Chapter Forty-Eight: Peaks and Loops

Ning Wanshu gently came to the side of the bed and called softly: "Your Highness? ”

"Well, come on." With his eyes closed, he actually answered. Ning Wanshu was surprised, didn't he fall asleep and wait for her? Thinking about it, Ning Wanshu's heart was like honey, and then she gently took off her shoes and socks and went to the bed, stepping from under his feet to the position inside.

After she lay down, Huo Jingcheng opened his eyes, he took her into his arms, and said with an ambiguous smile: "So punctual? How much do you miss the main temple? ”

Ning Wanshu's carefully groomed face was charming and moving, she took the initiative to wrap around his waist, and said softly: "The concubine is always thinking about His Royal Highness in her body and mind. ”

Huo Jingcheng hooked his lips and smiled, and asked ambiguously, "Let's talk first?" Still is? ”

He didn't finish his later words, but she knew it, her pretty face turned red, and she said shyly: "The concubine listens to His Highness." ”

"Nephrite is full of warm fragrance, and this hall doesn't have the heart to chat with you." After saying this, he raised his hand and took off the hosta on her bun, and a green silk hung down, blooming in all its style.

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Outside the tent was silent and silent. I don't know how long it took, but the tent was finally calm.

Ning Wanshu was as soft as a boneless pill in Huo Jingcheng's arm, and said softly: "Your Highness, the concubine has finally become your woman." ”

Huo Jingcheng played with her soft hair, and said in an unclear voice: "Speaking of women, there are too many women in this hall, and you are the most useless one." ”

As soon as Ning Wanshu heard this, she didn't know the meaning of his words, so she immediately looked up at him on his chest, and said uneasily: "Your Highness? ”

Huo Jingcheng stroked her hair and said softly: "Don't worry, this hall is telling the truth." In the east palace of the main hall, every woman has their use. The crown princess Xiao, from Jiangmen, identified a certain foundation for the road of the palace to compete for the crown in that year. The side concubine Ling, also from the Jiangmen, can balance the Xiao family for the main hall. There are also a few favorite concubines, who are the beloved daughters of the princeling officials, and the main hall needs the support and support of the party, and they cannot be left out in the cold. In addition, there are some beauties, which are given by other insignificant officials in order to tie up the main hall, those women are irrelevant, and the main hall can't take care of it. And you, who are useless to the main hall, and want the prince of the palace to do this cheating thing, you say it yourself, where is your use? ”

Ning Wanshu suddenly realized when she heard this.

It turned out that he would not marry useless women at all, all his women were married for political gain. It can be seen that the power of the country is very important in his heart, and beauty and love are so weak in his eyes.

It turned out that this was him, the prince of Nanqian - Huo Jingcheng.

Thinking about it, Ning Wanshu asked unwillingly: "Your Highness, then don't you have a woman you really like?" It has nothing to do with the power of the country, nothing to do with political interests, just people who simply like her. ”

Huo Jingcheng listened to it and said succinctly: "No." ”

After listening to his answer, Ning Wanshu felt mixed feelings in her heart. The good news is that he doesn't really like a woman, so maybe she can be this woman. And the worry is that there are beauties on his side, but none of them can capture his heart, which shows that his heart is too difficult to deliver, so how can she be a widow with such ability?

Perceiving her silence, Huo Jingcheng asked, "What do you think?" ”

Ning Wanshu came back to her senses and said, "Your Highness, the concubine body is just thinking, why did His Highness suddenly decide to have a concubine body again?" ”

In the darkness, his voice softly entered his ears: "Because, when you were in danger of hunting in the forest today, this temple saw your bravery and sincerity. This temple has seen too much false love, or talking about it, or shedding a few tears, but there is no one like you who protects each other with your life. Although you have caused chaos in this temple by being clever in a critical moment, your heart is true. ”

Ning Wanshu listened, and a tear suddenly fell on his chest, he finally understood that she believed her.

Huo Jingcheng raised his hand to wipe it away for her: "Don't cry, this hall understands your heart." As long as you are obedient and obedient, be a woman in the dark place of the main hall, one day, the main hall will let you come out in the name of righteousness, which will take time. ”

"Your Highness!" Ning Wanshu cried and threw herself on his chest, choked up: "Your Highness, with your words, the concubine is worth it, and the concubine is willing to wait!" ”

Huo Jingcheng stroked her smooth and silky back and said, "Okay, but you'd better understand that what this palace promises you is only a name, not a heart." Therefore, your requirements for this hall can only be limited to the name and glory, and these main halls can be given to you, but the heart and feelings of this hall are unrestrained and do not want to be restrained. I remember that there was a woman in the East Palace who didn't know what to do, and she was jealous and wanted to control the palace, and later the palace instructed the princess to drive her out of the East Palace. Wanshu, remember the words of the main hall and take care of your own proportions, otherwise you will regret it in the future. ”

Ning Wanshu listened silently, knowing that these words were his beating on her, so she agreed softly: "Yes, the concubine has remembered." It is enough for a concubine to be a woman of His Royal Highness, and the concubine does not dare to expect too much, and she will never let His Highness feel a little embarrassed. ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled with relief: "Okay." Go to sleep. ”

Ning Wanshu shook her head gently: "Your Highness, the concubine should leave." If you don't leave at this time, it will be the fifth watch if you leave again, wouldn't it be to wake up Your Highness? It's better to leave at this time, and His Highness can sleep peacefully. ”

Huo Jingcheng didn't let go of her meaning, and laughed silently: "You are really empathetic and considerate. It's just, just leave, are you willing to leave? ”

Ning Wanshu heard what he meant to be joking, so she joked with him easily: "Yes, Your Highness is so powerful, the concubine is reluctant to leave." ”

"Really?" Huo Jingcheng's handsome eyes rose proudly, and he immediately pounced on her again......

The long, quiet night passed slowly.

Early the next morning, Yao Duran got up early to freshen up, she didn't sleep well all night, and sure enough, her face was tired. After a brief drink of porridge, she and Lu Yan took their bags and walked out of the tent, ready to get in the car and hurry.

After coming out, I walked for a while, only to find that the army did not mean to be ready to go, and it was still like last night, boiling water and cooking in an orderly manner, lazy and leisurely.

Yao Duran was unsure in his heart, so he called out to a soldier and asked, "Why hasn't the army set off today?" ”

When the soldier saw that it was her, he said respectfully: "Mrs. Qiao, it was His Royal Highness who heard that the Broken Empty Mountain in the south was full of bandits, so he ordered the army to be stationed here, and after the decision was discussed, His Highness will send troops to exterminate the bandits in the Broken Empty Mountain." ”

"What? Is this true or false? Yao Duran was pleasantly surprised in her heart, and suddenly came to her senses, but she didn't expect this matter to turn around.

The soldier said: "Madam, how can this be fake, it was Qin An, who was beside His Highness, who personally went to the army to pass the order." ”

"Then you can't go wrong! Okay, you go get busy. After sending the soldiers away, Yao Duran was overjoyed in his heart, and folded into the tent again, and his thoughts were swept away. Who knew that before she could sit down, Qin An's voice came from outside the tent on her back feet: "Is Mrs. Qiao here?" Your Highness, please go to his tent. ”

When Yao Duran heard this, she was very surprised, and responded: "Okay, I'll go right away." ”

The morning light was clear, and Yao Duran cheered up and came to his tent. Qin An waited outside and lifted the curtain for her.

As soon as I entered, there was a burst of tea fragrance. Huo Jingcheng was sitting at the table drinking tea leisurely, his handsome face was hidden behind the tea mist, adding a bit of depth and unpredictability.

Qin An came in and poured tea for him, and then stood respectfully to the side.

Yao Duran bowed slowly: "The concubine came to see His Highness, I don't know why His Highness summoned the concubine?" ”

Huo Jingcheng raised his hand to signal her to be exempt, and talked slowly: "Mrs. Qiao, this palace thinks that if this thief is not suppressed, he will be wiped out." The spies sent out by the main hall in the morning only came back, saying that the broken empty mountain extends in all directions, and it is not close to the water and the cliff. If the army dares to attack, I am afraid that it will startle the snakes and let the bandits who are familiar with the terrain escape. So there has to be a way and way to do this, I wonder what kind of clever plan Mrs. Qiao has? ”

Yao Duran was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said: "Your Highness is brave and strategic, why do you need to ask me a woman about this matter." ”

Huo Jingcheng smiled faintly: "The palace has already listened to you about the bandits, so the palace will make a contribution, and you will make a plan, this is fair, isn't it?" ”

Yao Duran listened, lowered her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Why should Your Highness embarrass your concubine, how can your concubine know military strategy." ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "Mrs. Qiao is humble. You can make the best use of everything, think of letting the temple suppress bandits, and can say the many benefits of the temple to suppress bandits, it can be seen that you are ingenious and resourceful, why not give generous suggestions? ”

Yao Duran already understood. Huo Jingcheng is a person with excellent wisdom, and he is accompanied by the wise man Yun Ce, not to mention the bandits, it is the Northern Expedition, and the two of them have successfully retired, so why do they need her help? Therefore, he just wants to embarrass her and force her to do her part, who asked her to bring up this matter of banditry, then she doesn't want to stay out of the matter and watch the excitement leisurely.

After figuring it out, Yao Duran had no choice but to admit it, lowered his eyes and said: "Your Highness, according to the concubine's humble opinion, let the army surround and suppress the mountains on all sides, and set up a group of people under the mountain to kill the fish that slipped through the net." ”

Huo Jingcheng slowly shook his head after hearing this: "The terrain of the Broken Sky Mountain is steep, the rocks are piercing through the air, our army is not familiar with the terrain, and it is inevitable to take risks if we rush up, so this is a force." And what this temple wants is to outwit, even if it takes a little more effort. Just like the Northern Expedition of the main hall, you can win it without losing your troops, which is the most beautiful record. Moreover, when the main hall has come to this juncture, it can no longer let any soldier die, and the main temple has not let the army suffer from the invasion of the country, and if the soldiers are broken on a few bandits, the face of the main hall will not be able to hang up. ”

After hearing this, Yao Duran pondered in his heart for a while, and said, "If you outwit, it's better to invite you into the urn." ”

"Please enter the urn?" Huo Jingcheng smiled at the corner of his lips, and became interested: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Yao Duran pondered for a moment and spoke softly.

After Huo Jingcheng listened carefully, a pair of dark handsome eyes lit up a few inches in an instant. He stared at her quietly, the emotions in his eyes intertwined with intricate meaning.

"Okay, let's come here and invite you into the urn. The main hall will arrange it as soon as possible. He agreed.

"Yes, the concubine is retiring." Yao Duran saluted and retreated, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped again, turned around and asked, "Your Highness, you didn't agree to suppress the bandits last night, why did you agree today?" ”