Thief Emperor

Chapter 245: Keep an appointment!

No one lives in the old village anymore. Only the village chief Li and his wife are left in the village. Therefore, on their wedding night, the young couple does not need to worry about others eavesdropping.

That night, the tall leader Li turned into a hungry wolf and pounced on his wife.

The red clothes fluttered and the white waves were dazzling.

Under the light of candles, all the tenderness on the wedding bed finally turned into drinking and singing.

It was not until the next morning, when the sun was shining obliquely on the window, that the great village chief Li slowly opened his eyes. He looked down and saw the fair and tender Miss Xue lying in his arms. He looked down for a long time, then stretched himself, got up and put on his clothes. After looking at the sky outside, he rubbed Xue Yun'er's head and said with a smile, "Hurry up and get up. We have to rush back to Qingyang today."

"Tomorrow is the day to return home."

Xue Yuner also slowly opened her eyes, looked up at Li Yun, and then shyly covered her body, whispering: "It's all your fault..."

Li Yun rubbed his eyes and smiled: "I'll go get some hot water, Madam, please get up quickly."

After saying that, he went out to boil some water. Xue Yun'er then got out of bed and put on her clothes, but her movements became cautious.

After Li Yun boiled the water, she put on her clothes and washed her face. Then she returned to the bridal room, folded the quilt, folded her wedding clothes, and put them in her bag.

When Li Yun came over, she washed her face with him, and then helped Li to tidy up his messy hair. She said, "We have to go back soon. Dong'er is still... still at home. She doesn't know where we are going. She must be panicking."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have someone prepare a carriage. We will go down the mountain in a while and will definitely be able to return to Qingyang before night."

Xue Yuner nodded slightly, and soon, the two of them tidied up the yard a little and came to the gate of the big village. Xue Yuner looked back at the big village, and then looked at Li Yun: "Husband...Husband, will we come back here in the future?"

"I think he will come back."

Li Yun was not sure either. After thinking for a while, he said, "But no one lives here anymore. Without people, there is no life here. With wind and rain, the house might collapse at any time."

This is a very metaphysical situation. A house with people living in it, no matter how dilapidated it looks, is not easy to collapse.

A house that no one lives in, even if it is newly built, may collapse inexplicably after a few years.

Of course, this is due to maintenance reasons, but it is still quite magical.

Li Yun patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "Later, I will ask them to ask if there are any elderly people in the old village who want to come back to live here, and let them come back. As long as there are people, the village can stay forever."

Only then did Xue Yun'er nod slightly.

"Then... let's go down the mountain."

She looked up at Li Yun and said with pursed lips: "You...you carry me down the mountain."

Li Yun bent down and carried her on his back easily. For a man of Li's strength, carrying Xue Yuner was almost as light as weight.

Soon, the young couple went down the mountain. There was already a carriage waiting on the roadside near Lijia Village at the foot of the mountain. Li Yun helped Xue Yuner get on the carriage, and then he got on the carriage himself. He pointed in the direction of Lijia Village and said, "This is called Lijia Village."

Xue Yun'er was stunned and asked, "Is it you...is this our hometown?"

"It's not really my hometown. I've been in the village since I was born."

Li Yun smiled and said, "This is my father's hometown. My brother seemed to be born in this village as well. Not long after that, our family moved up the mountain."

It was the first time that Xue Yuner heard Li Yun talk about his family background. She was a little curious and asked, "Then... is our brother really called Li Zhao?"

Li Yun shook his head.

"The name Li Zhao is something I picked randomly. I read a miscellaneous book before, and the protagonist in the book was called... Lin Zhao."

He smiled and said, "My father didn't seem to have much education, so he wouldn't use the word Zhao. I remember..."

Li Yun rubbed his brows, some information emerged in his mind. After thinking for a while, he said, "From childhood to adulthood, others have called him Li Da, and we all followed suit and called him Big Brother."

“I didn’t know his name until after he came down the mountain.”

"Come to think of it, it has something to do with my name."

Xue Yun'er thought about it, then smiled and said, "Is his name Li Bai?"

Li Yun was also stunned, and he smiled.

Baiyun, that sounds reasonable.

"His name is Li Feng."

Mr. Li looked outside the carriage, a little absent-minded.

"But now, he probably doesn't have that name anymore."

…………After returning all the way back to Qingyang, it was already evening and approaching night. The young couple, who had been busy for several days, could finally take a good bath and rest. Dong'er, the maid who had been staying at the Li family, was so excited that she almost cried after seeing her own lady.

She held Xue Yun'er and chatted for a long time. Finally, she looked at Li Yun with a red face, and then took Xue Yun'er to the master bedroom.

Li Yun ignored them. He had consumed a lot of energy in the past few days. After taking a shower, he did not go back to the bedroom to sleep directly, but went to the study.

There were more than ten documents piled up on the desk in the study, most of which were sent from Yuezhou, and some were sent from other places.

These were not official documents that needed to be handled by him, but rather some situations in various places, which were reported to him in a timely manner according to Li Yun's request.

Li Yun sat on the chair, stretched, and began to look at each one carefully.

Yuezhou is his foundation now, and it is something he cannot slack off on. It is not the time for him to slack off yet.

After quickly reading the letter from Yuezhou, Li Yun turned to the letter sent by Liu Bo.

At this time, Liu Bo had already left Jiangnan Road with his caravan and arrived in the Central Plains. Due to the far distance, he did not have time to return for Li Yun's wedding.

And the news he sent back was also very important.

The Shuofang Army once again marched south, and its main force had already entered the territory of Henan Prefecture. After fighting with the rebels for several days, it once again defeated them.

This time, the Shuofang Army sent out more than 10,000 soldiers, while the number of rebels was over 20,000. The battle lasted only five days. The Shuofang Army lost less than 2,000 people and defeated the 10,000-strong rebel army.

At the same time, General Su's troops stationed in the Central Plains also began to advance towards Henan Prefecture again.

After seeing the news, Li Yun closed the letter and closed his eyes.

All kinds of information collided in his mind.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, looked down at the document in his hand, and muttered to himself.

"General Su must have been forced to join the army."

"This battle is the most important one."

Li Yun took a piece of white paper, picked up a fine brush, drew circles on the paper, then looked at the figures on the paper, stroked his chin and pondered for a while, thinking secretly in his heart.

"The situation is developing faster than I thought."

"I can't think of a way out of this situation for the time being. I wonder if the Crown Prince has the means and ability to do so."

After thinking for a while, Li Yun still had no clue. He could only put the matter aside for the time being, got up and went back to his bedroom to sleep.

There were already two beds in the bedroom, separated by a curtain. Dong'er was talking to Xue Yun'er in the bedroom. When Li Yun walked in, her face turned red, and she quickly got up and sat down beside the other bed, lowering her head and not daring to look at anyone.

Li Yun was stunned, but Xue Yun'er looked normal. She smiled and said, "She should have slept in the separate room, but we haven't bought a lot of furniture yet and we won't be living here for long, so let Dong'er live in the same room with us for the time being."

Li Yun scratched his head, didn't think much about it, nodded, and went to bed.

Because he was very tired these days and had to get up early to go back home tomorrow, Li Yun fell asleep quickly.

Xue Yun'er fell asleep quickly because of tiredness. Only the little maid Dong'er tossed and turned and hardly slept a wink all night. The next morning, when the girl fetched water for the new son-in-law, she had big dark circles under her eyes.

That day was the third day after their marriage. After Li Yun and his wife got dressed, they went back to Xue's house for dinner.

After working all day at the Xue family, Li Yun finally found his father-in-law, Master Xue, in the evening. He smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I have to go to Xuanzhou to keep a date tomorrow morning."

"I haven't completely packed up my house in Qingyang yet, so I'll let Yun'er stay with you for a few days. When I come back from Xuanzhou, we can go to Yuezhou together. What do you think?"

Master Xue looked at Li Yun and thought: "Are you going to Xuanzhou to see Envoy Cui or to see County Magistrate Pei?"

"should…"

Li Yun thought for a moment and replied, "I'll meet them all."

He smiled and said to Xue Song, "By the way, father-in-law, do you want to be an official in Jiangdong? I can help you get through the back door with Master Pei."

Master Xue snorted and shook his head, saying, "Just talk about your own affairs, don't involve me. I'm just reminding you not to get too involved with them, and don't easily join someone's school for the sake of immediate benefits."

"Don't worry, father-in-law."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Now, even if I have any connection with them, at most..."

“It’s just cooperation.”

(End of this chapter)