The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

"Then you don't like it?"

Xiao Jiuqin asked the question knowingly, and shamelessly put his finger on the side of Bai Yan's neck, rubbing it slightly.

Master Bai frowned, and moved Xiao Jiuqin's hand away, "Speak as you speak, what's the matter with this restless hand?"

Master Xiao Hou "under pressure" retracted his hands, and Bai Yan was still leaning against the door, his back felt a little nervous, so he got up and walked inside.

Lord Xiao Hou watched Bai Yan walk straight in, but ignored him.The two of them had only spoken halfway, and now there was nothing to say, so he suddenly felt a pang of sadness for no reason.

"It's said that Xiaobie is better than a newlywed. Why do you seem to be disgusted with me? Did someone recruit you during this time?"

Xiao Jiuqin used to like to follow behind Bai Yan like a small promise of favor, but now that she has reached the crown, she still looks like a resentful woman.

Bai Yan glanced back at him, jokingly said tentatively, "Are you being bewitched? Or are you jealous..."

Even so, Bai Yan didn't think Xiao Jiuqin was jealous.

Now the two of them are always together whenever they have a chance, and Bai Yan doesn't get too close to someone, so it's out of the question to be jealous.

But who knew that Xiao Jiuqin's skin was getting thicker, not only that, he walked over a few steps and hugged Bai Yan directly.

"You can see it all, and you still ask me?"

Bai Yan: "..."

"No..." Bai Yan was a little confused, "Who am I getting too close to recently?"

He subconsciously reflected for a while, and even pulled his fingers. Apart from Xie Ping, he was surrounded by Yueji. As for the others, they rarely even spoke, but one of them had only known each other not long ago. The other is a 15-year-old boy, if they are jealous, they will never be able to settle on them.

Xiao Jiuqin frowned, "Yue Ji is from Huai Chun..."

Bai Yan almost slapped him to death, if he hadn't worried that Xiao Jiuqin was his "wife", Bai Yan would have beaten him to death by now.

"Ahem...then let's not talk about it?" Xiao Jiuqin had a strong desire to survive, fearing that he would offend Bai Yan.

The two looked at each other, one sat on the couch and the other leaned over.

Bai Yan glared at Xiao Jiuqin.

Xiao Jiuqin bent her lips: "I miss you..."

With one hit, Mr. Bai was stunned.

Who said that smart people don't like to hear such words, Xiao Jiuqin silently scolded He Zhaoyuan in his heart.

Now that the situation in Yingdu is unclear, and Guixi Mansion has just quelled a war, the two of them put everything behind them and started talking about business.

Xiao Jiuqin and Bai Yan were not together these few days, so the news was not in common, so the two spent some time sharing all the news they knew about each other.

After hearing this, Bai Yan's expression turned uneasy, "It stands to reason that Wei Chengju should be responding to everyone now, but why hasn't he received any news until now? As for Huai Chun, I don't believe he is being countered now."

"Do you trust Huai Chun that much?"

This time Xiao Jiuqin was not jealous, but asked him sincerely. Bai Yan glanced at Xiao Jiuqin: "You and him have only met a few times before, and you are not familiar with him, but I have been with him for five years. In recent years, although everyone has called him a spoiled eunuch these years, in fact, no matter before or now, he is still the upright Ning Xuanhuai..."

"His scheming and strategy are beyond human reach."

"And don't forget, before you returned to Yingdu, everyone in Yingdu compared him with Yunzhong, so the two of them were actually evenly matched, even in some dark places, Huai Chun is more resourceful than Yun Zhong."

"There should be something else." Xiao Jiuqin looked at Bai Yan: "I've always been curious about one thing, that is, why did Huai Chun wholeheartedly support Wei Chengdan as emperor?"

"Obviously Wei Chengdan is not suitable."

When Xiao Jiuqin asked this, Bai Yan was also slightly taken aback. In fact, he had the same doubts as Xiao Jiuqin earlier, but later he understood, and he even knew what he was doing more clearly than Huai Chun.

"Not long after the accident happened in Pingjinhou's Mansion five years ago, the Princess Mansion also had an accident. Although the Queen Mother protected him at that time, it could only protect his life, and it could not let the emperor let the Princess Mansion go. So he was helpless at that time. I watched my parents die."

"And also later, he was castrated and forced to stay in the palace. There are many things that cannot be tested, but in fact he himself is willing to stay in the palace."

"So he's out for revenge?"

"Yes, and no." Bai Yan put it off, he watched the snow slowly fall outside the window, but his heart was not at peace.

"You also know the relationship between Huai Chun and Wei Chengdan. He always emphasized that Wei Chengdan was made emperor so that he could take revenge better, but in fact I think he also wanted to save Wei Chengdan."

"As the emperor's most unfavored son, Wei Chengdan has not had a good life these past few years. Not only that, because of the emperor's indifference and the empress' indifference, so Wei Chengfeng and others are always hurting him..."

"Besides, Wei Chengdan has a strange personality. He is the kind who can stand in place if you don't pull him away. Others think he doesn't care about everything, but Huai Chun must have discovered it a long time ago. Wei Chengtan needs someone to motivate him."

"The battle for the throne is inevitable, and there are not many princes who are qualified to fight. It is nothing more than Wei Chengfeng, Wei Chengdan, Wei Chengju, plus Song Que who has just recognized his ancestors..."

"Wei Chengfeng and Wei Chengju both know their personalities. If any one of them ascends to the throne one day, the most legitimate Wei Chengtan will be the first person they want to get rid of."

"Huai Chun didn't know that he was protected by the queen mother back then, and he lived humiliatingly until now, but Wei Chengdan is different. He will always be a thorn in the side of Wei Chengfeng and Wei Chengju. As long as he lives for one day, they will always be criticized by others. .”

"Either you die or I die...Wei Chengdan has no right to choose, and it is even more impossible for Huai Chun to watch something happen to Wei Chengdan."

"What about the emperor?" Xiao Jiuqin frowned: "Wei Chengdan has never been favored, if the emperor obstructs him, what can Huai Chun do?"

"So what we have to know now is, how is the emperor's situation now? Is he sober or has he been shackled by Wei Chengli?"

"If Wei Chengju is impatient and gives the emperor to..." Bai Yan pointed out, "then no matter how much the emperor favors him now, he can't tolerate being coerced."

Speaking of this, Huai Chun will inevitably trouble Xiao Jiuqin, "Now let He Zhaoyuan lead a team to Yingdu first, and leave news along the way. It is best to inquire about the news of Yingdu early, we must have I know who is in charge of Ying now."

"If it's Wei Chengju, then we will be under the control of others every step of the way. To put it seriously, we are rebellious officials and thieves. Once we send troops to the north, then we will be the ones who will not be justified..."

"But if Huai Chun can still control the situation now, then we will secretly send some soldiers to station outside the city, so that we can rescue him in time. As for the matter after the rescue, that is the matter of Huai Chun and Wei Chengdan. , you and I will retire when the time comes, it is best to stay away from these things."

Bai Yan analyzed all the possibilities, and Xiao Jiuqin nodded as he listened. He understood what Bai Yan meant and approved of his approach, so the two of them made a plan together again, recruited He Zhaoyuan, and put their plans together. Tell him.

As it was getting late, He Zhaoyuan took advantage of the night to rush to Yingdu.This time Yueji also followed. Although he was still young, he was clever and could help a lot at critical moments.

But before leaving, Bai Yan still called him: "Didn't you say you wanted to stay in Guixi Mansion earlier, this is your home."

"But the master is also an important person to me. He saved me and taught me the foundation of my life. This time I want to go back."

Yue Ji was stubborn and refused to express his worries about Huai Chun, Bai Yan looked at him, but finally compromised, he specifically asked He Zhaoyuan to take care of Yue Ji, and He Zhaoyuan agreed.

That day on the city wall, Yue Ji's arrow really made everyone dumbfounded, and He Zhaoyuan admired this young man very much when he heard about it later.

When He Zhaoyuan, Yueji and the others left, Bai Yan and Xiao Jiuqin were not idle. They confiscated the weapons and horses of the Beidi people, and then released the Beidi people. As for Songbu, they were locked in prison , and notified King Beidi in due course.

There was an internal turmoil in Beidi, and the arrest of Song Bu led the people of Beidi King to finally rescue him, and they were very urgently preparing to plead guilty to Daliang.

Everything is proceeding according to Bai Yan's judgment. King Beidi sent his most trustworthy envoys to Guixi Mansion first because of the matter of Songbu. He probably knows something about the situation in Yingdu. Xiao Jiuqin expressed to him very humbly that Beidi didn't want to go to war, it was just the result of Songbu's going to war without authorization, and according to him, Songbu was a traitor and was completely handed over to Xiao Jiuqin.

When they heard this just now, Xiao Jiuqin and Bai Yan were not surprised, not only that, even Song Bu didn't think there was any problem.

"If you want to kill, kill, I have nothing to fear. The winner is king and the loser is Kou, don't you Daliang people often say..."

Xiao Jiuqin and Bai Yan looked at each other with a look of respect and respect, "You don't have to die either."

"What do you mean?"

Although Song Bu is young and energetic, he is not stupid. He doesn't think Xiao Jiuqin and Bai Yan can let him live.

"The two of us can give you a chance." Bai Yan said, "As long as you follow us to Yingdu and tell the whole story about your transactions with Wei Chengju and Yun Zhong, we will let you live."

"After all... we Daliang people also said that if there are green mountains left, we are not afraid of running out of firewood."

Song Bu hesitated: "Why should I believe that you can keep your promise? If I really do what you say, you will still kill me in the end?"

"Well, it's up to you to believe it or not." Bai Yan waved his hand, "After all, it's you, not us, who want to seek a way out..."

"You..." Song Bu gritted his teeth angrily.

Bai Yan shook his head: "Have a good time, whether or not you want to live in mediocrity, it's always up to you to make the decision, we only want the result."

Song Bu was silent for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "I hope you will keep your word."

"That's natural." Bai Yan reached an agreement with him and went out with Xiao Jiuqin.