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Chapter 148 Depletion
A pillow with long dreams, relying on the railing, Lan Yi envies the watchtower.

The ever-burning lights in the mourning hall never go out, and the occasional firework explosions splash out residual tears, making people weep.Xia Qiong was already desolate, and after shed tears, all she could taste was bitter water, but seeing Ye Ji's side cheeks hidden under the mourning clothes, filled with even more heart-wrenching emotions, she would never Dare to sink down.

Xia Qiong rubbed his unconscious knees, knelt down beside Ye Ji, and said softly, "General, go back and rest, take care of yourself."

"Sister... did you say anything?"

Xia Qiong lowered her eyes and said, "Miss said that she felt very satisfied, but she didn't want the little prince to step on the road of being a king. This is the best result..."

Ye Ji couldn't help smiling wryly when she heard the words: "My sister walks so gracefully and calmly, I'm really envious."

"General..." Xia Qiong called her.Ye Ji turned her body slightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Xia Qiong, you go back first, tidy up my sister's house, and don't let anyone in again."

Xia Qiong could only answer yes, when Ye Ji seldom had the patience to order others, she looked back at Ye Ji's back, bowed her head and walked out quickly.

When Ye Ji came out, the outside was already covered in darkness. Wan Ze raised a lamp to meet her. Seeing Ye Ji's staggering figure, he stretched out his hand to support her.

"The general has been kneeling for a day, use some food." Wan Ze led her into the house.

Ye Ji shook her head, took Wan Ze's hand to stand firm, and said, "What about Yan Qingyao, have you seen it with a doctor?"

Wan Ze nodded, and said, "I've read it, and it's said that I'm too emotional to speak for the time being, and it will be fine in a few days."

"Don't disclose her identity, just say that she is the daughter of a wealthy family who fled from a disaster, and we rescued her." Ye Ji lowered her eyes and said, "Did Father ask?"

"As soon as I got off the carriage, I took them to live in Qingfeng Pavilion," Wan Ze said, "Nobody bothered, and the prince didn't notice."

"That's good." Ye Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Qingfeng Pavilion is close to my side, send some people to protect her secretly, and tell me if there is any situation."

"Yes."

Ye Ji raised her head and said, "Follow me to Qingfeng Pavilion."

Ye Wei didn't want to make Ye Lanyi's funeral too grand, but Ye Ji gave orders before him.The palace was overwhelmed by white silk, but all the people in the future were turned away. It seemed that these melancholy and sorrows were only isolated within the palace.There was no one making noise and noise, it was very quiet.

In the past, the maids all lowered their footsteps, especially after seeing Ye Ji. Ye Ji was used to speaking sarcasticly to each other, but now it was a bit colder, and they only breathed a sigh of relief after Ye Ji passed by.

"In the past, the eldest lady and the second lady were the best friends, but it's a pity that the eldest lady didn't come back." The little maid looked back at Ye Ji's back and said softly.

"You must not be heard by the second lady." The girl next to her scolded: "This time the second lady is the most sad, and I don't know when the young master will come back. If he knows, he will definitely be very sad."

"I also heard that the prince and the second lady had a big fight. It was said that the governor of the imperial army defected and fled to Xiqi. The prince wanted to chase but the second lady refused."

"Didn't the second lady also escape from Gaodu? If you really want to pursue it, the second lady will also be punished. Besides, His Majesty the emperor has passed away, so we Xiqi and Gaodu have nothing to do with each other."

"Having said that, I still feel sorry for Missy..."

"What are you talking about here with the pestle?" Wan Ze knocked on the pillar beside the two with the hilt of his sword, stopped those words, and looked at them sideways: "You look very idle, don't you?"

"No, no..." The two hurriedly lowered their heads, Wan Ze didn't want to embarrass them, and let them go after asking a few words.

Wan Ze looked back in the direction of Qingfeng Pavilion, Ye Ji asked her to come back first, but she was not at ease, so she went back around again.

Ye Ji didn't enter the Qingfeng Pavilion, but just leaned on the pillars in the corridor with arms folded in a daze.The lights were on in the house, against the silence of the surroundings, Wan Ze never dared to step forward, hiding under the eaves and watching Ye Ji secretly.

Dongzhu put the cloak on Yan Qingyao's shoulders, reminding her that it's time to rest at night.Yan Qingyao couldn't speak, just stared at a corner of the room and shook her head slightly.Although Ye Lanyi told her about her plan to escort Chuyun out of the palace, the worst result would be to end up in exile. There are not many people who have seen Chuyun, Xia Qiong, and Dongzhu, and it is very difficult to save their lives. possible.But Ye Lanyi ignored the most important thing, which was that she wanted to protect Yan Qingyao.

Yan Chengxuan's actions have been condemned by thousands of people, Ye Lanyi has no way to turn things around, she only has a heart that loves Chu Shiyu, so she would rather leave the chance of survival to Yan Qingyao.

Yan Qingyao was fascinated by that glimpse. She couldn't tell whether Chu Shiyu had ever cared about her. To be honest, she didn't care about these things after a long time.But she understood that Ye Lanyi's love for the first time fell to the bone.

Although Chu Shiyu appointed Ye Baiqi as Zhonglang to guard the border, Ye Lanyi never gave up on loving him because of this, Chu Yun may be seen by others as just a bargaining chip to make Chu Shiyu show mercy to Xi Qi's subordinates , but Yan Qingyao could tell that it was a testimony of the two people's true love.

I don't know when she gradually let go of her original thoughts, and began to discover Ye Lanyi's kindness, which was like the breeze of the breeze to seduce her heartstrings.In the days that followed, she was very happy.But God always likes to win people's love. When this kind of happiness doesn't last long, there are always many accidents one after another.

There was nothing she could do.

Yan Qingyao did not expect that things would develop into what they are today.Now that she is in Xiqi, how should she deal with herself? Ye Ji must hate her, after all, it is Ye Lanyi who should survive and stay in Xiqi.

She raised her eyes and looked out of the window. Dongzhu had already closed the door and window, so she didn't quite understand what Yan Qingyao was looking at.After a while, Yan Qingyao put her hand on Dong Zhu's arm and was supported onto the couch.

The room fell silent, Ye Ji saw that the lamp was extinguished, and then slowly turned around and walked towards her dormitory.

***
It was getting colder day by day, and the swaddling baby couldn't stand the cold, and fell ill once on the way, Li Xunchuan and his party had to pause as soon as they entered Xinzhou, and found a secluded place to rest their minds.

Li Xunchuan was most disturbed when he saw a child crying, but after all, this was the child of Ye Lanyi and Chu Shiyu, and he could not abandon him, so he took the child from Wu Song, hugged him and coaxed him .

Chu Yun's eyebrows and eyes looked very much like Chu Shiyu's. Li Xunchuan shook him gently, Chu Yun burped with tears, and fell asleep against Li Xunchuan's chest.Li Xunchuan sat down steadily and let him sleep more comfortably.

"Master..." Wu Song squatted beside Li Yuchuan, and said softly, "Go to the carriage, we will be on the official road soon."

Li Xunchuan shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer, I'm afraid he'll wake up and make trouble again. By the way, where did Xiong Zhenghao go?"

"He went to the official road to have a look, and he'll be right back." Wu Song looked at Ruofei who was huddled beside him, and then turned to Li Yuchuan and said, "Master, if we go home, what will Brother Zhao and Brother Yu do?"

Li Xunchuan said: "When we arrive in Yongzhou, Ruofei will naturally inform them. Yidong will definitely need time to take care of it, and we will talk about it in a few days."

"Oh." Wu Song nodded.

Just as Li Xunchuan was about to ask another question, he saw Xiong Zhenghao came back, and shouted directly: "Governor, if you have nothing to do in the officialdom, you can go straight away!"

Wu Song "hush" at him, Xiong Zhenghao immediately lowered his voice, Li Yuchuan nodded to indicate that he understood, but did not move, looked at Xiong Zhenghao and said: "That day when we left Gaodu, Tian Wuruo and Fu Si Where did Si go?"

Xiong Zhengmo blinked his eyes, and then realized with a slap on his forehead, he said with some embarrassment and apology: "Excuse me, Governor, that day the Master of Heaven and Prison Fu told me to tell the Governor that they plan to stay In Gaodu, I watched the situation. But then I was in a hurry, and I forgot..."

"Stay in Gaodu?" Li Yanchuan frowned slightly: "There is nothing worth staying in Gaodu. Could it be that Tian Wuruo still wants to prevent Yan Chengxuan from ascending the throne as a celestial master?"

Xiong Zheng didn't see that Li Yanchuan didn't mean to blame him, so he followed his words: "The Heavenly Master is a Heavenly Master after all, and what he says and does makes sense."

Li Xunchuan snorted softly: "If it makes sense, he should have understood these things long ago, and there is no need for such trouble."

Worshiping this kind of prophet too much will often not end well.Li Xunchuan sighed deeply, Tian Wuruo must have some reasons of his own to stay, he was afraid that Tian Wuruo would assist Yan Chengxuan to ascend the throne, but he was even more afraid that he would not assist Yan Chengxuan.

He didn't figure out Tian Wuruo, and he didn't care about it at the moment. Li Yuchuan wanted to find Zhuo Ran earlier, so let them mess around with Gaodu.Li Xunchuan raised his eyes: "Since there is nothing to do on the official road, let's pack up and set off."

"Yes." Xiong Zheng nodded.

Halfway through the journey, it started to rain, and the wind swept in through the curtains of the car. Li Xunchuan pulled the cloak in front of Chuyun to block it, frowning slightly.Seeing this, Wu Song closed the window, and was relieved to see that Chuyun was sleeping peacefully.

In fact, there is no need to be so careful, he is no longer a pampered prince.Although Li Xunchuan thought so, he still didn't dare to be careless. Wu Song looked out and saw that the rain was not heavy, so Li Xunchuan didn't speak.

"Master." Wu Song called Li Yuchuan softly, and said with some surprise: "Just now I went out and heard someone said that a few days ago there was a caravan coming from here to Yongzhou, and the leader was a girl, could it be Zhuo Siye and the others? "

Li Xunchuan glanced at him sideways: "You know?"

"Master, isn't he very worried about Zhuo Siye? Why didn't he respond?"

Li Xunchuan said: "If you don't understand many things, don't ask."

Wu Song lowered his head.Li Xunchuan pulled out his arm and rubbed it, and said in a deep voice: "This is a bad idea. Of course it is my wish to bring you back to Beili, but now we are traitors, and your master is still charged with killing the king. In the future, you will really be punished." You and Gu Zhao will find a good place in Beili, marry a daughter-in-law, and live a good life."

"Ah?" Wu Song secretly looked at Li Yuchuan's expression.

"You have also heard the rumor that Zhuo Ran is Nanxiang before." Li Yanchuan's voice was not loud, and Wu Song looked into Li Yanchuan's eyes and nodded.

"It was spread quickly in Gaodu before," Wu Song said, "But Zhuo Siye doesn't look like a princess, she can beat people."

Li Xunchuan didn't speak.He must have asked about Zhuo Ran's matter clearly, no one's words counted, only Zhuo Ran admitted it himself.

Otherwise, everything he does is like a dangerous building without a foundation, not only hurting himself, but also harming others.

***
Luanying lit the incense, and seeing Wen Rongxi's peaceful sleeping face, she retreated softly.Yan Chengxuan was waiting outside, seeing Luanying nodding, he took Luanying to the main hall.

"Second Young Master," Luanying nodded slightly, and said, "Wu Shilang said that the guards of Yulin are willing to guard the palace again, and it seems that they are completely willing to submit to Second Young Master."

"Completely?" Yan Chengxuan shook his head and said, "This word can't be used in this way. The people brought out by Li Yuchuan have guarded Emperor Chongwen for so long, how can they obey me so quickly. Since they want to save a way out, they can fight Scatter them, let Habayashi guard not be available at any time like before. There are many ways to guard the palace..."

"Luanying understands."

Yan Chengxuan turned his head halfway: "Are the Celestial Master and Fu Si Prison still waiting in the pilgrimage hall?"

Luanying gave a soft "hmm".

Yan Chengxuan said: "Forget it, let's go and have a look."

Luanying followed behind Yan Chengxuan, and casually mentioned Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin.These days Liu Yulin was very peaceful. When he first came back and met them, he just mentioned a few words about his safety on the way, and didn't ask Li Xunchuan what was going on at all.Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin naturally understood what Yan Chengxuan meant. He didn't bother to know Li Yunchuan's whereabouts and actions, and he didn't want to pursue it.At the same time, he was telling them that his generosity would be rewarded.

Liu Yulin and Jiang Rulan wouldn't confront him head-on, they would just go about their own business with peace of mind.

For some reason, the Guozijian was so downcast, Liu Yulin felt inexplicably angry looking at those students, but he had nowhere to vent it.In the past, there were many students in the Guozijian, and they were full of words and ink when they were lively. They competed with each other after several poems and songs, which was a rare grand scene.

Liu Yulin walked to the corners of the Guozijian, but he didn't feel anything anymore, and now there is nothing but desolation.These students are no longer Dayu's hope. They are cowardly and submissive. They will only hit and infect other enthusiastic people. They are moths, eating away at the hearts of these people.

Although it is said that a country cannot live without an owner for a day, even with a new emperor, these foundations are basically rotten, so how can it be repaired and become a new pillar.

Thinking of this, Liu Yulin suddenly felt that the badges around his waist were no longer useful, and the sacrifice of wine had reached this point, how could those students be any better.

Jiang Rulan seemed to be worse than him.Jiang Rulan was a small official, to put it mildly, he was just an errand runner, and with his mouth and legs traveling all over Tianzhou, he barely earned some respect.

Since Emperor Chongwen was gone, he took up a vacant post.Yan Chengxuan can turn a blind eye, but others can't.Now many people in Gaodu are looking forward to Yan Chengxuan becoming the emperor, but some people dare not speak out.At this time, someone is urgently needed, either to support Yan Chengxuan as emperor, or to revolt and protest.

But no one wants to lose a life in vain when the gun hits the head bird, and often at times like this, saving a life is the most important thing.Since the end of Emperor Nanhuan, this world has never been peaceful. The Nanhuan Palace has become more and more debilitating. Coupled with natural disasters and man-made disasters, there are only a few days of peace. The battle of Luxi lost the country's general. Speaking of which, the country is in turmoil. , the sails of the small boat in the dark night and the stormy waves, the wind and the wind are precarious.

Jiang Rulan huddled in his own room, neither going out nor communicating with others. He and Liu Yulin reached a tacit understanding, and they were waiting silently.

Yan Chengxuan knew that these two people could not accomplish anything, so he let them go.

The pilgrimage hall returned to its former solemnity. Yan Chengxuan came in from the side door and saw Tian Wuruo and Fu Sisi. They were facing the empty dragon chair, and turned their heads when they heard the voice.

"You two have been waiting for a long time." Yan Chengxuan was in a good mood today, changed into a red brocade robe with a piece of white jade on his waist, and smiled when he walked in front of the two.

Tian Wuruo and Fu Sisi nodded slightly to him, did not pay any respects, Yan Chengxuan didn't care, just stood there, and said to Luanying: "Someone bring some tea."

Luan Ying whispered, "Yes."

Tian Wuruo didn't want to make a detour with him, so he directly asked, "When is Second Young Master Yan going to ascend the throne?"

Yan Chengxuan couldn't help lowering the corners of his lips when he heard the words, he was not in such a hurry.He thought for a while and said, "What does the celestial master know? It is said that nine out of ten divination techniques are God's will, and human beings only take a share..."

Tian Wuruo shook his head and said, "I know Er Shao has his own plan, but at this moment, the world needs a temporary balance. Since Er Shao has already come here, why should he be stingy with this small step."

"I'm just waiting..."

Fu Sisi smiled and said: "Second young master, with all due respect, Mr. Wen will not want you to be emperor, you don't need to wait, because such waiting is useless at all, and will lead to more problems. "

Yan Chengxuan squinted at her: "You know I'm waiting for a word from Yan Shu?"

"Isn't that obvious?" Fu Sisi sneered.

Tian Wuruo gently took Fu Sisi's hand, and said to Yan Chengxuan: "Second Young Master Yan, Mr. Wen has his own reasons, and you also have yours. I am a celestial master, so naturally I don't want Dayu to be overthrown. You can be an emperor, but the most important thing now is to protect the people and not let people with evil intentions take advantage of the loopholes."

"You also said that anyone can be emperor." Yan Chengxuan looked at him.

Tian Wuruo curled his lips slightly: "But Second Young Master, you not only lack a word from Mr. Wen, but also someone who takes the lead to support you. Only when you become the emperor can you firmly tie Mr. Wen by your side, don't you? "

Yan Chengxuan's pupils shrank.

"Mr. Wen is a gentle and talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, so everyone admires him." Tian Wuruo said, "But is Er Shao so sure that he can completely win Mr. Wen's heart with his own enthusiasm? You underestimate him Well, there are many people in this world, if you hold them in your hands, it will be easier to lose them... Unless, you have a way to stand on a higher ground..."

"You say that..." Yan Chengxuan didn't finish the second half of the sentence, changed the subject, and said, "What do you want me to promise you?"

Tian Wuruo looked at Yan Chengxuan: "It's very simple, I still want to be a celestial master."

Yan Chengxuan raised his lips: "Deal."

(End of this chapter)