I brought five birds to eat and drink with my girlfriends in ancient times

Shangdong woke up the next afternoon. The old doctor was very good at treating him and he did not have a fever. This was also related to his young body.

Shangguan Yue and Chen Bianbian asked him to rest more and asked the kitchen to prepare more nourishing food, soups, etc. for the two of them until they recovered.

Shangdong and Shangnan were both miserable children. They were once slaves of criminal officials and were sold many times.

Being beaten and scolded, and having to eat one meal and go hungry the next were common occurrences, let alone receiving mercy from the master.

They didn't expect to be able to enter the general's mansion and meet such good people as the eldest lady and the general's wife.

Looking at the leaving young lady and general, the two grown men were so moved that their eyes turned red.

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The Camp in Beijing

"General, Zhang Shurou is dead." Yan Yi said.

"Well, if I die, I die." Shangguan Yan looked at the military book without moving.

"She and her maidservant were all killed with a single sword strike, seemingly to silence them."

"Oh?" Shangguan Yan raised her head.

"General, the sword is not simple, the murderer's martial arts is not low, if he is not a dead soldier, then he is a killer. There is another maid who was taken away."

"Is a concubine and a maid worthy of being silenced? Unless they know most of the things, the maid who was taken away is the key. We must get to the bottom of this matter." Shangguan Yan's face was serious.

If Zhang Shurou was a spy, then Shangguan Yan was their target. What did they want to get from him? Was he a spy from the enemy country? It was not impossible. The treaty was only about obedience on the surface. Who knew what was going on behind the scenes?

It is possible that he was a spy planted by the princes above, but it is also possible that he was the one with the highest position.

The emperor's heart is hard to predict, Shangguan Yan felt a chill on her back. What if...

"Yan Yi, arrange for Yan Hong to be by Madam's side to protect her."

"Yes, General. Does the young lady need any arrangements?"

"The personal bodyguard beside her is only about thirteen years old, but his martial arts skills are comparable to yours. What do you think?" Shangguan Yan raised her eyebrows.

"But he's a man!..." Damn it, the general thinks he's too old and his martial arts skills are not as good as a child's? I feel a little cold sweat on my head.

"Just a few years old."

"Yes, General. There's nothing to worry about with children." Boys and girls don't sit at the same table when they are seven years old! The eldest daughter will be eight years old in two months. The general is really partial. He is not raising the general's wife, but his precious child.

Every night he would sneak to see his wife, and come back to smile foolishly for an hour. Where did the cold-faced general who used to kill decisively and vigorously on the battlefield go?

"Yan Yi, go and make the arrangements. I need to go to the palace."

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Royal Palace

"How is Chu Fan?"

"Your Majesty, not much medicine was given. General Chu's poisoning was not serious. It just made him vomit blood and fall asleep. This is a secret medicine that the doctor cannot solve."

"If he wasn't so stubborn, I wouldn't have done this. Let him sleep for now! Is there any unusual movement from Shangguan Yan?"

"There is no unusual movement, but there have been a lot of rumors in the General's Mansion recently."

"Oh? What rumor is that?" The old emperor's eyes lit up.

"Rumor has it that General Shangguan's wife is having an affair with someone else, and that the lover is General Shangguan's brother Shangguan Ning. His daughter Shangguan Yue may also be the child of his brother."

"How could there be such a rumor? Could it be true?" The old emperor looked like he was watching a show.

"I don't know whether it's true or not, but the person who spread the rumor is the general's wife's elder sister, and we have never gotten along.

But strangely, the second daughter of the general's mansion died of a serious illness recently, and her aunt died of grief. Then the general's mansion sold a group of slaves. Then Shangguan Ning's family also moved out of the general's mansion.

But the tip-off is that the concubine and her maid were killed outside yesterday, and the guards were seriously injured. It doesn't seem like the general's mansion killed them. If a concubine was to be killed, it would not have taken so many twists and turns."

"She was just a slave, she could have been beaten to death directly, but sending someone to escort her was unnecessary. I guess she was being sent to the temple because of some scandal in the inner house.

A concubine is worthy of being killed like this. Someone is overreaching and thinking I am a fool! Go down! I will report to you if you have anything else to say." The old emperor waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Long Yinwei retreated.

The old emperor pinched his brows tiredly.

……

"Your Majesty, Shangguan Yan requests to see you." The eunuch came to report.

"He is not staying in the camp. He dared to leave the camp without my permission. Damn it! Tell him to go back. I won't see him anymore!" The old emperor slammed the table and stood up. His previous fatigue was gone.

"Your Majesty, I don't know either. General Shangguan said that we must wait until Your Majesty is willing to summon us." The eunuch was trembling with fear.

"Oh! You dare to threaten me? Isn't he afraid that I will punish him?"

Shangguan Yan was brave and resourceful in battle, calm and composed, and had a strong aura. Even the emperor felt a little terrified when he saw him. If this person joined any side, he would be a great help.

Although five princes had been sent out to be fiefs, there were also three who had grown up, and he knew exactly what their mothers did behind their backs.

I can give it to you, but I will never allow you to form cliques and win over people's hearts.

Shangguan Yan is currently in the limelight and is the god of war in the hearts of the people. I can't do anything too obvious.

"Forget it, let him in."

"Yes, Your Majesty, summon...Shangguan Yan to the palace for an audience." The eunuch sang in a shrill voice.

"Your Highness, I, Shangguan Yan, pay my respects to His Majesty."

"My dear, you didn't stay in the camp and left the camp without permission. Do you know your crime?"

"Your Majesty, it was my fault for leaving the camp without permission. Please punish me. But I beg Your Majesty to let me go home once. My second daughter died young, my aunt died suddenly, and my grandmother fell ill. Please remember my pure love for you and let me go home for seven days to visit and take care of my grandmother and be filial to her." Shangguan Yan kowtowed more than a dozen times.

"You, Shangguan Yan! You are blackmailing me!" the old emperor was angry.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to allow me to escort my second daughter."

"Okay! Shangguan Yan, I will give you seven days off. Someone, come here! Shangguan Yan offended me with his words in front of the palace, and he will be severely punished with a hundred strokes of the cane!"

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"General, General, what's wrong with you, General? General, why do you insist on confronting him? You know very well that he is a chicken-hearted person."

Seeing Shangguan Yan being dragged out and half unconscious, covered in blood, Yan Er burst into tears. Yan Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and he tried hard to hold back his tears.

"Yan Yi, even if it's not today, he will find...find an opportunity.

I now know his purpose, which is a good thing. You, don’t…can’t tell the lady, I…I’m afraid she will be scared, promise me.”

Yan Yi nodded with tears in his eyes, helped Shangguan Yan onto the carriage, Yan Er jumped onto the carriage, and drove the carriage back to the camp.

"Military doctor, how is the general?" Yan Yi and Yan Er asked anxiously.

"This is a fatal blow! It would be great if the general can survive these two days, but even if he does, he won't be able to recover for another month or two."

"This tyrant and tyrant! The general fought for him and suffered many injuries, but they were worth it.

When he came back, he detained the general and refused to let him go home for a few days. He also found excuses to beat the general. He wanted to kill the general!" Yan Er was filled with anger.

"Yan Er, be careful with your words! Walls have ears. Do you want the general to die?" Yan Yi suppressed his anger, but still scolded Yan Er. All the people in the camp in the capital are the emperor's people, and he cannot cause trouble for the general anymore.

"Yan Yi, do you want to tell Madam?" Yan Er asked while wiping his nose.

"The general is in a critical condition and should not be moved. The camp is full of the emperor's men, and Madam cannot come here. We will have to wait until the general's injury stabilizes before we move!"

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