bookrandom Chapter 387: First Meeting with the Prince 3
Chapter 387: First Meeting with the Prince 3
Wang Jinyi became more and more excited as she spoke, almost forgetting that she was kneeling in the hall, and slowly raised her head...
Let's start from the time we first arrived in the North. We encountered the assassination attempt on Fu Jiezhi at the city gate, encountered enemies at the inn, and the northern barbarians broke into the backyard at night...
At first, the veteran general Hu Yanyun thought that since he was a child, he should read a few books to show off his knowledge.
When he heard about the assassination, the spirit of burning the inn came up.
Wang Jinyi said:
“My hair is so short, it’s not me messing around.
It was a northern barbarian who swung his knife at me. I tilted my head like this, and he cut off my hair. He swung his knife at me from this side, and I dodged again. Only a little hair was left like this..."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and used her thumb and index finger to measure a short distance, causing everyone present to gasp. Some women even grabbed the corners of their clothes...
When the old general heard about the close combat, he almost stood up with his hands on the table, and his buttocks had already left the couch.
Hu Yanqing also forgot to restrain his father's pointing, and was concentrating on looking at the girl in the hall, pointing at her short hair.
The prince leaned forward to listen carefully, his eyes falling on the face of the second young lady of Xunyang. Thinking of Ouyang Wenche who mentioned this girl from time to time, a faint smile appeared on his face.
The girl was wearing a peach-colored muslin blouse, a plain cotton skirt, a peach-pink gauze cover, and a sky-blue diamond-shaped gauze in her arms. She was immersed in her memories.
The prince coughed softly and bit his lower lip tightly, fearing that a loud cough would affect the girl whom his son called a literary monster.
After coughing lightly, he raised his eyes and scanned the lobby. Most of them were immersed in the scene of a man chasing the girl in front of him with a sword. Some women had already lowered their heads and bit their handkerchiefs, not daring to listen anymore.
The girl seemed to guess that someone would be scared, so she stopped and looked at the prince on the throne with a questioning look.
The eunuch brought a tray, and the prince placed the object in his hand on the table. He wiped the corner of his lips with a handkerchief, put it back, and held a crystal clear sculpture in his hand.
Wang Jinyi raised an eyebrow, why was he looking at that thing… But he was the prince, not a student, so he couldn’t express his opinions casually.
What's more, there is no trivial matter in the royal family. Any trivial matter that may seem like a disturbance to ordinary people may cause huge changes in the palace. You'd better just shut up!
The prince saw the wonderful change in Wang Jinyi's expression, which left a mark in his heart. He asked calmly, "How did you guess that they would launch a surprise attack on Beining?"
"After the assassination of the Northern Barbarian spy, the Beining City Defense Department wiped out the Northern Barbarian spy's hideout. Later, when I encountered a spy dressed as a Northern Barbarian merchant in the inn, I became suspicious."
"why?"
"The spies are hiding with all their might, just waiting for the opportunity to overthrow. I heard that there was a strategic agent..."
"Agent?"
"Oh. He is a spy who has been lurking in the enemy's territory for more than 30 years."
"Oh?"
"Hmm! It just so happens that the Northern Barbarians joined forces with the Hanshan people to attack Beiyukou, so I guess Beiyukou should be a feint attack."
The prince looked up at General Huyan, and saw him raising his fist anxiously, so he nodded slightly.
Hu Yanyun stood up and clasped his fists, "Your Highness, I have something to ask you."
"Please speak." After saying that, the prince leaned weakly backwards, and the eunuch quickly put a cushion behind the prince.
Wang Jinyi focused his attention on the prince's head and face, and looked at him carefully.
The prince did not miss this scrutinizing look and kept it in mind again.
General Huyan asked in a muffled voice:
"Miss Wang, how did you guess that the city they were trying to attack from the east must be Beining City?"
When Wang Jinyi heard General Huyan's question, he stood up, saluted sideways, and replied:
"The enemy will definitely choose a city with an actual strategic position to attack, and Beining Prefecture fits the bill perfectly. If this city is lost, the coalition forces can march straight into Daqi, and the next city they can attack is Shangjing.
That’s why I think the coalition forces might launch a surprise attack on Bac Ninh.”
"Lightning strike?"
“That is, the coalition forces will concentrate their forces to quickly strike Bac Ninh and concentrate their forces to break through the Bac Ninh defense line, just to penetrate deeper.
That’s about it, I understand.”
Wang Jinyi lowered her head and stopped talking, fiddling with her sleeves obediently. After she finished speaking, she realized that she had said too much.
I was a little too proud of myself and might have exposed my personality. I calmed myself down and told myself not to say any more. That's enough!
He lowered his head and said nothing more.
The prince smiled, as the little girl had something else to say. She seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she was afraid of showing off too much and exposing her true talents.
The prince nodded slightly, remembering what Ouyang Wen Ce once said:
"You always praise me for my outstanding talent, but you don't know that I am actually not as good as a three-year-old child. Compared with her, I can only be considered as hardworking. She is the real literary demon, a prodigy...!"
I remember that the Eastern Palace staff member Wei Wuji once echoed this.
"She was lucky to be born a girl. Otherwise, if she were a boy, she would be useful to the court and would be good for Daqi. If she had second thoughts, she would be a traitor..."
The prince's heart was moved and his eyes became colder. He looked at the girl for a moment longer and asked:
"I heard that you have read Guanzi: Dishu Chapter?"
After a moment of surprise, Wang Jinyi quickly made a confusing move. She nodded firmly, but said resolutely:
"I don't understand. I never understand."
The prince had a plan in mind.
The celebration banquet started, the prince toasted the civil and military officials, and everyone toasted...
Wang Jinyi lowered his eyes, his mind racing.
She noticed that the prince hardly moved his chopsticks, only taking a sip of tea occasionally, frowning slightly, coughing lightly from time to time with his sleeve covered, and his face flushed unnaturally.
The prince's complexion and expression, the abnormal vibration of his chest when he coughed - these symptoms were extremely similar to the "stone poison" disease he had read about in his previous life.
It is a disease caused by contact with special minerals. In mild cases, the patient will become weak and sickly, and in severe cases, the patient may be life-threatening.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the prince looking at her thoughtfully, playing with the crystal clear stone in his hand.
The stone glowed a strange green light under the light, and Wang Jinyi's heart tightened.
The head of the Beining family pretended to toast and passed by, and reminded in a low voice:
"Jin Yi must be careful with what you say and do. The court is not like home, and every word and action concerns the family, you must remember this!"
Wang Jinyi nodded heavily and decided to keep her mouth shut and say less.
After three rounds of drinks, the hall was bustling with activity as rewards were given out. Wang Jinyi looked up inadvertently and met the prince's deep eyes.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and the stone in his hand was rubbed repeatedly, flashing an eerie light under the light.
Wang Jinyi quickly retracted his gaze, thinking: Only by minding one's own business can one live longer. He did not dare to look up until the end of the banquet, until the eunuch's voice rang out, and everyone straightened their clothes and stood up to express their gratitude.
They left the hall in order of rank and followed the master out the door. Before they could calm down, they heard the eunuch's shrill voice behind them:
"Please stay, Mr. Wang and Miss—"