The little thing was still very cautious. When Jiang Yun finished his night snack, he pretended to be dead and disappeared.
The curtain fell, the hall was silent, and the guards were all dismissed.
Jiang Yun sat back on the couch, his green robe’s sleeves slipping down, his jade-like fingers playing with the mechanism bird in his hand, and he couldn’t help but think of the hurried glance below the Qi capital city gate.
They have been separated for more than half a month.
And they’d only really been together for one short spring.
Doggy Sui, can it be that you’ve already started to forget me?
Do you know that we already have a little puppy? Would you like him?
He is very smart, very cute, very healthy, and very strong, just like you. Would you neglect him, ignore him, or even consider him a lifelong shame because of such things as identity and position?
If one day I am no longer in this world, will you love him like I do?
Jiang Yun felt a rare sense of loneliness.
There are not many people in this world who care about him.
He should have been carefree and left no trace in this world.
But now, he has this little thing.
He wasn’t really prepared for much of anything, and he has been constantly worried these past two days. He was worried that he’s unable to take good care and give him a stable and worry-free life.
From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time that he hoped that he could be physically healthy and live longer.
“Gu will work hard.”
“You also… have to behave yourself.”
Jiang Yun said softly.
The next morning, Fan Zhou and several other important advisors came to meet with Jiang Yun and report on the specific details of the trip to the Chen capital.
There is no need for Fan Zhou to handle this matter himself. He carefully selected thirty highly skilled knight errands who are skilled in assassinating reclusives and let them secretly infiltrate the Chen capital to carry out the kidnapping plan according to the agreed plan and details.
The leader is Gongsun Yang.
Gongsun Yang, who was born as a knight errand with strong martial arts skills, was previously arrested in the Chen capital and imprisoned in the royal palace of Chen. Later, he escaped with the help of Jiang Yun and was very familiar with the layout and defense situation of the royal palace of Chen. And Gongsun Yang is loyal and astute, making him the best leader for the team.
With Fan Zhou in charge of the overall situation, Jiang Yun had no worries and only made some small suggestions in certain aspects, leaving the rest to Fan Zhou to take full responsibility.
“Gu is waiting for you to return triumphantly.”
Jiang Yun personally raised a cup and marched for Gongsun Yang.
Gongsun Yang had been feeling guilty about the matter in the Chen capital. After drinking, he fell to the ground and solemnly said, “The minister will not disappoint Your Highness’s trust!”
Taking a shortcut, it takes a few days to reach the Chen capital from Muyun Pass, but with a return journey and the time required to complete the task, it will take at least half a month to start. In case of unexpected situations, it may take even longer.
Jiang Yun was going to use this half-month to think about the Yun Kingdom first.
The Yun Kingdom is different from Luo. Yun has fertile land and is known as the granary of Jiangnan. It holds an unshakable and important position among the Jiangnan countries. Like Chen, a country with more mountains and less arable land, but they almost always purchase a large amount of grain from Yun every year during the harvest season. Even the Jiang Empire, the suzerain state, has a fixed grain trade with the Yun.
So after Sui Heng captured the Chen capital, the second place he occupied was the Yun capital, and he sent heavy troops to guard it.
Jiang Yun’s desire to reclaim the Yun Kingdom as soon as possible is also due to important reasons in this regard. Due to the barrier of the Yellow River, the Sui Empire was able to provide troops and horses for the Jiangnan countries but could not provide a large amount of food. As long as the Yun Kingdom’s granary was taken, it was almost equivalent to strangling the food lifeline of the Jiangnan countries.
Fan Zhou proposed several strategies, but Jiang Yun didn’t think they were the best. Before they could come up with a perfect solution, Jiang Yun fell ill.
After all, Muyun Pass is outside, and its food and living conditions cannot be compared to those of the Jiang capital. Jiang Yun insists on having daily military meetings and is hands-on in everything. Since returning to the pass, he has hardly rested for a day.
After several days of continuous rain, he caught a cold.
Jiang Yun’s cough has not been completely cured since he contracted it in the Sui capital. This time, it can be considered an attack on his old illness. At first, he could still talk to everyone through the curtain for a few days. Later, he suddenly developed a fever at night and was forcibly ordered to rest by Meng Hui.
Jiang Yun drank the tonic and did not sleep soundly.
He liked to be alone, so he left no attendants in the palace, and he had a nightmare halfway through the day. When he woke up, he looked at the empty palace and felt a sense of emptiness again.
At this moment, the aura in his belly suddenly stirred uneasily.
Jiang Yun regained his senses and leaned against the bedside. With a curl of his mouth, he whispered, “Don’t worry, Gu is fine.”
“Fortunately, there’s you with Gu.”
The next day, Meng Hui came over to diagnose his pulse. After the examination, he was slightly surprised and said, “The fetal aura has weakened a bit.”
Jiang Yun is puzzled.
“Weakened a bit, what does that mean? Is it because the medicine that Gu drank is not good for him?”
Meng Hui shook his head. “Tonghe elixir can automatically dissolve some of its medicinal properties and will not have a significant impact on fetal rest. Therefore, the humble physician speculate…”
Jiang Yun looked at him.
Meng Hui: “Probably hungry.”
“……”
Jiang Yun was taken aback.
Suddenly, it occurred to him that he had been sick these past two days and had a poor appetite. He had indeed eaten much less than before, and he didn’t expect that little thing to be starving like this.
However, in the past, when the little thing was hungry, he knew how to send signals for food. However, during this time, he has been hiding obediently, and even if he was hungry, he did not disturb his rest.
Jiang Yun felt a little guilty.
He didn’t expect such a little thing like this to be so intelligent.
“Sorry, Gu was careless.”
Jiang Yun asked Meng Hui, “Does Gu need to increase appetite?”
Meng Hui said, “Your Highness is sick and won’t be able to digest well if eaten too much. This humble physician can find some good nourishment for Your Highness to feed that little one first.”
Meng Hui directly had someone stew a elk antler.
At that time, Jiang Yun was playing with the mechanism bird, teasing the fetal aura in his belly. Although the little thing is limp-hungry, he would occasionally come out to cooperate, but the aura was far less active than before.
Meng Hui said, “This is not an ordinary elk antler, but a white elk antler that is abundant in the Yun Kingdom. It is gentle and nourishing, and it can also be consumed by young children. Your Highness can drink a bowl every day.”
Jiang Yun thought of something and suddenly asked, “Does this kind of elk only exist in the Yun Kingdom?”
Meng Hui nodded. “That’s right, there are many hunters in the mountains of the Yun Kingdom who specialize in hunting white elk to make a living.”
“How about the price?”
Meng Hui thought for a moment and said, “It’s not too expensive.”
When Meng Hui retreated, Jiang Yun immediately summoned Fan Zhou to come over.
Jiang Yun said, “Gu has come up with a solution regarding the matter of Yun Kingdom.”
“White elk?”
In the capital of Sui, separated by a river, Sui Heng also began to discuss military affairs.
“That’s right, it’s said that Jiang Rongyu’s old illness has relapsed, and he needs to use the white elk’s antlers as medicine. So he sent someone to purchase this type of elk at a high price in the Yun Kingdom, offering a high price of one hundred gold per pair of antlers.”
Sui Heng asked, “Is he crazy?”
Xu Qiao said, “Probably very ill.”
Sui Heng gave him a cold glance and made a decision.
“You also send someone to collect it and pay two hundred gold.”
Xu Qiao: “……”
Xu Qiao doesn’t quite understand this behavior.
Sui Heng sneered, “Gu is going to make sure he can’t eat a single antler, better yet, just die of illness.”
“……”
