"I am your hidden guard. I can do anything for you, but I definitely cannot leave your side for an extended period of time. You can't give me to someone else." Ban Zou had a stubborn expression, as he was very resistant to Feng Yu Heng's suggestion.
Feng Yu Heng earnestly advised: "That is not someone else. That is my Imperial Concubine Mother. She is His Ninth Highness's birth mother. Moreover, I am not giving you away to someone else. I am just having you stay here to protect me. It is only temporary. Do you understand? "
Ban Zou, however, still shook his head, "I am not blind. Consort Yun has made up her mind to stay here and not leave. This temporary is only a few months. If it is a long time, it is a few years. No, no, I will not leave for the time being."
"Aren't hidden guards supposed to listen to their Master's words?" Feng Yu Heng slapped her forehead. She must have spoiled these people too much. It was such that all of them dared to bargain with her. "Don't worry. Imperial Concubine Mother will not stay in Ji 'an Prefecture for too long. She is just sulking with Xiang Rong and Old Fourth. When her anger has subsided, she will return."
"But what if she does not return?"
"Then I'll send a specialized hidden guard over to swap you out. How about it?" She stared at Ban Zou, "If you still don't agree, I'll have His Highness the ninth prince personally come and talk to you."
Ban Zou trembled and a drop of cold sweat appeared, "Forget it, forget it. I will do as you say. There is no need to trouble His Highness." He glanced at Feng Yu Heng and moved his lips. In the end, he still said: "You must listen to His Highness. If he does not want you to go to the East, then don't go. Just obediently stay in the capital and wait for news of his victorious return. Do you understand? When a woman marries, she must respect her husband. You must listen to your man. You must not make all of your own decisions. Also, His Highness cannot always bring his wife to battle. This will cause others to criticize him in the future. Also, you … … "
"Ban Zou!" Feng Yu Heng could not take it anymore, "Why are you so long-winded?"
"I … … It's fine. I won't say it in the future." Ban Zou was a little lonely. He shook his head and asked: "Does Master have any other orders?"
"That's all!" Feng Yu Heng wasn't sure either. She had a lot to say, but Consort Yun refused to leave. They couldn't stay here forever. Xuan Tianming was right. With the war at the eastern border, the capital was also restless. If she didn't go back, she wouldn't have any confidence. As a result, he decided to leave with Xuan Tianming and leave Ban Zou behind in Ji 'an Prefecture to take care of Consort Yun. Originally, she should have said a few more words of advice, but when she thought about it, Ban Zou had never made a mistake. No matter how much she said, it would be unnecessary. "In short, just take care of Imperial Mother's safety."
"Then this subordinate will take his leave." Leaving only these words, Ban Zou disappeared in a flash. Feng Yu Heng wanted to tell him that she was going to say hello to Huang Quan, but that guy walked too fast. She didn't even see his shadow clearly. She also did not know that while Ban Zou was hidden in the shadows, he was silently muttering in his heart: "I'll take care of Consort Yun's safety. You also need to take care of your own safety." However, this safety didn't seem to require him to worry too much. His master's abilities were extraordinary. Perhaps even if the gods descended from the heavens, they wouldn't be able to compare to a ten-thousandth of Feng Yu Heng's abilities! Ban Zou smiled bitterly. He silently hid among the hidden guards and took his last shift.
The next day, Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming returned to the capital. They only brought Bai Ze, Wang Chuan, and Huang Quan with them. They didn't bring anyone else, leaving them all in Ji 'an Prefecture. First, it was to protect and take care of Consort Yun. Second, their journey was too rushed. If they brought too many people, there would be delays.
As they walked out of the prefecture, Huang Quan's mood wasn't very good. She quietly asked Wang Chuan: "Say, Young Miss left Ban Zou behind to protect Consort Yun. Could it be that Ban Zou is now being given to Her Highness? It can't be that he can't be taken back, right? "
Wang Chuan naturally knew what Huang Quan was thinking, but she always thought about it more than Huang Quan. She said to Huang Quan: "Whether it's you or me, or the hidden guards like Ban Zou, we're all lonely people with no one to rely on. If it wasn't for His Highness taking us in, we would all have starved to death on the streets. Even now, I still remember the famine that year. My parents both died of starvation. People were so hungry that their eyes turned red. It was already to the point where people ate people. I was only a little over three years old that year. I can still remember some things. Some people buried the dead, but I saw that in the middle of the night, there would always be people digging up the new graves and digging up the newly buried people … … to eat them. Those people's eyes were all green. They weren't ghosts. They were just extremely hungry, so hungry that they lost their minds. Because I saw those things, I didn't dare to let people bury my parents. I just guarded my parents' bodies all day. If it wasn't for meeting His Highness later on, I'm afraid that I would have starved to death sooner or later. And our family of three corpses would have fallen into the mouths of others sooner or later, becoming food for their stomachs. "
When Wang Chuan spoke of the past, her body trembled. The terrifying memories of her childhood were still in her mind even after so many years. She didn't speak of them, but that didn't mean she forgot. It was just buried deep in her heart. When she occasionally recalled them, it was all fear.
Huang Quan's childhood wasn't much better. However, when she was taken in by Xuan Tianming, she was still too young and didn't remember anything. Later on, she heard that her parents had died of a terrible disease. The people in the village viewed her, who had just been born, as a jinx and wanted to burn her to death. At the time, Xuan Tianming wasn't very old either. He was still a child, but the children in the palace always matured early. They also cultivated their own power early. Moreover, he had the help of the Seventh Prince above him. The two of them worked together and sent out a large number of subordinates to various places in Dashun to find orphans under the age of four. Then, they were brought to a secret location to teach them martial arts.
Huang Quan and Wang Chuan were among the orphans that were found at that time. Now that the orphans had grown up, their moods were healthy, and they were full of gratitude towards their masters.
Wang Chuan saw that Huang Quan was reminiscing about the past and gently sighed, saying: "Regardless of whether or not Ban Zou can be taken back, Huang Quan, you must remember what his Highness said when he trained us. Hidden guards are not allowed to have feelings. This includes you and me. Our feelings can only be placed on the masters that we serve. We must use our lives to protect our masters. That's why … Ban Zou's matter, don't bring it up again! "
Huang Quan was stunned for a long time. When she recovered, she smiled bitterly and said: "I've been at young miss' side for a long time. I've nearly forgotten the matters of the past. That's right! We can't have feelings. Why has our hearts, which were originally firm, become unstable over the years? Wang Chuan, tell me, isn't it that young miss has treated us too well? At that time, young miss even said that she would support Ban Zou and me, but master said it was master who said it. How could I dare accept this sort of grace? How could I accept it? "
The two girls had heavy hearts. In addition to this, Bai Fu Rong came to send off Bai Ze. The two also cried as they parted, causing the atmosphere of this trip to be very depressing.
Xuan Tianming could not get used to seeing this and walked far ahead. Feng Yu Heng did not want to be a third wheel for Bai Ze and Bai Fu Rong, so she also followed closely behind Xuan Tianming. Finally, when Bai Ze caught up, he shouted from far away: "Master! After fighting Zong Sui, this subordinate will be marrying a wife. Master, how much are you planning to give me as a reward? "
Xuan Tianming turned around and rolled his eyes at him: "Why should I give you a reward for marrying a wife?"
Bai Ze replied shamelessly: "This subordinate has followed Master for so many years. Even if there is no merit, I have worked hard. Master naturally has to give some rewards!"
"Your Princess has already given enough rewards!" Don't think that he did not know that Feng Yu Heng had even helped Bai Ze buy a residence, "Don't push your luck."
"Princess Consort is Princess Consort, and Master is Master! This subordinate has been following you since young. Now that you are marrying, if you do not bleed a bit, it will not be acceptable. " Bai Ze had made up his mind to ask for a reward from Xuan Tianming. Anyway, ever since Mu Zi had a Princess, he was much easier to talk to than before. This journey was long and boring, it was not bad to have this kind of topic! He might be able to obtain a large reward. Then when he married Fu Rong in the future, he would have more confidence.
At this time in the capital, the deaths of Yu Qianyin and the group of Zong Sui people did not cause the Zong Sui forces that had infiltrated Dashun's capital to completely collapse. At least Bu Cong and his wife were still around. And Bu Cong who was originally from Dashun's capital made use of his understanding of the capital and hid himself flawlessly.
Feng Yu Heng had already seen Bu Cong on the city gate tower that day. It was just that her gaze was attracted by the woman next to him. That woman gave her a huge shock. She should have investigated carefully, but there was no way to find her. No matter how big the net was, she would not be able to find anything. With no other choice, she could only put it aside for now and wait until she returned from Ji 'an County.
But she did not know that during the days they were in Ji 'an County, Bu Cong's side in the capital welcomed another Zong Sui prince. It was the Third Prince who was proficient in the art of masks like Yu Qianyin, Li Guang.
Li Guang's arrival allowed the face that was torn off from the Eighth Prince Xuantian Mo's face to be of great use. He told Bu Cong: "Do not worry, the news of the Eighth Prince's death is known to everyone. Didn't Dashun not publicly announce the funeral? This is our best chance. Just watch! I will be able to use this face to its greatest effect very quickly and nurture a puppet Emperor in Dashun. My Zong Sui will then become the strongest country on this continent. "
Bu Cong was well aware of Zong Sui's ambitions described by the Third Prince. He was also happy to see that kind of result. Even though he was from Dashun, he did not have any feelings for Dashun. After the Bu family collapsed, he hated this country to the extreme. Of course, Zong Sui was not a good thing. The reason why he sided with Zong Sui was because he saw that among the four countries around Dashun, only Zong Sui had the qualifications to compete with Dashun. In his lifetime, he had to see the collapse of Dashun's Xuan dynasty to be considered complete. The Bu family's enmity, the Bu family's hatred, he had to see the day when he got his revenge. As for Zong Sui, he could abandon it after using it. The world was so big, there would be a place for him to stay. When that time came, the sky was high and the road was long, he only wished to be free and unfettered.
The place where Bu Cong stayed was a secret place of the Bu family in the past. It was hidden underground and was very safe. This underground house was also built very grandly. Even if it was not exactly the same as the Bu manor above ground, it was not much different. If it was not for the fact that sunlight could not be seen and it could only rely on oil lamps for illumination, it would be hard for people to differentiate the difference.
"Madam has been going out these few days. The General said that now that we are in Dashun's capital, we have to be careful in everything. In this servant's opinion, if there is nothing urgent, Madam should go out less!" In a bedroom, a maid was advising her Madam, "The General said that Dashun sent many more people to patrol the city. The security in the city is much tighter than it was a few days ago!"
"Oh." The young Madam responded casually, but her brows were tightly knitted together. After a while, she was heard to murmur: "I heard that Feng Yu Heng left the capital, do you know when she will return?"
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