After another half night of fuss, the two of them fell asleep, and the imperial decree from the palace was delivered to the mansion just after dawn.

Yao Xue estimated that it was still early, so she didn't wake Qiuchen up. He dressed neatly, got up and went to the front hall to receive the order.

The eunuch who came to proclaim the decree was the confidant of Emperor Ning Yuan. He saw Yao Xue walking quickly into the house from the backyard, and looked him up and down with scrutiny. He couldn't find anything wrong with it. In the end, he could only begin to read the imperial edict unwillingly.

Yao Xue bowed down respectfully and knelt down to listen to the decree. The general idea in the edict was that Yao Xue was restored to the position of Hussar General. At the same time, Bai Yu, the original deputy in the army, was conferred the title of General of Chariots, and Ji Xi was named General of Zhongwei. Dispatch different armies to serve Dayong together.

After listening to Yao Xue, she had a clear plan for Emperor Yong.Chariot General is a position that will only be set up during wartime, in order to defend against foreign enemies.Although this official position is lower than that of Hussar General, it is also an important position in the court, and it is crucial to the war.

The position of Ji Xi's Zhongwei General is slightly smaller than that of Chariot General, but it will also take away a large part of the troops.In addition, there were many military generals, large and small, in the court, some of whom belonged to the king of Wei, and some of them did not stand in line, and each of them took part of their troops.

All in all, Emperor Ning Yuan had to reinstate Yao Xueguan because of Qiu Chen's request, so he wanted to use Bai Yu and Ji Xi to check and balance him.Both of them were Yao Xue's former lieutenants. Doing so would only make them feel bad for each other and their relationship would become more rigid.

The positions of Ji Xi and Bai Yu were not considered high-ranking officials, and their family backgrounds were not considered prominent either. When Emperor Ning Yuan didn't want to use them, they would naturally come and go as soon as they were recruited.

When the internal officer left, Yao Xue turned around, and was about to go back to the bedroom in the backyard, but saw Qiu Chen walking in the door slowly.

He casually draped Yao Xue's robe on his shoulders, while yawning, he embraced Yao Xue from behind, with his hands hanging on his shoulders, and said affectionately, "Wake up so early?"

Yao Xue turned sideways, slightly surprised: "Why did you get up?"

Qiu Chen pursed his lips, and said in a low voice: "If you don't lie beside me, I won't feel at ease, so I woke up."

Because of the concentric Gu, he sensed a strong sense of loss and reluctance in Qiu Chen's heart.Although the other party was smiling, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

As soon as they left the house today, they couldn't be together all the time.

Thinking of this, Yao Xue felt very uncomfortable. He turned around and hugged Qiu Chen, kissed him on the forehead, and said, "I will look for you as soon as I have a chance."

Qiu Chen just buried her face in the hollow of his shoulder, clutched the hem of his clothes tightly, and stopped talking.

……

As soon as Mao Shi passed, the two went out and went to the palace outside Yanyang City.

As soon as Qiu Chen got off the carriage, he was taken to the side hall of the palace by a group of attendants to change clothes and burn incense to prepare for the ceremony.

Every three years, the royal family of the Yong Kingdom held a grand ceremony to worship their ancestors. This year happened to be a whole year, so it was extraordinarily grand. Whether it was the royal relatives in the palace or the foreign ministers and senior officials serving in the court, they all had to be present.

The royal family and their families and relatives will perform three-day kneeling and related sacrificial activities in the center of the hall, while foreign ministers who are not related by blood will stand outside the hall.

There was nothing wrong with the left and right, so Yao Xue went to the other side hall where the generals rested.

He walked into the room and saw that Ji Xi and Bai Yu had already arrived, there was no one else in the hall, they were sitting together, talking softly.

Seeing Yao Xue coming in, Ji Xi stopped talking immediately, stood up and stared at Yao Xue.Bai Yu didn't get up, but nodded slightly towards Yao Xue.

Yao Xue pursed her lips and didn't know what to say for a while, so she nodded slightly to them.

There was an awkward silence in the hall for a while.

Yao Xue was sitting in front of the window a little far away from the other two, drinking a cup of tea boredly.While secretly observing the movements of those two people, he secretly hoped that someone else would come here to rest and resolve the stalemate.

After a while, no one entered the hall, but Ji Xi walked over slowly and sat opposite Yao Xue.

Yao Xue put down the teacup, looked up at Ji Xi curiously, but saw that the other party lowered his eyes to look at the table, and said hesitantly, "You...you didn't come back to catch up with us last time."

Yao Xue was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and was able to look at the other party silently for a while.

Ji Xi didn't seem to expect an answer from him, but continued, "Bai Yu and I waited for you at the border for several days after we entered Yong Kingdom."

"We saw that you didn't come, so we thought you were staying in Liangguo. But, why did you come back? Also, why did His Majesty arrest that national teacher? Why did you stay with him in Xianling?" These The question seemed to have troubled Ji Xi for many days, and he couldn't help asking Yao Xue a series of questions.

"Ji Xi, stop asking. He won't tell us the truth." Bai Yu who was not far away had been listening attentively, and seeing that Ji Xi was losing his composure, he spoke to stop him.

Seeing that these two people had a deep estrangement with her, Yao Xue finally said: "I didn't intend to stay in Liang Country at all. I wanted to bring him back when I was there, because Yong Country was where he was supposed to be. "

After hearing this, Ji Xi was very confused and asked, "Isn't he the national teacher of Liang country? Why does he belong to Yong country?"

Yao Xue raised her head, took a look at Bai Yu, and finally stared at Ji Xi's eyes and said, "Because he is from the Yong Kingdom, and he is also my child."

Both Bai Yu and Ji Xi opened their eyes wide in shock.

Bai Yu suddenly stood up, looked at Yao Xue and asked in disbelief: "Then why...why did he become the national teacher of Liang Kingdom? Besides, why does His Majesty value him so much?"

Yao Xue just shook his head: "Wait a while for the ceremony to start, let you confirm it with your own eyes." When he said this, he closed his eyes and said earnestly: "Bai Yu, Ji Xi, I never thought of lying to you, I have never done such a thing. I know that you used to regard me as a friend, as the most trusted and admired person. But after so many things happened, I let you down."

"He is my childhood friend and the most important person to me, so I must protect him." Yao Xue looked at the two men meaningfully when she said this, and said, "I think, what do you think of this person?" This kind of emotion is very familiar, and I also understand the desire to cherish the one I love."

Bai Yu and Ji Xi stood where they were, looking at him speechlessly for a while.

Yao Xue smiled slightly at the two of them, and finally clasped her fists together, but: "I haven't congratulated you on your promotion. From then on, you are no longer my lieutenants. Let it pass. I wish you all the best in the future."

Hearing this, Bai Yu felt a little moved in his heart. He was silent for a while, and then said softly: "General..."

He was about to say something more, but suddenly there was the sound of a car driving outside the door, and not long after, You Yi stepped into the gate of the palace.

Bai Yu and Ji Xi hurriedly nodded to him and saluted: "Commander You."

Yao Xue stood aside, seeing that the person who came was the frivolous man he saw on the street that day, she couldn't help being secretly surprised.

Unexpectedly, the other party acted like this, and he was actually the commander of the imperial city's imperial army.However, in other words, he is also Prince Wei's confidant, and he is not a good person.

Yao Xue and the other party had never met formally, so they just stood aside at the moment, watching him silently.

You Yi nodded perfunctorily to Bai Yu and Ji Xi, but didn't say much.He was wearing a black tunic, the uniform of the imperial guards in the palace, which made his waist very straight.It's just that he seems to be in a bad mood today, his phoenix eyes are slightly squinted, and he looks a little listless.

But when he turned his head and saw Yao Xue was here, his eyes lit up immediately.

He walked to Yao Xue's side in two or three steps, his tone slightly raised: "Are you here too?"

Seeing the other party's interested expression, Yao Xue felt vigilant in his heart. He stepped back calmly and asked, "Shouldn't I be here?"

You Yi smiled and said, "Of course it should."

However, as he spoke, he leaned forward very ambiguously, looked at Yao Xue and said with a smile: "General, I always feel that we met somewhere before."

After hearing this, Yao Xue couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart.But he still said calmly: "We met yesterday, and the commander's memory is really bad."

The other party was so rude to him again and again, Yao Xue was a little annoyed in his heart, he didn't wait for the other party to speak, took the initiative to take a step forward, stared at You Yi's narrow eyes and said: "Also, Commander, is there anyone here?" Taught you, before talking to others, you must first report yourself."

You Yi was unmoved, his mood seemed to change in an instant, he looked at Yao Xue provocatively for a while, and said with a smile: "The general wants to know my name so much?"

Yao Xue became more and more unhappy, and looked back with some disgust.

The other party's voice sounded very pleasant: "My name is You Yi, and I am currently the commander of the imperial army."

Yao Xue hadn't had much contact with Prince Wei's people these years. Previously, Prince Wei was in decline and didn't have much real power in his hands. As Yao Xue was a general of hussars, most of the military power was in his hands, so even Prince Wei had to Be afraid of him three points.

But in the past two years, Emperor Ningyuan was getting old and had no successors, so he thought of passing on the throne to his younger brother. Prince Wei Qi Yu also began to slowly expand his power since then.

The previous commander of the Forbidden Army was not familiar with Yao Xue, and the army led by Yao Xue did not have many substantial conflicts with the Forbidden Army, so it has been relatively peaceful for many years.

But this time, as soon as he returned to Yong Kingdom, the commander of the Forbidden Army was changed, and he returned to this difficult person.What bothered Yao Xue the most was that he really felt that he seemed to have seen You Cruising somewhere.

You Yi didn't seem to care much about Yao Xue's attitude, he walked around the hall twice, sat down beside Bai Yu again, turned his head and pointed to Yao Xueyi: "You two lieutenants, do you know that you and that Is Gu King having an affair?"

When he said this, he squinted his eyes and said: "I don't know what kind of appearance that Gu King has, or he has some good tricks to make you compromise."

After hearing this, Yao Xue clenched her fists, stared at You Yi and said coldly, "Commander You, pay attention to your words."

Bai Yu and Ji Xi also stood up with some displeasure, and Ji Xi said bluntly: "Commander, your way of striking up a conversation is too old-fashioned."

Everyone in the palace has heard that You You always likes to talk to good-looking men, and he has basically struck up a conversation with anyone who is outstanding in appearance.This person is very mysterious, he replaced the original commander of the imperial army overnight, and he was backed by the king of Wei. Although his usual style was arrogant and frivolous, no one dared to say anything.

Yao Xue has not been in the palace for the past six months, so naturally she has no way of knowing.His appearance is considered first-class, and it is reasonable to attract You Cruise's attention.

As soon as Ji Xi said the words, he knew that he had made a slip of the tongue. He was no longer Yao Xue's lieutenant general, so it seemed inappropriate to scold You Yi.

But I didn't expect Bai Yu to say the same bluntly: "Commander You, this is a palace, not a place for fireworks, please show some respect."

Although the official positions of these people are similar, You You never takes these two seriously. Hearing this, he turned around and said impatiently: "A lieutenant general is a lieutenant general. If you get promoted, you still can't change the habit of licking dogs." As he said that, he looked up and down the two of them, and said very much: "Can you compare with me in appearance, or can you compare with this general? Don't talk to me if you don't look good. "

Yao Xue felt a little helpless when she heard him speak like this.The other party seemed to be about the same age as him, but he was so self-willed in dealing with things, and he didn't know how he survived to this day.

Ji Xi and Bai Yu's looks can't be said to be top-notch, but they are still very good. Ji Xi has always cared about his own image. After hearing this, he will draw his sword and go out for a competition regardless of his status.

Watching this scene, Yao Xue actually felt a strong sense of familiarity for an instant. This feeling was so strange that it even made him a little dizzy.

Seeing that a few people were about to fight, the voice of the servant outside the door sounded very timely: "The ceremony is about to begin, please move to the main hall."

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You Yi will only have one reaction after seeing Qiu Chen's appearance, that is to kneel down)

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