After an unknown amount of time, Nangong Yue suddenly woke up in the darkness, her first thought was, what time is it now
The goal was darkness and dead silence. The darkness made people uneasy, but in the next moment, the familiar body temperature of someone close to her skin, and the familiar smell lingering in her nose made her calm down immediately.
Ai is here.
Head to head, shoulder to shoulder, skin to skin, breath entangled with each other, heartbeat to a rhythm...
I was born in the same quilt as you, and died in the same coffin. It turned out to be such a feeling. Nangong Yue smiled sweetly, leaned on his bare chest, and was about to close her eyes, but her slight movement woke up Xiao Yi who was sleeping.
"What's the matter?" He hadn't woken up yet, his voice was a little hoarse and confused, while speaking, he tightened his arms, and tightly embraced the girl in his arms, with a feeling of satisfaction in his heart. Sighing, the misty eyes gradually woke up...
Nangong Yue originally didn't intend to wake him up, especially since he was about to go to war, and it was the time when he needed sleep and rest the most, so she hurriedly comforted her with a gentle voice: "It's nothing. Ah Yi, the hour hasn't come yet, you can sleep for a while .”
Xiao Yi blinked, only to be fully awake in an instant. He is a martial arts practitioner, and he is at the age when he is at his most energetic. He just rests for a while, and his whole body is full of energy.
At this moment, the surroundings were dim, but his jet-black eyes shone brightly in the darkness, shining like cold stars.
"Smelly girl, are you thirsty?" As he spoke, he propped up his body and lit the palace lantern with sheep horns beside the couch. The candlelight emitted a dim yellow light from the palace lantern and sprinkled it softly on his body. The ribbon on the hair didn't know when it became loose, hanging on the hair emptyly, his satin-like black hair was half loose, scattered messily on his shoulders, and fell down against his smooth skin...
Nangong Yue's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she nodded blankly.
Seeing her cute appearance, he couldn't help pecking at the corner of her mouth, then sat up, picked up a teapot from the table beside the couch, poured her a glass of water, and handed it to her.
Nangong Yue also sat up holding the thin quilt, holding a small white porcelain cup, feeling warm in her heart...
At this time, there was a sudden loud cock crowing outside, which broke the tranquility of the dawn, and made Nangong Yue's hand holding the cup pause in mid-air.
The young couple glanced at each other, and they both knew that they were one step closer when they parted.
The room was quiet for a while, and Nangong Yue said gently: "A Yi, I'll help you wash up..."
When the rooster crowed at five o'clock, the sky outside was only pale, but every corner of the Garrison Mansion was already brightly lit.
Everyone in the mansion knew that Shi Ziye was going to lead the army to go out today, so they got ready to perform their duties.
Nangong Yue carefully served Xiao Yi to put on the gold silk inner armor over the middle coat, then put on the outer robe, and then the silver armor...
Obviously it couldn't be easier, but because of Xiao Yi's obstruction, it became difficult. For example, just as she put on the left shoulder armor for him, Xiao Yi kissed her on the left cheek, and then got tired of it. He hugged her slender waist crookedly and prevented her from taking the next step.
"Ayi!" Nangong Yue raised her voice helplessly, it took a lot of time, and she didn't even put on her clothes. The army was about to set off at an hour's time, and if they continued to dawdle, wouldn't the two of them even have time to have a good breakfast!
Xiao Yi reluctantly licked her other cheek again, and finally obediently took half a step back, flattening his mouth in grievance, his appearance was even more pitiful than a little girl who couldn't eat candy... No , she is not sugar!
Nangong Yue shook her head in her heart, she was really careless, she was about to be led astray by Xiao Yi.
She tried her best to keep her face on the floor, and this time, she finally put on the silver armor for him without anyone interfering.
Nangong Yue took a step back, looked at the handsome Xiao Yi with satisfaction, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly...Suddenly, her eyes darkened, and Xiao Yi had already approached, bowing her head to pick up the corner of her mouth that made him feel nostalgic. Smile...
The room was quiet, only the sound of breathing and heartbeat of the two of them blended together...
boom! boom! boom!
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Inside and outside, the three servant girls had been waiting for a long time. They knew that Xiao Yi was going to go to war, so they calculated that the masters would probably get up at the cock crowing time, and waited in the main room early.
The candles in the inner room lit up as expected...
However, the time it took for the masters to get up, wash and change their clothes was far longer than they expected. Lily silently counted the time in her heart, it must have been about half an hour, the son is too tired!
Lily moved her lips, wanting to ask her cousin if she should just warm up the breakfast again, but she swallowed the words again, lest her cousin dislike her talkativeness again, but she didn't know that Baihui also wanted to go with her for a while up.
Baihui glanced in the direction of the door curtain, and was about to speak when she heard the sound of the curtain being lifted, Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue finally came out of the room.
Lily's eyes were so sharp that she paused for a moment on Nangong Yue's slightly red and swollen lips, thinking: Sure enough...
Seeing that the master came out, Baihui and Huamei took out the prepared meals from the food box neatly, and arranged them in two or three strokes.
Originally, the breakfast didn’t need to be too serious, but considering that Xiao Yi will be traveling today, it is estimated that today’s lunch and dinner will not be able to eat anything good, so Nangong Yue has already told the kitchen to prepare a hearty breakfast this morning. meal.
Stewed pheasant with mushrooms, casserole fish, roasted rabbit with cumin, scrambled eggs with leek and dried shrimps, wild vegetable salad with sesame seeds...
The pheasant and hare were caught by Xiao Hui, and the fish was caught by Lin Jingchen on purpose.
When Xiao Yi saw it, he knew that it was prepared by Nangong Yue specially for him. He glanced at Nangong Yue with a smile on his face, and then expressed his support with the most direct action, picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.
Nangong Yue also picked up the chopsticks and began to eat gracefully.
At the dinner table, one was gobbling, the other was elegant, and the latter would serve the former with dishes from time to time.
The corners of Baihui's lips curled up slightly, the masters were still like this, at the beginning of Ming Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, it seemed that the two were very different in temperament and manner, but there was always a wonderful sense of harmony inadvertently.
The three maids retreated to the side tactfully, not disturbing the master's meal.
By the time Xiao Yi finished his breakfast, it was already past half hour.
It was only half an hour before departure, no matter how reluctant Xiao Yi was, he had no choice but to stand up, and the two walked towards the gate together.
Guan Yubai and Fu Yunhe were already waiting at the gate. Although they did not go out with Xiao Yi's army this time, they would personally go outside the city gate to see him off today.
Zhuzi had already prepared Xiao Yi's black cloud riding snow horse, and he was waiting there. He also changed into a battle robe and armor, and his usual youthful face looked a little more heroic.
Xiao Yi got on the horse neatly, and then couldn't help but look back at Nangong Yue. Nangong Yue smiled slightly, telling him with her eyes and smile as before: A Yi, I'll wait for you to come back!
Xiao Yi also laughed, and also replied silently: Wait for me!
He clamped the horse's belly, no longer loved his children, and rode out of the house first, followed by Guan Yubai, Fu Yunhe, and Zhuzi, with their hooves flying.
Although he didn't look back, Xiao Yi also knew that Nangong Yue had been watching him leave until he turned out of Yong'an Avenue...
After turning the corner, the dark cloud treading snow under Xiao Yi's crotch galloped faster, almost taking the lead.
Fu Yunhe and Zhuzi in the back looked at Xiao Yi's slightly stiff back, and exchanged glances with each other, especially Zhuzi, who really wiped away tears of sympathy for his eldest son: Ever since they got married to the eldest son, the days they have been together are so short It can be counted, this god has treated the son badly... No, God blessed the son to marry the concubine, and it is all the fault of the damn Nanliang people!
Thinking about it, Zhuzi suddenly shuddered for the Nanliang people. Based on his understanding of the Shizi, he would definitely put the blame on the Nanliang people and start killing them!
Seeing that the distance between himself and Xiao Yi was getting farther and farther, Zhu Zi didn't dare to continue to think wildly, and accelerated his horse to catch up.
The few people did not stop all the way, and when they reached the gate of Yanding City, there was still a quarter of an hour before Chenshi. Many people from Yanding City surrounded the city gate. They also heard the news that the son was going to go to war, and they came to see him off one by one. Everyone's eyes couldn't hide their excitement: the son led the troops to fight Climbing to Licheng is not only to take back their territory in the southern border, but also to avenge the dead people in Yanding City!
When Xiao Yi's steed drove through the street, whoever knelt down was the first to know, and immediately afterward, the other common people also knelt down, each of them fell to the ground, their expressions were so pious and tragic.
They were kneeling to Xiao Yi, and they were also kneeling to God, hoping that the old man would help the son defeat Nanliang in this trip.
On the other side of the city gate, a group of generals were also waiting there. Some of them were going to go out with Xiao Yi, while others were staying behind or guarding the city or waiting for orders.
An army of 20,000 men in bronze helmets and iron armor has lined up and stood in line, neatly forming a huge phalanx, with almost no end in sight at a glance, but just standing there released a burst of fierce murderous aura, and they are all already Get ready, get ready to fight the enemy on the battlefield, and take back their city in Nanliang...
Half an hour later, the army gradually went away under the leadership of Xiao Yi, leaving only the generals who saw him off standing in place, watching the dust rising in the distance, unwilling to leave for a long time...
"Lord Li!"
After an unknown amount of time, Guan Yubai suddenly said.
Li Shoubei, Su Yuming, Zheng Shenjiang and others all looked at Guan Yubai. Guan Yubai pulled the horse's rope to turn the horse around, and said lightly: "After half an hour, let the remaining geese settle down." The generals of the city go to the garrison to discuss military affairs!"
Li Shoubei was stunned for a moment, but before he could respond, Guan Yubai nodded slightly at him and rode away first. Xiao Si next to him naturally hurriedly drove his horse to follow, he was always the most loyal shadow of the young master.
Li Shoubei looked at Guan Yubai's back with deep eyes, his face sank like water, but he didn't say anything, but those young and energetic generals were not so calm.
"Lord Li," a square-faced young man clenched his hand holding the horse rope, and said angrily, "As soon as the son left, Marquis An Yi blatantly summoned the generals. What do you think he means!" The more he talked, the more angry he became, and two clusters of flames ignited in his eyes.
"Captain Yu Qi, what else can this mean?!" Another young general sneered, "Isn't he just trying to seize power!"
"This Marquis An Yi is really deceiving people too much! First, he forced the son to hand over power to him, and now he is pressing harder and harder..." A middle-aged soldier with a beard and beard said with a frown.
"Lord Li, we have to give Marquis An Yi some color!" Yu Xingrui gritted his teeth and said again. If you don't give this person a serious blow, this Marquis An Yi might fly into the sky with flying colors!
Li Shoubei frowned, and quickly persuaded: "Xiao Yu, don't be impulsive... Have you forgotten the order of the son before leaving?" After all, Marquis An Yi was sent by the emperor, and he was sent by the son himself. If you entrust the affairs of the city to him, you have to see how he acts...
Yu Xingrui was silent for a moment, then nodded stiffly, "Master Li, I understand."
Yu Xingrui seemed to be convinced, and behaved like a child in front of Li Shoubei, but when he turned his head, he secretly exchanged glances with the people around him, who nodded knowingly.
Not far away, Xiao Si slightly slowed down his horse and looked back.
Those people didn't deliberately suppress their voices, they could hear clearly with Xiao Si's sharp ears and eyesight as a martial arts practitioner, he squinted his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his black pupils...
Feeling that Xiaosi behind him was falling behind, Guan Yubai also pulled the horse rope, slowed down the horse, turned to look at him, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Little Si?"
"My lord..." Xiao Si hurriedly said, trying to tell Guan Yubai what to do, but was stopped by Guan Yubai's knowing but nonchalant smile.
"Let's go back."
These five words are enough to appease Xiao Si's impetuous heart. Xiao Si likes these five words the most. For him, the place where the young master is is his home.
In his eyes, the son is omnipotent!
Since Young Master doesn't care, Xiao Si won't keep the disturbance from the outside world in his heart, and with his horse's belly, he followed Guan Yubai back to the garrison mansion.
As soon as the two of them returned to the garrison mansion, they saw a young school lieutenant coming up to him with a happy smile on his face, which was in stark contrast to the expressions of Li Shoubei and others.
"Lord Hou," the other party greeted Guan Yubai affectionately and respectfully, it was Li Yunqi, "Shizi Xiao has already left?"
"Lieutenant Li is exempt from courtesy." Guan Yubai said with a smile, and nodded in agreement, with a gentle but a little bit of alienation.
Li Yunqi, who was in a good mood, didn't take it seriously.
Today when Xiao Yi went to battle, all the generals in the city felt heavy in their hearts, but Li Yunqi felt relieved, clasped his fists and said to Guan Yubai: "Master Hou, you will be in charge of the affairs of Yanding, Huiling, and Yongjia in the future. I am busy with business, if there is any use for the last general, please just give orders to the Marquis." As he spoke, he couldn't help but sighed in his heart: Although the prince of Zhennan has a stubborn temper, sometimes he does things as he pleases, sword He took a slanted front, but he was quite obedient to the emperor's order. He went out on his own and let Marquis An Yi handle the affairs of the three cities. It's no wonder that the emperor would let this Prince Xiao go back to southern Xinjiang...
Guan Yubai smiled faintly, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Lieutenant Li. If there is a need for Lieutenant Li, I will not be polite." There are many things in the city, and there are still many official duties, so I will leave first."
After dismissing Li Yunqi with a few words, Guan Yubai and Xiao Si continued to walk towards the main hall, one in front and the other behind, their shadows merged into one on the ground...
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, but the main hall of the Garrison Mansion was still empty and sparsely populated.
Except for Guan Yubai, who was sitting in the chief chair, only Li Shoubei, General Zheng, Fu Yunhe and a few other generals arrived, including Su Yuming, who was defeated by Guan Yubai last time.
Li Shoubei and Zheng Shenjiang glanced at each other and exchanged a look, both of them were worried.
I didn't expect Yu Xingrui's people to be so bold, and this is too disrespectful to Marquis An Yi... If Marquis An Yi becomes angry and has not formally started a war with Nanliang, their Southern Border Army will fight among themselves first, what should we do!
Li Shoubei frowned, and his heart was extremely heavy.
Guan Yubai calmly put down the teacup in his hand, then took out a golden token from his pocket, and placed it gently on the table.
Li Shoubei, Zheng Shenjiang, Su Yuming and others didn't recognize this token, their pupils shrank, and they almost stood up without losing their composure.
How could the prince's token be in the hands of Marquis An Yi? !
This is the token representing the identity of the son, the only one in this world, seeing the order is like seeing a person.
Ignoring everyone's astonished eyes, Guan Yubai still had a calm expression, and slightly raised his voice, "Come on!"
A soldier in armor strode in and gave the military salute.
The official language Baiyun ordered lightly: "By the order of the son of the Prince of Zhennan, call all the generals here!"
The soldiers led the order loudly and left.
Everyone's hearts were full of turbulent waves. They didn't know whether they were surprised or suspicious. Li Shoubei and Zheng Shenjiang looked at each other again. No matter what happened this time, it was Yu Xingrui and others who were at fault. They thought that Guan Yubai would take advantage of it. This is an opportunity to gain prestige, but he doesn't want the other party to act in the name of the son... What is this An Yi Hou Huai thinking? !
Although the generals were in doubt, no one asked.
But Fu Yunhe still knew a little about Guan Yubai. He hesitated for a moment, then withdrew the casual smile on his face, and asked, "Master Hou, why is my eldest brother's token in your hand?" What is your plan? !
All eyes in the main hall shifted from the golden token to Guan Yubai's face, each pair of eyes were sparkling, waiting for him to give them an answer.
Li Shoubei, Su Yuming and others faintly raised a kind of expectation that even they didn't know...
Guan Yubai said unhurriedly: "There can only be one commander of the Southern Border Army."
This sentence has a lot of meaning, but the mere ten words express his attitude succinctly—
One army has no two masters!
The coach of the Southern Border Army can only be Xiao Yi.
There is no doubt about this.
He came here to assist the prince of Zhennan, not to divide power, let alone to disintegrate the Southern Border Army.
In the main hall, it was quiet for a while, and there was no sound.
Several people in the hall couldn't help but looked at each other again, thinking: What does Marquis An Yi mean that he won't act beyond the eldest son? But can they trust him
But Fu Yunhe understood: no one can force the elder brother, this token was given to Guan Yubai voluntarily by the elder brother, which also represented his attitude, the elder brother is willing to believe in Guan Yubai, and believes that Guan Yubai can help the Southern Border Army A helping hand.
That's easy.
Fu Yunhe hooked his lips, as long as he believed in his elder brother.
In this subtle and weird atmosphere, Yu Xingrui and other soldiers arrived one after another. They came because of the badge of the son, and they had to respect the son when they saw the order as if they were seeing people.
But all of them were unwilling, and even more resentful in their hearts.
Guan Yu's white eyebrows and eyes are gentle, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of resentment because of the negligence of the generals. He has only been in Yanding City for more than a month, and he has no achievements. Convinced him easily.
Although Xiao Yi entrusted the affairs of the three cities to him in front of all the generals, Guan Yubai knew that those soldiers were actually unwilling in their hearts, so he deliberately chose the day when A Yi went out to fight. The purpose of convening the generals is to let everyone face up to this matter and his existence, so as not to delay the military aircraft at critical moments.
After Guan Yubai had finished drinking a cup of tea, all the generals arrived and sat down, another half an hour had passed.
Yu Xingrui and the others were all smiling, waiting for Guan Yubai to reprimand them in a fake way. Unexpectedly, Guan Yubai's opening line turned out to be—
"Although the son has led the army to go out, the main battlefield of this battle is Yanding City, and it is you who need to fight..."
There was an uproar in the huge hall, and the soldiers couldn't believe their ears, and Su Yuming almost pinched himself.
This is too mysterious, right? !