A Dian pulled off her hand and quickly turned around to look behind him. He changed from sitting cross-legged to sitting on his knees, showing a proud smile as he guessed correctly: "What's wrong? I guessed it right!"
Chang Suining looked at him a little worried, but his eyes became clearer: "I obviously guessed wrong."
A Dian said "hum": "You lied!"
"You're the one who lied." Chang Suining sat on the blanket, tilted his head slightly, stared at him, and asked with a smile: "Little A Dian, didn't you say you can recognize me at a glance?
Will you smell me out?"
The biggest secret was suddenly revealed by her in such a relaxed and casual way.
Ah Dian was stunned for a moment, his expression condensed on his face.
After reacting for a while, he tilted his head in confusion, confusion and confusion appearing in his eyes.
Facing those smiling eyes, his confusion became more and more intense. He grabbed his head with his hands and began to panic for no reason. He moved his mouth a few times but didn't know what to say. He was at a loss for a moment.
He raised his hand and grabbed the shoulder of the girl in front of him, searching left and right, as if to find out what she "hidden".
He was very anxious.
And everything in front of him seemed to disappear, leaving only the pair of eyes looking at him.
Those eyes seemed to have transformed into a forest full of mist, trapping him in it.
At this moment, he was like a clumsy little animal running wildly in confusion. In this fog with no end in sight, he kept knocking away the branches, leaves and vines that were blocking his way, and kept running forward, trying to find a way out and an answer.
His intuition told him that the most important thing to him was hidden at the end of the fog.
But he couldn't run out no matter what, and was so anxious that he almost cried, but even his voice seemed to be trapped, leaving him speechless and sweating profusely.
Until, a cool index finger gently touched his forehead.
His tall and broad figure made the girl sitting on the blanket in front of him look even thinner and thinner.
But in comparison, he is more like a child.
The girl's finger on his forehead was raised slightly, then lowered, and then she said slowly: "Order the troops, the generals, and fight on horseback..."
A Dian, who was running in the fog, suddenly stopped.
He saw the fog in front of him suddenly dissipate, and the blazing sunlight shone in, dispelling his confusion and anxiety.
He saw a familiar figure standing in the sun. The owner of that figure was slowly turning around under his breathless gaze...
The voice continued: "...Whoever you click on, follow me. If you don't go, then..."
The back has turned around.
He saw it!
So, A Dian opened his red eyes and finally managed to speak out: "...Your Highness! A Dian will not be a puppy!"
So it’s Your Highness!
His Highness is back!
Everything in front of him was blurred by tears. He couldn't see clearly the person in front of him, but he didn't need to use his eyes to see!
Eyes can deceive, but the heart cannot!
A Dian burst out crying, threw herself at the person in front of her, and hugged her.
Chang Suining was almost knocked over by him.
"I knew it, I knew it!" A Dian cried loudly, "I knew it, they were lying!"
"They say that if you die, you are dead, and if you die, you will never be seen again. Wuwuwu!"
"I don't believe them! His Highness promised me that he would definitely come back. I know that His Highness never lies to others! Fortunately, I only believe in His Highness's words!"
He quarreled with many people over this, and became willful and disobedient. He secretly ran to Jingling and fought with the guards guarding the mausoleum. He said he wanted to see His Highness, but everyone stopped him.
Looking at him, he said that he was indeed an unreasonable fool.
These things that did not feel aggrieved at that time, now in front of His Highness, finally turned into grievances that can be expressed openly.
He cried aggrievedly and said some words that seemed to be out of context.
"..."
"Your Highness, I have been obedient and waiting for you to come back. I am not a puppy!"
"I know." Chang Suining felt like a puppy at the moment, about to be suffocated to death by him. She finally pushed away A Dian, who was tightly wrapped around her like a big bear, and held it down with both hands.
He looked over his shoulder and said with a smile: "I'm not a puppy either. I never broke my promise, right?"
When she went to Beidi, the two of them made an agreement that she would come back and he would wait for her to come back. If anyone breaks his promise, he will be a puppy.
"Yeah!" A Dian cried and nodded heavily.
As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers and gestured in front of her, his eyes full of tears of grievance: "I have been waiting for Your Highness for a long, long time. It snowed many times and thundered many times!"
"I know, our A Dian is most afraid of thunder." Chang Suining took out a handkerchief from his lapel. Her A Dian is very tidy and always carries a small handkerchief and folds it neatly.
Hidden under the robe.
He couldn't calculate and couldn't figure out the passage of time. In the past, when she was here, he liked to use "how many times have the flowers bloomed" to represent the passage of time.
But after she left, he no longer used flowers, but instead said "it snowed many times" and "thundered many times" to replace the day of separation.
It seemed that during the days of separation, there was only rain, thunder and snow left in his world, which was the most memorable thing for him.
He could not clearly express his grievances and suffering, but he expressed them so clearly.
"Your Highness, why did you come back?" A Dian wiped his tears with the back of his hand and asked with a choked voice, seeming to have a hint of complaint, but also extremely soft.
Chang Suining said softly: "Because the road is a bit long, I walked a little slower."
Is that so?
A Dian understood her immediately and hurriedly said: "It's okay. You can't be in a hurry when you're on your way. Safety is the most important thing!"
Anyway, he can wait as long as he wants. As long as His Highness comes back safely, it doesn't matter if he is more anxious!
"Well, safety is the best." Chang Suining put the handkerchief into his hand and said with a smile, "So I came back safely."
This sentence made A Dian extremely happy. He smiled happily, and then he thought of something. His face straightened, and he quickly explained to himself: "Your Highness, A Dian is not lying. A Dian has recognized Your Highness a long time ago!
"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of swearing: "Really!"
Chang Sui Ning smiled: "I know, A Dian has long recognized and smelled it... but A Dian doesn't know how to say it."
The real Ah Li and A Dian were not close. They didn’t have much interaction in the past. It was after she became Ah Li that A Dian suddenly started to get close to her, trust her, and follow her. All of this was because he “recognized her.”
"She did.
When it comes to being the first to recognize her, A Dian ranks first.
The second one should be Liu Huo, and the third one... should be Cui Jing.
Hmm... Such a comparison, with one person, one horse and one child, Cui Jing is indeed a very magical existence to be able to blend in among them.
Chang Suining thought this way.
And with her approval, A Dian became even more happy.
He stopped crying and began to have extra attention.
He looked at the person in front of him, showing confusion and curiosity: "But Your Highness...how did you become a girl now?"
His mind is different from that of ordinary people. What others see as "resurrection from a dead body" is only a simple word "change" in his mind.
Chang Suining blinked: "Isn't it bad to become a girl?"
She had almost forgotten that unlike Lao Chang and the others, A Dian did not know the identity of her daughter's family before. In this regard, his knowledge was very slow and hazy.
"It's not bad..." A Dian stared at her again and again, slowly frowning, and then asked the question he was most concerned about: "Your Highness, it must be very painful for you to become like this, right?"
If you want to carve a piece of wood into a new shape, you have to use a sharp carving knife to chisel it many times.
Facing those clear eyes that suddenly burst into tears again, Chang Suining's heart softened.
She and A Dian are existences that can warm each other.
What A Dian brought to her was never less than what she gave to him.
She nodded: "It hurts a little."
It doesn't hurt when the knife cuts across my neck, nor does it hurt when it falls on the cold snow.
But when she looked towards her homeland, she felt pain.
A Dian held back his tears, moved closer to her, picked up her hands, and blew on her.
After blowing on both hands, he went to blow on her forehead and head.
He breathed out very hard, blowing very hard, as if he wanted to blow away all the pain from her.
The fluffy hair on Chang Suining's forehead was blown up by him.
"Isn't it better now?"
"Everything is fine." Chang Sui Ning smiled: "It doesn't hurt at all."
When she returns to her hometown and sees her old friends, she no longer feels pain.
A Dian felt relieved, turned around, poured her a cup of hot tea, put it into her hand and let her drink it, as if she had really just traveled a long way and just returned to him.
After Chang Suining finished drinking tea, A Dian thought of another key point, so he asked: "Your Highness, you have become a little A Li, what about the little A Li? Where did she go?"
Chang Suining answered him seriously: "A Li is just like me. After walking a long way, he will change his appearance. If we are destined, we will meet again in the future."
"That's it..." A Dian thought hard for a moment, and then said: "Then I will definitely be able to recognize her by then!"
"In this case, I'll leave this matter to you."
A Dian patted his chest: "Your Highness, don't worry!"
Chang Suining smiled and nodded to him.
If possible, she really hopes that one day.
I wasn't sleepy anymore, so I knelt down in front of her obediently, with His Highness on the left and His Highness on the right. I couldn't finish talking.
Finally, Chang Suining told him: "From now on, you can't call your highness outside."
A Dian was puzzled: "Why?"
"Because this is my biggest secret." Chang Sui Ning said concisely: "If the bad guys find out about this secret, they will arrest me and burn me to death as a monster."
Scaring children is her strength.
A Dian was really shocked: "Your Highness is not a monster!"
"Then why are you calling me next?"
"Your Majesty..." A Dian covered his mouth and quickly changed his words solemnly: "Little A Li!"
"Be good."
Chang Suining smiled and patted his head.
After receiving this long-lost compliment, A Dian was extremely happy and satisfied. If there was a tail behind him at this moment, it would definitely be wagging to the sky.
And next, his thoughts mainly revolved around one thing——
"Your Highness, there are no outsiders here now...can you call me Your Highness? Your Highness, you have become a girl, are you not used to it?"
"Your Highness, is it fun to be a doll?"
"Your Highness, can you turn me into a female doll too?"
As he spoke, the topic gradually went off the rails: "Girls can give birth to babies, but can they give birth to cats? If I become a girl, can I give birth to more cats? If I give birth to cats, what color will they be?"
"..." Chang Suining's tone was very difficult: "As the saying goes, every other line is like a mountain..."
"..."
When the sky was about to get dark, Chang Sui Ning came out of A Dian's tent.
Xi'er and A'che, who were ordered to stay outside the tent, came to greet them.
After hearing that A Dian had just fallen asleep, Xi'er sighed: "General Dian is in such good spirits."
"New Year's Eve." Chang Suining yawned and said, "Children always like to stay awake for New Year's Eve."
…
Chang Sui Ning went back to his tent and slept until almost noon.
Just as I was washing and dressing, I suddenly heard a noise outside the tent. A moment later, Ah Zhi came in and said, "Girl, there is a messenger coming from the capital."
This group of envoys who set out from Beijing years ago rushed to the military camp on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
This imperial edict came from Beijing to commend Chang Kuo and his daughter, as well as the meritorious soldiers under their command.
This battle against Xu Zhengye has not yet ended, but the situation when Chang Kuo rescued Hezhou was special, and he also put down Li Yi's rebellion. These two achievements should be rewarded separately.
In accordance with the imperial edict, the empress praised Chang Kuo and his daughter Chang Sui Ning for their heroic and righteous deeds, and bestowed upon them many gold, silver, jewels, land and houses, all of which were sent to the palace of the Hussar General in the capital.
After Chang Kuo heard this, he felt a little regretful. Why not send them here together? After all, it was a den of tigers and wolves in the capital. It was still unclear whether he could go back or not.
Chang Kuo, who had this simple idea, gave a simple evaluation - this reward has no sincerity.
In addition to verbal praise and gold and silver, the most concerning thing is obviously the award.
The envoy eunuch continued to read loudly in front of the public: "... Chang Sui Ning, the daughter of General Chang Kuo, used her own body to protect Hezhou and killed the culprit under Xu Zhengye's command. Later, she killed the rebel Li Yi. Her achievements were very significant.
, although you are a woman, you are actually very talented. The appearance of a genius is a sign of great prosperity from God. In order to comply with God's will, I made an exception and made you General Ningyuan. You will be given the salary of a fifth-grade general. I hope you will follow your father and make great achievements again.
, Defeat Xu’s army as soon as possible and defend Dasheng’s territory. I am waiting for the news of victory in the capital——”
The eunuch finished singing the word "I appreciate this" and looked at Chang Sui Ning with a smile: "General Ning Yuan, hurry up and accept the order."
Under the silent gaze of all the soldiers, the girl held her hands and bowed down.
"My lord, Chang Sui Ning, I would like to thank you for your kindness."
The eunuch handed over the edict conferring the title with both hands and said with a smile: "Ms. Chang is the first fifth-grade female general in Dasheng. She will definitely achieve great achievements again in the future..."
Chang Suining took it and said, "I would like to borrow my father-in-law's kind words."
The eunuch nodded with her, then walked towards Chang Kuo and saluted Chang Kuo: "Your Majesty has a few more words, which are not stated explicitly in the imperial edict. He specially ordered us to convey them to General Chang in private..."
Seeing that although he said "privately", he had no intention of avoiding everyone, Chang Kuo also said bluntly: "Father, please speak."