After getting into the carriage, Nalan Jinxiu leaned on the soft couch, feeling that it was indeed much more comfortable than sitting upright. Ji Hongye took out a plate of hibiscus rolls from the food box and put it on the desk, and stretched out his hand to beckon her over.

Nalan Jinxiu had already been starved, so Baba leaned over and sniffed the sweet and fragrant taste, and was about to pick it up and eat it. But I saw that my hands were black on them, because they were stained with dirt from the fall just now. She unceremoniously showed her hand to Ji Hongye, and said resentfully: "Third brother, your hands are dirty, you feed me." ”

"It's like a cat's paw. ”

"Cat's paws are so good-looking?" Nalan Jinxiu glanced at her hands, although they were a little dirty, but they still didn't prevent her from thinking they looked good.

Ji Hongye's eyes were soft, and the corners of his lips were shallow. Reaching out and pulling her paws over, he took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped her hands, but she didn't wipe it clean after a few wipes. He sighed slightly, poured water from the teapot on the veil, and wiped her clean.

Nalan Jinxiu saw that his hands were white and clean again, so he took the hibiscus roll and ate it. Xu was so hungry that she thought today's hibiscus rolls were particularly delicious. I casually asked, "Where did you buy it?"

"On the way. ”

"Little stall?" Nalan Jinxiu remembered that the third brother didn't want her to eat the things on the stall, and always said that she was afraid that it would be unclean.

"Hmm. Ji Hongye responded lightly, and said: "I'm afraid that you will be hungry if you don't eat, so I just happened to have it on the road, so I bought it." ”

Nalan Jinxiu stuffed another piece into his mouth, and said with some slurred words: "Yes, I'm almost hungry." They didn't give me anything to eat, and they put me on horseback like a sack, and I threw up. No, it's not that I didn't have food, I was given a small bag of snacks, but then it was crushed and fell off. It's better to miss it than never get it!"

Ji Hongye listened to her words, and his eyes became more deep. Thinking in his heart, Nan Chu was really eyeing her, it seems that he will really have to be strictly guarded in the future, and he can't be careless for a moment, if she has a mistake, then does he want to live?

This time is also lucky, Xu Jince happened to bring cavalry, and there were still a lot of them, so he was able to collect all those painted skins. It's just a pity that there are still two leaders, presumably what the task is, only those two people know best. I don't know if I can use these low-level painting skins I caught, so I can only go back and interrogate them carefully to see if I can ask for something useful.

He glanced at Nalan Jinxiu again, she was eating hibiscus rolls, and when she met his gaze, she smiled at him first, and then brought the remaining half of the hibiscus rolls to his mouth. Ji Hongye shook his head and refused, he had always disliked these sweet and greasy foods.

"You shouldn't have any food, what do you mean if you don't eat now? Do you dislike me?" Nalan Jinxiu knew in her heart that the third brother would definitely be in a hurry to find her when he woke up, and he didn't have the heart to eat at all.

"You know I don't like sweets. ”

"I didn't let you eat more, just one bite. ”

Ji Hongye had no choice but to eat half of the hibiscus roll in her hand. Seeing her smile and squint his eyes, the big stone hanging in his heart was finally put down. Although she has suffered a little now, she is safe and sound, and there is no danger.

"Third brother, I forgot to ask for a long time, are you okay? I don't know what kind of drug they used for us, so in such a short period of time, everyone can not know. Nalan Jinxiu's hunger was finally controlled, and she remembered to ask her third brother.

Ji Hongye glanced at her lightly, and his tone was light: "You are also a conscienceless, and you didn't remember to ask me until now?"

"Alright then! I'll take it back. I think it's a bit redundant to ask, aren't you in front of me now? Nalan Jinxiu was heartless, still bowing her head and nibbling on the hibiscus roll.

Ji Hongye didn't plan to deal with her, "What is their attitude towards you along the way?"

"It's a little strange to say, they were busy on their way, but they were courteous, even respectful, to me. ”

Nalan Jinxiu was full and a little thirsty, so she glanced at the teapot in Ji Hongye's hand. The latter poured a cup of hot tea for her. She took a sip, felt comfortable all over, and said, "And that Bai Wuchang, she calls me little master, don't you think it's a little strange?"

After she said this, she went to drink tea heartlessly, and Ji Hongye was silent. The painted skin raised in the mansion of the eldest princess of Nanchu has always been feared by everyone, and he has also carefully investigated. At first, the painted skin was just a killer organization, which was specially cultivated by the king of Southern Chu in order to eliminate dissidents. Later, King Xian died in the power struggle, and the painting fell into the hands of the eldest princess Qinghe, the aunt of the current Southern Chu State.

Black and white impermanence is known as the soul seducer, and his status is not low in the painting, second only to the blood Yama who was captured alive in the Zhenbei Wangfu that day. Bai Wuchang would actually call Ah Jin the little master, then there is only one reasonable explanation, Ah Jin must have something to do with the eldest princess of Nanchu. Ji Hongye looked sideways at someone who was still drinking tea without heart and lungs, and something was about to come out in his heart.

When he was working as an editor at the Hanlin Academy, he paid attention to the history of the development of various countries. He remembered that the eldest princess of Nanchu, named Lian Bing, although she was a woman, she had the ambition of a man in her heart. When Southern Chu and Northern Xinjiang were fighting, Qu Lianbing was the commander of the three armies, and she was also the only female commander among many powerful countries.

She is ruthless and scheming, and she once became famous for slaughtering the city, but unfortunately it was nothing more than infamy. In the end, she still lost to the king of Zhenbei and signed the surrender letter. Since then, Qu Lianbing has begun to live in seclusion, and when everyone thought that her confidence was frustrated and she was slumped, her painted skin tissue was already amazingly strong.

Now that no one in Southern Chu knows that Qu Qingze, the lord of the country, has a good relationship with Qu Lianbing, and the painting skin has completely become an indispensable part of stabilizing the royal power. Whoever is suspicious of Qu Qingze and can't do it, he will have a painted skin to assassinate. This behavior has been criticized by the world, but I have to admit that after seeing the effect, the regime of Southern Chu is extremely unified, and no one dares to say that it can't be said.

He really couldn't figure it out, why did Qu Lianbing arrest Ah Jin? Could it be because she had a grudge against the king of Zhenbei back then, so she wanted to hold his daughter hostage? No, Ah Jin is no longer the county lord of the Zhenbei Palace, but I am afraid that this news will not be hidden from Nanchu at all, and the only heir of the Zhenbei Wangfu is Xu Jince, even if they want to calculate, they should be the princes.

Besides, Ah Jin just said that Bai Wuchang called her the little master......! Ji Hongye's eyes widened, and he was shocked by the idea in his heart. Ah Jin, is it possible that Qu Lianbing is the daughter? If so, why did she live in northern Xinjiang? Qu Lianbing has been in the eldest princess's mansion all her life, and she is not married, so where did she come from?

There are many problems that Ji Hongye can't figure out, but he feels that among these unfigured problems, there must be a wonderful connection, as long as he finds that connection, these problems can naturally be explained. But what exactly is this key point?

Northern......

Could it be that in the year when Qu Lianbing led his troops in the northern Xinjiang, what did he have to do with the king of Zhenbei? Ah Jin may not be the daughter of the midwife in the mouths of everyone, but the daughter of the king of Zhenbei and Qu Lianbing!

If this is the case, then it can explain why King Zhenbei's love for Ah Jin has not diminished because her identity has been revealed. He paid attention to the eyes of King Zhenbei looking at Ah Jin, the favor in it was very strong, and he couldn't fake it no matter what.

The thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, and he dismissed it. King Zhenbei is his uncle, and he has a deep affection for his aunt. When Qu Lianbing was in northern Xinjiang, his aunt was still alive, and with the upright temperament of King Zhenbei, it was impossible to empathize with him.

Ji Hongye looked at his little girl again, who was holding the tea bowl and drinking happily, not worrying about being taken away at all, and it seemed that it was completely regarded as an accident. It's okay that she doesn't know, and she has to worry about her safety all the time.

On the way back to Jinling from the northern Xinjiang, I let the Xuanjia cavalry escort it, and the painted skin tasted great this time, and he would definitely not dare to do it easily. When they return to Jinling, no matter how powerful the painted skin is, they will not be able to tell the truth in Jinling City. If they really dare to take risks, then they will fold as much as they want, and he does not believe that no matter how much painting skin there is, it can be inexhaustible.

"Third brother, my back hurts a little. Nalan Jinxiu was full of food and drink, so she thought about calling her third brother.

"What's wrong?"

"I just fell off my horse and hit my back. ”

"Is it serious?"

"It's not serious, it's estimated to hurt for a few days. ”

Ji Hongye frowned, beckoned her to come over, lay on her lap, and gently rubbed her back with her hand. Nalan Jinxiu squinted comfortably and rubbed against his leg, a bit like a lazy cat.

"Third brother, are you in a hurry to come out to find me when you wake up?" her voice sounded a little choppy with a thick sleepiness.

"Hmm. ”

"It's good that you're okay, my Ji people have their own natural appearance, and they can always turn evil into good fortune. ”

Ji Hongye laughed in a low voice: "When did you learn fortune telling?"

"It's not counting, it's that there are more unlucky things, and then I have experience. Didn't you notice that I was particularly unlucky? either I was caught, injured by accident, or met someone who was unladylike. ”

"Well, like an unlucky guy all day. ”

"I'm not completely unlucky, and I've had my luck. ”

"Huh?"

"For example, after so many misfortunes, I am still not injured, and I still have my third brother by my side. ”

Ji Hongye nodded: "This is the truth." ”

Nalan Jinxiu's eyes were so shaken by the carriage that she couldn't open them, and she muttered in a low voice: "Third brother, I'm sleepy and want to sleep." ”

Ji Hongye leaned down slightly, scooped her up, and held her in his arms. Seeing that her eyes were already closed, she must be tired of thinking about the tossing and turning. He lowered his head and put his cheek on her forehead, and said softly, "Sleep!"