A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 746 Accepting the Reward
So Yuan Wuyou looked at the man in front of him a few more times, trying to see clearly whether he had double pupils.

As a result, when the newcomer collided head-on with the two of them, Gao Changgong suddenly pushed her in front of the newcomer, pointed at him and said angrily:
"Come, let me show you enough."

The man stretched out his arm to support the girl who was staggering towards him, then looked up, revealing a face covered by a ghost-like Nuo mask.

It really is two eyes with four pupils, and the gaze is sharp.

Wei Tuohua said with a sigh, "Thank you, Lord Lanling, for your generosity. I gladly accept your daughter-in-law."

Yuan Wuyou was originally surprised to see him so full of energy, and he was even more puzzled when he found that his arms were strong and his body was healthy.

She quickly withdrew her hand and stepped back, "Don't talk nonsense! Why did you go into the city again? Are your injuries...healed?"

The man with double pupils in front of him raised his eyes proudly when he heard this.

"Your hands are so gentle, do you still want to leave scars on me?"

Yuan Wuyou choked. She began to doubt whether she had stabbed him with the knife.

Gao Changgong also looked puzzled, "Do you recognize me?"

Wei Tuohua pointed at the ghost mask on the man's waist and said, "I saw the symbol of Lanling King's ghost mask." She raised her eyes and smiled at him.
"Prince Lanling's beauty is well-deserved."

Gao Changgong was stunned by his praise, but he quickly reacted and asked, "When did you meet her?"

Chongming did not answer, but glanced at the two of them and said, "I still have to report to King Ande. Bye."

After saying this, he turned around and walked away arrogantly, looking extremely cocky.

He walked alone and swaggered into the enemy's Champa. He showed no respect or courtesy to the female queen, Lanling Wang, and did not show much respect to King Ande who wanted to reply.

But Yuan Wuyou understood that the urgent matter that Gao Changgong had just asked to send Gao Yanzong away must be related to him.

But Gao Changgong acted as if he didn't know Chongming. Then the person who recognized Gao Changgong and asked him to take Gao Yanzong away must have been in collusion with Chongming.

What happened again? Why don’t you take her with you?
Thinking of this, Yuan Wuyou quickly turned around and chased after him!
"Zhongming! Stop!"

Unfortunately, the man in the Nuo mask did not stay, and the man next to him also grabbed her arm.

Yuan Wuyou turned around and met Gao Changgong's sad black eyes.

"Why did you call him? And you know his name?"

She did not hide it and said coldly:
"He told me his name six years ago at Fengling Ferry. At that time, your fifth brother sneaked into Fengling with his help, seduced the female governor of my army and burned the warships. That's when..."

Having said that, she glanced at the man with his long eyelashes fluttering and an embarrassed look on his face.

"That's how you, the Lanling King, were able to defeat our Fengling navy in Luoyang. Your Highness will not forget this, will you?"

Only at this moment did Gao Changgong deeply understand what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot.

He knew that once his wife thought of the Battle of Luoyang, it would be difficult to appease her for a while, so he gritted his teeth and mustered up his courage to continue asking, "Then what's the point of looking for him now?"

"I wanted to force him to tell me what Gao Yanzong and he were doing." As he spoke, Yuan Wuyou glanced at the man next to him.

"In fact, it's the same if I ask you. Tell me, why did you suddenly ask Gao Yanzong to leave the table just now? And who was the middleman between you, your brother, and Wei Tuohua?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Gao Changgong's fair forehead was covered with a layer of hot sweat. He smiled awkwardly and turned to hold her hand.

"Let's go, we'll talk on the way. Actually, it was my fifth brother who sent an old subordinate to Luoyang to look for me."

The girl followed his instructions and walked away. The two of them walked side by side back to the inn. The man walking side by side with her then spoke up,
"Because my fifth brother wants to be transferred back to the capital, he wants to capture a traitor to the Zhou Kingdom and bring him back to claim credit. He has a relationship with the Zhou Kingdom's Chishui rebels, so he wants to extradite him through them..."

Hearing this, Yuan Wuyou asked back,

"Want to catch Sima Xiaonan?"

When Gao Changgong heard this, his dark eyes widened and his handsome face was stunned.

"You participated in it, too? Why are you asking me?"

She smiled and shook her head, "I was just guessing. No, would it be useful to arrest Sima Xiaonan?"

"The Sima family broke their oath at Luoshui and killed the emperor in the street. Everyone can kill them. Sima Xiaonan continued the family tradition. In fact, they wanted to capture him and execute him because of you."

"I?"

Yuan Wuyou raised his finger, pointed at himself, and chuckled.

"It's not my business?"

"When Sima Xiaonan defected to Zhou, he was granted the title of Duke of Xingyang. However, Xingyang County and the governor of Xingyang were in Qi. Zhou wanted to slap Qi in the face. You should know about this, right?"

"I know, but I don't want to be the governor of Xingyang."

"Now that you are returning the Zheng family's wealth to the Zheng family of Xingyang, Zheng Jiuzhang, the governor of Xingyang, is very happy. He said that as long as Da Qi allows you to serve as a female official in Yecheng, the Zheng family will hand over the wealth to the national treasury and even add more money..."

After a pause, he continued,

"But yesterday, Xingyang was attacked by Sima Xiaonan, and the court issued a reward, offering promotion to those who captured Sima Xiaonan, and the governor of Xingyang also agreed. Fifth brother volunteered to accept the reward."

Yuan Wuyou nodded, "I see. I would like to accept this reward as well."

Gao Changgong stared at her, "You are so popular now. Not to mention the female officials, even among the men there are few who can rival you...Aren't you afraid that your achievements will shock the emperor?"

She pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm not worried. After all, you are the only bond between me and Qi. You are the one who should be worried, right?"

——The two of them returned to the inn after dark.

Because the emperor's younger brother, Prince Langya, was visiting, the main hall had to be vacated for him.

Gao Changgong dragged his wife to the side room in the backyard. Although the place was a bit narrow, it was comfortable for two people to sleep in. It was mostly unpopular, which made it convenient for him to reason with his wife.

He just tried to comfort her by saying, "The King of Langya will leave for Ye tomorrow. You will have to stay here for one night. Tonight I will sleep on the couch in the outer room, and you will sleep on the bed in the inner room."

But this girl took things as they came and even joked,
"Having you accompany me is not just a compromise, it should be called a perfect match. But with our relationship, aren't we worthy of sharing a bed? Are you sleeping outside because you want to be my bodyguard and protect me?"

Gao Changgong's first reaction was: Do you still need protection? Which gangster can beat you?
Then he felt deeply guilty about his previous thought. Even if his wife was strong, she was still a girl after all. She was weaker than himself, and he should always protect her.

Thinking of this, he didn't say much and went into the house to make the bed for his wife.

The girl who followed in suddenly asked, "Where did you place the general and his daughter who survived Mulan City?"

Gao Changgong said, "It's next to the residence of your subordinate named Bell. I stayed there last night to protect them. Now that she is here, she will definitely protect them more attentively than I would."

Yuan Wuyou smiled and praised, "I feel at ease when you do things."

As he spoke, he came to help him spread the mattress on the straw bed.

When Mulan City was mentioned, Gao Changgong suddenly remembered their first meeting. At first, he thought she was just a weak and incapable lady from a noble family, but he never expected her to be able to repair bridges and roads, and to be an extraordinary person in both civil and military affairs.