Yu Zhi knew that Kyoto was very lively without the three of them, and a lot of news came out.
This morning, when the city gate first opened, there was a naked young man who walked into the city gate, only wrapped in a dark red torn cloth.
How can the emperor allow refugees to enter Kyoto? Especially recently, foreign missions came to Kyoto to pay homage. How could they be allowed to see this? Doesn't this insult the majesty of our dynasty?
The soldiers guarding the city did their best to stop him. After all, the superiors had given repeated orders to ensure that no suspicious persons could enter Kyoto.
It was quite suspicious that this little beggar appeared at the city gate so early in the morning.
The soldiers guarding the city were also real people and detained the man. Little did they know that this was Bai Li, the young master of the Bai family who was taken out of the "body dumping" mountain temple in Kyoto by Yu Zhi last night.
Last night, the last thing Lin Yu did was to take off Bai Li's clothes and burn them clean. Then, Bai Li was woken up by the cold just before dawn.
He was completely naked and wanted to cry without tears. He pulled the tattered cloth tent from the mountain temple and draped it over his body, and walked eight miles alone in the snow.
And what was most coincidental was that as soon as Bai Li arrived at the west city gate, he saw the city gate wide open. The most people coming in and out of Kyoto in the morning, those vendors, those who delivered food to various restaurants... all kinds of people. Every morning and evening are the busiest times.
As the population increases, word of mouth spreads. The farce caused by Bai Li, the young master of the Bai family, at the West City Gate spread like wildfire, adding to the conversation among the people of Kyoto.
The Bai family brought people back from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and the follow-up events were slowly brewing.
Another thing is that the crown prince of Prince Zhao was actually assassinated in Prince Zhao's mansion.
Compared to Bai Li's humiliating farce, the assassination of Prince Zhao shocked the entire court. Dozens of imperial doctors from the palace entered Prince Zhao's Mansion one after another. They worked hard all night before stabilizing their injuries.
Your Majesty is furious because someone dares to assassinate a member of the royal family at the feet of the Emperor, let alone in the palace of Prince Zhao. He despises the dignity of the royal family and is a treasonous act that cannot be tolerated by nature.
Qiu Yu, who was the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, was given a good lesson, as was the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. As long as some trouble in Kyoto reaches the palace, the two of them cannot escape the blame.
Therefore, the two of them have maintained a tacit understanding for many years - to hide things if they can. As a minister, you should always make your Majesty feel at ease.
Qiu Yu was rewarded with fifty big boards. The Fuyin of Shuntian Prefecture has thirty boards. It is said that if a general is physically fit, he will be punished more.
Two things are one big and one small. Bai Li, the protagonist who should have been the headline news, was robbed of the "limelight" by Prince Zhao.
In the market, people really like to discuss Bai Li, the young master of the Bai family. After all, Bai Huahua's butt has been seen by many people and has created reverie.
Some wealthy young masters with special hobbies felt very itchy when they heard about it, but when they thought that the other party was the young master of the Ministry of Finance, they gave up such plans.
The people do not fight with the officials.
Yu Zhi and the others did not return to Kyoto until noon. This time they did not drive, but left the Bai family's carriage at the foot of the cliff in Kyoto. There were many carriages entering the city. Qiu Ruoruo paid some fare and took a rice carriage.
Today is a warm day. The three of them are sitting on piles of rice bags, and the cold wind in front of them is not that cold. Looking at the scenery along the way from a different angle makes it feel fresh.
Obviously, the rice carriage was smoother than last night. For this reason, Qiu Ruoruo even disliked Yu Zhi for a few words.
"I heard that these gentlemen and young ladies are from Kyoto. Have you heard about the interesting things in Kyoto today?" Today is the third time the coachman has entered Kyoto. Errands like theirs require several trips a day.
"Tell me about it?" Yu Zhi said with a smile. He thought that there must be something about Bai Li. How could he, the culprit, not be clear about it?
After listening to what the other party said, the three people's eyes were not only expected, but also had an extra hint of surprise.
The assassination in Prince Zhao's Mansion came about strangely. However, in the eyes of the three of them, this matter has little to do with them. This is a matter under the control of the Wucheng Military and Horse Division and the Shuntian Mansion. Qiu Yu is in charge of the Qiu family, so there is no way it will fall on this little girl Qiu Ruoruo.
The west gate is the gate with the most entrances and exits. Wang Baihu, who was on duty last night, has been waiting here since he heard about Bai Li, the young master of the Bai family. A night on duty was already very tiring, but now he still didn't dare to close his eyelids for fear of missing the person waiting for him.
Wang Baihu is called Wang Dafu. He is a smart man, otherwise he would not be able to sit in the position of head of Baihu. In the officialdom, being diligent and practical is not necessarily a good thing. The most important thing is to have discernment.
The earthy name goes well with his plump face and body shape.
"Dafu, you're not on duty today, why don't you go and rest?"
"Go, go, do some business?"
Wang Dafu shouted back a few of his colleagues, but they didn't care and went about patrolling on their own.
As soon as the carriage of Yu Zhi and the others entered the city, they were stopped for routine inspection. This was a daily routine.
Wang Dafu's eyes were bright and he could see Qiu Ruoruo, whose head was wrapped in a velvet robe. At this moment, the three people were being pulled out of the carriage by the soldiers on duty for questioning.
When Wang Dafu saw it, he immediately ran up and said, "What are you asking? This is the young lady from the commander's family. Do you think she is suspicious?" He stared at the young soldier, as if the child's career was in jeopardy.
The three of them stared blankly at the man in front of them, who looked a bit rich in armor. Qiu Ruoruo didn't know Wang Dafu. There were many people in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and Qiu Ruoruo couldn't remember them all.
Qiu Ruoruo does not need to know Wang Dafu, but Wang Dafu must know Qiu Ruoruo.
After Wang Dafu reminded them, the three of them understood.
"Miss, don't worry, my subordinates have taken care of last night's affairs. No one has ever entered or exited the West City Gate after the curfew." Wang Dafu said confidently.
Qiu Ruoruo said: "Thank you very much, Wang Baihu."
Yu Zhi stared into Wang Dafu's eyes with a smile, "Wang Baihu is not afraid of offending the Bai family with his actions? After all, he is the Minister of Household Affairs, an upright and third-rank imperial official."
Wang Dafu looked at the thinly dressed young man next to Qiu Ruoruo. There was a hint of alertness in the young man's eyes. "This subordinate is the subordinate of Commander Qiu. I really didn't see anyone leaving the city yesterday. Even if I were beaten to death, I never saw anyone."
Yu Zhi smiled and signaled that Wang Dafu didn't need to be so serious. He reached out and took out a banknote from Qiu Ruoruo's sleeve, stuffed it into Wang Dafu's armor without any trace, and gently pressed it on it. He patted his chest and said, "Wang Baihu is working hard on duty. With this little money, I can take a few brothers to live a leisurely life."
After saying that, the three of them Shi Shiran left, leaving Wang Dafu alone in a daze.
Who is that young man? Why are you so close to the lady?
Wang Dafu couldn't figure it out. He escaped from his arms and turned around to rest. Now that his mission has been completed, as for what will happen to the Bai family and what will happen to the Qiu family afterwards, even if he is implicated, he is still on the side of the Qiu family.
He knew clearly who was strong and who was weak.
...
The envoys of the Prairie Wolf Court were placed in Zizhu Courtyard in Zhongcheng. Most of the royal annexes in Zhongcheng were used to receive envoys. These days, Nuo Min has been in the other courtyard and has never taken a step out.
Although she grew up on the grassland, her mind was much more delicate than those of Da Chu's counselors. If she wanted to travel, there would be guards sent by the Chu royal family to follow her. If she didn't feel at ease while shopping, it would be better not to go shopping.
"Where's Meng Si? Did he go to that young lady's house again?" Nuo Min asked. The person who had the most active contacts with people in Da Chu was Meng Si, but his enthusiasm was only for that young lady from the Qiu family.
Dolan sat opposite Nuo Min. There was a purple clay pot on the table in the middle. There was some tea in the pot. It was the top-quality Tieguanyin given by the Emperor of Chu. Even this purple clay pot was taken from the palace. Because there won’t be any exquisite things on the grassland.
There was a stove beside the table, and an iron kettle was placed on the stove. Occasionally, the sound of dry wood crackling in the stove could be heard.
"Princess, Mengsi has taken a liking to the young lady of the Qiu family and wants to take her back to the grassland. You don't care. We have serious business this time. How can we let Mengsi behave like this?" Dolan complained.
A smile flashed across Nuomin's heroic face, and she joked: "Are you jealous?"
"No way." Two red clouds appeared on Dolan's face. Whenever he mentioned the ambiguity between Mengsi and her, Dolan always acted like a daughter. Of course, she is a daughter. How could she not feel shy when talking about her lover who has not broken the window paper?
Nuo Min played with the tea set. This was her first time making tea, so her technique was a bit awkward and occasionally made crackling sounds.
"Princess, what do you think I should do? That night at the dinner, I felt that the look Mengsi looked at that lady was not innocent. I didn't expect that he really wanted to take her back to the grassland. Alas, I pretended to go to find that lady at that time. A handsome young man, but Mengsi looks indifferent..."
Nuomin didn't listen very seriously and responded carelessly. She is very focused, and when she is concentrating on one thing, she doesn't care about anything else.
"Princess! Are you listening to me?"
Dolan dared to yell at Nuomin like this simply because the two of them had been friends since childhood.
Nuo Min was stunned and said, "If I were you, I would tell Meng Si."
"What? I am a girl, how..."
As if he didn't hear it, Nuo Min continued: "Tell him, maybe he likes you too, but if you don't tell him, he won't know. Maybe he will leave, but you told him after all, don't complain or regret. "
Dolan thought thoughtfully, "The princess is really the princess." Dolan seemed to have solved the major issue on his mind.
As expected, girls on the grassland are really rough.
Nuo Min stopped in his hands, as if his mind was not on the tea set in front of him. She remembered something that happened a long time ago. On the grassland ten years ago, a boy said the same thing to her.
"Does the princess like anyone?" Dolan asked tentatively. There are many tribal warriors on the grassland who admire Nuomin, and many tribal kings have proposed marriage to the old Khan.
Nuo Min was startled, and gently touched the simple wooden bracelet hidden in the sleeve of her left hand with her right hand. She thought of that thin figure again, with a face with a runny nose, a slight smile and then a look of loneliness.
"Yes...he's dead."
