dognovel Chapter 39: Yanxing Pass
Chapter 39: Yanxing Pass
When Nan Yi heard Yun Ji's words, his expression changed slightly.
Admiral Zhao has more than one son, Zhao Qiao. How could Xiao Zhizi call out Zhao Qiao's name so accurately based on Gao Shu's call of "Young Master Zhao"?
Moreover, Gao Shu only said that there was something to discuss, so how come "she" realized so quickly that it was about going to war?
Nan Yi looked at Gao Shu, his tone somewhat stiff: "Eunuch Gao, Empress Lian and I still have something to discuss, please give me some more time."
At that time, Yun Ting instructed Gao Shu to follow Nan Yi. His order was very brief, only saying "Gao Shu, you follow him."
He trusted Gao Shu, who had served him for many years, to be able to handle the situation properly, so he did not mention the length of Nan Yi's stay at all.
In other words, as long as Gao Shu is willing, he can let Nan Yi stay a little longer.
Originally, Empress Lian was in favor, so Gao Shu could have just gone with the flow and done Empress Lian a favor.
However, this request was not made by Empress Lian, but by Nan Yi. Empress Lian did not express her opinion, so Gao Shu felt a little embarrassed.
He and Nan Yi don't have much friendship.
Gao Shu's face wrinkled, as if it had turned into a bitter gourd. He looked painful, as if a knife was on his neck. "General Nan, it's not that we are trying to embarrass you, but His Majesty has ordered that if you stay too long, we will be in trouble."
From Gao Shu's relaxed body movements, Yun Ji could tell that when Nan Yi left had little to do with whether Gao Shu was punished.
As for why they were not willing to let Nan Yi stay for a long time, it was probably because he had not "established connections".
Even though Yun Ji was just a little beauty now and her salary was not much, he still gritted his teeth and beckoned to Lan Fu, signaling her to give him some silver as a reward.
Lan Fu was very considerate. She took out some change from her purse and handed it to Gao Shu: "Eunuch, the young lady really misses the master. Please be more accommodating. Look at these..."
Gao Shu smiled happily when he saw the money coming. He said "No, no" while putting the money into his sleeve with a smile.
"It's just that I've been in the palace for many days and miss my family so much that I want father to stay longer." Seeing Gao Shu accept the silver, Yun Ji gave him a reassurance, "I will go and talk to His Majesty and I will not make it difficult for you, eunuch."
He would not be punished in the first place, and with Yun Ji backing him up, Gao Shu straightened his back. He took the money to do the job, and his tone became gentle.
"With the queen's words, our family is relieved," Gao Shu smiled until the corners of his eyes wrinkled. He said with a hint in his eyes, "When you are on the rise, don't forget our family."
The four words "rising straight to the sky" touched Yun Ji's heart. He knew very well that money makes the world go round, and with enough salary, many things could be solved easily.
Such as buying some expensive silks, asking Lan Fu to make underwear for her, and rewarding the servants so that they would be more loyal to her.
Having said that, the beauty's salary was barely enough for his daily expenses and was completely unable to support such a large amount of consumption. Even without Gao Shu's advice, he would work hard to improve his position.
Furthermore, the concubines in the harem are now as quiet as chickens. They seem to be frightened, but it is just an appearance.
Yun Ji knew in his heart that they were being quiet only to gather strength.
The upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be the time for a new round of reshuffle.
Advancing in rank is like rowing against the current, if you don't move forward you will move backward. If he doesn't seize the opportunity, someone else will capture Yun Ting's heart.
On the road to promotion, Gao Shu, as a senior eunuch, can easily whisper in Yun Ting's ear, which is undoubtedly a great help to him. How can he be impolite?
"You are too polite, eunuch." Yun Ji smiled like a flower, her eyebrows and eyes as soft as water waves, "It has been a long time since I saw His Majesty summon the concubines. I don't know the reason, so please give me some advice, eunuch."
Hearing that "Your Majesty has not summoned concubines for some days", Gao Shu felt a little embarrassed.
Your Majesty is busy dealing with Lord Jin'an at night, so how could he have the time to summon other concubines to sleep with him?
However, the Queen Mother is pressing for an heir, and Lord Jin'an has been sent out by His Majesty. I think the Queen Mother will summon the concubines tonight.
Lady Lian is so positive and capable, he doesn't mind saying a few good words for her.
"Your Majesty, why worry? Although the Emperor has not summoned his concubines these days, he still thinks of you," Gao Shu said vaguely, pretending to be mysterious. "Your Majesty's blessing is still to come."
Feeling that there was something else behind his words, Yun Ji couldn't help but ask, "Why do you say that, sir?"
Gao Shu avoided answering, knowing the current situation, and bowed and retreated: "The queen and the general are reminiscing about the past, and we don't want to disturb them any more, so I will leave first."
Seeing that nothing could be dug out of him, Yun Ji nodded: "Thank you, eunuch."
When Gao Shu left, Nan Yi frowned and asked Yun Ji, "Xiao Zhizi, how did you know that Gao Shu said it was Zhao Qiao?"
Unexpectedly, Nan Yi would ask him this. Yun Ji stammered and said something nonsense: "I guessed."
"Even if you know it's him, you shouldn't shout it out in front of Gao Shu. It will easily arouse suspicion." Even though there was no one around, Nan Yi still lowered his voice. "Besides, how can you call him by his name? According to etiquette, you should call him Young Master Zhao."
Yun Ji was used to addressing people by their direct address and seldom used honorific titles to address people. He gave Zhao Qiao, that unlearned boy, face by not calling him "Zhao Wanku".
He raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction and wanted to refute, but seeing Nan Yi's earnest look, he couldn't bear to say anything.
Nan Yi said earnestly: "Xiao Zhi, when you were in the mansion before, your mother and I let you do whatever you want. Now there is no one to take care of you in the palace, so you should pay more attention to etiquette and avoid verbal disputes."
He had already detached himself from his emotions. Although he could escape being scolded by acting like a spoiled child, Yun Ji was still not used to showing weakness. He said stiffly, "I know."
"It's good that you know it in your heart. Daddy doesn't mean to blame you." Nan Yi didn't like to preach. He stopped at the point. "Just now I saw that you had something to say. What was it?"
Back to this topic, Yun Ji was worried. In his previous life, Zhao Qiao had caused a lot of trouble during the expedition, especially in that place.
Yanxing Pass, where Lingfeng lost his life.
Yun Ji stepped forward and reached out to pat Nan Yi on the shoulder: "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, you have to be careful, especially..."
Nan Yi was tall, and Yun Ji couldn't even reach his shoulders with his hands stretched out. Feeling awkward, Yun Ji paused and wanted to withdraw his hand: "Yanxing Pass."
Although he didn't know why his daughter patted his shoulder, Nan Yi still bent down and offered his shoulder to Yun Ji.
When he heard the words "Yanxing Pass", a hint of surprise flashed in Nan Yi's eyes again.
Yanxing Pass is a little-known pass in the northern border. Unless you have a thorough understanding of the northern border, it is impossible to know about this place.
Little Gardenia lived deep in the harem, so it wasn't too strange for her to learn about the expedition from just a few words, but how did "she" know about Yanxing Pass?
Also, before, little Gardenia would always call “Daddy” here and “Daddy” there, so why did her temperament change so drastically now?
If Nan Yi hadn't looked closely, he wouldn't have noticed it. But now that he looked closely, the gestures of the person in front of him were not like the little Gardenia in his impression, but more like... his good brother Yun Ji!
What's even stranger is that among the Dali generals, only he and Yun Ji knew about the place called Yanxing Pass!
"Little Gardenia," Nan Yi took a deep breath and sat down on a chair in Zhuixia Palace, saying solemnly, "Daddy has something that he wants to talk to you about."