Chapter 292: Returning To The Grand Tutor’s Manor
“Good.” Wei Chang nodded solemnly.
Because that was what he was thinking too.
Wei Chang carried Jiang Ruanxi forward, and Jiang Ruanxi buried her head in his chest, feeling extremely reassured.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Wei Chang stopped at a certain spot, placed his hand on the wall, and gently pressed. The entire wall revealed a door, inside which lights blazed brightly. What came into view was a man wearing armor, his face full of determination and weathering.
Upon seeing Wei Chang, he knelt down and said respectfully, “This general pays respects to the Crown Prince.”
Wei Chang extended one hand in a virtual gesture to help him up. “General Yu, I am no longer the Crown Prince.”
Yu Yun stood ramrod straight as he looked at Wei Chang.
“In this general’s heart, you will always be the Crown Prince of the Qin Dynasty.” Yu Yun said powerfully.
So this was Yu Yun from the Southwest, General Yu.
Knowing they still had matters to discuss, Jiang Ruanxi struggled to get down.
After landing, Yu Yun carefully scrutinized the woman whose face he could not clearly see. Before he could speak, Wei Chang took the lead in introducing her.
“This is my wife, Grand Tutor Ling’s daughter.”
Yu Yun had heard in the Southwest about Wei Chang taking a wife.
He nodded to her.
Jiang Ruanxi did not mind his differential treatment.
After all, he was a general of an army. Nodding politely to her for Wei Chang’s sake was already giving her face.
Now was not the time to fuss over such empty courtesies.
“Xi’er, this is the Grand Tutor’s Manor. Why don’t you go rest first.” Wei Chang said.
Jiang Ruanxi looked at the familiar layout all around and realized it really was the Grand Tutor’s Manor.
She had not expected Wei Chang’s secret passage to lead to the Grand Tutor’s Manor.
Knowing they had words to say, and feeling sticky all over herself, which was not suitable here, Jiang Ruanxi nodded to Wei Chang. “Good.”
Jiang Ruanxi had lived here for a time, so she was quite familiar with the layout here.
She walked to the room that Grand Tutor Ling had originally prepared for her.
The maidservants there were a bit stunned to see her, but said nothing. They prepared hot water for her. After she comfortably took a hot bath, the maidservants had already prepared various food, and she ate heartily.
After eating her fill, Grand Tutor Ling’s voice came from outside the door. “Xi’er, are you alright?”
It turned out that when Grand Tutor Ling had visited Jiang Ruanxi, she had told him her name.
So, from that time on, Grand Tutor Ling had always called Jiang Ruanxi Xi’er.
Jiang Ruanxi looked up and saw that Grand Tutor Ling had already arrived at the doorway.
He was much thinner than before.
“Father.” Jiang Ruanxi was filled with emotion.
Seeing no injuries on her body, Grand Tutor Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
When he heard that the Crown Prince’s Manor was under siege by Jiang Minghuai’s people, he was frantic with worry. But at that time, their manor was also under attack, yet he still sent some men to rescue Jiang Ruanxi.
But at that time, chaos reigned outside. After his men went through untold hardships to reach the Crown Prince’s Manor, they only saw Jiang Minghuai’s people holding her maidservant, while Jiang Ruanxi was nowhere to be seen.
He had thought Jiang Ruanxi was killed. Having finally gained a daughter, he would once again be left alone.
He had planned to go down to accompany his wife and daughter after helping Wei Chang achieve the Great Undertaking.
But unexpectedly, Jiang Ruanxi was alive again. His eyes grew a bit moist.
“Father, I’m fine.” Jiang Ruanxi smiled and comforted him.
After some small talk, Jiang Ruanxi poured him a cup of tea and placed it before him, then asked about the most important matter.
“Father, when did you return to the Capital?”
Grand Tutor Ling took a sip and placed the teacup on the table.
“The day before those rebellious officials and traitors started the rebellion. I originally planned to visit you, but saw your manor guarded by the Imperial Guards. I thought to find an opportunity to send you a message, but did not expect so many things to happen afterward.”
“Father, has the matter been settled?” Jiang Ruanxi asked straightforwardly about the objective.
Grand Tutor Ling nodded, his face serious. “Nameless Island can now muster four ten thousand troops. They are all disguised and followed me into the city.”
Hearing this, a smile tugged at Jiang Ruanxi’s lips.
It turned out Bian Du had told her that the Capital had thirty thousand troops. Adding these four ten thousand made seventy thousand in total. Although she did not know how many troops Yu Yun had brought back to the Capital, together it was enough to contend with Jiang Minghuai’s hundred thousand troops.
“That’s really great. Let’s go find Wei Chang and see what’s the situation on his side.”
Jiang Ruanxi immediately stood up and strode toward the door.
Grand Tutor Ling followed closely behind.
“Crown Prince, you absolutely must not…”
Before they got close, they heard Yu Yun’s words, but upon seeing Jiang Ruanxi at the doorway, he did not say the rest.
“What were you discussing just now?” Jiang Ruanxi walked directly to Wei Chang’s side and sat down.
Wei Chang smiled, took her hand, and said with a laugh, “Nothing much. Didn’t I tell you to go rest? How did you come?”
Before she could finish, Yu Yun spoke directly. “Crown Princess, persuade the Crown Prince. He wants to enter the Imperial Palace. You know how dangerous the Imperial Palace is now.”
Jiang Ruanxi was stunned and looked at Wei Chang. “You want to go see Father Emperor.”
“Mm.” Wei Chang nodded.
“Then I’ll go with you.”
Wei Chang’s eyes contracted, and he refused without hesitation. “Wait for me at the Grand Tutor’s Manor.”
“No, wherever you go, I go!”
“Be good, listen.” Wei Chang coaxed her.
“I say, with the emergency upon you, stop flirting here.” Yu Yun said coldly, a bit unable to stand it.
Jiang Ruanxi’s face warmed slightly. She knew the situation was urgent, but for some reason she had started acting coquettish with Wei Chang.
Wei Chang glared at Yu Yun, who coldly looked away.
He had not said anything wrong!
Jiang Ruanxi composed her emotions and continued, “Let me go with you. Since they want to catch me, they must be planning something in the palace. Why not take the initiative to strike.”
How could Wei Chang not know this reason? He gripped her hand tighter. “Dangerous.”
“Isn’t there you? One must enter the tiger’s den to get the cub. Besides, don’t worry. General Yu and Father will attract their troops outside. We bring some in, it won’t be much more dangerous.”
As if remembering something, she turned to Yu Yun. “General Yu, how many troops did you bring back to the Capital this time?”
Yu Yun was stunned, not expecting Jiang Ruanxi to ask such a question. He instinctively looked at Wei Chang, who nodded to her.
“Fifty thousand.”
“That’s enough.” Jiang Ruanxi said with a smile.
“What do you mean?” Wei Chang asked in doubt.
Jiang Ruanxi did not hide it and directly told him everything about Nameless Island.
Yu Yun’s eyes lit up.
He had been wondering how his fifty thousand troops could fight Jiang Minghuai’s hundred thousand troops, plus several ten thousand Imperial Guards in the Capital.
Earlier, when Wei Chang said he wanted to enter the palace, it was to use his identity to persuade the Imperial Guards to stand with them. This would not only disintegrate them from within but also recruit some, greatly increasing their chances of victory.
