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Chapter 142

The white horse chases the vermilion chariot, entering the narrow slope at dusk.

Yan Chengxuan was sitting at the table and tracing something on the paper. Wu Xiuting frowned when he came back from outside the hall, and seeing Yan Chengxuan's unhurried look made his face even more sad.

He never understood why Yan Chengxuan was so calm, he was already on pins and needles.Although the conditions Yan Chengxuan gave him are really exciting, but the conditions also need to be created with practical actions.But he couldn't open his mouth. After all, Yan Chengxuan was the leader, and everything needed him. At this time, he couldn't easily annoy him, otherwise he didn't know how to end it.

Wu Xiuting walked in front of Yan Chengxuan, only then did he see that Yan Chengxuan was following the defense map of Gaodu City, the one he copied seemed to be somewhat different.

Yan Chengxuan saw his expression, continued to lower his head, and said, "Since we have already brought people in, let's change the original defense."

Wu Xiuting is the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he doesn't know what it means to modify the city defense map.It's just that he was a little surprised, Yan Chengxuan usually looks cynical, but now he looks like he knows everything.The purpose of modifying the city defense map is to guard against Li Yanchuan. As the governor of the imperial army, Li Yanchuan must know the previous defenses well. He has not attacked for a long time. It is a test of his patience. Whoever makes the first move will expose his weakness and lose.

But it is impossible for Li Yunchuan not to know that Yan Chengxuan has the intention to improve the city defense. Wu Xiuting looked at the crumpled waste paper beside Yan Chengxuan, and knew that he must have been thinking for a long time, and suddenly felt that he really shouldn't think about Yan Chengxuan like that just now.

He looked down at Yan Chengxuan's paintings, there was no major change, except that there was something wrong in front of the palace gate.Yan Chengxuan wanted to seal the gate of the palace, as long as he entered the imperial city, it would be very difficult to get out.

"Second Young Master," Wu Xiuting moved his fingertips to the gate of Gaodu City and circled around, "Aren't there any people here?"

Yan Chengxuan raised his head slightly and said, "I didn't say no."

"But there are no extra people coming here." Wu Xiuting frowned, and said, "The city gate is also very important, if they attack it will be..."

Yan Chengxuan put down his pen and said, "Did you forget that there are still people in the city?"

Wu Xiuting looked at Yan Chengxuan and said, "Second Young Master, are you talking about the Heavenly Master and the Fu Si Prison?"

Yan Chengxuan smiled slightly, Wu Xiuting understood, but when mentioning these two people, Wu Xiuting immediately remembered what he wanted to say to Yan Chengxuan.He leaned down and said softly, "Second Young Master, we sent someone to keep an eye on Luo Ling, and found that she was often running towards the city wall, as if she was looking for something."

"Tian Wuruo and Fu Sisi are not fools." Yan Chengxuan said: "How could they not know where Li Yanchuan is now, let Luo Ling tip off the news, either they want them to come in and attack the imperial city, or they want them to hurry up Walk."

Wu Xiuting couldn't help sneering: "We already knew that Ye Ji and the governor had gathered together, and their positions were exposed long ago. Now the sovereignty is in our hands."

Yan Chengxuan shook his head and said: "We can't take it lightly now, we have enough food in the city now, you just tell everyone to recharge their energy, if I guess right, someone will be ready to move tonight."

"Yes." Wu Xiuting bowed and said.

"Hold this." Yan Chengxuan rolled up the new city defense map and handed it to Wu Xiuting, "By the way, aren't He Xiyao and Wang Jitong also there? How are they doing?"

Wu Xiuting thought for a while, and said: "I didn't say anything, I just stayed at my own house, didn't talk or help. But it's also very good, on the contrary, it reduces a lot of obstacles."

Yan Chengxuan pursed his lips. He flattened the rice paper on the table and said, "Keeping it is always a hindrance, unless it can be used for me."

"Second Young Master means to..."

Yan Chengxuan looked at Wu Xiuting and said, "Don't worry, it's still early. By the way, did Yan Shu write a letter recently?"

"Our people have blocked the news from Gaodu." Wu Xiuting said, "Yi Dong probably doesn't know about it yet, and Mr. Wen will naturally not write so soon. Second Young Master, wait a little longer."

Yan Chengxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "If he knows, will he blame me?"

"Second Young Master did this because of Mr. Wen." Wu Xiuting is used to observing words and expressions, and now he sensed that Yan Chengxuan was in a low mood, so he chose something nice to say, and wiped away all the things about Yan Yingzhen that he wanted to say, and put them away. People are stunned to be happy.

His impression of Wen Rongxi was still the docile one before, and he would not believe that it was Wen Rongxi who proposed to Yan Chengxuan the matter of colluding with the six major cities to force the palace.But he couldn't say that since Wen Rongxi left, Yan Chengxuan seemed to be a different person.

"Where did you imprison Wu Lianyi?" Yan Chengxuan asked out of the blue, Wu Xiuting was choked up, and it took him a long time to remember who Wu Lianyi was.

Wu Xiuting said in a low voice: "He..."

"What about Yanzhi?" Yan Chengxuan saw that he couldn't say a word for a while, so he said: "If you count the days, the child in Yanzhi's womb has been five or six months."

Wu Xiuting smiled awkwardly and said, "Why did Second Young Master suddenly ask this?"

Yan Chengxuan put his arms on the table and looked at him with his chin propped: "At that time, I asked you to lock Wu Lianyi and the imperial army together. As for Yan Zhi, it's better to take care of him. You didn't do that?"

"Of course not..." Wu Xiuting felt his mouth was extremely dry, he coughed twice, and said, "Rouge is staying at my house well."

"How can you say that child is yours, you still have to recognize the family affection that blood is thicker than water." Yan Chengxuan looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Although I don't know what happened to you back then, I can see it." , Rouge still likes you, it's not easy to meet a caring person, treat her well."

Wu Xiuting bowed and bowed: "Since the second young master ordered it, I will definitely do it."

Yan Chengxuan didn't say how he knew about it, Wu Xiuting knew that he was trying to save face for himself, so he didn't say anything more, just responded in a low voice.

This is not something glorious.He didn't want anyone to gossip behind his back, so he simply eliminated the possibility of gossip.Wu Xiuting didn't let Yan Zhi live in his house, but locked her and Wu Lianyi in the dungeon in his house.

This is considered safe.Wu Xiuting found a girl with a figure similar to Rouge to cover up people's eyes and ears at the house, but in fact it was just to get by in front of Yan Chengxuan. He knew that Yan Chengxuan sent someone to watch him, so he didn't dare to resist.

But Yan Chengxuan didn't seem to know anything about the secret room, so he felt a little relieved.

Yan Chengxuan breathed out for a while, and said softly: "Please do one more thing for me."

Wu Xiuting raised his eyes: "Second Young Master, just give orders."

"Take father and right minister to a safe place," Yan Chengxuan said, "As for the rest, let's leave it alone for now."

"But the imperial concubine..."

"I know Sister's temper." Yan Chengxuan frowned and said, "I want her to see with her own eyes how the person she likes protects another woman in front of her. I want to see if Sister will will be sad."

Wu Xiuting frowned.

"Only when my sister is completely dead, will she understand my intentions, otherwise I will always be a child who can't grow up in her eyes!"

Wu Xiuting nodded: "I understand."

After coming out of the hall, Wu Xiuting finally relaxed. The conversation with Yan Chengxuan just now caused a layer of cold sweat to seep on his back, and now the wind is a little bit chilly.He didn't know if he was guilty, he lifted his foot and was about to leave here.

Luan Ying came to meet her, with a smile on her face, she bent down and bowed to the Wuxiu Pavilion, and said softly, "Master Minister."

Wu Xiuting nodded hastily, Luanying looked at him flustered but didn't ask any questions, just watched him step up a few steps and hurried to the palace gate.

Luanying was a little puzzled, she closed the door after entering the palace, Yan Chengxuan was propping his head on the table and closed his eyes to rest, when he heard the sound his eyes opened a crack, Luanying came to the table and handed the hot tea to Yan Chengxuan.

"Second Young Master." Luanying said softly, "Qingxiang has already made arrangements. If there is any change between Tianshi and Fu Siyu, they will naturally be stopped."

Yan Chengxuan sniffed the tea lightly, and said, "I'm at ease when you do things."

"How are our shops now?"

Luanying smiled slightly and said, "Second Young Master, don't worry, you are already very mature if you don't contact me before."

Yan Chengxuan slightly hooked his lips: "You did a good job."

Luanying nodded.

"Second young master, I saw Wu Shilang panicked just now, but what happened?"

Yan Chengxuan shook his head. The tea tasted delicious. He tasted it carefully and said in a soft voice, "It's okay. I'm just a little worried about Rouge. She shouldn't be involved. When I met someone like Wu Xiuting , She is unlucky."

"Isn't Miss Rouge good?" Luanying was a little puzzled.

Yan Chengxuan looked at Luanying, and said: "Seeing is not believing. I have already figured out what kind of person he is, and he will not be willing to be with Yanzhi like this."

"Do you want to send someone to protect Rouge girl?"

Yan Chengxuan frowned, and said: "We are not the saviors of the world, we can only stand by and watch. No matter how you say it, Rouge has nothing to do with us."

Luan Ying lowered her head and did not speak.

"What's wrong?" Yan Chengxuan looked at her drooping eyelashes, and said, "I can't bear it?"

Luanying shook her head.

Yan Chengxuan stood up, patted her on the shoulder twice, and said: "It's not without reason that Yan Shu reused you, I know you are also a kind-hearted person, but even if we are kind-hearted, now in the eyes of outsiders, we are already Heinous. Therefore, it is also a good choice to be a villain and watch from the sidelines..."

Luanying looked into Yan Chengxuan's eyes, there was a deep lake inside, and she couldn't see the bottom at a glance.She nodded numbly, and saw a drop of water slipping from the teacup Yan Chengxuan was holding, smearing the rice paper, as if the tide in her heart poured into the territory and instantly wetted it.

Wu Xiuting handed over the drawings to the Tianzhou garrison, and he was indeed affected, so he went back home directly after finishing his orders.

Wu Xiuting entered the secret room, the voice inside was very weak, Wu Xiuting didn't abuse them, and he still offered food and drink for the past few days, he didn't understand why it happened like this.He was cautious, he might as well take Yanzhi out to live in a bright and honest way, so he has to prepare an extra amount of food for Wu Lianyi, which is really a loss.

He sighed to himself, it was dark and damp here, but he had prepared a quilt thoughtfully, what was he planning?

Hearing footsteps, Wu Lianyi hurriedly got up and threw herself in front of Wu Xiuting: "Take her out quickly!"

Wu Lianyi is now unkempt, his clothes are ragged, and the dried blood can still emit a strong smell of rust. Wu Xiuting slightly frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

"The baby in her womb is your child, you have to take responsibility!" Wu Lianyi's eyes peeked out from his disheveled hair, staring at Wu Xiuting fiercely. Locked up here and let people put medicine in the food, why are you at ease, why don't you just kill us?"

"Prescribe medicine?" Wu Xiuting couldn't help being puzzled, Wu Lianyi grabbed his hand and threw him inside.

"You... go and see for yourself!"

Wu Xiuting blinked, and there was a person huddled in the corner of the wall, looking very weak, he walked quickly to Yanzhi, but saw that Yanzhi's face was pale, the cold sweat mixed from her forehead wet her temple hair, but her breathing was extremely weak , You can't find the ups and downs of her chest unless you look carefully.

"Rouge..." Wu Xiuting touched her hand along her arm, but found that it was already uncomfortably cold. Her hands were weakly protecting her abdomen, and she didn't let go.

"Why are you alright?" Wu Xiuting frowned and looked at Wu Lianyi.

Wu Lianyi leaned against the wall with all her strength, and sneered: "I advise you to hurry up and save her, otherwise there will be no other way."

Wu Xiuting lifted off the heavy quilt wrapped around Yan Zhi's body, supported the back of her neck, and carefully picked up her legs.

The guard just left for a while, came back and found that the door of the secret room had been opened, he quickly drew out his sword and rushed in, seeing Wu Xiuting coming out with Rouge in his arms, he froze there for a moment, not daring to move, the sword was facing Wu Xiuting before he could close it in time.

"Get out of the way!" Wu Xiuting shouted loudly!
Only then did the guard react and step aside, before Wu Xiuting could take a few steps, he turned around and said, "Bring him out too, and then go find a doctor!"

"Yes."

The doctor was still showing Yan Zhi inside the house, and Wu Xiuting was thinking about Wu Lianyi's words when he was pacing outside the door. He is also a servant after all, and his subordinates are all trusted followers. How could anyone have the audacity to put medicine in their meals? This is obviously nonsense of.

But Rouge really looked like she was seriously ill. He was a little busy these days and he didn't have time to take care of them, and now he felt a little irritable for no reason.

Wu Xiuting turned around and ordered a few people to interrogate one by one, and when he looked back, he saw the doctor lift the curtain and come out.

"..." Before Wu Xiuting could ask, the doctor bowed down first.

"Master Shi Lang," the doctor said in a deep voice, "Master Wu is fine, he will be fine after a few days of rest, but that girl is in a bad condition."

Wu Xiuting frowned and said, "Is it poisoned or something?"

The doctor shook his head and said: "It's not poisoning, even martial arts practitioners may not be safe and sound after being in a cold place for a long time. Besides, the girl is still pregnant with Liujia. She has suffered a lot this time, so she should rest well."

Wu Xiuting really was about to kneel when he heard the panting words, he almost thought that there was secret work in this mansion.This Wu Lianyi is also a talent, he doesn't blush or breathe when he tells a lie.

He sighed a little, and after the doctor was sent away, he lifted the curtain and stepped into the house.

Wu Lianyi was resting on the couch, Wu Xiuting sat beside him and said, "When will you teach me how to act?"

"You have a thick skin, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake acting, so don't harm others anymore." Wu Lianyi moved a few inches into the couch, without opening her eyes, and said, "Go to the back room, Yanzhi wants to see you."

Wu Xiuting sighed, he got up and walked to the door, but he didn't step in, and saw Yan Zhi's peaceful sleeping face through the gap.

***
Before nightfall, Li Yunchuan and Ye Ji divided into two groups to attack the city gate suddenly.It just didn't take much effort, they drove straight in, and the two teams pushed directly to the gate of the palace.

Li Xunchuan expected that Yan Chengxuan would modify the defenses in the city, but he didn't expect that it would be easier to solve than before.Xiong Zhenghao was still running with Li Xunchuan, but Li Xunchuan ordered him to rescue the imperial army halfway there.

Wan Ze followed behind Ye Ji, she took a deep look at the elegant but majestic palace gate, and felt that it was the abyss.Ye Ji once said that she sympathized with Ye Lanyi very much. The palace was the place she never wanted to go and the place she hated all her life.She wanted to bring Ye Lanyi back, and no matter what, she had to escape from the palace.

Don't think about it, there must be people from the garrison and the six major cities in the palace. This must be a fierce battle.Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, looked at the swords and crossbows erected everywhere, and suddenly thought of Zhuo Ran's situation that day.It is also such a target of public criticism.

Li Xunchuan clenched his hands tightly, and Ye Ji glanced at Li Xunchuan sideways. The two did not speak, but they rode their horses towards the palace gate at the same time.

Both of them saw blood with their knives, and a lot of blood was splashed on the normally quiet and serious palace gate, making it even more terrifying.Li Xunchuan kept moving forward amidst the howling that exploded, and the imperial army piled up a wall and pushed open the city gate, Li Xunchuan took the opportunity to rush into the crowd.

"The Governor!"

Li Xunchuan heard the prominent sentence in the noisy voice, he cut down the person blocking the way, and when he looked up, he saw Tian Wuruo and Fu Sisi rushing over together.

Li Xunchuan knew that it was someone from the imperial prison, so he didn't say anything, but rushed into the imperial city with all his strength.

Ye Ji frowned slightly, and followed Li Yanchuan all the way to break through the obstacles. When they reached the fork in the road, Li Yanchuan nodded towards Ye Ji, who immediately understood and took Wanze to the harem.

Li Xunchuan rode alone towards the pilgrimage hall.He didn't know why he wanted to go there. He obviously felt that the most important thing now was to find Yan Chengxuan, but now he let his heart go, and he didn't care too much at the moment. He ignored all the shouts behind him and just rushed towards the hall .

Fu Sisi stretched out her hand to hold Tian Wuruo, frowned and asked, "What is the governor doing? Yan Chengxuan must be in the harem!"

Tian Wuruo shook his head and said, "Perhaps, the governor is right. Yan Chengxuan is not in the harem, and he most likely took His Majesty to the pilgrimage hall!"

"Let's go too!" Fu Sisi said and was about to leave.

"Don't worry!" Tian Wuruo tugged at her sleeve and said, "Zhuo Ran didn't come."

Before Fu Sisi realized where his words came from, Luo Ling turned around and shouted at Fu Sisi: "Prisoner, hurry to the pilgrimage hall!"

(End of this chapter)