The Lady's Code for Raising Her Husband

The cell was not small, but it was empty and there was only a thin layer of straw in the middle. King Pingnan sat on the straw with his legs crossed.

He was only wearing a homely cotton-padded silk robe, not even a leather jacket. The Ministry of Punishment must have been too hasty to get him, so he didn't even have time to dress warmly.

It was extremely cold in the winter, and there was neither a dragon nor a stove in the prison. It was as cold as the cellar in Pingnan Palace where summer ice was stored. But King Pingnan, who is over sixty years old, does not look like he is hunching his shoulders. His waist is straight, his shoulders are broad, and even the white beard on his chest is neatly smoothed without any mess.

His hands and feet were tied with thick iron chains, and the other end of the iron chains was embedded in the wall, imprisoning him on the piece of straw that was only three feet square.

Ye Yuxiao heard Xiao Zuan tell a lot about the deeds of King Pingnan back then. During his life as a soldier, he fought in both the south and the north, repelling foreign enemies and ensuring peace in all directions. At this moment, this king with a different surname who had protected countless people was chained to a piece of withered straw.

The corners of Ye Yuxiao's eyes were sour, and when he looked at the two cousins, there were faint tears in his eyes.

However, before they could speak, King Pingnan laughed loudly and said: "When I led my troops to climb up the Yuhuan Snow Mountain and drove the Xia people back, when I opened my mouth, my breath turned into ice. Compared to that, this prison is nothing!"

The jailer didn't know if he also remembered King Pingnan's achievements in protecting his family and country. He respectfully left without waiting for Ye Yuxiao to send the money, and he didn't forget to close the door for them.

Gu Ruyan quietly pressed the corners of her eyes and smiled: "Now I finally know who my cousin is following who is not afraid of the sky falling."

Isn't she afraid that the sky will fall? Is this the impression she gave her cousin? Ye Yuxiao was slightly surprised, and hurriedly asked Gu Qingyan to open the bag and took out the thick cotton coat inside.

However, King Pingnan had an iron chain attached to his wrist, and the cotton-padded jacket could not fit through it. Ye Yuxiao wanted to cut it open for him, but King Pingnan refused, so he had to put it on his shoulders.

Ye Yuxiao looked at the cotton-padded jacket on King Pingnan's shoulders and secretly felt sad again. Fortunately, he was not tortured and had no injuries on his body.

Gu Qingyan took out the kettle and wanted to feed King Pingnan some water. King Pingnan waved his hand and said, "I've seen it before. Go back quickly. It's cold here."

He was only wearing a cotton-padded jacket, but he was worried that they would be cold... Ye Yuxiao was silent for a moment, took off his cloak, forcibly wrapped it around King Pingnan, and then sat down on the spot: "Grandpa, we are all here coming."

King Pingnan seemed to be hesitant, staring at the chain in his hand for a while, and then smiled and said: "That's right, you guys have put in a lot of effort to come in, right? If you accept someone else's love, remember to tell me and return it in the future. "

Ye Yuxiao nodded.

"It was only when I was put on trial that I found out that the Xia Kingdom took advantage of your uncle's illness to raise troops to attack, and Tianma Pass was in danger." King Pingnan said, suppressing his smile, and his tone became more solemn.

"It's an emergency at Tianma Pass, so we need reinforcements. My uncle didn't get sick on purpose." Ye Yuxiao didn't understand, "Why should we arrest you all?"

Gu Qingyan's heart was focused on the battlefield. She usually thought a lot and knew more than she did. She immediately felt something was wrong: "At this time in the north, the mountains have already been covered with heavy snow. How could the Xia Kingdom choose this time to sacrifice their troops and horses?" Cross Yuhuan Snow Mountain to attack Tianma Pass?"

Pingnan Dynasty looked at Gu Qingyan and nodded slightly. Obviously her doubts were the key: "It is precisely because the Xia Kingdom was uncharacteristically different that the emperor suspected that your father was a collaborator and deliberately contracted the disease, and then secretly retaliated against the Xia Kingdom, allowing them to take advantage of Tianma Pass to be leaderless. When the time comes, attack in a big way."

"My father is loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and full of sincerity. How could he be a collaborator with the enemy!" Gu Qingyan's face turned red with anger. "This must be someone making slanderous remarks to the emperor!"

Ye Yuxiao tugged at the corner of her clothes and advised her not to get too excited, and then asked Prince Pingnan: "Since the emperor has become suspicious, how does he plan to deal with his uncle?"

"I don't know, everything depends on the emperor's wishes." King Pingnan was imprisoned in a hurry, and many things were unclear.

"Then Ah Sheng was arrested because of his uncle?" Ye Yuxiao asked again.

"A Sheng occupies an important position and holds a tiger talisman. Since the emperor suspects your uncle of collaborating with the enemy, he will definitely interrogate him." King Pingnan said, feeling very guilty, "It was indeed Prince Pingnan's palace who implicated him this time. , if you can see him, remember to apologize to him on behalf of your grandfather."

"Grandpa, now is not the time to talk about this." Ye Yuxiao said, "I don't believe that my uncle is a collaborator. We have to do something."

"Xiaoxiao." King Pingnan's expression became serious, "The top priority is to guard the Tianqian Pass. The crime of collaborating with the enemy is your uncle's business alone, but the Tianqian Pass concerns the land of Daxi and the people of Daxi. After you go back, you will not care about anything. Don't do it, wait for the battle report of Tianma Pass first." Foreign enemies invaded and the border was in danger. If the Xia soldiers were allowed to break through Tianma Pass, the civil war would burn to the capital in two days. There is no point in trying to clear yourself of charges of collaborating with the enemy at this time!

"What about uncle? He is still sick. Can I go and treat him? Well, pretend I didn't ask." The emperor suspected that he was deliberately pretending to be ill, so how could he let her go for treatment. Ye Yuxiao was very frustrated.

"Your uncle will be fine. Xia Bing has not retreated. No matter how seriously ill he is, he will not dare to die." King Pingnan tried his best to appear relaxed, but it didn't seem to have any effect, so he had to give up, "Xiaoxiao, Ah Sheng has been burdened by the Pingnan Palace, and my grandfather feels very guilty. Before the matter is resolved, you should not have any contact with your mother's family. If the emperor suspects that Asheng is also suspected of collaborating with the enemy, it will not be good. "

Ye Yuxiao understood that this was not the time to be emotional and quickly agreed.

King Pingnan called Gu Qingyan and Gu Ruyan to come closer and told them in detail that after they went back, they should tell the elders to close the door tightly and interact with others as little as possible; wait for the battle report and don't act rashly.

King Pingnan looked at their tense faces, raised his hand holding the chain, stroked his beard, and laughed: "After all, I am still old, I can't hold my breath, I made a plan not to say anything, so as not to worry you, but in the end It’s still the bamboo tube that pours the beans.”

Ye Yuxiao was still amused after all: "It seems that if you don't tell us, we won't worry."

"Go, go, go back quickly." King Pingnan waved his hand to chase them away, causing the iron locks to clang, "Xiaoxiao, take your cloak away. If someone bullies you, remember to write it down with a pen and wait for me to go out. Finally, I will avenge you..."

Ye Yuxiao knelt down and tied his cloak in a tight knot, picked up Gu Qingyan and Gu Ruyan and ran away.

When they got out of the gate of the Criminal Department, Ye Yuxiao pulled Gu Qingyan and told her: "What happened this time is extraordinary. Don't be like before, thinking about running towards the battlefield."

"Cousin, I know, I won't be reckless anymore." Her father was charged with collaborating with the enemy, how could she run away blindly. Gu Qingyan nodded heavily.

"Go back and tell your grandma and two aunts what grandpa said." Ye Yuxiao took her and Gu Ruyan's hands one by one, shook them hard, turned around, mounted the horse, and returned to Anding Lane. Women's studies.

In the women's school ward, the old lady had woken up long ago. Chunxiao took good care of her and her condition was very stable after the operation. Ye Yuxiao lied to her that Ouyang Sheng had rushed back to the military camp on the emperor's order and it would take some time before he could come back. The old lady knew that he was training soldiers for the emperor and had no doubts.

When Mrs. Xiang sent Ye Yuxiao out, she asked her for details. Ye Yuxiao only said it was a matter in the court and didn't say much.

Kong Mingyue is still staying at the Women's School, and the Wu'an Marquis Mansion has not sent anyone to take her back. I don't know whether it is because they are not afraid of being implicated, or because they are weighing the pros and cons. After all, Mrs. Wu'anhou's Hualiu disease is still being treated by her.

Ye Yuxiao didn't care, so he rode back to the hermitage, gathered the servants from the inner and outer courtyards, informed them of Ouyang Sheng's imprisonment, and ordered them to be alert, watch the door strictly, and stop gossiping and spreading news randomly.

Everyone in the Yinyuan was either her dowry or Ouyang Sheng's confidants. Although they were panicked at the moment, they soon calmed down and went to work.

The maids brought the food, and Ye Yuxiao remembered that she hadn't eaten lunch yet, but when she picked up her chopsticks, she didn't put them down.

She didn't have lunch, and Ouyang Sheng never had lunch. I wonder how he is doing in the palace now, whether he is hungry, whether he has been beaten...

As she was thinking about it with great sadness, someone suddenly came to the palace and said that the emperor had summoned her to the palace to see him.