After returning from Guzhu, Lin Ye will concentrate on preparing for the northern expedition to Loufan.
Although the threat from the Lanze Empire seems to be greater than that of Lou Fan now, Dayu's primary enemy is still Lou Fan.
Of course Lanze has to fight back, but one needs to be careful when to fight.
Before Lin Ye killed Ji Shang, Lin Ye's plan was to fight quickly. Now that Ji Shang is dead, Lan Ze's rune technique is almost forbidden, so beating Lan Ze is not so urgent.
In the past, fighting was a surprise attack, but now it is necessary to be sure of victory before going out. Lanze is not difficult to fight, but what is difficult to deal with is the sea.
After destroying Loufan, they will definitely be able to obtain a large number of young men. When the time comes, these Loufan people will be used as the main force to attack Lanze, which should be of great use.
Geling City.
It was still early summer when Lin Ye left, and it was already late autumn when he came back.
In the courtyard of the Prince's East Palace, as soon as Lin Ye entered the door, he saw a little guy chasing a little duck clumsily. The two little guys seemed to have similar running looks, both twisting and turning, one in front and the other behind. From the back, it looks just as clumsy and cute.
The moment Lin Ye saw this little guy, his heart suddenly seemed to be gripped by something. This was an indescribable feeling. Lin Ye felt a little stupid for a moment.
It wasn't pain at that moment, but an inexplicable emotion. He just wanted to go over and protect this little guy, follow him, and don't throw him.
The little guy ran after the little duck for a while, and after a long circle, he came back just in time to see Lin Ye squatting on the steps looking at him.
One big and one small look at each other.
After a while, the little guy not only wasn’t afraid, nor did he give in, but he was tugging
Walked towards Lin Ye.
He handed a candy in his hand to Lin Ye. Lin Ye took it with a smile, peeled off the paper of the candy, and handed the candy to the little guy's mouth.
The little guy shook his head: "You eat."
Lin Ye said: "I won't eat it, you eat it."
Little guy: "You eat it, it doesn't taste good."
Lin Ye: "..."
The little guy said it was not delicious and walked away, opening his arms and smiling at Xie Yunxi who was not far away.
Xie Yunxi watched Lin Ye put the candy into his mouth. She picked up the child and walked to Lin Ye: "How is it? How does it feel?"
Lin Ye replied: "It really doesn't taste good."
Xie Yunxi smiled and said: "This is a pill prepared by the imperial physician in the palace, and how delicious it is."
Lin Ye asked: "What's wrong?"
Xie Yunxi said: "It's nothing, I'm just at the age when it's time to fight off the bug. Now look, the bug has to be punched out of your belly."
Lin Ye said: "This doesn't taste good. I'll prepare some pills for him later. You can have any flavor you want. I'll make sure he likes it."
The little guy was leaning in his mother's arms, peeking at Lin Ye from time to time.
Lin Ye asked: "Does he know me?"
Xie Yunxi said: "What do you think?"
Lin Ye lowered his head and said apologetically: "It's normal that I don't know him. I haven't seen him a few times since he was so old... But it will be fine from now on. At least I won't run around again in the next two years."
Xie Yunxi asked: "I heard that during the battle with the Lanze people, a certain person deceived all the helpers around him and planned to carry it alone. If he can carry it, he will win, and if he can't carry it, he will die?"
Lin Ye: "Who is so loyal and brave? You should be rewarded!"
Xie Yunxi said: "
Okay, reward him for washing the child's dirty clothes. "
Lin Ye: "Is there such a good thing?"
Of course Xie Yunxi would not let Lin Ye wash dirty clothes. There were nearly a hundred people in the mansion to serve her and the children, some of whom were Lin Ye's people and some of whom were sent from the palace by Concubine Wan Gui.
If Lin Ye went to wash the dirty clothes and let Concubine Wan Gui know about it, none of those serving in the East Palace would be able to escape and would have to be scolded.
Lin Ye reached out and tried to pick up the child, but the child really didn't resist much.
He reached out and touched the stubble on Lin Ye's chin, and he chuckled for some reason.
Xie Yunxi accompanied Lin Ye inside, while Miss Xiaohe turned around to prepare hot water and wash and change clothes the moment she saw Lin Ye entering.
"When you go to the north this time, are you going to Guzhu again?"
"It was a trip."
"Is Miss Haitang okay?"
"fine."
Xie Yunxi smiled and said: "Are you tired? A great general, a great monk in the realm of gods, your hands are shaking slightly after holding the child for a while?"
Lin Ye: "We are all tired..."
Xie Yunxi couldn't help laughing.
"Have you ever asked her what she thinks?"
"without......"
Xie Yunxi said: "Although she is a general, she is still a daughter after all. If she is willing, she cannot lose her place in this mansion."
Lin Ye: "Well...she doesn't want to."
This was not beyond Xie Yunxi's expectation. How could a woman with Ning Haitang's character regard marrying into the East Palace as such a big deal? Relatively speaking, compared with fighting, Lin Ye
Lin Ye is nothing.
"Come back slowly."
Xie Yunxi lowered his voice when he said this: "Zinai has been going to Lao Chen's place in recent days. Lao Chen looks like he has aged ten years. Zinai feels distressed and wants to take him over, but he insists. If he refused, Zinai moved there.”
Lin Ye stopped.
Xie Yunxi said: "Chen Weiwei's matter is more or less related to you. I thought that I can't wait for you to come back to find a chance to solve this matter, so these days, I take my children to Lao Chen's place every day. Look, every time I go there for an hour or two, Lao Chen’s energy does improve a lot when he sees the children.”
Lin Ye sighed: "That is to say, it is indeed a good idea for you to think of this method. I will go see him after taking a shower and help me prepare some things."
Xie Yunxi said: "I have already made some preparations. They were all bought from the market, including coarse cloth clothes, farming tools, and some chickens and ducks. I just bought the little duck in the yard."
Lin Ye smiled and said, "It's just that you know what I want to bring."
Just at this moment, Miss Xiaohe came from the side. As before, when she saw Lin Ye, her face turned red before she even got close.
"Your Highness, the water is ready, and the clothes that need to be changed are also ready. Your Highness should go to Lao Chen's place for dinner tonight. How many people are there in the car?"
Lin Ye said: "Everyone go."
Miss Xiaohe responded immediately, and when she turned around to prepare, Xie Yunxi smiled and said, "You can help His Highness wash and change clothes. You don't need to worry about other things. After all, there are so many people in the house who can give orders."
She reached out and took the child from Lin Ye's hand: "Let's go play in the yard again."
Son, the carriage and horses will be ready and we will go together in a while. I have already sent someone to deliver a message to the palace, saying that I will go into the palace later tomorrow night to see His Majesty and the noble concubine. "
Lin Ye said: "Okay."
He strode forward, but Xiaohe stood there with a blushing face, and was at a loss for a moment, really like a ripe peach.
Zhenyuan Palace, Imperial Study Room.
The Supreme Sage signaled the messenger to go back. He looked at Gu Xiujin and said: "I have been traveling for nearly half a year. When you come back, why don't you come to the palace to see me first? You have to have dinner with old Mr. Chen first. My Face is becoming less and less valuable.”
Gu Xiujin leaned over and said: "What the saint said is true. I also think that His Highness the Crown Prince has gone too far. I think it is better to send someone over to scold him. Otherwise, I will order His Highness to be summoned to the palace to scold Him personally." A meal."
The Supreme Sage looked at Gu Xiujin, who had a look on his face. He said this because he was on your side, the sage.
"The prince has gone too far. You are even more extreme than the prince."
The Supreme Sage said: "Go to the prince and give him a good scolding. If you don't scold him harshly enough, I will deal with you."
Gu Xiujin: "I...don't dare."
The Supreme Sage said: "My grandson is back, and the time he spends in the palace every day is not as much as the time he spends with Mr. Chen. The more I think about this, the angrier I get."
Gu Xiujin said: "It is the fault of a son not to teach his father. I think this matter must be dealt with by His Highness the Crown Prince."
The Supreme Saint: "Why didn't you say that the prince and his wife should be dealt with?"
Gu Xiujin: "That's right."
The Supreme Sage: "Go to the door and stand there for punishment."
Ancient Xiujin: "The sage calms down his anger, and the ministers obey the decree."
After saying that, he was about to go out. The Supreme Saint glanced at
She glanced at him and said: "Come back... They are going to see that old Mr. Chen, because they are afraid that the old Mr. Chen will not think about it and leave like that... But, after all, that is my son." , after all, he is my grandson."
Gu Xiujin said: "What does the saint mean?"
The Supreme Sage said: "Change your clothes, if they don't come, let's go."
Gu Xiujin leaned over and said: "I obey the order!"
As soon as he waved his hand, the little chamberlain brought over the clothes that Gu Xiujin asked them to prepare just now, and served the Supreme Saint Lord to change clothes. The Supreme Saint Lord became angry when he saw it: "You already knew where I was going? "
Gu Xiujin said: "Back to the saint, how dare I speculate on the Holy Heart at will? I am just more prepared."
The Supreme Sage snorted and asked, "I can't go empty-handed."
Gu Xiujin said: "The things have been prepared by others. They are all practical, neither valuable nor fancy. Of course, they are not shabby when you take them out."
The Supreme Sage said: "Go and deliver a message to the noble concubine..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Concubine Wan Gui, accompanied by several maids, had arrived outside the imperial study room. The Supreme Saint glanced at Gu Xiujin: "You dare not speculate on the Holy Heart at will?"
Gu Xiujin leaned over and said, "I don't dare to speculate on the Holy Heart at will. I just do what I should do."
The Supreme Saint gave him a kick on the butt: "You also go and change clothes."
An hour later, Lao Chen's residence.
Old Chen has moved back to the house that Lin Ye prepared for him in Geling City. The reason why he did not continue to live in the place that Chen Weiwei prepared for him was because many people died in that place, and Old Chen was a little scared. The second reason is that if you live there, you will inevitably think of Chen Weiwei.
actually,
Even if he was living in the yard prepared by Lin Ye for him, he would think of his son from time to time when he was quiet every day.
But what can he do?
Not long after he learned of Chen Weiwei's death after returning to Geling, Lao Chen prepared a hemp rope, thinking that he would just leave together.
The hemp ropes were all tied up, and when he was stepping on the stool to hoist himself up, he suddenly thought of something else... If he just left like this, wouldn't Lin Ye and Xiao Zinai have to be sad for the rest of their lives? ?
Xiao Yezi and Xiao Zinai were both good boys. Even if Lao Chen speculated that Chen Weiwei's death might be related to Xiao Zizi, he never blamed Lin Ye, because he firmly believed that at least Xiao Yezi would not kill Chen Weiwei with his own hands.
Moreover, Chen Weiwei died of treason. If it weren't for Lin Ye, his father would have been implicated and died long ago.
He also knew that the court announced to the outside world that Chen Weiwei's father had died in Dongbo.
Of course, the people wouldn't care. Even if he was walking on the street, with so many people coming and going, no one would know that he was the father of the rebel.
But he still didn't want to go out. He spent most of the day tidying up flowers and plants in the yard, or sitting on the steps looking at the flowers and plants in a daze.
At this moment, Lao Chen and Lin Ye were sitting side by side on the steps. Neither of them spoke, but they felt as if they were back in Yunzhou.
"Are you still leaving?"
Lao Chen asked.
"I probably won't leave Geling within a year or two."
"That's great. You should spend more time with your children. Look at you. Your children are so old but they don't even know you. You should be a general."
The army is good, but at the end of the day, it is not done well. "
When he said this, Lao Chen's expression suddenly darkened, but soon he forced out a smile, not wanting Lin Ye to see the sadness in his eyes.
Of course, Lin Ye would not answer the question. He smiled and asked, "Can you raise those chickens and ducks?"
Lao Chen said: "Of course I..."
After thinking for a while, he shook his head: "Not very likely."
It’s been too long since I’ve done these things, and I’m really not sure now.
"I'll teach you."
The Supreme Sage appeared from the door and said as he walked: "If you can't survive even if I teach you, it can only be because those chickens and ducks are not good breeds."
At this moment, Lao Chen suddenly panicked and stood up hurriedly, with a look of panic on his face.
