Xie Wangzhi's voice was very pleasant, and the tone was also special, soft and gentle, and could calm people down. But with so many people shouting, her voice was not pleasing, and was drowned out by the young lady's shouting, and could not be heard clearly at all.
Li Qishen seemed not to have heard anything, and he rode his horse forward without panic. Xingyue Tower was big, but it was only this big. The Tiande Army continued to move forward. Li Qishen's horse passed the corner of the railing, and gradually moved forward, moving towards the other corner.
Xie Wangzhi knew he couldn't hear her, but she couldn't help it. She avoided her husband and wife. As Li Qishen walked forward, she followed him to the corner of the railing on the second floor, calling out "Prince". She didn't dare to call him by his nickname, fearing that it would cause trouble for him. She could only mingle with the girls downstairs and shout out all her thoughts for years.
Unfortunately, Li Qishen didn't hear it, or even if he heard it, he couldn't tell it. He continued to move forward until he reached the corner of the railing on the other side.
Past this position, one really couldn't hear anything. Xie Wangzhi ignored the surprised looks of the people who came with him. He held the railing and looked at the young general who was on the horse with high spirits.
"… You're back." She said silently, tears slowly flowing down her cheeks, "It's great."
She was crying but smiling. All her thoughts were written on her face. The two lines of tears flowed so frighteningly that even Du Erlang, who was thinking about Zheng Hanyuan, was stunned for a moment. He just wanted to hug Xie Wangzhi in his arms and comfort him.
How could Zheng Hanyuan not feel who these men were looking at? He looked at Xie Wangzhi again, and felt a surge of anger in his heart, but then he also felt a subtle sense of pleasure.
So what if she was born in the Xie family of Chang'an, and so what if she was so beautiful that she charmed the whole of Chang'an? She chased after Prince Yanyang like a commoner, but still couldn't even get a glance from him.
Zheng Hanyuan felt a little better and was just about to open his mouth to comfort Xie Wangzhi when there was a sudden commotion from the audience.
Li Qishen stopped walking. He looked up and happened to be looking at the second floor of Xingyue Building, looking at the girl crying on the corner of the railing.
The young general with a cold and beautiful appearance sat on his horse, holding the reins with one hand, looking up at the girl behind the railing. The wind blew his hair, and Li Qishen's sight passed over the railings and veils of Xingyue Tower and fell accurately on Xie Wangzhi. After many years, he met her again.
Of course he didn't hear what Xie Wangzhi said before, but he spoke for no reason, and what he said was actually like a response: "I'm back."
They were too far away and his voice was not loud, so Xie Wangzhi could not hear clearly or read his lip language, but she smiled and a tear just happened to run across her pointed chin and hit the railing.
The wind is howling, and a glance seems like a thousand years.
Li Qishen paused, then suddenly pulled the reins to control the warhorse. With his other hand, he touched the horse's mane and gave some instructions.
The warhorse received the signal and raised its front hooves high as if it was going to trample the person, but when it landed, it changed its direction and actually took two steps back.
This is the horse stance used by the ceremonial guard. The horses used in the ceremonial guard are raised differently from ordinary horses. When performing, they wear garlands and bridles. If they take two steps back, the next move will be particularly beautiful. However, Li Qishen was riding a war horse, which was agile and tall. These two steps scared the onlookers and the infantry behind him were also confused for a moment.
"Go away, why are you making such a ceremonial gesture? Whose young lady are you trying to please?" Li Rongjin noticed something was wrong behind him, he pulled the reins, and pretended to whip her with the whip in his hand. He looked aggressive, but there was a smile on his face.
Li Qishen also laughed out loud. He took one last look at Xie Wangzhi, then immediately controlled the warhorse under him. His expression suddenly became solemn, and his brows and eyes were as cold as a mountain after a heavy snowfall: "Line up!"
As soon as he stabilized himself, the soldiers behind him immediately re-formed themselves. In a short moment, they were in the solemn and orderly formation again. The wind blew over, and the flag of the Tiande Army was blown open, and the words on it were clearly visible.
Watching the army moving forward again, Xie Wangzhi knew that Li Qishen had recognized her, and she felt relieved, then she realized that it was not a good idea to do this in Xingyue Tower. She raised her hand to wipe her tears, smiled at the people around her, and said with a little apology: "I was rude earlier and disturbed you all."
"It's okay, why are you crying?" Seeing those misty eyes, Sun Yuandao's heart softened and warmed instantly, and he wanted to make bubbles burst out of it, "Madam Xie, are you blinded by the wind? Why don't I..."
"No need, thank you." He wanted to help Xie Wangzhi wipe his tears, but Xie Wangzhi didn't understand the situation and moved aside, wiping his tears with his sleeves. "I'm fine."
"Is it really okay?" Zheng Hanyuan didn't know what happened between Li Qishen and Xie Wangzhi, but she was annoyed just now. She had to maintain the dignity of the Zheng family in Xingyang and couldn't ridicule Xie Wangzhi. She glanced at Xie Wangzhi and said with a little displeasure, "Your tears can flow like this. I'm afraid your eyes are seriously injured. Let's go to a clinic to see a doctor."
The words sounded caring, but the tone was sarcastic. Wen Qiniang felt something was wrong and nudged Zheng Hanyuan with her elbow, smiling: "Hey, Wang Zhi... Is it serious? Otherwise, I'll go with you. Eyes are important."
"It's okay. Thank you for your concern." Xie Wangzhi only had Li Qishen in his mind. The previous complicated thoughts were all diluted by the joy of reunion. How could he care about Zheng Hanyuan? "But I have to go back to see the female doctor. I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, she didn't care what these people thought, she turned around and walked into the house, and soon went down the stairs.
Sun Yuandao was dumbfounded. He really didn't know what Xie Wangzhi was doing. But even if he liked her, he only liked her because of her family background and her overly beautiful face. He was unwilling to abandon these noble men and women to chase Xie Wangzhi. He looked at the corner of the stairs where the girl disappeared, frowned, and pretended not to see it.
Zheng Hanyuan naturally saw this look with contempt, but she was more annoyed with Xie Wangzhi. Thinking of Li Qishen's sudden stop before, she was so angry that she wanted to chase after him and beat Xie Wangzhi a few times.
"Forget it, it seems like she has something to do, so we shouldn't bother with her." Zheng Hanyuan spat in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled, picked up the shawl, turned around and went into the house, "Don't waste it, eat it, it's my treat today."
**
Zhuque Street is located in the center of Chang'an City, facing Zhuque Gate. Beyond Zhuque Gate is the Imperial City. During the reign of Emperor Xiaoqian, Taiji Palace became a de facto imperial palace. After that, emperors of all dynasties never lived in Taiji Palace during their prime years, but always handled government affairs in Daming Palace, and Li Chengjing was no exception.
Logically, the personal soldiers brought by Li Rongjin should enter through the Suzaku Gate, pass the imperial city, turn right at the Chengtian Gate, go through the Yanxi Gate to Danfeng Street, and then pass through the Danfeng Gate to enter the Daming Palace.
However, as they were about to enter the Suzaku Gate, the guards at the gate moved their crossed guns away. Li Qishen suddenly pulled the reins and controlled his horse to turn right.
"What are you doing?" Li Rongjin felt that he was about to fall out of the team. "We are about to enter the imperial city. We must go to see His Majesty first."
"Let's talk about it later. Please, uncle, block it for me!" Li Qishen had already turned his horse right and headed towards Anxingfang.
Before Li Rongjin could react, his nephew's back had disappeared. All he could hear was the faint sound of horse hooves, which was getting farther and farther away.
He was not stupid, he had been young before, thinking about the two steps Li Qishen took back suddenly, he knew that his nephew was going to find that little lover. Li Rongjin didn't know whether to say that Li Qishen was brave or that love made people brave, he even dared not to see Li Chengjing.
The deputy general fled from the battlefield, so they had to enter the Suzaku Gate. Li Rongjin held his breath for a while and shook his head: "You little bastard, you dare to ride a horse in Chang'an City, let's see how you pay the fine."
He pulled the reins and looked at the Suzaku Gate, "Line up and enter the Imperial City!"
"Yes!" The soldiers behind responded in unison, and the cavalry automatically took Li Qishen's place, as if this person did not exist in the team at all, and continued to move forward.
**
It was one thing to be excited in Xingyue Tower, but it was another thing to arrive at Anxingfang. Xie Wangzhi never liked to have the carriage sent to the door of Xie Mansion. He told the driver to go first and walked slowly to Xie Mansion from the alley. Anyway, this road was so long that no one usually came here, so he would not encounter any bad guys and did not need a maid to accompany him.
Somehow, she didn't want to go back to Xie's house so early, so she deliberately slowed down her pace, walking and stopping frequently.
The weather was normal this year. The end of February was the beginning of spring. The wind was already three parts warm and seven parts floral, blowing up the two strands of hair left by Xie Wangzhi's ears. She paused for no reason and exhaled slowly.
Before Xie Wangzhi could finish his breath, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves, fast and urgent. It was obviously a good horse, and the rider was very anxious.
There are many aristocratic mansions in Anxingfang, and riding a horse in Chang'an City will result in a fine. Xie Wangzhi wondered which young man was so bold as to dare to mess around in front of the Xie Mansion. Hearing the horse's hooves getting closer and closer, making a sound as if they were about to step on her, she instinctively turned around and saw the warhorse stopped in front of her.
The man on the horse looked at her for a moment, then dismounted with neat and beautiful movements. The hem of his light armor rose up and then fell down, drawing a small circle in the air, which actually looked quite unrestrained and carefree.
The two of them were not too far from each other. There happened to be a breeze, blowing the newly opened flowers over. The petals fluttered and passed through Li Qishen's light amber eyes, painting a flying flower makeup for the girl opposite in his pupils.
Xie Wangzhi looked at that pretty face and was stunned for a moment: "You... aren't you going to pay a visit to His Majesty?"
"I should go, but I suddenly remembered something I wanted to ask you, so I hurried here." Li Qishen pulled the bridle, and the warhorse stood obediently beside him without even a snort.
"Okay." Xie Wangzhi didn't know what he was up to, but he didn't mind. He smiled at him and said, "What do you want to ask me?"
"I have searched everywhere in the desert grasslands of Fengzhou, but I can't find any peach blossoms. It's February now, and I want to ask you," Li Qishen looked at her and suddenly smiled. He paused for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone was full of emotions, "Are there peach blossoms in Chang'an City?"
The author has something to say: Immortality is truly the ultimate romance, and Wuyou is indeed right in this regard (sigh)
Who said that Changsheng is not smart? Put your head over here and I'll give you a buff. He doesn't need to be smart, he's already very aggressive (spreading his hands)
By the way, the tool horse appears in this chapter (Chiron: ...?)