The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month is the small year.
This is also the last solar term among the twenty-four solar terms - Great Cold.
As expected, snowflakes fell to the world again.
One day and one night later, Chu Lan finally opened her eyes again.
Shui Lan almost cried with joy, "Your Highness! You finally woke up!"
Chu Lan raised her eyes and took a look. Seeing that the four people were there, she slowly closed her eyes and said, "Mu Qing and Shui Lan stay, Feng Zhi and Huo Wu will go out first."
"Yes." Feng Zhi and Huo Wu were both shocked. After looking at each other, they gritted their teeth and left.
When there were only three people left in the room, Chu Lan struggled to get up. Upon seeing this, Shui Lan hurried forward, but was stopped by Chu Lan. Mu Qing's eyes flashed, and he took a soft pillow from the side for Chu Lan to lean on.
"Your Highness, is there any other discomfort?" Seeing that Chu Lan's face was as pale as paper and as thin as gossamer, her blue eyes turned red involuntarily.
"It's okay." Chu Lan narrowed his eyes, "Did you save me last night?"
"It is my duty to share His Highness's worries, and I will not hesitate to go up to the sword or to the sea of fire for His Highness!" Shui Lan clenched her fists to hold back the tears that almost fell.
Unexpectedly, Chu Lan smiled lowly and said, "Have you found your master?"
"How did Your Highness know?" Shui Lan was stunned for a moment and raised his head suddenly.
Chu Lan glanced at her but said nothing.
His aqua eyes flashed, and there was some obvious disappointment in his tone: "Actually, my subordinates have not found his old man, and the master's whereabouts have always been elusive. However, when I accepted the inheritance from the young patriarch in the Hui clan, I heard someone say that not long ago
I saw him in Qiudi territory."
"Qiu Di?" Mu Qing was startled suddenly and raised his head with bright eyes.
"What's wrong?" Shui Lan frowned.
Mu Qing glanced at Chu Lan and lowered his eyes, "Nothing."
How could it be such a coincidence?
Chu Lan pinched her fingers and accidentally glanced at the bookcase on one side. Her eyes were slightly focused, but she quickly looked away calmly.
A gust of wind invaded through the gap in the window, and the books placed on the desk were blown loudly. The pages blown open by the wind faintly streaked with bright red in the air.
"Mu Qing, what's your matter?" Just when Mu Qing was hesitating whether to speak, Chu Lan's deep voice reached his eardrums again.
"Your Highness?" Mu Qing was surprised.
"You don't have to hide it from me, just say it." Chu Lan glanced at him, her eyes unfathomable, as wise as ever.
"Qiu Di seems to be getting ready to move, and a large number of Qiu Di soldiers are beginning to gather at the border." Mu Qing took a deep breath, and his eyes became a little more complicated.
He did not expect that such situations would occur one after another during the past few days when His Highness was unconscious.
What is the purpose of Qiu Di's actions at this time?
We already knew that they were ambitious, but for the people of Qiudi, this was obviously not the best time.
It's gratuitous and weird.
"Murong Chunlai." Chu Lan raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was an almost invisible arc at the corner of his mouth.
"Yes." Mu Qing nodded, "He took King Qiu Di's military order as soon as he returned."
When he mentioned this, Rao was as calm as a tree, and his eyes couldn't help but look a little more depressed.
He learned from the news that although Murong Chunlai left Qiu Di, He Ge had been searching for Qiu Di's military orders, but to no avail.
This time King Qiu Di happened to be awake. I am afraid they used tricks to snatch it from King Qiu Di.
But it happened that King Qiu Di was the one who was revived by him after asking his friends to see him...
Chu Lan pursed her lips and was about to speak when Huo Wu's urgent voice suddenly sounded outside: "Your Highness, a letter from His Highness Prince Jing."
In the past few days, the Prince's Mansion closed its doors to thank guests, and Prince Jing specially sent a letter to his client, which was no small matter.
Mu Qing and Shui Lan looked at each other and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.
"Come in." Chu Lan narrowed her eyes.
Huo Wu opened the door, glanced at the people in the room, and then carefully sent the letter over, then stood aside with her eyes, nose, nose, and heart in mind.
Chu Lan unfolded the letter, glanced at it, sneered, and lit it on the candlestick nearby.
Seeing his actions, the three of them were shocked at the same time!
After the letter burned to ashes, Chu Lan slowly said: "Huo Wu, how many years have you been in the Prince's Mansion?"
Huo Wu suddenly raised his head, and the corners of his mouth trembled a few times, "Six years..."
"Six years." Chu Lan nodded, "Do you miss the time when you were twelve to fifteen?"
"Your Highness, I am very satisfied to be able to be with Your Highness all the time!" Huo Wu's face changed drastically, and he fell to his knees with a thud in fright.
When he was twelve years old, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell into a coma under mysterious circumstances. He also ended his role as a palace companion. His father gave an order and summoned him to the northwest border.
The golden sword and the iron horse, the solitary smoke in the desert, and the yellow sand of the setting sun.
From being unknown, to becoming famous in one battle, and then rising to fame, he became the youngest general in white robes and red tassels who frightened his enemies.
He thought that he might be stationed at the frontier for the rest of his life, but he never thought that when he was fifteen years old, His Highness's letter was delivered to his hands with the sunset like a salted egg yolk.
He knew what this time meant, but he never regretted it, just like when he decided to return to Shangjing City, he never looked back.
He was willing to be an unknown attendant in the Prince's Mansion.
From then on, the red tassel was bound and the white robe was closed.
But what does His Highness mean by what he just said?
Is it possible to drive him out of the house?
"What are you thinking about?" Chu Lan responded with a half-hearted smile, "It's just Qiu Di who's invading... Let's stop fighting."
Huo Wu was shocked when he heard the words Qiu Di came to commit the crime. He was even more unbelievable when he heard the words "fight then" from Chu Lan!
"Your Highness, do you mean to start a war with Qiu Di now?" Huo Wu took a breath of cold air.
Why? This is never a good time.
Especially as the new year is approaching, who is willing to go to the battlefield at this moment?
"Since there is a provocation, why not fight?" What responded to him was Chu Lan's bottomless gaze.
When Huo Wu walked out of the room, his legs were weak, and he even forgot what he had just done, until he staggered and was stabilized by Mu Qing.
"Are you okay?" Mu Qing frowned.
Huo Wu shook his head, his expression still a bit dazed, "What happened just now?"
"It's true that Qiu Di is attacking, but His Highness wants to send troops to Qiu Di, but I can't guess his intentions." Mu Qing shook his head, and his usually calm eyes became a little uneasy.
Although he had a vague answer in his mind——
All this is because of what he said: Someone had seen her at the border of Qiu Di, and her disappearance may have something to do with people from Qiu Di.
However, how could he dare to say such a thing in anger?
Three days later.
When the news was received that "the news of Qiu Di's invasion reached the court, Prince Chu Lan changed his usual gentleness and gentleness, and requested an order to personally lead troops to repel the enemy. No matter how his Majesty and the ministers tried to persuade him, it was of no avail."
, Chu Xun, who was standing at the door of the Wei Mansion, did not come back to his senses for a long time.
He just wrote a letter to tell Chu Lan that if Ah Jiu didn't come back during the Chinese New Year, he was afraid that the discussion would be unstoppable.
But he never thought that Chu Lan would actually choose such a method to protect her. If others didn't know, how could he not guess Chu Lan's intention?
If the person is not there, there will be nothing to say.
The prince's actions were incredible and naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Later there are historical records:
In the winter of the fifteenth year of Qingli, Qiu Di invaded, and Prince Chu Lan led his troops there. From the twelfth lunar month of winter until the spring came and the flowers bloomed, they fought bloody and fiercely for several months.