The most beloved princess in the prosperous world

Chapter 171 The request of Emperor Xiyue
Yu Wujue didn't leave Tongzhi's mansion right away, but instead went to Bai Moru's study after he came out.

For Yu Wujue's arrival, Bai Moru was not at all surprised, but raised his eyebrows slightly to look at him, even though he hid it deeply, his eyes still stayed on Yu Wujue's face with special meaning for a moment.

He pushed a cup of tea that had just been poured in front of Yu Wujue, and said, "My lord, this is the prefect's residence, and my lord's reputation is always bad for A Fu when he comes late at night."

"When did Mr. Bai become such a pedantic person? What's more, Ruan'er is my wife. Even if I come late at night, there are still my aunt and Mr. Bai in this mansion. This king has never been sneaky."

Yu Wujue spoke quite frankly.

Bai Moru sneered, and then, as if he had discovered something new, he looked at Yu Wujue with more amusement.

Yu Wujue obviously knew what he was thinking, didn't he just feel that he had been indifferent for more than 20 years, and now he finally paid such extraordinary attention to Ruan'er?so what?

Facing Yu Wujue's calm expression, Bai Moru didn't say anything.

Instead, he mentioned the current situation in Yongjia City, "In the past two months, Yongjia has not been peaceful."

He looked a little serious, but Yu Wujue obviously didn't feel that much, and said with a calm expression, "Yongjia has never been peaceful, but, these days, some people probably think that this king has left Yongjia, so they don't recognize the situation. , I probably think that if the emperor doesn't care about it, it means he doesn't know anything about it."

Bai Moru's expression was still serious, and he said, "It's good for you to know, the situation I faced with your father back then was much more menacing than it is now, but today is not what it used to be, and those people still want to follow the same path as before. "

Yu Wujue snorted coldly, "There are tens of thousands of roads in this world, and there are always some people who insist on going to a dead end by themselves. If so, this king will help them."

What's more, everything today is the result of Ruan'er's hard work, and he will never allow anyone to destroy it.

Seeing the coldness gradually rising in his eyes, Bai Moru just shook his head, and finally sighed with a smile, "These matters can only be left to you, and I won't interfere any more."

Yu Wujue frowned and said, "You don't need to intervene."

Bai Moru smiled even more intensely, "Then as a teacher, let's wait and see."

Yu Wujue's eyes darkened, and he said lightly, "Since I brought my aunt to visit the old place of Yongjia, don't stay in Tongzhi's house all day, you only have three months. Big, can you play in three months?"

Bai Moru was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud, traveling around?Ah!Who would come to such a place of right and wrong as Yongjia to visit the mountains and rivers? As for revisiting the old place, where in the city of Yongjia is not the old place, this kid, why should he despise them so much?
He said lightly, "Afu is the adopted daughter of this old man."

"so what?"

so what?Bai Moru snorted, "My lord will follow Afu to call me foster father in the future."

"Heh!" Yu Wujue laughed, but she had already stood up, and said calmly, "Just now my aunt prepared a supper for Ruan'er, I'm afraid you didn't know it? I guess Mr. Bai has never been treated like this before." .”

There was no change in Bai Moru's face, and he said calmly, "This old man and his wife are already old married couples, such drama as Wang Ye can only stimulate young people like Wang Ye."

"Really?" Yu Wujue asked softly, glanced at Bai Moru with a half-smile, and finally left without saying anything.

Hehe, the more a man loves his woman, the more he can't see her caring about others and ignoring himself, it has nothing to do with age.

Bai Moru watched Yu Wujue leave confidently, until he was the only one left in the room, the indifferent look on his face slowly disappeared, he snorted softly, shook his sleeves and stood up, remembering the boy who deserved a beating just now , and remembered that Leng Yueying had never been so considerate to herself before, so she went back to the room with a displeased expression.

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Although Ruan Fu was given a holiday by Emperor Yuanchang, she was not a person who could be idle. Besides, there were so many things going on in the courtyard. After less than three days of rest in the mansion, she stepped on the ground quietly. Entered the Humble Administrator's Hall.

Now the whole city of Yongjia has heard about the marriage between her and Yu Wujue. As soon as she entered the courtyard, the students in the courtyard who were waiting for her return came forward one after another to congratulate her.

In addition to being embarrassed by him in front of Yu Wujue, Ruan Fu has always been psychologically strong in front of outsiders, so she accepted the blessings of these people calmly, but she just stayed in the courtyard In less than an hour, An Cheng from the Imperial Study came to the court in person, saying that His Majesty had called.

Since Emperor Yuanchang said to let her rest before the year, he would not summon her for no reason. Although Ruan Fu was a little puzzled, he followed An Cheng to the imperial study. When he arrived, Yu Wujue was already there. inside.

The two were talking about something, and when they saw Ruan Fu coming in, they both turned their gazes to look at Ruan Fu, Emperor Yuanchang still had a smile on his face, and Yu Wujue's eyes were a little gentler when he saw her.

But as soon as Ruan Fu saw him, she remembered what happened last night. When she got up this morning, the red plums on her shoulders hadn't disappeared, and it was still showing the violent behavior of the two of them who almost lost control last night. He just glanced at Yu Wujue, and then entered the imperial study room openly, and saluted Emperor Yuanchang, "Ruan Fu has seen His Majesty."

Emperor Yuanchang looked at the expressions of the two, his eyes were sharp, even though the two of them didn't seem to show anything, but there was always something different when they met in the past, looking at the corners of Yu Wujue's lips The evoked smile, the matter discussed just now was so serious, how could there be a smile, and the eyes could not help but have more fun.

Looking at Ruan Fu, he just smiled and said, "Get up, the imperial decree has been given, there is no need to be so divided."

Ruan Fu choked up, the monarch and his ministers have the right way, she didn't dare to take Emperor Yuanchang's words seriously.

Seeing Ruan Fu's expression, Emperor Yuanchang just smiled, handed Ruan Fu a copy, and said, "You should also read the letter of credence that Xiyue just sent."

Ruan Fu frowned, but still opened it, and read it directly. The content of the credential is not much, but they have to pay attention to what they ask.

Ruan Fu closed Xiyue's letter of credence, and Yu Wujue said, "The envoy just entered Yongjia this morning, and as soon as he arrived in Yongjia, he immediately went to the palace to ask for an audience, handed over the letter of credence, and wanted Xia Houshu to return to Xiyue."

Ruan Fu sighed and said, "When the Xiyue Guoshu was issued from Xiyue, we should all be still in Nanhua. I think it should be after this year that the Emperor Xiyue began to have plans to let Xia Houshu return to Xiyue. The year before last, when I just returned to Yongjia, Xiyue made those terrible things on the border between Beiyan and Chen Kingdom, and it was also because Emperor Xiyue's health was getting worse at that time."

When she said this, Emperor Yuanchang looked at Ruan Fu with great interest.

Ruan Fu didn't hide anything, and said directly, "A few years ago, Ruan Fu went to Xiyue. Although he had never seen Emperor Xiyue, he had heard that Emperor Xiyue especially valued Taoism. The development of Taoism in Xiyue even It is better than the hinterland of the Central Plains. I was a little curious about this matter, so I went to check it out. After checking, I found out that after the emperor of Xiyue was old, he began to believe in alchemy, which led to the development of Taoism in Xiyue. It can be seen that, Emperor Xiyue's body is not as good as before. Now, Xia Houyan, the youngest brother of Emperor Xiyue, is eyeing Xiyue covetously. Emperor Xiyue has worked so hard, and his body will naturally collapse faster. Although there are no rumors about Xiyue The news about Emperor Yue's body, but letting Xia Houshu go back at this time is obviously at a critical juncture."

She spoke seriously, and she frowned slightly as she said each sentence, obviously thinking about something, Emperor Yuanchang frowned after listening to it, and said, "At the beginning, Xia Houshu was left behind, mostly to prevent Xi The closer we get to Beiyan, now, Xia Houshu has stayed in Yongjia for many years, and Xiyue has always been peaceful. Since we have signed a contract with Xiyue, it is time for Xia Houshu to be released to Xiyue... "

Saying that, Emperor Yuanchang looked at Yu Wujue, "What do you think?"

Yu Wujue's tone was quite light, "Although Xia Houshu has stayed in Yongjia for many years, his scheming is by no means worn away by years of quality life, but his will has been aroused. There is no doubt about this. Although Xiyue is not extremely It's important, but if it's really close to Beiyan, it's not a good thing for Chen Guo. Besides, Xia Houshu's return to Xiyue will play a big role in suppressing Xia Houyan. Now, Xia Houyan and Yan Jing have been in close contact, although Xia Houshu's younger brother grew up in Xiyue, but in terms of ability, he is not as good as Xia Houshu who has been in Yongjia for many years."

"So, do you mean that you also agree that Xia Houshu will return to Xiyue at this moment?" Emperor Yuanchang asked.

Yu Wujue said, "Father has already made a decision in his heart. This time he summoned us to discuss how to let Xia Houshu return to Xiyue safely, and after returning to Xiyue, how Chen Guo should secretly help Xia Houshu seize power."

Emperor Yuanchang smiled gratifiedly, "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Yu Wujue's tone hardly changed, "We are the only ones to discuss this matter, I'm afraid it's not enough. The real protagonist is Xia Houshu, and we have to see how capable Xia Houshu is. Even if we can help Xia Houshu, we can't help him." It is always inconvenient for Chen Guo to act in Xiyue."

Emperor Yuanchang nodded, and Ruan Fu said, "My lord is right. What's more, among the envoys from Xiyue who sent the letter of credence this time, they must not be all from the emperor of Xiyue, let alone sincere. Those who are loyal to Xia Houshu, Emperor Xiyue asked Chen Guo to send someone to escort Xia Houshu back, this matter should be considered carefully."

Emperor Yuanchang nodded in relief, and said naturally, "Therefore, since you understand the situation so well, I will leave this matter to you."

Ruan Fu was taken aback, but Yu Wujue lowered his eyebrows.

That being said, Emperor Yuanchang entrusted this matter to Yu Wujue, and he would certainly give Yu Wujue a lot of power. Let him handle such important national affairs.

The two looked at each other, but they didn't say much after all, they just complied with Emperor Yuanchang's words, at least, what Emperor Yuanchang said was right, the contact with Xiyue was previously done by Yu Wujue, Now that this matter is handed over to Yu Wujue, it is naturally the best arrangement.

Seeing that the two agreed, Emperor Yuanchang nodded in satisfaction, and he really gave up his pick. He only said something to the two, and then saw the two kicked out of the imperial study.

In this way, in the next few days, Ruan Fu and Yu Wujue will deal with each other among the envoys of Xiyue.

The reason why Emperor Xiyue asked someone to let Xia Houshu go back when he was in the alliance of nations was not only because of his own body, but also because Xiahouyan was not in the country when he was in the alliance of nations. His actions were naturally It should be smaller, and the arrangements of Emperor Xiyue can be more careful. Seeing that the alliance of nations is over at this time, and Xia Houyan has just returned to Chen Kingdom, within this period of time, there must be some competition with Xia Houyan's power Yes, this is the period when Xia Houyan returned to Xiyue and was recovering. Therefore, the sooner Xia Houshu returned to Xiyue, the better.

After discussing with the envoys of Xiyue for two days, a plan was quickly formulated.

Five days later, Xia Houshu returned to Xiyue.

But at this moment, in Xiahoushu's mansion, Ruan Fu, Yu Wujue, and Xiahoushu had been sitting opposite each other for nearly two hours. It was just at noon, the winter sun was gradually coming out, and the snow outside was also falling. It melted little by little, adding some coldness.But now the sun is sinking to the west, and the melted snow is gradually congealing.

The voice of conversation in Xia Houshu's mansion also gradually faded away.

After knowing it for a long time, Xia Houshu stood up and bowed deeply to Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu.

Yu Wujue raised his hand, signaling that he doesn't need to be so polite, Ruan Fu said, "It's going to be very difficult, I hope the second prince will not forget his original intention and remember the promise between the two countries, so that the blood of the Xiyue people will remain unchanged .”

Xia Houshu was a hostage in Yongjia, and Chen Guo gave him the honor of the son, but now Ruan Fu has changed him to the second prince of Xiyue to show his recognition of the change of status.

It has been nearly two years since the last time I had a serious conversation with Xia Houshu. The young man at that time has grown up, and there is more calm and heroic spirit in his brows.

Xia Houshu heard the words and said, "This king will definitely not forget the kindness of King Jin and Ruan Tongzhi in helping the Kingdom of Chen today. After Xia Houshu returns to the country, he will definitely repay the eternal friendship."

Ruan Fu nodded, "After five days, the Tianxuan army will escort the second prince back to the country. The second prince will be ready in the next few days. At that time, the prince and I will personally see the second prince off."

Xia Houshu's face was a little moved, "Thank you both."

Ruan Fu nodded, all that should be said has been said, the two of them stopped talking and left Xia Houshu's mansion.

Only Xia Houshu stood at the inner door, looking at the backs of the two of them leaving hand in hand, the expression in his eyes became more resolute and moved.

In the land of melting snow, the ground is not easy to walk on, Yu Wujue took Ruan Fu's hand, looked at the snow under her feet, and frowned, as if she was afraid that she would fall if she was careful.

It was getting dark early in the winter night. At this time, the sky was already a little dark. Ruan Fu walked slowly beside him and said, "Wu, Han, and Xiyue have officially established an alliance with Chen Kingdom. Xihu is caught in the middle, but the two countries will not persuade them easily. Because of isolation, Han has no choice but to ask Chen Guo for help. Wu Guo wants to preserve the blood of the nation, but Nanliang and Xihu have no such concerns. The two, sooner or later, will fall into the hands of Nan Hua or Bei Yan."

"The situation in the world is like this. Big countries annex small countries, and small countries perish in the torrent of history. What's more, the Central Plains has been divided for 200 years, resulting in extremes. , the strong are stronger and the weak are weaker. What's more, the geographical location of the countries and the foundation of 200 years ago are very surprising. They can insist on the coexistence of ten countries until now, only eight countries coexist, and it is still not worthy of the name. It is really difficult. Nanliang and Xihu, in this generation, are no longer like decades ago. They always have to rely on one another. No matter what the state of Chen is, not everyone in this world will choose the state of Chen. It's up to God, Ruan'er doesn't have to feel sorry." Yu Wujue said calmly, but there was some comfort in his tone.

He knew that she always wanted to do her best to do better. Even in this divided situation, he knew that wars would happen sooner or later, and wars that were about to break out would never stop. However, she still wanted to spread the flames of war. The idea of ​​getting lower and smaller is why she has been planning for many years, wanting to surrender without fighting.

But he couldn't bear her to think too much about it.

Ruan Fu naturally understood his thoughtfulness, turned to look at him, and said with a smile, "It's not really regretful, it's just a feeling."

Yu Wujue smiled, and didn't say any more, the two held hands like this, and walked in the snow, but the difference was that Ruan Fu was wearing a thick cloak, while he was in a relaxed suit. , Heroic and unrestrained, it is really a sharp contrast, but a harmonious scene.

(End of this chapter)