Chapter 146

Xiangmian stayed at her mother’s house for a few days, counting the days until Zhou Xianyang’s return, thinking that she would go back a day earlier to take care of everything at home.

But they didn’t realize that he had traveled all day and night to get back early. On this day, it was the time to celebrate the fulfillment of his duties for Xiangyang.

The relatives of the Duke of State’s House, Marquis of Yongding’s House, the Gu Family and the Duke of Chang’s House were all playing at the polo field of the Yul Wang Mansion.

When they saw Zhou Xian Yang riding over on his horse, Rong Xiangmian almost thought he was hallucinating. He doesn’t even chase the ball, and allows Rong Xiangwen to score a long goal.

Before Rong Xiangwen could celebrate, she saw her fourth brother-in-law and laughed, “Sister, why are you still in a daze? Quickly go!” She didn’t take advantage of the situation and took the initiative to pause the game.

Zhou Xian Yang smiles and looks at them from afar, but doesn’t go over, instead going to meet the Duke and Lady of State first.

When a family member sees King Yüeh’s sudden arrival, they are busy getting up to salute him, but Zhou Xian Yang stops them in their tracks: “Xian Yang is young, so there’s no need to be polite to all the elders and sisters-in-law in the family.”

The audience was full of relatives, both those he knew and those he didn’t, and they greeted him one by one.

Liu Quanyi’s stubbornness came up, excuse that the injury is not well, even the selection of the examination did not go to participate in, naturally, no official position. Marquis of Yongding’s wife is not happy these days, but look at Yuhang treat her courteous and considerate, call her an aunt, the scene is still happy.

Rong Xiangshi saw riding over, in front of so many people, there are many words can not speak. Gu Frost laughed on the side and said: “Why is my brother-in-law back so early? Fourth sister counts the days on her fingers every day!” Zhou Xianyang smiled.

Zhou Xian Yang smiled, and could not say in public that he was rushing back, so he found an excuse: “The case went well, so I came back early. How has Wangfei been doing these past few days?”

Rong Xiangxian nodded, just wanting to hurry home with him, but feeling that it wasn’t a good idea, he asked, “Your Highness, do you play soccer?”

Zhou Xian Yang understood and asked his sister-in-law, “Can big brother borrow a ball uniform.”

Rong Xiang Gu was still at the Hanlin Academy and hadn’t returned, so Gu Frost pointed in the direction.

“The official’s uniform is in the dressing tent.”

He nodded his thanks and headed that way with his riding crop.

Gu Frost reminded Rong Xiangmian, “Fourth sister, aren’t you going to help His Highness change?”

Rong Xiangmian thought to himself, Gu Frost is really the best sister-in-law in the world, nodded and somewhat embarrassed hurriedly ran to follow.

Zhou Xian Yang was standing in front with his hands behind his back, waiting for her to pass.

The elders looked at the scene and all laughed, “This Yu Wang couple is really in love, who would have thought it!”

“Young couples are always like this, a day without seeing them is like three autumns apart.”

“If I hadn’t seen it in person, I really wouldn’t have known that Yü Wang was so humble and courteous, without any arrogance.”

“Thanks to the fact that he is still a royal son with military achievements, what a pity ……”

Speaking of this topic, everyone silently stopped talking, but in their hearts they unanimously agreed with these words.

If there wasn’t that incident, with King Yu’s status and military achievements, there was no doubt that he would enter the Eastern Palace.

However, if he had the status of being the first son of the Middle Palace, would he still go to Western Qin, would he still treat people in such a humble manner, and would he still marry the Rong family’s fourth girl?

There weren’t that many ifs.

“Alas, our match isn’t over yet!” Rong Xiangwen muttered, and Gu Shuang laughed, “I’ll fight you.”

Lin Lang and Fei Yun were originally swinging near the dressing shed.

Seeing from afar that King Yu had returned and Rong Xiangwen had followed them over, they immediately got off the ground and saluted.

Rong Xiangmi said to them, “You just play your own games, you don’t need to serve. Just keep an eye on them and don’t let anyone else get close.”

Lin Lang and the girls understood and smiled at each other.

After entering the dressing tent, Zhou Xian Yang turned back and couldn’t wait to embrace Xiangmian in his arms.

He was full of apologies that he wanted to pour out, but he was not good at sweet words, so he could only use a tight embrace to convey it. Repeatedly saying, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry ……”

Xiangmian did not want his apologies and was full of thoughts about Yu Xiangyi. She pressed against his ear and asked softly, “The female corpse in the Phoenix Fairy Pond, did you get it?”

Zhou Xian Yang shook his head, “No.”

“How could a female corpse with the same clothes happen to appear?”

“Someone should have known we were saving Xiang Yi and was helping us.”

“Where did you hide her?”

“Don’t know.”

“How come you don’t even know that?”

“It’s not like I saved her to hide her, I just wanted her to live with dignity like a human being. As for where to live, it doesn’t matter. She’s only safe if no one knows where she is.”

“What about Gray Eagle?”

“He was supposed to go into the capital to deliver information about Qinzhou, and incidentally deliver his girl for Wu Feng. After he finished his business, he naturally left the capital.”

“Just left without a word? I’m really worried that the female corpse in the Phoenix Fairy Pond is really Yu Xiangyi.”

“Even you think so, the Emperor only believes it.”

“You’re so bold, aren’t you afraid of an accident on Xiangyi’s side?”

“Don’t worry. Gray Eagle’s water is better than mine, and several times in West Qin we relied on him to wade through dangers. It’s not difficult for him to bring someone from Phoenix Fairy Pond out of the dark river. This is also thanks to that gang of assassins from Western Qin, if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have thought of this method for a while.”

“Then this is considered done? I’m really afraid of messing it up.”

Zhou Xian Yang straightened up, looked down at her, and smiled accusingly, “Is that all you want to say to me?”

Rong Sangmi let out a hmmm before the back of her head was held in the palm of his hand, and along with it, her entire body was lifted up from her waist to reach his lips.

Sagami was tightly hooped in the crook of his arm, and the long and blazing kiss managed to make her throw all her countless questions to the clouds.

I missed you, so much.

They kissed out of sweat before letting go of each other.

Rong Xiangyang gasped and pushed him, “Hurry up and change, it’s not good to not return for a long time.”

Zhou Xian Yang had a lot more to say, but knowing her thin skin, he pushed it down and quickly changed into his polo clothes and walked side by side with Xiangmian to the field.

After a few games, the people estimated that Rong Xiang Gu and Rong Xiang Wang should also return to the house, so they went home for dinner together.

In the courtyard of the State Duke’s Mansion, there were a few more boxes. The steward came back and said that it was sent by Yuhang.

The Duke of State smiled and said, “Wangfei has already sent the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.”

Zhou Xian Yang went and opened one of the boxes, taking out an oddly shaped fruit from inside: “These are specialties of Yuzhou, not anything expensive, get them for a fresh meal.”

Rong Xiangxin was the first to take the occasion and told his maid to take it and send it back to his own small courtyard.

The crowd went to the Changle Hall to gather, the second sister and second sister-in-law also arrived.

As soon as they entered the room, they were busy saying news: “Do you know? His Majesty’s word of mouth has bestowed the Wu family’s girl beside the Empress to General Asuna and General Ding Cheng of the Qinzhou garrison as their wives.”

“What?” The crowd turned back in silent agreement and looked at King Yu and his wife. On that day, the 100th day banquet of the granddaughter of Duke Chang’s granddaughter, the matter of Yü Wang and Lady Marquis Yong’an fighting in the ring, some of them knew about it, and some of them didn’t know about it.

Second sister couldn’t wait to shake off all the news that Duke Chang’s wife had just inquired about in the Empress’ palace.

“His Majesty said that General Asuna of Qinzhou was originally a great general of Western Qin. Now that he has returned to our dynasty, he has pledged the Wu family’s girl as a sign of the dynasty’s trust. General Ding Cheng’s wife has already died of illness, and His Majesty dared to honor him for his hard work in the garrison by granting him a marriage as a token of appreciation.”

The Duke of England pondered that His Majesty did not want the Empress’s people to enter the Yul Wang Mansion, but on his lips, he said, “His Majesty is truly generous and kind, even the people the Empress had originally arranged for the two Highnesses, she was willing to send them to Qinzhou, so it is evident that he thinks highly of those two generals who are far away in the borderlands.”

Everyone followed with some praise.

The Duke of England’s wife immediately instructed: “Xiangmian ah, you are the only one accompanying His Highness in the Yuhang Mansion, so you must be extra diligent in your service.”

Rong Xiangmian nodded and smiled, “Madam’s words, Xiangmian has remembered.”

Zhou Xian Yang looked at the hint of a smile she couldn’t hide at the corners of her mouth, and his heart was solidified.

Not long after, Rong Xiangwang and Rong Xianggu returned in company.

The hall was full of happy people, all celebrating Rong Xiangwang’s young age to be awarded the important post of the Nine Gate Patrol Battalion, but he himself did not look happy to be promoted to a higher rank.

After the banquet, the Duke of England specially called Mr. and Mrs. Yu and Rong Xiang Gu and Rong Xiang Wang to the study to discuss.

The first topic was of course the mid-autumn night fiasco.

Rong Sheng gets right to the point: “The old minister has spent half of his life in the military and originally thought that he would be able to live out his twilight years in peace, and didn’t care even if his family was cold for the first few years. But now, with the Yuhang family married, the old minister again want to stay away from the court strife is only a dream.”

Zhou Xian Yang listened to the complaints in his words and laughed, “Father in law was so concerned about his daughter that he voluntarily got involved, and Xian Yang is grateful for that. Now that he is back in the capital, he will definitely take good care of her and never let her encounter something like that again.”

“That’s just it,” the Duke of England saw that he had no intention of dragging the Rong family into the water, and was slightly relieved, “His Majesty granted the marriage, and if the Rong family wants to be loyal to His Majesty only, as they were before, no one will believe them. Everything in the Yuhang Mansion is related to the safety of the Rong Family. If there are any such matters in the future, please inform me in advance, Your Highness.”

Zhou Xian Yang immediately agreed.

The Duke of England then asked Xiangwang why he was not in high spirits today, wondering if the takeover of the Nine Gates Patrol Battalion had not gone well.

Sure enough, Rong Xiangwang complained impatiently:

“Today, I discussed with the Vice Commanders of the Nine Gates to change the order of the guards in case there is a repeat of what happened the other night. But each of them had an idea, saying that I don’t know how to do it, and how it used to be and so on.”

The British Duke laughed coldly: “Once upon a time? If they had done a good job in the past, why would they have let the bandits enter the capital, even dragging King Li to be reprimanded by His Majesty? You are young, they inevitably disobeyed, and many of them are promoted by the Yongan Marquis. Since the new official has three fires, you don’t just focus on the former friendship, must take out the temper to pop, Marquis Yong’an’s people, direct replacement is also no harm.”

Rong Xiangwang scratched his head, “Our family has no quarrel with Marquis Yong’an. They are all acquaintances, I’m afraid that if I do this, those vice commanders will be disgusted with me, and it will be even more difficult to manage them in the future.”

Lord British said, “Even if there was no bad blood in the past, we still need to be careful in the future. A commander can’t be a commander just because he has a good temper and his subordinates like him. You have to make them serve you, respect you, and fear you.”

Rong Xiangwang had a difficult look on his face, he didn’t like people to be afraid of him. He liked the days when he drank with these people, raced horses, and competed in archery.

“Why would the Emperor want me to be in charge of the patrol battalion? I only know how to fight and charge, I don’t like to manage people.”

Rong Xianggu laughed, “In the past, Zhuge Liang was in his hut, and all the world’s affairs were strategized, this is the superior art of war.”

Seeing Rong Xiang Gu somewhat lack of confidence, Zhou Xian Yang reminded him, “You don’t have to offend everyone, replace the Xilinmen vice commander who has the biggest fault, this is the name. You can pick the newcomers at the top yourself, and they will naturally look up to you. The rest of them, depending on who contributed the most that night, will be reused. Among the nine gates, Dongsheng Gate and South China Gate are the most important and busy, with the highest salaries and the most fuel. Swap the positions of the deputy commanders of several gates. When they have a grudge against each other, they will naturally not join together to fight you. Divide and conquer them, and they’ll be fine in time.”

Rong Xiangwang listened and his eyes lit up, “Li Xun! He was quite brave that night, killing the enemy with me. The sword technique my father passed on to him made it very catchy.”

Zhou Xian Yang laughed, “That’s right. Someone under Great General Rong’s command should have a few different feelings for you.”

Duke of England mentioned again, “Tian Lei has been out on training for many years, I think we should take this opportunity to have your second brother-in-law transfer him back to the capital to help you out.”

Rong Xiangwang was even happier. Duke of England also taught him, “Although the management of people need wrist, but the nine gate patrol battalion’s errand is not a child’s play, you also need to listen carefully to their experience of these old people. If there’s anything you can’t figure out, just come and ask us.”

Rong Xiangwang nodded, got up and saluted, “Thanks to the teachings of my eldest uncle, elder brother and brother-in-law, otherwise I don’t know how many detours I would have taken.”

Rong Xiangxiang sat on the sidelines listening to Zhou Xianyang’s words and sighed in his heart: who taught him back then? How many detours had he taken?

After coming out of the study, Zhou Xian Yang specifically asked Xiang Gu: “Do you want to stay at home tonight or go back to the royal residence?”

Rong Xiang Gu joked softly from the sidelines, “Your Highness hasn’t seen Fourth Sister for so long, and you still want her to stay here for one more night?”

Rong Xiang Gu was so ashamed that he stomped his feet, and Zhou Xian Yang immediately skimmed his head to hide his laughter.