After sending off Murong Ting and Leng Haoyu, Ye Li turned back to look at Mo Xiuyao, whose expression was somewhat ugly. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong? Did Leng Haoyu say something that made you unhappy? "
Mo Xiuyao reached out and pulled her into his embrace, lightly snorting. "What else could it be other than the matter in Yongzhou? Liu Jingyun and Guan Ming, those two trash, had hundreds of thousands of troops under their command, but they were suppressed by Mo Jingli's mere hundred thousand people and were unable to fight back. "Ye Li raised her eyebrows." A hundred thousand people? Mo Jingli divided his troops to the east? " Mo Xiuyao nodded. "That's right. Mo Xiuyao recruited two hundred thousand troops from Ling Zhou. He wanted to occupy the entire south of Yun Lan River in the shortest time possible. Originally, it was nothing … but according to the news from Yongzhou, a very powerful person seemed to have appeared in Mo Jingli's army. A few days ago, he fought with Liu Jingyun and Guan Ming. Those two trash lost three battles. If General Murong hadn't sent reinforcements in time, I'm afraid Yonglin City would have been destroyed in their hands. "
"The Emperor is determined not to let the Mohist army go south to quell the rebellion. It's useless even if you're angry." Ye Li raised her hand and patted his arm to comfort him.
Mo Xiuyao sighed deeply. "I know." Of course, he knew that Mo Jingqi would rather give up the entire south of Yun Lan River to him than let the Ding Mansion's forces touch it. So now, the situation in the south had become a situation where they couldn't win the battles. The two trash had hundreds of thousands of troops but had no military achievements. As for the Prince Ding Mansion, since Mo Xiuyao had arrived in time, no matter how much they hoped to lead the troops to the south, they could only watch anxiously from the sidelines.
"Liu Jingyun has never fought a battle, let alone lead hundreds of thousands of troops. That Guan Ming is also a trash. General Zhenguo was not feeling well and was recuperating at home. Old Duke Hua was old and did not have the emperor's trust. Not to mention the generals under the command of the Prince Ding Mansion. I'm afraid that even if Mo Jingli takes over the entire South, His Majesty won't let them onto the battlefield. "Ye Li thought in a low voice.
Mo Xiuyao said in a low voice, "With General Murong looking after that trash, as long as he doesn't act smart, he should be able to hold on for a few months. But … once Mo Jingli truly takes over the South and turns around to deal with him, it will be his death. " Ye Li frowned, "With Mo Jingli's speed, you should still be in the Northern Tribes by then, right?" Mo Xiuyao shook his head and snorted with anger, "Forget it, if they want to mess around, let them mess around. I don't have time to pay attention to them right now. Mo Jingqi has something to do so he won't have to keep staring at the Prince Ding Mansion. " Ye Li smiled helplessly, "I'm afraid that no matter how many things he has to do, he won't forget about the Prince Ding Mansion."
"Since he likes to stare at the Prince Ding Mansion, I'll let him stare as much as he wants. Li, let's go out for a walk. "With one hand around Ye Li's slender waist, Mo Xiuyao chuckled softly and turned to lead her out. Ye Li looked out at the sky in confusion. "It's getting dark, where are you going?" Mo Xiuyao smiled, "You'll know when we get there."
Walking in the endless stream of people, Ye Li, who had lived in the Chu capital for so many years, never knew that the Chu capital could be so lively at night. This was not a place that the rich and powerful of the capital liked to visit. Instead, it was a street where the common people gathered. At night, when the lanterns were lit, the sides of the street were filled with all kinds of simple and exquisite lanterns. On the street, people were walking in twos and threes, laughing and laughing. It really was a peaceful and happy scene. Ye Li lowered her head to look at the two's intertwined hands. Even though there were lanterns everywhere, they were not as bright as during the day. Most of the people on the street were common people, so the two of them did not attract much attention as they walked in the crowd. At most, people would occasionally look at the mask on Mo Xiuyao's face and exclaim at the two's appearance.
"What day is it today?" Looking at the joyous crowd, Ye Li leaned into Mo Xiuyao's embrace and asked curiously.
Mo Xiuyao raised his hand and carefully protected her in his embrace. He said softly with a smile, "It's not a special day. Every month, there is a night market in the capital. On this day, the curfew will be two hours later than normal. So this is also a lively day in the capital. This is a tradition in the capital. Does Li not know? "Ye Li was silent. She really did not know that there was such a day in the capital. Mo Xiuyao turned his head to look at her and said with a smile, "Playing with these common people is completely different from playing with those rich and powerful people. When I was young, I would come here almost every month. So I always wanted to bring you here to see it. " Ye Li raised her head to look at him and said with a faint smile, "Then if we have time in the future, we can come here every month as well. It's really boring in the capital. "
Looking at Ye Li's beautiful face under the lights, Mo Xiuyao pulled her into his embrace and leaned against her shoulder as he gave a low laugh, "Alright, if Li Li likes it, we can come here every month."
The passersby saw a handsome and outstanding man carefully protecting a delicate and graceful woman in his embrace. Looking at the woman's clothes and hair, she was clearly a married woman. In the eyes of the crowd, this couple must be a newly married couple. They could not help but reveal a kind smile.
Mo Xiuyao held Ye Li's hand as he walked through the crowd with great familiarity. Although he had not been here for many years, the lantern festival did not seem to have changed much. Mo Xiuyao still found his target with great familiarity. It was a small stall selling lanterns that looked simple and crude. The stall owner was an old man with white hair. He was currently carefully hanging the lanterns one by one on the side. But the old man was not young. He held up a beautiful lotus flower lantern and shakily tried several times, but was unable to hang it to the highest point. Mo Xiuyao stood to the side and reached out to take the lantern from the old man's hands and hang it up. The old man was stunned at first. He turned his head and saw a noble and extraordinary man and woman standing in front of him. The old man looked at Mo Xiuyao and could not help but frown. "Many thanks to young master … this young master looks somewhat familiar. This old man seems to have seen young master somewhere before …" Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly. "In the past few years, I often came here and bought many lanterns from old mister. No wonder old mister found me familiar. "
The old man waved his hand uneasily. "This old man does not deserve the word 'mister'. Is young master bringing his wife to the lantern festival? Do you want to buy a lantern to play with? "
The word 'wife' clearly made Mo Xiuyao very happy. He turned his head to look at Ye Li and pointed to a pile of simple lanterns. "I'll take these two." The old man looked at the two with some difficulty. Although the clothes of these two young masters and madams were not very extravagant, the old man had sold lanterns for most of his life. He had seen many people come and go. He could tell at a glance that these two were nobles. No matter how he looked at it, they did not look like people who would be interested in such simple lanterns. Ye Li also understood the old man's thoughts. She smiled faintly and said, "I'll take these two. They look simple and elegant, but they are also unique. "
The old man saw that the two of them seemed to really want these two simple lanterns. He nodded and took the lanterns and handed them over. Ye Li took them in her hands. They were indeed very ordinary lanterns. The workmanship could be considered exquisite, but compared to the other strange flowers and birds, they were only average. Even the paper on the outside was made from ordinary white paper and some flowers were pasted on. Perhaps these two were made from the leftover materials after making other lanterns. Mo Xiuyao took the lantern in Ye Li's hands and looked at it. He smiled at her and turned to pick up the brush and ink that the old man had placed at the side. After a moment, he stopped and nodded with satisfaction. He handed the lantern back to Ye Li. Ye Li lowered her head to take a look. She used the blank space on the original flower painting to draw a graceful woman. Some were holding scrolls, some were frowning, some were holding flowers, and some were holding swords. Although it was only a few strokes, it made people feel that the woman's graceful and beautiful appearance was vividly displayed on the paper. The originally monotonous and boring flower lantern suddenly became an exquisite and beautiful flower lantern.
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