As a result of overthinking, my stomach quickly growled with hunger, and even had a faint pain.

I raised my voice to call the attendants, got up and dressed and washed, and had breakfast, and then I felt a lot better, and the sudden hesitation of confusion also faded, followed by deep doubts - not to mention what the purpose of this jade jue is, whether it can control 50,000 soldiers and horses like the one Kuang Xiqing obtained, the origin of this jade jue alone teaches me to be puzzled.

Since it was something that I only appeared after I was drunk in Duanwang's mansion, I must have nothing to do with Duanwang, but what is her intention in giving me this jade jue?

At best, I am grateful that I am informal, and I still come to the house to congratulate when everyone else has missed the appointment, and I have a special relationship with her wife and wife, and I hereby give it as a gift to show friendship; At worst, it may be that she is trying to arouse the emperor's suspicion and use this to provoke my relationship with Kuang Xiqing...... And the meager memories in Kwong Xihan's mind and the feelings I felt from my contact with her in the past two days are not enough to judge whether it is the former or the latter.

The problem that I couldn't understand the most was that Jiang Zhuo was guarding me at that time, and he shouldn't have taught anyone to approach me lightly, let alone hang Yujue around my neck...... It's better to ask her what the situation was at that time, and continue to analyze.

After making up my mind, I immediately called the attendant to invite her, but the answer I got was that Escort Jiang was on duty today and was not in the mansion.

I couldn't help complaining about the person in charge of the palace guards: As my personal guard, why didn't I see anyone for three days? According to my will, you should always be by my side, preferably sticking like kraft candy, and you can't tear it off-although it is my selfishness, I also understand that some strong people are difficult.

Laughing self-deprecatingly, listening to the attendant's report that the person in charge of the shift was Bingsan, who was sent by Yan Ke to follow me at all times, I remembered a stubble, and ordered someone to call her from the front yard.

Usually when I stay in the house, Bingsan doesn't need to follow me, but takes care of some chores in the front yard, and I rarely take the initiative to summon her, so when she follows the attendant in, her face is a little worried.

Withdrawing the attendants, I motioned for Bingsan to move forward, pretended to clear my throat, and asked seemingly indifferently, "Last night, Jiang escorted this king back?" ”

"Exactly." She bowed her head respectfully and replied with a blank look.

"Well, she's done a good job, and the king plans to reward her...... By the way, what about her? I picked up another piece of pastry on the plate, but I just played with it in my hand, and my mind was on Bingsan's answer, for fear that she would say "I don't know".

Fortunately, she just glanced up at me inexplicably, as if she was meeting my eyes, hurriedly lowered her head again, and replied honestly: "Your Highness, your personal guards are all on rotation once every five days, and today is the day off for Jiang Escort, so she went home after sending you back to the house last night." ”

"Her family...... Where is it? The snacks in my hand were crumpled into slag, and I rubbed my fingertips, but I still couldn't help asking.

"Jiang Escort has a small house with two entrances on Wufang Street in the north of the city, and only one old servant and a small attendant live, and he will go back to live for a day when he takes a break, and he lives in the side hall of your Dawn Hall on weekdays." She looked at me in confusion, and when she saw my displeasure, she quickly withdrew her gaze.

I taught her to look embarrassed, but she still held the shelf and asked the question she wanted to know the most: "I see, Jiang Escort is the king's personal guard, but the king knows very little about her...... Uh-huh, speaking of which, the last time I told you to check her whereabouts that day, did you have eyebrows? ”

"Ah, this...... His Royal Highness forgives her sins, Jiang Escort is strong in martial arts, coming and going like the wind, it was too dark that night, and no one noticed her whereabouts. However, the subordinate asked the doorman, she seemed to have gone to the direction of the north of the city that day, as for where she went and what she did, but there was no way to know, "She was a little embarrassed, as if she was afraid that I would blame, and without waiting for me to open her mouth and remedy, she took out a few thin pages of paper from her arms and presented them with both hands, "This is the file of Jiang Guard, and the subordinates specially found it from the treasury and presented it to His Royal Highness." ”

“…… Well, there's nothing else, you go down first. Jaw Head motioned for her to put things down, I thought about it and then admonished, "By the way, don't mention this matter to anyone, especially don't let Jiang Escort know, understand?" ”

"Subordinates obey." She bowed and retreated, as if there was an evil spirit chasing the debt behind.

I shook my head, walked up and closed the door angrily, and when I looked back at the thin pages of paper on the table, I muttered to myself.

I picked up one in my hand, but it seemed to weigh more than a thousand catties - I kept telling myself in my heart that this was Jiang Zhuo's private matter, and since I was devoted to her, I had to give her the corresponding respect and trust...... It's just that reason is one thing, but the hand seems to be uncontrollable, and he opens the paper by himself, and his eyes involuntarily scan the handwriting on it, reading carefully word by word.

Jiang Zhuo, born on the 19th day of the month of Ding Chounian, is a person of honor, the daughter of Jiang Qin, a general of the Weiyuan Army, and both parents died...... Seeing this, my heart trembled, I was so sour that I couldn't bear to continue, but I hurriedly swept the following content by inertia, nothing more than when she joined the Weiyuan Army, when she became the emperor's guard, and when she taught me to forcibly take it back to the palace and become a guard of the palace.

It turns out that her taciturn nature is not for nothing.

Orphaned and helpless since childhood, her childhood can be imagined.

The thought of her living alone for so long, with no one to care about or rely on, made it feel like my heart was being grabbed by a hand, and it hurt so much that I could barely breathe.

Ancestral Glory ...... Isn't that the hometown of Princess Duan? is also surnamed Jiang, will he be related to her?

General Yunlu from Sanpin, his official position is not low, and he should also be quite a famous person, right?

In this way, she should have lived a life of fine clothes and fine food, even if she was an idle gentleman, it was better than a guard in crisis.

However, if that were the case, I would not have had a chance to know her; Not to mention imprisoning her by his side.

Throwing off the unrealistic assumptions in my head, I was wondering if I could ask Princess Duan about the news of the Jiang clan, so I listened to the attendant gently knock on the door to inform King Duan of his visit.

――I just went to her house for a banquet yesterday, why can't I wait to return today?

Didn't you find out that the jade pendant fell on me, for fear of causing a misunderstanding, so Tete came to pick it up?

It's not impossible to think about it this way.

"Invite them to the front hall, and the king will be there soon." straightened his clothes in front of the bronze mirror, took the jade jue off his neck, found a small lotus package in the makeup box, held it tightly in his hand, and then hurried to the front hall.

At that time, Yan Ke was already waiting inside to receive the two of them for tea.

"The two of you are here, and the teaching house is shining!" With a bowed hand and a polite word, I sat down in the main seat in the hall, smiled and looked at the two people who even drank tea, and a trace of envy crossed my heart.

"King Ling is polite," Seeing that I was staring at their movements with a smile, King Duan raised his eyebrows disapprovingly, and even smiled defiantly; However, Princess Duan lowered her head shyly, and did not forget to twist King Duan's waist in disgust - enduring the pain, she kept a smile and explained, "I can't hide it, this king came uninvited today, one is to thank you, and the other is to resign." ”

"Resignation? How many days have you been back in Guanlan? Why are you going back? "It's understandable to say thank you, and as soon as she says it, I can't help but ask.

"Oh, I went back to Guanlan this time, I was not summoned, I acted privately, not to mention that there are thousands of soldiers and horses camped outside the city, and the grain and grass that is lost every day are all deducted from my money, and I can't delay it, I can't drag it for half a day!" She shook her head with a pretended sadness, but there was a smile in her eyes.

I understand that there is another meaning behind this, but she doesn't want to say it, and I don't want to ask more, anyway, I can roughly guess some, but it's just a game that can't be put on the surface - how can others be allowed to snore next to the couch?

Even if she can afford to burn this military grain and grass, I am afraid that Kuang Xiqing, as the emperor, will not allow her to be presumptuous.

"In such a hurry, there is no room for this king to fulfill the friendship of the landlord." I pinched the purse with Yu Jue in my hand, and asked thoughtfully, "When will you leave?" ”

"Tomorrow morning, I will leave with Lan'er." She grinned, her brow full of anticipation.

I vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and waved my hand to signal the attendants in the hall to retreat, leaving only Yan Ke to accompany him, while C3 and C4 stood outside the hall with each other.

-- Listening to what she said, it was not like going back to the station, but with the princess...... Elope?

It's okay for me to be left and right, and I still care about what is in front of me.

"This jade jue, but it's the thing of the king of Duan?" I handed her my purse and asked in a deep voice.

She glanced at my outstretched hand, then hooked the corner of her mouth and pushed the purse back: "Wrong, wrong...... Now, it's yours. ”

"If this king has not admitted his mistake, this jade jue is the same as the one you presented to His Majesty that day...... Is it a pair? Seeing her refuse, I asked with a frown.

"Not bad." She nodded.

"So, it can also mobilize 50,000 soldiers?" I asked again.

"Of course." She nodded again.

I clutched the purse tightly, and I only felt that the contents of my hands were heavy.

“…… Why, to this king? Aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will punish you for your sins when he finds out? "What I didn't say was: her move put me in danger - what if Kwong Xiqing misunderstood that I was colluding with her and intended to rebel?

"High-sounding words, this is a congratulatory ceremony for you," she paused, her blue eyes half-narrowed, and the sharpness in her eyes penetrated through the bottom of my heart, "In fact, this is what you deserve." ”

"What do you mean by that?" As soon as I took her gaze, I only felt a chill on the soles of my feet, and only the palms holding my purse were hot.

"Tsk, do you really don't care or are you pretending to be too good?" She sneered, half sarcastic, half helpless, "Even I, a concubine who is stationed at the border and is not favored by the saint, knows that the heir of the emperor has always been you!" Kuang, Xi, Han! ”

He smiled slightly, and let out the sigh on his lips.

Even if what she said was true, what could she do?

From her voice, I can discern the deep unwillingness and anger, is it fate, to the emperor, or to me?

I do not know.

There was only one thing I knew—neither I nor the original owner, Kwong Xihan, had ever been tempted by that throne.

Seeing that my face was cold and seemed to have the intention of returning, Duanwang knocked on the table with hatred, and his fingers trembled and were about to poke at my head, but he retracted under Yan Ke's cold gaze, just flicked the ash on his collar, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Yes, you have nothing to do with the throne intentionally or unintentionally, and I have nothing to do with it, and I won't bother to care about these things in the future, so I will go with Lan'er and the two of you at ease-you should keep this tiger talisman, maybe...... Yes, you can use it. ”

I really didn't guess wrong, she did plan to live with the princess, leave behind this splashing wealth, and stay away from this troubled right and wrong, which taught me to envy her again.

"Thank you for your kindness, then." Putting Yu Jue back into his sleeve pocket, I chuckled and sent my blessings, "I hope you cherish it." ”

At this point, they have no intention of staying longer, and they are about to leave together.

I personally sent the two to the door, and suddenly remembered my plan not long ago, and when Duanwang and Yan Ke said goodbye, I quietly asked Jiang Lanyi on the side: "Does the princess's sister-in-law know Jiang Qin, the general of Yunlu in Rongxi City?" ”

"Naturally, I know, why did Your Highness ask this?" She opened her mouth in surprise, and the look in her eyes was even more complicated, so that I thought I had touched some taboo.

Glancing at King Duan with a weak heart, I stubbornly said nonsense: "This king admires the general's skills very much, and intends to find the descendants of the Jiang family as guests, and also ask the princess and sister-in-law to introduce him." ”

"This, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint His Highness," the corners of her mouth hooked slightly, and the tails of her eyes also rose charmingly, although she was smiling, there was a touch of sadness in her eyes, "Rong Xi Jiang's family, three generations of single inheritance, General Yunlu is one family, and there is no side branch." ”

"This ......" I looked at her curtly, and as soon as the words of apology reached my lips, I saw King Duan approaching, took the princess's hand, and comforted me with pity, while slapping me with an eye knife.

"It's okay, it's me who remembered what was on my mind, and I don't blame Your Highness." Princess Duan took King Duan's hand and bowed her head lightly to me.

Seeing the backs of the two get into the carriage and drift away, I reached out and touched the jade jue in my sleeve pocket, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

Princess Duan Jiang Lanyi said the last sentence to me before getting into the car, teaching me to make a mess, far more panicked than getting this hot potato.

She said: "My single name is a flame character, but I am the only daughter of the Rong Jiang family. Jiang Qin, the general of Yunlu, is my mother. ”

Since she is the only daughter of the Jiang family, she ...... What about Jiang Zhuo?