"Alright, there's no need to be so reserved. You've entertained me for a few days, so I have to return this favor. As long as you can take back Ping Jin, I'll personally celebrate your return. You're injured, so you should rest here for three more days. Three days later, bring all the officials of Pingjin to the Imperial Censorate and pay a visit to the Crown Prince's tutor, Duke Ze Sheng. He will personally arrange for you to recover Pingjin.”
Li Yi was extremely depressed. How could he still have the mood to stay here? In order to recover Ping Jin within half a month, it was better to go back to Nighthawk, Du Qingshan, and Li Mu to discuss how to fight this battle.
She quickly rejected the offer,"This humble servant's small injury is not a big deal. Please allow this humble servant to return home as soon as possible to see her mother at home. It will save her from worrying about her and fulfill her filial piety."”
"Alright, let's go home and take a look. Don't forget that you have to pay a visit to Saint Duke Ze in three days.”As Zhou Qing spoke, he swept a glance at Sun Zhiyang with a strange expression. He cleared his throat and said," This Saint Duke Ze is impartial and strict in enforcing the law. You have to do your best."”
Li Yi was so focused on going home as soon as possible to study the countermeasures for the battle that he did not notice Zhou Qing's strange behavior. He readily agreed. After bidding farewell to the Crown Prince, she hurriedly left the manor with the servant boy at the side. She sat in the carriage that had been prepared outside and returned to the Li family's temporary residence in Taihe Prefecture with worry and unease.
As soon as he got off the carriage, Li Yi was immediately dumbfounded. The tall and imposing gatehouse, the mighty and majestic stone lion, the scattered pavilions, and the deep courtyard. Was there a mistake? Was this his new home after committing the crime of abandoning the city? She was confused. She glanced at the soldiers who sent her back. Those young soldiers bowed respectfully to her. It would be ridiculous for her to ask if this was her home after being sent here.
She was full of doubts as she walked towards the door in front of her. On both sides of the brownish-red painted door stood two soldiers in bright armor. They were like two wax statues, motionless. When Li Yi approached, the expressions of the two soldiers changed drastically when they saw her. She ran excitedly towards the courtyard and even forgot the rules as she shouted," My lord is back! My lord is back!"”
Li Yi smiled in relief. It still felt good to be home! Here, she had close relatives, trusted brothers, and family members who treated her sincerely.
Ouyang Bo, who was sitting in the gatehouse, was the first to rush out. She looked at Li Yi in a daze, as if she could not believe her eyes. She stared straight at her and walked towards her step by step. His tall and sturdy body was so excited that he couldn't help but tremble. Crystal tears hung in the corners of his eyes. It had only been a few days since they last met, but he had lost a lot of weight. His chin was covered with green stubble, making him look dejected and lonely.
"You…you're finally back. Are your injuries…better? I'm such a bastard. I know you don't know martial arts, but I still let you lead your troops to die alone.”
After going through a life and death separation and returning home, there were so many people who cared about her and cared about her. Li Yi was so touched that he wanted to cry. After escaping death, she felt very wronged. She had mixed feelings in her heart. She could not tell whether she was happy or sad. It made her, a woman who was used to being a master, unable to control her tears. There was no Sun Zhiyang, who took advantage of others when they were in danger. There was no cold understanding. There was no Crown Prince Zhou Qing, who hid a needle in his cotton wool. This was her home, where her family members who truly cared about her lived.
Ouyang Bo didn't know what to do. He clenched his fists in frustration." Don't cry…I…I didn't protect you well. I even said that we're brothers. We're brothers in this life, and we'll be brothers in the next life." I…"
Li Yi was amused by his silly look and laughed,"Why? Is it because this brother of mine is too useless and always needs your protection? Are you regretting being my brother?"”
Ouyang Bo's face turned red. He said anxiously," No, no. I didn't protect you well. I'm useless."”
Could it be that he knew her secret? Li Yi thought about it randomly and began to feel unnatural. He didn't seem to treat him as a simple brother anymore. There was a strange light in his eyes, a warm glint. It was the light that a man would have when he looked at the woman he loved. But how did he know? Who else knew?
"The Li family has been sentenced to death. Why didn't you leave with Mr. Ouyang? You are not from the Li family, so you don't have to suffer with the Li family.”
"Who dares to let him go?" Nighthawk walked out with a smile on his face. He stood in front of Li Yi and gently punched Ouyang Bo's shoulder. "He's a fool. He protected the large group of people and passed through the Ghost Forest with us. I couldn't wait for you, so I had to kill my way back. If I hadn't knocked him out, he would have already gone to fight Hu He's soldiers. The Li family was sentenced to death and imprisoned. He even said that he would go to the netherworld to beg for forgiveness. He would argue with whoever persuaded him to leave. Hehe, Li Yi, you've made a good brother!”
Li Yi stared at Ouyang Bo. He turned his face away awkwardly and pursed his lips without saying a word. Ever since she came to ancient times, she had been disturbed by the things around her. She had never cared about Ouyang Bo. Even if he had saved her life, she only treated him as a brother like the Li family's personal guards. But now that she knew what he was thinking, her heart inexplicably throbbed. Which woman didn't want a sincere man to love her, willing to go through fire and water for her, willing to spend life and death with her.
He was such a person, sincere, clear about love and hate, and never pretentious. He had saved his life time and time again, but he had never expected anything in return. Presumably, he was waiting for her at the gatehouse? There were quite a few words that said that his emaciation and decadence were also because of her, right? many words
Li Yi was touched and filled with joy, but he deliberately pretended to be angry and said coquettishly,"Ouyang, you can't be like this in the future." Although we are brothers, everyone has to live for themselves. If you really die for me, even if I see you in the netherworld, I will turn around and leave. Then, I will tell the Nether King that I don't have such a stupid brother.”
Ouyang Bo raised his head and looked at her. He pursed his lips and did not refute, but his eyes were firm. It was obvious that he was stubborn and did not take her words to heart.
"Pui, pui, pui, why are you in the netherworld the moment you come back? "Yi, come and let Grandma see. My grandson is finally back."”
With the support of the two madams of the Li family, the Matriarch happily came out with the Li family's trusted soldiers and family members behind her. She grabbed Li Yi's hand and looked at him again and again, as if she was afraid that if she took a single look, her precious grandson would disappear.
After chatting with everyone for a while, with such a happy atmosphere, Li Yi did not bring up the matter of recovering Pingjin in half a month. Only after everyone had dispersed and was busy preparing for the shock banquet did he bring Li Mu, Nighthawk, Du Qingshan, and Ouyang Bo to the study.
After entering the study and taking a seat, Li Xiang 'er served him a teacup. She looked at Li Yi with tears in her eyes. She wanted to get close to him and have a few intimate words with him, but she had never had the chance. He looked at her foolishly, unwilling to leave.
Li Yi picked up his teacup and looked at Fragrance. She knew what Xiang 'er was thinking. The two of them grew up together and were inseparable. He didn't come back during this escape. He didn't know how many tears this girl had secretly shed. She must have been so worried that she couldn't sleep or eat well. Now, it seemed that her eyes were still a little red and swollen, and her small face was even sharper.
She was touched, but she did not like such a sad atmosphere. She teased,"What's wrong, girl? Did you miss me?"”
Xiang 'er blushed. She knew that the young master was the young miss. But others didn't know! If Miss said this in front of so many people, it would probably cause a lot of misunderstandings. She could not say it directly. She rolled her eyes at Li Yi and left the study in embarrassment.
Nighthawk laughed and said to Li Mu meaningfully,"It seems that the good thing for the Li family is coming."”
"Close to what? Once the matter of recovering Ping Jin is over, I'll arrange your marriage with Fan Xing and let Fan Xing take care of you.”
Nighthawk smiled sinisterly." Uncle Li, our Young Master is not bad. If he marries Xiang 'er, he will definitely love her and dote on her. Xiang' er will have a good home."”
"I've always treated Xiang 'er as a younger sister. Seeing this girl's sorrow, I teased her. Let's talk about the serious matter. Why were you sentenced to death when you arrived at Taihe Prefecture? What's going on with this house?"
Li Mu frowned and looked worried." When we arrived at Taihe Prefecture, we were arranged to go to the relay station with the other officials. However, soldiers suddenly came and said that they were ordered to capture the criminals who had abandoned the city. They put everyone in prison and were about to be executed without interrogation.”
Li Yi asked seriously,"The other officials have not been convicted, but they want to deal with the Li family alone. Do you know who secretly wants to kill the Li family?"”The novel network didn't jump.
Nighthawk sneered." Who else could it be? I know one of the soldiers who came to capture us. It turns out that Prince Ping Zheng Zhou Qing is also in Taihe Prefecture. He was the one who secretly ordered the people from the Taihe Prefecture's Inspectorate to capture us.”
Li Yi's finger gently stroked the teacup. The Li family had no enmity with him, so why would he want to kill the Li family? Could it be that he had some secret dealings with Hu He and was afraid that he would expose him? However, although he had received the news, he did not have any real evidence in his hands. Why would he harm the Li family because of this? Otherwise, it was because of the Crown Prince Zhou Qing. Once Zhou Qing left, the officials of Taihe Prefecture would invite him to drink. Those officials probably knew that he had some friendship with the Crown Prince and wanted to build a good relationship with him first. Could it be that Zhou Zhi had heard about this and thought that he was a member of the ***, so he wanted to use this opportunity to destroy the Li family? If it wasn't for these reasons, then what could it be? No matter what it was, Zhou Zhi had to be on guard. This feud had been formed.
Nighthawk's eyes were deep, and his smile was ambiguous.”
"Who is it?"
"That Zhou Guang, who eats and drinks, is actually the current Crown Prince. You have better taste. How could the Li family be fine? Not only did he save the Li family, but he also arranged this residence for us. He informed us that you had returned to Taihe Prefecture and were only injured. Go to him for treatment first and send you back later.”
Li Yi smiled bitterly. No matter what, Zhou Qing was still loyal enough to arrange such a good place for his family. However, if he really cared about their past relationship, why did he force him to recover Pingjin State within half a month? Half a month, wasn't that a joke?
She looked around at everyone." You should know that the Li family has been arranged to be the vanguard of the rebellion, right? Quite a few words."
Everyone agreed." Yes!"
Li Yi sighed and said,"The Crown Prince has ordered me to be the commander and recover Pingjin State within half a month."”
Going Home
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