klisemfg Chapter 157: Not a family, don’t enter a family
Chapter 157: Not a family, don’t enter a family
But then Zhai Rongyu muttered in a low voice, "If you hold this bracelet, people will know that you're taken."
[I've heard that Nansang is teeming with beautiful women. With his charm and allure, who knows how many temptations he'll encounter in Haimu City.]
[I'm really worried sick.]
Jun Ce suppressed the smile on his lips and said, "Okay."
"Then I will take this bracelet and think of you as I look at it."
Zhai Rongyu blushed, turned around and left, saying, "Hurry up and go, don't be late for the time to enter the palace."
Jun Ce carefully placed the bracelet in his bosom, took a long stride, and followed.
Royal study room.
The Emperor turned around in surprise and asked Jun Ce, "Are you also going to fight the enemy?"
Jun Ce cupped his hands and requested permission: "Now that my elder brother, the Emperor, is already in charge of the capital, there is no need for your younger brother."
“Nansang has repeatedly invaded. If we don’t teach them a lesson in person, I’m afraid Helian Kuangmo will think that Longyan has no one to rely on.”
The Emperor glanced at Zhai Rongyu beside him, and there was something else he didn't understand.
Huai Xu is trying to get revenge for his future in-laws.
Huai Xu has always been stubborn; once he makes a decision, it is not easily changed.
Knowing that his attempts to dissuade him were futile, he sighed and said helplessly, "Fine, I'll do as you say."
"But I promised my father that I would ensure your life would be smooth and worry-free. You must not let me break my promise."
"Otherwise, if we meet again in the afterlife, I will have no face to face him."
A warm feeling washed over Jun Ce. "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will be more careful."
The Emperor grunted in acknowledgment and looked at Zhai Rongyu.
"You just said that Yongning is to transport grain? This..." He hesitated, "Isn't this just child's play?"
She had just come of age and didn't know any martial arts.
How could we entrust such a big matter to her?
Jun Ce and Zhai Rong smiled at each other.
"Your Majesty, watch closely!" Zhai Rongyu, holding the talisman, suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The emperor's eyes widened.
In the blink of an eye, Zhai Rongyu reappeared in the Imperial Study, holding a bowl of lotus leaf porridge.
Chunlan paced anxiously in the kitchen.
How could the peach kernel, hawthorn, and lotus leaf porridge on the table have disappeared in the blink of an eye?!
She had to beg the kitchen staff for days before they finally agreed to make this for her!
I heard it's a great remedy for acne!
Now it's gone just like that!
If the young master finds out, who knows how angry she will be!
How can I get rid of the pimples on my face when I'm so angry?!
The emperor stood up from the dragon throne, his eyes shining.
He clapped his hands and laughed, "Excellent! Excellent! I never imagined Yongning had such abilities!"
Jun Ce naturally took the lotus leaf porridge from Zhai Rong and placed it on the table behind him.
The emperor was astonished.
When did Huai Xu start serving people like this?
He slightly curled the corners of his lips, his eyes gleaming. It seems that there really is a case of one thing subduing another.
The Emperor sat back in his chair, picked up his brush and dipped it in ink. "I will write an imperial edict now. Yongning will have a legitimate reason to take it with him."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Zhai Rongyu said.
Jun Ce suddenly seemed to remember something, and a cold glint flashed in his deep, dark eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I suspect that Nan Sang has inside agents in Guanling City and the court because of their sudden attack."
"Rong'er is going alone, and I would like to ask for another guarantee for her."
After a moment's thought, the Emperor nodded and said, "Huai Xu is right."
“The situation in the army is complicated. Yongning is indeed a woman with difficulty walking, and it is difficult to gain their trust.”
"In that case," he said, putting down his pen, "I will bestow upon you another golden token, granting you the special privilege of freely mobilizing the troops of Guanling City."
"If we can find the traitor within, we can deal with him as well."
Jun Ce was relieved and pulled Zhai Rong to express his gratitude.
"Thank you, brother."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Jun Ce added, “Since there are traitors within the court, the grain transport must be carried out in secret, and the court officials must not know about it.”
"We only told the outside world that Zhai Sangjie was transporting grain."
"Rong'er's trip must be kept secret."
The Emperor frowned, pondering, "Are you trying to use this opportunity to sow discord between the traitor and Nan Sang?"
"Your Majesty is wise," Jun Ce said.
"If Guan Lingcheng's troops meet with Zhai Sangjie near Haimu City, Nan Sang will definitely suspect that the intelligence from the court is wrong."
"If my brother takes Haimu City at this time, he can completely shake the trust between them."
"If that traitor wants to cause trouble again, I'm afraid he'll be powerless to do so."
"Without outside help, it's much easier for us to clean up the mess behind closed doors."
Zhai Rongyu stared intently at Jun Ce.
It seems he had planned this all along, intending to deal with both the court and the people inside and outside the court.
[It's amazing he came up with such a brilliant idea, killing two birds with one stone.]
Jun Ce raised his eyelashes and looked at Zhai Rongyu, a glimmer of starlight overflowing from his silent eyes.
If it weren't for Rong'er, this plan would have been impossible to execute.
Thanks to her.
The Emperor shook his head and laughed, "I used to think that Minister Zhai was just an old fox, but now I see that he really is just as the old saying goes."
"Those who are not family will not enter the same door!"
Zhai Rongyu's eyes flickered, and her gaze met Jun Ce's, revealing a tacit understanding.
She turned her head, a smile playing on her lips.
*
Gu Mansion.
Gu Xiruo was so shocked by the report from her maid Caishuang that she jumped up from her chair.
"What did you say?!"
"Is the general about to go to war?"
Cai Shuang nodded. "I overheard Master and Madam talking in the front yard, and I also went outside to inquire. General Zhai will be setting off in the next couple of days."
Gu Xiruo's heart leaped into her throat, and she bit her lip as she slumped back into her chair.
These past two days...
So fast……
She had finally welcomed the general back, but now they had to part again...
“Master also said…” Caishuang stammered, looking at her young mistress with some hesitation.
Gu Xiruo quickly asked, "What did Father say?"
"Tell me quickly!" she said anxiously.
Cai Shuang steeled her heart and said, "Master said that General Zhai's expedition this time is very likely a trap set by someone, and he may go there alive but not return alive!"
Gu Xiruo's heart sank to the bottom.
"No way to get back alive..." she murmured, lost in thought.
If the general never comes back, what's the point of her living alone?
"No!" Gu Xiruo wrung out her handkerchief, her gaze more resolute than ever before: "I want to go with the General!"
Cai Shuang was shocked: "Miss! That's a battlefield!"
"How could you, a woman, with no strength to even kill a chicken, go to such a place!"
Caishuang was extremely anxious.
She regretted it a little; she shouldn't have told the young lady the news!
Now we're in trouble! How are we going to explain this to the master and mistress?
Gu Xiruo, however, refused to listen.
How could she just stand by and watch him go into danger while she sat comfortably at home?
She wasn't afraid of death; what she feared was the pain of losing him.
Besides, even if she were to die, she would want to die by his side.
"Cai Shuang, go and deliver a visiting card for me. I need to go to the Minister's residence to find my sister Rong Yu." Gu Xiruo's eyes blazed with anger.
She planned to disguise herself as a man and infiltrate the army.
But military regulations are strict, and only Rongyu's younger sister can help her with this!