Chapter Forty-Four: The Forbidden Army
When he came out of Lai Zhaoyi's dormitory, the sky outside had already darkened, and there was a smile on the corner of his lips on the way to his dormitory. Nan Zhi, who was following by his side, didn't say anything at first, but he had been thinking about one thing in his heart, and when he pondered this thing to a certain point, he still couldn't figure out Qin Shujiu's intentions, Nan Zhi couldn't bear it, and asked softly after him: "Sister, what was your intention just now?" ”
"What do you mean?" In response to the rhetorical question, Nanzhi said: "It's Lai Zhaoyi's matter, why did my sister go to find her?" And he also boiled snow lotus seeds and peach blossom tears for her with his own hands, if Nanzhi is not mistaken, it is ......" originally meant to say something, but when the words came to this point, he did not continue, but closed his voice in time. It's just that what if she closed her voice, Qin Shujiu knew what she was going to say in her heart, so he took her words and said.
"Do you want to say that is the eldest sister's favorite soup?"
"That's what Namzhi means." In response, Nanzhi said, "Doesn't my sister think it's too risky to do this?" ”
"What's the risk, although it is loved by the eldest sister, but it is also an ordinary meal, if she doesn't dare to touch it because of the eldest sister, she has a ghost in her heart, and she can't complain about me."
Snow lotus seeds and peach blossom tears, the raw materials are indeed difficult to find, but in the inner courtyard of the palace, it is not a first-class superlative, and it is still ordinary. It's just that a meal really can't explain anything, but Nanzhi still feels that Qin Shujiu has taken a risk this time, and can't help but say on the side: "Nanzhi still feels that this matter is hanging, so he can't help but hang in his heart when he opens the food box, but fortunately, Lai Zhaoyi didn't suspect anything, otherwise it would be bad." ”
Except for the obvious mistake when he saw the fine spoon at the beginning, Lai Zhaoyi's demeanor after that didn't see anything wrong, except for the fine spoon that stopped moving after touching a mouthful, he really couldn't see anything wrong. That's why Nan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief slightly, feeling that it was okay, but this breath was relieved and he heard Qin Shujiu say: "Who said she didn't have suspicions? ”
This Lai Zhaoyi is not a simple master, if she is not suspicious, how can she ask so many things one after another, but there are suspicions, but Qin Shujiu is not a stupid person, this should be prepared to be done before going to knock on her.
Shocked and a little uneasy in his heart, Nan Zhi asked, "In this way, Lai Zhaoyi is also a thoughtful person?" ”
"Of course, otherwise how could the eldest sister be so remorseful, but then again, what if you have a heart? After all, more than ten years have passed, and there is not necessarily any growth in this harem, which makes me a little disappointed. ”
Her preparations were proper, and Qin Shangshu himself had also taken the crime of bullying the king, so the preparations that should have been prepared in advance were of course proper in the morning. Whether it is the ancient Dao Nunnery or the Qin Mansion, the second lady of Qin Shangshu exists. With such proper preparations, even if Li Qing is suspicious and wants to explore, he can't find out what mistakes and omissions there are, let alone Lai Zhaoyi?
It has been prepared for more than ten years, and every detail has long been turned into reality, and when it comes to the final step of implementation, no one wants to find any discord in the middle.
It has been prepared for a long time, so there is no need to worry about someone being suspicious to investigate, Lai Zhaoyi's suspicion, Nanzhi is also too worried. After getting Qin Shujiu's response, Nan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "But I still feel a little panicked in my heart." ”
"Panic? What's there to panic about? Glancing directly, Qin Shujiu smiled, and this smile was also exchanged for Nanzhi's response: "Yes, what's there to panic about, the person who wants to panic now shouldn't be us." ”
"An has been born for more than ten years, and it's time to mention it." As he sighed and spoke, he suddenly heard Nanzhi cough softly, and Qin Shujiu, who knew that someone was approaching, immediately regained his expression, and then moved forward in a low row, and this walk happened to meet the commander of the forbidden army.
Yan Yu.
The general who commanded the 30,000 forbidden troops was also the person trusted by Liqing, and this spring hunt was personally escorted by this General Yan to protect Sheng'an. It is known that someone is coming, but Qin Shujiu and the palace people around her are all people who do not practice martial arts, so it is impossible for her to know, so she waited until Yan Que was about to come to the front before she noticed it, and stopped and waited for Yan Que to salute, and then Qin Shujiu replied.
"General Yan."
"My Lady is well." The marching man was not fit to bow down in armor, so he just bowed and said, "It's night, where do you want to go?" ”
"I just went to Zhaoyi's sister's dormitory to talk, and I was coming out of her dormitory to go back to my palace." Etiquette replied, although she is Liqing's concubine, but this Yan Yu is a person Liqing trusts, so the number of etiquette should still be due.
While returning to Qin Shujiu, he didn't forget to look at the commander and general secretly, and he was not confused when he was too old, but he didn't know if it was because the martial artists looked hard and steady, and he had gone through some vicissitudes of life, his eyebrows were frowning all day long, and a treasure knife was worn by his side and never left his body. The eyebrows are like peaks, the eyes are like eagles, the eyes are like torches, the line is like the wind, the form is quite loose like a bell, and the expression is mighty and blazing. Appearing here at this time, he must have been ensuring the safety of this palace, and seeing that Qin Shujiu was here with the palace people, Yan Yan also made routine inquiries.
Standing there with a saber in hand, he nodded his head, and Yan Yu said: "Since Miao Baolin has just come out of the Zhaoyi Palace, then I hope that my aunt Baolin must not march around alone, and the fierce beasts hidden in the forest at night will travel on Jiu'an Mountain, and I hope that Miao Baolin Mo will go outside." ”
He was originally responsible for the safety of Liqing's concubines, and Yan Que felt that it was inevitable that Yan Que would be admonished, Yan Que was a person who abided by his duties, so of course Qin Shujiu listened to his words, but he didn't mean to embarrass others, Qin Shujiu replied: "I know, it's just that General Yan has worked hard, and I hope General Yan has a lot of trouble about the safety of this palace." ”
"Patrolling and guarding the safety of His Majesty is the duty of the last general, and my aunt is serious."
"If this is the case, then don't bother the general."
"Yes."
After answering these words, Yan Yan stepped aside sideways, and only continued his inspection after Qin Shujiu had passed. The sound of the armor that was going away, even if it was a short distance, Qin Shujiu could still hear it clearly, but when he was walking, he also turned his head slightly and glanced at Yan Yu's back with the corner of his eye, until he couldn't see Hou Qin Shujiu, and then he closed his oblique gaze.
"Sister, that one is General Yan Yan?" Nan Zhi asked softly behind him, and after asking, Qin Shujiu nodded and responded, "It's him." Nanzhi replied, "It looks a little different from the rumors." She had also heard of this General Yan, and she mentioned in her memory that this person was the Jade Langjun with a face, who was a beautiful jade boy, who knew that looking at it like this today made it a little difficult for Nanzhi to connect him with the person she had heard. Not only did Nan Zhi not believe it, but even when Qin Shujiu saw Yan Yan, he didn't dare to believe it.
At that time, she thought that she had recognized the wrong person, that person was not the Yan Yan in her memory, but when she looked at the jade pendant on his sword, no matter how Qin Shujiu didn't believe it, now she was afraid that she could only believe it. The years are a sharp blade, not to mention the years of more than ten years, it is possible for a living person to be carved into another appearance, but how the appearance and temperament have changed, Qin Shujiu still feels that human nature still exists after all.
So Yan Yan, I think it's still the same General Yan in the past.
"The years are like knives, and it is true." I don't know what I thought of, Qin Shujiu suddenly let out such an exclamation, and then changed direction and went to another place. The road he was walking now was not the way back to the dormitory, so Nanzhi asked, "Sister, where are you going?" ”
"Let's go outside."
"Outside?" Looking at the dark mountains and forests after nightfall, Nanzhi said worriedly: "In such a dark day, it's better for my sister not to go out, didn't General Fang Caiyan also say that there are fierce beasts outside after nightfall." "There are many unknown dangers in the mountains and forests in the middle of the night, and Nanzhi doesn't want Qin Shu to come to the house. It's just that if this Qin Shujiu is a decided, it really won't be changed by someone else, but he didn't listen to Nanzhi's words, Qin Shujiu just said: "I won't be too far away, don't worry." ”
"But ......"
"It's nothing, but don't I still have you on my side?"
Just smiled like this, and then ignored it, Qin Shujiu walked towards the horse farm that had entered the night.
Jiu'an Mountain at night is also quiet, and the occasional sound of some insects also makes Qin Shujiu think for a long time, the harem is indeed not a place where a good and pure person should come, but she is no longer a good and pure person. In order to ensure the safety of Liqing during the spring hunt, the forbidden army also took turns to stand guard at night, and arranged people to guard all night wherever people were needed, for fear that the thief would take the opportunity to blend in and startle the holy driver.
The work of patrolling the night was arranged by Yan Yu, and there would be no mistake in taking it as such, no matter how careful Qin Shujiu was, the soldiers who kept vigil found it several times, and in the end, he was helpless, so he swaggered out of the palace, anyway, she was a harem concubine, no matter how much the soldiers persuaded her, they didn't dare to really take her.
The wind at night is really cool, although there is still a little chill, but it can make people more sober, sitting there alone and looking at the moon hanging in the sky, Qin Shujiu fell into deep thought. Because he was so engrossed in thinking about it, Qin Shujiu didn't pay attention to the fact that the people around him had slowly retreated, and there was a person who shouldn't have appeared here standing behind Qin Shujiu.
Coming out of Concubine Lide's place, Liqing, who had drunk some wine, originally wanted to go outside to sober up, but he didn't expect to see Qin Shujiu sitting there on this horse farm. He sat on the ground with his knees folded, looking up at the moon in the sky, and he didn't know what he was looking at. In the clear light under the moon, sitting quietly on the grassland, his thin body is just a blue and plain green bamboo robe, which is slightly thin.
I don't know if it's because I drank some wine or the moonlight is too soft, but the surroundings are so quiet that only the sound of insects is left, and the next moment Qin Shujiu will melt into this clear light, and then dissipate here. The feeling that even if you stretch out your hand, you may not be able to grab someone in your hand, Liqing's heart can't help but sink, and then she can't help but step forward. signaled the person who was guarding not to make a noise to disturb Qin Shujiu, and then motioned to the people on both sides to retreat, and Liqing stood behind Qin Shujiu alone, without making a sound or moving, just watching like this.
However, Qin Shujiu didn't know that the saint had arrived, and he still looked at the moon with his knees crossed, and only after a long time did he mutter: "People can't climb the bright moon, but the moon walks with people?" Looking at Mingyue from afar, she suddenly whispered this, and there was also a bit of melancholy under this situation, so melancholy made Liqing reluctant to look at it and say nothing, and at the moment he was not deliberately but increased his pace to the side of Qin Shujiu.
This heavy step, the sound made when stepping on the grass startled Qin Shujiu, when he raised his head and looked at Liqing by his side, Qin Shujiu panicked, and hurriedly got up to salute, who knew that this hurry stepped on the skirt but fell into Liqing's arms. took the Qin Shujiu who fell into his arms, looked at the face that was crimson because of his arms, and said with a smile: "Qingluo is dressed in her arms, and her cheeks are fragrant and loving." ”
As soon as these ridiculous words came out, Qin Shujiu's face turned red a few points, and he wanted to leave Liqing's arms, but who knew that this saint didn't know how, and he refused to obey. The strength in his hand was slightly heavy, and he firmly buckled Qin Shujiu into his arms, his cheek was attached to his chest, and he smelled the burst of wine that emanated, but he felt that he was about to get drunk.
Maintaining such a posture, looking at Qin Shujiu, who was too shy to speak out, Liqing said with a smile: "It's late at night, why are you still out here?" Don't worry that you will call the wolf to go. ”
I really didn't expect that an emperor like Liqing would make such a joke, Qin Shujiu was really a little relieved, he just opened his mouth and said the word "I", and then asked Liqing to cut off and said: "But do you think this palace is very stuffy?" ”
didn't answer, but nodded in response, Qin Shujiu responded to the words in his heart. As soon as he nodded Liqing, he smiled again, and then said: "I only went out to blow the wind because I drank some wine to dissipate the wine, just in time, just in time for the boring My Fair Treasure Forest." How is it? Do you want to go out with me? ”
"Distracted?" Suddenly, Qin Shujiu was a little confused, leaning on Liqing and raising his head and asking a little confused, but when he was asking, he heard the snort of a horse behind him, so when he heard it, even if he turned his head sideways, Qin Shujiu saw a soldier leading a horse over.
If anyone knows Liqing's mind best, it is that Yu Gonggong, this horse was brought by Yu Shan's order, and Liqing also had this intention at this time. Let go of Qin Shujiu and take the horse rope handed over, turn over on the horse, and then stretch out his hand to Qin Shujiu, Liqing said, "Accompany me for a run." ”
How could His Majesty's will not be obeyed, Qin Shujiu raised his hand and put it into Liqing's palm, and then let him lead the horse and race around the racecourse under the night.