The east turned white, the wind and rain that lasted all night gradually stopped, and the familiar bells rang again in the city.
In the cozy small room, Ye Jingtang was lying on the outermost side. Because the bed was a bit narrow, the three of them basically could only sleep on their sides. Qinghe was still on the innermost side, and Ning'er was protected in the middle. Basically, each other
The stickers fit perfectly.
After hearing the morning bell, Ye Jingtang opened his eyes, raised his head and looked inside first, and saw that the two of them were relatively tired and fell asleep, so he did not wake up, gently lifted the quilt to the ground, and gently touched their foreheads.
After pouting, he put on his robe with satisfaction and came outside the room.
At this time, it was just getting dark and the maids and guards had just gotten up. From time to time, two greetings could be heard from all over the house.
In the room opposite, the window was open, and Niaoniao, who always went to bed on time, had run into the room and slept in a bamboo hat.
Xue Baijin, on the other hand, got up early and put on a plain white dress. At this time, she was standing in the small courtyard between the two rooms, doing health-preserving fists slowly. Although her appearance was very eye-catching, her eyes and expressions were meticulous.
Looking at his face from the side, you can tell that he is a very cold, big ice lump.
Ye Jingtang closed the door, put away his thoughts, came closer, and greeted:
"Get up so early?"
Xue Baijin slid his feet out into a boxing stance and slowly pushed his palms forward. When he saw Ye Jing coming out of the hall, his expression was not very happy.
After all, she didn't sleep at all last night.
Ever since she heard the strange noise, it was hard for her to calm down. She thought she would be able to endure it for half a quarter of an hour, but she never thought that this pervert would keep going back and forth until dawn.
At this time, seeing that Ye Jingtang dared to come over and get close to him, Xue Baijin didn't even turn his head and responded calmly:
"There was a lot of noise in the room and I couldn't sleep all night."
"Yeah……"
Ye Jingtang knew that Bingtuotuo must have heard the noise, and his expression was slightly awkward, so he changed the subject and said:
"How is your study of Minglong Tu? Do you want to take a look at it again for comparison?"
It was because Xue Baijin had learned the Ming Shen Tu that the sounds he heard were so transparent and clear, as if he were immersed in the scene. Hearing these words, he felt even weirder.
However, it is true that he took the Singing Dragon Picture from Ye Jingtang in vain. Xue Baijin thought about this and could no longer treat Ye Jingtang coldly, and his eyes softened a bit:
"It's just a picture of a roaring dragon. If I can still make mistakes after reading it once, how can I get to where I am today? How was your rest?"
"Haha, it's pretty good."
"snort……"
Xue Baijin felt that Ye Jingtang had slept for less than an hour, and she must not have had a good rest. But since she was willing to go through all the trouble, she couldn't say much, so she stopped talking.
Ye Jingtang knew that Bing Tuo Tuo was not aloof, but straightforward and did not behave in a normal way, so he naturally did not mind this, and stood by and learned to push his hands:
"What kind of palm technique is this?"
"The inner sect's Baguazhang strives to be yin and soft. It can cultivate one's body and mind, and practice controlling one's energy. Yunli used to practice it often, haven't you seen it?"
"I've seen it before, but I feel like it's so slow that it's useless. I haven't learned anything..."
…
Xue Baijin was boxing slowly and saw Ye Jingtang standing side by side looking at cats and tigers. Maybe he was not used to practicing martial arts with men, so he turned to look at Ye Jingtang's right leg:
"Your injury..."
"cough……"
Ye Jingtang immediately retracted his fists, moved a little further away, and said pleasantly:
"It's fine now, don't worry. Well...I'll go to the front to take a look, and you'll be practicing first."
As he said that, he ran away.
When Xue Baijin saw this scene, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he seemed to snort secretly, and then continued to practice kung fu.
Ye Jingtang walked out of the small door and came to the corridor. When he saw the kind-hearted Bing Tuotuo, he didn't chase him out to help him cure his lameness. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After washing up in the side yard and changing back to his guard robe, he came
Arriving at the lady’s courtyard.
Today is not a routine holiday. No matter how big the affairs of the imperial court are, the Imperial College still has classes as usual. Lu Zhu has gotten up early and is in Hua Qingzhi's room, serving the lady to drink medicine, and at the same time asking with concern:
"Miss, did you not sleep well last night? Why are the circles under your eyes black?"
Hua Qingzhi did such a shameful thing last night. How could she fall asleep in the end? She tossed and turned in bed, and finally wanted to run away from home.
At this time, Hua Qingzhi was sitting in a wheelchair, with two dark circles under her eyes. She looked a little listless. She was holding a medicine bowl in both hands. She was no longer as polite as before, but her heart was filled with 'ton ton ton~'
He put it in his throat, and it seemed that he wanted his legs to get better soon, so that he would not be able to run away from home in the future.
Ye Jingtang came to the door of the courtyard, and as soon as he glanced inside, he found Hua Qingzhi who was drinking heavily. She quickly put down the medicine bowl and coughed a few times. Her face turned red and she slid her wheelchair to hide in the house.
Lu Zhu looked at it in a blink of an eye and was stunned. Even the lady didn't care. She ran out with surprise in her eyes and grabbed his sleeve:
"Hua An? Why are you at home? I thought you were gone..."
"I didn't leave. I just went out to do some business last night and came back in the middle of the night..."
"Really? I just asked why I heard the cat meowing again in the middle of the night... Oops~"
After Ye Jingtang flicked Naughty Luzhu's head, he turned to look into the room:
"Miss, it's time to go to school, shall I prepare the carriage first?"
Hua Qingzhi hid in the room, wishing she could find a hole to crawl in. She didn't show up when she heard the sound, and just said:
"I'll just go by myself. You can rest at home."
Ye Jingtang came to the door of the room and looked inside:
"I am the lady's personal guard. I can rest at home without being looked down upon by the housekeeper. I will pack up the carriage and wait for the lady outside."
Although Hua Qingzhi wanted to look as normal, she couldn't do it. She kept her back to the door from beginning to end. She waited until Ye Jingtang left before looking back carefully.
Luzhu didn't know the reason, so he was naturally baffled and came to help the lady pack her schoolbag:
"Miss, why are you acting strange today? Seeing Hua An is like seeing the Lord of Hell..."
"If I ask more questions, do you believe I will marry you off?"
"?!"
Luzhu shut up immediately.
…
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On the street in front of Wanbao Building.
Gulu gulu...
The luxurious carriages in Washington were slowly moving forward under the leadership of the escorts. There were no pedestrians in the bustling streets. Instead, large groups of forbidden troops patrolled the streets from house to house, searching for those who might have fled away.
Thief.
Hua Junchen was sitting on the carriage, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Li Guangxian followed the car back to the city. At this time, he looked at the majestic palace in the distance and frowned:
"I thought there was trouble in Guangbishui Forest, but I didn't expect that thieves even sneaked into the imperial city and took away the Dragon Screaming Picture. This time the trouble is too big, I don't know how many people will be implicated..."
"Leader Pingtian and Ye Jingtang are in Bishui Forest. There should be someone else who sneaked into the palace..."
"The Roaring Dragon Picture should be placed in the secret room. I have heard before that the door to the secret room was built by Mr. Zhongsun himself. With brute force alone, even a martial saint would take half an hour to open it. Night Terror Hall Peace
The leader of the Heavenly Cult probably doesn’t have such attainments, I suspect there is an evil spirit inside..."
The two of them were chatting so casually that they walked to Wanbao Tower without even realizing it.
Hua Junchen and Li Guangxian returned from Bishui Forest in the morning because news came from the palace that there had been a thief in the palace and the Minglong Picture was lost.
No matter how big the matter in Bishui Forest is, it is just a small loss of snow and lake flowers, and it is obviously not as important as the emperor's security.
The cause of the matter has not yet been found out. The emperor is going back to the palace today. Many experts in Bishui Forest can only turn back and go to the imperial city to garrison in order to avoid accidents to the emperor. At this time, the two of them just went home to take a look and fight.
Say hello.
When the carriage arrived outside the alley, Hua Junchen got out of the car first, asked the guards to take Li Guangxian back to the mansion, and walked to the Washington mansion alone.
Hua Junchen knew who was responsible for stealing the Minglong Picture and the Bishui Forest, but when the imperial court had the Minglong Picture and the elixir, they didn't necessarily give it to him. They treated him like a free laborer, and he didn't care whether they lost it or not.
Keep it in mind, my face looks sad at this moment, just because my good nephew who was like a teacher and a son is gone.
If it is just a temporary separation, it is not unacceptable for a man to not see each other for three to five years, but Ye Jingtang is his unmarried son-in-law, so he must take Qingzhi with him if he leaves.
As a father, how can he trust his daughter to follow a man to a foreign country alone? But if Qingzhi is not allowed to follow, he will be even more heartbroken when he thinks of Qingzhi's lovesickness and waiting for eternity.
For this reason, Hua Junchen did not dare to walk too fast, fearing that when he returned he would find Qingzhi's room empty and the person had left; he was even more afraid that Qingzhi would still stay in the room, wondering why Hua An hadn't come back yet.
Thinking like this, Hua Junchen quickly walked to the door of his house. He turned around and saw the carriage that Qingzhi used to go to school parked in the carriage house on the side of the house. Hua Ning was busy working with the reins tied in front.
Hua Junchen's heart trembled when he saw this scene. He was about to ask if Qingzhi was still at home when he suddenly heard a voice coming from his side:
"Why are Uncle Hua back? Are you done with things outside the city?"
Hua Junchen was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw that Ye Jingtang was standing in the doorway just like before, wearing a guard robe, holding two umbrellas in his hands, and seemed to be preparing to put them in the car.
?!
When Hua Junchen saw the familiar face, he was confused for a moment, then he realized what he was doing, and quickly walked into the door quietly, pulling Ye Jingtang to a secluded corner:
"You didn't leave?"
Ye Jingtang could see that Uncle Hua was very nervous and said calmly:
"The matter is not finished yet. It will be delayed for two days. If it's not convenient for uncle, I will go out and find a place to stay..."
When Hua Junchen heard this, he waved his hands quickly: "What are you talking about? You are happy to live here, how can it be inconvenient for me as an uncle? Even now the whole city is looking for you, but you don't take the opportunity to escape, and you still stay in the capital.
, how dangerous..."
"I have a sense of discretion. I will leave after finishing my work in the past two days. By the way..."
Ye Jingtang held an umbrella under his arm and put his hand into his arms, trying to steal the Ming Shen Diagram and asked Uncle Hua to learn it as a token of his gratitude, so as not to have another chance in the future.
But when Hua Junchen saw this action, he knew what Ye Jingtang was going to get. He quickly closed his eyes and held Ye Jingtang's hand down:
"Don't take it! I don't know anything. You are the guard I recruited for Qingzhi. If I take this thing, what should I do if my secret is accidentally exposed in the future? Let's talk about it later..."
When Ye Jingtang saw this, he naturally didn't force himself and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it later. When I come here next time, I will bring the complete picture of the singing dragon. Uncle Hua only needs to learn it once. He dare not say that he is invincible in the world. Invincible under the mountain is still easy."
loose……"
Hua Junchen felt a little embarrassed when he saw how luxurious the betrothal gift given by Ye Jingtang was. After a slight wave of politeness, he turned around and said:
"According to Zhongsun Jin, the imperial master took the elixir and is in retreat. He won't be able to come back for a while, but I can't tell you exactly when he will come back.
"Also, Bishui Lin has prepared an elixir and is going to give it to Eunuch Ziliang to use first, so as to avoid further trouble in the palace. The medicine will be sent to the palace at that time. It is better for Eunuch Ziliang to go to Bishui Lin to take the medicine.
, I don’t know. If you want to do something, you should do it as soon as possible. Don’t delay it until the Imperial Master comes back..."
When Ye Jingtang heard this key information, he was quite surprised, and he bowed his hands to express his gratitude.
Gulu gulu...
The two exchanged no more than a few words before the sound of a rumble came from behind.
Seeing this, Hua Junchen quickly stopped talking, acted like a gentleman, raised his hand and patted Ye Jingtang on the shoulder, then walked back with his hands behind his back.
Hua Qingzhi was sitting in a wheelchair and was pushed out by Luzhu. She was still thinking about how to face the night terror hall, but when she saw her father, she quickly regained her polite appearance and nodded:
"Dad, you're back."
"Well, I'll come back to get some things. I have to go to the Imperial City on errands later. You go to school first."
After Hua Junchen said hello, he turned to the screen wall with his usual expression.
After Hua Qingzhi watched her father leave, she was pushed to the door. When she saw Ye Jingtang waiting at the door, she tried her best to calmly say:
"Let's go. I just asked Lu Zhu to arrange the identities of the two sisters you brought back... um... are they also your confidante?"
Ye Jingtang lifted the wheelchair across the threshold, pushed it towards the carriage, and whispered:
"Not exactly, a taller girl, just a friend from the world."
"oh……"
Hua Qingzhi didn't believe it at all, but she didn't ask any more questions. After getting on the carriage, she quickly lowered the curtain and hid in the carriage without making any sound.
Ye Jingtang was kissed yesterday, and actually felt strange in his heart. He didn't get close to each other anymore, and walked down the street with the carriage as usual...
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Thousands of miles away, Jingjie City.
In the afternoon, with the warm spring sun hanging in the sky, tens of thousands of border troops gathered on the plain outside the city. Under the leadership of the commander, they lined up in order to practice. The war drums blared in unison and the sound of killing was loud:
"Kill-kill-..."
Dragon flags were fluttering above the city gates of the majestic city. Countless accompanying officials and famous celebrities from Yazhou were all neatly dressed and standing on the city wall, watching the Wei frontier army as powerful as a tiger.
The Empress of the Wei Dynasty wore a dark golden armor and stood with a sword directly above the city gate. Because she was very tall and had slender limbs, she looked like a general. On her left and right were her trusted ministers, including Prince Wang Yin.
Accompany you.
The empress of the Wei Dynasty changed her usual leisurely attitude, her demeanor was very steady, and her eyes were always looking at the canyon in the far north.
The canyon is the Tianmen Gorge, the national gate, and the past is the Beiliang National Gate. The two sides are separated by more than ten miles of natural barriers. If you listen carefully, you can actually hear the sound of war drums on the other side of the canyon. The momentum is like a rainbow. It is obviously a military exercise. Give it to this side.
Apply pressure.
The reason for the empress's trip was to inspect the border troops, but whether to attack Beiliang or not, the courtiers of the Northern and Southern Dynasties actually felt that "attack" was the most likely possibility.
If it had been the year before last, when the two kings of Yan and Liang were vying for attention, the northern country was at its peak, and the empress had no heirs, leading to political instability, and came to the north for routine border patrols, Beiliang would not be afraid at all, because there was no internal inquiry.
Said, the empress had no chance to give it a try.
But it's different now.
Since the beginning of last year, the kings of the Wei Dynasty have begun to perform bizarre operations one after another.
First, King Wu, an old man of the Dongfang clan, foolishly rebelled to save the deposed emperor and lost his title and fiefdom.
Then, before the King of Yan, who was very deep in the city, was ready to do anything, his son took it upon himself to assassinate the emperor and wanted to give him a yellow robe. What's more, before he could do it, he forced King Yan, who was in a good situation, to
He cut off his limbs to save his life.
The Wei Dynasty had only been established for a short period of time, and there were only a few princes who could talk. Once King Wu of Yan fell, the only person in the entire Wei who had the strength to usurp the throne was King Liang.
The empress has no heirs and is still a woman. Even if Prince Liang doesn't want to be the emperor, if something goes wrong with the empress one day, the courtiers will have to pressure her to go to Yun'an to succeed her, no matter what.
As long as he honestly guards the frontier and does his job well, the Liang King will be a hereditary and irreplaceable vassal king at the lowest limit, and will justifiably inherit the imperial throne at the highest limit. Why should he go and usurp the throne despite the disapproval of the world?
In this case, the Wei Dynasty would be directly stabilized internally, and there would be no need to worry about fighting in the front and fire in the backyard.
This was not the case in Beiliang. The orphan of King Tianlang appeared, and the tribes in the West Sea that had been recovered were obviously in chaos.
The tribes of Xihai have always been xenophobic, treating the Northern and Southern Dynasties as barbarians and only obeying the leadership of their own people. However, Ye Jingtang happens to have the blood of King Tianlang and his personal charm is amazing.
The tribes in Xihai, which had been in Beiliang for a long time, gathered a considerable force.
Under such a situation, if the Empress sends troops to the Northern Expedition, even if she cannot conquer the Northern Liang, she will most likely be able to seize control of the tribes in the West Sea. Moreover, with the Night Terror Hall, it is not just an unstable area that is violently suppressed, but a serious area.
Focusing on Wei, you can mobilize the troops of various departments to actually control the area.
With such a huge advantage, if the empress does not fight, after two years, if Ye Jingtang gets stronger and wants to become king on his own, or if King Liang cannot bear it and becomes disloyal, the situation will be reversed.
For this reason, it was discovered that after the empress came to Jingjie City, Beiliang was really preparing its entire army for war, and was on guard against the Southern Dynasty moving northward.
As for the empress herself, she couldn't see through the current situation, so she didn't issue an order for a long time. It was purely because of her poor health, and she was afraid that she would fall down as soon as the battle started, leaving the group leaderless and the situation completely out of control, making it even worse than the current situation.
After standing at the top of the city for a while, the round of training ended, and the empress turned back to the city gate tower to take a short rest.
The solemn atmosphere inside the tower is very different from the solemn atmosphere outside.
In the gorgeously decorated room, Xuanji was dressed in a white plum blossom dress, lazily leaning on a soft couch and drinking a small drink. Because she had not seen her lover for a long time, she was very lonely and talked much less than before. On weekdays, except for spending time with Sanniang
I go shopping for underwear without even leaving the door.
Pei Xiangjun did not go out with Ye Jingtang this time, and could only run his own hall in the city. It was very boring to be alone. Fortunately, Xuanji, the real person, was also restless. He specially got her a female official's card, and she left every day.
We are together everywhere, and often go to Benben Palace to drink tea, but today is a review of the frontier troops, and the occasion is quite important, so naturally it is not easy to show up.
As the mother of a country, since the Queen Mother has come to Jingjie City, it is impossible for her to patrol the border troops without showing up. At this time, she is wearing a gorgeous Queen Mother dress and is sitting neatly behind the bead curtain. She seems to be inspecting carefully, but her eyes are not clear.
Looking at the northern sky and the earth, I don't know what I'm looking at.
As for Dongfang Liren, he was wearing a silver fat-headed dragon python suit as always, standing in front of the window with a painting table in front of him, and he was painting "Sister Patrolling Thousands of Arms". Perhaps out of selfish motives, he also painted himself in front of him.
There was also a handsome guard standing next to him as a bodyguard.
Seeing the empress wearing armor coming in, Master Xuanji sat up and patted her side:
"Come here and rest for a while. Ye Jingtang has been going to the north for so long, why is there no news at all? Why don't you go and take a look..."
The empress was also worried about the safety of Ye Jingtang, but she believed in the ability of Ye Jingtang even more, so she asked the master to run over. Apart from emptying Ye Jingtang's body with wine and sex every day, she couldn't think of anything else she could do to help. road:
"You should be back soon, Li Ren didn't say anything, why is Master so anxious?"
Dongfang Liren paused for a moment. Although she missed Ye Jingtang in her heart, she would not show it in front of her sister and mother. She turned around and said:
"Why are you mentioning me? I don't care about Nightmare."
Since they started a group together, Master Xuanji often sleeps with Li Ren during this period. However, knowing that Li Ren dreams every night, he still treats her master as her husband and touches her everywhere with her hands, which makes her confused and startled. Why is it missing?
However, these embarrassing things made it clear that Li Ren would definitely hold a grudge against him and deal with him later. Master Xuanji did not name him by name, but just twirled a strand of black hair with his fingertips to ponder:
"I don't know who it is. I miss my lover so much that I toss and turn every night and can't sleep..."
→_→
The Empress Dowager frowned and glanced at Xuanji, her eyes clearly meaning - will you try talking nonsense again?
Dongfang Liren, on the other hand, pretended not to hear and continued to ponder the picture.
The four of them were chatting like this. As soon as the empress picked up the tea cup and took a few sips, the white-haired man in charge of the intelligence agency listened carefully, then quickly climbed up the tower and came to the room and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, there is news from the north. Master Ye sneaked into the imperial city and obtained the Ming Shen Map. Later, Hepingtian leader joined forces to cause trouble in Bishui Forest and failed to forcefully seize the elixir. He has not yet left Yanjing and is waiting for the next opportunity."
Master Xuanji was stunned: "He is so brave? He has already grabbed the Ming Shen Map, and he still dares to stay in Yanjing?"
The empress frowned: "Why did he move his hands with the leader of Pingtian?"
Baifa Tingting was also far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, so naturally he didn't know clearly, so he just said:
"I don't know the hidden stakes in Yanjing. I just say that the elixir that Master Xiang Han has taken may come out at any time and start an encirclement with Zhongsun Jin. Lord Ye may be in a dangerous situation..."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was naturally anxious. She stood up and said, "Then let him come back immediately. Don't be too greedy..."
Dongfang Liren raised his hand slightly to stop the Queen Mother's words:
"The general will not accept your orders, so you can be confident that Ye Jingtang dares to stay. We don't know the actual situation on the ground, and it's not good to give random orders from such a distance."
The empress had the same idea as Li Ren. Li Ren had already spoken, so she did not repeat it again and just said:
"Let Yanjing's manpower fully assist Ye Jingtang and the others in escaping, and send people to support them at the border."
"yes."
"Go and call Duke Guo and the others over, and send the Queen Mother and Prince Jing back to the palace to rest."
"yes."
…
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I originally wanted Sanniang to show her face and say a few words, but the occasion was not suitable. I thought about it for three hours and couldn't hold it in, so I could only mention one sentence...
By the way, click on yesterday's title: "The Invincible Prince Consort: Starting from Marrying the Demented Princess". I posted it late yesterday, not enough people saw it, and I didn't draw the luck thoroughly enough. Let's squeeze it again or2!