nycdaug Chapter 214: The Order forbidding marriage
Chapter 214: The Order forbidding marriage
"Yeah, and me too. I not only want to learn the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting that my great-grandfather taught me, but also learn kung fu well so that I can protect mother in the future..." After Zicheng finished speaking, Zihui on the side also spoke quickly.
Seeing the two children like this, Han Yiyi's nose couldn't help but feel sore. She took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Okay, then I'll go back to Zhushan Village first. When the sweet potato harvest is good, I'll bring some over and make roasted sweet potatoes for you..."
It is already September, and it seems that the sweet potatoes are almost ready for harvest. Han Yiyi was a little regretful at first, but there was nothing she could do. Now she feels relieved to see the sweet potatoes being harvested.
The two children said that they wanted Han Yiyi to go back to Zhushan Village, but they were still reluctant to let her go in their hearts. Now when they heard Han Yiyi say that she would come back after a while, they hurriedly spoke up.
"Okay, then let's make a pinky promise, it's a deal," he said, and stretched out his little hand.
Seeing the two children like this, he couldn't help but laugh and quickly raised his hands.
The two little guys returned to the general's mansion after dinner, and the next morning, Han Yiyi packed her luggage and prepared to return to Zhushan Village.
Yun Xiao naturally had to follow them back to Zhushan Village. It should be said that he was the happiest person when Han Yiyi returned to Zhushan Village, because returning to Zhushan Village meant that there would be only her and Han Yiyi in the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain again.
Thinking of this, Yun Xiao's raised mouth corners could no longer be suppressed, but when he saw Nangong Yuan who was also holding a bundle and standing beside the carriage, the smile on his face froze.
Han Yiyi didn't believe that Nangong Yuan would give up his job in Kyoto and follow them back to Zhushan Village. However, when he saw him holding a bag, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"The general will also go to Takeyama Village with me on a mission from Kyoto."
"I have asked for leave from the emperor myself. Now the border is stable. As for the task in Kyoto, it will be the same if I let someone else do it. I will go back to Zhushan with you to visit. I haven't seen Aunt Zhang and others for a long time..."
"General Nangong, General Nangong, urgent news from the border, His Majesty asks you to come to the palace immediately."
Before Nangong Yuan finished speaking, he heard the urgent voice of the eunuch delivering the imperial edict in his ears.
Hearing this voice, Nangong Yuan's face turned dark, while Yun Xiao's mouth curled up again.
Although Nangong Yuan's face was dark, he thought of the people living in the border areas, turned around quickly, and followed the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict into the palace.
But before leaving, he looked at Han Yiyi deeply, his eyes darkened, and the emotions in his eyes were very complicated, but he did not speak.
Looking at Nangong Yuan who was leaving quickly, Han Yiyi pursed her lips, wondering what she was thinking about.
Yun Xiao's eyes flashed when he saw this, and after a moment he suddenly spoke.
"Okay, let's set off quickly to avoid that annoying guy catching up with us again!"
Hearing Yun Xiao addressing Nangong Yuan, Han Yiyi couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. You must be the only one in the entire Beichen who dares to call the God of War General a troublemaker.
As soon as Nangong Yuan entered the imperial study, he heard Emperor Beichen shouting at him.
"I think Dong Li wasn't taught a lesson enough by us last time, and he even dares to cause trouble again. You go, you go, lead the troops to kill him for me!"
Hearing that it was Dongli's business again, Nangong Yuan couldn't help but frown. Logically speaking, after Dongli's last disastrous defeat, they had no ability to send troops to Beichen again in a short period of time.
However, before Nangong Yuan could ask, Emperor Beichen threw the urgent border report in his hand to him.
Seeing the contents of the urgent report, Nangong Yuan frowned even more tightly.
It turned out that he was a spy from Beichen. In recent days, he discovered that people from Dongli were frequently entering and leaving Beichao and Nanjing. So he suspected that Dongli wanted to unite with the other two countries to attack Beichen together.
If it is true as speculated, Beichen had just experienced a war a few days ago and is now experiencing a flood. The granaries in various places can only barely fill the stomachs, and there is no extra reserve food to support a large-scale war. When the war breaks out, I am afraid Beichen will be in danger.
Emperor Beichen also thought of this. As soon as he received the urgent report, he ordered someone to call Nangong Yuan over. After all, no one knew more about border affairs than him.
Emperor Beichen saw Nangong Yuan finish reading the urgent report and hurriedly asked.
"Do you think Dongli's move is to instigate Beichao and Nanjing to attack us together?"
"Over the years, there have been constant conflicts among the three countries. Now it seems that they are resentful after the previous defeat of Dongli, so they want to unite with the other two countries to attack us. However, it is hard to say whether the other two countries will agree..."
After Nangong Yuan finished speaking, he saw that Emperor Beichen looked anxious, so he quickly spoke again.
"Your Majesty is just too anxious. If Beichao and Nanjing wanted to send troops, they would have done so last time when we fought Dongli. But just in case, we should send spies to investigate. I will rush back to Yanlang City tomorrow. If Dongli really has such evil intentions, I will destroy him first."
After hearing Nangong Yuan's words, Emperor Beichen felt relieved. Seeing that the person was about to leave, a hint of apology flashed in his eyes and he spoke.
"Otherwise, I will grant you and Changning a marriage, and when you come back, you two can get married."
Hearing Emperor Beichen's words, Nangong Yuan's eyes darkened.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but forget it. I don't know if I can come back alive. I don't want to delay her. Of course, I will try my best to come back alive. Then I will fight for my own happiness!"
After hearing what Nangong Yuan said, Emperor Beichen said no more, but after he left, he still wrote an imperial edict and had it delivered to the princess's mansion.
However, when Han Yiyi received the imperial edict, he was almost at Ping'an Town.
After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Han Yiyi was a little surprised, but she didn't take it to heart. After all, she really had no plans to get married today.
When Yun Xiao heard the contents of the imperial edict, his face turned dark and he secretly cursed Nangong Yuan for being insidious.
It turned out that in order to prevent Han Yiyi, the war god general of Beichen, from having any regrets, Emperor Beichen issued an order that Han Yiyi was not allowed to marry within two years.
The two arrived at Ping'an Town and saw the Yunlai Restaurant, which used to be bustling. Now its door was closed and locked. Han Yiyi couldn't help but turn her head to look at Yun Xiao beside her, a hint of apology flashing in her eyes.
"It's me..."
When Yun Xiao saw Han Yiyi looking at him, he hurriedly concealed the disappointment in his eyes and interrupted Han Yiyi before he could finish his words.
"What's wrong, Princess? Have you changed your mind and don't want to support me anymore..."
Han Yiyi knew that Yun Xiao said this on purpose because he didn't want her to feel guilty. In fact, even if Han Yiyi had pleaded for the Yun family, it would be impossible for Emperor Beichen to return the family wealth to the Yun family given his stingy character.
However, these have nothing to do with the person in front of him. Thinking of this, Han Yiyi couldn't help but turn his head and look at the closed door of Yunlai Restaurant.