Volume 1: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 71: Like Brother Like Sister
Xiao Yizheng's eyes tightened, and the tip of his heart seemed to be suddenly pricked by a fine needle, tightening and hurting, and then he was surprised to find that he was only pricked once. "Take her away?" His deep voice became more and more intense with the biting cold wind.
It seemed cold.
Zeng Qidao nodded calmly. "Yes, take her away. A foreign land, the ends of the world, anywhere. She is most afraid of being restrained and not free. How can she be willing to marry into a royal family with many rules and etiquette. I want to take her away."
He kept breathing out hot breath, as if his hot heart was about to burst out.
"I was going out to Ling Mansion like crazy. My mother gave an order and stood in front of me, saying that if I wanted to go, I would step over her." He lowered his head slightly, showing a trace of dejection. "Later,
I was locked up. So I started a hunger strike."
Xiao Yizheng was shocked. It seemed that the Zeng Qidao he knew would not commit a hunger strike. What would he do if he was in a different place?
"On the third day of the hunger strike, Uncle Ling and Lizhi came to see me. Uncle Ling told me the details of what happened on Baoding Mountain that day. At that time, I suddenly realized that His Majesty had already confirmed this marriage. I don't know that Your Highness
Did you know that I was supposed to accompany him to Baoding Mountain that day, but before leaving, His Majesty specifically ordered me to stay at the foot of the mountain to protect him."
Xiao Yizheng was surprised, "Is there still this matter?"
Zeng Qidao nodded: "I didn't tell Uncle Ling about this. But what Uncle Ling told me made me calm down. I can't do anything. Maybe I can not care about my own life, but I can't ignore Zeng.
The whole family and the Ling family are full of honor and disgrace, and I have to protect the little girl I have admired for so many years." He adjusted his breathing and gradually said calmly: "Uncle Ling left the house without any more persuasion. Li Zhi then spoke seriously and sincerely.
Tell me extremely cruelly, Qingxi said that she loves His Highness."
Hearing this sentence, Xiao Yizheng's whole body was shaken. His feet seemed to be nailed to the snow, unable to move, and he was thinking deeply. He didn't know whether the words Ling Qingsong told Zeng Qidao really came from Aheng's mouth, or was it just to let him
It was created out of sheer desperation. If it came from Ah Heng's mouth, what kind of mood did she have when she said these words against her will? But no matter what, hearing that she admired him from others still made his heart tremble.
"Lizhi said: Yuan Yi, maybe you shouldn't say this. Haven't you seen that Heng'er has no personal relationship with you for so many years? This sentence also made me unable to persist." Zeng Qidao laughed at himself.
Laughed.
"What?" Xiao Yizheng's voice sounded in horror.
Zeng Qidao also paused and looked sideways at him without knowing why.
Xiao Yizheng's throat kept moving, and he asked urgently: "What did you just say?"
"I said I couldn't hold on."
"Not this sentence, the previous sentence."
Xiao Yizheng's eyes seemed to be approaching.
"I said Heng'er has no affair with me."
Zeng Qidao watched Xiao Yizheng's expression change rapidly, and what finally emerged was a smile that could not be concealed. He suddenly understood something. "Has your highness been misunderstanding my relationship with Qingxi?"
Xiao Yizheng was still immersed in this huge whirlpool of joy. The person in front of him was handsome, the scenery in the distance was beautiful, the wind in his ears was pleasant, and the fragrance on the tip of his nose was charming. It turned out that he had planned the situation for himself from beginning to end.
"Why does Your Highness think so? Didn't Qingxi explain it?" Zeng Qidao was very surprised. When he saw Xiao Yizheng just looking at him with a smile and saying nothing, he called out again: "Your Highness!"
Xiao Yizheng suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile: "You continue."
Zeng Qidao frowned and murmured in his heart, was King Heng stimulated by those words? Why did he react like this? Knowing that there are other men who admire his wife, it is more reasonable and reasonable that he should be angry, turn against her, or even beat her up violently.
Why did he seem so happy? Thinking about this, he thought that he must not bring trouble to Heng'er, so he hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand my relationship with Qingxi. In fact, it has always been unilaterally done by me.
I love you so much, Qingxi treats me like an elder brother, without any selfishness between men and women."
"She treats you like an elder brother, and you haven't shown her feelings for her in all these years?" Xiao Yizheng's voice was very warm, and the smile on his lips could not be hidden.
Zeng Qidao smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't do it, because the relationship between her and me has never gone beyond brother and sister. Maybe it's because we met too early, or maybe it's because she has a broader world in her eyes.
, in short, for so many years, to her, I have always been the eldest brother of the Zeng family. Qingxi is not an ordinary boudoir girl who will obey the arrangements and love of men. She will not respond to me just because I reveal my feelings.
The same emotion."
Xiao Yizheng was silent for a while and nodded in agreement.
Zeng Qidao paused, feeling that he had already said this, so he simply said a little more. There were some things he had no one to say about Heng'er.
"Later, in order to stop me from doing ridiculous things, my father wrote to the court to let me come to Beisu." He sighed and continued cheerfully: "Actually, this is good, and it has fulfilled my original ambition.
"
"When you left Shangdu City, I went to see you off." Xiao Yizheng thought about it for a while, but still mentioned it, with a sense of shame in his tone.
Zeng Qidao blinked his eyes and said clearly: "When Hitachi and Qingxi came to see me off, Your Highness might have misunderstood at that time, right? However, to be honest with Your Highness, I really did not give up and asked Qingxi if she was willing.
If I want to marry you, if Qingxi shakes her head at that time, I'm afraid I will still take her on the horse and run away."
Xiao Yizheng's eyes paused slightly.
"But she nodded." Zeng Qidao looked directly into Xiao Yizheng's eyes and said calmly: "Your Highness, I said that she is not a woman who will submit to the arrangements and affection given by men. She nodded, which means she is willing to do so.
Your Highness is affectionate and righteous. I hope Your Highness will not misunderstand her intentions. The friendship between the Princess and I is like that of brothers and sisters. It was like that before, like that now, and it will be like that in the future."
Xiao Yizheng looked at him with a smile, then saluted him and said sincerely: "Thank you Yuan Yi for telling me frankly."
"Your Highness is serious." Zeng Qidao returned the salute. Although there was still a little loss in his eyes, the pain was no longer there. "Your Highness, in my eyes, Qingxi is a rare girl in the world, not only because of her beautiful and refined appearance. Also in the world.
There are few men who can match her, but you can, Your Highness."
Xiao Yizheng's joyful laughter echoed on Beiwang Mountain.
In the military tent, the two old generals looked at each other.
"What do you think His Highness and our little brat talked about, and they were so happy?" Zeng Ji crossed his arms and frowned.
Xie Changxin said with a smile: "Isn't this what Marshal asked Yuan Yi to say?"
Zeng Ji glanced over and said, "Be careful what you say!"
Xie Changxin shrugged: "I think His Highness just wants to explore, so let him go."
"That's easy for you to say." Zeng Ji glanced again: "That's His Majesty Prince Heng, His Majesty's most precious son. If something goes wrong, how can I explain it to Your Majesty?"
"Our Majesty is a wise king and will not offend others casually."
"So, you have known how to fight all your life, and you are a reckless man." Zeng Ji teased Xie Changxin.
But this old subordinate didn't mind and smiled.
"No matter how wise your Majesty is, he has far-reaching considerations. Why do you think he asked King Heng to come to the northwest?"
"Why?"
Zeng Ji looked like a boy who could not be taught. "Military merit."
Xie Changxin also frowned and thought deeply: "What the Commander-in-Chief means is that His Majesty wants His Highness the Sixth Prince to go back with his military exploits. Then Prince..." Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Zeng Ji's flying eyes.
"I don't know what your Majesty is planning." He sighed. That's all, this is not something he can worry about. Anyway, we can't let King Heng have trouble in the northwest.
Zeng Ji's Flying Eye was used not only on Xie Changxin but also on his own son.
Zeng Qidao told him that King Heng said he was just going to the border for a walk, and he lamented that his son was useless. Somehow, he always felt that Xiao Yizheng was more than just a walk to take a look. But King Heng gave the order, so he had to go there
Twenty people from the Sirius camp were selected to accompany them on their trip.
Zeng Ji was only a little worried if he said that he was older than he was old, but soon he felt that his head was about to move.
Early the next morning, Xiao Yizheng and his party left Beisu and headed north.
The north wind whistled, fur cloaks fluttered, and the biting cold hit us all.
"Your Highness, should we go directly to the ice harvesting area?" Zeng Qidao shouted from behind.
Xiao Yizheng reined in Zhui Chen, turned around and said with a smile: "Did I say I wanted to see that place? You've already seen Yuanyi, why do you want to see it?"
Zeng Qidao was confused: "Where is Your Highness going to inspect?"
Xiao Yizheng turned the horse's head, looked into the distance, and patted the package on the horse's back: "I've been chasing this treasure all night, so there's no need for it to be a pity."
"What baby?" Zeng Qidao began to feel anxious.
"Customs clearance documents and envoy documents for overseas visits."
"What?" Zeng Qidao rode forward and stopped in front of Xiao Yizheng.
Xiao Yizheng looked at the group of people standing still behind him, suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Brothers, my destination this time is Guiping Country. The ambition of the Danda tribe has been revealed, and it will definitely provoke more troubles."
It’s a big war. Logically speaking, the imperial court needs to send envoys to lobby, and the Northwest Army needs someone to find out the truth. So this time I have to go, are you afraid?"
It can be said that the soldiers of Tianlang Camp are all brave men who can snatch things from wolves, so how can they be afraid? In this situation, in front of them is the prince of the dynasty, and behind them is the vast world, and the momentum of every word seems like
The eagle rushing down from the Tianshan Mountains only makes people's blood boil and they move forward indomitably.
"Don't be afraid! I will go with you!"
Xiao Yizheng said hello and whipped up his horse.
Zeng Qidao hurriedly caught up and shouted: "Your Highness, why didn't you tell me yesterday?"
"If I told you, how could Zeng Shuai let me go?"
"It's too dangerous. Your Highness will go back to Beisu, while my brothers and I will go."
Xiao Yizheng's speed did not slow down and he said with a smile: "How do you know what I am going to do? Yuanyi, don't be nagging, we have to rush back to Pingguo before the sun sets."
"Your Highness!"
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to me. I still want to go back to see Ah Heng!"