Chapter 315: Hope [Long Chapter]
The two of them quickly got up and looked aside. They saw an old man with a strong figure squinted eyes and looked at them. This made them sweat in a cold sweat.
After seeing the visitor, Huang Yuchen and Ning Yi immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at the visitor.
"What? Aren't you very happy just now?" The old man smiled, stepped forward a few steps, walked to Huang Yuchen and Ning Yi, looked at the two of them with a smile, then looked at the leftovers on the table, and joked: "Oh, the food is really good, didn't you say give me some leftovers?"
"Xiao...Uncle Xiao." Ning Yi secretly glanced at Huang Yuchen. In front of Xiao Yibo, he was like a child who did something wrong.
Huang Yuchen stood aside, not daring to breathe for a moment. He didn't know why, even though Xiao Yibo was nominally a subordinate of the Dongwang Mansion, and his father's old subordinate, although he was a sworn brother of his father, he would not put him in such pressure. However, when facing Xiao Yibo, Huang Yuchen was involuntarily afraid. This feeling was not only him, but even his eldest, second and third brothers, it was probably the same. Now, looking at Ning Yi's appearance, he dared not be arrogant in front of Xiao Yibo. He saw Yu Sheng before, and he was respectful.
Thinking of this, Huang Yuchen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. Among his peers, no one could be unrestrained in front of Xiao Yibo. This old man was a little scary.
"Hehe." Xiao Yibo heard Ning Yi call him, and laughed, but instead of looking at Ning Yi, he turned to look at Huang Yuchen and said, "Boy, when did you arrive?"
"I... that...I..." Suddenly, Xiao Yibo asked, Huang Yuchen felt a turbulence in his heart and his words were not smooth.
"Yuchen... entered the city early this morning and entered the city lord's mansion at noon." Ning Yi whispered from the side.
Xiao Yibo glanced at Ning Yi, then looked at Huang Yuchen, laughed and said nothing. He stepped forward, sat down in front of the stone table, picked up the dishes, and didn't care that it was the leftovers of the two of them, and he opened his mouth to eat.
Ning Yi and Huang Yuchen saw Xiao Yibing look, looked at each other and winked each other, but neither of them dared to speak. They just stood in front of the stone table like this, as if they had made a mistake.
Although Ning Yi is a few years older than Yu Sheng, he has been with Dong Wang. He is now the number one think tank in the Dong Wang Mansion, proficient in formations and has a very high status. But when facing Xiao Yibo, he is still respectful. If this old man is really angry, he will not care who you are.
Thinking about what happened after I arrived in Pingjin City a few days ago, I still feel a little scary now.
The only one who can avoid Xiao Yibao in the entire Eastern Palace is Ye Guan. Even Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan are respectful in front of Xiao Yibao.
If the Eastern King of the East Palace is the Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai, then Xiao Yibao is afraid that it will be the foundation under the Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai Dinghai.
"Why are you two standing?" Xiao Yibao took a few bites, looked up at Huang Yuchen and Ning Yi, frowned, and said, "I'm not here to sit down, wait for me to invite you?"
When the two heard this, they hurried over and sat down, respectfully watching Xiao Yibao eat leftovers voraciously. Ning Yi originally wanted to open his mouth and say that he would make another table, but he was afraid of being scolded, but in the end he kept his words in his stomach.
As for Huang Yuchen, he was extremely reluctant to come to Pingjincheng. Mr. Xiao was just a slap in the first time he saw him. Even if he was with his elder brother, he would beat him as soon as possible, without any taboos. Moreover, now only Ning Yi and him are here, and both of them are sent by the elder brother Huang Yuanwu to monitor the old man. Even if he was concerned about the overall situation and did not point it out, it was certain that he was angry in his heart. Huang Yuchen was afraid that he would not say the right words and would be beaten up again, and he had no choice.
"Boy Ning." Xiao Yibo looked at Ning Yi while eating and asked, "I'll ask you, what money did you buy this table of food? Your own money or Kuyin?"
Ning Yi was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood what was going on. He hurriedly said, "I'm using my own salary. Uncle Xiao, don't worry, I don't dare to touch a treasury."
Xiao Yibo nodded when he heard this and asked again: "How many silver did the supply team bring this time?"
"Thirty thousand taels of silver." Ning Yi hurriedly returned.
"Well..." Xiao Yibo took another bite of the dish, and then said, "Tomorrow, you should quickly distribute the silver. The blacksmith shop in the city has not settled for a few days, so you can't owe the people money."
"Yes." Ning Yi was respectful and did not think anything was wrong with letting him do such a thing.
Xiao Yibo took a few more bites, turned to look at Huang Yuchen, with a smile on his face and said, "Boy Yuchen, what are you doing?"
"I... that... this..." Huang Yuchen hesitated and hurriedly looked up to see Ning Yi. Ning Yi winked at him, but he couldn't tell what it meant.
"Yuchen was secretly sent by Yuanwu. I guess he was afraid that the Dongwang Mansion would be unsafe. If it was placed in Uncle Xiao, it would not be discovered." Ning Yi saw that Huang Yuchen didn't understand what he meant at all, so he hurriedly spoke.
"Oh?" Xiao Yibo immediately frowned when he heard this, looking at Ning Yi and asked, "What? What happened to the East Prince's Mansion? Tell me the truth, otherwise be careful of your fists."
Ning Yi saw Xiao pointing his finger at him, his face changed slightly. He was about to say something, but he heard Huang Yuchen on the side say, "Uncle Xiao, are you full?"
Xiao Yibo turned around and looked at Huang Yuchen. Before he could speak, Huang Yuchen continued, "If you are full, let's go back and talk. It's late and it's a little cold outside."
"Yes, yes, Uncle Xiao." Ning Yi said quickly: "It's a bit cold outside. Besides, the food is cold. Let's go inside and say, I'll send someone out to get some snacks for you."
When Xiao Yibo saw Huang Yuchen and Ning Yi sing together, he immediately knew what was going on here, but he didn't point it out, and stood up with a smile and walked straight to the main room of the backyard.
Huang Yuchen and Ning Yi looked at each other, and saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes, but they didn't say anything. They followed Xiao Yibo and entered the main room in the backyard.
The lord's mansion in Pingjin City has no servants, and some trivial matters need to be done by themselves. This is also Xiao Yibo's usual style. He feels that if he reaches the level of being served, he will be really old.
Xiao Yibo went straight to the first seat of the main hall. Ning Yize skillfully entered the back, pulled out the teapot that had been already hot, brewed a cup of tea for Xiao Yibo, and filled the tea cups on the two small tables next to him. Then he put the teapot aside and got down at Xiao Yibo's seat. Huang Yuchen sat opposite Ning Yi. The two looked at each other again, silent.
The first night has arrived, and a few candles were lit in the main hall, and the light is sufficient.
Xiao Yibo did not ask directly, but picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then looked at Ning Yi and Huang Yuchen with interest, then slowly spoke, saying, "Don't hide it from me, you two boys. I basically know the current situation of the royal family, and there is nothing I can't accept. Just say it if you have something to hide from me. If you hide everything from me, I will really lose my temper."
Huang Yuchen looked at Xiao Yibo, and saw that his face was calm and he had no intention of getting angry. His tone was very calm. He always felt that Uncle Xiao was seen again, but there was no difference, but he couldn't say it.
Ning Yi frowned slightly when he heard this, but he wanted to speak but stopped and didn't know what to say.
Huang Yuchen hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Xiao, I have just returned from the enclave. I don't know what happened to the royal palace. But when I went back, I saw that the hall in the front yard was being repaired, as if it had been destroyed and rebuilt. I asked my elder brother, but he didn't say anything, and then sent me to you."
Xiao Yibo said nothing when he heard this, but just put the teacup on the table, turned his gaze to Ning Yi, and asked, "Boy Ning, I asked you before, you were hesitant, and now Yuchen is here, you are still hesitant. Do you really want me to do it before you can tell the truth?"
"No...Uncle Xiao, just before leaving, the little prince repeatedly told me to do things and not talk too much." Ning Yi saw that Xiao Yibo asked him again, and hurriedly said.
"Your wings are hard." Xiao Yibo was not angry when he heard this. He nodded slightly and said, "With you assisted Yuanwu, you will not be wrong in the future." After that, he picked up the teacup again and took a sip. In this way, he lost the momentum he had before.
Seeing this, Huang Yuchen burst into tears and looked at Ning Yi with a questioning look in his eyes. Ning Yi and Huang Yuchen looked at each other, shook their heads gently, and signaled Huang Yuchen not to say much.
Huang Yuchen clearly felt that Uncle Xiao was no longer in his previous state, as if he had grown much older, and he was no longer as unscrupulous as before. If it were before, he had to ask what he wanted to know clearly, so that he would not be facing who he was facing. Even when he was facing Huang Yuanwu, he would beat him up and he would have to see that he had such a good temper.
Thinking about what Ning Yi said before, Uncle Xiao probably knew the exact news of his father's death long ago. In addition, the return of the army later, no official news has been passed to Pingjincheng. Uncle Xiao can understand from these clues. His current changes must be related to this matter.
"It's a turbulent autumn now, Yuchen." Xiao Yibo looked at Huang Yuchen, his tone was calm, and he said softly: "Since your elder brother asked you to come, you will stay in the city lord's mansion in the future. With me here, no one can move you. As for what happened in the palace, it's better to leave it to Yuanwu. Since he doesn't want to say it, he has his own reasons." After that, he stood up, looked at Huang Yuchen and Ning Yi again, and said: "I'm tired, boy Ning, you have arranged for Yuchen, and I won't care about the rest." Then, he looked at Huang Yuchen deeply again, turned around and went back.
Huang Yuchen looked at Ning Yi with a serious expression. He suddenly realized that Uncle Xiao, who made him respect and fear, seemed to have become a different person.
Ning Yi watched Xiao Yibo disappear into the front hall, then sighed deeply, looked at Huang Yuchen, and said softly: "Uncle Xiao, I understand everything in my heart, but I don't say anything. Maybe only he himself knows the depression in his heart."
"Uncle Xiao..." Huang Yuchen turned around and looked at the place where Xiao Yibo walked into, and a trace of worry rose in his heart.
If this feeling was put before, it would never appear. Anyone in the Eastern Palace would have an accident, and Xiao Yibo would not, and Xiao Yibo was one of Huang Yuchen's most feared elders. From nothing to something, he had always followed his father to fight south and north. He was in a high position, but he did not take the secular vision at all. He did his own thing and always did what he thought was right. In Rongbao City, he could see some of the things he did to the widow's family.
Such an awesome elder suddenly changed his temperament, which made Huang Yuchen unable to accept for a moment.
"Okay, don't think about it." Ning Yi stepped forward, patted Huang Yuchen on the shoulder, and whispered: "Let's go, take you to the bedroom to have a look."
Huang Yuchen followed Ning Yi and left the front hall of the backyard, not far from where he arrived at the bedroom he prepared for him.
The layout of the bedroom is as simple as ever. In addition to the wooden bed, there is only a wooden wardrobe, a wooden table and several chairs.
"For a while, you will live here for the time being." Ning Yi pulled Huang Yuchen into the bedroom and said, "If there is any change in the future, it will not be too late."
Huang Yuchen looked around and didn't feel dissatisfied. He nodded slightly, walked to the wooden table, sat on the wooden chair, and said, "Senior Ning, who... Uncle Xiao has recently..."
Seeing Huang Yuchen's appearance, Ning Yi smiled slightly, turned around and closed the door, then walked to Huang Yuchen to sit down, and whispered: "It's nothing, it's just a slight change, not as domineering as before."
"But when I first arrived here, Uncle Xiao beat me up." Ning Yi said, looking at Huang Yuchen and said, "You are a blessing in disguise. If it were before, there would be a beat."
Huang Yuchen brows lightly, and he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart. Looking at Ning Yi, he wanted to speak but stopped.
"You shouldn't worry too much." Ning Yi sighed softly, and said, "The situation facing our royal family is too complicated now, and it is not something you can solve by yourself. Uncle Xiao has been through the battlefield for a long time and knows it better than anyone else. But if such a big thing happened, if he wanted to still think that he was as unrestrained as before, it would probably not work."
"I understand." Huang Yuchen lowered his head and said softly: "It's just that Uncle Xiao's changes made me difficult for a moment. This time I went back to the East Prince's Mansion, and my elder brother also changed. I didn't tell me everything like before. Something must have happened to the royal palace this time, but I won't even tell you the truth. "
Ning Yi was speechless, and suddenly he returned to the East Prince's Mansion to apologize. He sighed and said, "In the event of this change, everyone has changed. Not only Yuanwu, but Yuchen, you have also changed."
Huang Yuchen turned his head and looked at Ning Yi, without saying anything, without comment.
"Even Master, didn't he come out of the mountain?" Ning Yi continued to whisper: "I'm afraid when he came out of the mountain, he knew that this time the matter was probably not as simple as it seems."
"When I looked at the enclave before, once we broke through the Black Stone Bridge, our army would feel like we were in an uninhabited state, and we could take the entire enclave into a few days. However, Yuanwu sent three elders to the enclave, and later sent Yongning to lead reinforcements. Now more than a month has passed, and the war in the enclave has not yet been completed."
"All things come one after another, and it feels like everything is arranged. It's out of control since the old prince leads troops to serve the king."
Ning Yi's voice was very low, and Huang Yuchen just listened quietly.
He had similar ideas to Huang Yuanwu. Although Ning Yi was the current military advisor of the Eastern Prince's Mansion, when he went to the front line, he still had to obey his father's orders. Moreover, Huang Yuchen also knew that with Ning Yi's personality, if his father wanted to enter the inner city, he would definitely be blocking him to death. But now he didn't know why Ning Yi compromised in the end and let his father enter the inner city of the imperial capital, and then met Yang Qin's rebellion.
"Think about it now, if I tried my best to stop the old prince at that time, everything that happened next might not have happened." Ning Yi's voice became a little trembling, with a hint of sob, but he quickly took it back. He turned to look at Huang Yuchen with a smile on his face and said, "Yuchen, Yuanwu put you in Pingjin City to protect your safety. You are the hope of our Eastern Prince's Mansion, and you must not be missed."
Huang Yuchen captured the emotional fluctuation on Ning Yi's face. Hearing Ning Yi's words, he smiled slightly and said, "Hope... I don't want to do anything hope, I just want to advance and retreat with the people I am closest to."
"Go forward and retreat together." Ning Yi repeated Huang Yuchen's words, smiled bitterly, and said, "Nothing is that easy. Since Yuanwu asked you to Pingjin City, it is to conclude that you are no longer safe in the Eastern Palace. With your current abilities, it is no different from sending you to death."
Huang Yuchen was silent. He stretched out his hands and looked carefully with the silver moonlight, but sighed in his heart: Yes... With my current strength, what can I do... I can only fight for it, not to be a burden to my brothers.
"Don't worry." Ning Yi saw that Huang Yuchen seemed a little depressed, laughed, patted Huang Yuchen on the shoulder, and said, "No matter who the enemy they are facing, no matter what they want to do. To deal with our Dongwang Mansion, they must think clearly. Dongwang Mansion is not a nickname. And it is not your turn to worry. In front of you, there are your three brothers, four city lords, countless generals, and me."
Huang Yuchen looked up at Ning Yi, and at this moment he was standing behind him. The moonlight shone through the window on his face, showing mottled marks. At this moment, a heartfelt smile appeared on Huang Yuchen's face, and a warm current rose in his heart.
"Yes, what am I worried about? This is the Eastern Prince's Mansion, which has the strongest combat power of Qi Tian, countless generals who have experienced many battles, and the four city lords each have their own sides. The three brothers are all dragons among the people, and there is also Ning Yi who knows best. He has agile mind and excellent formation skills. With them, what am I worried about?" Huang Yuchen thought of this in his heart, and the smile on his face became even stronger.
He stood up, looked at Ning Yi, and smiled and said, "Thank you, Senior Ning."
"Yu, Yuchen, I'm grown up and will say polite words to me." Ning Yi laughed, patted Huang Yuchen on the shoulder, walked out, and reached the door, turned to Huang Yuchen and said, "You have a good rest today. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and let you see our newly trained soldiers, so that you won't be like a resentful woman, and feel that our Dongwang Mansion has encountered some great crisis."
After saying that, Ning Yi waved his hand, opened the door directly, and walked out.
Huang Yuchen looked at Ning Yi's back, smiled slightly, walked up to close the door, turned around and sat cross-legged on the bed. Today was the most comfortable day he had in such a long time.
Close your eyes and slowly enter into meditation.
Ning Yi's appearance gave Huang Yuchen a reassurance, which relieved his very worried mood a lot.
At this moment, Ning Yi was walking alone on the path of the city lord's mansion, but his face disappeared without the smile he had just now, and instead he was heavy.
After walking a few steps, before coming to Xiao Yibo's bedroom, he gently pushed it away and flashed into it.
"Did you go to bed?" Xiao Yibo's a little old voice came. Ning Yi stepped forward and walked to Xiao Yibo's couch sitting cross-legged, and said respectfully: "I've entered a state of meditation."
"Oh..." Xiao Yibo sighed softly when he heard this, and said, "Since Yuanwu has asked him to come, let him be here with peace of mind. If you can't let him know, try not to let him know."
"Yes." Ning Yi saluted respectfully and turned around and retreated.
Xiao Yibo sighed deeply again, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have deepened a little more.
Late at night, the bright moon is in the sky.
In Pingjin City, it is quiet.
Chapter completed!