Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 252 Wait a minute——

The handle of the big umbrella is very thick. Judging from the material, it should be the precious dragon scale bamboo. The end is supplemented by three iron supports, which looks like three legs standing obliquely on the ground, allowing the big umbrella to stand steadily.

The umbrella is decorated with gold foil with patterns carved on it. When viewed from a distance under the sunlight, the golden light on the foil seems to come alive, jumping and floating along the patterns.

This umbrella is the famous Golden Scale Umbrella, which is owned by Princess Chen Lingyi of Daliang. Once it appeared in the world, it immediately became popular throughout Kyoto and attracted countless dignitaries to imitate it. It can be said to be a must-have equipment for traveling.

Under the golden scale umbrella are tables and chairs, which are also made of dragon scale bamboo. The chairs are padded with satin and cotton to increase their softness, and the table is filled with seasonal fruits and autumn tea snacks.

Chen Lingyi was sitting under a golden umbrella at this moment, watching the fighting not far away with great interest. Zhu Yan and A Qiao were standing on her left and right behind her, and next to her were Luo Xingchen and a group of children tied together with hemp ropes.

This was exactly the scene that Luo Xiaoran and his group saw when they arrived.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Chen Lingyi always noticed Chen Ji's presence at the first moment. She would stand up from her chair and trot to Chen Ji's side.

"Why are you here?"

Chen Ji subconsciously wanted to use his body to block Luo Xiaoran so that Chen Lingyi would not notice her presence, but he felt that doing so would only make things more obvious, so he did nothing.

Chen Lingyi curled her lips and looked at Chen Ji. She even forgot the original purpose of coming here. It was A Qiao behind her who spoke and reminded her.

"This girl looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before?" A Qiao asked Luo Xiaoran.

Luo Xiaoran still pretended not to know Chen Lingyi's identity, so there was no need to pay attention to A Qiao. She turned around and went to untie Luo Xingchen and the others.

By the time Luo Xiaoran brought the children over, Chen Lingyi's guards had already brought all the servants over.

"Uncle, I'm in a good mood today and want to come to Hulu Mountain to enjoy the autumn.

Unexpectedly, as soon as we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we encountered this group of people tying up a group of children. They were obviously evil-hearted thieves, so we ordered our men to capture them.

But I really didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence." Chen Lingyi said coquettishly, wanting to go forward and hold Chen Ji.

Chen Ji shook off Chen Lingyi's hand, with a warning in his eyes: "You have been a virgin for three years. You should know that there are differences between men and women, and there is an order of seniority."

Chen Lingyi's smile froze. She was humiliated in public. Given her personality, it would be strange if she didn't make a big fuss.

But the person who made her lose face was Chen Ji, which is another matter. After all, he is her uncle!

Chen Lingyi then changed her target. She looked at Luo Xiaoran with a meaningful tone:

"Aqiao is right. This girl does look familiar. I seem to have seen her outside Anruo Temple. Did my uncle seem to be talking to her at that time?"

Chen Ji looked coldly, "You enjoy the autumn scenery. I have something else to do, so I'll go ahead."

Then, the cavalrymen behind him each carried a child onto their horse and left with their Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.

From beginning to end, Chen Lingyi's entire attention was on Chen Ji. Apart from asking about Luo Xiaoran, she didn't even glance at anyone else.

"Princess, what should we do with these people?" Zhu Yan pointed at the servants kneeling on the ground and asked.

"I want to know the cause and effect of the matter. I want to see what the matter is that could involve my uncle."

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After returning to Prince Yan's Mansion, Chen Ji arranged for someone to take the children downstairs and settle them down. Luo Xiaoran, who had found Luo Xingchen and Niu Dan, finally relaxed the tension in her heart and nodded to express her gratitude:

"Thank you for your help, Your Majesty. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to find Chen'er and Niu Dan so quickly."

Chen Ji raised his lips and shook his head slightly, "They are all children of Daliang. I have the obligation to protect them. You don't have to thank me."

"In that case, how does Your Highness want to deal with An Luhai, who kidnapped and killed them?" Luo Xiaoran asked casually.

Chen Ji lowered his eyes for a long time, then slowly spoke: "An Luhai must be killed, but not now. He is a spy planted by the court in the northern border."

Luo Xiaoran understood immediately, "So, the prince has been using An Luhai to spread information to the court?"

Chen Ji nodded. "These days, I have been trying to find a way to facilitate the establishment of a border trade between Daliang and the Northern Barbarians. By using An Luhai's information network, I have indeed reduced some resistance in the court."

Luo Xiaoran also nodded, and then asked: "Does the prince know that An Luhai has been allowing his son An Ruquan to be tyrannical for many years, forcibly snatching women and boys from the people to satisfy his lust?"

Chen Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, but before he could respond, Wei Lin behind him suddenly knelt down.

"Master, what Miss Luo said is all true, and it was my subordinate who concealed the news on his own initiative.

Because I know that if you knew what An Ruquan did, you would definitely not tolerate him and his son, and then we would lose An Luhai as a chess piece. At that time, the court would send other spies to cause trouble, and we would have to go to great lengths to make new arrangements.

An Luhai is the most important spy planted by the imperial court in the northern border. Over the years, we have been replacing the messages he sent to the imperial court, which has prevented the imperial court from repeatedly sending military supervisors to interfere.

Master, have you forgotten? In the battle of Blackwood Castle five years ago, if it weren't for the Imperial Censor Jiang Hai who insisted on chasing the fleeing Northern Barbarians despite your opposition and relying on the imperial order, we wouldn't have lost 30,000 soldiers!

Later, we found the channels through which An Luhai communicated with the imperial court and made use of them. Only then did the Northern Border Army gradually escape from the predicament of being harmed by the Imperial Censor and the Military Supervisor every year.

Therefore, An Luhai cannot be moved! I know I did something wrong, but I don’t regret shielding the An family father and son! "

Chen Ji closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled: "Go down and get a hundred military sticks!"

Wei Lin's voice became more and more urgent, "Master, I accept the punishment, but An Luhai cannot die!"

"Two hundred military sticks!"

"An Luhai cannot die, Master!"

"Come here, drag Wei Lin away and give him three hundred military sticks!"

"Wait a minute—"

Luo Xiaoran frowned.

If he was beaten with 300 military sticks, Wei Lin would be dead. Could the King of Yan really be so cruel?!

Chen Ji waved his hand to let the guards who came in to drag people away, then looked down at Luo Xiaoran, waiting for her to speak.

Before Luo Xiaoran could say anything, her call to stop reminded Wei Lin.

Seeing that his master had already made up his mind to kill An Luhai, the only option now might be to persuade Luo Xiaoran and let her speak for him.

After all, he had never seen his master so attentive to a woman.