Lan Ling passed quickly and saw a shadow running forward.
With a wave of Lan Ling's hand, Xiao Yangui grabbed her wrist and knelt on the ground.
"The empress is merciful, he is my former relative. I just came to see me, but I didn't expect to meet an assassin entering the mansion. Please help the empress!"
Xiao Yan Gui mourned and wept.
Lan Ling put down the phantom in his hand.
"Isn't he with the assassin?" Lan Ling asked.
"No, he is someone I met when I lived in Nanxia. He has always been very kind to me. He knew that I had arrived in Dayue Kingdom, so he came to see me."
"He was from the former Nanxia Kingdom?" Lan Ling asked.
"Yes. I used to live in Nanxia Kingdom for a long time. The queen may not know that my mother is just a concubine and is not favored. Although I am a princess, no one treats me as a princess. But some A few playmates who grew up together have always cared for me. Although Nan Xia has been destroyed, our friendship has never ceased. I know that the emperor strictly forbids me to contact them, but..."
Xiao Yangui's tears fell drop by drop.
The door opened with a "bang", and Yang Shuo led someone in.
Xiao Yangui immediately stood up.
"Why is the empress here?" Yang Shuo asked.
Xiao Yangui bowed his head and remained silent.
Lan Ling breathed out and said, "It's okay, I found a safe place with my concubine, and I also hid in."
"There is no protection from our people here, so you should go back to your own room." Yang Shuo looked back and forth suspiciously, then leaned on the window and looked outside again.
Xiao Yangui looked at Lan Ling gratefully, then turned around and followed the guards back to her room.
Lan Ling followed Yang Shuo back to Yu Rong's room.
Bai Shaoting has already sat up.
"The assassins have all been wiped out." Yang Shuo said to Bai Shaoting.
Bai Shaoting nodded: "I'm afraid that those with malicious intentions will come to spy on the military situation. Dou Erqin Yudang and Nanxia Yudang did not give up. Nanxia Xiao Yannan also has a 12-year-old son who escaped. Except, the people of Nanxia will not sincerely surrender for a day."
"Aren't their people in Syracuse?" Gu Fan asked.
"Yes, most of them are in Syracuse. In the past few days, King Ning's people are also in Syracuse. I don't think my leg will get better today, so take precautions." Bai Shaoting frowned.
"Brother Bai, don't worry, your legs should be able to stand up tomorrow." Lan Ling said.
"Okay, I believe you!" He smiled and looked at Lan Ling.
Five days later, Bai Shaoting was able to ride a horse.
The encirclement and suppression of Syracuse has also been formally put on the agenda.
Xuecheng does not belong to any country at present. It is at the junction of Dayue Kingdom and the original Nanxia, further east is the continuous Yishan Mountain, and at the end of Yishan Mountain is the Shangdan Kingdom.
Because this city is at the foot of the snow mountain, it is called Snow City.
The southern foot of the snow-capped mountain is gentle and full of flowers, but the shady side is extremely steep and covered with snow year after year. There is a kind of white deer on the mountain. It is said that deer blood can cure men's hidden diseases.
On the first day of going to Xuecheng, everyone gathered for dinner in Ling Chen and Lan Ling's room.
Everyone was there except Xiao Yangui.
"Why don't you call Concubine He over?" Lan Ling asked.
"Many of the snow cities we will encircle and suppress tomorrow are from Nan Xia's former troops. She is not suitable here. Lan Ling, I know that Hefei and you have gotten closer during this time, but you don't know anything about Xiao Yangui at all. It is an extraordinary time, and there are many things, it is better to keep a distance, do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood..." Lan Ling agreed, she could understand Ling Chen, he didn't trust many people, that's why he seldom failed.
While talking, Xiao Yangui walked in from the outside and was stopped by the guards at the door.
Standing there, Lan Ling said in embarrassment: "Concubine He, come in and have dinner together."
Ling Chen gave Lan Ling a hard look, but Lan Ling pretended not to see it.
Xiao Yangui held a plate in his hand, on which were some crystal clear snacks.
"Thank you empress, this is the jelly I made with yoyo. It's the kind of local snack I told you about. Give it to the emperor and empress to have a taste." spirit.
Lan Ling reached out to take it, and handed it to Ling Chen.
Ling Chen put it on the table, "My concubine has a heart."
Ling Shuang raised her hand to pick up a piece to eat, but Ling Chen stopped her: "This is too sweet, eat it after the meal."
Lan Ling had to let it go.
Putting his right hand behind his back, Xiao Yangui looked at Lan Ling playfully.
"Any other good things?" Lan Ling asked with a smile.
"Look, it's what I told you about the sweet-scented osmanthus grass. I begged the uncle who delivered the food yesterday to bring it here today." Xiao Yangui took out a bunch of grass with green leaves like ears from behind. There are a few small blue flowers blooming.
"Smell it, is it fragrant?" Xiao Yangui pressed the sweet-scented osmanthus grass in his hand, and everyone immediately smelled a faint fragrance.
"Yeah, it's really delicious!" Lan Ling nodded, then turned to look at Ling Chen: "Your Majesty, let Hefei eat here?"
Ling Chen narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and laughed, "The empress has already spoken, of course you can, and my concubine, sit here with me."
Hefei hesitated for a moment.
Ling Chen glanced at Tian Ming, and Tian Ming added a stool beside Ling Chen.
Ling Chen held Xiao Yangui's hand: "I'm busy these days, so I can't accompany you. After a few days, I will accompany you back to Daxia."
Xiao Yangui's face was flushed, and his voice trembled, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
Ling Chen grabbed her hand, leaned her against him, pointed to the plate of roasted mutton in the distance, and a maid immediately took it and handed it over.
That dish is Lan Ling's favorite.
Ling Chen brought the mutton to Xiao Yangui, "Concubine He, this is the sheep sent from Daxia, I eat it and it tastes very delicious, can you taste it from your hometown?"
Xiao Yangui happily took it and started to chew it with both hands.
Ling Chen looked at her, smiled slightly, and reached out to wipe off the cumin seeds stuck to the corner of her mouth.
Ling Chen picked up other dishes for Xiao Yangui, turning a blind eye to Lan Ling beside him.
We continue to eat.
Ling Shuang glanced at Lan Ling secretly, and Lan Ling forced a smile at her and grinned.
She found it by herself! He gave Ling Chen to Xiao Yangui.
Of course, Xiao Yangui is also Ling Chen's concubine, so he can't do too much.
The sweet-scented osmanthus next to it emits a pleasant and faint aroma, which makes people feel refreshed.
After dinner, everyone left the table one after another.
Ling Chen said to Xiao Yangui: "Concubine He, let's go, I will send you back to rest."
Lan Ling stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will share a room with Ling Shuang tonight."
The corner of Ling Chen's mouth twitched, his eyes shone coldly, but he smiled and said to Lan Ling: "Okay, Queen is really smart."
Lan Lingqi pulled Ling Shuang out of the room.
Ling Shuang said: "Sister-in-law Ling, I think Brother Huang did it on purpose, he deliberately angered you! Why do you have to be angry with Brother Huang!"
Lan Ling said with red eyes: "Xiao Yangui was originally his concubine!"
Lan Ling and Ling Shuang shared a room, and many of his things were in the original room. Lan Ling didn't bother to get them, so he simply cleaned up and went to bed early.
Early the next morning, Lan Ling was awakened by the loud noises outside.
Hastily put on clothes, washed up, and was about to go out with Ling Shuang when she saw Xiao Yangui running over with a smile on her face, "Queen, did you hear the voice too?"
She held Lan Ling's hand intimately as if nothing had happened.
Lan Ling smiled and nodded.
When I went outside, it was a mess.
The guards were driving waves of people who rushed up, including soldiers, officials, civilians, and warriors.
An old man with a gray beard in the middle: "We need the truth about the princess' death!"
Someone responded immediately behind him.
"What's wrong?" Lan Ling quietly asked Tian Ming.
"Someone spread the rumor that the princess was killed in Daxing, and some people in Da Yue Kingdom were instigated to make trouble." Tian Ming said in a low voice.