The carriage bumped all the way to a place in the mountains. Along the way, Xi Qian asked several times where he was going, but Yu Wen Haoxuan kept telling him that he would know where he was going.
Not long after, the carriage finally stopped. After getting off the car, there was a view of clear water and green mountains. Xi Qian praised in surprise, "There is such a quiet and beautiful place beside the imperial city!"
"This is the royal hunting ground. In the past, a grand hunting conference was held here every year. Many warriors who guarded the border were selected from here." Yu Wen Haoxuan looked at the hunting ground with proud eyes and spoke in a tone of voice.
There is a lot of pride in it.
"But why did you bring me here? Are you going to hunt?"
"Hunting? You can't do that!" Yuwen Haoxuan laughed, "I'm bringing you to meet an old friend today."
"Old friend?" Xi Qian was confused when a crisp sound of bells suddenly sounded behind her, "It's Tong Ling!" She looked back, and sure enough, it was Tong Ling running towards her happily.
Xiqian took hold of Tongling, who was breathing heavily with excitement, and stroked its mane again and again. After a while, she remembered the person beside her who should be grateful most, "I missed Tongling yesterday, but I didn't expect it."
We saw it today, why would you even think of getting it after such a long journey?"
"I heard that the copper bell has been languid since we left. I thought it must have missed you, so I sent someone to pick it up from the border. This is the only hunting ground in Beijing where it can escape, so I put you and it together.
All brought here."
"But how can I ride a horse in this outfit?" Xi Qian looked at the silk and satin she was wearing, and couldn't even take a big step.
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago." Yuwen Haoxuan took out a set of riding clothes from behind as if by magic. It was the same one that Xi Qian wore at the border.
After changing her clothes, Xi Xuan jumped onto the horse's back with joy. Tong Ling screamed and rushed out excitedly. Yu Wen Haoxuan rode his horse to protect her behind, fearing that she would get too excited and fall off.
After running around the hunting ground for countless times, both Xixi and Tongling were exhausted. Tongling found a creek and lowered his head to drink water. Xixi lay on Tongling's back and gasped for air.
Yu Wen Hao
Look at my face."
"When have I ever shown your face?" Xi Qian looked at him dissatisfied.
"Still saying no? Who put on a bad face for several days for no reason when we were in Yangcheng? And just now, who asked me to spend more time with Li Zhaoyuan in a false pretense?"
"No!" Xi Qian blushed when she was asked. She pinched her feet in anger and ran to the side with the bell.
Yuwen Haoxuan shouted while chasing, "Why are you angry now? You are tired if you are not tired of Tongling. Come down and have a rest."
"It's not easy to see the copper bell. I want to run with it for a while."
"Tong Ling will be kept as a royal horse servant in the palace this time. If you want to see it, you can always see it."
"Really?" Xi Qian suddenly looked at Yuwen Haoxuan with big bright eyes, and Yuwen Haoxuan responded with a handsome smile, "Really!"
Half a day passed quickly, and Xixi kept walking around the copper bell, brushing its hair and finding some grass for it, completely ignoring the existence of Yu Wen Haoxuan. Finally, Yuwen Haoxuan couldn't bear it anymore and hugged Xixi to him.
In arms.
"I have decided to send the copper bell back early tomorrow morning, so that I will have to compete with a horse."
"No!" Xi Xian jumped out of his arms and said, "If you dare to send Tong Ling away, I will go with Tong Ling. You have so many concubines to accompany you, why can't I let Tong Ling accompany you?"
With?"
Yuwen Haoxuan looked at Xi Xian's excited look and finally realized how deep her grudge against the concubines in the harem was.
"Have you forgotten what I said when we were at Ziyun Mountain? I said my heart will always be with you." Yuwen Haoxuan called himself 'I' instead of 'I', which made Xi Xian feel guilty.
, the concubines in the harem were either young ladies from the palaces of important ministers or princesses from various countries. Yu Wen Haoxuan was exhausted from dealing with them every day, but not only could he not be of help, but he was always holding him back.
"I'm sorry???" Xiqian murmured emotionally. Yuwen Haoxuan hugged her heartbrokenly, rubbed her forehead twice with his chin, and said softly, "You are not wrong, you should say sorry
It's me, I promise, one day you will be the only one by my side."
Will there ever be that day? Xi Xian screamed silently in her heart, but she didn't want to ask and make Yuwen Haoxuan worried again. Even if this was a promise that could never be fulfilled, she was willing to believe it.
"There is something I have always wanted to tell you about Aohan. In fact, she is just my concubine in name. Although I care about her very much, it is by no means a relationship between a man and a woman."
"A concubine in name only?" Xi Qian didn't understand the meaning of these words.
"This starts from Yangcheng ten years ago." Yuwen Haoxuan looked into the distance, his eyes flashing with brilliance, as if he was looking at the war-torn border ten years ago.
"We were all very young at that time. In the twelfth lunar month of that year, there was ice and snow everywhere. The Huns gathered an army of 500,000 to attack the city. The walls of Yangcheng were strong and could not be easily broken. Unfortunately, there were traitors in the army who took advantage of the chaos and opened the city gate. The Huns attacked.
When we entered the city, we killed everyone we saw. Rivers of blood flowed everywhere. Maolin, Zizhao, Baocheng, and Aohan and I fought to the death with the Huns, but the army led by General Wang couldn't make it in time thirty miles away.
Reinforcements, finally we have used up every last soldier???"
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Seriously injured, Baocheng asked each of us to climb over the high wall of the alley, but he insisted on staying and breaking up. The last words he said were, "Take good care of Aohan." That year, he and Aohan were engaged for ten years.
We were getting married after the Battle of Yangcheng. We escaped from the city at night to join the army. When we returned to the alley, Baocheng was dead. His body was cut into several sections. Baocheng was the youngest of General Wang.
Son, he was only eighteen years old that year."
Xi Qian finally understood why Yuwen Haoxuan was lingering in front of that high wall that night. It turned out that Baocheng was killed by the Huns there.
"After Aohan woke up, she couldn't accept the bad news at all. She refused to take medicine or eat and wanted to die. I had no choice but to make her a concubine. I threatened her that committing suicide as a concubine would be a serious crime. If something happened to her,
General Wang could not escape the blame, so she gave up the idea of committing suicide."
Yuwen Haoxuan finished speaking in one breath, holding his head with painful hands, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably. Xi Qian had never seen him like this before, so she hugged him hard and said, "I know everything, don't say any more.
"
"No, you don't know. I've been dreaming about Bao Cheng every night these days. His eyes were bleeding and he asked me why I didn't take good care of Ao Han. I don't know how to answer, I don't know???"
Xiqian had no way to comfort him, she could only keep saying, it's not your fault, it's not your fault???