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Chapter IX Court Bureau

After Luo Qingzhi left, she went to the room on the east side and kicked the door open without any polite knocking.

Zhixin in the room sat up and roared: "...Luo Qingzhi, what are you doing?"

Luo Qingzhi sat on the edge of the bed, held her forehead, and said, "Go and fetch water for me. I want to take a bath and go to the palace later."

Zhi Xin was even more displeased and said, "I am your military doctor, not your maid."

"There are only people in my yard during meal times. It's not like you don't know that there's usually no one around. Go quickly." Luo Qingzhi still explained patiently.

Zhi Xin didn't say anything else and could only silently help fetch water.

Luo Qingzhi took off all her clothes, and the ambiguous traces on her back made Zhixin's eyes stunned. Luo Qingzhi stepped into the bathtub, ending Zhixin's imagination.

After Zhi Xin came to her senses, she knelt down and felt her pulse at the side. She nodded slightly and said with satisfaction: "Fortunately, you are obedient. I was really worried that you would have to endure it by yourself."

"Worried? Falling asleep because of worry?" Luo Qingzhi said angrily.

Luo Qingzhi closed her eyes, seemingly compromising, and said, "Zhixin, don't worry about this matter. I'll handle it myself. You went too far by coaxing people over last night."

Zhi Xin curled her lips and retorted, "You have stayed in the military camp for a long time and don't want to live in the world. Lord Gao Lang likes you very much. I will help him."

"Like?" Luo Qingzhi pondered these two words, looked at Zhixin, and asked, "Don't you smell the sweet-scented osmanthus on him?"

As if everything had finally been connected, Zhi Xin let out an "oops", looked at Luo Qing Zhi in disbelief, and asked tentatively: "Could it be the poison administered by Lord Gao Lang?"

Luo Qingzhi closed her eyes, leaned against the barrel, and said, "Let's take a guess. We haven't found out how he got the medicine yet, but looking back at the palace banquet that day, I only drank the wine he handed me."

"Then you know everything, why are you still helping him?" Zhi Xin asked in confusion.

"I promised a person," Luo Qingzhi said slowly: "I promised him that I would protect Gao Zhen and keep his life safe."

Zhi Xin was puzzled. Who else in this world would think about the former prince who existed in name only? She asked: "Who?"

"My father."

Zhi Xin couldn't believe what she heard. She was afraid that she heard wrongly, so she asked again: "Who are you talking about?"

Luo Qingzhi said: "My father."

Seeing Zhi Xin's surprised look, she began to explain.

"Back then, when I held my father in my arms, the last thing he said in my ear was to make me swear an oath to protect His Highness the Crown Prince for the rest of my life."

"Why?" Zhixin asked.

Luo Qingzhi shook her head and said: "That night was too chaotic. When I promised my father the queen, he was frustrated. Since then, I have been stationed in Yuzhou and have no way to explore the truth. The forces inside and outside the court are complicated. I spent ten years

It was only in the year before that I relied on my grandma to plant hidden stakes, but it was too late. After the palace change, the only people still alive in the world are Your Majesty, me, and the Crown Prince. If you want to know the truth, you have to

Explore again.”

Thinking that Luo Qingzhi was about to be involved in the whirlpool of Jinling, Zhixin sighed, rarely serious, and said: "Aluo, I have been with you for five years. Although I dare not say how well I know you, there is only one thing.

I understand very well."

Luo Qingzhi turned to look at Zhixin, listening expectantly to her answer.

"You are an eagle flying in the sky, not a tiger stirring up the storm. Jinling will trap you."

"..."

Listening to Zhi Xin's answer, Luo Qingzhi's eyes dimmed a bit, and then she said calmly: "I also want to go back to Yuzhou, but I'm afraid I won't be able to."

Zhi Xin looked at the woman in front of her, thinking that the first time the two met could be described as miserable. At that time, she came to Pengcheng to avoid that person's tracking. It happened to be that the two countries were at war. At that time, Ningzhou in the southwest

The Mu family was defeated steadily by the Pagan army from their territory. The emperor was worried about changes, so he asked Luo Qingzhi to send 50,000 Pingbei troops to assist.

As soon as the army passed Yuzhou, Jin'an's 200,000-strong army came quickly. Luo Qingzhi, who had only 50,000 defenders, struggled to resist and lost several cities one after another.

Under the critical situation, Luo Qingzhi chose to sneak into the Jin'an camp to kill the coach. Although the assassination was successful, the murderous Jin'an army also forced Luo Qingzhi to the barren mountains of Yi County, where Zhi Xin happened to be collecting medicine on the barren mountains.

Witnessed this scene.

That night, Luo Qingzhi brought only a few dozen personal guards against several times the number of troops. The accompanying guards were a little timid, so she immediately shouted loudly.

"Everyone, get behind me. I, Luo Qingzhi, will be your shield. You just walk back, one by one as long as you can. If I die today, you must remember to avenge me and take back Pengcheng in the future."

Seeing Luo Qingzhi acting like this, the young general who was still scared immediately responded: "Your Highness, it's me who should be your shield."

More and more people responded. Luo Qingzhi laughed loudly and sighed: "Today's battle will be recorded in history books for me."

Then she was determined to die and did not hesitate to kill a hundred and another hundred. Her red armor was soaked with blood and her hair was messy. At that moment, Zhi Xin, who was hiding in the grass, felt that she was looking at the picture book.

The heroes who arrive look the same.

However, there were more and more soldiers from Jin Anguo. She had been hit by countless knives, and it was obvious that she could no longer stand, and the personal guards who were acting as shields really fell into the sea of ​​corpses. Just as she herself felt that Luo

There is no doubt that Qing Zhi will die. The sound of drums resounds in the sky, and reinforcements are coming to save this lonely hero.

Round after round of brutal fighting, the battlefield did not end until the sky lit up and the surrounding air was completely infected with the smell of blood.

In the battle of Pengcheng, the two armies suffered heavy casualties. Although Yuzhou lost Pengcheng, Jin'an's most capable soldiers were also buried in a foreign land. The two countries ushered in five years of peace.

But Luo Qingzhi walked in the gate of hell night after night, exhausting all the precious medicinal materials in Yuzhou. Zhixin, together with all the military doctors of the Pingbei Army, took turns taking care of her, and she did not wake up for a whole month.

At that time, Gao Yan had already drafted her posthumous name, and every household in Yuzhou had prepared death papers. Fortunately, Luo Qingzhi still had a tough life and finally survived.

Every time she thinks about this, she feels that this woman should be a man, but she is hiding in a woman's body, so that she has the compassion of a woman, so that she will not kill everyone on the battlefield. Otherwise, with Qining's national power back then, she clearly

After recovering from the injury, they can reorganize their armaments, attack Youzhou with all their strength, and expand their territory to the south bank of the Yellow River. This has given Jin'an five years of breathing space, and now he has the strength to fight again.

"Aluo, how can I help you?" Zhi Xin asked sincerely.

Luo Qingzhi touched her hair and said jokingly: "Then remember to use better makeup next time you help the prince disguise himself."

When Gao Zhen was mentioned, Zhi Xin sighed unconsciously and said, "How do you plan to arrange Gao Langjun?"

"Hey, I don't know." Luo Qingzhi shook her head, very troubled. Most of the people in the military wanted what they wanted and just said what they wanted to say. But Gao Zhen seemed to always hide himself. For a while, she also

Don't know how to get along with him.

"However," Luo Qingzhi said: "He will never be the leader of my son-in-law recruitment."

Zhixin pouted, rolled her eyes, and said, "But, I think he is bound to win."

Luo Qingzhi sighed and said, "Don't say that he is just a commoner now. Even if he is still the prince, he cannot win."

Zhi Xin remained silent.

Luo Qingzhi said: "On the day the edict was issued, His Majesty said he wanted me to choose the successor."

"It means that the person who becomes your husband-in-law will be the next emperor?" Zhi Xin asked in surprise.

"If you follow the literal meaning, it may be understood that the two members of the Jin family have already been registered." Luo Qingzhi said.

Zhi Xin said "Oh", feeling a little helpless and said: "His Majesty, this is really true. Isn't this making things difficult for you?"

The sound of the clock was heard, and Luo Qingzhi thought it was getting late, so she hurriedly wiped herself clean, and put on her clothes with Zhixin's help. Zhixin helped her fasten her belt and hang up the white jade necklace, suggesting.

"If you don't want to do this embarrassing thing and wade through this muddy water, why not help Gao Langjun? I think he really has feelings for you."

"..."

Luo Qingzhi hesitated for a while and said: "I can't see through him. It's not appropriate for him to stay with me like this. But you are right, this is muddy water, and I have to find a way to get out of it."

Dressed neatly, Luo Qingzhi opened the door. She seemed to have thought of something and said to Zhi Xin: "You should be careful about him and don't let her sign up."

"Um."

After receiving Zhi Xin's affirmative reply, Luo Qing Zhi walked out of the princess's mansion with confidence, got on the carriage and headed to the palace.

Before she reached the Xianyang Hall, the female official next to Empress Yang asked her to go to the Chongde Hall with the empress' order.

The queen and Princess Xuanyang, who were waiting in Chongde Hall, had already had a cup of tea.

"See you, humble minister..."

Before Luo Qingzhi could finish her greetings, Empress Yang stopped her. Her words were a bit strange, and she said: "Your Majesty doesn't even allow the Princess to salute, and I don't even dare to do so. Princess, you don't have to be polite, just sit down."

Luo Qingzhi bowed slightly, but still showed her courtesy. As soon as she sat down, the eldest princess Xuanyang couldn't help but speak.

"Aluo is really getting more and more beautiful. I can't find a girl in Jinling who can compare with her. I didn't even dare to recognize her just now."

"The eldest princess is joking, and your highness is so impressed by the appearance of the humble minister Pu Liu." Luo Qingzhi replied. She looked up at Queen Yang, her face was not very good-looking. She guessed that if it weren't for the eldest princess, she would be very reluctant to see it.

Own.

"Haha." The eldest princess smiled and looked at Queen Yang with a wink.

Queen Yang said to her men: "Bring it up."

Luo Qingzhi looked at the tea on the table. Although her mouth was dry, she was still frightened by the incident at the last palace banquet, and she did not dare to touch anything unfamiliar again.

After a while, the palace maids brought up two scrolls, and then four palace ladies stood on both sides and unfolded the scrolls.

The eldest princess stood up with a smile and said slowly: "The one on the left is my eldest son, Zi Ji, whom you met when he was young. The one on the right is the youngest son, who is a few years younger than you."

Luo Qingzhi turned her head and looked at the portrait. The figure looked like a banished immortal. She thought that the painter had really worked hard. But after a while, she turned to look at the eldest princess and asked with confusion: "

Princess, what do you mean?"

The eldest princess smiled softly and said, "You haven't seen each other for ten years. I'm afraid that you have forgotten what they look like, so I sent you a portrait specially."

Luo Qingzhi also smiled slightly and said: "Zi Ji and Zi Jue really haven't changed much. They are the same husband as they were when they were young."

Listening to Luo Qingzhi's compliments, the eldest princess smiled even more happily, and her speech became more direct, saying: "My son will definitely be among the top ten. By then, it will depend on which of the two brothers can win the title of princess.

heart."

Luo Qingzhi did not answer, but lowered her head slightly. Finally, she heard the voice of rescue.

"Nu Huang is following His Majesty's order to pick up His Royal Highness Princess Anning."

Empress Yang and the eldest princess listened to Huang Si's words and did not dare to make any attempt to persuade them to stay. Luo Qingzhi bowed slightly and turned to leave.

"Hey, princess, the painting and portrait haven't been picked up yet." The eldest princess said.

Huang Si had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately said: "The princess will hold the slave for you."

Luo Qingzhi smiled helplessly and nodded.

"Excuse me, Mr. Huang."
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