Wang Yue returned to the palace, but found that none of the women in his palace were in their own courtyards.
It was normal that Qian was not at home, because Qian needed to go on a trip on behalf of the palace and also to give face to Princess Nihuang.
But the other women were not in the yard either, which was a bit strange.
Wang Yue shook his head helplessly and was about to walk towards his own yard, but unexpectedly saw all his women in the garden of the palace.
He was just about to walk over to see what the women were doing, but he didn't expect to be discovered first.
After Xiao Jingyao accidentally saw Wang Yue, she quickly stood up and walked to Wang Yue, asking curiously, "Why are you here at this time? We all thought you wouldn't come today."
Wang Yue was a little confused. It seemed that only Jing Yao knew that he replaced Wang Jing. How come it seemed that everyone knew it now?
He asked doubtfully, "Yao'er, did you tell them that I replaced Wu Jing?"
Seeing that Wang Yue didn't know anything, Xiao Jingyao reminded him quietly, "Commander Wang is a popular person around you. Shouldn't you go to his wedding?"
When Wang Yue heard this, he realized that he had made a mistake and had actually forgotten this point.
He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch Xiao Jingyao's little face, and then said with emotion, "Luckily you reminded me, I almost forgot about it. I'll rush over now."
Xiao Jingyao didn't expect Wang Yue to really forget, so she quickly comforted him and said, "Actually, you don't have to go. You have enough reasons to explain it."
Wang Yue didn't know what Jing Yao was referring to, so he wanted to ask carefully.
Yuwen Nian was a few steps behind Xiao Jingyao. She said very straightforwardly, "Your Majesty, we all thought you were going to get drunk somewhere today, but we didn't expect you to not drink."
Wang Yue saw Yuwen Nian saying this, and then he suddenly remembered that when he got married, he deliberately let people spread the rumor that he fell in love with Princess Nihuang at first sight.
Only then did he realize that his women all thought that Wang Yue would find a place to drink alone today.
Wang Yue shook his head helplessly. He looked at the women, who were all having fun together. They were no longer as hypocritical as before, which was a rare sight.
So he arranged for the housekeeper to hold a family dinner, and all the women and children could attend.
During the family dinner, everyone had to toast him, and Wang Yue was inevitably drunk.
This just happened to coincide with Wang Yue's idea.
The next day, Wang Yue was pushed awake. He opened his eyes and looked at Yu Wennian beside him, and asked in confusion, "What time is it now? What happened?"
Yuwen Nian frowned and said seriously, "Your Majesty, Princess Nihuang broke into Commander Wang's house early this morning, and then found Mu Qing and went to Changfeng Ferry together."
Wang Yue had expected this to happen, so he pretended to be very flustered, quickly washed up, and rushed to the dock on horseback.
But when he arrived, Princess Nihuang Zhengzhou's ship had already sailed eastward, and he could see Nihuang standing on the bow from afar.
It didn't take Xiao Jingrui long to come to Wang Yue. He frowned and asked, "Your Highness, Sister Nihuang called Mu Qing away early this morning, and Commander Wang also left Kuaiji. What happened?"
Wang Yue pretended to be very confused, but he had to suppress his anger. After a while, he said, "How would I know? I didn't see either of them. No one knows what's going on."
Although Xiao Jingrui was a traitor, he also understood that this matter was very bad for Yue State, so he could only say comfortingly, "Sister Nihuang is very good to me. After my birthday, I will go to Yunnan to ask you about the situation."
Wang Yue saw that Xiao Jingrui was still very enthusiastic to help, and he didn't have the heart to continue deceiving this child, so he changed the subject and asked, "You want to celebrate your birthday here? This is a good thing! I have to prepare a big gift for you."
Xiao Jingrui felt a little embarrassed. He thought Wang Yue didn't know, so he explained, "Yesterday, when Sister Nihuang had her birthday, my father rushed over from Nanchu. He talked to me for a long time and told me about the situation at that time. I can understand it.
He later said that he wanted to celebrate my birthday here while he was here, and he even wrote a letter to my mother. I think my mother will come over if she has the chance, and if the prince has time, he will come over to join in the fun."
Wang Yue saw Xiao Jingrui was so sincere, so he said seriously, "It may not be easy for your mother to come here, so why don't I arrange a position for you, so that your mother will have a reason to come here."
Xiao Jingrui quickly shook his head and said firmly, "Your Highness, thank you for your kindness. My identity is very embarrassing. My mother is from Daliang, my father is from Nanchu, and my sister is in Yue State. It is not appropriate for me to be an official anywhere."
Wang Yue shook his head and said seriously, "That's not necessarily true. Do you know Jiangzhou in my Yue Kingdom?"
Xiao Jingrui nodded and said seriously, "Of course I know. Because it is the junction of three countries, the personnel there are very complicated. Why did the prince suddenly mention it?"
Wang Yue smiled and explained, "I plan to build a new city in the island in the middle of the river there, and you will be the city lord. Merchants from the three countries can trade there, and they won't have to be checked every time like before."
Xiao Jingrui's eyes lit up after hearing this. If that was the case, then it would be quite appropriate. He asked with some hesitation, "Will Daliang and Nanchu agree?"
Wang Yue shrugged and said nonchalantly, "If we arrange for someone else to go there, both countries may not agree, but if you go, there will be no problem. I believe that Prince Sheng will definitely convince the Emperor of Nanchu, and your mother can also convince Emperor Liang. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and I think they will not disagree."
Xiao Jingrui realized belatedly that he seemed to be the most suitable person, so he said enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, I think it would be better if the place was managed by the people of Jianghu, and the imperial court of the Three Kingdoms would not be in charge."
Wang Yue looked at Xiao Jingrui with some surprise, and agreed.
He originally wanted to use this small city in the water to paralyze Nanchuhe Daliang. Since Xiao Jingrui was also willing to do this, he also strongly supported it.
After the two of them discussed it, Wang Yue no longer cared and let Xiao Jingrui mention this matter to his father and mother on his birthday.
……
At the same time, Yuwenlin's letter also reached the hands of Princess Li Yang of the Xie family in Jinling.
As the head of the Xie family, Xie Yu inevitably found out about this, which made him so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand.
Of course Xie Yu could not tolerate such humiliation, so he arranged for someone to call Zhuo Dingfeng.
Zhuo Dingfeng is the owner of Tianquan Villa, the second largest gang in the underworld. He originally had no relationship with Xie Yu, but ever since his wife became pregnant that year and there happened to be a plague in the city.
So he took his wife to Mount Rui, intending to wait for the birth of the baby on the mountain.
But who would have thought that the eldest princess also went to the mountain to give birth. The two pregnant women hit it off immediately and began to chat enthusiastically.
Who would have thought that when the two children were born, Xie Yu sent people to kill the eldest princess's children.
In fact, this was not the first time that Xie Yu wanted to get rid of the baby in the eldest princess's belly. After all, this child was hers and Yuwen Lin's, which was a great shame and humiliation for Xie Yu.
Although Xie Yu was able to rise to prominence because he took the initiative to marry the pregnant Princess Li Yang and saved face for the royal family, after he gained the trust of Emperor Liang because of this, he could not stand it.
The eldest princess also knew about this, so she arranged for someone to swap the two children so that when the killer took action, he would choose the wrong target and kill the Zhuo family's child instead.
But there was chaos at that time. Because of the sudden assassination, except for the eldest princess and the people around her, the Zhuo couple had no idea who the child belonged to.
So, although Emperor Liang knew that Princess Li Yang had lied, he still decided to give the child the surname Xiao, making him a joint child of the two families.
It was because of this child that Xie Yu was connected with the Zhuo family and that Xie Yu had a helper in the underworld.
Over the years, Xie Yu has used the Zhuo family to kill many people, and he has developed a habit of killing people at any time.
So, he couldn't stand the humiliation anymore and prepared to send people to Yue State to kill Yuwen Lin.
After Zhuo Dingfeng arrived, Xie Yu told him the plan, and then he said righteously, "Brother Zhuo, the King of Yue is a traitor to our Daliang, but he has a strong army and cannot be eliminated for the time being.
Now there is an opportunity. King Sheng of Southern Chu happens to be in Yue State. If he is allowed to die there, Southern Chu and Yue State will go to war.
We in Daliang can reap the benefits and take back the land of Wu and Yue in one fell swoop."
Zhuo Dingfeng has been in the underworld for so many years, and there is a Jiangzuo League above him that suppresses him tightly.
The reason why the Jiangzuo League became rich so quickly was because of the indirect help from the State of Yue, which also made him hope that his Tianquan Villa could also get support from the country.
Because Tianquan Villa and Jiangzuo League are in a competitive relationship, Tianquan Villa also has some conflicts with the Kingdom of Yue.
Because of this, Zhuo Dingfeng didn't mind causing chaos in the Kingdom of Yue. If the Jiangzuo League lost this support, it would be seriously damaged and might even be surpassed by their Tianquan Villa.
But Zhuo Dingfeng was not a fool. He was worried that he was no match for the Jinyiwei, so he frowned and said, "My Lord, the Jinyiwei of Yue State is omnipresent and they are keeping a very strict watch on us martial artists. We need help."
Xie Yu did not have any doubts, because even the old fox Xia Jiang suffered a great loss at the hands of the Jinyiwei, and he did not think that Tianquan Villa could take advantage of it.
If it were normal times, he would definitely not use his Eagle Squadron, after all, that was his trump card.
But this time it was different, because this time he had to make Yuwen Lin die. Only when this man died would he feel at ease.
So, he said seriously, "Don't worry, I will let the Flying Eagle Squad go with you this time. We must get rid of Yu Wenlin and help Daliang take back the land of Wuyue."
When Zhuo Dingfeng heard that Xie Yu wanted the Flying Eagle Team to go together, he felt relieved and quickly agreed.
……
After Wang Yue met Xiao Jingrui, of course they also had to go see Yuwen Lin, accompanied by Xiao Jingrui and Yuwen Nian.
Wang Yue looked at Yu Wenlin and said with a smile, "Nian'er has been talking about her father-in-law for a long time, but it's a pity that you never came."
Yuwen Nian also quickly agreed, "Yes, Dad, you are far away from the court now, and your station is not far from Yue State. Why don't you come here to see me more often?"
Seeing that his daughter was still as cute and innocent as ever, Yuwenlin realized that although she was only one of the concubines, she was still very much loved by the King of Yue.
He said with emotion, "I really want to come, but it's not convenient for me with this identity. But seeing how happy you are here, I feel relieved."
Yuwen Nian understood what her father meant. She couldn't help but blush and said shyly, "But I still can't help but miss Daddy."
Seeing his half-sister so cute in front of his father, Xiao Jingrui said happily, "Father, the King of Yue promised me to build a city on the island of Jiangzhou, and I will be the city lord there. At that time, people from the three countries can come and go freely. Father just needs to go, and sister can visit from time to time, so that our family can meet often."
Yuwenlin looked at Wang Yue with some surprise. He didn't expect Wang Yue to do this. Could it be that the Kingdom of Yue really had no intention of taking the land of Southern Chu?
He was a little confused, but he couldn't ask in front of his son and daughter, so he just started chatting with the two children.
After some communication, Yuwen Lin not only promised Xiao Jingrui that he would go there often after the city was built in the future, but also promised Yuwen Nian that he would visit her often.
He waited until the banquet was over before he took the initiative to say to Xiao Jingrui and Yuwen Nian, "You two brothers and sisters should go back first. The King of Yue and I still have something to say."
Wang Yue didn't know what Yuwen Lin wanted to do, so he led him to the side hall. After the two of them sat down, he asked curiously, "Father-in-law, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Yuwen Lin sighed and said helplessly, "You should have heard about it, right? I have been assigned to Jiangzhou in our Southern Chu. Although I control the military power, I can stay away from the imperial power."
Wang Yue didn't know what his father-in-law was up to, so he just followed Yu Wenlin's words and said, "I have heard of this, but being a border guard is also good. Are you still worried that Prince Hao will get rid of you?"
Yuwenlin shook his head and said with a smile, "That's not the case. I was originally a son that my father did not favor. It was only because I was a hostage that he felt that he had treated me unfairly, so he gave me some comfort."
Wang Yue saw Yuwen Lin mention this, and he also said with emotion, "The King of Chu is indeed a little partial, but my father-in-law's arrangement is very good. You can lead the army to help the Kingdom of Yue. Not only can you guard against Daliang, but if the new emperor takes any action against your father-in-law in the future, I will definitely help you with all my strength."
Yuwen Lin looked at Wang Yue's serious expression and said unhappily, "The King of Yue is planning to take this opportunity to try to swallow an elephant again, right?"
Wang Yue shrugged and said calmly, "Is there anything wrong with this? If it was my father-in-law who was the Emperor of Southern Chu, I might not do anything because of our relationship, but if it was someone else, then of course I would be tempted."
Yuwen Lin frowned. He originally wanted to find Wang Yue to ask if Wang Yue had any other plans, otherwise he would not have deliberately delayed Xiao Jingrui.
But Wang Yue changed the topic to future national affairs in just a few words, which made him feel worried and troubled. Could they withstand the attack from Yue State?
You know, although the territory of Southern Chu is more than twice as large as that of Yue, the number of troops it can use to fight is only comparable to that of Yue.
The State of Yue only needs to allocate half of its military force to prevent Daliang from attacking. It may not even need half of it. As long as the navy attacks with all its strength, it can stop Daliang and use the whole country's strength to attack Southern Chu.
4% of Southern Chu's military forces were used to guard Daliang, leaving only % of their forces, which was not enough to stop the State of Yue.
He suddenly became worried about Nan Chu's future, and no longer cared whether Xiao Jingrui was being used by Wang Yue. He hurriedly said goodbye to Wang Yue.
……
With a heavy heart, Yuwenlin had no time to observe the situation around him on his way to the inn, and did not notice that he was surrounded.
Zhuo Dingfeng hurried over. He also wanted to complete the task as soon as possible and return to Jinling as soon as possible. He didn't want to stay in Yue State any longer. Every second he stayed here, the possibility of him being exposed increased.
What he didn't expect was that he encountered such a good opportunity as soon as he arrived in Kuaiji, and he rushed forward without hesitation.
The Flying Eagle Squad is indeed very powerful. Although powerful bows and crossbows are banned and cannot be brought to the Kingdom of Yue, they are still very powerful with ordinary bows and arrows.
After just one round of attack, half of Yuwenlin's guards were gone. By the time they reacted, Zhuo Dingfeng had already brought the masters of Tianquan Villa to kill them.
Seeing this situation, Yuwenlin felt that something was wrong and he might die here.
But he really didn't understand who he was going to kill: his elder brother, Wang Yue, or even the one called Xie Yu.
Just as he was daydreaming, he suddenly heard the sound of a crossbow arrow breaking through the air. The few people who rushed to the front were hit hard before they could react. The crossbow arrows fell to the ground, and those of the Flying Eagle Squad were even more miserable, with five or six arrows sticking out of each of them.
Only Zhuo Dingfeng and his son Zhuo Qingyao escaped, but they were still hit by arrows in the legs and arms, so they could not escape.
Zhuo Dingfeng frowned and looked at the man who walked out of the darkness. He asked in confusion, "Wang Jing? Didn't you leave Yue State and chase to Yunnan?"
The visitor shook his head and said disdainfully, "Do Commander Wang really need to take action against a few small fish and shrimp like you?"
His clothes were soon illuminated by the surrounding torches, and Zhuo Dingfeng recognized him. He said in shock, "You, you are the personal guard of the King of Yue!"
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Wang Xiaoqi was wearing more gorgeous armor than the Jinyiwei. He looked at Zhuo Dingfeng and his son and said with disdain, "Don't you think about it? As the father of Princess Nian, how could we not have someone from the Yue Palace secretly escorting us?
By the way, when Xie Yu sent you here, didn't he tell you about the relationship between Prince Sheng and Princess Nian? He actually sent you here to die?"
Zhuo Dingfeng did not answer. He knew he could not escape, so he picked up the sword in his hand and wanted to slit his throat.
But before he could raise his arm, a crossbow arrow hit his right arm steadily, causing the sword in his hand to fall to the ground in pain.
Wang Xiaoqi sneered and said disdainfully, "Zhuo Dingfeng, if you were not a fool and still useful, I would not be willing to use a crossbow to save you. You died for an enemy who killed his son. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?"
After hearing this, Zhuo Dingfeng's desire to survive suddenly came up. He couldn't help but widen his eyes. He said in disbelief, "What do you mean by this?"
Wang Xiaoqi shook his head and said casually, "Since you want to know, just follow us back to the palace. My prince is probably waiting for you there now!"
Zhuo Dingfeng was also a ruthless man. There were arrows stuck in his legs and arms, but he still gritted his teeth and followed Wang Xiaoqi to the palace.
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