In the blink of an eye, it was December, and Xiao Diyuan, the second prince of Shuguo, who had been in Shuangzhu City for more than ten days, wrote a letter to Emperor Xiao Hong, asking Xiao Hong to send two envoys after the year, and asking Xiao Hong to equip them with some jewelry and specialties from the Southern Regions.

In the past ten days in Shuangzhu City, Xiao Diyuan, Gu Shu, Wen Zheng, and Fang Lang have been carefully inspecting the border from the ethnic minority area under the jurisdiction of Longlong, and now they have given the terrain over there to 7788, and it is time to act.

Xiao Diyuan didn't plan to go back to the capital for this year's Spring Festival, which he had already told Xiao Hong before he set off for the northwest. Naturally, these few people who followed Xiao Diyuan couldn't go back.

"Second Highness, are we going to act before or after the year?" Wen Zheng asked.

"After the year, about mid-February. Xiao Diyuan replied.

By then, the snow and ice will melt, and it will be much easier to walk, and it is easy to get buried in the snow and ice if you go now.

Others nodded.

If they were still a little confused about some of Xiao Diyuan's thoughts and practices in the past two months, now they can finally keep up with his train of thought.

This prince, who is only fifteen years old, sees and thinks much longer than they do, but he hides all this in a careless, elusive way.

Today, a few of them came to a hillside closest to the area under the jurisdiction of Longlong, and looked to the other side of the mountain.

On the other side of the mountain, it is under the jurisdiction of Longlong, but from a distance, you can see a series of hills, not many houses, but very concentrated.

This is the northernmost part of the Northern Regions, and at this time the wind and snow are heavy, like a world of ice and snow.

There are three cities in the northern region under the jurisdiction of Longlong, and the people living here are called the Hagong group people, who have lived on horseback since childhood, drink mare's milk and goat's milk, and eat mutton and barley, so they are all tall and heroic.

"Second Highness, should we bring more people at that time?" Fang Lang asked uneasily.

There were only ten of them now, and if Long Long used force, the ten of them would not be opponents at all.

"No, just our people go, too much will easily arouse his suspicion. Xiao Diyuan replied calmly.

At this time, the snow became heavier again, and the wind became stronger, and everyone couldn't even open their eyes, so the group walked back.

When he returned to his residence, Xiao Diyuan immediately took a hot bath.

The coldness in the whole body was finally dispelled.

He put on a padded robe and sat at his desk to read.

Ding Cong walked in lightly from the outside, walked to Xiao Diyuan's side and said, "Second Highness, there is a package handed over to you from the capital. ”

It was sent to him by Jiang Yuetang more than 20 days ago, from the capital of Zhaoguo to the capital of Shuguo, and then to the northwest where he is now.

As soon as he heard that there was a package, Xiao Diyuan was immediately shocked, and hurriedly took the package, and then looked at the handwriting on the outside of the package.

She sent it. He couldn't wait to take it apart and take a look.

Sure enough, she sent a self-portrait and a letter to the package.

Looking at the person in the painting, as if he had seen her, Xiao Diyuan's gaze became extremely gentle.

He had never seen such a good-looking child, his eyes were fixed on the painting, and his hands unconsciously touched her portrait, from her forehead, eyes, nose bridge to lips, moving little by little, as if touching the real her.

Ding Cong, who was standing not far from him, also quietly peeked at the portrait a few times, and was also very touched that the portrait was so realistically painted, and the person in the painting was so delicate and lovely.

However, he is a male baby.

Ding Cong took two steps forward and said, "Second Highness, do you want to make friends with him?"

He knew every correspondence between Xiao Diyuan and Jiang Yuetang, and he felt more and more that the relationship between the two was a little inappropriate.

"He's an exception. Xiao Diyuan replied with a pun.

"Second Highness, but others won't think so, for the sake of your future, the slave thinks it's better for you not to get too close to him. ”

"I've got my own measure. ”

"Second Highness, you have communicated with him three times in more than a year, what if someone finds out one day?" Ding Cong persuaded with a worried face.

Xiao Diyuan glanced at him and said, "Why are you talking so much today?"

Ding Cong hurriedly put on a flattering smile and said, "Isn't the slave worried about you, Second Highness?"

"Since I dare to take this step, I have prepared for the best and the worst, what are you worried about?" Xiao Diyuan replied calmly.

"Your Royal Highness has always been far-sighted, and this slave knows it, but the slave thinks that you are the only one who is a little thoughtful about this matter. Ding Cong said boldly.

In fact, Ding Cong knew that Xiao Diyuan did things through his brain, and of course he must have thought about this matter carefully, so Ding Cong didn't say much at first, but now that they have developed to send portraits to relieve lovesickness, they have to worry him.

Although the habit of breaking sleeves may not necessarily ruin Xiao Diyuan's reputation, keeping in touch with people from other countries and being the son of Shoufu rises to the interests of the country, and the latter can easily put Xiao Diyuan and Jiang Yuetang to death.

Ding Cong was really worried that these two people would jump in knowing that there was a fire pit in front of them, and it was obvious that their relationship would not have a future.

Xiao Diyuan didn't want to say more to him, so he said, "Go make some butter tea." ”

Ding Cong had no choice but to shut up and quickly went to the kitchen to make butter tea.

After coming to Shuangzhu City, they did not live in a hotel, but in a large mansion in the city. The mansion was owned by a local tea merchant who had now moved to another newly purchased house. Since the hometown of one of the guards brought by Xiao Diyuan was here, his father helped find this big mansion.

So they rented it for a short stay.

In this way, their diet and daily life will be more convenient.

Ding Cong only learned to cook butter tea after he arrived here, and the process was not complicated, so he only learned it after watching others do it twice.

Xiao Diyuan has been drinking butter tea very much since he came here, and he has to drink several cups almost every day, so Ding Cong directly bought the ingredients and cooked them for him to drink every day.

After Ding Cong left, Xiao Diyuan opened Jiang Yuetang's letter and read it.

After reading it, I couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Although this little guy expressed his thoughts very implicitly in language, he still understood the strong affection behind her subtle words at a glance.

That's enough.

He folded the letter back and slipped it into his breast pocket.

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Dear friends, the second watch is here.