Chapter 74: There are Royal Family Members Outside the Palace
"Huh?" Ye Qiongying was stunned. "Who is it?"
She doesn't know anyone in the capital, so she might come to see her off.
Although the Ye family has many old friends, most of them are in border towns, and of course there are some in the capital as well.
However, the current emperor has a tough approach, and in order to avoid suspicion, civil officials and military generals rarely interact with each other openly. In private, except for some important moments, they generally do not interact too closely to avoid arousing the suspicion of his majesty.
This time, Ye Qiongying was sent to the border town with an imperial edict.
Although nominally he was to be a centurion, which was different from Du Xiang's crime of exile, it was also a punishment after all.
Those old friends naturally need to be more careful to avoid any negative impact on both parties by contacting them at this time.
and so……
It probably won't be them.
The Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is even more impossible.
After three years of cooperative husband-and-wife relationship, not only did they not retain any affection, they even became enemies.
It's good enough that Yin Xu, that villain in the mansion, didn't come to harm their Ye family. How could he possibly come to see them off?
Who could it be? It couldn't be one of those noble ladies I'd met in social situations over the past few years, could it?
Those women had a pretty good relationship with Ye Qiongying, and many of them condemned and despised Yin Xu's behavior of favoring his concubine and ignoring his wife.
However, these women can only make decisions in the back house. Now that Ye Qiongying has been punished to go to the border town, they cannot risk affecting their own families to send Ye Qiongying away.
"That... the people on the carriage didn't say anything," the servant replied, "but looking at the mark on the carriage... it looks like it's from the royal family."
Royalty?
His Majesty is an only child and has no brothers or sisters.
The late emperor did have some brothers.
But when Your Majesty ascended the throne, those uncles were not content and even colluded to usurp the throne.
However, before they could launch a coup, His Majesty sent people to suppress them.
Along with the concubines and maids left over from the previous emperor's time, they were all dismissed, and either took the silver home or were sent directly to the royal temple to live out their retirement and practice.
Today's royal family is definitely the most depopulated in history.
Someone from the royal family came to see you off?
Ye Qiongying would never think that it was the Majesty sitting on the dragon throne.
Even Madam Ye and Madam Hua did not guess this, but said:
"Could it be that His Majesty has something to order and sent someone to deliver the message?"
This possibility is quite high.
Fortunately, the farewell words had been said, and Ye Qiongying did not delay any longer. The few of them quickly rushed out of the mansion.
As soon as I opened the door, I didn't have time to see the carriage parked outside, but I saw two rows of handsome young men.
They were all guards from the mansion, all dressed in neat and clean guard uniforms, standing straight. When they saw Ye Qiongying appear, the two rows of guards kicked their feet in unison and shouted loudly:
"Respectfully send off the young lady to the border town. The young lady is a martial arts master, and she is majestic and awe-inspiring. The young lady will surely return victorious!"
Ye Qiongying: ...
Old Madam Ye and Madam Hua were worried that His Majesty had something to tell them, so they naturally followed out as well. But when they saw this scene, they were all shocked.
Of course, I wasn't stunned by shock, but I was so embarrassed that I couldn't speak.
Madam Ye said slowly:
"This...is someone from our house?"
How could she not remember that the guards in the mansion were of this style?
Uncle Ye's face also turned red with embarrassment, and he quickly shook his hand:
"Come on, come on, go back to your house and do what you need to do! You are so frivolous on weekdays, and now you are playing tricks on me! Be careful of my stick!"
A group of young people ran towards the mansion laughingly:
"Uncle Ye, if you want to beat us, we must take good care of ourselves! When we go to the border town to seek refuge with you and the eldest lady, you can beat us however you want. We promise we won't hide!"
Uncle Ye picked up the stick at his waist and was about to beat them, but the group of guys ran away.
Old Madam Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she tried to stop him.
"Alright, alright, little Jing'an, I'll leave Qiongying to you. Promise me that you will come back safely."
Uncle Ye’s full name is Ye Jing’an, but nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people who can call him by his name, and even few people remember his full name.
Hearing the old lady's words, Uncle Ye knelt down without saying anything:
"Don't worry, old lady. I will definitely bring the young lady back safely!"
As the group of young men dispersed, the carriage outside the mansion was revealed.
In addition to the carriage and horses that Ye Qiongying and her companions brought, there was indeed another carriage parked nearby.
The carriage didn't look special except for a mark engraved in the corner, which was the seal of the royal family of Da Qi.
Ye Qiongying hurried forward.
The curtain of the carriage was also lifted at the right time, and a figure came down from it.
Ye Qiongying looked carefully and found that it was the eunuch chief serving His Majesty, Eunuch Liang Dehai.
"Eunuch Liang, what are you doing?"
Old Madam Ye and the others also met Liang Dehai and thought, there must be something going on in the palace, so they even sent Eunuch Liang over, but no one knew what it was.
Liang Dehai smiled and got off the carriage. He saluted to Old Madam Ye and then said to Ye Qiongying:
"Knowing that Miss Ye is leaving today, His Majesty specifically ordered me to follow. This time, I will go to the border town with Miss Ye."
"Ah? This..." Ye Qiongying was shocked. "How can this be appropriate? Don't you need to stay with His Majesty? If you leave with me, then His Majesty..."
Liang Dehai's eyes swept across the person behind Ye Qiongying without leaving a trace, and then said to Ye Qiongying:
“Miss Ye, you don’t have to worry about it. This time, in addition to bringing the imperial edict to prove your identity, you are also going to escort Du Ming and his group to the border town to serve.
The Du family has been entrenched in the capital for many years and has deep roots. Your Majesty is also worried that something might go wrong during the exile, so he specifically asked Zajia to keep an eye on them.
This time, Miss Ye, you will also be responsible for completing this task with me, and treat it as your first mission to the border town."
In his hand he held a golden scroll, which was the imperial edict with His Majesty's imperial seal.
It clearly states Ye Qiongying's purpose of coming to the border town and her identity as a centurion.
This will undoubtedly clear Ye Qiongying's name. If anyone in the military camp disobeys, this imperial edict can serve as a deterrent.
Of course, if she wants to gain a foothold in the military camp, it depends on her own abilities.
"I see," Ye Qiongying said, "Then where is Prime Minister Du... Du Ming now?"
Eunuch Liang put away the imperial edict and said:
"He and the escorting officers are already waiting at the city gate. Miss Ye, if everything is ready, shall we set off now?"
The look on his face showed that he had witnessed the wonderful show just now.
Ye Qiongying coughed awkwardly and said immediately:
"That's all, let's go now!"
As she spoke, she mounted her horse and told Uncle Ye and An Yu to get on the carriage.
"Wait," Eunuch Liang suddenly pointed at An Yu, "this one..."