Chapter 79: Painful Injury (1)
On the second day, a report on the movements of Zhou Yan's camp reached Zhou Cheng's ears early in the morning!
"Ready to leave?"
"Yes, the troops are ready and are ready to go at any time."
"What's going on?"
When Zhou Cheng received the news that Zhou Yan was organizing his troops to leave, he could not guess the reason.
"You go down first."
"Yes, General."
While Zhou Cheng was pondering over Zhou Yan's movements, Shan Zhen dismissed the soldiers who came to report. Some words cannot be heard, and the soldiers cannot be left standing there. After the soldiers left, Shan Zhen thought for a while about how to start the conversation.
"emperor!"
"I can't think of a reason for him to leave. If he simply didn't want Yin Yin to witness it, he could just send Yin Yin back to Weicheng. Why would he leave with all his troops? Even if Yin Yin was really a lobbyist, there's no reason for him to escape."
It seemed that Zhou Cheng was not fully immersed in his thoughts. He responded immediately after Shan Zhen called him and spoke out the results of his thoughts.
"That's true, but we don't know what he was thinking, or what Yinyin said. The results are already out, so even if we have to consider it, we should consider what we should do next."
Zhou Cheng would certainly not sit idly by when Zhou Yan withdrew his troops, but he had no excuse to stop him. Although the two armies had been in a state of confrontation, Zhou Yan had never sent out any troops. In other words, if Zhou Cheng ordered an attack at this moment, not to mention that his troops were not as strong as Zhou Yan's, it would be even more impossible for him to order an attack on Zhou Yan in front of Yin Yin. But what should he do? If Zhou Yan left, he would definitely take Yin Yin with him. Zhou Cheng had no reason to allow it!
"I want to see him."
"The question is, will the prince agree?"
Although Zhou Cheng did not specify who he was going to meet, Shan Zhen knew very well who he was talking about.
"No matter what, I can't just watch him take Yin Yin away. You go and make the arrangements."
"……yes!"
Shan Zhen still cannot accept the cause of this incident, but once Yin Yin is mentioned, he will just obey blindly, just like at this moment. If Zhou Cheng had not mentioned Yin Yin, he might have had other things to say, but he just listened to Zhou Cheng and left to do his work.
What was thought to be impossible turned out to be an unexpected result. Zhou Yan agreed to meet, and both parties showed up between the two armies at the agreed time. What was unexpected was that the person traveling with Zhou Yan turned out to be Yin Yin?
“Yin…Yin!!”
Zhou Cheng was extremely excited to see Yin Yin, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He couldn't believe that they would meet again in such an occasion. It should be said that when he saw Yin Yin, he didn't even think about why he met her.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
In the first sentence after not seeing each other for a long time, Yin Yin's voice and expression were so cold that Zhou Cheng felt a gust of cold wind blowing instantly. Shan Zhen, who was traveling with Zhou Cheng, just watched, while Zhou Yan paid attention to the conversation between Yin Yin and Zhou Cheng as if nothing had happened. It was obvious that this meeting was a matter between him and Zhou Cheng, but now it has become a trend centered on Yin Yin and Zhou Cheng?
"You...the Prime Minister and his wife miss you very much!"
Zhou Cheng, who was awakened by the cold words, gradually regained his composure and wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back when facing Yin Yin, whose face had no expression at all, so he had to change the subject.
"…Are they okay?"
If Zhou Cheng had talked about other topics, Yin Yin would most likely continue to treat him coldly. But since he brought up the topic of Zhang Ren and Shan Yufeng, Yin Yin could no longer maintain her cold attitude.
"Yeah , it's not that bad. It's just that when it comes to you, they always look worried."
Hearing Zhou Cheng's answer, Yin Yin tightened her grip on the reins. She had considered leaving at the beginning, but she had to make a choice because of the pressure from all sides. Now thinking back, she realized that she had never written a letter back after she left with Zhou Yan. Thinking of this, Yin Yin felt extremely guilty.
"Brother, you asked me to meet you today, it shouldn't be to talk about this, right?"
Zhou Yan, who was standing by, noticed that Yin Yin felt guilty and blamed herself for the matter of Zhang Ren and his wife, so he finally spoke up. One reason was to distract Yin Yin from the matter, and the other was that he didn't want to see Zhou Cheng looking at Yin Yin with such a loving look. To him, he would feel unhappy if anyone other than him looked at Yin Yin in that way, and Zhou Cheng was no exception.
"…I should be the one asking you this."
It would have been fine if Zhou Yan didn't speak, but once he spoke, he was not only full of hostility, but also showed that he didn't take Zhou Cheng seriously. How could Zhou Cheng not feel it? Therefore, the two of them could smell the strong smell of gunpowder as soon as they started talking.
"Ask me? Ask me what? Ask me why I shouldn't be here?"
"You ask even though you know the answer."
Zhou Cheng, who was already in an unstable mood due to Yin Yin's influence, seemed to be played around by Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan seemed unscrupulous and calm, but Zhou Cheng, on the contrary, was a little irritated. He lost his composure before the topic even started. Shan Zhen began to worry.
"That's weird. Wasn't it my brother who asked for the meeting? Why is he asking about me instead?"
Zhou Yan was asking even though he knew the answer. It should be said that he just wanted to do this. Putting aside the reason for agreeing to meet, he could use this opportunity to greatly dampen Zhou Cheng's enthusiasm. However, even though Zhou Cheng knew what Zhou Yan was planning, he didn't know how to start the conversation in front of Yin Yin, and was dominated by Zhou Yan.
