The slave family is not a disaster

Chapter 229 Mysterious Forces
"This is...?" Ye Anran was a little confused and didn't know what Nishigongjue was doing.

"Open it and have a look." Jue Nishinomiya gave him an encouraging look.

Ye Anran carefully took the brocade box with doubts and slowly opened it. When he saw the contents clearly, he was startled.

"This... This is the osmanthus cake from August Zhai?" Ye Anran was a little hard to believe, but seeing such an exquisite package and the three characters of August Zhai on it, it was indeed true.

"Well, seeing that you have a bad appetite these days, I asked someone to ride a fast horse to Yangzhou overnight and bought the osmanthus cake from August Zhai. I hope you can eat a little bit." Xi Gongjue was a little shy when he spoke.

Maybe he's not used to being so nice to someone...

Ye Anran's eyes were a little hazy, she vaguely remembered that once before Meng Zhaoyang gave her sweet-scented osmanthus cake, he caught him straight, and then not only forced herself to throw away the cake, but also insulted herself.

Thinking back on the torment and pain I endured at that time, I feel as if it has been a long time ago, as if it happened in my previous life.

"Why are you still standing there? Don't you like eating?" Nishinomiya asked worriedly like a child.

"No, I'll eat." Ye Anran lowered her head and picked up a piece of pastry, peeled off the outer packaging, and ate it in small bites.

She has eaten the osmanthus cake of August Zhai countless times, and she feels the same every time, but she has never been so moved.

It's not an hour and a half away from Yangzhou. I sent someone to run overnight to buy it. Xi Gongjue was so careful. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she might not believe it even if she was killed.

Seeing that Ye Anran ate deliciously, Nishinomiya showed a faint smile in satisfaction, it seems that if he is good to someone, if that person accepts it, he will also feel it is a kind of happiness, at least the current Nishinomiya is like this.

Afterwards, Jue Nishinomiya got out of the carriage, got on his horse, and continued on his way...

The weather in March is very cool, without the coldness of winter, nor the heat of summer, but with the beauty of early spring.

The spring grass sprouts green buds everywhere, and the willows sprout new branches...

In a daze, Jue Xigong remembered what his mother and concubine had said to him before leaving.

"Jeil, why did you bring that woman with you this time?"

"I'm afraid that someone will harm her."

"You're worried about me and Qingqing, right?" Mrs. Xi said sharply.

"Mother Concubine...?"

"No need to explain, I understand, you were born by me, I know exactly what you think in your heart, I don't care how you feel about that woman, in short, you remember, she is just your thousands of women in public. One, it's nothing special, including Shen Bilan, Jueer, you are a person who wants to do great things, and you can't be trapped by your children's affair, do you understand?"

"Mother Concubine, it's too early to say these things now." Xi Gongjue felt helpless.

"No, it's not early at all. Just remember, we only have one chance, a chance for you to succeed in a fair and honest manner. Once we succeed, you will rule the world from now on, and you can have as many women as you want." Mr. Xigui obviously disagrees with his son's point of view.

"Understood, concubine mother." Although Jue Nishimiya didn't approve of her words, there was nothing he could do. She was his own concubine mother and could not contradict her. Even if he had any thoughts, he had to keep them in his heart.

"By the way, Jue'er, there is one more thing that you must pay attention to. It is very serious." Mr. Xi suddenly changed the subject.

"What's the matter?" Nishinomiya frowned.

"There is a mysterious force in Bianjing."

"You mean the emperor and the queen mother?" Xi Gongjue asked.

Mr. Xigui shook his head: "If it's them, is that still a mysterious power? I have found out in the past few days that someone in Bianjing is buying a large amount of ironware and grain, but the process is very secret, and they are all targeting the surrounding area. Some of the villages in the city did not buy it once in the city, and the terrible thing is that I can't find out the source, and I don't know who did it?" Xigui showed a look of anxiety.

"There is such a thing?" Maybe there are too many things in the palace recently, and Xi Gongjue is also devastated. If it was before, such a big thing would definitely not be hidden from his eyes.

But thinking about it, it's not accidental, the emperor is in a bad mood because of Concubine Ning's matter, and he doesn't even seem to be in the mood to go to court.

And because of Qingqian and Mrs. Jing's affairs, he was busy inside and outside, and the person behind the scenes took advantage of this time to start making moves. He was very good at seizing the opportunity.

"Well, that's why I told you not to be too careless. After all, the power here is a bit complicated. Don't you know if you are plotted against?" Xigui warned.

"I see, Concubine Mu, I will pay attention to this matter." Jue Nishinomiya nodded.

"Well, let's check it out when you come back. This time, we will go to... a quick battle. You don't have to fight those ruthless barbarians. The most important thing is to let those little characters waste your time." Xigui said brazenly .

"Concubine Mu, Dugu Jialuo...he is no small character, don't underestimate him." Said Xi Gongjue with a half-smile.

"Oh? Could it be that he is better than his father who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger?" After all, Mr. Xi had loved the late emperor deeply. The emperor always looks a little wimpy, but in fact he is a wise man, and he is the best at pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, otherwise Liu Yun would not have fallen by now.

"Well, I can only say that blue is better than blue." Nishinomiya didn't answer directly, but used such a sentence as an implicit meaning.

"Hehe, it's really interesting, then you can fight him to see how much that Dugu Jialuo weighs? If you lose, you will kill yourself and die, don't go back to Bianjing." Xigui put down the harsh words .

"Understood." Jue Nishinomiya seemed to have long been accustomed to this way of persuasion from his mother.

Unlike other mothers, Mrs. Xi has used extreme methods to train Xi Gongjue since she was a child, so the way ordinary mothers educate their sons is useless to her.

Back then, as the only daughter of the Ouyang family, the number one family in the martial arts world, Ouyang Qianxi was never the kind of weak woman, and she was far from being a lady. Maybe the first emperor liked her because of her rebellious character, and that The heroic and heroic style of a chivalrous woman.

"Master, after passing the Jiaxi Pass ahead, you will be in Pingcheng after a three-day journey." Xiu Lei's words brought Jue Xigong back from his memory in an instant.

"Well, it's coming soon." Jue Nishimiya responded lightly. After all, Jue Xigong personally deployed the defensive plan. Although the leading city was lost, Dugu Jialuo, as the largest city in the pass, was unable to attack Pingcheng repeatedly. The reason It's very simple, there are full of Nishigongjue's confidantes and Jingwei.

Seeing the ambition of Liuyun Kingdom at the beginning, Jue Nishinomiya laid out a strict defense plan in Pingcheng in advance. Under normal circumstances, without a two-month hard attack, Pingcheng would not be able to win. Sure enough, Dugu Jialuo exhausted There is still no way to win Pingcheng.

He was so angry that he was about to jump... But he also understood that Jue Nishinomiya would not sit still, he must come here to compete with himself.

Territory camp
"Report." The voice of the young soldier was loud.

"Come in." Dugu Jialuo put down the blueprint in his hand and looked up.

"Report to the commander, and the spies report that Xi Gongjue has almost arrived at Jiaxi Pass and is heading towards Pingcheng."

"Very well, he finally came. How many people did he bring this time?"

"Back to the coach, only [-] iron cavalry."

"Hehe, Jue Xigong, you underestimate me too much. You want to defeat my [-] Liuyun Kingdom army with only [-] iron cavalry. You are so naive." Dugu Jialuo smiled contemptuously.

"Boss, there is one more thing. I don't know if I should say it...?" The young soldier hesitated to speak.

"Say."

"The spies reported that Jue Xigong's wife has also come." The young soldier reported in a low voice, observing Dugu Jialuo's face while talking.

Sure enough, after Dugu Jialuo heard this sentence, his face changed slightly: "Is she here?"

"Yes."

"Presumptuous, how do you know? Who told you, say it." Dugu Jialuo suddenly became angry, and grabbed the young soldier's neck. Normally, not many people in Liuyun Kingdom knew that they were related to Ye Anran, but they heard that he was related to Ye Anran just now. The tone of the young soldier seemed to know something.

"Forgive me, the commander. It was Lieutenant-General Yan Xian who said that you must not tell the commander about this matter. Although the younger one didn't know the reason, he didn't dare to lie to the commander, so he reported it truthfully." The young soldier was frightened immediately.

"So it's like this, this derivative is getting more and more mischievous, call him here." Dugu Jialuo let go of his hand and said coldly.

"Yes." The little soldier crawled out of the barracks.

After a while, Sheng Sheng walked in: "Master, are you looking for a subordinate?" Unlike those people, Sheng Sheng was used to calling Dugu Jialuo Master, not the coach and prince.

Dugu Jialuo looked up at Shengsheng coldly and said, "She's here, why didn't you tell me?"

Sheng Xian was slightly startled, then immediately understood the meaning, and said righteously: "This subordinate does not want to distract the master."

"Distraction? What kind of distraction? I don't have a heart. My heart was already shattered to the ground the moment I left her." Dugu Jialuo smiled wryly.

"Is that so? The subordinates don't think so? If the master really gave up, why didn't he choose the princess for himself?" Sheng Xian retorted.

"Isn't there a hurry to choose the crown princess? Besides, isn't there already Pan Mengjie?" Dugu Jialuo said distraughtly.

"But you don't have feelings for Ms. Pan's family. The subordinates know that you still can't forget the woman from the Ye family, can you?" Sheng Sheng gritted his teeth and complained that the master couldn't get rid of the tribulation of love.

"Xiansheng, these words are not what you should say. I know who I have in mind." Dugu Jialuo was obviously displeased.

"Master, this subordinate is thinking of you and our Liuyun. Now that the enemy is at hand, you should first deploy a plan to fight against Jue Nishinomiya. Don't care about that woman surnamed Ye. She...is not worth your use." Beloved." Xiansheng has a strong hostility towards Ye Anran, one is because of Ye Anran's Tianmu people, and the other is because he feels that Ye Anran has deceived his master's heart with her beauty.

"This... I don't want you to teach me. In the future, don't hide anything about her from me, otherwise... I won't be careless." Although Dugu Jialuo didn't want to mention Ye Anran, the obvious deception made him even more serious. Full of anger.

"Yes." Sheng Sheng lowered his head in response.

"Go out." Dugu Jialuo waved his hand, and sent Shengsheng away.

Wanting to continue to look at the deployment map, but suddenly felt a stunning figure appear in front of her eyes, the woman smiled at herself: "My name is Ye Anran."

"Anran, Anran, are you here? What should you tell me to do?" Dugu Jialuo touched his heart in pain and said.

(End of this chapter)