Wanglufang
Spring is getting thicker and the drizzle is hazy. An ox cart passes by on the street and gradually goes away in the drizzle.
Passers-by who passed by and saw the ox cart would bow respectfully or give way. Based on the sign on the ox cart, they would know that it belonged to the Duke of Dai, who had been naturalized for a few months.
"I don't know what the Duke's ox cart is doing on this rainy day."
Such thoughts flashed through the minds of those who recognized the owner of the oxcart, and they did not think deeply about it. Although every move of Dai Guo Gongfu attracted the most attention in Wanglufang, it was not to the extent of being watched all the time. .
There was only an ordinary-looking ox cart, far behind the ox cart of Duke Dai's Mansion, always following.
In this bullock cart, in addition to the driver who looks like a type that would not be found in a crowd, there are also two little eunuchs in disguise sitting in the bullock cart, one pretending to be a kid from a rich family, and the other pretending to be a scholar. This is for Facilitates splitting up during tracking.
"Come closer, don't lose me."
From this street with few people, we entered an increasingly prosperous area. Suddenly, there was an ox cart in front of us. The eunuch pretending to be a rich man saw it when he opened the curtain and hurriedly gave instructions to the driver.
At this moment, he seemed to see a white shadow flash past. When he rubbed his eyes and looked carefully, he saw that there were more oxcarts in front of him. The road was wet with drizzle. It looked clean and tidy, but there was nothing there. White gold?
"Maybe I saw it wrong." He thought to himself, seeing that this car finally squeezed past the one in front, and continued to follow the ox cart of Dai Guogong's mansion. He breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the curtain at the same time. .
"Are you a little nervous?"
In the bullock cart, Su Ziji looked back thoughtfully.
The destination for this outing was the Jianfeng Chess Hall, the venue for the city's preliminary chess tournament.
Ye Buhui went to participate in the preliminary chess competition last time. Su Ziji had to take part in the palace examination, so he had no choice but to make a deal with Princess Xinping, asking Princess Xinping to send someone to protect Ye Buhui's trip. As a result, Princess Xinping personally picked up Ye Buhui to go to the chess competition. On the way, they also encountered the assassination and encirclement of Lin Guogong, which caused a series of turmoil.
Going to the preliminary chess competition this time, Ye Buhui had been feeling a little uneasy since last night.
Su Ziji wasn't surprised either. After all, something happened last time, and it was normal for him to have psychological shadow if he didn't regret it.
In order to appease Buhui, Su Ziji put aside everything today and personally accompanied Ye Buhui to the preliminary chess match.
Seeing Bu Regret on the road, he was still a little uneasy. From time to time, he would lift the curtain to look around. Su Ziji smiled and comforted: "Bu Regret, there is no need to worry. What happened last time was that people from the Lin State jumped over the wall. Because of their special status, it is considered a good thing. Foreign guests, and because I was just a move at that time, they took action without any scruples."
"Now I am the acting Duke and you are the Duke's wife. Even if someone hates me and expresses his anger, they would not dare to attack them in the streets of the capital in broad daylight. If they did, they would challenge the entire court."
When Lin Guogong dared to take action that day, he only killed his wife in humiliation, and they themselves were about to leave Dazheng. Now it is impossible for these two conditions to be met at the same time.
Even if the King of Qi and the King of Shu were more intent on killing him than Lin Yuqing was back then, unless they went out to the capital for an assassination, in the capital, they would have to first ask the emperor if he agreed, and whether the spies who monitored the kings and the Duke of Dai were willing.
The imperial court has its own rules. Anyone who dares to buy a murder in the streets of the capital will definitely be attacked by powerful officials.
Ye Buhui nodded: "That's what my husband said."
Because something else came to mind, when he was about to say something, the car curtain was suddenly lifted, and then a ball of something white, yellow and fleshy jumped in, startling Ye Buhui.
A closer look revealed that it was the older of the two foxes he raised. He had put on a lighter sweater that he had knitted a few days ago. As soon as he got up, he started chirping at the two people.
Su Ziji had asked the fox to go to the island before, but not the little fox. This time he sent the big fox, which was regarded as a rotation.
Sure enough, the big fox was moving back and forth at a very slow pace. He chirped and signaled Su Ziji to look at his sweater bag.
Su Ziji took out a piece of paper from his sweater bag, unfolded it, and immediately smiled.
Ye Buhui, who looked a little curious on the side, said softly: "It's a good thing. Zeng Nianzhen has made a contribution."
Ye Buhui didn't ask what kind of contribution he had made. Seeing her husband's happy expression, she also relaxed her eyebrows and gently stroked the big fox, pinched its ears and rubbed its head.
Not to mention, having raised a little fox for so long, Ye Buhui was already very experienced in his techniques. He petted the big fox until he made a purring sound from his throat. He half-squinted his fox eyes, which was very comfortable.
Su Ziji directly used his spiritual power to smash the note into powder, lifted a corner of the car curtain, and let a small handful of powder fly away in the wind, with a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
"I sent Zeng Nianzhen to train troops because I valued his ability. I didn't expect that he would give me a surprise in such a short period of time."
"We wiped out three water pirates, captured seven ships, and took all their belongings. Not only that, we also took in seventy-three people. This progress can not be said to be unsatisfactory."
"Zeng Nianzhen said that once the troops are trained and ready for battle, they will truly be an army. In time, I will have a force that cannot be underestimated."
Thinking like this, Su Ziji secretly thought about the follow-up, Ye Buhui just played with the fox and didn't bother him.
It wasn't until they arrived at the location of the chess match and the bullock cart stopped that Su Ziji came to his senses and asked the driver, only to see Ye Buhui hesitate for a moment and look at him.
"Husband, I heard that Princess Xinping wanted to pray for Taizu and enter Taoism. The emperor promised her filial piety. Not only did she allow it, but she also gave her a special gift of Qingyun Temple in Qingyun Mountain outside the capital, and renamed it Xinping Temple. She will leave the capital today. Husband, you... "
I wanted to ask my husband, do you want to send her off, but when the words came to her mouth, she thought of some rumors she had also heard, and then she thought of Princess Xinping's attitude when she came into contact with her before, and she paused.
This matter was caused by the fact that she had received several official wives who came to visit a few days ago. They mentioned it during a chat. It was not that Ye Bugui couldn't see that they had said this, or he reminded them that there might also be a hidden gossip mentality among them. , Ye Buhui felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't want his husband to be kept in the dark. No matter what decision he made, his husband should have his own plan.
What Su Ziji saw was Ye Buhui looking at him with trust and worry. Su Ziji's heart softened a little, and he patted her hand gently and said, "This is a good thing, but it's just It’s not appropriate for me to go see her.”
After thinking for a while, he added: "She and I have only met a few times at banquets. Even if someone comes to see her off, it doesn't matter if I am there or not. This kind of thing has little to do with us as a couple. Don't worry. Just play chess, I'll be waiting for you in the side hall in a minute."
Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least these words have shown his position and attitude. Ye Buhui nodded vigorously: "Okay."
