After coming out of the inn, Chu Yunning took the map in hand and rushed to the border town with Yu'er.
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Halfway through, she finally managed to trick out the person who identified Yu'er. Yu'er had saved her life. The person had kept in touch since he learned that Yu'er could control beasts.
It wasn't until last month that Yu'er was persuaded to take the beasts to support the war in the West Sea.
"Yu'er, this is wrong."
"Yu'er, you are a responsible person. You can't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Don't get involved in the affairs between the two countries. Can you promise Sister Ning?"
After coaxing Yu'er to agree to herself, Chu Yunning felt a little relieved. Of course, she only dared to say these words to him at night.
Seeing that there were only twenty miles left to the border, Chu Yunning slowed down and silently waited for news from Xiao Jingheng.
Soon Xiao Jingheng's reply came. After reading the letter, Xiao Jingheng's intention was to tell her not to take the risk of going to Xihai. The eldest prince of Xihai was a pervert and there was nothing he couldn't do.
If you must meet, you can make an appointment. There are a few words scrawled in Bei Bei at the end of the letter.
Mom, Beibei misses you so much.
Chu Yunning's eyes moved slightly, and she turned around and burned the letter. She caught a glimpse of Xiaobai sneaking around.
Being caught red-handed, Xiaobai jumped up and down, grabbing his ears and grinning at her from time to time.
For some reason, when Chu Yunning looked at Xiaobai, she had a special urge to squeeze it to death.
This mink is elusive, its eyes are wandering around, and it doesn't look like a peaceful person.
"Xiao Bai?" Yu'er called, and Xiao Bai ran away, jumped into Yu'er's arms, raised his neck and screamed, and Yu'er lowered his head and looked at it strangely: "What's wrong?"
Xiaobai's eyes fell on Chu Yunning, timidly wanting to say something but not daring to say it.
Chu Yunning pursed her lips tightly, with an innocent look on her face; "Xiaobai seems to be very hostile to me. Are you jealous? If you don't want me to get close to you, I will just keep some distance from you in the future."
Hearing this, Xiaobai stared at Chu Yunning in disbelief with his eyes widened. He forgot to wave his two claws in mid-air, and suddenly slapped Xiaobai hard on the back buttocks.
"Crack!"
Xiaobai whined and looked at the fish aggrievedly.
"How outrageous!" Yu'er shouted angrily: "If I find you dare to be disrespectful to Sister Ning again, I will never forgive you!"
These words were so frightening that Xiaobai immediately shut up, huddled up and hid in Yu'er's arms, and glanced at Chu Yunning from the corner of his eye, showing an expression of dissatisfaction.
Chu Yun Ning was not a good person. She would not try to please Diao Er, nor would she ask for mercy. She just watched Xiao Bai get slapped twice.
"Sister Ning, I've taught Xiaobai a lesson, don't be angry." Yu'er looked at her with innocent eyes.
Seeing this, Chu Yunning waved his hand: "This time I'll give it a little lesson. If it happens again, I'll definitely give it a severe lesson!"
"good!"
Xiaobai got into Yu'er's arms aggrievedly and sobbed slightly. Chu Yunning laughed and focused on Yu'er again: "We are going to the border soon. I have to visit my old friend."
"Can you take me there?" Xiaobai looked at her eagerly: "Sister Ning, don't leave me."
After hesitating for a moment, Xiaobai raised three fingers: "Sister Ning, don't worry, I will definitely control myself and won't allow myself to mess around."
After hearing the satisfactory answer, Chu Yunning nodded and said that he could take Xiaobai there, and then said: "It's a mess outside now. You can meet that girl if you want. You can write a letter and I'll have someone send it to her."
Xiaobai's face drooped when he heard this: "Sister Ning, have you forgotten, I am illiterate."
Chu Yunning froze, and immediately said: "It's okay if you don't know, I'll write it, you say it."
"good."
According to Xiaobai's words, he compiled it into a letter. Chu Yunning folded the letter and put it in an envelope, and then asked: "Do you have a token of your agreement with that girl?"
Xiaobai hesitated for a moment and took out a pink pearl from his arms. Chu Yunning took it and put it in an envelope, and handed the thing to the secret guard.
An hour later, Chu Yunning took Yu'er back to the military camp. In the name of protection, Chu Yunning asked someone to guard Yu'er every step of the way.
After a while, Bixiu came over, feeling a little excited; "Miss, you are finally back. I miss you so much."
Chu Yunning reached out and patted Bi Xiu on the shoulder: "Isn't this back? Where is Beibei?"
"The little prince is still doing his homework in the big camp." Bixiu explained that since Xiao Jingheng came back, he would spend two hours every day teaching Beibei knowledge, and no one was allowed to disturb him.
"Sister Ning, who is Beibei?" Yu'er asked.
At this time, Bixiu also noticed Yu'er. Fortunately, she was smart enough not to ask anything and smiled at Yu'er.
The fish smiled back.
"Beibei is my child." Chu Yunning said. She had laid enough groundwork along the way, so she was not worried about Yu'er's resentment for the time being.
As expected, Yu'er was just stunned for a moment after hearing this. Then he reached out and touched his arms. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything, so he simply took out the jade bone flute from his arms.
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched: "Yu'er, what do you want to do?"
"I don't have anything to give you when we first meet. Just this, okay?"
Yu'er looked at Chu Yunning with expectation and anxiety. How important this jade bone flute was to him. No one was allowed to touch it along the way. He carried it carefully, which showed that it meant a lot to him.
"Beibei is still young and there is no need to give such a big gift."
"Don't you like Sister Ning?" Yu'er pouted, looking like she was hurt by the blow.
Seeing this, Chu Yunning immediately explained: "Yu'er, Sister Ning feels sorry for you. Beibei is just a child who doesn't understand anything. If something happens..."
Hearing this, Yu'er grinned, and happened to catch a glimpse of the curtain at the door being raised, and Xiao Jingheng and Bei Bei walking in.
"Mother!" When Beibei saw Chu Yunning, he immediately rushed over excitedly. Chu Yunning bent down and hugged Beibei, greedily breathing in the scent that belonged to Beibei.
After waiting for a while, I let go of Beibei. It had been almost a month since I last saw Beibei. Beibei seemed to have grown a little taller again, and his little face was round and cute.
"Your Majesty." Chu Yunning stood up and knelt down towards Xiao Jingheng.
Xiao Jingheng waved his hand: "No need to be polite, it's been a hard journey all the way."
After everyone said hello, Xiao Jingheng and Yu'er looked at each other.
The two men met for the first time, but their eyes were filled with sparks and they were secretly fighting. Just when Chu Yunning was secretly trying to save Yu'er, Yu'er suddenly said: "Xiao Jingheng?"
"Huh?" Jamel Xiao raised his eyebrows and squinted at Yu'er.
Chu Yunning witnessed with her own eyes that the atmosphere between the two people became a little subtle. What she never expected was that Yu'er would call out Xiao Jingheng's name so accurately.
Is it possible that the two people know each other?
She was confused. Yu'er, as a beast master, actually knew her and Xiao Jingheng who was far away in the capital. What was his identity?
"You are..." Xiao Jingheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "Shangguan Zhaoyu!"
Listening to this familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Yu'er covered his forehead tightly with both hands and let out a painful roar. His pupils were scarlet, and his whole body exuded the temperament of a wild beast.
Xiao Jingheng grabbed Chu Yunning and Beibei and took two steps back.
"Who is Shangguan Zhaoyu?" Chu Yunning whispered.
"He was once the adopted son who was fostered in Shangguan Di. He entered the palace and served as Prince Xiao's companion. Later, he made a mistake for some reason and was expelled from the family."
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched. He had actually entered the palace. No wonder Yu'er knew him. Could it be that he had saved him before?
In fact, Chu Yunning's answer was negative in her heart. It would be good if she didn't bully Yu'er according to the original owner's urine.
Sure enough, Eunuch Mo behind him whispered: "I remember, that winter, Master Shangguan and Prince Xiao had a dispute. You whipped Master Shangguan more than ten times in public, and then pushed him into the pool. He was stunned.
It’s to force the other party to apologize to Prince Xiao.”
As soon as the words fell, Chu Yunning's lips couldn't stop trembling, and she was stunned for a long time: "I...I really did this?"
Why does she have no memory at all?
At first she thought she was really one of Yu'er's benefactors, but she didn't expect that this favor was any different from the ordinary.
She was immediately shocked, so Chu Yunning looked at Yu'er this time with guilt and sympathy in her eyes.
Xiao Jingheng glanced sideways at Eunuch Mo without any trace, as if blaming him for talking too much. Eunuch Mo was so frightened that Eunuch Mo immediately lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
"Don't think too much. Shangguan Zhaoyu used to be a bastard and very wild.
He hurt me several times." Xiao Jingheng comforted her.
Chu Yunning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She didn't know how to comfort her for a moment, so she could only turn her eyes to Yu'er.
Yu'er's mood gradually stabilized, and she looked at Chu Yunning with a pair of wet eyes: "Sister Ning."
This direct shout from Sister Ning made Chu Yunning feel a little guilty. Just as she was about to step forward, Xiao Jingheng held her back and took a step forward: "Shangguan Zhaoyu, how did you get yourself to look like this?"
Yu'er's pupils looked at Xiao Jingheng with strange and helpless eyes, then looked at Chu Yunning.
"Your sister Ning was injured and can't remember many things. If you have any grievances, you can tell me and I will make the decision for you."
Xiao Jingheng slowly sat next to Yu'er. Yu'er's cautiousness and vigilance at the beginning slowly turned into peace.
"Your sister Ning is a girl after all. No matter how inconvenient it is, I can accompany you."
Xiao Jingheng patiently chatted with Yu'er silently: "How have you been in these years?
Yu'er's eyes dimmed slightly, and he returned to his ignorant look. He looked directly at Jamel Xiao and pointed at his head: "I was injured here, and I don't remember many things."
From the moment he remembered, in the mountain forest, the elk was licking his eyes and only his father was with him. Later, his father was gone, and Yu'er became even more lonely.
I don’t know how many days and nights I spent in the mountains, with only a group of family members by my side.
Jamel Xiao let out a long sigh; "From today on, if you stay here, we are all your family, as long as you don't act recklessly."
The fish nodded confusedly.
"Go ahead and tell me that no one is allowed to bully Yu'er. Everyone must be gentle when meeting Yu'er. Otherwise, I will deal with you according to the law!"
Eunuch Mo heard the words and agreed.
After comforting Yu'er, Beibei boldly stepped forward and held Yu'er's hand. The two looked at each other. Beibei looked at Yu'er with almost admiration: "Uncle Yu'er, this is me.
My future father, this is my mother, and I heard my mother say that you are very powerful."
When Yu'er heard this, her fair and jade-like cheeks turned red, and she touched Beibei's head: "Beibei, you are so good."
"Uncle Yu'er, let's practice Chinese calligraphy together." Beibei held Yu'er's hand, turned to Xiao Jingheng and said, "Uncle Huang, can I play with Uncle Yu'er for a while."
Xiao Jingheng curled up his fists and cleared his throat, coughed twice, and glanced at Chu Yunning.
Three pairs of eyes stared at her.
Seeing this, Chu Yunning felt a little embarrassed, nodded obediently, turned around and left.
Not long after she walked out of the camp, Bixiu whispered: "Miss, you may not know that you haven't been back for a long time, but the emperor has been working very hard these days."
"What are you trying to do?" Chu Yunning was confused by these words, and Bi Xiu whispered: "Try hard to make everyone accept you. I heard that there was a war in the West Sea half a month ago.
Just because the other party belittled you, the emperor was so angry that he chased the other party and fought for a long time. He was stunned and killed him before the three armies."
"Is there such a thing?" Chu Yunning was surprised. In fact, she had thought about it a lot this month in Yuanzhou City. If her identity were aside, she would accept Xiao Jingheng without hesitation, but she was worried about Xiao Jingheng's identity.
She knew that she couldn't rush this matter, she had to test it step by step, and she couldn't let Xiao Jingheng lose the support of the people.
"Aning?"
Suddenly Xiao Jingheng's voice came from behind. She turned around and looked at the man's tall figure, his beautiful face, and his unconcealed nobility.
Such a man is very dazzling.
Xiao Jingheng came to her side with a smile on his face and smiled slightly. Chu Yunning tilted her head and glanced at him sideways; "What are you laughing at?"
"This month has been too long, and I feel a little uncomfortable without you around me."
If it weren't for the war, Xiao Jingheng would have dropped everything to find her, missing someone crazily every day.
Xiao Jingheng looked around and quietly stretched out his hand. Chu Yunning lowered her head and glanced at his wide sleeves, frowning slightly.
"Aning."
"Don't make trouble, people will see you." Chu Yunning's face quietly turned red.
Xiao Jingheng took a step forward and gently held Chu Yunning's hand with his fingertips, which was ice cold.
Chu Yunning struggled slightly.
"I have sent people to have a showdown with my mother about the matters between us. When the war is over, you take Beibei to the temple to stay for a while, and leave the rest to me." Xiao Jingheng has already prepared for the worst.
Intend.
Hearing this, she gasped.
"The Queen Mother has always liked you, so I may not agree." Xiao Jingheng was very confident in this point, and the people he sent out were eloquent and would definitely speak to the Queen Mother's heart.
"You are so reckless."
Xiao Jingheng said in a deep voice: "I want to give you a title."
He knew what she cared about. She looked carefree on the surface, but in fact she was a novice in love. He didn't want to wrong Chu Yunning.