After rebirth, the leader only wants to be with the shadow guard

Chapter 168: New Year to Go to the Old Year

"The third prince wants the throne, but his mother is only a concubine, not a queen. He is neither the eldest son nor the legitimate son. In order to gain the appreciation and attention of the King of Southern Xinjiang, he plans to invade Daxia and seize Daxia's territory and wealth. Even if he only gains a state or county, he can stand out among the other princes."

These words reminded Ying Shiyi of Gu Yezhou. Royal struggles have always been cruel, whether in Southern Xinjiang or Daxia.

It is embarrassing.

But being born into a royal family and enjoying things that ordinary people cannot access in their lifetime inevitably comes with some price.

"But the Third Prince also knew that Daxia was strong and that a hasty campaign would not benefit Southern Xinjiang, so he thought of developing the martial arts world in the Central Plains."

"Although the martial arts world and the government are connected, they are usually managed separately and are clearly separated. Starting from the Central Plains martial arts world, we can hide our tracks in Daxia and use the skills of the martial arts people to explore information. In the future, we can achieve internal and external cooperation."

"But the Third Prince had no one to use. They didn't know much about the martial arts world of Da Xia, so he thought of Yao Mo, who had been wandering around Da Xia for many years. This former Southern Border State Master was also his mother's lover."

"Mother and son are of one mind, so the favorite concubine will naturally help her son to seize the throne, so she agreed to the Third Prince's request, re-contacted the Medicine Demon, and asked him to make plans for the Third Prince in the Great Xia martial arts world."

At this point, Lou Jingyu sneered, "Like us today, no matter what happens in the middle, Yao Mo agreed."

Ying Shiyi opened his mouth in disbelief when he heard this. "How could it be like this?"

Lou Jingyu looked at his pink lips, then followed his heart and reached out his hand to touch them twice.

"Yes, that's why I say this medicine demon is a little abnormal. Not only is he infatuated, it has become an obsession." Lou Jingyu replied, hugging him and half leaning on the soft pillow.

"I didn't expect the Medicine Demon to be so infatuated." Ying Shiyi lay obediently in Lou Jingyu's arms.

Lou Jingyu hummed in his throat and stroked Ying Shiyi's back with his warm hands.

"He was infatuated with the person he liked, and from love he turned to hatred, and he took his hatred out on other people, creating such poisonous things, and I don't know how many people he harmed. When I look at people, I feel jealous when I see others living a good life."

Ying Shiyi nodded heavily, agreeing very much.

"Stay away from him from now on. We are living such a good life. This medicine demon is jealous to death." Lou Jingyu said with a smile.

There was a hint of pride and boasting in his tone as he spoke, so Ying Shiyi leaned on his chest and laughed, "I know."

Lou Jingyu surrounded him and continued to tell the last part.

"The Medicine Demon was entrusted by his former lover to help the Third Prince establish the Qishan Sect and other small sects in Daxia, and introduced people from Southern Xinjiang to the Central Plains martial arts world to run these sects. In recent years, there have been many intermarriages between Southern Xinjiang and Daxia, so the characteristics are not obvious. In addition, there is a saying that heroes do not ask where they come from, so naturally no one pays special attention to where these people come from. After a year or two, they even built a contact base."

"Yao Mo is a very smart man. He was able to become a national teacher back then, so he can naturally control the overall situation now. However, he has not yet separated himself from the officials of Da Xia and mixed with the Ji family. Then he was arrested by us and suffered a big setback."

He spoke very frankly, as if he was telling it to Ying Shiyi as if it were a story, and he even smiled when he said the last two sentences.

Everything is connected from here.

Ying Shiyi nodded. So this was exactly what happened.

Once you have clarified all the previous events, the rest will be much easier.

"Then we--" Ying Shiyi was just speaking when Lou Jingyu stuffed a piece of pear candy into his mouth just as he opened it, so his voice became unclear, "Then should we use this information to try to get some help from Southern Xinjiang..."

"It's already been used." Lou Jingyu said with a smile and kissed his lips.

It’s meaningless for him to eat candy by himself, unless the candy is in Ying Shiyi’s mouth.

This sweet taste is interesting.

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After finishing the official business, it’s time to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

New Year's Eve was different from the morning on. The servants in the church were busy, and the scene was a little more noisy and had a more down-to-earth feel than usual.

The servants lined up to receive their rewards from the Siqin Pavilion, and they all looked very happy. The secret guards received their rewards from the An Ge, and they were divided into two places so it was not crowded.

Ying Jiu was overjoyed after receiving a silver ingot, and ran to Canglan Palace to find Ying Shiyi. But after the last lesson, they didn't dare to make a fuss. They waited outside in groups of two or three, waiting for Mingyue to call for help, and swore not to go in.

He was afraid of meeting the leader when he went in.

Soon Shadow 11 came out.

"Ying Jiu, why are you here?" Ying Eleven asked when he saw it was him.

The Dark Pavilion should be resting today. Everyone should gather in the Dark Pavilion to play and eat together. It is rare that everyone is free during the year, so Lou Jingyu gave Ying San and Ying Si a holiday and asked them to come back on duty tomorrow morning.

"I received a lot of bonuses this year," Yingjiu showed him the silver ingots, "I could have bought out all the braised meat shops."

Ying Shiyi laughed, "Why, you want to treat me to dinner?"

Ying Jiu shook his head, chuckled, and stuffed the silver ingot into his hand.

"I'm here to pay back the money." As he said this, he took out the banknotes from his pocket.

He still remembered that when he was recuperating from a broken leg, Ying Shiyi gave him a lot of good money. He didn't even know how long Ying Shiyi had been saving it, and he was very touched.

Now that I have enough money, I want to pay it back.

"No need." Ying Shiyi stopped him and returned the silver ingot to him.

He has very few places to spend money now, so he should let Yingjiu spend the money himself. If he takes it himself, he will be left with nothing.

"You can spend it as you like, but you need to plan your spending on a daily basis, and be restrained when you encounter anything new, whether it's food or toys," Ying Shiyi reminded.

"You really don't want it anymore?" Ying Jiu expressed shock, because Ying Shiyi gave him a lot at that time.

Ying Shiyi refused again and again, and really didn't want him to return it.

"Okay," Yingjiu had no choice but to take the money back. He put his arm around Yingshiyi's shoulders and was very touched. "Eleven, you are really my good brother. I am really rich now."

Ying Shiyi shook his head helplessly and pushed his hand away, "Come and watch the show tonight, and invite them to join us."

Tonight is New Year's Eve. Lou Jingyu has invited a troupe of actors to perform, and the stage in the front hall has already been set up.

Yingjiu nodded and ran away happily.

Ying Shiyi also went back to have dinner with Lou Jingyu.

Today's dishes are more sumptuous than usual. Everything the two of them eat together tastes sweet and warm.

This was the first New Year they spent together. Just the two of them made up a family.

When night fell, the two went to see a play together.

They sat in the middle of the first row, surrounded and followed by their relatives and friends.

Singing began to emanate from the stage, gongs and drums rang out, the brilliant colors of the costumes were very suitable for today, and stories were played out one after another.

It's rare for the Chiyang Sect to be so lively.

That's right, the New Year brings the old year to an end, that's how it should be.