had been pretending to be a lady in bed all night. When she heard Chen Yu's voice, she quickly turned over in bed, lifted the curtain and walked out.
"You guys are finally back. The young master came here once before, but I brushed him off."
"It didn't come across as a secret, did it?"
Hongqiao said, "No."
Chen Yu took off her hairpins, rings and pendants and threw them all on the dressing table. She then took out a small packet of medicine powder from her sleeve pocket and sat in front of the dressing table, lost in thought.
Jiang Lianzhi didn't know whether he took the wrong medicine or was struck stupid by lightning. He had deviated from the path of his previous life. He didn't know whether his father and brother would follow the same path when they went to the battlefield.
If she remembered correctly, the urgent report of the invasion of the Western Army would be submitted to the Ministry of War on September 9th. The cabinet had discussed the generals who would lead the troops. On the morning of the 11th, her father and brother entered the palace and left Beijing for Yanliang Pass that day.
As long as she prevents her father and brother from entering the palace, the cabinet will naturally discuss selecting other generals. The war is urgent, and His Majesty will not delay. As long as the imperial edict is issued, her father and brother will be safe.
The next day was the Double Ninth Festival.
Originally, we wanted to climb the mountain to worship our ancestors and appreciate the chrysanthemums, but the general's mansion was closed to visitors.
The big clinic invited two doctors to visit.
I don’t know what this family ate, but three people from the Shen family died at once: General Shen, Young General Shen, and the eldest daughter of the Shen family who was rumored to have a lame leg.
The illness came like a mountain falling, and all three of them were so sick that they couldn't get out of bed.
Chen Yu was lying on the bed. She had vomited five or six times that day. She felt weak all over and felt like she was half dead. She thought her father and brother were not much better either.
"Miss, wake up quickly. Something happened."
Chen Yu opened her eyes dazedly, feeling weak all over, and the symptoms were even more serious than yesterday.
"What's wrong?"
Hongqiao squatted beside the couch and wiped the sweat from her neck with a handkerchief, her face anxious, "The general has entered the palace."
"What?!"
Chen Yu got up from the bed and said, "Isn't father sick and unable to go to court? He couldn't even walk yesterday."
Lu Yao frowned and continued, "Someone from the palace came again, and this time they sent a royal doctor. I don't know what happened over there. I heard a lot of noise, and then the general left."
Chen Yu hurriedly threw back the quilt and got out of bed, but her legs went limp as soon as she landed.
"How long have you been gone?"
Lu Yao held her arm and said, "It's just been a cup of tea."
"We should be able to catch up," Chen Yu ordered, "Hongqiao, go and stop him on horseback first, and tell them that it was me who said so. Then prepare a carriage for me."
She was careless. She originally thought that as long as she didn't let her father enter the palace, there would be room for maneuver. It was not that the court could not send generals. As long as other generals received the emperor's orders, they would have more time to search for clues.
But she still underestimated Shen Zhongan.
The Shen family has been in the army for generations, but they have no title. Shen Zhongan won military merit by fighting on the battlefield, and climbed up to the position of general step by step among the sea of corpses. His feelings for the border are much deeper than those for Shengjing.
Once the war breaks out, not only will he be unable to get out of bed, he will have to crawl to the border even if he has to.
At dawn, the carriage sped all the way and arrived at the palace gate. However, Shen Zhongan was not to be seen. Instead, Hongqiao, who had been sent to chase him, was seen waiting there anxiously.
"Didn't catch up?" Chen Yu asked while lifting the car curtain.
Hongqiao's cheeks flushed, and she was sweating all over as she galloped along on her horse. "I did catch up with him, and I said what I should have said, but I couldn't stop him at all."
Shen Yu's heart sank, and before she could think of a solution, the sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out beside her.
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