Xucheng, government office.
Shen Tuchi started to have diarrhea not long after seeing off the delegation in the afternoon. He went to the doctor to see if he was poisoned, but said he had eaten something bad. He kept pulling until midnight, his legs were weak, and the discomfort in his stomach finally subsided.
A famous general in his family for generations, Shen Tuchi is not a person who lives up to his reputation. He basically gets up early every day to train. So I woke up at 1:00 a.m. the next day. I didn't sleep well and felt unwell. I looked very haggard.
"Sir, the Zhao family hosted a banquet for the Prince of Li last night." Because Shen Tuchi was in poor condition yesterday, Vice General Li only came over to report this matter to him.
"It seems that there are many big families in Xucheng who care about the good of the Yang family, just like Yang Xingyuan!" Shentu Chi always looked down on the people from the south, especially the way Emperor Wu was begging for mercy after he was defeated and captured alive, which made him hate Yang The family instinctively disliked it. Thinking of yesterday's somewhat courageous Prince Li, he came up with a plan. Today, he will completely trample the Yang family's face on the ground and rub it!
"I will invite Prince Li to visit the military camp later. If you do this..." General Shen Tuchi explained his plan to Vice General Li.
"Sir, you are not feeling well." Lieutenant General Li was a little worried when he saw that Shen Tuchi's face was not well.
"Don't worry, I'm not riding a horse. I'll take a shortcut in a carriage and wait at the entrance of Wuyang Street in the city." Shen Tuchi grinned. All he needed to do was to get on the horse and ride the carriage to the city to watch the excitement.
"Okay! I will take your orders." Seeing that Shen Tuchi had already made up his mind, Lieutenant General Li did not persuade him.
The post house was dilapidated and there were no servants to serve and cook. Since Yuan Qingxiao still shouldered the responsibility of taking care of Yang Ying, she got up early the next day. She packed up and came out, and at a glance she saw Lord Du and Yang Ying listening outside the main hall. She walked over and stood behind Lord Du and listened. It was Qian Zhao questioning Ning Yuanzhou about Ren Ruyi.
The matter between her and Qian Zhao has been resolved, and Ning Yuanzhou can handle it between Ning Yuanzhou and Qian Zhao. Yuan Qingxiao didn't listen anymore and turned to leave.
"Jiang Bing, ask Xiaoluzi and the others to come over and make breakfast." After several instructions from Yuan Qingyao, it is now no problem for the few servants to make some simple porridge and water. There was a small stove in the kitchen, and Jiang Bing was lighting the fire for Yuan Qingniao. Everyone's own servants and guards were doing the work, and she only had to take care of herself and Yang Ying.
"Ms. Yuan, where did Miss Ruyi go?" They came back late yesterday. Ding Hui said that Mr. Qian and Miss Ruyi had a fight, and they didn't know what happened.
"Miss Ruyi has to take care of some personal matters of her own and has left temporarily." Thinking of Ren Ruyi, Yuan Qingniao felt melancholy in her heart. She didn't know anything about the Anguo court. As a female official, she couldn't rush in front of Yang Ying all the time to deal with the people of Anguo on Yang Ying's behalf. She didn't know how Yang Ying would go next.
When she carried the plate out, she saw Ning Yuanzhou standing at the door of the inner courtyard. She walked over and saw Master Du and Yang Ying talking. At the corner of the wing over there, Qian Zhao was also standing there.
"The only thing I don't understand is that after you found out that Sister Ruyi was the former left envoy of Zhu Yiwei, you weren't as angry as Brother Qian and the others. Instead, you praised her in your words?" Yang Ying's eyes were filled with doubts. I just heard Brother Qian and the others questioning Brother Yuanzhou outside the main hall with Mr. Du. Brother Qian's words were intense and emotional, which was far different from usual. After discussing with Mr. Du, Mr. Du was still praising Sister Ruyi.
"Because the old minister has always kept in mind the words of the late emperor. To judge a person, don't judge him by where he comes from, but by what he says and does, and what he can do for the people. Miss Ren was so reckless and reckless for the sake of the envoy along the way, regardless of life and death, and that is also true. Because of this, I believe in her intentions towards His Highness and the mission." Du Changshi spoke to the point and looked serious.
After hearing this, Yang Ying thought about it and immediately stood up and saluted, "Thank you, sir, for teaching me."
Mr. Du bowed and left. Seeing Yuan Qingxiao, he felt a little relieved. It was rare that Ms. Yuan got up early today and arranged for someone to make a meal.
"Your Highness, let's eat first!" Mr. Du is indeed one of the top three Jinshi, and he said this very well. As they passed by, Yuan Qingyuan and Ning Yuanzhou nodded and said hello. I don’t know what Ning Yuanzhou said to Ren Ruyi last night, and why he waited until this morning to explain it to Qian Zhao and the others. However, she always adhered to the principle of not getting close to Ning Yuanzhou if she could, so she did not ask. Ning Yuanzhou should be the hardest person to fool among the envoys.
"Good morning, Sister Niao Niao." As soon as Mr. Du left, the originally serious little girl immediately laughed.
"Morning, Your Highness." She responded to Yang Ying's words and placed the breakfast on the stone table in the courtyard. The conditions were limited, and the two of them didn't pay much attention to each other, so they just sat together and had breakfast.
Just after finishing the meal, she saw Ning Yuanzhou walking in with a frown on her face. Yang Ying was still smiling, but when she looked up and saw Ning Yuanzhou's expression, she smiled and said, "Brother Yuanzhou, what happened?"
"Shentuchi has invited His Highness to visit the military camp outside the city." They originally planned to say goodbye to Shentuchi today and continue their departure. He had already heard from Sun Lang about the visit to the government office yesterday. Shentuchi was extremely arrogant and domineering, so taking the initiative to invite him was definitely not the case. What a good thing.
"He's almost dying of diarrhea, but he still wants to invite me to visit the military camp?" Yang Ying was no longer a little white rabbit, and she immediately figured out what arrangements Shen Tuchi must have waiting for her.
Master Du heard the news at this time and hurried over. Seeing that Yang Ying looked bad, he thought she was scared. He quickly said: "Your Highness, the relationship between the two countries depends on both reality and momentum. Our country is a defeated country, so this is a real defeat. In terms of momentum, we cannot lose again."
Shen Tuchi took the initiative to invite him, and they had to go no matter what. They couldn't refuse because of fear, otherwise after entering Andu in the future, the people of Anguo would think that King Li was easy to bully, and the situation would be even more difficult.
"I know Mr. Du and Dr. Yuan, please accompany me to clean up. I'll go meet him!" Yuan Qingyuan called the waiter to collect things and accompanied Yang Ying into the house.
"Your Highness, Shentu Chi will not do anything to you on the face of it. At most, he will say a few words to you. If you can refute it, it would be best. If you can't refute it, just pretend that you didn't hear it." Yuan Qing was worried, and Shen Tuchi looked like As usual yesterday, Yang Ying was embarrassed by her words by showing the strength of the Anguo army.
In short, they cannot have an open conflict with Shen Tuchi without a legitimate excuse.
"Sister Niao Niao, I know what to do. He said such unpleasant words yesterday, and I couldn't bear it." Yang Ying cleaned her hands, and Yuan Qing Niao handed her a handkerchief. After a brief confrontation with Shen Tuchi yesterday, Yang Ying probably knew who Shen Tuchi was. In addition, Yuan Qingyuan vented her anger, and she was now able to deal with Shen Tuchi calmly. It's best if you can deal with someone in a head-on confrontation. If you can't deal with it, there's Sister Niao Niao.
"Your Highness, I can't accompany you. Qian Zhao and Yu Shisan are protecting you." On the surface, Ning Yuanzhou and the others belong to the caravan and cannot appear in front of Shen Tuchi.
"Okay, brother Yuanzhou." Yang Ying and Master Du walked in front, Yuan Qingyuan stood half a step behind and stood side by side with Qian Zhao and the others.
"Is the injury okay?" Yuan Qingyuan took Qian Zhao's wrist and felt for his pulse.
"It's okay." The corners of his mouth curved, and when he met the looking eyes of the thirteen or so people, he kept a straight face.
"Master Shentu is here." At this time, Ding Hui came in from outside. As soon as his voice fell, Shentu Chi had already got off the carriage with the help of his personal guards.
He was afraid that King Li would not accept the call today, so he came to pick him up in person. The two greeted each other, and Shen Tuchi made fun of Wu Guo's defeat. Yang Ying saw that the bastard who was so domineering yesterday looked pale and weak today, and she was in a good mood and did not care about those unpleasant words with him.
When they arrived at the military camp outside the city, Shen Tuchi and Yang Ying were sitting on the main seats, while Lord Du and Yuan Qingyu stood beside her.
An Guo's bodyguards lined up neatly under the organization of his lieutenant general, shouting in unison: "Wei Wei Da'an, with magnificent troops, invincible in every battle!"
Seeing that Yang Ying's face was serious and showed no timidity, Shen Tuchi took a sip of tea and raised his eyebrows and asked. "These are my personal soldiers. Your Highness, how do you feel?"
"It's true. However, I'm afraid the general said something wrong." Yang Ying's expression did not change at all, and she looked at Shen Tuchi. "These people should be the soldiers of your country's lord. They are not your private soldiers, General, right?"
Anguo is the same as Wuguo. Except for the prince who has a fiefdom and is allowed to have private soldiers, Shen Tuchi commands an envoy, but he dares to claim that these are his private soldiers!
Shen Tuchi sneered, his sharp eyes looking straight at the young man. "Your Highness is so eloquent!"
I originally thought that this battle would scare the young man, but I didn't expect that the young man could calmly deal with the faults in his words. But it doesn't matter, there are still good things waiting for him later, let's see how long he can maintain his decent appearance.
"General, you're welcome." Yang Ying raised her lips slightly. Sister Ruyi told her a lot about Anguo, and Yang Ying was fairly familiar with Anguo's various court systems.
"The general also raised a few war horses. Your Highness, would you like to watch them together?" Without waiting for Yang Ying's answer, he ordered the deputy general, "Bring the horses up!"
"Yes!" The deputy general immediately took the order. The soldiers dispersed to both sides in an orderly manner, and another deputy general came up with a few horses.
Yang Ying didn't know what Shen Tuchi was going to do, so she looked at Yuan Qingyuan. Yuan Qingyuan thought in her mind, maybe this person wants to race Yang Ying? Then he took the opportunity to humiliate Yang Ying.
Shen Tuchi had already stood up with the help of his guards, and when he caught Yang Ying's gaze, he glanced at the good-looking female officer, and said with a joking smile: "What? Is His Royal Highness Prince Li still breastfeeding?" You still need to ask the accompanying female officer."
Growing up under the tutelage of Queen Zhaojie, Shen Tuchi never despised women. The female officer yesterday was calm and collected, and did not avoid his gaze, so she knew that this man was not that easy to fool. So today we must find a way to separate this female official from Prince Li!
"Official Yuan is good at riding and knows horses better than Gu. I just want Yuan Official to accompany me to appreciate the general's horse." Yang Ying withdrew her gaze, took a deep breath, and then thought of what to do.
"Since Ms. Yuan understands horses, why don't we watch them together?" Yang Ying's reason was legitimate, but she didn't know whether the delicate and frail female officer really understood it or pretended to understand it. There is nothing wrong with his horse, and he is not afraid of the female officer watching.
