When Xia Chu saw Old General Zhao agreeing, he reluctantly let go of his embrace and pulled down his arm. Finally, he had to loosen his hold on his hand, twitching the tip of his nose, and took it with him. Dian whimpered softly in a choked tone: "Grandpa, be careful."
General Zhao's body stiffened slightly, and his cold jawline seemed to soften a bit under the light. He nodded, then turned around and walked out.
Xia Chu followed him to the door and ordered Su Qian'an to find Wuma Huacai and go out of the city together. Then he looked up at Xiao Mubai, thinking that he was going out with General Zhao.
After all, they were traveling the same way, both exiting from the North City Gate.
Xia Chu was about to stop him, but saw that he just stood there and looked at her for a moment.
The Marquis looked at Wu Getai, who had no eyesight, with some impatience: "Let's go, I will take you back to the Marquis Mansion."
Wu Getai watched him leave after saying that, and quickly chased after him: "Didn't you tell me on the way that you would stay here tonight? I had heard before that the inn in Mingxiangyuan was also hard to find, and I was just thinking about giving it a try..."
The sound of Wugetai was no longer heard after leaving the inner hall. Xiao Mubai stared at Xia Chu under the dim light. He didn't know if it was because of the light. There were two red clouds on his cheeks, which made him feel sad. He had never had a good rest, and his pale face looked very delicate at this moment.
Xiao Mubai felt his heart throbbing. Unable to restrain himself, he raised his hand and wanted to touch her peach blossom-like cheek.
Just when his hand was about to touch her skin, Xia Chu's head suddenly lowered, and his hand froze in mid-air and stopped.
Xia Chu lowered his head and took out an object from his arms, quickly stuffing it into Xiao Mubai's frozen hand.
Xiao Mubai experienced throbbing and embarrassment for a moment, and now he became very stunned.
He raised the object in his hand to his eyes and took a look. There was actually a silver seal in a square shape. The seal was surrounded by paintings of soaring clouds and plum blossoms intersecting. The carving was very exquisite. It looked like a plum blossom rain. .
Xiao Mubai looked at the word 'chu' engraved in the middle of the seal and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you just make it?"
Xia Chu smiled lightly: "I've made it a long time ago. I wanted to give it to you when you grow up."
Xiao Mubai's face was startled. He had forgotten it even if Xia Chu didn't mention it. He counted the days and it turned out that the day after tomorrow was the day when he would reach his age.
"It's a pity that Concubine Qi has been preparing for your crowning ceremony for a long time, but now the emperor is in bed, everything inside and outside the imperial city is in ruins, and the border is in chaos. You have to leave tonight..." Xia Chu became more and more emotional as he spoke.
I thought that the day when he received the crown would be a great day for all people to support and celebrate.
After Xia Chu finished speaking, he saw that Xiao Mubai was still silent. He couldn't help but look up at him and saw that he was still looking at the seal.
"Although it is not as valuable as the one you gave me, it is still my entire possession. I asked Bingwen to find an expert to make it. This can be used by Anfeng Escort Bureau or my Marquis Mansion Industry for deployment at will. "As soon as Xia Chu finished speaking, Xiao Mubai laughed out loud.
The Lu Mingxi corruption case involving Anfeng Escort made him and Xu Wenlan spend a lot of time guessing who was behind the scenes.
Back then, Xu Wenlan's words became a prophecy, wondering whether the person behind Wentian Pavilion might be Mr. Xiaohou.
Xiao Mubai reprimanded Xu Wenlan righteously at that time, saying that the young marquis had been weak since he was a child. He had stayed in the mountains for thirteen years and had only been back in Beijing for less than two months. He also asked Xu Wenlan if he could have some brains.
Now looking at the person in front of him, telling him that Anfeng Escort Bureau is at his disposal really hit him in the face unknowingly.
When Xia Chu saw him lowering his eyes and saying nothing, he laughed out loud, thinking that he thought this thing was not as valuable as the gold seal he gave her. She reached out her hand angrily and said in anger: "If you don't want it, just give it back to me!"
Xiao Mubai suddenly raised his hand a little higher, and Xia Chu made a profit for a moment. Then he climbed up on tiptoe, but he moved the seal to the opposite direction, allowing Xia Chu to continue to make a mistake. .
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Xia Chu gritted his teeth. What kind of thing is this? If you don't say you like it, you won't return it!
Xiao Mubai put the hand holding the seal behind his back, leaned forward and whispered softly into Xia Chu's ear: "There is no reason to take back the token of love that was sent out."
The crisp breath of ice and snow came from Xia Chu's nose, with the faint fragrance of plum blossoms. A hint of redness appeared in her ears and she curled her lips: "What a token of love, that is your crowning gift."
Outside the door, plum blossoms fell like snow, and scattered petals were swept into the house by the wind, brushing against her ears and fluttering towards his cheeks.
That soft touch, along with the faint scent of familiar herbs on her body, made Xiao Mubai's heart feel ripples.
"Speaking of which, we haven't even had time to appreciate the plum blossoms..." Before Xia Chu could finish her words, Xiao Mubai quickly raised his arms and hugged her tightly.
For a moment, the world was silent.
Xia Chu felt her heartbeat gradually becoming more intense, almost to the point where her chest would burst.
She stood there in a daze, feeling him breathing slightly in her ear, lifting one or two strands of her hair, and brushing her cheek in a subtle way.
"What's going on?" Xia Chu saw that he had no intention of letting go for a long time, so she couldn't help but gently raised her hand and put it on his arm that hugged her shoulders.
"If you want to find Lan Yuying, you will inevitably meet Yue Fengwan." Xiao Mubai hugged her tightly and buried his face in her hair.
Xia Chu smiled and said, "I've given you the token of love, what else are you worried about?"
When Xiao Mubai suddenly changed her face and retorted, she chuckled and relaxed her embrace.
Xia Chu took the opportunity to change the topic and asked, "Aren't you going out of the city with grandpa?"
Xiao Mubai completely let go of his hand, held the seal and waved it in front of her eyes, then put it into his arms again: "Old General Zhao is leading his army out of the city now and cannot go through the north gate. He has to go around the east gate. , otherwise I’m afraid it will take a lot of time if Concubine Li gets entangled with Shi’s army in Shiliting.”
Xia Chu had forgotten that Shiliting was still stationed with the Shi Family Army, which was watching eagerly and unwilling to be defeated. She then raised her head and looked at Xiao Mubai: "What about you?"
"I have no soldiers to bring back." Xiao Mubai's voice was dull and filled with pain.
Xia Chu knew that he felt sorry for the 40,000 King Mo's soldiers who had died. She was about to say a few words of comfort when she heard him speak again: "Besides, I also want to see Concubine Li."
Xia Chu was shocked when he heard this. The most Xiao Mubai could bring with him on this trip was Han Sa. Although there were only six or seven secret guards accompanying him, Li Fei was stationed in a camp with hundreds of thousands of troops, not to mention there was a mausoleum. The door is guarded.
"I'll let the raven follow you." Xia Chu didn't stop him, because he knew he couldn't stop him, so he might as well arrange for the raven to go there. He wouldn't have to worry too much when he was marching and fighting.
"Don't say no, I may go to the Western Regions during this trip. Regardless of his high martial arts skills, if he follows me into the Western Regions, it will be a burden." When Xia Chu saw Xiao Mubai opening his mouth as if he wanted to refuse, he took the lead to block his words. mouth.
Unexpectedly, there was a raven waiting outside the door, coughing twice...
(End of chapter)