Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 121 The Beauty of Adulthood
The matter of Yang Chan and Pei Xuanji could not be settled, and Yang Ming was not at ease when he left.

Because he will definitely find a way to get rid of Yuwen Sangou in the future, and he doesn't want to make Yang Chan a widow with his own hands.

Two days later, Pei Shuying sent someone to the palace to invite Yang Ming to a party.

This time it wasn't in Jinyang Building, nor in Metropolitan City, but in Jing'anfang next to Daxingshan Temple, which wasn't too close.

But now the curfew has returned to normal and changed to the original midnight, so Yang Ming, who only went out in the evening, still has a lot of time.

In a box on the second floor of a tavern, Yang Ming met Pei Shuying who had been waiting for a long time.

Because of Yang Ming, there were not many diners in the restaurant. After Yang Ming came in, they almost all left. Who asked him to bring fifty palace trilogy with him.

So much so that pedestrians on the whole street did not dare to approach the tavern, and took a detour one after another.

There was only Pei Shuying in the box. After seeing Yang Ming coming in, the latter got up quickly, his gratitude was beyond words, but he was speechless for a while.

Perhaps it was because of the new change in Yang Ming's identity that Pei Shuying seemed a bit reserved now,
After Yang Ming sat down, he smiled and said, "You must have good news when you come to me today, right?"

Pei Shuying nodded wildly, and then said with a smile: "Father told me that His Highness the Crown Prince has already made a verbal promise, all that is left to do is to choose a good day and sign a marriage certificate. The marriage can be done when Xuanji is 14 years old."

In fact, adults were considered adults at the age of 15 in the Sui Dynasty, and most of them would choose to get married at this time. Pei Ju was obviously a little anxious, afraid that the golden phoenix would fly away if he got a long night and many dreams.

Yang Ming was finally relieved now, nodded and said, "That's good, I won't waste my trouble."

Pei Shuying really wanted to say something grateful to Yang Ming, but she didn't know how to say it to make him feel that she was grateful from the bottom of her heart, not a hypocritical flattery.

So she, who has always been straightforward, was speechless for a while.

The atmosphere of the meal between the two of them tonight was very awkward. Almost every time they asked and answered, a topic would be locked, and then another topic would be raised, followed by another question and answer, and the cycle repeated.

As the night progressed, Pei Shuying guessed that Yang Ming would leave, so she faltered and said:
"Father hopes that I can get married before Xuanji gets married"

This is a normal phenomenon. According to the custom, when a younger brother gets married, if there is an unmarried older sister in the family, it will be considered unlucky.

Yang Ming nodded and said, "There is still one year, it should be enough."

Pei Shuying sighed inwardly, and nodded lightly: "Little girl, I wish Your Highness a safe journey."

Perhaps Yang Yinjiang was the one who didn't want Yang Ming to take over as the last person, because she would not be able to see Yang Ming for a long, long time.

Even, it will be so long that when they meet again, the two will be strangers.

The crown prince's direct son, after serving as the general manager of Jingzhou, is not allowed to be recruited, and there is almost no possibility of returning to Beijing.

And after the crown prince Yang Guang inherits the Datong in the future, Yang Ming is also destined to guard one side. Maybe it won't be Jingzhou anymore, but it will be difficult to return to Daxing again.

During this time, Yang Yinjiang had been waiting for Yang Ming to take the initiative to say goodbye to her, but he never did.

She even sent people out every few hours to see if anyone had been to the house.

On this day, the housekeeper suddenly came to report that His Royal Highness Hedong had come,
Yang Yinjiang was overjoyed and rushed out to greet her, but unfortunately, Yang Ming didn't come to find her, but to find her grandfather Yang Su, which made her quite disappointed.

Yang Ming came to Yue Gongfu today, and brought two people with him. Li Jing and his wife, who returned to Hedong after getting married, passed by Daxing and made a special trip to the city to meet Yang Ming.

But Yang Ming knew that Li Jing's future depended on Yang Su, and he sent Jingzhou away from the capital by himself. Many important events would be delayed and he would not be able to make arrangements for Li Jing in time.

And Li Jing also had no face to see Yang Su again because of the matter of the red-haired girl.

So Yang Ming simply acted as a peacemaker and brought the couple here.

In the past, Yang Su might occasionally be able to not sell Yang Ming's face, but now he can't. He is the prince's son-in-law and the governor of Jingzhou.

Although the four general managers of the Sui Dynasty were all far away from the center, because of their great power, their status was almost the same as that of Shang Shu's left and right servants. If it comes to blood relationship, they are not comparable.

The general manager of Jingzhou, under the jurisdiction of 22 counties, the territory is equivalent to the entire territory of Hubei and Hunan.

In the study, as expected, the old boy Yang Yue was still there.

He is really a dog-headed military adviser, he wants to get involved in everything about Yang Su.

The first thing after entering the door was that Li Jing and his wife kowtowed to Yang Suxing.

And Yang Su also accepted it with pleasure, one was his protégé, the other was the maid of the original mansion, and strictly speaking, it was he who raised the matter at the court meeting that brought them together.

But he must still be upset in his heart, Li Jing, this little bastard, actually poached my corner?

If he wasn't really optimistic about his disciple, even if he had Yang Ming's face today, he wouldn't want to see him again.

"Okay, okay, there's no need to bring up the past," Yang Su raised his sleeves, motioning the couple to get up.

Yang Ming said with a smile at the side: "In my opinion, Li Yaoshi's existence today is all due to Yuegong's cultivation. Hong Fuye's running at night has become a good story. Now everyone in the Sui Dynasty mentions Yuegong, and they all sing praises."

In fact, Yang Su also fell into bad luck. Historically, three people have abducted women from him. One is the source of Li Deyan and Chen Yuhua's reunion after a broken mirror, and the other is the allusion of Li Jing and Zhang Chuchen and Hong Fuying running at night.

There is also a kid named Li Baiyao who abducted a concubine from Yang Su just two months ago.
But this kid did something even worse, he was caught having an affair with Yang Su's concubine, and Yang Su was going to kill him at that time.

In the end, after questioning, it was difficult to make a move, because the other party turned out to be the late old Qi veteran, former Neishi Ling, and Li Delin's son.

Li Delin's house is next to Yue Gong's mansion, and this kid came in over the wall.

What else can we do when the wood is done?Yang Su had no choice but to give that concubine to Li Baiyao. This story is the source of the idiom The Beauty of Adulthood.

Although they are all good stories handed down from generation to generation, Yang Su, as the person involved, is really aggrieved.

At this time, Yang Yue smiled and said to Li Jing and his wife, "You guys go down first."

He guessed that Yang Ming would not come here for no reason, so he saved all these formalities, and after Li Jing and his wife left, he said directly:
"The King of Hedong is here today, isn't it just for this matter?"

Yang Ming laughed and said, "Yang Shaoqing also knows me."

"Since there is something to do, Your Highness, it's okay to say it." Yang Su was also very curious, this kid would not look for him, and there must be something important if he looks for him.

Yang Ming nodded and said:
"To be honest with Duke Yue, this king is very optimistic about Li Yaoshi, and he wanted to take him by his side to support him, but he never forgot the kindness of Duke Yue. It is a pity that such a character cannot be fully utilized, and he does not want this person to be buried here, so The original will be returned, and in the future we will have to rely on Duke Yue to support us a lot.”

In fact, Li Jing's instruction manual has always been in Yang Su's hands. Only Yang Su knows what is the most suitable position for Li Jing.

But Yang Ming knew that next year there would be several serious conflicts with the Turks, and Yang Su would go out as the marshal of the army.

At this time, Li Jing was handed over to the other party, and he would definitely take him with him in the future and go north with the army.

Who is Yang Su? Naturally, he could hear the true meaning from Yang Ming's hypocritical words.

What kindness will not be forgotten?What original return?Don't you just want to promote Li Jing?

But he couldn't refuse, so he said, "Your Highness, don't worry about some trivial matters."

Of course Yang Yue could hear it, and said with a playful smile: "It's his blessing that Li Yaoshi is valued by His Royal Highness. Now that His Highness leaves, I'm afraid we won't see each other again. I really want to kill Yang Yue."

I'm sorry, I'm going to take Gao Yue with me this time, just because I'm afraid that you, an old boy, will miss you.
Yang Ming got up and raised his hands, saying: "The flowers on Moshang are blooming every day, and we will meet each other for a while, so let's say goodbye."

"Don't," Yang Yue hurriedly stood up, "Yin Jiang has been waiting for His Highness for a long time."

Yang Ming laughed and said, "We should meet each other."

In Yang Yinjiang's boudoir, the two finally met.

"I thought you forgot about me?" Yang Yinjiang personally served tea to Yang Ming, and said with a smile: "This time, we are far away from each other, so it's hard to see each other. Don't you have anything to say to me? ?”

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Looking at you, you don't seem to be sad about parting at all?"

Yang Yinjiang sat down and said, "I didn't see any sadness on your face."

"It's not life and death, we will see each other eventually," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Yang Yinjiang pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "But next time we meet, I'm already a married woman, so it seems that I'm not suitable for meeting."

"What? Have you found your next home?" Yang Ming said with a smile.

Yang Yinjiang frowned and said, "I am sixteen this year, how long does Your Highness think it is appropriate for me to marry?"

Yang Ming smiled and said nothing.

At this time, Yang Yinjiang suddenly came over and whispered: "Do you still remember that you owe me something?"

"Of course I remember, why, have you figured out how to repay me?" Yang Ming said.

Yang Yinjiang shook her head: "I haven't thought about it, I think it's too easy to do, it's not worth wasting this promise, but I have one thing I want you to help with."

"Just open your mouth," Yang Ming said cheerfully.

Yang Yinjiang looked directly at Yang Ming and said word by word, "Take me away!"

If you don't say it, I will take you away, but I just want to wait for you to say it yourself,
Yang Ming has a shortcoming. He doesn't read much. To be precise, he doesn't read much in this life. But Yang Yinjiang is different. She has stayed at home for more than ten years. The girl is a talented woman, who can just make up for Yang Ming's shortcomings.

But Yang Ming still pretended to be surprised, and said, "You are not Hong Fu, how can you just leave?"

Yang Yinjiang glanced at him angrily, and said: "Don't talk about those useless things. When you leave Beijing, I will find a way to escape and join you. When you are in the middle, you have to help me send the mansion to catch me." How about those who go back?"

Yang Ming smiled and nodded: "There are only a handful of people who can take people away from me. Obviously, Duke Yue is not among them, but if you run away with me this time, have you thought about the future?"

"Thought about it," Yang Yinjiang said with firm eyes, "I will be yours from now on, unless you have the heart to abandon me."

In fact, with Yang Yinjiang's status, she was no longer qualified to be Yang Ming's official wife. If she wanted to complain, she would blame Yang Xuan for not being up to date. She was the assassin.

Yang Ming nodded with a smile: "We must not lose."

(End of this chapter)