Chapter 71
Chapter 71
Li Yan has always supported all of Yunzhi's decisions.So at lunch, when he learned that he was going back to the capital the next day, he only said yes and chatted with Yunzhi about whether he should bring some special products from Liaobei on the return trip. He didn't even ask why the other party made this decision. Chen Jin, who was completely immersed in the food, couldn't help looking up at him.
Halfway through the meal, Li Yan got up and went to the kitchen to serve soup. Chen Jin watched his back disappear from sight, and looked at Yun Zhi hesitantly: "A few days ago we arranged for someone to check the person accompanying the prince, and today you suddenly decided On the return trip...even the most stupid person should be able to see that you are hiding something from him. He doesn't ask anything, but he will feel that he is not trusted by you, right?"
"I didn't hide it from him..." Yun Zhi put down her chopsticks, picked up the letter still on the corner of the table and handed it to Chen Jin, "It's just right, let's deal with it after dinner."
Chen Jin subconsciously stretched out his hand to receive the letter, and was about to put it in his arms when he suddenly realized that he raised his eyes to look at Yunzhi's face: "You put the letter there on purpose to test him?"
"Why should I test him?" Yunzhi picked up the chopsticks again, "Xuanzhi and I had an agreement that we would be honest no matter what the situation was. Didn't hide anything from him."
Chen Jin was stunned: "So you put the letter there because you want him to see the contents of the letter, then he..."
"He knows that I won't use such clumsy methods to test him..." Yun Zhi took a bite of the vegetable, chewed it carefully and swallowed it before continuing, "So he will understand that I put the letter there to show that I want to When he sees the contents of the letter, he will naturally read it."
"But..." Chen Jin wanted to say something more, but hesitated as soon as he opened his mouth.
Yun Zhi didn't raise her head, she only caught a glimpse of the confusion on his face from the corner of her eye, and smiled lightly: "Do you want to say that Xuanzhi is from the Huai'an Palace after all, and it would be risky to let him know. But I feel like saying it out It seems to be a suspicion of alienating our relationship, afraid that I will think too much?"
Chen Jin sighed: "It's good that you understand."
"I understand, and Xuanzhi also understands..." Yunzhi put the chicken legs on the plate to Chen Jin, "Let's eat, don't worry."
Chen Jin was not a person who would worry too much, and since he was young, Yunzhi was the one who had more thoughts and ideas. The fact that it was Chen Jin's turn to worry about it was very rare, no matter if he made a mistake when he was young Being punished by Lord Hou, or falling into danger on the battlefield after growing up, whether it is a small matter or a big one, Yun Zhi has a way to resolve it, and Chen Jin never needs to worry about him.
But the current situation is different after all. On the one hand, there is the blood feud between the dearest brother, and on the other hand, the true love who wants to join hands for the rest of his life...
Chen Jin looked at Yunzhi for a while, and found that no matter how worried he was, he couldn't give any useful help in this matter. He could only hope that this little guy was so capable that he could even resolve such a predicament.
Thinking of this, he shook his head, picked up the chicken leg in the bowl and ate it.
When Li Yan came back with the soup, Chen Jin had already eaten the whole chicken leg, wiped his mouth contentedly, got up and left.
Li Yan watched his leaving back and looked at Yun Zhi with some doubts: "Didn't he just want to drink soup?"
"You don't know him yet, and you change your mind in a moment of whim..." Yun Zhi said, reaching out to fill a bowl of soup and handing it to Li Yan, "You drink more, the weather is getting colder, so you can drive away the cold."
Li Yan raised his eyes, glanced over the empty corner of the table, then turned to Yunzhi's hand, took the soup bowl and responded with a smile: "Okay..."
Although the decision to return was a bit abrupt, when they came out of the capital, they traveled with ease, and it didn't take much effort to pack them up.
However, time is limited, and there is no time to make a special trip to Pingzhou City to buy some special products. Fortunately, during the time I lived in the village, I received a lot of local eggs, newly harvested rice, and home-made wine from the villagers. Previously, Yunzhi and Chen banned the furs they had bought and made by themselves.Although it is not a rare item, it is not enough to go back empty-handed.
Although there is no need to rush the return journey, the days are shorter after autumn. In order to get to the town where you rest before dark, you can only get up earlier.
With Li Yan around, Yun Zhi woke up smoothly, but she was still very sleepy. She only checked briefly, gave a few more instructions, and then yawned and got into the carriage first.
When Li Yan watched the attendant put everything in order, and then confirmed with Chen Jin and then climbed into the carriage, Yun Zhi had already leaned against the wall of the carriage and fell into a drowsy sleep, her fingers were still unconsciously soothing her chest. A gray rabbit that moves around restlessly.
This gray rabbit is the one Yunzhi caught when he went up the mountain. Except for the two days when he went to Li's mansion, he was taken care of by his attendants. After that, he was always taken care of by Li Yan himself, and he ate well every day. While drinking and feeding, a small nest was specially prepared and placed in the bedroom of the two of them when they were sleeping, and they held it in their arms while reading, and occasionally took them out for a walk in the yard.
In Li Yan's past life, he never raised anything. At that time, he was too busy to take care of himself, and he was very indifferent to others, let alone have any patience with such little things that he didn't know how to say. If you only come back, it will probably become Li Gui's appetizer that night.
Just because it was sent by Yunzhi, it has a different meaning. After raising it for a long time, I have experienced a joy that I have never had before.
After all, Yun Zhi is different from Li Yan. He grew up in the Hou Mansion, and he has a restless playmate like Chen Jin by his side. He has seen and raised countless things, ranging from chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, to monkeys, leopards, eagles, and foxes. After entering the army, he was inseparable from the war horse all day long, so he would not pay attention to such a gray rabbit, but when he saw Li Ji's interest in this little thing, he followed Ai Wuji Wu, and got it all day long. Kong would hold the rabbit, which was only a little bigger than a slap, in his arms, and Chen Jin was speechless as he watched.
Li Yan smiled softly, sat down next to Yunzhi, and took the rabbit into his arms. Just as he adjusted his sitting posture, the person beside him who hadn't opened his eyes leaned over at the right time, and his voice was full of sleepiness. : "All installed?"
"Hmm..." Li Yan took a thin blanket from the side and covered it on Yunzhi's lap, with one hand free to hold him in his arms, the other hand unconsciously touched the gray rabbit on his lap, " It's time to go, go to sleep."
Yun Zhi became restless, her eyes were still closed, but her hands were groping aimlessly by her side. Before Li Yan could ask him what he was looking for, a warm sleeve stove was stuffed into it. arms.
Yun Zhi leaned back on Li Yan again, still feeling sleepy: "It's cold in the morning, don't catch a cold."
Li Yan nodded in response: "Okay..."
As soon as the words fell, with a loud horse whining, the carriage started staggeringly, followed by Yunzhi and said again: "The road is still long, you can sleep for a while, or you can play with that little guy for a while and stop reading. The light in this car is dim and bumpy, it hurts the eyes too much..."
After speaking, the voice became softer and softer, and the person fell into a deep sleep again.
Li Yan turned his face slightly to look at the young man who was sleeping extremely peacefully on his shoulder.
In fact, Yun Zhi has always been vigilant and rational. Even when he looks very lazy and relaxed, he will still be soberly tense. This is a habit he has developed in the army all the year round. The time is even rarer, but almost all of them are given to myself.
Li Yan thought of the letter he read the day before, stopped the sigh that was about to come out, and gently closed his eyes.
In fact, ever since he gradually got closer to Yunzhi and understood his purpose of coming to the capital, Li Yan has been secretly worried about this.
After all, it is a fact that Xiao Duo is in control of the court situation, and it is also a fact that he is suspicious of the Marquis of Zhenyuan. Even Xiao Duo himself said before that Yunji's death may not be without suspicion.
Although the content of that letter was not any direct evidence, it made Xiao Duo's suspicion more definite.
Li Yan has not been with Xiao Duo for a short time, and he has more or less understood and even arranged the methods he used to control the court situation. There are many eyes and ears in Youzhou City, and it is not uncommon to arrange a man around Yunji.
Just like the Yun family also left a lot of "nails" in the capital, as long as they haven't done anything too obvious, they are actually well aware of their existence.
But according to Li Yan's understanding of Xiao Duo, he still felt that even if the guard was indeed from Huai'an Palace, Yunji was not killed by him——
Xiao Duo was a casual and unscrupulous person, if it really reached the point where he could not tolerate the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion, he would not be able to take such a disgraceful assassination.Unless there are other reasons, Li Ji couldn't think of a reason why Xiao Duo insisted on killing Yunji.
It's just that he believes that Xiao Duo is not the mastermind behind the scenes, which doesn't mean that Yun Zhi can also believe it. He gave the letter without reservation just because he believed in himself.
Since you believe in yourself, you can't let him down.
Li Yan's thoughts drifted a little, and he lifted the curtain of the car and took a look outside.
Autumn is in full swing, and you can see a golden and brilliant piece as far as you can see, against the blue sky, dispelling the bleakness of autumn without a trace.
The faint depression in Li Yan's heart suddenly disappeared.
He had walked this southward road once, but at that time he was alone, the road ahead was unknown, and there was only the severe cold and confusion of winter outside the car.
But now, beside him was an existence that he could no longer lose.Although the road ahead is still full of unknowns, the outside of the car is full of joy of harvest, just like Li Yan's heart that has been emptied for more than ten years but has become rich and affluent.
It will always be resolved, and none of them will be disappointed.
Li Yan covered the car curtain, turned around and planted a light kiss on Yun Zhi's side face, then pulled up the thin blanket to cover him more tightly, then tilted his head slightly to lean against him.
With the swaying of the carriage, he closed his eyes, and the hand stroking the little gray rabbit also slowly stopped, unconsciously falling asleep.
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