The night was like ink, the clear moon was covered by thick clouds, and the entire camp was submerged in darkness.
Tuoba Rui sat quietly in the tent for a while, and finally came out of the tent when there was no more sound in his ears. The outside of his big tent was empty, and the outside of Tuoba Wu and Tuoba Hong's tent The same is true.
Last night, he asked all the Northern Wei warriors to guard all night on the pretext of being worried, and naturally there was no trouble overnight. However, the Northern Wei warriors couldn't stand it anymore, and they walked for another day. Tonight, he still hasn't opened his mouth. Ba Wu asked everyone to go down and rest first, if they don't sleep tonight, they won't be able to go on their way tomorrow.
At the outermost part of the camp, Zhao Yu led people to guard. The outside was guarded carefully, but the inside was empty.
Tuoba Rui stood in the darkness for a moment, his eyes fixed on a large tent not far away, as if he was struggling, moving or not, just in his mind, but the result was It's a world of difference.
Xu Chang is a member of Tuoba Qi. When they return to the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Qi will definitely end badly. Tuoba Qi loses, leaving only Tuo Bahong and him. Now is the best chance to get rid of Tuoba Hong!
Although it is only the beginning of spring now, the mountains and forests are dry and rainless. When a spark falls, the dead leaves that have been accumulated for a year last winter will catch fire. It is a normal accident to catch fire.
Thinking in this way, Tuoba Rui stepped forward and walked forward. Although Tuoba Rui's martial arts is ordinary, he is also a practitioner. His footsteps are very light. In this silent night, he approached quietly. Ta Bahong's big tent.
Standing outside the big tent, Tuoba Rui seemed to be able to hear the sound of breathing inside the tent.
Tuobarui stood for a moment, looked around again, and poured the pine oil in his hand on the side of the big tent. To ensure nothing would go wrong, he poured it around the big tent, and threw the water bag containing the pine oil There, he took out the fire folder and threw it up together.
As long as the fire starts, everything can be destroyed!
With a sound of "boom", seeing the flames circle around the big tent, Tuoba Rui thought in his heart that this pine oil is really useful! Seeing the fire ignited, Tuoba Rui turned around and wanted to leave, but as soon as he turned around, Tuoba Rui was stunned.
Dozens of black figures stood behind him. They were like ghosts. They didn't know when they came, but obviously, they had been here for a long time and saw him setting fire...
For a moment, Tuoba Rui was stunned as if struck by lightning.
Before Tuoba Rui could say anything, suddenly, two figures flashed into the fire tent, and soon, Tuoba Hong, who had just been awakened by the fire, was brought out by the two.
At the same time, the ignited fire was quickly discovered by the Great Zhou Forbidden Army not far away, and everyone shouted one after another!
"Waterfall—"
"It's flooded! Put out the fire!"
One after another, the voices exploded in the camp. Zhao Yu led the imperial guards and rushed over. When he got to the front, he saw Tuobarui surrounded by a dozen black figures. He glanced at the dozens of figures and then Seeing the rescued Tuo Bahong, Zhao Yu suddenly came to his senses. He raised his hand and pointed, "First put out the fire—"
The imperial guards rushed forward, although they could not extinguish the fire immediately, they prevented the fire from spreading. Soon, with a loud "bang", the burning tent collapsed, and the surrounding imperial guards immediately came out. In a cold sweat!
But at this moment, Tuoba Wu and other warriors from the Northern Wei Dynasty came out, looking at the scene, they didn't understand what was going on for a while! Tuo Bahong also woke up, coughing lightly and being picked up by several Northern Wei warriors!
"Deputy Commander Zhao! What's going on?!"
Tuoba Wu gave a soft drink, then looked at Tuoba Rui again, "Fifth Brother?! What's going on here!"
No one answered her, so Taba Hong coughed a few times, leaning on the hands of the Northern Wei warriors to stand firm, then he looked at Tuoba Rui and the dozen or so figures in black hesitantly!
The place where Tuobarui was standing was close to the fire, and these dozen or so figures were very strange, and they were not in the camp at all, so who were these people, and why was Tuobarui fighting with them again? !
"Brother Prince, are you okay?"
Tuoba Wu asked with concern, and Tuobahong shook his head, "It's okay, Vice Commander Zhao came very soon."
Zhao Yu snorted softly. He had Yan Chi's confession, and he didn't dare to be careless these days. Of course he came soon!
Tuoba Wu was very impatient, everyone could tell that this fire was aimed at Tuoba Hong!
"Deputy Commander Zhao, what the hell is going on?! How could something so good catch fire?!"
Zhao Yu snorted softly, and said casually, "I'm going to ask His Royal Highness Fifth!"
Tuoba Rui was dripping with cold sweat, his face was pale, he stood there straight, and he didn't refute Zhao Yu's words, as if acquiescing to Zhao Yu's words, he only looked at the dozen or so figures, "Who are you? "
After the words fell, these dozens of figures suddenly turned around and bowed towards the darkness not far away, as if they were welcoming someone, and everyone looked there.
Looking at it, he saw a figure darker than the night slowly walking over in the dark night.
Tuoba Wu was surprised, "Sir Yan?!"
Tuo Bahong frowned even more, "How could Prince Yan come at such a late night?"
Yan Chi should be in the camp of Weishan Hunting Ground at this moment, but he appeared here? !
Speaking of which, these men in black belonged to him, and with the fire, Tuoba Wu couldn't help frowning, could it be... Yan Chi knew that someone would set fire here? !
The moment he saw Yan Chi, Tuoba Rui completely lost hope.
He stared at Yan Chi with wide eyes, watching Yan Chi approach gradually. After seeing the stern look on Yan Chi's face, Tuoba Rui knew what Yan Chi was here for.
Yan Chi looked at Tuoba Rui, taking time off, "Your Highness the Fifth Highness made a mistake."
Yan Chi's voice was unhurried, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing. The distant fire fell on his eyes and turned into a thin and sparkling river of stars, and the sweat on Tuoba Rui's forehead was like rain. Stop falling.
"If His Highness the Fifth Prince can hold back and stop harming the Crown Prince, maybe there is really nothing he can do about you."
Don't continue to harm the prince? Could it be that he has been harmed before
Tuoba Wu hurriedly said, "Senior Yan, what do you mean?! You followed this time because you knew something would happen? This fire... was set off by the fifth brother?"
Tuoba Wu actually understood it in his heart, but he still couldn't believe it. Tuoba Hong looked at Tuoba Rui with deep eyes. When he was shot, he was on the mountain ridge, but when he woke up again, he was already at the edge of the mountain stream. He didn't know what happened in the middle, but it was clear that Xu Chang shot and killed her. Could it be that Tuoba Rui did something? Or is Xu Chang one of his people
The corners of Tuoba Rui's lips trembled, "You... how do you know..."
Yan Chi smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Xu Chang first shot and killed Prince Tuoba with an arrow, and you found Prince Tuoba two hours later, and found that Prince Tuoba was not dead. , and pushed him into the mountain stream instead, you left behind that lure, you want to let Prince Tuoba die quietly, not only completely dead, but dead bones will not be left!"
When Yan Chi said these words coldly, Tuoba Wu's eyes widened!
The murderer who killed Ta Bahong was not only Xu Chang! There is even Tuoba Rui? !
Ta Bahong disappeared, and Tuoba Rui obviously found Ta Bahong, but he not only failed to save him, but also wanted to kill Ta Bahong again. If he had saved Ta Bahong at that time, there would be so many things behind, Xiliang Fu Desheng won't die, and Tuoba Hong won't suffer so much. Tuoba Wu looked at Tuoba Rui angrily, "Tuoba Rui! Tell me! Is what Yan Shizi said true? ! Could it be that you killed your elder brother even if you refused to save him!"
Tuoba Hong's accident this time, Tuoba Wu's temperament has changed a lot, she was a little displeased with Tuoba Rui in the past, and after this time, she also regarded him as her younger brother, but she never expected that Tuoba Rui would be so bad!
After Tuoba Wu yelled at him, Tuoba Rui clenched his fist tightly, "Xu Chang was the one who killed him! Not me! When I found him, he was already dead!"
Tuoba Wu's complexion changed, and he stepped forward and said, "You just admitted it! How dare you?! Tuoba Qi is so bold! You dare to attack big brother?! Do you still have any conscience! He is our big brother!"
"He is the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty!"
Tuobarui yelled back, his eyes were red, "He is not my eldest brother, he is the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was born a prince! Why?! Why is he sitting in that position?!"
Tuoba Wu looked at Tuoba Rui angrily, thinking that he really is a bad guy!
Ta Bahong was very sad, after all, it was all because of fighting for power!
Tuoba Qi wants to be crowned prince! Tuo BaHong also wants to be crowned prince!
Tuoba Rui sneered, "So what's the matter with His Royal Highness? Can you still kill me?!"
Yan Chi no longer looked at Tuoba Rui, turned to Tuoba Hong and said, "Prince Tuoba, Da Zhou has done his best for your safety, the next thing is your Northern Wei's own affairs, we will not interfere, naturally, if you accept If anything happens to you because of His Royal Highness, Da Zhou will not be responsible."
Tuo Bahong coughed lightly and nodded, "Your Highness, Your Highness."
Tuoba Hong looked at Tuoba Rui for a moment, then said slowly, "Tie up His Highness Fifth."
His injury is still not healed, and he is still weak when speaking, but he is the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty, how dare the warriors of the Northern Wei Dynasty not listen to him, soon, more than a dozen warriors of the Northern Wei Dynasty surrounded him, Tuobarui took a step back, and pulled out He touched the dagger at his waist, "How dare you?! Do you know who I am?! Do you know who my mother and concubine are?!"
Tuobarui was struggling for the last time, but Yan Chi's eyes fell on Tuobarui's dagger.
Tuoba Rui pulled out the saber, he held the scabbard in one hand, the scabbard was engraved with patterns of blue sparrows, Yan Chi faintly saw the pattern similar to Qin Wan's drawing on it, Yan Chi frowned slightly, but For a while there was no desire to explore.
The matter has come to this point, no matter how to deal with it, leave it to the Northern Wei Dynasty!
Yan Chi didn't say any more, he beckoned and led Zhao Yu to the side, but the dozen or so black-clothed dark guards came out quickly and disappeared after a while.
"His Royal Highness, will you stay in the camp tonight?"
Zhao Yu asked, Yan Chi shook his head, "No, let's start now, and we can return to the camp before dawn."
Zhao Yu nodded, "Then I would like to ask His Royal Highness to report the matter in the camp to the emperor." He continued, "Speaking of which, today is thanks to His Royal Highness, otherwise Prince Tuoba might be injured."
Yan Chi followed all the way, just to make sure everything was safe, and naturally Ta Bahong would not be injured.
"After this matter is settled, it is the Northern Wei Dynasty's own business. You just need to escort them back to the capital. You have made merit this time, and I will explain it to the emperor..."
Zhao Yu originally respected Yan Chi in his heart, and he was even more grateful to hear Yan Chi's words. He really didn't have any credit for it, but Yan Chi was willing to give him this favor, so he naturally accepted it happily.
"Your Highness, do you think Prince Tuoba can handle the Fifth Highness?"
Yan Chi smiled, "It is the Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty after all, this time he was plotted against, but he is not a fool."
Zhao Yu nodded, and Yan Chi didn't say anything more. He left the camp, and not long after, he saw the hidden guards and Yan Li waiting for him outside with his horse. , "It's all resolved."
As soon as the whip fell, he galloped away on the way he came!
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When Qin Wan got up in the morning, the camp was still very quiet. The morning light came in through the window lattice of the big tent, and the sky outside was still dark blue. Qin Wan worried about Yan Chi for two consecutive days, and never slept well. After getting up, he cautiously stepped out of the big tent. He wanted to go for a walk, but as soon as he got out of the big tent, Qin Wan saw a familiar figure.
Looking again, who is the person waiting not far from the big tent but Yan Chi? !
Qin Wan's eyes lit up, Yan Chi came back so early? !
"His Royal Highness—" Qin Wan called out, and walked over quickly.
Yan Chi turned around, "Why did you get up so early?"
At this moment, the sky had just dawned, Qin Wan had no reason to get up so early, he was waiting to see Yan Huai, and Yan Huai hadn't got up yet, he was standing with his back to the Queen Mother's big tent, and he didn't see Qin Wan coming out.
Qin Wan walked up to Yan Chi in a few steps and blessed him, "When did you come back? Where is Your Highness Li?"
The corners of Yan Chi's lips raised slightly. Qin Wan had always avoided getting close to him in public. Although there were not many people at the moment, there were still many patrolling guards coming and going. She ignored these, probably because she was worried.
"Half an hour after he came back, he was already dying and went to sleep."
Qin Wan hurriedly asked again, "Is everything in order?"
Yan Chi nodded, "Last night, Tuoba Rui planned to set fire to the camp, and we caught him right away. Both Tuoba Wu and Tuoba Hong knew his intentions, so let the Northern Wei people handle him."
Qin Wan smiled deeply, "That would be great."
At this time, the dark blue of the sky was fading little by little, and the sun shone through from behind the clouds, and the sky turned into a blue sky. Qin Wan was speechless for a while, just looked up at the sky, and waited with him.
Yan Chi said, "It's cold outside, go in and wait."
Qin Wan shook his head, Yan Chi smiled even deeper when he saw this, and followed her.
The two stood side by side on the steps and waited until the sky was bright before Yuan Qing came out from the tent, "His Royal Highness—"
Seeing that Qin Wan was there, Yuan Qing smiled and said, "Why is the princess here?"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "I'm here to ask His Royal Highness about the Northern Wei case."
A flash of clarity flashed in Yuan Qing's eyes, and he said to Yan Chi, "Your Highness, the Emperor has woken up, please—"
"Go and find the queen mother."
Yan Chi confessed, turned around and entered Yan Huai's big tent.
Seeing this, Qin Wan naturally returned to the Queen Mother's tent. The Queen Mother had already got up, so Qin Wan informed the Queen Mother of the news of Yan Chi's return. He went to invite Yan Chi and Yan Li to eat in her tent at noon, and when it was noon, he saw Yan Li enter the Queen Mother's tent rather listlessly.
Yan Chi can easily cope with the wind, food, and sleeping in the open, but Yan Li is not good at all. She went out for two days and two nights, but tormented her enough, the queen mother couldn't help laughing, "You can't help tormenting, but you still want to learn from your seventh brother! This hunt will be over in the next day, today is the last day, whether you want to run a horse or hunt something, go out to have fun, come again, but two years later, at that time, I don’t know if I can come together!"
Yan Chi and the others felt a little unhappy when they said this, Yan Li smiled and said, "You are going to live a long life, and your grandson will accompany you two years later, when the time comes, grandson will hunt you a bear and come back !"
The queen mother laughed, "Okay, okay, let me see how you can hunt a bear for me with your small body."
The hunt has indeed entered the countdown. This afternoon, there is no taboo in the camp. Even the queen and others took their female relatives out of the camp to go out for an outing. Along the Weishui River all the way up, the banks of Yimapingchuan are covered with green grass. The wild flowers are in full bloom, but it is a scenery that cannot be seen outside the capital. Qin Wan was also invited by the queen, and Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang also came together.
Both Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang have come, so all the ladies from the noble families who came this time are among the queen's invitations. In addition to the guards and maidservants of the ladies, there are hundreds of people on the bank of the river. Other young children Although they have no taboos, it is not easy to get close to them, so the others gallop on horses and shoot arrows not far from the female relatives. The children of the aristocratic family were a little more shy and excited.
Qin Shuang pulled Qin Wan's finger and pointed in that direction, "Look, is that the Marquis of Wu'an over there?"
Qin Shuang had been to Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion when she was visiting Qin Xiang, and Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion was also the only honorable family they had been to, so Qin Shuang remembered it very clearly. Qin Wan looked in the direction Qin Shuang pointed, and saw ten Many well-dressed young men are racing horses, among them, the prince of Marquis Wu'an is very conspicuous.
"Yes, it is the son."
Qin Shuang said again, "The people around him are all from aristocratic families, right?"
Qin Wan nodded, it was natural, the people who came this time were either from honorable families, or the pillars of the humerus of the imperial court. These people had a lot of contacts in politics and personal affairs, so they naturally played together.
Qin Shuang pulled Qin Wan to ask east and west again, but Qin Xiang on the side seemed to have lost his soul and couldn't cheer up. Qin Shuang pulled Qin Xiang, "What's wrong with you? I'm going back tomorrow. There is no chance to come this time."
This time when I go back to Qin Xiang, we will set a date for the marriage, and if we get married at that time, we will not be able to rely on the name of the Hou Mansion next time.
Only Qin Wan and Qin Chaoyu were allowed to hunt.
Qin Xiang's complexion turned a little pale all of a sudden, and he pulled the corners of his lips forcefully, "I just think it's cold by the river."
Qin Shuang frowned, "Is it cold?"
They were all wearing cloaks, and they didn't walk much on weekdays. Today, they all relied on walking, and their bodies were covered with a thin layer of sweat. Wherever it was cold, she felt a little hot.
"Are you sick?"
Qin Wan was definitely not right, she wanted to touch Qin Xiang's forehead, but she avoided it, and then smiled wryly, "It's really uncomfortable, otherwise I'd better go back, you guys have fun."
Qin Xiang didn't wait for Qin Shuang and Qin Wan to say anything, and took Wan He with him to go back.
Qin Shuang felt a little helpless, "Hey, why don't I go back with you?"
Qin Xiang waved his hands again and again, and his pace became faster and faster. Qin Shuang frowned, and Qin Wan said, "I think she seems to have something on her mind."
Having said that, Qin Shuang said, "Don't tell me, she didn't seem to be asleep at all last night."
Although the two felt that there was a difference, they couldn't figure it out for a while. Qin Shuang sighed, "Forget it, I'll ask her when I get back later."
Qin Wan nodded and didn't care too much. At this moment, Zhao Shuhua called her from the front, "Why did Princess Yongci go to the back? The one next to her is a girl from the Qin family?"
Qin Shuang's eyes lit up, is the empress asking her
Qin Wan glanced at her, smiled and pulled her forward.
Qin Xiang returned to the camp with a lot of worries, and the jade pendant Yan Qi gave was in her sleeve. She had been scrubbing it all night, but she really couldn't figure out what Yan Qi meant!
Although the defense of men and women in Dazhou is not strict, giving things in private will still affect the reputation of the daughter's family!
What's more, King Cheng is so superior, why should he give her something
Qin Xiang was both perplexed and somewhat looking forward to it. From last night to now, she has been in a state of confusion, and she will leave the Weishan hunting ground in the next day. After leaving here, where will she see Yan Qi in the future
Even if she knew that Yan Qi was in the camp, she couldn't ask.
Her status is very different from his...
Thinking like this, Qin Xiang felt a sense of reluctance in his heart. Why, why could Qin Wan be the Princess and Qin Chaoyu the Crown Princess, but she could only marry a small banner bearer for the rest of her life? !
Qin Xiang lowered her head, her face was pale, but her hands were tightly clenched to the jade pendant in her sleeve, and she walked faster and faster, and she was about to reach Qin's sleeping tent, when there was a "bang", she She slammed into a person's chest suddenly, she walked too fast, and she was stumbled, but a pair of hands held her firmly.
Qin Xiang was not willing to be extremely angry, but now she was hit by someone, and she was angry and wronged immediately. She raised her head suddenly to reprimand, but when she looked up, she saw a pair of evil eyes with a smile on their backs.
Yan Qi looked at her with a smile, "Who is Miss Qin bullying?"