At night, Yan Lie still slept on the long couch in the outer room. This was the habit he had kept since the capital. However, even though Li Yuan was sympathetic to him, he knew that this was inappropriate, so after his fourteenth birthday, , he is not allowed to stay.
Only in the past few days, Li Yuanmin fell ill, and Yan Lie moved a long couch to sleep outside without saying a word. Although he always listened to Li Yuanmin, but if it was about his body, he was very stubborn. Li Yuanmin knew that he couldn't be persuaded, so he followed him.
The night is already very deep, Lingnan is a land of smog, there are many insects and beasts, the slight sound of summer insects coming from outside is cleared up during the day, but there are still bursts at night, fortunately it is not Very noisy, so many years, but also used to it.
Xu slept a lot during the day, but Li Yuanmin didn't feel sleepy at all.
He grabbed the thin quilt on his chest, and watched the auspicious clouds carved on the top of the bed in the night with his eyes open. For no reason, he thought of the days when he first came to Lingnan. A few available people, his weak body couldn't adapt to the hot and humid climate in south of the Five Ridges for a while, and he fell seriously ill after half a month of arrival—it was really hard at that time, but luckily they all came over, and today's life is over. It was the ultimate that I could imagine, and I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Your Highness can't sleep?"
Suddenly there was a sound from outside the veil, and the voice of Yan Lie was very low, and it was a little hoarse that hadn't spoken for a long time.
Li Yuanmin hummed: "I probably slept too much during the day."
After a while, Yan Lie's voice sounded: "Your Highness is worried about Yuan Chongsheng?"
Although Yuan Chongsheng's matter is difficult, it does not cause him to toss and turn. After all, when he first came to Lingnan, the difficulties he encountered were much more difficult than now.
The experience of these years has cultivated his temperament of not being surprised by everything, which is also a good thing. Li Yuanmin laughed at himself, and when he was waiting for an explanation, he heard Yan Lie say: "Don't worry, everything is under the supervision of your subordinates." .”
Li Yuanmin was stunned, and his heart softened: "It's not about this matter. I have other plans about Yuan Chongsheng. I just need to wait a few days until the capital understands the situation and writes back."
He turned over and looked at the people lying outside through the shadowy veil. When he first came to Lingnan, he fell asleep like this. When he woke up in the middle of the night, he could see the young man sleeping peacefully. At that time he was still young, although his head was not wide enough, he could still sleep, but now that he is so tall, he can't lie very stretched out, at the moment he is resting his hands on his back behind his head. can't sleep.
This child grew up by watching him bit by bit. Li Yuan felt a flutter of feathers in his heart, and suddenly said:
"Ariel, thanks to you all these years."
The people outside didn't speak, and their expressions couldn't be seen clearly through the veil. I don't know if they still looked silent with their lips pursed. Li Yuanmin suddenly thought of something, his heart was a little heavy, and his eyes were dark.
"In the future, I will definitely find a way to change your surname to the clan."
Emperor Mingde pardoned him as a slave in Yeyouting, but the majesty of the Heavenly Family would not allow others to suppress him, so he still kept his slave name in Yeyouting like a warning.
Yi, the meaning of fierce beast, but in this life, his Ariel is no longer that fierce beast in the world.
Yi Lie was silent for a long time, seemingly casually,
"It's okay, it's just a surname."
Li Yuanmin's throat was astringent. How could he not know that the matter of changing his surname is extremely difficult. This child is reserved and reticent, and all the difficulties are borne by himself, but he is unwilling to entrust the difficulties to him. I made up my mind, no matter what, I must try to change the surname of this fierce beast back.
He didn't want the other party to think too much, so he stopped the topic: "Sleep, you have to go to the suburbs tomorrow."
"Um."
Li Yuanmin sighed silently, lay down flat, the night was getting darker, he half-closed his eyes, he didn't know how long it had been, he became a little drowsy, there was a slight noise from outside the veil, although Li Yuanmin was half asleep, half awake, Knowing that it was Yan Lie who came in.
Yi Lie didn't sleep all the time, he was paying attention to the movement inside the curtain, and he didn't feel relieved until there was no sound of turning over for a long time. Afraid that he would have a fever again in the middle of the night, he quietly got up and opened the curtain to touch his forehead temperature.
Li Yuanmin saw that familiar figure approaching in a trance, his forehead felt warm, the back of his hand carried the heat from the youth's body, and his body was refreshing and familiar after bathing. Li Yuanmin was in a daze, feeling very Solid, warm and comfortable.
He wanted to call Ariel softly, but he was too tired to open his mouth.
Drowsiness hit him, and he fell into black sweetness.
***
When he woke up, Yan Lie was no longer there, and probably had already set off for the suburbs. It was long and empty, with a little sunlight falling on it, and the floating dust was dancing in it, maybe it was the reason for getting up in the morning, and Li Yuan's heart was also empty.
The servant woman waiting outside listened to the movement inside, and asked softly: "Your Highness is awake?"
Li Yuanmin took a deep breath, dispelled the loneliness in his heart, got up and went to the ground.
"Bring in hot water."
Seeing that his body is refreshing today and he has no business for the time being, in the afternoon, Li Yuanmin went to the martial arts field alone to have a look.
The government soldiers have been dragged to the outskirts by Yan Lie to practice, and there are only a group of teenagers left in the training ground. They are shirtless and kicking Cuju.
Looking closely, Ni Ying was dressed in black and black clothes. Her hair was tied up, her face was flushed with sweat, and she was twiddling her feet, shouting and drinking, even though she was four or five in front of her. The tall and tall teenagers all surrounded him, but their eyes were full of meaninglessness, but they gave birth to a strong excitement, and immediately shouted loudly, with strength in their feet, the Cuju slammed into the cave!
Ni Ying raised her brows, looked proud, and turned her nose flatteredly.
"Look at you bastards!"
The panting teenagers behind them supported their knees and looked helplessly at the bright and flamboyant girl in front of them.
Li Yuanmin couldn't help frowning.
It was only then that I realized that Ni Ying was already grown up, and would be fourteen after the Chinese New Year. If she were placed in the capital, someone who wanted to marry her would have already visited her.
Thinking back when old general Li sent his guards to send a girl like her to his mansion, how did he know how to raise a lady from a boudoir? Ni Ying could only be taught by his master along with his elder brother, and he also learned some boxing skills from Zhou Dawu and Zhang Long. I don't want this child to be a troubled man among the men in the Bei'an Palace, looking like a female devil that everyone fears. I think it's time to find some female red embroiderers to teach her.
Seeing Li Yuanmin coming from a distance, Ni Ying ran over quickly with a hey, "Brother Your Highness, are you feeling well?"
"It's much better." Li Yuanmin glanced at Ni Ying's flushed face, shook his head, and handed her a handkerchief from his sleeve: "Tacha, what a mess a daughter's house looks like."
Ni Ying took it, happily claiming credit:
"Your Highness, can you see clearly the way I tortured these grandchildren just now!"
"You," Li Yuanmin scolded lightly: "You are a woman after all, how can you be so reckless, and you are not allowed to make such a fuss in the training ground in the future."
Ni Ying's face was full of indifference, just giggling, acting like a baby: "Occasionally."
She wiped off her sweat, put Li Yuanmin's handkerchief on the tip of her nose and inhaled deeply: "It's fragrant, hehe, it's the same as your Highness's."
Li Yuanmin felt a sudden jump in his forehead, and sighed secretly in his heart. Although Ni Ying and A Lie are brothers and sisters, their temperaments are completely opposite. After all, they have to start controlling this female devil, otherwise there will be no one in Bei'an Dare to marry her.
A group of teenagers crowded forward in a swarm of training ground, chattering and chirping.
"Your Highness, you are here!"
"Is your body feeling better?"
"Your Highness! Would you like to see my sword skills?"
Looking at those slightly immature smiling faces, Li Yuan felt a little relieved.
These teenagers are all orphans, and they will be trained as soldiers of the Guang'an Palace in the future.
The border of Lingnan is adjacent to Jiaozhi, and there are Japanese barbarians invading Cochin all the year round. Those Japanese barbarians often pick some villages with few people. These are all children who were displaced during the Japanese rebellion. Fortunately, there is still a place of refuge.
Perhaps the always cold and stern President Yan was absent, and these teenagers were much happier, winking at Ni Ying one by one.
Ni Ying understood, and stepped forward with a smile. Li Yuanmin didn't know what she was planning, so he patted her forehead: "Come on, what's the matter?"
Ni Ying touched his forehead and only smiled flatteringly: "Isn't it the fifteenth day? There is a temple fair on the west side of the street. I heard that many juggling troupes from the Western Regions came this time. It is very rare. If you don't go this time No more chance to watch."
As soon as the voice fell, the teenagers behind him held their breath and stared at Li Yuanmin expectantly.
Looking at the hopeful eyes focused on his face, Li Yuan sighed inwardly, that's all, Yan Lie has always been strict, and kept these young people in the backyard all day long. After all, they are just children, so they should be let out occasionally is.
They called Zhou Dawu and ordered him to send four government soldiers to follow them. He specially ordered that no incidents be allowed, especially Ni Ying.
The teenagers cheered together.
Li Yuanmin twitched his lips and went back to his residence.
But I didn't want to, this time something went wrong.