noffsinger Chapter 486 Xiahou Juan Comes to Treat Su Yu! Zhang Qiying Discusses Su Yu
Chapter 486 Xiahou Juan Comes to Treat Su Yu! Zhang Qiying Discusses Su Yu
Su Yu's residence
Secretary Huang Yueying and archery coach Huang Wudie are taking Su Yu's pulse and diagnosing him.
After nearly an hour of taking his pulse, the two determined that Su Yu was not sick and was as healthy as before.
It was just a public statement, a fabrication.
We must never blindly follow the crowd or be easily swayed by public opinion.
Huang Yueying and Huang Wudie knew that practice was the only true measure of success.
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Time slips away quietly.
Zhong Yao hastily mobilized his subordinates to contribute money, food, and manpower, determined to seize Hanzhong, this lucrative territory.
Sima Lang also gradually became busier.
He was in charge of preparing the provisions.
In any war, provisions are of paramount importance.
Zhong Yao's decision to entrust this task to Sima Lang demonstrates how highly Zhong Yao regarded him.
Sima Lang, wanting to repay Zhong Yao in kind, did his utmost to do so.
But as Sima Lang was busy, a guard suddenly reported that Sima Yi had sent him a personal letter from Liangzhou, a long distance away.
He must make sure to open it only when no one is around.
Sima Lang was completely bewildered.
What kind of secret message is it that you only open when you're all alone?
It wasn't until evening, after Sima Lang had finished dealing with a series of government affairs, that he had time to open the secret letter.
He couldn't continue reading after only a few lines.
Sima Yi actually advised him not to devote himself entirely to serving Zhong Yao!
This...this...what kind of younger brother advises his older brother like this?
Besides, the two brothers are now serving under Zhong Yao. Shouldn't they be of one mind and work together?
There's no reason to just sit idly by without having made any contributions.
In any case, Sima Lang couldn't accept himself like this.
Therefore, Sima Yi's letter did not serve as advice to him.
In fact, Sima Yi was really anxious!
Sima Fang, the father, was a master at ruining his son's life, sending six of the eight Sima brothers into a terrible abyss.
The eldest brother, Sima Lang, is also a very honest and straightforward person.
The key point is that Sima Yi cannot directly tell Sima Lang in the letter that he is actually an undercover agent sent by Su Yu to Zhong Yao!
Otherwise, if someone were to be near his elder brother, or if the letter fell into the wrong hands, he would be finished!
Furthermore.
The two brothers are nominally serving the same master, but in reality, they are each serving their own master.
Sima Yi was also unsure whether his elder brother, Sima Lang, would keep his undercover mission a secret.
What if it doesn't work out... then he...
Unbeknownst to many, the once united Sima family has developed cracks!
This seemingly coincidental event was actually Su Yu's deliberate act of going with the flow.
Too much unity within a powerful family is not good news.
Besides, the Sima family isn't one of our own.
Strictly speaking, only Sima Yi is truly one of our own.
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at the same time.
Disguised, Zhang Qiying arrived at the outskirts of Chang'an under the escort of a group of guards.
Suddenly, a spy known as "Five Pecks of Rice" (五斗米) who had been hiding in the city came to meet Zhang Qiying and reported:
"Your Majesty, Zhong Yao in Chang'an is currently preparing various military affairs, and it seems he intends to launch a military campaign against Hanzhong!"
"Since persuasion failed, they've resorted to force?"
"That old man's true colors are nothing special!"
"As expected, coming to see the Commandant of the Guards was the right decision. If we had sent that old fellow Zhong Yao as an envoy again, we might have been kidnapped and taken hostage."
Zhang Qiying harbored the utmost malice towards Zhong Yao.
She hated the arrogant attitude of these old aristocratic men.
Although, most of the time, these old guys from aristocratic families prioritize profit.
But they also factored in their own interests the importance of saving face.
Zhong Yao lost face in front of Yang Song, so Zhang Lu sent another envoy to Zhong Yao.
Even if this envoy were Zhang Lu's own sister, the Five Pecks of Rice Saintess, Zhong Yao would not give her a kind look.
The spy, seemingly wanting to speak but holding back, said:
"Saint..."
"The Commandant of the Imperial Guard has claimed illness and announced that he will no longer receive guests."
"The Commandant of the Guards is ill? I wonder how serious it is."
Concern was evident in Zhang Qiying's eyes.
Zhang Lu's forces did receive outside information, but the information was just slightly delayed compared to other warlords.
But Su Yu's name is well-known to both Zhang Lu and Zhang Qiying.
In addition, although Su Yu has been in the industry for eleven years, he is still under thirty years old.
In the eyes of countless young girls, he has long become their fantasy idol in their boudoirs.
Even Zhang Qiying, the saintess of the Five Pecks of Rice, was no exception.
Putting aside her identity as a saintess, Zhang Qiying was just a young woman waiting to be married!
It's okay for a young girl to have her own idols when she's in love.
Yes, this factor also played a role, which is why Zhang Qiying volunteered to serve as the envoy.
“Holy Maiden… I heard that the Commandant of the Guards claimed to be ill because Zhong Yao was in charge of the military campaign against Hanzhong.”
"Even if we meet Lord Wei this time, I'm afraid..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Qiying interrupted:
"I'm afraid it's something else?"
Have you ever seen the Commandant of the Guards suffer a loss?
"He never does anything he's not sure of."
"We should find a way to contact the Commandant of the Guards as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, we can only add flowers to brocade, rather than provide charcoal in snowy weather."
Zhang Qiying had high hopes for Su Yu.
People like Su Yu are never worried about having no cards to play, but rather about how to play their cards to achieve twice the result with half the effort!
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Su Yu's residence
After Huang Wudie and Huang Yueying took his pulse and diagnosed him, Xiahou Juan actually ran over too!
However, Xiahou Juan did not understand medicine, let alone archery or chicken-joint techniques.
Carrying a homemade food box, she staggered to the door of Su Yu's residence.
Xiahou Juan knocked on the door, but no one answered. She was extremely anxious.
She looked back at her two older brothers, Xiahou Wei and Xiahou Hui, who were following behind her.
Xiahou Juan immediately had an idea!
Soon, Xiahou Wei and Xiahou Hui became a human ladder, carrying Xiahou Juan to Su Yu's residence.
The two brothers hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces.
Dad! Big brother! Your little darling is leaking air right now!
Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Ba, who were thousands of miles away, sneezed and wiped their noses at the same time.
Of course, even if you know the little cotton-padded jacket is drafty, there's nothing you can do.
Xiahou Juan has reached marriageable age, and she will not marry anyone but Su Yu.
Currently, only the marriage process is still missing.
When Xiahou Yuan returns to Chang'an from Liangzhou next time, Su Yu and Xiahou Juan's wedding will take place as scheduled.
In the yard
Upon seeing that Xiahou Juan had arrived, Su Yu quickly stood up to greet her.
He hadn't heard the knocking at the door. Xiahou Juan was a gentle woman, just as her name suggested.
The knocking sound was naturally not like that of a brute, loud and forceful.
But the human ladder provided by Xiahou Wei and Xiahou Hui was something Su Yu hadn't expected.
The two brothers really went all out for their sister!
But thinking about it, it makes sense; Xiahou Juan was undoubtedly the apple of Xiahou Yuan's eye.
Xiahou Yuan was willing to let his eldest son starve to death just to save his niece, Xiahou Juan, which shows how much he cared for her. (Xiahou Ba was actually the second son, but his elder brother died young.)
"Lord Weiwei, you..."
Xiahou Juan blushed slightly, and upon seeing Su Yu, she was somewhat speechless.
I was so nervous that I started to stutter.
"Juan'er, I'm not sick."
"I'm in very good health."
"If you don't believe me, come and check it out."
"Then let me see."
After a thorough examination, Xiahou Juan concluded that Su Yu was indeed not sick.
Afterwards, the two ate the food box that Xiahou Juan had brought.
Xiahou Wei and Xiahou Hui, standing at the entrance, looked like stray dogs on the street, long forgotten and pitiful!
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PS: To give a unified response, regarding the issue of Su Yu's family, it's not that I forgot to write about it, but rather that I was afraid the river crabs would suddenly attack me, so the characters involved could only be written as individual short stories. After finishing those, I would temporarily put them aside to write new characters, while occasionally mentioning the old ones.
The later side stories will add some plot points related to this. Currently, the main storyline is still about political intrigue, the struggle for supremacy, and history. We will try our best to present a Three Kingdoms period that is exciting, with intelligent characters, and yet realistic!
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