Hidden Sky Light

At night, Shen Ci was awakened by a nightmare.

Subconsciously, I sat up with my hands up, only to feel that my forehead was covered in cold sweat, my whole heart could not calm down, even the sound of breathing was a little heavy, and some of my heart lingered. He was afraid of waking up Chen Ling beside him.

He turned his head to look to the side, and Chen Ling fell asleep on his side.

There are still two or three days to arrive in Beijing, and there are many things, and she slept very late for several days.

He was afraid of disturbing her.

But he really didn't sleep.

Shen Ci got up lightly, leaned over to put on his shoes, went to the front of the ear room, and tucked the quilt for her.

There was only a dim light from the night lights in the room, and in the front room, Shen Ci lit more lamps.

The nightmare just now, he dreamed of Xue Chao, his heart was not at ease, and he was a little breathless.

Especially the "general" that Xue Chao called, made him seem to have something pressing in his heart right now.

Shen Ci washed his face with cold water, and the biting chill in the water could calm down his palpitation and help him get out of the nightmare just now.

Haven't been like this in a long time...

The last time was old Qi.

Shen Ci washed his face with cold water again.

After drying his face with a towel, he slowly calmed down again facing the bronze mirror.

Caring is messy, and in the middle of the night, I have a nightmare and I am thinking about it.

Zixiao was helping him investigate the willow soil in Qucheng, and Xue Chao should have almost arrived in Licheng at this time.

Among these people, Han Guan is aggressive and reckless, Zi Xiao is conservative, Xue Chao is the most stable and smart one, he is sleepy and thinks too much...

After washing his face with cold water, Shen Ci was no longer sleepy.

Not being able to stay in the back room all the time, and being afraid of disturbing Chen Ling by staying in the room, Shen Ci lifted the curtain and went out of the inner room and then out of the outer room.

Whenever he was away from Chen Ling, it was Qi Shan who was on duty at night.

Now that he is not in the palace, Qishan is not worried about others. At this moment, when Shen Ci comes out of the house, Qishan greets him, "General?"

Qishan doesn't know why.

Shen Ci said, "I can't sleep when I wake up. I'm afraid I'll wake up Your Majesty in the house. I'll stay in the garden for a while, you can go and rest."

Qi Shan was surprised, "General, are you alright?"

Qi Shan saw that his forehead was still dry.

Shen Ci smiled and said, "It's okay, I just have something to think about, I can't sleep, I'm guarding in the garden, you go and rest."

Qishan was in the East Palace earlier, and he has been walking all the way. Knowing General Shen's temperament, Qishan did not push back, "Then the old slave, go and rest, the general will call the old slave if something happens."

Shen Ci is gentle and kind.

Qishan left, and Shen resigned to stay in the warm pavilion in the garden.

It was cold at night, sitting on the wooden bench in the warm pavilion wearing a thick cloak, thinking of a lot of things earlier, but also vaguely a little flustered.

I don't know if it was because it took too long to leave the border gate of Licheng, so I was thinking wildly.

Xue Chao was with Uncle Hu all the way, so he should be fine.

It was cold in October, and he didn't even feel cold.

The winter in the west is colder than it is now.

Shen Ci couldn't fall asleep, and he didn't want to think about Xue Chao any more, so he had to go home unnaturally.

——Zi An, I always feel that there is something in my heart that is not at ease. For a while, your brother often had nightmares at night. When asked, he said it was all right. He always felt that something was weird...

——My mother missed me, Xingyun said that she was not in good health, Xingyun took me to Yaocheng, and on the way back, I met a robber... Xingyun has been working hard for a while, and he had I went to Dianzhou and rushed back from Dianzhou without stopping.

Shake City, Dianzhou.

There are also willow soil fragments that haunt Ancheng...

Seven sevens and eighty-eights are gathered together, and I always feel that something is not right.

Also, he came back to see his aunt and Shanhai this time, which was suggested by his eldest brother, but this time meeting his eldest brother was somewhat strange.

I don't know if it's because of rusty.

But the last time I saw him in Licheng, when he brought Shanhai to Licheng to see him, he didn't have any clues. At that time, the eldest brother was drinking with Hanguan and Zixiao, and he drank a lot...

Shen Ci looked up at the night sky.

In a troubled autumn, the King Tan Rebellion was clearly over, but there was always something in my heart.

not that simple.

...

In the room, Chen Ling also woke up, opened his eyes in a daze, and his side was empty.

Shen Ci was not here, the quilt was with her, one side was cold, and she should have been away for a long time.

"Zi'an?" Chen Ling called out, but no one answered.

Chen Ling got up, took his clothes and put them on, and went to the ear room. There was no one in the ear room, but there were water stains, so he washed his face with cold water.

Chen Ling was a little worried.

"Qishan." Chen Ling called again, but no one answered, not even Qishan.

Chen Ling simply put on clothes, pushed open the door and went out of the house. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Shen Ci sitting in the warm pavilion, wearing a big cloak, leaning his head on the pillar behind him, looking up at the sky.

There is something in mind.

——For the border city outside the Great Wall, to protect the family and the country, I will always guard Your Highness and the great rivers and mountains of Yanhan.

——I don’t worry about the west, but the Huaicheng rebellion has only subsided, and Chen Xian’s whereabouts are also unknown. I am afraid that there will be Tan Jin’s henchmen in Beijing. After the New Year, Ning Xiang and Sheng Wenyu will return to Beijing, and I will go to Licheng. Not too late. If Beijing is not stable, I am not stable in Licheng.

——As long as you, Ah Nian, and my father and brother, you are good, I am already content, and now, I am happier than ever before...

"A Ling?"

When Chen Ling was immersed in his thoughts, Shen Ci turned to see her.

She opened the door and stood outside the house wearing only one piece of clothes. She probably just wanted to ask, and didn't want to stay for too long.

But it was cold in winter, Shen Ci got up, took off the cloak and put it on her when she got to the door, "What are you doing out here, it's cold outside?"

With his body temperature in the cloak, it dispelled the coolness that Chen Ling hadn't reacted to earlier. Right now, he felt a little cold after standing for a while. Chen Ling said softly, "I didn't see you, and when I called Qishan, no one was there. Yes, so let's take a look."

She didn't mention how long she had been standing.

Shen Ci said warmly, "Go back to the house, I just came out to take a breath."

When he returned to the room, Shen Ci also saw that she hadn't taken off her cloak, so she guessed that she should have been standing for a long time just now, but he didn't pay attention. It seems that she is freezing now, so she didn't think of loosening the cloak that was wearing him. .

The house is burning with charcoal warmth, and the warmth is wandering, but the previous coolness will take time to digest.

Chen Ling sat on the small couch, with the carbon heater on one side, she was warmer here.

Shen Ci knelt down halfway in front of her, his eyes were a little confused and a little dependent, leaning in her arms, and said softly, "I just suddenly miss Lao Xue and the others, it's all right, a few big men can have it. What's the matter? It just happened to be an eventful autumn, and I was afraid that the west would not be peaceful, so I had nightmares, I couldn't sleep when I woke up, and I could breathe..."

She would ask, and he offered to mention it.

"Zi'an." Chen Ling reached out and hugged him tightly.

His breath was in front of her, "I'm fine, Ling, I'm just..."

He didn't know how to say it either.

Chen Ling said warmly, "I know that if one day you let me ignore the affairs of the DPRK, I will not be used to it, just like letting you ignore the borders of the city."

He froze.

"Go back to Licheng." Chen Ling sighed softly, "After the New Year's Eve, go back to Licheng. You don't need to explain clearly, just go back to Beijing and stay in Licheng..."

He swallowed softly, "A Ling."

Chen Ling said softly, "When I miss you, you come back."

He hugged her tightly, "Chen Ling!"

***

The next day, Shen Ci looked for Xiao Wu.

"General!" Xiao Wu had already gotten acquainted with the accompanying Ziyiwei and the Imperial Army these days, and Shen Ci asked him to send a letter to Licheng Border Gate, and he responded without a word.

During His Majesty's journey back to Beijing, there were daily correspondence between him and him. He could easily find someone to help deliver the letters and send the general's letters together.

"Is it a letter sent to the border?" Xiao Wu was curious.

"Yeah." Shen Ci replied, "I haven't received any news along the way, so I'm a little worried, so it's alright to ask. Han Guan should have arrived, Xue Chao didn't believe it yet, Zixiao went to do some things for me here, all Say hello."

"Okay!" Xiao Wu responded.

Seeing Xiao Wu rushing up and down, Shen Ci pursed his lips and smiled.

He will arrive in Beijing in three days, and he has to start dealing with the forbidden army. There are many moths in the forbidden army. At least, during his more than two months in Beijing, he must ensure the peaceful coexistence of Ziyiwei and the forbidden army, and a smooth transition. Ling will be successful here...

In his thoughts, Shi Huaiyuan stepped forward, "General Shen!"

Shen Ci smiled, "Huaiyuan."

Shen Ci and Shi Huaiyuan seemed to have gotten a lot closer because of the unorthodox booklet last time.

Shen Ci was about to speak, when he heard the sound of galloping horses' hooves behind him, Shen Ci and Shi Huaiyuan turned their eyes one after another.

Before the royal drive, hurry up, only urgent reports.

"This is..." Shi Huaiyuan hesitated, "Isn't it about Huaicheng?"

Shi Huaiyuan couldn't guess what else was happening so hastily.

Shen Ci shook his head, "It shouldn't be, the news from Huaicheng, Shaofeng will send a letter to His Majesty every three days. If there is a problem, it will be exposed long ago, and it will not be suddenly urgent. It is not related to Huaicheng."

Shi Huaiyuan was puzzled.

Shen Ci retracted his gaze, "It's not you and I who should ask."

Shi Huaiyuan nodded.

***

In the carriage, Ziyiwei presented a secret letter.

"Where did it come from?" Chen Ling was also surprised, the wax seal on the secret letter was not customary in the middle school, Ziyi Wei replied, "Eight hundred miles urgently, it is a letter written by Cangyue East Palace, Honglu Temple specially explained it, and it is urgent all the way. Present it to His Majesty."

Cang Yue East Palace, Bo Jin?

Chen Ling raised his eyes and couldn't help but glanced at it, the envelope was written with the personal letter of His Majesty Yan Han Emperor Huan.

No one can copy such letters, and no one dares to copy them.

"Go out." Chen Ling ordered, and Ziyiwei stepped back.

Chen Ling was the only one left in the carriage.

——I have something important to do. Before I told His Majesty Emperor Huan in advance, I had sent a secret guard to pass through Yanhan. It was a good neighbor. This move was not appropriate. I will visit in person in March of the new year to make amends, and I hope you will forgive me. On Bo Jin.

Bai Jin...

Chen Ling frowned slightly.

Bai Jin sent the dark guard to pass through Yan Han, what else could he do with his dark guard?

Either arrest or kill.

By the way, he told her that the person he was going to arrest or kill was not someone from Yan Han, and Cang Yue didn't want to have a bad relationship with Yan Han.

Chen Ling put down the letter, not from Yan Han, but through Yan Han, is that Xirong, Qiangya, Baer, ​​or Xiqin?

Although Bo Jin is the Eastern Palace, he is actually the person in power of Cang Yue.

Cang Yue is the most powerful country in the surrounding countries, so there is no need for Bai Jin to send the secret guard to her, unless, this matter is also inextricably linked with Yan Han, and it will definitely be involved in the future, so he will greet her in advance. one sound.

The teacher had just returned from Cang Yue's mission to China. Bai Jin had talked to the teacher earlier that he would come to visit Yanhan in person after the year, which was not a polite remark at the moment.

Xu Jiao was still in Beijing and should have left a few years ago. If Bai Jin was to come, it would not be a good thing for the envoys of the two countries to meet each other.

Nam Soon is a friendly country, not bordering Yan and Han.

But Cang Yue is a neighboring country, and Bo Jin's personal visit is a major event...

A Nanshun Yuan Emperor and a Cang Yue East Palace are not fuel-efficient lamps.

In the surroundings, apart from the recent turmoil in Western Qin and Qiang Ya, there is also a Baal...

This year is a severe winter, and Barr is very likely to have trouble. Throughout the winter, he must beware of Barr in the north. After the beginning of spring, Bai Jin will come in person, so there can be no trouble in the country, and no big moves.

Tan Jin and Lei Gengsheng's affairs will probably have to be postponed, and stability should be sought first.

Chen Ling lowered her eyes lightly.

In an eventful day, Shen Ci was really right.

"Your Majesty, your Highness is here." It was Qi Shan's voice from outside the carriage.

"Come in." Chen Ling said.

Dong dong dong, the sound of getting on the carriage, the curtain was lifted, revealing a small face, "Father Emperor~"

Chen Ling was still a little anxious just now, but the moment he saw him, he felt much better.

"Why are you here?" Chen Ling smiled.

Anian stepped forward and said, "I miss the father, the father, do you still have a headache today, and Nian Nian will press it for you?"

Chen Ling couldn't help laughing.

Before she could answer, Ah Nian, when she acquiesced, stepped forward and pressed her shoulder.

The strength varies from time to time, but it is very serious. Mommy Fang said, "I said that Your Majesty has a headache in the past two days, and I want to press your Majesty. I have been thinking about this."

"Who taught you?" Chen Ling smiled.

"Uncle Shen~" A Nian responded.

Chen Ling smiled and said, "Don't you have a headache, why did you press your shoulder?"

A Nian covered her mouth, "Oh, that's right!"

He quickly stood on tiptoe and pressed her head, while Fang Momo couldn't close her mouth with laughter.

"What happened to you these two days?" Chen Ling still felt that he was abnormal.

Although Ah Nian is young, in fact, Chen Ling found that he was actually starting to try to have his own ideas along the way.

Anian said earnestly, "I will return to the palace soon. Once I return to the palace, the royal father is very busy. I want to be with the royal father more before returning to the palace."

Neither Chen Ling nor Fang Fang had thought of this.

Chen Lingyu's eyelashes blinked softly, and said warmly, "Okay, Nian Nian, don't press it anymore, the royal father hugs."

Ah Nian obeyed and stepped forward.

Chen Ling hugged him and recognized the characters.

What Anian said was that he was going back to the palace soon, and he was busy. Zaochao and Liyang Palace would return to normal...

***

Around dusk, Chen Xiuyuan and Xu Jiao arrived at Yanhan Jingzhong.

Officials from Zhonghonglu Temple in Yanhanjing came to welcome them in person, and officials from Honglu Temple from both sides held a cordial and friendly meeting again.

Chen Xiuyuan was with Xu Jiao, not with the officials of Honglu Temple on both sides, "Xu Jiao, there are some things in my family, I won't go to the post house with you later. Tonight Honglu Temple will hold a simple reception banquet, and there will be Honglu. The officials of the temple are here, and when His Majesty returns to Beijing every two days, there will be a formal palace banquet. I have a mansion in Beijing, if you have any business, let someone come to the mansion to find me."

"Okay, I see." Xu Jiao responded.

Before leaving, Chen Xiuyuan turned back and said softly, "Xu Jiao, Chen Ling is different from me. In Yanhan Jingzhong, you'd better take it easy."

Xu Jiao smiled, "Thank you King Jingping for reminding me."

Chen Xiuyuan had a headache.

After the officials of Honglu Temple on both sides finished their greetings, they all stepped forward to greet each other before getting into the carriage.

The carriage arrived at the inn, and more than an hour before the banquet, Wen Shaoqun and Qi Changping went to Xu Jiao's place.

Wen Shaoqun is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in Nanshun State Middle School, and he is also the deputy envoy who accompanied Xu Jiao on this trip. These diplomatic etiquettes are handled by Wen Shaoqun.

Now that the door was closed, and there was no one from Yan Han, Wen Shaoqun said, "Master Xiang, I haven't heard much news about Cang Yue in the capital of Yan Han all the way. Your Majesty should pay more attention, it's probably a guess."

Xu Jiao smiled faintly, opened the teacup, and poured water, "The less news, the more connected there is, and there must be; if you can hear it every day, it may not be there. It's not urgent, Take it slow, Cang Yue and Yan Han are originally neighbors, and it is normal for them to suddenly have interests tied together, so His Majesty’s concerns are not unreasonable.”

Although she didn't know what Hug Baolong was worried about, Cang Yue was just north of Nanshun, so the more detailed she knew, the more correct it would be.

Xu Jiao said again, "I heard King Jingping inadvertently mention with others that a tribe in the west of Xirong has created a Harmiya. It is very ambitious and seems to have done a lot of things."

Wen Shaoqun sighed, "The west of Xirong is relative to Yanhan. For Nanshun, there is no concept of east of Xirong. The closest to us is the west of Xirong."

Xirong borders Yanhan and Namshun.

There is a Xiguan between Nanshun and Xirong...

Xu Jiao said solemnly, "It's not a bad thing for Xirong to be entangled with Yanhan. Once Xirong and Yanhan are no longer entangled, the target will be on Xiqin and Nanshun. There is no right or wrong in the relationship between neighboring countries, only different positions. No matter who Harmiya is, as long as he and Yan Han can restrain each other, it will be a good thing for Nam Shun; that day when he and Yan Han are not restrained, the Xiguan in Nan Shun is not safe. Han does not share borders, but in the face of interests, this is the reality. This time I did not patronize Cang Yue, and even inquired about Xi Rong."

"Yes!" Wen Shaoqun and Qi Changping both shook hands.

It was getting colder, and the tea in the teacup would be cold without drinking three sips. Xu Jiao looked at the teacup in his hand and was slightly ecstatic.

"What do you think, Master Xiang?" Qi Changping asked.

Xu Jiao said, "This year is a severe winter..."

Qi Changping nodded, "Yes, according to the accompanying Yanhan Imperial Army and the officials of Honglu Temple, this year's winter not only came early, but it was especially cold."

Xu Jiao put down the tea cup and said softly, "When the winter comes, a group like Ba who lives on water and grass will face famine in winter. Baal's iron cavalry will definitely go south, and the neighboring countries bordering Baal, Cang Yue and the others do not dare to go south to plunder easily. , the rest of Changfeng, Yanhan, Nanshun, and Xiqin, all of them have to be worried..."

Xu Jiao asked, "Changping, has the letter been sent back to China?"

Nanshun is southerly, and the awareness of the cold winter is no faster than that of Yanhan and other countries. If it is too late, there is no corresponding preparation. Once Baer goes south, Nanshun will be caught off guard, so the day Chen Xiuyuan gave her the cloak, she worried about Baer, ​​and then Ask Qi Changping to arrange for someone to send a letter back to Nanshun.

Qi Changping replied, "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I'm doing it at the same time. I sent letters to the palace and General Cao of Beiguan, beware of the cold winter, and the iron horse of Baer will go south."

Xu Jiao nodded.

Wen Shaoqun sighed, "Master Xiang, will Barr really go south to attack my Beiguan?"

Xu Jiao looked at him and said softly, "If there is no Xi Qin this time, yes."

Wen Shaoqun was surprised.

Xu Jiao was afraid of the cold, so he continued pouring tea to warm his hands, "If I were Baal and I didn't have Xiqin, I would call Nanshun, because Nanshun is located in the south, and the perception of severe winter is the least obvious. There is food to store along the road, and attacking Nanshun is the best choice. But right now, Baer will attack the Western Qin, because the civil strife in the Western Qin is a perfect opportunity to seize the cities east of the Western Qin, and in the future, there will be these cities. If you are a barrier, you don't have to chase water and grass. Western Qin is not easy to fight, if it is not for civil strife, there may not be a chance, so Baal wants to gamble, and he will gamble."

Xu Jiao's hands warmed, took another sip of hot tea, and continued, "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. If you want to not be beaten, unless you are strong enough like Cang Yue, no one dares to move. Nanshun is safe. In one corner, it is a land of fish and rice, and Qujiang serves as a natural barrier. It is the one with the least war and the most stable economy among the neighboring countries. Such peaceful soil is the most rare, and over time, Namshun will gradually become the second Cang Yue. Therefore, we have a lot of things to do right now, for the future..."

Xu Jiao sighed lightly, and when he lowered his eyes, there was even mist on his eyelashes.

It's so cold, I really want to go back to Namsun...

***

The King Ping Palace has a mansion in Beijing, also known as the King Ping Palace.

Back at the mansion, Liu Zijun was already waiting in the mansion, "Your Highness."

Chen Xiuyuan was in the dust, because Lianheng was there, so he didn't even send Xu Jiao to the post house, and didn't participate in the later reception banquet, so he rushed back to the palace, "Where's the person?"

Liu Zijun said, "In the mansion."

"Take me there and talk to me about specific matters." Chen Xiuyuan ordered, and Liu Zijun did as he did, leading him to the garden where Lianheng was, while saying, "After Liaocheng separated from the prince, I will go to greet him. Young Master Lianheng is gone, and then he came all the way to Beijing, avoiding the eyes and ears, but Young Master Lianheng is not alone."

Chen Xiuyuan stopped, "Who else?"

Liu Zijun took a deep breath and knew what he was most afraid of.

Liu Zijun coughed lightly, "Young Master Lianheng, brought your niece here."

Chen Xiuyuan's mouth twitched.

...

When they were in the room, Chen Xiuyuan met Lianheng.

"Yongjian (Lianheng)." Chen Xiuyuan hadn't seen him for a long time.

When Lianheng saw him, as if a heavy stone in his heart had just fallen, he also stepped forward, "Crown!"

Knowing that the two of them had something to say, Liu Zijun withdrew.

"Are you alright?" Lianheng asked.

Lianheng originally wanted to meet him in Fuyang County, but suddenly Huaicheng was in chaos, and Chen Xiuyuan went to **** him, and then heard that he had gone to Liaocheng, Dingzhou, Dongcheng, and then returned to Beijing.

There was chaos in the Western Qin Kingdom, and Lian Heng knew very well that Chen Xiuyuan, who had brought five hundred people by his side, rushed to rescue him, no doubt walking on the tip of a knife.

He is brave, but also thanks to his life.

Suddenly something like this happened in Yan Hanzhong, and it was certain that Chen Xiuyuan couldn't get away, but even so, he asked Uncle Liu to come to Fuyang County to pick him up.

Then he can only wait in Beijing.

As Chen Xiuyuan sat down, he responded, "I'm fine, I was afraid that I would involve you, so I didn't meet you. Now that the rebellion against King Tan has been settled, I can breathe a sigh of relief here. It's you who suddenly came from Xiqin. Yan Han, did something happen?"

Chen Xiuyuan knew this, and opened the teacup to pour tea for him.

Lian is the national surname of the Western Qin Dynasty.

The two met when they were studying in Cang Yue Baizhi Academy. Baizhi Academy is the highest institution in the neighboring countries, and many students would be proud to study in Baizhi Academy.

Chen Xiuyuan and Lianheng are classmates of Baizhi Academy.

It's a matter of youth.

Because the two were good friends, after graduating from Baizhi Academy, he went to Xiqin to visit Lianheng.

Afterwards, they hadn't seen each other for several years.

Recently, I heard that there is an undercurrent in the Western Qin Kingdom. At this time, Lianheng is looking for him, and he can guess one or two.

Lianheng said, "Yes, Guanzhi, my family has not been peaceful recently, I'm afraid something big will happen, plus the severe winter is coming, I'm worried that Barr will covet Xiqin, I want to go back to Xiqin as soon as possible, and I can't stay for long."

Chen Xiuyuan looked at him, "Tell me, what can I do for you?"

Lianheng said, "Guanzhi, you and I, I won't go around in circles with you. I want to ask you to take care of my niece."

Chen Xiuyuan looked at him, "Your nephew is almost the same, your niece is exempt..."

Lianheng sighed, "Guanzhi, my brother has only such a daughter left."

Chen Xiuyuan was stunned, and after a while, he whispered again, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, I'll bring two confidants over here."

Lianheng said, "I originally wanted to talk to you face to face when I saw you in Fuyang County, but wasn't there an accident in Huaicheng?"

Chen Xiuyuan frowned, "Yongjian, is Xiqin a mess right now?"

If not, he wouldn't be so risky.

Lianheng said in a deep voice, "Yes, the crown, I can trust only you, at least half a year, half a year I will come to pick up Qingqing, if I don't come, or there is no one in Western Qin, can you..."

Lianheng choked, "Can you take care of Qingqing for me?"

He spoke just now, and Chen Xiuyuan guessed it.

He's just kidding!

Chen Xiuyuan whispered, "Since that's the case, what are you going to do when you go back, to die?"

Lianheng said, "Guanzhi, the Son of Heaven of Yanhan is not your own brother. You heard that there was an accident in Huaicheng, so you brought the people around you to rescue him; Your Majesty is the elder brother, how can I just sit back and ignore it?"

Chen Xiuyuan was speechless.

Lianheng continued, "Originally, I shouldn't have dragged you into the muddy waters of Xiqin, but Guanzhi, I didn't ask you for anything, can you just pretend that I can't come back in the future and take care of me? Aqing, in the future... find a suitable time to find a home for her, don't go back to Xiqin."

Chen Xiuyuan looked at him, "Have you really thought about it... If you can't come back, then she will follow my surname Chen in the future."

Lianheng nodded, "Kuanzhi, thank you very much for your kindness."

Chen Xiuyuan didn't say anything else.

"Qingqing." Lianheng called out.

After a while, someone pushed the door from outside the house and said, "Fourth Uncle."

Chen Xiuyuan did not raise his eyes.

Lianheng said to Lianqing, "Qingqing, this is what the fourth uncle mentioned to you, the fourth uncle's friend."

Lian Qing's voice was very thin, "Uncle Guan."

Chen Xiuyuan slowly raised his eyes to look at her.

He has seen her.

She had called him Uncle Crowned earlier.

When he went to Xiqin to visit Lianheng earlier, he met Lianqing. That was three or four years ago, but now, she has grown up from a 12- or 13-year-old girl...

Chen Xiuyuan was slightly startled.

It seems that some things have changed...

"Qingqing." He also said, but seeing that Lianqing's eyes were still red, he knew that she knew that Chen Xiuyuan was most annoying...

Chen Xiuyuan calmly said, "Don't be afraid, it's safe here, I'll discuss with your fourth uncle, to be on the safe side, you can't use the name Lianqing anymore, but stay in the name of the distant branch of the Chen family, just say defect to me, and a word next to it. Don't say it, and no one dares to ask."

Lian Qing nodded.

"Thank you, Guanzhi." Lian Heng said in a deep voice.

Chen Xiuyuan continued, "Also, Qingqing, you can no longer call Guan Zhi's uncle in the future, you have to call my second uncle."

Lian Qing looked at him and said, "Second uncle."

He continued, "For the sake of safety, the name should also be changed, the character "Qing" can be used as a nickname, and the name should be..."

Before Chen Xiuyuan's words could be changed, she saw her eyes were flushed, and she couldn't help falling down. Chen Xiuyuan's heart was like a blunt weapon, and suddenly said, "No, there is nothing to change."

Lian Qing looked at him.

Chen Xiuyuan avoided her gaze and asked Xiang Lianheng, "When are you leaving?"

Lianheng said, "The sooner the better, I want to leave tonight."

Chen Xiuyuan didn't say anything else, "I'll have someone arrange it."

"Chen Bi!" Chen Xiuyuan called out.

Chen Bi entered, "Your Highness."

"Find someone to send Yongjian a ride, leave overnight, and send it to Xiqin." Chen Xiuyuan whispered.

"Yes!" Chen Bi was used to speaking less.

Chen Xiuyuan got up, "You talk for a while, I'll change my clothes."

"Thank you Guanzhi." There was exhaustion in Lianheng's voice.

When Chen Xiuyuan came out of the house, he heard cries coming from the house.

Chen Xiuyuan sighed, he was most afraid of hearing women cry.

No, this is not, this is still a child...

Liu Zijun stepped forward, "Your Highness."

Since Lianheng came earlier, Liu Zijun noticed that something was wrong, and now seeing the prince coming out, remembering that Chen Bi had just said that the prince had ordered people to be sent off overnight, Liu Zijun vaguely guessed something in his heart.

Young Master Lianheng's niece, that is... that is also the royal family of the Western Qin Dynasty. Now that the Western Qin Dynasty is in turmoil, he hastily kept people in Yanhan. If the Western Qin Dynasty changes...

Liu Zijun was afraid of an accident.

Chen Xiuyuan said in a low voice, "Uncle Liu, go to the side branch in the distance to find an identity and come to join me."

Liu Zijun: "This... my lord, this is not a joke!"

Chen Xiuyuan looked at him, "Uncle Liu, do you think I'm joking?"

Liu Zijun swallowed hard.

"Go." Chen Xiuyuan ordered, and Liu Zijun just waited for the answer.

***

At night, Chen Xiuyuan brought Lianqing to see him off, and there was no one in the Jingping palace in the carriage.

"Kuanzhi, thank you for your kindness." Lianheng bowed to him.

Chen Xiuyuan stretched out his hand to help him up, "It's over, wait for you to come back and take someone away. You are here with me, don't worry."

Lianheng nodded.

Lianqing's eyes were red with tears, but she was fifteen or sixteen years old, so she didn't hug Lianheng again, she could only hold back her tears, but she couldn't hold back, "Fourth Uncle."

Lianheng stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, "Your fourth uncle watched him grow up. Right now, the fourth uncle has handed you over to Uncle Guanzhi. Listen carefully to Uncle Guanzhi's words."

Lian Qing nodded.

Lianheng didn't stay any longer, he took off the necklace around his neck and gave it to her, "Peace and joy."

Lian Qing couldn't help hugging him.

Lianheng too.

After Lian Heng jumped on his horse and disappeared from his sight, Lian Qing's tears fell like pearls, but she didn't make a sound.

Chen Xiuyuan hated girls crying the most.

"Don't cry, Aqing, Uncle Guan will take you to eat delicious food. Didn't I tell you earlier, the eight treasures duck from Magnolia Pavilion?" Chen Xiuyuan smiled warmly.

Lian Qing nodded.

...

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Magnolia Pavilion. Yan Hanjing was not small. After a long time from the city gate to the Magnolia Pavilion, there was almost no trace in Lianqing's eyes.

Chen Xiuyuan only returned to Beijing today, and not many people knew that he had returned to Beijing.

Lian Qing followed him.

There were people coming and going in the Magnolia Pavilion, but when the shopkeeper saw that it was Chen Xiuyuan, he hurried forward to answer it in person, "Your Highness."

"Look for a quiet place." Chen Xiuyuan whispered.

The treasurer should be fine.

The shopkeeper personally led the way to the pavilion on the top floor.

When going up the stairs, someone should be drunk, talking on the stairs, blocking the way, and the identity should be outstanding, so the second child did not dare to speak.

Chen Xiuyuan looked up and saw a person who said, "Zhao Lunchi, Qu Bianying is afraid to ride on your head in the future!"

Another person booed, "Yeah, don't you have a marriage contract? Qu Bianying is the commander of Ziyiwei next to the emperor, you, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold your head up in the future!"

Another person said, "Hey, you said that Qu Bianying would not look down on you, regretting the marriage!"

Laughter all around!

The Prince of Jingyang, Zhao Lunchi, was already drunk, but now he was irritated again, and he said, "I'm not worthy of her, what kind of thing is she! It's almost like carrying me shoes!"

"Yo~" The surroundings shouted again.

Chen Xiuyuan glanced at Lianqing beside him, and said warmly, "Aqing, come behind me."

Lianqing didn't know why, so he did as he did.

Chen Xiuyuan looked at Chen Bi, and Chen Bi stepped forward and kicked Zhao Lun with his back knee.

Zhao Lunchi knelt forward on the spot, but fortunately someone supported him, Zhao Lunchi suddenly became angry, "Who the **** is tired of living..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Xiuyuan said quietly, "You're blocking my way."

"Who the **** are you..." Zhao Lunchi was stunned, and he said something, the faces of the people beside him changed, and he quickly reached out to cover his mouth, tremblingly said, "Zhao Lunchi, you are crazy Now, King Jingping..."

Respect, King King Ping?

Zhao Lun almost woke up with the wine.

Chen Xiuyuan said in a low voice, "I said you stood in my way, get out of the way."

No one around dared to stay in the middle of the stairs anymore, and they all dispersed, including Zhao Lunchi.

In Lianqing's eyes, Chen Xiuyuan was used to being gentle, and this was the first time...

Chen Xiuyuan went up, and Lian Qing followed.

When passing Zhao Lunchi, Chen Xiuyuan stopped and turned to look at him.

Zhao Lunchi's face turned pale.

Chen Xiuyuan chuckled, "Just like you, you really don't deserve Qu Bianying."

Zhao Lun's face turned blue.

Chen Xiuyuan continued, "I remember that you were in the Imperial Army. You are still so useless in the Imperial Army. It's not as good as a woman living a decent life. Tsk tsk, I really despise you."

Chen Xiuyuan stopped talking, and didn't look at him again.

After Chen Xiuyuan finished speaking, he continued to go up, Zhao Lunchi's face flushed red, and he gritted his teeth in anger, but he didn't dare to make a sound, his hands clenched tightly.

"These are the children of noble families in Beijing, Aqing, remember, your surname is Chen, our Chen family used to spoil their daughters, since my grandfather was here. In the future in Beijing, don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but don't be afraid of it. In this capital, there are not many who can bully you." Chen Xiuyuan looked at her.

Lian Qing just looked back, just met his eyes, and made a light hum.

***

Two days later, the emperor returned to Beijing.

Baiguan greeted him outside the city, "Welcome Your Majesty back to Beijing, Long Live Your Majesty!"

Chen Ling said in a low voice, "Zhongqing is flat. Today's road is a little tired. Go back to the palace first, and tomorrow morning, I will play again!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the emperor's sedan chair was pushed into the city gate, Shen Ci did not keep up, and Xiao Wu also rode to the side of Shen Ci, "General, why don't you enter the palace with Your Majesty?"

Shen Ci smiled, "The appointment has not yet been made, and I am still stationed at the border. How can I enter the palace with Your Majesty?"

"Oh! That's right!" Xiao Wu suddenly realized that these days, he seemed to be vaguely concerned about the affairs of the DPRK and China, so he asked again, "The general, where are we going now?"

Shen Ci said, "Go home! The Shen family has a mansion in Beijing. My grandfather worked in Beijing before, and my elder brother also stayed in Beijing for a while when he was studying. It's just vacant right now. It's just you and me, I'm afraid it is. It's going to take a while."

Xiao Wu smiled, "Don't be afraid, don't you have to organize military affairs in the army? Just leave it to me, the general doesn't need to worry about it!"

Shen Ci smiled.

The two rode to the Shen residence on horseback.

The Shen mansion is actually in a very good location, but since the eldest brother left Beijing, no one lives often. He was also in the East Palace in Beijing at that time, so the mansion has been vacant for a long time.

I thought that the front of the door should be deserted, but when I went there, the servant at the door was already waiting.

When the lanterns first came on, the gate of the Shen residence was also lit.

Xiao Wu sighed, "General, it doesn't look like no one lives..."

Shen Ci got off the horse, led the horse forward, and Xiao Wu did the same and followed behind Shen Ci.

The servant at the door took him and said, "General."

"Who are you?" Shen Ci confirmed that he had never seen him.

The servant cupped his hands and said, "General, I am the servant in the mansion. My name is A Shun, and the general will take a look."

The servant called Ah Shun reached the letterhead, and Shen Ci took it and smiled. He recognized Chen Ling's handwriting - General Shen, see you in the morning.

Shen Ci laughed out loud.