In the middle of the night, hearing the deafening sound of drums and fighting, Bai Xiaoman sat up in fright, and Mueller's voice had already sounded outside the door: "It is Prince Zheng's army beating the drum and preparing to attack the city." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Bai Xiaoman's heart was still pounding, he grabbed the coat next to the bed and put it on, the door knocked 'knock', and Qingyang Xiaocen's anxious voice came: "Xiaoman, open the door." ”

said "Wait a minute", Bai Xiaoman opened the wardrobe and changed into a gray shirt similar to men's clothing, put on cloth boots on the soles of his feet, and opened the door with a hairband in his hand. ”

Bai Xiaoman's heart gradually settled down and nodded: "Hmm." ”

Seeing that Mueller was outside the door, Bai Xiaoman said, "Mueller, you go back to the room, Qingyang is with me." ”

Müller pointed to the reddened sky: "Another fierce battle." ”

After speaking, he returned to the next room, and this time he moved back to Qingyuan, Qingyang Xiaocen arranged a bedroom for Mueller in Bai Xiaoman's courtyard, not far from Bai Xiaoman's room.

Bai Xiaoman tied his hair up neatly, and then looked in the direction of Muller's finger, and a sense of uneasiness surged up again: "It's really a battle." ”

Qingyang Xiaocen also looked over and sighed: "Yes, who would have thought that in the most peaceful place in the world, there will be a day when the flames of war will burn." ”

"If Prince Zheng breaks through the city, will we all have to die?"

Qingyang Xiaocen smiled contemptuously: "Then he has to have the ability to get in." ”

Bai Xiaoman raised his eyes to look at him: "Prince Zheng has great achievements in war, he is invincible on the battlefield, you have such confidence in the emperor?" ”

Qingyang Xiao Cen nodded: "Regardless of personal relationships, just merit, the current emperor is a competent holy lord." The emperor is brave and strategic, the time and place are favorable, Prince Zheng launched a war in the peaceful and prosperous era, killed the monarch and usurped the throne, the people's hearts were lost, and the strength could not be compared with that year, in my opinion, there was no chance of victory. ”

"But you also know that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there are no absolutes, otherwise, why are you also dressed neatly when you go far away?" Bai Xiaoman pointed to Qingyang Xiaocen's shirt and asked.

Qingyang Xiaocen nodded: "Aren't you too?" It's better to be prepared than to be hasty. ”

Bai Xiaoman looked worried: "I also hope that the emperor you are looking forward to can settle this matter, before I thought the same as you, you think, the emperor's wisdom and means are unparalleled in the world, how can you let Prince Zheng send troops to the city without any counterattack?" Is the emperor the kind of person who admits defeat without fighting? Prince Zheng's soldiers are already beating drums and shouting, and it is estimated that there will be a sound of fighting after a while, right? For the soldiers at the bottom, war is a huge meat grinder. ”

Qingyang Xiaocen turned his head and asked, "What meat grinder?" ”

Bai Xiaoman explained: "In my hometown, there is a kind of utensil that puts raw meat in it, and when it turns, it becomes minced meat when it comes out, and this kind of thing is called a meat grinder. ”

Qingyang Xiaocen said quietly: "Yes, for those in high positions, one sentence and one decision is just a decision, for us, it may be two worlds." ”

Sure enough, there was a faint shout from the city gate, Bai Xiaoman clenched Qingyang Xiaocen's hand and asked, "Qingyang, aren't you very close to the royal family?" Can't we get some light out of this war? ”

Qingyang Xiaocen patted her hand and looked out the window: "All living beings, you and I are a drop in the ocean, a few years later, it will be just a piece of history in everyone's mouth, but we are in it, how easy it is to talk about it." ”

Bai Xiaoman didn't understand his words, and was about to ask, when the courtyard was in chaos, and there were also shouts and scolding voices of men and women outside the outer wall of the door.

Bai Xiaoman stood up, Qingyang Xiaocen took her hand and walked out, shouting: "Jing Zhuo!" ”

Fang Jingzhuo came quickly, and Qingyang Xiaocen ordered: "Pass my word, everyone will pack up carefully, women and children will gather in the backyard lobby, and they will not run around, and the guards and all the family members will take their weapons and guard the hospital door." ”

Fang Jingzhuo took the order and went down without a word.

Qingyang Xiaocen pulled Bai Xiaoman out, and Muller was just about to follow, Qingyang Xiaocen said to him: "You take care of a few girls and hurry up to the lobby, Xiaoman has my protection." ”

Mueller didn't move, just stared at Bai Xiaoman.

Bai Xiaoman saw that he didn't move, so he whispered: "Qiu Xiang, they must be frightened, you can rest assured in them, settle them and we will meet again." ”

Mueller still didn't go back, Bai Xiaoman patted his arm lightly, and whispered: "Mueller, I'm fine, don't worry." ”

Mueller turned around and just took a step, Qingyang Xiaocen asked in a tone that could not be heard happy and angry: "I am loyal to you." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Bai Xiaoman with his eyes, and Bai Xiaoman said to him: "When are you still thinking about it, someone is so sincere to protect me, isn't it?" ”

Qingyang Xiaocen didn't answer, and pulled her to the backyard.

"Qingyang, what you just said was all to comfort me, right? If you are sure that the emperor will win, what are you doing now? Are you ready to break the city? Bai Xiaoman asked worriedly.

Qingyang Xiaocen shook his head with a smile: "It's just a precaution." ”

Every time Bai Xiaoman looked at him, Qingyang Xiaocen showed a smiling face, in order to release the pressure, not wanting her to be so nervous.

Bai Xiaoman understood his hard work, and as he was walking, he asked, "Qingyang, why is your house called Qingyuan?" We ordinary people are named after the house, even if you are valued by the emperor, you can also give the house as a residence. ”

Qingyang Xiaocen pinched her palm: "Because my grandfather's surname is Qingyang, my grandfather's surname is Yuan, and my grandfather loves my grandmother, so I named the place where I lived for generations as Qingyuan, which means that my grandfather is willing to live like water for the rest of his life, surrounding his grandmother." Grandfather has always done his own thing, never in the eyes of unexpected people, at that time there were many people criticized, saying that it is not like the name of ordinary people to live, and then our Qingyang family business is getting bigger and bigger, and Qingyuan is gradually not only the name of the house, but has become a title. ”

Bai Xiaoman looked back at the direction of the gate very unexpectedly, silently reciting the word Qingyuan, he didn't expect that there was such a deep affection hidden in such a simple two words, and envy swelled up, so he turned his head and asked: "Qingyang, your family is in the same line, and your heart should be the same, right?" Can you be like your grandfather? ”

Qingyang Xiaocen disagreed: "You only know this one thing, and you think that my grandfather is a good person with dedication, which is arbitrary." ”

Bai Xiaoman disagreed: "Maybe your grandfather just did something on a whim, or even did something sorry for your grandmother to make amends, but what does it matter, at least the mark left by your grandmother is incomparable to others, if it were me, even if I left you, I would also burn a golden character on you, so that you will never forget me for the rest of your life." ”

Qingyang Xiaocen smiled: "I look at you like this every day, unless I am stupid, otherwise, how can I forget you?" ”

Bai Xiaoman smiled, the two walked to the front of the lobby door, and then turned around to look outside the disturbed door, the joke just now only temporarily relieved the tension, and there should be no less to face.

As soon as he walked into the lobby, he heard the sound of the army marching from the north of the wall, and from the sound of it, there were a lot of them, and the sound of the footsteps of the weapons was so close that it made people panic, Bai Xiaoman panicked, and couldn't help but didn't speak, just looked at Qingyang Xiaocen.

Qingyang Xiaocen clenched her hand, Muller had already moved behind her, but Bai Xiaoman was even more scared.

How could such an army suddenly appear in Jincheng? In addition to the soldiers guarding the city, Jincheng has no other absolute stationed camp, if it is a few days into the city, why is there no news at all? Did it come out of nowhere?

With such a close voice, the worst scenario is that Zheng Jiajun successfully broke the city? However, the sound of fighting continued outside the city gate, and the signal of the successful breakthrough of the city was not heard, and it was not long before the siege signal that was launched just now sounded, even if Prince Zheng was brave and good at fighting, leading the troops bravely, and proclaiming the capital of the country, how could it be so vulnerable?

The sound of the movement of the large army was getting closer and closer, and Bai Xiaoman almost saw through the layers of brick walls that the army was rushing towards them, and the iron coldness exuded from the armor all over his body, freezing Bai Xiaoman's hands and feet unconscious.

However, the sound was getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer, and when it approached the gate of Qingyuan, it seemed that everyone had stopped advancing, and countless people were running in place at the door, and Bai Xiaoman's heart also jumped up and down with the sound of neatly mixed with noisy steps, his face was pale, and he couldn't make a sound at all.

A few timid maids in the lobby cried out, this kind of tense moment, crying is the most contagious, and suddenly the lobby was full of crying, sobbing one after another.

Hearing the cry at this moment was inevitably upsetting, but Bai Xiaoman calmed down.

Qingyang Xiaocen frowned, and was about to stop it, but Bai Xiaoman was faster than him, and shouted: "Is there a use for crying? It's really in, and it's us! We will protect you! I also fight for some anger, do women only know how to cry when they encounter something? ”

Qingyang Xiao Cen also shouted in a deep voice: "I don't know the situation yet, don't mess around!" ”

At this time, the footsteps were getting farther and farther away, getting smaller and smaller, as if they were going in the direction of the city gate, most of the people in the lobby were happy, but Bai Xiaoman and Qingyang Xiaocen looked at each other, not knowing what was going on outside.

turned around and gently hugged Bai Xiaoman, told her to be careful, and said, "I'll go out to see the situation, you stay careful, don't run around." ”

Bai Xiaoman grabbed him, trying his best to restrain his trembling, so as not to make his voice sound so cowardly: "I'll go too." ”

Qingyang Xiaocen patted the back of her hand: "Obedient." ”

Bai Xiaoman didn't agree: "I won't trouble you." I can protect myself, and I can help in case you are in danger. ”

Qingyang Xiaocen disagreed: "If you follow me, it will distract me, I just go to see the current situation and do nothing else." ”

Bai Xiaoman walked over and took Qingyang Xiaocen's hand: "If the emperor you believe in can turn the tide, that's best, but what if Prince Zheng is a chess player?" The city is ruined, and I will never be separated from you. ”

Qingyang Xiaocen had to continue, Bai Xiaoman didn't care about the gazes of the people around her, crossed her fingers with Qingyang Xiaocen one by one, and then clenched it hard, with a firm face.

Qingyang Xiaocen actually smiled: "Okay, I can also understand what it means to share life and death, I used to listen to dramas, but today I have encountered it." ”