C72 The Undoing of the Bell must also be Done with the Person of the Bell

Gongsun Xu was silent for a long time after the second inquiry from He Lian. He shook his head slowly and said, "Thanks for the king's high regard, but I'm already engaged, so I can only let you down!"

Zhao Yun looked stunned. He had never heard of Gongsun Xu having an engagement.

Er Yu slightly lowered her head, her expression devoid of neither joy nor sadness.

Mo Bingmei's expression was still cold, but a hint of joy flashed through her eyes.

"Already engaged?" He Lian was slightly surprised. He forced a smile and asked, "I wonder which lady has such good fortune?"

"Um …" Gongsun Xu smiled apologetically, "I've only heard my mother mention it twice, saying that I've been engaged since I was young. But, which woman did I not learn from her?"

That day at the Liaodong's Wu Huan Camp, Er Yu suddenly had an invitation to spar late at night and even took the initiative to 'intimately interact' with him. At that time, a certain string in Gongsun Xu's heart had been struck. After that, Er Yu and Mo Bingmei had a snowball fight. Gongsun Xu went up to support them. Although he had received numerous punches and kicks, he could clearly feel that neither Er Yu nor Mo Bingmei had taken action. When Er Yu and Mo Bingmei had fought, it only served to show that this girl was not only extremely beautiful, but also talented and versatile.

How could Gongsun Xu not be tempted by such a woman?

But Gongsun Xu didn't dare to agree! He did not know why Er Yu had been so interested in him and worried that he might have some ulterior motive. Besides that, although Er Yu had revealed her enmity towards the He Lian, he did not know whether what she had said was true or false. After all, He Lian and Er Yu were his uncles, so if they agreed to this marriage and died at the hands of the Youzhou's army, who knew what Er Yu would do?

Gongsun Xu did not like matters that were not under his control. Even though he felt extremely regretful, he still gritted his teeth and painfully rejected this suggestion.

"So that's how it is. This King has been rude." He Lian tried to conceal his embarrassment, but it was obvious from his expression that he was unhappy.

After the unpleasantness of the incident, the feast became uninteresting. Not even an hour had passed, and even with the excuse that he could not drink anymore, Julien left first. Before leaving, he invited Gongsun Xu to rest in the palace at night, but after being rejected by Gongsun Xu, he didn't force it and directly brought the maid back to the rear hall.

Er Yu looked deeply at Gongsun Xu and gave him a strange smile. She then left the hall with light footsteps.

Gongsun Xu watched as Er Yu's back figure disappeared behind the door. He stood up and walked outside without saying a word.

Zhao Yun shook his head with a bitter smile. He wanted to persuade her, but he didn't know how to do so. He could only lower his head and follow her.

Mo Bingmei frowned and started to ponder. Only when Gongsun Xu shouted outside did she quickly walk out of the hall.

On the way back to the Race Yard Barracks, Zhao Yun wanted to ask Gongsun Xu why he refused to go along with him a few times, but when he saw Gongsun Xu's bad complexion, he stopped himself every time the words came out of his mouth.

As they walked into the barracks, Mo Bingmei suddenly asked something Zhao Yun didn't dare to ask: "Why did you refuse?"

Gongsun Xu stopped walking and looked at Mo Bingmei with a smile. However, he didn't have any intention of explaining anything.

Mo Bingmei's face turned slightly red. Suddenly, she felt as if Gongsun Xu had seen through her thoughts. In order to hide her embarrassment, she snorted coldly and quickly left, leaving Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun with an arrogant back.

"Hehe." Zhao Yun endured the whole way and finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

Gongsun Xu slanted his eyes and stared at Zhao Yun, and sneered: "I heard that Hua Chan has a strong temper, and always leaves after arguing with Zi Long. This is simply detrimental to White Horse Camp's illustrious reputation as the number one general! "As the saying goes, how about we discuss it with Godly Doctor Hua later on and tell him that Zi Long wants to take in a few concubines as his concubines. How about that?"

"Caw!" Zhao Yun's laughter was quickly choked back into his throat. He violently coughed for a while and then fled.

Gongsun Xu looked at Zhao Yun's back and laughed proudly: "You dare to laugh at me? With a flick of his pinky, he healed you! " The laughter grew smaller and smaller until it became a sigh.

Since he was in a bad mood, he had to think of a way to dispel it. Gongsun Xu found a random excuse to punish the few soldiers who ran in circles. He also ran with them until he was exhausted to the point of gasping. Afterwards, Gongsun Xu threw all the arrangements to Zhao Yun and Yan Rou, and ignored Guo Jia who intentionally joined in to joke around. After returning to the room, he got the Gongsun Jia brothers to bring a few buckets of hot water, which he washed briefly before lying down on the bed to rest.

Gongsun Xu was obviously very tired, but he couldn't fall asleep at all. Er Yu's frown and smile flashed in his mind from time to time. His heart felt sore as if it was scratched by a cat. He knocked on his forehead a few times and forced himself to turn his thoughts back to the plan. He racked his brain to think of some details and soon forgot about Er Yu.

Zhao Yun and Guo Jia stood under the eaves of a nearby room. They looked at the temporary residence of Gongsun Xu in silence. Not long later, Brother Gongsun Jia came out with a bucket of water. Zhao Yun waved from afar and Gongsun Yi put down the bucket and ran over.

Zhao Yun asked in a low voice, "What is the lord doing?"

Gongsun Yi looked back like a thief and whispered, "Young master is lying on the bed daydreaming."

"Stunned." Zhao Yun rubbed his forehead and asked, "Does Brother Feng Xiao have a good plan for you to pull yourself together?"

"You still need someone to answer the bell." Guo Jia glanced at the palace on the mountain and sighed. "Only Miss Er Yu can quickly cheer up the lord!"

Zhao Yun asked tentatively, "Can we send someone to invite her over?"

"You can give it a try! However, if she really comes, I will first ask her a few questions on behalf of my lord before making my plans. "

"Who's more suitable to invite?"

Guo Jia tilted his head and looked at Gongsun Yi. His intention was obvious. Other than the brothers Gongsun Jia and Mo Bingmei, the rest of them hadn't even spoken to Er Yu, so of course they couldn't rashly go over to invite her. Wu Tie could not speak properly, and Mo Bingmei and Er Yu were the opposite of each other. Only Gongsun Yi was the most suitable candidate.

"This little one will go right away!" Without saying anything, Gongsun Yi ran towards the stables.

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Feng Xiao, do you want to chat with the lord?"

"Forget it! I don't want to bring this upon myself. " Guo Jia yawned and walked towards the house with his back stretched.

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly and walked towards Yan Rou, who was putting up guards at the entrance of the military camp.

In a small side hall in the northeast corner of the palace, Er Yu was massaging the shoulder of a woman who had lost half of her hair. From time to time, she would lie on the woman's shoulder and snicker. The woman was dressed in the traditional dark red robe of the humble aristocracy, and wore an ordinary red domed hat. Her cheeks were similar to Er Yu's, but her skin was very rough, and the wrinkles on her forehead and temples were very distinct.

"He refused?" The woman's voice was a bit hoarse. She lightly patted the back of Er Yu's hand and said with a smile, "My daughter is one of the most beautiful women in the world. That kid actually rejected her outright. He really isn't an ordinary person!"

"Hehe." Er Yu chuckled. "I can guarantee that he likes me, but he doesn't dare to trust me!"

"It's much more comfortable, you don't have to squeeze." The woman held down Er Yu's hand and pulled her to sit in front of her. She said solemnly, "If he trusted you this easily, I would be very disappointed."

"I can't be wrong!" Er Yu smiled confidently, "The first time I saw him, I knew he would become a greater figure than Tan Shihuai!"

"Even if he becomes the emperor of the Chinese people in the future, you will never become a queen!" The woman smiled and poured a bucket of cold water over the woman

"That's a distant matter." Er Yu shook her head. "He's the man I love. I hope I can help him achieve great things. As for whether or not he can become the empress, I don't care!"

"Er Yu, you're so much happier than mother!" The woman sighed and angrily said, "Your damned father has finally done something important for you!"

"Mom, let me tell you something. After hearing it, the hatred you have towards him will lessen!" Er Yu whispered into the woman's ear.

"Really?" After the woman heard this, she was shocked. The anger on her face had indeed lessened a bit.

"Absolutely!"

"At least I have some sense of responsibility!" The woman sneered, but her eyes softened.

Er Yu held the woman's arm and said with a smile, "Mother, I'm going to find him tonight and tell him the truth!"

"Good!" Mother will support you! "Since you truly like a man, you should have a child with him as soon as possible. Only with a child will he love you more!"

Xianbei People was very unrestrained in his treatment of relationships between men and women. Often, when they met each other, they would repay each other with their bodies, as Er Yu's parents did back in the day.

"Miss Er Yu, someone is asking to see you." The mother and daughter duo were in the midst of their conversation when a maid reported from outside.

"Who wants to see you?" Er Yu was extremely curious.

"He said his name is Gongsun Yi, he's Gongsun Xu's personal bodyguard."

"Why is Gongsun Yi here?" "Did something big happen at the track?" Er Yu was shocked. She greeted the woman and ran out.

The woman smiled as she understood. She took out a small, tightly wrapped bag from her bosom. After opening it, she took out a green jade pendant and slowly rubbed it. There were a myriad of emotions in her eyes.

Er Yu ran out of the hall and saw Gongsun Yi pacing back and forth in the corridor. She hurriedly went up and asked, "Why are you here? Is something wrong with Wu Tie? "

"Greetings, wife Er Yu." Gongsun Yi bowed first and then said in a low voice, "Nothing has happened to Young Noble. It's just that there was something abnormal when he returned from the palace. I hope that Young Lady can come over to take a look."

"What's so abnormal about it?" Er Yu was relieved and asked with a smile.

"About this …" Gongsun Yi hesitated for a moment, but he still said it simply.

After Er Yu heard what Gongsun Yi said, her face curved into a smile. After she stopped herself from laughing, she turned around and got the permission to go with Gongsun Yi and rushed back to Race Yard Barracks.

By the time they rushed to the barracks, the sky had already darkened. Guo Jia had been waiting for Da Menfujin. When he saw that Er Yu had really come, he hurried over to greet her.

"Officer Guo, no need to be so polite!" Er Yu bowed and returned the greeting like a Chinese woman. After getting up, she smiled and said, "Officer Guo is his most valued advisor. Please take good care of her in the future."

Guo Jia was slightly shocked. Why does this sound so much like a matriarch?

Er Yu continued to ask, "You want to ask him why I'm doing this, don't you?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "You are indeed intelligent, that is what Jia intended."

"I'll tell him myself!" Er Yu smiled apologetically and asked, "Tell me, where is he?"