The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Chapter 181 Hongmen Banquet

Cang Yue Kingdom——Quezhou Noble House

The Yin hour in July is the coolest time of the day. After parting on the street, Ye Ling took Yue Chi and flew all the way back to Guiren Pavilion.

Yue Chi was puzzled: "Envoy Ye, don't you think you need to explain this to me?"

"I was just too bored and wanted to go out for some fresh air. I didn't expect to run into those two plainclothes guards from the government, and you know everything that happened afterwards," Ye Ling explained.

"Then why did you pull me back?"

"I'm just worried that it would be dangerous for you to go back alone. This is the room Susu used to stay in. You can rest here. Susu has been sleeping in my room recently."

"what?"

"What? Don't you come here every day? Now that you're staying here, you don't have to run back and forth. Go to sleep quickly. I'm really sleepy."

Yue Chi smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to Envoy Ye."

"Go to bed early." Ye Ling went out and closed the door, then released Jiuyou: "Hurry back to your room and sleep, I'm really sleepy."

"Okay, you should go and rest too."

Ye Ling returned to his room, took off his coat, let Susu out, and slept in the same bed with him. Only then did he feel quiet.

On the other side, Yue Kun and Black Hawk also returned to the inn and handed the thief over to their subordinates for handling.

The two walked and talked, and Black Hawk continued to ask Ye Ling questions: "Yue Kun, tell me honestly, what did you do to Ye Ling?"

Yue Kun wanted to cry but had no tears: "I've already said it all, it's nothing, I went to the prefectural governor's residence, and she happened to be there too, and then we came back together, and you saw us."

"So what did you two mean by six times? What's absolutely impossible? And besides, you were being intimate."

Yue Kun was about to collapse: "Oh my God, I can't explain it clearly! Listen carefully." Yue Kun could only recount what happened between them outside Hou Bing's room: "That's it, this is the sixth level."

"Nonsense!" Black Hawk said displeasedly, "She's an unmarried girl, how could you let her listen to such filthy things?"

"I wanted to refuse to listen, but she didn't want to! She even kept counting. Six times. I'm speechless." Yue Kun couldn't help laughing when he said this. "Hou Bing is really a loser. He's embarrassing a man. I'm dying of laughter. I've seen people who are not good enough, but I've never seen anyone as difficult as him. It's not Ye Sishi's fault for saying that. Six times. Oh my god!"

Black Hawk couldn't help laughing. "Okay, did you get the stuff?"

"Of course, if I take action, is there anything I can't get?" Yue Kun said, thinking in his heart that he would have to thank Ye Ling someday. If it weren't for her help tonight, he probably wouldn't have found what he wanted.

In the room, Nangong Che was also awake. Yue Kun put away his playful smile and took out a piece of oil paper from his arms: “Your Highness, I got it.”

When the oil paper slowly opened, a map appeared in front of them. Black Hawk said, "I didn't expect that he actually had this map."

"When the Nangong family seized the throne, there were not many people left from the previous emperor's family. Hou Bing's grandfather was one of them. He was the deputy commander of the imperial guards at the time. He judged the situation and defected to the Nangong family in advance, thus saving his family. Previously, Jingchuan made many inquiries and learned that someone from the previous emperor's family escaped from the palace through a secret passage, and it was Deputy Commander Hou who covered for them. This king guessed that their family must know the map of the underground network of the capital," said Nangong Che.

"Your Highness, is this another reason why you came to Quezhou this time?" Black Hawk asked.

"That's right. I didn't say it before because I wasn't sure. Now it's all ready. We only need the east wind."

"With this network map, we can enter and leave the palace freely. That's great," Yue Kun said very happily.

"Xu Liang sent a letter by carrier pigeon at night, saying that the cavalry army already knew that Yao Qi had died. In addition, some people were infected with the plague, and the morale of the army was low and they were in panic. Zu Wang was still trying to suppress it," said Nangong Che.

"So it will be over soon and we can go back. By the way, I have seen the imperial edict. It is to kill Ye Sishi. There is nothing else."

"It's okay. In five days at most, if no one dies, Hou Bing will be forced to open the city. Then Ye Ling can leave."

"Yes"

"It's almost dawn, let's all go to bed!"

"I'll take my leave." The two men bowed and left.

The next morning, a shocking piece of news came, and Yue Kun had no choice but to wake up Nangong Che: "Your Highness, Hou Bing is dead."

“What?” Nangong Che woke up instantly: “How did he die?”

"I rushed to take a look and found it was plague." Yue Kun even doubted himself.

"What did you do?"

"How could that be? I will never act without your oral order. I have recovered all the spirit snakes in the city, and I know how to catch the two Xu Liangs in the military camp. I never leave my rhinoceros flag with me, so it is impossible for anyone to be bitten to death," Yue Kun said.

"Could it be that he is really infected?" Xianghui asked.

"Impossible," Yue Kun rejected. "Only people bitten by a spirit snake would develop the plague."

"Then how did he die?"

"Ye Ling" Black Hawk suddenly came in.

"Impossible," Yue Kun denied subconsciously: "I have seen the corpse, it was caused by the plague, not murdered."

"Why do you suspect Ye Ling?" Nangong Che asked.

"Because she and Yue Kun went to the prefectural government residence together last night," Black Hawk said matter-of-factly.

Nangong Che’s face darkened instantly as he looked at Yue Kun.

Yue Kun glanced at Black Hawk with a complicated expression, then spoke, "Yes, I found her there when I got there. She said she heard Prince Xian order Hou Bing to trap her in Quezhou. Other than that, there's nothing else. Your Highness, she was within my sight the entire night. It's impossible that she was behind this."

“Did he see you taking the map?” Nangong Che asked coldly.

"No," Yue Kun denied flatly, "She didn't see it. She just listened to what happened with my subordinates outside Hou Bing's room for half an hour. She doesn't know anything else, so my subordinates didn't tell her last night."

Nangong Che's expression eased then: "Died from the symptoms of the plague, I don't think Ye Ling could do it."

"Yes, Your Highness, she is worried that she can't leave. My subordinates told her that you would find a way, but she refused, telling you to protect yourself and not to worry. She still hopes that you can live a peaceful life," Yue Kun said.

Nangong Che smiled: “Did she really say that?”

"Yes, she probably wants to go back quickly to attend her senior brother's wedding. The bride is still here with her."

"Now that Hou Bing is dead, Your Highness has the final say in Quezhou," Xianghui said shockingly.

Nangong Che thought for a moment and said, "Yue Kun, go and draft a memorial to report the current situation in Quezhou to the emperor."

"Yes," Yue Kun bowed.

Nangong Che’s expression turned slightly cold: “Black Hawk, go find Ye Ling for lunch.”

"Yes" Black Hawk also left.

At noon, Ye Ling finally woke up from her sleep. Su Su smiled and greeted her, "Sister, are you awake?"

Ye Ling stretched and said, "You got up too early."

"Hehe... I went to bed early at night, so I got up early. I saw the note you left on the table for me," Su Su said with a smile.

"I was afraid that you would go back to your room, but I didn't want you to disturb my sleep, so I wrote a note to tell you that Yue Si is occupying your room, so don't go in and disturb him." Ye Ling still didn't want to get up.

"Sister, get up, they are all awake and waiting for you to eat."

"Okay, you go first, I'll be there soon."

"Well, I'll go first."

After Su Su left, Ye Ling entered the space, took a shower, changed into new clothes, and looked at Meng Meng again. It was much better, but still sleepy.

As soon as Ye Ling came out of the space, he saw Jiu You sitting at the table: "You're here, why don't you go eat?"

"I'll wait for you. Didn't you sleep well last night? You don't look very well," Jiuyou asked.

"I can't stay up late anymore. It's too tiring."

While the two were talking, Black Hawk came in from the back window and said, "Envoy Ye, His Highness invites you to lunch."

"Ah? Now?" Ye Ling looked confused.

"Yes, Envoy Ye, please come in!" Black Hawk still had no expression on his face.

"I understand, Jiuyou. You must protect my sister-in-law. I'll be back soon." Ye Ling said and left with Black Hawk.

A quarter of an hour later, inside the inn, Ye Ling followed Black Hawk into the courtyard. Yue Kun, who was walking behind them, was surprised: "Envoy Ye, why are you here?"

Ye Ling turned around and said, "I don't know what your prince was thinking when he invited me to lunch."

Yue Kun was inexplicably nervous. Seeing Black Hawk there, he didn't say much: "Let's go in together. Hou Bing is dead."

"Who?" Ye Ling pretended to be surprised.

“侯冰”

"When did he die? Wasn't he fine last night?" Ye Ling suddenly said something unserious: "Do you think he died of exhaustion? After all, it was only six strokes."

Yue Kun looked helpless. "It's the plague, you! Don't ever talk about what happened last night again, okay? You're a girl, how embarrassing it would be for others to hear you? Don't say it again."

"I understand," Ye Ling said perfunctorily.

Yue Kun, however, had a worried look on his face. He knew Nangong Che too well and would not leave any trouble behind. Once he knew that Ye Ling had taken the blueprints with him, he would definitely silence Ye Ling. This was a Hongmen Banquet.

Nangong Che smiled and said, “Come on, sit down quickly, it’s because you love to eat meat.”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ye Ling sat down and looked at the table full of meat, drooling: "Why did Your Highness suddenly think of treating me to a meal?"

"Thank you for killing Yao Qi!"

"Thank you for the fifty thousand taels."

“Have another meal” Nangong Che paused slightly: “Did Ye Sishi break into the prefect’s mansion with Yue Kun again last night?”

"Of course not. I originally wanted to see when Hou Bing would be unsealed, but ended up running into your Yue Kun." Ye Ling said with a mysterious smile, "Guess what we saw?"

"Envoy Ye, you can't tell me," Yue Kun said.

“What can’t be said?” Ye Ling suppressed her laughter and told Nangong Che the story of what the sixth level was.

Nangong Che was displeased when he heard this: “Yue Kun, how could you let her listen to that kind of thing? And counting?”

"Don't blame him," Ye Ling said, "I heard it myself. Tsk tsk tsk... It's hard to explain."

Yue Kun held his forehead and spoke again, emphasizing, "Envoy Ye, please don't talk about what happened last night anymore. You're a girl, you can't say it anymore. If you say that, everyone will know that you and I were eavesdropping, and it was such a eavesdropping incident!"

“Yue Kun is right. Don’t mention this matter again in the future. What kind of words are you talking about?” Nangong Che said.