12dz Chapter 422 The war begins
Chapter 422 The war begins
Murong Yanhui stepped back into the snow. After a while, he took the umbrella from Yu Qingli and left together. Lin Zhi looked at their backs thoughtfully. After a while, she said to Yu Zhenzhen, "How about telling me everything about that woman?"
"my pleasure!"
On the other hand, Yu Qingli was very confused. She didn't know why she came here, and why she felt inexplicably irritated after seeing Murong Yanhui watching the snow scene with the two people.
Murong Yanhui didn't think too much about it. He just felt extremely happy. In his opinion, Yu Qingli's behavior was jealousy. If that was the case, it meant that he already had a place in her heart.
Murong Yanhui and Yu Qingli entered the room together. Murong Yanhui folded up the umbrella and put it outside the door. Then he took a dry towel and walked to Yu Qingli. "Lili, wipe it off. This snow water is very cold. Don't catch a cold."
"I'm fine, let's get down to business."
Yu Qingli pushed Murong Yanhui's hand away, concealing her panic and trying to change the subject to calm herself down. In fact, she didn't have to come here today. She could tell him what she wanted to say later or let Xiluo send a message to him directly, but she just couldn't control her heart.
This feeling really made Yu Qingli uncomfortable. How could she care so much about Murong Yanhui? Hadn't she tasted enough of the consequences of giving her heart so carelessly? Besides, he already had a concubine bestowed by the emperor.
Murong Yanhui didn't listen to Yu Qingli's words. He stubbornly put the towel on Yu Qingli's head and gently wiped the water stains on her hair. "Lili, before we talk about business, don't you want to hear me talk about this Hundred Flowers Conference?"
"What is there to say? Your Highness, do you want to hear my congratulations?" Yu Qingli's tone was not kind, but it unexpectedly made Murong Yan feel better.
"Lili, why can't you believe me until now? If that's the case, it won't make me too sad."
"Murong Yanhui, whether you are sad or upset, that is your business. Besides, don't you already have two considerate beauties by your side? I heard that one of them is your childhood sweetheart..."
"Lili, the story about Linzhi was actually a misunderstanding. I never thought she would have that kind of feelings for me. If you want to know, I can tell you everything that happened before!"
"No need. I have no interest in the prince's privacy. If the prince does not want to discuss business with me today, then I will go back first."
Yu Qingli was a little angry, not at Murong Yanhui, but at herself. Why did she care so much about this matter?
Murong Yanhui sighed inwardly, grabbed Yu Qingli's waist, and brought her into his arms. He said helplessly and aggrievedly, "Lili, what do you think I should do? I'll listen to you, okay? If you don't want me to marry a concubine, I'll go and ask His Majesty to revoke the order tomorrow. How about that? But Lili, when are you willing to leave Murong Feng?"
Yu Qingli was silent. In fact, she knew in her heart that Murong Yanhui had no choice but to do this. Otherwise, he would have been imprisoned long ago. Moreover, the emperor would also become suspicious. What's more, she couldn't leave Murong Feng now!
After a long while, Yu Qingli finally spoke, "Forget it, you should keep those two concubines for now. As for other matters, I can't promise you anything either. Let's talk business first."
Seeing Yu Qingli straighten her expression and mentioning that she had something important to do, Murong Yanhui became curious. "Lili, what exactly is the important matter you are talking about?"
"If my information is correct, the war between Cang and the border has probably already started by now!"
"What?" Murong Yanhui was extremely surprised. "Where did you get this news?"
"I naturally have my own way." Yu Qingli said vaguely, "You just need to tell me whether you believe in me."
"Of course I believe it!" Murong Yanhui said firmly. He believed that Yu Qingli would not joke about such a thing. But soon, Murong Yanhui frowned, "Lili, this matter is of great importance. You must not let anyone else know. I will tell the emperor this news as soon as possible."
Yu Qingli nodded slightly. When she decided to inform Murong Yanhui about the war, she thought that he might inform the emperor in advance. With a powerful enemy at the door, it was naturally not the time to provoke internal conflicts. However, this news could not be spread from Murong Yanhui.
Thinking of this, Yu Qingli grabbed Murong Yanhui's sleeve and said, "Your Highness..."
Murong Yan held her hand back, as if she knew her worries clearly, and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't reveal my identity."
"That's good."
Yu Qingli felt a little relieved, but then became annoyed again. Even if she didn't say it, with King Yan's intelligence, how could he not know the danger? Thinking about it this way, she felt that she was meddling too much.
His face turned cold at that moment. He withdrew from Murong Yanhui's arms and turned away in a distant manner.
"Since you're here, how about you accompany me to watch the snow for a while?"
Yu Qingli paused hesitantly, but did not turn around. She just replied softly, "Sorry for the inconvenience today. Maybe next time..."
Before she finished speaking, she almost wanted to bite off the tip of her tongue. What was she talking about? It was as if she was actively inviting Murong Yan back to watch the snow together next time. Her face flushed, her heart pounded, and her steps became a little flustered.
Looking at Yu Qingli's panicked figure, Murong Yanhui curled her lips in a good mood. It seems that in Lili's heart, she is much more important than she imagined.
The heavy snow fluttered down like goose feathers, like smoke and fog, covering the entire imperial city in a white silence. Murong Yanhui suddenly began to worry. Behind this seemingly peaceful situation, conspiracy and war were spreading rapidly. Perhaps by the time they responded, it would be too late.
In fact, just before dawn today, he had received a secret report, which also talked about the war on the border. The royal family of the Northern Kingdom was ready to make a move, and seemed to be planning to take advantage of the snow season to attack Canghe. The North has always been cold and covered with ice and snow all year round. Their soldiers have long been accustomed to such an environment. In comparison, the weather in Canghe is warm. If the soldiers were asked to travel a long distance to that bitterly cold place, the war would probably be lost before it even started.
Murong Yanhui frowned. He had to let the emperor know about this matter as soon as possible. It seemed that he had to use secret agents.
Three hours later, an urgent letter from the border area eight hundred miles away was placed on the table in the imperial study. Behind the huge desk, Murong Shiling's face was extremely ugly. The anger that could not be concealed made his face a little distorted, and there was a murderous look in his deep eyes.
There was a man kneeling on the ground in front of the desk. He was wrapped in black tights and looked lean and thin. The blood surrounding him showed that he was unusual.
"Is this information reliable?"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. I have already had someone verify it. The northernmost city of Moliang is about to fall, and many refugees have already fled to the Jiangnan area."
"It's outrageous that the Ministry of War has no news about such an important matter!"
"Your Majesty, the situation ahead is strange and unpredictable. If I hadn't happened to encounter that escaped soldier, I wouldn't have known about this."
"You did a great job. Go down first and claim your reward."
"Yes!"
The man quickly withdrew. Murong Shiling sat upright at his desk, picked up the letter again and read it carefully. His expression grew increasingly serious. After a long pause, he snorted coldly, "The mere Northern Kingdom actually wants to do something evil. They're truly tired of living."
Murong Shiling casually tossed the letter onto the large mahogany table, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes slightly. After a long moment, he suddenly opened them, a gleam in his eyes, and shouted outside, "Come here, summon the Crown Prince, the First Prince, General Lin, and the Minister of War to see me! Also, have Prime Minister Yu come along."
Crown Prince Murong Cheng and Murong Feng met unexpectedly outside the imperial study. Seeing that the other party was being summoned, they were inevitably a little surprised. Murong Feng spoke first.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also been summoned? I don't know what it's about. I heard that besides us, the Emperor also summoned General Lin and the Minister of War."
"My eldest brother is really well-informed. He summoned so many people. It must be no small matter. Let's go in quickly." After Murong Cheng finished speaking, he walked into the room, and Murong Feng followed him in.
Soon, the other people who received the imperial edict also hurried over, and the atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly became heavy.
The Minister of War quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and glanced at Yu Zhengsha beside him with an inquiring look. He was very nervous and wondered what big thing had happened that His Majesty suddenly summoned them.
While he was trying to figure out the emperor's intentions, Murong Shiling shouted, "Minister Chen, do you admit your guilt?"
The Minister of War was stunned, and his first reaction was to kneel down on the ground, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty...I don't know..."
The emperor snorted coldly and threw the letter on the table in the face of the Minister of War.
"Take a good look for yourself!"
The Minister of War picked up the letter tremblingly, even his hands holding the letter paper were shaking. After reading the contents of the letter, his face turned pale and even his legs began to tremble.
Murong Shiling looked at him coldly. "How is it, Lord Chen? Such a big thing has happened, why haven't I heard anything? If someone hadn't brought this letter to me, I probably wouldn't have known about it until those northern Tartars reached the Imperial Capital! Is it because the Ministry of War has had nothing to do these years that Lord Chen has become lazy? Hmm?!"
The questioning was like a sharp blade thrown at the Minister of War, who was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He kowtowed repeatedly, "Your humble servant deserves death! Your humble servant deserves death!"
"You really deserve to die! You don't even know anything about such an important matter. What use do I have for you?"
The other three people in the room also heard the general idea, and their expressions became serious. From what the emperor said, this was an invasion from the northern country, and there was another war on the border?
Several people looked at each other, and Yu Zhengsha was the first to ask, "Your Majesty, what is going on?"
Murong Shiling probably knew that this was not the time to be angry, so he calmed down a little and told everyone present everything about the letter he had received.