The moon was sparse, and candlelight had already been extinguished in the bustling streets during the day. Under the shadow of the moon, there was a vague person walking along the street, walking hurriedly through the quiet streets, and suddenly stopped in front of the majestic post station at the end of the street.
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Aryuna jumped up to the roof. The inn was full of flowers and trees, and the fragrance of the flowers came with the wind, but he was not in the mood to appreciate it at the moment. He looked around, and there was only one window with a faint candlelight, which looked particularly peaceful under the moonlight.
, his eyes darkened, he jumped lightly and fell to the ground.
He stepped lightly and silently reached the window. After eavesdropping for a while, he opened the ajar door and ducked into the house.
"Brother! -" With a cry of surprise and joy, the woman recognized the movement, rolled over from the bed, ran towards the door, and immediately jumped on Aryuna's body, the joy on her face was beyond words.
"Okay, okay," Al Yunna pulled her off from her neck, looked at her carefully and said every word, "Yunduo, this place is no better than Dongjue, don't do this kind of behavior in the future."
This woman is none other than the princess of Dongjue, Al Yun Duo. If you look closely, you will see that she looks quite similar to Al Yun Na.
She threw away Aryuna's hand angrily, turned around and sat in front of the wooden table, pouted and muttered: "Who wants to come here? It's so boring along the way. The people here are like lumps of wood.
I don’t understand the style at all.”
"Brother knows that Yun Duo doesn't want to come." Seeing his beloved sister's face full of grievances, Al Yun sighed helplessly, walked slowly to her side and comforted her, "But now Dongjue needs time."
"But I don't want to marry a man from the Kingdom of Jin. They are not eagles on the grassland and are too delicate." Al Yunduo replied unconvinced.
"Yunduo, you should understand what Father Khan means." Al Yunna looked at her with a serious look.
When Al Yunduo heard her father, she immediately became discouraged and kept her head down without saying a word. How could she not understand that her father came to her tent the night before the trip and told her that her trip to the Kingdom of Jin was to stabilize the situation between the two countries?
, in order to delay time for Dongjue.
The candlelight flickered, and they looked at each other in silence for a moment.
After coming here for a while, Al Yunduo suddenly raised his head and asked with a smile: "Brother, is Xiling fun?"
"It's fun, I'll take Yunduo to see it next time."
Al Yunduo was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he listened with longing to his emotional description of what happened in Xiling. He listened intently, applauding for a while, screaming for a while, and finally fell asleep on the table when he felt tired.
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After carrying her to the bed and setting her up, Aryuna turned around and went into his room next door. Someone had been waiting in the house for a long time after hearing the noise, and showed up immediately when he came in.
"Little Khan."
"Well," Alyuna raised his eyes and looked at the man with the same figure as himself, who had his head lowered, and said in a deep voice, "No one has noticed in the past few days, right?"
"No, Azhe has always been wearing a mask and has never spoken to them." The man named Azhe then raised his head, and his face with the appearance of the Kingdom of Jin was completely revealed, which seemed a bit abrupt.
Aryuna turned around and stared at him with burning eyes: "Do you know why I told my father Khan that I wanted you to escort Princess Yunduo to the Kingdom of Jin?"
"Because of Azhe's appearance."
"Not entirely." Seeing him looking at her doubtfully, Al Yuna chuckled, "Because I know your affection for her."
Hearing this, Azhe's face suddenly turned pale, he immediately lowered his head, his expression changed several times, and he hurriedly explained: "Azhe just wants to protect the princess silently, and has never had any wrong thoughts about the princess. Please tell me, little Khan."
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"I dare to put you next to her, so I can rest assured of you," Al Yuna glanced at him sideways and said earnestly, "Yunduo is bold by nature, but he likes to be smart. The Kingdom of Jin is no better than Dongjue. I'm afraid that she will
Do you understand that the imperial palace has been wronged?"
"Azhe swears to protect Princess Yunduo to the death!" His voice was low and hoarse, but sonorous and powerful. His firm eyes, tight lips, and clenched fists all demonstrated his determination.
Al Yuna reached out and patted his shoulder and smiled with satisfaction. After Azhe retreated, he slowly turned around, stood in front of the window and looked at the endless dark night, his eyes darkened, and there was an ice-like expression on his face.
His cold complexion, blown by the cool breeze, suddenly revealed a look of arrogance that was difficult to conceal.
As soon as the rooster crows in the morning, Aryuna gets up and washes up. His movements are clean and neat, without any sloppiness.
The envoy slowly came out of the room and saw that he was neatly dressed and standing in the corridor with his hands behind his hands. His eyelids twitched and he quickly stepped forward and said with a smile on his face: "How is your little Khan's face?"
Al Yun nodded calmly.
"How about we go have breakfast together?"
"Well," Aryuna kept looking into the distance and responded calmly without looking back, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you at the door."
The envoy was stunned when he heard this. After so many days on the road, this was the first time he heard the little Khan speak. Before, he even spared a word to him. Now he can talk after sleeping?!
Hearing what he said, the envoy dared not go to have breakfast, so he had to smile and said: "Haha, since the little Khan is not hungry yet, I won't go either. Let's hurry up and get on our way."
Al Yuna nodded, turned around and looked at him, with a successful smile in his eyes: "Very good."
The corners of the envoy's mouth twitched. It would be better for the little Khan to remain silent as before.
After entering the Dong'an Gate, we arrived at Kyoto City. Aryuna and the convoy rode together on the official road. They saw the merchants in the city shouting enthusiastically, pedestrians coming and going, and the bustling scene was everywhere. The majesty and majesty of the emperor was already rushing towards them.
"Wow - Kyoto is so prosperous!" Al Yunduo opened the bamboo curtain and saw this scene. He couldn't help sighing and said excitedly, "Brother, I don't want to ride in this carriage. My whole body hurts from sitting on it.
How about riding with you?"
"Yunduo! Have you forgotten what my brother said yesterday?" Al Yunna reminded in a low voice.
Seeing his unhappy expression, Al Yunduo didn't dare to speak anymore. Her brother was usually the nicest to her, but he was also the most unforgiving when he was really angry. So he pouted and retreated into the carriage. Zhulian returned the favor because he used too much force.
A collision sound was made.
The envoys on the side heard the conversation between the two and were horrified. The little Khan obeyed the princess along the way and never heard any objection. What happened today?
With a puzzled look on his face, he deliberately slowed down, leaned over and whispered into the ear of a Dongjue soldier: "Is this really your little Khan?"
Dongjue people have always been savage, and the soldier was no exception. He immediately shouted loudly: "Little Khan, is there still a lie?!" The envoy was so frightened that he covered his face and ran away.
The Ministry of Rites had already received the documents for the envoy's return to the palace today, and had prepared them a few days in advance. The reception banquet was arranged in an orderly manner early this morning.
After a few glasses of sake, Al Yunna, who had been running around for days, felt tired in front of the table full of fine wines and fine wines, and left the table with an excuse.
The warm sun is shining slantingly, the breeze is blowing gently, the palace is majestic, and the layers of glazed tiles are shining with dazzling light in the sun.
Aryuna rejected the emperor's kindness and was walking aimlessly on a gravel path. Suddenly, there was a faint melodious sound of the piano, which echoed and mixed with the birdsong among the lush trees around.
The faint fragrance of grass and trees makes me feel enchanted.
He also knew that the imperial palace in Kyoto was no better than a large tent on the grassland and had many rules. As an outsider, it was best for him not to move around at will. However, the sound of the piano became more and more familiar to him. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to move forward to find it.
The sound of the piano was getting closer and closer, and his steps suddenly slowed down. When he saw the red door in front of him, he jumped up without hesitation, holding his breath and landed on the willow tree in the corner.
I saw exotic flowers and grasses planted in the courtyard, which bloomed particularly beautifully and set off a few willow trees nearby.
There is a woman sitting in front of the case with her head bowed and playing the piano. Her moon-white dresses are scattered around randomly. The gauze dress is flowing in the breeze. She has a white jade hairpin in her long black hair. There is a slight smile on her beautiful face.
It's so illusory.
At this time, a butterfly with yellow stripes, probably tired of flying, circled around her at low altitude for a while, and landed quietly on her strings. The woman's red lips opened slightly as if she was surprised, and she quickly pressed down on the strings, slightly
I leaned forward to catch it, probably because I was afraid of scaring the butterfly, so I hesitated for a while and made no move.
"Miao'er, why did you come to the backyard?——"
Suddenly, as soon as the sound was heard, the butterfly was frightened and spread its wings and flew away. The woman seemed to be frightened as well, she exclaimed slightly, turned around and whispered softly: "Mother, you scared away the butterflies."
She lifted up her skirt and stood up. Only then did Al Yunna see her face clearly. His face was filled with astonishment, and he suddenly grinned softly with an unknown look of pride.
It turned out to be her? I thought it would take a lot of effort to see her, but I didn’t expect to see her in the palace today!
"It's just a few butterflies," the Queen Mother walked over and stood side by side with her, gave her a loving look, and said with a fond smile, "Miao'er can have as many as you want, and the Ai family will have someone capture them for you in the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
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When Chu Miaoer heard this, she covered her mouth and smiled, her eyebrows arched and she looked in a good mood: "Mother, this butterfly is no ordinary butterfly."
"Oh?" The Queen Mother asked curiously, "Then what is it?"
"She can understand the sound of my piano. She is a butterfly who understands the rhythm." Chu Miao'er smiled and raised her eyebrows, showing her delicate look.
"Haha - you kid -" The Queen Mother was obviously very amused. She smiled and took her hand, turned around and left slowly.
Al Yunna stayed in the tree and saw her slender back gradually disappearing. He also turned over and walked back, but there was a faint smile on his lips and his eyes were full of unruly.
Returning to the palace, he calmly filled a glass of wine for himself and drank it all in one gulp. The emperor looked at him with a smile on his face, like a kind-hearted elder.
"The little Khan has been out for so long, but he got lost in the palace?"
Eunuch Cao, who was closest, clearly sensed the emperor's scrutiny and waved his hand to signal the singing and dancing to stop.
As soon as the silk music stopped, the ministers who were raising their glasses and pushing the cups saw that the situation was not right, so they also put down their glasses and looked at each other in confusion.
Alyuna raised the corners of his lips, stood up and said loudly: "Alyuna happened to see something interesting in the palace, so he stayed for a long time and missed the time."
After hearing this, the emperor became interested and quickly asked what it was.
"A butterfly we have never seen before in Dongjue." Al Yuna looked thoughtfully at Fu Yunqi who was sitting at the table.