Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 119 Strange bedfellows
The morning light shines through the window screen, making the room dim.

Pei Nian felt Gu Jingnian's restlessness again in his dream. He opened his eyes and woke up. He said in the commanding tone of his boss: "Next time, if you smell of alcohol, don't sleep next to me."

"This is not our home." Gu Jingnian muttered.

In his opinion, this place was not much different from the tent he stayed in when he was on the road. At that time, he was covered in dust and blood and hadn't even washed off, so he didn't care about the smell of alcohol.

His words were so depressing that Pei Nian had nothing to say. He pushed him awake and learned some language from him.

Pei Nian learned very quickly, but unfortunately the time was short and he could not communicate with Gu Jingnian normally for the time being, so he took his hand again, wrote on it, and asked, "How was your meeting with Prince Xin yesterday?"

"Mediocre, there is no need to assassinate him."

Pei Nian felt Gu Jingnian's fingertips, gradually frowned, and took his hand in return and wrote: "We just follow orders, regardless of whether it is necessary or not."

Gu Jingnian wrote: “I don’t think it’s necessary.”

Pei Nian was speechless at this stubborn attitude that didn't understand what people were saying. She turned around and glared at him.

Unfortunately, this is not Jingjing. She does not have the official position or power to suppress him, and she is not as capable as him. She has the aura but can do nothing to him.

Gu Jingnian even yawned, turned over and prepared to go back to sleep for a nap.

After sending Yin Yucheng off last night, he did another thing and was busy until almost dawn. He was still very sleepy at this moment.

Pei Nian forced him to turn over and looked at him firmly, trying to tell him with his eyes that this mission involved military and national affairs and could not be neglected.

But Gu Jingnian didn't buy her trick. Instead, he felt a huge gap between them.

He came to Yong State to find companions and a way out. He was a pawn who could save himself. He couldn't even take care of himself, so how could he care about the world affairs of Rui State? What's more, the so-called world affairs were nothing but the wolfish ambitions of a group of powerful people.

Pei Nian obviously did not come to help him save himself. Her father was still in Rui State, and she wanted to devote herself to the great cause of creating a peaceful and prosperous era to realize her ambitions.

Strange bedfellows.

So, Gu Jingnian shook his head and looked away, not looking at Pei Nian's eyes.

Pei Nian reminded in a low voice: "Don't forget the people you care about."

Gu Jingnian was immediately displeased.

The reason why he told Pei Nian frankly that "it's unnecessary" instead of just dealing with it perfunctorily was because he trusted her, and he also expected that she would not understand.

"You want to threaten me too?"

"No." Pei Nian had no choice but to explain: "I'm worried about you."

"Okay, I will do as you say, but the time is not right now."

After saying this perfunctorily, Gu Jingnian ignored Pei Nian again.

This is Yong State. As long as it does not implicate Gu Caiwei and her daughter who are far away in Rui State, he can do as he pleases without having to explain to Pei Nian.

"You don't trust me again." Pei Nian twisted his shoulders again, "I'm your helper, not here to imprison..."

"Okay, I'll sleep a little longer."

"Explain this to me first."

"Don't act like a superior. You are my woman here."

Gu Jingnian had just woken up from a hangover and his speech was still a bit slurred without him thinking.

Pei Nian was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously pinched his neck with one hand, saying, "You'd better be careful with your words."

The two were pushing each other on the bed when Zhang Xiaofang suddenly opened the door and ran in. She walked around the screen and took a look. She screamed, "Ah!" and quickly covered her eyes.

"I, I, I...it's okay, I'll go out first."

After saying that, Zhang Xiaofang turned around and ran away.

"stop."

Pei Nian subconsciously used a commanding tone again and straightened her clothes to let Zhang Xiaofang know that she and Gu Jingnian had done nothing.

"what happened?"

"Someone's coming outside. It's that Huo Bo from last time."

Recently, Zhang Xiaofang has been calling Gu Jingnian "Master Gu" and almost never calls him "Achou", as if she is deliberately distancing herself from him.

Even so, Gu Jingnian didn't feel bad. He had received her kindness when he was in the most difficult time, and he knew what kind of person she was at that time. Now he was repaying her kindness, not for any other purpose, so naturally they could get along with each other openly.

Even though he was misunderstood about what he and Pei Nian were doing, he didn't take it to heart. He put on his clothes and went to the front yard to meet Huo Bo, which made Zhang Xiaofang feel that she was making a fuss out of nothing.

In the front yard, Huo Bo was standing with his hands down. When he saw Gu Jingnian coming, he respectfully called out, "Young Master."

Gu Jingnian was slightly surprised when he heard this. He looked at Huo Bo's lifeless eyes and asked, "What did you call me?"

"The young master is a member of the Gu family, so he is naturally the young master of this old servant."

"Do you remember what I did to my eldest brother?"

"Remember, Young Master Ye wanted to save the eldest young master, but Chu Danqing's Fei people still killed the eldest young master." Huo Bo said, "This old servant has always misunderstood Young Master."

When he said this, he seemed to have complete faith in it.

But a person should not be able to complete the transformation of consciousness in such a short time. It can only be that Miao Chunniang has disturbed his memory again.

"What brings you here today?" "Young Madam has something to say, please come over to the mansion to chat."

Gu Jingnian didn't dare to see Miao Chunniang and refused immediately.

Huo Bo said, "Young Madam said that she must invite you. If you are unwilling to go, I will have no choice but to follow you closely."

"what ever."

Gu Jingnian didn't mind being followed by Huo Bo, but he was very afraid of having his memory altered. He knew clearly what was important.

There was another knock on the door.

However, it was Yin Yucheng who sent someone to find Gu Jingnian and specifically told him to bring Miss Pei along.

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Yin Yucheng got drunk quickly and sobered up quickly. When Gu Jingnian saw him again, he had already dressed up and regained his dignified image of a nobleman.

But if you look closely, you can see that he deliberately dresses younger than his actual age. He is forty years old but still has a bun that is popular among young people, and his clothing style is somewhat similar to Gu Jingnian's.

"Brother Gu is here. General Lu is busy today, so you should accompany me to inspect the camp... This must be Miss Pei, right? She is indeed, haha, a heroine."

Gu Jingnian didn't like being called a brother, and felt that it was hypocritical to become sworn brothers when meeting for the first time. Pei Nian also frowned slightly. Although she claimed to be a heroine, she could also sense that Yin Yu's pause meant that he thought she was not beautiful enough.

In fact, she is obviously a very beautiful woman, and she is dressed in women's clothes today.

In short, Yin Yucheng's words and two names made both people who heard them unhappy.

After a few greetings, Qu Jizhi also arrived, bringing Yin Yucheng with him to comfort the military and civilians in the city. He first inspected the troops in the parade ground west of the city, read out the imperial edict of the Emperor of Yong and issued rewards, and then visited some virtuous elders in the houses of the people in the city to win their hearts.

This was serious business, and Yin Yucheng did it according to the instructions. He didn't make any mistakes, but it was a bit boring.

Therefore, in between his work, he would always talk to Gu Jingnian about topics of interest.

"Brother Gu, do you know why I fell in love with you at first sight?"

"Please give me your guidance, Prince Xin."

"There's something about you that's very similar to my confidante."

After listening to this, Gu Jingnian thought that perhaps what he was talking about was the breath of fertile fields.

"How did Prince Xin meet her?"

"Haha." Yin Yucheng was happy when talking about this, and said, "That day I was hunting in the suburbs of Beijing, chasing a wild goose and ran to the edge of the woods, and I saw her standing there, looking up at the snow on the treetops, the sun shining on her face... I fell in love at that time, and other women in the world were no longer beautiful in my eyes."

At this point, Yin Yucheng turned around and looked at Pei Nian, and said earnestly: "But to be honest, you are too cold to Miss Pei."

"what?"

"I just saw that you didn't take the initiative to talk to her all the way here." Yin Yucheng said, "She looked at you several times and wanted to say something to you, but you ignored her."

Gu Jingnian didn't expect that he would tell him such a thing and was stunned for a moment.

Yin Yucheng didn't need his answer, he just wanted to express his emotions, he said: "Miss Pei is so attentive to you, you should be more considerate to her, women are meant to be loved, but you are young and frivolous. You don't see how good I am to my sweetheart, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum given to me by His Majesty, the Kunlun snow water that is hard to find in the world, anything she wants, even if I don't have it, I will definitely ask for it for her."

He looked like someone who knew how to be caring because he was old.

Gu Jingnian felt that his brain was damaged by love, but also felt that he was not a cunning person. Perhaps he asked these questions because he saw that he and Pei Nian were not a real couple?

If it is the latter, we really need to be vigilant.

So, Gu Jingnian looked at Pei Nian and asked softly, "Am I neglecting you too much?"

"No."

Pei Nian didn't need his boring concern and shook his head.

She did not see the cunning that Yin Yucheng showed yesterday, and she intuitively felt that the other party was not testing her, so she added in a low voice in a language that only she and Gu Jingnian could understand.

"This guy is nosy, ignore him."

Yin Yucheng had no idea that his kindness was considered meddling, and he continued to talk about his kindness to Feng Niang, arguing that he was deeply affectionate.

In front, a white-haired old man, leaning on a cane, came over surrounded by many people. This was a well-known sage in Jusai City, Kuai Weng. It was said that he had lived to be over 150 years old and was highly respected by the people.

Prince Xin's personal visit to Kuai Weng was very effective in pacifying the people living in Saicheng for the Great Yong Kingdom.

Yin Yucheng quickly dismounted, stepped forward to support Kuai Weng, and said, "Today, I am here to visit Kuai Weng. How dare I ask Kuai Weng to come out to greet me?"

"I was overjoyed to hear that the king was coming..."

Mr. Kuai spoke slowly, and people had to wait a long time for each word he said.

However, Yin Yucheng still waited with a friendly smile on his face, showing the importance that Yong State attached to its people.

His guards did not clear the streets either. After all, this was Jusai City, and many strange skills were difficult to perform. And with Prince Xin's military power, he would not be assassinated by ordinary people.

The next moment, a sudden change occurred.

The white-haired and wrinkled Kuai Weng suddenly moved.

The words were still coming out slowly, but his hands moved extremely quickly. He suddenly pulled out the dagger from the crutch and stabbed Yin Yucheng.

(End of this chapter)