They say it's sick

Chapter 12

In the blink of an eye, the first month came out, and the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion gradually resumed its old life.

It's just the beginning of the new year, and a funeral has just been held. A lot of things, big and small, have accumulated. Everyone is in a hurry. Yun Zhi walked along the corridor all the way, not even seeing a few servants.

After all, it was cold in the spring, and he was only wearing a single shirt. After a while, he was blown by the cold wind, and the cold air slowly penetrated from the outside to the inside, soaking through the muscles and bones.

Yun Zhi lamented that illnesses come and go like a mountain, and that sicknesses come and go like a thread, and that a person who has been strong and strong all year round is actually so shy and weak, while hesitating whether to go back to the room and put on a coat again.

Suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the distance, Yun Zhi turned his gaze away and saw Yun Shu who was trotting along the long corridor.

Another year later, the child was only five years old. Compared with his peers, he was considered tall, but in the eyes of adults, he still had the same short arms and legs. In addition, he was dressed thickly, so he ran all the way like a fluffy Chubby puppy.

Yun Zhi couldn't help but curled up her lips, half bent over and opened her arms.

Yun Shu originally had a tense face, but when he saw Yun Zhi's appearance, he immediately laughed, and rushed over quickly, stuffing the things he had been holding into Yun Zhi's arms.

Yun Zhi lowered her eyes to look at the fox fur in her arms, hugged Yun Shu with one hand, and poked his face: "How do you know I'm here, and you brought me the fox fur?"

"I'm going to your room!" Yun Shu tilted his head to avoid Yun Zhi's cold fingers, and struggled to fall to the ground, "The doctor said that you can't catch a cold if you are sick!"

He pointed to the fox fur on Yunzhi's arm, "Put it on quickly, or I'll tell grandma!"

"afraid of you!"

Yun Zhi shook her head with a smile, and put on the fox fur obediently.

He practiced martial arts since he was a child, and fought on the battlefield more than once, so he didn't pay attention to the skin wounds on his body.

But I don't know if it was because of drinking with injuries on New Year's Eve that caused the subsequent burning for two consecutive days, or maybe it was just after a funeral, and the whole family felt like they were facing a big enemy. When he went out of the room, he also arranged for a doctor to live next door to check his pulse every morning, afternoon and evening, and all kinds of rare medicinal materials came in an endless stream.

Even Yunshu was affected, spending most of the day in his room, not noisy, but never leaving.

Many times, when Yunzhi looks up from the desk and sees the toddler lying on the side who is concentrating on writing and drawing on the paper, he will be in a trance for a moment.

It was like seeing myself from many years ago.

Yun Zhi hugged Yun Shu again, and poked his chubby face: "Why did you run into my room so early in the morning, where's your mother?"

"Mother is going to camp!" Yun Shu tilted her face on Yun Zhi's shoulder, "She said she was going to the capital, and she has something to explain."

"Going to the capital?" The smile on Yun Zhi's face slowly stagnated, and his brows were slightly raised, "Why is your mother going to the capital?"

"It's not mother going to the capital city, it's me, mother accompanying me!" Yun Shu was a little downcast after finishing speaking, "Little uncle, I heard that the capital city is far away, so after I go, will I never be able to go home again? Dad was also..."

Yun Zhi held Yun Shu with one hand, patted him on the back comfortingly, and pressed him on his shoulder: "No..."

His tone was very gentle, and there was even a little smile in his voice.But as long as someone stood in front of him, he would find that there was no smile on that pale face that had just recovered from illness.

"With little uncle here, you don't have to go anywhere."

Half an hour later, Chen Jin, who was in Daying, hurried back to Hou's mansion.

Yun Zhi was sitting in the room drinking tea.

There are several charcoal basins in the room, exuding a very different warmth from the outdoors. He was only wearing a plain unlined garment. After recovering from his illness, he lost a lot of weight, and his clothes looked extraordinarily loose. The leisure and ease in the room are no different from before.

Chen Jin hurriedly pushed the door in and saw this scene, he was secretly relieved.

In the past year, there have been a lot of affairs in the army. Although he is only a small lieutenant, he is also very busy. Counting it, he has not been back to the Hou's mansion for more than ten days. Last time he came here, he was still lying on the sickbed. Finally healed.

Chen Jin took off the cloak that was still stained with coolness casually, sat across from him carelessly, and poured a cup of tea for himself, before he could drink it, he heard Yun Zhiliang say, "I've been sick for a while. , Captain Chen has gained a lot of skills."

Chen Jin paused with his hands in the air, subconsciously raised his head.

Holding the teacup in his hand, Yun Zhi casually blew away the froth in the tea, his eyes drooping, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he seemed to be in a good mood, it seemed that the endless words just now were just a joke.

But the deliberate emphasis on the title makes people somewhat uncertain.

After all, Chen Jin didn't drink the tea, put the cup back on the table, straightened his back, and made himself sit upright: "Have someone call me back, is there something urgent?"

Yun Zhi glanced at him, but didn't answer, she took a sip of tea slowly with a smile still on the corner of her mouth.

Chen Jin inexplicably felt his hairs stand on end, stared at Yun Zhi for a long time, and finally couldn't help it: "My lord, we have always been straightforward."

"Okay, let's talk straight..." Yunzhi put down the teacup, wrapped her arms around her chest, and the smile on her face disappeared without a trace, "Then let me tell you first, what happened when Shu'er went to the capital?" ?”

"So it's because of this..." Chen Jin heaved a sigh of relief, but seeing Yun Zhi's expression, his face became hesitant again, "It's not that I concealed it on purpose, you also know that there are many things in the army at this time, and I am also like this I only heard the news a few days ago, and I haven't had time to tell you..."

"Chen Jin..." Yun Zhi leaned back on the chair, tapped the table lightly, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Okay..." Chen Jin sighed, "Actually, you also know about this matter. The king of Huai'an in Beijing has been afraid of the military power of the generals for a day or two. Earlier, when the son was in Beijing, he thought he had the bargaining chip to threaten the Lord Marquis." ,at the moment……"

Speaking of this, he looked at Yunzhi, saw that his expression was the same, and then continued: "In short, the imperial decree arrived a few days ago, and you can guess the content, first to comfort and comfort, and then to beat around the bush. In order to show the holy grace, Lord Hou was asked to send another close relative to the capital.

The purpose of King Huai'an is to coerce and test, not to mention that Lord Hou never had such thoughts.Even if there is, it is impossible to reveal it at this time, and it is absolutely impossible to resist, so..."

"So I thought about it between me and Shu'er, and chose to let Shu'er, who is only five years old..." Yun Zhi laughed at herself, "Is it because I have been ill for too long that our house began to acquiesce? I need more protection and care than Shuer."

"Actually, Master Hou has not stated his position, but you also know the temper of the young lady. You are still recuperating. Of course she..."

Chen Jin said, "As long as the king of Huai'an doesn't want to push the Yun family into trouble, he can't make things difficult for Shu'er. What's more, there is still the young lady here, so there is no danger in going to the capital."

"Chen Jin, you should be clear..." Yun Zhi raised his head slightly and looked into Chen Jin's eyes, "I thought that as long as the Yun family was there, even if the eldest brother insisted on staying in the capital, I could keep him safe and sound."

Since the day when Yun Zhi fell down in front of the house covered in blood, this was the first time he had taken the initiative to mention Yun Ji, and when he said it, he himself was in a trance for a moment, lowered his eyes and poured a cup of tea.

"My lord, that is..."

Chen Jin knew that he was still brooding over Yunji's death even though he had avenged his revenge, so he subconsciously expressed comfort, halfway through his words, he realized later, "You mean the death of the son is related to the capital city, isn't that group of people Bandits?!"

"Didn't you also find it strange that the guards arranged by the Holy One could die so easily, with one blow and no power to resist..." Yunzhi stroked the tea cup in her hand with her fingertips, and looked up at him, "From the army We have all seen the bandits who came out, they are capable, but they are only at the level of bullying ordinary people, this group is far more than that."

Chen Jin frowned slightly, and instantly remembered the injury on Yunzhi's body that he had seen that day.

Although those injuries were not fatal, it can be seen that they have gone through a bloody battle - you must know that Yunzhi has been practicing martial arts since childhood, and he was trained by famous masters. Not to mention, whenever there is a battle to be fought, Marquis Zhenyuan will definitely take him with him. He has always been a vanguard to fight on the battlefield. Although he has suffered many injuries over the years, he is rarely in that embarrassment.

Chen Jin also had doubts for a short time at that time, and then he was always ill because of Yunzhi.Although I often came to visit, I didn't talk about it again. I just thought that I was alone in the end, and it was hard to avoid being outnumbered.

Looking back now, I feel more than that.

Seeing his expression, Yun Zhi knew that he understood what he meant, and continued: "I brought back sixteen heads that day, among which fifteen were killed by myself, and one was poisoned by myself."

Chen Jin squinted his eyes—a bandit, acting like a dead man?

"In addition, I also found that all the things they robbed were piled up there, whether it was gold, silver, grain, or even the fox fur of the eldest brother..." Yunzhi touched the clothes from his arms as he spoke. One thing, "It seems that although they robbed something, they didn't need it at all."

Chen Jin looked over and recognized that it was a jade pendant - the one that Yun Ji wore on his body since he was a child.

Speaking of this, it would be too far-fetched to say that this group of people are just ordinary bandits.

"So you suspect that someone ordered this group of people to pretend to be bandits and assassinate him on the way the son must go home?" Chen Jin frowned and thought for a while, "The son has always been cautious, and he has never heard of it. But who did he have any conflicts with, or that the behind-the-scenes instigation was actually aimed at the Yun family..."

"I do not know."

Yun Zhi shook her head, looking down at the jade pendant in her hand.

The jade pendant was of high quality, but there was a very annoying crack.

"So even without this imperial decree, I originally planned to go to the capital." He said slowly, "I want to find out what my elder brother has experienced in the past three years, who knows the arrangements for his return trip, and who and why The reason suddenly became murderous to him."

"I want everyone who killed my eldest brother to be buried with him."

When he said this, his face was calm, without the slightest turmoil, but there was a hint of scarlet in his eyes, exactly the same as when he said on the snow field that day that he would make those sixteen thieves pay for their lives.

No matter how long it takes, and no matter how much it costs, he will eventually do it.

In this case, there is no need to say words of consolation.

Chen Jin slowly clenched his fists and nodded: "I'll go with you."

"We'll discuss whether to go or not. The most important thing right now is not this..." Yun Zhi put the jade pendant back into her arms, and glanced at him, "If you really want to do something, why don't you help me convince my sister-in-law?"

"Young Madam, forgive me for being powerless..." Chen Jin paused, "Otherwise, if you ask Madam, Young Madam will still listen to what she says."

Yun Zhi seemed to be thinking for a while, then shook his head: "I'm going to the army."